parentshiftbook Chapter 1524 - 1371: My Younger Brother Is a Villain 68
Chapter 1524 - 1371: My Younger Brother Is a Villain 68
But the Nourishing God Pill has ordinary effects, it can only repair the Sea of Consciousness—it can’t strengthen or expand it. Nie Shuangshuang specifically asked for the Soul Nourishing Pill, probably because she was aiming for the ability to strengthen and expand the Sea of Consciousness besides healing.One day later, Ruoyang blinked her violet eyes, still a bit dazed. Ruoyang had been asleep for so long that she hadn’t completely reacted after waking.
However, her first glance fell on Nie Shuangshuang, and she perceived that she seemed to be lying in Nie Shuangshuang’s palm, so she instinctively rubbed against it.
Then she lifted her little head to look around and found the surrounding environment quite unfamiliar. Confused, Ruoyang looked up at Nie Shuangshuang and asked softly, "Where are we, meow? Weren’t we at Luofeng Mountain, meow?"
"We left Luofeng Mountain long ago. This is the Dan Dao Sect. You were injured before, and I brought you here to seek an elixir for healing. Fortunately, you’re better now." Nie Shuangshuang stroked Ruoyang’s furry little head gently.
With her furry little head against Nie Shuangshuang’s palm, Ruoyang said, "I knew Shuangshuang would have a way to heal me, meow. Ruoyang likes Shuangshuang the most, meow."
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Xu Fengsheng didn’t only send Nie Shuangshuang to Nantian Ghost Kingdom to find someone. Besides Nie Shuangshuang, he recruited three others, one from Feihua Valley, and two from the Hundred Ghosts Alliance, all of them were Great Cultivators at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.
The four Major Sects are closely connected and claim to be as one to the outside, hence the Great Cultivators of the sects know each other. Even if they haven’t met in person, they have seen each other’s images through the Memory Stone, lest they don’t recognize one another upon meeting.
On the day of departure, the people invited by Xu Fengsheng and Nie Shuangshuang met on the flying magical treasure that Xu Fengsheng prepared, which was in the shape of a Tower Ship.
Nie Shuangshuang knew all three of them. Leading is Yun Jue from Feihua Valley, dressed in a martial arts uniform of moon white color with a longsword on his back and arms crossed. His handsome face was cold and indifferent, much like Nie Shuangshuang’s.
Yun Jue was in Crossing Tribulation cultivation and was a Sword Cultivator. Sword Cultivators are famously strong in combat, so Xu Fengsheng invited, in terms of combat prowess, Nie Shuangshuang as the top, with Yun Jue being the second.
Originally, Yun Jue should have been the Valley Master of Feihua Valley, but Yun Jue is a Sword Fool.
Actually, all cultivators in Feihua Valley are Sword Fools, and Yun Jue is the Fool among Fools; he disdains the duties of being Valley Master, feeling it hinders his sword practice, thus staunchly refusing the position.
At the time, the only candidates suitable to be Valley Master were Yun Jue and his younger brother and disciple Yun Hui. Since Yun Jue wouldn’t accept as Valley Master, Yun Hui became Valley Master while Yun Jue held the honorary title of Vice Valley Master, who never managed affairs.
Nie Shuangshuang wasn’t surprised Yun Jue agreed to Xu Fengsheng’s request to find people because Xu Fengsheng had shown kindness to Yun Jue.
Back when Yun Jue was out on adventures and encountered a powerful Evil Cultivator, he was caught by lethal poison due to carelessness. If not for Xu Fengsheng passing by and saving his life, Yun Jue would have died long ago.
Yun Jue believed strongly in gratitude. As Xu Fengsheng saved his life, Yun Jue has stayed close friends with Xu Fengsheng all these years, agreeing to most of Xu Fengsheng’s requests.
It’s also due to Xu Fengsheng being sensible, never exploiting his favor, not making unreasonable demands, but instead forming a friendly alliance with Yun Jue, which deepened their friendship.
Now Yun Jue agreeing to help Xu Fengsheng find his disciple comes from more than past gratitude; it’s a sense of friendship.
