Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 161

Nothing is greater than transforming into the Dao; no blessing is longer-lasting than being free from misfortune.
Dao Venerable’s act of sacrificing herself to become part of the Dao caused too great a stir. The Great Dao resonated, bestowing blessings upon the entire cultivation world, making it utterly impossible to conceal.
Of course, neither Dao Venerable nor the Dao Sect intended to hide this matter.
Dao Venerable calmly chose to sacrifice herself to become part of the Dao and complete the incomplete rules. While respecting Dao Venerable’s choice, the Dao Sect absolutely forbade anyone from erasing Dao Venerable’s contributions. The world should forever praise Dao Venerable’s virtues and blessings.
After the rain stopped, an aura that shook mountains and eclipsed the sky soared up, resonating with the Great Dao in respectful farewell to Dao Venerable.
It was Jingting Dao Lord, at the late-stage Mahayana realm.
Then, one after another, auras followed closely behind. Yun Liuguang, the peak masters and elders of Dao Venerable’s various peaks, disciples… everyone solemnly and respectfully joined in, bidding Dao Venerable farewell on her last journey.
Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue exchanged a glance, then silently released their own auras.
Chixin Sword Lord who was within the Dao Sect, cultivators from other sects outside the Dao Sect, the other eight great immortal sects, rogue cultivators, and even the neighboring Demon Realm…
The entire Lancang Continent felt a sense of loss and was sincerely grateful for Dao Venerable’s benevolence.
The heavens and earth have limits, and rules are incomplete; this is an undeniable fact. But it wasn’t the first day the rules were incomplete. Didn’t other mighty cultivators at the Tribulation Transcendence stage see it? Why didn’t they transform their bodies into the Dao?
Although Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators were few, could the human, demon, and devil races really lack them?
There was nothing that “should” or “must” be done.
They couldn’t do it, but that didn’t prevent them from admiring and respecting those who sacrificed themselves for righteousness.
There were always some who went against the grain of the mundane world of petty struggles.
With Dao Venerable transforming into the Dao, the Dao Sect lost a Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator. Fortunately, no foolish person came to probe the Dao Sect, which was in extreme grief. Otherwise, under widespread anger, their probing claws would probably be chopped off directly.
The eight great immortal sects and other sects sent respectful invitations and gifts, but Jingting Dao Lord couldn’t be bothered with them and rejected them all.
Jingting Dao Lord was entirely gloomy and irritable. Any living creature that appeared in her sight would be indiscriminately subjected to her anger.
Even Yun Liuguang, who had the most peaceful temperament, couldn’t help but distance herself from her own master. This was because Jingting Dao Lord was now not just a tyrant, but a capricious and muddle-headed ruler. Decisions made one second were overturned the next, and she would then make a decision completely opposite to the previous one, even worse than Li Jin’an, who reneged on her moves in chess.
As Young Sect Master, Yun Liuguang was not only the crown prince overseeing the sect, but also a close confidante to the Sect Master. Other peak masters and elders could escape, but only she couldn’t, as she lived on Taishi Peak.
She not only had to handle the internal and external affairs of the Dao Sect, but also face unconscious difficulties from Jingting Dao Lord.
Yes, Jingting Dao Lord wasn’t intentionally making things difficult for Yun Liuguang; she wouldn’t go so far as to take her anger out on her only disciple. It was entirely unconscious behavior due to her disturbed state of mind.
History always repeats itself in astonishing ways. The master-disciple rift between Jingting Dao Lord and Dao Venerable played out again in another form.
Li Jin’an had something on her mind and couldn’t sit still. She wanted to go to Taishi Peak to ask how much the rules had been mended and if they could withstand her going back to save Yinyue Monarch and Xie Huaixue’s parents. However, after seeing Yun Liuguang’s miserable state, she was immediately scared back. She felt Jingting Dao Lord truly would pick someone to devour.
Jingting Dao Lord truly would eat children!
She rushed out, then hurried back in a panic. Before she even sat down, she couldn’t help but say, “The Dao Sect is almost finished. You and I should go back to Jijin Peak.”
Xie Huaixue looked up at her.
