Chapter 233: So That’s How It Is

Meng Jingzhou saw that Senior Brother Dai didn’t believe him, so he began to tell the story vividly.

“A few days ago, the two of us went out and saw black smoke rising from the mountain stream. We thought there must be some demon causing trouble, so we went straight to confront it. That villain claimed to be the leader of the Nine Nether Sect and had great powers. Fortunately, we are not ordinary people and have some skills. After a fierce battle, we finally captured the villain. When we took off his mask, we discovered that the villain was Li Haoran!”

“The leader of the Nine Nether Sect, how mysterious, huh? But we captured him. We don’t ask for much, just three One-Day Sect Master Experience in Dao Seeking Sect tickets each.”

“...Do you realize what you’re saying?”

Dai Bufan, being the most senior among the disciples and having lived for nearly a thousand years, had never felt so insulted in terms of intelligence as he did today.

Lu Yang shrugged and squatted down to untie Li Haoran while saying, “See, I told you Senior Brother Dai wouldn’t believe it.”

The promise to give Li Haoran thirty percent of the contribution points naturally couldn’t be fulfilled.

“How could I not believe it? We really did catch the leader of the Nine Nether Sect.” Meng Jingzhou insisted that he was telling the truth.

“Alright, what’s really going on?” Dai Bufan knew that although these two were jokesters, they wouldn’t joke about such matters. There must be a reason.

Of course, if these two really dared to say they were just trying to scam contribution points, he would bind them and hang them at the entrance of the task hall.

“Ahem, here’s the situation.”

“Initially, Junior Brother Li noticed that his fiancée was a bit tense, so he called us to assist. Later, we found out that his fiancée was beautiful and kind-hearted, with a higher cultivation level than Li Haoran. She was perfect in every way, except for being a bit older.”

Dai Bufan, sipping tea with his legs crossed, casually asked, “Being a bit older is not an issue. Where is the lady from? Is she one or two years older?”

“Two thousand years older.”

“Pfft—”

Dai Bufan spat out a mouthful of tea, thinking he had misheard. He coughed vigorously and took a while to recover. “How much? Two thousand years?”

Wouldn’t she be from the same generation as the sect master?

Dai Bufan looked Li Haoran up and down several times but couldn’t see where Li Haoran’s charm lay.

“Junior Brother Li’s fiancée is named Su Yiren, a Unity Stage cultivator.”

“Oh, Su Yiren. I’ve heard she’s a beauty and should be cultivating at Tianzhu Mountain.” Dai Bufan, in charge of all the intelligence of Dao Seeking Sect, had eyes and ears all over the Central Continent and knew about Unity Stage cultivators that ordinary people didn’t.

“Senior Su’s husband was named Qin Haoran, also a Unity Stage cultivator. Qin Haoran died during his breakthrough to the Tribulation Crossing Stage due to the special nature of his cultivation method and was reincarnated.”

Qin Haoran? Dai Bufan thought about the Unity Stage cultivators in his memory but couldn’t recall anyone by that name.

Before Lu Yang could finish speaking, a cold voice interrupted.

“No need, I’m already here.”

The voice was icy, like it had been frozen for a thousand years.

Space distorted, and a graceful figure emerged from the unknown, appearing before the four of them. It was Yun Zhi.

While they were speaking, Dai Bufan had already notified Yun Zhi.

“I never imagined that Junior Brother Li would be the reincarnation of a powerful being.”

“Reincarnation doesn’t exist. It’s nonsense. If Junior Brother Li truly is the reincarnation of the Nine Nether Sect leader, it must be the work of an ariya-phala.”

Yun Zhi recalled speculating about the roles of the Four Great Demonic Sects. “Could it be that the Nine Nether Sect formed the embryonic form of a reincarnation ariya-phala long ago?”

“Clear your mind and think of nothing.”

Li Haoran quickly cleared his mind, making it pure and free of thoughts.

Yun Zhi’s eyes seemed to contain a sky full of stars, exceptionally beautiful and captivating, as if encompassing all the mysteries of the world, making one lose oneself in them.

These eyes were like the legendary divine eyes that could see through everything, akin to one of the Buddhist six divine powers, the divine eye. Only Dai Bufan knew that this was a unique method created by Eldest Senior Sister, known only to her. (TL Note: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhij%C3%B1%C4%81)

Li Haoran felt as if all his secrets, his entire life, cultivation process, and psychological journey, were laid bare before Eldest Senior Sister’s eyes.

Yun Zhi withdrew her gaze, closed her eyes, then opened them again, returning them to normal. Li Haoran breathed a sigh of relief, the pressure from Eldest Senior Sister had been overwhelming.

“So that’s how it is.”

Her tone revealed undeniable confidence, as if she had seen through certain things.

Lu Yang hurriedly asked, “Eldest Senior Sister, what did you see?”

Yun Zhi’s voice was calm and indifferent as she replied:

“There are things even I cannot see through.”

Lu Yang: “...”

(End of the chapter)