TBOUMTBDK Chapter 106

Chapter 106: Phoenix Cry Sect Leader

Half an hour ago, Yun Xia and Xiao Nanli arrived at Phoenix Cry Mountain, the main peak of Phoenix Cry Sect, and then Xiao Nanli took him to see the sect leader.

Yun Xia originally thought the Phoenix Cry Sect Leader would be an old man, but upon meeting him, he turned out to be a handsome guy with black hair.

Although he wasn’t as handsome as the male lead, Xiao Nanli, calling him a great-looking guy was definitely not an exaggeration.

However, although he looked young, his demeanor and bearing made it clear that he wasn’t as young as he appeared. He was at least several hundred or even a thousand years old.

Thinking of this, Yun Xia thought of Mo Jun Zhou again. The Demon Lord’s age wasn’t young either, but he didn’t have any traces of time on his face like this sect leader.

“What? Little fellow, why are you staring at me like that?”

Yun Xia’s first impression of him was actually quite good.

“It’s nothing, disciple Yun Xia greets Sect Leader Immortal Venerable.”

The sect leader smiled and waved his hand, walking up to Yun Xia: “Raise your head.”

Yun Xia then raised his head to look at him, this time looking openly and honestly.

Tsk tsk, not even wrinkles, he takes good care of himself. He’ll have to learn these kinds of spells in the future.

The Phoenix Cry Sect Leader looked at the young man’s bright eyes, the direct, clear, and unclouded gaze. It was rare, a disciple like this in the Immortal Sect, treating meeting the sect leader like meeting a friend from next door.

He didn’t reprimand Yun Xia, but said calmly: “When you first saw the Demon Lord, were you also looking at him so directly?”

Before Yun Xia could react to these words, Xiao Nanli’s expression changed slightly, and he stepped forward, saying: “Sect Leader Immortal Venerable, please don’t blame Junior Brother Yun Xia. It’s just his personality; he doesn’t mean to be disrespectful to the sect leader.”

The sect leader turned his gaze to him: “Oh? Can Nanli guarantee that?”

Xiao Nanli affirmed: “Nanli can.”

The sect leader looked at Yun Xia, then at Xiao Nanli: “Alright.”

Xiao Nanli thought the sect leader wouldn’t pursue the matter, but the sect leader turned to Yun Xia: “So, what’s your answer?”

Xiao Nanli choked.

Yun Xia said very frankly: “To be honest, Sect Leader Immortal Venerable, when I first saw the Demon Lord, I was also looking at him directly like this.”

These words were beyond the expectations of the other two, and Xiao Nanli looked over in astonishment.

The sect leader showed great interest: “Oh? And then?”

Yun Xia sighed: “Then I almost died. Sect Leader Immortal Venerable, the fact that you can see me standing here safe and sound talking to you is all thanks to my clever and alert little brain.”

After three seconds of silence –

“Hahahaha! Interesting, courageous, very good, it’s Phoenix Cry’s fortune to have someone like you.” The sect leader laughed loudly. With this laugh, much of his previous feeling vanished, and he seemed to be a hundred or two years younger.

“You flatter me, you flatter me. It was Senior Brother who had the discerning eye to discover my wisdom root and send me over there, otherwise, you wouldn’t have seen that Li Yu Holy Monarch either.”

“Mm, you’re right, blessings hide misfortune, and misfortune hides blessing. Although you almost died there, but, according to Nanli, you and that Li Yu Holy Monarch have a good relationship.”

Yun Xia smiled: “More than good. I believe Senior Brother can see that he relies on me very much. Without me by his side, he doesn’t want to stay here at all. Sect Leader Immortal Venerable, I’m not trying to take credit, but the conditions for keeping him here are too harsh. If it weren’t for Xiao Tongfu, Senior Brother Xiao, and all my fellow disciples, if Li Yu Holy Monarch hadn’t been forced to take that Demon Transformation Pill, he would never have come back with me. Even then, he was sulking with me for a long time when I first told him.”

He chuckled: “Regarding this, I believe Senior Brother Huai Ying and the others have all reported to Sect Leader Immortal Venerable and Senior Brother.”

