I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 57: The Sounds Under the Moonlight

The sect leader of the Desolate Blade Sect has advanced to the Tribulation Transcending stage!?

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ling was deeply shaken, and a wave of worry instantly washed over her.

The Desolate Blade Sect is the biggest rival of the Spirit Nian Sect!

The Sun Flame Dynasty has eight states. The Nianling Sect and the Huangdao Sect are the two most famous and powerful forces in the "Kuyun State". Even the "Kuyun State Prefecture", which is nominally the largest force in Kuyun State, has to give these two sects enough respect and face.

However, the Nianling Sect has been suppressed by the Huangdao Sect for nearly two hundred years.

The reason was simple: Huang Li, the sect leader of the Desolate Blade Sect, seemed to have obtained some kind of fortuitous opportunity. Over the past two hundred years, his cultivation had been steadily increasing, and his swordsmanship and intent had become increasingly powerful. Zhu Ling also knew that the reason the Supreme Elder had been sitting here in seclusion was actually to recuperate from his injuries.

A hundred years ago, the Supreme Elder and Huang Li, as representatives of the Nianling Sect and the Huangdao Sect respectively, fought a great battle that destroyed a mountain peak at the border of the two sects.

That great battle ended in the defeat of the Supreme Elder. Although he did not die, the sword energy entered his body and was extremely difficult to dispel. It took him decades to barely heal his injuries.

Perhaps it was for this reason that he failed to break through to the Tribulation Stage multiple times.

Is what you said true?

Zhu Ling was covered in cold sweat, but as the leader of a sect, he could not lose his composure now.

"Hmph, the Kuyun Prefecture has already sent Emperor Riyan's personal congratulatory decree to that old man Huangli. The sixth Tribulation Transcending stage cultivator of the Riyan Dynasty has emerged out of nowhere. Although the imperial city is worried that the Huangdao Sect may become more and more powerful in the future, and the prefecture may not be able to suppress it, they still have to congratulate him in the end."

The Supreme Elder has his own spies planted within the Desolate Blade Sect. Moreover, although he is only a half-step Tribulation Transcending cultivator, he can still sense when someone breaks through to the Tribulation Transcending stage and triggers strange phenomena in the heavens and earth.

Comparing the two sides, it's clear that Huang Li has indeed entered the Tribulation Transcending stage; there's no mistake about that.

"Even Emperor Yan offered his congratulations that day..."

Zhu Ling silently wiped the cold sweat from her cheeks.

It seems that the situation facing the Nianling Sect is becoming increasingly dire!

Before the great battle a hundred years ago, the two sides were evenly matched. However, after the Supreme Elder was defeated, the Nianling Sect has been constantly suppressed and eroded by the Huangdao Sect over the past hundred years. Some of its original supporters were also taken away by them, so now only a few cities within a radius of several hundred miles pay tribute to the Nianling Sect.

Life got worse and worse.

If it weren't for the deep-rooted resources of the Nianling Sect, it would probably have long since fallen to a second-rate state in Kuyun Prefecture.

But now that his mortal enemy, Huang Li, has broken through to the Tribulation Transcending Stage first, he simply cannot imagine the outcome.

And this outcome could very well mean the destruction of the Nianling Sect!

"Elder..." Zhu Ling said with a trembling voice, "If I could get an eighth-grade pill from that senior, you could break through to the Tribulation Transcending stage?"

"Of course, even if it's not the 'Breaking Tribulation Pill,' just the pure medicinal power of any random eighth-grade pill will be enough for me to break through and transcend tribulation without any problem!"

The Supreme Elder nodded slightly, his tone quite certain.

"It will take at least a month for that Desolate Force to stabilize his realm. If that senior from Cloud Spirit City is willing to offer an eighth-grade pill for his disciple... then our Spirit Resonance Sect will still have a chance!"

Zhu Ling gritted her teeth and said, "Please rest assured, Elder, I will definitely get it!"

For the sake of the Nianling Sect, he, as the sect leader, had to carefully consider what to do.

……

Cloud Spirit City, late at night.

Gu Heng was in the backyard, washing and drying clothes.

After Qin Yiyao finished her bath, she just left her clothes and undergarments in the room without tidying them up, so Gu Heng had to pick them up and wash them himself.

As her master, he was more like a servant, taking care of the girl's three meals a day, making medicine for her, and helping her with physical training. This young man in his early twenties was now living like a young widower with a daughter.

However, Gu Heng was enjoying it.

It's always better to be with someone than alone. Having a cute little sweetheart is also a joy, isn't it?

While he was busy at his clinic, the street outside was already engulfed in murderous intent! On the almost dark street, two beautiful figures fled ahead, while five or six menacing black figures followed closely behind, relentlessly pursuing them.

Those were two young women fleeing for their lives.

The dark figures were incredibly fast and coordinated perfectly. They would pounce on the two beautiful figures just as they were about to escape their sight, and each time they made a move, they were sure to use a ruthless one!

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, one of the women was thrown to the ground, rolled twice, struggled for a moment, but could not get up again, clearly having suffered a serious injury!

"Ha ha!"

Upon seeing this, the dark figures burst into excited laughter and sped up to catch up again. At the same time, the woman with blood trickling from the corner of her mouth raised her head, revealing her beautiful and simple face.

"You still dare to run away? You dare to come to our Qingfeng Baoxing to eavesdrop on news? If we don't take your lives today, we'll have a hard time explaining ourselves!" The speaker was a man.

Dressed in a black robe, with a gloomy face and a fierce look between his brows, he was clearly not a kind person.

He commands these murderous assassins!

"Xiao Mu, hurry up and find a chance to go back to Baohang and tell Miss Jiu what happened!"

The woman who had fallen to the ground spoke urgently.

"Stop saying that, get up!"

The woman, whom her companion called Xiao Mu, turned back and helped the seriously injured woman up. She was very stubborn and said, "If you're not here, Miss will be very sad."

"Ugh……"

Upon hearing this, the seriously injured woman named Xiaoyu shook her head and sighed, "You really are..."

They didn't care about anything else and continued to support each other, struggling to escape from the killers. Little did they know that at the end of the street was a sizable building with four large characters on the plaque: "Gu's Medical Clinic".

Gu Heng had just finished washing and hanging the clothes to dry when he returned to the front hall. He was about to do some accounting to see how many patients had come to his door that day and how much money he had made when he heard the sound coming closer and closer from outside the front yard.

Chaos, screams.

The little silver cat, which had been resting on top of the medicine cabinet, silently raised its head—Su Jinxi looked out at the half-closed door and wagged its tail.

An aura of menace approached.

But it's not specifically targeting this clinic.

"Why are you making such a racket so late at night? The neighbors will all come out and give you a good scolding later."

Gu Heng reluctantly put down the account book, rubbed his forehead, and walked out of the house.

He went to the front yard and opened the gate.

Right outside the door, on the ground, two young women were in a sorry state, their clothes disheveled. One of them was deathly pale and barely breathing, clearly having lost too much blood and been seriously injured.

"This……"

He looked at the two desperate young women, then at the dimly lit street ahead.

Five masked men dressed in black and carrying short daggers also surrounded them.

"..."

Gu Heng's eyelids twitched violently.

What kind of thing have I stumbled upon that I shouldn't have seen this time?