Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

"It's been a year, Yueqiu. How have you gotten even bigger..."

VMMMM—

A sharp hum from a sword made Bei Lingyin raise her hands in surrender.

"Alright, alright, I'll stop teasing you."

"First, let me apologize. You've been here for so long, and I didn't come to greet you.

But this is standard procedure for our Yama Hall. I didn't know if that handsome Master of yours had followed you, so I had to let you wait and observe for a while, Yueqiu."

Hearing Bei Lingyin's explanation, Qing Yueqiu didn't feel any displeasure or try to make things difficult for her.

After all, she was the one asking for a favor from Bei Lingyin, or rather, from the Yama Hall behind her.

"Sister Lingyin, can I go see your Hall Master now?"

"That annoying person inside my body… I can barely suppress her anymore."

Thinking of the increasingly restless Ji Shenyun, a grave look appeared in Qing Yueqiu's crimson eyes.

Bei Lingyin nodded and asked softly,

"In that case, Yueqiu, are you prepared to leave the Dao Sect for good and join our Yama Hall?

With your talent, if you abandon the light and join us in the darkness of Yama Hall, you're sure to become one of the Hall Master's Left and Right Guardians in the future!"

However, Qing Yueqiu's expression remained completely unmoved by the olive branch Bei Lingyin offered.

Because it was impossible for her to leave the Dao Sect… or more accurately, to leave Pei Yuhang.

Her life was sworn to her Master and her Master alone.

As if sensing Qing Yueqiu's resolve, Bei Lingyin pouted and said with some resignation, "Alright, I guess the Hall Master was right. With an aphrodisiac like Pei Yuhang around, you'd never join us."

Qing Yueqiu was displeased to hear Bei Lingyin call her beloved Master an "aphrodisiac," but what was said about the Hall Master alarmed her even more.

'From what Bei Lingyin said... the Hall Master of Yama Hall seems to know Master very well?'

'Just who is this Hall Master, a figure of utter mystery in the entire Cultivation Realm?'

Qing Yueqiu felt both wary and curious.

"Yueqiu, let's go now. The Hall Master… he's been waiting for you for a long time."

After speaking, Bei Lingyin was the first to walk out the door.

Qing Yueqiu fell silent for a moment before following her.

Although the seemingly omniscient Hall Master of Yama Hall that Bei Lingyin described made her uneasy, she had to face whatever lay ahead.

To completely solve the huge problem of Ji Shenyun, who could possess her at any moment, and also… to be able to return to her Master's side with peace of mind.

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Bei Lingyin led Qing Yueqiu up Broken Wind Mountain. Along the way, she instructed Qing Yueqiu that she absolutely could not use Spiritual Qi and had to climb the mountain on foot like a mortal, otherwise the "door" would not appear.

Qing Yueqiu was confused but didn't ask any questions.

And so, the two silver-haired young women climbed like mortals, finally reaching the depths of Broken Wind Mountain before sunset.

After pushing aside a dense thicket of branches, Qing Yueqiu's crimson, gem-like eyes widened in surprise.

Before them was a massive cliff that cut through the mountains. Since it was now dusk and the light was dim, Qing Yueqiu couldn't see how deep the precipice was.

It was a pitch-black expanse, like a bottomless Abyssal Pit.

But Bei Lingyin, standing to the side, seemed to sense something and a smile appeared on her pretty face.

"The 'door' has appeared, Sister Yueqiu. We can go down now. Pass through the 'door' and you'll reach the Main Base of Yama Hall. The Hall Master is waiting for you there."

"Remember, when you jump, don't use Spiritual Qi or any Divine Abilities to ride the wind. You have to freefall like a mortal.

The 'door' only appears once every three days. If you fail today, you'll have to wait a few more days to try again."

After she finished speaking, Bei Lingyin snapped her fingers at Qing Yueqiu and smiled playfully.

"I'm heading down first~"

With that, Bei Lingyin leaped down like a nimble little sparrow.

Except when in front of Pei Yuhang, Qing Yueqiu had always been a decisive person. Since she had come this far, she naturally wouldn't hesitate, and immediately followed Bei Lingyin's lead, jumping down after her.

The howling mountain wind rushed up to meet her like a tidal wave, sweeping all of her silver hair upward.

She watched as the surrounding rocks and vegetation receded rapidly, and the rugged, stony bottom of the cliff grew larger in her vision.

Yet Qing Yueqiu felt no panic. Without even blinking, she followed Bei Lingyin and plunged straight down!

SPLOOSH—

It was like diving headfirst into a lake; the splash of ice-cold water exploded by her ears.

When she opened her eyes again, Qing Yueqiu found herself in a quaint, ancient estate.

The sun was bright here, and with a deep breath, she could smell the damp, lake-scented breeze.

'So the so-called 'door' is actually the entrance to a Grotto Heaven Secret Realm.'

'To think that the mysterious Main Base of Yama Hall, a secret in the Cultivation Realm, is actually hidden within a Grotto Heaven Secret Realm in some unremarkable mountain forest.'

Qing Yueqiu looked up, curiously observing her surroundings. But the more she looked, the more familiar it all seemed.

When she tilted her head back and saw the colossal tree behind the residence, towering like a pillar holding up the sky, realization dawned on Qing Yueqiu.

"This… this is Guanxian Island?!"

Qing Yueqiu couldn't be mistaken. Guanxian Island was the residence of her Master's master—her Grandmaster. When she was a child, Pei Yuhang had often brought her to Guanxian Island to visit him.

'But why have I come here?'

'Is this another Illusion Technique?!'

Remembering how she had recently been trapped in a world of memories created by Ji Shenyun, Qing Yueqiu subconsciously drew her Luminous Shadow Sword and went on guard.

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