[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip":3,"chapter-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1168":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1837975,2444,"Chapter 1168 - 353: Father","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1168",1168,"\u003Cp>Shen Hanyi stood quietly in front of the coffin, her fingertips gently caressing the cold jade casket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao and Shen Yunzhou held their breath as they stood by, their breathing so light it was barely audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Situ Jiuyao...\" Shen Yunzhou whispered an explanation to Lu Yaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fourth-level Array Master of the Celestial Fate Sacred Dynasty, my sister’s enlightenment mentor in the path of array formations, an Elder of the Wind Erosion Ancient Sect...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao nodded slightly, her gaze falling on Shen Hanyi’s tense profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those usually cold eyes now showed a gush of emotions, as if thousands of feelings were churning beneath layers of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, another concern lingered in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father had vanished without a trace after visiting the Seventh Prince, and now, when she came, they sent people to follow her and embedded secret marks in the jade scrolls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything he said and the information revealed felt like a meticulously woven net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her most trusted second mother, the Ninth Princess, might also be a part of this conspiracy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recalled a sentence her father once told her: \"The human heart is like the Nine-Bends Yellow River, appearing to have a common source, but secretly filled with countless undercurrents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seventh Prince had gone to such great lengths; did her father and Senior Brother Gui know the inner details?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could they have already been secretly plotted against, heavily injured, and fled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, was the Seventh Prince using her as a bait to catch them all in one sweep?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought had just emerged, making her heart even more anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to go to the border first.\" After a long while, Shen Hanyi suddenly spoke, her voice like it was laced with ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of her hand, the jade casket turned into a stream of light and disappeared into her sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao bit her lip, \"I... want to stay in the Imperial City to find Zhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll stay with Miss Lu!\" Shen Yunzhou quickly declared, sneaking a glance at his elder sister’s face, afraid that her displeasure might result in her using the \"Ice Silence Technique\" on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inwardly, he was secretly happy—finally an opportunity not to follow this living Yama!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever there were others around, she at least held her demeanor, but when it was just the two of them alone...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Shen Yunzhou shuddered involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Hanyi’s gaze was as sharp as a knife, slicing across Shen Yunzhou’s face, making the back of his neck go cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t cause me any trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These five words were squeezed out through her teeth, each word wrapped with icy shards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, don’t worry!\" Seeing that his elder sister agreed, Shen Yunzhou nodded vigorously, thumping his chest repeatedly, \"We’ll be on our best behavior waiting for you to come back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Shen Hanyi seized the time to leave and headed straight for the border...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao also didn’t dare trust anyone now and was preparing to secretly search for clues in places her father had once appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yunzhou, of course, accompanied her all the way; after all, he was at Divinity Transformation Realm Perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, news about a white-haired Spirit Severer causing havoc in the Royal Array Hall spread rapidly throughout the Imperial City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you heard? Yesterday, a white-haired female cultivator broke into the Array Hall alone, and even Prince Xuanyuan Shuo was severely injured by her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolutely true! I just came from there; the entire hall is in ruins now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In teahouses and inns, this astonishing upheaval had become the hottest topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious onlookers flocked to investigate, only to find the once-majestic Array Hall now reduced to mere rubble, with royal guards cleaning up the scene with dark faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk, the Xuanyuan Family has been really unlucky these past years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, the Chief Eunuch was mysteriously slain by a Spirit Severer in the street, and now even the newly built hall has been destroyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who on earth is this white-haired female cultivator...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone was fervently discussing this matter, a few days later, an even more explosive piece of news broke out like a thunderclap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long-hidden true identity of Mr. Ji was completely revealed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out that Nangong Xiongba, who appeared to have reconciled with Mr. Ji, had already discovered his origins a year ago and had even ventured alone to the other party’s sect for revenge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sect turned out to be the Taiqing Sect located in the Eastern Domain of Lingyun Mansion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought that within the Taiqing Sect were hidden three Spirit Severing experts, none of whom were recorded among the seventeen Spirit Severers of the Holy Martial Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong Xiongba’s attempt to steal the chicken failed, instead losing his rice, as he was severely wounded by the three Spirit Severers and now fled with only a seven-colored primordial spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Mr. Ji possesses astonishing combat strength and shows no fear even when facing the Spirit Severing family, having such a powerful backing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sect with three Spirit Severers is indeed astounding, something even the Holy Martial Dynasty has never witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter further enraged the Imperial Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trouble should not extend to the family, yet Nangong Xiongba outwardly negotiated peace, but in secret committed such despicable acts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Family immediately dispatched troops to encircle the Nangong Family to demand an explanation, though Nangong Xiongba has yet to return and is presumably still recovering somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Family solemnly declared they would capture Nangong Xiongba and give Mr. Ji an explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action is quite thought-provoking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, neither noble families nor sects fall under the jurisdiction of any dynasty, let alone Spirit Severing families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems the Xuanyuan Family is intent on allying with Mr. Ji, even at the cost of breaking some rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Mr. Ji, whose real name is Zhou Qing, has a Great Perfection Cultivation in the Divinity Transformation Realm, reputedly under fifty years old, truly a peerless genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, no portraits of him have spread, but a large number of cultivators have already set off for Lingyun Mansion to gather intel, although the back-and-forth journey takes four to five years, leaving many eagerly impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a certain inn, hearing everyone’s discussion, Lu Yaoyao’s expression suddenly changed dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never expected a prestigious Spirit Severer would stoop to ambushing the Taiqing Sect, truly despicable to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of devouring his meal, Shen Yunzhou blinked curiously: \"Doesn’t your Taiqing Sect only have those two female Spirit Severers? When did another one emerge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If her guess was correct, the third Spirit Severer is most likely Canglong Taoist, the former sect leader in the Grotto Heaven Forbidden Area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when the Ghost Emperor Secret Realm of Spirit Skull Mountain appeared, her father had implicitly mentioned this matter to her.\u003C\u002Fp>",1152,"2026-06-09T06:34:24.727Z",1,"novelbin.me","f61e59082605396e0d9f7d3da4e4c4950f400bc8797703900a1a6b9223f95104","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1169","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1167",1176,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-cover.jpg"]