This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 693 - 595: Inverted Sect, Yu Huanyu

Above an immaculate Cloud Island, Gongliang Shi from the Inverted Sect was discussing with elders from other first-class forces, who were just like him, dispatched to negotiate with the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty on how to avoid being used as cannon fodder.

Most of these first-class forces are pro-war factions, believing the longer the war goes on, the better. But their premise is that the super forces would bear the brunt of the pressure coming from the Abyss.

In plain terms, they wish for the super forces to withstand the bulk of the pressure from the Abyss, exhausting each other, while allowing these first-class forces to reap benefits from the war.

Originally, their purpose here was to unite and consolidate their strength, to jointly pressure the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty.

But before they had the chance to speak, an unexpected incident occurred, and the meeting was abruptly terminated, catching them off guard.

"Huanyu, Huanyu?"

Gongliang Shi suddenly noticed the son of their Sect Leader, Yu Huanyu, the Chief of the Inverted Sect, seemed to be distracted and reminded him softly several times, frowning.

On the edge of the crowd, a youth in red robes embroidered with golden maple leaves on the cuffs stared blankly into the Void, appearing lost in thought. Around the young man, geniuses from other forces chatted idly with each other, seemingly bored.

Yu Huanyu was considered a prodigy once in a millennium within the Inverted Sect, to whom any Cultivation Technique or Daoist Skill seemed innate. Regardless of the skill level, Yu Huanyu could master it in just a few days, and upon mastery, he would often improve the Cultivation Technique or Daoist Skill!

This delighted the elders of the sects, who believed that it would be Yu Huanyu who could uplift the Inverted Sect from a first-class force to a super force!

"Hmm? What's wrong, Uncle-Master?"

Yu Huanyu paused the whirlpool of thoughts in his mind and, with a slight movement of his eyes, turned his head in confusion to look at Gongliang Shi.

"Nothing, just noticed you seemed a little preoccupied..."

Seeing the other sects' elders still engaged in enthusiastic discussion, Gongliang Shi silently distanced himself from the center and approached Yu Huanyu.

"Still troubled by that matter?"

"No... I've let go of it already."

When Gongliang Shi brought up the topic, Yu Huanyu finally reacted, reverting back to his usually modest and polite demeanor, speaking with a smile to the elder who had always cared for him since his childhood.

"Indeed, I cannot compare with Elder Brother He Zhiqing at this time, but the path of cultivation is never fixed; who can predict the future?"

"Right, that's the spirit! As I always say, losing to He Zhiqing is nothing to be ashamed of. Even if it was me, Uncle-Master, up there, I wouldn't last long either."

Seeing Yu Huanyu's face reignited with fighting spirit, Gongliang Shi felt satisfied, laughing heartily as he patted Yu Huanyu on the shoulder, just as he used to encourage him.

In these major times, some exceptional talents have emerged from other forces, talents that could be deemed monstrous, but none that the Inverted Sect knew of were comparable to Yu Huanyu.

Therefore, the Inverted Sect placed all their hopes on Yu Huanyu and directed a huge amount of resources towards him.

And Yu Huanyu did not disappoint them, reaching Great Perfection in the Seventh Realm at a young age, surpassing most of the elders in his sect; his stunning performance on the battlefield also brought him to the attention of Little Bamboo House.

It should be noted that among the younger generation, besides Liang Yi and He Zhiqing, others are also at Great Perfection in the Seventh Realm. Yu Huanyu matching the cultivation of the chief of a super force is already enough to surprise everyone.

But Yu Huanyu had a smooth start in the Cultivation World, never knowing what failure felt like. Even if at first he was slightly inferior to certain geniuses in his sect, as soon as Yu Huanyu got serious about his cultivation, he would rapidly surpass them!

Although it seems that this young man takes his cultivation seriously and is modest and generous to everyone, Gongliang Shi knows that this young man is actually extremely proud at heart.

Some people's pride comes across as arrogance and petulance, but others who are even more prideful tend to act humbly and politely. It's like how rich people among mortals like to show their pity for the poor.

So when Yu Huanyu first tasted defeat, the Inverted Sect was actually somewhat worried, fearing that this genius in whom they placed their hopes would be unable to recover from the setback.

All the older generation Cultivators of the Inverted Sect comforted Yu Huanyu, advising him not to take it to heart, after all, the one who defeated Yu Huanyu was the Chief of the Complete Heaven Sect. The man who, on the battlefield as a chessboard with millions of Cultivators as pieces, dramatically turned the tide on several defeats of the Mystical Mechanism Cultivators.

Is it embarrassing for a regular Cultivator to be defeated by He Zhiqing?

Of course it's not, in fact, for most people, it's an honor! But Yu Huanyu obviously wasn't just "most people."

For someone like him, with a modest exterior but arrogantly proud heart, defeat did not matter, because he was confident he wouldn't stumble at the same spot against the same person twice.

Absolute pride also means absolute confidence, and Yu Huanyu had always been quite confident.

But no matter how hard Yu Huanyu tried thereafter, the silhouette of that man seemed to get further and further away.

He Zhiqing was very amiable and never rejected Yu Huanyu's friendly sparring requests during his free time. He would even kindly point out deficiencies after each sparring session.