Evil Master and Disciple

Chapter 1323 Psychological Imbalance

While Huang Ling'er was still bathing, news of her reaching the Sky Soaring Realm spread like wildfire across Star Luo Peak, like a virus.

Upon learning this news, the disciples of Yunhai Sect reacted in various ways.

Upon learning of this, Qi Yao, Fang Tong, Ben Lei, Liu Yinshui, and the other Thirteen Protectors of Tianyun Mountain, along with Xiao Man, Xiao Di, and others, immediately called upon their friends and came to Mozhuxuan to congratulate Huang Ling'er.

Fairy Yunyu, Fairy Shouchi, and Fairy Yumian also came to Mozhuxuan and brought gifts.

The head of the Discipline Hall, Yu Chenzi, did not come; instead, he sent a disciple with gifts.

As for most of the outer disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect, as well as some of the elite inner disciples, they felt somewhat resentful upon learning of this.

Huang Ling'er broke through to the realm of aerial manipulation in just six months of her apprenticeship. This was not because Huang Ling'er was particularly clever, but because the immortal herbs and elixirs she consumed in those six months weighed more than her own body weight.

If converted into silver, that one thousand-year-old immortal mushroom alone would be worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, not to mention the elixirs.

Huang Ling'er has consumed at least a million taels of silver worth of rare and precious materials in the past six months.

With so many cultivation resources piled up on one person, who could feel at peace with that?

In the end, these psychologically unbalanced people could only sigh and say, "Different people, different fates."

Of course, there were also narrow-minded people who gossiped about Huang Ling'er's background behind her back, saying that her mother was a prostitute. Their words were full of contempt and disdain.

This is the only place they can attack Huang Ling'er.

However, they all forgot one thing.

Those rare and precious materials could only elevate Huang Ling'er's cultivation to the peak of the Hundred Meridians Realm.

Reaching the realm of controlling objects and levitation is not something that can be achieved with rare and precious materials; it requires a cultivator's sudden enlightenment.

People tend to only see what they want to see, instinctively ignoring what they don't want to see.

Most people didn't discuss that Huang Ling'er had only recently reached the peak of the Hundred Meridians Realm, yet she suddenly achieved enlightenment and entered the fourth level of the Sky-Soaring and Object-Controlling Realm. Almost everyone was saying that Huang Ling'er's ability to reach the Sky-Soaring Realm in such a short time was entirely due to the millennium-old immortal mushroom and countless rare and precious materials, as well as amethyst spirit stones. They also said that if they used these rare and precious materials on themselves, they wouldn't need half a year; they could reach the Sky-Soaring Realm in at most three months.

As darkness fell, Master Yunyi left his study and, unusually, came to the front courtyard to have dinner with several of his disciples.

Lin Yi is dead, and Miao Xiaorou is not on the mountain. Yunhai Residence is now extremely deserted.

Since Master Yunyi does not often dine with his disciples, none of the disciples have the habit of dining together.

At this moment, besides Dugu Changkong and Fu Jinghong, only Zhou Qinhan remained in the dining hall.

As for Li Yuhai and Liu Changyuan, although they are both on Xingluo Peak, they are nowhere to be found right now.

Master Yunyi did not pay any attention to this.

The atmosphere was lively as the young disciples dined together, especially Fu Jinghong and Dugu Changkong, who were outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds, secretly scheming against each other. Every time they dined together, the two would make sarcastic remarks about each other.

With their master sitting beside them today, the two immediately became as obedient as human quails, perfectly embodying the virtues of brotherly love and respect.

Master Yunyi also rose to this position through the struggle for the throne. The methods that Dugu Changkong and Fu Jinghong are using now are all things he had already done back then.

He knew, of course, what Dugu Changkong and Fu Jinghong were thinking, and he also knew that the harmony at this moment was just an act, but Master Yunyi didn't care.

You could even say they really enjoyed it.

This is a common practice of the Yunhai Sect in selecting its successor as sect leader.

There's even a specific term for this: "raising a gu" (a type of poisonous insect).

Nine leeches produce one poisonous insect.

Only the one that remains is the best.

For many years, Master Yunyi has been happy to see Dugu Changkong and Fu Jinghong fighting each other openly and secretly.

As long as the two don't go too far, Master Yunyi usually won't interfere.

Master Yunyi drank a cup of wine, and the servant disciple next to him immediately stepped forward to refill it.

Master Yunyi said to the servant disciples, "You can go out now. We don't need you to serve us here."

The two servant disciples immediately bowed and left the dining hall.

After the servant disciple left, Venerable Yunyi said, "Changkong, you've resumed your duties at the Transmission Academy these past few days. Have you encountered any troublesome matters?"

Dugu Changkong shook his head slightly and said, "During the time I was punished and confined, Grandmaster Xuanchi has been taking care of me at the Transmission Hall, and nothing major has happened."

Dugu Changkong said it casually.

He could have taken credit for it.

During the months he was imprisoned, Fu Jinghong had been manipulating the elders' councils controlled by Dugu Changkong, constantly planting his own people, especially the Transmission Academy, which was known as the head of the six academies, and was Fu Jinghong's main target.

Everyone knows that Dugu Changkong has fallen from power and can no longer fight against Fu Jinghong, so many people have defected to Fu Jinghong in the past few months.

Of course, Dugu Changkong still has some die-hard fans.

Dugu Changkong treated his own people exceptionally well, comparable to General Yuwen, who had his subordinates line up for him. To improve the cultivation of his people, Dugu Changkong risked everything to send them to absorb the spiritual energy from the array's core.

After the incident, Dugu Changkong did not shirk responsibility or make false accusations to save his own life. This made many of his former followers remain loyal to him even after he lost power.

The competition between Fu Jinghong's people and Dugu Changkong's people within the Six Academies has been extremely fierce recently.

Especially in the Transmission Academy, the two sides are constantly fighting each other openly and secretly, and sometimes it even takes the intervention of the head of the Transmission Academy, Fairy Xuanchi, to temporarily quell the conflict.

Under these circumstances, the Transmission Academy has been in chaos recently, making it difficult to advance many tasks.

Until recently, Dugu Changkong, who had already fallen from power, was released from confinement by Master Yunyi.

Before Dugu Changkong was imprisoned, Master Yunyi did not remove him from his positions, a crucial point that even Fu Jinghong overlooked.

Since Dugu Changkong was not relieved of any post, his release from confinement was equivalent to his reinstatement, and he immediately regained control of the elders' council.

Dugu Changkong is indeed quite capable. In just a few days, he restored order to the several elder councils that were in chaos. Many issues that had been piling up for days are now being addressed in an orderly manner.

In the past, Dugu Changkong would have definitely taken credit for himself.

Now, this man who once made a grave mistake has become much more reserved.

He didn't take credit for himself, nor did he mention the recent chaos in the Transmission Academy. Instead, he brought up Grandmaster Xuanchi, saying that Grandmaster Xuanchi had been taking care of the Transmission Academy.

In fact, Xuan Chi only appeared at the Transmission Academy a few times during this period, and each time he went to quell the conflict between the two sides.

As for the messy affairs of the Transmission Academy and the struggle between Dugu Changkong and Fu Jinghong, Xuan Chi simply couldn't be bothered with them.