Chapter 1535 - 1382: My Younger Brother Is a Villain 79
A ghost demon silently approached, intending to tear apart the humanoid figure formed by blood.
As the ghost demon raised its claws, the blood-formed humanoid suddenly turned and opened its mouth towards the ghost demon, emitting a silent scream.
Ripples emanated from the mouth of the blood-formed humanoid, swiftly sweeping through the body of the ghost demon.
The ghost demon’s body stiffened, and in an instant, it exploded into a cloud of black mist, dissipating in the Ghost Realm. After killing the ghost demon, the blood-formed figure also flashed and disappeared from the spot.
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Guo Mingxin has been found, the mission is completed, and Nie Shuangshuang, thinking of her brother and disciple Feng Feiyu, bid farewell to everyone as soon as she left the Nantian Ghost Kingdom and swiftly returned to the Heavenly Mechanism Sect with Ruoyang.
When Nie Shuangshuang returned to the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, she found it bustling, as today was the millennial birthday of Yun Tianche, the Peak Master of Fangzheng Peak.
Cultivators have long lifespans, so they naturally don’t celebrate birthdays every year like mortals, but a millennial birthday is significant and widely celebrated with a grand event and many invited friends.
Yun Tianche had many disciples and enjoyed lively affairs, and this millennial birthday was especially important, so when Nie Shuangshuang returned, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect was as festive as the human New Year.
Being part of the same sect and coincidentally returning, Nie Shuangshuang had to go to Fangzheng Peak to celebrate Yun Tianche’s birthday. As for the gift, she was not worried, as she had plenty of valuable items, any one of which would suffice as a birthday present.
Nie Jinglin and Feng Feiyu were also at Fangzheng Peak celebrating Yun Tianche’s birthday, and as soon as Nie Shuangshuang arrived, Feng Feiyu’s eyes lit up.
After Nie Shuangshuang presented her gift and offered birthday wishes to Yun Tianche, Feng Feiyu eagerly came to her side.
"Master, you’re finally back! I’ve missed you so much!" Feng Feiyu’s voice was filled with unmistakable excitement.
Nie Shuangshuang’s expression softened a little, and she patted Feng Feiyu’s shoulder: "After I left, did you diligently practice the sword moves I taught you?"
Feng Feiyu puffed his cheeks with a hint of grievance: "Master, don’t you miss me? You’ve been away for so long, and the first thing you ask is about my training.
I know how much you value my cultivation, rest assured, Master, I’ve been diligently practicing the sword moves you taught me. I’ll demonstrate them to you once we return to Tianjing Peak, so you can see if I’ve improved."
Ruoyang emerged from Nie Shuangshuang’s embrace and jumped onto Feng Feiyu’s shoulder, rubbing against his face: "Little Yu loves Master meow, don’t you miss Ruoyang meow?"
Feng Feiyu immediately smiled and cradled Ruoyang in his palm: "Of course I do, I don’t know how much I missed you, Ruoyang. Without you, even meals aren’t as tasty."
Nie Shuangshuang shook her head, watching Feng Feiyu and Ruoyang affectionately, and approached Nie Jinglin, who had finally extricated himself: "Father, how has Feiyu’s cultivation been recently? Has he improved?"
Nie Jinglin’s face bore a gentle smile, and his eyes were full of love and satisfaction as he looked at Feng Feiyu: "This child is particularly self-disciplined; he practices diligently every day without needing supervision.
Moreover, his comprehension is astounding. The Four Sword Techniques you taught him, he rarely makes mistakes during practice and hardly ever needs my guidance. Such talent is truly remarkable."
Obviously very satisfied with his protégé-grandson Feng Feiyu, Nie Jinglin watched Feng Feiyu, who was chatting animatedly while holding Ruoyang.
Feng Feiyu’s demeanor showed no trace of the previous hidden gloom and was much more cheerful.
Seeing Feng Feiyu’s current state, Nie Shuangshuang considered whether to find a time to take Feng Feiyu to the area near the Illusion Sound Sect.
Nie Shuangshuang still remembered that Feng Feiyu had two life-saving friends at the Illusion Sound Sect, Bai Shu and Jiang Han, who were rare warm memories in Feng Feiyu’s past life recollection.
Just because Bai Shu and Jiang Han risked danger to save Feng Feiyu when he was in despair, Nie Shuangshuang hopes that in this life, Feng Feiyu and these two can become friends again.
Moreover, the atmosphere at the Illusion Sound Sect wasn’t commendable, unfriendly to disciples with no sect backgrounds like Jiang Han and Bai Shu, who were also subjected to resource deductions.
Though Nie Shuangshuang didn’t know much about Feng Feiyu’s past life’s memory, she knew that Jiang Han and Bai Shu came from small families and had reached Foundation Establishment Stage when they sought mentorship.
With this reasoning, these two should not yet have joined the Illusion Sound Sect for apprenticeship, and coincidentally, this year is the Illusion Sound Sect’s decennial opening, recruiting new disciples.
Nie Shuangshuang’s plan was to intercept and take these two under her wing, making them fellow disciples with Feng Feiyu and lifelong friends.
But it’s still about half a year before the disciple recruitment at Illusion Sound Sect, so there’s no rush, focusing first on instructing Feng Feiyu’s cultivation at the sect. There’s ample time for that later.
After Yun Tianche’s millennial birthday celebration ended, Nie Shuangshuang took Feng Feiyu back to Tianjing Peak, with Nie Jinglin, having nothing else to do, accompanied them to Tianjing Peak.
Unlike the constant lively scene of Fangzheng Peak, Nie Shuangshuang’s Tianjing Peak was always solemn and tranquil, making it the place sect disciples least wanted to set foot in.
At the peak of Tianjing, Feng Feiyu held the Returning Clear Sword and demonstrated the sword moves Nie Shuangshuang had taught, each move executed with great proficiency, reflecting the hard work he had put in over time.
Nie Shuangshuang watched with great satisfaction and pointed out a few minor errors for Feng Feiyu to continue perfecting his sword moves, while she discussed with Nie Jinglin the matters regarding the upcoming sect disciple trials.
Although the sect has always been protective of its disciples, they are not sheltered flowers, and without facing challenges, they will not grow stronger.
Therefore, besides allowing disciples whose cultivation is sufficient to venture outside, low-level disciples, such as those in the Qi Cultivation Stage, must also enter relatively safe Secret Realms for training.
These Secret Realms are various types of realms controlled by the sect, many of which are specifically designed for disciples to test their skills.
Nie Jinglin plans this time to send the disciples into a Great Secret Realm accessible only to Foundation Establishment Stage disciples, a realm passed down from ancient times, abundant with Spiritual Medicine.
However, this Great Secret Realm is not solely owned by the Heavenly Mechanism Sect but shared among the Four Great Immortal Sects, only opening once every fifty years to prevent any damage.
Upon the Secret Realm’s opening, the Four Great Immortal Sects will dispatch elders to lead the disciples into the realm, with elders responsible for opening the entrance and later retrieving the disciples who completed their trials.
Nie Jinglin proposed for Nie Shuangshuang to be the leading elder for the Heavenly Mechanism Sect this year, and Nie Shuangshuang agreeably accepted this role.
But before proceeding, Nie Shuangshuang had another significant event to handle, which was the welcome ceremony for Ruoyang joining the Heavenly Mechanism Sect and becoming an Inner Sect Elder.