The Programmer Cultivator

Zhang Deming’s face lit up when he heard this. He asked, "So, the Sect really managed to retrieve the Turtle Water Secret Realm?"

Song Huidong nodded. "Yes, we retrieved it! Other than the Pavilion Master of the Guardian Tower who didn’t move, the Sect’s Supreme Elders all mobilized. A full Three Supreme Elders were dispatched. With that kind of power, how could we not get it back?"

"So that place was really the main module of the Turtle Water Secret Realm?" Zhang Deming asked, hearing of the lineup involved.

Song Huidong nodded again. "Yes, it was the main module. To be precise, the core module.

Moreover, I heard we also recovered a Scripture Pavilion from a branch of a Blessed Land, and many of its contents were remarkably well-preserved. That’s probably why your reward is so generous this time, Junior Brother.

You have to understand, this Command Token grants you the right to choose any Tier Five Cultivation Technique from the Sect. For this alone, how could you possibly receive such a reward without having made a significant contribution?"

But Zhang Deming’s focus wasn’t on that. His expression shifted slightly as he asked, "Senior Brother Song, do you know anything about the information obtained from the Secret Realm this time?"

Song Huidong was a bit taken aback to see that Zhang Deming’s main concern wasn’t the Cultivation Technique. After a moment, he said, "Junior Brother Zhang, what kind of information are you referring to? If you mean the specific things we obtained...

Although I’m a manager, I only handle some of the daily affairs on our peak. A lot of the core matters are still handled by my Master and the other two.

As for the Turtle Water Secret Realm affair, aside from the gains from the realm itself, the main harvest was from the Daoist Collection. That doesn’t fall under daily affairs, so it’s outside the scope of what I handle."

Zhang Deming said, "Not the gains. I mean... hmm... when you were accessing the Secret Realm, did you encounter any resistance?"

Song Huidong paused again. He considered that Zhang Deming had been the one to provide the information about this Secret Realm. Connecting that with the news he’d heard, he quickly figured out what Zhang Deming was asking.

"Junior Brother Zhang, are you asking if the Secret Realm had an owner?"

Hearing this, Zhang Deming nodded and said bluntly, "Yes. I want to know if that old fiend inside was captured by the Sect."

"Did you make an enemy of him, Junior Brother?" Song Huidong’s expression shifted. He didn’t answer right away, asking this instead.

Zhang Deming nodded. "I suppose so. I entered that Secret Realm by chance a while ago and ran into that Demon Cultivator. He wanted to turn me into Resources, so we had a bit of a run-in."

"In that case, Junior Brother, you’d best not leave the Sect for a while," Song Huidong said.

Zhang Deming’s expression darkened. "The Three Supreme Elders couldn’t catch him? Is that fiend’s Cultivation really that high?"

Song Huidong nodded. "Because you didn’t provide any information about that, Junior Brother, the three Elders didn’t pay it much mind and just handled it casually. After all, it’s a ruined Secret Realm from many years ago.

So they alerted him, and he managed to escape beforehand. When Ancestor Dang noticed, he made a hasty attempt to stop him but still couldn’t keep him there.

I heard he’s a Cultivator at the Three Talents realm, and a heavily injured one at that. For him to still escape under those circumstances just shows how skillful he is.

There were quite a few Disciples accompanying them at the time, planning to help with the cleanup of the Secret Realm, so a lot of people know about what happened."

Zhang Deming paused for a moment. "It’s not that I was hiding it," he said. "It’s just that I was reporting to Ancestor Dang at the time, and the situation wasn’t right for going into detail..."

Song Huidong held up a hand to stop Zhang Deming’s explanation. "You don’t need to explain, Junior Brother Zhang. I’m not here to place blame.

And don’t worry, it’s not a big deal. No one is looking to assign responsibility. When the Three Supreme Elders go to retrieve a Secret Realm, do you really think they’d let any of the accompanying Disciples get into an accident?"

Song Huidong paused, then added, "Oh, right. According to Ancestor Dang, even if you had reported it, it would’ve been useless. There was no way to capture him completely."

Zhang Deming asked, puzzled, "Why is that?"

"Apparently, he’s a Demon Cultivator who specializes in the Soul Dao. He’s refined countless Life Souls to act as substitutes for his own death.

The one in the Secret Realm wasn’t his primary Life Soul, so the most anyone could do was affect the main body through it, severely injuring him," Song Huidong replied.

Zhang Deming was stunned. "Using Life Souls for Substitute Death? The truly evil Nine Lives Soul Technique?"

Song Huidong nodded grimly. "That’s probably it. Ancestor Dang said so himself, so there’s no mistake. That’s why, Junior Brother, since you’ve made an enemy of a Demon Cultivator like that, it’s best for you to stay inside the Sect for the time being.

By the way, I hear Huixin from Xuande Temple is due to arrive in a few days. Things in the Sect should get a little lively. If you can’t sit still, you can go to the Main Peak and check out the commotion."

"Isn’t the discussion on the Dao supposed to be a grand event? From what you’re saying, Senior Brother, does that mean Disciples who’ve reached a certain level of Cultivation aren’t required to attend?" Zhang Deming asked, his expression shifting slightly.

Song Huidong said, "A ’grand event’ is what we call the Outer Realm exchange that comes later. That one actually benefits the Sect. But this exchange with Xuande Temple...

That bunch of bald donkeys comes over to ’discuss’ the Dao, but they refuse to spar. They only ’discuss.’ Our Sect barely has any Word Cultivators, and they’re mostly Wish Cultivators who focus on the path of Law Order.

Under those circumstances, what kind of discussion is it? They’re just coming to our Sect to show off and put on airs. It would be one thing if it happened occasionally, since it’s an event put on by the Blessed Holy Land, after all.

But they pull this stunt every few decades. The fact that we don’t just throw them out or refuse to see them is already us giving face to Spirit Mountain and Xuande Temple.

And they expect a grand welcome from our Sect? They’re dreaming!

Every time one of these ’exchanges’ happens, it’s mostly new Disciples who go to gawk. Aside from them, only a handful of people go to keep up appearances. It’s not a mandatory event for the entire Sect."