Chen Ying’s master’s name was He Qingrou, and the sect addressed her as Perfected Qingrou.
She was the third generation disciple of the Immortal Dawn Sect’s founder, Perfected Hengxia, and had already reached the Deity Realm.
However, because the martial cultivation techniques Cui Heng taught Jiang Qiqi were more inclined towards the division of the cultivation system, and the qualitative change happened in a realm similar to the Seventh level of Qi Refinement, her strength actually far exceeded ordinary Deity Realm martial artists.
Even Zhang Shuming, the Sect Master of Daoyi Palace, vaguely felt that he might not be He Qingrou’s match. At first, he found it difficult to accept. The Daoyi Palace was an ancient sect that had been passed down for more than 10,000 years. Their martial techniques had been passed and modified and optimized by countless predecessors, but it was actually still inferior to the Immortal Dawn Sect that had been established for less than 200 years.
This feeling was like an old student who had been studying for 70 years meeting a genius who had entered the Scholar’s List at the age of nine.
His mentality was about to explode.
Of course, Great Jin did not have any imperial examinations. This was just an analogy.
However, when he thought about how the founder of the Immortal Dawn Sect was actually Cui Heng’s disciple, he felt relieved.
It was not strange for the inheritance of a Heaven Monarch to be stronger.
Actually, He Qingrou was also a little surprised when she saw Zhang Shuming.
She knew this Daoyi Palace’s Sect Master.
After the Immortal Dawn Sect sealed the mountain, Daoyi Palace was truly the number one sect in the world.
Although Chen Ying had already told her about Cui Heng’s situation and that Zhang Shuming was following Cui Heng, she still felt a little different after seeing it for herself.
Could it be that this Fengzhou State Overseer was really as Master had guessed?
Otherwise, why would the Sect Master of Daoyi Palace follow him willingly?
At this moment, He Qingrou was waiting in the reception hall of the State Overseer’s Office.
She was a beautiful woman who looked to be in her thirties. She had a beautiful face and exquisite facial features. Her black hair was tied together by a white jade lotus flower crown. She wore a loose light green Daoist robe and had an extraordinary aura.
Unlike Chen Ying, who had already come to the mortal world a few times, she had never left the mountain after being brought to Cangcheng by her master since she was young.
She had heard everything about the situation outside the mountain from her master and disciple.
This was the first time she had gone down the mountain herself.
And it was for such an important matter.
The Immortal Dawn Sect placed great importance on meeting Cui Heng this time.
After all, according to Chen Ying’s description, Cui Heng had already cultivated the Immortal Dawn Sword Art to an extremely high level. He had even triggered the phenomenon of the Purple Cloud Sword, causing Purple Qi to come from the East!
This meant that Cui Heng must have an extremely close relationship with the Immortal Dawn Sect.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to do those things. He might even have some extremely unusual connections with the Immortal Dawn Sect.
However, the Immortal Dawn Sect was also very vigilant and did not rashly send their higher-ups over to meet him.
Instead, they let He Qingrou come over first as the first wave of contact.
As Chen Ying’s master, it was only natural for her to follow Chen Ying back.
She could use this opportunity to see what kind of person Cui Heng was.
It would be best if she could directly ask about the other party’s relationship with the Immortal Dawn Sect.
This was the first time He Qingrou had been entrusted with such an important matter. She was both expectant and nervous.
After arriving at the guest hall of the State Overseer’s Office, she sat upright and ready at all times. She kept simulating the scene of her meeting with Cui Heng in her mind and silently recited what she was about to say.
She was far less casual than her disciple, Chen
Ying.
“Master, you look so nervous.” Chen Ying was very lively. Seeing that Cui Heng did not come over after a long time, she jumped down from the chair she was sitting on and came to He Qingrou’s side. “Your body is tense.”
As she spoke, she gently poked He Qingrou’s shoulder.
As Chen Tong’s younger sister, she had already spent some time with Cui Heng when she was in Lu County. She knew that Cui Heng was usually very nice.
Moreover, as the Purple Cloud Sword Master, she followed the information left behind by her ancestor and trusted Cui Heng unconditionally.
Naturally, she did not feel nervous.
“Yingying!” He Qingrou glared at Chen Ying and wanted to warn her.
It was an extremely important matter for her to come to Changfeng Prefecture to see State Overseer Cui. How could they be so casual?
However, she had always been gentle and was worried that she would hurt Chen Ying. She opened her mouth and only sighed softly. “Yingying, when I came, your Grandmaster specially reminded me.
“State Overseer Cui might be extremely important to our Immortal Dawn Sect. He might even be our only hope to find the Ancestral Master. You have to show some respect.”
“Yes, I got it!” Chen Ying nodded and sat down again, shaking her legs gently as she waited.
Although she was still not very nervous, she knew how to act according to the situation. She would follow her Master’s wishes. Only then would she be liked.
Actually, Chen Ying was still a little puzzled.
Why did State Overseer Cui suddenly change his mind and let her inform the elders of the sect about him?
Moreover, according to Master, after Grandmaster heard the name “Cui Heng”, she was even more shocked than when she heard that someone had cultivated the Immortal Dawn Sword Art to the Peak and could even trigger the Immortal sword phenomenon.
