Chapter 833 The Yuling Sect of Lingtian Continent
Ye Xuanyue looked at the old man. His gaze toward her was always a bit strange.
She paused for a moment, then spoke.
“How can I trust you?”
Her question was voiced very softly, yet it made the old man opposite her slightly startled.
His eyes fell on the young girl before him. She raised her head and met his gaze directly. Her eyes held a touch of seriousness, but her tone was extremely calm and composed.
“Other than that painting, is there anything else to see?”
The old man frowned. Looking at her clear and bright eyes, he felt that although she was young, she was remarkably composed, making it difficult to see through her. He hesitated for a long while before finally speaking in a low voice.
“What do you want to see?”
Ye Xuanyue smiled. Then a robe appeared in her hand, its hem embroidered with claw marks. She had not worn this robe for a very long time, yet taking it out now gave her a sense of nostalgia.
The old man opposite her frowned even more deeply. He hesitated for a long time before saying quietly,
“You didn’t just find some relic or receive some lost inheritance from outside.”
He paused, then said,
“You came from… there?”
Ye Xuanyue lifted her head. Her eyes were very calm.
“I’ve always been curious. After I went to the Imperial Dynasty, I heard the names of other sects—but I couldn’t find the Yuling Sect. Later, I learned that the Yuling Sect simply isn’t within the borders of the Imperial Dynasty.”
Her words vaguely hinted at her own identity. She smiled, then said,
“It was truly hard to find.”
Her tone was casual.
The old man looked at her, his gaze still shocked, as if he couldn’t believe it. He couldn’t believe that there really was someone who had crossed over from the Spirit Martial Continent.
Actually, there had been Yuling Sect disciples who came from the Spirit Martial Continent before. But as time passed, they became fewer and fewer.
In truth, the Yuling Sect itself had given up hope. Moreover, since the sect was not within the Imperial Dynasty’s borders and did not control a Teleportation Array, the hope of returning had grown even weaker.
Originally, messages could be passed between the two Yuling Sects without any problems. But an accident had occurred—a traitor had taken away a key Magical Treasure.
They had been chasing him all these years, but the traitor was incredibly cunning and had never been caught.
The Yuling Sect had tried for years to open a passage between the Spirit Martial Continent and the Lingtian Continent, but so far, they had not succeeded.
So this girl might be the only disciple in the last few decades able to reach the Lingtian Continent from the Spirit Martial Continent.
The old man’s gaze remained complex. Looking at the girl before him, he honestly had many questions he wanted to ask. He hesitated for a moment before asking softly,
“How did you reach the Lingtian Continent?”
He knew the loss of Spiritual Energy on the Lingtian Continent was extremely severe. Now, it was even difficult to break through to the Martial Venerable Realm. How had this girl managed to come through?
Ye Xuanyue hesitated, then said quietly,
“I passed through the Spatial Turbulence. It was probably luck.”
Her voice sounded very light. But the old man knew that within that short sentence lay heart-stopping danger.
This girl looked quite young. To have reached her current level—undoubtedly, she must be a top-tier talent. Knowing she hadn’t grown up on the Lingtian Continent was proof enough of how formidable her talent was.
Probably only a peerless genius with such powerful talent could pass through the Spatial Turbulence and reach the Lingtian Continent.
The old man stared at her, then said in a low voice,
“Are all your Summoned Spirit Beasts still… there?”
In his thinking, since she had passed through the Spatial Turbulence, perhaps all her Spirit Beasts had suffered heavy casualties for her to make it through. It must have been that the Lower Realm’s Lingtian Continent had given her a contract with very powerful Spirit Beasts. Only then could she have used their sacrifice to pass through the Spatial Turbulence and reach the Lingtian Continent.
Ye Xuanyue blinked slightly, then nodded.
“Yes. They are all still here.”
The old man’s expression became strange again. This was completely different from what he had imagined.
He silently stared at the girl before him, feeling as if it were a dream. If someone had told him before today that someone would come from the Spirit Martial Continent, he would have laughed heartily, thinking the person was dreaming.
But now, with the facts before his eyes, he felt he couldn’t believe it.
His gaze swept over her. After hesitating for a long while, the old man took a deep breath and said softly,
“If that’s the case…”
He hesitated for a moment, then continued,
“You…”
But a trace of a bitter smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
If it had been a few years earlier, he would have happily taken this girl back to the sect. But now the situation was different. The Yuling Sect was no longer the same as before.
He lowered his head, remained silent for a moment, then said,
“Do you want to go with me to the Yuling Sect?”
A faint gleam appeared in Ye Xuanyue’s eyes. If she had the chance, she naturally would go. But right now, she didn’t have the time to visit the Yuling Sect.
Ye Xuanyue hesitated, then said,
“There are still some things I must do. Can you wait for me for a while?”
Contrary to what Ye Xuanyue thought, the old man before her actually seemed relieved after hearing her say that.
He looked at the girl’s delicate face. After a while, he explained softly,
“The sect has been somewhat chaotic recently. It’s not a good time to take you back. But in a little while, things should settle down.”
Seeing the girl’s confused eyes opposite him, a faint, bitter smile appeared in his gaze. After a moment, the old man explained softly,
“Since you came from the Yuling Sect on the Spirit Martial Continent, you should know that our identities are actually Summoners.”
Seeing the girl nod, the old man paused, then continued his explanation.
“When we first came from the Spirit Martial Continent to the Lingtian Continent, many Spirit Beasts followed us. But later, relations between Spirit Beasts and humans deteriorated. Caught in the middle and finding it difficult to take sides, we simply left the Human Imperial Dynasty and became completely independent. We never involve ourselves in the battles between the human Imperial Dynasty sects and the Beast Alliance.”
This was something Ye Xuanyue could already guess. Given the Yuling Sect’s ways, it was simply impossible for them to participate in such conflicts.
Ye Xuanyue’s eyes watched the old man intently. He took a sip of tea, his voice steady.
“The Yuling Sect is indeed special. We don’t favor either the Spirit Beasts or the humans.”
Ye Xuanyue’s eyes brightened. She looked around, then suddenly asked,
“So, the Wish-Granting Market was established by the Yuling Sect?”