Chapter 123
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Chapter 123: Shangxuan Returns
Dishonest heart.
The combination of these four words, sounding rather negative, spoken by Ye Shubai, felt particularly gentle and yet tender.
Wen Yun never thought that the lines she had been brewing all night over a drink would be taken ahead of her like this.
She never expected that Ye Shubai would be so direct in expressing his feelings, and… turning dark was not an option!
The heat on Wen Yun’s face gradually rose, and the light in her eyes shone brighter.
At this moment, countless lines were swirling in her mind, eventually turning into a slightly stuttering sentence, "You… you are perfect right now, you don’t need to learn from me…"
Before they could even say they liked each other, both of them noticed something unusual happening outside at the same time.
"What? Did you hear that clearly?"
"Not yet, don’t worry, let me listen a bit more."
"Brother, it’s not really appropriate for us to do this, in case our master finds out."
Bai Yushan looked worriedly at Immortal Su Yuan and Xu Wanfeng, who were eavesdropping outside the courtyard wall, they didn’t look like wise cultivators at all, but more like mischievous kids climbing walls in the mortal world.
Xu Wanfeng whispered, "What if our master suddenly realizes and plans to take advantage of younger martial sister while she’s drunk? We should also consider their reputation."
Immortal Su Yuan was blunt and straightforward, "No need to watch a show, you bastard!"
Bai Yushan’s voice suddenly became hesitant, even stepping back, "Oh, it seems the plum blossoms haven’t bloomed yet, so my interest in seeking plum blossoms after drinking is gone, I… I’m going downstairs."
Xu Wanfeng and Immortal Su Yuan were unaware, but when they looked up and saw the cold face on the other side of the low wall, it was already too late.
Ye Shubai didn’t know when he stood in front of them, and he didn’t know how long he had been watching.
"Master… Master, good morning."
"Ahem, Kid Ye, don’t be anxious. I came this time to inform you and Little Yun girl of something important." Immortal Su Yuan quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, quickly searched for an excuse in his mind, and indeed found one.
"On my way back earlier, many merchants and even the silver-armored guards were asking if they could sell houses in Cloud Island city. From their expressions, it seems they want to rebuild a city here!"
These words had a miraculous effect. Wen Yun, who was lying inside the house, appeared almost instantly in front of everyone, very excited about the matter. "Alright, let’s go see it now."
Ye Shubai helplessly frowned and looked at his two disciples playing dead beside him.
Immortal Su Yuan being a senior, naturally could escape this disaster, but Xu Wanfeng, well…
"Xu Wanfeng, the city outside the sect still has no walls. I entrust this matter to you."
Since he likes leaning against walls so much, let him lean to his heart’s content!
Xu Wanfeng was stunned, he dropped his elegant fan without paying attention, how could he, always graceful, become a wall builder?
"Master, I am not good at…"
"If you’re not good at it, go and learn." Ye Shubai’s gaze coldly shifted away from him, leaving only a cruel figure, "If you can’t do this well, there’s no need to come back to the sect."
Xu Wanfeng was shocked, realizing that his careless words had offended his master. With the attitude of rather die as a poor Taoist than betray a Taoist friend, he decided to drag the drunken Yue Xingzhou into the wall-building team!
"Master, Elder Martial Brother is still drunk, shall I go and take care of him first?"
Master, Elder Martial Brother kept saying last night that you were eyeing the younger martial sister, calling you shameless. I will take him to help with the wall-building now!
However, Ye Shubai just glanced strangely at Wen Yun beside him, showing a slightly uncomfortable smile, but he had no intention of reprimanding his eldest disciple.
Xu Wanfeng’s heart shattered.
Why did I follow Senior Su Yuan here for fun! Master, why are you smiling so shyly at the younger martial sister? How are we going to fix the wall?!
*
Wen Yun and Ye Shubai held hands as they walked from the mountain top to the city outside the city gate.
This time, it seemed like Ye Shubai was the one who willingly held her hand.
He hadn’t learned to be bold yet, and his ears turned red as he searched for a poor excuse, "The morning dew is still here, your hand might get cold."
No powerful Ascension Stage expert would have cold hands, but in order to go along with him, Wen Yun secretly used magic to create an ice cube to hold in her hand, and then placed her cold hand in his palm.
At this moment, she felt a bit shy.
Although they had held hands many times before, walking hand in hand so openly, fingers interlocked, felt like a public declaration that their relationship had progressed qualitatively.
Ye Shubai pursed his lips slightly to hide his smile. He even imagined the shocked looks of others later on, so if someone asked in surprise, he could confidently say, "The two of us are about to become Dao companions."
