Free Web NovelChapter 337: Chapter 337: Mu Zixu’s Hatred
Song Wanning pushed down the thoughts welling in her heart and continued to make small talk.
Xie Qinglan had a lively personality and quickly gave Song Wanning a rundown of the nearby area.
"The Ancient Cold Sect you mentioned is one of the five major sects of the Southern Domain. It’s a long, long way from here."
This was the territory of the Eastern Domain. To get to the Ancient Cold Sect, even by Spirit Boat, would take nearly a year.
And this was the Spirit Realm *after* it had been shattered. In its original state, it was far, far larger!
Song Wanning listened quietly, resolving to buy some maps and journals in the next city she came to.
The Spirit Realm was nothing like the tiny Lower World.
...
In the Eastern Domain, at the Medicine King Sect’s Shuyao Pavilion, Wu Qingfeng opened his eyes, a cryptic glint flashing within them.
He took out a nearby pearl, his gaze instantly sharpening.
He then walked to an altar and lit a stick of incense.
The smoke from the incense curled upward, and as it flickered, a human face materialized within it.
This was none other than Mu Zixu, the Old Ancestor of the Medicine King Sect.
"This disciple greets the Old Ancestor!"
Upon seeing Mu Zixu, Wu Qingfeng immediately bowed, his expression one of utmost reverence.
This was the man who had changed the future of the Medicine King Sect. If he hadn’t led their predecessors to the Spirit Realm, the Medicine King Sect as it existed today would never have come to be.
"What is it?"
Mu Zixu’s expression was indifferent as he set aside the book in his hands.
He was currently compiling an Elixir Book, a work that future disciples could study, ensuring his legacy would be celebrated for generations.
"Reporting to the Old Ancestor, that aura you instructed this disciple to watch for has become extremely potent recently!"
"I believe that person has ascended to the Spirit Realm!"
A flash of killing intent emanated from Wu Qingfeng. The Old Ancestor had told him that this person had even scattered their predecessors’ ancestral tablets.
This was a mortal feud with their Medicine King Sect.
’Now that she’s dared to ascend, she can’t blame us for being ruthless.’
"What?"
Mu Zixu’s expression changed instantly. "Are you certain?"
"This disciple is certain!"
Wu Qingfeng nodded grimly. "She has definitely ascended. And by the looks of it, she is most likely in the Eastern Domain."
’Otherwise, this pearl wouldn’t be glowing so brightly. Her aura must be close.’
"Hah!"
Hearing this, Mu Zixu laughed with rage.
"That bitch actually has some skill, ascending so quickly!"
’Back then, that woman was wreathed in Demonic Qi, clearly on the verge of a qi deviation. And now she’s managed to ascend?’
’Not even a Spirit Boat is that fast!’
’On any other day, hearing such news, he might have praised her as a genius. But since it was his enemy, all he could think was that the bitch was just damn lucky!’
’But so what?’
’Now that she’s in the Spirit Realm, she can just wait for the Medicine King Sect to grind her bones to dust!’
"Wu Qingfeng, send people to hunt her down immediately! You must capture her. I want to watch with my own eyes as her bones are ground to dust!"
’Back then, that woman had forcefully shattered his Divine Soul. If he didn’t get revenge for this, he would never be able to let it go.’
’And so, he had to see that woman repent in tears. He had to watch her beg him for mercy...’
"Yes, this disciple obeys!"
The incense burned out, severing the connection between them.
Mu Zixu stood up. He had lost the mood to work on his book, so he got up and walked out.
Before long, he ran into his good friend, Wang Yang.
Wang Yang had witnessed that incident firsthand and knew all about that "bitch."
In a cheerful mood, he walked over and told him what had happened.
Wang Yang, however, just frowned.
"Zixu, you’re a senior. Why must you squabble with a junior?"
"Everyone is young and hot-headed at some point. It’s all in the past. Aren’t you just trying to ruin her future by doing this?"
The more he thought about it, the more he felt Mu Zixu was far too obsessed with the matter.
But over the years, as Mu Zixu’s cultivation grew, he had indeed changed a great deal.
His demeanor was no longer as humble as it once was.
’Besides, that incident back then was Mu Zixu’s fault to begin with.’
’She was clearly the more outstanding candidate, yet he had insisted on giving the inheritance to someone else.’
’That was one thing, but then he wanted to have her beaten and killed just because she had a bad attitude about it.’
’Was she not allowed to defend herself?’
But Mu Zixu wouldn’t listen to his words. Instead, his face darkened.
"Wang Yang, whose side are you on?"
His expression was foul. He had thought his friend would take his side, but once again, he was siding with that woman.
"You stopped me back then, and you’re stopping me again now. Whose friend are you, anyway?"
"Zixu, I just don’t think it’s necessary to give a junior such a hard time..."
Wang Yang tried to say more, but Mu Zixu cut him off. "Easy for you to say! That damned girl scattered our Medicine King Sect’s ancestral tablets! This is a mortal feud!"
"If you say one more word on her behalf, then from now on, I’ll consider you no friend of mine!"
He was genuinely furious.
Seeing this, Wang Yang swallowed the rest of his words. After a moment, he said, "Mo Yang Immortal Monarch said he would protect that girl. Aren’t you afraid he’ll find out...?"
He still couldn’t quite give up. After all, that junior was truly remarkable; she shouldn’t have her future ruined because of Mu Zixu.
Unfortunately, he had ascended from a different Great Thousand World and was powerless to intervene.
At the mention of Mo Yang Immortal Monarch, Mu Zixu’s expression froze for an instant.
Ever since Mo Yang Immortal Monarch had backed Song Wanning, Mu Zixu found the man more and more disagreeable.
Yet, he was intimidated by the Immortal Monarch’s power, so he only dared to grumble internally. Whenever they met, he still had to bow obediently. It was utterly humiliating.
"Mo Yang Immortal Monarch has gone into closed-door cultivation recently. By the time he comes out, that woman will have been dead for a long time!"
"Besides, Mo Yang Immortal Monarch isn’t from our world. He won’t know what’s happening in the worlds below..."
Mu Zixu chuckled smugly.
’The fact that Mo Yang Immortal Monarch thinks so highly of her just makes me want to kill her even more.’
"You..."
Wang Yang stared speechlessly at Mu Zixu. He wanted to say more, but Mu Zixu simply turned and walked away.
’He completely ruined my good mood. How aggravating!’
Mu Zixu let out a frustrated sigh as he walked away.
’This debt must be settled.’
’In just a few days, that bitch will pay the price.’
At this thought, Mu Zixu’s mood quickly improved.
...
「Spirit Realm, Eastern Domain.」
The Sect Master of the Medicine King Sect soon received Wu Qingfeng’s message. Upon learning that the order came from the Old Ancestor, he immediately gave it his full attention.
"Pass down my orders! This woman must be captured alive!"
Immediately, an image appeared in everyone’s Communication Jade Scroll.
Although Song Wanning had used a disguise at the time, a powerhouse like Mu Zixu had seen through it completely.
Combined with what she had done, Mu Zixu would remember her face with perfect clarity even on his deathbed.
"Hiss... what did this beauty do to get a warrant put out for her by our Medicine King Sect?"
"No idea. It’s an order from the Sect Master, so we just have to follow it."
Many disciples saw the bounty listed on the notice, and a glint appeared in their eyes.
The bounty for this person was twenty stalks of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Grass.
What a fortune!
