Chapter 109: Past Events in South Zhuzhou

Past Events in South Zhuzhou

The two sisters hadn't seen each other for many years. At this time, they leaned together and couldn't help but tell the story of their separation. It turned out that at that time, Rong and Qian and Ruan Ci went their separate ways, and the journey was full of storms and difficulties. Fortunately, the spiritual jade they carried was a rare thing in other countries of South Zhuzhou, and they exchanged some money. And Ruan Qian had already opened his meridians on his own, so they were not completely without the power to protect themselves.

Because they remembered what Wang Panpan said, three years later the Heaven Boat would dock, and South Zhuzhou would welcome a great opportunity. They originally planned to go to Tancheng to apprentice, but Ruan Qian's heart had been seriously injured, and he couldn't support it when he walked to the Lu Kingdom. The two settled in the Lu Kingdom for the time being. It was also because Ruan Qian had an encounter in the mountain where they stayed, and was taught by an old man to absorb the blood of monsters to make up for the loss of heart blood.

Because Ruan Qian had to see the old man every seven days to practice, and joined the local Qi Refining loose cultivators to hunt monsters together, it was inconvenient to move for a while. Ruan Rong also did some small business in the Lu Kingdom. She could understand the "Pure Avoidance Dust Sutra". After leaving the Song Kingdom array, the spiritual energy was much more stable than in the Song Kingdom. Although Ruan Rong had not fully opened her meridians, she was considered to be slowly opening her meridians on her own, but she was also handy in making dust-avoidance talismans. In three years, she also made a small fortune, most of which was used to buy monster blood for Ruan Qian, and the rest was saved as travel expenses for the two to go to Tancheng after the Heaven Boat docked, so they didn't dare to spend it indiscriminately.

However, her talisman-making technique was so pure that it inevitably attracted the covetousness of others. The two of them, Rong and Qian, were rare and good materials. They were outstanding even in a place like the Song Kingdom, which made Liu Jizi have the idea of cherishing talent and spared their lives. Once they left the Song Kingdom and came to the cultivation world of South Zhuzhou, they immediately attracted everyone's attention. Ruan Qian was better. His heart was injured, and it was difficult to cultivate into a leak-free golden body, so the Sheng Sect was hard to look at, and it was not rare in the eyes of the Mao Sect. Ruan Rong was born with extremely thick aptitude and peerless beauty, which attracted the competition of many local sects. Some wanted to take the lead and accept her into the sect, and some wanted to offer her to the upper sect to be the successor of the mantle.

Because of this, although the two lived in a remote county of the Lu Kingdom, right and wrong were still constant. By the third year, Ruan Rong was kidnapped and went straight to the Lu capital. The cultivators who came to 'pick her up' were in the Foundation Establishment realm. Ruan Rong expected that Ruan Qian should not be able to defeat them, so she left a letter to Ruan Qian, saying that she was going to the Lu capital to apprentice, and would stay in South Zhuzhou to operate the forces, so that Ruan Qian didn't have to worry about her, and still go to Tancheng to apprentice.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator was happy that she was sensible, and also left her dozens of spiritual jades, enough for Ruan Qian's travel expenses to Tancheng. Ruan Rong walked halfway with this group of people, only to know that she was going to be offered to the Mao Sect supported by the Lu Kingdom, and then transferred to a certain Sheng Sect by the Mao Sect to be a double-cultivation furnace for one of the disciples.

She naturally didn't want this, but as a mortal, in the eyes of Foundation Establishment cultivators, it was not easy to escape. Because she was a gift from the Mao Sect to the Sheng Sect, the Foundation Establishment cultivator watched her very closely and bought a poison with heavy money to put on her. If Ruan Rong didn't take the antidote for three days, she would bleed from the seven orifices and die. She was almost discouraged and accepted her fate as a furnace, planning to figure it out slowly.

Arriving at the Lu capital, she stayed for a few days, and was sent to the hands of the Sheng Sect's executive. The group went northwest. Because the antidote was also handed over together, and the executive who came this time had Core Formation cultivation, Ruan Rong was completely desperate, and couldn't help but secretly shed tears, only saying that her life was bitter, and there was nothing that could really go smoothly.

Compared with her, although Ruan Ci also suffered many hardships that ordinary people couldn't imagine, at least she got the East Flower Sword quickly, and there was always something to look forward to when suffering, and in the pain, her thinking naturally became simple. It wasn't like Ruan Rong, who was sold around like goods while completely awake, and naturally had a different kind of suffering in her heart. She couldn't help but listen, and hurriedly asked, "Then how did Rong Jie escape?"

Ruan Rong didn't know if she remembered the mood of that day, her face turned slightly white, she bit her red lips lightly, and said, "Unexpectedly, there was a big change on the way. A group of people intercepted and killed the motorcade. In the rush, we all fled into the mountain and fell into a secret realm."