However…
They walked from the mountain gate to the city center. Even though everyone recognized them, no one was surprised. They greeted each other warmly as usual.
Even the most knowledgeable winged people in the city, Cui Yu, just shook his feathers and said, "Good morning, you two."
That’s all.
Ye Shubai and Wen Yun felt complicated emotions.
The silver-armored guards patrolling the city also recognized the two of them. They approached excitedly, bowed, and then quickly began discussing official matters.
Immortal Su Yuan spoke the truth. The merchants stationed here all want to rebuild a large city on Cloud Island.
"The calamity of the Cloud Beast destroyed many parts of Cloud Island. Originally, there were plans to build on other huge Cloud Islands, but they were either too remote or controlled by powerful families unwilling to let outsiders in. After much consideration, we felt that this island was the most suitable."
The silver-armored guard chuckled helplessly, looked around, then sighed, "Of course, what’s even more impressive is that you have already built a large city here, and the buildings can satisfy practitioners from all realms. It’s truly remarkable!"
Wen Yun thought to herself that Yu Qinghong had studied architectural texts from various realms and specially designed the city according to each race’s preferences. How could it not be good?
Building a city here would be very beneficial for the Qingliu Sword Sect. Before in the cultivation world, there was a big city outside the sect’s entrance where sword cultivators would go to buy medicine and materials for their swords, making it lively. If Cloud Sea City could move here, just the matter of rent alone would completely solve the future financial crisis facing the Qingliu Sword Sect.
Immortal Su Yuan’s dream of renting an island to make a fortune is finally about to come true!
Seeing Wen Yun nod, the leader of the guards was very happy, "Since you and your companion have no objections to this matter, I will now go and inform all the merchants."
Companion?
Wen Yun glanced at Ye Shubai’s face, cleared her throat, and casually remarked, "So they all think we are companions, huh."
They were innocent all along, only appearing suspicious this morning. These people are really not very perceptive.
Ye Shubai tightened the hand he was holding and whispered, "Once things in the city are settled, we will bring all the sect disciples here."
He didn’t finish his sentence, but Wen Yun already understood what he meant.
To become true companions under the witness and blessings of all their loved ones.
She couldn’t help it and smiled quietly, "Okay."
*
The merchants of Cloud Sea City, whether they were from big establishments like Cloud Sea Pavilion Wanhua Building or small vendors, all rushed to the news of rebuilding a new city on this Cloud Island. Especially after hearing that Wen Yun did not take the opportunity to raise rents, but instead set them according to the rates for leasing to the Winged People and the Giant Spirit Clan.
Who knows how cunning those super-sized Island Masters of Cloud Island are!
As Cloud Sea City was set to be rebuilt, the major clans of Cloud Sea World were determined that their large Cloud Islands would be the next treasure troves. So whether it was merchants inquiring or the Silver-armored Guards asking, the prices quoted were all based on the past prices of Cloud Sea City, which were outrageously high.
At this moment, Wen Yun and their well-planned and reasonably priced medium-sized Cloud Island suddenly stood out.
Cloud Island became bustling with activity, with bosses of various businesses coming to the city looking for suitable shops.
Immortal Su Yuan was full of pride, standing in the center of the city and gesturing broadly, "All of this was built by our ancestors!"
After having been a mason for who knows how long, Shen Xinghai held the Cloud Crystal sword and reminded, "It seems like most of it was built by me and Martial Brother Zhu."
"By the way, where did Zhu Erchong go?"
"He went to teach Ancestral Master how to repair the city walls."
At this moment, Xu Wanfeng stood at the edge of the city, usually vain, he was covered in mud, dutifully following behind Zhu Erchong to build the wall.
Zhu Erchong turned around and exclaimed, "Ancestral Master is truly talented, he has quickly mastered the essence of being a bricklayer and is ready to graduate!"
Xu Wanfeng replied, "…There’s no need to praise me so much for this."
With the master’s orders pressing down on him, Xu Wanfeng dared not slack off, and could only work tirelessly as a bricklayer.
After all, he had reached the Transmigration Realm in his cultivation, able to control hundreds or thousands of bricks at once. In terms of speed, he was even faster than the skilled worker Zhu Erchong, and in just two days, they built a towering city wall.
Looking up at his accomplishment, Xu Wanfeng felt both moved and pleased.
"Indeed, I am skilled in everything!"
As soon as those words were spoken, Ye Shubai and Wen Yun arrived.
Xu Wanfeng was very happy and a little proud, "Master, as per your instructions, I have repaired a wall. Would you like to inspect it?"
Wen Yun glanced at the wall, then looked back at Xu Wanfeng with sympathy on her face.