Besides Yun Jue, there were two from the Hundred Ghosts Alliance—a pair looking around seventeen or eighteen years old, a handsome man and beautiful woman duo, a married couple.
Since they were already at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, the couple’s body didn’t fluctuate between illusion and reality; they were fully solid and looked no different from living humans, indistinguishable as Ghost Cultivators.
The man was named Beichen Ran, and the woman was named Gong Ziyun. They grew up as childhood friends. However, it was said that the two families were generations-long enemies, and their parents were outraged to discover their children were secretly romantically involved.
The parents of the two families were ruthless, unable to split them apart through persuasion; they tied their son and daughter to a raft, sinking them in the river, drowning them as punishment.
Beichen Ran and Gong Ziyun died with great grievance, but it turned out to work favorably; after death, they had the chance for spiritual cultivation, succeeding to be together and freeing themselves from family feuds.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone set off; on the way, Xu Fengsheng briefly introduced what had happened with his disciple getting into trouble. The disciple of Xu Fengsheng was named Guo Mingxin.
Guo Mingxin’s spiritual cultivation wasn’t particularly noteworthy, but his talent in alchemy was at a monstrous level, so Xu Fengsheng was very fond of this disciple.
Although the disciples of the Dan Dao Sect don’t involve themselves in various troubles of the cultivation world, they can’t completely remain outside; otherwise, they would easily get ostracized.
Thus after reaching Foundation Establishment, every disciple of the Dan Dao Sect would venture out with disciples from other sects to broaden their experiences and improve their cultivation.
But it is well-known that apprentices from the Dan Dao Sect are all weaklings. So on joint trips, the disciples of the Dan Dao Sect are responsible for gaining experiences and creating elixirs, utterly dependent for protection from others.
Since they don’t participate in battles, Dan Dao Sect’s apprentices go with the flow on such trips, following others wherever they go.
Due to concern for his disciple, Xu Fengsheng delayed Guo Mingxin’s journey until he reached the Golden Core Stage, then released him to venture with ten other disciples, including those from Feihua Valley and the Beast Taming Sect.
Given an Identity Jade Token can ensure the security of his disciple, Xu Fengsheng didn’t pay much attention to Guo Mingxin’s whereabouts.
The disciples accompanying Guo Mingxin were prodigies and wouldn’t visit dangerous places, so Xu Fengsheng felt comfortable with Guo Mingxin’s safety.
Because the duration of these outings could range from years to several months, Guo Mingxin had been gone for three years, and Xu Fengsheng wasn’t worried.
But just a month ago, a disciple from the Beast Taming Sect came to Xu Fengsheng and reported seeing Guo Mingxin half a year ago entering Nantian Ghost Kingdom for unknown reasons, seemingly fleeing from pursuers.
However, he didn’t think much of it at the time. Later, when buying elixirs at Dan Dao Sect, he learned that Xu Fengsheng’s disciple hadn’t been heard from for half a year, realized something was wrong, and quickly informed Xu Fengsheng.
Xu Fengsheng almost fainted on hearing this news. His accomplished disciple, whom he treated like a son, had fallen into the Ghost Realm of Nantian Ghost Kingdom—how could he be okay!
Xu Fengsheng immediately took people to Nantian Ghost Kingdom, wanting to rescue Guo Mingxin, but the Yin Miasma in Nantian Ghost Kingdom was intolerable for many of the cultivators who followed Xu Fengsheng.
Coupled with ghosts and demons appearing unpredictably, Xu Fengsheng encountered a daring ghost demon at the Out-of-Body Stage, nearly becoming its meal. He barely escaped alive.
After returning, Xu Fengsheng began to widely issue invitations, seeking those capable of joining him to search for Guo Mingxin in Nantian Ghost Kingdom.
He sent out hundreds of invitations, but ultimately, the only ones who agreed to come were his friend Yun Jue, Beichen Ran, and Gong Ziyun who came for the reward, and unexpectedly Nie Shuangshuang joined as well.
After Xu Fengsheng finished the account of his beloved disciple Guo Mingxin’s disappearance and his worries, he again sighed deeply.