Chapter 499 - 498: My Disciple Wants to Steal My Man?

Chapter 499: Chapter 498: My Disciple Wants to Steal My Man?

Chapter 498: My Disciple Wants to Steal My Man?

The Six Gates Bureau’s intelligence reports were always meticulously detailed.

Take this latest report on the impending change of leadership in the Sword Sect, for instance. It not only covered the Sword Sect’s internal affairs but also incorporated various martial world rumors, offering a comprehensive analysis of why the Sword Sect Master was abdicating and why he chose to pass the mantle to the relatively unknown Peak Master of the Frosty Snow Peak.

In a small panel, Luo Wusheng even spotted the words: "Lu Yuliu, the Sword Sect’s Chosen and a direct disciple of the Frosty Snow Peak Master, shone brightly during the Netherkin chaos. She has now broken through to the Golden Core realm and mastered a sword technique that was previously thought impossible in the Sword Sect."

Although the final Human Immortal List ended inconclusively, the Sword Fairy had indeed earned considerable fame during the Netherkin chaos. Cultivators who fought on the low-tier battlefields still vividly remember the sight of two young women dominating the battlefield. With the Immortal Nation’s deliberate promotion, the world came to recognize them as representatives of the new generation of elite prodigies.

However, this seemed trivial compared to the earth-shattering news of the Sword Sect changing hands.

Luo Wusheng completely abandoned his casual attitude and began to thoroughly scrutinize the intelligence report.

First, it concerned his wife. More importantly, the information completely defied his expectations.

The original story never mentioned Ling Shuangxue taking control of the Sword Sect; even if it did, it was only long after the Netherkin chaos incident ended.

As Luo Wusheng read on, he suddenly saw his own name.

"—The Sword Sect Master’s recent breakthrough may have been triggered by a divine awareness probe into the Royal City during the Netherkin chaos. During the Demon Sect Holy Saint Luo Wusheng’s final strike to end the chaos, he gained sudden enlightenment, making it impossible to suppress his realm further, thus leading to his breakthrough to the Tribulation Transcendence realm."

This was one of the possibilities listed by Night Crow, head of the Six Gate Bureau’s intelligence department, after synthesizing various intelligence reports.

This element had also appeared in previous intelligence reports, such as the Netherkin chaos reports, which contained various speculations about why the Demon Sect’s Holy Saint had suddenly become so powerful.

As Luo Wusheng stared at the paper in his hand, he found it bizarre that the speculation about the Sword Sect Master’s breakthrough that involved him was the most likely one. This was because it was followed by a sentence: "According to Fairy Yuqin, the leader of the Pure Maiden Vein in Yin Province, the Sword Sect Master indeed had his divine awareness present that day."

Coupled with the fact that the Dao Principles Luo Wusheng demonstrated at the end of that day had brought immense benefits to everyone present, enough to serve as the final push for the Sword Sect Master to unexpectedly crossed into the Tribulation Transcendence realm, it was no wonder so many people now regretted not being there that day. Later, many traveled thousands of miles to the Royal City to pay homage to the Phoenix Tree at Ascension Lake, hoping to stumble upon some fortuitous opportunity.

Whether others could achieve the same results was their own business. Who knew if they were the chosen one?

In any case, most people didn’t care why the Sword Sect Master had suddenly broken through. What they wanted to know was why he had passed the title to the so-called Peak Master of Frosty Snow Peak, Ling Shuangxue.

Who is she? Where did she come from?

If not for this succession ceremony, the world probably wouldn’t even have known that the Frosty Snow Peak existed within the Sword Sect.

In fact, without Lu Yuliu’s sudden rise among the Sword Sect’s young generation, even the disciples might not have known their sect had a Frosty Snow Peak.

Thinking of this, Luo Wusheng felt he was perfectly matched with his main wife. When he had governed the Netherworld Domain, he had also governed it with a similar hands-off approach.

