Crossgate Seal Chapter 473

This isn’t following the script!
Shouldn’t he have grabbed Du Yueyao and taken her to be a vessel for the Yuansheng Cult’s Saintess to possess?
Why has it turned into taking her as a disciple and passing down teachings?
Could it be…
Is there some condition for possession? Does Du Yueyao need to agree willingly? So he wants to trick her first, letting her fall into harm unknowingly?
Liu Qingyan stepped back, “Visiting to take a disciple so sneakily, it doesn’t look like anything good. I won’t let Yueyao go with you. You should leave.”
Fan Boyu muttered to himself, shaking his head, “I knew it would be like this.”
Then, looking at Du Yueyao, Fan Boyu smiled warmly again, “I asked you to wake Dr. Liu to come along just to gain your trust, to show I truly mean no harm. I think you can feel my sincerity.”
Liu Qingyan asked sharply, “Who exactly are you?”
Fan Boyu smiled, “The Yuansheng Cult, ever heard of it?”
Liu Qingyan and Du Yueyao exchanged glances, both shaking their heads.
“In the southern borderlands.”
Seeing the shock in Du Yueyao’s eyes, Fan Boyu continued, “Miss Du, I’ve observed you for over ten days. You’re kind-hearted, full of merit, perfectly suited for our cult’s Saintess cultivation method. I am a sacrificial priest in the cult, tasked with guiding and assisting the Saintess.”
“Miss Du, don’t think that a sect from the southern borderlands is inherently evil. The Yuansheng Cult only retreated to the mountains there due to ties with the former dynasty. Our inheritance is authentic ancient witchcraft.
Ahem, but since we’re not in the Great Jing Dynasty, I came at night, though that’s not the point.”
Fan Boyu said, “Think about it, even our cult’s inherited techniques require a woman with merit to cultivate. How could we be an evil sect?
Moreover, Miss Du, you’re kind-hearted, devoted to healing and saving lives. With cultivation, wouldn’t that be even more convenient?”
At this, Fan Boyu looked at Liu Qingyan standing in front, “Miss Liu also has some merit, but it’s not suitable for the Saintess technique. If you’re interested, you could come with me, join our sect, practice other techniques, and still hope for longevity while keeping Miss Du company. Isn’t that a win-win?”
Liu Qingyan’s lips curled, her heart easing.
You see, Liu Qingyan had far more merit than Du Yueyao, but her deepening cultivation, along with practicing the *Moonlight Scripture* and the *Red Pine Left Admonition Jade Water Elixir Scripture*, allowed her to conceal most of her golden merit light.
As for why not hide it all…
A whole family with merit, leaving some visible makes it seem authentic.
Thus, Fan Boyu failing to see through Liu Qingyan’s depths meant his cultivation, though high, was limited.
In that case…
“Longevity? I’m afraid it’s about being possessed by your cult’s Saintess,” Liu Qingyan said coolly.
“What!?”
Fan Boyu was startled, instinctively asking, “How do you know that?”
“Because the last Yuansheng Cult sorcerer died here.”
A calm voice sounded, and Lu Zheng, Yuanjing, and Shen Ying quietly appeared in the courtyard, surrounding Fan Boyu.
At the same time, faint wisps of mist began to gather in the courtyard.
“Young Master Lu?”
“Mr. Fan,” Lu Zheng replied, his right hand grasping, forming a White Cloud Hand Seal that struck towards him.
“Wait! Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding!”
Fan Boyu hurriedly said, a cloud of smoke appearing in his hand, meeting the White Cloud Hand Seal head-on, barely holding it back.
The next moment, Yuanjing drew a long sword, a white cloud sword qi thrusting at Fan Boyu. Shen Ying waved her hand, boundless peach blossom miasma filling the courtyard, combining with the white mist to tightly seal Fan Boyu in.
Liu Qingyan pulled Du Yueyao back quickly, layers of moonlight falling before them, forming silver curtains of light.
Fan Boyu’s cultivation was impressive, capable of floating in mid-air, so they naturally wouldn’t underestimate him.
“Hiss—”
Fan Boyu sucked in a breath, realizing Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan were masters.
Especially Lu Zheng, whose White Cloud Hand Seal was dense and powerful, his cultivation no less than Fan Boyu’s own.
So many experts ganging up on me in a small county town, is this even fair!
“Young Master Lu, hold off, let me explain. This is truly a misunderstanding!”
Fan Boyu said urgently, resisting the White Cloud Hand Seal while spinning to dodge the white cloud sword qi, then pulling out a porcelain bottle, into which the surrounding mist and peach blossom miasma uncontrollably surged.
“Explain? Go ahead, we’re listening.”
Lu Zheng nodded, then patted his gourd, six red jade swords flying out, three in front, three behind, swift as lightning.
My goodness!
Is this the rhythm for me to explain?
Fan Boyu immediately leaped into the air, only to feel the sky darken above.
Looking up, he saw eighteen pink-clad women standing on white clouds, their auras linked into a net, heavy as a mountain, blocking the sky above the Liu residence.
“I…”
Fan Boyu barely got a word out before three red jade swords reached his face.
My goodness!
His bottle couldn’t absorb physical objects. His inner qi surged, deflecting the six red jade swords one by one, then his feet flickered, dodging two more white cloud sword qi from behind.
But Shen Ying sneered, pulling out her own porcelain bottle, opening the stopper, and boundless peach blossom miasma swept out.
“Let’s see how much miasma your treasure can hold!”
Fan Boyu was near tears; his bottle couldn’t hold much more miasma.
He spun, pointing three times towards Liu Qingyan, breaking her moonlight curtains, aiming to approach the two women to make Lu Zheng and Shen Ying hesitate.
Liu Qingyan’s eyes narrowed, stepping forward to act, when a sudden storm erupted in the courtyard. Lu Zheng’s figure instantly appeared in front of her, striking with a palm.
“What a technique!”
Fan Boyu, shocked, flipped back.
Seizing the moment, Fan Boyu hurriedly said, “The Yuansheng Cult is divided into two branches: the Merit Original Sect and the Reincarnation New Sect. I belong to the Original Sect. The sorcerer you killed was likely from the New Sect!”
“Our Original Sect cultivates ancient witchcraft inheritance. The Saintess’s technique has many requirements and restrictions, demanding high merit and exceptional talent, only achievable by compassionate, gifted women.”
Fan Boyu explained, “Later generations modified the technique, lowering requirements but diminishing its power and essence. Thus, they created the *Saintess Descent Method*, using a meritorious woman as a vessel for possession to extend life.”
“Our two branches have always been at odds, but with too many external enemies, we haven’t split,” Fan Boyu clarified, “But I truly want to take Miss Du as a disciple because of her merit and talent, ideal for our sect’s technique, not to take her back as a vessel for the New Sect’s Saintess.”