《Eldest Sister Gives Up Cultivating》 Chapter 1 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Clang. Clang. Clang. In the East God Continent, the melodious bell echoed in the mountains. The Immortal Ascension Assembly that happened once every three years started again. Countless men, women, and children with dreams of longevity stepped onto the path to immortality. Beside the bamboo forest mountain path¡­ Bai Lian, who had received her master¡¯s order, flew to Qiong Ming Peak on her sword. At this moment, her feet were filled with noisy voices¡­ ¡°Junior Sister, the path to immortality is bitter and cold. Why don¡¯t we hug each other for warmth?¡± ¡°My son, Huang Teng, has the bearing of an immortal emperor. He will definitely be liked by an immortal this time!¡± ¡°There are 80,000 words in the world, but the word ¡®love¡¯ is the most deadly. If I enter the immortal sect today, I¡¯ll definitely cut off all my ties with the mortal world and cultivate the Supreme Emotionless Dao.¡± ¡°I want ten Dao companions!¡± Listening to these familiar lines, Bai Lian felt that she was about to lose it. This once again proved that her newly recovered memories of her previous life were correct. ¡°This is not a world that normal people should stay in!¡± Bai Lian¡¯s lips turned pale. In her previous life, she was an ordinary shut-in. She loved to read novels and play games. She had just graduated from university and had yet to experience the tiring working life, nor had she experienced the temptation of the world. After staying up all night to play games, she went to a convenience store. Just as she left the store, she was hit by a speeding truck in front of a fruit stall. Bai Lian was stunned. She had transmigrated. And it was a standard opening where she was an orphan! A ¡°girl¡± in a white cloud-patterned robe, with elegant eyebrows and a lazy expression, was walking leisurely on the street. ¡°Oh my!¡± When she passed by Bai Lian, the girl stopped. Her oval face, which was as white as snow, flushed red from excessive surprise. The girl looked at Bai Lian and opened her mouth slightly until it was wide enough for a quail egg to be stuffed in it. She had never seen such a person whose face was filled with such a strong aura of death. The other party was simply death itself! ¡°Interesting.¡± After muttering, the girl raised her head and smiled. ¡°I¡¯m An Lan, the head of the Immortal Du Sect¡¯s Qiong Ming Peak. Are you willing to be my eldest disciple and cultivate the art of longevity with me?¡± Bai Lian, who thought that this person would bring her good luck, bowed. After that, it wasn¡¯t like Bai Lian had never asked An Lan why she had taken her in as a disciple. After all, Qiong Ming Peak An Lan was famous for being lazy in the Immortal Du Sect. The matter of her taking in a disciple even alarmed the sect master. Sect Master: ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Did you go berserk from cultivation?¡± An Lan: ¡°Hehe.¡± In the face of Bai Lian¡¯s questions, An Lan brushed them off every time. ¡°I just find you pleasing to the eye.¡± After calming down, Bai Lian thought seriously. The answer was very obvious. This was the protagonist halo!!! But¡­ This was all an illusion. It was all an illusion! Bai Lian, who had recovered her memories, gradually understood everything. The reason why An Lan took her in as a disciple was purely out of personal bad taste. She wanted to see how Bai Lian, who was covered in the aura of death, would die. The reason was that the world Bai Lian was in was a romance game called ¡°Battle of the Gods¡±. This independent game was exquisite and had many romance options. The voice acting was also just right to seduce people. Its practicality was top-notch! The game adventure system was similar to the Legend of Jin Yong. The character cultivation system was similar to the Legend of Swordsman, but the battle system was a little unsatisfactory. The game plot also highlighted speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. In the game, players played the role of a fake and scheming woman named Bai Lian. She would often ¡°bully¡± her junior sister fiercely for no reason. In some storylines, she even did something as sinful as insulting the other party¡¯s ancestors! However¡­ The Battle of the Gods wasn¡¯t popular. The problem was due to the plot arrangement. Rather than calling it a romance game, it was more like a game designed to help you get rid of your lust. The game protagonist, Bai Lian, had as many as 108 ways to die. She was even worse than Brother Cheng in the Heavenly Kingdom. The most annoying thing was that the death scene couldn¡¯t be skipped. A second ago, the player was still reminiscing about the eye-catching scene, but in the next second, the protagonist¡¯s head would be sent flying away. Basically, everyone had the right to kill her! Not long after the game was released, players cursed in the forum. ¡°Damn, this game is just too scary. I hope the producer always forgets to bring toilet paper when he goes to the toilet!¡± The game quickly picked up the reputation of being a horror game. Bai Lian was also tricked into the game by their screenshots. Then, she realized that this was not a horror game at all, but a romance game that attracted people to commit crimes. Bai Lian chuckled. Although the protagonist was a woman, it didn¡¯t affect the excitement of the game. She was simply too eager and couldn¡¯t wait at all as she skipped through all the dialogue. And now¡­ Bai Lian regretted it now. Her understanding of the plot of the Battle of the Gods was only limited to the information that was circulated on the forum. Despite knowing about the game, she didn¡¯t have any advantages at all. However, the game was a game after all. Most of the time, the scene was focused on Bai Lian. Even if she knew the general direction of the plot, she might not necessarily be able to survive successfully. This was a cultivation world that was extremely large and had many continents! As the ¡°main character¡±, she wasn¡¯t guaranteed an ¡°undying halo¡± and would not always survive. Perhaps one day, she would be destroyed by the sword light that descended from the sky while meditating in the courtyard. Bai Lian was definitely justified in worrying about this. She had experienced many death endings, and in a few of them, the protagonist would just be walking on the street when suddenly¡­ [A black shadow flying past sliced through her neck.] [A white shadow flying past imprisoned her three souls and seven spirits.] [A green shadow flying past grabbed her and refined her into a furnace.] There was also the ¡°satisfying ending¡±, where she would be beaten to death in the middle of the night because she was too arrogant in the Dao Sect competition. ¡°It¡¯s too scary!¡± Thinking of this, Bai Lian¡¯s entire body trembled. Her hands and feet were cold in broad daylight. This world was filled with malice and pressure towards Bai Lian. How was Bai Lian supposed to rise up in this world? Of course. Bai Lian also knew that it was completely reasonable for the protagonist of the game to end up like this. Who asked her to bully those female characters? Especially the group of women from Qiong Ming Peak. His master, An Lan, was on the surface the head of the Immortal Du Sect¡¯s Qiong Ming Peak, but in fact, she was the reincarnation of the Immortal World¡¯s Immortal Heavenly Venerate. It was said that she once had the strength to carry the sky and rule the ages alone, immortal in the cycle of reincarnation. The four junior sisters were not ordinary people either. The second Junior Sister was the future Holy Spirit Goddess! Third Junior Sister, the reborn Heaven-defying Asura! Fourth Junior Sister, the future Mad Dragon War God! Fifth Junior Sister, the future Martial God! Their surnames were all very typical, and their ¡°professions¡± were also unsurprisingly impressive. Apart from that, there were also descendants of the Profound God Needle, descendants of the Dragon King, and the Nether King Hall Master in the Immortal Du Sect¡­ It was as if the game producer who was known as Deep Blue had thrown a bunch of characters from a ¡°feel good¡± novel into a pot of stew, and the main ¡°ingredient¡± in this big pot of stew was the ordinary Bai Lian. The other party would be disappointed. Bai Lian was about to collapse. This was not helpful at all! Before her junior sisters¡¯ strength rose, she could do whatever she wanted. Today, she could give the Holy Spirit Maiden two slaps, and tomorrow, she could kick the Dragon King descendant. However, in the future, not only would she be suppressed under the Nine Nether, but her ancestors would also be pulled out and whipped. Even if her junior sisters didn¡¯t kill her, the Heavenly Dao in this world would probably directly send divine lightning to kill her. ¡°This is too much. Is the Holy Spirit Maiden (Heaven-Defying Asura, Mad Dragon Battle God¡­) someone you can provoke? ¡°There will be no place for you in the entire cultivation world!¡± Damn. The original protagonist was really fearless! Bai Lian had heard that ¡°Battle of the Gods¡± had a hidden ending where the protagonist didn¡¯t die, but until the moment she transmigrated, no one could achieve this ending. She didn¡¯t think that she, who only had one life to spare now, could risk trying this. ¡°I definitely can¡¯t let this happen!¡± Bai Lian wanted to save herself. She didn¡¯t dare to continue complaining, but this didn¡¯t mean that she could definitely live steadily. There were several big events that affected the entire Immortal Du Sect in the game. She had to become stronger to survive the crisis. Sigh. Bai Lian sighed. Speaking of which, her master, An Lan, had called her over to get her to bring her second junior sister back. The plot began. She couldn¡¯t help but be anxious. At this moment, an emotionless voice suddenly sounded in her ears. [The starting point of the plot has been detected. The system has been activated.] ¡°Huh?¡± She was saved! Bai Lian was overjoyed. Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios It was time, it was time! After hearing the cold notification, Bai Lian was very touched. She originally thought that after losing her special identity as a game player, she would completely become a peripheral figure in this world. She never expected that the ¡°thing¡± that threw her into this world still had a little conscience. It sent her something good not long after she recovered her memory. ¡°This kind of thing should be common recently!¡± Bai Lian, who jumped down from her flying sword, muttered. Times had changed! Bai Lian recalled the novels she had read before she transmigrated. Some protagonists had to float above the continent for hundreds of thousands of years after transmigrating. Some protagonists only awakened the system after dying and becoming a memorial tablet. Some protagonists simply obtained the Tauren system. ¡°Sigh¡­¡± It had not been easy for everyone. Thinking of this, Bai Lian opened the system she had just obtained. The name was a little perfunctory and felt a little inferior. [Mission System] Weren¡¯t these words too simple? Forget it. It didn¡¯t matter. With the system, there was hope. The first thing that appeared in front of Bai Lian was her personal information. It was not much different from the interface she interacted with when she played ¡°Battle of the Gods¡± before she transmigrated. [Name: Bai Lian Gender: Female Age: 18 Spiritual Root: Water-element Heavenly Spiritual Root Cultivation: Late-stage Foundation Establishment Basic Technique ¡ú Moves ¡ú Skill ¡ú Morality: None] ¡°????¡± Why did they have to label it like that? Bai Lian was very angry. She flipped through the system interface several times and had no choice but to admit that she was a person without ¡°morality¡±. Why couldn¡¯t they at least give her a ¡°low¡± morality status? The stupid system had a bug! [This system definitely doesn¡¯t have any bugs. Don¡¯t worry, Host!] Huh? Seeing the words that appeared on the system, Bai Lian was worried. Something was wrong! She clicked on the text with ¡ú at the back indignantly. Just as she imagined, this system basically transplanted the game interface of the Battle of the Gods. The basic skills were the martial arts system used by the game protagonist before she officially started cultivating. The four basic attributes were hard body skill, soft body skill, lightness skills, and focus. It could barely be understood as strength, endurance, agility, and precision. It had no intelligence. But in detail, the wuxia world was still different from fantasy. In other words, one needed to be as hard as iron, as soft as cotton, as quiet as a virgin, and as agile as a rabbit! Those who had played games made by Heluo Studio knew. Bai Lian¡¯s current basic attributes were as follows¡­ [Hard Body Skill: 87 Soft Body Skill: 90 Lightness Skill: 83 Focus: 95] If she remembered correctly, the upper limit of these attributes should be 100 points, but the system didn¡¯t indicate it. ¡°This kind of thing isn¡¯t important.¡± Bai Lian shook her head. She was already a cultivator, so basic skills were useless to her now. She continued reading. In the ¡°moves¡± section, the most conspicuous move was [Water Dragon Restriction]. It could release spiritual energy and control the power of water. It could attack and defend. Moreover, it had the effect of suppressing the other party¡¯s cultivation. This was Bai Lian¡¯s main spell. It sounded impressive, but in reality, it was only water. The more water it sprayed, the greater the power. It was said that this was a spell deduced from the Dragon King¡¯s journey west. Bai Lian knew that the rumors were right. There was a descendant of the Dragon King with a hidden identity in the Immortal Du Sect. Bai Lian had fought with her in the game before. The water sprayed more than ten kilometers high, and the plain was drowned. It was not a problem to use this spell to destroy a city! Bai Lian looked at the ¡°skill¡± section again. Music theory, chess, medical skills, painting, calligraphy, culinary skills, tea ceremony, array formations, and so on. If she stopped cultivating, she could rely on these skills to gain a good reputation in the mortal world. Only a fool would practice this! Wasn¡¯t it better to cultivate the Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, External Avatar, and Eight-Nine Mystic Art fragrant? ¡°I want to cultivate. I want to ascend to the Immortal World. I want to find 100 Dao companions openly!¡± Bai Lian smiled. As for the fact that she was not a man, would she still have to worry about this when she became a big boss in the Immortal World? The problem now was how she could use this system to increase her strength. Since it was called the [Mission System], she indeed had to rely on missions to obtain rewards. ¡°Explain!¡± [The system will issue a mission at the right time to help the host increase his strength!] After reading the description, Bai Lian nodded. She roughly understood. At this moment, excited voices sounded in her ears. ¡°Ah, it¡¯s Senior Sister Bai Lian!¡± ¡°Senior Sister Bai is indeed like the legends. This charm, this bearing¡­ Ah, I¡¯m dead.¡± ¡°As expected of the eldest disciple of An Lan!¡± ¡°Senior Sister Bai is looking at me, Senior Sister Bai is looking at me!¡± Bai Lian smiled and nodded at her juniors. Soon, her figure disappeared from Qiong Ming Peak. Although the person had disappeared, the lingering charm was still there. A junior brother reached out and grabbed a handful of air, as if he wanted to retain the fragrance in his palm. Because even the sect master was shocked on the day An Lan took in a disciple, everyone in the Immortal Du Sect thought that Bai Lian was a genius with a high chance of ascending to become an immortal. It was also because of this identity that Bai Lian could do whatever she wanted in many storylines of the game. Passerby A: Senior Sister Bai bullied you? Passerby B: I think you¡¯re just jealous of Senior Sister Bai and deliberately smeared her name. Passerby C: If you know what¡¯s good for you, quickly kneel down and apologize to Senior Sister Bai! There were many such voices. ¡­ On Qiong Ming Peak¡­ A lazy voice sounded. ¡°Good disciple, you¡¯re here!¡± She looked up and saw a young girl in a thin aqua-blue shirt. There was a faint smile on her beautiful face, and her dark blue eyes were as deep as the sea, making one want to test their depth. The pair of Yin Yang Fish at the corner of her eye was also quite eye-catching. An Lan! In her previous life, she was the Immortal Heavenly Venerate, a famous expert in the Immortal World! In the background story, her favorite lines were ¡°Hmph!¡±, ¡°XXX? Trash¡±, ¡°A king can¡¯t be humiliated¡±, ¡°Then let¡¯s give it a try. Even if I carry XX in one hand and carry XX on my back, I, An Lan, am still invincible in the world!¡±¡­ Then, the two supreme beings fought to the edge of the universe. The galaxy shattered, and the Great Dao was obliterated! In the end, An Lan still lost despite almost winning and ended up like this. Lying sideways on the green stone, the mountain wind blew over. In front of An Lan was a big watermelon that had just been cut open. ¡°Great Dao? Can I eat it?¡± She was clearly a shut-in. An Lan picked up a piece of melon and said calmly, ¡°I¡¯ll give you a mission.¡± Bai Lian asked humbly, ¡°Master, what mission is it?¡± It was very difficult for her not to remember the scene of An Lan shouting those famous lines with a disdainful expression when she controlled the game character to ¡°fight¡± with An Lan before transmigrating. Pfft, pfft, pfft¡­ Bai Lian quickly shook off the strange scene she was thinking about. An Lan said as she ate melons, ¡°A while ago, I saw a good seedling when I went out. I plan to take her in as a disciple. Go and fetch her for me.¡± As expected. This was the main storyline of the game. Bai Lian felt a headache. She didn¡¯t want to go. She braced herself and asked, ¡°Why didn¡¯t Master bring her back personally?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not convenient.¡± An Lan threw the melon skin down the mountain. ¡°Besides, I didn¡¯t want to take her in as a disciple at that time. Go, you don¡¯t have anything to do recently anyway.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, three options appeared in front of Bai Lian. [Mission 1: Hug An Lan from behind and say: Master, aren¡¯t you satisfied with just me? (Mission Reward: Cultivation breakthrough to early-stage Golden Core)] [Mission 2: Arms crossed, glance at An Lan, and say: Although you¡¯re my master¡­ I refuse! (Complete reward: Marrow Cleansing Root)] [Mission 3: Agree to An Lan. (Mission Reward: Soft body skill+1)] ¡°Ah, this¡­¡± Bai Lian was stunned. It was one thing to transplant the interface, but why have the mission options from the game also been imported over? Although the rewards for Mission 1 and Mission 2 were rich, if one wanted to do it, they wouldn¡¯t have the life to spend the reward. She clearly remembered that Mission 1¡¯s outcome was to be kicked down from Qiong Ming Peak by An Lan and eaten by a passing flying mount. This was how the system was. The richer the mission reward, the greater the potential risk. Some especially exaggerated missions might be completed just as you chose them, and you would have died before you could get the reward. Bai Lian understood. The word that was missing in front of the [Mission System] was clearly [Villain]! As long as she bullied his fellow disciples according to the system¡¯s intention, she could become stronger as a scheming woman. What the hell! Bai Lian felt the deep malice from the world. Cold sweat dripped from her forehead. It couldn¡¯t be helped. She was only doing this to survive. She didn¡¯t care if she cultivated or not! Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°I choose mission three.¡± Although he had already made up his mind to never return, he still had to deal with this ¡°girl¡± An Lan who was obsessed with watching the show. Bai Lian cupped her fists and bowed slightly. ¡°Master, leave it to me. I¡¯ll definitely successfully bring Junior Sister back to the sect!¡± ¡°Alright.¡± An Lan replied calmly. [Mission completed. Mission reward: Soft body skill+1] The reward was given in time. Just as Bai Lian was stunned, the name that made Bai Lian¡¯s chest hurt floated out of An Lan¡¯s mouth. ¡°Little Bai Lian.¡± ¡°¡­¡± The game producer was really malicious! It was fine if the plot was a scam, but there was no lack of tricks on the name. The name Bai Lian simply sounded bad here. ¡°Little bastard, if there comes a day when I transmigrate back, I¡¯ll show you what the return of the God of War is!¡± Bai Lian cursed in her heart. An Lan smiled and said, ¡°Although you¡¯ll have a junior sister soon, don¡¯t worry, you¡¯re still Master¡¯s favorite disciple!¡± Bai Lian squeezed out a smile. ¡°Thank you for your kindness, Master.¡± She would rather An Lan treat her as air. This way, she could easily slip away from the Immortal Du Sect. ¡°Master, I won¡¯t disturb you then¡­¡± Bai Lian was interrupted by An Lan midway. ¡°Wait up, bring this.¡± A small wooden sign flew over, and Bai Lian hurriedly caught it. There were cloud patterns carved on the square wooden tablet, and the word ¡°An¡± was carved in the middle. In the lower right corner was ¡°Immortal Du Sect¡¯s Qiong Ming Peak¡±. Bai Lian looked at An Lan in confusion. ¡°This is not an ordinary identity card,¡± An Lan said. ¡°I left a positioning array inside. This way, you don¡¯t have to worry about getting lost.¡± Huh? Bai Lian¡¯s face immediately turned green. She could even track her location? However, she could also find a place to quietly throw the wooden sign away. When An Lan reacted, she would already be thousands of miles away. That was what she would do. Suddenly, three new options appeared in front of Bai Lian. [Mission 1: Yell at An Lan loudly: Old woman, you don¡¯t believe me? (Mission Reward: Cultivation breakthrough to the early-stage Soul Formation realm)] [Mission 2: Find a place to quietly throw the wooden tablet (Mission Reward: Mysterious Water Spirit Body)] [Mission 3: Hold onto the wooden tablet (Mission Reward: Hard Body Skill+1)] ¡°¡­¡± The reward for the last mission was +1 for soft body skill, but now it had become hard body skill. This was called using both soft and hard body skill? Bai Lian looked at the smiling An Lan expressionlessly. It was very impressive for her to be able to directly reach the early-stage Soul Formation realm just by yelling at the other party, but the key to the problem was that An Lan¡¯s cultivation was at the Fusion Stage. There was a high chance that she would be flattened by the other party¡¯s punch just after leveling up. The reward for the second mission was also very tempting. The Mystic Water Spirit Body could increase Bai Lian¡¯s cultivation speed by at least three times. But¡­ She didn¡¯t dare to take it. The reward for the mission in the Battle of the Gods was very reasonable. The better the reward, the higher the difficulty of the mission, and the greater the risk. Run away? Bai Lian was certain that no matter where she threw the wooden tablet, she would be caught by An Lan. As for what would happen next, it was hard to say. Damn! It seemed like she had no choice. Bai Lian silently put away the wooden tablet and said ¡°emotionally¡±, ¡°Master, you¡¯re too good to me!¡± An Lan sighed. ¡°After all, you¡¯re my favorite disciple!¡± As she spoke, she took a bite of melon. She didn¡¯t look like she loved the other party at all. Bai Lian stared at An Lan¡¯s narrowed eyes. She suspected that An Lan had already sensed her thoughts. A moment later, she said goodbye and left. ¡°It tastes pretty good.¡± An Lan, who was lying on her side, threw the melon skin down the mountain again. She reached out and tried to pick up another one. However, she ended up grabbing air. An Lan exclaimed, ¡°Huh?¡± There were no more watermelons on the green stone. An Lan sat up and looked at Bai Lian¡¯s departing figure. Speaking of which, it had been three years since she took Bai Lian in as a disciple. Her body was clearly filled with an aura of death, but Bai Lian survived tenaciously. This made An Lan even more interested in Bai Lian. ¡°Could this be the legendary saying that at the end of a dead end, there might be a peak? The moment you see it, your pity will disappear?!