Of course, he was at least the unique Holy Saint of the Demon Sect and the most talented individual of his generation, so he wouldn’t be overlooked.

But if we’re talking about shocking the world, Ling Shuangxue was no less impressive now.

In just over a month, Ling Shuangxue achieved a breakthrough, leaping from the Early Nascent Soul stage to the Late Nascent Soul stage in a single bound. When this news broke, everyone who understood the difficulty of advancing in the Nascent Soul realm was stunned.

What kind of terrifying, heaven-defying fortune could make such a leap possible?

Even Luo Wusheng suspected his wife was cheating. He knew better than anyone that Ling Shuangxue had essentially been leveling up due to sex this past month.

And despite this absurdly rapid advancement, Ling Shuangxue’s foundation remained solid, her combat power even surpassing that of her peers. During the Netherkin chaos, she had defeated two Divine Transformation Netherkin, adding them to her kill count.

While these weren’t full-strength Divine Transformation Netherkin, the feat was still incredible. Once this was revealed, the doubts about Ling Shuangxue’s suitability to become the Sword Sect Master temporarily subsided.

But they hadn’t vanished entirely.

Luo Wusheng frowned.

The intelligence reports clearly stated that both Sword Province and within the Sword Sect itself, there were those who opposed this move. The public’s doubts were even greater...

After all, the Sword Sect had previously been led by a peak Divine Transformation realm cultivator, making it one of the most elite powers beneath the Daoist, Buddhist, and Demon sects. If Ling Shuangxue were to take over, the Sect Master’s cultivation level would drop by a full major realm in an instant. Who could accept such a drastic change in the short term?

Not to mention, the Sword Sect wasn’t without other Divine Transformation cultivators. Would they be willing to accept this?

For now, the Succession Ceremony hadn’t officially begun, and everyone was still holding their breath, discussing the matter internally.

"If this is the case, if the Sword Sect really holds the Succession Ceremony in half a month, a crisis is almost inevitable..."

Luo Wusheng’s face showed concern.

In truth, he didn’t mind if his wife, Ling Shuangxue, didn’t become the Sword Sect Master. After all, this hadn’t happened in the original story anyway... But if they insisted on holding this ceremony, he would definitely stand by his wife’s side.

In that case, he’d have to attend the Sword Sect’s Succession Ceremony in half a month.

"The problem is how to get there... If I reveal that I’ve been resurrected, I’m sure to receive an invitation from the Sword Sect. But I don’t want to expose myself this early."

Exposing himself might draw the Buddhist Sect into the matter, which would be more trouble than it was worth.

"So... I should ask the Empress for an invitation slot to the Sword Sect’s Succession Ceremony?"

The Immortal Nation would undoubtedly receive numerous invitation slots.

Luo Wusheng pondered this, a faint smile curling his lips.

He’d already planned to visit his wives at the Sword Sect later, so this was the perfect opportunity.

With his decision made and his thoughts clear, he slowly set down the intelligence report he was holding.

Unconsciously, he had grown accustomed to the backlash on his body, its effects now greatly reduced.

*Next... I need to uncover the secrets hidden within the awakening of the Diabolic Saint Physique.*

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Sword Sect, Frosty Snow Peak.

Ling Shuangxue, who should have been at the center of the storm, was unexpectedly sitting alone in her Frosty Snow Hall, the place unusually quiet.

It wasn’t that she hadn’t received visitors these days. Although no one could say for sure whether the Succession Ceremony in half a month would proceed smoothly, Ling Shuangxue still bore the title of candidate for the next Sword Sect Master. Many from within and outside the Sword Sect came to pay their respects.

Yet the results of these visits were... peculiar.

Peak Master Ling, due to speaking no more than five words at a time, effortlessly killed every conversation.

As a result, the number of visitors plummeted day by day.

At that moment, Ling Shuangxue, who had been sitting in silent meditation, suddenly raised her eyes.

A ripple of energy disturbed the void within the pavilion.

A woman’s figure materialized.

