Evil Master and Disciple

Chapter 1328 Six-Line Sword

Fairy Yunyu and the others immediately turned their attention to the exquisite little wooden box that Dugu Changkong had taken out.

It was a palm-sized, purplish-red wooden box, exquisitely crafted, with many beautiful patterns carved on it.

Fairy Yuying said, "Ling'er, this is a reward from your sect leader, senior uncle. Quickly accept it."

Huang Ling'er didn't stand on ceremony. She stepped out from behind Fairy Yu Ying and took the wooden box from Dugu Changkong's hands.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. I will definitely go to Yunhai Residence with Father to express my gratitude to Master Uncle after Father returns another day."

Dugu Changkong smiled and said, "Junior Sister Ling'er, you're too kind. You are Sixth Uncle's daughter, and you deserve all of this."

The Fairy Guardian said, "Ling'er, quickly open it and let us see what good things the sect leader has given you."

"Oh……"

Huang Ling'er said "Oh," examined the wooden box for a while, and then figured out how the box opened.

The lid of the wooden box does not open from top to bottom; instead, it is like two small doors that are pushed and pulled to the sides of the box.

When the wooden box was opened, six small swords, each about three inches long, were placed inside. Each sword had a different shape and color: black, white, red, cyan, blue, and green.

The six miniature swords lay quietly in the wooden box.

Huang Ling'er didn't know what the six small swords were; she only thought they were toys given to her by her senior uncle, the sect leader.

She was quite fond of these six immortal swords, being a young girl at heart.

However, the others inside the bamboo hut were all renowned elders and seniors of the Cloud Sea Sect. Upon seeing the six miniature swords in the wooden box, the expressions of these elders and fairies changed slightly.

The Fairy Guardian of the Pond let out a strange cry and said, "The Six...Six-Line Sword? This is the Six-Line Sword!"

Jade Fairy slowly recovered from her shock. She glanced at Dugu Changkong and said slowly, "Second Brother really went all out this time, even bringing out the Six-Line Sword."

Dugu Changkong simply smiled and did not reply.

Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, Huang Ling'er asked curiously, "Uncle-Master Yu Mian, what is this Six-Line Sword? Is it very powerful?"

Fairy Yu Mian nodded slowly and said, "Yes, it's very powerful. With these six swords for self-defense, it's like you have an extra life. In critical moments, these six swords can save your life."

"Huh? These six swords are magical artifacts? I thought they were toys."

Huang Ling'er looked surprised.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a small sword.

Is a tiny sword, only three inches long, about the length of a finger, really lethal?

Huang Ling'er expressed serious doubts about this.

Fairy Yuying said, "Ling'er, this Six-Line Sword is not something we have. It is a celestial artifact that my Yunhai Sect's founder obtained from a celestial cultivator during the Immortal Hunt more than two thousand years ago."

Each of these six swords is no less powerful than the Burning Sword that your fourth senior uncle gave you. Moreover, activating them does not require excessive true essence or spiritual power. Instead, it is done by signing a soul blood pact with the sword through a blood oath and controlling the six swords with one's thoughts.

Your Senior Uncle Yu Mian is right. With these six swords in hand, unless you encounter a master at the Divine Silence Realm elder level, you're basically invincible.

"Oh? This gift is too expensive, I... I don't want it."

Huang Ling'er quickly declined.

Everyone couldn't laugh or cry.

The little girl didn't even dare to accept the reward offered by the sect leader.

Fairy Yuying smiled and said, "Ling'er, how can we refuse the sect leader's reward? When your father returns, he will take you to Yunhai Residence to thank the sect leader in person."

Upon hearing this, Huang Ling'er reluctantly accepted it.

Seeing that the matter was completed, Dugu Changkong cupped his hands and said, "My fellow martial uncles, please continue your conversation. I have some matters to attend to and will take my leave for now. I will come to pay my respects to you all again when I have time."

Fairy Yuying nodded and said, "Yes, Changkong, the Cloud Sea Sect Elder Council has been in chaos lately. You should go and get busy."

After Dugu Changkong took his leave, the women talked for a while longer, and then Fairy Yuying also told Huang Ling'er to go out and play with the female disciples.

Soon, only a few older elders remained in the bamboo hut.

The atmosphere inside the bamboo hut suddenly became somewhat strange.

Fairy Yu Mian slowly opened her mouth, but she wasn't talking about Huang Ling'er; she was talking about Dugu Changkong.

She said, "I heard that Chang Kong has been very active on Xingluo Peak these past few days. It seems that the second brother no longer intends to pursue the matter of Chang Kong and others stealing spiritual energy from the array eye."

These old maids have known each other for two or three hundred years. They are all fellow disciples who grew up together. When there are no outsiders around, they don't hold back when they talk to each other.

Fairy Yunyu said, "There's no way to investigate. Over the years, many people have supported Changkong. Nearly two hundred elders participated in stealing the spiritual energy from the array's core, and nearly a thousand elite inner disciples were involved."

The previous internal strife within the Yunhai Sect had already severely weakened it. If the sect leader were to punish the elders and disciples who stole spiritual energy from the array's core according to the sect rules, the Yunhai Sect would lose nearly one-tenth of its strength. Now, with the world in turmoil and threats from the Venerable Lord, the Demonic Sect, and the Xuanzhen Sect, the sect leader has no choice but to consider the situation.

Moreover, stealing spiritual energy from the array's core and stealing spiritual energy from the earth's veins are two different things. Chang Kong and his group only stole spiritual energy from the mountain-protecting array, which has nothing to do with the spiritual energy of the earth's veins in Tianyun Mountain and will not affect the spiritual energy of the Tianyun Mountain range.

Most importantly, these people are different from those who betray the sect. The sect leader will not show mercy to traitors. Even if it means that the Yunhai Sect loses more than half of its strength, all those who betray the sect must be eliminated.

These people did not betray the sect; they remained loyal to the Yunhai Sect.

To put it bluntly, they were just trying to improve their cultivation, and took some detours. A reprimand and punishment are enough; their crimes don't warrant death.

The women inside the bamboo hut all nodded slowly.

Unless Venerable Yunyi has gone mad, it's impossible for him to kill those who steal spiritual energy from the array's core.

At most, they'll deal with a few elders, including the leader, Chang Kong.

Fairy Yu Mian was silent for a moment, then said, "That makes sense. The law does not punish the masses. If so many people are to be dealt with at once, the second brother will naturally have many concerns."

But aren't you curious why even Chang Kong didn't suffer any punishment?

It was said to be a three-month confinement, but in reality, it was just a three-month house arrest, meaning he couldn't leave Yunhai Residence.

Back then, when Ye Feng went to collect rent from Junior Sister Yun Yu's silk shop, he caused a commotion and was punished by being sent to guard the Ancestral Temple in the back mountain for three months. However, Chang Kong's offense was much more serious than Ye Feng's, and he was only confined for three months, which is practically no punishment at all.

Although no one in the sect publicly discusses this matter, many talk about it privately. Even though I rarely venture onto Star Luo Peak, I'm quite certain that there's considerable doubt and discontent within the sect regarding this issue.