Chapter 125: An Invitation from His Master’s Wife, Followers on Their Trail

As soon as Ye Qiuyue took Qin Xiao and his disciple away, the news of Qin Xiao leaving the Tianyuan Sect was sent back to the various factions by their respective scouts.

The Immortal Dao Merchant Association was naturally the first to learn. Ling Ruoxue had watched the entire match from the stands and knew what had happened.

However, she still conveyed her plans to her father, hoping the Immortal Dao Merchant Association could win Qin Xiao over.

Others might be wary of Yao Tiansheng, but the Immortal Dao Merchant Association was not worried in the slightest. If Qin Xiao joined the Immortal Dao Merchant Association, the one who should be worried would be Yao Tiansheng.

The Mysterious Yin Sect did not pay much mind to this news. Although Qin Xiao had once saved Su Lin’s life, that favor had practically been repaid in full. There was truly no need to offend Yao Tiansheng for Qin Xiao’s sake.

The Pure Yang Sect was different. Opinion was divided: some wanted to recruit him, while others wanted to stay out of it. Qin Xiao caused a lot of trouble, after all.

A number of cities also wanted to recruit Qin Xiao to serve as their deputy City Lord. With the protection of the Supreme Heavenly Dynasty, they would have nothing to fear.

Being closest at hand, Ye Qiuyue naturally had the first chance to recruit him.

“Xiao’er, now that you’ve left the Tianyuan Sect and regained your freedom, why not join our Heavenly Clothes Pavilion? I’ll have your Senior Sister Tianyi grant you a position as an Elder.”

Ye Qiuyue asked Qin Xiao atop the flying sword.

“Master’s Wife, not just yet. I’ve finally got my freedom back, and I’d like to enjoy it for a while. Besides, if I join the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion now, Yao Tiansheng will use it as an excuse to target the Pavilion. I have too many problems hanging over me to join right now.”

Qin Xiao did not refuse directly, but the meaning was practically the same—he did not want to join any faction for the time being.

“That’s all right. Enjoy your freedom, or remain a rogue cultivator. The Heavenly Clothes Pavilion’s doors will always be open to you.”

Ye Qiuyue did not force the issue. Just as Qin Xiao had said, if he joined the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion, that old dog Yao Tiansheng, unable to deal with Xiao’er directly, would certainly seize the chance to target them instead.

Although the situation was already quite similar, he could only obstruct them in secret. Openly, Yao Tiansheng could not do anything to the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion unless he wanted to start a war with Tianyi City. As a Great Elder, he did not possess that kind of authority.

Meanwhile, Lin Tiancheng caught up with Yao Tiansheng.

“Great Elder, take my advice and let this end here. Don’t provoke Qin Xiao again. You know Ye Qiuyue’s temper. If this gets out of hand, it will cause a war between sects.”

Although Lin Tiancheng was highly displeased with Yao Tiansheng, he could only speak in a conciliatory tone.

“You needn’t concern yourself with that, Sect Leader. Qin Xiao will die, rest assured. And don’t worry about the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion. They can barely protect themselves. Grand Commander Chen has been targeting them all along.”

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“You know Ye Qiuyue has reached Body Integration. If she decides to kill you, even the Supreme Elder can’t protect you unless you hide in the sect forever. Are you sure you want to take that risk?”

Lin Tiancheng wanted to press the issue a bit more. After all, if the situation escalated, it would spell massive trouble for the Sect. If Yao Tiansheng died, so be it, but once the entire Sect was dragged into the fray, it would no longer be a mere personal grudge.

“Let me remind you, Sect Leader: Qin Xiao is no longer a Tianyuan Sect disciple. My revenge is a private matter. Please stay out of it.”

Yao Tiansheng left behind those cold words and sped away.

“Enough, enough. I’ve kept my promise, at least. Qin Xiao didn’t die in the Tianyuan Sect. Elder Qin, if your spirit is watching, please don’t blame me. I have too much to consider. This is all I can do.”

