Demon Sword Sect's Undercover-Chapter 517 - 516: Swallows and Orioles

Sikong Mansion hadn’t assigned him any tasks recently and he had just returned from Jianye, so it was time to rest for a few days. In this regard, Sikong Mansion was quite humane.

After notifying Judge Cheng that he would be on leave, on the second day, he arrived at Rao Mansion and joined everyone. Present were the Rao siblings and also a female Cultivator from Kun, Hai Xixi, who was not particularly outstanding in the beautiful world of Cultivation, but upon closer inspection, she possessed a unique quality: cleanliness.

Rao Zongzhi secretly used his Divine Sense to message him, "Hai Xixi might look weak and silent, but her great-grandancestor was also one of the thirteen Nascent Transformation elders of the Shan Sect Quanzhen, and one of the three strongest among them; however, Master Hai seldom stays in Yujing, spending most of her time outside, thus her fame is not prominent.

Not many outsiders know this connection; I also came to know about it through a very rare chance; Master Hai tends to be reclusive and eccentric, and no one dares target her juniors. You should be careful..."

"Thanks a lot," Hou Niao felt grateful, knowing this was no coincidence, but rather something the Rao siblings had intentionally arranged; Rao Zongzhi surely discussed it privately via Divine Sense with his cousin, and seeing how close Rao Buiyi was with Hai Xixi, who was also interested in this Hunting of the Flash Spirit event, it led to Rao Buiyi’s inexplicable invitation. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel-com

This is the power of connections. Although he had limited connections, most of them were true friends and could not be compared to ordinary relationships.

While he didn’t quite approve of this method, he respected his friend’s intentions. Rao Zongzhi knew well that even his family’s influence among the True Disciples was limited, so he could only recommend his friend to someone closer to the Nascent Transformation elders.

Master Hai wasn’t the best option, elusive and temperamentally quirky, hard to approach; but having her was better than nothing, as he had no sway with the other Masters.

In the introduction to her close sister, Hai Xixi showed neither much enthusiasm nor deliberately kept her distance; for her, as soon as she requested, countless young elites were at her choice. Core Disciples were her minimum requirement, and the ranks even included some True Disciples. The reason she acted low-key was to avoid unnecessary complications that could trouble her great-grandancestor during a simple task of spirit collection.

Actually, this included the person before her, an ambitious grassroots Sword Cultivator. She had seen many such people. She could vaguely guess the intentions behind the Rao siblings, but being in this circle, certain things were unavoidable. As long as he wasn’t too disagreeable, she wouldn’t bother; but if he became presumptuous and expressed inappropriate ambitions, she wouldn’t mind teaching him a lesson.

Master Hai held no official position in any of the three offices nor did she establish her own mansion, but with the respect commanded by strength in the Cultivation World, once she really asked, no one dared refuse, including the high-ranking Masters of the three offices.

The four of them left the mansion and headed for the largest Sword Dao arena in Yujing, Lingyun Pavilion.

Lingyun Pavilion didn’t have any special functions, but it was the venue for some major ceremonies within the sect, usually only accessible to high-level Sword Cultivators with Golden Core status or above; however, if it were to open the sect’s Grotto Heaven Pocket World, it would typically be conducted here, considering its solemnity and strict security.

Upon arriving at the square in front of Lingyun Pavilion, Hou Niao was surprised by the number of Cultivators, more than fifty, and the number was still increasing.

"Where are all these people from?"

Rao Zongzhi just laughed, "They are all influential figures, either with family backgrounds or extraordinary mentorships. This is the advantage of being in the central circle of Yujing. Staying in Jin City and mixing in Lihai, you would never see the upper echelons of Quanzhen Sect.

Hou Niao puzzled, "Be it Turing or Flash Spirit, are they really that important to Sword Cultivators?"

Rao Zongzhi gave a bitter smile, "Junior brother, there’s something you must understand; there are very few who can practice the Flying Sword to your level. For most people, Sword Dao is just a superficial layer, and the core has long been impure.

Therefore, the Spiritual Beasts in the Turing World are unnecessary for true Sword Cultivators, but for most people, they are very useful; like these pampered young lords and ladies in Yujing, it’s both fun and can aid in battle. Why not have them?"

Hou Niao hesitated for a moment, then he understood.

Actually, it was the same for any collective, a portion of the elite carry the weight and move forward, the vast majority of the ordinary people follow closely behind; even the human race was like this, there were always a few people guarding the race.

Therefore, you cannot judge others’ choices from your own perspective.

Just like a family, some are responsible for living, some for beauty...

The number of people in the square increased, primarily pairing up in twos, one with a genuine need, the other to ensure safety, just like the four of them.

All were disciples from the Cultivation World, familiar with each other, and soon, the square naturally divided into several groups, intermingled with complex relationships among the older generation, the new generation, those from the three manors, and those from the Prince Manor, tangled and unclear.

The Rao Family had a relatively neutral attitude within this, so the two women blended in quickly, and their affiliation wasn’t evident.

Hou Niao glanced around and unexpectedly spotted two acquaintances in the crowd, the Dugu sisters!

People from King Wucheng Manor, marrying husbands who were among the highest-ranking True Disciples in the Tongtian Realm, they certainly had such qualifications.

Noticing his gaze, Rao Zongzhi by his side chuckled, "Two fine ladies, what, do you have ideas? This strategy isn’t bad, enticing married women, then provoking their husbands to challenge you, seizing the opportunity to kill the men and dominate the women, and even snatching a True Disciple position along the way..."

Hou Niao laughed and cursed, "Brother, you are quite skilled at this game, seems like you’ve done it quite often in the past? These two women are old acquaintances from Jin City, so I took a second look. So, is that person beside them the so-called Fated True Inheritor from the Wu family?"

Rao Zongzhi reminded him, "Wu Weijiang, the brightest new star of King Wucheng Manor, primarily cultivates Pure Yang One Qi Heaven, inherits the family’s Secret Luanlan Manuscript; his Flying Sword Skill is fierce and unmatched... don’t ask me how I know, in the Jade Capital circle, there aren’t many secrets.

But this person has issues with his temperament, too strong a desire for control, over both people and things, so..."

Hou Niao joked, "So, stay away from his woman? Or find an opportunity to finish him off first?"

Rao Zongzhi nodded, "Exactly! But don’t involve me, the Rao Family doesn’t have such a tough backbone."

Amid their jokes, the person they were talking about approached them; clearly, the people from King Wucheng Manor had also noticed Hou Niao’s presence.

Rao Zongzhi was excited because he felt his brother’s swordsmanship might not necessarily be weaker than this True Disciple’s.

In his bones, he was someone who feared the world might not be chaotic enough.