Chapter 365: Chapter 256: The Secret History of the Two Old Ascenders
For the disciples of the Sword Sect, the Celestial Sect is a relatively unfamiliar place. First, the Celestial Sect is too remote from all the Sword Pavilions, with Dragon Tiger Mountain in between. Secondly, it is rumored that there is a secret hidden among them.
It is said that the relationship between the Sword Sect Leader and the Celestial Sect Leader is not good, there is a private estrangement, but the exact reason is unknown.
Because it happened too long ago, even the elders of both sides mostly do not know the details, and those who do know refuse to discuss it.
Whenever curious disciples inquire about it, they only hear repeated denials, claiming that nothing happened and that the Celestial Sect and Sword Sect are like family.
But this behavior only adds fuel to the fire, making things even more confusing and intriguing.
Even the Junior Sister is the same way. As the daughter of the Sect Leader, she does not know the details, and every time she tries to inquire subtly, her parents just brush it off.
When she was young, her parents took her to visit relatives and elders, she’d even been to the Buddhist Sect many times, but the Celestial Sect was never visited.
Following her father through the Celestial Sect’s mountain gate, the distant mist dispersed, yet no stone steps or mountain path appeared, only a cliff.
Below the cliff is a vast basin, where verdant forests extend north and gradually are replaced by glaciers. The Celestial Sect is situated among those glaciers.
Currently, it’s nighttime, with stars shining brightly, and the aurora of the Northern Lands flickering beyond.
If Zhang Ze were here, he’d definitely say.
Wow, Disney!
However, he’s not here, so the Junior Sister looked at the wondrous scene and asked a rather inappropriate question.
"Why did they build the mountain gate so far away?"
Chen Qianhu replied expressionlessly, "It’s just the quirk of the Celestial Sect Leader. Once we get there, stick close to me and don’t wander off."
The Junior Sister thought there might be a fight soon and eagerly asked, "Should we call Mum to come too?"
"...Forget it, things aren’t as you think. Just follow me later."
As soon as Chen Qianhu finished speaking, dozens of ethereal Celestial Sect cultivators soared to the mountain gate on rays of light.
The leading woman bowed and greeted.
"Greetings Sword Sect Leader, our Sect Leader has been expecting you for some time. Please follow me."
This woman was extremely beautiful, even Chen Qin couldn’t help but glance at her several times, but her voice was monotone, like a lake under ice.
Unlike her second sister who pretends to be an expert by not speaking, the members of the Celestial Sect externally seemed truly emotionless.
A few days back, she and her senior brother were wandering near Ling State and saw many disciples from the Celestial Sect out for training, but none as emotionless as this one.
The woman noticed Chen Qin looking at her and returned a courteous smile that lacked any warmth.
After speaking, the woman raised her sleeve gently, and the rays of light coalesced into a long bridge.
Chen Qin followed her father onto the bridge made of light, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the Celestial Sect’s main hall.
The entire main hall seemed built for giants, as people walking inside it appeared tiny like specks of dust.
Upon entering the main hall, the welcoming woman withdrew, leaving only Chen Qianhu and his daughter with the Celestial Sect Leader.
The Celestial Sect Leader had her back turned to the father and daughter, positioned before a huge star disc, with the constellation reflected above in the hall, creating a starry sky.
It was uncertain whether it was the vastness of the hall or the grandeur of the starry sky, but Chen Qin felt the atmosphere was daunting.
Chen Qin tightened her small fist, glanced at the towering columns around, and gently clutched her father’s large hand with her other hand.
The meaning was, Dad relax, I’ll hide if there’s a fight.
Chen Qianhu sighed, ignoring his daughter’s antics, and said, "I have something to discuss with you."
"A millennium unseen, what brings you here today?" The Celestial Sect Leader’s tone was icy.
The legendary Celestial Sect Leader turned around, facing the father and daughter.
"Gasp" Chen Qin inhaled sharply, she’d never seen someone so beautiful.
The feeling was indescribable, unfathomable.
This Celestial Sect Leader was even more beautiful than the guiding sister and her own mother.
Chen Qin felt an impulse, wanting to run over to have her head patted, lifted high, and finally... smacked?
At this thought, Chen Qin’s face suddenly turned red, realizing her rudeness, as even the notion seemed disrespectful to the Fairy before her.
She retreated a step, hid behind her father, biting her lip and not raising her head.
Chen Qianhu coughed lightly, "This is my daughter, you don’t need to be like this."
His words had just landed when the force surrounding Chen Qin quietly dissipated, leaving the Junior Sister briefly bewildered, her legs softening, almost collapsing.
For unknown reasons, suddenly she really missed her senior brother...
The Celestial Sect Leader glanced at Chen Qin twice, "Mumu? I remember Mumu didn’t come here like this, why’s she so small now?"
"This is my youngest daughter."
"Oh~"
Chen Qianhu looked at the Celestial Sect Leader, named Lu Yuzhou, this perpetually eighteen old woman, although her expression and tone hadn’t changed, he still felt the sarcasm.
"A millennium unseen, the memory’s slipping a bit, tell me, what’s the reason for your visit to my Celestial Sect?"
Chen Qianhu was sure this woman was being sarcastic, but he had no evidence.
He didn’t mention Zhang Ze and his daughter’s affair, "Something has emerged from the Central Continent."
Lu Yuzhou blinked, indicating for Chen Qianhu to continue.
"Operating underground, carrying an invisible Ghost City, appeared in Wind Chime City forty years ago. I found traces of its activities underground, it’s..."