Lin Meixiang, Peak Master of the Fragrant Fox Peak.

"...How can you still be sitting here meditating? Elder Cangyan went to the Sword Tomb to protest again today, taking another Elder with him. If this continues, do you even want to inherit the position of Sect Master?"

Lin Meixiang sat down unceremoniously in the guest seat, her tone sharp. She poured herself a cup of tea without asking.

Ever since she and her beloved Zhou had successfully cultivated their relationship with the unwitting help of their Junior Nephew Yuliu, the three sword peaks had grown closer. This visit, like the others, was to repay that favor, and she stood firmly by the Frosty Snow Peak’s side.

While her companion was eager to help, Ling Shuangxue, as the principal figure, remained as calm as ever.

Unbothered by the other woman’s tone, Ling Shuangxue replied, "Of course I do."

"Then why not leverage the connections you’ve made? With their assistance, your Succession Ceremony in half a month wouldn’t be met with universal opposition, would it?"

"...I don’t know how to do that."

Lin Meixiang: "..."

Well, expecting a girl with social difficulties to handle networking was indeed asking too much.

"I’m genuinely curious why the Sect Master used a Sword Token to send you to help with the Netherkin chaos, even setting the reward as the position of Sect Master... We’ve always known that Black Sword Tokens can grant the right to inherit the Sect Master position, but this is the first time it’s actually happened."

At these words, which sounded like a sigh, Ling Shuangxue remained silent, though her gaze seemed distant.

Within the Sword Sect, only she knew the truth: the Black Sword Token she had received earlier hadn’t come from the Sword Sect Master, but from a Divine Transformation cultivator who appeared as a white-haired young girl.

Ling Shuangxue’s memories of the white-haired girl were hazy. She seemed to recall seeing her after obtaining the Sword Token, yet she had no clear recollection and instinctively avoided dwelling on the details, which felt odd.

She vaguely remembered the girl mentioning that she would become the Sword Sect Master.

As she pondered this, Lin Meixiang suddenly asked, "I still find something strange... You never seemed like someone who cared about the Sect Master position before. Why have you now openly stated your desire to succeed?"

Ling Shuangxue snapped out of her thoughts. After a moment’s hesitation, she replied, "I want to do something for him."

Lin Meixiang blinked at this answer.

"The Demon Sect’s Holy Saint?"

The Soulblade Specter incident had ultimately spread far and wide. The identity of the Demon Sect’s Holy Saint was quickly exposed and wildly disseminated alongside news of the Netherkin chaos. Only the Frosty Snow Peak remained isolated and uninformed.

Lin Meixiang had long suspected the relationship between Ling Shuangxue and the Demon Sect’s Holy Saint. Now, she was ninety percent certain that her Senior Sister, who had been as cold as ice for countless years, had indeed been melted by that eighteen-year-old youth.

The blush on Ling Shuangxue’s face was undeniable, a perfect mirror of how she herself had looked when she was in love.

Ling Shuangxue’s face was indeed slightly flushed, but she maintained her composure. "It’s also for Yuliu’s sake," she said.

Truthfully, Ling Shuangxue didn’t care much about the position of Sword Sect Master. But she knew that the Sword Sect held many closely guarded secrets, accessible only to the Sect Master.

After facing the Netherkin chaos and the Buddha’s Head seven days prior, she had become acutely aware of the formidable enemies her Dao Companion faced.

If she stagnated, she might not be able to help him next time.

Moreover... could the position of Sword Sect Master grant her access to secrets concerning the Sword Ancestor?

The hope of curing her disciple’s split-soul disorder might lie there.

A strange sense of urgency began to stir within Ling Shuangxue.

It felt as if... if things were left to continue this way, her beloved disciple might end up stealing her man?

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Dao-Dao / Ji Yanyao (Daodao means Daoism)

Di-Di / The Empress (Didi means Empress)

Fan-Fan / Kirin (Fanfan means Commoner)

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