¡± An Lan crossed her arms and looked serious. Now, she only wanted to watch the show! ¡­ The Immortal Du Sect was not a top-notch cultivation sect in the East God Continent, but because two ascenders had appeared in the history of the sect, it was considered a little famous in the entire East God Continent. After the Immortal Ascension Assembly began, a large group of people surged into the small town in front of the Immortal Du Mountain. Just the task of maintaining order had already made those outer sect disciples extremely busy. ¡°If it weren¡¯t for the spirit stone reward, I wouldn¡¯t have accepted this thankless mission.¡± Beside the huge stone tablet, a few outer sect disciples gathered and chatted. Then, they saw someone panting with a red face. Hu ~ Hu ~ Someone asked in concern, ¡°Are you alright?¡± The outer sect disciple pointed into the distance. ¡°It¡¯s Senior Sister Bai, it¡¯s Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°What? Senior Sister Bai?¡± For a moment, all the nearby disciples looked in the direction the outer sect disciple was pointing. On the stone steps enveloped in clouds, a young girl in an ice-blue immortal dress and a broken jade hairpin slowly walked over. When the white boots moved, they seemed to have fused with the clouds. It was like the light clouds covering the moon, like the drifting wind returning to snow. The girl¡¯s face was so beautiful that it was unforgettable, but the most imagination-inducing thing was the star-shaped mark at the corner of her eye. ¡°I heard that anyone with this symbol is called a natural saint! She¡¯s simply born to become a saint¡± ¡°I¡¯m so stupid. Really. I didn¡¯t believe it when someone told me that Senior Sister Bai was the reincarnation of an immortal!¡± ¡°Sigh, Bai Lian ruined my life. Mom, I¡¯m in love.¡± ¡°Are you even worthy of having designs on Senior Sister Bai?¡± ¡°As long as Senior Sister Bai grows up successfully, I can wait for the time when the Immortal Du Sect becomes the top faction of the East God Continent, right?¡± ¡°Immortal Du Sect will rise and so will Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°Why do you think Senior Sister Bai joined our Immortal Du Sect? Logically speaking, the Jade Pool Sacred Mountain and the Mount Wu Divine Palace are the most suitable sects for Senior Sister Bai.¡± ¡°Shh, how can you guess the intentions of a saint so easily? Don¡¯t you want to die?¡± These words reached Bai Lian¡¯s ears. It was getting more and more ridiculous! She reached out and touched the star-shaped mark under her right eye. She originally didn¡¯t have this thing. An Lan had forcefully imprinted it on her. The reason was that there was a pair of Yin Yang Fish under the corner of An Lan¡¯s eye. She felt that it would look better if she printed a star on it, and this way, she would look more like an apostle. Then, for some reason, rumors spread that this mark meant that she was a natural saint. The casual things Bai Lian did on Qiong Ming Peak for no reason would be said to be blessings from the heavens. ¡°Damn idiot, I wonder which bastard spread the rumors.¡± It was these baffling rumors that made the game protagonist, Bai Lian, suffer a lot in the later stages of the game. A natural saint? How could the reincarnation of the Ancient Emperor, the Ancient Desolate Dao Body, the Sun Sage, and others be convinced by this? They would want to test her strength! Bai Lian was killed because of this in a few storylines Bai Lian really wanted to tear off the head of the person who was spreading these rumors and use the other party as a toilet. It wasn¡¯t that she hadn¡¯t considered explaining it clearly to others before recovering her memories. She secretly told the news that her talent wasn¡¯t outstanding, but the feedback she received was very cruel. Someone said, ¡°I understand. Senior Sister Bai doesn¡¯t want to discourage us mortals!¡± Someone even said, ¡°Which bastard slandered Senior Sister Bai? I want to kill him!¡± ¡°My glabella didn¡¯t darken either, right? Why am I always being targeted?¡± Bai Lian muttered, her expression turning ugly. At this moment, another graceful girl stopped in front of her. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, where are you going?¡± Bai Lian turned around with a cold expression. It was Zhu Yan Peak¡¯s Wenren Yale. This woman seemed to have a wind and lightning dual-element mutated spiritual root, a fully deserving genius! In fact, Wenren Yale had entered the sect earlier than Bai Lian, but An Lan¡¯s status was higher. Not only was Bai Lian the eldest senior sister of Qiong Ming Peak, but she was also the eldest senior sister of the entire Immortal Du Sect. She said calmly, ¡°I¡¯m under Master¡¯s orders to go down the mountain to do something.¡± Wenren Yale smiled and said, ¡°Then I wish Senior Bai a safe trip.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Bai Lian dealt with it casually. She only wanted to stay away from these real geniuses. After watching Bai Lian leave, Wenren Ya¡¯s gaze darkened. As soon as she approached, before she could say anything, Bai Lian revealed a ¡°disgusted¡± expression. Sje clearly just wanted to get close to Bai Lian, but she was humiliated again and again¡­ Stop looking down on people! So what if she was a natural saint? Wenren Yale was furious. Let¡¯s wait and see! ¡­ Bai Lian left the Immortal Du Sect. She held the map she had just bought. The location marked in red on the map was her destination for this trip¡­ Wu Tan Country, Xiao family. Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Wu Tan was located in the northwest corner of the East God Continent. It was a mortal country that had been established for nearly a hundred years. In the vast East God Continent, it was very ordinary. It was so ordinary that apart from the slightly strange name, there was nothing worth paying attention to. But Bai Lian knew that all of this would change in a few years. Ever since the Holy Spirit Goddess entered Yingzhou Cloud Mountain and swept through the sects on the Cloud Mountain with a Snow Blowing Heavy Sword, the ordinary Wu Tan Country had been praised as a ¡°nurturing land¡±. It was very common for celebrities with extraordinary backgrounds to appear from there. However, there was a ¡°storyteller¡± who had a ridiculous story about all of this. In his words, an ancient spirit that was raised by heaven and earth had sex with the ground and got the ground pregnant. After the spiritual vein nourished it for a thousand years, the Holy Spirit Goddess was born into the world and was coincidentally picked up by the eldest son of the Xiao family, who couldn¡¯t sleep at night, to be a daughter. When she first saw this sentence on the computer screen, Bai Lian almost spat out her tea on the keyboard. The mother was actually the ground? That actually worked? The Holy Spirit Goddess would probably want to hit someone if she heard that! The most exaggerated thing was that people in the game really believed it. In a certain good ending where Bai Lian was captured to work in a mine, Bai Lian passed by the deep mountains of Wu Tan and saw an NPC named Zhao Ritian digging a hole in the ground. He even specially poured some warm water in to stir it a few times. Splash¡­ At first, she didn¡¯t understand what Zhao Ritian wanted to do, but after seeing his pants move, she understood. Zhao Ritian also wanted to have intercourse with the ground! Disgusting! What was he doing? But after cultivating for three years in the world of ¡°Battle of the Gods¡±, Bai Lian understood Zhao Ritian a little better. Even if one was as rich as a country, they were no different from chickens and dogs in front of immortal cultivators. As the saying went, everyone below an immortal was an ant! There was almost no one in this world who didn¡¯t have expectations for cultivation. But one couldn¡¯t become an immortal just because they wanted to. They had to have aptitude. In the terminology of immortal cultivators, one had to have a spiritual root, and only a great weapon could go far on the path of immortal cultivation! Zhao Ritian was a person without spiritual root. Under the urging of his immortal cultivation obsession, it was understandable for him to do such a thing, right? Bai Lian¡¯s talent was actually very good among ordinary people. After all, she had a Heavenly Spiritual Root and had a chance of becoming an immortal, but compared to those women with protagonist templates, she felt that she was trash. ¡°Sigh, not every character is broad-minded.¡± Bai Lian had a headache. ¡°Battle of the Gods¡± was mixed with too many refreshing elements. The most refreshing elements were brainless villains who specialized in finding trouble with the protagonist and the people around the protagonist. The characteristic of these brainless villains was that they would not stop until the other party¡¯s family was destroyed. The problem was that Bai Lian wasn¡¯t the type of protagonist who couldn¡¯t die. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me someone is already plotting to harm me behind my back?¡± Bai Lian muttered. Then, she shook her head. She was probably thinking too much. She raised her head slightly. Among the dark green mountains, a city enveloped in faint clouds slowly came into view¡­ Wu Tan, Green Mountain City! Bai Lian put away the map and Second Junior Sister¡¯s information flashed in her mind. Xiao Jinse, the daughter of the previous head of the Xiao family, was 16 years old this year. She was the future Holy Spirit Goddess. Personality: Low self-esteem. Right, there was also hidden information that could be unlocked after clearing any one of An Lan¡¯s endings. When Xiao Jinse was young, she picked up a bracelet in the back mountain. Inside that bracelet was a Soul Formation white-bearded old man. But what was troublesome was that before the old man could rely on absorbing the spiritual energy in Xiao Jinse¡¯s body to awaken, he was directly torn apart by An Lan, who passed by. ¡°Soul Formation? Trash!¡± ¡°How dare you have designs on the woman I like? Die!!!¡± The old man¡¯s soul was destroyed. Even his hope of reincarnation and becoming a human again was extinguished. This confirmed Bai Lian¡¯s intention to respect her master. ¡­ The Immortal Ascension Assembly made Green Mountain Ancient City look new and lively like a market. Countless people gathered around the square. Some came to watch the commotion, while others came to pray. On the temporary high platform in the middle of the square, the cultivators from the nearby immortal sects all seemed very arrogant. They indeed had the capital to be proud. Anyone who could enter the immortal sect was a ¡°genius¡± one in ten thousand. Although the square was very lively now, there might not be more than ten people who could really be recruited as disciples of cultivation sects. Many of them had entered through the back door. For example¡­ ¡°My father is the richest man in Green Mountain City!¡± ¡°Sure.¡± After all, immortal cultivation sects also had to earn money. Especially these small sects whose sect masters were only at the Golden Core stage. They would earn as much as they could. They begged for money and the rich begged for fame. Both parties only took what they needed. Wasn¡¯t that beautiful? Or for example¡­ ¡°I¡¯m not good at anything else, but I¡¯m really good at physical activities¡­¡± ¡°Not bad.¡± Cultivators also had to exercise occasionally. Especially those special sects that studied ¡°Yin Yang¡± or those evil cultivators. Some of the immortals who came later felt that they had found an easy way to enter the sect when they saw this scene and immediately shouted. ¡°Immortal Master, Immortal Master, my butt is big!¡± ¡°Immortal Master, I have good stamina. I won¡¯t be tired from being whipped all night.¡± ¡°Scram, scram, scram. The immortal master won¡¯t take in a male disciple like you.¡± ¡°Little girl, you actually dare to teach Grandpa a lesson!¡± In the commotion, a young girl in a light-colored dress walked down from the high platform with a dark expression. The shouts of the aptitude candidates still echoed in her ears. ¡°Crippled spiritual root!¡± Indeed, her spiritual root was still crippled. Xiao Jinse had always thought that the test was wrong, but the heartless truth crushed her last hope. She would rather not have a spiritual root on her body. This way, she wouldn¡¯t have to experience the pain of falling to the bottom. Because of the talent she displayed when she was young, she was scheduled to be the Swordholder of the Sword Washing Pavilion on the Cloud Mountain of Yingzhou, becoming a genius envied by the entire Green Mountain City. However, all her glory collapsed after she was tested by the Sword Washing Pavilion to have a crippled spiritual root. That year, Xiao Jinse was 10 years old. She, who still didn¡¯t understand the situation, had experienced the coldness and warmth of the world. Fortunately, her father, the head of the Xiao family, was protecting her. However, her ill fate did not stop there. Soon after, her father died of illness, and Xiao Jinse completely became a peripheral figure of the Xiao family. Those who had tried their best to flatter her jumped out to scold her, purely venting the malice produced by their former jealousy. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that the Xiao family still cared about their reputation, who knew what she would be like now. Xiao Jinse gently touched a scar on her wrist. It had been there since someone hit her with a bamboo stick. All she could do was silently lick the wound. ¡°I knew that the immortal master of the Sword Washing Pavilion wouldn¡¯t make a mistake, but you didn¡¯t believe me, idiot.¡± ¡°You should know your place. Hurry up and go back with me. Don¡¯t embarrass yourself outside.¡± ¡°Are you worthy of chasing after an immortal encounter? Heh, be good and find someone to marry!¡± Just as she walked out of the crowd, these mocking words attacked Xiao Jinse like a storm. The girl lowered her head slightly, not daring to argue with the others. She was used to it. Someone would block her path soon. As expected, the girl bumped into someone. The girl raised her head and looked at the unfamiliar man stubbornly. He had a mustache, and when he smiled, his eyes were crescent-shaped. ¡°Little girl, do you want to pursue the path of longevity? Do you want to really¡­ live?¡± Xiao Jinse¡¯s eyes flickered. The person said excitedly, ¡°Actually, it¡¯s not impossible to repair a crippled spiritual root.¡± Xiao Jinse¡¯s body trembled, and her eyes gradually widened. ¡°Immortal Master, you¡­¡± That person said, ¡°As long as you¡¯re willing to be my furnace, I¡¯ll repair your spiritual root for you!¡± Furnace? The girl¡¯s eyes dimmed again. Of course she understood what this meant. So that was the case. In the end, wasn¡¯t he just lusting for her body? She knew that even her cousins had revealed greedy gazes at her more than once. If this was the only way to step onto the path of immortality, then it was fine if she didn¡¯t cultivate! If she had to be bullied a thousand times, she would just die. Just as the girl gritted her teeth, the travel-worn Bai Lian finally arrived near the square. She quickly found her target. ¡°Looks like I came at the right time.¡± Bai Lian was delighted. She was definitely going to cozy up to her junior sister! Now was the time to earn favorability. Suddenly, four options appeared in front of Bai Lian. [Mission 1: Go forward and beat up the evil cultivator who has designs on Xiao Jinse (Mission Reward: Five Spirits Immortal Scripture)] [Mission 2: Secretly poke the evil cultivator¡¯s butt with sword aura (Mission Reward: High-grade Dharma artifact, Dragon Mist Bracelet)] [Mission 3: Go over and say to the evil cultivator: Senior, can I tag along? (Mission Reward: Spirit Gathering Array Blueprint)] [Mission 4: Pass by (Mission Reward: Soft body skill+1)] ¡°Ah, this?¡± Chapter 5 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Every time she faced the mission options, Bai Lian would become extremely cautious. This damn system refused to give up on her. She had to be careful! In fact, Bai Lian still had thoughts about those mission rewards. It couldn¡¯t be helped. After all, the mission rewards were so rich. For example, the reward for Mission 1, the ¡°Five Spirit Immortal Scripture¡±. According to the tool description, this immortal cultivation method was created by an ancient mighty figure, Daoist Five Spirit. Back then, since Daoist Wu Ling¡¯s enemy couldn¡¯t kill Daoist Wu Ling, the other party tried to suppress him under the divine mountain. Unfortunately, Daoist Five Spirit¡¯s head was pressed down by the divine mountain, revealing his butt. Therefore, Daoist Five Spirit could only concentrate on comprehending the Dao. This comprehension lasted for a hundred years. One day, Daoist Wu Ling, who had been through ¡°suffering¡±, finally comprehended the Five Spirit Immortal Scripture. He broke free from his restraints and transcended the tribulation in a second, ascending on the spot. Bai Lian was shocked speechless! It was too difficult. Bai Lian shook her head. This was clearly not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator like her could covet. It looked like the evil cultivator who stopped Second Junior Sister was very strong, or rather, there was a large group of people behind him. After beating him, more people would show up to take revenge for him. Bai Lian looked at the next few missions. Mission three could be ignored directly. Why would she choose to join the team that was bullying Second Junior Sister? Wouldn¡¯t she just make the other party hate her for no reason? She was here to invite her ¡°backer¡± back to Qiong Ming Peak. Bai Lian¡¯s gaze stopped on Mission 2 for a long time. High-grade artifact¡­ The Stainless Sword in her hand was only a medium-grade magic weapon. If she could obtain a high-grade magic weapon, Bai Lian felt that she could completely fight against an early-stage Golden Core cultivator. ¡°The risk is too high. Forget it.¡± Bai Lian chose option four¡­ She would play the role of a bystander first! [Mission completed. Mission reward: Soft body skill+1] Bai Lian felt that she was indeed a little soft. When she looked up, the situation in the arena changed. Suddenly, a dark purple stream of light shot towards the evil cultivator like an arrow. Because its speed was too fast, a deafening explosion sounded in the square. Many people with lower cultivation levels were overturned on the spot. Before Bai Lian could figure out the situation, the evil cultivator started fighting the person who suddenly appeared. ¡°?¡± Bai Lian opened her mouth slightly. If she had chosen Mission 1 or Mission 2 just now, she would definitely have been involved in this battle. These two people¡¯s cultivation levels were not lower than hers. Then here was the problem! They would also be involved in a battle. Why was the difference in the rewards between Mission 1 and Mission 2 so big? After all, 100 high-grade artifacts couldn¡¯t compare to the Five Spirit Immortal Scripture. Bai Lian was puzzled. She believed that the system wouldn¡¯t make a mistake in the reward. There must be a special reason behind it. As she thought about it, Bai Lian¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°I understand!¡± In another way of thinking, she could completely treat the system mission as a danger warning signal. The first mission was a red warning, the second mission was a yellow warning¡­ And the last mission was perfectly safe. Although he couldn¡¯t get full marks by constantly picking the last option, at least she wouldn¡¯t die on the spot and end up with a score of 0. ¡­ The battle caused the cultivators who came to recruit newbies to be seriously dissatisfied. No matter what, Green Mountain City was their territory. This unknown person coming to cause trouble was slapping their faces. Immortal cultivators couldn¡¯t be humiliated!!! ¡°Stop!¡± An old man stood out aggressively with a golden bell in hand. His body was enveloped in golden light, like a god. His voice was also like thunder. ¡°I¡¯m Elder Xudong, how dare you¡­¡± ¡°Who the hell are you?¡± Before the old man could finish speaking, he was beaten up by the dozens of fist shadows flying over. The other cultivators immediately withered. They couldn¡¯t afford to offend him. ¡°Please continue¡­¡± The two of them were locked in battle in the center of the battlefield. Many people suffered because of this. In the end, they still stopped. As if they had reached a consensus, they stopped Xiao Jinse, who was trying to sneak away, one after another. The evil cultivator lowered his eyes and said to Xiao Jinse, who was clenching her fists impatiently, ¡°Little girl, repair your crippled spiritual root and step onto the immortal path from now on. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Do you plan to watch as the opportunity slips away from your eyes?¡± Another person also said, ¡°He and I can help you repair your crippled spiritual root. Make your choice¡± Xiao Jinse gritted her teeth. The square fell into silence. The Xiao family members held their breaths, afraid that Xiao Jinse¡¯s actions would cause the two evil cultivators to be unhappy. Suddenly, someone stood up. ¡°What are you waiting for? In the name of the Xiao family¡¯s elder, I order you to quickly agree to the two immortal masters. Don¡¯t be ungrateful!¡± Someone else said, ¡°This is a good thing that brings honor to our ancestors. Sister Jinse, stop hesitating!¡± Xiao Jinse¡¯s eyes gradually dimmed. Her heart ached. She lived in a big family that seemed lively, but what was the difference between her situation and walking alone in the dark? There was no sun in her sky, only darkness. Become a furnace? This was definitely impossible. She would rather die. Bai Lian pressed on the hilt of the sword, and her sheath moved. At this point, she had to make an entrance and increase her favorability! The two of them fought for a long time and were injured. She was confident that she could safely take Xiao Jinse away. It had to be said that she was indeed a protagonist of a feel-good novel. She caused trouble wherever she went. Although Xiao Jinse¡¯s grandfather had been torn apart by An Lan, there was no need to be afraid. Now, Big Sister was here! Bai Lian had just taken a step forward when three new options suddenly appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: Kill two evil cultivators and avenge Xiao Jinse (Mission Reward: Five Spirits Immortal Scripture)] [Mission 2: Beat the two evil cultivators and scare them away (Mission Reward: Top-grade Dharma artifact, Green Feather Umbrella)] [Mission 3: Throw out An Lan¡¯s identity card and say: Stop! (Mission Reward: Focus+1)] ¡°Again?¡± Bai Lian once thought that she and the Five Spirit Immortal Scripture were fated. Damn. After eyeing it for a while, she was angry. These two people were definitely big shots. Otherwise, why would the rewards be so rich just from fighting them? Just like in the beginning, Bai Lian ignored the first two missions. She thought about it carefully and felt that mission three was the easiest. There was no need to do anything. She took a step forward and threw out the identity card An Lan handed her in front of everyone. ¡°Stop!¡± Her voice was as clear as frost. She was as clear as a snow lotus, emitting an unapproachable coldness. The evil cultivator who stopped Xiao Jinse at the start caught the identity card. He glanced at it casually, but when the words [Immortal Du Sect¡¯s Qiong Ming Peak] appeared in his eyes, his expression suddenly changed. ¡°How is this possible?¡± He looked up and stared at Bai Lian. The more he looked at her, the more he felt that he was having a seizure. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± The other evil cultivator frowned. ¡°Cut the crap!¡± The first evil cultivator pulled his opponent and knelt down. He said in a trembling voice, ¡°I, I, I¡­ I didn¡¯t know that Fairy Bai Lian of the Immortal Du Sect was here. I¡¯m sorry, please punish me!¡± Clap, clap, clap. Bai Lian clearly saw the sweat coming out of the heads of these two smelly brothers. It was wet and slippery. Disgusting. Xiao Jinse looked at the scene in front of her in shock. The others in the square were also stunned. Who exactly was this girl who looked like a fairy and caused waves? ¡°Fairy Bai Lian?¡± ¡°Immortal Du Sect?¡± ¡°Oh, I understand!¡± A young man suddenly shouted. Everyone looked at him curiously. The young man whispered, ¡°Three years ago, I was lucky enough to watch the Immortal Ascension Assembly of the Immortal Sect. At that time, Immortal Master An Lan of Qiong Ming Peak took in a new disciple named Bai Lian!¡± ¡°Is she very powerful?