Chapter 967: A Woman Who Looked Similar to Ling Chuxi
“Sect Leader, don’t worry. Even in your absence we will assist Young Master Yi Li and hand over the Blood Beast Sect to him,” said several elders in unison. At their cultivation realm and age, they had long since seen through the Samsara of life and death, so they did not dare advise her otherwise.
“This child, Yi Li’s talent is not bad, but he’s too young.” The Blood Beast Sect leader shook his head, smiled bitterly, and continued, “What a pity. Actually, with Aunt Yi’s talent, she is the best candidate to become the next sect leader. However, because of a man, she became depressed.”
The other elders looked at each other but did not reply. Anger was evident on their faces. Back then, they had known about Aunt Yi and Chu Fengyun. They were prepared to storm into Ding Lin Country to kill Chu Fengyun to avenge Aunt Yi. However, because Aunt Yi was willing to die, they had no choice but to give up. All these years, they watched with heartache and regret as Aunt Yi drown in tears and destroy herself.
“Oh right, Aunt Yi hasn’t returned yet, right?” asked the Blood Beast Sect leader.
“No. Even though Chu Fengyun treated her like that, she was still adamant to avenge him. Seriously, what potion did she bewitch herself with?” asked an elder angrily.
After the day they discovered that Aunt Yi had left, they received news of Chu Fengyun’s death in battle. It wasn’t difficult to tie the two events together.
“Forget it, it’s fate. Aunt Yi has suffered for so many years. Once this matter is over, the knot in her heart will finally untie itself and she will be free,” said the Blood Beast Sect leader with pity.
The elders nodded. They had watched Aunt Yi grow up. No one enjoyed watching her grow up torturing herself all these years. They also hoped that she would be able to open her heart knot.
“Alright, all of you can go back. If Aunt Yi comes back with an open heart and changes her mind, let her take over my position of Sect Leader.” said the Blood Beast Sect master to the elders before putting away the bracelet.
“Yes, Sect Leader.” The elders turned around. The bracelet was related to the great cause of the Blood Beast Sect’s revival. It was usually hidden through a special mechanism that only the sect leader knew how to activate, so they deliberately averted their gaze.
The Blood Beast Sect master came before the spirit tablets of the previous sect leaders, and her finger quickly swept across the stone platform. Then, complicated rays of light flashed in alternation. The mechanism unlocked itself and revealed a secret compartment on the stone platform carved from the huge stone. Inside was a simply exquisite wooden box made of ebony wood.
When she opened the box, there was a small portrait at the bottom. The Blood Beast Sect leader looked at the woman in the painting admiringly with an added hint of devotion. If Ling Yichen and the others saw this portrait, they would definitely cry out in surprise.
The woman in the portrait was 90% similar to Ling Chuxi. Although the artwork consisted of a few strokes, it fully displayed the woman’s peerless appearance and elegant temperament. At a glance, she almost looked like Ling Chuxi.
However, upon closer observation, the differences between Ling Chuxi and the woman in the portrait became clearer. The latter was clearly more mature with cold and stern eyes.
The Blood Beast Sect leader put the bracelet back into the wooden box, looked at the woman in the portrait again, and started to close things up.
This woman was the benefactor of the Blood Beast Sect. Sixteen years ago, the Blood Beast Sect was almost exterminated and it was this woman who helped them defeat their enemy with a single move, thus allowing the Blood Beast Sect to escape.