This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 238 - 233: Are Scammers So Blunt Nowadays?

Chapter 238: Chapter 233: Are Scammers So Blunt Nowadays?

"Meow meow meow!"

The pitiful meow exploded above the forest sea.

Liang Yi remembered that in his last life, he was directly inside the Purple Cloud Sect after being teleported, so why this time, not only was the array difficult to repair, but he was still in the sky after being teleported, scaring the bejesus out of Mr. Orange.

At this moment, Mr. Orange was frantically waving his limbs, trying to grab onto a sense of security; his mouth was bloated by the wind as he descended, and tears were about to burst out.

"Thud!"

Finally, with a muffled sound, the figure plummeting at high speed made the most intimate contact with the vast earth.

"Liang Yi, your ancestor’s meow!"

Dusty and dirty, Mr. Orange, covered in leaves and dust, leaped out of the deep pit and pounced towards Liang Yi, who stood serenely on a thick branch.

Just now, he had almost caught the bastard, when Liang Yi leaned into his ear and whispered softly: Cats always land on their feet when falling from high places!

Then he pushed him to the side and watched, grinning, as Mr. Orange ended up in a sorry state.

"You’re a monster beast of the Third Realm; falling from a hundred meters up in the sky will at most cover you in dust; it wouldn’t even hurt you," Liang Yi grabbed Mr. Orange by the scruff of his neck, conjured a stream of water to give him a thorough rinse, and even helped him to dry off and comb his fur.

"If I don’t push you, I reckon you’d forget that you’re a monster beast of the Third Realm and not just an ordinary cat."

Liang Yi had long noticed that Mr. Orange was so comfortable to the point of excess, spending his days eating and sleeping. Even though he was a level thirty-something monster, it took a situation like just now to finally wield his spiritual power for the first time.

So Liang Yi thought of pushing him a bit; even a fall wouldn’t make him lose a single hair, at most just to give him a scare.

"Ah, I, the great lord, do seem a bit lazy meow." Mr. Orange, being not the type of cat to act arrogant and unreasonable, listened to Liang Yi and realized that he had indeed become a bit too lazy.

"Then, carve out an hour from eating, drinking, and sleeping every day to cultivate a bit meow." Mr. Orange, making a fuss, climbed onto Liang Yi’s shoulder, enduring the pain in his heart as he spoke.

"That really must be so freaking hard on you!"

Liang Yi, hands on his forehead, felt utterly helpless towards Mr. Orange.

Just the other days, surging through three realms, how mighty and dashing. Now, so much time has passed; he’s only slowly advanced from level 31 to 34, entirely relying on the leftover essence from the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits within him and the automatic cultivation of his mysterious technique.

"It’s not hard, not hard at all, occasionally I also want to work hard a bit meow!" Mr. Orange said with a face full of contentment.

Liang Yi conceded, the thick skin and magnanimity of orange cats really are not something ordinary people could learn.

In the Purple Cloud Phoenix Extreme Secret Realm, Liang Yi also doesn’t need to spend much time positioning himself; the Purple Cloud covering the whole Secret Realm naturally guides him in the right direction.

"This is quite convenient."

Following the rules from shallow to deep, Liang Yi transformed into tunneling light, heading straight for the Purple Cloud Sect. If nothing unexpected happens, his junior sister should be in the Purple Cloud Sect by now.

"Hm... Was the Sect Leader repelled by the Sect Protection Array?" Elder Xuan Bu felt somewhat embarrassed as he wiped his non-existent sweat. This was indeed his oversight.

This new Sect Leader, though called a Sect Leader, hasn’t officially taken over nor does he have any tokens; the Taiwei Eight Sceneries Moon Array, centered around the Taihua Xiyi Clock, simply doesn’t recognize this person.

That backup array was just a plain Transmission Array without any special positioning.

This led to the Taiwei Eight Sceneries Moon Array mistaking it as an outsider trying to force their way into the sect’s interior, so it redirected the landing point of the spatial array thousands of miles away.

"Fortunately, the Great Formation is so damaged that even the counterattack function is lost, or else this new Sect Leader, whom we have never met, really would never get to meet us." Elder Xuan Bu’s face was full of relief, using the Great Formation’s effect to sense around, the Sect Leader is now coming straight this way.

"You all tidy up here; I’ll go and meet our new Sect Leader."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Elder Zi!"

"No problem, we’ve got this covered!"

The surrounding cultivators’ spirits laughed heartily, their faces curious about the new Sect Leader.

These revitalized cultivator spirits only have part of their past memories, their strength is far from what it used to be, and they can no longer remain in this world; after aiding the new Sect Leader through this difficulty, they will choose to peacefully leave.

Watching the Immortal Mountain drawing closer and closer, Liang Yi suddenly had a change of expression: someone was approaching!

A streak of Purple Mist detached from the sky and descended directly in front of Liang Yi, turning into an emaciated elder in a purple robe. His clothing style is completely different from this epoch.

"I wonder why the elder has stopped me; what is the matter?" Liang Yi discovered that he couldn’t see through the identity of the person in front of him. Wasn’t this place controlled by the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, preventing cultivators who were too old from entering? What’s the deal with this old man?

Elder Xuan Bu examined the young man before him and the more he looked, the more satisfied he felt.

"If this young man were to become the Sect Leader, the rumors of the Purple Cloud Sect Leaders being downright ugly generation after generation would come to an end!"

The Purple Cloud Sect’s past Sect Leaders had, for some reason unknown, all been of remarkable talent but with utterly average looks; not even the ethereal and carefree aura of Cultivators could salvage that.

