I imitate others' cultivation, and I will never reason with you.

Chapter 179: Screams from the Dungeon

Looking at Gillian flying around her.

Ruan Xing finally remembered something belatedly.

It's been a whole day and a night!

Could Cai Wen still be waiting for her in Yunyang City?

This is embarrassing...

Ruan Xing coughed lightly, "Well, let's not go back yet, let's go to Yunyang City."

Cai Jiao really remembered it, and immediately responded excitedly: "Okay, sister, you can go see grandpa!"

In order to avoid accidental injuries, long before Ruan Xing replaced Li Jinfu's identity, he sent a message to Cai Wen, asking him to meet in Yunyang City, and said that he was not allowed to leave before the meeting.

But so many things happened that day that she almost forgot about it.

Cai Wen was the same. He hadn't seen her for a day and a night, and he didn't even bother to send a message to ask her.

The tip of the sword turned and headed towards Yunyang City.

It was daybreak, and the streets of Yunyang City were still crowded as usual. In this city composed mostly of low-level cultivators and mortals, people still followed the cycle of working from sunrise to sunset, and many shops began to hang up lanterns for business.

When he arrived at the city gate, Ruan Xing also found two remnants of Liuyang Study who were walking in a hurry. He took some effort to kill them and stuffed them into the storage bag.

After entering the city, Ruan Xing thought it was not a good idea to use his spiritual sense extensively and alert other cultivators in the city, so he sent a communication talisman to Cai Wen to find out his location.

After a while, Ruan Xing received a reply and realized that Cai Wen was hiding in a shared courtyard where mortals gathered.

Ruan Xing had lived in this place before, and he was somewhat familiar with the road in his memory.

After finding Cai Wen, without waiting for them to say anything, Cai Jiao rushed over and called out, "Grandpa!"

Cai Wen was startled when he saw a sword flying towards him. He thought Ruan Xing was finally going to kill him to silence him. But when he heard the long-lost voice, he was distracted and stunned.

After a while, he touched the sword with his dry old hands, his eyes filled with tears, "Nannan, my Nannan, I finally heard your voice again..."

He was so excited that tears streamed down his face. He chattered with Cai Jiao for a few words, recalling the warmth of the past. Then he calmed down and asked, "Nannan, how did it become like this?"

Ruan Xing was silent.

Although Cai Jiao did not die, it was an indisputable fact that she had lost her body, and Cai Wen could not help but feel resentful.

"I volunteered, Grandpa." Cai Jiao said sensibly, "Sis, I can't beat the bad guys, so I turned into a sword to help you! I'm so powerful now!"

There was a sense of pride in her voice that seemed to be seeking praise.

Cai Wen looked dazed for a while before he sighed and said, "It's good to be alive."

What he wanted most was for Cai Jiao to return to her normal appearance and grow up like other innocent little girls.

But that was just his wishful thinking, he knew in his heart that it was almost impossible.

Being able to regain consciousness is already surprising enough.

Cai Jiao didn't understand Cai Wen's hidden meaning, and just said happily: "Yes, I can live a long time!"

After becoming a weapon spirit, she is no longer limited by her lifespan. As long as the sword is not damaged, she will exist forever.

Unlike before, that puppet body neither used good rune materials nor the top-notch puppet essence, and she herself did not have any Yin Qi cultivation, so it would probably decay naturally within a few decades.

After Cai Wen and Cai Jiao, the grandparents and grandchildren, had finished reminiscing about the past, they began to talk about business.

"After I arrived at Yunyang City yesterday, I waited for you but you didn't show up. Later, in addition to the patrol disciples originally arranged, there were a few more disciples in Yunyang City. I was afraid that they would recognize me, so I quietly hid here. I didn't dare to contact you in the meantime, for fear of ruining your business." Cai Wen sat in front of Ruan Xing and said with a serious face.

He was hiding in a mortal's home where no one was around all year round. The owner wanted to build up a fortune for his children and grandchildren so that they could have the opportunity to become monks in the future, so he seldom went home. When Cai Wen found out about this place, he temporarily occupied it.

Ruan Xing called him out but didn't come to see him. Something must have happened, but his cultivation was mediocre and he was afraid he couldn't help. He could only take care of himself first.

Fortunately, Ruan Xing finally came to find him, and he felt relieved. As long as Ruan Xing was fine, Cai Jiao would not be in danger if she followed her. However, he did not expect that Cai Jiao had become a spirit of the weapon.

Whether she was an artifact spirit or not, the original Cai Jiao was of little help to Ruan Xing. Cai Wen was very worried that after he died, or after the matter of Liuyang Study was resolved, he would no longer be of use to Ruan Xing and Cai Jiao would be abandoned.

