This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 276 - 267: Sect’s Fate [Subscribe!]

Chapter 276: Chapter 267: Sect’s Fate [Subscribe!]

"Please instruct me, Master."

Liang Yi shifted his attention away from the orb of light in his Sea of Consciousness and looked curiously at Chen Hua, wondering what his master, with his formidable strength, still needed him to do.

"Did you encounter the Vermilion Bird envoy from the Devouring Spirit Sect when you were in Qingliang City?" Chen Hua stood on the green grass with his hands clasped behind his back, quietly observing the Purple Cloud Steps being adjusted to match the sect’s array and the surrounding terrain.

"Yes, I did see them." Liang Yi nodded, his impression of the Vermilion Bird envoy from the Devouring Spirit Sect was quite profound. He had also caught a glimpse of a post by Bai Xiaomo on the players’ forum, which detailed his encounter with the beautiful big sister.

With Liang Yi’s gaming experience, he guessed that there should be a quest associated with this Vermilion Bird envoy, but triggering it would also likely require certain conditions.

"That person is an acquaintance of mine, whom I thought had died from severe injuries long ago. I never expected to see her there." Chen Hua spoke calmly, yet Liang Yi could still discern a slight fluctuation in his master’s emotions.

"I have also been searching everywhere for her before, but the Devouring Spirit Sect is well-hidden. Even with the help of the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool and the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty, I found no clues."

"However, after that mysterious person sent out that sword with his Divine Sense just now, I’ve realized that both the Vermilion Bird envoy and the Azure Dragon envoy don’t seem to be in the Devouring Spirit Sect. What I need you to do is pay attention to any clues about the Vermilion Bird envoy. If you find any, inform me directly, and I will come immediately."

"Uh..." Liang Yi didn’t expect the task given by his master to be so reliant on luck. He didn’t specify where to find the Vermilion Bird envoy, nor any idea where to start looking. It was entirely up to chance—when on earth would he ever find her?

"No problem!" Although he thought so, Liang Yi was still very decisive in agreeing. It wasn’t a bother anyway; if he could find her, he would. If not, he’d get the players to search.

"Ding! Congratulations on triggering the quest [Banished Immortal’s Past]!"

[Quest Hint: The Banished Immortal Chen Hua and the Vermilion Bird envoy of the Devouring Spirit Sect have a secretive relationship known to very few. Now, the Vermilion Bird envoy has become one of the sect’s four envoys for unknown reasons, and Chen Hua is eager to find her and take her to meet someone.]

[Quest Requirement: Find out the whereabouts of the Vermilion Bird envoy and inform Chen Hua, and bring the Vermilion Bird envoy to the Extreme East Snow Mountain.]

[Task Completion: 0%]

[Quest Reward: 2.5 million Experience, a portion of Banished Immortal’s Sword Dao insights, +300 favorability with Zhou Yuqing, +300 favorability with Zhou Ruanxian]

"???"

Liang Yi was stunned, his eyes widening at the task panel. Wasn’t the amount of information contained in this quest a bit too much?

A secret relationship? What relationship?

Unknown reasons? Was the Vermilion Bird envoy forced?

Meet someone—who? That person is at the Extreme East Snow Mountain; didn’t they just come back from there?

He received the Sword Dao insights, but who are Zhou Yuqing and Zhou Ruanxian? Both surnamed Zhou—are they sisters? What is their relationship with the master?

As an elite player, using the quest panel to discover some background stories behind the tasks is fundamental. But this quest hint threw a bunch of questions at Liang Yi all at once, leaving him completely baffled.

The task was named [Banished Immortal’s Past], and Liang Yi suddenly remembered the master’s wife, whom Senior Fang had once mentioned to him. Recalling the task and the attitude of the master toward the Vermilion Bird envoy, Liang Yi vaguely guessed something in his heart.

"Continue to take care of Su Youyi for me. I have already given her a portion of the Sword Dao insights as well. Take good care of your junior sister," Chen Hua finally added cautiously, not sure whether letting Youyi follow this trouble-magnet disciple was right or wrong.

"Don’t worry, Master, I will definitely protect my junior sister!" Liang Yi said seriously, assuring loudly.

"Alright, alright, I’m not deaf. Use that energy to improve your Realm instead; the Cultivation World is about to become quite turbulent," Chen Hua turned and waved his hand, looking at the changing sky with a meaningful tone.

Liang Yi felt a chill in his heart. Could it be that his master sensed something? But Liang Yi wasn’t quite clear whether his master was referring to the resurgence of the Abyss or the arrival of the players.

However, why did it feel like both of these things were almost equally dangerous? After all, once the players really grow into the late-game, their joyful rampages are no less destructive than a demon tearing down a house.

When Liang Yi regained his senses, Chen Hua was already gone; only the soft breeze rippled over the lawn, and the surrounding leaves rustled, with no sign of when Chen Hua had left.

"It seems that Master is genuinely concerned about the Abyss," Liang Yi thought with some emotion. It was clear from the task that the master cared a lot about the Vermilion Bird envoy; otherwise, he wouldn’t have mobilized two super forces, the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty and the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, to help him search.

The reason he hadn’t asked the Complete Heaven Sect must be that Senior Fang had been busy preparing a change of fate for Elder Sister Yu.

"Senior brother!" A voice as crisp as a clear spring came from afar, refreshing Liang Yi’s heart and mind.

"Hi, this lord is exhausted, meow!" Grand Master Orange also followed behind Su Youyi, walking over with his cat steps, dragging his plump and round body.

Although Grand Master Orange’s skill at arranging arrays was mediocre, he had an incredibly keen perception that most people could not understand. He could detect the weak points in a great formation, helping Su Youyi to find and fix the deficiencies.

