Chapter 641: Chapter 301: Maybe My Husband Could Be the Sect Leader?

Since the appearance of the Immortal Flying Invitation yesterday, Tantai Mingyue has announced that Zhenyang Sect will hold a sect competition in five months, selecting ten people to participate in the Immortal Ascension Ceremony.

Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe weighed their options and decided that it would be safer to participate in the Immortal Ascension Ceremony as disciples of the Zhenyang Sect.

After all, Qiu Zhihe is a member of the Cyan Lotus Sect and ranks second on the Beauty Ranking. If she goes to West Imperial City with her original appearance, who knows how many people will covet her, causing unnecessary trouble.

However, Zhenyang Sect is full of talented individuals, and while there’s no problem with Qiu Zhihe, Qin Gengyun, Liu Su, and Mo Xiaolan would need to work hard on their cultivation to avoid unexpected incidents.

After some discussion, the group found a secluded cliff where they planned to train daily.

Xiaowu now lives with Liu Su, making it convenient for them to come and go, and he also came today to provide spiritual energy for everyone’s cultivation.

Qin Gengyun and Liu Su continued to use the Mist Spirit Eye to assist their cultivation, while Qiu Zhihe and Mo Xiaolan cultivated on their own.

The Celestial Phoenix Maiden, seeing everyone engaged in cultivation, transformed back into human form and joined them in sitting cross-legged to cultivate.

Unexpectedly, this secluded cliff was inadvertently discovered by Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er, two absent-minded individuals.

Moreover, they saw Liu Su’s Mist Spirit Eye and the True Body of the Celestial Phoenix Maiden, uncovering all the secrets.

Qiu Zhihe’s eyes suddenly became ice-cold. Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er sensed danger and immediately hugged each other, trembling.

"We didn’t see anything!"

"Right, right, we didn’t see that big eyeball or the Celestial Phoenix Maiden turning into the Phoenix Bird Beast!"

Qiu Zhihe squinted her eyes and slowly walked to the two, suddenly speaking:

"Do you want to die or live?"

"We want to live!" the two unfortunate individuals replied in unison.

Qiu Zhihe took out two pills from her pocket: "These are Soul-devouring Pills. Swallow them, and you won’t have to die."

"Soul-devouring Pills?!"

Xu Caihe’s face turned pale; her father was the City Lord of Zhenlian City and had naturally heard of the Soul-devouring Pill.

Once consumed, these pills would bind a person forever, subjecting them to excruciating pain, said to be the most terrifying poison in the world.

As they hesitated, a murderous aura surged from Qiu Zhihe: "If you don’t swallow, I’ll kill you!"

"I’ll swallow! I’ll do it, okay?"

Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er, tearfully, reached out to take the two wicked Soul-devouring Pills.

"My dear, Junior Sister Xu and Junior Sister Zhou fought alongside us, and they are considered allies. There’s no need to be so harsh with them, right?"

Qin Gengyun suddenly spoke, and Xu Caihe was overjoyed:

"Senior Brother He is right!"

Zhou Ling’Er sobbed: "Senior Brother He is the only one who treats us well!"

Qiu Zhihe glared coldly at her. Zhou Ling’Er remembered that she was possessive and quickly covered her mouth, not daring to say more.

"If we don’t let them swallow the Soul-devouring Pill, how can we ensure they won’t reveal our secrets?"

"Junior Sister Ruo, rest assured, we swear we won’t reveal a single word of what we saw today to anyone!"

Zhou Ling’Er quickly pulled Xu Caihe to swear an oath.

After a moment of silence, Qiu Zhihe’s aura of murder finally faded. "Since my husband trusts you, leave today. Join us in cultivation tomorrow."

"Huh?"

The two young women stared with wide eyes, utterly perplexed.

"Are you not leaving?"

"We’ll leave immediately!"

They jumped up and ran a distance away, finally relaxing when they saw no one chasing after them.

Zhou Ling’Er said mournfully: "Why do we always end up seeing things we shouldn’t?"

Xu Caihe lamented: "I promise I’ll never be curious again."

As they walked towards their lodging, Xu Caihe suddenly asked: "Ling’Er, knowing what we know, shouldn’t we report to the Sect Leader?"

After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Ling’Er replied: "Caihe, since the beast tide, we’ve been traveling with Senior Brother He and Junior Sister Ruo. Have they ever committed any atrocious acts?"

Xu Caihe thought carefully and shook her head: "No, they haven’t."

Zhou Ling’Er continued: "And since we’ve entered Zhenyang Sect, have the things we’ve seen been righteous, fair, and just?"

Xu Caihe shook her head immediately: "How could that be? Haven’t we often witnessed Inner Sect disciples bullying Outer Sect disciples? Elder Zheng even seized credit in Zhenlian City for killing comrades and assaulted Senior Sister Lin."

"And...on Cyan Lotus Mountain, so many innocent children and ordinary women were killed. These events seem scarier than the Demon Sect!"

"Given that, how can we determine that Senior Brother He and Junior Sister Ruo are the villains and the sect represents ultimate justice?"

"This..."

Zhou Ling’Er’s words left Xu Caihe speechless. Finally, she admitted:

"Ling’Er, you’re right. Father has always taught me that my cultivation should serve the common people. We joined Zhenyang Sect because it’s the leader of the Righteous Path, but if the sect isn’t consistent, then we have no reason to remain blindly loyal."

Zhou Ling’Er clapped her hands: "Exactly, Caihe, you finally understand!"

"But..."

Xu Caihe felt a lingering fear: "I still find Junior Sister Ruo truly terrifying."

Zhou Ling’Er assured her: "Don’t worry, Senior Brother He is her husband, he’ll surely discipline her well!"

"So should we join them in cultivation tomorrow?"

"Not going might get us killed by Junior Sister Ruo, right?"

"True..."

The two unfortunate young women continued chatting as they walked away. Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe reappeared.

"My dear, wasn’t I correct that Junior Sister Xu and Junior Sister Zhou are reasonable people?"

Qiu Zhihe glared at him: "You’re so cunning, making me play the bad guy while you play the good cop, leaving me as the villain."

Qin Gengyun chuckled: "You acted so well, even I believed those Soul-devouring Pills in your hand were real."

Qiu Zhihe replied irritably: "It’s all because you wanted to test them."

Earlier, when Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er stumbled upon their secret, Qin Gengyun communicated to Qiu Zhihe to act fiercely and frighten them, then he would step in to plead.

By playing opposite roles, they had those two young women firmly under control.

Then the couple stealthily followed behind them, checking if they would immediately report what they saw.

But those two proved themselves reasonable and discerning, thus saving their own lives.

Regarding the two Soul-devouring Pills, they were, of course, fake.

The Soul-devouring Pill is extremely precious; Qiu Zhihe had only one, which was already used on Ye Xiyue. Even if there were more, she wouldn’t have given them to the two absent-minded girls.

"My dear, why did you want them to join us in cultivation?"

Qiu Zhihe suddenly stared coldly at Qin Gengyun, her jealousy beginning to surface.

"Xu Caihe is the daughter of the City Lord of Zhenlian City, and Zhou Ling’Er is also from a Noble Family. If we can bring them into our camp, it would greatly benefit the revival of Cyan Lotus Sect in the future."

Qin Gengyun quickly explained.

Qiu Zhihe was taken aback, "I see, you’ve already thought things through more thoroughly than I imagined."

Suddenly, an absurd idea popped into her mind; if the Cyan Lotus Sect were to truly revive one day, perhaps her husband would be better suited as the Sect Leader than herself?

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