Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons-Chapter 463 - 442 Recruiting the Yu Family

Chapter 463: Chapter 442 Recruiting the Yu Family

Chapter 463 -442 Recruiting the Yu Family

The radiance of the Moonlight Pearl illuminated the damp earthen cave.

Pale faces filled with terror huddled at the entrance, clutching their weapons and protecting the mud bed behind them.

The tremors from above and the residual waves of ferocious energy had the Yu Family Clan trembling with fear, and upon sensing the dissolution of the protective formation, their spirits nearly collapsed.

Could it be that not even the Nan Hong Seven Sons could shelter them?

“…”

On the mud bed, compared to the rest of her clan, the dying elderly woman with white hair had a complexion so unnaturally ruddy it was eerie, and her body emanated an intense heat.

Just then, as if she sensed something, she struggled to open her eyelids and looked toward the cave entrance.

As the matriarch moved, the clan members growled to bolster their courage, clutching their weapons tightly and glaring fiercely outside the cave: “Roar!”

In the midst of the growls,

a figure in an ink robe leisurely strolled in.

Seeing the young man’s handsome face, the Yu clanspeople were taken aback, then gasping for air, they lowered their weapons with a sense of relief, saying excitedly, “The celestial being has returned!”

If they remembered correctly, the Great Formation that had been protecting them was indeed the work of this individual.

The clan staggered aside to make a path, all anxiously watching Shen Yi.

The matriarch sensed the thick scent of Monster Blood from the sparrow demon on Shen Yi, momentarily taken aback, she had thought the young man was just accompanying his senior brothers and sisters to gain some worldly experience.

Now, it seemed, that was not the case.

“Thank you, celestial being from Pure Moon Sect… for saving the Yu Family Clan…”

Struggling to rise, the matriarch, a formidable cultivator at the third level of the Return to Void Realm, actually intended to offer Shen Yi a grand gesture of gratitude.

“No need.”

Shen Yi glanced sideways at the Moonlight Pearls around him and waved his hand, lifting the matriarch with spiritual energy: “I am not a disciple of the Pure Moon Sect.”

“This.” The matriarch looked up in shock again.

But she saw that the young man had no intention of elaborating further. Instead, he reached out to take another Moonlight Pearl, saying softly, “I’m somewhat interested in this.”

“The celestial being may take as many as he wishes.”

The matriarch did not hesitate, and with the support of several clan members, she managed to stand: “If it’s insufficient for the celestial being’s use, please name the amount, and the Yu family will do our best to provide it.”

Under everyone’s gaze,

Shen Yi held the Moonlight Pearl and walked slowly to the matriarch’s side, then said something astonishing: “I’d like to always have its use.”

The creatures within Nanyang Treasure Land were most likely part of the strength of a cultivator at the Unity Realm Stage.

He didn’t have much energy to spare helping others, but relocating a clan with a foundation like the Yu’s to Nanyang Sect wouldn’t be a bad idea.

“…”

This time, not just the matriarch, but the others fell silent too.

The situation of the Yu clan was quite awkward.

They were in desperate need of protection. After all, with a talent for the Condensed Moonlight Pearls like theirs, they were seen as an endless resource by many cultivators.

But due to their Half-Demon bloodline, even if they entered an Immortal Sect’s sanctuary, it was difficult for them to be acknowledged as “people.” They were more likely to be confined and forced into servitude,

Enslaved for generations, compelled to produce Moonlight Pearls—this was a fate more terrifying than annihilation.

If it were a face-conscious sect like Pure Moon Sect, unwilling to engage in confinement, they would simply ignore them. They wouldn’t take in a group of Half-Demons into their Sect for just some Moonlight Pearls.

Of course, there were those who had considered recruiting the Yu clan.

But others needed at least to find some excuse, to make a heartfelt effort… Shen Yi was the first to make his intentions so clear without any concealment.

“Celestial being…”

The matriarch began speaking slowly, attempting to refuse as before, but suddenly paused.

She was close to her end.

The Yu Family Clan had lost several cultivators in the Return to Void Realm, leaving only a hundred or so in the Divinity Transformation Stage and a bunch in the Qi Training Stage.

