Chapter 34: Seclusion and Revelation

After returning to the Yuqian Sect, Qin Yangjun locked himself in his room.

One reason was to avoid Hua Yaoyao and Yu Lingyue.

The second was that through this battle, he had touched upon the barrier of the Nascent Soul realm.

He wanted to try and explore the path to Nascent Soul.

Qin Yangjun knew that he couldn’t break through so quickly; his current strength had already far surpassed what it was in the original book.

But Yu Lingyue’s unexpected advancement still put immense pressure on him.

Originally, the gap between him and Yu Lingyue was still quite large, but now, in just a month’s time, she had already reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

One could only say that as expected of the protagonist, their advancements defied all logic.

This incident also made Qin Yangjun understand that he could no longer casually scheme against the protagonist; the more he plotted, the stronger they became.

Until he was one hundred percent certain, it was better to be down-to-earth and improve his own hard power.

From what happened on the Spirit Ark, Qin Yangjun knew that perhaps Yu Lingyue had developed a hint of affection for him.
Winning over the female lead was indeed a good way to avoid the death flag.

But the conflict of the Lord of Arms’ Chaos, coupled with the special significance of the Nine Serenity Sword, made Qin Yangjun feel that even if the female lead fell for him, they would probably still have to draw swords against each other in the end, unless he could find a second path that didn’t involve fighting.

But that was almost impossible.

During the Lord of Arms’ Chaos, six divine weapons would appear in the world.

The Nine Yang Saber, the God-Chasing Bow, the Savage Desolation Halberd, the Heaven-Piercing Spear, the Ethereal Ruler, and the Nine Serenity Sword.

These six divine weapons were all immortal artifacts, and they possessed weapon spirits.

Among them, the Nine Serenity Sword was of the highest quality, but at the same time, it was the enemy of the other five weapons.

This “Lord of Arms” referred to Nine Serenity.

The Nine Serenity Sword had an extremely evil characteristic: it could enslave other weapons, and even people.

Regardless of whether the other party was willing, once marked, they became a s*ave to Nine Serenity, their life and death completely under its control.
Unless the Nine Serenity Sword actively removed the mark, they could never be free.

Furthermore, the sword spirit within the Nine Serenity Sword was ferocious by nature and extremely skilled at bewitching others.
It would subtly influence the mind of the Nine Serenity Sword’s wielder, turning him into a bloodthirsty demon.

This was what gave Qin Yangjun the biggest headache.
He did not want to become a s*ave to a sword, so in the future, he had to find a way to suppress the sword spirit within the Nine Serenity Sword and let it know who was the real boss.

Qin Yangjun actually already had a target in mind, but he currently lacked the strength to obtain it.

As for the other five weapons, with the Nine Yang Saber as the main one, they were the shackles meant to suppress the Nine Serenity Sword.

The Nine Serenity Sword was made of a special material and could not be destroyed, but its master was of flesh and blood.
Therefore, the duty of the five weapon spirits was to kill the master of the Nine Serenity Sword and finally seal the sword itself.

This cycle had already repeated eight times in the past, spanning nearly ten thousand years.

As one of the core figures in the Lord of Arms’ Chaos, even if Yu Lingyue didn’t want to be his enemy, the torrent of fate would sweep her forward.
This was unavoidable.

At the same time, he was in the same boat.

Qin Yangjun locked himself in his room for two days, and just as he had expected, these two days of cultivation only served to consolidate his realm.
As for a breakthrough, he would probably have to seek out some opportunities.

The moment Qin Yangjun stepped out of his room, Ah Ling came up to greet him.

She always seemed to know when Qin Yangjun would step out of his room and would wait at the door in advance.
He didn’t know if this counted as a superpower.

“Young Master, a message came from the Sect Master this morning.
She asks you to visit her chambers when you have time.”

“Sister is back?
She dealt with it so quickly?”

Qin Yangjun was a little surprised.
The Myriad Laws Heavenly Sect was no small-time demonic cult in some obscure corner.
It was quite renowned in the Great Yu Continent.
He didn’t expect his sister to have dealt with them in just a day.

To this, Ah Ling just smiled.

“Not only that, the news of the Myriad Laws Heavenly Sect’s destruction has spread throughout the entire Great Yu Continent, including the matter of Young Master’s intelligent battle against the demonic path.
Now, Young Master, your title of ‘Young Master Azure Water’ is even more renowned than before.
Everyone is saying that the Sect Master has a worthy successor.
When the day of the Sect Master’s ascension comes, Young Master will probably be able to manage the Yuqian Sect very well.”

Qin Yangjun’s expression was quite subtle at this moment.
He had no interest in taking over the Yuqian Sect.
As for the so-called ‘intelligent battle against the demonic path’…

It was likely that this rumor had been embellished with added details as it spread.

Thinking of this, Qin Yangjun sighed inwardly.

In his view, having too great a reputation was not a good thing.
It would attract countless eyes upon him, making it difficult to do things in secret.

But since it had come to this, there was no point in dwelling on it.

“Alright, I understand.”

Qin Yangjun replied and then set off for Mu Xianxian’s palace.

Qin Yangjun could be said to be very familiar with this path, so he quickly reached his destination.

However, Qin Yangjun found that Mu Xianxian was not in her chambers.
According to a maid, she was currently at the back mountain.

Qin Yangjun instantly understood a lot.

Her good friend was buried in the back mountain.
She must be paying her respects right now.

So, Qin Yangjun turned and headed for the back mountain.

From a distance, he could see Mu Xianxian’s beautiful figure.
Today, she was dressed very plainly, wearing just a verdant green long dress.

She was currently sitting at a stone table with a pot of wine and a few small dishes before her.
Behind her, a massive peach tree provided shade.

In front of a small mound beside the peach tree stood a tombstone.

When Qin Yangjun arrived, she first gestured for him to sit down.

Then she raised the wine cup in her hand and drained it in one gulp.

Afterward, she frowned tightly, seeming to have a hard time adjusting to the spicy taste.
She swallowed the wine with great difficulty.
At this moment, she had shed her usual aura, appearing like an ordinary young girl who couldn’t handle her liquor but was trying to drown her sorrows in it.

Qin Yangjun did not try to stop her, because he knew his sister would only have a small drink at times like this, and only just one.

“Phew!
This stuff is really awful.
I really don’t know why Xiao Le liked this stuff.”

Xiao Le, whose full name was Murong Le, was his sister’s best friend.

Then, Mu Xianxian began to tell Qin Yangjun the story of her and Murong Le.

Qin Yangjun actually already knew this story.
He didn’t ask any questions, just acted as a good listener.

The story was long.
Mu Xianxian spoke from dusk until nightfall.

Although Qin Yangjun listened quietly during this time, his mind had drifted far away.

Because the mention of the Murong family reminded him of someone, another protagonist from a ‘xiao bai wen’ template.

Zhangsun Youyou.

Murong Le had no children, but she had a family, a very small one, which probably only held some prestige within a single city.

But later, with his sister’s support, the Murong family became a well-known major family in that area, with influence comparable to a medium-sized sect.
They even established their own sect, founding the Yaoqing Holy Land.

When the Murong family was still a small family, they were on good terms with another family, the Zhangsun family.

They even had several arranged marriages.

The Zhangsun family also leveraged this connection, increasing their influence quite a bit.

But in recent years, after the new head of the Murong family took over, they began to look down on this old family friend…

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