Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 111 - Luoyun Sect Jiang Ancestor

Chapter 111: Chapter 111 Luoyun Sect Jiang Ancestor

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Jiang Ning stood on the villa’s terrace, his thoughts drifting, returning to that place both unfamiliar and deeply familiar to him.

…

“Senior Brother Jiang, Senior Brother Jiang!”

“Senior Brother, the Ten Thousand Soul Sect is shameless to the extreme, their Sect Protection Array is like a turtle shell, many disciples are grievously injured or dead!”

“Senior Brother, Senior Brother, stop tinkering with your useless spells and come out of the mountains!”

The woman’s voice rang through the valley, clear as an oriole.

At that moment, from a great distance away, a flash of yellow light streaked across the sky, and an old man wearing a jade crown in a yellow robe, with a long beard, suddenly appeared.

He looked at the red-dressed young girl, his beard bristling with anger.

“What Senior Brother? Call him Ancestor, that’s your Ancestor.”

“I will not!” Wen Yuehan pouted, “Senior Brother Jiang and I entered the sect in the same year.”

“Look at Jiang Ning and then look at you. Has he reached Nascent Soul Perfection? And you, not even a full Golden Core, both with Heavenly Spirit Roots, you’re an embarrassment!”

Wen Yuehan glanced at Junior Master Xu and said:

“The Hierarch of the Righteous Alliance, just like you, is one thousand two hundred years old, so how come he has become the Hierarch and you are still at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage?”

“I am enraged, such a child cannot be taught!” Junior Master Xu said angrily, flinging his sleeve.

Another streak of light approached, a slightly chubby man in black clothes, riding on a treasure gourd, appeared.

“Has Ancestor Jiang not emerged from seclusion?” he looked towards the valley.

“Yes, Brother Lu, Senior Brother Jiang is playing with his useless spells again,” said Wen Yuehan helplessly.

Brother Lu shook his head upon hearing this, “None of his spells are useful.”

Wen Yuehan wholeheartedly agreed, then asked, “Have you been traveling down the mountain?”

“Nope, I was handling serious business,” Brother Lu patted the treasure gourd.

“You’re always mysteriously coming and going.”

“That’s an injustice you’re doing to me. Ancestor Jiang tasked me with finding someone in the Southern Domain, supposedly someone from his hometown. I’ve guarded there for ten years and haven’t got a hair.”

The yellow-robed elder beside them interjected suddenly: “A few Golden Core elders from the Righteous Alliance came knocking, demanding a negotiation.”

Lu Wenhao: “Master, it’s a misunderstanding!”

The yellow-robed elder, with another sweep of his sleeve, said sternly, “Considering your dedication to our sect, I shall not hold this against you!”

Lu Wenhao was at a loss for words, knowing that his master, usually affable, would be difficult to please once truly angered.

“Master, the task Ancestor Jiang charged me with has been ongoing for over two hundred years now. The so-called acquaintances from his hometown are still without a trace. If this keeps up, it’s just a waste of effort.”

The yellow-robed elder issued his command, “If you’re told to do it, just do it. What’s with all the nonsense? Not only must you do it, but you also need to increase your efforts. Send another ten Foundation Establishment Cultivators and double the yearly cultivation resources. Whoever finds information will receive Jiedan Resources.”

“Yes, Master,” Lu Wenhao was very obedient, then said, “Master, you’re heading to North Court today for the conference. Would you take me with you?”

“Children should stay out of this,” the yellow-robed elder said, sighing inwardly.

The conference at North Court hasn’t been held for eight thousand years since that war, which cost the lives of over a dozen Nascent Soul Perfections and hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators.

The Cultivation World almost broke its lineage of transmission, and now, who knows what kind of disaster has struck this world of cultivation.

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While the elder was sighing inwardly, the thousand-zhang tall mountain in front of them suddenly shimmered with an intense crimson brightness.

The next moment, the red light rapidly expanded, matching the height of the thousand-zhang tall mountain, like a towering, earth-reaching flame giant.

With that, the scorching heat swept through heaven and earth.

Junior Master Xu flung his sleeve, unfolding a vast white screen of light that swiftly expanded to envelop the mountain peaks within a hundred miles, preventing any harm from the flames.

Wen Yuehan, a Golden Core Cultivator with exceptional eyesight, gazed at the white figure within the flame giant.

The white-clothed man, twenty-seven years old, unparalleled in handsomeness, had a gaze as if he held mountains and rivers, suns and moons, yet with no trace of color, like a pool of icy water.