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With such meager strength, it was hard to gain a footing in Hongze.

One could almost foresee the cruel treatment that awaited the remaining clan members.

“May I inquire where the celestial being intends to take us?” The matriarch changed her tone of voice.

If she remembered correctly, the other had said he was not from the Pure Moon Sect.

“Nanyang Sect.” Shen Yi gave a slight nod.

Upon hearing this, the other clan members looked at one another, and the matriarch, after a brief moment of shock, narrowed her pupils: “May I ask if it’s the Nanyang Sect where Xuan Qing, a fellow among the Nan Hong Seven Sons, resides?”

Shen Yi raised an eyebrow, not expecting the Yu family to be familiar with that direct disciple.

Catching the change in his expression, the matriarch let out a breath and then glanced toward the cave entrance where several celestial beings had walked in, none of whom were injured… Was this the disparity between a sect and loose cultivators?

The Golden Fire Sparrow that nearly led their clan to extinction had not even the power to inflict a wound on these celestial beings.

“We thank the celestial being for the invitation. You can discuss it with the elders in your sect. The Yu family will await your good news… However, we need to trouble you to be quick, as we might not last much longer,” she said.

The matriarch knew that Xuan Qing had once saved the first ancestor of the Yu family from the hands of the Aquatic Race.

Now that they were on the brink of extinction, to be saved by the Nanyang Sect again seemed somewhat serendipitous.

Perhaps it was indeed fate.

“If you have made up your minds, you can follow me right now,” Shen Yi nodded.

“Huh?”

The matriarch and the others anxiously looked up. Taking nearly a thousand Half-Demons into the Union Dao Treasure Land was not a decision a mere disciple could make.

She suddenly felt the young man was not so reliable after all.

With this thought, the matriarch subconsciously looked at the celestial beings from Pure Moon Sect, considering using them as an excuse to skirt the topic.

“…”

Zheng Qian saw everyone looking her way and sighed, “He is the Sect Master. The entire Nanyang Treasure Land is at his command; there’s no need to discuss with anyone else.”

Even a temporary Sect Master is still a Sect Master.

Upon these words, the mud pit, capable of squeezing in nearly a thousand people, fell into absolute silence.

The crowd simultaneously turned to look at Liu Qianyun and Yan Wencheng, seeking another answer, but seeing them remain silent, it was evident they acquiesced to this matter.

Sect Master of Nanyang…

Yu Zu stared blankly at Shen Yi.

Although the young man appeared to be just at the initial stage of the Return to Void Realm, the methods of a cultivator at the Unity Realm Stage were terrifyingly powerful—should he wish, he could make everything they saw seem illusory.

All of a sudden, Yu Zu realized her disrespect and hurriedly shifted her gaze away.

Scared breathless, since when had the Yu Family Clan done anything to deserve the attention of the Sect Master of Nan Hong’s Seven Sons!

He had even personally taken action to rescue them.

She now felt like a beggar walking on the street who suddenly received a coin tossed into her bowl by a passing noble of royal lineage, overwhelmed by this unexpected favor.

“The Yu Family is willing to toil like dogs and horses for the Sect Master of Nanyang, and shall not shy from death!”

Under Yu Zu’s lead, a dense crowd plopped to their knees.

“You may have misunderstood,”

Shen Yi looked down and said softly, “The Nanyang Sect might not be what you imagine; it doesn’t have as many formidable cultivators garrisoning it. It might even be inferior to you all, though Elder Xuan Qing is indeed still there.”

He tossed the Moon Pearl in his hand, “So, will you come or not?”

Even though Shen Yi found the Yu Family useful, he never intended to deceive them into cooperation. They could come if they were willing, and it was fine if they were not.

Otherwise, bringing so many Divinity Transformation Half-Demons back could lead to chaos if he wasn’t careful.

The reason he made the suggestion was that he respected the Yu Family’s determination to be wiped out rather than to degrade themselves by serving the demons.

“Has he always been like this?” Zheng Qian whispered.

