I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 31

After Qiu Wutong accepted the gift, she excused herself and left, leaving a delighted Yun He grinning foolishly where she stood.

“Senior Sister, I have six spiritual swords here. Take a look and see which one you like!” Yun He was currently in a state of extreme joy, as if she had picked up spiritual stones that fell from the sky.

“I have my own sword. You keep them for yourself,” Mo Xiao primarily cultivated Sword Intent and the Sword Dao. Once her Sword Dao was perfected, anything she held could become her sword.

“Having one more won’t hurt. Senior Sister can keep it as a spare sword,” Yun He said, taking all six swords out of the storage ring.

The swords Qiu Wutong gave Yun He were all high-grade spiritual swords that could only unleash their maximum power in the hands of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. It seemed too extravagant and wasteful for a Core Formation stage cultivator like herself to use them.

“Alright then, I’ll take this one,” Mo Xiao knew Yun He’s personality, so she chose the most unassuming-looking sword.

Yun He chuckled, then walked over to Zuo Wuyi. “Little Junior Sister, you cultivate so quickly that you might reach the Nascent Soul stage in a few years. Senior Sister doesn’t have much to give you, so I’ll give you a sword in advance. Pick one out yourself.”

“Thank you, Senior Sister,” Zuo Wuyi didn’t push the gift away. She immediately chose the one she liked best and put it into her storage space.

On the other side, the Great Elder of the Wuding Sect and Yun Yu began their discussion. The Great Elder’s attitude was quite decent; he patiently inquired about the events from Yun Yu’s perspective.

Yun Yu’s account was a mix of truth and fiction. She concealed her identity, only claiming to be a friend of Yun He’s. “Although we didn’t encounter Patriarch Hu, that doesn’t prevent us from exposing the truth of the matter, does it?”

The Great Elder smiled. With the Hu family suffering heavy casualties, the Cheng Family Patriarch dead, and the only remaining major family, the Wang family, being the mastermind, the situation was both a bad thing and a good thing for them.

“Fellow Daoist is correct. I previously listened to the words of a petty person, and upon seeing the City Lord crippled… my words were quite offensive. Please be more forgiving, Fellow Daoist,” the Great Elder now had absolutely no intention of opposing Yun Yu.

Even if one didn’t look at the monk’s face, one must look at the Buddha’s. The mere fact that one of them was a disciple of the Dao-Seeking Sect was enough for him to make his judgment.

“Since the Wuding Sect and Maple Flower City have an alliance, I imagine the sect can step in to take charge of the overall situation when necessary, right?” Yun Yu said, a smile appearing on her face. “We merely acted after witnessing an injustice on the road. To properly handle this matter, we’ll have to trouble the Elder.”

“There’s no need for that, Fellow Daoist. As allies, the Wuding Sect is obligated to fully investigate this matter. After all, the City Lord ended up this way due to the deliberate exploitation by the Wang family’s people. I will certainly avenge the City Lord,” the Great Elder declared righteously.

To maximize their own benefits, the City Lord’s incident absolutely had to be blamed on the three major families. This would give the Wuding Sect a legitimate reason to completely take over Maple Flower City.

“Great Elder, you are truly a person of great moral integrity,” the smile in Yun Yu’s eyes remained only on the surface, while deep in her gaze was full of disdain.

Indeed, in the face of sufficient profit, so-called righteousness could be twisted. These major sects of the righteous path were truly without much principle.

Yun Yu looked down on the Wuding Sect’s conduct, but as the one who benefited, she didn’t say much. After maintaining a surface-level friendship, she planned to leave Maple Flower City and continue their journey with Mo Xiao and the others.

Yun He originally intended to return to the sect for a period of seclusion, but she showed great interest upon hearing that Zuo Wuyi was heading to the Extreme Cold Region.

“What a coincidence. I’ve also heard similar rumors. I remember two Sword Cultivators competing in the Extreme Cold Region. After finding they couldn’t determine a victor, they stayed there to cultivate in seclusion together, and eventually perished together while crossing a lightning tribulation,” Yun He said, stroking her chin. “I remember the other Sword Cultivator seemed to have a Metal spiritual root.”

“Then, Senior Sister, would you like to travel with us?” Zuo Wuyi asked. Was another dazzling lightbulb about to be added between her and Mo Xiao?

“Hehe, Little Junior Sister, what do you think?” Yun He looked at Zuo Wuyi with a mischievous smile.

Thinking of the spiritual swords in her storage space, Zuo Wuyi could only nod. After all, she had accepted a gift. Besides, since there was already one Senior Sister (Yun Yu), adding one more Senior Sister (Yun He) should make the situation about the same; what couldn’t be done still couldn’t be done.

“Um, I just heard you mention the Extreme Cold Region. Can I join you?” Qiu Wutong, who was passing by, stopped and tentatively asked.

“Fellow Daoist Qiu, you’re also going to the Extreme Cold Region?” Yun He reacted quickly this time. “Are you also going to look for the legacy?”

Qiu Wutong shook her head. “There are many Artifact Refining materials in the Extreme Cold Region. I want to go and collect some.”

