Yu Zhao: We're Backers Now Too

Inside the main hall of Luoyue Gate.

Qingfeng Laodeng sat in the main seat, his eyes scrutinizing the guy who was ostensibly a steward sent by the Ziji Sacred Sect, but was actually the sect leader of the Luoyue Sect.

Qingfeng Laodeng actually knew this Luoyue Zhenren, but that was a hundred years ago. At that time, Luoyue Zhenren was just an ordinary girl who was brought back from outside by the then Luoyue Sect leader and taken as a disciple.

Back then, Qingfeng Laodeng hid in Luoyue Gate and worked as a gatekeeper.

That's right, this old man deceived Yu Zhao; he has intricate connections with the Luoyue Sect.

But that's not important. What's important is that Qingfeng Laodeng realized he couldn't see through the Luoyue Zhenren in front of him. The little girl who used to cry while practicing swordsmanship had grown into someone he couldn't understand in just a hundred years.

This made Qingfeng Laodeng very irritable. He used to feel that he had everything under control, but now several unexpected changes had occurred.

How could this not annoy him?

The Fallen Moon Immortal, whose gaze was fixed coldly on Old Man Qingfeng, was strolling leisurely through the all-too-familiar hall, touching and stroking this and that. After a while, she spoke:

"I never imagined that one day I would be examining this great hall from the perspective of an outsider. It's quite a strange feeling."

After speaking, she looked at Qingfeng Laodeng, her eyes crinkling with a smile, her voice tinged with a hint of mockery, "How should I address you now? Senior Brother Qingyunzi? Uncle Ya? Or perhaps Old Demon Kugu?"

Upon hearing the last address, Qingfeng Laodeng realized that he had been set up, and this woman had uncovered his true identity.

However, what he couldn't figure out was when this woman discovered it, and when she set up the scheme.

"As expected of the Falling Moon Immortal who has become famous in the Northern Region at such a young age, I admire you. However, I am very puzzled as to when you discovered me."

"Please, fairy, enlighten this old man."

At this point, the old demon was still able to remain calm and even had the leisure to chat with him, which made Luo Yue Zhenren quite admire him.

However, since she was already confident of victory, she wasn't afraid of the old devil playing tricks, so she was happy to chat with him.

Besides, having planned this for so long, she wanted to share (show off) it.

The thought of finally defeating this old demon filled Luo Yue Zhenren with barely concealed excitement; her voice even trembled slightly.

"You must have many questions in your mind, such as why I want to kill you. Today I will let you die knowing the answer."

One hundred and twenty years ago, you sacrificed blood in a village in the Eastern Region. You sacrificed blood in too many places. You probably don't even remember a place called Little Stone Village. All 113 people in the village, except for two children, became your blood offerings.

I am one of the two surviving children; you took the other one.

Speaking of the past, Luo Yue Zhenren's eyes were filled with boundless hatred. Back then, she was naughty and ran up the mountain to pick fruit to eat. She got lost in the mountains and only escaped a disaster.

When she returned, she saw a hellish scene: her parents and village elders were being slaughtered and devoured by the old demon like pigs and dogs.

She witnessed her brother being taken away by the old demon. She hid in the forest and watched from afar, not daring to move at all. She covered her mouth tightly with both hands. That fear and despair were still etched in Luoyue Zhenren's heart even after a hundred years.

Her words also stirred up Qingfeng Laodeng's memories. He remembered this incident because the child he took away was his first human pill, and people always care more about their first time.

"So it was you! I was out of my mind back then to let you go!"

Back then, Qingfeng Laodeng actually discovered a child hiding in the woods, but he didn't pay attention to it because he was busy "eating".

Moreover, how could a weak child survive in the mountains when all the elders in the village had died?

In addition, Qingfeng Laodeng was in a hurry to "finish his meal" and go back to refine pills, so he ignored it.

Who would have thought that the ants I let go in a moment of foolishness back then would grow into such a thing?

"Hahahaha! Old Demon, blame yourself for being too arrogant. You never expected that an ant like me would survive, let alone that I would be taken back to Luoyue Sect by my master and embark on the path of cultivation."

When I first arrived at Luoyue Sect, I recognized you when I saw you using the alias "Dumb Uncle." Later, I also realized that the Blood Fiend Technique and the Myriad Free Technique that you gave me were problematic.

But to kill you, I need to become stronger; I have no choice but to drink poison to quench my thirst!

Hearing this, Qingfeng Laodeng laughed, "Since you know the cultivation technique I gave you is flawed, why do you still dare to stand before me? Where does your confidence come from?"

