Chapter 11: Senior?

Yuan Qiufang also turned around to look at the entrance of the cave.

Outside the cave, Yu Yuan had his back turned toward them the whole time and did not pay any attention to the battle between Lu Xun and Yuan Qiufang. It seemed that he expected the result before it had started.

When he bombarded Lu Xun to death, Yu Yuan was writing something on a piece of paper.

He recognized that I am from the Red Devil Sect and know that I practiced the Red Devil Method… He was reborn… Yuan Qiufang pondered about what happened for a while and came up with a guess in his mind. He then stepped out of the cave and whispered respectfully, “Senior?”

He was certain that Yu Yuan was displaced by some old spirit of a powerful master.

When a cultivator reached a certain level, his souls could have their intelligence and consciousness, thus independent of each other.

Also, advanced cultivators could use soul division techniques to further separate their souls into smaller pieces, and then they could take over other’s bodies.

Of course, this kind of soul division technique didn’t have the ability to advance realms of their own.

But, for the divided souls, no matter how far away it was from its original body, the cultivator could connect to the senses of the body that was taken over. When they were not used, the divided souls could also wander around to do some business of their own.

Yuan Qiufang thought that Yu Yuan right now was in such a “wandering” state.

Yu Yuan’s main soul could easily be a part of some extreme cultivator from the Land of Genesis or Extinction.

“Oh.”

Yu Yuan turned around and stared at Yuan Qiujue with a playful look.

Yuan Qiujie was convinced by his idea.

“This list is for you. Collect these items as soon as possible.” Yu Yuan handed over that piece of paper, “These will help you get rid of the roots of the poison. Find me again after you collected all of them. Of course, before I cure the poison in your body, you will have to do some more things for me.”

“What is it?” Yuan Qiufang said quickly.

“I’ll tell you after you got all the items.” Yu Yuan smiled and looked at him as if his mind was transparent, “You already guessed it, so don’t play tricks with me. Ha, I might as well tell you the truth. I have some old friends in the Red Devil Sect, and they can easily find your records in the sect and have ways to deal with you.”

“I will not dare!” Yuan Qiufang said, “Senior, please trust me. As long as you can get rid of my poison, I’ll do my best to help you in the Dark Moon City!”

Yu Yuan nodded with satisfaction, “Make sure no one else knows what just happened. Remember, this is just between you and me!”

“Yes!” After Yuan Qiufang repeated his promises, he said, “Senior, what about the loot from the Cold Shadows Sect?”

Yu Yuan waved his hand, motioning that he could take it all. “Here is not far from the Dark Moon City, I’ll go by myself. Next time if you want to see me, just do what you did last time.”

Even now, he thought that Yuan Qiufang was the one that kidnapped him from his room.

“Don’t worry, Senior.” Yuan Qiufang bowed and watched him walk away toward the Dark Moon City.

An hour later, Yuan Lianyao finally found her father.

The father had already taken everything from Lu Xun’s body and destroyed all traces of her corpse.

“Father!”

Yuan Lianyao was furious, “How many times do I have to tell you not to leave without telling me! Do you know how much trouble you’ve caused me by leaving the last few times? I am still busy trying to hide these things from the people!”

“Oh, you are here.” Yuan Qiufang was in a cheerful mood, “Don’t worry. I found a way to cure the poison in my Upper Core.”

“What!” Yuan Lianyao was doubtful and shocked, “Who? Don’t tell me that it is the idiot from the Yu Clan!”

“Of course it is him.” Yuan Qiufang said, “I can’t tell you more details, or else you will be in trouble. I haven’t told him about our relationship either, but he should have guessed that I am from the Manor of the Mayoress. He noticed as he was leaving the stone path, but these aren’t important. You just need to know one thing.”

“What?” Yuan Lianyao was confused.

“This is not a man to mess with!” Yuan Qiufang took a deep breath and solemnly said, “Not only that he can cure my poison… He might also bring me back to Red Devil Sect officially! After my master died, I haven’t yet found someone to bring me back to the sect!”

“Him? He can bring you back to the Red Devil Sect in the Land of Extinction?” Yuan Lianyao had a look of disbelief on her face.

Yuan Qiufang nodded heavily, “Don’t ask anything else for the time being. It’s not the right time yet! Keep an eye on the Yu Family and especially him. Don’t let anyone else harm him!”

