Chapter 18 What News Is So Powerful?

“What news is so powerful?”

“Dianlian, you’d better not be bragging!”

“Eh? Now that I think of it, didn’t Dianlian go down the mountain to carry out a mission? Why is she back so suddenly? Has the mission been completed already?”

Several of them chattered away, like a flock of sparrows.

Chen Xiao, considering the old friendship between Tu Shanche and Lotus Monastery, didn't barge in but quietly stood aside, watching the show.

“Ahem, the mission has naturally been completed, and the news I want to announce is also related to this mission… Forget it, I won’t beat around the bush with you. Let me just say it straight: Blood Sect is finished!”

When she said the last two words, Dianlian’s excitement was almost written all over her face.

However, the other nuns didn’t react at all after hearing her words.

“So?”

“Yeah, so what? Eh, what did Dianlian just say was finished?”

“She said Blood Sect is finished! So what?”

“Wait, Blood Sect is finished?”

“Blood Sect is finished?!!!”

“Dianlian, is what you’re saying true?”

It turned out that the nuns weren’t unresponsive; they just hadn’t realized it at first.

“Of course, it’s true! The four guardians of the Blood Sect, including the Blood Sect Master Shi Kai, are all dead at the hands of Immortal Master Chen. Now, all that’s left of the Blood Sect are a bunch of old, weak, and disabled. As long as Abbess Master gives the order, we can wipe them all out within three days!”

Dianlian was like a little hen, chirping and gesticulating.

Her senior and junior sisters were all shocked by the news.

Blood Sect and Lotus Monastery were located in the same Xuzhou territory, and the two had been enemies for generations, with their conflicts never ceasing for hundreds of years.

Unexpectedly, today they heard that the Blood Sect Master and the four guardians had all been killed by that young man. It was truly gratifying!

“Oh, right, there’s one more thing. Actually, the mission that Abbess Master asked me to carry out this time was to act as a human poison and poison to death Ximen Qiufeng, the young master of the Heavenly Blood Sect.”

Dianlian spoke of these things casually, as if acting as a human poison was nothing to the nuns of Lotus Monastery.

Truly fearless!

“Guess what happened? That Heavenly Blood Sect’s young master, Ximen Qiufeng, actually came in person! You know, he’s a great cultivator at the peak of the Transformation God Realm, only one step away from the Divine Sea Realm. This time, he came to the secular world to refine women and break through to the Divine Sea Realm!”

Dianlian recounted vividly, her expressions extremely exaggerated.

Her senior and junior sisters listened intently, asking Dianlian with tense expressions.

“And then? Did you run into that Ximen Qiufeng? How did you escape from his grasp?”

“Of course, they didn’t run into him. If they had run into that evil young master Ximen Qiufeng, there’s no way Dianlian would have been able to come back! She would have been sucked dry already!”

“Dianlian, hurry up and tell us! Stop being so mysterious!”

Hearing the urging, Dianlian cleared her throat and said pretentiously, “That evil beast Ximen Qiufeng is already dead! He was flicked to death by Immortal Master Chen with a single finger, just like this…”

As she spoke, Dianlian imitated Chen Xiao, making a finger-flicking gesture.

Her senior and junior sisters stared blankly, their eyes fixed on Dianlian.

After a few seconds, rebukes came from the mouths of the senior sisters.

“Nonsense!”

“That’s utter nonsense!”

“Dianlian, a member of the clergy does not lie. You’ve really disappointed me!”

Dianlian was so anxious that she jumped up and down, trying hard to explain.

“What I’m saying is true! It’s all true! Ah, why don’t you believe me? Forget it, believe it or not…”

She didn’t expect that her senior and junior sisters, whom she usually treated like her own sisters, wouldn’t believe her words. It was simply outrageous!

“Get out of the way! I’m going to take Immortal Master Chen to see Abbess Master. If you don’t believe me, she will!”

Dianlian said angrily.

“I believe Dianlian’s words.”

Just then, a very pleasant voice came from inside the monastery.

Then, a beautiful middle-aged nun walked out from within.

“This humble nun, Denglian, greets this benefactor.”

The beautiful nun bowed to Chen Xiao.

“Abbess Master, I knew you would believe me!”

Dianlian looked as if she had seen a relative when she saw the beautiful nun.

This Nun Denglian was the Abbess of Lotus Monastery.

It turned out that the nuns of Lotus Monastery all had names ending with ‘Lian’!

Chen Xiao finally confirmed this point.

“Abbess, Dianlian’s words are too exaggerated, right? I don’t mean to look down on this benefactor, but Ximen Qiufeng is a great cultivator at the peak of the Transformation God Realm. If what Dianlian said is true, then it’s too incredible…”

Konglian said with disbelief.

“I learned through my channels that the Blood Sect Master and the four guardians are all dead, and the young master of the Heavenly Blood Sect, Ximen Qiufeng, has also fallen.”

Abbess Denglian’s words were like a thunderclap in the quiet of the monastery.

Uh, this…

All the nuns were dumbfounded, looking at Chen Xiao in disbelief, their eyes filled with respect.

“Now you believe me, right! You actually didn’t believe me, hmph…”

With the Abbess’s endorsement, Dianlian finally became proud.

“This benefactor, may I ask your name? What brings you to my Lotus Monastery?”

Denglian didn’t bother with her disciples’ squabbles, and her eyes fell on Chen Xiao.

