novelaction Chapter 195: Sect Conflict, Looming Crisis
Chapter 195: Sect Conflict, Looming Crisis
As Yun Yao and Chu Mochen continued to cultivate and grow in the sect and their reputations gradually rose, beneath the seemingly calm surface of the sect, a turbulent undercurrent was actually surging.
Yun Yao had just finished a deep practice in her own secret room. She slowly opened her eyes and felt the flow of spiritual power in her body. Now that she had reached the foundation-building stage, she had become more and more proficient in controlling spiritual power. However, when she walked out of the secret room, she keenly noticed that the atmosphere around her was a little strange. In the past, disciples shuttled back and forth in the sect. Although they were busy, their faces were always full of vigor and vitality. But now, many disciples were in a hurry, and there was a hint of uneasiness in their eyes.
On her way to the library, she met a familiar female disciple. The female disciple always smiled in the past, but today she frowned. Yun Yao stepped forward and asked softly: "Lingxuan, what's wrong with you? Why are you so sad?" Lingxuan saw that it was Yun Yao, and forced a smile, saying: "Senior Sister Yun Yao, don't you know? There have been many strange things in the sect recently. First, several brothers and sisters disappeared inexplicably, and the sect searched everywhere, but had no clue. Moreover, some of the sect's cultivation resources have become scarce for some reason. For example, the output of the spirit crystal vein has dropped sharply, and the cultivation of many disciples has been affected."
Yun Yao was shocked. The missing disciples and the shortage of resources were no small matter. She remembered that she had heard some vague rumors in the sect before, but she didn't pay too much attention to it. Now it seems that the matter is probably much more serious than she imagined. She thanked Lingxuan and quickened her pace towards Chu Mochen's residence.
At this time, Chu Mochen was also in his own courtyard, holding a sword, with spiritual power flashing on the sword, and he was practicing a new set of sword techniques. Seeing Yun Yao rushing over, he sheathed his sword and asked, "Yun Yao, why are you in such a hurry?" Yun Yao told him everything she had learned from Ling Xuan. After hearing this, Chu Mochen's face became solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "There must be something fishy about this matter. I'm afraid there is some force in the sect that is secretly causing trouble."
The two decided to go to the residence of the missing disciple first to check, maybe they could find some clues. They first came to the residence of a missing disciple named Ling Feng. It was a small courtyard located on the edge of the sect, where Ling Feng usually liked to practice alone. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen entered the courtyard. The items in the house were neatly arranged, and there were no signs of fighting. Yun Yao looked around, and her eyes fell on a practice notebook on the table. Opening the notebook, it recorded Ling Feng's daily practice experience and the arrangement of some sect tasks. On the last page of the notebook, Yun Yao found several strange runes, which exuded a faint black aura, which was completely different from the runes she had seen before.
Chu Mochen came over to take a look, frowning even more tightly. He said, "I have never seen this rune before, but I feel that it contains an evil power." Yun Yao carefully examined the rune, trying to find a similar pattern from her memory. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to her mind, and she remembered that she had seen a similar rune description in an ancient book. It was a rune related to an ancient cult organization. She had an ominous premonition in her heart. Could it be that these things in the sect were related to the cult organization?
They continued to investigate in the sect and found several missing disciples' residences with the same rune marks. As the investigation deepened, they found that these missing disciples seemed to have participated in some missions in the sect to explore ancient ruins. It is said that some items related to the cult were found in those missions, but they did not attract enough attention at the time.
During the investigation, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen also discovered that some of the sect's deacons and elders were behaving strangely. The deacons who were originally responsible for resource management were always evasive when faced with resource shortages and were unwilling to answer questions directly. Some elders frequently convened some of their trusted disciples for secret meetings, but no one knew the content of the meetings.
One day, Yun Yao was passing by a remote valley by chance when she heard a faint quarrel. She signaled Chu Mochen to be careful, and the two quietly approached the source of the sound. In an open space in the valley, two deacons were standing there arguing fiercely. One of the deacons said angrily, "You and I are both involved in this matter. Now the matter is getting bigger and bigger. If the sect finds out, we will all be doomed." The other deacon seemed a little panicked. He whispered, "I don't want this to happen, but we have no way back. That force promised us that as long as the matter succeeds, we will get huge benefits."
Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked at each other, and they knew that these two deacons must have something to do with the crisis in the sect. Just as they were about to show up and expose these two deacons, a group of masked men in black suddenly appeared around them. These people held sharp blades and had cold eyes, and they were obviously well prepared. The masked man in the lead sneered, "Do you think you can leave so easily? Since you have discovered our secret, don't even think about getting out alive."
Chu Mochen took a step forward, unsheathed his sword, and the sound of the sword echoed in the valley: "You rats, do you think you can stop us?" After that, he rushed to the group of masked men. Yun Yao did not dare to neglect it either. She mobilized the spiritual power in her body and used the unique skills given to her by the system. She formed seals with her hands, and rays of light shot out from her hands, hitting the masked men in the front. The masked men were hit by the light and fell to the ground one after another.
However, the strength of these masked men should not be underestimated. They quickly adjusted their tactics and surrounded Yun Yao and Chu Mochen. The battle fell into a stalemate. Chu Mochen's swordsmanship was extremely sharp, and every sword could repel the enemy, but the enemies kept coming. Yun Yao assisted Chu Mochen in the battle while looking for the enemy's flaws. She found that the attacks of these masked men seemed to have some kind of pattern, and they were attacking according to a specific formation.
Yun Yao's heart moved, and she remembered the records about the formation that she had seen in the sect's library. She closed her eyes and quickly flipped through the knowledge in her mind, and finally found a way to break the formation in front of her. She said loudly to Chu Mochen: "Chu Mochen, they are attacking according to the variant of the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams Formation. We will break through from the Qian and Kun positions at the same time." Chu Mochen heard what Yun Yao meant, and he flashed and rushed to the Qian position. As he swung his sword, spiritual power surged out like a tide. Yun Yao launched an attack from the Kun position. She cast a powerful spell, and a huge blade of light slashed at the enemy.
With the joint attack of the two, the enemy's formation was finally broken. Seeing the bad situation, the masked men fled in all directions. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen wanted to chase them, but they knew that the most urgent thing was to inform the higher-ups of the situation in the sect. They hurried back to the main peak of the sect and reported everything they found, including the runes in the residence of the missing disciples, the quarrel between the deacons, and the connection with the cult organization, to the head and the elders in detail.
After hearing this, the sect leader's face became terribly gloomy. He said, "I didn't expect that there would be spies from the cult infiltrated into the sect, and they even tried to stir up disputes within the sect and use the sect's resources to achieve their evil goals. This matter must not be tolerated, and must be thoroughly investigated as soon as possible." As a result, the sect's top leaders immediately organized an elite investigation team, with Yun Yao and Chu Mochen participating in it, and began a comprehensive investigation of the sect. A secret contest with the cult forces officially began.
The author says:
Dear readers, in this chapter, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen gradually realize the seriousness of the sect crisis, and the plot begins to become more tense and exciting. When writing this chapter, I hope to create an atmosphere of undercurrents and crises within the sect, so that everyone can feel the huge challenges that the protagonists are about to face. From missing disciples to resource shortages, to the discovery of cult runes and spies, each clue is like a piece of a puzzle, gradually piecing together a huge conspiracy. I hope everyone will like the development of this chapter, and I look forward to everyone continuing to pay attention to the subsequent stories to see how Yun Yao and Chu Mochen turn the tide in this sect crisis and protect their sect.