Volume 5 Chapter 90
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Volume 5 Chapter 90: Success Seems Close, but Hidden Currents Surge (Part 1)
In fact, cultivators, whether carefree or serious, tend to be very steady. Of course, in a big forest, there are all kinds of birds; since there is Lv Qingshang, a cultivator who loves to tell cold jokes, and Xu Xiurong, who has cultivated for a hundred years but still blushes easily, it is not surprising to find one or two cultivators who like to be lively and a bit troublesome. After all, cultivators are also people, and the many sides of humanity are reflected in them.
For example, the two twins in front of Xu Qingfan are the most unruly cultivators he has ever seen. While others call him "Senior" or "Venerable One," these two directly address him as "Master." According to Xu Qingfan, these more than ten people have been bothering him because of these twins.
He wouldn’t say he feels repulsed, but if these twins didn’t chase after him, he would certainly have fewer complications.
After hearing Xu Qingfan’s blunt rebuttal, the more than ten people felt a bit awkward and glanced at the twins in front of them.
The two twins appeared handsome but with a hint of weakness, their eyes and the corners of their mouths slightly raised, as if they were always smiling. Even though they lowered their heads in front of Xu Qingfan, they still exuded a playful vibe.
Upon hearing Xu Qingfan’s rebuttal, the twin on the left flashed a cunning look, but his expression was very timid. He first glanced up at Xu Qingfan and quickly looked down again, whispering, "Master, we really admire the Heavenly Way and wish to become your disciples…"
Xu Qingfan furrowed his brows slightly and said, "There are many great people in the world, many who are far closer to the Heavenly Way than I am. If you admire the Heavenly Way, why not seek those great ones as your teachers instead of bothering me?"
The person hurriedly replied, "But even though there are many great people, I only respect you, Master…"
Xu Qingfan shook his head gently and said slowly, "I have said this many times. This is the last time I will say it. If you come to bother me again, I will not speak to you anymore. You and I do not have a master-student bond, and right now, with the calamities in the cultivation world, I have no interest in taking on disciples."
Hearing Xu Qingfan say this, the person on the right of the twins suddenly looked up and said, "Master, you saved us. We have met often over the years. How can you say we have no bond? Moreover, the ‘Beast Madness cultivators’ are about to be wiped out, and the ‘Eight Wilderness Hall’ is also declining. The calamity will soon pass; please think about it again, Master."
"The calamity is about to pass?" Xu Qingfan frowned, ignoring the twins’ request to take them as disciples, and suddenly asked, "Do the people you meet all think this way?"
The crowd did not understand why Xu Qingfan asked this, but they nodded in agreement.
Xu Qingfan sighed suddenly; this was the reason for his disputes with other cultivators during this time.
Although the core cultivators of the Righteous Alliance knew about the existence of the "Ming" organization and understood that the past calamities were likely caused by them, many cultivators believed that this calamity was gradually coming to an end, especially as the "Eight Wilderness Hall" was declining and the "Beast Madness cultivators" were being completely eliminated.
The reason they thought this way was that the previous eight calamities all lasted about ten years, and this calamity had just passed the ten-year mark. According to the cultivators, although they were unsure of the reasons behind the "Ming" organization causing the calamities, no actions were taken after ten years in the past, so they believed it would be the same this time. Furthermore, this calamity was quite different from the previous ones; before, there had been no response from the cultivation world. However, before this calamity arose, the Righteous Alliance had already been established, and both the elimination of Tian Sha and Xu Qingfan’s eradication of "Beast Madness" had greatly weakened the power of the "Ming" organization. Faced with the strength of the Righteous Alliance, they thought the "Ming" would surely hide away after the calamity. The mysterious "Ming" organization was indeed a hidden danger, but since the calamity was over, it was time to slowly deal with them.
Xu Qingfan understood why these people thought this way. Since the calamity began, most sects in the cultivation world suffered heavy losses, and the emergence of the Righteous Alliance had caused many sect leaders to gradually lose their autonomy. So they were very eager for the calamity to end. This subjective assumption, combined with seemingly certain reasons, affected their objective judgment.
In Xu Qingfan’s view, this unfounded assumption was undoubtedly very ridiculous. What astonished him even more was that this viewpoint had gained many people’s agreement.
