Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess
Chapter 427: Good and Bad

Chapter 427: 427: Good and Bad

What happened after the elders were kicked out spread in the city. The only ones who noticed these movements were those in the sects. There are three great sects in the heavenly city: the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Heavenly Flame Sect, and the Heavenly Medicine Sect.

The Heavenly Sword Sect, as the word suggests, is a haven for sword masters. There are at least six peaks or more in this sect, and each peak is protected by a sword master at the Jindan realm and above. Their supreme elders were all at the Nascent Soul stage. There is also a rumor saying that they have a God Transformation Realm existence in their sect. Their scion, Wan Yuren, is the youngest sword master in the peak and had signed a contract with a spirit eagle beast at the early Jindan realm. He had also recently reached the same realm.

Those two lucky cultivators, Fu Lili and Mo Jue, from the Three Swords Peak, were also from this sect. They had also signed with spirit beasts. Fu Lili’s (Panda) steel-eating bear at Mid Jindan Realm, even though its master was only at the Early Foundation Stage. Mo Jue had signed with a hawk at Peak Innateness Realm while he had just broken through the early Innateness Realm.

No one knows why Fu Lili’s panda bear, who had the strongest realm among the beasts, had signed with her. In reality, it was Yue Xuexia who gave the panda bear a bribe of a whole beggar chicken that night, and it agreed to sign with Fu Lili as her protector. This beggar chicken is made from a mutated chicken, and the qi in it was enough to help the panda bear break through. It was originally just the early Jindan realm and broke through to mid-stage thanks to Yue Xuexia’s secret help. The signing of spirit beasts is just a bonus.

This is the last help she chooses to give to the Heavenly Sword Sect as thanks for accepting Tan Bingyu from before. She had given them all the help they could receive, from the Longevity Pill for their sect master, the divination about the disaster, and finally helping them enough with herbs for the creation of healing pills. After doing these three things, she had already planned not to get involved with them during the beast riots.

At the Heavenly Sword Sect’s main hall...

All elders were gathered by Supreme Elder Yi with his senior brother, who is also the only one at the Huashen (God Transformation) Realm in the middle stage. Sect Master Wan leads the meeting, with Three Swords Peak Guan being the most involved thanks to her disciples, who had gained the most luck during their last mission at the Fantasy Forest.

Sect Master Wan said, "The situation at the Fantasy Forest had greatly changed. The existence of the Core Region and the Inheritance Altar found by Xiao Ren and others is undeniably a treasure. I had also spoken to the senior who was with him. The elder is definitely a sword master, at least at the Peak Huashen Realm before he perished."

"The inheritance altar is the most important to us. It’s the most beneficial for our Heavenly Sword Sect, Sect Master. We must find a way to allow the other disciple to enter that place," an elder from another peak said.

"That’s right, Sect Master. Young Lord being chosen as a successor is not surprising, but just the fact that Mo Jue and Fu Lili from the Three Swords Peak had a breakthrough was enough proof of how amazing the inheritance site is."

"Moreover, since it allows those in the Jindan realm, the Peak Master can also give it a try."

"If the Inheritance Altar had enough pressure to allow one to break through, they should make use of it."

Sect Master Wan spoke: "The opportunity had thoroughly descended to our peak. After the seniors had a conversation, the Sword God agreed to let our disciples in for training. However, there are restrictions. Those who can enter must never possess a realm above Jindan, and the age of the people who must enter can only be below a hundred years."

As expected, when the requirements were given, some elders beyond the age of one hundred were frustrated. There is a path to heaven before them, but they weren’t even allowed to pass through this path. Just because they are more than a hundred years old.

The Supreme Elder Yi spoke up, "We had spoken up with the Sword God. For those above the Jindan realm, not undergoing the Sword Path is already decided, but we were allowed to see the sword pillar in which we are allowed to comprehend Sword Intent."

The elders were delighted by this news. This is an opportunity to make them stronger, as well as for their sake.

The Sect Master said, "Each peak is only allowed to bring three at max. A teleportation portal had been opened by the Sword Master for us. Three days from now, those who choose to enter will gather at this main hall."

