Dual Cultivation

Chapter 1135: After the Exchange

"Congratulations on your promotion, Senior apprentice-disciple Xiao!"

"I knew you’d become a Core Disciple soon with your skills, but you still managed to surpass my expectations!"

A large group of female disciples gathered outside Su Yang’s living quarters early the following day, causing quite a commotion at Outcast Peak.

The outcast triples were also there. They stood together with dumbfounded expressions on their faces.

"D-did that newbie really defeat eight of Mystic Delight Pavilion’s top disciples by himself? It’s hard to believe."

"Even if we do not want to believe it, it won’t change the fact that it happened. The Sect Leader and many sect elders witnessed it."

"This begs the question, who the hell is Xiao Yang? I do not believe that he has improved that much in just a few months. He was definitely an expert dual cultivator even before coming to the Boundless Yin Yang Sect."

"But why would he lie about something like that? How does it benefit him?"

"Who knows…"

Sometime later, the door opened, and Lin Xinyi came outside to deal with the growing crowd outside her living quarters.

"Xiao Yang isn’t home. He already left to meet the Sect Leader," she said to the disciples.

The place became silent for a brief moment before the disciples started talking again.

"Junior—No, Senior apprentice-sister Lin, did Senior apprentice-disciple Xiao tell you anything about his achievements?! Such as the kind of techniques he used to subdue those Mystic Delight Pavilion disciples!"

There were several Core Disciples within the crowd, and despite Lin Xinyi being an Outer Court disciple, they still addressed her as senior apprentice-sister. Yet, nobody there found it odd.

Lin Xinyi proceeded to spend some time satisfying the disciples’ curiosity.

Meanwhile, Su Yang stood before Sect Leader Qing inside her quarters.

"Are you still going to deny your identity after pulling a stunt like that?" Sect Leader Qing asked him.

"Stunt? What are you talking about?" Su Yang acted ignorant.

"Why did you expose the Mystic Delight Pavilion? Now that everyone is aware of it, who knows what they’ll do to us? We don’t have the power to defend ourselves against the Mystic Delight Pavilion." Sect Leader Qing rubbed her eyes and sighed.

"Do you really intend to let them get away with stealing my—the sect’s techniques?" Su Yang asked with a frown.

"Of course not. However, it’s also true that there’s nothing we can do about it. Also, you just—"

"There’s nothing you can do, but I will do something about it." Su Yang interrupted.

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"What are you going to do? Without evidence, it’ll only remain as hearsay and slander. You left the techniques behind without letting anyone know, so very few individuals knew about it. However, most of them have long left the sect. Besides Chen Yi and myself, nobody else knows about it."

"Speaking of Chen Yi, what’s that traitorous bastard up to right now?"

"He left the sect last night for some business. And to call him traitorous… are you implying that he had something to do with the Mystic Delight Pavilion stealing our techniques?" Sect Leader Qing frowned.

She didn’t want to believe that Chen Yi, who she’d spared before, would be willing to stab her in the back like this.

"You’re still as naive as ever, Sect Leader. If he was willing to stab you in the back once, why wouldn’t he be able to do it again? Although I am not 100 percent certain he is responsible, I am 99 percent certain. The way he defended the Mystic Delight Pavilion has the same vibe as that incident."

Sect Leader Qing’s jaw dropped at his words, not because she was shocked that Chen Yi had most likely betrayed the sect.

"Are you still going to deny that you’re—"

Su Yang suddenly approached her and pressed his fingers on her lips, sealing them.

He proceeded to create a formation around them that blocked all sound and said, "You never know when someone is hearing."

Once Su Yang released her lips, she said, "You know my room has multiple formations, right? Nobody will be able to eavesdrop on us."

"I am aware, but it’s not strong enough to reassure me. How about giving my living quarters a visit? There are several powerful formations placed there."

"Formations even more powerful than mine? How is that possible?" Sect Leader Qing looked at him with a suspicious gaze.

"It was set up by Xing Aiying."

"Senior Xing?! She was at the sect?!" Sect Leader Qing exclaimed, her face full of shock.

After recovering from her shock, she said, "Alright, let’s go to your place. However, I cannot go as the Sect Leader, as that would raise eyebrows."

She retrieved an appearance-altering pill and consumed it, transforming into someone he was familiar with.

"Chun Hua, huh? What happened to the real one?" Su Yang asked with a smile.

"I made her take a vacation," she responded with a smile.

The two of them left the Sect Leader’s quarters and went to Su Yang’s living quarters. When he returned, it was still crowded with female disciples.

"Senior apprentice-brother Xiao! You’re back!"

The female disciples quickly surrounded Su Yang.

"Sorry, everybody, but I have some urgent business with Disciple Chun here. I’ll entertain you afterward," he said to them.

"It’s a promise!"

Su Yang entered his living quarters with Chun Hua shortly after.

"Welcome ba—" Lin Xinyi froze after seeing Chun Hua.

"Sorry for the intrusion. I’ll be gone soon," said Sect Leader Qing.

"No, it’s fine. You’re not intruding at all."

"I need to speak with Disciple Chun here privately for a moment," Su Yang said.

"Okay."

Lin Xinyi watched as Su Yang and Chun Hua disappeared into their room.

’Does he intend to accept Senior apprentice-sister Chun as his next partner?’ she wondered inwardly.

Meanwhile, once Su Yang closed the door, he activated the formations left behind by Xing Aiying.

A moment later, he removed his disguise, revealing his handsome face again.

"S-Su Yang…"

Although she was already convinced of his identity as Su Yang, seeing him with her own eyes invoked a completely different feeling. The confirmation brought a wave of emotions, causing her to nearly fall to her knees.