Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 452 - 263: Fame Shakes the Dao Sect (Long - ) (Part 4)
The Sect Leader rubbed a piece in his hand, seemingly indecisive, difficult to choose: "All the immortals and Supremes have denied this matter. Righteousness often fails in minor details, and I understand their concerns are valid. Moreover, caring for Li An is entrusted by the Purple Fairy, and in this way, I am also indebted..."
The Grandmaster chuckled: "What the immortals said has truth, but also how pedantic!"
"Please enlighten me, Daoist friend." The Sect Leader looked at him.
The Grandmaster spoke softly: "This matter lies actually on you, Daoist friend. Without action, a great disaster looms, the Dao Sect will perish, yet achieve immortal fame; with action, you might be entangled with a Heart Demon, incur karma, but the Dao Sect will gain a chance of life."
"You are the Daoist Sect Leader. If resolved, why hesitate with the chess piece? The immortals are worried you’ll be consumed by a Heart Demon, and you? Do you fear the Heart Demon too? Hahahahaha..."
The Sect Leader slowly clenched the piece in his hand and said: "I understand!"
"If the Dao Sect can be preserved, I will not hesitate to fall into the Demon Dao, what fear is there in the Heart Demon!"
"Once Li An’s Demon Seed is extracted, if he survives, I will take him as a disciple, personally guide his cultivation, and protect him thoroughly for life. If there’s karma unclear, I’ll bear it all, willingly venture into hell!"
He finally placed the piece in his hand down. As it fell on the board, a swath of white pieces immediately fell into disadvantage, poised to be devoured by black pieces, yet a few managed to jump out of the blockade...
"A good move."
The Grandmaster smiled slightly and said: "Besides Ye Lin, Xiao Xiao can also be a piece."
He placed a black piece down, saying: "Ye Lin cultivates Demon Dao with Righteous Dao, Xiao Xiao cultivates Righteous Dao with Demon Dao. What difference is there? A single flow perishes, two flows thrive, the logic of chess, Dao brother knows." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
The Sect Leader nodded solemnly.
With the game concluded, the Sect Leader stood up. As he left, he instructed the young man: "Ye Lin, you must accelerate your cultivation. Seek guidance from the Grandmaster more often. Neither neglect the Demon Skill nor the Daoist Skill. Additionally, use the path of chess to comprehend the way of endurance, the skill of heart control... Soon, I will personally lead you."
Jun Yelin bowed deeply and said: "Disciple obeys!"
...
At dusk.
"Did you go to see Li An?"
On Celestial Dao Peak, within the main hall, the Sect Leader was buried in a pile of ancient texts, flipping through them, he asked as soon as he saw Shangguan Xiaoxiao return.
"Hmm, I went and had a look, he won’t die, so I didn’t bother with him."
In truth, Shangguan Xiaoxiao hadn’t directly sought out Li An, merely inquired at Physician Peak.
She sat opposite the Sect Leader, "Continuing to talk about the origin of Demon Skill, the bizarre technique?"
Lately, she had undergone some changes.
Mainly, the Daoist Sect Leader had begun to talk to her about matters related to the Demon Sect, even revealing some unknown secrets...
These insights indeed shattered her perspective, giving her new understanding of the Demon Sect, the Dao Sect, and even the Immortal Dao...
Unconsciously, over fifty years, her resentment and resistance towards the Dao Sect perhaps mellowed somewhat...
"Yes, bizarre technique."
The Sect Leader set down the book in his hand, sighed lightly, and said: "What exactly is bizarre? No one knows... I have not seen it either, extremely mysterious, complex, terrifying."
"If bizarre arrives, the Demon Sect may still have some advantage... but the ending is the same, either become part of bizarre or die."
"In the face of such disaster, whether it’s righteous or evil, immortal or demon, as long as a person survives, it’s not easy..."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao said: "What exactly do you want to say?"
The Sect Leader sighed long, saying: "I want to find someone."
"Someone who can cultivate Demon Skill, who can walk alone in the darkness, resilient to the point of ruthlessness, enduring to the extent of cold-bloodedness, wise to the level of cunning..."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao looked at him, seriously saying: "Obviously, I’m the person."
"You came to Celestial Dao Peak for your master, Demon Sect’s Grandmaster Ye Mo’s Primordial Soul, right?"
The Sect Leader laughed, capturing the barely noticeable tension in Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s eyes, drawing a conclusion: "Clearly, you’re not."
"Actually, you don’t seem like a person of the Demon Sect, quite possessed with Dao bone, not bad-minded, just took the wrong path."
"But now you can continue cultivating Demon Skill."
The Sect Leader stood up, saying: "All the ancient texts of the Dao Sect are available for you, including all the Dao Sect’s Immortal Techniques."
"From today, you are one of our Dao Sect’s Daoist Celestial Maidens."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao was somewhat surprised, indeed a bit puzzled, saying: "I am the second princess of the Demon Sect, have killed countless, including people from your Dao Sect..."
The Sect Leader unexpectedly gave her such a status?
"The debts of the past, you will repay in the future, not necessarily now."
The Sect Leader’s words were calm: "Brahma Sect seeks reincarnation, seeks the future, but our Dao Sect only seeks the present."
"Do well the matters at hand, as for who you are, who you will be, it’s not so important."
Saying this, he was already leaving.
A flicker of understanding passed through Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s eyes. For the Dao Sect... indeed over these decades, she had gained some different knowledge.
She thought no more, lowered her head, and continued reading.
...
After the Sect Leader left, his figure descended directly onto Evergreen Peak!
...
Good night.
