Underneath the manor.
In the underground prison built specifically for Mr. Yin.
The once self-proclaid charming Protector Yin, now in utter disarray, akin to a filthy beggar, was shackled by iron chains at the clavicle, suspended in an iron cage, stripped of dignity and freedom.
Surviving each day on only two buns and a bowl of water.
This ordeal is even more miserable than when he once road the streets, fighting wild dogs for food.
At least he had his freedom then.
"How are you considering, Mr. Yin?" Yue i’Er slowly walked in, wearing a pair of pink shoes.
"Miss i, give up on this idea. I will not betray the Lord." Upon hearing Yue i’Er’s voice, Mr. Yin slightly lifted his head and said.
"Mr. Yin, you are quite stubborn. Your Sect Leader is your Lord, but isn’t the Saint Heir as well?" Yue i’Er said, "The Sect Leader will grow old eventually, while the Saint Heir’s future is bright. Aren’t you going to consider your own future?"
"You and Si Miaoxue brought in so fake Saint Heir to deceive the Lord, utterly rebellious." Mr. Yin cursed.
"Fake? Ha, Mr. Yin, have you seen a fake Saint Heir capable of cultivating the Moon Attraction Chapter?" Yue i’Er sneered, "Every mber of the Moon Worship Sect knows that only those with a special bloodline are qualified to cultivate the Moon God Record, and the Moon Attraction Chapter is the general guideline of the Moon God Record. Only past Saint Heirs and Sect Leaders are eligible to cultivate it. Even if he’s not of the Sect Leader’s bloodline, he is the chosen Saint Heir by fate."
"Chosen Saint Heir, impossible!" Mr. Yin loudly denied.
"Miaoxue and I witnessed it with our own eyes; nothing is impossible. Even if the Sect Leader ca, he couldn’t deny it," Yue i’Er said. "If there’s no other candidate, my lord is the natural successor of the Moon Worship Sect, don’t you deny this?"
Mr. Yin was stunned.
Yue i’Er’s words weren’t incorrect; the Sect Leaders of the Moon Worship Sect had short lifespans, likely due to opening the Moon Pool. So, if the Sect Leader opens the Moon Pool again, his life would be on a countdown.
Unless he refuses to open the Moon Pool, preventing sect experts from training inside, which would naturally jeopardize his position.
Power is balanced with responsibility, and even if he doesn’t open the Moon Pool, he could only prolong his life by ten years at most.
So, gains co with losses.
Being the Sect Leader of the Moon Worship Sect, enjoying wealth and ruling a small elite world, is not without cost.
The opportunity to train in the Moon Pool once every twenty years is highly coveted.
Even if he doesn’t want to, his subordinates will force him; the Sect Leader’s "Moon God Record" may be powerful, but the Moon Worship Sect has many formidable cultivation techniques amassed over the years, producing many mid-to-high-level experts.
Why did the Moon Worship Sect establish the Moon Palace? It’s a nurturing institution for when the Sect Leader can’t break through to Tianyuan.
Seemingly lofty, yet essentially a tool manipulated by everyone.
Once breaking through to Tianyuan, a Lord of the Moon Palace who has cultivated the Moon God Record could regain control of the Moon Worship Sect.
Although Lin Miao wasn’t well-acquainted with the internal affairs of the Moon Worship Sect, such a millennia-old powerhouse is bound to have extrely complicated internal power struggles, and he’s not interested in being this so-called Saint Heir with such an easy path to a short life!
"I want to see your so-called chosen Saint Heir!"
"Fine, wait a mont." To Yue i’Er, she wasn’t afraid of Mr. Yin not making demands; as long as he started asking, everything could be negotiated.
...
"He wants to see ?" Lin Miao said in surprise, unable to fathom what Mr. Yin would say to him, as he had nothing to discuss with Mr. Yin.
"Probably wants to confirm your identity."
"My identity?"
"Your ’Saint Heir’ identity. My lord, Mr. Yin holds many of the Sect Leader’s secrets and cultivation techniques; we must ask them out, or his training will be wasted," Yue i’Er said. "Moreover, he should also have a large fortune, which shouldn’t go to others, at least not without making a profit."
"You’re really calculating to the end; even if he confirms my identity, will he reveal those to you?" Lin Miao asked.
"I don’t know. We should try. Perhaps we might even use him to rescue Miaoxue’s master," Yue i said.
"What kind of place is this Moon Demon Prison that once soone enters, they can’t co out?"
"I’ve never been in either; it’s the sect’s forbidden area, where high-ranking offenders and extrely dangerous individuals are imprisoned. Aside from the guards, I’ve never heard of anyone coming out once they were in." Yue i’Er replied.
"Just because you don’t know doesn’t an it doesn’t exist. Since he wants to see , then I’ll et him," Lin Miao thought for a mont and agreed to et with Mr. Yin.
...
"Mr. Yin, I heard you wanted to see ?" Lin Miao and Yue i’Er arrived at the underground cell to et with Mr. Yin.
Mr. Yin glanced at Yue i’Er and said, "Let her leave, I will only speak with you alone."
"Mr. Yin, don’t be too excessive!" Yue i’Er reprimanded, as even a prisoner should know their place.
"It’s just a conversation between us n, your presence here is inconvenient." Mr. Yin glanced sidelong at Yue i’Er and said.
"i’Er, since Mr. Yin wants to discuss matters between n with , you should step aside for now." Lin Miao instructed.