“Why don’t you travel with your fellow Daoists from the Wuding Sect, Fellow Daoist Qiu?” Yun Yu asked.

Qiu Wutong cleared her throat a couple of times, her eyes starting to dart around, clearly looking for an excuse. However, Qiu Wutong lacked the talent for lying and, after stammering for a moment, simply told the truth.

“They don’t approve of me going out. They prefer that I stay in the sect,” Qiu Wutong said. “But I don’t want to keep refining the same artifacts repeatedly. I want to collect new materials and forge some different weapons. The Extreme Cold Region is quite dangerous for me, but it should be very safe if I travel with you all.”

After a few simple questions, Yun Yu understood the general situation. “It’s not impossible for Fellow Daoist Qiu to travel with us, but I hope Fellow Daoist Qiu will first notify your sect members to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.”

An Artifact Refiner at the Nascent Soul stage would be given focused attention even in the Dao-Seeking Sect, let alone in a sect with shallow foundations like the Wuding Sect.

“That’s simple. I’ll just leave them a letter when the time comes,” Qiu Wutong said with a relaxed expression. “If my Senior Brother knows I’m traveling with you all, he should be quite reassured.”

Upon hearing Qiu Wutong’s words, Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi exchanged a knowing look at Yun He. How familiar that sounded! It seemed a certain person had used the exact same excuse when secretly leaving the sect.

Receiving the gazes of her Senior Sister and Little Junior Sister, Yun He silently turned her body away, pretending she hadn’t seen anything at all.

Yun Yu didn’t think too much of Qiu Wutong’s words. Since she chose to leave a letter, it counted as having notified them, which was sufficient to prove that Qiu Wutong was following them voluntarily and was not being coerced.

Yun Yu’s spiritual energy boat could conveniently carry five people. With Qiu Wutong joining, the number of people piloting the boat changed to three, giving Yun Yu and Mo Xiao some extra rest time.

As soon as they left Maple Flower City, Yun Yu and Mo Xiao changed back into the female robes they usually wore, and their mutual forms of address reverted to their usual ones.

“Ah, you are all disciples of the Dao-Seeking Sect?” Qiu Wutong was slightly surprised after learning the truth. “No wonder you are all so formidable.”

“Don’t you feel like we deceived you?” Mo Xiao asked curiously.

Qiu Wutong shook her head. “Using a fake identity while traveling outside is very common. I also use a fake identity when I leave the sect’s jurisdiction.”

“However, one thing I don’t quite understand is why you concealed your origins while Yun He did not? If you stay together, wouldn’t people easily spot the flaw?” Qiu Wutong asked.

Mo Xiao did not answer the question but looked at Yun He. Speaking of which, their original travel plan did not include Yun He’s participation.

“Ahem, that’s not important. As long as no one knows what sect we belong to after leaving Maple Flower City, it’s fine,” Yun He was unwilling to lose face in front of Qiu Wutong, and even less willing to leave her with the impression that her life-saver was an airhead.

Qiu Wutong nodded, seeming to half-understand. Seeing that Yun He had no intention of continuing the conversation, she took out a pure black small knife and a piece of ordinary crafting material from her storage space and began practicing carving to train her feel for the craft.

According to the original plan, after the five of them spent five days on the spiritual energy boat, they arrived at another large city, Nanfeng City.

Yun Yu planned to follow their usual routine: land in a remote wooded area and then walk the rest of the way into the city, disguised as ordinary cultivators. However, just as they lowered their flying altitude, the howling of demonic beasts and the screams of cultivators reached them first.

The wooded area, which should have been quiet, was filled with many demonic beasts with blood-filled mouths. They were using their sharp claws and teeth to attack the cultivators in front of them. Once they successfully defeated a cultivator, they immediately tore and swallowed them, making the scene extremely bloody.

“It’s a demonic beast tide!” Mo Xiao’s spiritual sense was the strongest. Before the mist fully dispersed, she had already scouted the situation below.

“The ones charging at the front are mostly Foundation Establishment stage demonic beasts. Further back, there are about dozens of Core Formation stage demonic beasts,” Mo Xiao continued to report. “There are only about a hundred human cultivators left, and it looks like they are barely holding on.”

“Senior Sister, steer slightly to the east. There’s an empty space there where we can temporarily land,” Zuo Wuyi said.

“Understood.” Yun Yu quickly maneuvered the spiritual energy boat to descend.

The moment they landed, Mo Xiao drew her sword and decisively cut down the Core Formation stage demonic beast that was lunging at them.

“Wuyi, be careful. There are many demonic beasts here,” Mo Xiao said. She did not blindly keep Zuo Wuyi under her wing but instead, under the premise of ensuring her safety, allowed her to accumulate practical combat experience and hone her sword moves as much as possible.

“Okay!” Zuo Wuyi’s eyes lit up with excitement. She drew her sword and charged at the demonic beasts, completely entrusting her back to Mo Xiao.

Yun Yu and Yun He followed closely, killing the demonic beasts as quickly as possible, hoping to save more cultivators.

Qiu Wutong was an Artifact Refiner. Although her cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul stage, her fighting ability was quite average. She stayed close to them, only cutting down the slightly lower-cultivation Core Formation stage demonic beasts.