Her Disciple had such high talent.
Maybe in the future, she would have her own enlightenment in other areas, and wouldn’t have to “sell her looks” like this.
Seeing that Bai Yue hadn’t directly agreed, but also didn’t refuse again, Mu Chenxi felt a little disappointed, but didn’t continue to press.
“If Master is ready, just tell me as soon as possible.”
Mu Chenxi reminded her once more, still persistent about this.
“Mm…”
Bai Yue nodded helplessly.
By now, it was almost noon.
The chill in Bai Yue’s body flared up again.
She took out the Warm Sun Jade Mu Chenxi had given her and held it in her hand.
The gentle spiritual power of the Warm Sun Jade slowly flowed into her body, dispelling the tormenting cold inside her.
At this moment, Bai Yue couldn’t do much else.
So she decided to ask Mu Chenxi more questions.
“By the way, Chenxi, how did you find me?”
Bai Yue’s face was full of confusion.
She’d never figured this out.
This place was a remote corner of the Ten Thousand Mountains, yet Mu Chenxi had found her so precisely.
“Actually, a year ago, I could vaguely sense Master’s location, but I didn’t know why I was drawn to this place.”
“Why would you sense something like that?”
Bai Yue grew more puzzled.
Mu Chenxi shook her head.
“As for the reason, I still haven’t figured it out.”
“Then, about me being the Mysterious Woman Beyond the Heavens… who else knows?”
Worry flickered in Bai Yue’s eyes.
The World of Cultivation was already unstable.
Not everyone was righteous like Mu Chenxi.
If those with ill intentions discovered her identity, she would be in danger.
“There aren’t many who know.”
Mu Chenxi looked up at her, her tone softening.
“Back then, there was the Divine Diviner Senior, a few righteous experts by his side, and those who could see through the Divine Diviner Senior’s arrangements. Those who could decipher the Heavenly Secrets Stone. I’m one of them.”
“Heavenly Secrets Stone? Can I see it?”
Curiosity lit up in Bai Yue’s eyes.
“The Heavenly Secrets Stone dissipates after a single use.”
“I saw images from the past through the Heavenly Secrets Stone, which revealed Master’s existence. That’s how I resolved to find you.”
“I see.”
Bai Yue nodded thoughtfully, her brows slightly furrowed.
She felt as if invisible hands were guiding everything from behind the scenes.
But she couldn’t unravel the confusion in her heart, so she set it aside for now.
“Do you have anything else to ask?”
Mu Chenxi looked at her.
“Not for now.”
Bai Yue shook her head, then remembered something.
“So should we set out to find Grandmaster now?”
“There’s one more thing to do.”
Bai Yue looked up at Mu Chenxi.
“I want to check on your Senior Sister.”
“Senior Sister?”
Mu Chenxi was slightly surprised, her lips unconsciously pressing together.
Someone had become Master’s Disciple before her?
A strange sourness rose in her heart, like biting into an unripe fruit.
“She’s a Disciple I took in years ago. Her name is Yan Hua, so she’s your Senior Sister. But she’s still unconscious.”
Thinking of Yan Hua, Bai Yue couldn’t help but sigh.
“I’ll take you to see her. You should meet your Senior Sister. And I want to move her to a safer place, since we’ll be leaving for a while.”
With that, Bai Yue summoned her flying sword, its blade shimmering with gentle light.
She turned to Mu Chenxi and gestured.
Mu Chenxi nodded and summoned her own flying sword.
The two of them, Master and Disciple, flew through the mist, landing on a small, unremarkable mountain nearby.
Bai Yue walked to a hidden corner of the mountain wall and took out an Array Token engraved with Formation patterns, slowly infusing it with spiritual power.
In an instant, the spiritual energy surged around them.
A Formation, originally hidden among the rocks, rippled open like water, revealing a deep, dark cave entrance.
“What an ingenious Formation.”
A look of surprise flashed in Mu Chenxi’s eyes.
Even with her cultivation at the Core Formation stage, she hadn’t sensed its presence.
“This Formation was set up by your Grandmaster. Let’s go in together.”
Bai Yue explained and led the way inside.
Mu Chenxi followed closely behind.
The cave walls were studded with Night Pearls, casting a gentle light that made the place bright and spotless.
The floor was meticulously clean, with not a speck of dust—clearly, it had been carefully maintained.
A few steps in, the space widened.
Unfamiliar red Spirit Flowers grew from the stone walls, adding an air of elegance.
In the center of the cave rested a jade-green Jade Coffin, faint life energy swirling around it—obviously not an ordinary item.
Bai Yue brought Mu Chenxi to the Jade Coffin.
It was not sealed, and with a glance inside, she could see a small figure.
A red-haired girl lay within, dressed in white, with two fluffy twin tails tied with white ribbons behind her head.
Her eyelashes were long, her skin pale, like a sleeping beauty.
Mu Chenxi bent to look into the coffin.
Her pupils contracted suddenly.
She instinctively stepped back half a step, her fingertips turning cold.
Inside the coffin was clearly just an ordinary girl with no spiritual power, yet she felt a wave of fear that made her breath hitch.
“What’s wrong, Chenxi?”
Bai Yue noticed her reaction, reaching out to steady her arm, concern in her eyes.
“I… I don’t know.”
Mu Chenxi took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heart, confusion clouding her gaze.
“I’ve never seen Senior Sister before, but the moment I looked at her, I felt afraid. Even my spiritual power wavered.”
She couldn’t help glancing again at the girl in the coffin.
There wasn’t the slightest spiritual fluctuation from her—she seemed completely ordinary.
But that sense of dread returned, forcing Mu Chenxi to look away.
Bai Yue frowned, puzzled.
Her Disciple Yan Hua was an obedient and gentle child she’d rescued long ago—she had no spiritual power and couldn’t cultivate.
Why would she trigger such a reaction in Mu Chenxi?
It seemed Yan Hua held hidden secrets, and perhaps an unknown connection to Mu Chenxi as well.
“Don’t be afraid. This is your Senior Sister Yan Hua. She’s very gentle.”
Bai Yue patted Mu Chenxi’s hand softly, her tone gentle.
Then she looked at the girl in the Jade Coffin, her gaze growing even more tender.
“When Yan Hua wakes up, you two will get along well.”
She gently rubbed the girl’s small head in the coffin, warmth shining in her eyes.
Mu Chenxi nodded, took a deep breath, and forced herself to suppress the unease in her heart.
But watching Master treat the girl with such tenderness, that sour feeling returned.
Bai Yue didn’t notice Mu Chenxi’s emotional turmoil.
She took a pearly white conch from her sleeve, intricate water patterns carved on its shell.
It was an Echo Conch, capable of storing voices.
If Yan Hua woke up, she could use it to learn where Bai Yue had gone.
“Yan Hua, Master is going to find Grandmaster now.”
Bai Yue stroked the conch with her fingertips, bringing it to her lips and speaking softly.
“Yan Hua, you must be good. Don’t worry about Master. Stay here and wait for me to return. Don’t run around. It’s dangerous outside.”
After reminding her, she placed the conch by the girl’s hand and gently stroked her peaceful, sleeping face.
Master is so gentle with Senior Sister Yan Hua…
Mu Chenxi watched from the side, the sourness in her heart growing.
She unconsciously gripped the hem of her dress.