Sect Leader: “Mm, we are very clear about these things. You don’t need to worry. We will definitely satisfy both you and Li Yu Holy Monarch’s needs as agreed. However, little Yun Xia, you should also be clear that you and Phoenix Cry Sect advance and retreat together. No matter how deep your feelings are for the other party, your roots are in the Immortal Realm, in Phoenix Cry.”

Yun Xia: “I naturally know that. I can’t say I’m doing very well in other aspects, but I’m a person who knows how to be grateful. I learned this body of spells here, and this will always be my harbor.”

…

Yun Xia stood in the main hall, facing the Phoenix Cry Sect Leader alone, and said many words to him.

These words seemed to mean nothing, and both sides were very amiable.

But only those in the situation could know the conflict in these words.

There were warnings, reminders, and even threats, as well as responses, deflections, and composure.

But on the other hand, Yun Xia’s ability to speak to the sect leader in this attitude, and for so long, meant that he had placed himself in almost the same position as the sect leader.

Not in terms of status, but in terms of equal communication, with back and forth.

If Yun Xia had come up with the same attitude as everyone else, respectful and reverent, the sect leader wouldn’t have treated him like this.

After this conversation, the sect leader gained more information and understood Yun Xia as a person better, while Yun Xia received a guarantee and also gained the sect leader’s favor.

It seemed like a win-win situation.

But Yun Xia knew that he and Mo Jun Zhou were always at a disadvantage.

When the Phoenix Cry Sect Leader finally finished chatting, he kindly asked Yun Xia to sit down.

Only then did Yun Xia realize that he had been standing and babbling for so long.

He hadn’t dared to relax during this process, so he didn’t notice that his legs were stiff.

Xiao Nanli personally poured tea for him, and Yun Xia was flattered: “Senior Brother, don’t! If they see you pouring tea for me, I’ll be drowned by their saliva!”

The sect leader laughed: “How could that be?”

“It will, Sect Leader, it really will. You know Senior Brother’s reputation in Phoenix Cry Sect.” He said this, but his hands didn’t stop, drinking the tea in the cup in one gulp and putting it back. Seeing this, Xiao Nanli poured him another cup, and he drank it all again.

“Can I have another cup? Thank you.”

Xiao Nanli naturally could, pouring him another cup, and Yun Xia didn’t rush to finish it in one gulp this time.

The sect leader and Xiao Nanli were talking about something else, and Yun Xia sat in his seat, holding the cup in both hands, sipping it slowly.

His body relaxed, and his gaze was lost, looking at the ground in front of him, letting his overactive brain cool down.

Several disciples walked in from outside, seemingly having been instructed by the sect leader to do something, and they also reported some things.

Yun Xia didn’t pay attention.

After a while, only the three of them were left in the hall again. The sect leader and Xiao Nanli looked at Yun Xia and saw Yun Xia sitting in his seat, drinking tea blankly.

His long eyelashes blinked slowly from time to time, his toes occasionally touched, and the whole person was a big, adorable character.

It was a huge contrast to the person who had been so calm before, speaking plausibly with the highest authority of an immortal sect without any timidity.

The sect leader turned his head to look at Xiao Nanli, wondering where he had dug up this treasure.

Xiao Nanli only smiled faintly.

That kid had even secretly mocked him, putting on this act in person. Only he could do it.

“How is it? Is the tea that good? Should I send you a jar?”

Yun Xia suddenly raised his head: “Huh? Oh, yes, please, thank you, Sect Leader.”

The sect leader immediately called someone over again and asked him to send the things to Yun Xia’s place.

The guard standing at the door glanced over here. Although the sect leader didn’t lack this jar of tea, normally, one would politely decline, right? This was the first time he had seen someone accept it without the slightest bit of politeness.

“Alright, the most important business has been discussed. Now it’s time for the second most important business.”

Yun Xia put down his teacup and straightened up.

“You can stay seated, no need to be polite.”

Yun Xia then sat down comfortably, and Xiao Nanli also sat down next to Yun Xia.

“Thank you, Sect Leader. What’s the second most important business?”

The sect leader laughed: “How could you forget yourself? Your Immortal Core. If you don’t convert it back, how will you cultivate? Or are you telling me that you’ve been back for a day and haven’t thought about cultivating?”

Yun Xia: “…”

It had been more than a day; how long had it been since he had cultivated?

