Chapter 78 A Cultivation-Style Spy Game
Everyone was shocked, and the Third Elder almost threw her out.
[Lan Yue: Forget it, what's the point of gossiping about the Third Elder? That Elder Xing just now seemed pretty strange; maybe he's up to something. I'll take a look.]
Hearing Lan Yue suddenly change her mind, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, except for Elder Xing, who was sitting in the corner, whose face stiffened.
However, with so many elders watching him and countless spiritual senses warning him, he could only sit there motionless, suffering inwardly.
"By the way, what's Elder Xing's full name again? Yunxi, do you know it?"
Lan Yue was about to gossip when she suddenly realized that if she wanted to know the details, she needed to know the person's name or see what they looked like.
Elder Xing, who was sitting sideways, was impossible for her to see clearly, so she quietly asked Yunxi next to her.
"Xing Hao, Xing Hao," Yunxi quietly answered for her.
"Please have mercy?" Lan Yue asked in surprise again.
Yunxi: "..."
She directly used her spiritual power to condense the name on her hand and secretly showed it to Lan Yue.
Elder Xing's forehead veins were bulging, and he was sweating profusely, but he could only remain motionless.
[Lan Yue: Finally found it! Let me see what kind of tricks this benevolent elder is up to!]
It turns out there really is one! Elder Benevolent has been won over by the Xuan Ye Sect. The sect leader of Xuan Ye Sect values him highly and has even offered him an elder position.
No wonder this guy always wanted to benefit other sects; his heart had already flown elsewhere.
As Lan Yue finished speaking, the group of elders opposite her understood.
When Elder Xing said such a thing at this time, who couldn't understand? They just hadn't taken it to heart. It turns out that he really did have connections with other sects.
However, many elders didn't quite understand. The Xuan Ye Sect was just a small sect; could the benefits they offered be as great as those offered by the Nan Ling Sect?
Could it be that the position of elder in the Xuan Ye Sect is so appealing, even more attractive than that in the Nan Ling Sect?
It's not that they're bragging, but in the Southern Region, only the Crimson Moon Sect and the Yao Guang Sect can compare to the Southern Spirit Sect. Moreover, it's a sect with a history of ten thousand years. Other sects can't even come close!
"Perhaps there are other reasons," the Sixth Elder whispered to the others.
Of course, he would avoid Lan Yue and Elder Xing when transmitting his voice.
[Lan Yue: But what kind of sect is Xuan Ye Sect? I've never heard of such a small sect. How could it be more attractive than Nan Ling Sect?]
Lan Yue was also very puzzled, so she continued to look down.
[Lan Yue: I see. There's a reason for everything. Although the Xuan Ye Sect doesn't seem like much, their sect leader has a clever plan. He directly sent his beautiful adopted daughter away, and she became his Daoist partner. Naturally, they became family!]
"So he had a beautiful Daoist partner. No wonder he was willing to betray the Southern Spirit Sect. Even at this point, he was still thinking about that sect." The Sixth Elder suddenly realized.
"Isn't she just a beautiful fairy? Does our Southern Spirit Sect lack fairies? How foolish! So short-sighted!" After the Sixth Elder finished speaking, Elder Fang immediately followed up with a telepathic message to the others.
However, the expressions on the faces of the others as they looked at Elder Fang were somewhat subtle.
Fang Ding: "..."
He suddenly remembered what Duanmu had done, and his face flushed red.
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[Lan Yue: Huh, I thought that was all. Turns out there's a long introduction below. This melon is quite long! Guaranteed ripe!]
Everyone immediately perked up their ears. They thought that once Elder Xing was exposed, this whole saga would be over, but they never expected there to be more!
What other juicy gossip is coming? Surely Elder Xing isn't also keeping eighteen Daoist partners outside, is he?
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[Lan Yue: No wonder it seemed so strange when I was looking for it. Turns out it's a cultivation-themed version of Mission Impossible!]
That kind elder isn't just from the Xuan Ye Sect; he's actually a spy from another sect!
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"Cough cough cough!" The Sixth Elder couldn't help but cough a few times while drinking tea.
"He's actually a spy from another sect. How did he manage to do that?" the Sixth Elder couldn't help but ask telepathically.
The other elders looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Perhaps they are from the Yaoguang Sect?" Elder Bai guessed.
"However, the Yao Guang Sect only recruits women, so it's impossible for them to promise him an elder position. Perhaps he also has a Daoist partner who is a disciple of the Yao Guang Sect?"
