The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Of course, it was also possible she was overthinking things. Maybe planting people in the Major Sects and the altar in the Qingyu Secret Realm were all just things the Sect Master of the Qilin Sect had come up with on his own.

If that were the case, it would be for the best. The matter with the Qilin Sect could more or less be considered closed.

But she had an ominous feeling, a sense that a much larger conspiracy was slowly unfolding before the entire Cultivation World.

After listening to what she said, Xie Ningyuan also fell silent for a moment.

After a while, he finally spoke. "Your suspicions are reasonable."

"If your theory is correct and the altar in the Qingyu Secret Realm is a crucial part of their plan, then besides Qin Miao wanting revenge for her master, it’s very likely the person pulling the strings won’t give up and will continue to come after you."

Lu Sangjiu: "..."

’I already know how dire my situation is. You don’t have to go out of your way to remind me. It’s so annoying.’

Lu Sangjiu couldn’t help but sigh. "I’m just an ordinary Golden Core Stage cultivator. Why do they have to have it in for me?"

Xie Ningyuan: "...An ordinary Golden Core Stage cultivator who can skip two stages and take out someone at the Divinity Transformation Stage?"

Lu Sangjiu: "...That was just an accident."

That was the truth.

The longer her Immortal Demon Attraction charged up, the more powerful it became. But in a normal fight, who would be foolish enough to just stand there and watch her charge it?

Besides, unless it was a one-on-one fight with no one else around, she would never dare to use the Immortal Demon Attraction so casually.

The Immortal Demon Attraction was powerful, but it also had major limitations. She wasn’t arrogant enough to completely disregard the Divinity Transformation Stage.

’Besides, the person who could control the Divinity Transformation Stage Sect Master of the Qilin Sect probably isn’t just at the Divinity Transformation Stage themselves, are they?’

Tsk, how depressing.

’If I’d known, I wouldn’t have been in such a rush. If I had found a way to capture that Divinity Transformation cultivator alive, I might have learned everything.’

Of course, that was just a thought. Even if she had known beforehand, as a Golden Core Stage cultivator, Lu Sangjiu couldn’t possibly have thought about capturing a Divinity Transformation cultivator alive. Just managing to kill him was already a huge stroke of luck, let alone pulling off something as technically demanding as capturing him alive!

As the two were talking, Lu Sangjiu suddenly felt her Communication Talisman vibrate.

She hurriedly took it out and saw it was a message from Gu Jue. He had actually sent many messages before this, but she hadn’t noticed.

"He sent so many messages. It looks like he’s okay!"

Seeing the relieved look on her face, Xie Ningyuan shot her a sideways glance. "His cultivation is higher than yours. Does he really need you to worry about him?"

Without looking up, Lu Sangjiu retorted, "Your cultivation is higher than mine too, but at the critical moment, didn’t you still rely on me to save you?"

Xie Ningyuan: "..."

He was left speechless and completely unable to argue.

Lu Sangjiu activated the Communication Talisman, and Gu Jue’s somewhat anxious voice sounded out.

"Mr. Lu, where are you?"

"Are you in any danger? Tell me your location, and I’ll come help you!"

He had sent many similar messages, and the most recent one read:

"Please reply when you get this, okay? We’re all very worried about you!"

She immediately felt a bit guilty. She had been so preoccupied with other things that she had completely forgotten to let them know she was safe.

She hurriedly replied, "Don’t worry, I’m safe now. As for where I am... I’m not entirely sure myself, but I’ve left the Menghua Forest."

Meanwhile, Gu Jue finally received Lu Sangjiu’s reply, and the weight on his heart was finally lifted. He then looked up at the others and said, "Mr. Lu replied. She says she’s fine, so everyone can stop worrying."

Having been called over from so far away only to end up doing jack squat, Sword Bu Gui couldn’t help but roll his eyes dramatically.

"That girl is a sly one. I told you there was no need to worry yourself sick. See? She was fine all along!"

