Banshee Family Training Record

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Even at this moment, their bodies were just a hair's breadth away from being pressed tightly together.

"Dongfang," he called softly, not by her name, but with an even more intimate tone than before, "Once things are settled here, I plan to go to the Qingyun Sect."

"I have a lot to learn. When the time comes, could you help me find a suitable method in the Qingyun Sect's Scripture Pavilion?"

His request was so sincere that Dongfang Yue couldn't find any reason to refuse.

Besides, deep down, she didn't really want to refuse. (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the initial statement.)

Even though reason told her she shouldn't do this, her deepest feelings made her want to spend more time with Yun Chuan.

"Okay." She blushed and said softly, "Just tell me what you need, and I'll help you find it when we get back..."

Yun Chu'an nodded. He hadn't actually figured out what he needed yet. As for the specifics, he needed to discuss it thoroughly with Zuo Qian and the others.

The two reached a tacit understanding, while not far away, Yan Shuiyi and Su Youling had also discussed their next action plan.

The two women walked over, and Su Youling waved her small hand at them: "What are you two talking about? We've made up our minds. We're planning to go to the Qingyun Sect to see if your sect's young junior brothers are interested in hunting down the remnants of the Ruthless Sect."

After the main sect was wiped out, the task of pursuing and eliminating the remaining members was entrusted to younger disciples, which is a common practice among reputable sects. Previously, after the Corpse-Driving Sect was destroyed, the task of eliminating its remnants was given to young Buddhist disciples.

Later, when Yan Shui and his group encountered them, they naturally joined in and participated in the extermination.

The situation is similar now, except the roles have been reversed. Yan Shuiyi and her group have wiped out the evil forces, and now the cleanup work is being handed over to the younger disciples.

Yun Chu'an nodded slightly and said, "That's fine. I was also planning to go to Qingyun Sect. We can talk slowly on the way."

Su Youling smiled sweetly, overjoyed at the prospect of learning the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique. Dongfang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, her excitement gradually subsiding.

Just then, not far away, Zuo Qian and the others hurried over. Yun Chuan turned his head and saw Gu Yu following behind her maternal grandfather, her almond-shaped eyes blinking slightly. When she saw him, a charming blush appeared on her cheeks.

Seeing this, Yun Chu'an's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Dongfang Yue beside him out of the corner of his eye. When he realized that the girl didn't seem as perceptive as usual and hadn't noticed Gu Yu's girlish infatuation, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, at least this place won't immediately turn into a battlefield.

As he pondered this, Zuo Qian strode towards him. The old man looked at Yun Chu'an, his cloudy old eyes filled with emotion.

He wanted to secure more benefits for his rebel army; however, he was also aware that if the other side had demonstrated value far exceeding what they could offer, then proceeding with further cooperation would be the wiser course of action in the long run.

Thinking this, he approached Yun Chu'an, exchanged pleasantries and greetings for a while, and finally got to the point: "All good things must come to an end. Fellow Daoist Yun is leaving now, but I wonder if our previous agreement to entrust your spirit pet, the Xuanhuang Mother Beast, to us for raising still stands?"

Yun Chu'an's heart skipped a beat as he sensed the change in his tone: According to their initial agreement, this Xuanhuang Mother Beast should belong to the rebel army; he only had priority in purchasing it!

The hen that lays the golden eggs belongs to the rebels, allowing them to continuously reap the benefits. But if, according to this new interpretation, the Xuanhuang Mother Beast belongs to him, and the rebels are merely raising it on his behalf, then the benefits they can enjoy will be greatly reduced.

His plan didn't include taking all the profits, as his primary objective was to weaken the Qin army. Entrusting the Xuanhuang Mother Beast to them was already placing a tremendous risk on them, given the possibility of Qin retaliation at any moment; they were determined to reclaim the spirit beast.

We also need to leave enough benefits for the rebels so that they have enough resources to fight against the Qin army and prevent them from taking it back too soon.

Therefore, from a practical standpoint, even though it would be reasonable for him to have the Xuanhuang Mother Beast, he does not intend to do so.

He immediately said, "Senior, you are mistaken. According to our agreement, the Xuanhuang Mother Beast should belong to you. It's just that the situation was tense some time ago, so I was just keeping it for the time being."