Some things are truly cruel, she couldn’t bring herself to speak.
But Ye Shubai was willing to speak up.
"Knock down the wall," Ye Shubai said calmly.
"Huh?" Xu Wanfeng’s smile froze on his face, as he asked nervously, "Did I not repair it properly? Why do we need to knock it down?"
Wen Yun had to step forward to explain, "Senior brother, the thing is, Cloud Island is a little too small, we want to expand it."
In fact, it would be enough just to accommodate the merchants, but the modest cultivators from Cloud Sea City would not be able to come in.
In this situation, Wen Yun had a very daring idea.
She planned to use the laws of space to move herself and hundreds of Cloud Islands owned by Ye Shubai to this location, merging them with the existing Cloud Island to create a super large island!
She started by trying it out on a small Cloud Island. Those Cloud Islands were too small, only enough to build a small house, even too cramped for a small fire dragon to sleep on.
But if a hundred small Cloud Islands were connected together… that would be big.
Wen Yun closed her eyes, focusing all her energy on sensing the closest small Cloud Island to herself.
The tiny light spot slowly appeared in Wen Yun’s sea of divine sense, she gently took a breath, and then tried to completely envelop it with her the Power of Rules…
In the next moment, Xu Wanfeng standing on the wall was almost scared off.
Gosh, what was supposed to be the outer edge of the wall suddenly had an extra piece of land!
The fact that Cloud Island was growing bigger naturally couldn’t be hidden from the others in Cloud Sea City.
However, instead of making others scared, it actually made them more determined to stay here.
Why was the Cloud Sea City destroyed in the past, and why did the Dongxuan Sect dare to act recklessly towards them? Wasn’t it because they lacked powerful experts supporting them? That’s why as Wen Yun becomes stronger, they feel more at ease.
If one’s strength is not enough and they possess rare treasures, they will naturally become targets of envy by others. But as long as their strength reaches a level that others admire, they will only evoke fear and others will seek to flatter them.
Wen Yun now has the ability to protect herself and her friends, so the sword cultivators from the Qingliu Sword Sect can now walk proudly in the city. They no longer need to be looked down upon or worry about having their laws forcefully taken away by people from the upper realm.
The only worry is…
Cloud Island is expanding every day, and everyone is forced to build houses with Zhu Erchong!
*
Liu Shan awkwardly put away his nearly unusable teleportation charm and leaped down from the sword.
He glanced complicatedly towards the entrance of the Dongxuan Sect, where two enforcement elders were already waiting for him.
Instead of bringing back Senior Shang, six elders in the Ascension Stage were injured, which was a deadly blow to Dongxuan Sect.
Despite being unharmed, he even brought back a thick stack of bills…
Even as the head disciple, not worried about being expelled from the sect, but probably will face significant punishment.
The two law enforcement elders over there also saw him, sighed, followed the rules to seal off all his cultivation with the lock god whip, and then led him towards the Law Enforcement Hall.
Liu Shan lowered his head slightly, seeming to have anticipated this.
When leaving Cloud Sea World, he had already informed the sect of everything that would happen, naturally knowing he would be punished upon his return.
Fortunately, these two law enforcement elders were from the same lineage as him under the sect’s Supreme Immortal Qing Xuan, so they were quite courteous to him.
Liu Shan had always been beloved by his senior brothers, and now they were carefully reminding him, "The master may personally inquire about the situation later, remember to answer truthfully and not hide anything."
"Okay." Liu Shan nodded, then hesitated, "Senior brother, would the sect go to war with Cloud Sea World?"
He remembered what happened at Cloud Sea World and felt really upset.
After thinking for a long time, Liu Shan finally realized that it was Senior Brother who caused the trouble initially. It would be so unfair if the cultivators at Cloud Sea World were implicated… so innocent.
"Maybe," the elder enforcement officer whispered. "I heard that Cloud Sea World has built a new city called White Cloud City, inviting cultivators from all over to gather. It might attract many prominent sects and families seeking attention. I don’t think our sect will go there anytime soon. If we end up harming someone again, it could lead to trouble."
The three of them sighed at the thought.
Although there were many independent cultivators training in Cloud Sea Tower, there were also plenty of pampered young men and women from prestigious families!
Unexpectedly, Shang Wuyang started attacking people indiscriminately, ignoring the sect’s predicament. Now, many upper realm families have turned against Dongxuan Sect, some even coming to demand retribution!
The elder enforcement officer’s face changed abruptly as he hurriedly warned, "Junior Brother! Be careful, if Shang Wuyang dies and you are unharmed, you might face serious consequences!"
"Serious consequences?"
"I heard Supreme Immortal Shangxuan has returned this morning!"