This was also one of the reasons why the Purple Cloud Sect always recruited fewer disciples than Bo Tiandao.

Yet the appearance of this youth in front of him was so astonishing that if his portrait were casually thrown into the Cultivation World, wouldn’t it attract countless disciples effortlessly?

Moreover, although the young man’s cultivation was only at the Fourth Realm which could be considered average, with the support of the Purple Cloud Sect, it wasn’t impossible for him to reach the peak of the Seventh Realm, or even have a sliver of hope at reaching Taiching of the Eighth Realm.

"Elderly Purple Cloud Zixuan Bu, greets the new Sect Leader of the Purple Cloud Sect!"

Liang Yi was taken aback by the respectful bowing elderly man before him. Are swindlers nowadays not even bothering to hide their deceit?

"Liang Yi, when did you become the Sect Leader of this Purple Cloud Sect, meow?!" Mr. Orange patted the still daydreaming Liang Yi, noting the youngster had hidden his identity quite smoothly.

"How should I know? It’s probably a scam, like those Qin Shi Huang payment scams," Liang Yi whispered softly.

"Senior, if you are in need of spiritual coins, could I lend you some?" Liang Yi pondered for a moment. As a good young man of the new era, respecting the elderly and caring for the young was ingrained in his bones. If this lonely old senior needed money, he was not unwilling to help.

"Sect Master, you misunderstand me. You are really the new Sect Leader of the Purple Cloud Sect..." Zixuan Bu never imagined that he, a cultivator who once reached the Great Perfection of the Eighth Realm and had a renowned reputation in the Cultivation World, would one day be mistaken for a swindler.

Before Liang Yi could come to his senses, Zixuan Bu simply explained the whole situation to him.

"My word, this old man’s story sounds quite convincing, meow." Mr. Orange licked his paws, enjoying what he thought was a tale. "You old man, not becoming a storytelling artist would be such a pity, meow!"

"Indeed, storytelling was one of my hobbies back in the day. I would occasionally go down the mountain to tell stories in the city," Zixuan Bu stroked his beard, revealing a joyful smile when he reminisced about his experience as a storyteller.

However, the presence of this extraordinary beast by the Sect Master’s side was new to him. Was it born in the new epoch? This creature also gave him an unfathomable feeling, somewhat reminiscent of the Heavenly Immortals of the legendary Ninth Realm.

Liang Yi, on the other hand, was starting to believe seven parts of the story. No wonder the array he was fixing this time was such a hassle; it was all because of this old man!

"Apologies, Senior. I already belong to a sect and am afraid I cannot assume such a great responsibility."

He thought that staying in the Taoist Sect with a good master who cared for his disciples would be more comfortable for him.

"No problem, no problem. Our Purple Cloud Sect has been an old sect since the last epoch; having been revived once, we see things differently now. As long as the lineage of the sect continues, we do not care whether the sect is strong or weak."

"Are you really okay with that?" Liang Yi was astonished. On the way here, Mr. Orange had told him how formidable the Purple Cloud Sect was in the last epoch, second only to Bo Tiandao, the one who led the entire Cultivation World in sealing the Abyss.

Within the sect, there were three or four cultivators who had reached Great Perfection of the Eighth Realm. In the end, to buy time for Bo Tiandao, the members of the sect fought against the Abyss and were all martyred.

"Ao, you are the last Sect Leader of the Purple Cloud Sect, that one who secretly went down the mountain to tell stories with Sect Leader Bo Tiandao, right?!" Mr. Orange slapped his head as the memories suddenly flooded in.

"Oh? Do you know me, sir?" Zixuan Bu was surprised, could it be an old acquaintance?

Very few people knew that he and Sect Leader Bo Tiandao liked to go incognito to tell stories.

"I don’t know you. Your Highness is someone I couldn’t have afforded to approach back then!" Mr. Orange crossed his arms with an arrogant expression; he used to be a true grandee in the heavens.

"Well then, Elder Zi, how about letting me into the Purple Cloud Sect first? My junior sister is still inside, and I am eager to see her." Liang Yi disliked engaging with these old monsters the most; they always had ways to trap you, their hearts as dark as night.

So he decided to avoid the topic for now, planning to discuss it after seeing his junior sister.

"Little Fox." Zixuan Bu raised his eyebrows, clearly seeing through Liang Yi’s intentions, but he had all the time in the world.

As for the Sect Leader’s junior sister, she must be the closely connected girl he had encountered earlier. He had taken some actions in the Great Formation beforehand just in case, even prepared to play the emotion card if needed.

Sect Leaders with a strong will often respond to softness better than force.

"Well then, I’ll take the lead for the Sect Leader," Zixuan Bu said with a slight smile, no longer dwelling on the origin of the mystical beast or how it knew about matters of the past epoch. He simply turned around to lead the way for Liang Yi.

Liang Yi and Mr. Orange exchanged glances, finding the old man surprisingly agreeable.

With Zixuan Bu leading the way, they passed without hindrance, arriving at the dilapidated top of Purple Cloud Mountain.

"That’s... Junior Sister!!" Liang Yi sensed from the air and instantly spotted the people standing among the ruins, and couldn’t help but rush to Su Youyi’s side, also noticing Yu Gejing beside her.

Zixuan Bu, noticing the commotion behind him, also took a turn and followed Liang Yi to the ruins where once the Outer Disciples were active.

"Yu Gejing is here, where is He Zhiqing then?"

Liang Yi looked around; among the people standing there were other geniuses who had entered the Secret Realm, a few of whom he recognized. However, among them, he didn’t see He Zhiqing.