¡± ¡°She¡¯s more than powerful! I heard that Fairy Bai Lian¡¯s talent is extremely high and she¡¯s known as a natural saint. Even the Sect Master of the Immortal Du Sect was shocked by this! You¡¯ve heard of the Jade Pool Sacred Mountain, right? That¡¯s a top-notch immortal sect in our East God Province. After hearing Fairy Bai Lian¡¯s name, they¡¯re even willing to exchange the former and current Holy Maiden with the Immortal Du Sect!¡± ¡°Hiss¡­¡± The people in the square gasped. The corners of Bai Lian¡¯s eyes twitched. Why didn¡¯t she know about this? ¡°This isn¡¯t the most exaggerated thing.¡± The young man continued, ¡°I heard that Fairy Bai Lian already broke through to the Golden Core stage a year ago. She only took two years to go from a mortal to the Golden Core stage. She might be almost at the Nascent Soul stage now!¡± Although many people couldn¡¯t understand what the young man was saying, they still hissed with the surrounding people. Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss¡­ Bai Lian almost thought that she was surrounded by rattlesnakes. But none of this was true. She really wanted to clarify to these people¡­ Why did they have to go around and spread false rumors! But after seeing the two evil cultivators lie down, she temporarily gave up on this plan. Even if she explained herself, no one would believe her, right? Moreover, it might attract trouble. A few immortal cultivators slowly walked in front of Bai Lian. ¡°Greetings, Fairy Bai Lian.¡± ¡°I wonder why Fairy Bai Lian is here in our countryside?¡± ¡°Bastard, are you even qualified to ask Fairy Bai Lian that question?¡± Bai Lian waved her hand helplessly. ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± She quickly walked in front of the surprised Xiao Jinse and said, ¡°Junior Sister, the three years are up. Master asked me to bring you back to Qiong Ming Peak!¡± Huh? As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present was stunned. Chapter 6 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Was she kidding! This was the first thought that flashed across everyone¡¯s minds. This included Xiao Jinse, who was less than two feet away from Bai Lian. An elegant dark fragrance teased her nose, tickling it like grass. Her heart, which had gradually turned cold from grief, actually felt a trace of warmth again. Bang bang bang¡­ Xiao Jinse heard her heartbeat gradually accelerate. ¡°Calm down, Xiao Jinse¡± This couldn¡¯t be true. It was an illusion! Yes, an illusion. Even if it wasn¡¯t an illusion, it was because Fairy Bai Lian sympathized with her and wanted to help her out. After all, her spiritual root was a crippled spiritual root. Xiao Jinse¡¯s expression darkened. Even the small sects near Wu Tan despised her. How could the Immortal Du Sect, which could recruit a natural saint like Fairy Bai Lian, take a fancy to a trash from the Xiao family three years ago? Sigh. After all, Xiao Jinse had overheard the others chatting around her¡­ Legend had it that Fairy Bai Lian was as cold as a snow lotus, but she was actually a warm-hearted swordsman. In order to save a hunter in the mountain, she was willing to sacrifice herself to feed the eagle despite only being at the Qi Refinement realm. That day, the world was touched by Fairy Bai Lian and sent divine lightning to kill the evil eagle. It was definitely possible that the kind-hearted Fairy Bai Lian had deliberately said that only to help her out. It was a completely reasonable deduction! However¡­ If that was true. Xiao Jinse¡¯s smile became even more bitter. She secretly made a decision. After Fairy Bai Lian left, she couldn¡¯t stay in the Xiao family anymore. She wanted to travel the world. No matter how bad the situation was, it couldn¡¯t be worse than being humiliated by those two evil cultivators. Perhaps one day, she could find a way to repair her crippled spiritual root. At this moment, a Xiao family disciple walked out trembling and interrupted Xiao Jinse¡¯s imagination. ¡°Bai, Fairy Bai, are you mistaken? The most talented person in our Xiao family is the daughter of the second elder, Xiao Caiwei. Xiao Jinse only has a crippled spiritual root that can¡¯t be cultivated.¡± Bai Lian slowly turned her head. That instant of staring seemed to have made the surrounding temperature drop. The Xiao family disciple who had just spoken cried, ¡°I was wrong, Fairy Bai. I shouldn¡¯t have questioned your decision. I¡­¡± Drip. Bai Lian¡¯s gaze moved down slightly. She was shocked to discover that the guy¡¯s pants were wet, and a yellowish liquid fell into the crack. ¡°¡­¡± Everyone was waiting for Bai Lian to speak. She reached out and gently rubbed Xiao Jinse¡¯s head. Frost seemed to be spat out between her teeth. ¡°Summer bugs can¡¯t talk about ice!¡± Crack. That Xiao family disciple was so scared that he sat down in the water on the ground. Bai Lian stared at that person and watched helplessly as more and more urine appeared below him, as if there were still many bubbles that wouldn¡¯t disappear easily. Urine protein? Bai Lian shook her head slightly. ¡°You¡¯re sick. You have to be treated.¡± The Xiao family disciples were shocked. The two evil cultivators¡¯ faces were also ashen. It was over, it was over. Fairy Bai Lian¡¯s words clearly showed that she was unhappy with them. That made sense. Snatching someone from Fairy Bai Lian, wasn¡¯t that crazy? This was a Golden Core expert, or even a Nascent Soul expert. A single thought from the other party was enough to destroy their souls! Bai Lian had no idea what these people were thinking. She looked around. As long as she brought Xiao Jinse back to Qiong Ming Peak according to her master¡¯s orders, her mission would be over. But if she wanted to increase her favorability, she seemed to have to show off more. Considering the two missions that had been triggered previously, it was best not to find trouble with those two evil cultivators. But if she targeted the Xiao family members who mocked Xiao Jinse, it wouldn¡¯t make much difference if she made another one of them pee their pants. The corners of Bai Lian¡¯s eyes trembled. That¡¯s right! She figured it out. Bai Lian lowered her head slightly and said to Xiao Jinse, who had a complicated expression, ¡°Junior Sister, as your senior sister, I should stand up for you¡­¡± Xiao Jinse opened her mouth slightly. She wanted to say that Fairy Bai Lian didn¡¯t have to cause trouble for trash like her. ¡°But we immortal cultivators pursue our true selves. We hate mental demons the most! I¡¯ll kill all of them for you here today. You might have vented your anger, but the mental demon hasn¡¯t really been eliminated. When you transcend the tribulation, this mental demon might become your Achilles¡¯ heel.¡± Bai Lian¡¯s voice was not loud. However, while the faint rhythm in the air spread, it landed in the ears of others like a loud bell. Those immortal cultivators nodded. As expected of a natural saint, her understanding was thorough! They saw Bai Lian throw out the Stainless Sword in her hand and stab it into the ground. She said in a clear voice, ¡°Today, I won¡¯t punish you. Whether we kill or let you guys go, it¡¯s all up to Junior Sister Jinse in a few years!¡± Ah, this¡­ Those who were frightened turned pale and whispered. They didn¡¯t have to die? The two evil cultivators were secretly happy, but they didn¡¯t dare to show it. A few years later, even if Xiao Jinse¡¯s crippled spiritual root was repaired, it was hard to say if she could break through to the Foundation Establishment realm. Not everyone was a natural saint like Fairy Bai Lian. Breaking through was not as simple as drinking water. The evil cultivator looked up and suddenly realized that there was something wrong with Bai Lian¡¯s gaze, as if she had seen through everything. The corners of the girl¡¯s mouth curled up slightly. She sighed and said, ¡°After all, there aren¡¯t many people who aren¡¯t short-sighted. Forget it, let me give you a piece of advice. Every dog has its day! Don¡¯t bully a girl for being weak!¡± The girl¡¯s cold words instantly froze the square. This, this, this¡­ Suddenly. Xiao Jinse¡¯s eyes turned red. She felt like something had penetrated her heart and she couldn¡¯t say anything for a moment. Don¡¯t bully girls for being weak? It was strength! It was the power that Fairy Bai Lian had injected into her body! Since there was a possibility of repairing a crippled spiritual root, there was a possibility of rising to the top. Someone cheered. ¡°Good, as expected of Fairy Bai Lian, as expected of a natural saint!¡± At this moment, someone¡¯s body trembled and broke through. Suddenly, everything in the world became exciting. ¡°Fairy Bai Lian is heaven, better than my mother!¡± There were more shouts. Bai Lian acted as if she didn¡¯t hear them. She put away the Stainless Sword and identity card and held Xiao Jinse¡¯s hand. ¡°Junior Sister, is there anything you need to bring with you?¡± Xiao Jinse shook her head in confusion. ¡°Then follow me back to Qiong Ming Peak!¡± With that, Bai Lian led Xiao Jinse away on her sword without any hesitation, causing the people in the square to be stunned for a long time. They sighed. ¡°Free and easy!¡± ¡°A true immortal!¡± ¡°She, she really left?¡± The Xiao family disciple, who had peed his pants, crawled up. The person beside him hurriedly supported him. ¡°Are you alright, cousin?¡± That person said, ¡°After calming down, I realized that Fairy Bai Lian is as magnanimous as the sea. Not only did she spare my life, but she also kindly advised me to treat my illness.¡± ¡°?¡± ¡°Fairy Bai Lian is right. I have a kidney problem.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± On the other side, the two evil cultivators fled with their faces covered in dust. Recalling the huge pressure they endured when Bai Lian said that famous saying, the two of them instantly understood. There was no mistake. Only Nascent Soul ancestors could release their aura. Even if they exhausted their lifespans, they might not necessarily be able to break through to the Golden Core realm. Comparisons were really infuriating! They couldn¡¯t stay in East God Continent anymore. Half a day later, Fairy Bai Lian was already known as a Nascent Soul realm mighty figure. The grace, dignity, and magnanimity she displayed in Green Mountain City spread throughout the entire Wu Tan Country and spread at an even faster speed. ¡°How is this possible!¡± At Zhu Yan Peak of the Immortal Du Sect¡­ Wenren Ya, who had just finished refining a pill, read the news sent by her second uncle on the jade slip. Her face was as pale as a layer of thick powder. Bai Lian had actually broken through to the Nascent Soul realm. Her body swayed and she almost fainted. Five years, do you know how she spent the past five years? Having experienced three life-and-death experiences and a sect mystic realm, she had swallowed countless medicinal pills and cultivated day and night before barely touching the edge of the Golden Core realm. But Bai Lian¡­ Wenren Yale bit her lip tightly. In the flickering flames, she froze like a statue. ¡­ Near Wu Tan. Wenren Ya¡¯s second uncle looked at the immortal-like Bai Lian and shook his head. When Bai Lian left the mountain, Wenren Yale begged him to help get rid of the ¡°great enemy¡± Bai Lian. He gave up this plan after seeing Bai Lian take out her identity card near the square. If not for the identity card, he might have attacked on the way back from Bai Lian. Unfortunately, with the identity card, if he attacked rashly, he would definitely leave traces. After all, An Lan was an existence that the entire Wenren family couldn¡¯t afford to offend. After hearing Bai Lian¡¯s words, he didn¡¯t feel any ill will towards her. He didn¡¯t believe that Bai Lian was that kind of white lotus who would secretly bully her junior sister. Moreover, as a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, he wasn¡¯t Bai Lian¡¯s match. Don¡¯t bully girls for being weak? ¡°I hope Yale can figure it out after hearing this.¡± It was time for him to go home. In the distance. Bai Lian, who was standing on the flying sword, looked back. She vaguely felt that someone was looking at her. ¡°I¡¯m being followed?¡± ¡°Fairy Bai Lian, put me down here,¡± Xiao Jinse said. ¡°Alright.¡± Bai Lian landed on the ground. She thought that Xiao Jinse was feeling anxious. Seeing Xiao Jinse walk away step by step after thanking her, Bai Lian hurriedly chased after her. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Xiao Jinse smiled bitterly. ¡°The East God Continent is so vast. There will always be a place for me to stay.¡± Bai Lian had a strange expression. ¡°Junior Sister, Qiong Ming Peak is your home.¡± ¡°Fairy Bai Lian¡­¡± ¡°Master is still waiting for me to bring you back. Let¡¯s go quickly.¡± Wait. Xiao Jinse suddenly realized that she might have guessed wrongly. She blinked and said in a trembling voice, ¡°Why would the Immortal Du Sect want a person with crippled spiritual root like me as a disciple?¡± Three mission options appeared in front of Bai Lian. [Mission 1: Press Second Junior Sister against the wall in the corner and say with a ferocious smile: If you¡¯re willing to cultivate with me, I¡¯ll bring you back to Qiong Ming Peak. Otherwise, I¡¯ll immediately kill you (Mission Reward: Primordial Dao Marks)] [Mission 2: Approach Junior Sister: I recommended you to Master (Mission Reward: Secret Medicine Fairy xxx)] [Mission 3: Say with a self-righteous tone: I don¡¯t know! (Mission reward: Lightness skill+1)] ¡°How harmful!¡± After reading it, Bai Lian instantly chose option three, although she really wanted the second reward. Chapter 7 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡± Bai Lian¡¯s righteous words stunned Xiao Jinse. She, who had been bullied all year round, had become very sensitive. If Bai Lian only saved her, she would think that it was the kind-looking Fairy Bai Lian being kind. However, Bai Lian said that the Immortal Du Sect had already taken a fancy to her three years ago. It was difficult for her not to suspect that there was some ¡°scheme¡±. It was no wonder that Xiao Jinse thought too much. There were really many things lacking in the cultivation world, but there was no lack of trash! Even if her crippled spiritual root was repaired, her talent couldn¡¯t enter the eyes of the Immortal Du Sect. There was no need for Fairy Bai Lian to come all the way here to bring her back. Xiao Jinse had a thousand doubts, but she didn¡¯t dare to ask in detail. Fairy Bai Lian¡¯s attitude was very obvious. She refused to tell her! This was a Nascent Soul cultivator. Forget about running, she couldn¡¯t even commit suicide in front of Fairy Bai Lian. A layer of haze enveloped Xiao Jinse¡¯s head. The only thing that made her feel at ease was that Fairy Bai Lian was a woman. She wouldn¡¯t covet her body like the two evil cultivators. Xiao Jinse was speechless. In fact, being defiled in the cultivation world was actually considered not too bad. The torture from the soul was the most terrifying. Why was she always the one being targeted? Xiao Jinse heard Bai Lian say, ¡°Junior Sister, is there anything else you want to ask?¡± Xiao Jinse shook her head. ¡°Then let¡¯s go.¡± Bai Lian laughed. Under the guidance of the sword control technique, the Stainless Sword lay flat on the ground. In fact, Bai Lian had discovered just now that this second junior sister was very unaccustomed to flying on a sword. Even with an experienced driver like her leading the way, her body couldn¡¯t help but sway left and right. Bai Lian once asked her second junior sister to use her hand as a ¡°wheel¡±, but she still couldn¡¯t stabilize herself. There was no other way. ¡°I¡¯ll carry you.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Before Xiao Jinse could react, she realized that her hands had involuntarily wrapped around Bai Lian¡¯s neck. Her pinky gently brushed past her ice-like collarbone, and her body immediately trembled slightly. Bai Lian explained, ¡°This trip to the Immortal Du Sect will take two days. Junior Sister, you haven¡¯t cultivated yet. I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t be used to such a long journey.¡± She was worried that Xiao Jinse would misunderstand that she wanted to take advantage of her and bear a grudge. This second junior sister was young, but her figure was very impressive. Just carrying the other party like this gave her a strong pressure. ¡°Yes.¡± Seeing the Stainless Sword rise into the sky, Xiao Jinse squeezed out a soft voice. It was as pleasant to the ears as a bird¡¯s cry. Bai Lian smiled. Her right hand made a slight seal. In an instant, a seemingly invisible water membrane wrapped around her and Xiao Jinse. Xiao Jinse immediately felt cool, and she heard Bai Lian say, ¡°The faster the flying speed, the greater the resistance. After exceeding a certain limit, there will even be a sonic boom. If it were just me, there wouldn¡¯t be such a problem. But with you around, Junior Sister, it¡¯s better to add a protective barrier¡­ It¡¯s safer to protect the barrier. If anything happens, it¡¯ll be too late to regret.¡± Xiao Jinse didn¡¯t reply. After a long time, Bai Lian probed, ¡°Junior Sister, you¡¯re not angry with me, are you?¡± Xiao Jinse :¡±¡­¡± Bai Lian said again, ¡°I¡¯m not looking down on you, Junior Sister, it¡¯s just that¡­¡± It was just that¡­ Bai Lian pondered for a long time before suddenly saying, ¡°I¡¯m not angry.¡± That was good. The bored Bai Lian began to introduce the situation of the Immortal Du Sect to her junior sister. ¡°The Immortal Du Sect has five main peaks, namely Qiong Ming Peak, Zhu Yan Peak, Yun Luo Peak, Qing Yu Peak, Qing Ming Peak¡­ Our master, An Lan, is the head of Qiong Ming Peak. Now, there are only the three of us and a rabbit on Qiong Ming Peak. ¡°In the entire East God Continent, although the Immortal Du Sect isn¡¯t a top-notch sect, it¡¯s not a small sect that can be bullied. ¡°Also¡­¡± Bai Lian¡¯s voice stopped. Xiao Jinse, who was lying on her back, had fallen asleep at some point. Her chin was resting on Bai Lian slender shoulder, and her warm breath was like a slippery tentacle as it gently picked up the water-blue gauze draped over her. Who could withstand this! If not for the fact that they were flying on the sword, Bai Lian would have imitated the game plot and started shaking the sword! She quickly used the Heart Cleansing Art. Her long eyelashes gradually stabilized. When night fell, the star-shaped mark in the corner of her eye actually emitted divine light. ¡­ Xiao Jinse opened her eyes in a daze. She felt that her body was as soft as mud. After relaxing extremely, an alarm bell immediately rang in her heart. How could she fall asleep when the situation was unclear? Xiao Jinse was anxious. She struggled to get up and realized that she was lying on a rattan bed with a paper tent. Red candles flickered, and a large wooden bucket was placed in the center of the room. It was steaming. Squeak¡­ The door was pushed open and Bai Lian walked in. ¡°Junior Sister, take off your clothes.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Xiao Jinse was so scared that she shrank into the corner of the bed and covered her chest in panic. ¡°Fairy¡­ Fairy Bai Lian, what do you want to do?¡± Just as Bai Lian was about to speak, a new mission option appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: Forcefully bathe with your junior sister (Mission Reward: High-grade ingredient, Ice Stone)] [Mission 2: Pretend to rub Junior Sister¡¯s back, but actually have ill intentions (Mission reward: The secret medicine Different World)] [Mission 3: Tell the truth (Complete reward: Focus+1)] Huh? How could a modest gentlewoman like her do such a bad thing? Bai Lian immediately rejected the temptation of the system and said righteously, ¡°When I checked into the inn, I discovered that you have many injuries on your hands. They must have been left behind when you were in the Xiao family. This medicinal bath can help you get rid of the scars and also have the effect of relieving fatigue. Unfortunately, I don¡¯t have much knowledge of alchemy. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t be so troublesome.¡± She smiled bitterly and shook her head. Xiao Jinse blinked. She could tell that Bai Lian had an extremely righteous aura. She was clearly a young girl, but her figure was abnormally tall. The girl couldn¡¯t help but blame herself. Perhaps she was really too sensitive and misunderstood Fairy Bai Lian and the Immortal Du Sect¡¯s good intentions. Hu ~ Xiao Jinse mustered her courage and said, ¡°Fairy Bai Lian, I know you have good intentions, but I don¡¯t want to get rid of these scars for the time being.¡± Bai Lian was surprised. ¡°Why?¡± Xiao Jinse said slowly, ¡°I want to use it to warn myself.¡± Bai Lian was stunned for a moment. This was a detail that didn¡¯t exist in the game. She had always thought that the scars on her junior sister¡¯s body in the game were something she had acquired after playing those perverted games. She said, ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll help you change a bucket of water. Sleep early after taking a shower. We have to set off tomorrow morning.¡± Xiao Jinse¡¯s gaze was filled with apology. She had wasted Fairy Bai Lian¡¯s kindness. After a while. Xiao Jinse took off her clothes and stepped into the water naked. She was wrapped in sudden warmth. The girl couldn¡¯t help but let out a soft cry, directly concentrating on Bai Lian, who was guarding outside the door. Should I practice Buddhism?¡± Bai Lian thought about this question very seriously. Suddenly, she heard Xiao Jinse ask in the room, ¡°Fairy Bai Lian, aren¡¯t we going to the Immortal Du Sect? Why are we here?¡± ¡°Rest for a day and leave tomorrow. Although my spiritual energy is enough to support me to fly to the Immortal Du Sect in one go, I still can¡¯t fly when I¡¯m tired¡­¡± Bai Lian began to instill the danger of flying when she was tired.¡± Junior Sister, remember, people have their limits. If you really encounter danger, don¡¯t force yourself! ¡± Xiao Jinse nodded in confusion. She didn¡¯t know much about immortal cultivation, but Fairy Bai Lian was really kind. She was clearly a high and mighty immortal, but in the face of a trash like herself, she was friendly as if she was taking care of her own daughter. The moonlight was like water. It landed in the wooden barrel and complemented Xiao Jinse¡¯s smooth skin. She would remember Bai Lian¡¯s comforting words just now. ¡°You¡¯ve fallen from grace now, but one day, your glory will surpass the entire Yingzhou Cloud Mountain!¡± ¡­ Bai Lian returned to the Immortal Du Sect the next afternoon. On the sky-reaching stairs in front of the mountain gate, she encountered Wenren Yale, who had staggered over. The girl¡¯s face was gloomy, and her eyelids were slightly swollen, adding to her pitiful expression. Bai Lian led the trembling Xiao Jinse towards Wenren Yale and greeted with a smile, ¡°Junior Sister Wenren.¡± Wenren Yale didn¡¯t seem to appreciate it. ¡°Congratulations on breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, Senior Sister Bai!¡± She seemed to be extremely passive aggressive. ¡°Huh?¡± Bai Lian was stunned. When did she break through to the Nascent Soul realm? The surrounding people sighed. It was from their chit-chatting that Bai Lian learned that it was spread by those people from Green Mountain City. Damn. Would they die if they didn¡¯t spread the rumors! Wenren Yale gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Although I¡¯m still a step away from breaking through to the Golden Core realm, I¡¯ll ask you for guidance one day, Senior Sister Bai!¡± This. She was only at the late-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. Why were they all staring at her? These guys should just go and find that dragon king descendant who can spray water! Bai Lian tried to explain, but a new mission suddenly appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: Walk past Wenren Yale with a cold smile and say: Are you worthy? (Mission Reward: High-grade Dharma artifact Star Shuttle)] [Mission 2: Ignore Wenren Yale (Mission Reward: Spirit Grass Gray Flame Grass)] [Mission 3: Try to reason with Wenren Yale (Mission Reward: Spirit Fixing Array Blueprint)] Eh? Bai Lian was stunned. Where was her favorite mission that rewarded attribute points?! Was there a bug with this damn system!! [Don¡¯t try to reason with angry women] Looking at the explanation popped up by the system, Bai Lian couldn¡¯t help but cry. She understood. ¡°What a scam!