Chapter 57: First Intimate Contact with the Celestial Being Patriarch

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: First Intimate Contact with the Celestial Being Patriarch

Lu Feifei exchanged a glance with her foolish boyfriend. Just as she was debating whether to tell the truth, another voice came from the communication talisman.

"Lu Feifei?"

It wasn’t Liu. This time, it was a mature woman’s voice that carried an overwhelming sense of authority.

"Who might you be...?"

"Yu Su."

"Ancestor Master... Yu..."

Hearing the name, Lu Feifei didn’t react immediately. She was about to question the woman, but halfway through, she suddenly remembered the person’s identity. Terrified, she quickly changed her tune, entirely at a loss for words.

Ancestor Master Yu was Liu’s grandmaster, one of the Celestial Being ancestors residing in the sect. She never expected that seeking Liu’s help to verify Elder Guo’s identity would attract the attention of the sect’s Celestial Being ancestor.

"There’s no need to be nervous," the Celestial Being ancestor offered a word of comfort, seemingly sensing Lu Feifei’s anxiety. "Today, I noticed Liu looking into information about Gongyang Ancestor Master. Out of curiosity, I asked her about it and learned she was investigating on your behalf. Lu Feifei, you are out on a mission and should currently be in Qing Province, correct? Could you tell me how you learned of Gongyang Ancestor Master’s existence?"

Gongyang Ancestor Master’s existence wasn’t a secret within the Celestial Demon Sect. Her records weren’t classified as top secret, and most Inner Sect Disciples had the clearance to read them. However, who would randomly decide to look up a sect senior who had perished ten thousand years ago? Therefore, Yu Su was extremely curious about what this Inner Sect Disciple named Lu Feifei had encountered in Qing Province, and why she had suddenly taken an interest in Gongyang Ancestor Master.

Listening to Ancestor Master Yu, Lu Feifei knew she didn’t actually have the right to refuse, even though the other party seemed to be speaking in a conversational tone. With a bitter smile, Lu Feifei exchanged another glance with Zhao Yang, communicating silently through their eyes.

"Ancestor Master, the situation is like this. Recently, a group calling itself the number one gang in the world, the Beggar Gang, appeared in Lingzhou City..."

Lu Feifei repeated everything Zhao Yang had told her. Whenever she missed a detail or made a mistake, Zhao Yang chimed in to fill in the gaps.

After listening to their account, Yu Su fell silent on the other end.

"Explain the modified Demon Transformation Map that Elder Guo instructed you on in detail," Ancestor Master Yu’s voice rang out once more after a brief pause.

Zhao Yang hesitated for a moment but ultimately described his altered Demon Transformation Map in its entirety. He repeated every single word Elder Guo had said to him during the instruction without omitting a single syllable.

Upon hearing this, the other side fell silent once more. Zhao Yang and Lu Feifei held their breath, staring at each other as they waited for a response. After about fifteen minutes, Yu Su’s voice finally came through again.

"There are no issues with the Celestial Demon Map. In fact, some of the modifications have even enlightened me."

At those words, Lu Feifei and Zhao Yang exchanged a look, both seeing the shock in each other’s eyes. Who was Ancestor Master Yu? She was a Celestial Being ancestor of the sect who had lived for over a millennium, and her primary cultivation method was the Technique of the Free-Transforming Celestial Demon—the advanced version of the Celestial Demon Map. If the Demon Transformation Map modified by Elder Guo could inspire even Ancestor Master Yu, didn’t that mean Elder Guo’s insight far surpassed hers? Although they had previously guessed that Elder Guo might be a true, supreme senior who had surpassed the Celestial Human Realm, hearing it indirectly confirmed by a Celestial Being ancestor still left them utterly astounded.

"From what you’re saying, this Elder Guo seems to have some connection with our Celestial Demon Sect?"

Zhao Yang nodded. "When I infiltrated the Beggar Gang Lingzhou Sub-Branch at night, Elder Guo caught me. He only spared me because he discovered I was from the Celestial Demon Sect. During our conversation, he also mentioned a confidante from his youth named Rong several times. I suspect... I suspect..."