"Yes." With Lin Miao speaking, Yue i’Er naturally had to obey, otherwise, the consequences would be unbearable.
"Kid, I don’t know what trick you used to persuade them into believing you’re the so-called heavens-chosen Saint Heir, but you can’t fool ," Mr. Yin said directly to Lin Miao as soon as he spoke.
Lin Miao chuckled: "I’ve never said I am the heavens-chosen Saint Heir, it was rely due to the circumstances that I temporarily assud the role, i’Er and Miaoxue both know this."
"What, you’re saying you’re impersonating?" Mr. Yin was taken aback at these words; he assud Lin Miao would refute his claim, but Lin Miao openly admitted his pretense.
What kind of operation is this?
"Indeed, I have no interest in your so-called Saint Heir. In truth, if it weren’t for Long Po being in your hands, I really might not have been willing to assu this role. At least this identity makes you wary and prevents harsh treatnt towards Long Po." Lin Miao explained.
These were his honest thoughts; the identity of the Moon Worship Sect’s Saint Heir held little attraction for him, offering few benefits, shortening his lifespan, and bringing nurous troubles. Anyone who wished to be the Saint Heir was welco to take up the mantle.
If it hadn’t been for his ntor Long Po, Si Miaoxue, he wouldn’t have given Yue i’Er a chance to get close, resulting in his current predicant.
"Kid, do you know that the Saint Heir of the Moon Worship Sect will beco the Sect Leader of the sect, one of the most powerful figures, able to control the life and death of countless people at the snap of a finger, living in endless wealth and glory?" Mr. Yin exclaid loudly.
"If I wanted power, I would strive for it myself. If I desired wealth, I would earn it myself. Why depend on others?" Lin Miao smiled and said, "With my abilities, even without being the Saint Heir, I can still beco one of the strongest in the current era. Why degrade myself to be soone else’s subordinate? Isn’t that a loss of dignity!"
"Uh..." Mr. Yin was rendered speechless by this remark.
However, he quickly responded, "Kid, do you think saying this will convince ? Do you think power and wealth fall from the sky like pie does, and can be obtained just because you want it?"
"Believe it or not, and if you have more questions, ask quickly. I don’t have ti to chat idly here with you," Lin Miao said.
"Can you really cultivate the Moon Attraction Chapter from the Moon God Record?"
"Do you really want to know?"
"Yes."
"Alright, I will satisfy your curiosity." Lin Miao chuckled, channeling the technique of the Moon Attraction Chapter, instantly making his entire body seem as if it were bathed in moonlight, emitting a faint moon-white glow, incomparably holy.
Mr. Yin was dumbfounded on the spot; this was indeed the unique phenonon that can only be manifested after cultivating the Moon God Record, which he had previously only seen on the Moon Worship Sect Leader, Moon Demon Junqi.
Moreover, that was only visible during cultivation under moonlight, unlike Lin Miao, who could display it even without moonlight shining down.
"You, you are truly the heavens-chosen Saint Heir!" Mr. Yin began to believe Lin Miao’s identity, understanding how the Moon Worship Sect had experienced three breaks in the past and eventually chose their Saint Heir through "spiritual selection," bringing them back to succeed the position and beco the Sect Leader.
But how this spiritual selection worked was controlled by the Ji Family, so all the Saint Heirs bore the Ji surna, and the thod to verify the Saint Heir was that only those with the Saint bloodline could cultivate the Moon God Record; those without the Saint bloodline naturally couldn’t cultivate it.
"No," Lin Miao imdiately shook his head and said.
"No, if you aren’t of the Saint bloodline, how can you cultivate the Moon God Record? How is that possible?" What was happening with Lin Miao overturned Mr. Yin’s understanding.
"Let tell you another thing; I’ve actually only been cultivating the Moon Attraction Chapter for less than six months, around three or four months."
"What, within three or four months you mastered the Moon Attraction Chapter to this level?"
"I don’t know, it seems your Moon God Record isn’t very difficult for . Of course, I haven’t seen the complete Moon God Record, so I’m not sure. This Moon Attraction Chapter was taught to by Miaoxue and i’Er, and I just practiced it accordingly, that’s all." Lin Miao said quite nonchalantly.
"I don’t believe it! If you’re not the heavens-chosen Saint Heir, how can you cultivate the Moon Attraction Chapter?" Mr. Yin demanded loudly.
"I don’t know, maybe I do have what you call the Saint bloodline, but even if so, I don’t want to be your so-called Saint Heir," Lin Miao said. "Having satisfied your curiosity with our conversation, I should take my leave."
"Wait, this ti, His Majesty sent , saying no matter whether you’re genuinely the Saint Heir or not, I must take you back. Also, he has been under the Ji Family’s control for too long and has had enough; he doesn’t want to be their puppet anymore. If I don’t return, the Ji Family will co, and knowing you are the heavens-chosen Saint Heir, they will use force to bring you back and make you their next puppet!" Mr. Yin suddenly said.
"What did you say, the Leader of the Moon Worship Sect is a puppet of the Ji Family?" This assertion took Lin Miao by surprise.
"Yes, after the first Sect Leader’s line ended, the second generation began, and although every chosen Saint Heir was given the Ji surna, becoming part of the Ji family, the Ji surna within the second and third generations was largely superficial. The Ji family doesn’t marry outsiders, strictly speaking. Ji family n don’t marry outside won, but Ji won can marry out..."
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