Seeing that Wen Jingshu was about to strike in the next second, Mu Yanghe quickly explained, “Little Celestial Maiden, I swear I no longer have any unrealistic thoughts about the Yinian'an!
“Actually, I once possessed it.”
Mu Yanghe began to feel sorrowful.
Ever since she had learned of the Yinian'an, which ranked second on the Divine Artifact Board, she had been instantly captivated and desperately wanted to obtain it. She had searched for the Yinian'an in the Immortal Realm for over three thousand years before finally finding it. However, she discovered that the Yinian'an was severely damaged, with less than one-ten-thousandth of its power remaining. Moreover, she was not recognized by the Yinian'an and could only perform a very superficial blood refinement to claim ownership.
Not to mention, because of the Yinian'an, she had brought disaster upon herself and had been trapped here for over a thousand years. Mu Yanghe's tale was filled with bitter tears.
For over a thousand years, she had been reflecting on why she wasn't recognized by the Yinian'an, until she saw Wen Jingshu, who was practically glowing with golden light...
At that moment, she came to terms with it.
With the almost materialized power of immense fortune surrounding Wen Jingshu, let alone the Yinian'an, even she wanted to kneel.
Of course, in reality, she was already kneeling.
Hearing Mu Yanghe's explanation, Wen Jingshu felt a myriad of emotions. It truly proved that some opportunities were meant specifically for a certain cultivator. Even if others managed to obtain them by chance, they would eventually find their way back to that person in the end.
As a talisman cultivator, Wen Jingshu had also tried everything to obtain certain opportunities in her past life, only to have them easily snatched away by others.
Now that their roles were reversed, she had become the chosen one in the eyes of others...
Changing the subject, Mu Yanghe continued, “Little Celestial Maiden, the spirit beast king's revenge has nothing to do with you. On the contrary, it's a miracle that Cangwu City has survived in peace until now, solely relying on the deterrent of the Hundun Bead.
“Now that the spirit beast king has come knocking on their door, it's just the karma between them.”
Even if Wen Jingshu hadn't taken the Hundun Bead, since the Hundun Bead couldn't return to the main bead's side, its energy would have run out sooner or later. At that time, the spirit beast king would have still exacted its revenge.
Who told someone on Cangwu Island to have the audacity to steal the spirit beast king's cub?
Wen Jingshu asked, “Then do you think the spirit beast king will come this time?”
Mu Yanghe replied, “I don't know what the temper of the demon race in your lower realm is like, but in the Immortal Realm, if you bully the young, the old will fight you to the death.”
Hearing Mu Yanghe's words, Wen Jingshu gained some confidence. She immediately asked Jinyin, “Which power governs Cangwu Island?”
As long as it was the Eastern Azure Continent, even a patch of desert would be claimed by some power. It would either be one of the Four Great Sects and Eight Great Families, or some first-rate power or first-rate family.
On the surface, Cangwu Island was governed by the Sun family, but there had to be another family above them.
Just like the relationship between the Wuling Sect and the Qingyun Sect back then, the Qingyun Sect usually wouldn't interfere in the Wuling Sect's affairs, but the Wuling Sect had to pay tribute to the Qingyun Sect every year.
Similarly, if anything happened to the Wuling Sect, they could request support from the Qingyun Sect.
Although Jinyin didn't know why Wen Jingshu asked this, she still answered honestly, “Replying to Miss, it is the Wang family, one of the Eight Great Families.”
Wen Jingshu paused upon hearing Jinyin's words.
The Wang family...
She currently had a Wang family Guest Elder token lying inside her Yunling Bracelet.
It seemed the Wang family was about to owe her a favor.
With this in mind, Wen Jingshu took out her transmission stone and said to Wang Wanting, “Junior Sister Wang, there is something unusual about the beast tide on Cangwu Island. I suspect a spirit beast king might attack, and your Wang family's main branch needs to send support.”
Any spirit beast that could be called a king was at least an eighth-rank high-grade beast, equivalent to the peak of the Mahayana Stage. Even with various secret treasures on her, Wen Jingshu had no confidence in fighting it.
Furthermore, once a spirit beast reached the seventh-rank or higher, it would gain complete intelligence, and its difficulty to deal with would double.
