Reborn as the Strongest Immortal Cultivator in Modern Times

During the few days that Ye Yu was cultivating, the news that Taiyi Sect had announced the closure of the mountain spread throughout the entire Qianmen sect.

All people knew was that shortly after the Taiyi Sect sounded the alarm, it announced the closure of the mountain. And a day later, news also spread that Lu Zunrong, the leader of the Taiyi Sect, had suddenly passed away.

Everyone was shocked. Lu Zunrong had only recently advanced to the Heavenly Rank. Martial artists are not prone to illness, let alone someone in his prime with such high martial arts skills. How could he have suddenly died of illness?

Suddenly, opinions were divided.

Some say he actually died from a qi deviation caused by practicing the martial arts incorrectly; others say he was like Su Wuhen, wanting to cultivate in seclusion for more than ten years, which is why he announced his death; still others say he had actually left the Hidden Sect and his death was just a false rumor.

In short, no one believed that Lu Zunrong was dead.

However, some people have analyzed that warning bells are usually rung when a sect encounters an extremely dangerous situation. Could it be that Lu Zunrong died during a battle?

But I haven't heard of any sect causing trouble for the Taiyi Sect. Besides, apart from the Tianjian Sect, no other sect has that kind of ability.

Afterwards, several sect leaders who were on good terms with Taiyi Sect sent letters to Lu Zunrong, but they only received news that Lu Zunrong had passed away. The current Taiyi Sect is being led by a new sect leader appointed by the Supreme Elder.

Although people still don't quite believe it, the Taiyi Sect has already blocked it, and they can only ask when the disciples inside go home to visit their families.

The two Zhao brothers, who were in the Heavenly Sword Sect, heard about this on the third day. They were very worried about Ye Yu's safety, but they only heard that the Taiyi Sect leader had died and the Taiyi Sect had closed its mountain. They hadn't heard anything else, so they guessed that Ye Yu should be safe, and they were slightly relieved.

Song Tai, who was in the Moyun Sect, also heard the news from his master. He didn't think it was Ye Yu, but when he heard his master lament the fragility of life and that Lu Zunrong, a master of the Heaven Rank, could also die of illness, he made up his mind to study even harder.

Ye Yu was unaware of the uproar at Qianmen. She had already obtained the complete map, and her immediate priority was to go out and find a way to translate the contents of the yellow cloth strip.

After packing her things, she planned to head towards the exit of the Hidden Gate. However, when she passed the path that led her to the Tranquil Mind Gate for the first time, Ye Yu hesitated for a moment, but still walked onto that path. She intended to go and see the people of the Tranquil Mind Gate.

However, when she returned to the Jingxin Gate, the once well-managed fields were now overgrown with weeds, and the gate itself was dilapidated.

Ye Yu frowned and strode into the courtyard. No one had lived in the courtyard for a long time, and the once neatly arranged furniture was now covered with a thick layer of dust.

She unleashed her full spiritual sense and searched the entire Tranquil Mind Gate carefully, but found nothing.

Ye Yu guessed that the Jingxin Sect members might have encountered some trouble. Although there were signs of a fight everywhere, no bodies were found.

When Ye Yu reached the back of the courtyard, she used her divine sense to navigate through a grove of trees. Upon arriving, she discovered that many flowers were planted by the stream, surrounding a dozen or so graves with rows of tombs.

A young girl was kneeling in front of one of the signs, burning paper money and whispering, "Yinchai, my master, my senior sister, and I are all safe now. We've found a new place to stay, and I'm doing well. You don't need to worry about us anymore in the afterlife..."

Ye Yu stepped forward, and Yin Ling, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately grabbed the weapon beside her and stared at the newcomer with a wary expression.

She was stunned for a few seconds when she saw Ye Yu, but after realizing what was happening, she immediately ran forward happily and shouted, "Sister Yu Ye! It really is you!"

Seeing how happy she was, Ye Yu smiled and nodded, "It's me. Yinling, long time no see."

Upon hearing this, Yinling immediately burst into tears, feeling wronged: "Sister Yu Ye, I thought I would never see you again."

"How could that be? I came to see you all, didn't I?"

Ye Yu paused for a moment, then looked at the dozen or so tombstones and asked, "What happened here?"

Yinling wiped her tears with her clothes and said, "Not long after you left that day, the two senior sisters who were with Wang Tao came back on their own. We were all very happy. Although the senior sisters didn't tell us how they came back, they only told Master, but I know that you must have rescued them."

"After that, we had a peaceful period of time. But one day, a man suddenly barged in. His name was Mo Cheng. He said that his brother Wang Tao had gone missing. He had heard that Wang Tao was going to Jingxin Gate to marry two concubines, but he had been waiting for a long time and had not been able to drink the wedding wine. So he came to our door and asked us to hand over Wang Tao."

"Master told us all to hide inside. She went out and reported that she hadn't seen Wang Tao come. Mo Cheng and Wang Tao are both beasts. He had long heard that our Jingxin Sect is all girls. Originally, he and Wang Tao planned to come and take two concubines to play with. Since we don't have any experts, Wang Tao could handle it himself, so he didn't come. But after waiting and waiting, Wang Tao didn't return. He thought Wang Tao had found some new trick and was having too much fun to remember home, so he couldn't wait any longer and came looking for him."

"When Master found out, he naturally refused to agree. He wanted to stop Mo Cheng and buy us some time so we could escape quickly. My senior and junior sisters naturally refused, so we all came out to deal with Mo Cheng. But Mo Cheng, like Wang Tao, was a master at the late stage of the Profound Rank, and we couldn't defeat him."

"Master knew that if we kept fighting with him, we would eventually suffer losses, so he told us to run away quickly. In the end, more than a dozen senior sisters joined forces to stop Mo Cheng, and the rest of us helped our injured master escape to the back mountain."

At this point, Yinling sobbed a few times, regretting, "Because I took the pill you gave me, my cultivation reached the peak of the late Yellow Rank. I originally wanted to stay and stop Mo Cheng. But I overestimated myself. I couldn't dodge the palm strike Mo Cheng brought down on me. It was Yinchai who blocked it for me. I..."

After saying that, she burst into tears.

Ye Yu sighed after hearing this and patted her head: "I should have dealt with Mo Cheng at the same time."

Yinling shook her head: "Sister Yuye, you have already done enough for us. Master said that this is a calamity that Jingxin Sect cannot escape. After we escaped, we hid in the back mountain and only dared to come back several days later to bury the bodies of our senior sisters and Yinchai here."

A wave of emotion welled up in Ye Yu's heart. Beneath their delicate appearances lay incredibly resolute and courageous hearts. Like flames burning brightly, they remained undying despite wind and rain, continuously radiating their dazzling light.

She patted Yinling on the shoulder and asked, "Do you know where Mo Cheng is now?"

"Sister Yu Ye, are you going to help us get revenge?" Yin Ling asked with wide, bright eyes, her face beaming with joy.

Ye Yu nodded: "It was just a small thing."

Since she'll be leaving the Hidden Sect soon anyway, let's give the Jingxin Sect members one last helping hand.