I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 69

Xuan Shuang originally intended to travel alone, rushing to the central region at the fastest speed to resolve the matter.

But just as she was about to leave, Yun Yu requested to follow. “Disciple is worried about Junior Sisters’ safety, and hopes Master will grant permission!”

“No matter the situation with Junior Sisters, I will always be their Eldest Senior Sister!” Yun Yu added, proving her resolve.

Although Yun Yu hadn’t immediately realized what was happening, after hearing the news of Xuan Min’s death, she immediately connected it to the events of the previous period. Coupled with her recent observation that her Master was spacing out more and more, she had a faint suspicion.

Yun Yu didn’t know what feud Xuan Min had with her two Junior Sisters, but she felt she understood their personalities very well. They wouldn’t be people who kill innocent individuals indiscriminately, so she immediately sided with Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi.

Xuan Shuang frowned, subconsciously wanting to refuse, but after meeting Yun Yu’s gaze, she relented. “Did you bring all your pills?”

“Mhm, fully prepared!” A smile spread across Yun Yu’s lips. Her Master was becoming softer and softer; achieving her goal was within sight!

Because the person dispatched was Xuan Shuang, the sect did not additionally notify Mo Xiao and the others. The two, still unaware of the news, were relaxing and fighting monsters in a nearby town, living quite leisurely.

The central region was where the territories of various major sects intersected. Due to its unique geographical location, there were no strong masters permanently stationed there. Instead, core disciples from various sects frequently traveled through the area.

“Is the Hundred Sects Assembly about to begin?” Zuo Wuyi mingled among the crowds and heard something that surprised her. “I remember the Sect Assembly is only held once every hundred years, right? The last time it was held should have been over seventy years ago?”

“That’s true, but I heard that the demonic cultivators have been restless recently, so several major sects discussed it and decided to start early. The Assembly might be scheduled for next year,” the speaker was a direct disciple from a top-tier sect.

“May I ask which sect you two fellow Daoists belong to? Perhaps we will meet again at the Assembly next year.”

Zuo Wuyi smiled. “We? We are outer disciples of the Dao Seeking Sect.”

“Oh, fellow Daoists from the Dao Seeking Sect. I presume you two have been out for experience for quite some time,” Hearing that they were from the Dao Seeking Sect, the direct disciple’s attitude became even friendlier.

The Dao Seeking Sect was the invisible number one sect. Even its outer disciples were not to be underestimated.

After leaving the tea house, a hub of information, Zuo Wuyi couldn’t help but sigh. “It seems this world has truly changed. If there hadn’t been changes, I might have represented the Dao Seeking Sect in the Hundred Sects Assembly.”

Mo Xiao held Zuo Wuyi’s hand, nodding nonchalantly. She had basically never attended the Hundred Sects Assembly. The first time was because her cultivation was too low, and the second time she encountered it, her cultivation was too high.

“Counting the journey, the person sent by the sect to investigate Xuan Min should arrive in a few days,” Zuo Wuyi felt puzzled. “But why haven’t we received any communication? Did the sect forget about us?”

Mo Xiao pondered slightly. “That shouldn’t be the case. Although our cultivation was assisted by Master, we are still at the Nascent Soul stage. Our strength is not weak.”

“Then why hasn’t the sect contacted us after so long…” Halfway through her sentence, Zuo Wuyi suddenly realized something and looked at Mo Xiao with lingering confusion.

Mo Xiao’s expression subtly changed, voicing Zuo Wuyi’s thought. “Unless the person coming is Master. The sect would tacitly assume Master will inform us, so no additional message was sent to us.”

This realization plunged the two into silence. If their Master was in charge of the investigation, would they still have to use the planned lies to deal with her? After all, their Master surely knew the truth.

So, the question became: was Master coming to arrest them and assign blame, or was she coming to…

“If it were anyone else in charge, even if the truth was discovered, it would only be a charge of unfavorable intelligence gathering. But if Master is in charge…” Zuo Wuyi paused. “Then Xuan Min must be one hundred percent dead at the hands of a demonic cultivator.”

“And the news of our demonic possession must also be postponed for a period, at least for the next ten years, our identity cannot be exposed,” Mo Xiao added.

How to make this matter ironclad was not difficult for the two of them, as their initial plan was already along those lines. However, the claim of Xuan Min and the demonic cultivator perishing together was a little far-fetched, as everyone knew Xuan Min’s strength, and people in the central region had fought the opponent before. So, an additional character was needed to make the outcome more reasonable.

After an urgent discussion, the blame was placed on a certain Demon Lord of the Demon Race. Zuo Wuyi still remembered the Demon Lord who had troubled her, and her interactions in the previous life made her very familiar with his style.

