Chapter 6: The Divine Path Sect Must Be Brewing a Heaven-Shocking Conspiracy.jpg

"Can we just surrender to that bunch of old geezers like this!?"

Divine Path Sect, Luoyue Peak, the summit.

Jing Yueqin stood with her hands on her hips atop a table dragged out from the room, waving her arms with great passion.

"They want to take away our home, can we let them!?"

She was full of momentum, as if facing a vast, numb crowd waiting to be awakened, but in reality, there were only Ren Yidao and that one-and-a-half little demon, Yu Yu, below.

"..."

Ren Yidao looked at the half-asleep Yu Yu, then back at Jing Yueqin, who was staring fixedly at him, and helplessly replied:

"... Uh, no?"

Slap!

"Well said! That's the kind of backbone you should have!"

With a forceful clap, Jing Yueqin bent down and patted Ren Yidao on the shoulder.

"As expected of a member of my Luoyue Peak, I am very happy, Senior Sister! I'll reward you with a day of being kneaded by me!"

Slap.

Ren Yidao unceremoniously used his shoulder to shake off that increasingly restless little hand.

You've got quite the scheme going there.

Reward me?

That's a reward for you, isn't it!

"So, how exactly do you intend to produce results?"

Ren Yidao was very curious; after sleeping soundly for an entire night, what kind of brilliant theory could she have possibly come up with?

"Junior Brother, you're missing the point; what's so hard about this? As expected, in critical moments, you still have to rely on your Senior Sister!"

Puffing out her chest, Jing Yueqin nodded confidently and announced loudly:

"Let's fake it!"

"Just fool that bunch of old fogies and be done with it!"

Ren Yidao:?

Oh...

So "figuring it out" meant "thinking of a way to cheat," right?

But really, what happened to that backbone you were talking about?

"... Get down here!"

"You are... (slurp) committing insubordination, acting in defiance of the natural order! (slurp)"

Being lifted by her face, Jing Yueqin stood on tiptoes, her face full of grievance and defiance while... slurping her saliva.

If an outsider saw this scene, they would surely wonder if they hadn't woken up yet.

The members of the Divine Path Sect would never imagine that the female demon who could stop children from crying at night would have such an obedient (?) appearance.

Sitting cross-legged on the desk, Ren Yidao released his fingers after lifting her a few times.

"Stop pretending, I wasn't even using force."

"Tsk! This is a humiliation..."

"Heh, if you could truly feel humiliation, you wouldn't have proposed such an outrageous suggestion."

What kind of decent person could come up with that proposal?

You are a Senior Sister, after all; never mind not being a role model, how could you take the lead in acting so shamelessly!

Jing Yueqin rubbed her cheeks, stuck her tongue out at Ren Yidao, and raised her hand to make an obscene gesture.

Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!

"What else can I do!? Where am I supposed to get results?"

The Senior Sister indicated that she had also thought very hard.

But if she couldn't think of it, she couldn't think of it!

"There are no new prisoners now, I can't just go outside and grab people, right? That wouldn't be... eh?"

Like a bolt of lightning streaking across the night sky, Jing Yueqin blinked her eyes rapidly and muttered to herself:

"That's right! Why not?"

If there are no prisoners, then create prisoners!

Having figured this out, Jing Yueqin's eyes lit up, and she prepared to set off on the spot.

"You stay here, don't move, I'll be right back..."

"You get back here!"

Ren Yidao grabbed her by the scruff of her neck before she could vanish.

"Give it up, it won't work."

Unfortunately, this outrageous idea had already been rejected the previous night during a discussion with Senior Brother Jian Xinxin.

Jian Xinxin had stated:

"Since the founding of the Divine Path Sect, we have upheld the belief that 'Incense spirits should not easily stain themselves with the mortal world,' and we rarely make enemies with the outside."

Among the great sects of the world, the Divine Path Sect's ranking is neither high nor low, appearing as if it keeps a low profile, but in reality, it has always been an object of vigilance for other sects.

Sword cultivators take the sword as their foundation, Talisman masters cultivate talismans... while the cultivators of the Divine Path Sect study the Divine Path, seeking to transform themselves into deities.

Their cultivation methods are neither purely righteous nor evil; their so-called deities are both divine and ghostly, and even their attitude toward demons is ambiguous—neither opposing nor agreeing.

Furthermore, aside from a few outliers known to the world, the members of the Divine Path Sect are all reclusive shut-ins who prefer to study their own "Divine Path" in solitude, making it even harder for the outside world to get a clear look inside.

This situation has led to some conspiracy theories spreading in increasingly bizarre ways:

"The Divine Path Sect must be brewing some earth-shattering conspiracy. JPG," "They have closed their sect and refuse to come out just to wait for an opportunity. GIF"……

No one will lower their guard against a silent behemoth, even if it has long since clearly expressed its own harmlessness.

The trees desire stillness, but the wind will not cease.

The various sects of the outside world are all staring at the Divine Path Sect, waiting for it to show a flaw and expose the "ambition" they can understand.

They have sent many scouts and spies, but their final fate was to be thrown under Luoyue Peak to be suppressed.

"People outside have been waiting for us to make a mistake; if you go out and mess around now, you are just adding trouble for the sect."

Forget about earning extra points; it would be good enough if they didn't throw you under Luoyue Peak to be locked up.

"Ah—but I've done this before, and nothing happened, right?"

"Before was before, but now is different."

Oh, my foolish senior sister—

The times have changed!

Besides, do you really think no one was cleaning up the mess for you after all those things you did before?

"This won't work, that won't work, then what do you suggest I do?"

Jing Yueqin let her face fall in resignation, muttering dejectedly as she stepped forward:

"Forget it, I'll go talk terms with Senior Uncle Sect Leader!"

"Ah, wait a moment, I already... have a way."

Grabbing at the empty air where she had vanished, Ren Yidao curled his lip and complained to Yu Yu:

"You saw that, right? It really isn't that I didn't stop her; it's that she walked away too fast."

"……Hm? Hm!"

Fine, Junior Sister is still the obedient one.

Whoosh—

Without any warning, a strong wind suddenly surged over the mountaintop, carrying a thin mist with it!

"Ah!"

Steadying Yu Yu, who had almost been blown over, Ren Yidao looked toward the direction the wind came from—Lieyang Peak.

If the nine peaks of the Divine Path Sect were to rank their relationship with Luoyue Peak, Lieyang Peak would be second to last, and no one would dare claim the very last spot.

It isn't a complete severance of ties, but it is at the level of never interacting with each other again.

There is no other reason than the fact that Lieyang Peak Master Zuo Su was bullied too miserably by a certain disciple of Luoyue Peak when he was young...

Yes, a certain disciple.

Zuo Su is also one of the few Senior Uncles that Ren Yidao did not take Yu Yu to visit before.

Going there would only result in being chased away, so there is no need to press a hot face against a cold butt.

"Someone has chosen their Divine Path."

Raising his hand to wave away the thin mist before him, Ren Yidao squinted, sensing the aura from Lieyang Peak.

"Hm, it's Zuo Yungui."

Zuo Yungui is the most dazzling young disciple of Lieyang Peak in recent years, and his momentum is very fierce.

As the grandson most doted on by Zuo Su, Zuo Yungui has been cultivating alongside him since he was a child.

And Zuo Yungui has been very promising; not yet thirty years old, he has already reached the step of choosing a path for the Descent of the Gods.

Ren Yidao rubbed his chin and whispered softly:

"Divine Path Bell, planting the Dao God."

Dong—

The bell tolled!

(End of chapter)