¡± The prejudice in people¡¯s hearts was a huge mountain! Why was she being pestered by Wenren Yale? It was those ¡°dogs¡± who kept spreading rumors that she was a natural saint. Bai Lian chose Mission 2 and walked past Wenren Yale with a smile. Chapter 8 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The girls passed by. Wenren Yale looked forward to Bai Lian¡¯s rebuttal. However, Bai Lian walked past her without a word, as if the other party treated her as air. [Mission completed. Mission reward: Spirit Grass, Gray Flame Grass] ¡°You¡­¡± Ignored, she was actually ignored again! Wenren Ya¡¯s brain was trembling. Anger. Uncontrollable anger. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that there were still many disciples around, she would have rushed forward to challenge Bai Lian even if she knew that she would be beaten up. Wenren Yale stared at Bai Lian¡¯s departing figure expressionlessly. Her black hair seemed to have been dyed with a layer of water-blue under the influence of spiritual power. It swayed gently, like a clear wave rising from the lake. Waves rippled into Wenren Ya¡¯s body one after another. Veins popped out on her fair fist hidden under her long sleeve, and there was a faint crackling electric current. A breeze blew. That coldness made the girl¡¯s thoughts gradually drift away¡­ In the mystic realm exploration of the sect two years ago, Wenren Yale first met Senior Sister Bai Lian, who was known as a ¡°natural saint¡±, under the lead of head of Zhu Yan Peak. In the snowstorm, Bai Lian raised her hand to wipe the snow falling from the corners of her eyes, leaving a deep impression on Wenren Yale. Her breathing paused slightly, and her heart beat like a drum! Even now, Wenren Yale would occasionally reminisce shyly in her dreams. After that, she was chased by the stone people in the mystic realm. It was Senior Sister Bai Lian, who passed by, who used a spell to wrap around the stone people¡¯s legs and saved her. From then on, Wenren Yale aspired to become like Bai Lian. But¡­ Why? It bit its lower lip so hard that it looked like it was about to bleed. Wenren Yale didn¡¯t understand. Why wasn¡¯t Bai Lian even willing to look her in the eye? Just because she was an ¡°ordinary¡± mortal? Wenren Yale was unhappy. Even her mutated wind and lightning spiritual root couldn¡¯t compare to the title of a natural saint, she still had the potential to become an immortal! Crack. At this moment, footsteps beside her woke Wenren Yale up. Was it Senior Sister Bai Lian? She turned around and the smile on her face disappeared before it could bloom. What greeted her eyes was a petite figure less than 1.5 meters tall. In this season where autumn was deeper and frost filled the mountains, the purple-pigtailed girl who suddenly appeared was wearing a blue and purple chest-length dress that she had modified. She didn¡¯t mind revealing her thin shoulders and slightly undulating chest, showing her stubbornness in the barrenness. The hem of the dress revealed her clean little feet, and she wore a pair of clean wooden clogs on her feet, looking very cool. The most eye-catching thing was the Wolf Tail Grass in the girl¡¯s mouth and the green bamboo stick on her shoulder. On the end of the stick was a plump gourd. Wenren Yale knew that it was filled with strong alcohol. She gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Tong Yao!¡± Tong Yao, Little Junior Sister of the Qing Yu Peak, 14 years old, late-stage Foundation Establishment. In Bai Lian¡¯s opinion, she also had another identity. She was the illegitimate daughter of the Nether King Hall Master, the future Nether King Hall Master, and the famous ¡°Empress¡±. ¡°Hmph!¡± Tong Yao stood on the stone steps and looked down at Wenren Yale in disdain. That gaze made Wenren Yale furious. Tong Yao said, ¡°You think you can challenge Senior Sister Bai? You really don¡¯t know the immensity of heaven and earth. The monkeys on Qing Yu Peak are all smarter than you! Hurry up and figure out your own position. Don¡¯t court humiliation!¡± Wenren Yale said angrily, ¡°Tong Yao, don¡¯t think that I don¡¯t dare to teach you a lesson just because you¡¯re younger than me.¡± ¡°Hmph, I¡¯ve never seen such an ungrateful person!¡± Tong Yao snorted and turned her head away. She couldn¡¯t even be bothered to look at Wenren Yale. A ball of flames burned between the two. Under the pressure of the powerful aura, the disciples of the Immortal Du Sect who were watching the commotion turned pale. Even Xiao Jinse, who didn¡¯t cultivate, sensed the abnormality. She carefully pulled Bai Lian¡¯s sleeve. ¡°Fairy Bai Lian, they seem to be arguing.¡± Bai Lian :¡±¡­¡± She heard everything. Damn! She wanted to hit Tong Yao with a brick now. Wenren Yale was already angry at her for no reason. She even planned to pretend that she didn¡¯t know and let the matter slide. Now, Tong Yao jumped out and mocked her, directly increasing Wenren Ya¡¯s anger to max. If she was Wenren Yale, she would also want to find an opportunity to kill herself! What a scam! Why would a dignified ¡°future Lord of the Nether King Hall¡± come out to play the role of a villain¡¯s lackey in a feel-good novel to increase the hatred of the villian? Bai Lian was confused. Could it be that Tong Yao wanted to harm her? No way. She couldn¡¯t take this lying down. ¡°I want to find an opportunity to report Tong Yao¡¯s alcoholism to the head of Qing Yu Peak!¡± Xiao Jinse added, ¡°Fairy Bai Lian, the two of them seem to have said that they want to fight in the arena. Is this really alright?¡± Bai Lian opened her mouth slightly. Before she could say anything, the mission came again. [Mission 1: Go up and fan the flames, let Tong Yao kill Wenren Yale (Mission Reward: Three Thousand Incarnations)] [Mission 2: Curse at them and call them a group of idiots. There¡¯s no need to pay attention to them (Mission reward: High-grade Dharma artifact, Holy Maiden Gloves)] [Mission 3: Leave indifferently and ignore them (Mission Reward: Hard Body Skill+1)] If they were playing a game now, Bai Lian might have chosen Mission 1. The reward was Three Thousand Incarnations. She didn¡¯t know if she would become the Great Sage, where a strand of her hair could become a white lotus. But this was not a game. Bai Lian¡¯s gaze lingered between Mission 2 and Mission 3 for a long time before finally choosing Mission 3. She also wanted to curse, but she simply wasn¡¯t strong enough. ¡°If I become stronger, I¡¯ll ride on whoever I want! I¡¯ll definitely torture you bastards to death!¡± Bai Lian walked straight forward. Only when the mission reward was given did she whisper to Xiao Jinse, ¡°Junior Sister, you have to remember that immortal sects aren¡¯t harmonious. You have to be wary of others, including me.¡± ¡°Fairy Bai Lian ~¡± Looking at that serious expression, Xiao Jinse¡¯s heart warmed. Her voice was soft as she lowered her head slightly, not daring to look at Bai Lian. At this moment, she increasingly believed that Bai Lian wouldn¡¯t harm her. In this huge Immortal Du Sect, she only felt a trace of warmth when she stayed beside Bai Lian. The two of them disappeared from Qiong Ming Peak. Wenren Yale and Tong Yao faced each other for a long time, but in the end, they still couldn¡¯t reconcile. They fought from the top of the arena to the end. That day, the news that Senior Sister Bai Lian had brought back an unfamiliar woman spread throughout the Immortal Du Sect. Even those who were lingering at the foot of the mountain and wanted to join the Immortal Du Sect sensed something strange from the outer sect disciples of the Immortal Du Sect. ¡°Senior Sister Bai Lian.¡± This name was deeply imprinted in their minds. ¡­ On Qiong Ming Peak. Looking at the letter pressed on the stone table in front of the wooden house, Bai Lian scratched her head helplessly. The words in the letter were easy to understand¡­ [The higher-ups have already decided that the mission of teaching Junior Sister will be assigned to you!] Just like the game plot, Master An Lan had indeed disappeared. No one would associate this lively An Lan with the Immortal Heavenly Venerate of the Immortal World, right? But this was an indisputable fact¡­ They were the same person! Bai Lian guessed that An Lan¡¯s brain had been damaged in that battle that shook the world. ¡°I have a bad feeling about this, sigh¡­¡± Life was not easy. Bai Lian sighed. She was surrounded by bad things. However, if that weren¡¯t the case, she wouldn¡¯t have had the chance to bully her junior sister. In some cases, she would even ¡°harass¡± her. Xiao Jinse whispered, ¡°Fairy Bai Lian¡­¡± Bai Lian shook her head. ¡°Junior Sister, call me Senior Sister in the future.¡± She also explained the current situation to Xiao Jinse. ¡°Oh.¡± Xiao Jinse¡¯s eyes darkened. Did this mean that Master An didn¡¯t take her seriously at all? It was even possible that the matter of taking in a disciple was also decided by Fairy Bai Lian. She only brought him back to Qiong Ming Peak with a special identity because she sympathized with him. Xiao Jinse was very touched. She didn¡¯t want to say it out loud. If she exposed it, wouldn¡¯t it ruin Fairy Bai Lian¡¯s good intentions? She hoped that after her crippled spiritual root was repaired, she could show some cultivation talent. ¡°Thank you, Fairy Bai Lian¡­¡± Bai Lian reached out and gently pressed Xiao Jinse¡¯s head. ¡°Call me Senior Sister.¡± Xiao Jinse cowered. ¡°Senior Sister.¡± Bai Lian shook her head secretly. It looked like it wasn¡¯t easy to build a good relationship with Xiao Jinse. This system instigated her to commit crimes against Xiao Jinse every day. On the way back, because Xiao Jinse had rubbed her back twice, it issued two missions for her to do Xiao Jinse. It was really something. ¡°It¡¯s late today. You should stay in this room first. I¡¯ll think of a way to help you repair your spiritual root tomorrow.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xiao Jinse suddenly thought of something. ¡°What about you, Senior Sister?¡± There seemed to be only one room. Bai Lian said, ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t need to sleep. I still have to cultivate at night.¡± She planned to study the Gray Flame Grass she had just obtained. The level of this grass was unexpectedly high. Xiao Jinse looked at Bai Lian with shining eyes. As a natural saint, Senior Sister Bai was already so hardworking, so there was even less reason for her to be lazy! In the middle of the night¡­ On the top of Qiong Ming Peak, Bai Lian took out the fiery red Gray Flame Grass. It was time to become stronger! ¡ª- Chapter 9 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The night wind blew past the green stone, bringing with it some heat. Bai Lian carefully sized up the Gray Flame Grass that had just been taken out of the system¡¯s temporary storage space. As the name suggested, it was red grass. The grass grew wildly in all directions. From afar, it looked no different from a burning fire. Under the clear moonlight, Bai Lian even saw the air trembling from the sudden high temperature. The tool description displayed by the system was as follows: [Two-hundred-year-old Gray Flame Grass, scorching. It¡¯s most suitable for people who practice fire-element cultivation methods. Immortal cultivators who practice other attribute cultivation methods can also use it to temper their bodies.] [If it¡¯s used for body tempering, it¡¯s recommended to eat it raw. It can increase focus.] [Side Effect: When refining the medicinal power, you will feel a very painful burning sensation.] Bai Lian wiped the sweat off her forehead and waved her slender finger gently. A quail egg was sucked out of the bamboo basket in the distance. She held the quail egg and slowly stretched her hand above the Gray Flame Grass. In an instant, heat waves surged over. Bai Lian didn¡¯t retreat. She flipped the quail egg from time to time. After a while, she retracted her hand. With a little force, the eggshell was crushed. Just as she imagined, the quail egg was cooked! Bai Lian hesitated for a moment before swallowing the quail egg. The body tempering effect of the Gray Flame Grass should be to rely on the scorching spiritual power to stimulate the body of the user. In the beginning, it would probably hurt a little, but even if she cultivated the Dao of Acacia, it was inevitable that she would encounter pain. The most important thing was the ¡°joy of becoming stronger¡± after the pain. Now, it was time for her to eat it! Under the guidance of spiritual power, the Gray Flame Grass floated in front of Bai Lian. The girl rolled the Gray Flame Grass into a ¡°ball¡± and sent it into her mouth. It was hot, like she was eating spicy food. ¡°Why don¡¯t I feel anything?¡± Bai Lian touched her stomach, which was as cold as ice. What happened to body tempering? Could it be that there was too much water in her body that extinguished the fire-element spiritual power in the Gray Flame Grass? Was this really a scam? How could the reward for the second mission be such a scam?! Bai Lian, who felt that she had been teased, immediately activated her cursing mode. ¡°What the hell! Damn! I hope you rot in hell!¡± As if in response to Bai Lian¡¯s anger, Bai Lian suddenly realized that steam was starting to rise from her head. Eh? It was as if there were bugs biting her body. But it wasn¡¯t extremely painful either¡­ ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± Bai Lian, who felt that she was still fine, curled her lips in disdain. She felt that she could still eat an entire bag of ¡°spicy strips¡± without panting. Bai Lian lay on the green rock. She no longer had any hope for the tempering effect of the Gray Flame Grass. It was better to consider Second Junior Sister¡¯s cultivation plan now. Firstly, she had to help the other party repair her crippled spiritual root. She would go to the Pill Pavilion tomorrow morning to ask. The people there would definitely know. Then, she had to help her choose a suitable cultivation technique. And then¡­ ¡°¡­¡± The scene of Xiao Jinse being pressed into the pool and bullied by her suddenly flashed in Bai Lian¡¯s mind. Eh? Why would she think of such a thing for no reason? Just as this thought appeared, the scene changed to Xiao Jinse being forcefully turned into a ¡°rabbit¡±. ¡°¡­¡± Wait. Bai Lian realized that something was wrong. Her body became very hot, so hot that it could be used as an electromagnetic furnace. But what was even more terrifying was that a flame spewed out from the deepest part of her body. The surging wave was fast and fierce, almost completely covering Bai Lian¡¯s consciousness. ¡°Wuu.¡± A strange voice jumped out of the girl¡¯s pale lips. After rolling twice on the ground, Bai Lian crawled up with difficulty. She regretted it now. She only knew that there would be flames burning her body, but she didn¡¯t know that this flame was also called the Desire Fire. No wonder the dog system said that eating the Gray Flame Grass raw could increase [Focus]. A new mission appeared in front of Bai Lian. [Mission 1: Break into Xiao Jinse¡¯s room and extinguish the fire forcefully (Mission Reward: Supreme-grade spiritual weapon, Blackwater Holy Sword)] [Mission 2: Beg Xiao Jinse to satisfy you (Mission Reward: Three Pure Yuan Yang Book)] [Mission 3: Heart like a Holy Buddha! (Mission Reward: Dao runes special effect)] [Mission 4: Settle it yourself. (Mission Reward: Soft body skill+3)] Bai Lian¡¯s expression changed again and again. There was no time for her to hesitate. She quickly ignored the first two missions. How could she dare to do something like that at this time? The meaning of the third mission reward was unknown. Special effects? Why would she want special effects? As expected, she could only choose to settle it herself. Bai Lian sighed secretly. Her theoretical knowledge was quite rich, and she could easily pass subjects one and four. However, due to her lack of practical experience, she was really not sure if she could do it properly. Just as she was about to choose Mission 4, rapid footsteps entered her ears with the wind. Bai Lian turned around and saw a swaying wine gourd. Then, Tong Yao, who had a bump on her head, appeared. ¡°Senior Sister Bai!¡± A happy voice sounded. The long purple pigtails weaved a dream-like illusory scene under the night sky. Bai Lian¡¯s body trembled. Before the waves subsided, three more options appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: A new target has already appeared. How can you hesitate? Pounce on her! (Mission Reward: Underworld Immortal Scripture)] [Mission 2: There¡¯s no time to explain. Let loose in front of everyone (Mission Reward: Thousand Feet Shield)] [Mission 3: ¡°Don¡¯t come over!¡± (Mission Reward: Hard body skill+1)] Bai Lian thought seriously for three seconds. ¡°Don¡¯t come over!¡± [Mission completed. Mission reward: Hard body skill+1] ¡°Eh?¡± The excited Tong Yao stopped and asked carefully, ¡°Senior Sister Bai, what happened?¡± She discovered that the ¡°clouds and mist¡± behind Bai Lian¡¯s head seemed to be brewing something impressive. Could it be that Senior Sister Bai was about to break through again? Tong Yao¡¯s eyes lit up. Bai Lian said coldly, ¡°I¡¯m training the strength of my divine sense. Don¡¯t get close. It won¡¯t be good if I accidentally hurt you.¡± Tong Yao nodded like a chick pecking at rice. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll just stand here. I won¡¯t go over. You can just treat me like grass.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Could this person leave? Bai Lian felt like she was going crazy. The other party probably wouldn¡¯t object to her leaving, right? After choosing [Heart like a Holy Buddha!], she got up and jumped down from Qiong Ming Peak without a word. ¡°Senior Sister Bai!¡± Tong Yao exclaimed and hurriedly ran to the edge of the cliff. Below was the cold pool in the medicinal garden of Qiong Ming Peak. After Bai Lian jumped into the cold pool, the entire cold pool boiled. Clouds lingered, and there seemed to be red light in it. ¡°As expected of Senior Sister Bai Lian. She can cause such a huge commotion just by tempering her divine sense!¡± Tong Yao¡¯s worship for Bai Lian was like a torrential river, endless. She imagined that one day, she could also be as radiant as Bai Lian. Anyone who was disrespectful to Bai Lian would be disrespecting her! For this, Tong Yao spared no effort to promote Bai Lian in the Immortal Du Sect. She even included lines such as ¡°when Bai Lian boils water, it is simply a blessing from the heavens¡± and ¡°when Bai Lian cuts a tree, she emits a fairy¡¯s jade voice¡± to praise her, making Tong Yao become the leader of the Bai Lian¡¯s support club. ¡°This is¡­¡± Suddenly, Tong Yao widened her eyes. The invisible clouds just now actually turned into the shape of an animal after twisting. ¡°It¡¯s a dragon and phoenix!¡± After realizing this, Tong Yao sat on the ground in shock. Dragon and Phoenix! ¡°Ahhh, I have to tell the others about this quickly!¡± Tong Yao ran down Qiong Ming Peak in a flash, not even caring about the wooden clogs being sent flying. ¡­ At the same time. Bai Lian crawled out of the cold pool. She circulated her mental cultivation technique and evaporated the water on her clothes and hair. Fortunately, she accidentally relied on the cold water to suppress the flames in her body. The mission reward had been given, but Bai Lian didn¡¯t care about this at all. There was a problem with the system! After refining the medicinal power of the Gray Flame Grass, her basic skills soared. [Hard Body Skill: 128 Soft Body Skill: 131 Lightness Skill: 125 Focus: 136] ¡°Didn¡¯t they say that human abilities have limits?¡± If Bai Lian didn¡¯t remember wrongly, the maximum value of the core martial arts system before the protagonist in ¡°Battle of the Gods¡± officially started cultivating should only be 100. Could it be that this system was inhuman? Oh, it wasn¡¯t human to begin with. Bai Lian was more or less comforted. This system didn¡¯t seem to be completely broken. It still had a little conscience. Chapter 10 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After confirming that her clothes weren¡¯t damaged, Bai Lian checked the [Holy Buddha Heart!] mission reward [Dao runes special effect]. In ordinary games, this was a [Passive Skill]. Of course, if Bai Lian had to explain, she preferred to draw the comparison between the [Dao runes special effect] and some of the RMB tools in the domestic online game store. It could allow various phenomena to appear on Bai Lian¡¯s body when she cultivated. For example, the dragon and phoenix manifestation that Tong Yao saw when she looked down from the top of Qiong Ming Peak. After obtaining this skill, even if Bai Lian took a walk, faint Dao rune fluctuations would appear under her feet. Just like the luminous wings and dazzling skin, this thing was simply a posturing weapon. It could completely confirm the rumor that Bai Lian was a natural saint! But the key to the problem was¡­ ¡°What¡¯s the use of this special effect!¡± Bai Lian felt as uncomfortable as if she had eaten a fly. Her greatest wish was to become a nobody in the Immortal Du Sect, the kind of pure passerby that didn¡¯t even have a name in feel-good novels (but not a cannon fodder). This way, she didn¡¯t have to worry about being involved in the battle between the protagonists and the villains. Next, as long as he took the time to farm attribute points and had enough strength to protect himself, Bai Lian would be satisfied. Great, now. When this Dao rune effect was added to her head, it was equivalent to Bai Lian having a fast sign above her head. The sign even said, ¡°Look, I¡¯m super awesome!¡± ¡°You¡¯re courting death!¡± Bai Lian¡¯s body trembled. With her current strength, if she was seen through by those powerful people, she would definitely be refined into a furnace in minutes. Perhaps the others might even give her a bad evaluation after using her¡­ They might say something along the lines of: ¡°What bullshit natural saint? That¡¯s it? Beep¡­ After that, my spiritual power didn¡¯t increase at all.¡± She couldn¡¯t tolerate it. Bai Lian looked up at the night sky and started to complain about Tong Yao, who had suddenly appeared. If it weren¡¯t for this alcoholic loli, she would have satisfied herself with her hands at that time. She would have obtained the [Soft body skill+3] reward. ¡°The future Lord of the Nether King Hall is so impressive. Stupid brother, if I can live to the end, I¡¯ll take the opportunity to deal with you.¡± Bai Lian muttered. It was useless to worry about this now. She would use the opportunity to teach her junior sister to stay at Qiong Ming Peak for a period of time. The longer she delayed, the less likely she was to expose herself. The girl slowly walked to the edge of the herb garden. Just as the system had described, the place where her small white shoes stepped on would leave behind sparkling light for about three seconds. In the night, this halo was even more eye-catching. Bai Lian pinched her chin and looked at it for a long time. The light seemed invisible, but there seemed to be an incomprehensible pattern hidden inside. ¡°Could this really be Dao runes?¡± After immortal cultivators reached a certain realm, they would come into contact with the [Law]. Compared to the Law, the Dao runes were more advanced. Bai Lian felt a little guilty. If this was really Dao runes, would she be captured by those powerful evil cultivators to be a research subject? What a scam! Why was this system so against her? Didn¡¯t she just mess around with the female leads in the game a few times? She didn¡¯t deserve to be sentenced to death, right? Bai Lian sighed. She bent down to check the herb garden. In the few days she had been gone, the spiritual plants in the herb garden had not been destroyed. ¡°Looks like the rabbit that likes to get up in the middle of the night to steal vegetables didn¡¯t come.¡± Bai Lian heaved a sigh of relief. There were only three residents in the huge Qiong Ming Peak. Apart from her and her master, An Lan, there was only a snow-white rabbit-shaped demon beast with strange ears. This rabbit often came to the herb garden to eat and drink secretly when Bai Lian wasn¡¯t around. It wasn¡¯t like Bai Lian hadn¡¯t thought of teaching it a lesson, but its figure was really too agile. Bai Lian could only end up failing after spending a lot of effort. Regarding this, An Lan only smiled. She had never cared about such ¡°small¡± things. Bai Lian, who had yet to recover her memories, suffered a lot for no reason. ¡°That should only be an ordinary demon beast.