Now that he has become a spirit of the weapon, Ruan Xing will definitely not be willing to abandon Cai Jiao.

Ruan Xing nodded and said, "Don't worry. Liuyang Study is now my territory. All the people left on the mountain are my people. It has not been made public yet, only because the disciples sent out by Liuyang Study yesterday have not returned yet."

"If you don't remove the roots, the grass will grow again in the spring breeze. It should be so." Cai Wen stroked his beard and asked another question, "What are your plans for the land originally left by Liuyang Study?"

Ruan Xing had already thought it through. "There are two cities and seven towns under the jurisdiction of Liuyang Study. After we have rested on the mountain in the next few days, I will take back these cities and towns. The management will continue as usual. I will provide a nominal city lord, and the actual management will be handed over to the local small families. The various taxes, tolls, etc. will still be divided according to the original. If some small families think that my sect is not well-known and easy to bully, they will be killed."

She said it very decisively, with a hint of murderous intent in her eyes.

When you have the ability to hold the right to speak, why should you suffer injustice?

The total number of people in Fengling Yueying Sect is just over a hundred, not much different from the number of people in the previous Liuyang Study.

Because there are no servants and the like, the number of people is even smaller.

The revenue generated in the city is sufficient for the disciples to practice.

Cai Wen had helped his teacher deal with mundane affairs, and he knew that Liuyang Study had no established relations with any other sects except the Nanzhou Xuanbing Sect, which had some face because of its great reputation. But now the Nanzhou Xuanbing Sect could not take care of itself and would not stand up for Liuyang Study.

Anyway, Liuyang Study is mysterious. It claims that all its members are devoted to practicing Taoism. It has a small workshop for Nascent Soul cultivators and several Golden Core cultivators.

All the cultivators stayed at home, improving their cultivation, from the Xumi Realm to the Liuyang Study, and then to the bubble under the barrier tree. Their lives passed by like an assembly line, and they probably didn't even know the other cultivators in the world of cultivation.

As long as the newly established sect is not a demonic sect, other sects will not interfere in such matters.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Ruan Xing's approach.

"It's just that there are some businesses in Liuyang Study that I don't know about." Cai Wen mentioned the account books.

After learning that all the senior executives of Liuyang Study had been killed, he looked regretful and said, "I don't know what the property is, I'm afraid this part will be lost."

When Ruan Xing heard him mention this, what came to her mind were Xu Shengping's words before he died.

She lowered her eyes and said, "Maybe it's not an industry. Do those account books have fixed amounts at fixed times every year?"

Cai Wen was surprised, "Indeed, how did you know?"

Ruan Xing repeated Xu Shengping's words without finishing them.

Cai Wen's face was solemn. "If that's the case... then it's hard to say. Over time, those families that have done business with us will get to know the news and will definitely come, either to ask for people or money. These remaining problems are not easy to solve. We can't just kill them all."

This is a problem.

Ruan Xing nodded in thought.

And there was another matter that was not too urgent, but she couldn't think of a good way to solve it. That was... the demon cultivator.

The memory of the barrier tree clearly told her that the founding of Liuyang Study was a collaboration between the founder and a demon cultivator.

Although the founder has died, there are still some cultivators in Liuyang Study who know about the demonic cultivation. There is also an agreement that the female cultivator will send someone over every thirty years.

If this agreement continues, the next time the demon cultivator comes will probably not be far away.

At least, it was before the invasion of the demons when she was twenty-three years old.

After thinking for a while, Ruan Xing said, "Didn't you say that the account books were divided into three categories: A, B, and C? Go back and sort out all the relevant contents in the library. As you said, those who suddenly stopped sending spirit stones should have no one left in the family or the deal has been abandoned. Pick them out and ignore them. It would be best to know the specific identities of the remaining ones, see who the person is, and see if there have been any families asking for people in the past, and check how they were resolved in the past."

"Yes." Cai Wen replied, "There is no time to lose. There are many files in the library. It will take me some time to sort them out."

"It's not that urgent... There are no complete buildings on the mountain now, and I'm afraid the library has also been affected by the fighting, so it will take time to rebuild it." Ruan Xing scratched his head.

Cai Wen was silent for a while.

There is not a single good spot on the entire mountain. How intense must the fighting have been to create this situation?
He sighed, "I just hope the records in the dark room of the library won't be destroyed."

The four of them left Yunyang City in an uncertain manner and returned to Liuyang Study.

The mountain gate, as one of the important conditions to trick the disciples into returning, has been built urgently.