"If you have time to worry about her, why don’t you worry about these old bones of mine being dragged all the way over here?"

Gu Jue was silent for a moment. "...But you were just worried too. You even said you’d search high and low to find her."

Sword Bu Gui: "...You rebellious disciple!"

"Ahem..." Feng Lin hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "In any case, the most important thing is that Mr. Lu is safe."

"Fellow Daoist Yan Zui and the others are cleaning up the battlefield here, so there probably isn’t anything else for us to do. Why don’t you ask Mr. Lu where she is so we can go meet up with her?"

That day, after Feng Lin and her group escaped, they decisively headed straight for the exit of the Menghua Forest.

However, the Qilin Sect had people guarding the exit, so they had to go through another vicious battle before finally fighting their way out.

Without the influence of the dense fog, their Communication Talismans were usable again.

Feng Lin happened to have gotten Yan Zui’s contact information during the Sword Seizing Conference, so she immediately contacted her and asked the Joyful Union Sect for help.

At the same time, she also had Liu Xi contact Sword Bu Gui. After all, even though they had escaped that day, they had sensed the aura of a Divinity Transformation Stage cultivator from a distance and knew the matter was beyond their control.

The Joyful Union Sect alone wasn’t a guarantee, so they still had to contact Gu Jue’s master to rescue them.

Sword Bu Gui had once made a pact to never set foot in Qingyun State.

But with his precious disciple in trouble, how could he care about any of that? He immediately tore through the void, arriving with a fearsome aura, ready to save his treasured disciple.

But as it turned out... well, he arrived a bit late. Before he could even make a move, Gu Jue had already escaped on his own.

But that didn’t matter. ’Even if I couldn’t save him, I can at least get even for him,’ Sword Bu Gui thought.

After going through great pains to disperse the dense fog in the mountains, he swept the area with his Divine Sense. He didn’t find a Divinity Transformation cultivator, but he did discover Demonic Qi and a giant crater.

He rushed over, only to find the ground littered with the gruesome remains of a corpse.

After a careful examination, Sword Bu Gui stated with great certainty, "These are the remains of a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator."

Then he fell silent. ’I was too late to save anyone, but was I also fucking too late to kill anyone? Which bastard acted so damn fast???’

’And there are traces of Demonic Qi here, too. Is all of this related to Demon Cultivators?’

’Demonic Qi was found near the Gold and Silver Gate last time, and now here... Could it be that the Western Demon Realm is planning a major move?’

Sword Bu Gui pondered with a grave expression, and then he learned that people from the Joyful Union Sect had arrived.

’Alright then. Looks like he wasn’t needed for the rest of this either.’

But because they had searched all over the Menghua Forest without finding any trace of Lu Sangjiu, and she hadn’t replied to the Communication Talisman, they were too worried to leave.

It was only now that they could finally rest easy and leave the rest of the matter for the Joyful Union Sect to handle.

They had originally planned to find Lu Sangjiu and regroup, but Gu Jue shook his head and said, "I suspect Mr. Lu may have used a high-level Earth Escape Talisman to leave this place, which is why she hasn’t figured out her own location yet."

"Everyone has worked hard these past few days. Let’s leave here first, find a place to rest, and wait for more news from Mr. Lu."

Just as they were about to leave, Yan Zui suddenly appeared.

This time, she didn’t exchange pleasantries with the others, but simply fixed her gaze on Sword Bu Gui.

"This junior pays her respects to Sword Master Bu Gui. My master learned that you had arrived and sent this junior to extend her greetings on her behalf."

Sword Bu Gui didn’t think much of it and nodded with a smile. "And which elder of the Joyful Union Sect might your master be?"

A meaningful smile touched the corners of Yan Zui’s mouth. "My master is not just any elder of the Joyful Union Sect. She is... the Supreme Elder of the Joyful Union Sect, Hua Jianzhi."

The smile on Sword Bu Gui’s face froze.

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