I Studied Abroad in the Modern Times-Chapter 512Book 2: : Sleeping with a Sword, Awaiting the Call — The Great Luo Assembly

Book 2: Chapter 512: Sleeping with a Sword, Awaiting the Call — The Great Luo Assembly

Vol 2 Chapter 512: Sleeping with a Sword, Awaiting the Call — The Great Luo Assembly

Jiushan Realm.

Xie Qingxue walked into Yan Wushuang's courtyard.

Yan Wushuang was sitting on a stone stool in the yard, the Slaying Immortal Sword laid horizontally on the stone table before him. His gaze was fixed, staring into the void as if contemplating something, his upper body completely still while his hand continuously stroked the hilt of the Slaying Immortal Sword.

"Junior Brother?"

Xie Qingxue stood at the courtyard entrance watching for a long time before softly calling out.

Yan Wushuang started, looked up, turned to face Xie Qingxue, and called out: "Senior Sister? Do you need something?"

Xie Qingxue didn't answer the question, instead walking into the courtyard and also looking down at the Slaying Immortal Sword, her expression showing rare hesitation.

"Senior Sister? Has something happened?"

"Have you heard?" Xie Qingxue looked up at Yan Wushuang, "About the Zao Hua Demon Ancestor."

"The sect urgently summoned the Heavenly River Army and already informed us, saying the Zao Hua Demon Ancestor might invade our borders." Yan Wushuang nodded his head. "The Zao Hua Demon Ancestor is at Golden Immortal cultivation level. The Heavenly River Army has been trained for a thousand days - this is precisely the time to use them."

"Trained for a thousand days... The sect has truly invested immensely in the Heavenly River Army."

Xie Qingxue let out a sigh.

As a senior member of the sect, Zheng Fa never kept things from her. Xie Qingxue naturally knew that to upgrade the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation, the sect had practically exhausted all its resources, even draining Haori Mountain's treasury before succeeding.

Now looking across Jiushan's entire assets, aside from the Heavenly River Army, there were no other means to counter a Golden Immortal. By both reason and sentiment, the Heavenly River Army should be on the front lines.

As the master of the Slaying Immortal Sword, Yan Wushuang naturally understood this logic.

"Junior Brother, Elder Han and I were thinking... to have you temporarily step down from your position as master of the Slaying Immortal Sword."

Yan Wushuang widened his eyes, looking at Xie Qingxue. Xie Qingxue averted her gaze, looking into the distance: "This is difficult for you to say, I'll speak with Zheng Fa about it, I'll take your place..."

"Senior Sister!" Yan Wushuang suddenly stood up, his voice raised high, "If you do this, how can I continue staying in Jiushan Sect?"

Xie Qingxue also knew her idea wasn't quite right, but stubbornly insisted: "The Slaying Immortal Sword Formation was just upgraded, who knows how powerful it really is? Can it truly counter a Golden Immortal?"

"......"

"Junior Brother, aside from our master, only three of us remain from Tianhe Sect." Xie Qingxue turned to stare at Yan Wushuang, her expression showing some hidden tenderness. "I've watched you grow up since childhood, I truly don't want you to take this risk... I've also studied the Slaying Immortal Sword Canon and cultivated the Yellow Court Scripture. My cultivation is higher than yours. If I go instead of you, the chances are better, and it would also help the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation."

Yan Wushuang lowered his head, seemingly unwilling but not knowing what to say.

Xie Qingxue's expression grew even more tender. She reached out, tapped the Slaying Immortal Sword, and her voice softened further: "Junior Brother..."

"If it were you, Senior Sister, would you hide?"

Yan Wushuang suddenly spoke, his voice muffled.

Xie Qingxue frowned as she looked at her junior brother.

Yan Wushuang suddenly raised his head, staring at her, and asked again: "Would you hide, Senior Sister?"

Xie Qingxue, under her junior brother's intense gaze, found herself unusually unable to speak.

"Only four of us remain from Tianhe Sect." Yan Wushuang looked up at the sky, as if searching for something. "If I hide when facing danger, how would our fellow disciples from Jiushan view me? How would they view Tianhe Sect?"

Xie Qingxue was stunned.

"Wouldn't they think we not only betrayed our Patriarch, but also lost the Patriarch's courage?"

"......"

"Senior Sister, even if only one person remains, we are still Tianhe Sect, still the Patriarch's successors. I don't want to lose face. Otherwise, even if I survive, Tianhe Sect would truly be gone."

After a long silence, Yan Wushuang finally let out a deep breath: "I watched you grow up, but never expected... you truly are the Patriarch's descendant."

"It was you who taught me, Senior Sister."

Yan Wushuang knew Xie Qingxue had been persuaded and smiled. Seeing the lingering worry on Xie Qingxue's face, he comforted her: "Senior Sister, don't worry. This upgrade to the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation has greatly increased its power. If that Zao Hua Demon Ancestor comes, it'll be the perfect opportunity to test the sword formation's might!"

His confident tone made Xie Qingxue reluctantly nod, but Yan Wushuang continued:

"Senior Sister, actually I'm looking forward to him coming."

"What?"

