At last, Gui Yutong and Hui sat alone in the wedding bed, Gui Delun nowhere in sight. Hui pressed out his ntal energy just to be sure, but as far as he could tell, Gui Delun had left entirely. He let out a sigh and collapsed backward onto the bed, exhausted. The weight of the thick qi pressed down on him, pinning him to the bed. He rubbed his face and circulated his qi, fighting back against the weight of the qi. If I could spend a month here, Id advance by leaps and bounds, but just coming here for a short visit its exhausting.
Gui Yutong leaned over him. She reached for his collar. Since were married, should we
Hui shoved her away. Elder Sister, dont cause more trouble for ! Gui Delun already wants my head okay, well, hes got several of them, but the point isI dont want Bai Jingwen to also be after my head!
She shook her head. We should at least enough to get your aura on
So do whatever you did to Sec to earlier today when you stole my aura. Surely you can do that a second ti, Hui said. He turned his head to look at Gui Yutong. How did you know it was er, that is, we were all blackout drunk. Im surprised Elder Sister could recognize my face.
Gui Yutong nodded. I didnt. I sensed your aura and went along with it.
That explains it. So did we actually? Hui asked.
She shook her head. Sorry. I just stole so of your qi while you were distracted.
Okay, good. Not that I dont trust Sectgoer, but of all of us, hes the weirdest. If anyone was going to hide things, its him. Hui sighed. And the child, its Bai Jingwens?
Gui Yutong blushed. She nodded.
I wont ask how that happened, but I will ask are you happy? Do you want this? Hui asked. Its sothing that needs to be asked.
She nodded. I never thought that Id fall in love with soone like Bai Jingwen, but Im very happy as I am. I know Father would never accept my love. Even if Bai Jingwen can give children, that wont be enough. He despises the Bai Clan. If that clan wasnt supported by Zheng Minyan, he would have destroyed it long ago.
Zheng Minyan? Hui asked.
Gui Yutong put a finger on her chin. Shes another Inner Peak Lord. Shes older than Father, and shes one of the few Inner Peak Lords who was around during the Patriarchs era. She leaned in toward Hui. Just between you and , shes the most powerful Inner Peak Lord after Father. Maybe even more powerful than Father.
In martial strength or? Hui asked.
In strength in strength, shes a seventh-realm cultivator, equivalent to Father. If they both fought Im not sure who would win. So yes but I really ant in influence. She leads the traditional faction within the sect. They follow the ancient traditions of the sect set forth by our Patriarch and focus on healing and sword arts versus exorcism. The traditional faction used to be the stronger faction, but lately, their power is waning, and Fathers modern faction is taking control. She bit her lip. Especially since Zheng Minyan is on the verge of entering secluded ditation.
On the verge of entering secluded ditation old enough to be around since the Patriarch thats the kind of secluded ditation one doesnt exit until they die, Hui realized. So shes a seventh-realm powerhouse whos been around for centuries, if not millennia, but her lifespan is running out, and shes facing so kind of bottleneck or roadblock to entering eighth realm that she isnt able to overco. Shell have to enter secluded ditation in hopes of extending her life force long enough to figure out a way around that bottleneck. And if she doesnt well, passing away in secluded ditation is a common enough scenario.
Hmm I hope the Patriarch is higher than seventh realm, or else this small cultivator might be investigating a dead man
No, no. Senior Chen Wuya is still alive and kicking, and he was childhood friends and rivals with Fen Long. Surely Fen Long is still just as vivacious as Chen Wuya!
Looking up from his thoughts, Hui gestured at Gui Yutong. Set forth by the Patriarch that is, Fen Long?
Gui Yutong nodded.
If the traditional faction focuses on healing, is Liu Guang a mber of the faction, then? he probed. I certainly dont agree with a lot of what Liu Guang is doing. If his behavior is emblematic of the traditional faction well, I certainly would still play the factions against one another.
Liu Guang is a bit of an exception. Hes a mber of fathers faction. Thats why he was a part of the trials. The whole concept of recruiting peak lords is part of Fathers modernization push. He wants to add new peak lords to the sect and bring in fresh techniques and concepts, Gui Yutong explained.