“My name is Chen Xiao. Daoist Denglian is straightforward. To be honest, I do have a request.”

Chen Xiao said directly.

“Benefactor Chen, please speak plainly.”

Denglian’s eyes flickered slightly. She had already guessed Chen Xiao’s intentions, so she didn’t invite Chen Xiao into the Lotus Monastery.

“I heard that Lotus Monastery is an outer sect of the Heavenly Lotus Sect, and that Lotus Monastery has a Jiyuan Gate (dimensional gate) leading to the Immortal Hidden World. I would like to borrow your monastery’s Jiyuan Gate to go to the Immortal Hidden World.”

As soon as Chen Xiao’s voice fell, all the nuns became vigilant.

And some of the nuns’ eyes fell on Dianlian, clearly with blame in their expressions.

“It wasn’t me! It really wasn’t me! I only just found out that Immortal Master Chen came to Lotus Monastery for this purpose.”

Dianlian quickly waved her hand, meaning that she wasn’t the one who revealed the secrets of Lotus Monastery.

Denglian looked at Chen Xiao with a solemn expression, thinking that it was just as she had thought.

She said decisively, rejecting Chen Xiao, “Benefactor Chen, please forgive this humble nun for being impolite, but I cannot agree to your request, nor do I dare to agree. Although I am only the Abbess of Lotus Monastery, I am only an outer sect disciple. Without obtaining the permission of the Dao Chief of the Heavenly Lotus Sect, this humble nun cannot allow anyone to use the Jiyuan Gate of Lotus Monastery.”

“Of course, this humble nun knows that my strength is insufficient. Even if I gather the strength of the entire monastery, I cannot contend with Benefactor Chen. But even if Benefactor Chen kills this humble nun, I will not allow Benefactor Chen to get his wish!”

“Therefore, Benefactor Chen, please leave.”

Denglian’s words were firm yet polite.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Chen Xiao was speechless, looking at the nervous appearance of the little nuns. Did they think he was going to force his way in?

Hmph, they were wrong!

Chen Xiao didn’t say anything, he only took out the jade hairpin that Tu Shanche had given him, displaying it in front of Denglian.

“Daoist Denglian, what about now?”

Chen Xiao only showed the jade hairpin, not wasting any words.

Because he discovered that Abbess Denglian’s eyes had widened.

“This, this, this is the Qinglian Jade Hairpin… How, how did it end up in your hands?”

As soon as Denglian saw the jade hairpin, she became so excited that she was incoherent.

“Never mind how I got it. I’m just asking you, can I enter the Immortal Hidden World now?”

After saying that, Chen Xiao put the jade hairpin away again.

Denglian pondered for a moment, then said casually, “Benefactor Chen, please follow me.”

Denglian led Chen Xiao to Lotus Monastery. The rule of Lotus Monastery was that ordinary men were not allowed to enter, but now, Chen Xiao was obviously no longer in the category of ordinary men.

“Benefactor Chen, please wait here for a moment. I’ll be right back.”

Denglian said after taking Chen Xiao to a quiet room.

Chen Xiao nodded and gently hummed in agreement.

After that, Denglian slowly retreated, and after closing the door of the quiet room, she quickly moved her lotus steps and returned to her Dao room.

The Dao room was the living room of a Daoist.

Although Denglian was a Daoist nun, she was a woman after all, so the Dao room was equipped with a dressing table and a half-meter-high dressing mirror.

Denglian adjusted her appearance in front of the dressing mirror, and after feeling that she was still considered dignified, she tapped her brow.

The next moment, a cyan light burst out from her brow and shot directly onto the dressing mirror.

The dressing mirror was not shattered by the cyan light. Instead, the mirror surface rippled like a stone hitting the water surface, with circles of ripples spreading out.

After the ripples spread out for several circles in a row, the scene in the mirror slowly changed, and finally, it revealed a perfect face that was heavenly and beautiful, yet without a trace of worldliness.

“Lotus Monastery outer sect disciple Denglian pays respect to the Dao Chief!”

After seeing that heavenly and beautiful face, Denglian immediately bowed respectfully.

And this Dao Chief she spoke of was naturally the Dao Chief of the Heavenly Lotus Sect.

“What do you want from this seat?”

The Dao Chief asked, her voice like the sound of ice colliding.

“Dao Chief, the Blood Sect has been wiped out, and the young master of the Heavenly Blood Sect, Ximen Qiufeng, was killed in Xuzhou!”

Denglian reported to her.

The Dao Chief was slightly moved, then her expression returned to normal, “Who did it?”

Clearly, Lotus Monastery didn’t have such strength, and the Dao Chief was very clear about that.

“It was a benefactor named Chen Xiao. He wants to go to the Immortal Hidden World through the Jiyuan Gate of Lotus Monastery.”

Denglian said truthfully.

The Dao Chief pondered for a moment, then directly refused, “This seat has never heard of any Chen Xiao. The origins of this child are unknown, so naturally, he cannot be allowed to use the Jiyuan Gate of Lotus Monastery at will to enter the Immortal Hidden World. Refuse him. If this child doesn’t appreciate the favor, this seat will take action myself.”

“Yes, Dao Chief.”

Denglian nodded slightly, then continued, “Dao Chief, this child has a jade hairpin on him. If I’m not mistaken, it seems to be the Qinglian Jade Hairpin.”

“What?”

The Dao Chief’s eyes widened instantly, and that perfect, flawless face suddenly revealed a surprised expression.