Chapter 374 - 221: The Immortal Sect Is the Real Evil Dao

The cold winter wind swept through the pavilion. Qing Dai stood gracefully to the side, her almond-shaped eyes full of curiosity as she glanced at the figure by the stone table.

The Young Master had been gone for over half a month, and a letter had finally arrived.

She was truly curious about what news and experiences he had shared in the letter, but unfortunately, her lady had put the letter away securely, not letting her see a single bit of it.

However, from the slight crinkle at the corners of her lady’s eyes, she could tell she was happy.

"My Lady, the Young Master wrote you a letter. You should write back—that will encourage him to write more. Letters require feedback. With some back and forth, you’ll communicate more and have more to look forward to," Qing Dai said as she poured water for her lady.

At this moment, Meng Qiewei still had the appearance of Ji Meng.

She had also been consistently channeling Ji Meng’s personality.

But she was still a little surprised by the change in Qing Dai.

"Who taught you this?" Ji Meng asked.

Qing Dai’s brows curved, and she smiled a little smugly. "The world outside is full of hidden masters. There are countless people with Profound Wisdom."

"As it happens, I’ve met one."

"I ask her whenever I have a question."

"If you have any questions, My Lady, you can ask me too. I can find the answers for you."

Ji Meng glanced at Qing Dai and said nothing more.

Qing Dai didn’t mind her lady’s silence. Instead, she silently took out a brush and paper.

’I hope My Lady writes back.’

’My Lady might want to reply but not know how, which could lead to her abandoning the idea, or even giving up on writing back out of shyness.’

’So all I need to do is offer a little encouragement and get everything ready for her.’

’Then My Lady can just go with the flow and write her reply.’

When she saw her lady pick up the brush, Qing Dai was filled with emotion.

’I really struck gold coming out this time.’

’The romantic entanglement between the Young Master and My Lady is so interesting.’

’It’s a shame the people back in the clan don’t know. I can’t share this with them.’

’Every time I watch them guess, it feels like such a pity.’

’To know the answer but be unable to tell them...’

’I must bear the tearful burden of being the most knowledgeable one.’

Jiang Man hadn’t expected a reply.

But unexpectedly, he received one two days later.

He looked down at it. The handwriting was beautiful, a perfect reflection of the writer.

The contents were quite simple.

She asked if it was possible that those people loved Cultivation because someone was forcing them to.

She also mentioned that Xiaoqing had tried to sneak a peek at the letter, but she hadn’t let her.

She also said that Ji Hao had previously given her a letter, telling her about a question Jiang Man had.

Jiang Man froze for a moment. He felt like Ji Hao had sold him out.

Aside from being a bit embarrassing, it wasn’t a bad thing.

’This is strange.’ Looking at the letter, Jiang Man felt a peculiar sensation he didn’t get when they met in person.

But it wasn’t a bad feeling.

Putting the letter away, Jiang Man resumed his Cultivation.

’Everyone else is cultivating. How can I fall behind?’

’I’ll write and share again when I come across something interesting.’

January 1st.

Jiang Man and his group spent a month traveling from the Sect, crossing mountain ranges and heading toward the unknown east.

They passed by vast lakes and towering mountain ranges.

They encountered numerous Demon Beasts and desolate, barren mountain ranges where no one lived.

Finally, after crossing through an area of bewitching mist, the view before them suddenly opened up.

There, nestled between the mountains, a vibrant and thriving mountain range came into view.

Pavilions and buildings were scattered gracefully across the peaks, and a faint Spiritual Qi flickered in and out of sight among the mountains.

"We’re here," Zhuo Qingcheng said.

Jiang Man asked curiously, "Where is this place?"

"The Hanging Moon Mountain Range. The Lingyue Sect is up there," Zhuo Qingcheng explained.

Hearing this, Jiang Man said with considerable surprise, "A Sect?"

"Yes." Zhuo Qingcheng nodded and said calmly, "A Sect of Ancient Cultivators. It’s not within the domain of the Immortal Sects—you could say it’s outside their jurisdiction. This Sect was established privately."

"It’s too remote, and the situation is extremely complex, so our Sect has no plans to deal with them for now."

"Especially since they haven’t done anything out of line yet."

"So, are we going undercover to dismantle them?" Jiang Man asked.

It wasn’t that strange for Ancient Cultivators to establish a Sect.

After all, when he went to the Overseas Islands, there were Ancient Cultivator factions there too.

Not only that, but there were also factions of Evil Gods.

As long as they weren’t within the Immortal Sects’ domain, there was no need to be too concerned.

Unless they had started to move against ordinary people.

Otherwise, the Sect wouldn’t go so far as to send people, though they would post guards in some key locations.

The Overseas Islands were a case in point.

"No, and it wouldn’t be easy for just our group to dismantle this place." Zhuo Qingcheng looked at everyone and said, "Our main objective for going undercover here is to figure out the source of the Spiritual Qi. Logically, this shouldn’t be a place where Spiritual Qi is recovering."

"So, we need to investigate."

"The Sect is worried it might be related to an Evil God or some other special race."

"The previous team seemed to have discovered something, but their condition was off."

"They only recently sent a message back, saying there had been an accident."

"That’s why it’s our turn to come here."

"Of course, we can also investigate their strength while we’re at it. If we really do find something related to an Evil God, we’ll have to consider using force."

Jiang Man nodded. ’If that’s all, it sounds pretty simple,’ he thought, then immediately asked, "So, how do we go undercover?"

"The Lingyue Sect has been recruiting new disciples lately. We can try to join," Han Meixue said with a grin.

Jiang Man was perplexed. "You guys aren’t exactly young. Will that work?"

Han Meixue froze, momentarily at a loss for words.

Zhuo Qingcheng said calmly, "There shouldn’t be a problem if we join as Loose Cultivators. Most Loose Cultivators are guards who have fled from cities where the Yunqian Bureau is stationed."

"In every town and city, there are always people who flee for one reason or another."

"Some of these people find out where the Ancient Cultivator Sects are located, so they pay a huge price to travel through mountains and across rivers to escape to a place like this."

"Right now, we are those people."

Jiang Man thought about it for a moment and realized it would be incredibly difficult to escape to this place.