As he spoke, he took the small ball containing the Xuanhuang Mother Beast from his storage bag and handed it to Zuo Qian: "This beast is right here, senior. It still belongs to you. However, regarding the amount of Xuanhuang Mother Qi it produces each year, I'll need to ask you to give me priority in selling me that amount!"

He said this sincerely, and kept stuffing the small ball in his hand into Zuo Qian's hand.

Zuo Qian's hands were hard and cold. He grabbed his wrist, shook his head, and pushed the ball back: "No, no, no, fellow Daoist, that's not right."

"Later, the Qin army surrounded us, and there was also an old monster in the mid-Nascent Soul stage who came to attack us. With our abilities, there was absolutely no way we could have escaped from them."

As he spoke, he gazed at the young man before him, his eyes filled with emotion: "You defeated them, so this beast should belong to you."

Chapter 770 Everyone wants to spend time together in private?

Yun Chu'an disagreed and pushed the sphere sealing the Xuanhuang Mother Beast back with his other hand: "You can't say that, senior. I have caused so much trouble for the Qin people. The Qin army is also coming for me. Repelling them is not only to help you, but also to protect myself."

"That's a separate matter and should be considered separately. As for the initial agreement..."

With that, he firmly pushed the ball in his hand to him: "This monster is still yours. If you feel indebted to me, just give me a discount in the future."

He spoke so frankly, his heart was at peace. Zuo Qian looked at him, then at Yan Shuiyi, Su Youling, and the others who were traveling with him behind him; they were all from reputable sects.

For a moment, he couldn't help but feel deeply moved. No wonder he was traveling with such distinguished and righteous young men; their magnanimity and openness were far beyond what those profit-driven merchants in the desert could match.

He secretly calculated and pondered in his heart that, since ancient times, climbing the high branches of these promising and peerless geniuses has been an opportunity that is both a dream and an unattainable dream for people like them with mediocre talents.

What's more, this person before us is so kind and benevolent. It's a pity that we were too unlucky to have met him when he was at his weakest and invested in him, but now that we've met him, if we cooperate sincerely, it shouldn't be too late.

Upon realizing this, Zuo Qian lowered his head and said, "Since that's the case, then I will respectfully comply."

"We will definitely raise this spirit beast well. We will absolutely not let it fall back into the hands of the Qin people."

His voice was extremely solemn, and Yun Chu'an listened with a smile on his face.

Then, Zuo Qian felt that his statement still lacked sincerity. He then turned around, waved, and said, "Everyone, please come with me."

The group followed, leaving the oasis and venturing deeper into the vast desert, reaching its deepest point. Here, the mirages were even more frequent and complex. Not only Yun Chu'an, but even Su Youling was dizzy and disoriented, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.

After reaching the end, there was only a vast expanse of quicksand. Zuo Qian stopped in front of a patch of yellow sand, then turned around, cupped his hands to the crowd, and said, "This is the place we prepared in advance for sealing, raising, and controlling the Xuanhuang Mother Beast."

"This place is protected by multiple illusion arrays. Without our guidance, even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't be able to enter easily. And even if the Qin people come, we have ample time to relocate the mother beast, or even destroy it on the spot. We will absolutely not let them gain any advantage!"

He declared this with unwavering conviction. Yun Chu'an maintained a smile, but inwardly he wasn't entirely confident in their abilities.

He glanced at Su Youling out of the corner of his eye and saw that the Daoist girl was still looking around curiously, completely oblivious to the meaning of his gaze. Helpless, he could only cast a spell, focusing his sound into a line, and begin to harass her: "Is what he said true?"

Su Youling snapped back to reality: "Huh?"

Yun Chu'an had no choice but to ask again, "Is it true that he said those illusion arrays could even stop a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Su Youling quickly said, "It's definitely fake. Although I'm not very good at it, my senior brothers..."

Yun Chu'an interrupted her: "In your opinion, can the people of Qin reach the level of your senior brothers?"

That one sentence immediately cut off her words: "Uh, that shouldn't be the case, but, well, if the other party is familiar with the desert environment and is proficient in illusion magic..."

She maintained the rigor expected of a Daoist disciple, and by this point, Yun Chu'an had almost reached the answer.

Well, it seems Zuo Qian wasn't exaggerating too much.

He felt slightly relieved and then said, "Then I'll release it right here?"

