Volume 10, Chapter 702 – He’s Clearly Just a Cultivation Squatter (Part 1)

Before Qi Huang appeared, the Honghua Sect had always been the weakest sect in Yongning Prefecture, and even within the Western Radiance Dynasty. They had no resources to keep disciples, so the disciples came and left as they pleased. Betraying the sect was an everyday occurrence. Those few whispering just now were typical examples.

Qi Huang naturally knew them well, since they were her former fellow disciples. Back then, they had often mocked her for being a cultivation squatter.

Later, those people felt there was no future in staying with the Honghua Sect, so they insisted on severing their ties with Hu Bing and went their separate ways. They never realized one simple truth, if even in a place like Honghua Sect they were not valued, then how could they possibly find recognition elsewhere? Their current miserable situations were the best proof of that.

As Hu Bing’s disciple, Qi Huang could not allow these traitors who had betrayed the sect to return and disgust everyone. Thus, she resolved to “clean house” on her master’s behalf.

At this moment, Huang Tian was staring at the gates of the Honghua Sect in a daze. Compared to Qi Huang, he looked far more like the true Huang Qi. After all, he had never experienced the change of gender, nor had he felt the difference in social identity.

“To think there would be a day when I could return to the Honghua Sect under the name of Huang Qi.”

Huang Tian’s emotions surged. Although at the time he had only witnessed everything from within the main body’s Sea of Consciousness, the feelings were still vivid and resonant.

“Go on in. The stage has already been set for you. It’s time for you to perform, don’t lose your nerve.”

Qi Huang reminded him through mental transmission.

“Don’t worry. As long as I have the strength, who would lose their nerve?”

Huang Tian replied confidently. Then, with an arrogant gait, he strode toward the gate of the Honghua Sect. His Divine Sense was already at the late stage of the Incarnation Realm, stronger even than the sect master of Honghua Sect. What was there to fear?

“Who goes there? This is a restricted ground of the Immortal Alliance. Strangers, keep out.”

A middle-aged guard at the gate stepped forward to block him.

“This senior brother, greetings. I am the disciple of Steward Hu, and today I have come specially to celebrate his birthday.”

Huang Tian cupped his fists respectfully.

“Steward Hu’s disciple? Do you have proof?”

The middle-aged guard extended his hand.

Huang Tian paused in thought, then pointed at his own face. “Will this face do? I’m the cultivation squatter Huang Qi. Surely at least some of you recognize me? Don’t tell me you’re all new here.”

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“Do you recognize him?”

The middle-aged guard turned to ask the others.

“I remember now! I remember!”

One of the guards suddenly exclaimed. “Yes, that’s him! He’s the Honghua Sect’s old cultivation squatter Huang Qi. Even after being expelled, he shamelessly lingered in the sect for years, and in the end, his master Steward Hu even lost an arm because of him!”

“That’s right, that’s me!”

Huang Tian said excitedly, but quickly defended himself. “But you must have heard the truth. It was Elder He who harmed me. Without the Qi-Leaking Powder, I would never have become a so-called cultivation squatter.”

“Heh.”

The guards only laughed indifferently.

“Well, since you were once Steward Hu’s disciple, you may enter, but we’ll need to register you first.”

The middle-aged guard took out a small booklet for him to sign.

Huang Tian complied honestly, then entered the gate of the Honghua Sect.

Seeing her doppelgänger step inside, Qi Huang herself also walked toward her master’s courtyard. The humiliation she had once endured, she had to watch with her own eyes as Huang Tian washed it away for her.

As for Cheng Hongling, she was now completely devoted to cultivation and naturally cared little about such trivial matters.

Even from a distance, Qi Huang could already hear the noisy clamor around her master’s courtyard. The road on both sides was crowded with people, lively beyond compare.

“Fairy Qi, you’ve arrived?”

“Greetings, Fairy Hongling!”

People on the road all greeted her respectfully. Those who knew her identity addressed her as “Fairy Qi”, while those who didn’t called her “Fairy Hongling”. To outsiders, the main body and the doppelgänger were the same person anyway.

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“You all have worked hard.”

Qi Huang returned each greeting in turn. As Steward Hu’s disciple, she naturally had to fulfill the duties of a host.

Upon entering the courtyard, she naturally went first to pay her respects to her master, and also to ask if he needed anything.

At this moment, Hu Bing was surrounded tightly by his former disciples. Most had come with ulterior motives, though a few genuinely wished him well.

