The Hehuan Sect Was Squeezed Dry for Ten Thousand Years, but It Became a Sacred Ground?-Chapter 71

Chapter 71

After several battles, Ning Chen’s dark outer robe was already full of wrinkles, yet it still gave off a carefree and handsome vibe when worn by him.

He turned to face the three women and spoke at the right moment.

“Let’s talk. Your identities, and anything you’ve been hiding.”

He knew the answers, but he still needed to go through the formalities.

Moreover, he was mostly asking for the benefit of the two women outside.

As the public leader of the sect, he needed to know the details of his disciples.

“Zhou Qin, the sect leader’s newly accepted personal disciple,” Zhou Qin spoke up. Now she understood that she was still deep within the Demon Lock Prison.

If the divine medicine came from the man before her, then he likely wasn’t an enemy of the sect.

Even Duanmu Yao could come and go freely, so they probably weren’t in any life-threatening danger.

Seeing Ning Chen nod and then shift his gaze to Ji Zhiqing, Zhou Qin opened her mouth, intending to help cover for her. But Ji Zhiqing gracefully stood up, her red lips parting as she spoke in a calm tone, “I am the companion spirit of the Yimu Qing Emperor Cauldron.”

Her words caused a momentary silence in the room.

Not a wandering soul inhabiting the cauldron, but a companion spirit?!

It was well known that even the highest-grade magical artifacts in the Canglan Realm rarely produced spirits.

Even if one did emerge, it wouldn’t be a fully mature, human-like consciousness.

Unless it was a divine artifact from the upper realms!

Ning Chen nodded.

At least she was being honest.

In truth, Ji Zhiqing regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth.

But for some reason, she couldn’t bring herself to lie to the man before her.

In fact, she even felt a strange sense of closeness to him after emerging.

Just like the earlier caress, she didn’t know why it had happened.

Seeing the young man’s expression remain unchanged after hearing her words, Ji Zhiqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

...

“What about you?” Ning Chen finally turned to the short-haired girl sitting on the bed, who had been silently covering herself with a blanket and hadn’t spoken.

“Yu Hua, personal disciple of the Qinglian Sect,” Yu Hua’s answer was as simple as Zhou Qin’s.

“Nothing else to add?”

“Nope.”

“Tsk.”

This one was clearly not being forthright.

Ning Chen curled his lips into a smile and casually said, “In that case, I’d like to know what the Daoran Heart Sutra is.”

At his words, Yu Hua’s body trembled, and her pupils contracted sharply.

“I... I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Is that so? Then let me read a passage for you.” Ning Chen chuckled and then recited a series of mysterious phrases.

It was the content of the Daoran Heart Sutra.

After hearing it, Yu Hua could no longer maintain her composure.

“How do you know this?!”

Ning Chen didn’t answer. His expression remained the same, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes as he quietly stared at her.

Yu Hua met his gaze.

She had intended to play dumb to the end, but in the end, she couldn’t hold out against the man who had so thoroughly dominated her body and mind.

Yu Hua let out a soft sigh.

She lightly tapped her forehead with her fingertip.

Whoosh!

A light no less dazzling than when the Yimu Qing Emperor Cauldron appeared burst forth.

Two golden pages materialized, one filled with text and the other completely blank.

“These golden pages are bound to my soul. They seem to contain a secret method that leads directly to the path of immortality.”

As she spoke, Yu Hua’s face reddened slightly.

Her voice grew quieter.

“But it requires absorbing a large amount of life force to deduce the contents.”

“Thanks to your... help, I was able to fully deduce the Daoran Heart Sutra today.”

This time, Yu Hua chose to be completely honest.

Since this man already knew her trump card, there was no point in hiding anything.

After all, it was just a treasure that recorded secret techniques. The contents weren’t one-time use; anyone could learn them.

Sharing it wasn’t a big deal.

Yu Hua had no desire to antagonize the man before her. After several rounds of entanglement, she could no longer forget him, not to mention her life was in his hands.

Besides, she still wanted to work with him to deduce the entire Divine Heavenly Book!

...

Listening to the conversation inside, Xu Qingyao silently recited the words Ning Chen had just spoken.

Immediately, she felt her spirits lift, and the speed at which she circulated her spiritual energy increased.

Truly extraordinary!

Shaking her head, she transmitted her thoughts to Liu Ruyan with a sigh, “It seems our disciples are all hidden dragons and crouching tigers.”

“In comparison, we as their masters seem somewhat lacking.”

“Speak for yourself, don’t include me,” Liu Ruyan replied proudly, her eyes still fixed on the scene inside.

“Tch.” Xu Qingyao rolled her eyes with a charming pout.

“So what if you awakened some ice constitution? What’s there to be proud of? I’m worried if you keep coming, you’ll freeze our dear disciple’s precious parts.”

Liu Ruyan: “...Get lost!”

...

Ning Chen stopped at exposing Yu Hua’s secret of the Divine Heavenly Book.

As for the matter of her reincarnation, that was too personal and didn’t hold much significance.

The reason he brought up the Divine Heavenly Book was simply to facilitate the overall improvement of the sect’s strength in the future.

Ning Chen raised an eyebrow with a light smile and strode forward.

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With that, he pulled the girl in front of him.

“Ah! Don’t!” Yu Hua tried to struggle.

There were people watching!

But after their previous encounters, her body had already molded to Ning Chen’s shape. After just a few breaths, her stiff body softened.

The sense of shame faded, replaced by stimulation and anticipation flooding her mind.

Her usually cold and aloof voice began to twist and turn with passion.

Watching this scene, Lightbulb Ji Zhiqing silently poked Lightbulb Zhou Qin beside her.

The girl turned her head, understanding the expectation in Ji Zhiqing’s eyes.

Though her body was already exhausted, the thought of fully repairing the Yimu Qing Emperor Cauldron—allowing Aunt Qing to take physical form and her own talent to reach its peak—gave her strength.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Qin shed her lightbulb status and officially joined the fray.

Yu Hua, who had already lost herself in the moment, was displeased when someone stole her soul-devouring spear.

Two phoenixes circled the pillar, neither willing to back down, engaging in round after round of fierce competition.

Seeing the ripe opportunity, Ning Chen snapped his fingers with a sharp snap.

The two girls stacked together facing the cell door were simultaneously sent to the clouds.

But at that moment...

Liu Ruyan and Xu Qingyao, who had been waiting for this, happily stepped out and promptly arrested the two rebellious disciples who had violated sect rules by sneaking into the forbidden area at midnight in an attempt to steal the divine medicine!

The sounds abruptly ceased.

Aside from the one man, four women, and one spirit present, no one else knew what had transpired in the prison that day.

In any case, the next day...

A new cultivation manual titled Qinglian Daoran Sutra was unveiled. Sect Leader Liu Ruyan decided to make it the primary cultivation method for all sect disciples, with access to its contents granted according to one’s strength.

But that wasn’t the only exciting news for the sect.

A Nascent Soul realm expert named Ji Zhiqing voluntarily joined the Qinglian Sect as an honorary elder, taking charge of all matters related to the Alchemy Pavilion.

Not only was her alchemy skill profound, but she also had an exceptional talent for cultivating spiritual plants.

Spiritual herbs that used to take a month to grow now matured in a single day.

A few days later, Elder Ji developed a new pill—the Qinglian Chongyang Pill.

When taken in conjunction with cultivating the Qinglian Daoran Sutra, disciples from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment and even Golden Core realms all experienced rapid progress, advancing by leaps and bounds!

The Qinglian Sect was finally poised to soar!