allonlinenovel Chapter 491 Cloud Cliff Beyond the Sky
Chapter 491 Cloud Cliff Beyond the Sky
"I disagree! Let me tell you, Qingzhi, I would rather die than agree!" Chongdao roared angrily, as if he were arguing fiercely with someone.
There was a moment of silence in the hall, then a cold, emotionless voice rang out: "Senior brother, please consider the bigger picture."
Chongdao seemed to laugh in anger, and was speechless for a while before a jade artifact was thrown heavily to the ground.
"You fucking want me to personally push my only disciple to his death, and you want me to prioritize the greater good, is that it?"
"Qingzhi, you are the sect leader, you should prioritize the overall situation. I am not. I am just a petty person who protects his own. Do you understand? I am just a petty person, a complete petty person!"
In contrast to Chongdao's excitement, Qingzhi remained as aloof and indifferent as ever.
Instead of arguing, he countered with, "What about the seal? Does Senior Brother intend for the hellish hell of over two hundred years ago to repeat itself?"
Chongdao fell silent for a moment.
Qingya couldn't help but press his ear against the glazed green tiles, wanting to hear more clearly.
The sound from under the roof tiles reached his ears again.
"I'll go if necessary; it's my responsibility too."
"What about Array Peak? What about its legacy, its future? Have you thought about what to do, Senior Brother?"
“You can carry both peaks on your shoulders; you have the ability,” Chongdao said without hesitation.
Qingzhi's voice was indifferent: "I am not a practitioner of array formations."
"So what? As long as you guide people to the path, their cultivation is entirely up to them."
Linglong Pavilion fell silent once again.
Just when Qingya thought that the sect leader would not say anything more and believed that there was no hope of persuading him, his voice came from inside the pavilion again.
This time, however, his voice was colder and more ruthless.
“If Senior Brother insists on this, I am powerless to stop him. From now on, I will replace Senior Brother and become the new Peak Master of the Array Peak. I will take in many new disciples and teach them carefully, so that each disciple can reach the cultivation level I want. For the next three hundred years, the world will surely be at peace.”
Chongdao's imposing aura froze, and he nervously and irrationally questioned him: "What are you trying to do?! My Zhenfeng disciples are not here to be sacrificed, what exactly do you want to do!"
Qingzhi's voice was extremely calm as he coldly dismissed him: "Senior brother, please leave."
"Qingzhi!"
There was no more sound from the sect leader inside the pavilion.
Only the master angrily cursed.
"Are you insane? Have you forgotten the oath we took when we joined the Tianqian Sect? You have lost all conscience, slaughtered lives, and your crimes are unforgivable!"
"Qingzhi, say something! You wouldn't do this, would you? You're the sect leader of the Tianqian Sect!"
"Qingzhi, please, I'm begging you, okay? I'll find a way. I'm sure I can find a way to permanently repair the seal. Please don't harm my disciple or anyone else, okay?"
"Head..."
After a long, long silence, the door of Linglong Pavilion was finally opened. Qingya lay on the roof and looked down, only to see his master's lonely and faltering figure gradually disappear into the boundless night.
got windy.
The dark clouds gradually obscured the bright moonlight.
Red plum blossoms fall in the snow, and the wind causes the flowers to scatter.
Qingya gently sniffed the fragrance of plum blossoms on the broken branch, turned around, lay back on the roof, and watched the dark night sky all night long.
The next day, as dawn broke, warm yellow sunlight pierced through the thin mist, gently falling on the earth like layers of gauze. His long eyelashes trembled, shimmering with fine gold dust. Finally, he leaped down from the top of the Linglong Pavilion, carefully put the broken plum branch into a jade box, raised his head, straightened his back, and walked into the pavilion.
Behind the table, the aloof and icy immortal sat with his eyes closed, seemingly waiting for him to arrive.
Qingya lowered her eyes, lifted her clothes, and knelt down.
"I humbly request the sect leader to allow this disciple to go and repair the sealing formation."
Qingzhi opened his dark, deep eyes and looked down at him kneeling on the ground: "You know about the sealing formation?"
Qingya shook his head frankly: "This disciple does not know."
"Do you know what price is required to repair the sealing array?"
"Disciple doesn't know."
The oppressive, scrutinizing gaze abruptly shifted from him, and Qingzhi reminded him, "This journey will be one of no return. Aren't you afraid?"
Qingya bowed his head to the ground, each word spoken softly yet clearly: "I am afraid, this disciple is afraid."
"Therefore, I hope that the sect leader can give me a reason to overcome my fear and face death."
A long silence above.
But that clear, cold voice still spoke.
"More than two hundred years ago, the demon race suddenly appeared in the world, slaughtering the people and plundering resources, causing both humans and demons to be nearly wiped out, and the cultivation world to become a sea of killing and fire."
"Later, our sect's predecessors gathered the power of the world and forced the demon generals into the outer realm. They then sacrificed their entire cultivation and soul to set up a divine and demonic sealing array in the outer realm, barely managing to seal those demons who were harming the world within it. The remaining demons who had fled were unable to withstand the attack and were all killed. The cultivation world was thus able to recuperate."
Qingzhi stood up, walked down from above, and stood in front of Qingya.
But those frost-covered eyes didn't look at him; instead, they gazed out of Sword Peak Mountain at the boundless expanse of white snow.
"Although the God and Demon Sealing Array is powerful, it is not always intact. The demons within it have not been wiped out, and the constantly overflowing demonic energy will continuously erode the sealing array. Approximately every three hundred years, the array will break and be damaged. This requires array disciples with sufficient aptitude and cultivation to sacrifice their lives to repair the array."
"If the great array cannot be repaired in time, the God and Demon Sealing Array will be completely destroyed, and the demons from more than two hundred years ago will make a comeback. At that time, the world will once again be plunged into chaos and suffering."
"Qingya, is this the reason I gave you? Is it enough?"
Qingya kowtowed deeply, his voice firm: "That's enough, thank you, Sect Leader."
Upon hearing this unwavering answer, even the immortal sitting high on the cloud couldn't help but be slightly taken aback and turn his head.
"If you regret it..."
"I will not regret it. Disciples of the Tianqian Sect will not fear death."
Qingya stood up from the ground, looked up, and for the first time looked directly at the sect's supreme, aloof, and desireless sect leader.
There was no fear or humility in his eyes, only a warm, vibrant spirit, like morning dew and the first rays of dawn.
"And isn't that why the sect leader deliberately let me hear your argument with Master?"
Qingzhi abruptly turned away, not looking at him.
Only a cold, indifferent voice mingled with the snow and ice outside the pavilion.
"Now is not the time; your master cannot die."
"So, the sect leader chose my death, right?"
Qingzhi remained silent.
Qingya said, "Please, Sect Leader, do not worry about my life alone. You are the Sect Leader of Tianqian Sect. The sect and the world are things you should be concerned about. I do not resent you. On the contrary, I am very grateful to you. I am willing to buy time for my master to find a way to permanently repair the sealing array, and I am also willing to strive for a carefree immortal path for my junior brothers and sisters."