Zuo Qian nodded, indicating that he could begin. Yun Chu'an took out the spirit ball that sealed the Xuanhuang Mother Beast, silently chanted an incantation, and the small ball flew into the air and began to grow larger. A crack appeared at its bottom, and then opened, and a huge creature fell out of it and landed in the yellow sand below.

This enormous creature had already been severely injured and hadn't gotten much rest while inside its sealed sphere. So now, even though it struggled to escape as soon as it emerged, it didn't have much strength and could only roll and tumble in the yellow sand.

Moreover, Zuo Qian was prepared for this. He immediately formed hand seals and chanted incantations. Several Golden Core cultivators from the rebel army around him also cast spells to activate the large array that had been buried under the yellow sand, preparing to trap it completely.

The Xuanhuang mother beast growled and began to struggle, and the two sides seemed to have entered a long and drawn-out war of attrition. At this critical moment, Su Youling could no longer bear to watch; she felt that the rebels were wasting their energy for nothing.

She then took action, without doing much, chanting incantations and hand seals, and began the hypnosis.

Visibly, the already weakened Xuanhuang Mother Beast below gradually grew drowsy, then tilted its head to the side and lay down in the yellow sand, falling into a deep sleep.

Seeing this, Zuo Qian breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to look at Su Youling, his eyes filled with gratitude: "Thank you for your help, Fellow Daoist Su!"

Su Youling said, "It's nothing to mention."

Yun Chu'an said, "In that case, old man, I'll leave things here to you."

After saying this, his expression turned serious, and he continued, "The Zhou emperor is taking action, and the various vassal states in the east are gathering their forces to attack the prince. Ying Xuan's good days are coming to an end, and before that..."

His gaze swept around, passing over Gu Yu, Gu Jian, and the others, before finally settling on Zuo Qian again: "Please hold on, everyone. Once the Qin army loses the Terracotta Army, they will never again have that overwhelming power."

Zuo Qian nodded, his eyes filled with hope: "We await the day when the Emperor will sweep across the land!"

Yun Chu'an smiled and exchanged a few more polite words. Beside him, Gu Yu stared at him with wide, bright eyes, her dark pupils filled with an indescribable joy.

"Senior Brother Yun." She suddenly called out, drawing Yun Chu'an's attention.

Then he saw that the white rabbit demon's face was rosy and she whispered, "You should come here more often in the future."

Yun Chu'an's heart skipped a beat, a sense of foreboding washing over him. Sure enough, the next instant, a cold gaze fell upon his back, sending a chill down his spine. "You're here, Yong is busy, Mei is busy, Lin is busy..."

He glanced back out of the corner of his eye and saw Dongfang Yue turn her face away, clearly annoyed. He inwardly cursed the inconvenience, and could only awkwardly nod and smile at Gu Yu, saying, "Next time, definitely!"

Sigh, running a Crystal Palace isn't so easy...

With a sigh, he then bid farewell to Zuo Qian and the others. After a final round of pleasantries, he, Yan Shuiyi, Su Youling, and Dongfang Yue rose together and sped off towards the Qingyun Sect.

Before leaving, Yun Chuan originally wanted to go back to Xianyang City again to see how Hua Caiyan was doing.

But upon closer reflection, she's currently on a covert mission, operating in secrecy. It's probably safer for her if I minimize contact with her.

So, having no other choice, he suppressed his longing and left with Yan Shui and the others, heading straight for the Qingyun Sect.

They traveled without incident, and given their strength, few villains would dare to try anything with them.

Upon arriving at Qingyun Sect, the group landed. Yan Shui led the way, bringing him and Su Youling, both outsiders, into the sect, and then proceeded to the main peak, where they were settled.

Afterwards, Yan Shui went to see her master to discuss whether to hand over the cleanup work of the Ruthless Sect to the younger disciples.

She went to get busy, which left Yun Chuan and the other two with nothing to do.

In the small courtyard where Yan Shui had arranged for him and Su Youling, two guests from outside, Su Youling was filled with excitement, thinking that now she could finally learn the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique from him.

She looked at Yun Chu'an with her big eyes full of anticipation, waiting for Dongfang Yue to leave so that the rest of the time would be all for the two of them.

As long as she's gone, she's gone...

Then Su Youling suddenly realized that Dongfang Yue might not be planning to leave.

Chapter 771 Embracing Both Women?