Ruan Ci said hurriedly, "I know! You got an encounter in the secret realm, showed your divine power, and killed everyone who went in!"

Ruan Rong poked her forehead with her finger and said, "You don't think about it, I hadn't even fully opened my meridians when I was picked up by Senior Brother Zhou, where did I have the ability to kill Core Formation cultivators? When will this anxious temper be changed?"

When the sisters were together in the past, she often scolded Ruan Ci like this. Ruan Ci couldn't help but bend down to pick up Wang Panpan, just like the habit of that year, picked it up and threw it to the ground, shouting, "Oh, cat, where did you run!"

As she said, she stood up and wanted to chase. Wang Panpan waved a claw at her, jumped onto the bookshelf, lay on the vase, and looked at Ruan Rong waiting for the following with great interest. The sisters laughed into a ball, Ruan Rong's hair was slightly messy, she reached out to tidy it up, and said, "It was the group of cultivators who came to kill who also chased into the secret realm, killed all the cultivators, and divided all their wealth."

The smile on her face gradually disappeared, and she said in a low voice, "There were also some mortals with me, who were descendants of the Lu capital's dignitaries, and were going to be servants in the Sheng Sect, but they were all killed. South Zhuzhou cultivators look at mortals, actually like grass, when did they care about their life and death."

"Because my aptitude was still okay, they had disagreements. Some wanted to kill me to eliminate future troubles, and some wanted to keep me, whether to accept as a disciple or keep as a furnace, they were all useful. Later, they also had disagreements. A cultivator mediated and provoked them, leading them to fight each other and kill each other, and only a few were left, and he took action again, killing them all like lightning."

She said a few words, flatly, but the treacherous and dangerous place in it was also chilling. The hand-to-hand combat between these Core Formation cultivators, I don't know how gorgeous it was in the aura field, but mortals could only see these. It was like Ruan Ci that day, who only saw Xie Yanhuan defeat the enemy with one hairpin and kill a Nascent Soul cultivator with one palm, and couldn't see anything else at all.

Ruan Ci listened intently, couldn't help but pursue, "Then how did you survive? Everyone who entered the secret realm died, only you and the guy who killed came out—or did he kill so many enemies, it was already the end of the strong crossbow, and you happened to trigger the secret realm mechanism..."

She said it and felt far-fetched, shook her head and didn't speak. Ruan Rong's face was pale, and she said in a low voice, "No, he killed those companions, then packed all the wealth into the Qiankun bag, sent me out of the secret realm, closed the mechanism himself, and didn't know what to do."

Ruan Ci felt quite puzzled, but Ruan Rong obviously didn't want to elaborate, so she thought that Ruan Rong might have suffered some other humiliation in that person

"But I don't know when it was, there were no more people on the road, not even merchant caravans. I wanted to find someone to buy salt but couldn't. I ventured to a nearby village, only to find that the village had been completely relocated, and I knew in my heart that something big must have happened. Later I found out that it was to find me; everyone said the Donghua Sword Envoy might come from the Ruan family, and the Ruan family bloodline was in the Lu State..."

Ruan Rong smiled and looked at her sister, her expression finally relaxing. "At that time, many sects came to find me, but Senior Brother Zhou said you had already joined the Shangqing Sect and asked if I was willing to join the same sect as you. I naturally agreed to him."

She said it lightly, but how could Ruan Ci not know that Zhou Yanqing must have used his own safety as bait to lure Ruan Rong into being her substitute. And if Ruan Rong hadn't been thinking of her sister, why would she choose Zhou Yanqing, a Core Formation cultivator, among a group of Nascent Soul Zhenrens? The two of them fleeing all the way from the Lu State to the Altar City must have been thrilling. She couldn't help but have red eyes and called out, "Sister Rong."

Ruan Rong said, "Alright, don't be so sentimental. The things that needed to be said were already said when we parted. If Brother Qian were there at the time, the choice he made would have been the same. What's more, the ownership of the Donghua Sword will be revealed when we return to the Central Continent. Brother Qian and the Crown Prince of Song were also taken in by the Sheng Sect, but they don't have the Donghua Sword; what status do they have in the sect? Aren't they just like those fellow disciples from earlier, busy all day long, running around to find a master?"

"I am in the same sect as you. Although I took a risk, I was also taken in by my Master because of it, and I received great cultivation from the Sect Master's lineage. With nine layers of Foundation Establishment, there is hope for a Cave Heaven. I only need to wait for you to draw the sword at Core Formation, and I will become your wings again. From then on, the Great Dao will be a smooth path. In the ten thousand years of the path, the most difficult part is just these few hundred years before us. Compared to the thousands of years, what is there to worry about? Stop being so mushy. It is best for you and me to plan for the future."

Her intelligence and schemes were not inferior to Ruan Ci's, and these words made quite a bit of sense. Wang Wang meowed and smiled, "Ruan Ci, this sister of yours is quite to my taste; she's much more sensible than you."