“Probably,” Liu Qianyun replied with a bitter smile. She had only known Shen Yi for a few days, but the man who had been unbearably brutal when facing demons had unexpectedly adopted a rare gentle tone toward these Half-Demons.

The contrast was just too stark.

It was hard to imagine that just a moment ago, he had been beating a Golden Fire Sparrow to death with his bare fists.

“I…”

Yu Zu felt bewildered, not because Shen Yi denied being a formidable figure of the Unity Realm Stage, but because as the Sect Master of Nanyang, his demeanor seemed a bit too polite.

Not to mention that little girl at the third layer of the Return to Void Realm who could annihilate their entire clan on her own.

Even if the Nanyang Sect didn’t have any cultivators at the Union Dao, simply the treasure land and the Great Formation were more than enough to shelter this group of Half-Demons.

“…”

Before Yu Zu could speak, the rest of the clan members had already pressed their heads to the ground.

They were actually the most terrified.

Once captured to become slaves, they would lose any chance of turning their fate around.

Shen Yi’s attitude, on the other hand, had given them a glimmer of hope.

“The Yu Family is grateful for the Sect Master’s great kindness and grace, which we can never repay, not in a thousand generations.”

Yu Zu took a deep breath, her voice losing its prior panic and becoming more earnest.

“Agreed.”

Shen Yi nodded, placed his palm on Yu Zu’s shoulder, and felt the burning sensation within her body while gently activating the Heavenly Phoenix Immortal Body.

As he withdrew his hand, a thread of golden fire, viscous like liquid, was slowly drawn out.

The remnants of the Golden Fire Sparrow at the fourth layer of Return to Void, coupled with over ten days of torment, were not something Shen Yi could completely solve at the moment.

However, he could at least provide some relief for now.

“We’ll talk about the rest after I’ve made my breakthrough,” Shen Yi waved his hand and absorbed the golden fire.

“There’s no rush, thank you, Sect Master, for saving my life,” replied Yu Zu. She had never imagined receiving such a great benefit upon just joining the sect. At the very least, her life was saved, and as for the rest… she could hold on for another thousand years at least, which was enough time to wait for the Sect Master’s breakthrough.

She motioned for someone to bring coral red and a Storage Bag, “Sect Master, here are the promised materials and Moon Pearls.”

Shen Yi stood still, not moving an inch.

Guessing his intentions, Liu Qianyun quickly stepped forward to take the items and then stepped back.

Zheng Qian felt embarrassed and communicated telepathically, “Are we really taking them?”

As a cultivator at the fourth layer of Return to Void herself, to have botched things up so badly and rely entirely on an outsider, she simply had no face to reach out for the reward.

“He still needs to exchange with the Heavenly Sword Sect for the Phoenix Demon’s blood anyway. Just include it in the total then,” Liu Qianyun responded.

With the matter settled, Shen Yi finally waved his hand and gathered all the remaining Moon Pearls on the wall into his Finger Ring, plunging the entire mud pit into darkness.

“…” Zheng Qian reluctantly pinched out a spell and illuminated the area with Spiritual Light.

Liu Qianyun covered her mouth to hide a laugh; indeed, this was the kind of behavior she was familiar with from Sect Master Shen.

The group left the mud pit with the members of the Yu Family Clan.

As Liu Qianyun executed a spell, the pitch-black Qingyue Treasure Ship rapidly expanded, almost as if blotting out the sky.

It wouldn’t do for Sect Master Shen to make his first journey with guests at a leisurely flying pace.

“Thank you.”

Shen Yi led the Yu Family members onto the treasure ship and couldn’t help but ponder on alternatives for transportation artifacts.

Even if the Pure Moon Sect had a good relationship with them, they were just an Alliance Sect.

It wouldn’t do to depend on them for everything; without them, it would be hard to take a single step… He might as well just join them directly.

However, the most pressing matter was to first assimilate the Golden Fire Sparrows from inside the Finger Ring and see how far he could advance his strength.

He looked down below.

Once all members of the Yu Family had boarded, the treasure ship instantly surged into the clouds, heading back in the direction of the Nanyang Sect.