Bound to Mary Sue, I am against involution in the world of immortal cultivation

"To be frank, they all got together because of me."

Ling You interrupted: "Is it because of the things on you?"

Jiang Biehe added: "If we can achieve cooperation, it won't be the same thing."

"Speaking of this, I do have some clues." Fan Ning took a sip of hot tea, his eyebrows curved, and said vaguely: "It's really sad in the world of immortal cultivation. Any good thing will be coveted."

After saying that, she drank the tea in the cup, and when she tilted her head, a soft and bright color filled her eyes.

The moon outside the window was hanging on the treetops. A few birds flew by faintly, flapping their wings and calling out as they flew away.

"There is a beautiful moon tonight."

The empty cup placed on the table shook due to a momentary loss of strength.

Ling You held it down, "So, can you be quiet today?"

Qin Mingzheng's face froze a little, and he politely retorted, "Probably not."

"I heard that the disciple from Qingyun Sect who will be here to guide you and guard you... The situation is a bit complicated," she paused, struggling to form her words. "He was just released after being punished. As for his crimes, few people know about them, and the few who do know are very secretive, so it's really hard to get any information out of him."

After hearing this, Fan Ning understood what was going on.

If even Qin Mingzheng can't get the news...

"Then the mistake he made probably involved another person who couldn't be mentioned."

Fan Ning made the decision, his eyes narrowed dangerously, "Since he was sent to monitor us, the person hiding behind him must be the core of this whole thing."

"You mean, he'll take action today?" Ling You had a different opinion. "This is only the first day. If something happens to us right away—"

"He's just a discarded piece on the chessboard," Fan Ning sneered. "The punishment was dealt with with just a word from the Sect Master. The fact that others dare not mention it shows that what he did was definitely not a small matter."

"Will someone who dared to challenge the rules before give up just for his own life? He might not even lose his life."

History is written by the victors.

"It's very likely," Jiang Biehe nodded, agreeing with this speculation. "Sword Master has seen everything that happened today, so they will naturally strike first."

Qin Mingzheng's fingertips were numb from pressing on the table. She looked at the people in front of her, each one calmer than the other, and the expression on her face finally turned blank.

"What should I do?" she asked. "Can I help you?"

"No, that's not what you need to show up for," Fan Ning shook his head and said something even more terrifying with a calm expression, "If I'm not mistaken, the leader of the Qingyun Sect should have already gone to the Yueli Sect."

"After he has us under control here, he will definitely expose the deception of the Cliff of Repentance."

Ling You took a deep breath: "That's it..."

Jiang Biehe's face became tense, "It's dangerous."

"It should have been like this," Fan Ning said, "but..."

"but?"

"...There's another person who will be forced to make an early appearance tonight."

-

The moon was above the willow branches, and the Siguo Cliff, which was constantly washed by the cool breeze, welcomed a distinguished guest again.

"Gu Xianzun, it's been a while since we last met, hasn't it? ...Good friends meeting, and you treat me like this?" The Qingyun Sect's leader, who had changed his attire, appeared friendly on the outside, but his tone grew increasingly aggressive. "It's just a Cliff of Repentance. I could enter it when the Yueli Sect's leader was still here. Why can't I enter now?"

"This is a key site of our sect," the sect leader said calmly, one hand behind his back. "If the present is determined by the past, then your sect will not have to worry about the whereabouts of its magical instruments for a hundred years."

A very boss-like answer.

The Qingyun Sect leader's face suddenly froze.

He knew exactly what the other party was hinting at - it was a verbal agreement left by the previous generation of the two sects' masters, that Yueli Sect would help Qingyun Sect, and Qingyun Sect would give Yueli Sect the first batch of selection rights for magic weapons.

But these days are different!

Even though Yueli Sect is still the most powerful sect, Qingyun Sect is no longer in a position to need help.

After Qingyun Sect had firmly established itself as the top sect in weapon refining, that agreement had become useless to it.

But it was not a good idea to offend the other party rashly, so the leader of Qingyun Sect used a shady trick as soon as he came to power.

First, the price was raised, and then some minor mistakes were deliberately made... Then, when Yue Li Zong came to the door, he said that the disciple was upset and canceled the agreement with good reason.

As the sect leader, he certainly would not regret doing this, but it was still a bit unreasonable to bring it up in this situation.

The leader of the Qingyun Sect frowned. Although he was still unforgiving, his words were clearly beginning to come out of breath. "Why bring up old matters again... I'll just be honest with you. Today, I've heard a lot of doubts about the disciples of the Yueli Sect."

"Regarding the disciple who was supposed to be in the punishment period, he showed up at the venue of the Equipment Refining Conference."

The headmaster frowned, "Are you talking about Fan Ning and the others?"

"It's not that I want to refuse, but... those children are in a very important period of retreat right now." For a cultivator, it's common sense that they shouldn't be disturbed during their retreat. "If I force them to come, I'm afraid something bad might happen."

"One of them is Sword Master's only disciple, and the other two are Elder Qian's beloved disciples," the headmaster cleared his throat and gave a serious warning, "They are all cherished by Master. If anything goes wrong, I'm afraid no one will be able to escape unscathed."

A sword master, and the only medicine saint in the world.

If they were combined, they could really overturn the Qingyun Sect.

When the leader of Qingyun Sect heard the three words "Elder Qian", his face was obviously stunned, as if he remembered something, and the emotions in his eyes began to darken.

The headmaster simply reminded them again, "Some time ago, they helped Qingyun Sect eliminate the hidden danger of demonic cultivators."

The implication is quite obvious.

But it was not known which word had the opposite effect, and the expression of the leader of Qingyun Sect suddenly became firm.

"That's why we can't wrongly accuse them." He closed his eyes, unmoved. "Just let me take a look, even from a distance."

The headmaster looked at him and held down his sleeves that were blown up by the wind.

"Are you sure?"

"...Is Immortal Venerable Gu really hiding some hidden agenda by trying to stop them?" The Qingyun Sect's leader, like a shark biting into flesh, spoke sharply again, "They've violated a cardinal sin in the world of immortal cultivation. If that's the case, do I assume the Yueli Sect is defying the rules with ulterior motives?"

As he spoke, a stream of green spiritual energy followed the wind and went down the cliff. It was so fast that even the Sect Master tried to intercept it and it still crashed into the cliff.

A huge rock rolled down, and the tone of the leader of Qingyun Sect suddenly became higher.

"The disappearance of the sacred tree..."

"Is someone after my things again?" Fan Ning, who was following the guard, stretched lazily. The two people behind her, who were also covered in ice and snow, were equally conspicuous.

"You even want to take possession of a little girl. Is your Qingyun Sect's possessiveness so strong?" Fan Ning raised one corner of his mouth, his smile cold. "If we hadn't just come out of seclusion, wouldn't your selfish desires have ruined our cultivation?"

The leader of Qingyun Sect was stunned for two seconds.

"Heh," Fan Ning laughed sarcastically, and immediately complained to the headmaster beside him, "How can you say that you're destroying someone's cultivation? You're bullying our Master because he's easy to talk to and the other one isn't around?"

"Ling You, shake them!" She flicked her fingertips and pulled out a talisman from her waist. "The sect leader doesn't want to explain properly, but my master also has some tricks up his sleeve."