Meeting those eyes, Wen Yuehan’s look of admiration slowly faded, replaced with a hint of melancholy.

The Ice Soul Life Transformation Technique, when cultivated to the extreme, left one without a trace of happiness, anger, sorrow, or joy.

Every time Wen Yuehan faced Jiang Ning alone, she always felt he wasn’t a person, but a puppet without any emotional waves.

She forced a smile, “Master, how come Senior Brother Jiang, who is so cold and aloof, has a True Nascent Soul that’s a flaming giant? Shouldn’t it be an ice giant?”

“Your Senior Brother Jiang has a Fire Spirit Root,” Junior Master Xu said with his hands behind his back, looking at the flame that took up half the sky.

Wen Yuehan and Lu Wenhao, in disbelief, exclaimed simultaneously, “Fire Spirit Root? Then how can he cultivate the ‘Ice Soul Life Transformation Technique’?”

Junior Master Xu shook his head, not knowing the answer himself. Had it not been for his upcoming participation in the North Court conference, he wouldn’t have spoken of it.

However, this journey might be a matter of life and death, and sooner or later, the future of the sect would fall into their hands.

The figure in white stood in the palm of the flame giant. The giant’s fiery hand grasped the white clothes, immune to the burning heat.

The flame giant began to run, the earth shook and buckled. As its massive figure tensed like a fully drawn bow, the hand hurled forward decisively, and the man in white, carried by tremendous force, shot out, piercing the sky in an instant.

“Boom, boom, boom” echoed through heaven and earth, the dense clouds in the sky were split in half by the powerful current, extending a thousand li with a white trail.

Junior Master Xu withdrew his gaze, looking at his two disciples with contempt.

Wen Yuehan wanted to speak but remained silent.

Lu Wenhao, playing with his gourd, hung his head. Every time he saw Jiang Ning display his power, he felt as if he lived a dog’s life; they had entered the sect at the same time, yet now Jiang Ning had reached Nascent Soul Perfection, while he was still lingering in the Golden Core Realm.

“At least I have more Dao companions than Senior Brother Jiang.” Lu Wenhao comforted himself, feeling a bit better.

“Lu Wenhao,” Junior Master Xu called out.

“Yes.”

“The Youjue Ridge has seen two demon cultivators from a foreign realm at the Golden Core stage daring to plunder the Yan Family’s Spiritual Medicine Garden. The ancestor of the Yan Family is asking for help; you should make a trip there!” Junior Master Xu said, ready to find some tasks for his eldest disciple.

Upon hearing ‘Golden Core demon cultivators,’ Lu Wenhao was greatly alarmed, “Master, do you want your disciple to throw away his life?!”

Junior Master Xu glanced at him with annoyance, “They’ve just reached the Golden Core stage.”

“I see, a few minor Golden Cores daring to be so arrogant within our Luoyun Sect’s territory, it’s as if they think our sect lacks capable people. Watch as Master Lu takes care of them.” Lu Wenhao’s expression hardened as he made a bold declaration.

He tossed out a gourd that originally was the size of a wine flask; it swelled to over a dozen meters. He rode the gourd and left with the wind.

Watching his troublesome disciple depart, Junior Master Xu looked towards another troublesome disciple, tossing him a small boat the size of his palm:

“Use this for now, go shadow your Jiang Ancestor at the Ten Thousand Soul Sect.”

“I’m going to take a turn around our sect.” Junior Master Xu dropped a sentence, lifted his foot, and, through Shrinking Ground, crossed hundreds of meters in a single stride.

Witnessing the miniature boat Magical Treasure, Wen Yuehan quickly clutched it to her chest – her master’s Flying Magical Treasure was rarely so generously offered.

…

Wen Yuehan rushed to the Ten Thousand Soul Sect.

A mountain severed into several segments, with cuts that were unusually smooth, as if it had been cleaved by a single sword strike.

What was once the main peak of the Ten Thousand Soul Sect stood two thousand zhang high, and now only five hundred zhang remained.

At the height of five hundred zhang, an enormous Purple Leopard covered in violet blood lay atop the mountain, its death a tragic sight.

It was the sect-guarding demon beast of the Ten Thousand Soul Sect, at the Nascent Soul Realm, and now it too was dead.

She continued flying forward. In the sky, spiritual light flickered as cultivators from both sects fought desperately, with agonized screams occasionally accompanying the fall of figures from the sky.

