Chapter 378: Yin Da’s Discovery

Song Jiulai’s clone reached Foundation Establishment.

Yes, it was completely unremarkable.

She reached Foundation Establishment while skinning demon beasts.

It was so easy because her original self had already achieved Foundation Establishment. This was just a do-over, and she had both the experience and the power.

Her cultivation level was already in excess, but the explanation that she had tempered it by processing demon beast materials was also plausible.

Since she was in the Demon Refining Hall when she achieved Foundation Establishment, there was no major phenomenon.

Only the senior sister at the Demon Refining Hall noticed.

When Song Jiulai came out from the back, the senior sister was quite surprised. "You reached Foundation Establishment just like that?"

Song Jiulai smiled and nodded, speaking as if it were nothing special. "It went okay. I was lucky. I had a small epiphany while processing the demon beast materials, and that’s how I successfully reached Foundation Establishment."

The system said snidely, "Braggarts get struck by lightning, ya know."

The words had barely faded when a clap of thunder actually boomed outside.

A disciple outside was practicing a Thunder Skill, and it had struck nearby.

Song Jiulai: "..."

System: "...I was just kidding."

The senior sister was also very surprised. She was long past the age for Foundation Establishment, and she knew that in the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, it was considered an insignificant Level.

But this was Chihe Zhenren’s disciple, and the senior sister still knew what praise to offer. "As expected of a disciple valued by Chihe Zhenren. You truly are talented! You’re the first person I’ve ever seen have an epiphany just from processing demon beast materials."

That was true.

Disciples of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect lived for the thrill of battle.

That was how Song Jiulai had been in the Longevity Sect, but her clone was the exact opposite.

She smiled humbly. "You flatter me, Senior Sister. But I’d like to ask you about a few things. I’ve heard that we’re on the border of Demon Cave Valley, and that beyond here, there are other small sects and a place called First Mountain?"

The senior sister nodded. "That’s right. First Mountain is close to the Demon Cave Valley border, and it’s home to many demon beasts below the Third Rank. Disciples from the small sects generally don’t have very high cultivation levels, so those demon beasts are there for them to practice on. Are you thinking of going for a look?"

Song Jiulai nodded. "Yes. I’ve lived in my hometown my whole life and never had a chance to travel. Now that I have the opportunity, I want to see what these other small sects are like."

"Of course you can."

Song Jiulai had been processing demon beast materials on this border for so long that when she suddenly made this request, the senior sister stationed there breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been worried Song Jiulai would develop some sort of issue from processing materials all the time.

"Sure, there’s no harm in going for a look."

"You’ve spent all this time here processing demon beast materials without once going out for a stroll."

Sometimes, just burying your head in your work isn’t a good thing. Demon beasts are brutal, after all, and processing their materials is psychologically taxing.

The senior sister had been afraid she would fall ill from the stress.

Now that Song Jiulai was taking the initiative to leave, the senior sister took out a Token. "This represents the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect. If anyone tries to stop you, just show them this."

’The old Song Jiulai had to hide wherever she went. Now, she could finally show them what it meant to be a dog relying on its master’s power—pah! No, this is what it feels like to have the confidence of a Major Sect backing you up!’

Song Jiulai joyfully accepted the Token. "Thank you, Senior Sister."

"Don’t thank me. All disciples of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect get one. However, the sects over there are too small; none of them have a Teleportation Array. If you want to go, you’ll have to fly there yourself."

The senior sister instructed her in detail, "Be careful when you get over there. You’re only at Foundation Establishment, and some of the small sect Sect Masters have Golden Core Stage cultivation. If you run into them, just state your identity. Or, as long as you’re wearing our Ten Thousand Immortals Sect robes, no one will be foolish enough to provoke you."

The Ten Thousand Immortals Sect naturally had its own sect robes.

Flowing white robes.

But since Song Jiulai was covered in blood all day from processing demon beast materials and was too lazy to cast a cleaning mantra, she had never worn them.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister. I understand."

