Chapter 47.1 (1/2)

Chapter 47.1

The apocalypse’s heavenly master poorly versed in the world’s affairs (9.1)

Translated by: Niladri

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“Qin Shidi, after the formal induction ceremony, there are some things I should tell you, follow me.” Lu Heng said.

Qin Yi followed Lu Heng and they arrived at the rear hill of the sect. At the end of the long bluestone road was a steep cliff. Beneath the cliff, the clouds layers were so thick that it was impossible to see what was going on below. It could only be perceived by the whistling wind that the bottom of the valley was very deep.

“Jump down.” Lu Heng commanded.

“What?” Qin Yi felt that he had heard something wrong.

“Don’t be afraid.”

Qin Yi wanted to say that he was not afraid, but when he saw Lu Heng stretching out a hand to him.

“Hold my hand.”

Qin Yi’s mood was somewhat complicated and decided to act as if he was scared. He put his hand on the other person’s and held it tightly. The hand was slightly smaller and the fingers were longer. The skin of the palm was not delicate. It was full of blisters caused by practicing with the sword all year round. This was not a tender hand but a hand brimming with strength, causing Qin Yi to hear his violently thumping heart.

Don’t let go, even with the cycle of life and death, don’t let go. Qin Yi inexplicably conjured such a thought.

While entranced, Qin Yi was led by Lu Heng and they jumped into the valley together. The wind whistling by his ear jolted Qin Yi’s mind awake. His mood was unexpectedly calm.

A flash of golden light could be seen, and two of them disappeared in mid-air.

Within a deep cave, the patterns on the walls pulsated quietly a few times, and two figures materialized in the cave from nothingness.

Once his feet were on the ground, Lu Heng felt a refreshing, comforting feeling permeating through his every pore. Although the lingyuan was stolen, it still left a strong spiritual force in the formation. It was barely enough to allow the operation of the teleportation array. It was not enough to protect the Heavenly masters sect.

Lu Heng started to lead Qin Yi to the depths of the cave while giving him a rough account of everything about the heavenly master sect, including the lingyuan. Unknowingly, the long cave came to an end. On the cave wall at the end, there was a long, coiling vein like a dragon. The beginning and end of the vein did not enter the ground. Above this vein, there was a little fluorescence. It was unknown what kind of mineral deposit it was.

“This is a replica of the ley lines of the world.” Lu Heng stepped forward and gently caressed a square-foot gap on the earth vein. “This is where the lingyuan was originally stored.”

Qin Yi saw that Lu Heng stopped and his face showed a trace of regret. He knew that he was reminded of something and did not rush him.

“The Lingyuan had been in the earth for thousands of years. It is a pity that the Lingyuan was just about to give birth to spiritual energy…” Lu Heng sighed.

When the passages to the true cultivation plane collapsed, the ancestor of heavenly masters sect left a trail for the people on this plane. This lingyuan, even in the true cultivation plane, was a treasure that everyone competed for. When the venerable ancestors left, they had laid a great array in the depth of the earth’s vein, with the lingyuan as the core, in order to constantly keep nurturing the earth’s vein. Plus, when the cultivators of Heavenly masters sect obtained some understanding of the law of heaven and earth, they would come here and communicate their own Dao with this vein.

For thousands of years, every generation of disciples has been doing the same thing in order to have the earth give birth to spiritual energy and to activate the spiritual roots left in the blood of the inhabitants of the world. At that time, even if the seal between the demonic plane and this plane was destroyed, the world would have been able to defend itself.

However, the thief destroyed the thousands of years of efforts of heavenly masters sect.

“How did the little thief get into the depths of this vein?” Qin Yi asked.

“This is also a point I have been thinking over. Logically, as long as they weren’t sect disciples, this law is unlikely to admit them. But I am still skeptical.”

Lu Heng revealed the doubts involving Jiang Sile, including the sudden appearance of the devil. But when it came to the matter of rebirth, he was warned by his assistant and had to stop.

Qin Yi fell into deep thought. Although Jiang Sile was his childhood friend, he was not biased. Jiang Sile was really not quite right during this period.

“Little Le has been really off for a while now. Although he always had a bad temper, he had never been such a bold and rash person.” When Qin Yi started recalling the recent events during this period, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Jiang Sile had problems.

“Devil magnifies the evil thoughts in the heart. It feeds on malice, hatred and jealousy, which are all its favorite foods.” Lu Heng said.

“Strange, Little Le always had a smooth ride since childhood 1 . Even in the apocalypse, there has always been Ah Mu and me to take care of him. How could he have so much malice in his heart?” Qin Yi was a little puzzled. “It’s strange that he used to be very dependent on Ah Mu, but he’s been very hostile lately.”

Lu Heng watched the seriously distressed man. He had been thinking that he just didn’t want to expose the relationship between Mu Fei and Jiang Sile, which might cause embarrassment before others. Now he just discovered that the other person really thought that the relationship between Mu Fei and Jiang Sile was only a simple minor relationship.

… This man seems a little slow. Lu Heng also felt distressed.

“Perhaps because of Pan Rongxi.” Lu Heng pointed out Qin Yi.

“Pan Rongxi’s intentions are indeed somewhat wrong. But with Ah Mu whole-heartedly protecting him, I failed to grasp any of his handles. It’s not easy to deal with him.” Qin Yi touched his chin. “But even if Ah Mu took care of Pan Rongxi a bit more than him, Little Le’s reaction was a little too much.”

Lu Heng had no choice but to give up.

Lu Heng was helpless. He gave up trying to awaken the straight-thinking man. “The devil hides very deep. I haven’t thought of any way yet to draw it out without endangering Jiang Sile’s life.”

“Isn’t that being too lax in a dangerous situation? It seems that we can’t station him in the base, or we don’t know what trouble the devil is going to cause, or we’d better keep him by our side to watch him more carefully.” Qin Yi suggested.

“The devil is now in a weakened state. And the last fight with me should have exhausted its demonic energy, and should be out of order for the time being.” Lu Heng said.