The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple-Chapter 725 - 242: I, Zhou Qing, Swear to Heaven That I Am Absolutely Not the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown

"Sect Leader, quickly, the entrance is about to close!"

"I'll hold them off. Why are there so many Wandering Souls!"

"This is bad, what is that thing, the Ghost Emperor, it's the aura of the Ghost Emperor!"

"Uncle Minghao, no—"

Cyan Feather Immortal Sect!

Immortal Xuan You suddenly sat up from the bed, gasping for breath, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, with strands of hair messily sticking to her cheeks.

Four Supreme Elders had been guarding nearby. Seeing this scene, they immediately gathered around, their faces showing expressions of joy and surprise.

"Sect Leader, you're awake, are you alright?" Supreme Elder Yun Jing was the first to speak, her eyes full of concern.

Immortal Xuan You glanced around, her eyes panicked, then hurriedly grabbed Yun Jing's hand, urgently asking, "Uncle, where is Uncle Minghao?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the four people's faces instantly froze, their eyes filled with grief.

"Minghao, he... he stayed behind to buy us time to escape, facing the Ghost Emperor alone..."

As Yun Jing spoke, her throat seemed to be choked by something, her eyes brimming with tears.

Elder Ji Xuan, Elder Tong Po, and Elder Liezhen all turned their heads, their shoulders trembling slightly, suppressing sobs.

Upon hearing this, Immortal Xuan You's gaze became empty, her body swaying, then she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If it wasn't for me, Uncle wouldn't have perished in such a place..."

Immortal Xuan You murmured to herself, her voice growing softer until tears uncontrollably welled up in her eyes.

Ji Xuan quickly wiped the corners of her eyes, turned around, and comforted, "Sect Leader, this has nothing to do with you, don't overthink it."

"Back then, Qingming had you practice the Forbidden Technique. Though it saved your life and let your cultivation soar, you were forever trapped in the late stage of the Divinity Transformation Realm."

"Seeing you suffer that kind of pain every day, he always felt guilty about it."

Yun Jing also said, "Yes, when the Secret Realm appeared in Spirit Skull Mountain, he discussed with us that maybe there would be something there to break the Forbidden Technique, so he wanted to try his luck."

"After all, who could have imagined that there would be a Ghost Emperor inside. Like us old folks, Qingming knew he only had a few years left. Now, resting there is actually a release for him."

Another Supreme Elder, Liezhen, nodded repeatedly, "Sect Leader, you must not blame yourself, this isn't related to you. We old folks, in our last days, can do something meaningful, in fact, it makes us quite happy."

But Immortal Xuan You only hugged her knees, sitting on the bed, silently weeping.

Seeing this, the four consoled her for a long time, even using some means until they saw her fall asleep again, only then did they quietly leave.

They exchanged a glance, hurriedly went to another main hall, activated the Sound Insulation Restriction, and then looked at each other with solemn expressions.

"Senior Sister Ying Liu failed in refining the Nine Nether Lotus Seed, we were forced to try our luck in that Secret Realm. If we could find another Spirit Medicine to heal Xuan You's wounds, or another Nine Nether Demon Lotus, it would be even better!" Tong Po, who had a scar on her face, said.

Yun Jing nodded, saying, "But the result was Qingming perished inside, and even the Sect Leader had so much of her lifespan absorbed by that strange demonic presence."

Liezhen said, "The night we returned, Senior Sister Star Elder also failed and perished in refining, and we didn't dare tell the Sect Leader. Now, the Cyan Feather Immortal Sect is left with just the four of us old sisters to support it."

Their faces showed deep sorrow.

"During the Sect Leader's coma, you and I checked, and now her meridians have begun to wither, death energy entangling, at this rate, she probably won't last ten years!" Ji Xuan said.

Their brows furrowed tightly.

The battle of the Five Sects and the battle at Canglan Mountain left the Cyan Feather Immortal Sect severely wounded, its top-tier strength drastically reduced.

It was already less than twenty percent of its peak period.

To make matters worse, the two seniors who refined the Nine Nether Lotus Seed perished, and the Sect Leader's remaining lifespan is less than ten years.

Among the younger generation, Zhu He, despite breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, has many deficiencies in character and ability, not fit to be groomed as the next Sect Leader.

The Cyan Feather Immortal Sect began its downhill journey.

It even encountered a cliff-like gap in succession.

"No, we must extend the Sect Leader's life, to buy some time for the continuation of the sect!" Yun Jing gritted her teeth and said.

The other three instantly turned their gazes towards Yun Jing.

"Now, the only thing that can save the Sect Leader is the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown!" Ji Xuan said, her expression solemn.

Yun Jing nodded slightly, then continued, "That person once, out of past friendship, hinted to the Sect Leader that the Taiqing Sect has someone who has achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown."

"For this, we spent a great amount of effort investigating many disciples of the Taiqing Sect, and finally found that only one person matches the criteria."

"You're talking about the chief senior brother of Little Spirit Peak, Ghost Mastiff? But our latest information indicates that's not the case, according to reliable intel, what he refined back then should have been the thirteenth-ranked Heavenly Dao Qi, Zhen Yue!" Tong Po furrowed her brows and said.

Yun Jing's gaze was profound, her eyes slightly narrowed, saying, "I know, but haven't you noticed there's another person with many suspicious traits, highly likely to be the one with the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown?"

The three of them were stunned, then Ji Xuan was the first to react, blurting out, "You mean Zhou Qing, who recently returned from training at the Vast Mansion?"

The corners of Yun Jing's mouth slightly curved upwards, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Exactly, it's him. Don't forget, this child had his Golden Core dug out by someone, you and I both know that a damaged Golden Core almost equates to a ruined path of cultivation."