Mu Wan's Distant Journey

Inside the Spirit Moon Sect, Mu Wan slowly walked out of her cave abode with an ancient book in her hand. She flew into the air and looked around. The scene of her fellow disciples flying in the air was no longer there. Only some Qi Refining Stage disciples were walking around in the main halls of the various peaks.

Mu Wan didn't dwell on it; she took the ancient book and flew out of the sect.

Three days later, Mu Wan left the territory of the Spirit Moon Sect and arrived at the South Sea. She traveled along the way, sometimes turning left, sometimes right, and occasionally having to deal with the Demon Beast in the sea.

Fortunately, the Spirit Moon Sect regularly clears this sea area, so there are few powerful Demon Beast, Mu Wan can handle it.

"According to ancient records, the Sea Demon Sect is located on a small island ten thousand miles south of the Southern Barbarian Lands. There is a special teleportation array leading to their secret realm, but the area is so large that it's a bit hard to find."

The Sea Demon Sect was a sect that existed 50,000 years ago, but it was destroyed 30,000 years ago for unknown reasons.

Mu Wan came here to find the ruins of that sect, because the ruins had never been discovered before, and perhaps what she wanted was inside.

The clues about this sect were extracted by Mu Wan from the ancient books of various sects. For example, the ancient book given by the Evergreen Sect only mentioned that there was such a sect, but that was all.

However, the ancient book obtained from Yellow Maple Valley contained records that seemed to belong to that sect. It said that in the ten thousand miles of the South Sea, there were records of creatures that resembled Demon Beast but did not resemble Demon Beast. They were called Sea Demon. They were ugly in appearance but extremely skilled in water Law Technique.

After verifying with various parties, Mu Wan deduced the general location and scope of the Sea Demon Sect and immediately began her search.

After slaying a giant octopus, Mu Wan collected the materials from its body and landed on a small island with a frown. "This is only three thousand miles of sea, and it's already ravaged by Demon Beast, and these Demon Beast are getting stronger and stronger."

That giant octopus was already a peak second-tier Demon Beast, and it took Mu Wan a lot of effort to take it down. If she continued forward, there might be quite a few third-tier Demon Beast, and she wouldn't be able to handle them then.

"No, Mu Wan, you can't give up so easily. You've spent all your wealth preparing three thousand talismans for this mission. Even if you force me, you have to find that sect's ruins."

After resting for a while, Mu Wan resumed her search. However, this time she was much more careful, avoiding any place with the aura of Demon Beast. She also covered her body with talismans, such as Golden Body Talisman, Windwalking Talisman, and Qi Gathering Talisman. She used any talisman that could enhance her abilities.

In a room on a flying boat at the temporary headquarters of the Hehuan Sect, a beautiful woman's face was so gloomy it seemed like water could drip from it, and the rampant killing intent emanating from her body cut some of the items in the room to pieces.

"Are you saying my daughter is dead?"

The voice was as cold and piercing as the winter wind, and the disciples trembled, too terrified to utter a word.

"Master, we... we..."

One of the disciples spoke tremblingly, but after only a few words, he was too frightened to utter another word by the bone-chilling cold.

"Who killed him? Tell me!"

"It's... it's... it's Shen Ge from the Spirit Moon Sect, Su Liuyue's junior brother, Mo Qingyu's second personal disciple."

"Fine, fine, Su Liuyue, it's you again! You killed my disciple, and your junior brother killed my daughter. I swear I will not rest until I avenge this!" Yu Shang's figure flashed and disappeared from the room.

At that moment, a clear, cold voice came from the innermost part of the flying boat, calm and indifferent. "Yu Shang, are you going to your death?"

Upon hearing this voice, Yu Shang revealed herself in the passage, her face contorted with anger. "Sect Master," she said, "My daughter has been murdered. Am I not allowed to avenge her?"

"I didn't say you couldn't take revenge. I just didn't want to see you go to your death. Without us holding back their Nascent Soul, you'd be doomed if you went."

"Furthermore, since you led her onto the Immortal Path and brought her here, you should have been prepared to face this kind of thing. The Immortal Path is ruthless; when is death ever an option?"

"Yu Shang, since you love children so much, why not have another one after we go back this time? Although talent is hard to predict, it will still be your flesh and blood."

"Don't sacrifice your life for a child; it's not worth it for either the sect or for yourself."

"But Sect Leader..."

Yu Shang wanted to say something more, but Bai Mei interrupted her directly, saying, "No buts, go if you want to. I said I wouldn't stop you; it's all up to you."

Having said that, Bai Mei withdrew her divine sense, ignoring Yu Shang's response.

Yu Shang stood there in silence for a long time before finally returning to her room and choosing to back down.

She's not even five hundred years old yet, and there's still hope for her to break through to the Nascent Soul. There's no need for her to lose her life for a daughter.

In the other camp, Shen Ge suddenly sneezed, rubbed his nose in confusion, and whispered, "What's going on? Is someone thinking about me or cursing me?"

Su Sui pushed open the curtain and walked in, her face looking somewhat pale. "Master, have you recovered?"

Seeing that her lively and cheerful disciple's mood had somewhat subsided, Shen Ge understood that she was still not used to the war, so she gently comforted her, "You look a little pale. What's wrong? Are you not used to the war?"

Su Sui did not deny it. Instead, he sat down on a chair, hugged his knees, and curled up into a ball. He said weakly, "Master, Senior Sister Nishang is dead. She was beheaded with a sword. I was right next to her, but I couldn't save her. I couldn't even retrieve her body."

"Master, am I really useless?" Su Sui suddenly raised her head, her eyes misty and looking like a fragile kitten.

"Master, tell me, what is the purpose of our cultivation? If it's just about abandoning the mortal world to live a few hundred or a few thousand more years, what's the point? Even if we eventually become immortals, what do we gain? Is it just to live a little longer?"

"But what's the point of living so long? All my friends and family aren't around, and I have no one to talk to. What's the meaning of living so long?"

Shen Ge shook his head and sighed, "Meaning? Only you can figure that out yourself. I can't answer it for you because everyone's understanding of the Way is different."

"But you must understand that only by becoming stronger can you protect what you want. For example, you said that Nishang died and you couldn't save her. Next time, as long as you are strong enough, this kind of thing will not happen a second time."

Whether mortal or cultivator, it's the same: only the strong can set the rules, while the weak are only fit to survive within the rules set by the strong.