¡± Bai Lian thought. She recalled the process of her ¡°killing¡± in ¡°Battle of the Gods¡±. There was no freaking rabbit plot in it. After watering the spiritual plant in the medicinal garden, Bai Lian harvested until the sky turned white. Then, she quickly walked towards the Pill Medicine Pavilion. She originally thought that this trip would be relatively smooth, but she didn¡¯t expect to encounter trouble at the door. At the door of the Elixir Pavilion, standing opposite Bai Lian was Wenren Yale, whose palm was covered in white gauze. Could it be caused by Tong Yao? Bai Lian was just about to comfort Wenren Yale when a new option appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: Sneer and say: You asked for it (Mission reward: High-grade Dharma artifact, Thunder Pearl)] [Mission 2: Comfort Wenren Yale (Mission Reward: Spell-Tide)] [Mission 3: Walk Away Silently (Mission Reward: Healing Pill)] ¡°Emmm¡­¡± Was Junior Sister Wenren completely against her? Bai Lian wanted to complain that women were so troublesome. Especially angry women! She decisively chose three. Then, Bai Lian silently walked past Wenren Yale. Then, she heard footsteps behind her. Bai Lian acted as if she didn¡¯t hear him. She found the deacon of the Pill Pavilion and started to ask about the method to repair crippled spiritual root. As the eldest disciple of the first seat of Qiong Ming Peak, Bai Lian¡¯s status in the Immortal Du Sect was extremely high. Among her peers, only the sect master¡¯s personal disciple was comparable to her. Therefore, the deacon didn¡¯t dare to neglect her at all and told her more than ten methods to repair crippled spiritual root in detail. ¡°Get me the best medicine.¡± Bai Lian threw out her identity card. There were still many sect contribution points inside. During this period, Bai Lian even triggered a mission option. The stupid system tempted her to add a Snow Beast¡¯s inner core. This inner core wouldn¡¯t destroy the medicinal effect. It would only make Xiao Jinse sink into desire after repairing her crippled spiritual root, allowing Bai Lian to do whatever she wanted. To be honest¡­ She was quite tempted! The sense of accomplishment of bullying a real protagonist was very strong! However, the protagonist of a feel-good novel was a protagonist of a feel-good novel after all. She could always find the person who persecuted her in various strange ways. If soft tactics didn¡¯t work, she would directly be saved by a Deus ex machina. There was no reason to talk to such ¡°beasts¡±. Bai Lian shook her head and chose the [Soft body skill+3] mission. After her basic skills exceeded 100, the reward pool seemed to have widened. While waiting for the deacon to get the medicine in front of the medicine rack, Bai Lian encountered Wenren Yale, who came to get the medicine. After hesitating for a moment, she handed over the Healing Pill she had just obtained and said confidently, ¡°I refined this myself. The effect should be a few times better than the ones in the Pill Pavilion.¡± Wenren Yale was stunned. This was for her? She wanted to reach out and take the Healing Pill and thank Senior Sister Bai Lian excitedly like two years ago in the sect¡¯s mystic realm. However, anger suddenly surged in his heart. When Wenren Yale returned to her senses, she had already pushed Bai Lian¡¯s hand away. ¡°¡­¡± Not only Bai Lian, but the other disciples in the Pill Pavilion also looked at Wenren Yale in shock. The girl¡¯s face alternated between green and white, like a flipped green onion. ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry!¡± Wenren Yale gritted her teeth. She took a bottle of medicine from the wooden shelf and turned to leave. Why was the other party suddenly caring about her? Wasn¡¯t this just hypocritical? Wenren Ya¡¯s heart ached. A new mission popped up in front of Bai Lian. She still chose the one with the least risk, ¡°Don¡¯t move¡±. The reward she obtained would be a low-grade Dharma artifact, the Flowing Cloud Boots. The quality of the Flowing Cloud Boots was not high, and its function was simple, but it could increase 35 lightness skill points. From this point of view, it even exceeded some mid-level magic weapons of the same kind. Looking at Wenren Ya¡¯s back, Bai Lian fell into deep thought. She had tried, but it was very difficult to eliminate Wenren Ya¡¯s ill intentions towards her. However, even if Wenren Yale hated her, the other party wouldn¡¯t be a big threat to her in the future. It could be seen from the fact that the highest-level mission reward was only a high-level magic weapon. This lousy system didn¡¯t have a lucky draw function, but considering that the probability of getting a mission from Wenren Ya¡¯er was very high, Bai Lian changed her train of thought. She could completely treat the not very threatening Wenren Ya¡¯er as a walking jackpot machine! For example, she had just gotten a pair of Flowing Cloud Boots. ¡°Wonderful!¡± Bai Lian immediately felt that she could do it and started to praise her genius idea. When she looked up, the disciples beside her discussed among themselves and felt that Wenren Yale seemed to have gone a little overboard. ¡°No way, she actually rejected Senior Sister Bai¡¯s good intentions?¡± ¡°What a waste. If it were me, I would definitely accept it directly. Moreover, I still have to worship the pills. I¡¯ll smell them when I¡¯m free.¡± ¡°?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very normal. Wen Ren wants to challenge Senior Sister Bai. He¡¯s clearly jealous of Senior Sister Bai. How can she accept Senior Sister Bai¡¯s good intentions?¡± ¡°She¡¯s limiting her own future.¡± ¡°There¡¯s really a hole in his brain.¡± ¡°Senior Sister Bai, she¡­¡± Wenren Yale, who had walked to the door, stopped. No. Her goal was only Bai Lian. Biting her lip, Wenren Yale was just about to leave when she suddenly heard Bai Lian¡¯s voice from behind. ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± Wenren Yale could imagine Bai Lian¡¯s calm aura. ¡°Actually, I like Junior Sister Wenren very much.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Everyone in the Pill Pavilion exclaimed, and Wenren Ya¡¯s body trembled violently. Bai Lian was afraid that these fellow disciples would agitate Wenren Yale to the point where she would fight to the death with her. She said, ¡°It¡¯s not a joke that Junior Sister Wenren sees me as a challenge target! Talent can only determine our starting point. If we want to surpass the heavens, our temperament is the foundation. How many people with ordinary talent have caught up from behind and ascended to the Immortal World? How many geniuses have collapsed in the middle path before they even searched for half an immortal? We can¡¯t look down on anyone. Of course, we can¡¯t look down on ourselves either. If everyone in the Immortal Du Sect can strive for the top like Junior Sister Wenren, it won¡¯t be long before the Immortal Du Sect can intimidate the entire East Continent. That would be a real blessing!¡± As soon as she finished speaking, a disciple exclaimed. ¡°As expected of Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°Senior Sister Bai sure is steady!¡± ¡°Sigh, this is just like what Senior Sister Bai said in the Wu Tan Country. ¡°Every dog has its day! Don¡¯t bully girls for being weak. Love all living beings!¡± Wenren Yayue¡¯s body trembled again. She never expected Bai Lian to say such a thing. Compared to Bai Lian, wasn¡¯t she just as childish as a three-year-old child? It was too ridiculous. Senior Sister Bai Lian was still as gentle as when they first met. However, her gentleness was reserved for the entire Immortal Du Sect from the start. Wenren Yale smiled bitterly. She wanted to turn around and apologize, but she was afraid to see Bai Lian¡¯s calm gaze. Her heart ached even more. In the end, she strode towards Zhu Yan Peak. She would still treat Senior Sister Bai Lian as a challenge target, but that¡­ ¡°It¡¯s just to prove that I¡¯m worth Senior Sister Bai Lian¡¯s explanation.¡± Wenren Yale decided not to see Bai Lian for the time being. At this moment, Bai Lian, who had taken the herbs from the deacon, had no idea that her human jackpot machine had already left. ¡°I¡¯m really a genius!¡± She walked lightly towards Qiong Ming Peak. Chapter 11 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios There were five main peaks in the Immortal Du Sect, and the one with the highest status was none other than Yun Luo Peak, the place where the sect master lived. The name came from ¡°Mountain River Yun Luo, Ten Thousand Miles Snow¡±. The Yun Luo Green Mountain located in the northwest corner of the Immortal Du Sect was often faintly discernible in the clouds. There was a huge rock on the mountain, standing a thousand feet sideways like a ferocious beast. The spiritual crane on the mountain danced when it heard the sound, soaring into the sky. At this moment. On the big rock, the stream sounded. An old man with white hair and beard was lying sideways under the pine tree, leisurely watching the spiritual fish in the pool play with the water. This person was the current sect master of the Immortal Du Sect, Jue Yunzi, whose real name was Lu Yuansi. Suddenly, the light in the sky faded slightly. A middle-aged man in a loose white Daoist robe landed opposite Jue Yunzi. His tone was a little serious. ¡°Sect Master, something big happened!¡± Jue Yunzi straightened his back and asked leisurely, ¡°Gaoyi, why are you so panicked?¡± The cultivator named Gao Yi waved his wide sleeve. Water mist floated in the pool, forming a ¡°screen¡± in front of Jue Yunzi. ¡°Sect Master, please take a look!¡± The person shaking in the center of the ¡°screen¡± was Bai Lian, who had just come out of the Pill Pavilion and was in a hurry to return to Qiong Ming Peak to repair Xiao Jinse¡¯s crippled spiritual root. The girl was less stable, but her jumping appearance was a little like a running deer. ¡°This is¡­¡± Jue Yunzi subconsciously widened his eyes. After cultivating for more than five hundred years and being the sect master of the Immortal Du Sect, he had long tempered a calm heart. But ever since his late master¡¯s favorite junior sister, An Lan, took in a disciple named [Bai Lian], Jue Yunzi realized that he couldn¡¯t maintain his cool anymore. ¡°Dao runes¡­?!¡± Jue Yunzi turned around and stared at Gao Yi. ¡°I think so too.¡± Gao Yi¡¯s expression was serious. He flicked his finger, and the wave raised by Bai Lian¡¯s heel immediately lit up on the screen. Jue Yunzi muttered, ¡°It¡¯s never appeared before.¡± Gao Yi raised his head slightly and was extremely solemn. ¡°Perhaps Bai Lian¡¯s holy body has finally awakened!¡± She was still a child! If she was already like this despite being only a child, then wouldn¡¯t she rise to the top when she grew up? Hiss¡­ Jue Yunzi gasped. It was so terrifying. Gao Yi was not surprised by Jue Yunzi¡¯s performance. In the face of the rumors in the sect, he had never believed them before. Natural saint? Bai Lian¡¯s talent was very high, but it couldn¡¯t reach this level, right? But today, he was really convinced! When he first discovered that Bai Lian walked with special effects, Gao Yi was simply shocked. Damn! Was he dreaming? Gao Yi went in front of Jue Yunzi. ¡°Sect Master, do you see anything from these Dao runes?¡± Jue Yunzi shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s complicated. It¡¯s as bright as a galaxy and as deep as the nine abyss. From afar, it looks like a mountain, but up close, it¡¯s¡­¡± Could this guy make it sound simpler? ¡°Too strong!¡± The corners of Jue Yunzi¡¯s eyes collapsed. ¡°I don¡¯t understand.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Jue Yunzi coughed lightly and stood with his hands behind his back. ¡°Dao runes are passed down from ancient times. How can you understand it just like that?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Jue Yunzi reached out and patted Gao Yi¡¯s shoulder, as if to comfort him. ¡°Learn. One can never stop learning!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Jue Yunzi turned around and brushed this matter aside. ¡°It¡¯s not the time yet. Although outsiders are saying that Bai Lian is a natural saint, there¡¯s no evidence after all. We definitely can¡¯t leak the news that she can produce Dao runes at this time, or the consequences will be unimaginable.¡± Gao Yi nodded repeatedly. Jue Yunzi took out an item. ¡°Use this to hide the phenomenon on her body.¡± ¡°Alright, leave it to me.¡± When Gao Yi turned to leave, he still heard Jue Yunzi saying non-stop, ¡°It¡¯s our fortune to have met such an existence, who would only appear once in ten thousand years. The light of the sect¡­¡± ¡­ At the same time. In the game, Bai Lian, who had been labeled as the ¡°shame of the sect¡±, ¡°the disdain of the world¡±, and ¡°extraordinary maniac¡±, pushed open the courtyard door. ¡°Senior Sister¡­ Bai Lian!¡± Xiao Jinse stood up and looked at the smiling Bai Lian uneasily. The clothes on her body had long changed into the uniform of a disciple of Qiong Ming Peak¡­ A simple and elegant cultivator robe! This was designed by Bai Lian and placed beside Xiao Jinse¡¯s pillow. There was a shallow lotus printed on it. After wearing this dress, she would be hers¡ªher junior sister, of course. Bai Lian asked, ¡°How did you sleep last night?¡± Xiao Jinse replied, ¡°It was very peaceful.¡± She had not been so relaxed in a long time. On this immortal mountain, even if the door was open, one could still feel at ease. ¡°Yes.¡± Bai Lian didn¡¯t think too much about it. This Qiong Ming Peak was indeed quiet. In the past, she was sleepy and suffered from the cries of birds in the morning. Therefore, she created the [Scarecrow Technique], which could automatically practice punches, specially designed to chase away birds and beasts. Unfortunately, this move didn¡¯t work on that rabbit. Not only couldn¡¯t it scare it away, but the rabbit even knocked over the white scarecrow several times. Bai Lian placed the medicine box on the stone table. ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll help you repair your spiritual root now.¡± This light sentence fell into Xiao Jinse¡¯s ears like a thunderclap. She subconsciously took a step back and still felt that all of this was like a dream. ¡°Senior, Senior Sister¡­¡± ¡°Relax.¡± Bai Lian took out a jade bottle from the medicine box and led Xiao Jinse into the room. ¡°Eat this pill first. I¡¯ll help you refine the medicinal power.¡± Xiao Jinse was stunned and only knew to follow instructions. After she swallowed the pill, she immediately felt flames burning in her dantian. This was a new experience for her. Xiao Jinse opened her mouth slightly and slowly exhaled. Suddenly, a cold hand pressed on her dantian. A hot wind rose in her ears, and a jade voice sounded. ¡°Junior Sister, remember, this is the dantian. Breathe the essence energy into your dantian. Your dantian is three inches below the navel!¡± Xiao Jinse nodded with difficulty. Her head was dizzy and in pain. Then, he heard Bai Lian say, ¡°I¡¯ll help you guide the medicinal power, reconstruct your spiritual root, and help you condense a cyclone. It¡¯ll be a little painful at the start, but as long as you endure it, you can officially enter the Dao!¡± ¡°Wu.¡± Bai Lian smiled and was about to give a few more pointers when the mission options appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: Watch Xiao Jinse go berserk and take advantage of the situation (Mission Reward: Heavenly Fragrance Jade Dew)] [Mission 2: Take the initiative to attack and eliminate the pain for Xiao Jinse (Mission Reward: High-grade Dharma artifact, Red Dragon Armor)] [Mission 3: Pretend nothing happened (Mission Reward: Alchemy+2)] Whoa. As expected, it was here again. Bai Lian, who was still impressed with what she said in the Pill Pavilion, glanced at the mission panel in disdain. Did the system think it could entice her into committing a crime with this? How shallow. ¡°My mind is clear and pure!¡± She chose option three. Bai Lian began to guide the medicinal power on her own. She carefully repaired Xiao Jinse¡¯s spiritual root. During this period, as she said, Xiao Jinse trembled violently because of the pain. However, she was indeed a true protagonist. Even though she was sweating from the pain, Xiao Jinse didn¡¯t cry out. ¡°Alright.¡± Bai Lian was deeply impressed. But at this moment, Xiao Jinse¡¯s gaze scattered, and her teeth loosened slightly. She let out a cry. Hiss¡­ Bai Lian felt like she had been electrocuted. It was over. This voice was simply poisonous. She was so disturbed that her hand froze. Therefore, a new mission option popped up. Get lost. This fairy will never submit to this dog system! Option three! Bai Lian punched herself and continued to help her junior sister repair her spiritual root. A moment later, Xiao Jinse, who had lost most of her strength, turned slightly and leaned against her. [Mission 1:¡­] Option three! After a while. [Mission 1:¡­] Bai Lian simply wanted to give up on being a human! Bai Lian had just gotten up angrily when she sat down dejectedly. She kept choosing three. However, she also knew that she couldn¡¯t do it rashly. She had to have a strategy. After looking around for a moment, Bai Lian picked up her clothes and stuffed Second Junior Sister¡¯s mouth. ¡°Let¡¯s see how you plan on moaning after this!¡± She even took the opportunity to press down Xiao Jinse¡¯s moving legs. Although the posture was a little indecent, the effect was pretty good. Just like that. Fifteen minutes later. In the bedroom with the mist rising, Bai Lian fell onto the wooden floor with a plop. She lay on her back without any concern for her image. From the corner of her eye, she saw her second junior sister sleeping peacefully. This annoying little demon. When repairing Second Junior Sister¡¯s spiritual root, she triggered a total of six missions. The frequency was shockingly high, and the total reward was¡­ [Alchemy+2, Painting+1, Hard Body Skill+3, Soft body skill+2, Focus+2] Although the reward was good, this system was too vicious! Bai Lian was in pain and joy. She only felt very tired. She wanted to sleep well. ¡­ Xiao Jinse didn¡¯t know how long she had slept. When she woke up, she saw a wooden ceiling. She felt that her body was very light, and the entire world became lively. Perhaps¡­ Xiao Jinse trembled as she checked her dantian. In an instant, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Cyclone! She had officially stepped onto the immortal path! It was repaired, it was really repaired. Xiao Jinse sat on the bed and was silent for a long time. She didn¡¯t know how to describe her current mood. It was too complicated. Those eyes were filled with confusion. Images floated in front of her eyes, and finally, she saw Bai Lian¡¯s flushed face. ¡°By the way, Senior Sister!¡± Xiao Jinse hurriedly looked around. When she realized that Bai Lian was lying on the ground, she jumped off the bed in a panic. ¡°Senior Sister, Senior Sister, are you alright?¡± Xiao Jinse hugged Bai Lian¡¯s body and bit her lip, her eyes filled with tears. Senior Bai was actually so tired from helping her repair her crippled spiritual root. She, she¡­ Xiao Jinse was speechless. Nothing could happen to her Senior Sister! Otherwise, how could she survive alone? At this moment, Xiao Jinse suddenly realized that her arm had been grabbed. She saw Bai Lian slowly open her eyes. ¡°Alright, at least my efforts weren¡¯t wasted.¡± With that, Bai Lian closed her eyes again. ¡°Senior Sister!¡± Xiao Jinse exclaimed. She didn¡¯t expect that Bai Lian would still care about her under such circumstances. Xiao Jinse hugged Bai Lian tightly and buried her head in Bai Lian¡¯s chest. It was soft and warm. Senior Sister Bai had given her a new life. What should she do to repay her? Bai Lian maintained this posture and didn¡¯t move for a long time. Chapter 12 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Xiao Jinse was ¡°drunk¡±. She smelled the fragrance from Bai Lian¡¯s body and listened to her steady breathing. She felt that she was about to melt. Senior Sister Bai was so fragrant. Well, Senior Sister Bai¡¯s body was also very soft. Her skin was smooth and delicious. Xiao Jinse compared her body again and immediately lowered her head in shame. Compared to the natural saint, Senior Sister Bai Lian, she was simply a ¡°rough person¡±. He never expected that she could actually accompany Senior Sister Bai one day and become her junior sister. Countless people outside were jealous of her. Xiao Jinse lowered her head in embarrassment. Speaking of which, was she qualified to be treated like that by Senior Sister Bai? At this moment, a dark cloud floated in the girl¡¯s heart. ¡­ Only when the sun rose to the middle of the sky did the sleeping Bai Lian slowly wake up. She felt her chest tighten, as if it was pressed down by a rock. What the hell. Bai Lian pushed herself up and stood up. Splash¡­ Therefore, Xiao Jinse rolled down from her body and fell to the ground. Huh? Bai Lian¡¯s body trembled. She clearly saw Xiao Jinse¡¯s head hit the ground. Hey, hey, hey, since she was responsible for this, would Xiao Jinse hate her because of this? In her impression, this second junior sister wasn¡¯t the kind of protagonist who would kill the entire family if there was a disagreement, but if anyone really formed a death grudge with her, they should quickly find a good burial place for themselves. ¡°I should be safe¡­ right?¡± Bai Lian wasn¡¯t very confident. A moment later, Xiao Jinse got up from the ground. The smile on her face was so faint that it was almost invisible. ¡°Senior Sister, are you alright?¡± Bai Lian hurriedly shook her head. ¡°I just consumed some divine sense. I¡¯ll rest for a while. As for you, did anything happen to you just now?¡± She really wanted to check Xiao Jinse¡¯s body, but she was afraid that the system would run out to do something bad at this time. ¡°Senior Sister, I¡¯m fine.¡± Xiao Jinse shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m already used to it.¡± The Xiao family was a martial arts family. She was definitely not one of those young ladies who didn¡¯t leave their house. In fact, she was considered a martial artist. It was normal for martial artists to stumble. Bai Lian didn¡¯t think in this direction at all. She accidentally saw a scar on the back of Second Junior Sister¡¯s hand. Was Second Junior Sister hinting that she was already used to being abused in the Xiao family? There was clearly ¡°despair¡± in this sentence! This was bad. Bai Lian didn¡¯t dare to go deeper and turned into the wind. She hurriedly changed the topic to something happy. ¡°Since your spiritual root has been repaired, let¡¯s test the attributes of your spiritual root now. I can help you choose a suitable cultivation technique.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xiao Jinse replied in a low voice. She didn¡¯t show any obvious joy. She was worried that Senior Sister Bai already knew that she had accidentally buried herself in Senior Bai¡¯s chest just now. How could she do such a dirty thing! ¡°?¡± Bai Lian blinked after seeing her attitude. Was the other party blaming her? Damn. She was secretly annoyed and wished she could add a favorability module to the system. Women were like bottomless pits, unfathomable. When she reached the door, Bai Lian suddenly stopped. ¡°I almost forgot. I sweated a lot just now. I should take a shower before going.¡± ¡°Ah, alright.¡± Xiao Jinse nodded blankly. Bai Lian busied herself like a kind and naggy old mother who loved her daughter. ¡°I¡¯ll help you get a change of clothes.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll help you carry the basin.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll help you boil water.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll help you take it off¡­ Forget it, you should take it off yourself.¡± Bai Lian quickly kicked away the mission that tempted her to take the opportunity to molest Xiao Jinse. She didn¡¯t dare to take off the other party¡¯s clothes or help her shower¡­ Through the door, the water rippled. Xiao Jinse asked softly, ¡°Senior Sister, I see that you¡¯re also sweating a lot. Don¡¯t you also need to shower?¡± Bai Lian laughed. ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± Xiao Jinse panted. Senior Sister really gave in to her in every way. Bai Lian said smugly, ¡°I have the ability to clean dust. I also have clean clothes. I¡¯ve long washed my body and clothes when I walked over here. Junior Sister, you don¡¯t have to be envious. When you reach the seventh level of Qi Refinement, you can learn similar spells.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ Wu.¡± Xiao Jinse¡¯s face turned slightly red, and half of her head shrank into the water. Bubbles, bubbles. Gu Gu Gu¡­ Fortunately, she didn¡¯t say, ¡°Why don¡¯t we shower together?