The Cultivation Method of Junior Sister is Unscientific

Yun Jin smiled enigmatically. “Naturally, if I can discern the pendant’s issue, I have a solution.”

Ma Hongyu’s eyes lit up.

Currently unaware of the Sect Leader’s methods, he couldn’t fathom how to save Ye Cheng.

Simply not wearing the pendant would arouse the Sect Leader’s suspicion, making their situation more perilous.

If Ye Cheng had to wear it, the pendant’s hidden danger must be neutralized.

“However,” Yun Jin pivoted, “Uncle Ma, in a sense, we’re competitors. What benefit would I gain from saving Ye Cheng?”

Ma Hongyu’s expression shifted. He said quietly, “Yun Jin, my disciple has always been detached from worldly affairs. He shouldn’t be entangled in your conflict with the Sect Leader. He’s an innocent victim. If you save him, I’ll owe you a great favor.”

Yun Jin’s lips curved slightly. “Uncle Ma, it’s not that I’m unwilling. I ask you, how should I save him? Remove the pendant’s poison? Purge the remnant toxins from his body?”

Ma Hongyu nodded repeatedly. “That would be ideal.”

Yun Jin calmly replied, “But do you truly believe this addresses the root of the problem?”

Ma Hongyu was taken aback.

“If Senior Brother Ye doesn’t succumb to poison in a month, the Sect Leader will know something’s amiss. He’ll guess you’ve discovered the pendant’s issue. So, even if I help you avoid this month’s crisis, what about afterward? By then, it won’t just be Ye Cheng in danger. To conceal his secret of harming people with the pendant, the Sect Leader might not spare even you. Have you considered this?” Yun Jin pointed out.

Ma Hongyu fell silent.

How could he not know all this?

He had only clung to a sliver of hope, thinking to survive one day at a time.

Yun Jin didn’t press him, quietly sipping tea while waiting.

After a long while, Ma Hongyu laughed bitterly. “So, my disciple faces a dead end? Die now or die in a month, is there truly no escape?”

Ma Hongyu had considered fleeing Tianxing Sect with Ye Cheng, but that wouldn’t work either.

Their escape would alert Zhao Wuji to the plan’s failure. With his far-reaching methods, they’d only die faster.

Thinking it through, this affair was a battle of titans, leaving him and his disciple cornered.

This was truly… beyond reason.

“Uncle Ma,” Yun Jin said softly, “Since I’ve exposed this matter, I naturally want to save Senior Brother Ye. I have a solution. See if it’s feasible.”

“Speak,” Ma Hongyu perked up.

At this point, he only sought to preserve Ye Cheng’s life.

Yun Jin calmly said, “Ye Cheng, unrepentant, helped other peaks cultivate spirit plants. Uncle Ma, after repeated failed admonishments, decides to expel him. Before expulsion, you reclaim everything from him, including that jade pendant.”

Yun Jin paused, then continued deliberately.

“With nowhere to turn, Ye Cheng joins Celestial Sword Peak,” Yun Jin looked at Ma Hongyu. “Under my peak, I can naturally protect his life. Otherwise, I have no reason to aid an outsider.”

Ma Hongyu’s expression shifted slightly.

This approach could legitimately rid them of the pendant.

“Without wearing that pendant, I can certainly purge the remnant toxins from his body. If he doesn’t die after a month, the Sect Leader won’t find it too strange. He’ll assume the wearing time was too short for the poison to take full effect,” Yun Jin said slowly. “Moreover, the Sect Leader won’t move against Celestial Sword Peak for now. He’s waiting for the Sect-wide Assembly, where he plans to openly crush Celestial Sword Peak! With Ye Cheng joining us, he likely won’t take further action for now.”

Ma Hongyu’s gaze flickered. “But at the Sect-wide Assembly, Lin Ya will surely lose. Your duel with Ruan Jun also seems perilous. Wouldn’t Ye Cheng then sink with Celestial Sword Peak?”

Yun Jin smiled slightly. “Indeed, that’s the risk. Celestial Sword Peak’s current situation isn’t ideal. Ye Cheng joining us might find a lifeline, or merely postpone his death. Who knows? Uncle Ma, you can weigh this yourself. Gu Jinghong visits the spirit fields daily. If you decide, you can tell him.”

Having said her piece, Yun Jin gestured for Ma Hongyu to leave without giving him time to respond.

Ma Hongyu hadn’t expected Yun Jin to be so decisive.

He was already inclined towards this plan, hoping to secure some additional rights for Ye Cheng, like having Lin Ya accept him as a true disciple.

But Yun Jin gave him no chance, dismissing him outright.

Ma Hongyu wanted to speak further, but seeing Yun Jin’s disinterest in further discussion, he could only rise and leave.

Ma Hongyu rushed back to the cave dwelling at top speed.

Ye Cheng sat by the bed, lost in thought.

Seeing Ma Hongyu, he respectfully stood and thoughtfully offered him tea.

Looking at his attentive, obedient disciple, Ma Hongyu sighed.

This was his most promising senior disciple, but now, it seemed he must hand him over to another.

Ma Hongyu sipped the tea and said slowly, “Ye Cheng, our master-disciple relationship must end here.”

Ye Cheng’s heart jolted. He immediately knelt. “Master, have I done something to anger you? If I’ve erred, I’ll accept any punishment. Please don’t expel me.”

Ye Cheng’s eyes were full of fear.

Ma Hongyu felt a pang of sorrow, but this step was unavoidable.

Though Celestial Sword Peak’s situation was indeed precarious, they were the only ones daring to openly oppose the Sect Leader.

Moreover, since Yun Jin’s arrival, their various feats had been extraordinary. Despite being the weaker party, they hadn’t suffered any setbacks.

With just over two months until the Sect-wide Assembly, everyone predicted Celestial Sword Peak’s utter defeat.

But hadn’t they thought the same about every previous incident?

No one believed Yun Jin could master the Blue Lotus Sword Technique, yet she did.

No one thought Yun Jin could learn cultivation techniques, yet she did, even surpassing Ye Cheng.

Now, no one believes Celestial Sword Peak or Yun Jin can win…

But what if?

What if they truly win?

Then he would have secured a future for Ye Cheng!

He would have truly escaped this deadly predicament.

If Celestial Sword Peak and Yun Jin still lost, at least he’d have bought two more months of life.

Ma Hongyu’s lips curved in a bitter smile. Thinking it through, this was their only hope.

Such a crucial matter couldn’t be hidden from Ye Cheng.

Ma Hongyu sighed and recounted everything in detail.

From Yun Jin’s warning to how he confirmed the pendant’s problem, including his recent conversation with Yun Jin, Ma Hongyu explained it all.

Ye Cheng, simple-minded, was stunned upon hearing these revelations.

“Disciple, you…” Ma Hongyu was about to offer comfort.

Unexpectedly, a glimmer of joy appeared in Ye Cheng’s eyes. “I knew someone so skilled in cultivation techniques couldn’t be that kind of person. Junior Sister Yun is truly kindhearted.”

Ma Hongyu: “??”

Wait, is that the main point here?