Xu Qingfan had always found it strange when reading history books about the rise and fall of various countries. He wondered why some rulers believed, without question, that by giving up territory and bowing to enemy nations, they would not be invaded. He was puzzled as to why they thought chaos would not grow, especially since those making these judgments were often called wise. It is important to know that the strength of ordinary people is just a joke to cultivators, but their wisdom cannot be ignored. Especially because cultivators often shut themselves away from worldly matters, while ordinary people live each day entangled in schemes. Those who rise to high positions in a country are no ordinary individuals, so why would they make such foolish judgments despite the lessons of history?
It seems that it is not just ordinary people who think this way; cultivators do as well. Humans often unconsciously hope that things will go the way they want, losing their judgment in the process. This has become a common flaw among humanity.
Of course, it was only later that Xu Qingfan realized that some things were not as simple as they seemed. A young fox can never truly understand the thoughts of an old fox. Moreover, Xu Qingfan wasn’t even a young fox himself.
In Xu Qingfan’s view, this catastrophe was very different from the previous ones. The biggest change was that the "Ming" organization, which had once hidden in the shadows, was now directly involved in causing the catastrophe. Did they not fear the revenge of the Righteous Alliance afterward? This behavior could only mean one thing: this was the last catastrophe set in motion by the "Ming" organization. And how could such a final catastrophe come to an abrupt end?
However, Xu Qingfan was reassured that the leaders of the various sects and many masters agreed with his viewpoint.
Now, the main issue was how to make those who held on to foolish hopes understand this point. Recently, Xu Qingfan noticed that many teams were not putting in effort when carrying out commands. To them, since the catastrophe was about to end, preserving their strength was the priority.
"Master…"
When the twins softly called out, they noticed Xu Qingfan suddenly fell silent, his eyes flashing with deep thought.
Xu Qingfan snapped back to reality, ready to say something, when a green light suddenly flashed on "Ronghua Mountain." A white-haired Taoist appeared before everyone—it was Xuan Ling from Qingxu Gate. He nodded slightly to Xu Qingfan and said, "Taoist Friend Xu, the sect leaders have been waiting for you for quite some time."
Xu Qingfan nodded and said, "I will go right away."
Saying this, Xu Qingfan no longer paid attention to the more than ten people who were bothering him and quickly followed Xuan Ling towards "Ronghua Mountain."
After Xu Qingfan flew away, only those ten or so people were left complaining to each other.
"Tian Zhenxian, Tian Zhenling, I told you we shouldn’t have bothered the elder like this. Look, the elder is already annoyed."
"So what should we do? According to you, should we kneel in front of the master’s cave and not get up? We can’t even enter ‘Ronghua Mountain,’ and what if the master happens to be out on a mission while we’re kneeling there? We don’t know any of this news, so wouldn’t it be pointless to kneel? Besides, kneeling for too long is too cliché, it’s embarrassing and useless."
"Exactly, do you really think bothering the master is useless? Have you not noticed that when we call him master now, he has gotten used to it? He doesn’t resist as much as he did at first. If we keep this up, he will accept us as disciples sooner or later."
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Although Xu Qingfan had already flown far away with Xuan Ling, his Divine Sense spread out, making it easy to hear what those people were saying. It was amusing that even though these people had been bothering Xu Qingfan for years, he only just learned the names of those twins.
After a moment, Xu Qingfan arrived at Ronghua Mountain. At that time, "Qingxu Hall" was being used by a group of masters, so the leaders of each sect were discussing matters at "Ningxin Hall" on the mountainside.
When entering the "Calm Heart Palace," Xu Qingfan discovered that many leaders of different sects and some famous figures from the cultivation world were already inside. Upon seeing Xu Qingfan enter, many people nodded at him. Due to Xu Qingfan’s great reputation over the years, many no longer viewed him as just a secondary disciple.
In fact, the leaders of each small team in the Righteous Alliance can be considered core members of the Alliance, and among them, only Xu Qingfan and Hua Xian from Qingxu Gate are secondary disciples.
After Xu Qingfan finished reporting the details of this mission to the sect leaders, they all sighed lightly. They had not expected that even Xu Qingfan’s team suffered seven casualties, although they managed to kill over thirty Beast Madness cultivators at the Condensed Core Stage, which was a significant achievement. This was likely the last remaining threatening force from the Beast Madness cultivators.
Once the report was complete, Xu Qingfan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Masters, is there any progress from your side recently?"
In fact, people like Xu Qingfan, who are core figures, knew that while the Righteous Alliance was at war with the Beast Madness cultivators in "Eight Wilderness Hall," the masters behind the Righteous Alliance were not as inactive as others thought. They were engaged in another battle of even greater significance.
And the opponent was the "Ming" organization behind the disaster.
