Chapter 243

Chapter 243: Bloodline Awakening
Sect Master Ji Yuan looked at Master Qing Yan. Seeing that he was still silent and deep in thought, he asked: “Master Qing Yan, what do you say?”

Master Qing Yan said nothing.

Sect Master Ji Yuan and Wanderer Bao Hua exchanged a glance.

In the past, even when he had no reason, Master Qing Yan would still stir up trouble. How had he turned into a mute gourd today?

They did not know that Master Qing Yan’s Sea of Consciousness was already a complete mess.

He was almost unable to suppress the soul that had come from another world.

At first, that otherworldly soul had not been as strong and firm as Master Qing Yan’s own soul, and he had suppressed it again and again.

But over the past month, while using Master Qing Yan’s body as its vessel, that soul had been nurtured and had grown stronger. Now it could already match him.

On top of that, the inner conflict today between Lan Zi Yu and Quan Ye had stirred the other soul once more.

Master Qing Yan roared angrily in his heart: [You are a soul from another world. Do not covet what does not belong to you!]

Another voice sounded in his mind: [Qing Yan, I came this time to stop a tragedy. You must believe me!]

[Get out of my body!]

[Ye Cong Xin is a malevolent spirit. She will kill everyone!]

[…]

“Could he be having another episode?” Sect Master Ji Yuan frowned and sent a quiet voice transmission.

“This…” Wanderer Bao Hua did not dare to judge.

But seeing the gloomy look on Master Qing Yan’s face, she did not want to forcefully call him back to himself. She stopped keeping him in suspense and told Sect Master Ji Yuan the truth directly: “Do you know where that Quan Ye came from?”

Sect Master Ji Yuan thought for a moment and said slowly: “He took part in the sect selection when he was ten. Because his bones were strong, he was a good seedling for a body cultivator, so he was assigned to Master Qing Yan’s tutelage. As for his background, I have never heard anyone mention it.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan had never been close to Master Qing Yan, so of course he had not gone out of his way to ask about his disciple.

An idea flashed in Sect Master Ji Yuan’s mind: “You mean there is something wrong with Quan Ye’s identity?”

Wanderer Bao Hua nodded: “Not only are his bones different from normal people, even his blood is unusual. I suspect that one of his parents is not of the human race.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan’s pupils shrank: “A demonic beast descendant?”

Wanderer Bao Hua nodded meaningfully.

Demonic beasts that cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage could take human form and look no different from ordinary people, but those who were not of one’s race would not have the same heart.

The Human and Demon Clans also hated each other deeply.

So if the Human and Demon Clans intermarried, they would usually be hated and spat on by the world, and their children were naturally not welcomed.

Sect Master Ji Yuan frowned: “But Quan Ye has been in the Five Elements Dao Sect for many years and has never shown any demonic beast habits. Could it be…”

He cut himself off halfway.

Quan Ye was famous in the Five Elements Dao Sect for being fierce and fond of fighting.

An ordinary disciple who reflected on their mistakes for five years on the Cliff of Reflection would be skinned half alive, at the very least. Yet Quan Ye had not felt anything, and his strength had even improved.

[Could it be that Qing Yan knew about this from the beginning?]

Wanderer Bao Hua raised her willow brows: “Ji Yuan, you and I have known each other for many years. Have I ever been wrong even once? If you do not believe me, then I will leave, and you can stop coming to find me.”

She turned to go, and Sect Master Ji Yuan quickly stopped her, apologizing again and again: “I am sorry, I am sorry. I misspoke. I just find it a little hard to accept.”

Right now, Sect Master Ji Yuan felt like his head was splitting.

He had thought Master Qing Yan was the biggest problem on Lone Moon Peak, but he had never expected that his disciples would be even more of a headache, one after another.

Master Qing Yan had taken in a half-human, half-demon disciple?

If this news spread, it would bring quite a lot of criticism to the entire Five Elements Dao Sect.

Wanderer Bao Hua did not hold his reaction against him. She explained for him: “Quan Ye’s parents are not ordinary demonic beasts. The bloodline power he inherited is incredibly strong.

“In the past, his body could not bear the load of that bloodline, so no strange signs showed. As his strength has grown, his bloodline has slowly awakened.

“He was not actually injured from fighting today. It is the demonic beast bloodline in his body that is remaking his body.

“When he wakes up, his strength will go through an ascension.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan was happy at first without thinking, but soon he could not smile.

Quan Ye’s very existence was a hidden danger.

But Sect Master Ji Yuan could not bring himself to drive him away.

If he just ignored it…

Sect Master Ji Yuan let out a deep, bitter sigh.

[What a headache!]

“Bao Hua, before you leave, why not make me two furnaces of hair growth pills? I feel like my beautiful hair is not going to last, sigh.”

Wanderer Bao Hua hooked her lips in a smile: “Since you said that, as your old friend, I really do not know if I should tell you another piece of news.”

Sect Master Ji Yuan clutched his chest.

“W-what else is there?”

“Normally, Quan Ye should not awaken for a few more years. Now that his awakening came early, his body cannot bear the load. If anything goes wrong, he might explode and die.”

“Then how do we save him?”

“Quan Ye’s bloodline is too dominant. The spirit herbs I fed him were all pushed out by his body. For now, the only way is to take him to a Grand Adept of the Demon Race. They might have a way to solve this.”

“The Demon Race?” Sect Master Ji Yuan’s eyes went wide. “No, no. If the Demon Race learns about this, it will become another handle for them to use against the Five Elements Dao Sect.”

But Wanderer Bao Hua was very calm: “Do not worry. The people of the Demon Race will not dare say a word. They might even help you keep this secret.”

After several Ancestral Patriarchs of the Demon Race had fallen one after another, they still had not chosen a new beast king. The younger generation was also weak and thin. If they discovered the bloodline flowing in Quan Ye’s body, they would definitely protect him carefully.

He was the descendant in the Beast Clan most likely to Ascend to the Upper Realm.

Sect Master Ji Yuan did not know how highly Wanderer Bao Hua rated Quan Ye. His heart was tied in knots.

“I will take Quan Ye.”

Master Qing Yan’s voice sounded suddenly.

“Master Qing Yan, you finally feel like talking.” Wanderer Bao Hua chuckled. “It should indeed be you who takes him. After all, he is your disciple. You should have long ago noticed the demonic beast bloodline hidden in his body, right?”

Hearing this, Sect Master Ji Yuan looked at Master Qing Yan nervously.

In his heart, he tended to believe that Master Qing Yan had not known. After all, Master Qing Yan had always treated his own disciples with cold indifference. His only patience seemed to be for his first disciple, Fang Cheng Lang, and his youngest disciple, Ye Cong Xin.

He looked at Master Qing Yan, his face clearly saying: [You did not know, right?]

Master Qing Yan looked away.

“Yes.”

He had known.

Both the him from another world and the current him knew that Quan Ye had a demonic beast… no, it should be said a Beast King bloodline.

Of course, he had not discovered it when Quan Ye had just joined the sect. It was a few years later, when he was giving Quan Ye some pointers on his practice, that he had accidentally sensed a hidden energy fluctuation in the young man’s body.

At that time, he had also hesitated about reporting it to the sect. Later, he thought that the less trouble the better. There were still decades before the bloodline in Quan Ye’s body would erupt. When Quan Ye could no longer suppress it, he would think of a way to hide it for him so that no one would ever know the truth.

But the accident had come too suddenly.

He thought that since he could no longer hide it, he might as well not hide it at all.

Ji Yuan should at least know.