Chapter 324: Self Choice

Even though the sky had long since darkened, the Evil Moon Sect was still brightly lit. Luo Yuebai directly led Vice President Ouyang and the others to the council hall, the same place she had visited earlier that day.

But this was not a place for ordinary spectators to enter.

The many cultivators from Linjiang City were also aware of this and stopped at the central plaza of the Evil Moon Sect.

They only wanted to join in the excitement, but they didn’t want to risk their lives.

Everyone knew that some places were dangerous to enter without permission, and could even be fatal.

Feng Qingya and Master Mu, on the other hand, followed the Alchemist Association’s group directly into the council hall.

After all, their status was special.

Moreover, on the way here, Feng Qingya had already spoken with Ye Zhiqiu and Bai Xiu, who were accompanying the Alchemist Association.

The two had previously been quite friendly with the Feng family.

Therefore, following them was not a problem at all.

While Luo Yuebai had already noticed Feng Qingya’s arrival, she didn’t say much in front of the Alchemist Association.

After everyone sat down in the hall, Vice President Ouyang had no intention of engaging in excessive pleasantries with Luo Yuebai.

After all, many of the necessary conversations had already been had on the way.

He looked directly at Luo Yuebai and said, “Sect Leader Luo, you should know why the Alchemist Association came here this time, right?

Su Jingzhen is the Chief Acolyte of your Evil Moon Sect Linjiang Branch, and we won’t interfere with that.

But Xuening, she is a descendant of the Dantai clan, the Dantai clan was once the first alchemy family in Qingzhou.

Evil Moon Sect has no foundation in this area, and forcibly bringing her into the sect is not very appropriate, is it?”

Vice President Ouyang narrowed his eyes and spoke directly.

He got straight to the point.

The Alchemist Association was not interested in how the Evil Moon Sect developed or its specific strength.

The Alchemist Association only wanted to take Xuening back.

Hearing Vice President Ouyang’s words, Luo Yuebai still had a smile on her face.

But in her heart, she was constantly cursing Su Jingzhen.

Luo Yuebai had already received news of the Alchemist Association’s arrival.

She had previously told Su Jingzhen about the trouble that would follow, which was the Alchemist Association.

But when their group entered Linjiang City, Luo Yuebai tried to find Su Jingzhen but couldn’t!

She knew Su Jingzhen should be in the strange land of Clear Wind Mountain Gorge.

But she couldn’t get in and had no way to contact him.

When things got critical, he wasn’t around, and it seemed like she was the only one left to deal with this.

However, Luo Yuebai smiled slightly at the moment: “Vice President Ouyang, you may not know this yet.

Today, my Evil Moon Sect Linjiang Branch just established a Dan Hall.

Although Linjiang City is just a branch, when it comes to alchemy, we are not ignorant.

After all, being able to produce an alchemist of Chief Su calibre already speaks volumes.

Now that Xuening is a member of the Dan Hall, and the Dan Hall is overseen by Chief Su, Xuening’s whereabouts are not something I, as the sect leader, can decide.”

Although Su Jingzhen’s alchemy skills had nothing to do with the Evil Moon Sect, Luo Yuebai said it this way, and no one dared to doubt it.

Hearing Luo Yuebai’s words, Vice President Ouyang frowned.

“In that case, please ask Friend Su to come out and see me.

As a fellow alchemist, Friend Su should know best where Xuening can develop best.”

When he said this, Vice President Ouyang’s tone was quite confident.

At least in the Qingzhou region, when it came to alchemy, their Alchemist Association was second to none.

Luo Yuebai’s lips curled into a smile again: “Chief Su is currently in seclusion, and may not be able to come.

By the way, MIss Xuening is also in seclusion.

They may not be able to come immediately.” seaʀᴄh the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Luo Yuebai didn’t have any intention of deceiving them at this time.

But when these words fell on the ears of the Alchemist Association members, they were interpreted in a different way.