Cui Yurong was waiting in the dark, and when she saw Ruan Xing bringing people back, she went to meet them.

"How was the harvest?"

Cui Yurong said, "I have been guarding here since early morning, and I have met three returning disciples. The magic weapon you gave me is really useful. Yurong will use it for a few more days before returning it to you."

Hearing this, Ruan Xing said, "Then take it and use it."

Anyway, this magic weapon also belongs to Cui Yurong in the original book.

The pennants in her hands are basically kept at the bottom of the box and have a very low presence.

After thanking Ruan Xing, Cui Yurong returned to the dark and continued to wait.

Cai Wen and Ruan Tao went to the library together to help rebuild it as soon as possible so that the case files could be sorted out as soon as possible.

Ruan Tao had nothing to do, and no one else knew Cai Wen, so it was a good opportunity for her to take him to get to know some people and learn from Cai Wen how to manage sect affairs.

Ruan Xing called Hu San over and asked in a low voice: "What did Cui Yurong do last night?"

Hu San said, "I stayed in the dungeon for a whole night, torturing that mortal. I first cut open his stomach and let him bleed to death. When he was about to die, I used a flag to draw out his soul, lit a will-o'-the-wisp, and watched the will-o'-the-wisp burn his soul before I went to the mountain gate."

There was a trace of fear on Hu San's face.

I was staring at Cui Yurong on Ruan Xing's orders, but I saw the whole process of Cui Yurong's revenge. She was so cruel... This woman should not be messed with.

Ruan Xing felt satisfied after hearing this.

The male protagonist is dead.

She was completely relieved about Cui Yurong.

"What should we do with the other person in the dungeon?" Hu San asked.

There is another person? Ruan Xing knew it as soon as he thought about it.

It’s Sun Xian.

Unexpectedly, in order to prevent him from complaining to the master of the temple and affecting her plan, she framed him and locked him up in the dungeon.

It was by accident that he saved his life.

"I'll go take a look in the dungeon."

Ruan Xingdao.

This day and night's experience almost drove Sun Xian crazy.

From the moment he received the order to go to the Xumi Realm to capture that mortal, everything that happened was beyond his expectations.

I also heard the screams of mortals all night long.

I was afraid that I would follow in his footsteps.

When Ruan Xing saw him, he looked terrified and his eyes were bloodshot.

She said calmly, "The attack on Liuyang Study was a great success, and the insider played an indispensable role. You are imprisoned here, so it seems that you are the insider?"

Sun Xian huddled in a corner in despair, "It's not me... The traitor is Li Jinfu! It's not me..."

Ruan Xing said disappointedly: "So it's not you. Well, then there's nothing I can do. I can only send you on your way."

Ruan Xing turned around to leave, but suddenly Sun Xian crawled a few steps to Ruan Xing's feet, and the chains rattled.

"It's me! I'm the accomplice!" Sun Xian said gritting his teeth. His expression was very contradictory and he had a sad face, but there was a glimmer of hope in his eyes when he looked at Ruan Xing.

Sure enough...she was very good at judging people. Sun Xian had no loyalty to Liuyang Study. He only thought about himself from beginning to end.

If he wanted to survive, he had no choice but to be servile in front of Ruan Xing.

Ruan Xing actually wanted to kill him, but for the things happening in the Xumi Realm, he still needed to use Sun Xian to do some things.

Let's spare his life for now, and look at Sun Xian's performance in the last simulation... Once he knows the truth about the barrier tree, he will hardly have the heart to resist Ruan Xing.

"Since you are so sensible, I will give you this opportunity." She said, "I will leave a restriction on you. From now on, you will stay in the Xumi Realm. The remaining hundreds of years of your life will depend on your performance."

"Yes, I wonder which sect or school I will belong to from now on, and what should I address you?" Sun Xian asked respectfully.

"We are called Fengling Yueying Sect, and I am the sect leader, named Ruan Xing." Ruan Xing said with a smile, "Although you haven't heard of it, it doesn't matter. From today on, Fengling Yueying Sect will take root in Nanzhou."

After taking Sun Xian out of the dungeon, Ruan Xing went to the back mountain.

Many of the tree roots buried under the soil in the back mountain were still left after nearly a hundred puppets exploded.

I think it must be a material of good quality and we can’t waste it.

She put all the tree roots into the storage bag, and the back mountain became full of potholes and looked extremely ugly.

She grabbed a passing Qi training disciple, a young boy who looked very immature, and instructed him, "Clean up this place and plan it out. I want to dig a small underground palace here. When you are done, go and tell Hu San."

The young boy bowed his head and said respectfully: "Yes, Sect Master, disciple Xu Can obeys your command!"

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