VAP - Chapter 90
Chapter 90: Flawless Cold Bone, The Peerless Sword Venerable (14)
And that was indeed the case.
Achieving their goal not only required a massive amount of work, but the various clues were also incredibly obscure.
Within the Lingtian Sword Sect, records of Situ Chu were everywhere. Even though she had lived a hundred thousand years ago, the passage of time did nothing to stop her from becoming a role model for generations of disciples.
But—the vast majority of those texts were monotonous praises of her virtue, with very few mentioning her personal techniques or cultivation methods.
A vague line, “With a spirit of autumn water and bones of jade, her sword path was endless, her formations unmatched,” was the sum of it.
So clean, so traceless. It was a stark contrast to other great figures in the history of the cultivation world.
Yue Du would be the first to disbelieve that there wasn’t a mastermind pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Just you wait—
Situ Que, Situ Chu, and all the elders—they had better not let her catch a glimpse of their fox tails!
From a certain perspective, directly confronting the suspects would be a good idea, but Yue Du didn’t want to take the risk.
It hadn’t reached that point of urgency yet.
For now, considering her Ah Jiu’s condition, Yue Du thought it was better to be cautious.
Yun Yijiu earnestly raised her hand. “I can…”
Yue Du said sincerely, “No, you can’t. Be good.”
“I fear no one,” Yun Yijiu tried to reason with facts. “Insignificant pests like them are nothing before me.”
Yue Du said, “I know, I understand, but even an elephant can be killed by enough ants. We’re not taking that risk.”
If Ah Jiu’s power wasn’t compromised, Yue Du might have considered the possibility of a brute-force solution, but this time, she would pass.
Since Yun Yijiu’s ascension could be restricted, who was to say the other party didn’t have other means of suppression? It was better to be careful.
While the data search progressed in an orderly fashion, Yue Du didn’t forget to use the advantage of the Silent Watcher to conduct silent observations within the Sword Sect’s grounds.
So far, she hadn’t found a third person with a similar ring.
And the three rings on Mu Xingluo showed no change whatsoever, remaining quiet and harmless.
But when Yue Du looked at them, they seemed like shackles disguised as ornaments, gradually tightening. By the time one realized, it would be impossible to break free.
As time flowed on, the methodical investigation extended toward the other side of the truth—though the pace of that extension was, of course, very slow.
One day, Yue Du was routinely observing the rings on Mu Xingluo, but still noticed no changes.
“Venerable Duyue.”
The person being observed suddenly spoke her name.
Yue Du was now perfectly capable of distinguishing between Mu Xingluo and Yue Hao. Hearing her, she just gave an arrogant smile and asked, “What is it?”
Mu Xingluo said, embarrassed, “In a few days, we juniors will have to depart.”
In a few days…
Yue Du had a moment of realization. She looked at the other disciples beside Mu Xingluo and saw that they all wore earnest yet apprehensive expressions.
Situ Que had never expected Yun Yijiu to diligently guide these disciples. The time he had arranged for them to study here was only for a few months.
Once this period was over, they would naturally have to leave Wushuang Peak and return to their respective mountains.
Yue Du had been so busy with her investigation lately that she had pushed the matter to the back of her mind. Only now did she realize that in three days, it would be the agreed-upon date for the disciples’ departure.
Yue Du raised an eyebrow. “So, you all deliberately came to find me while Ah Jiu is away. What is it you wish to say?”
That’s right, the Wushuang Sword Venerable was not in the main hall at the moment.
She had a sudden epiphany yesterday and had reluctantly returned to her room for closed-door cultivation.
This kind of epiphany was related to her state of mind, not her cultivation level, so it wasn’t of much use in the current situation, but it was a good thing nonetheless.
The reason Yue Du was sitting here alone was to cover for her.
Mu Xingluo blinked.
She was the type of girl who wore her heart on her sleeve, easily seen through. Right now, for instance, her face was a perfect picture of “Oh no, I’ve been found out.”
Yue Du said unhurriedly, “Well, speak?”
So Mu Xingluo spoke.
She was speaking on behalf of all the disciples.
To summarize, during their time cultivating here, the disciples had received guidance from the Wushuang Sword Venerable and had made great progress. While happy, they also felt they had let the Venerable down.
Disturbing the private world of the two Venerables…
No, no, that wasn’t the main point.
The main point was that, in order to guide them, the Wushuang Sword Venerable had just sat on her throne, with little time for her own cultivation, only going into seclusion when she absolutely couldn’t delay it any longer.
Cultivation was the most fundamental and important thing for a cultivator. If that was true for ordinary cultivators, it was even more so for a great master at the Tribulation stage.
What selflessness this was.
Moved, the disciples wanted to repay her kindness. But they were all young disciples with low strength and limited resources. There was really nothing they had that a Tribulation Venerable would find appealing.
In this situation, the sentiment was more important than the gift, but they still had to be mindful of her preferences and, at the very least, not step on any landmines.
So, the clever ones took advantage of their Venerable’s absence to consult Yue Du, hoping to find out what sorts of things Yun Yijiu favored.
Yue Du was speechless.
No, you’ve misunderstood.
Ah Jiu doesn’t cultivate simply because she’s too lazy to. This seclusion was an accident, hey.
But no matter what, the disciples’ intentions were good.
—Yue Du, who was in fact younger than every disciple present, thought with a sense of gratification.
“Why don’t you ask Ah Jiu?”
The disciples looked at each other, then their gazes uniformly fell on Mu Xingluo.
Mu Xingluo cleared her throat. “We juniors… hold the Wushuang Sword Venerable in great awe and dare not overstep.”
Yue Du gave a faint smile. “Could it be that I look easy to deal with?”
The other disciples shook their heads in denial, their faces pale with alarm. Only Mu Xingluo nodded as if it were a matter of course. “Venerable Duyue has a very good temper. I can feel it.”
To be honest, Yue Du’s public persona had always been consistent with Yue Zhuo’s—a volatile temper and an arrogant disposition. Only a natural airhead with uncannily sharp intuition like Mu Xingluo would think she had a good personality.
In fact, it had been Mu Xingluo’s idea to come and ask Yue Du for advice.
Yue Du thought for a moment, then said, “There is no need. I understand your intentions. However, Ah Jiu lacks for no cultivation resources. If you truly wish to repay her, then putting more effort into your own cultivation paths is enough. You need not think of anything else.”
The disciples were very disappointed. “We juniors understand…”
Even on the day of their departure, Yun Yijiu had not emerged from her seclusion.
But the disciples still prepared thank-you gifts for their teacher—all sorts of trinkets, mainly including mortal delicacies, whole animal hides, and large bolts of silk.
There was even one disciple from a wealthy family who directly gifted a beast-drawn carriage, saying that if the two Venerables ever grew tired of riding the giant Peng, they could also travel by carriage.
In short, it was all things for eating and for sitting or lying down.
Yue Du was speechless.
So you guys do have a pretty good idea of what the Wushuang Sword Venerable likes, don’t you?
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Yue Du saw the reluctant disciples off and then returned to her own cultivation.
Meanwhile, at the foot of Wushuang Peak.
Several disciples were walking away along the path.
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