¡± ¡­ The sun was shining in the sky. Xiao Jinse followed behind Bai Lian to the foot of Qiong Ming Peak. The destination of this trip was the training hall at the foot of Yun Luo Mountain. One could test aptitude, choose cultivation methods, and do other things here. The training hall provided a one-stop service. Xiao Jinse was looking forward to it, but Bai Lian didn¡¯t mind. She had played the game before, so of course she knew that her second junior sister¡¯s path to becoming the Holy Spirit Goddess was filled with obstacles. Even if she didn¡¯t bully these famous junior sisters in the future, it wouldn¡¯t be smooth sailing. Take Second Junior Sister as an example. Although her spiritual root had been repaired, if she went to the Cultivation Technique Pavilion to take a look, hers would definitely be the lowest-grade fire spiritual root. At this level, if she didn¡¯t forcefully feed it medicine, she might not necessarily be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm after cultivating for 50 years. But if she underestimated his second junior sister because of this, she would suffer. In fact, Second Junior Sister¡¯s spiritual root was the Holy Spiritual Root that had once shocked the world in ancient times! This special spiritual root was trash at first, but as long as it swallowed suitable natural treasures, it could evolve, from a crippled spiritual root to a low-grade fire spiritual root, to an immortal spiritual root¡­ Even Heavenly Venerate Yan, who stood at the top of the immortals, didn¡¯t dare to say that his aptitude was higher than Second Junior Sister! ¡°This is a true protagonist!¡± Bai Lian looked at herself again. Water-element Heavenly Spiritual Root? She was clearly a supporting character. There was a system, but no matter how one looked at it, it looked like a trash system that cultivated a small boss that the protagonist could kill with a little effort during her growth. ¡°They don¡¯t even give me a chance to be the final boss. How petty.¡± Bai Lian sighed slightly. She walked to a certain square and it was extremely lively. As soon as Bai Lian appeared, the crowd around the square actually separated like waves. ¡°Senior Sister Bai appeared!¡± ¡°It¡¯s Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah¡­ Well, I¡¯m done.¡± Xiao Jinse leaned close to Bai Lian and said, ¡°Senior Sister.¡± The two of them looked forward. Ignoring the shocked crowd that would definitely exist in novels, their gazes finally landed on a young man sitting on the ground with a sword. Whoa. Bai Lian raised her thin eyebrows. What a cool young man!!! That sword was completely snow-white, as if it was made of ice and snow. It was decorated with embroidery and looked more elegant. That young man was wearing a platinum casual suit. His black hair was tied behind his head, and he looked elegant. After the surrounding spectators dispersed, he stood up with his sword and looked at Bai Lian neither servile nor overbearing. Bai Lian recognized this person at a glance. Jiang Ning. In the game, he could be considered a positive character. His elegant nickname was ¡°Jade Sword Knight¡±, and he was a prince of the small mortal country, South Yue. When he appeared, his cultivation was at the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm, just like Bai Lian. What was he doing here? Bai Lian was still thinking when she realized that Jiang Ning now had an excited expression and strode towards her. ¡°Senior Sister Bai!¡± Jiang Ning stopped ten feet away from Bai Lian. He cupped his hands and bowed. He continued, ¡°Senior Sister Bai left a warning in the Pill Pavilion just now. It¡¯s really enlightening for me!¡± Bai Lian: ¡°?¡± What nonsense was this? Bai Lian didn¡¯t have time and couldn¡¯t be bothered to listen to the other party¡¯s flattery. But she couldn¡¯t show any impatience, so she could only continue to be expressionless. Jiang Ning said, ¡°I¡¯ve always lived in the shadow of Big Brother. It¡¯s Senior Sister Bai¡¯s words that suddenly woke me up. I¡¯m me, and he¡¯s him. The path to immortality is already rugged. If I still trouble myself with such a trivial matter, how can I climb to the top of the immortal world?¡± The onlookers nodded at Jiang Ning¡¯s words. ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯ve understood.¡± ¡°Senior Sister Bai, the white moonlight in my heart!¡± ¡°It¡¯s really fortunate that the Immortal Du Sect has a wise person like Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°Great, I¡¯m also gradually understanding everything!¡± So it was a commendation meeting. Bai Lian frowned. Her reputation was increasing. After all of this was exposed, she would be finished even if she didn¡¯t become a villain. Was this also part of the system¡¯s plan? Damn it! Suddenly, Bai Lian heard a clang. She looked up and saw Jiang Ning pull out his sword and bow again. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, I know that I¡¯m not your match at all, but¡­ today, I want to learn from Junior Sister Wenren and treat Senior Sister Bai as a goal to catch up to! I want to prove my courage to Senior Sister Bai and also want to use this battle to say goodbye to my past. Senior Sister Bai, please teach me!¡± Jiang Ning held his sword in front of him and even formed a seal with his left hand. ¡°She¡¯s here!¡± Someone in the square exclaimed. Clap, clap, clap¡­ Many people applauded Jiang Ning¡¯s courage. Although Senior Sister Bai had said in the morning that she hoped that everyone in the Immortal Du Sect would ¡°fight with all their might like Wenren Yale, or challenge Bai Lian, no one wanted to embarrass themselves. Now that Jiang Ning had stepped forward, everyone was very excited. It wasn¡¯t because a warrior had stepped forward, but because everyone could see Senior Sister Bai¡¯s battle posture up close. Alright! Clap, clap, clap¡­ The applause continued. Bai Lian¡¯s right hand trembled slightly. Damn. She was going to crack. She felt so aggrieved. She had clearly only taken the initiative to show off once! She couldn¡¯t help but think: ¡°Jiang Ning, it¡¯s fine if you came to flatter me for no reason, but why did you come to challenge me? Was your brain kicked by a donkey? Or did you collude with the system?¡± It was over. Bai Lian looked at the system mission option that had just appeared and was in a dilemma. [Mission 1: Fight bravely and fight 300 rounds with Jiang Ning! (Mission Reward: Secret Skill, Flying Immortal)] [Mission 2: Taunt: You¡¯re not my match. I won¡¯t fight you (Mission Reward: Spirit Grass Heavenly Fire God Sprout)] [Mission 3: ¡°You¡¯re not in your best state right now. We¡¯ll fight later.¡± (Mission Reward: Connate Condensation Pill)] If she accepted the battle, the risk would be too high. After all, her strength was not much different from Jiang Ning¡¯s. Even if she lied about not wanting to take advantage of Jiang Ning and told everyone she was deliberately suppressing her cultivation, her reputation would still be ruined if she lost. Judging from the reward of Mission 1, the possibility of her losing was very high. If she didn¡¯t accept the battle, didn¡¯t that mean that she was posturing in the Pill Pavilion? ¡°Pretentious.¡± ¡°Schemer.¡± ¡°Despicable senior sister!¡± Bai Lian had already thought of how she would be evaluated. As for choosing the option to fight three days later, that was also a slow poison. ¡°There¡¯s no other way. I have to drink it even if its slow poison. I hope I can find an opportunity to escape when the time comes.¡± Bai Lian gritted her teeth. At this moment, a purple petite figure darted out of the crowd and happened to stand in front of Bai Lian. So fast! However, Tong Yao shouted, ¡°You want to challenge Senior Sister Bai? Hmph, you have to pass me first. If everyone is like you, how is Senior Sister Bai supposed to cultivate?¡± Eh. Bai Lian¡¯s eyes lit up. There was hope again! She decided to temporarily put down her resentment towards Tong Yao¡¯s rumors. This little girl was really getting cuter the more she looked at her. ¡°This¡­¡± Jiang Ning didn¡¯t expect things to turn out like this. The audience was also disappointed. His lips moved, and finally he sighed. ¡°In that case, I won¡¯t fight.¡± His expression actually became lonely, as if he had aged a few years. Tong Yao hurriedly asked, ¡°You, are you alright?¡± Jiang Ning shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°It would be strange if he was really alright!¡± Tong Yao stomped her feet. She gritted her teeth and suddenly pointed. ¡°Alright, just this once. I won¡¯t stop you this time, but remember, you¡¯re not allowed to disturb Senior Sister Bai casually in the future.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Tong Yao walked away generously, leaving Jiang Ning and Bai Lian facing each other. ¡°¡­¡± #$#@&¡­ Bai Lian was so angry that she wanted to use her hands to press against Tong Yao¡¯s head and shout, ¡°Stupid loli, die!¡± Then, she would use her as an electric fan. There was no other way. Bai Lian¡¯s gaze landed on her feet. Boots!? Bai Lian understood. She had just gotten a pair of Flowing Cloud Boots not long ago. In terms of speed, Jiang Ning couldn¡¯t be her match. She decisively chose Mission 3. Chapter 13 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios On the square. Bai Lian finally spoke, ¡°Junior Brother Jiang.¡± The main character finally spoke. The surrounding crowd tiptoed and pricked up their ears, afraid that they would miss Bai Lian¡¯s words. Jiang Ning was as nervous as a drum. Would he agree? At the thought that Senior Sister Bai might refuse his unreasonable request, his hand that was holding the sword couldn¡¯t help but tremble. He was too impulsive! Jiang Ning regretted it now. If he had known earlier, he wouldn¡¯t have mobilized so many people. Now that there were so many people watching, he couldn¡¯t run away even if he wanted to. He only hoped that if Senior Sister Bai accepted the battle, she would be gentler. Otherwise, if he lost too badly, he wouldn¡¯t be able to look up to others for a long time. Bai Lian continued, ¡°I¡¯m about to accompany Junior Sister Xiao to the Cultivation Pavilion to choose a suitable cultivation technique. I won¡¯t be free for a while. Moreover¡­¡± Jiang Ning nodded secretly. This was considered a tactful rejection. Before Bai Lian could finish speaking, Xiao Jinse, who had been following beside her, stood up first. She gently tugged at Bai Lian¡¯s sleeve, her eyes filled with self-reproach. ¡°Senior Sister, I think this senior brother also came with anticipation. How can we disappoint him just because of me? Since my matter isn¡¯t really urgent, why don¡¯t you¡­¡± Xiao Jinse¡¯s voice became softer and softer. Because she realized that Bai Lian had turned around and was sizing her up with an ambiguous gaze. At this moment, the timid and inferior Second Junior Sister immediately shrank back and stopped talking. Was she trying to mutiny? Bai Lian shouted in her heart. She was clearly the closest senior sister. If this little girl didn¡¯t follow her wishes, who would? Why was she speaking up for an outsider like Jiang Ning? This was too much. What a scam! Sigh. It was all this lousy system¡¯s fault. If she had the protagonist nurturing system in her hand and not the villain nurturing system, Bai Lian would definitely teach this disobedient second junior sister a lesson. She didn¡¯t even listen to her senior sister anymore. She was getting bold. If she knew what was good for her, she should be more self-aware and quickly stick her butt out to be punished! Bai Lian decided not to lower herself to Xiao Jinse¡¯s level for the time being. Her original intention was not to refuse Jiang Ning¡¯s challenge. ¡°Junior Brother Jiang Ning, I see that your mental state is unstable. It¡¯s better to wait until you adjust to your optimal state before we fight.¡± [Mission completed. Mission reward: Connate Condensation Pill] Huh? Jiang Ning was stunned. So that was what Senior Sister Bai meant! After all, it was Senior Sister Bai. She could see through the cowardice in his heart at a glance. She was clearly giving him a chance to take advantage of the situation. Jiang Ning¡¯s heart warmed. But only he understood that if he didn¡¯t dare to attack at this time, it would be even more impossible for him to muster the courage to fight Senior Sister Bai later. There were rumors that Senior Sister Bai had broken through to the Nascent Soul realm. He estimated that this was nonsense, but it was a fact that Senior Sister Bai had already condensed a Golden Core a year ago! Golden Core versus Foundation Establishment? Jiang Ning knew that there was no point in fighting, but he didn¡¯t come here to defeat Senior Sister Bai. He only wanted to defeat his past self! ¡°Thank you for your kindness, Senior Sister Bai.¡± Jiang Ning bowed with his sword. When he straightened his back, his sword sheath moved! Bai Lian curled her lips. As the system showed, Jiang Ning was indeed as difficult to deal with. Fortunately, she had already made sufficient preparations. The girl, Bai Lian, carried her sword and turned slightly to look at Yun Luo Peak. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s do it this way. You and I are from the same sect after all. Let¡¯s not go overboard.¡± Jiang Ning nodded in confusion. Bai Lian continued, ¡°In this competition, I won¡¯t use any spiritual power. I¡¯ll only use this Stainless Sword!¡± ¡°This¡­¡± ¡°We¡¯ll use this to decide the winner!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Bai Lian turned around and a rare smile appeared on her face. ¡°Junior Brother Jiang, what do you think of this suggestion?¡± Jiang Ning¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple bobbed. He looked at that smile, which was like a warm spring breeze. In order to leave him some face and not lose so badly, Senior Sister Bai set new competition rules and almost gave up all her advantages! What else could he say? He couldn¡¯t refuse Senior Sister Bai¡¯s good intentions at all! ¡°Then just as Senior Sister Bai said, I don¡¯t use any spiritual power or spells either, but just this jade sword.¡± Jiang Ning¡¯s voice was hoarse. The smarter people in the crowd also ¡°understood¡± Bai Lian¡¯s thoughts. ¡°Good-quality idol!¡± ¡°I¡¯m willing to choose Senior Sister Bai as the next sect master of the Immortal Du Sect!¡± ¡°Senior Sister Bai, you¡¯re so righteous!¡± Stars began to appear in Tong Yao¡¯s eyes. ¡°As expected of the perfect Senior Sister Bai I admire the most!¡± Cough, cough. Bai Lian¡¯s face darkened. Very good, this was the outcome she wanted. Everyone thought that she had given up her strength. In fact, this kind of competition happened to be her advantage. Her speed was not slow at all among her peers. After swallowing the Gray Flame Grass, her lightness skill increased to 126 points in an instant. In addition to the 35 lightness skill provided by the Flowing Cloud Boots, she was very likely the fastest woman in the Immortal Du Sect among her peers! In a battle where the outcome of the battle was determined in one move, if she still couldn¡¯t defeat Jiang Ning quickly, she might as well delete her account. What a freaking genius! ¡°Junior Brother Jiang, follow me!¡± Bai Lian held Xiao Jinse¡¯s hand and flew to the foot of Yun Luo Mountain. She turned around and said to her second junior sister standing by the stream, ¡°Junior Sister, stay here and don¡¯t walk around casually. I¡¯ll be back soon.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xiao Jinse lowered her head in embarrassment. She was really stupid. Her sudden interruption just now almost distorted Senior Sister Bai¡¯s original intention. Even so, Senior Sister Bai didn¡¯t punish her. Xiao Jinse felt very apologetic and wanted to apologize. At this moment¡­ At this moment, on the stream¡­ There was a person standing on both sides of the cliff. On the left was Jiang Ning. The future jade sword swordsman closed his eyes and held his sword. He felt a breeze and quickly adjusted his mentality. On the right was Bai Lian. The fake natural saint gently touched the blade of the Stainless Sword. From afar, she seemed to want to become one with the sword. No one knew that Bai Lian was thinking about whether to ¡°run away¡±. In the end, she gave up this disgraceful plan. Many Immortal Du Sect disciples who had come to watch the show stood scattered in the other empty spaces. The outcome of the battle would be decided in a breath. They widened their eyes, afraid that they would miss the details of the battle. ¡°Speaking of which, Senior Sister Bai hasn¡¯t made a move in more than a year.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°I hate that my penmanship isn¡¯t enough to draw Senior Sister Bai¡¯s elegance!¡± Suddenly, a water pillar hundreds of feet tall spewed out of the stream below. Jiang Ning suddenly opened her eyes. According to the agreement, this was the signal for the competition to begin. Water droplets hit him in the face. He quickly pulled out his beloved sword from the sheath. A cold light shot out, and the surging airflow cut the water pillar into pieces. ¡°Huh?¡± Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment. Before he pulled out his sword, he even saw Senior Sister Bai standing on the cliff opposite perfectly fine, but when he pulled out his sword, Senior Sister Bai had already disappeared. How could the other party be so fast? Jiang Ning was very confident in his sword speed. He had practiced this simple sword draw for ten years. But today¡­ From above! Jiang Ning gritted her teeth and looked up, but what entered her eyes was a lifeless round sun behind the fog. If not, she was probably coming from below! Jiang Ning finally reacted, but he knew that it was too late. A sword light appeared in his eyes, like a fireball. Behind it, Senior Sister Bai was like a dragon. Jiang Ning only had time to place his sword in front of him. He didn¡¯t see anything clearly. When he returned to his senses, the cold tip of the Stainless Sword had already retreated from his neck. The Jade Sword Knight smiled bitterly. He recalled the poem: ¡°Come like lightning to collect anger, stop like the clear light of the sea.¡± Clang. The sword in Jiang Ning¡¯s hand slid to the ground. ¡°I lost.¡± Cheers immediately came from below. Everyone was celebrating Bai Lian¡¯s victory, but Jiang Ning didn¡¯t find it ear-piercing. Sword skills were the ability he was most proud of, but in this aspect, he had also lost to Senior Sister Bai without any surprise. What was there to hate? Jiang Ning looked up and was surprised to find a white hand holding a sword. Bai Lian said calmly, ¡°It¡¯s your sword!¡± Jiang Ning hurriedly took it. Bai Lian said, ¡°How can a swordsman casually abandon his sword?¡± Jiang Ning swallowed his saliva. ¡°Senior Sister Bai is right!¡± Seeing that Bai Lian had turned around and walked away, he hurriedly asked, ¡°Senior Sister Bai, why is your sword so fast and so ethereal?¡± ¡°?¡± Obviously it was because she had cheated! Bai Lian naturally didn¡¯t dare to answer like this. She couldn¡¯t think of any good reason for the time being until the image of an elegant man flashed across her mind. Then, she casually copied the other party¡¯s line. ¡°Follow the gale!¡± Follow the gale? The gale. The gale! Jiang Ning¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. Everything in the world had a spirit. He saw it, saw the traces left behind by the wind, waves of rhythm. Those traces came from behind Bai Lian¡¯s casual footsteps. Jiang Ning couldn¡¯t help but sigh. ¡°I understand. So Senior Sister Bai has long reached the realm of becoming one with the sword!¡± Hiss¡­ The surrounding crowd gasped. Then, they spat out hot air again. However, since this was Senior Sister Bai, it was fine. Jiang Ning seemed to have changed into a different person. The aura on his body had completely changed. He stood high and said in a clear voice, ¡°Thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister Bai. I have a premonition that I will definitely be able to break through to the Golden Core realm in three months!¡± As he spoke, he bowed deeply to show his gratitude. As the future Gale Swordsman, he was ready to shoot for the stars. ¡°????¡± Bai Lian, who jumped down the cliff, was filled with question marks. Her feet slipped. If she hadn¡¯t retracted it quickly enough, she might have fallen into the stream and gotten wet. Golden Core? No, damn it, she was still far from breaking through to the Golden Core realm. What exactly did Jiang Ning suddenly comprehend? Beast, what exactly did you comprehend! Bai Lian wanted to slam a table. But she couldn¡¯t. She had to tolerate it. As she listened to those compliments, she pulled Xiao Jinse and ran to the Cultivation Pavilion. The most terrifying thing was that she clearly heard many people say that they had to muster their courage to challenge her. ¡°I¡¯ve been stuck at the tenth level of Qi Refinement for a long time.¡± ¡°I also want to break through to the Golden Core realm.¡± Tong Yao¡¯s eyes continued to sparkle. ¡°Should I go and spar with Senior Sister Bai too?¡± She simply couldn¡¯t stay in this lousy place anymore! Chapter 14 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Damn idiot.¡± ¡°A bunch of idiots.¡± After cursing those who tried to challenge her dozens of times in her heart, Bai Lian realized that she was almost at her destination. The scenery was picturesque. She turned around and called out to Xiao Jinse. However, she saw that this little junior sister¡¯s eyes were shining brightly as the other party complimented her. ¡°Senior Sister, you¡¯re a good person. If it were me, I definitely wouldn¡¯t be so magnanimous!¡± ¡°¡­¡± In fact, she also wanted to knock opponents out like a fearless man! However¡­ Bai Lian¡¯s lips squirmed, but in the end, she swallowed the words she wanted to say. The more words she said, the more mistakes she made. She decided to be a silent and beautiful ice queen for the time being. Just as she walked near the Cultivation Technique Pavilion, Bai Lian saw a ¡°strong man¡± in a loose Daoist robe. His square face was especially eye-catching. It was obvious that this was the elder of the Cultivation Pavilion, Gao Yi, known as Fu Yunzi. Speaking of this, Bai Lian couldn¡¯t help but complain. The fixed format of the nicknames of the elders, heads, and sect masters of the Immortal Du Sect always ended with ¡°zi¡±. For example, ¡°Jue Yunzi¡± and ¡°Fu Yunzi¡±. Bai Lian imagined her nickname in the future¡­ Bai Lianzi, Fake-zi, Pervert-zi, Scum-zi¡­ With the addition of ¡°zi¡±, even those bad words seemed to have become inexplicably ¡°cute¡±. But on careful thought, adding ¡°zi¡± was still inferior to titles such as ¡°Heaven-Defying Asura¡± and ¡°Mad Dragon Battle God¡±. Bai Lian stopped on the wooden bridge at the entrance of the Cultivation Pavilion because Gao Yi was already calling her. ¡°Elder Gao.¡± Bai Lian bowed slightly, and Xiao Jinse beside her followed suit. Gao Yi smiled and nodded. He pointed at Xiao Jinse and said, ¡°This is Junior Sister An Lan¡¯s new disciple?¡± The second junior sister was uneasy and didn¡¯t dare to say anything. Bai Lian answered for her, ¡°That¡¯s right. Elder Gao, I¡¯ll bring Junior Sister to the Cultivation Technique Pavilion to choose a suitable cultivation technique.¡± Gao Yi¡¯s gaze didn¡¯t stay on Xiao Jinse for long. Compared to the natural saint Bai Lian, the others were not worth paying attention to! ¡°I wonder why Elder Gao is looking for me?¡± Gao Yi pinched his chin. ¡°You can¡¯t tell others about this.¡± Was it that mysterious? Upon hearing that, Xiao Jinse tactfully retreated to the side. Gao Yi made a hand seal and surrounded himself and Bai Lian. This way, outsiders couldn¡¯t hear their conversation. Suddenly, he sighed and said, ¡°Bai Lian, do you know that you¡¯ll face a bloody disaster soon!¡± ¡°?¡± Was he a fortune-teller? The first thing he said to her was actually that she had a bad omen. As she complained, Bai Lian still felt a little guilty. Once the challenge was not handled well, she would really be in trouble. Could it be that Elder Gao Yi had already seen through her and knew that she was actually a big idiot? Now that he had come to scare her, was he trying to turn her into someone people couldn¡¯t afford to offend? A new mission option popped up in front of Bai Lian as she was thinking. [Mission 1: Confess your true strength in a panic (Mission reward: Immovable Golden Body)] [Mission 2: ¡°Are you teaching me how to do things?