Wen Jingshu could have easily retreated on her own and had no obligation to notify the Wang family. She only felt that the millions of cultivators on Cangwu Island were innocent and did not want to see so many unwitting cultivators die in vain.
Not long after Wen Jingshu sent the transmission, Wang Wanting replied, “What's going on? Senior Sister Wen, why did you go to Cangwu Island???”
The Qingyun Sect was in the far west, while Cangwu Island was in the far east!
Did her Senior Sister grow eight legs? How did she run so far in such a short time?
Wen Jingshu felt a bit embarrassed and said, “It's a long story... In short, please pass on the message.
“It must be quick. Fifth-rank spirit beasts have already appeared today, and there's no telling when the spirit beast king will arrive.
“By the way, the reason the beast tide is attacking Cangwu City is likely because someone stole the spirit beast king's cub.”
Wang Wanting let out a dazed gasp.
Was her Senior Sister really that amazing? She had even found the root cause?
The young Sect Master successor's brain couldn't quite process it, but official business was more important. After cutting off the connection with Wen Jingshu's transmission stone, she hurriedly went to find Xu Haoguang.
Although her status in the Wang family was second only to Wang Yanci, and her intuition told her that Wen Jingshu was telling the truth, she was still young. Since Wen Jingshu's words also lacked weight, if she rashly notified the family head, he would definitely not take it seriously.
Xu Haoguang was different. If the Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect personally spoke to the family head, he would definitely take it to heart.
Sure enough, as soon as Wang Wanting finished explaining the matter to Xu Haoguang, she saw her master's brow furrow deeply.
How on earth did Wen Jingshu travel to Cangwu Island in the far east??
This little ancestor really was a handful.
Xu Haoguang remained silent for a long time. Wang Wanting, unsure of her thoughts, asked cautiously, “Master, do you think Senior Sister Wen's words are untrustworthy?”
Xu Haoguang shook her head, repeating her previous advice, “You must stay on good terms with your Senior Sister Wen, and absolutely do not offend her.
“I am now aware of the situation on Cangwu Island. I will speak to Family Head Wang about this. You should focus on your cultivation.”
Wang Wanting was dying of curiosity about the secrets Wen Jingshu held, but seeing that Xu Haoguang had no intention of revealing anything, she could only take her leave.
Once she left, Xu Haoguang opened her transmission stone.
The first person she contacted was Wen Jingshu.
The two connected via a projection transmission. Wen Jingshu briefly explained the situation on Cangwu Island before explaining how she had arrived.
“As soon as this disciple arrived at Jiangyuan Valley, a Mahayana Stage cultivator ambushed me. Relying on the secret treasure given to me by Daoist Patriarch Shimuo, the clash of our powers tore through space, and I was accidentally teleported here.
“There are also quite a few disciples from our sect here.”
Xu Haoguang said, “In that case, I will leave those disciples in your care.”
Wen Jingshu was stunned and quickly said, “Senior Sister Xue Wanshu, a personal disciple of Sound Peak, is also here. Why don't we let Senior Sister Xue...”
Xu Haoguang interrupted her directly, “She has the same virtue as her master—unreliable.”
Recalling Xue Wanshu's fawning attitude, Wen Jingshu swallowed the rest of her words.
Finally, Xu Haoguang said, “Prioritize your own safety in everything, and do not try to be a hero.
“By reporting this in time, you have already more than fulfilled your duty to the cultivators of Cangwu City. The rest is up to their own fate.”
Wen Jingshu responded solemnly. After concluding her conversation with Xu Haoguang, she said to Jinyin, “Go and invite the Sun Family Head, Junior Brother Zheng, and Senior Sister Xue over.”
Jinyin stood there with a blank expression, not even knowing how she walked out of the room.
It was one thing for Wen Jingshu to call the eldest young lady of the Wang family her junior sister.
But holy heavens, was that figure she just saw really Xu Haoguang, the Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect???
Was that the legendary Daoist Sovereign Haoyue, who used to crush young geniuses with a single punch, defeat countless talents, and stand at the absolute top of the Heavenly Pride Board?
Was the thigh she was clinging to just any thigh? No, this was a golden path straight to heaven!
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