Consequently, after three days of busy work, news gradually spread in the central region.

Many cultivators spoke with conviction, saying they had discovered traces of a certain Demon Lord operating in the central region, whose main activity area coincided with the place where Xuan Min died.

When the news had circulated sufficiently, Xuan Shuang and Yun Yu smoothly arrived in the central region. Naturally, they also heard these rumors.

Xuan Shuang inquired about some of the news and then went directly to the place where Xuan Min had died to investigate.

Cultivators who could reach the Spirit Transformation stage had generally found their Dao and gained a certain degree of Heavenly Dao’s protection. Thus, when Xuan Shuang found Xuan Min, his body had not decomposed, and even a small amount of spiritual and demonic energy remained.

“Xuan Min was indeed killed by a demonic cultivator. Based on the residual traces at the scene, it was likely a mutual destruction,” Xuan Shuang said, holding a recording stone, examining the scene. “However, there are traces of a Demon Lord from the Demon Race in this vicinity. It cannot be ruled out that he also played a part.”

Yun Yu was very quiet at this moment. She didn’t ask anything but silently followed Xuan Shuang, assisting her in gathering evidence.

After more than half an hour of work, Xuan Shuang put away the recording stone. At the same time, she covered Xuan Min’s body with spiritual energy, completely removing the demonic and spiritual energy inside him, leaving only his own traces.

After dealing with Xuan Min’s matter, Xuan Shuang, as their Master, should then go to find her two disciples to ascertain their situation.

This was the logical course of action for most people. Xuan Shuang did not want this matter to go awry, so she followed the general line of thinking.

Xuan Shuang’s intention was actually very simple: since the investigation of Xuan Min’s death was entrusted to her, she could neatly clear her two disciples of any wrongdoing. The matter would conclude, and the Master and disciples would return to the sect to cultivate together.

But Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi did not think this way. They were very clear about their status. Thus, upon receiving the communication, they only sent back a reply, claiming they had found clues regarding the demonic cultivator and intended to follow up on the investigation.

“Master, the tone of Junior Sisters’ reply… seems like they intend to go to the Demon Realm…” Yun Yu had also seen the message, her tone showing incomprehension. “Junior Sisters should know how dangerous the Demon Realm is.”

Xuan Shuang slowly let out a turbid breath. “Perhaps the disciples have grown up and no longer listen to me, their Master.”

“Since they want to go to the Demon Realm, let them go,” What kind of person was Xuan Shuang? Here, she was the one who raised Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi. After reading the message, she immediately understood their intentions after a moment of thought.

“Master, are they perhaps…” Yun Yu also began to suspect something.

“If they still care about me, they will probably return in a few decades,” Xuan Shuang closed her eyes. “It seems I was not reliable enough as a Master.”

“No, Master, Junior Sisters just don’t want to…” Before Yun Yu could finish her sentence, she found a finger covering her lips, blocking the rest of her words.

“These are all secondary reasons; they are not important,” Xuan Shuang said. She met Yun Yu’s gaze. “Yun He seems to have a very good relationship with that artifact refiner?”

Yun Yu nodded. Although she didn’t understand why her Master suddenly changed the topic, she still spoke, relaying what she knew.

Xuan Shuang listened thoughtfully. She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but she thought she heard a tone of envy in her Eldest Disciple’s voice.

“They simply spend a lot of time together. You don’t need to envy them,” Xuan Shuang comforted her. “Don’t you have friends in the sect too?”

“But Master, I want to be with you,” Yun Yu’s words came out without thinking.

The expression on Xuan Shuang’s face did not change. “We are Master and disciple. Don’t we spend a lot of time together normally?”

“Then, Master, can you eat meals with me?” Yun Yu quickly followed up, her intuition telling her this was a very good opportunity. “Master, Junior Sister Yun Mu has Wuyi, and Junior Sister Yun He has Qiu Wu. Can I have you…?”

Yun Yu wanted to continue speaking, but she found that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t utter a single sound. The expression on her face immediately became disheartened.

Even if she was the only disciple left by Master’s side, was Master still unwilling to be with her?

“After you advance to the Spirit Transformation stage, I believe you can stand on your own,” Xuan Shuang neither refused nor agreed but left this single statement.

Yun Yu was startled at first, then a smile returned to her face, but her emotions became complicated when she realized she might need several more decades to break through.

She was over a hundred years old, why did Master still think she couldn’t stand on her own?

But it didn’t matter. Over a hundred years had passed; what was another twenty or thirty years? She was absolutely certain she could break through to the Spirit Transformation stage!