Everyone else thought it was very likely, after all, Elder Bai Mei had eighteen Daoist partners, so it wasn't impossible for Elder Xing to have one or two more.
It seems that after listening to Lan Yue's thoughts, their acceptance of some strange things has increased dramatically.
Even if someone has hundreds of Daoist partners, they probably wouldn't be surprised.
[Lan Yue: Let me see what this cultivation-themed spy story is all about. It turns out that after Elder Xingxing and the adopted daughter of Sect Master Xuan Ye became Daoist partners, he was unexpectedly assigned a spy mission: to secretly infiltrate the Qing Shi Sect and gather intelligence.]
[The two sects are very close to each other and their skill levels are similar, so it's normal for them to spy on each other. However, Sect Master Xuan Ye probably never imagined that his most trusted son-in-law would be recruited by the Qing Shi Sect after arriving there, and using the exact same methods.]
Everyone: "..."
The way everyone looked at Elder Xing was indescribable.
Elder Xing, who was sitting in place, had a stiff expression and almost wanted to bury himself in it and disappear on the spot.
His carefully planned schemes were exposed on the spot, and no one could sit still.
However, Elder Xing was still afraid of immortal artifacts, so even though he couldn't sit still, he could only endure it.
"Elder Xing, the younger generation is truly formidable!" an elder whispered to him.
Xing Hao could only keep it to himself.
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[Lan Yue: Moreover, the Qing Shi Sect Master is even more cunning. He went to even greater lengths, picking up a woman from somewhere and claiming she was his own daughter.]
He offered her to Elder Xing as a concubine, and even told Elder Xingxing that as long as his daughter's illness could be cured, the entire Qing Shi Sect would be his in the future.
It must be said that he was very good at understanding people's hearts. The woman he picked up was absolutely stunning, completely captivating Elder Xingxinghao. She willingly infiltrated the Nanling Sect for him and eventually became an elder of the Nanling Sect.
As soon as Lan Yue finished speaking, Xing Hao, who was in the corner, suddenly looked up.
impossible!
The sect leader has said that Ling'er is his biological daughter. As long as he can find the cure in the Southern Spirit Sect, he will let Ling'er marry him openly and honorably, and even give the entire Qing Shi Sect as her dowry!
How could his father-in-law possibly deceive him?
Xing Hao tried to comfort himself again and again, but no matter how much he tried, he couldn't.
His heart gradually grew cold, and he slowly recalled the things he had overlooked.
The sect leader was clearly at the Nascent Soul stage, yet his daughter had no spiritual roots, looked very different from him, and was even plagued by illnesses.
The sect leader of Qing Shi always asked him to find spiritual herbs, but he never specified what kind of spiritual herbs they were.
On the contrary, during the years he stayed at the Southern Spirit Sect, he sent back a lot of information, including the locations of spiritual herbs.
Some time ago, he even revealed the newly discovered ruins of the Southern Spirit Sect.
Thinking of this, Xing Hao's face darkened.
He wondered if he had really been deceived.
Since Ling'er is not the daughter of the Qing Shi Sect Master, it means that the Qing Shi Sect treated him as a joke from the very beginning!
Xing Hao was furious and wished he could go back and wipe out the entire Qing Shi Sect right now!
However, when he thought about the current cultivation level of the Qing Shi Sect Master, he felt even more uneasy.
Originally, the Qing Shi Sect Master was injured, and it was possible that he would never be able to advance in his lifetime.
It was he who painstakingly risked his life every now and then to deliver rare healing elixirs and pills, which allowed that old scoundrel to slowly recover and eventually successfully advance to the late Nascent Soul stage!
The thought of all the things he had done in the past made him want to vomit blood.
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[Lan Yue: He's simply a genius! To be able to act as a spy within a spy for over a century without being discovered by anyone else for so long, I have no idea how he did it!]
[If it weren't for my system allowing me to secretly observe the situation, I probably wouldn't have discovered that he actually carries many identities, right?]
[By the way, since he's from the Azure Stone Sect, doesn't that mean he also got a share of the ruins that the Azure Stone Sect concealed in the original story? No wonder they were stolen for so long without being discovered; it turns out they had a Nascent Soul elder covering it up. If fanfiction didn't deviate from the original plot, wouldn't the Southern Spirit Sect be at a huge loss now?]
[So how am I supposed to explain this espionage situation to the sect? Am I supposed to say I look like a weasel with a pointed face, like I'm not a good person?]