Ruan Ci also knew that Ruan Rong saying this was also meant to comfort her, so she still wouldn't let go of the previous matter, pestering Ruan Rong to tell her if she had experienced any setbacks at the Seven Stars Cottage. Ruan Rong couldn't bear her pestering and sighed, "The Seven Stars Cottage is right under Master's nose, what could happen? It's just that the Yanshan group came to probe from the imaginary numbers several times. Fortunately, I was also gifted a few treasures, so it was all safe. After Foundation Establishment, they didn't come again. However, for the trip to the Cold Rain Marsh, they will probably send many subordinates to harass us, so we have to be careful."

Attacks from imaginary numbers were not as simple as she said. For someone like Ruan Ci who could traverse imaginary numbers, it was because she had the Donghua Sword to protect her. Even so, she was almost invaded by the imaginary numbers and lost in the millions of years ago. She still hadn't actively searched for time spiritual objects to this day because she feared the risks involved. Hearing Ruan Rong say this, she gasped, "That's impossible, right? To traverse imaginary numbers, it's impossible for Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivators to do it. At least one needs to be at the Nascent Soul stage to be sure—but isn't that bullying the weak with the strong?"

Before Ruan Rong could answer, Wang Wang said coldly, "They aren't coming specifically for your sister. Naturally, they are provoking the Sect Master from the imaginary numbers, and the ripples are just affecting your sister. Cave Heaven against Cave Heaven is done openly and aboveboard; it won't incur the karma of bullying the weak with the strong."

It could be like that! Ruan Ci stared blankly for a long time, feeling it was quite shameless. Ruan Rong sighed, "It's also because Master doesn't live in her own Cave Heaven. If she were like you, Miss Ci, living in the Purple Void Heaven attached to Wang True Person, there wouldn't be this worry. A Cave Heaven forms a small world of its own, which has an extra layer of barrier compared to the outside world, making it very difficult for demonic cultivators to erode in."

"Right, then why doesn't the Sect Master live in her own Cave Heaven?"

Ruan Ci had been curious about this for a long time. She had entered and exited the Purple Void Heaven many times and naturally knew the difference between a Cave Heaven and the outside world. Although the Seven Stars Cottage had rich spiritual energy, it was clearly not the Sect Master's Cave Heaven. Everyone seemed to be used to this, and she had previously thought it was because of the Sect Master's special status. Now it seemed there was another reason.

Ruan Rong replied, "Master can stay there, but the environment of that Cave Heaven is special and not suitable for disciples to cultivate. In order to look after us, she has to cultivate at the Seven Stars Cottage."

Ruan Ci had many more questions, but if she asked deeper, Ruan Rong wouldn't know either. Wang Wang yawned and started snoring again. Ruan Ci was too lazy to ask it, and since this matter wasn't very urgent, she put it aside and talked to Ruan Rong about the Cold Rain Marsh, asking, "If I go with you, does it count as protection within the sect, or are you looking for friends yourself?"

Ruan Rong sighed, "This matter depends on how Master operates. There are still thirteen years left, and many things are uncertain. Let's wait until then."

Her expression was calm, and she didn't seem to care much about the result. Ruan Ci, however, knew that this matter was of vital importance. If she were considered the protection sought for Ruan Ci within the Shangqing Sect, then according to sect rules, a Foundation Establishment disciple on a mission could have at most one protector, and this trip would inevitably be more dangerous. After all, when she went out last time, only Yanshan specifically sent people to harass her, and most sects wouldn't pay special attention to the wings of a Sword Envoy. But Ruan Rong's trip was the first time a Sword Envoy had gone out on a mission, so naturally, many sects would be watching. Ruan Ci could at most pull in Li Pingyan as a helper for Ruan Rong, but that would depend on whether Li Pingyan was in seclusion at the time. If his cultivation was too low, it wouldn't make much sense, so this matter would inevitably require more effort.

In addition, there was the matter of the Heavenly Demon attack, which also made Ruan Ci very concerned. Many calculations flooded her mind. She talked with Ruan Rong for a long time. After sending Ruan Rong away, she calculated silently in her heart and discussed it with Wang Wang. The next day, she went to bid farewell to Wang True Person, saying, "Disciple has been quiet for too long and wishes to go outside the sect to travel for a few months. I hope Master will grant permission."

Wang True Person didn't make things difficult and agreed readily. He called Tian Lu over and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to go out and play with her? This time I grant it; go with her, but just keep an eye on her and don't cause any trouble."

Hearing this, Tian Lu ran happily to Ruan Ci's side, took Ruan Ci's arm, looked up at her, and smiled happily, "Miss Ci, we can finally go out and play together!"

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Updated, sorry for the wait everyone. I'm sending out red envelopes for this chapter.

The past of Rong and Qian still needs to be mentioned briefly. We'll go out to play in the next chapter~!

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