Li Jin’an clicked her tongue. Without Xie Huaixue’s prompting, she said with lingering fear, “Dao Lord was truly right. It’s a good thing my master is Tan Chixin. If I were from Taishi Peak, I’d probably betray the sect on the spot. This is too terrifying.”
How good it was that Chixin Sword Lord was her master! Although very unreliable, she came with a Yinyue Monarch, and Yinyue Monarch also came with a Xie Huaixue, directly solving the dao companion problem.
Plus, there was the straightforwardness and uninhibited nature of sword cultivators. Even if her disciple was presumptuous and caused mischief, she didn’t take it to heart, and it passed with laughter and teasing. She wasn’t autocratic or dictatorial at all, and could even help babysit noisy grand-disciples…
Looking at it this way, Chixin Sword Lord had countless benefits; she was truly the best master in the cultivation world.
Taishi Peak, however, was different. Dao Venerable loved all people, and she had a group of difficult followers around her. No matter how well the successor did, they would inevitably be scrutinized and judged.
Jingting Dao Lord did learn her lesson, but not much. She took Yun Liuguang, who was already over a hundred years old and completely opposite to her, as the Young Sect Master of the Dao Sect. Due to Jingting Dao Lord’s personality, Yun Liuguang didn’t have old fogeys resting on their laurels above her. However, Jingting Dao Lord personally imposed extreme pressure on her. Even so, Yun Liuguang hadn’t broken down, so Jingting Dao Lord should burn incense and worship Buddha in gratitude.
If Yun Liuguang were to take disciples in the future, it might be another cycle. Either she would cultivate disciples with extreme strictness, or she would be extremely doting. Both situations could result in an “unseemly” successor.
As for how this connected to the Dao Sect being finished…
“I think Dao Lord has already gone mad, and Yun Liuguang isn’t far from losing her mind either. If both the Sect Master and Young Sect Master are mad, wouldn’t the Dao Sect be finished?!” Li Jin’an analyzed with much reason, trying to incite Xie Huaixue to elope with her. “Come back to the Sword Sect with me! I guarantee no one will bully you. You can bully anyone you want, and even if you want to be the Sect Master of the Sword Sect, it’s fine!”
From her words, one could tell that Jijin Sword Sovereign usually committed so many misdeeds in the Sword Sect that it had become notorious.
“…Leaving aside whether Huaixue has any issues, why would she have to become the Sect Master of the Sword Sect? Isn’t Guan Qiao the biggest problem in this matter?”
Jingting Dao Lord, who had followed Li Jin’an, was speechless with choked emotions. She didn’t even have time to complain about Li Jin’an’s remarks regarding her and Yun Liuguang going mad and the Dao Sect being finished. She could only resentfully glare at Chixin Sword Lord, who had followed them.
What kind of disciple did she raise? She only causes trouble for others!
Li Jin’an waved her hand indifferently. “As far as I know, the Sect Master insisted on abdicating and passing on the position to others decades ago. It was several Sword Masters who brought people to persuade him to stay.”
The way sword cultivators persuade people… one can only say that those who know, know.
Jingting Dao Lord had also heard about this matter before. Mainly, sword cultivators completely lacked the concept of “don’t air your dirty laundry.” There was no need for others to investigate; they openly stated it themselves. At the time, Jingting Dao Lord merely sighed that sword cultivators were impolite, and she still thought the same now.
How did these sword cultivators, old and young, all manage to be the same stubborn way, making one wish they could just slap these scourges to death!
Chixin Sword Lord was also angry, but her reason for anger was different from Jingting Dao Lord’s. She tapped Li Jin’an’s forehead, bitterly disappointed.
“You and Huaixue are dao companions witnessed by the Heavenly Dao and the founding ancestors. You’re family, right?”
Li Jin’an nodded, bewildered.
“Family doesn’t speak like strangers. You’ve been able to stay on Qingxiao Peak for three years, so what’s wrong with Huaixue staying on Jijin Peak with you for a few days?!”
“That’s right!” Li Jin’an’s eyes lit up as if the clouds parted and the sun shone through. She said excitedly, “I’ve been living in the Dao Sect for so long, I almost thought I was a Dao Sect cultivator myself. I was so focused on eloping with Xie Huaixue that I forgot I could openly take Xie Huaixue back to the Sword Sect!”