"You suspect that the confidante Elder Guo mentioned is Gongyang Ancestor Master from seventeen thousand years ago, correct?" Yu Su finished his sentence, her tone carrying a hint of agreement. "If what you say is true, it’s highly probable. However... even if this Elder Guo truly has ties to Gongyang Ancestor Master, now that ten thousand years have passed, who knows how much sentiment he still holds, or what his attitude toward our Celestial Demon Sect might be."

Zhao Yang thought for a moment before speaking cautiously. "I believe Elder Guo is someone who deeply values the past. Simply because I am from the Celestial Demon Sect, and for the sake of Ancestor Master Rong, he didn’t hold my nocturnal intrusion into the Beggar Gang Lingzhou Sub-Branch against me. Instead, he graciously guided my cultivation."

"Hmm..." Ancestor Master Yu pondered for a moment. "This matter... is of great consequence. I need to discuss it with the Sect Leader and the other ancestors of the sect. If possible, I will personally make a trip to Qing Province and find a way to meet this Elder Guo. You must accelerate your mission. I’ll give you another seven days. Within seven days, the Intercontinental Teleportation Array must be completed."

Without waiting for Zhao Yang and Lu Feifei to respond, she unilaterally cut off the connection.

Looking at the Communication Jade Talisman lying quietly on the table, Zhao Yang and Lu Feifei exchanged another glance, unable to suppress their helpless, bitter smiles. What was originally supposed to be a chance to silently reap great rewards had unexpectedly escalated into an issue concerning the entire sect.

"It seems... the rumors are likely true. The Creation Realm experts of our sect..." Recalling Ancestor Master Yu’s excessive concern regarding his Elder Guo, Zhao Yang couldn’t help but mutter.

But before he could finish his sentence, a hand clamped over his mouth. Lu Feifei glared at him reprovingly.

"You’re in your thirties! Don’t you know what should and shouldn’t be said? Is this the kind of thing we can gossip about in private?"

Zhao Yang stared blankly at Lu Feifei, whose feigned anger couldn’t hide her genuine concern. Catching the faint, sweet scent lingering near his nose, he subconsciously stuck out his tongue and... licked her palm.

Feeling the tickle on her palm, Lu Feifei quickly snatched her hand back from Zhao Yang’s mouth. Her face flushed red as she shot him a glare. "Are you asking for a death wish?!"

Looking at his girlfriend, whose beauty eclipsed peach blossoms, Zhao Yang couldn’t help but chuckle foolishly. "If I could look at you like this every day, I’d willingly die."

"Where did you learn to be such a smooth talker..." Lu Feifei huffed, though she couldn’t hide the deep tenderness in her eyes. "The ancestor ordered us to complete the Intercontinental Teleportation Array within seven days. We don’t have much time to waste, so let’s hurry and inform the other senior brothers."

Joy points from Lu Feifei +9999.

Prince Jing’s Residence.

Su Han, who was currently pondering how to find a chance to chuck a Brick at Gao Qiuqiu’s head, was completely unaware that he was about to have his first close encounter with a legendary Celestial Being ancestor. After thinking for a long time, he shook his head and gave up on the brain-racking question.

Look for a reason? Find an opportunity? Hah! Nonsense! Who was he? He was Crown Prince Jing, Su Han! He was the great senior above the Celestial Human Realm, Guo Jing!

Did he even need a reason to throw a Brick at Gao Qiuqiu? Throwing a Brick at the guy was giving him face, alright?

Not to mention Gao Qiuqiu, there were countless disciples of Major Sects and factions, as well as Independent Cultivators, who had flocked to Lingzhou from the Central State and all over Jiuzhou. Who knew how many of them would willingly beg for him to throw that Brick at them?

Like... a certain unnamed individual, our friend Zhao Yang, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Celestial Demon Sect with a girlfriend named Lu Feifei.

Wait? Zhao Yang! As if he had thought of something, Su Han’s eyes suddenly lit up.

"ACHOO!"

Standing in front of a door, just about to knock, Zhao Yang sneezed violently. He subconsciously rubbed his nose and muttered under his breath, "Is some pretty lady thinking about me?"

He murmured to himself, completely oblivious to his girlfriend beside him, who was currently gritting her teeth with a dark expression on her face.