Wen Yuehan flew to the back mountain. Within her Divine Sense, Senior Brother Jiang stood motionless in front of a few trees.

Wen Yuehan descended from her Spirit Boat, landing behind Jiang Ning.

She looked at the figure in white in front of her, her thoughts turning until finally settling into a light sigh:

“Senior Brother Jiang, why are you fixated on a few locust trees?” She recognized the trees as entirely ordinary.

Jiang Ning remained silent, standing still.

After a considerable time, he extended his hand and lifted the entire mountain range.

With his other hand, he drew a massive Spirit Array Gate; taking the mountain range with him, he stepped into the gate, vanishing from sight.

Wen Yuehan watched the closing spirit gate, her expression shocked, then she stomped her foot fiercely!

Senior Brother Jiang clearly knew Array techniques, so why didn’t he take her with him? Now she had to fly back again!

Ten days later, Jiang Ning stood on the cliffside, as immobile as the locust tree beside him.

A yellow escaping light flashed, and Junior Master Xu landed beside him.

“Junior Brother Jiang, the North Court has issued a decree: each sect in the Central Province must contribute at least one Nascent Soul cultivator, five Golden Cores, fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators, and several hundred Qi Cultivation Disciples.”

“I’m off, and from now on, the sect is in your hands.”

Jiang Ning remained silent.

Junior Master Xu smiled, long accustomed to Jiang Ning’s temperament, and handed over a token, saying:

“Ah, just now I paid tribute to our Luoyun Sect’s ancestral predecessors, and I told them that from now on the sect is in your care, so as not to fail our sect.”

“They didn’t say anything, but I guess they definitely agree, especially since you are one of only two individuals who have reached Nascent Soul Perfection since the founding of our Luoyun Sect.”

“With you here, you can ensure a millennium of glory for our Luoyun Sect.”

“I know you don’t like dealing with mundane affairs; don’t worry, you won’t have to manage for long. As soon as Miss Wen and Lu break through to the Nascent Soul, I’ll have them take over immediately.”

“From now on, whatever you need done, just command them. If they dare to argue, you give them a good thrashing for me!”

Jiang Ning still didn’t speak, and Junior Master Xu did not find this displeasing but instead prattled on.

“The North Court has summoned the Righteous Alliance, the Central State Royal Family, the Seven Great Families, and also the Joyful Union Sect.”

“Speaking of the Joyful Union Sect, I recall that years ago, a young girl from their sect came looking for you; she persisted for thirty years, but you never spoke a word to her, which infuriated her into leaving. I heard she’s also advanced to the Nascent Soul stage now.”

“Heh, you rascal!”

“In this war initiated by the North Court, it is rumored to be for the protection of the Cultivation World. Three elders of the North Court used the Heavenly Observation Technique, and the lifeforce of the East Domain, even the Heaven and Earth Laws, have all been taken away. It seems to be the doing of another formidable power that has never been active in the Central Province territories.”

“They captured two individuals who, surprisingly, cultivate something other than Spiritual Power but a thing called Source Power. Hey, isn’t that peculiar?”

“Soul Searching them revealed that they have been targeting the East Domain for hundreds of years. If it weren’t for the appearance of a Great Cultivator in the East Domain, we might still be in the dark.”

“You must remember, if you ever come across this sort of situation: if anyone dares to strip our Luoyun Sect of our Heaven and Earth Laws, to destroy our cultivation lineage, you must exterminate them!”

Junior Master Xu thought to himself, ‘Unfortunately, I won’t be able to see you show off your prowess again. This war, involving the cultivation lineages of the Cultivation World, will surely be fought to the death…’

‘I’m afraid I won’t be returning…’

Junior Master Xu felt regret, took out a flask of alcohol, tipped it towards his mouth for a sip, smacking his lips devoid of a sect leader’s dignity.

Then, he upended the flask, pouring the remaining alcohol onto the ground.

“Junior Brother, I’m off.”

“Protect our Luoyun Sect’s cultivation lineage.”

As Junior Master Xu was about to transform into a light and leave, he hesitated for a moment, saying:

“Before Brother Cheng entered meditation for the last time… he asked me to apologize to you.”

“He said, he shouldn’t have let you practice that cultivation technique.”

After uttering those words, Junior Master Xu transformed into a radiant light and departed.

Next to the cliff, beside the tree.

Jiang Ning remained standing, his expression from start to finish, unchanged.