Moreover, after that, Grandmaster immediately made the decision to let her Master go down the mountain to meet State Overseer Cui.
“I wonder what relationship State Overseer Cui has with our sect?”
Chen Ying kept thinking in her heart and guessed one answer after another. Every answer made sense, but she also felt that every answer was a little unrealistic.
Just like that, while the master and disciple waited nervously and doubtfully, Cui Heng arrived.
“Master, Fengzhou’s Overseer is here. You can just call him Lord Overseer!” Chen Ying used her True Qi to send a voice transmission to remind her master, who didn’t know much about worldly affairs.
He Qingrou nodded slightly and stood up calmly. Her movements were smooth and her breathing was steady.
She did not look flustered at all.
She smiled and looked at Cui Heng. She bowed slightly and said, “He Qingrou of the Immortal Dawn Sect greets Overseer Cui of Fengzhou.”
As a Deity Realm expert, she still had the foundation to control her bearings.
Naturally, she would not appear nervous in front of Cui Heng.
However, Chen Ying was dumbfounded. She thought to herself, “As expected of Master, she can adjust her emotions so quickly!”
“So it’s Perfected Qingrou. Please take a seat.” Cui Heng smiled and returned the greeting. At the same time, he sized up this beautiful female Daoist. He thought to himself that the female Daoists who had reached the peak of the martial realm seemed to be all beautiful and had peerless auras.
Then, Cui Heng also sat in the main seat. He looked at He Qingrou and said with a smile, “It’s said that the Immortal Dawn Sect has been sealed off for a long time and there are no traces of Immortals left in the human world. I wonder what brings you here?”
“When my disciple returned to the mountain earlier, she told me some things about you.” He Qingrou’s eyes flickered, as if she was considering her words. “I heard that you can trigger the phenomenon of my sect’s Immortal sword, and you’re quite accomplished in the Immortal Dawn Sword Art. You even have a deep relationship with my sect?”
“That’s right.” Cui Heng nodded slightly and said with a smile, “If Perfected One wants to ask anything, why don’t you just say it? I’ve always liked to be straightforward. Let’s get straight to the point.”
“…” He Qingrou was slightly stunned when she heard this, as if her words were stuck.
This did not match the lines she had prepared in advance.
Cui Heng’s straightforward words left her at a loss for words. Shouldn’t they exchange a few pleasantries before getting to the point?
Fortunately, He Qingrou was a powerful martial cultivator, comparable to a Deity Realm expert. She hurriedly organized her words and nodded. “In that case, please don’t blame me. Can you show me the Immortal Dawn Sword Art?”
But as soon as she said it, she regretted it.
How could she tell the other party to show the Immortal Dawn Sword Art so directly?
This was too rude!
Cui Heng didn’t care about this. He didn’t even feel like she was impolite. He nodded and said, “Sure.”
The Immortal Dawn Sect was an inheritance left behind by Jiang Qiqi.
In theory, the disciples of the Immortal Dawn Sect could be considered his descendants.
He Qingrou was considered a grand-disciple of his, several generations down
In terms of age, he was more than 200 years older than He Qingrou. He was enough to be her grandfather.
Who would care about the attitude of a junior who was hundreds of years younger than him?
“Ah?” He Qingrou did not expect Cui Heng to be so easy to talk to. She immediately felt extremely glad. She thought that she would mess things up after being so rude just now.
Clang!
At this moment, a sword cry suddenly sounded in the hall.
Cui Heng raised a finger and began to display the Immortal Dawn Sword Art.
Streaks of green sword light flew out from his fingertips, turning into layers of colorful lights that danced in the air, as if the colorful lights were spreading out.
The guest hall instantly became like a paradise.
“Sword Light Flying Clouds! It’s really the complete Sword Light Flying Clouds! It’s even more perfect than the Sect Master’s!” He Qingrou exclaimed in her heart.
She looked at Cui Heng’s fingertips in extreme surprise, her eyes filled with shock and fascination.
As someone who had cultivated the Immortal Dawn Sword Art for decades, her understanding of Sword Light Flying Clouds was much higher than Chen Ying’s.
With just a glance, she could tell that this was definitely not the ordinary Sword Light Flying Clouds move. It was extremely complete and perfect, a level that even the current Sect Master was far inferior to.
It was even more perfect than the description recorded in the Immortal Dawn Sword Art!
At this moment, He Qingrou’s breathing almost stopped.
Before she left the mountain, Grandmaster had told her a guess she had about Cui Heng. At this moment, that guess kept echoing in her mind.
Could it be true?!
But nearly 200 years have passed!
Thinking of this, He Qingrou hesitated again and suddenly knelt down in front of Cui Heng.
At the same time, she pulled Chen Ying to kneel beside her.
Chen Ying did not understand and was filled with confusion. “Master, what are you doing?”
He Qingrou took a deep breath and asked with a solemn expression, “May I ask if you know the name of my Immortal Dawn Sect’s founder, Perfected Hengxia?”
“…” Cui Heng fell silent when he heard this, as if he was sighing. Then, he dispersed the sword light on his fingertips and looked at He Qingrou and Chen Ying, who were kneeling in front of him, and sighed.
“Her name is Jiang Qiqi.”