“Okay, alright.”

…

In the early evening, the sunset was still lingering in the sky.

Yu Yuan returned from outside of the city. On the way back, he thought about how to use Yuan Qiufang to profit for himself.

He trusted that Yuan Qiufang would take care of Lu Xun’s dead body well without leaving him any trouble.

At least in the next few days, the Cold Shadows Sect would not arrange for anyone else to come here.

He didn’t want to touch or even be close to, any of Lu Xun’s belongings since that might leave behind some traces.

Besides, most of the items he requested from Yuan Qiufang were needed by him, and only a small portion needed to cure Yuan Qiufang’s poison.

From this perspective, he took great advantage of this perfect opportunity.

“Yu Yuan!”

“Is he Yu Yuan?”

“Is it really him?”

Suddenly, he heard some exclamation that came from the city’s North Gate. Soon, numerous pairs of eyes were staring at him.

Yu Yuan woke from his thoughts and stopped walking. He slightly frowned when he saw the people near the gates.

Because… he didn’t know any of them.

“I am Huang Bin.”

A tall and thin young man, dressed in a yellow brocade robe, surrounded by a group of people. He walked straight toward Yu Yuan while said, “I heard you finally woke up.”

Huang Bin kept walking until he was a fist away from Yu Yuan’s chest.

“Now that you’re awake, do you know what’s up between your family and ours?” Huang Bin looked at him with a provocative gaze. He smiled and said, “I was just told that your grandfather, the old guy with his legs broken, signed you up for the Meridian Breakthrough Battle in the City!”

Yu Yuan frowned again.

He knew that Yu and Hang Clans had always been enemies of each other in the city. People said that it was the Huang Clan who hired some powerful cultivator and broke his Grandpa Yu Yuan’s legs.

Since then, the Huang Clan had become more and more aggressive against the Yu Clan on all occasions.

But after he woke up from the coma, all his attention was focused on the Feng Clan and the Cold Shadows Sect. He never had time to know much about the Huang Clan yet.

“What? What that old man crazy? In just ten days! Yu Yuan will attend too?”

“No way! That battle will determine Dark Moon City’s distribution in many forms!” Even Lady Mayoress will attend herself. The rights to the forest and mines near the Dark Moon City are all dependent on the battle!”

“Huang Bin is the pride of the Huang Family. He will definitely be in! What does Yu Yuan think he’s doing?”

“Did his grandpa went crazy after he became conscious?”

There was a great deal of discussion among the people.

Yu Yuan, who was still confused, actually got some valuable discussion from them.

“In just ten days, a battle among the four most powerful clans in the City… Why didn’t my grandpa tell me before he signed me up?” He was stunned and looked at Huang Bin who was inches away from him and said, “Erm, please move aside. You’re blocking me from going back to the City.”

“Hey, of course. I’ll let you leave today.” Seeing that Yu Yuan was not afraid or uneasy, Huang Ping leaned to one side and said after he passed. “In ten days, I’ll not let you anymore. If you dare to go, I’ll beat you to death.”

“Beat me to death?” Yu Yuan stopped and looked at him with some amusement, “You?”

Huang Bin pointed at himself and said, “That’s right. Take a good look!”

Yu Yuan nodded and went through the city gates without another word.

That night.

With the help from the Meridian Extention Pill, Yu Yuan continued to practice hard on the Nine Bright Heavenly Cycles.

When he returned, he was told that every three years, the Yuan Clan, Zhao Clan, Huang Clan, and Yu CLan would all send cultivators of the Meridian Establishment Realm, Contained Spirit Realm, and Yellow Hall Realm to battle.

The fight among the four clans was about the distribution of spiritual materials and land around the Dark Moon City.

In the previous few fights, the Yu Clan’s share had gradually been reduced. As the resources became more scarce, the clan gradually declined in power.

“The battle in ten days of the Meridian Establishment Realm, Contained Spirit Realm, and Yellow Hall Realm, will affect the clan’s profits in the next three years.”

After another period of cultivation, Yu Yuan was lost in his thought, “Maybe I should do more to help the clan.”

While he was thinking about this, An Ziqing’s loud scream interrupted his thoughts.

“Young master! Help us!”