Lin Tiancheng smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had tried his best to mediate, but he was weighed down by too many considerations. This was all he could manage.

He still had another difficult problem to handle. Following this battle, the Tianyuan Sect would likely face considerable criticism.

After all, Qin Xiao had just secured first place for the Tianyuan Sect in the Secret Realm Quota competition, only to be cast out by the Sect immediately afterward. In the process, they had also lost a disciple with a Heavenly Spirit Root. He had to clean up all of this mess.

When Yao Tiansheng returned to the sect, he went straight to the Supreme Elder. His actions had caused Yun Man to leave too. Admitting his mistake first would let him take the initiative. If Lin Tiancheng complained before he did, he’d be on the defensive.

“Sworn Father, I’ve come to admit my mistake.”

Yao Tiansheng lacked all of his previous arrogance, resembling a child who had done wrong.

“I already know. You were indeed at fault. Qin Xiao and his disciple never felt much attachment to the sect, so they would have left sooner or later. But you caused them to leave now, and you must bear some responsibility. You have three years to find another disciple with a Heavenly Spirit Root. If you fail, you will be severely punished.”

Although Yao Zhan was in Secluded Cultivation, he naturally had his own channels for gathering information. He had received the news immediately. After all, voice transmissions were much faster than physical travel.

“Thank you, Sworn Father. I’ll make sure it’s done. I’ll take my leave.”

Yao Tiansheng carefully backed out of Yao Zhan’s Secluded Cultivation chamber.

Although Yao Tiansheng was only a half-step from the peak of the Soul Formation stage, he still didn’t dare act out before Yao Zhan, who had already reached late Body Integration.

Just as Lin Tiancheng arrived at Yao Zhan’s Secluded Cultivation chamber, he saw Yao Tiansheng coming out. He instantly knew he was too late.

However, he went in to pay his respects as usual and made no mention of Qin Xiao’s situation. Read the latest chapters at novelping . com.

With this, the Tianyuan Sect’s stance regarding Qin Xiao was officially settled. There was no room left for compromise.

As for Qin Xiao, riding atop Ye Qiuyue’s flying sword, they were about to cross into Tianyi City territory.

Suddenly, Ye Qiuyue came to a halt.

“You two have been following us this whole way. Come out.”

Ye Qiuyue called out directly to the empty air behind them.

As soon as she finished speaking, two figures materialized from the void.

“As expected of a Body Integration senior. We mean no harm.”

The two were none other than the Rogue Cultivators who had been commenting in the arena earlier.

“No harm? You tailed us all the way from Tianyuan City to here, and you’re telling me you mean no harm?”

Ye Qiuyue was already prepared to strike.

She had noticed her two pursuers a long time ago. However, because they were still in Tianyuan City’s territory, she had worried that initiating a fight might give Yao Tiansheng an opening to exploit, so she did not expose them. Now that she had reached her own turf, she no longer had anything to worry about.

“Senior, this really is a misunderstanding. We’re interested in our young friend Qin Xiao and followed you to find a chance to get acquainted. We have no other intentions, I promise.”

The two of them knew it would be difficult to explain themselves properly on such short notice, but to prevent Ye Qiuyue from striking, they could only try their best.

“Which faction are you from? Tell me the truth, or I’ll kill you both.”

Ye Qiuyue wouldn’t believe them so easily. Their faces were unfamiliar. She might not know all the Soul Formation cultivators in Qingzhou, but she had seen most of them. She had no recollection of these two.

“Wait! We two brothers aren’t from Qingzhou or any faction here. We’re both rogue cultivators. We wanted to invite young friend Qin Xiao to join our Rogue Cultivator Alliance.”

Seeing that Ye Qiuyue was about to attack, the two could only confess the truth.

Upon hearing their answer, the name sounded familiar to Ye Qiuyue.

“The Rogue Cultivator Alliance?”