¡± (Mission Reward: Top-grade Dharma artifact, Sky Penetrating Banner)] [Mission 3: Ask humbly: What is it that Elder Gao is talking about? (Mission reward: Soft body skill+2)] It was rare to see such an easy choice. This naturally made Bai Lian happy and her impression of Gao Yi also automatically increased by 1. Even a peerless fierce man couldn¡¯t choose Mission 1 at this time. As for Mission 2, Bai Lian didn¡¯t dare to choose it anyway. She cupped her hands and said, ¡°I don¡¯t understand. What are you talking about, Elder Gao?¡± ¡°Haha.¡± Gao Yi laughed loudly. ¡°Your bearing is calm, and you¡¯re not flustered in the face of danger. Alright! Bai Lian, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m just kidding with you. Let me ask you, has your holy body changed recently?¡± ¡°¡­¡± A new mission option popped up in front of Bai Lian. [Mission 1: ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡± (Mission Reward: Overlord Spear Technique)] [Mission 2: No, right?] (Mission Reward: Mid-grade Dharma artifact, Dragon Binding Lock)] [Mission 3: Sigh: ¡°I¡¯m troubled by this matter.¡± (Mission Reward: Calligraphy+3)] Looking at Gao Yi¡¯s smiling face, Bai Lian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. This was the first time she had encountered so many missions popping out. Gao Yi was clearly testing her! Confession would lead to a lenient punishment whereas resistance would cause a harsh punishment. Bai Lian said in distress, ¡°This also happened a few days ago¡­¡± She took a few steps in front of Gao Yi and displayed her Dao runes special effect. Gao Yi nodded repeatedly. ¡°Wonderful, wonderful!¡± He raised his right hand and pressed down, and Bai Lian stopped. Then, a blue earring that looked like a starry sky suddenly appeared in Gao Yi¡¯s hand. ¡°This is what the sect master asked me to bring you.¡± Why would the sect master give her an earring? Bai Lian¡¯s face was filled with suspicion. Gao Yi explained, ¡°It can help you hide the Dao runes that involuntarily emit from your body.¡± Bai Lian was amused. It would be a waste not to want free equipment. ¡°Do you know why Jiang Ning suddenly comprehended the Dao just now?¡± Bai Lian shook her head. ¡°That¡¯s because he saw your feet!¡± Gao Yi said seriously. ¡°To be precise, it was the Dao runes left behind when you walked. At that moment, he suddenly understood.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Gao Yi continued, ¡°Just because Jiang Ning and the others don¡¯t understand doesn¡¯t mean that the others don¡¯t. Once this news gets out, the experts in the world will definitely covet your feet. At that time, you¡¯ll probably¡­ Sigh.¡± Bai Lian revealed a bitter expression. How could she not understand? This damn system was scamming her. She couldn¡¯t resist. At the thought of those ¡°feet freaks¡±, Bai Lian felt a chill. It was too scary. Gao Yi said, ¡°You¡¯re a smart child. I don¡¯t think I need to keep reminding you. Leave the other things to me. You just have to remember one thing. It¡¯s a good habit to hide your strength appropriately.¡± The other party was telling her to be steady. She naturally understood this. Bai Lian nodded and said, ¡°Thank you for your guidance, Elder. Thank you for your guidance, Sect Master.¡± Gao Yi smiled. He was very satisfied with Bai Lian¡¯s performance the whole time. Junior Sister An Lan was unreliable, but she had taken in a good disciple! Before leaving, Gao Yi specially checked Bai Lian¡¯s cultivation. ¡°Late-stage Foundation Establishment?¡± Gao Yi sighed. He suddenly understood. So Bai Lian had been hiding her strength for a long time. Moreover, this spell to hide her strength was quite brilliant. Even he couldn¡¯t see through it. ¡°Not bad, continue to maintain it,¡± Gao Yi said. ¡°I think you can surpass your master.¡± Bai Lian hurriedly said that she didn¡¯t dare to dream. ¡°There¡¯s no need to be so humble in front of me, haha.¡± Gao Yi¡¯s eyes were filled with pity. How good would it be if this was his daughter? He waved his sleeve and flew away. Bai Lian opened her mouth. She was really not humble. She was clearly an honest person. Surpass the Immortal Heavenly Venerate? What a joke. ¡°Senior Sister.¡± Seeing Gao Yi leave, Xiao Jinse hurriedly walked up. She looked at Bai Lian eagerly, as if she wanted to know what had just happened. Bai Lian said, ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal. Elder Gao just told me not to show off too much lest others are jealous.¡± Xiao Jinse said, ¡°Elder Gao is really a kind elder!¡± Wasn¡¯t that so? Although the process was a little dangerous, he had given her equipment and attribute points. It was completely right to say that he was a generous elder! ¡­ In the training hall¡­ Bai Lian first helped Xiao Jinse choose a fire-element cultivation method according to the game setting before bringing this second junior sister to the aptitude testing table. ¡°Put your hand on it.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xiao Jinse was very obedient. A few breaths later, blurry words began to appear on the cylinder. She only hoped that Second Junior Sister could pull herself together as soon as possible! Bai Lian¡¯s feelings were very complicated. On one hand, she coveted her junior sisters¡¯ bodies, but on the other hand, she hoped to stay away from them as much as possible. Occasionally, when she thought of her junior sisters¡¯ backgrounds, she couldn¡¯t help but feel a little pity. As she expected, the last thing that appeared on the pillar was the [Low-level Fire Spiritual Root]. Bai Lian touched Xiao Jinse¡¯s head. ¡°Junior Sister, according to what I know, the level of the spiritual root can be increased. You don¡¯t have to be sad because of this. Master and I will think of a way to help you increase the level of the spiritual root.¡± Xiao Jinse looked up. Unexpectedly, there was no sadness on her face at all. Instead, there was some joy. ¡°Senior Sister, compared to before, I¡¯m already very satisfied!¡± Xiao Jinse thought to herself: ¡°Senior Sister, there was originally no light in my world. It was all night. It was you who helped me see light. No matter how weak this light was, I would still hug it with all my might.¡± Night fell. Bai Lian lay on the surface of the cold pool. As the saying went, ¡°After getting drunk, one didn¡¯t know that the sky was water, and the ship was filled with dreams.¡± Every month, she would always have a few days when she was sentimental. At this moment, a rustling sound suddenly came from outside the herb garden. Bai Lian immediately stood up. That rabbit was here again! Chapter 15 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Under the clear moonlight, the medicinal garden of Qiong Ming Peak looked like a paradise to mortals. Some flowers had four petals and emitted the light of fireflies at night. They were called lucky grass and had a clear effect. Some of the flowers were like snowflakes. Even from afar, one could see dense white gas and thin ice edges on the flowers. If she wanted to pick them, she had to use fire-element spiritual power to steam them. Bai Lian squatted on a small slope beside the cold pool. She held her breath and covered her head with several lotus leaves. After using some methods, the light in her bright eyes gradually dimmed. The effect was like manually turning the brightness of the cell phone screen to the lowest. There was almost no light. In fact, on careful look, it was similar to those glitched-out games. After the disguise was completed, Bai Lian stretched her neck slightly and started to search for the white-haired rabbit following the strange sound. She had a plan! Under a spiritual plant that looked like a chili pepper, Bai Lian discovered a round butt. The white short tail was like a restrained white flame. Its hair was soft and stuck to its body. The night was dark, and Bai Lian felt that it looked a little like a tight white pantyhose, making its butt look even more¡­ Pfft, pfft, pfft. Bai Lian hurriedly pinched her cheek. Recently, the ¡°battle¡± scene in ¡°Battle of the Gods¡± kept flashing in her mind, so much so that she felt that even the rabbits looked especially pleasing. This was a female rabbit. Bai Lian had studied it before. The male rabbit was tubular, while the female rabbit was V-shaped. At this moment, the rabbit that didn¡¯t know that bad luck was about to descend was still happily eating a hundred-year-old wheat that had just grown out of the ground. The sound of chewing completely covered the slight movement Bai Lian accidentally made. Swoosh¡­ Bai Lian, who had been accumulating strength for a long time, suddenly rushed out. The rabbit finally sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly turned around. Its big green and white ears drooped on both sides of its head. Before it could naturally spread them, it was grabbed and lifted up. It had been caught! ¡°Ji ji, ji ji, ji ji¡­¡± The rabbit with its limbs in the air roared angrily. Bai Lian laughed out loud as if she had taken a hot shower. She had tried to capture this rabbit four times, but she had never succeeded because the other party was too fast. Now, after superimposing a lot of attributes, she finally caught this thief. What should he do after catching the rabbit? Bai Lian had long thought about it. The white rabbit suddenly pricked up its ears. ¡°Rabbit hot pot, dried rabbit meat, braised rabbit head, spicy rabbit meat¡­¡± Since this rabbit ate her grass, she would eat its meat. A large series of dish names appeared from Bai Lian¡¯s lips. The ferocious rabbit that was showing off with its roar just now immediately stopped struggling. Bai Lian smiled and said, ¡°Looks like you¡¯ve already realized¡­ Ouch, ouch, ouch!¡± In its panic, the rabbit opened its mouth and bit Bai Lian¡¯s finger. Taking advantage of the moment Bai Lian was distracted, its ear miraculously shrank to the size of a toothpick and slipped out of Bai Lian¡¯s hand. ¡°???¡± ??? ??? Bai Lian was extremely puzzled. Seeing that the rabbit of unknown origin planned to escape, she charged forward aggressively. ¡°That¡¯s it!¡± With the support of the Flowing Cloud Boots, although Bai Lian was a few seconds slower, she still relied on her speed advantage when running straight to overtake the rabbit. She turned around and took a sliding step, coincidentally blocking the rabbit¡¯s path. Although the rabbit¡¯s reaction speed was fast, it was impossible to completely avoid it at this distance. It could only brace itself and continue to accelerate, trying to use the Savage Charge to send Bai Lian flying. Ding! The man and rabbit collided. A strange sound of metal colliding suddenly came from the empty mountain. The rabbit bounced back like a cannonball. After landing, a conspicuous bump immediately appeared on its round head. ¡°Ji ji ji ji!¡± The rabbit jumped up angrily. It was incomprehensible! The place it bumped into was even harder than cold iron! It saw the corners of Bai Lian¡¯s mouth curl into an unknown smile as she slowly walked over, really like a terrifying demon king. Under the shadow, the rabbit curled up and trembled. ¡°You¡¯re young!¡± In the past few days, Bai Lian had not only increased her lightness skills, but also her hard body skill. 131 points of hard body skill were enough to temporarily turn the fat on her body into ¡°iron¡±. The rabbit suffered from this move. Bai Lian grabbed the rabbit¡¯s ears again. In order to prevent it from escaping, she even grabbed its tail with her other hand. ¡°Water Dragon Restriction!¡± As soon as he finished speaking, a clear stream of water shot out of Bai Lian¡¯s fingertip. The water droplets scattered around the rabbit¡¯s body, and suddenly gathered from all directions, forming a chain to tie the rabbit up. ¡°Are you still going to run?¡± Bai Lian snorted. ¡°Who asked you to come to the herb garden to steal food for no reason? Stupid rabbit, I finally caught you this time!¡± The rabbit looked up at Bai Lian aggrievedly, tears seemingly about to flow from its green eyes. If Senior Sister Bai was angry, the consequences would be very serious. In the face of the rabbit¡¯s pitiful appearance, she was unmoved. She was wondering if she should punch this little rabbit a few times to make it behave. At this moment, a new mission option suddenly appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: Hit the rabbit¡¯s head with the iron fist of justice (Mission reward: High-grade spiritual weapon, Jade Emperor Seal)] [Mission 2: ¡°Use the rabbit¡¯s body to repay all the debts it owes!¡± (Mission Reward: Profound True Essence Pill)] [Mission 3: Release the little rabbit and pretend nothing happened (Mission reward: Formation+3)] ¡°Huh?¡± Bai Lian was stunned. Damn. Where the hell did this immortal rabbit come from! Because there was no such thing as doing a rabbit in ¡°Battle of the Gods¡±, she had always thought that this was just an ordinary rabbit demon beast. Could it be that this rabbit was very impressive in the daily plot she had skipped? Or was this a hidden character? Bai Lian immediately pointed at the rabbit she had tied up and said, ¡°Change!¡± ¡°Ji.¡± ¡°Change for me!¡± ¡°Ji ji?¡± Bai Lian was silent. Humans and beasts couldn¡¯t communicate, at least not smoothly. She couldn¡¯t understand what this talkative rabbit was trying to say! Bai Lian¡¯s gaze returned to the mission options. This place was already a distance away from the Immortal Du Sect. She had to rush back early. With mission 1, she could obtain a high-grade spiritual weapon with a punch. If she ate this rabbit, wouldn¡¯ she directly break through to the Nascent Soul realm? It was too scary. Mission 2¡¯s reward was not bad either. The Profound Truth Pill could increase the chances of breaking through to the Golden Core Stage. Considering that the system gave out perfect-quality pills, even if Bai Lian didn¡¯t eat them herself, she could still make a killing by selling them. However, there was a risk. There was no need to talk about mission 3, but the content made Bai Lian feel indignant. It was not like the rabbit was in the right for stealing food. Bai Lian pondered. The little rabbit also knew that Bai Lian was thinking about how to deal with it, so it appeared even more uneasy. At this moment, it suddenly struggled violently. ¡°Stop it!¡± Bai Lian said angrily. ¡°If you force me, I¡¯ll really eat you!¡± To her surprise, the threat didn¡¯t work at all. Bai Lian raised her head and was about to scold it again when she suddenly discovered a strange movement on the distant hill. ¡°Ji ji!¡± The rabbit folded its captured ears into the shape of a ¡°7¡± and pointed at the place where Bai Lian was staring. Bai Lian probed, ¡°You want to remind me that there¡¯s something over there?¡± The rabbit quickly nodded. Bai Lian narrowed her eyes. She could tell that it wasn¡¯t wind. The Stainless Sword slowly floated up, emitting a weak fluorescent light under the night sky. Whoosh¡­ The grass fluttered, and two bald heads suddenly crawled out of the empty hill. These were demon beasts with the head of a tiger and the body of a human! Chapter 16 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The two tiger demons that suddenly appeared were muscular and abnormally fierce. In layman¡¯s terms, they were extremely ugly! Compared to Bai Lian, they looked like low quality fish. At this moment¡­ One of the tiger demons suddenly jumped onto the rock in front of it and shouted at Bai Lian, ¡°Where did this ignorant child come from? She actually dares to enter the territory of the two-headed dragon boss!¡± The other tiger demon crossed its arms and echoed, ¡°You really don¡¯t know the immensity of heaven and earth. I think you don¡¯t take us seriously at all!¡± Bai Lian¡¯s heart sank slightly. Their ugly fish-like appearance was only a disguise of the two tigers! If her perception wasn¡¯t wrong, the two tiger demons standing in front of her were clearly two tiger demons with cultivation levels comparable to Golden Core cultivators. They were more than a level stronger than her. Although the place she was at was far from Qiong Ming Peak, it was still under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Du Sect. In addition to the Immortal Ascension Conference that had been held once every three years, how could there be unregistered demon beasts here? There must be a problem! In the face of danger, Bai Lian didn¡¯t have time to think about this in detail. If there was only one tiger demon, she could deal with it with her speed. Once she escaped near Qiong Ming Peak, even if her reputation was destroyed, she could at least protect her life. But there were two tiger demons in front of him. Run? Impossible. Bai Lian was anxious, but her expression was still calm. After all, pretending to be a natural saint was already a daily mission she had to do. She said, ¡°I¡¯m a disciple of the Immortal Du Sect. A mere little demon dares to talk nonsense here?!¡± ¡°So what if it¡¯s the Immortal Du Sect?¡± One of the tiger demon¡¯s bell-like eyes bulged. ¡°Since you dare to barge into the territory of the two-headed dragon, prepare to die!¡± Bai Lian snorted. The more this was the case, the more she couldn¡¯t show any panic. Otherwise, the other party would attack without hesitation. She had to stabilize herself first. If the Backhand System popped up a mission, she might be saved. To Bai Lian¡¯s surprise, the two tiger demons didn¡¯t rush up immediately after shouting and killing. They seemed to be worried about something. The two tigers gathered together and communicated in a voice that outsiders couldn¡¯t hear. Tiger A: ¡°You attack from the front, I¡¯ll cut her retreat!¡± Tiger B: ¡°You¡¯re fast. It¡¯s more suitable for you to go head-on.¡± Tiger A: ¡°Speed isn¡¯t enough. You still have to be able to withstand being beaten up head-on. You go.¡± Tiger B: ¡°Why don¡¯t we attack together?¡± Tiger A: ¡°Then let¡¯s attack together.¡± The two tigers looked at each other. They deliberately pulled away and walked towards Bai Lian from both sides. It was over. Bai Lian clenched her right fist. Why didn¡¯t this lousy system work at the critical moment? No way, no way! She was anxious. Was she going to be chosen by the system as a villain? She had clearly not done a single bad thing. Damn system, come out quickly. I¡¯ll submit to you, alright? Even if she was going to die, she should at least let a famous figure in the game do it himself. It was a little too shabby for these two passerby characters to kill her, right? After all, these two weren¡¯t didn¡¯t even get their own illustrations! In the wind, Bai Lian was like an ice sculpture. Her gaze was calm, and the star at the corner of her eye faintly emitted an incomprehensible light. Sigh. Suddenly, Bai Lian sighed. It was time. She began to think about how to attack the two tigers so that she could die with more dignity. Little did they know that this strange action frightened the two tiger demons into stopping. The two of them looked at each other and saw a trace of hesitation in each other¡¯s eyes. After all, the person they wanted to deal with was the natural saint of the Immortal Du Sect, Senior Sister Bai! On the surface, she looked like she was only at the late-stage of the Foundation Establishment, but according to the internal news, Bai Lian was definitely a Golden Core cultivator. There were even rumors that Bai Lian had broken through to the Nascent Soul realm. If it weren¡¯t for the power bestowed by the two-headed dragon on them, they wouldn¡¯t dare to accept this mission at all. After a moment of hesitation, the two tiger demons continued to move. Bai Lian was very terrifying, but the two-headed dragon¡¯s Poison Dragon Drill was even more terrifying. Bai Lian¡¯s gaze was a little fleeting. At this moment, the little rabbit snuggled in her arms and successfully attracted her attention. Rabbit ~ She had a plan! The brightness of Bai Lian¡¯s eyes gradually increased. This rabbit¡¯s identity was not simple. If she could use it well, she might still have a chance to escape. Her gaze lingered on Mission 1 and Mission 2. The first mission was to obtain the high-grade spiritual weapon, the Jade Emperor Seal, but the problem was that she needed to refine this spiritual weapon before using it. Obviously, the other party wouldn¡¯t give her time. Then she could only choose the second mission. She would let the little rabbit help her stall an opponent. This way, she had an extremely low chance of successfully escaping. Bai Lian decisively chose option two. She lowered her head and said to the little rabbit expressionlessly, ¡°Do you know what you did wrong?¡± The rabbit with watery eyes hurriedly nodded. Although it was only a little rabbit, it knew that it couldn¡¯t afford to offend this human in front of it. A natural saint. Nascent Soul expert. The disciple of a bad woman from Qiong Ming Peak. Any identity was very scary to it. If it weren¡¯t so hungry, it wouldn¡¯t have run to Qiong Ming Peak¡¯s herb garden in a panic. ¡°You secretly ate so many spiritual plants. This is not a small debt.¡± Bai Lian raised the corners of her eyes and said, ¡°Use your body to repay all the debts you owe!¡± [Mission completed. Mission reward: Profound True Essence Pill] The little rabbit looked up. Use its body to repay her? Was she going to eat it? No way. The little rabbit cried out. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that it was tied up by Bai Lian, it would have directly put up its limbs and given up. Bai Lian ¡°calmly¡± pointed at one of the tiger demons and said, ¡°Do you see that?¡± Upon hearing that, the little rabbit nodded. ¡°I¡¯ll leave one to you.¡± Eh? The little rabbit was stunned. So it wasn¡¯t going to eat it. Then it was fine. Bai Lian continued, ¡°If you can restrain it, I can help you remove half of the debt.¡± The little rabbit¡¯s eyes widened. It understood that Bai Lian was preparing to forgive it. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have given it such a simple mission. The little rabbit silently calculated. If it could erase half of its debt by restraining one, wouldn¡¯t it be able to erase all of it if it dealt with both of them? ¡°I¡¯ll untie you first. Don¡¯t think of escaping.¡± ¡°Ji ji.¡± The little rabbit shook its head to indicate that it didn¡¯t dare. When Bai Lian released its ears and tail, it shook its ears and actually easily shattered the water ring that tied it up. It could break free? Bai Lian was stunned. It looked like this rabbit was much stronger than she imagined. This way, her chances of escaping were greater. ¡°Very good, let¡¯s begin,¡± Bai Lian said. The little rabbit jumped a few steps forward. The content of their conversation was not concealed. The two tiger demons heard it completely. For a moment, the two tiger demons were completely angered. Their strength was inferior to Bai Lian, so it was normal for them to be looked down on. In fact, they really hoped that Bai Lian would continue to maintain a disdainful attitude. This way, they could suddenly take out the power bestowed by the two-headed dragon¡¯s boss to catch Bai Lian off guard. But now, Bai Lian had let the demon beast she raised come out to fight them. This was no longer contempt, but pure humiliation. Bastard! ¡°A king can¡¯t be humiliated!¡± In an instant, blood light appeared on the foreheads of the two tiger demons, and a murderous aura completely covered Bai Lian. ¡°Oh no.¡± Bai Lian¡¯s heart sank. It looked like her plan had been seen through. If she didn¡¯t run now, when would she? Bai Lian shouted, ¡°You first¡­¡± Before he could say anything, a demonic wind suddenly blew in front of him, completely disrupting Bai Lian¡¯s rhythm. Bai Lian widened her eyes. She saw the weak little rabbit¡¯s body expand like a balloon that was about to burst. It was a little funny. Countless wind spirit power spun around the little rabbit. The empty hill was enveloped by a black storm that shot into the sky. Bai Lian¡¯s vision was only gray. She even temporarily lost her sense of direction. In the next moment, accompanied by the little rabbit¡¯s howl, the storm wrapped in shocking killing intent crushed towards the two tiger demons like an unstoppable war chariot. It was as if doomsday had arrived! It was too fast. It was so fast that just as the two tiger demons saw the storm, their bodies were swept off the ground by the wind. ¡°How is this possible?