"Mr. Yu Tian, Lady... should I call you Lady Yu now?" Jingxing asked, seeming deep in thought.
"What?" Xueling shouted in embarrassment.
"Anyway, welcome back," she said with a slight bow.
Xueling looked at her. "I'm surprised you're still here," she said.
"It's my job after all," Jingxing replied.
"Job, huh," Yu Tian thought. Except for her, everyone else had escaped - the other servants, and even the so-called members of the lady's faction. Well, he didn't really blame them, but for someone like her to stay despite all this, she was suspicious.
He wondered if she was a spy.
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"Hmm, that's strange," he thought. She didn't seem to have much loyalty towards the lady though, so why was she doing this?
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"Hmm." He wondered if he was misreading the situation. It was hard to work with emotions.
He first decided to confirm her cultivation. After using his calculation, he was able to confirm that she was just a Body Refining cultivator. He decided not to worry about her for now as she didn't seem like a threat.
An hour later, Yu Tian and Xueling sat opposite each other in his room.
"What do we do about the Silver Moon Sect?" she asked.
"At the moment, the Silver Moon Sect doesn't pose much of a threat to us. Even though they took over the other sects, they don't have much power and the treasures they looted won't strengthen them instantly," he said.
"When news of what happened here spreads, if they're smart, they'll pay us a visit. If not, well..."
Xueling nodded as she listened.
"Anyway, about the sect masters..." Yu Tian spoke, changing the topic. "They're so prideful, it'll be hard to make them submit," Yu Tian said.
He then looked at her. "But you have a method, right?" he asked.
"As expected of you, you noticed," she said.
Yu Tian thought it was simply too obvious. The way she had brought that girl from the outer sect under her wing and made her loyal while she had nothing to offer. Although now she did, back then, she was just someone with not much power or favor.
Xueling extended her hand and a golden seal made of qi appeared.
"This is an Imperial Seal," she explained. "It's used by the imperial family to enslave people," she added. "The imperial family has too much power and it's normal for cultivation sects to send spies in, so they use this to ensure loyalty," she said.
Yu Tian was in thought. Wasn't this a demonic technique?
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And it looked golden. He supposed not all demonic techniques were dark.
"Are you scared?" Xueling asked with a smile.
Yu Tian nodded. "This power is indeed troublesome. If you used it on me and forced me to be your husband, I might not be able to escape," Yu Tian said calmly.
Xueling's eyes widened and her eyes darted between the seal and Yu Tian. "Ah. I didn't even think of that," she said.
"Well, it's too late. Now that I've seen it, it won't work anymore," Yu Tian said nonchalantly.
"Dammit," she cursed, clenching her fist.
"Did you really plan on using it?" Yu Tian thought that although he had seen it, he had yet to completely analyze it and come up with a resistance.
"Of course not," she said. She then looked to the side. "I don't want to take shortcuts. You hate people who take shortcuts, right?" she asked.
"Not necessarily," Yu Tian said.
"Anyway, with this, we should be able to solve the issue with the higher-ups. As for the rest, they can slowly fall in line if they know what's good for them," he said.
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The following day, Yu Tian slowly opened his eyes.
He observed his cultivation. This time, he hadn't advanced at all.
Well, he had, just not the way he wanted - constant breakthroughs.
Just like he had expected, his progress was getting slower.
He sighed. To solve this problem, he either needed spirit stones for his other elements - this was somewhat possible, increase his talent - this was almost impossible, or the most viable option, level up his mind.
With a higher mind level, he could do much more.
"Those guys should be feeling much more agreeable now. Let's go," he said.
Xueling, who sat before him, opened her eyes. "Alright," she replied, and the two got up.
A few minutes later, Xueling and Yu Tian sat opposite the three sect masters. They didn't seem to have had the best of nights as their appearances were still disheveled and they looked irritable.
Xueling wore a sweet smile. "Fellow daoists' condition doesn't seem to be good," she began.
They looked at her angrily. This was all her fault and she pretended like this. Not to mention that she dared to call them fellow daoists - was she saying that they were equal in rank now?
They cursed in their hearts but didn't dare say anything aloud.
"I apologize for not preparing a better welcome for you. I hope you don't take it to heart," she said.
They looked at each other before smiling. "It is us who should apologize for coming without notice," they spoke politely.
They thought to themselves that Xueling didn't seem to want to kill them, so they should have a chance to talk it out. As they say, there are no eternal enemies. As long as they were willing to compromise a little, they should be able to get away with their lives, they thought.
Xueling's sweet expression then suddenly turned serious, sending a shiver down the sect masters' spines.
"Alright, let's get serious," she said, gazing coldly at the now trembling sect masters.
"From now on, there will be no more five sects in this region. All your sects will be assimilated under my new Snow Heaven Sect," she said.
The others were shocked to hear this. They hadn't expected her to go this far.
"Don't go too far!" Qingshan shouted.
"I cannot accept this!" Tianfeng shouted angrily.
"Xiao Ling, don't be too hasty. The sects are our ancestors' hard work. This is stepping on our ancestors' graves. Please reconsider?" Wuyang said.
"As expected, talking is useless," Xueling said. "I'm not asking... If I say this is how it is, then this is how it's going to be," she said, rising from her position.
Her spiritual pressure pressed hard on the sect masters, pushing them to the ground and making them unable to resist.
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