"Weren’t you arranging the array for Youdao Mountain? How come you’ve come over here now?" Liang Yi looked at his junior sister’s smug face and wondered what the silly girl was so happy about.

"You should have arrived a bit earlier to see Master. It’s a pity that you came just after Master left."

"Not really, I only came after Master helped me to perfect the remaining arrays." Su Youyi said, beaming at her senior brother.

"..." Liang Yi opened his mouth but couldn’t speak.

For his farewell, he was left with an abrupt and rigid task, while for his junior sister’s farewell, Master directly took on and finished the difficult and time-consuming work.

In the end, one person shouldered it all.

"So pretty!" Su Youyi glanced behind her senior brother, her eyes suddenly sparkling as she looked towards the Purple Cloud Sect’s location.

"Is this the Purple Cloud Sect? Did it get a facelift?" Uncle Orange jumped onto Liang Yi’s head, also looking in the same direction as Su Youyi.

"Huh? What the hell!" Liang Yi was befuddled. The swath of Purple Mist over the Purple Cloud Sect certainly had enough prestige, but the junior sister had seen it before, right? There was no need for such a big reaction.

But when Liang Yi turned around to look, he was completely dumbfounded. What was Elder Zi pulling off?

Completely different from the previously simple and reserved Purple Cloud Sect Mountain Gate, what Liang Yi now saw at first glance was the imposing and magnificent gate made entirely of Purple Crystal that spanned a thousand feet. Just taking a brick from this gate would be enough for Liang Yi to feast for several months at the Little Bamboo House.

At this moment, Elder Zi was in the middle of channeling the qi from a thousand miles around, concentrating it into a green steel phoenix feather pen in his hand, inscribing three majestic characters in the air:

"Purple Cloud Sect!"

"Ding! Using qi as ink and a phoenix feather as a pen to inscribe the sect’s plaque, the Sect’s qi +100!"

Liang Yi dug into his ear as if he hadn’t heard it clearly. When he refocused on the panel, he still couldn’t believe the bright writing that he saw.

A +100 to the Sect’s qi just like that? Isn’t it normally about undertaking a series of extremely difficult continuous Sect tasks and then getting a +1 as a reward?

Sect qi is a measure of a Sect’s foundation and strength. Whether the Sect possesses treasures or powerhouses, both can add to the Sect’s qi. And the higher the Sect’s qi, the more it can help to nourish its disciples.

Regardless of whether the disciples are cultivating, practicing Daoist skills, or pondering some difficult to comprehend Cultivation Techniques, the Sect’s invisible qi can speed up the process.

In gaming terms, this would be equivalent to applying a consistent Sect buff within the scope of the Sect.

However, this thing’s value is too insignificant when it’s low; it’s barely better than nothing and is just a form of self-comfort. Only when the accumulated value reaches a certain level can the terrifying effect be unleashed.

And the reason why those super forces are so attractive to players is precisely because their Sect qi is terrifying, boasting far superior advantages over other ordinary forces.

However, to fully enjoy the complete Sect qi, one must at least be an Inner Sect Disciple, as Outer Disciples can only enjoy a small fraction of it.

Although the super forces are generous with recruitment, the high reward comes with high difficulty. The competition for Outer Disciples to promote to Inner Sect Disciples is fierce and much more difficult than in other forces.

Hence, there are always some players who opt to join other forces, where competition isn’t as stiff, and they can enjoy the Sect’s qi earlier and are more likely to be noted by the Sect’s high-level figures to become Closed-door Disciples and such.

The fastest way to plunder a Sect’s qi is through a Sect War. What could be faster than directly defeating the opponent’s powerhouses and stealing the opponent’s sect treasures to increase one’s Sect qi?

At this moment, Purple Cloud simply built a new mountain gate and wrote a few words, which directly spiked the Sect qi by 100. One must be aware that in the System’s evaluation, Purple Cloud Sect was still considered a Super Force, and the difficulty to increase its qi was completely on a different level than ordinary Sects.

But before Liang Yi had time to react, Elder Zi whipped out numerous treasures and began major modifications to the facade of Purple Cloud Sect.

The top-grade defensive and attack Illusion Array "Seven Treasures Void Formation" was set up, displaying dragons and phoenixes frolicking and encircling the mountain; cultivators in the clouds stirred the seas; Great Sun Light illuminated the entire land.

The "Three Ancient Returning Jade Immortal Liquid" which aids spirit beasts in their spirit opening was carelessly splashed out by Elder Zi. The strange beasts over at the adjacent Spirit Mountain were absorbing the Spiritual Liquid like mad. Even just a few drops could help them transform into true spirit beasts in an extremely short time.

"Those who drink my Purple Cloud Sect’s Immortal Liquid shall guard the Purple Cloud Sect’s Mountain for a hundred years."

Elder Zi’s voice rang out the instant the Immortal Liquid was poured out, giving these strange beasts ample opportunity to choose.

Yet only a small part of these strange beasts could maintain their clarity amidst such a monumental opportunity.

Some even thought that with so many strange beasts within ten thousand miles, how could the powerful beings oversee them all? If they could just sneak away after absorbing the Spiritual Liquid, then they wouldn’t be noticed.

But as soon as these crafty beasts absorbed the Immortal Liquid, they realized that an invisible yet unbreakable branding had already been etched deeply into their Divine Souls.

They overestimated themselves and underestimated Elder Zi; the methods of an Eighth Realm cultivator are beyond the imagination of those who have never reached it. This Realm was just one step away from Heavenly Immortal.

It was now impossible to spit out the meat that had reached their mouths; these crafty beasts could only helplessly comply, doing their best to absorb the Immortal Liquid in the air to improve themselves.

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