HLnovel Chapter 822 World 370
Chapter 822 World 370
Lan Yue's lips twitched, and she placed the things she had found into Shen Ruyin's hands: "What's the use of just collecting those things? These are the most important."
Shen Ruyin used her divine sense to look inside and found that it was filled with magical treasures, spirit stones, and other miscellaneous items, piled up in a large heap.
Although many of the magical artifacts were covered in thick grime, making it impossible to discern their original appearance and giving them only the look of broken copper and scrap iron, Shen Ruyin felt that they must be the finest of the finest, otherwise she wouldn't have asked someone with Lan Yue's cultivation level to make such a trip in person.
Shen Ruyin was a little embarrassed and returned the Sumeru Mustard Seed that Lan Yue had given her, saying admiringly, "If you had told me you were the Ancestor, I wouldn't have remembered. I was just too busy with the delicious food."
“It’s not your fault,” Lan Yue said. “These things were hidden very well. If the core of the secret realm hadn’t been gone, I wouldn’t have been able to find them all so neatly.”
Lan Yue didn't take her own Sumeru Mustard Seed. Instead, she picked and chose from the things Shen Ruyin had collected, finding the one with the most contents: "Here, take that one. Use these to exchange for it. When we get back, you can cook it for me yourself."
Shen Ruyin was stunned for a moment, but without saying a word of refusal, she agreed immediately. Holding the good things Lan Yue had given her, she looked very touched and said, "Ancestor is so good to me."
Lan Yue couldn't resist pinching her cheek, then turned to look at the now much emptier secret realm, and simply left with Shen Ruyin.
After the two women left, the remaining spirit beasts thankfully didn't dare to show themselves for a long time.
After all, the smaller one wouldn't let go of any spirit beast that could be made into a delicious dish or any precious natural treasures, while the larger one was simply even more destructive.
Don't be fooled by how peaceful this place is; the huge craters blasted out in other areas haven't been filled yet. Who would dare to show their face?
Back at Po Nian Peak, Chen Ling hadn't returned yet, so Lan Yue urged Shen Ru Yin to change her clothes first so she could grill meat for her.
The barbecue stall was set up and just as it was placed on the fire, Yu Xing followed the smell back and was caught by Lan Yue, who hugged her and stroked her fur gently.
Unable to escape, Yu Xing simply lay down and enjoyed the moment, her eyes fixed on Shen Ruyin's hands, or rather, the grill she was flipping.
By the time Chen Ling finally left the main peak, they had already eaten their fill.
Chen Ling accepted the remaining items without hesitation.
After he finished eating, he said to Shen Ruyin, "The sect will be carrying out a major operation in a couple of days, so you should stay in the sect for the time being and not go out."
"Oh," Shen Ruyin agreed, then exchanged a glance with Yu Xing, neither of them wanting to speak.
She is probably the direct disciple of Po Nian Peak who has spent the shortest amount of time traveling outside the area in its history.
Even counting the days, they've only been gone for two days. This is one of the shortest trips in the Supreme Sect, or even in the entire cultivation world.
Lan Yue said at the right moment, "In that case, I will guide you in your cultivation these days."
"In addition, you should also learn some things about repairing and refining weapons; you'll need them someday."
Shen Ruyin knew that she was referring to the pile of things she had found; if they weren't repaired and were just left there, they would truly be considered junk.
Chen Ling was unaware that they had gone elsewhere and assumed that Lan Yue had only added extra lessons to avoid upsetting Shen Ruyin, so she didn't take it to heart.
After they finished their discussion, Chen Ling looked at Lan Yue and said, "The sect leader has sent people to investigate. If it is confirmed that the major demon kings and the demon lord have joined forces to awaken the demon lord, then we will probably have to fight a tough battle."
"Is the Ancestor's intention still the same as before?"
"Awaken the Demon Lord?" Lan Yue scoffed. "Don't send people to their deaths. Does the Demon Lord need an outsider to awaken him? He probably has never been asleep at all."
Chen Ling and Shen Ruyin acted in unison, looking expectantly at Lan Yue, listening attentively.
Lan Yue's tone was eerily calm: "The Demon Lord is extremely selfish. He doesn't allow anyone else to touch what he considers his."
"As long as he is alive, the power in his hands will never fall into other hands."
"Over the years, all you've seen are the major demon kings and demon lords of the demon realm ruling their own territories, but have you forgotten?"
"Demons are inherently fond of fighting and plundering. Whether it is a demon king or a demon lord, their rise to power is always accompanied by bloodshed."
"The fact that they can let other families not go all out during regime change, but only engage in small-scale, childish squabbles, is the biggest problem in itself."
Chen Ling isn't stupid. Lan Yue has explained it so clearly. If he still doesn't understand, he should go to Qianjin Sect to get his head checked, or just abdicate and let Shen Ruyin become the Breaking Thought Peak Master.
"I'm going to the main peak."
Before Chen Ling could even finish eating, he had already flown away on his sword.
Shen Ruyin touched her stomach and looked at the remaining meat: "Ancestor, I can't eat anymore."
Lan Yue took out a food box and told her to put the rest of the food in it to keep it fresh. Then she asked, "How much of what I said to your master just now did you understand?"
Shen Ruyin cleared her throat: "I understand that the rumors outside that the Demon Lord is in seclusion and sleeping in the underworld are lies."
"Who knows, he might be stirring up trouble behind the scenes, trying to avenge the cultivation world's sealing of the demon realm back then."
After saying that, Shen Ruyin glanced at Lan Yue again, pretending to be cautious: "I also understand that the Ancestor and the Demon Lord are very familiar with each other, and that he sees through him very clearly."
Lan Yue's eyelids twitched: "I knew you were slippery. What you really wanted to say was probably not that, was it?"
Shen Ruyin certainly had other guesses, after all, Lan Yue had revealed quite a few problems to her.
For example, why was Lan Yue lying in an ice coffin in the secret realm?
For example, why did she act so strangely after hearing that the rat-man claimed to be related to the Demon Lord, choosing to go back and check what the rat-man had left behind?
But it is a fact that Lan Yue is the patriarch of Po Nian Peak. As long as she remembers that she is a disciple of Po Nian Peak, then there is no problem.
If she doesn't acknowledge herself as a disciple of Po Nian Peak... to put it bluntly, given Lan Yue's current cultivation level, if she really lets loose, and if the Supreme Sect doesn't call upon the old monsters, who can be her opponent?
Shen Ruyin playfully stuck out her tongue: "Isn't it difficult to ask? Besides, Ancestor, your cultivation has reached a new level, and you are about to ascend. Is anything else important?"
“You’re right,” Lan Yue agreed wholeheartedly.
"My ascension is the most important thing; everything else is just fleeting smoke."