"Then you can try, see if you can counter me." Master Luoyue opened his arms, looking as if he were at the mercy of the other party.

A moment later, Qingfeng Laodeng's forehead was covered in a fine sweat. Seeing his appearance, Luoyue Zhenren knew that he had tried to counterattack but failed. She laughed even more unrestrainedly.

"What do you think I went to join the Purple Extreme Holy Sect for? In terms of understanding demonic cultivation techniques, is there any other sect besides the Purple Extreme Holy Sect?"

Being harmed by a cultivation technique backlash must be unpleasant!

"Impossible! Even the Purple Extreme Holy Sect couldn't easily break my technique, unless... you're actually a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Qingfeng Laodeng thought of a possibility, a guess that startled him. How could this be?

How could someone reach the Nascent Soul stage at over a hundred years old?

This guess is outrageous, but it seems to be the only possibility.

Although her "Transformation of Myriad Freedoms" technique is miraculous, it cannot be possessed by anyone who cultivates the sub-technique and surpasses the original user by a single realm.

Qingfeng Laodeng's true cultivation level was Nascent Soul, but he was crippled back then. His physical body was destroyed, and his Nascent Soul was also severely injured. That's why he repeatedly tried to possess other bodies, hoping to take another path to reach the ultimate sublimation.

Now that his cultivation technique has failed and he is suffering a backlash, there is only one explanation: this True Person Luoyue is a Nascent Soul cultivator.

At this moment, Qingfeng Laodeng was truly afraid, while Luoyue Zhenren neither denied nor admitted it; she continued speaking on her own:

"When Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu appeared, I already considered them your disciples. Those two kids were very capable, and I was convinced they had the ability to kill you."

So I planned to sit back and watch the show, but I didn't expect them to kill you so quickly, and you actually managed to possess my Second Elder of the Falling Moon Sect. It seems even the heavens are on my side.

Actually, Old Deng was completely misunderstanding. True Master Luoyue had not made any prior arrangements; it was all just a coincidence.

Upon discovering that this guy had possessed his sect's second elder, Luo Yue Zhenren seized the opportunity to take action.

The reason she didn't kill Qingfeng Laodeng herself was because she knew that this guy had too many ways to protect himself. That Qingfeng Laoren was just an incarnation of him. Killing him would only expose herself, and there would be no way to find the old demon's true body.

Unexpectedly, Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu accidentally forced the old demon into the Luoyue Sect, which delighted Luoyue Zhenren.

Luoyue Sect is her territory, and she is confident that she can annihilate the old demon's soul here!

"Old Demon, do you think this is because you've committed so many evils that even the Heavenly Dao can't stand it anymore? That's why it led you into this deadly trap."

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Master Luoyue's words made Qingfeng Laodeng's heart skip a beat. He thought back carefully and realized that everything seemed to have started to go astray after he took Yu Zhao as his disciple.

After taking Shen Yunshu in, the situation completely spiraled out of control.

Are they the two calamities that Heaven has sent down upon me?

So what if it's a calamity of slaughter? I, the Old Demon of Withered Bones, will defy the heavens!

Heavenly Dao, you cannot kill me!

In an instant, Old Deng's aura suddenly exploded, as if he were ready to fight to the death.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the cave of the big-bearded senior.

Yu Zhao, who was inside the bronze coffin, suddenly woke up. She raised her hand, lifted the coffin lid, sat up, and looked around with a dazed expression.

Seeing that she was awake, the bearded man greeted her with a smile, "Young friend, you've finally woken up. You've become a Foundation Establishment cultivator in one sleep. You're truly unprecedented."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhao finally realized that she had actually reached the Foundation Establishment stage. However, she didn't have time to worry about that now. She climbed out of the coffin, went to the bearded man, bowed, and said:

"Senior, I have a question to ask you."

"Sit," the bearded man gestured to the seat in front of him, indicating that Yu Zhao should sit down first. After she sat down, he poured her a cup of tea. "Have a cup of tea to calm yourself down. You look like you had a dream."

Yu Zhao obediently took her seat, but didn't drink the tea. Her mind was still a little fuzzy, and she didn't know if she was dreaming, but she suddenly seemed to see something.

This feeling is hard to describe.

After calming herself down, Yu Zhao spoke up and asked, "Senior, I once saw a technique called the 'Her Transformation of Myriad Things' technique. This technique is very strange. It is divided into a mother technique and a child technique. People who cultivate the mother technique can freely possess people who cultivate the child technique."

Senior, are you familiar with this kind of technique?

"What you're describing must be a demonic cultivation technique."