After bidding farewell to the senior sister, she changed into the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect’s robes and eagerly prepared to depart. ’I’ll go to the Fierce Eagle Sect and see what’s going on.’

’With my current identity as a disciple of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, the Fierce Eagle Sect definitely won’t dare to stop me.’

’I’m going to find out just what tricks the Fierce Eagle Sect is trying to pull.’

System: "Aren’t you afraid of alerting the Fierce Eagle Sect? What if you actually find something?"

Song Jiulai: "I can just make up an excuse. I’m a disciple of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect traveling far from home for the first time to see the sights. What’s so strange about that?"

’She wasn’t afraid of getting linked to the Feique Sect; she was just curious!’

With that, she set off directly.

However, although this body was a disciple of Chihe Zhenren, her cultivation was what it was. Without the gourd Zhai Xiaotian had given her, her Flying Magical Treasure was only average. It would likely take two or three days to reach the Fierce Eagle Sect.

During that time, she’d also have to pretend to visit other sects, which would likely delay her arrival at the Fierce Eagle Sect even further.

Meanwhile, the players were also making preparations regarding the Fierce Eagle Sect.

The nearest players began looking for a chance to infiltrate the Fierce Eagle Sect.

At the same time, they asked around at other sects for information about the Fierce Eagle Sect.

They gathered plenty of rumors, such as the fact that the Fierce Eagle Sect was older than the other small sects and had always wanted to advance its standing.

But they were plagued by a lack of opportunity.

And now, everyone was waiting for the Fierce Eagle Sect’s Sect Master to reach the Nascent Soul Stage.

It seemed many people were aware that the Fierce Eagle Sect’s Sect Master was about to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

The current Sect Master of the Sea View Sect was at the Nascent Soul Stage; it seemed that in Major Sects, those at the Nascent Soul Stage were the ones who held true power.

This was because after reaching the Divinity Transformation Stage, a cultivator would seemingly receive subtle guidance from the Heavenly Dao, making it inconvenient for them to interfere in worldly affairs. Therefore, most experts at the Divinity Transformation Stage and above were merely symbolic figureheads, either in year-round seclusion or traveling.

The five great sects were different. Chihe Zhenren was also at the Divinity Transformation Stage, but he could walk the mortal world, simply because he was part of the even more powerful Ten Thousand Immortals Sect.

The Sea View Sect did have a Divinity Transformation Stage expert, known as their Old Ancestor, but he hadn’t made an appearance in several hundred years.

If the Sect Master of the Fierce Eagle Sect really managed to reach the Nascent Soul Stage, the sect’s strength would be elevated, and it would be treated completely differently from the neighboring sects.

But it was still too early to be discussing these matters. Yin Da, however, had already entered the Fierce Eagle Sect’s territory.

He was at Late-stage Golden Core, so even the Sect Master of the Fierce Eagle Sect wouldn’t necessarily be able to detect him.

However, he didn’t enter the Fierce Eagle Sect openly. He simply conducted a silent observation of their territory.

The Fierce Eagle Sect had a strict hierarchy, and its architecture was similar in style to the rest of the Yunzhou Continent. Below the mountain were mortal towns, and their inhabitants were forbidden from entering the Cultivators’ domain.

Most of the mortals here had a similar sense of exhaustion and numbness to those he had seen before at the Tianyang Sect.

Having spent so much time in Wang’an County, Yin Da actually found it a little unsettling.

Disciples of the Fierce Eagle Sect rarely came down the mountain, but they could still be spotted occasionally.

But after spotting some of these disciples and observing them carefully, Yin Da’s expression suddenly changed.

He then cast a mantra to leave a mark in the Fierce Eagle Sect’s territory and raced back to Wang’an County.

He had been gone for no more than an hour.

Upon returning to Wang’an County, Yin Da didn’t bother with pleasantries and burst in to see Gong Xingsi, who was still at work in the pastry shop.

"Young Master, we have a problem! I sensed the aura of the Broken Soul Sect on the Fierce Eagle Sect’s disciples!"