I’ve Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] 23

23. Departure

“Master, I will be responsible for Little Junior Sister’s safety on this trip. Please rest assured,” Yun Yu said to Xuan Shuang with a serious expression. “Barring any accidents, I will send a message back every ten days to report our safety to you, Master.”

Xuan Shuang nodded. “Don’t just blindly pursue speed. On this journey, you must listen more, see more, and think more.”

“Yes, this disciple will remember Master’s teachings,” Yun Yu replied. In the presence of outsiders, she was a qualified Eldest Senior Sister. Apart from the different emotions in her eyes when she looked at Xuan Shuang, she showed no other clues.

This was also why Mo Xiao hadn’t noticed anything in her previous life. If she hadn’t accidentally overheard the conversation between Yun Yu and her master, Mo Xiao might never have discovered the subtle relationship between the two in this life either.

“Yunmu,” Xuan Shuang shifted her gaze to Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao cupped her hands in a salute. “Master.”

“Remember, think more before making a decision. Once you’ve made it, don’t regret it. You must learn to accept any outcome,” Xuan Shuang said. “You must adhere to your original heart and not care too much about the opinions of others. Just do what you think is right.”

Xuan Shuang was quite concerned about the change in Mo Xiao’s sword intent, always worrying that this disciple would go astray and get stuck in a dead end. If an inner demon were to form, things would become very tricky.

Mo Xiao nodded. “Yes, this disciple understands.”

After instructing Yun Yu and Mo Xiao, only Zuo Wuyi was left. Looking at Zuo Wuyi, who was now almost as tall as herself, a sense of gratification appeared in Xuan Shuang’s eyes.

During the years her second disciple was in seclusion, this little disciple had spent the most time with her. When she had just entered the sect, Zuo Wuyi was still an eight-year-old little turnip. In the blink of an eye, she had grown into an adult, and her height was almost the same as her own.

“With Yun Yu and Yunmu accompanying you, I am not worried about your safety. I am very at ease with them,” Xuan Shuang said. “Normally, I should have given you a courtesy name as your Daoist title when you were about to break through. But your current cultivation is not suitable for exposure, so we will put this matter aside for now.”

“On this trip, I hope you will be more forgiving. Everyone’s circumstances and thoughts are different. Master hopes that you will not look at things from too one-sided a perspective, but be more comprehensive,” Xuan Shuang said. “Also, Master is not asking you to restrain yourself, nor to deliberately tolerate anything. If you really encounter something that you find unjust, you should act only after ensuring your safety.”

Xuan Shuang had been in contact with Zuo Wuyi for a long time and had more or less figured out her personality. Her little disciple was not someone who couldn’t distinguish right from wrong, just that her personality was a bit extreme.

Zuo Wuyi nodded. “Rest assured, Master. This disciple understands.” With Mo Xiao accompanying her, her mood would be much better. When her mood was good, she would naturally be more tolerant in her dealings with others and wouldn’t resort to violence at the slightest disagreement.

After instructing them one by one, Xuan Shuang took a step back and stood there, watching her three disciples leave.

Looking back at her somewhat empty immortal’s cave, and thinking of Yun He and her fourth disciple who were traveling outside and had not returned, Xuan Shuang suddenly felt a sense of loneliness. Speaking of which, this was the first time that all five of her disciples were traveling outside, and she was the only one left in the sect.

However, the path to seeking the Great Dao was inherently lonely and solitary. Even with five disciples, it was the same. There would always be a day of parting. She would just treat this as getting used to it in advance.

From the Wen Dao Sect, it would take at least a month’s journey to reach the extreme cold lands. This was calculated based on Mo Xiao’s sword flight speed. If it were Zuo Wuyi, she would probably have to fly on her sword for a full three months to reach the extreme cold lands.

“The destination is indeed the extreme cold lands, but that doesn’t mean we have to rush there immediately. We can look for small secret realms around us while we travel,” Yun Yu produced a map from somewhere, which only recorded the names of some large cities.

Zuo Wuyi leaned over curiously to take a look. “Are we taking this middle route?”