Now that Qi Huang was in a female body, she couldn’t very well force her way through the crowd. She stood on the outside, displeased, but fortunately, her appearance worked to her advantage.

The disciples quickly noticed her and automatically made way, as though forming an avenue of welcome.

Qi Huang ignored their hypocrisy. She stepped lightly forward, bowed with cupped fists before Steward Hu, and offered her blessing: “Steward Hu, this junior wishes you good health and all the best in everything. Are you satisfied with the arrangements I made for you? If there is anything else you require, please do not hesitate to say so.”

“Junior Niece Qi, there’s no need to trouble yourself further. I’m already very satisfied. Thank you for all your hard work.”

Steward Hu quickly stood and returned her courtesy.

“That’s good. If you have any needs, you can tell me at any time.”

Qi Huang added once more before leaving with graceful steps. She couldn’t stand the lecherous gazes of the men around her any longer.

“Junior sister, over here!”

Just then, Qi Huang heard a familiar female voice.

She turned to see several of her senior sisters sitting in a corner. Overjoyed, she quickly went to sit with them, immediately feeling at ease.

At some point, Qi Huang had grown accustomed to being around girls. Perhaps it was the attraction of opposites, or maybe just that she had gotten used to living as a woman. In her heart, though, she firmly believed it was the former.

“Who is that girl? She’s so beautiful. For a moment, I thought I was hallucinating.”

“You don’t recognize her? She’s the pride of Honghua Sect, Cheng Hongling. Or to be exact, Cheng Hongling’s doppelgänger.”

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“Cheng Hongling? I’ve never heard of her. She must have risen to fame after I left.”

“That’s right. When we left, she was still just a little brat not even weaned.”

“Watch your mouth! Don’t you fear she’ll hear you? She’s now a cultivator in the Divine Realm. Beautiful, powerful, and tragic all in one!”

“Beautiful and powerful I understand. But why tragic?”

“Beautiful and powerful describes her. Tragic describes you.”

As soon as Qi Huang left, her former senior brothers couldn’t help but whisper among themselves, though they didn’t dare be too brazen.

At that moment, Ruan Lingyu crushed a Sound-Blocking Talisman and asked softly: “Junior sister, so much time has passed. I wonder how the Wenren clan is doing now?”

“Yes, I also wonder if the Immortal Alliance has gone to trouble them.”

Yun Fei added, while the other senior sisters leaned in curiously.

“I killed three elders of the Immortal Alliance. Do you think they would spare the Wenren clan? I went to Changming Kingdom a few days ago and saw that the Alliance had already caused them trouble.”

Qi Huang explained. She had gone to the Central Continent earlier mainly to sell fertilizer.

“What? Did they sell us out?”

Yun Fei asked anxiously.

“No. Wenren Jun is as cunning as an old fox. He understood that offending both sides was worse than offending just one. So he had his son take the blame for us.”

Qi Huang shared what she had learned.

“Serves them right. That’s the fate of those who harm others, they end up destroying themselves.”

Ruan Lingyu sneered.

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“Our junior sister is incredible. She managed to make the Wenren clan pay such a heavy price, and without implicating us in the least.”

Admiration shone in Yun Fei’s eyes.

“Cowards, the lot of you. So what if we were implicated? With our junior sister here, are we supposed to be afraid of the Immortal Alliance?”

Shen Yuan rebuked them, looking more confident than Qi Huang herself.

“You can’t just rely on junior sister for everything. What’s wrong with a little peace? I, for one, love peace.”

Yun Fei defended herself.

“Ha! Peace, my foot. You’re full of schemes. Always trying to stir up trouble between me and junior sister, and now you dare say you love peace?”

Shen Yuan exposed her mercilessly.

“Shen, watch your mouth. When have I ever tried to drive a wedge between you and junior sister?”

Yun Fei snapped back.

“Oh? Forgotten already? Who was it back at the Kapok Valley Treasure Land who encouraged me to choose sides between junior sister’s main body and her doppelgänger? That wasn’t the only time either. And I’m not the only one you’ve targeted.”

Shen Yuan shot back without hesitation.

“Yes, second senior sister is very devious. She’s always quietly scheming against us.”

Miao Xiang added pitifully from the side.

Yun Fei was left speechless, then quickly fell under a barrage of accusations from her fellow sisters.

Qi Huang only shook her head helplessly. She couldn’t be bothered with this group of clowns. Extending her Divine Sense outward, she sensed her doppelgänger already walking down the dirt path outside the courtyard.