"Yes!"

The meeting ended with most elders taking their leave to prepare for the inheritance site. Each Peak Master would bring two of their disciples with them for training. When there are only four people in the hall, composed of only the sect master, the supreme elder, Peak Master Guan, and the Elder Roushen, the only Huashen Cultivator in the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Supreme Elder Yi said, "What do you guys think about what the disciples had told us about Miss Yue?"

"Did she truly fight with the same strength as the Sword God? Then she must be a goddess," said Sect Master Wan Yuyan.

Elder Roushen spoke, "Remove the must. She is definitely one and at a stage stronger than I am, at least in the Mid or Peak Huashen Realm."

"How can she be so powerful? Is she truly a reincarnated goddess?" questioned Peak Master Guan.

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When the sun had risen, the loyalists under Lin Chiru had done well; in just one morning, the news about Elder Yu and the others who left with him was all well-known, as people abandoned the Crimson Cloud Pavilion. They had also heard the last words the pavilion owner had passed to them through his people.

{Do not covet what is not yours.}

People thought that Elder Yu and his people were fired from the Crimson Cloud Pavilion because they coveted something the owner possessed, and were kicked out as punishment. But some people who had a good relationship with some staff at the Crimson Cloud Pavilion heard otherwise. They’ve learned that this group of elders suggested stealing something in the Heavenly Manor. In anger, the Crimson Cloud Pavilion had sent them all away and fired them from their current positions. Since most of them are elders from the Lin Clan or spies from the other factions, this ending is quite outside their expectations.

Wanted posters of them were pasted on the city hall with bounties that could make most young cultivators willing to do so. They had no other choice but to run and hide from the crowd.

Standing in front of the city’s announcement wall, a few new posters were pasted, which caught everyone’s surprise. Most of them recognized these wanted people and were shocked themselves.

"Aren’t you Elder Yu from the Crimson Cloud Pavilion? Why had he become a criminal?"

"Didn’t hear the rumors? I heard these people are bad men and a group of thieves."

"What did they steal for the Crimson Cloud Pavilion owner?"

"They haven’t stolen anything yet."

"I heard they covet something from the Heavenly Manor."

"Are they insane?! That is just a single lady living in that manor."

"Maybe it is because of that."

Now, everyone who sees them is looking at them like potential thieves. Because no inn dares to accept them, they can only be seen in the wild after being visited by people in the city. Their anger towards the owner of the Crimson Cloud Pavilion is beyond repair. Since it is impossible for them to change how people see them, they can only do as they wish. In the end, they still planned to steal the two sentient plants in the Heavenly Manor.

Sneaking in the hidden alleys of the city, Elder Yu and the other elders were no longer presentable like the day they were kicked out of the Crimson Cloud Pavilion. Now, if the patrolling guards saw them, they would be captured, as many people reported them as many thieves. With no one willing to accept them, these seniors can only stay in the back alleys. After all, most of them are only in the Qi Refinement realm, with Elder Yu in the Peak Innateness realm. If not for the fact that the pavilion owner was stronger than he, he would have become the storekeeper of the pavilion.

THUD!

Elder Yu had kicked the thick wall within the alleys in anger. They had also heard the rumor spreading, saying how evil they are.

"How could they spread such rumors!? Dammit! What a young master! It’s just another bastard!"

"Elder, this can’t continue. Staying in this place is plain suicide!"

"Everyone sees us as a menace. If we truly tried to steal at the Heavenly Manor and got caught because of it, others would treat us as criminals who can be killed on sight!"

"Let’s just go back to the Lin Clan!"

"We just can’t go back without getting something for the clan. There is no way the clan will accept us if we come back with only news. Let’s try taking those sentient plants tonight," said Elder Yu.

An elder spoke up, "Didn’t the young master say that the young lady at the Heavenly Manor is so powerful? We are just seeking death! I’m not doing it!"

"Fool! If we don’t do it, how can we get something without making a move!? Let’s do it tonight. You don’t have to come if you are scared. Let’s do it tomorrow night!" said Elder Yu.