An Unbelievable Opportunity

To put it another way,

While Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu were having a great time outside, on the other side, inside the Luoyue Gate...

Grand Elder Qingxuan and Second Elder Qingyunzi were leisurely sipping tea.

After a cup of tea, Qingyunzi seemed to have a premonition and said with a smile, "It seems that Yu and Shen have already encountered that sorcerer. Aren't you worried that they might be caught off guard and suffer a setback?"

To be honest, Qingyunzi didn't approve of Qingxuan's way of training disciples. He knew about the evil sorcerer in Wutong County. Although the sorcerer's cultivation level was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, he had many tricks up his sleeve.

Sending Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu, two young people with little combat experience, to deal with it was indeed a bit risky.

He couldn't understand what Qingxuan was thinking either.

Although he disagreed, he didn't try to persuade her. Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu were respectively the sect leader's disciple and Qingxuan's personal disciple. Their cultivation was none of his business as a second elder.

Qingxuan was ordered by the sect leader to teach them cultivation, and Qingxuan's actions must have been authorized by the sect leader.

If that's the case, why waste words trying to persuade him? It's best to just watch the show quietly. Anyway, if he really does fail miserably, it won't be him who feels sorry for him.

Upon hearing Qingyunzi's words, Elder Qingxuan calmly lit a stick of incense, then confidently said while fiddling with the jade pendant at her waist:

"Those two girls will be fine. Putting aside their exceptionally strong luck, their abilities alone are more than enough to defeat a demon at the fifth level of Qi Refining."

She had great confidence in Yu Zhao and her apprentice Shen Yunshu; in her view, this trial was a piece of cake.

"I'm very curious, junior sister, why do you insist on testing them in this way?" Qingyunzi couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her.

"You don't understand those two girls. They are too gentle and too cautious, lacking the sharpness that cultivators should have."

We both know very well that the world today is a turbulent and competitive place. People with this kind of personality will suffer greatly in the future. I must help them grow up quickly and understand the cruelty of the cultivation world.

It also lets them know that in this day and age, quiet contemplation and asceticism won't work; they have to fight and struggle!

This explanation was plausible, but Qingyunzi always felt that Qingxuan's purpose was not just that. However, he couldn't think of any other reason why Qingxuan would do this, so he simply suppressed his doubts.

He let out a long sigh:

"Alas! The world is indeed in chaos these days. We, the Falling Moon Sect, don't know if we can survive peacefully in this coming era of great strife."

Qingyunzi was quite worried. Luoyue Sect was a major force in Zhenbei City and even the Northern Region, but it was nothing outside the Northern Region.

Of the five domains, the Northern Domain is the weakest. When the world truly descends into chaos, no one dares to say whether the small Falling Moon Sect can withstand the storm.

Qingyunzi's sigh made Qingxuan's expression turn somewhat sour, and worry appeared between her brows. She took a sip of tea to suppress her bitter feelings and brought up another matter:

"The sect leader is currently in contact with the Purple Extreme Holy Sect, seemingly intending to align himself with them."

At this point, Qingxuan stopped talking, leaving it at that and not saying anything more.

This news truly surprised Qingyunzi, as the Purple Extreme Holy Sect was a true overlord-level sect.

There are five great holy lands in the world today, and the Purple Extreme Holy Sect is one of them.

On the surface, attaching oneself to such a sect doesn't seem like a bad thing, but the problem is that Luoyue Sect is a sect from the Northern Region.

The Purple Extreme Holy Sect is the overlord of the Eastern Region. For a sect from the Northern Region to submit to the overlord of the Eastern Region is, to put it bluntly, a betrayal.

This is a slap in the face to the Sword Pavilion, the overlord of the Northern Region. Although the Falling Moon Sect has never truly submitted to the Sword Pavilion, the entire power of the sects in the Northern Region is dominated by the Sword Pavilion.

In the past, everyone got along well, and Jian Ge was not domineering in his actions, so he was a friendly "big brother".

If Luoyue Sect truly submits to Ziji Sacred Sect, then no matter how magnanimous the Sword Pavilion is, it will not let Luoyue Sect off the hook. How can it do things this way, submitting to one major power while offending another?

Has the sect leader gone mad?

"Junior sister, does that mean our Falling Moon Sect is going to relocate to the Eastern Region?"

Qingyunzi wanted to know more from Qingxuan. They were true senior and junior disciples, sharing the same master, so there was no need to beat around the bush; she could just ask directly.

It was precisely because of this relationship that Qingxuan told Qingyunzi about this.

Seeing the worry in her senior brother's eyes, she didn't put on airs or adopt a pretentious tone, and spoke frankly:

"If the deal is really reached, the sect will definitely have to move. But senior brother, your sister and I are not going to play games. Your sister does not think that attaching ourselves to the Purple Extreme Holy Sect is a good choice."