Although he didn't understand why Yu Zhao suddenly asked this question, the bearded man patiently gave an explanation: "However, this kind of technique is not as powerful as you think. Even if someone wants to possess another body and cultivates this technique, they cannot possess another body at will."

Possession is forbidden by the Great Dao. If cultivators could possess bodies at will, wouldn't that lead to chaos?

Therefore, the conditions for possession are extremely stringent; you'll understand the specifics once you reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Regarding the matter of possession, Big Beard didn't really want to say too much. Firstly, this thing was not tolerated by the Great Dao, and saying too much would easily cause trouble.

For great cultivators like them, there are many things they are quite wary of, especially matters involving the laws of the Great Dao, which they are even more careful about.

Secondly... Big Beard had once considered possessing Yu Zhao or Shen Yunshu, and now that he was talking about this with Yu Zhao, he felt inexplicably guilty.

At the same time, I was extremely grateful that I hadn't acted rashly and actually tried to possess those two girls. Otherwise, given their luck, they would most likely have failed and been killed instead.

Yu Zhao was naturally unaware of the chaotic thoughts in this senior's mind; she was currently pondering his words with her head down.

"So, senior means that the technique only looks powerful, but is actually quite useless?"

Yu Zhao pressed for an answer.

"That's your interpretation, but since I haven't seen the technique, I can't make a judgment."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhao hesitated for a moment before taking out a blank jade tablet from her storage bag and then using her divine sense to carve the "Transformation of Myriad Freedoms" technique onto it.

Her external light screen was truly powerful; after purifying the cultivation technique, the original technique remained, but Yu Zhao simply couldn't practice it.

In other words, any demonic cultivation technique or spell can be purified by the light screen cheat, and Yu Zhao will also know the original form of these techniques and spells, but she just can't cultivate them.

Only the purified form can be cultivated.

Therefore, Yu Zhao also knew about the Myriad Freedom Technique. After she finished carving it, she handed the jade tablet to the bearded man, saying, "This is the technique. Please take a look, senior."

The bearded man took the jade token and scanned it with his divine sense. He was initially unconcerned, thinking that how strange could a strange technique be in the eyes of a mere cultivator like Yu Zhao?

The little girl is just short-sighted.

But the more he looked at the bearded man, the more alarmed he became. After a moment, he asked Yu Zhao with a serious expression, "Young friend, where did you obtain this cultivation technique?"

"Luoyue Gate..."

Yu Zhao recounted her experiences with the Falling Moon Sect. She now trusted this senior quite a bit, and besides, there was no need to hide anything about the Falling Moon Sect.

It doesn't involve any of Yu Zhao's secrets.

After listening to Yu Zhao's account, the bearded man blurted out:

"Impossible. This kind of technique is not something that a small sect like Luoyue Sect could possess. As for the Luoyue True Person you think possessing the Mother Technique, that's even more impossible."

Let alone the fact that she is only a Golden Core cultivator, even if she were a Mahayana cultivator, it would be impossible.

The true origin of this technique is likely in the hands of some supreme being, this is…”

At this point, the bearded man seemed to realize something, quickly shut his mouth, and warned Yu Zhao:

"Young friend, this matter should not be investigated further, and you should not practice this technique, as there is great terror involved."

Yu Zhao wasn't stupid; she immediately understood what the other person meant from their words.

This technique was most likely passed down by some supreme master who was raising Gu poison!

If that's the case, then that's quite interesting. If someone cultivates the Mother Law and believes they are cultivating the Mother Law, I wonder what their expression will be when they are harvested by a powerful being.

Indeed, this world is too dangerous; the powerful are all more insidious than the last.

You will never know if the opportunity you receive is truly an opportunity.

The powerful beings live in seclusion behind the scenes, using the heavens and earth as a chessboard and all living beings as pieces, manipulating all living beings—it's terrifying!

Thinking of this, even Yu Zhao, who was usually carefree, couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine. She asked the bearded man for advice, "Senior, how should I protect myself?"

"I'm afraid, afraid that some powerful being might be plotting something against me."

"You don't need to worry about that. You possess great merit and fortune, and no one dares to scheme against you. To scheme against you would be to challenge the Great Dao. You are a person born in accordance with destiny."

If you have any backup plan, it will only be a protective gift from your future self, so don't overthink it, just focus on your cultivation.

Yu Zhao: "???"

Me? Am I that awesome?

How come I didn't know that myself?

She felt that this senior was trying to coax her, but she had no proof, and the other person's expression seemed very serious.

So I really do have a powerful backer?

Yu Zhao subconsciously raised his hand and scratched his head in confusion...