Xie Huaixue tilted her head to watch her excitedly stand up, her hair falling to her shoulders. A faint, unnoticeable smile flickered in her distinct black and white eyes as she stared fixedly at Li Jin’an. “Elope?”
Li Jin’an righteously tilted her head up. What’s wrong with wanting to elope with Xie Huaixue?!
How exciting!
Before she could speak, Chixin Sword Lord excitedly spoke up. “Elope? I used to think about stealing Yinyue from the Dao Sect and eloping to have fun. Oh, speaking of Yinyue, how do you plan to save her?”
Chixin Sword Lord looked at the other three with great anticipation, unwilling to wait another moment.
This pair of master and disciple sword cultivators had another flaw: they’d reveal their true intentions after only a couple of sentences, unable to beat around the bush at all.
They didn’t actually want to be this way and wished they could subtly express their intentions like those cunning Dao Sect cultivators. Unfortunately, they simply didn’t have that ability and could only speak and act in such an awkward manner.
Li Jin’an didn’t have time to mock Chixin Sword Lord, looking with great anticipation at Xie Huaixue and Jingting Dao Lord as well.
Jingting Dao Lord, who was already in a bad mood, couldn’t help but pout at this scene. They were all despised cunning Dao Sect cultivators, but she and Yinyue received vastly different treatment. These sword cultivators, who only cared about their dao companions, were hopeless.
“I came to say that you can set off and do what you want to do most.”
“You old-timer, have you hooked up with the Heavenly Dao again?” Li Jin’an asked in confusion, but with great shock.
The Heavenly Dao couldn’t casually interact with cultivators unless it was in a specific space. Just like when the Heavenly Dao threw the Heavenly Tome to Li Jin’an, it didn’t meet her face-to-face; it merely confined her in a mist and made her honestly read the book.
Although the Heavenly Dao’s presence was everywhere, It rarely showed Itself, unless someone openly shifted the destiny of the scourge protagonist, in which case the Heavenly Dao would send down heavenly lightning…
Jingting Dao Lord looked at her with even greater bewilderment. How could someone just open their mouth and ruin an old person’s innocence?!
She was seven or eight thousand years old; did she need to use the word “hook up”? Was she even worthy?!
Li Jin’an was startled by her gaze and quickly ran behind Xie Huaixue, poking her head out to look over. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
Xie Huaixue looked disapprovingly at Jingting Dao Lord.
Chixin Sword Lord finally caught up with her disciple and disciple-in-law this time and looked at Jingting Dao Lord with extreme dissatisfaction. “We’re in a hurry! Just say what you want to say; don’t keep us in suspense.”
Jingting Dao Lord’s eyes were numb. Was it that she didn’t want to speak? Was she even given the chance?!
“When Dao Venerable transformed into the Dao, the Great Dao trembled. The Heavenly Dao used this opportunity to relay this message to me—the rules are sufficient to support your regression through time.”
How strange.
She wasn’t sad at all now when talking about Dao Venerable transforming into the Dao.
These people were truly a cure-all for her ailments!
“How secretive! It doesn’t suit the style the Heavenly Dao and Dao Lord should have at all,” Li Jin’an commented bluntly, unable to read the room.
“Do you still want to see Yinyue?” Jingting Dao Lord began to sneer ferociously with practiced ease. “Didn’t you want to spar with me? Perfect! How could I bear to let you meet Yinyue with regrets?”
Over there, Xie Huaixue was handing something to Li Jin’an.
—A familiar black butterfly.
“Long time no see.”
Li Jin’an blinked. “Why is it you again?”
“It can take you back to the past.”
Chixin Sword Lord leaned over and gave the black butterfly a thumbs-up. “A true hero!”
The black butterfly flapped its wings proudly.
Jingting Dao Lord sneered, “A bunch of rude fanatics who use people when needed and discard them when not!”
When Yinyue returns, she’d better compensate her for the torment she suffered over the past millennium!
Li Jin’an curiously poked both of the black butterfly’s eyes with her fingers simultaneously. “How did you transform into something that can regress… Ah!”
The black butterfly’s eyes flashed, and both the person and the butterfly vanished from the spot.
The immense and unfathomable aura of the Heavenly Dao flashed past.
Xie Huaixue helplessly fluttered her eyelashes.