“That’s the initial plan. We will probably pass through four to five large towns. If we rest in each town, we should be able to reach our destination in about three months,” Yun Yu said, taking out a charcoal pencil from somewhere and drawing the approximate route.

“Let’s head north for three days first and check out the nearest city, Fenghua City,” Yun Yu said, then turned to look at Zuo Wuyi and Mo Xiao. “What do you two junior sisters think? If you want to go somewhere else first, there are many other large cities to choose from nearby.”

Mo Xiao nodded. “Then let’s go to Fenghua City. I don’t have any particular place I want to go.”

“Eldest Senior Sister is experienced. I’ll listen to Eldest Senior Sister,” Zuo Wuyi replied obediently.

After setting their destination, the three of them prepared to set off. Zuo Wuyi had originally thought she would have to hitch a ride on Mo Xiao’s sword, but before she could say anything, Yun Yu took out a spirit energy boat from her storage space.

“Junior Sister, to ensure our travel speed, you and I will take turns providing spiritual energy,” Yun Yu saw nothing wrong with her actions and stepped onto the boat directly.

“Alright,” Mo Xiao nodded, very naturally taking Zuo Wuyi’s hand and leading her onto the boat.

Zuo Wuyi looked at the spirit energy boat curiously. “Eldest Senior Sister, where did you get this spirit boat?” In her previous life, she had lived for so many years and had never seen such a thing.

“I asked an elder from the Artifact Pavilion to refine this spirit energy boat for me,” Yun Yu said with a slightly embarrassed smile. “Don’t be fooled by how impressive this spirit energy boat looks. In fact, to some extent, this is actually a failed spirit artifact.”

“Why?” Zuo Wuyi was puzzled.

“Because the spiritual energy for this boat must be provided by a cultivator, and the boat’s travel speed is linked to the cultivator’s cultivation level. If you want to go faster, you need someone with a higher cultivation to provide the spiritual energy,” Yun Yu explained. “The spiritual energy consumption is about twenty times that of flying on a sword, and this spirit energy boat can carry at most five people, which is not very cost-effective.”

“But this time, we are out for training, so this can also be considered a form of cultivation. That’s why I took it out,” Yun Yu said.

Zuo Wuyi nodded in understanding. If that was the case, ordinary cultivators would indeed not use a spirit energy boat for travel. After all, not having enough spiritual energy was a very dangerous thing.

Although the spirit energy boat was not large, it was very comfortable for meditating and resting. One could sit or lie down, and it could also provide shelter from the wind and rain. In terms of comfort, it was not much different from the first-class cabin of an airplane.

Yun Yu and Mo Xiao were both at the early stage of Nascent Soul. With the two of them taking turns every six hours, they arrived at Fenghua City on the evening of the third day. The spirit energy boat stopped in an open space near the city gate. After all three of them had disembarked, Yun Yu quickly put it away.

In order not to be too conspicuous, Mo Xiao and Yun Yu both suppressed their cultivation by a major stage, appearing as two early Golden Core stage cultivators traveling with a little junior sister at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Fenghua City was a place inhabited purely by cultivators. The occasional one or two people without any cultivation were also because they had made a mistake in their cultivation and needed to start over.

In Fenghua City, which was teeming with cultivators, Mo Xiao’s group of three’s cultivation levels seemed very ordinary. Apart from the occasional curious glance, they did not attract anyone’s attention.

Mo Xiao’s group did not attract the attention of others, but that did not mean the city was peaceful. They had not walked more than a few steps when they saw a half-grown child running amok on the street, with a group of guards chasing after him.

“Stop! You little thief! Someone, stop him! He stole something the young master wants!” The guards were ordinary Qi Refinement cultivators. After running for a short while, they were already panting.

“Be careful,” Mo Xiao pulled Zuo Wuyi towards her to prevent the running little thief from bumping into her.

The little thief glanced at Mo Xiao, then turned his head to look at the approaching pursuers. As they passed each other, he quickly stuffed the thing in his hand into Mo Xiao’s waist.

“I’ve been wronged! I was just passing by, but they insisted I stole something and wanted to beat me to death! That’s why I ran!” As soon as he had gotten rid of the object, the little thief began to cry out in protest.