MTLNOVEL Chapter 5
Chapter 5: What Was Lost, I Will Take Back With Interest!:
Speaking of this, Chu Ge actually had to thank Ye Chen.
If Ye Chen hadn’t pushed him into utter despair in his past life, forcing him to mistakenly enter this place, he never would have discovered its secret.
Ye Chen!
Everything I lost, I will take back in this lifetime—with interest!
Without any hesitation, Chu Ge stepped into the dense fog of the forest.
Relying on the safe route he remembered from his past life, he smoothly reached a mountain cave.
This place was no blessed land—it was merely the lair of a Cloud-Piercing Leopard at the Qi Refinement Realm.
Chu Ge had to first restore his damaged body and lost cultivation before he could even think about competing for opportunities.
The thick fog limited his vision to just two or three meters.
He carefully navigated his way through the darkness, step by step, and entered the cave.
The Cloud-Piercing Leopard was likely out hunting, as it was nowhere to be seen.
Lucky. That saved him a lot of trouble.
Deep inside the lair, Chu Ge used stones to arrange a “Three Talents, Four Symbols Formation”.
This formation could conceal his presence and confuse perception, making it more than enough to deal with a Qi Refinement Realm Cloud-Piercing Leopard.
For this, he had to thank Fourth Senior Sister Zhao Xueqing. If she hadn’t been so foolish, he wouldn’t have had the chance to develop such a deep understanding of formations.
After setting up the array, Chu Ge lay down straight inside the formation.
His breathing slowed, growing weaker and weaker, until it completely disappeared.
He looked just like a lifeless corpse lying on the ground.
Scenes from his past life flashed through his mind—specifically, the forbidden technique he had obtained just before his death:
“Nirvana Divine Body!”
Back then, he hadn’t been able to cultivate it due to unsuitable conditions. Otherwise, the battle between him and Ye Chen might have had a very different outcome.
Legend had it that this world concealed a mysterious power called the “Source of Nirvana.”
This power originated from the chaos at the birth of the world, containing the mysteries of destruction and rebirth.
Only those who had a clear mind and had survived life-and-death trials could awaken and cultivate the Nirvana Divine Body—but only when they had been utterly crippled, their meridians and dantian completely destroyed, and pushed into absolute despair.
Chu Ge sank his consciousness into the earth, feeling as if he were breathing in sync with the land itself.
Slowly, he entered a state of emptiness, detached from all distractions.
As Chu Ge lost awareness of himself, the fog that could block divine sense began to seep into his body…
……
At Heavenly Dao Sacred Sect’s Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, Zhou Zhilian fiddled with the Yin-Yang Mirror, frowning.
As one of the most famous Yin-Yang Masters of this era, her ability to observe celestial phenomena and deduce fate was unparalleled.
Yet today, she noticed something unusual—the purple qi of Heavenly Dao Sacred Sect was showing signs of dissipating.
Three hundred years ago, the sect’s purple qi continuously gathered from the east, never dispersing.
Because of this, the formerly declining Heavenly Dao Sect was able to rise and even add the word “Sacred” to its name three centuries later.
But today, she saw purple qi flowing westward, as if the once-solid fate of the sect was beginning to loosen.
This was no small matter!
Zhou Zhilian used her Yin-Yang Mirror to calculate three or four more times but still couldn’t find the cause of the anomaly.
Was it because of her “Tian Kui” star cycle, which sometimes interfered with her predictions?
She recalled that there had indeed been times when her divinations had failed for no apparent reason.
Perhaps this was just another such instance.
She decided to wait a few days and investigate again.
Just then, Fourth Senior Sister Zhao Xueqing arrived at Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.
“Sixth Junior Sister, everyone is waiting for you! Why are you taking so long?”
“Ever since you started practicing as a Yin-Yang Master, you haven’t been as lively as before.”
“Come on, stop playing with that mirror. We haven’t gathered in ages!”
Looking at her chattering Fourth Senior Sister, Zhou Zhilian suddenly remembered their carefree childhood when the seven of them used to play together.
A faint smile appeared at the corners of her lips.
Setting down the Yin-Yang Mirror, she stood up and pulled Zhao Xueqing toward the exit.
“Fourth Senior Sister, you seem so happy. Did something good happen today?”
“Hehe, you’ll find out soon!”
……
At Lanting Pavilion, by a flowing stream.
Melodic guqin music played in the background while spirit cranes soared in the sky.
Ye Chen sat by the creek, chatting and laughing with his seven senior sisters.
“Ladies, today is a day of great joy. First, let us congratulate Xiao Chen on becoming the Holy Son of our sect! From now on, his future is boundless!”
First Senior Sister Xie Qingya raised her wine cup.
“Let us all toast to Xiao Chen!”
“Xiao Chen, congratulations!”
“Xiao Chen, amazing!”
“Xiao Chen, impressive!”
“Xiao Chen, from now on, we’re counting on you to take care of us!”
Ye Chen’s face was filled with delight, responding to the congratulations with enthusiasm.
He casually praised his senior sisters for their beauty and cultivation, drawing bursts of laughter from them.
Fourth Senior Sister Zhao Xueqing suddenly grinned.
“The second joyful event—celebrating that trash, Chu Ge, finally getting lost!”
Zhou Zhilian paused for a moment.
So… everyone was so happy that Chu Ge had left the sect?
Zhao Xueqing excitedly recounted all of Chu Ge’s so-called misdeeds over the years, adding dramatic flair to every accusation.
As Zhou Zhilian listened, a look of disgust gradually appeared on her face.
It seemed that a person like Chu Ge truly had no place in the sect.
A long time ago, she had believed that the purple qi of the sect came from Chu Ge.
However, three years ago, when Chu Ge returned to the sect covered in injuries, she had rejected this idea.
A person who could gather purple qi was a “Child of Fortune.” Someone like that wouldn’t be so unlucky.
Afterward, she began observing Ye Chen.
This little junior brother had outstanding character, mindset, talent, and diligence.
Moreover, once he arrived, he formed a natural contrast with Chu Ge.
Zhou Zhilian even suspected that the purple qi had shifted onto Ye Chen instead.
Thus, she had paid special attention to him.
She nodded slightly in agreement. “It’s good that Junior Brother Chu has left.”
“Exactly! I just hope he won’t struggle outside for too long and try to come back one day,” Zhao Xueqing remarked.
Second Senior Sister Chen Shiyun poured wine for the others and chuckled.
“That’s impossible. Chu Ge isn’t just unpleasant, his temper is also impossibly stubborn.”
The seven senior sisters seldom had the chance to gather, so their moods were exceptionally cheerful.
Now that their most hated person was gone, they felt even more refreshed.
However, in the midst of all this celebration, Ye Chen was feeling quite uneasy.
Because Yun Yao had kept him behind earlier, he had lost the chance to follow and track Chu Ge.
Then, as soon as he had stepped out of the Inner Hall, his senior sisters had dragged him off to drink and celebrate, preventing him from catching up to Chu Ge.
Still, these senior sisters were useful to him, so he couldn’t show his displeasure.
But Chu Ge had to be found.
After thinking it through, Ye Chen decided—this task would have to be handed over to Sixth Senior Sister Zhou Zhilian.