At this moment, Su Youling was actually a little confused. She looked at Dongfang Yue, not understanding what she wanted to do, but in short, this girl was standing next to Yun Chu'an, not saying what she wanted to do, but just not leaving!

For a moment, Su Youling felt a little anxious. She coughed lightly, trying to put on a serious face, and said, "Um, Fellow Daoist Dongfang, is there anything else?"

Dongfang Yue was actually fine, but she didn't want to leave. Especially the thought that if she left, Yun Chu'an would be spending time with this beautiful female cultivator from the Dao Sect in secret, and who knew how long that would last…

The thought of this made her feel very insecure and reluctant to leave; she just wanted to stay there a little longer.

She pouted, but it wasn't hard to find a reason to stay a little longer: "Yes, Fellow Daoist Yun specifically asked me to say that after arriving at Qingyun Sect, he wanted to visit our Scripture Pavilion to find some useful spells, supernatural powers, secret manuals, and formations. He even asked me for help."

"So of course I have to wait here, right, Fellow Daoist Yun?"

She turned her head and looked at Yun Chuan, with a self-righteous and serious expression.

Su Youling felt somewhat annoyed. She had a feeling, for some reason, that Dongfang Yue seemed to be targeting her the whole way.

She didn't know what she had done to offend this girl, but Su Youling always felt that this woman definitely had a problem with her and was always trying to trip her up.

However, the reasons she gave were all quite legitimate, and based on the facts, Su Youling couldn't really lash out.

A surge of anger welled up inside the Daoist girl. Finally, she abruptly turned her head, her large, beautiful, dark eyes fixed on Yun Chu'an, and threw the question at him.

The meaning is quite clear: you borrowed my Bagua plate before, you owe me a favor, and you also promised to teach me how to transform one breath into three pure things. You can't keep putting it off, can you?

She looked at him with a questioning gaze. Yun Chu'an's heart pounded, and he felt immense pressure.

Damn it, what's going on? This... this...

Although it wasn't actually a chaotic scene, why did I feel this way?

He was sweating. He really didn't have any emotional relationship with Su Youling. In fact, the system hadn't even dropped the "conquer Su Youling" task yet, which also showed that this girl wasn't interested in him at all.

The problem is with Dongfang Yue; right now, she seems to be quite possessive of herself.

Theoretically speaking, the best course of action would be to spend some time with Dongfang Yue first, and after calming the young girl down, it wouldn't be too late for her to teach and guide Su Youling.

But for some reason, Su Youling also felt a surge of resentment. Yun Chu'an was certain she didn't like him, but who knew why she was suddenly so angry...

If I were to refuse now, I'm afraid I'd offend Su Youling.

Caught between the intense gazes of the two women, Yun Chu'an felt like a squid in an electric griddle, being fried in oil from both sides.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead, and he swallowed hard. In the midst of intense tension, he made his decision.

He wants them all.

“How about this,” he said. “Dongfang, you stay too, and I’ll explain to both of you how to learn the ‘One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones’ spell.”

He said, letting out a slight sigh of relief: "This way, you'll have one more tool in the future."

Upon seeing this, Su Youling's resentment quickly faded. Her only goal was this spell; as long as Yun Chu'an stopped making excuses and taught her now, she would have no objection to the arrangement.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yue gave a soft "humph" but didn't say anything more. Deep down, she didn't feel any resistance; she just wanted to spend more time with him. As for the reason, she didn't care.

In the middle of the courtyard stood a stone table with a chessboard carved on it. However, no one was interested in playing chess at the moment. Yun Chuan sat at the table, Su Youling sat beside him, and Dongfang Yue, as the host, brewed a pot of tea for them. Then she sat on his other side, waiting for his sermon.

On either side sat beautiful young female cultivators, their large, pretty eyes fixed on him. Now that they were so close, Yun Chu'an could even smell the faint, sweet fragrance of their hair and clothes.

But at this moment, Yun Chu'an felt rather uneasy. He silently swallowed, forcing himself to remain calm, and with a serious expression, said, word by word, "Ahem, first of all, let's start with the basics of this spell. The most fundamental one is 'one mind, four functions'..."

He spoke eloquently and vividly, demonstrating to the two women how he circulated and manipulated his energy.

Su Youling didn't stand on ceremony at all. She placed her hand directly on his arm and sensed the flow of spiritual energy within him up close. After he demonstrated it again, she had a look of sudden realization on her face.