The Purple Extreme Holy Sect is a demonic sect. Although the conflict between the righteous and demonic paths is not as intense as before, it is because there are still external enemies.

Everyone is busy conquering the world in the extraterritorial battlefield, but in my opinion, the situation in the extraterritorial battlefield is not optimistic. Once the situation changes, the outcome is predictable.

If we lose in the extraterritorial battlefield, do you think those people will remember the conflict between good and evil again?

And don't forget, the Dayan Empire is only on its last legs, it's not dead yet. Do you think the royal family might get involved too?

Golden Core cultivators are already considered the backbone of society. At this level, they will come into contact with some secret matters.

Even if I can't participate, at least I can know about it.

Just like the matter of this extraterritorial battlefield, Qingyunzi also knew about it, but he was not as well-informed as Qingxuan, nor was he as intelligent as her, and Qingyunzi did not like these things.

He only wanted to cultivate in peace.

Despite his dislike, he still possessed the basic judgment necessary for making informed decisions, and he knew very well that his junior sister's analysis was correct.

Even without these factors, attaching oneself to the Purple Extreme Holy Sect, a demonic sect, is not a good choice. Having finally cleared one's name, how could one possibly turn around and associate with a demonic giant?

"So, what do you mean, junior sister?"

"Senior brother, we siblings need to think about a way out."

There was no need to continue the conversation at this point, and the two tacitly ended the topic and started chatting about trivial matters.

As they chatted, the topic turned to Shen Yunshu again. Qingyunzi asked Qingxuan, "Junior Sister, your disciple has been tricked. As her master, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

These words instantly darkened Qingxuan's face, and her gaze gradually turned icy. It was clear that someone was trying to frame her disciple during this sect mission.

Someone in the sect colluded with that demon. After Qingxuan discovered this, she conveniently arranged for Shen Yunshu and Yu Zhao to carry out this mission.

She used this scheme to design a trial for her apprentice, but that doesn't mean she can tolerate anyone betraying her apprentice.

It's obvious that the Shen family was behind this, but Qingxuan is puzzled as to why they would do such a thing? Why were they so eager to kill Shen Yunshu as soon as she joined the Luoyue Sect?

……

"Achoo~"

In the mountains, Shen Yunshu, who was following Yu Zhao along the map, suddenly sneezed. She raised her hand to rub her nose and muttered:

"Senior sister, I have a feeling someone wants to harm me."

As she said this, the little green tea bared her teeth, looking angry, but unfortunately, she looked too harmless. Her appearance was not only not intimidating, but also a little cute.

Yu Zhaochong rolled his eyes and ignored her reply, thinking to himself, "Isn't this just pointless? It's obvious someone is plotting against me."

Ignored, Shen Yunshu wasn't angry. She grabbed Yu Zhao's skirt with her small hand and nervously scanned her surroundings. "This place has such a strong malevolent aura. Senior sister, what do you think is here?"

"Want to know what's inside? Just dig it up and you'll find out."

As she spoke, Yu Zhao checked the map for her location. After a while, she stopped.

He glanced around and looked at the map, finally confirming that he had arrived at his destination.

Not far ahead of them was a cave with a deep entrance and no light inside. Yu Zhao tried to probe it with her divine sense, but found that she could not penetrate it.

Whether viewed with the naked eye or probed with divine sense, it was all pitch black. The deep, dark entrance seemed to lead to an unfathomable abyss.

"Be careful, there might be opportunities inside, but opportunities are often accompanied by danger."

After giving Shen Yunshu a few instructions, Yu Zhao cast a small spell to illuminate the cave and walked towards it, with Shen Yunshu following closely behind.

The moment Yu Zhao stepped into the cave, she felt as if she had passed through a layer of mist, and the scene before her was quite unexpected.

There was a platform with ever-burning lamps around it. In the center of the platform was a blood-red coffin with a complex array pattern beneath it. The coffin was located right in the center of the array pattern.

The mountain wall above the coffin seemed to have a gap, and the blood-red moonlight shone on the coffin, giving it a mysterious feel.

It wasn't dark yet, and even if it were, the moon wouldn't be blood red, so Yu Zhao deduced that it wasn't the real moon.

As for what it was, she didn't understand at the moment, but her attention wasn't on this strange and mysterious scene, but on the figure sitting cross-legged in front of the coffin.

This person was Senior Brother Liu, and next to him were the corpses of two other senior brothers and sisters.

Hearing the commotion, Senior Brother Liu turned around and saw Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and stood up.

"My two junior sisters are truly lucky; Old Monster Crane actually couldn't kill you."