“Uh, Sect Leader is right to reprimand me.”

“Hehe, it’s alright. Nanli helped you convert the Immortal Core into a Demon Nucleus in the first place, so…”

Yun Xia immediately said: “Sect Leader Immortal Venerable, regarding the matter of my Demon Nucleus, can I have someone else handle it for me?”

The sect leader didn’t pursue the fact that Yun Xia had interrupted him, but was very surprised: “You don’t want Nanli to help you?”

Yun Xia replied quickly: “I don’t want to.”

The sect leader didn’t speak. Xiao Nanli’s eyes darkened beside him, and he gripped the armrest of the chair tightly with his hand on the side.

The sect leader took this scene into his eyes, said nothing, but asked Yun Xia: “Why? Are you dissatisfied with Nanli’s cultivation level, worried that he’ll make a mistake?”

Yun Xia said: “Of course not. Precisely because it’s Senior Brother. Senior Brother is also one of the Ten Great Elders of the Immortal Sect, managing a myriad of affairs every day. I’m just a small disciple, with a mediocre cultivation base. How could I trouble Senior Brother to come in person?”

He also turned to Xiao Nanli with a sincere face: “Senior Brother, I’m definitely notdislikedisliking you. Please, please don’t think that way, or I’ll feel guilty to death.”

Xiao Nanli twitched the corners of his lips, saying: “Since Junior Brother says so, then I naturally won’t think that way. However, the matter of your Immortal Core is my responsibility in the first place. How can I abandon it halfway and push the matter to someone else? This is my duty, and you’re not just a small disciple.”

Yun Xia paused.

“But…”

“However, I’m not someone who forces others to do things they don’t want to do. Yun Xia is still a meritorious official. If Junior Brother really doesn’t want me to handle it, naturally, you can ask someone else for help.” Xiao Nanli leisurely picked up his teacup.

“Oh? Then I’ll…”

At this time, the sect leader interjected: “Mm, that’s right. Converting the Demon Nucleus requires a high cultivation base, and it can’t be completely converted in a short period of time. How about this, the other elders have their own matters to handle, so they probably won’t have time. Then I’ll personally help you handle it. Yun Xia, then you’ll…”

“Uh, that! Thank you, Sect Leader Immortal Venerable. The Sect Leader needs to manage the entire Immortal Sect. You are the person with the heaviest responsibilities in the entire Immortal Sect. How can I be so insensible? How about this, Senior Brother, if you don’t mind, can you please help me convert the Demon Nucleus?”

He was joking. Let the sect leader personally help him? Absolutely not.

After the previous hour-long conversation, Yun Xia already knew that this person was a smiling fox, not as easy to deal with as he looked.

Moreover, since the sect leader had said so, he couldn’t ask the other elders. He heard them say that ordinary people couldn’t help; they had to have a certain level of cultivation, otherwise, Yun Xia wouldn’t dare let others touch his Inner Core.

In the end, he still had to ask Xiao Nanli for help. He felt that the sect leader was definitely doing it on purpose.

Xiao Nanli even started putting on airs. His handsome face was turned away from Yun Xia, leisurely blowing on the tea leaves, just not speaking.

Yun Xia cursed inwardly, but on the surface, he could only continue to say: “Can you, Senior Brother? You just said you were willing to help me, so…”

Yun Xia watched as Xiao Nanli took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, bid farewell to the sect leader, and then walked towards the door of the hall without even looking at Yun Xia.

Yun Xia: “???”

Did he think he could just run away like this? What about his Demon Nucleus?

At this time, the sect leader kindly reminded him: “Oh, that’s right, I forgot to say. Converting the Demon Nucleus is a troublesome matter, and it takes a long time. It’s best to have the person who helped you convert the Immortal Core into a Demon Nucleus in the first place do it, because that person is the one who knows your body’s condition best.”

Yun Xia: “…You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you!”

Why didn’t he say so earlier!

The sect leader blinked: “How could that be? I just forgot. Do you want to go and beg him again?”

Yun Xia took a deep breath, hastily bid farewell to the sect leader, and then chased after him, shouting as he ran:

“Senior Brother! Senior Brother, please wait for me! You can’t just leave like this; you have to take responsibility for me!”

The disciples on duty at the door of the hall: “…………”