“Sect Master Luo, our Alchemist Association comes here with sincerity. Please don’t play this kind of joke on us.”

Bai Xiu, with half black and half white hair, standing beside Vice President Ouyang, looked at Luo Yuebai and said.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Luo Yuebai was filled with a burning passion.

He was surprised when he first saw Luo Yuebai at the mountain gate.

He didn’t want their group to have a violent conflict with the Evil Moon Sect.

“Sir, you’re joking. Although my Evil Moon Sect is considered a demonic sect by many, we act with integrity.

If you don’t believe me, I can take you all to Miss Xuening’s seclusion site.

As fellow alchemists, you should be able to tell if what I say is true or false at a glance.”

Luo Yuebai naturally saw that Vice President Ouyang and the others were quite determined about Xuening’s matter.

They wouldn’t give up easily without seeing Xuening or Su Jingzhen today.

Not to mention Vice President Ouyang’s renowned fighting ability, Luo Yuebai also saw that there were two old men who never spoke beside Vice President Ouyang.

They must be non-alchemists brought by the Alchemist Association for protection.

The restrained aura emanating from those two old men indicated that they were at least Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Although her Linjiang Branch wasn’t afraid of them, a full-blown conflict would be difficult to handle with just Shen Yifeng.

Their branch was still in its early stages, and Luo Yuebai didn’t want all their previous efforts to be ruined.

That would make surpassing Zou Zeyu even more impossible.

Therefore, Luo Yuebai didn’t want to clash with the Alchemist Association, a force that had always maintained absolute neutrality, unless absolutely necessary.

From the beginning, Luo Yuebai had pinned her hopes on Su Jingzhen to handle this Alchemist Association matter.

She felt, for some reason, that Su Jingzhen would be able to make them back down.

But thinking about it now, she couldn’t help but want to beat Su Jingzhen up again.

He always dropped the ball at crucial moments.

At this moment, after hearing Luo Yuebai’s words, the Alchemist Association members were taken aback.

Before Vice President Ouyang could say anything, Feng Qingya, who had remained silent until then, suddenly spoke up:

“This matter is none of my Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s business, but both Master Su and Miss Xuening are practically lifesavers to my Feng family.

But whether it’s Sect Leader Luo or Vice President Ouyang, when discussing Miss Xuening’s whereabouts, you both subconsciously ignored Miss Xuening’s own opinion.

She is a free person, and no matter what she chooses to do, I believe we all have no right to interfere, right?

If anyone tries to force Miss Xuening into anything, perhaps my Feng family will be the first to object.”

Feng Qingya’s words caused everyone in the hall to turn their gaze towards her.

Vice President Ouyang had initially thought Feng Qingya had just come to chat with Ye Zhiqiu and Bai Xiu, and to watch the commotion.

He never expected her to say such a thing.

While it seemed like Feng Qingya was speaking for Xuening, it subtly leaned towards the Evil Moon Sect.

After all, everyone had seen Xuening’s dependence on Su Jingzhen during their time in Yunmeng City.

Su Jingzhen was where Xuening naturally wanted to be.

So if Xuening had to choose, the Alchemist Association wouldn’t be very confident in taking her away from the Evil Moon Sect.

And now, after the Feng family’s reshuffle, they had become even purer.

Furthermore, with Feng Xuan, a cultivator at the late stage of Soul Formation, even reaching the Divine Intent Realm, as their leader, the Feng family’s influence in the Qingzhou region had been elevated.

Even the Alchemist Association couldn’t ignore them.

Luo Yuebai looked at Feng Qingya with a hint of surprise.

She smiled and said, “My Evil Moon Sect wouldn’t dare to imprison a descendant of the Dantai clan.

Whether to stay or leave should be decided by Master Su and Miss Xuening themselves.”

Luo Yuebai now viewed Feng Qingya more favorably because of her words.

Vice President Ouyang frowned slightly, but he had to nod in agreement.