Well, that's tantamount to self-destruction, but Senior Brother Liu isn't afraid of anything. This place is an ancient formation, so no one will know what he does here.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that there's a chance here is enough for him to not let the two women go!

Facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Yu Zhao dared not be careless at all. Without hesitation, she took out a magic weapon from her storage bag.

It was a drum, not the kind that sits horizontally, but a vertical drum, with four pillars supporting a drum stand, and the drum itself hanging vertically on the stand.

The surface of this drum is skin-white, radiating a crimson glow, and looks as if it is dripping blood.

Yu Zhao held up the drumsticks and struck the drum without hesitation. The drum was silent, but the aura it emitted was even more chilling the moment the drumsticks fell.

One after another, dark shadows flew out from the drum and pounced on Senior Brother Liu.

Senior Brother Liu was dumbfounded. The other party's decisiveness exceeded his expectations. A Qi Refining cultivator dared to attack him, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and so decisively!

Most importantly, her magical artifact was actually the demonic artifact, the Soul-Slaying Drum!

Judging by this menacing aura, it must have been made from the flesh and blood of at least tens of thousands of people.

This Yu Zhao is actually a demonic witch!

While in shock, Senior Brother Liu didn't stop, his hands quickly forming hand seals. On one hand, he used magic to condense a protective golden light to resist the evil aura of the Soul-Falling Drum, and on the other hand, he summoned a flying sword to attack Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao kept striking the drumhead rapidly, and wave after wave of malevolent spirits formed from condensed evil energy flew out, overwhelming Liu Shixiong and his flying sword like a tidal wave.

When the malevolent energy collided with Senior Brother Liu's protective golden light, his protective golden light shattered instantly, as if made of paper. Senior Brother Liu was dumbfounded.

"How is that possible! How could the Soul-Sinking Drum, a demonic artifact, contain lightning magic?"

His incredulous roar was drowned out by the surging evil energy. A moment later, the evil energy dissipated, and all that remained of Senior Brother Liu was his skeleton.

That's it?

Yu Zhao was quite surprised. She didn't expect that Senior Brother Liu was so weak, far inferior to Elder Qingfeng. Could the gap between Foundation Establishment cultivators be so large?

Yu Zhao was certain that her Soul-Slaying Drum couldn't kill Qingfeng Laodeng, otherwise his sixth senior sister wouldn't have died.

That's right, this Soul-Sinking Drum was also a relic of one of Yu Zhao's senior sisters when she was a junior sister at Qingfeng Temple.

Although Yu Zhao later used some methods to strengthen it, it was definitely not enough to kill Qingfeng Laodeng.

Now, however, he was able to easily kill Senior Brother Liu, which made Yu Zhao a little proud. It turns out that I, Yu, am not so weak as to be powerless now.

Being able to kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator is something to be happy about. Yu Zhao put the Soul-Slaying Drum away again. Seeing that Shen Yunshu had already gone to pick up her storage bag, she said:

"Forget about the storage bag, just take what's inside. Also, collect the bodies of those two senior brothers and sisters; we need them to give the sect an explanation."

"What about Senior Brother Liu's body?"

"What Senior Brother Liu? Where is Senior Brother Liu? Didn't we only see the corpses of Senior Brother Zhang and Senior Sister Feng?"

Yu Zhao looked confused, seemingly unable to understand what Shen Yunshu was saying.

Shen Yunshu: "..."

As expected of my senior sister, her ability to lie through her teeth is beyond my reach. I still need to work harder.

Little Shen felt that she was far inferior to her senior sister, so she silently made up her mind to learn from her senior sister. After collecting her spoils, she then pulverized the skeleton of her senior brother Liu.

After doing all that, she followed Yu Zhao to examine the coffin.

As she looked, Shen Yunshu exclaimed in surprise:

"Senior sister! This coffin is likely a magical corpse left behind by the ancient Corpse Refining Sect!"

Yu Zhao was already used to this little green tea's extensive knowledge, and calmly asked her:

"Just tell me if this thing is some kind of stroke of luck."

"That's an incredible opportunity! The ancient Corpse Refining Sect cultivates the art of corpse refining, and eventually they even refine themselves into Dharma Corpses. The refining of Dharma Corpses requires countless rare and precious materials. Senior Sister, don't you think this opportunity is amazing?"

"Then open the coffin?" Yu Zhao asked.

Shen Yunshu was now in a dilemma, her small face full of worry. "It's a bit difficult. We don't know what level of magic corpse this is. Even if it's the lowest level iron corpse, it's not easy for us to deal with."

"Even if it's an unyielding bone, its very breath could wipe us out completely."

Seeing the treasure right there, yet not daring to move, Shen Yunshu and Yu Zhao were incredibly frustrated.