So everyone who took part in that trial is a mber of the modern faction? Hui asked.
Gui Yutong frowned. Not everyone. I know the cultivator who ran the magic trials doesnt agree with father, but I dont know that shes part of any faction. And Tian Qiao that is, the cultivator who ran the beast trial, shes our only beast expert. We have other spirit beast cultivators, but shes the only Peak Lord. She was the only one who qualified to run the trial, regardless of the faction she prefers. Our sect doesnt focus much on spirit beasts its an area Father is trying hard to expand.
Hmm. In that case, even if she doesnt agree with the modern faction, she likely wants more funding and resources, and so shell probably agree with the modern faction just to improve her own standing, Hui thought. A second later, he recalled the scruffy and solitary Tian Qiao, standing hunch-shouldered beside her pangolin, and twisted his lips. Then again, maybe not. She seed like the type who didnt need much and only wanted to be left alone.
Zheng iyun we have to look into her. Since we oppose Gui Deluns faction most of all, we might be able to ally with her, Hui thought to the other clones.
Ah! Our goal of inciting the clan to a civil war before we attack yes, yes. Ill look into it imdiately! Sectgoer said.
Rogue licked his lips. AhSectgoer, huh
Yeah Healer replied.
Oh, hey. Im still us. Im just a little bit confident, Sectgoer replied, crossing his arms.
Rogue waved his hand. I guess Peak Lord is off marrying Bai Xue and making babies, so soones gotta do the hard work around here.
Since when has Peak Lord ever done the hard work? Healer pointed out.
Ha! Damn, Healer. When you pull it out, you hit hard, Rogue laughed.
Guys I can hear you Peak Lord muttered.
Rogue raised his eyebrows. So hows the nupitals going?
I was going to invite you all to be present in for the ceremonies, but now I wont, Peak Lord said, crossing his arms.
Like you can stop us, Sectgoer muttered.
Invite us all to be present in you is this so kind of hippie bullshit? Because if it involves being high, lets go! Rogue said.
Healer pressed a hand to his temples. Peak Lord, calm down. Were just teasing you a little bit. Now can everyone please shut up again? Im in the wedding bed with Gui Yutong and were
Holy shit, Healer! Damn! Talk about burying the lede! Rogue shouted.
Talk about burying his lede, Sectgoer returned, shooting a knowing glance at Rogue.
Heyooooo, Rogue said. The two high-fived ntally.
Gods. Im shutting down the network, Healer grumbled.
So whatre you doing with Gui Yutong? Rogue asked.
Talking. About sect things, Hui said. He blinked, intentionally sending what he saw over the node.
Aww, shes even got her clothes on? Cmon, Rogue said.
If you want to fight Gui Delun and Bai Jingwen at the sa ti, you co here and do it, Healer replied.
Rogue paused thoughtfully. After a mont, he sighed. Yeah, no. We still need Bai Jingwen to not hate us.
Also, let tell you sothing about this peak theres so much qi here that its repressive, and thats how Gui Delun and his disciples train all the ti. If we want to be a serious threat we should train on an Inner Peak, if we can. Or train all our adds and friends who can still grow stronger and gain realms, Healer said.
We can still grow stronger, Rogue said.
But were definitely facing a bottleneck. I dont think we can hit sixth realm until we recombine, Healer argued.
I agree, Sectgoer said.
Hmm well, thats probably the case, Rogue agreed. But Ying Lin, Bai Xue, and the others can definitely still grow stronger.
Speaking of, Peak Lord hows it going? You know, demanding the Bai Clan Matriarch for Bai Xues hand in marriage with no gifts or propriety, Sectgoer asked.
An image passed over the network. Hui laid there, dead on the floor of the Bai Clan, frozen into an icy statue. Bai Xue stood over him, her arms spread.
About as well as expected, then, Rogue said, laughing.
Healer sighed. Try not to actually die, okay? If you co back married, let us know.
Peak Lord gave him a ntal thumbs up.
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