"During the Heavenly River upheaval back then, although the Zao Hua Demon Ancestor was merely a pawn, he still bears responsibility. I want..." Yan Wushuang tightly gripped the Slaying Immortal Sword, "...to join with the Heavenly River Army and use the Patriarch's sword formation to seek justice for the Tianhe Sect of those days."

As he spoke, veins bulged on Yan Wushuang's hands: "I'm waiting for him to come!"

But the Creation Daoist did not come.

.......

Haori Mountain.

"Shi Nandang is Zheng Fa?" Immortal Yun opened his mouth wide. Yes, he certainly suspected Shi Nandang's identity, but Shi Nandang was actually Zheng Fa?

He truly hadn't expected this.

Seeing the certainty on Creation Daoist's face, Immortal Yun forced a bitter smile: "I've dealt with him several times and never noticed any flaws."

Creation Daoist nodded lightly: "Not just you, none of us noticed. He knows an extremely advanced transformation technique, stronger than the White Bone Demon Ancestor from back then."

"Transformation technique..."

Immortal Yun's expression shifted as if remembering something, frowned, then asked: "What about the White Bone and Gu God Patriarchs?"

"Dead."

"Dead?!"

"What about the Golden-Winged Great Peng, Bailian Patriarch? And those Lu Clan disciples of mine?"

"All dead."

Having lost the Hongmeng Purple Qi, Creation Daoist was already frustrated, and he didn't think much of Immortal Yun and the others, so he didn't bother hiding anything: "Not a single one survived!"

"Dare I ask, Patriarch, were they killed by Zheng Fa?"

"Him? He's just a rat who only knows how to hide!"

"Yes! Yes!"

Immortal Yun lowered his head, quickly agreeing.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke again: "Patriarch, Zheng Fa's methods are so strange, he might still have hidden cards. He's on good terms with Taishang Dao and Yaochi, so he might have reinforcements. Even if we want to counterattack Jiushan Sect, we should plan carefully."

Creation Daoist frowned.

Clearly, although he spoke dismissively of Zheng Fa, he was actually quite wary.

"What do you think?"

"Should we send word to Leiyin Temple?"

"Absolutely not!" Creation Daoist firmly refused. "Wouldn't that make Fellow Daoist Lu Mo blame us for incompetence?"

Immortal Yun lowered his head further and said: "Then what do you think, Patriarch..."

"You're right to be cautious. Like this, you first go to Taishang Dao to gather some intelligence, and send people to check around Jiushan Realm..."

Creation Daoist seemed to think Immortal Yun's caution made sense. After thinking a moment, he added: "Mainly investigate whether Taishang Dao and Yaochi have sent reinforcements to Jiushan Realm."

"Yes!"

Creation Daoist waved his hand, dismissing Immortal Yun. Immortal Yun respectfully bowed and backed out of the Three Palaces, only clenching his fist after walking quite far away.

He looked up, first glanced at Haori Mountain's golden peak with a very unpleasant expression, then looked at the Three Palaces, his face growing even darker.

Immortal Yun thought for a moment, didn't do anything, but first sent out a message talisman.

After a while, Yun Fan rushed to Immortal Yun's residence and respectfully said: "Patriarch?"

"Some days ago, I remember it was Lu Clan members who went to Thousand Wonders Peak to requisition supplies?"

"Yes." Yun Fan looked confused. "Wasn't that with your approval, Patriarch?"

"What did they take?"

"......"

Yun Fan's expression showed some difficulty.

"You're the master of Thousand Wonders Peak, and you don't know what they took?"

"Patriarch, if you ask what they didn't take, I would know."

Yun Fan's response made Immortal Yun so angry his face flushed red.

Seeing his expression, Yun Fan grew even more puzzled and asked: "Weren't those resources for the sect's formation setup?"

"Formation setup?" Immortal Yun looked up toward the distant mountain peak engraved with formations and said through gritted teeth: "They're from Jiushan Sect!"

"Jiushan Sect!?"

"And Shi Nandang!" Immortal Yun wasn't a stupid person to begin with, and now connecting the causes and effects, many things naturally became clear. "He was Zheng Fa in disguise!"

Yun Fan stood gaping: "Patriarch Shi?"

"You still call him Patriarch Shi?"

Yun Fan slowly closed his mouth, his expression still disbelieving, and only asked: "Patriarch..."

"The Creation Daoist told me. From his expression, it didn't seem false."

Hearing this, Yun Fan immediately turned ashen-faced, though still somewhat confused: "Those Lu Clan members?"

"I don't know who's real and who's fake, but they took from our Wuri Mountain treasury and definitely didn't use it all for formation setup... Even this Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation might have their interference."

Yun Fan felt cold all over and asked again: "Then Patriarch, how can you be sure I'm not..."

Immortal Yun glanced sideways at him and said: "You were too favorable toward Shi Nandang... Besides, if you were one of them, why would they need to forge my orders?"

"Why..."

"Their main target is the Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation!" Immortal Yun seemed to have truly figured it out. "Only Lu Clan members can access this formation."

Yun Fan finally understood. After thinking, he asked: "Patriarch, why not tell the Creation Patriarch about this?"