Even he wouldn’t dare to say in front of everyone that he would make the choice for Xuening.

Of course, he still had confidence in the Alchemist Association.

“In that case, Sect Leader Luo, please lead us to Miss Xuening’s secluded place first.

There’s no point in sitting here if Friend Su and Miss Xuening are not here.”

Luo Yuebai readily stood up to this proposal.

She led them directly to Xuening’s courtyard.

Everyone followed without hesitation and soon arrived at the entrance of Xuening’s courtyard.

However, Luo Yuebai didn’t let Vice President Ouyang and the others enter.

“Since Miss Xuening moved in here, this has been her private residence.

Even I need her permission to enter. Please wait outside for now.

Vice President Ouyang, you should be able to tell from the air that what I say is true.”

In fact, when they arrived, Vice President Ouyang and the others already knew that Xuening must be in seclusion, aiming for the fourth rank.

After inhaling the scent of the pill fragrance in the air, Ye Zhiqiu, standing beside Vice President Ouyang, smiled and said, “When Sister Xuening participated in the Alchemist Conference, her level was already close to a rank four alchemist.

With a little help, she could easily refine the Bodhi Breaking Through Adversity Pill.

From the scent, Sister Xuening should be nearing a breakthrough.

We can just wait here. Sect Leader Luo shouldn’t mind, right?”

Luo Yuebai nodded immediately.

“Of course not.”

The Alchemist Association’s willingness to wait here was exactly what Luo Yuebai wanted.

Perhaps Su Jingzhen would come down from Clear Wind Mountain during this time.

She continued, “We can arrange accommodation for you all within my Evil Moon Sect.

We can ask Miss Xuening when she comes out of seclusion.”

However, Vice President Ouyang spoke again.

“We cultivators don’t care about such trivial matters.”

Luo Yuebai nodded and said no more.

However, many tiny, venomous insects flew out from her body.

The more resolute the Alchemist Association acted, the more it showed their unwavering stance.

She had to be prepared for both possibilities.

If Xuening chose to remain with the Evil Moon Sect after leaving seclusion, then some conflict was inevitable.

But Luo Yuebai was not afraid at all.

On the other side, after receiving Luo Yuebai’s message, Shen Yifeng’s lips curled into a smile.

“The old fellow Ouyang Mingyue is back to life. He even personally came out for a junior disciple.

If he thinks this is just a branch sect of the Evil Moon Sect and dares to bully us, then Ouyang Mingyue has miscalculated.”

Shen Yifeng stood on the balcony, his gaze fixed on the direction of Xuening’s courtyard.

“Besides, that girl Xuening clearly favors that brat.

Wherever that brat is, she’ll be there. Can the Alchemist Association’s meager resources really lure her away?

This fatso couldn’t get his way at the main sect, and he’s destined to meet the same end at my Linjiang branch.”

……

As everyone waited, time slowly passed.

The eastern sky soon revealed a hint of fish belly white.

The aroma of pills emanating from Xuening’s courtyard became increasingly intense.

Vice President Ouyang and other high-ranking alchemists felt a surge of excitement in their hearts.

They knew that Xuening was nearing the end of her seclusion.

Meanwhile, deep within Clear Wind Mountain’s unique terrain, Su Jingzhen suddenly opened his eyes.

He was oblivious to the Alchemist Association members and Luo Yuebai’s all-night vigil.

He stood up and stretched, and a line of golden characters appeared before him.

[Daily Fixed Points: Shuang Jiang: 15, Zhang Xiu: 4, Feng Qingya: 6, Luo Yuebai: 12, Dantai Xuening: 6]

[Remaining Usable Points: 459]

The daily fixed points remained his source of good cheer.

He then looked towards the depths of the thick fog.

He could still faintly sense the call.

“Wait, I will be there soon to claim you.

But for now, it’s time to go back.

I wonder if Xuening has left seclusion yet? And has the Treasure Gathering Pavilion brought me what I wanted?”