Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 291: Chapter 291: Everything Is for Cultivation

As she finished speaking, Yun Miaozhen’s expression was resolute.

She was the treasured daughter of the Yun Family and had received the teachings of Master Xiuxin. She cultivated the *Ice Heart Ruthless Sword Technique*, forging a Heartless Sword Heart.

The principle of this technique was to be supremely emotionless, one’s sword like a heart of ice.

’To master this technique, I must possess the great resolve to be supremely emotionless. Family, love, friendship—they are all obstacles to my sword.’

’If I can’t even sever my feelings for my own sister...’

’How can I call myself ruthless?’

The more Yun Miaozhen thought about it, the more she felt that if she didn’t do this, she couldn’t be considered supremely emotionless. Forget cultivation—it would become an impediment to her Dao Heart!

Seeing her so resolute, Master Xiuxin nodded in satisfaction. The Master’s features were just as exquisite, her expression as glacially cold as Yun Miaozhen’s, but with an added air of dignity and maturity. She was like a snow-capped mountain that never thawed—difficult to approach, to be admired from afar but never trifled with.

”As expected of my disciple.”

”In that case, I shall act. I will bind and partition the threads of fate between you and your sister. Good fortune shall be yours, and disaster hers. All to preserve the bond between you.”

”Thank you, Master.”

Yun Miaozhen bowed again, a thrill of excitement in her heart. With her master’s help, she could transfer all of her fated disasters to her sister and enjoy the good fortune for herself.

From now on, her cultivation would surely advance by leaps and bounds.

At the same time, this was a good thing for her sister, Yun Miaqing. After all, her own karmic fortune was insufficient, and she didn’t have a strong past-life foundation like she did.

’Once Miaoqing enters the Demon Sect and bears my calamities for me, if she ever returns, my own cultivation will surely be accomplished. Then I can compensate her for her ten years of suffering. This is the karma of sweetness following bitterness. By then, even without a strong past-life foundation, I will help her forge a path in cultivation.’

’Even if she dies in the Demon Sect, she will simply be reincarnated.’

’By then, I should have reached Foundation Establishment myself, and I’ll be in a perfect position to guide her. As the sister of a Foundation-Stage Cultivator, she will finally have a proper foundation of her own.’

This way, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?

’Miaoqing might not understand, but that’s only because her cultivation is insufficient and her Dao Heart is weak. As her older sister, it’s my duty to secure her future for her.’

At this thought, Yun Miaozhen became even more composed.

This was the Sword Pavilion. Without a proper background, it was impossible to get anywhere. After all, she was the one with a master at the Foundation Establishment stage, wasn’t she? This was simply the karma she was born with.

’If Miaoqing had the right karma, she could find her own patron.’

”By the way, Master.”

Yun Miaozhen continued, ”Miaoqing obtained a Spirit Sword Embryo at the manor. I must ask Master to retrieve it for me later.”

”After all, Miaoqing will be heading to the Demon Sect. It wouldn’t be right for her to carry a Spirit Sword Embryo of such high quality. What if it were to fall into the hands of those Demons? Wouldn’t that just embolden them? It would be better for Master to retrieve it for me to look after. If Miaoqing can return in ten years, I will personally hand it back to her.”

Master Xiuxin nodded. ”Very well.”

”It pleases me greatly that you possess such a Dao Heart. Since the Sword Embryo was obtained by your own sister, it must be part of your karma as well. It is meant for you to use.”

With that, she released her Divine Sense, sweeping it toward Yun Miaqing in the distance.

And then they heard a long sigh.

”What monsters...”

The moment the voice faded, the expression of the Master from the Sword Pavilion, a cultivator at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, changed drastically. She shot to her feet, her elegant brows knitting together as she scanned her surroundings.

”Master?” Yun Miaozhen hadn’t yet processed what was happening.

This was far beyond the scope of Qi Refining. Master Xiuxin was in no mood to reply. With a single thought, a magnificent Sword Pill appeared in her palm.

”Break!”

The next second, a slash of Sword Light shot out, but this time even Yun Miaozhen could tell something was wrong... The beam of light simply dissipated in mid-air.

How could this be?

For a moment, Yun Miaozhen felt as if she were in a dream, completely bewildered. When she looked down, she was shocked to see an identical version of herself on the ground.

’Is that me?’

’No... that’s my body!’

’Then... am I a Soul?’

Yun Miaozhen finally realized her Soul had been extracted from her body. She immediately turned to her master, Master Xiuxin, for help, only to be met with an even more terrifying sight... Her master, a cultivator with a Foundation Establishment Cultivation, had also had her Soul extracted!

The profound power of the Dharma Body: Capture!

The next second, the master and disciple saw an imposing figure.

He wore dark robes and stood with his hands clasped behind his back. Behind him loomed a towering phantasm with three heads, six arms, a ghastly green face, and sharp fangs, which was staring straight at them.

”...A Foundation Establishment Demon!?”

Master Xiuxin’s eyes flew wide, and a chill shot straight to her head. How could such a Demon appear in the South without anyone noticing?

How was that possible!

Master Xiuxin was no Loose Cultivator. Although only an Honored Guest Elder for the Ye Family, she was widely experienced and quickly recognized the phantasm behind Lü Yang.

”The Heavenly Qian Totalizing All Manifestations Dharma Body!?”

”Someone actually mastered this Second-Grade Cultivation Skill from the Demon Sect? Which Golden Core Direct Lineage disciple is it? And so audacious as to run rampant here in the South?”

Master Xiuxin had no time for further thought, because Lü Yang was already standing before them. With their Souls extracted, their very thoughts were sluggish. They couldn’t even think of resisting, let alone cry out for help. They could only watch as Lü Yang reached out and pressed his palm down on their heads.

Golden Talent: Puppet!

As the brilliant light of the Talent Skill descended, both Yun Miaozhen and Master Xiuxin’s expressions turned vacant. They were dazed, unable to compose themselves.

The feeling was very similar to the Veil of the Trees.

They knew something was wrong, yet they couldn’t delve deeper or think clearly. They could only allow Lü Yang’s Mana to wrap around them like a spider’s web.

Lü Yang carefully savored the effects of this Golden Talent. If he had to use a single, precise, and easy-to-understand word to describe it—

It would be ”hypnosis.”

’Those controlled by this Talent Skill show no outward changes in their daily lives. But the moment they are in my presence and I activate the skill, they are instantly at my command.’

’What an overwhelmingly powerful Talent Skill!’

’Fellow Daoist Suo Huan, you’ve done well!’