Immortal Yun's expression grew even more bitter, bitter to his core.

"The Creation Daoist cannot be trusted."

"......"

"The White Bone Demon Ancestor, Gu God, even Bailian Patriarch and them, plus several Lu Clan elders from our sect - I'm afraid they were all killed by him!"

Yun Fan's eyes widened.

"This..."

"It's my guess." Immortal Yun's fingers gripped the armrest of his chair. "But one thing I'm certain of - he has definitely betrayed the Patriarch! Otherwise why wouldn't he dare send word to Leiyin Temple?"

"......"

Yun Fan roughly understood the current situation.

"Our Haori Mountain has who knows how many Jiushan Sect spies, plus this Golden Immortal traitor, the Zao Hua Demon Ancestor?"

Immortal Yun silently nodded.

"Patriarch, what should we do?"

Yun Fan was now panicking too.

"I've temporarily stabilized Creation." Immortal Yun said through gritted teeth. "While he's here, those Jiushan Sect people won't dare act recklessly. I can use this opportunity to reorganize the formation, at least prevent it from falling into Jiushan Sect's hands." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"As for the Creation Daoist, after I gain control of the formation, it's not like we have no way to deal with him."

Yun Fan understood - the Patriarch was preparing to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, using the Creation Daoist's power to suppress the Jiushan Sect spies within the sect, while also guarding against the Creation Daoist himself.

"This is too risky..."

Yun Fan worriedly said.

"That's why I need you to secretly send word to Leiyin Temple!" Immortal Yun instructed. "Inform the Holy Patriarch about everything at Haori Mountain, have him send people!"

After hearing Immortal Yun's arrangement, Yun Fan felt slightly reassured.

Immortal Yun waved his hand and said: "Go now, remember, don't alert the enemy."

"Yes!"

Just as Yun Fan was thinking about how to find an opportunity to report to Leiyin Temple, Leiyin Temple underwent changes that no one could have anticipated.

A figure shrouded in Buddha light shot up from the Western Continent, becoming a small golden bean in the azure sky.

On the ground of the Western Continent, Buddhist chants rose in perfect unison. The Buddha light on that person intensified greatly, like a massive tidal wave sweeping from west to east across the entire Xuanwei sky.

Jiushan Realm, Haori Mountain, even the Underworld - all could see the overwhelming golden radiance.

A voice sounded within the Buddha light.

"I am the Great Ascension Buddha, Lu Mo."

This voice penetrated through countless heavens and worlds, even Zheng Fa in the modern world could hear it.

He stood up, gazed toward the horizon, feeling puzzled, carefully listening to Lu Mo's words.

"Now that the Hongmeng Purple Qi has appeared, it represents an opportunity for transformation in human destiny. However, the mystery of the Purple Qi has become clear - only when humanity is united as one, when the world achieves great harmony, can its creation be obtained."

Lu Mo's tone was gentle, grand, yet domineering.

Zheng Fa frowned, looking at the Hongmeng Purple Qi within the great sun, thinking that Lu Mo's understanding of the Hongmeng Purple Qi was much deeper than he had imagined.

"Although my insight is shallow, I'm willing to contribute my share to humanity's affairs." Lu Mo said slowly. "I wish to convene the Da Luo Dharma Assembly, inviting all Dao Fruits under heaven to jointly discuss the foundation for humanity's myriad generations, re-establish heaven and earth's principles, and forge eternal heavenly harmony."

Da Luo Dharma Assembly?

Lu Mo had prepared for so long, just for this?

Zheng Fa felt some understanding, but grew even more puzzled - Lu Mo's intention was easy to guess, probably to unite all cultivators under heaven.

This Lu Mo's understanding of the Hongmeng Purple Qi was much deeper than his own.

But what puzzled Zheng Fa even more was - what gave Lu Mo this confidence?

Taishang Dao still had the Dao Venerable behind them.

Not to mention the Nine Nether Emperor of the Underworld was his mortal enemy.

But what he could understand was that Lu Mo's ambition, or rather his vision, was greater than he had thought.

No wonder he didn't care much about who held the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

To some extent, once he unified the Immortal Dao, whoever held the Hongmeng Purple Qi would make no difference to him.

"Lu Mo is..." Old Man Bai hurried over and asked Zheng Fa, "...what do you plan to do?"

"Wait and see." Zheng Fa thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Lu Mo's path first requires subduing all immortals under heaven. Let's see how the various sects of Xuanwei respond."

Old Man Bai slowly nodded.

Lu Mo's ambition was great, so the difficulties he faced were naturally numerous too. The biggest question was - why would the various sects listen to him?

If the Da Luo Dharma Assembly succeeded, then for Zheng Fa, keeping the Hongmeng Purple Qi would indeed be very difficult - with his current strength, no matter what, he couldn't possibly face all the Dao Fruits under heaven.

But the problem was, Xuanwei's conflicts had deep roots, even accumulated beyond remedy - what gave Lu Mo confidence?

Zheng Fa and Old Man Bai exchanged glances, both having another worry in their hearts:

This Lu Mo was quite calculating, usually operating from the shadows in the past. If he didn't have absolute certainty, he wouldn't make such a conspicuous display.