¡± One of the tiger demons pressed its head in shock. It sensed an extremely terrifying aura from the little rabbit. It was the suppression of its bloodline. There was no solution. It couldn¡¯t even display 20% of its strength. That was true¡­ The tiger demon, who was blown around by the storm, suddenly smiled bitterly. They were dealing with that Bai Lian! She was a natural saint, so how could the demon beasts she raised be ordinary? Unfortunately, it understood all of this too late. After being swept into the spell, it no longer had any possibility of escaping. It could only watch helplessly as it spiraled into the sky and watched the saber-like wind cut its body piece by piece. It was dead meat. The tiger demon¡¯s eyes dimmed. At this moment, a powerful desire suddenly rose in its heart. It couldn¡¯t die for nothing. It had to spread the news of what happened here! The tiger demon used its soul as a sacrifice and attached its last thought to a drop of intrinsic blood essence before shooting into the distance¡­ [Bai Lian, Nascent Soul realm, can¡¯t afford to offend] Bang! The weak tiger demon exploded into powder with the mountain under its feet. A few seconds later, the storm stopped. Bai Lian looked at the deep trench that had just been plowed out in front of her expressionlessly. She now understood why she could obtain a high-grade spiritual weapon by punching the little rabbit. This system was too vicious! ¡°Ji ji!¡± The little rabbit bounced in front of Bai Lian, as if it was asking for credit. ¡°Well done.¡± Bai Lian coughed lightly. ¡°Now that we¡¯re even, you can leave.¡± But the little rabbit didn¡¯t leave. Its body swayed twice before it fell to the ground with a plop. ¡°Hey, are you alright?¡± Bai Lian hurriedly squatted down to check its body. The little rabbit¡¯s left ear bent down and scratched a few times on the mud. Bai Lian leaned over to take a look and realized that it had written the word ¡°hungry¡±. ¡°¡­¡± Alright, alright. It was time to feed the rabbit to its heart¡¯s content. Bai Lian picked up the little rabbit and walked towards the herb garden. Chapter 17 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The light of a fire could be faintly seen. Bai Lian, who had stopped by the stream, sensed that someone was approaching. Her expression was still calm, and even calmer than before. This was because this place was only two miles away from Qiong Ming Peak. Even if someone wanted to harm her, it was impossible for them to choose such a conspicuous place. A few seconds later, a few familiar figures gently landed in front of Bai Lian. Bai Lianhuai carried the hungry little rabbit and bowed to those people. ¡°Elder Gao!¡± The person in the lead was the elder of the Cultivation Pavilion, Gao Yi, whom she had seen during the day. Gao Yi nodded slightly. ¡°Where did you go just now?¡± Just as he finished speaking, Bai Lian was immediately amused. As expected of someone praised by his second junior sister as a ¡°honorable elder¡±. Gao Yi immediately gave Bai Lian new attribute points. [Mission 1: Lie and say you went for a walk (Mission Reward: Foundation Establishment Pill)] [Mission 2: Add fuel to the fire, hinting that there will always be troublemakers who want to harm you! (Mission Reward: Low-grade Dharma artifact, Bone attached nail)] [Mission 3: Only talk about what happened (Mission Reward: Medical skills+2)] Bai Lian wasn¡¯t stupid. She knew that Gao Yi was also a smart person. It was best not to say too much to smart people. If she said too much, she might leave a bad impression on the other party. At this moment, as long as she briefly explained her encounter, Gao Yi could quickly deduce that someone in the Immortal Du Sect had secretly colluded with demon beasts to try to harm her. Bai Lian nodded secretly. This system was very evil, but if it suddenly disappeared, she might have died long ago. Who would have thought that an extremely cute rabbit that ran away when it saw her actually had the strength to instantly kill a Golden Core realm demon beast? Without the mission ¡°reminder¡± issued by the system, she would have immediately punched the little rabbit. In a fit of anger, the little rabbit would use that terrifying spell. Bai Lian probably didn¡¯t even have the chance to spiral into the sky. She would be shattered while still on the ground. ¡°This is what happened¡­¡± Bai Lian roughly described her experience just now. She only omitted her own thoughts. [Mission completed. Mission reward: Medicine skill+2] The disciples following behind Gao Yi couldn¡¯t help but discuss softly. ¡°Why would these tiger demons come to our Immortal Du Sect?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t they care about their lives?¡± ¡°If it were me, I definitely wouldn¡¯t let go of this rabbit that stole food in the herb garden so easily! Sigh, this is the difference between me and Senior Sister Bai, right?¡± ¡°Senior Sister Bai, a real female Bodhisattva!¡± ¡°Idiot, what female Bodhisattva? This is clearly the magnanimity of a saint!¡± The person who spoke even used his hand to gesture how big Bai Lian¡¯s ¡°heart¡± was. ¡°Elder Gao, there¡¯s definitely something wrong!¡± Gao Yi smiled noncommittally. Then, he asked for a few more details and even stared at the dizzy little rabbit for a long time before letting Bai Lian leave. There was no impatience on Bai Lian¡¯s face. Elder Gao was really too generous. In just a quarter of an hour, he had given her 3 points of chess skills, 2 points of focus, 1 point of culinary skill, and 1 point of lightness skill! Even if Bai Lian wanted to be annoyed, she couldn¡¯t. She wished Gao Yi could question her more. This was probably the difference between a Duracell battery and an ordinary battery. One Duracell battery was stronger than six! ¡°Even my master doesn¡¯t dote on me like this.¡± Bai Lian thought. Under the night sky, she floated away under the admiring gazes. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Gao Yi waved his hand. ¡°Let¡¯s go take a look at the scene.¡± The few disciples immediately followed, but their thoughts had long drifted away. They couldn¡¯t wait to immediately tell their good friends about tonight¡¯s experience. They would name this incident ¡°Senior Sister Bai¡¯s justice for the stupid rabbit demon¡±! ¡­ In the herb garden¡­ Bai Lian pulled out a few spiritual plants that weren¡¯t very old and stuffed them into the little rabbit¡¯s mouth. After two squishes, the little rabbit revived with full health. ¡°After all, I¡¯m not a demon.¡± Bai Lian placed the little rabbit on the ground. ¡°You can eat as much as you want today.¡± ¡°Ji ji?¡± The little rabbit¡¯s eyes immediately lit up like emeralds. What a foodie. Heh! Bai Lian rolled her eyes at it and reminded it, ¡°But you better take it easy. Although I planted all the spiritual plants in this medicinal garden, it¡¯s still Qiong Ming Peak¡¯s private property after all. If you make the medicinal garden too messy and make my master unhappy, you¡¯ll have to pray for yourself.¡± The evil woman¡¯s fierce appearance flashed across the little rabbit¡¯s mind. It was scared. It quickly shook its head. ¡°Ji ji!¡± ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯ve understood.¡± Bai Lian nodded in satisfaction. ¡°Eat slowly. I¡¯m going to cultivate.¡± The little rabbit that had obtained Bai Lian¡¯s promise pounced into the medicinal garden. Now that it wasn¡¯t in danger, its butt became even more unrestrained. Its ears were also as white as jade. ¡°Then I¡¯ll call you Jade Rabbit.¡± After satisfying her desire to name others, Bai Lian came to the forbidden array of Qiong Ming Peak. Now, she had two medicinal pills rewarded by the mission. They were the Connate Energy Condensing Pill and the Profound Truth Pill. The latter was used to assist in breaking through to the Golden Core realm, and she had no use for it for the time being. However, the former was a good thing. Not only could it increase cultivation, but it could also cleanse the body. Bai Lian estimated that she could break through to the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm after consuming a Connate Condensation Pill. When she broke through, it would inevitably cause some commotion. If the big shots in the sect accidentally saw this, her disguise would be torn apart. But if it was in the forbidden array of Qiong Ming Peak, she wouldn¡¯t have to worry about this happening. The so-called forbidden array was actually a cave surrounded by dozens of restrictions and arrays by An Lan. Even the divine sense of Sect Master Jue Yunzi couldn¡¯t break through the barrier set up by An Lan. In An Lan¡¯s words, ¡°Women always need some privacy!¡± As An Lan was not on Qiong Ming Peak all year round, this cave was occupied by Bai Lian. ¡°Hu ~¡± It was indeed Impressive. Bai Lian¡¯s right hand gently brushed the smooth stalagmites in the karst cave. After entering, she saw a pool, a stone platform, a stone wall, a wooden bed, and a soft cushion. Everything here could trigger her distant memories, making her blood boil. This was the place where Senior Sister Bai in the game used eighteen martial arts techniques to ¡°fight¡±. It was also where Senior Sister Bai obtained her glory by ¡°riding¡± the women with the aura of protagonists in the game! Bai Lian sat down on the wooden bed. Her index finger gently touched the bed board, and a girl tied to the bed involuntarily appeared in front of her eyes. That was Third Junior Sister. Speaking of which, Third Junior Sister should have already been reborn. Bai Lian had no intention of taking the initiative to bring her back. She couldn¡¯t wait for her third junior sister not to find trouble with her. Before her rebirth, Third Junior Sister had never joined the Immortal Du Sect, but she had heard many rumors related to the scheming Senior Sister Bai in the game. This guy was very vigilant. If she came to the Immortal Du Sect, who knew how much trouble she would cause. Bai Lian shook her head to disperse the strange scene. She took out the Connate Condensation Pill from the system¡¯s temporary storage space. She opened the bottle and swallowed it in one go. Sensing the medicinal power spreading in her body, Bai Lian immediately focused and circulated her cultivation technique. ¡­ Night fell. The moonlight was clear. On Zhu Yan Peak, under the strange blood-colored tree¡­ At the head of the table, Fairy Yan Yue stroked the precious seven-string zither embedded with blood stones in front of her in frustration. With a light flick of his finger, the melodious zither sound suddenly became violent, mixed with an indescribable sharpness. The disciple accompanying her became nervous. Although their master looked like a fairy and was elegant, once she lost her temper, she would be like a wild bull that had gone crazy from killing. They wouldn¡¯t be able to stop her. And the precursor to Fairy Yan Yue¡¯s anger was ¡°playing the zither crazily¡±! Sigh. He wondered which unlucky person was going to be reprimanded today. The accompanying disciple looked at someone flying over from afar. It turned out to be a senior sister who had long been allowed to leave the mountain at will. The senior sister stood in front of Yan Yue, and the murderous zither music stopped. Yan Yue¡¯s red lips opened slightly and she said, ¡°How is it?¡± ¡°Master.¡± The senior sister shook her head. ¡°Junior Sister Wenren is still the same. She sits under the Tree of Reflection alone, doesn¡¯t eat, doesn¡¯t drink, doesn¡¯t say anything, and doesn¡¯t answer other people¡¯s questions.¡± She was simply like an ice sculpture. It made one¡¯s heart ache! ¡°Bastard!¡± Yan Yue raised the seven-string zither in front of her in anger and suddenly slammed it on her stomach to shatter the zither. It was about to happen! The disciple in charge of accessories held her breath, which meant that her master¡¯s anger had already risen to the second gear. It was only because that seven-string zither had a self-healing function that Zhu Yan Peak spent a lot of spirit stones to buy it every year. Yan Yue asked, ¡°Have you investigated?¡± That senior sister nodded. ¡°Recently, the only one who has a conflict with Junior Sister Wenren is Senior Sister Bai Lian of Qiong Ming Peak.¡± ¡°It¡¯s her?¡± Yan Yue was stunned. Bai Lian, An Lan¡¯s disciple? An Lan. Yan Yue was angry at the mention of this name. She punched the strange blood-colored tree behind her in anger. He hit the strange tree until it begged for mercy. ¡°Aiyo, damn!¡± Her anger had now risen to the third gear. The attendant disciple thought to himself. That tree was not an ordinary tree. It was planted by Yan Yue when she was young. It had accompanied Yan Yue through hundreds of years of storms. The two of them were best friends. ¡°Senior Sister Bai? Damn Senior Sister!¡± Yan Yue cursed. ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to call her Senior Sister in the future, understand?¡± That senior sister said trembling, ¡°I, I understand, Master.¡± Yan Yue snorted. Wenren Yale was one of her favorite disciples. On the one hand, it was because Wenren Yale was extremely talented, and on the other hand, it was because Wenren Yale¡¯s name also had the word ¡°Yue¡±. ¡°How dare you bully my disciple? You¡¯re really bold!¡± Yan Yue gritted her teeth and walked forward. ¡°If I don¡¯t do anything after my disciple was bullied, how can I continue to be a master?!¡± After walking a few feet away, she suddenly turned around and asked, ¡°By the way, did An Lan leave Qiong Ming Peak a few days ago?¡± ¡°Yes, there¡¯s a record of that at the mountain gate.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good!¡± A strange smile appeared on Yan Yue¡¯s face. Without An Lan around, it was time for her to show off! ¡°You guys wait here. I¡¯ll help your junior sister vent her anger.¡± Yan Yue¡¯s footsteps seemed to have become much lighter. That senior sister and the accompanying disciple looked at each other. Their master had forgotten again. Senior Sister Bai was going to be unlucky, but when Chief An Lan of Qiong Ming Peak returned, their master might be beaten up badly. ¡°Should we quickly inform the sect master?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not good. If Master finds out, he¡¯ll definitely punish us ruthlessly.¡± ¡°Patriarch Blood Tree, what should we do?¡± ¡°¡­¡± The blood tree was very angry after being beaten up. The blood tree didn¡¯t want to talk. The senior sister sighed. ¡°I just hope Master can be gentler.¡± Chapter 18 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The small restriction in front of Qiong Ming Peak was like paper in Yan Yue¡¯s eyes. She originally didn¡¯t want to destroy the restriction, but because she was filled with resentment towards An Lan, she still shattered the restriction with a punch. Then, Yan Yue rode the wind and passed through the heavy stone doors of Qiong Ming Peak. She finally arrived in front of the small courtyard at the top of the mountain. At this moment, the sky was about to brighten. Mist lingered, and clouds caused people to shut their eyes. The morning chicken that woke up late was still crowing. Through the wooden wall that was as tall as a person, Yan Yue saw a young girl bending down to pour water into a wooden bucket. Good lord. ¡°They sure seem to be living leisurely!¡± When she thought of how her beloved disciple had been so angry that she sat under the Tree of Reflection for several days, the anger in Yan Yue¡¯s heart rose even higher. ¡°Bai Lian!¡± Yan Yue called out and walked into the courtyard with heavy steps. A terrifying whirlwind swept up around her body and her spiritual power leaked out a little. Pop, pop, pop. The ajar wooden door swayed back and forth in the wind. Yan Yue had already thought of a countermeasure before coming. Firstly, she had to suppress Bai Lian¡¯s arrogance in one go. Then, before the others could react, she would forcefully bring her back to Zhu Yan Peak and let her apologize in front of Wenren Yale. It would be best if she could make her cry. At this moment, even if the sect master and the others rushed over after hearing the news, it would be too late. At that time, what was done was already done! The commotion outside the courtyard attracted the attention of the girl in the courtyard. She put down the wooden bucket and looked at the door nervously. Who was it? She was new here, and there weren¡¯t many people she knew in the entire Immortal Du Sect. Squeak. The door was suddenly pushed open and Yan Yue walked in aggressively. She narrowed her eyes and shouted, ¡°Bai Lian, why aren¡¯t you coming over to pay your respects to me¡­ Huh?¡± Where was Bai Lian? Looking at the unfamiliar girl standing in the courtyard, Yan Yue swallowed the words she had prepared in advance. ¡°Who are you?¡± Xiao Jinse lowered her head slightly and bowed. ¡°Senior, my name is Xiao Jinse.¡± ¡°Xiao Jinse?¡± She had never heard of such a person. Yan Yue curled her lips. She first swept a glance at the neat courtyard, then checked Xiao Jinse¡¯s cultivation. She was at the first level of the Qi Refinement realm, and her aptitude was surprisingly poor. It was definitely impossible for her to be a disciple of the Immortal Du Sect. Suddenly, Yan Yue understood. This woman named Xiao Jinse must have been captured by Bai Lian to do hard work! Bai Lian? More a pretentious schemer! Who knew what kind of vicious thoughts were hidden under that beautiful appearance! She was just like An Lan. Heh, as expected of a disciple taught by An Lan! Yan Yue snorted. Xiao Jinse was so scared that her body trembled. She was afraid that she would cause unnecessary trouble for Bai Lian if she didn¡¯t handle it well. Yan Yue hurriedly comforted the other party. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯m Yan Yue, the head of Zhu Yan Peak of the Immortal Du Sect. Tell me where Bai Lian is, and I guarantee that you won¡¯t have any trouble! Well, not only won¡¯t there be trouble, but she won¡¯t dare to coerce you anymore from now on.¡± ¡°Coercion?¡± Xiao Jinse¡¯s mind was filled with question marks. When had she been coerced by Senior Sister Bai? Xiao Jinse realized that something was wrong after thinking about it. To be honest, before leaving the Xiao family, she had experienced this scene several times. This woman who called herself the head of Zhu Yan Peak was clearly here to find trouble! Xiao Jinse gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Senior Sister Bai has never threatened me, and I don¡¯t know where Senior Sister Bai is.¡± Yan Yue stared at Xiao Jinse for a long time before suddenly sighing. ¡°Silly child, she ordered you around like this, but you still call her your senior sister. I really don¡¯t know what she fed you.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Xiao Jinse didn¡¯t know how to explain to Yan Yue. She could only say, ¡°Senior Sister Bai is very good to me.¡± ¡°Does being good to you mean getting you up early in the morning to do chores?¡± Xiao Jinse explained, ¡°I took the initiative to do this.¡± What a scammer! Yan Yue decided to ruthlessly expose the disguise of this pretentious schemer, Bai Lian. She persuaded, ¡°Did Bai Lian promise you that as long as you were obedient, she would help you cultivate?¡± Xiao Jinse shook her head. However, this couldn¡¯t shake the righteous Yan Yue. ¡°What a silly child. Bai Lian is lying to you. With your aptitude¡­¡± Yan Yue paused for a moment. She couldn¡¯t be too direct. She forced a smile and tried her best to act like a ¡°rich lady¡± who would generously say, ¡°You don¡¯t want to work? Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll support you.¡± ¡°As long as you¡¯re willing to stand up and testify, I can take you in as a disciple.¡± Xiao Jinse was confused. ¡°Testify?¡± Yan Yue said word by word, ¡°I want you to expose Bai Lian!¡± This voice was deafening, stunning Bai Lian, who had just reached the top of the mountain and had already broken through to the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm. ¡°What?¡± After realizing that these were Yan Yue¡¯s words, a chilling memory surged into Bai Lian¡¯s heart. She clearly remembered that there was a similar outcome in a certain storyline with Second Junior Sister¡­ Yan Yue, who didn¡¯t get along with her master, took the opportunity to find trouble. Under Yan Yue¡¯s interrogation, Xiao Jinse revealed everything that ¡°Senior Sister Bai¡± had done to her. After that, Bai Lian was done for! After the five peaks meeting, Senior Sister Bai¡¯s natural saint disguise was exposed, and her reputation quickly fell to rock bottom. That day, snow fluttered and the north wind howled. On that day, ¡°Senior Sister Bai¡± was pulled onto the punishment platform to be displayed in public. Under the disdain of ten thousand people, ¡°Senior Sister Bai¡± consumed the poison called ¡°Immortal Breaking Pill¡±. No matter how she struggled, she still couldn¡¯t escape the outcome of being corroded by the poison. ¡°Damn!¡± Bai Lian was stunned. The time didn¡¯t match. The plot in the game happened a year after Second Junior Sister joined Qiong Ming Peak. At that time, she had more or less already developed her relationship with Second Junior Sister. But now¡­ She had only touched Second Junior Sister¡¯s hand a few times, let alone do bad things to her. Bai Lian was about to cry. She needed to calm down. Now was not the time to panic. She heard her second junior sister speak. Her second junior sister didn¡¯t belittle her according to Yan Yue¡¯s intentions. Instead, the other party changed her previous weak style and retorted Yan Yue fiercely. ¡°Even if you¡¯re the head of Zhu Yan Peak, I won¡¯t allow you to slander Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°?¡± Yan Yue was stunned. ¡°Senior Sister Bai is very good to me. Thousands of people in the Immortal Du Sect all know this! It¡¯s impossible for me to help you slander Senior Sister Bai!¡± Yan Yue said, ¡°Did Bai Lian threaten you¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Xiao Jinse was very angry. What a shameless old thief. Others could belittle her, but she couldn¡¯t tolerate others belittling Senior Sister Bai! She spoke fiercely about how Bai Lian had brought her back from Green Mountain City. ¡°It was Senior Sister Bai who repaired my crippled spiritual root. It was Senior Sister Bai who gave me hope. It was Senior Sister Bai who kept comforting me, someone with extremely poor aptitude¡­¡± Yan Yue charged over aggressively. Before she could say much, the other party was already yelling out at her. Although she vaguely felt that she had made a mistake, she was still very angry. She was so angry that she wanted to smash the seven-string zither. Unfortunately, there was no zither here. She could only say in a low voice, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of me?¡± Xiao Jinse straightened her neck. ¡°Why should I be afraid?¡± That stubbornness was really impressive, almost making Bai Lian cry. Success, success! She wasn¡¯t bewitched by the system. It was indeed useful to treat her junior sister well. Next, as long as she stopped thinking about doing anything to this second junior sister, the other party wouldn¡¯t be a time bomb. She needed to set an example and start caring for her junior sister! However¡­ The road was still long. As long as An Lan kept bringing new women back to Qiong Ming Peak, Bai Lian¡¯s trouble was far from over. The few junior sisters that had yet to arrive were much harder to deal with than this second junior sister. Yan Yue took a deep breath and said, ¡°Forget it, I won¡¯t hide it anymore. I came today to avenge my disciple!¡± Xiao Jinse nodded. The fox tail was revealed! ¡°Your disciple is?¡± ¡°Wenren Yale!¡± Xiao Jinse was silent. It was that person. ¡°Heh.¡± Yan Yue fiercely explained Wenren Ya¡¯s current situation and came to a conclusion. ¡°This is all Bai Lian¡¯s fault!¡± Bai Lian, who was listening, felt her teeth hurt. She remembered that Yan Yue was extremely protective. She finally understood why all the mission rewards for Wenren Yale were very rich. If she provoked Wenren Yale, she would have offended Yan Yue. How could the rewards not be rich? In addition, Wenren Yayue was an especially awkward person. By comforting her, it was even possible that Bai Lian would cause a backlash¡­ ¡°I¡¯m really speechless!¡± Bai Lian was about to crack. If An Lan was here, she would definitely shout, ¡°Master, save me!¡± As Xiao Jinse and Yan Yue faced each other, new mission options appeared in front of Bai Lian. [Mission 1: Sect Master, please uphold justice (Mission Reward: Top-grade Dharma artifact, Dawn Sword Array)] [Mission 2: Appear immediately (Mission Reward: Spirit Grass Dragon Leaving Grass)] [Mission 3: Watch coldly (Mission Reward: Spell-Flight)] Choosing one or three was equivalent to temporarily pushing all the pressure to Second Junior Sister. At this moment, Bai Lian couldn¡¯t do such a thing. No matter how she considered it, she shouldn¡¯t leave her second junior sister alone. Then she could only choose option two. Bai Lian walked out calmly, as if she was casually strolling. ¡°Aunt-Master Yan, you¡¯re looking for me?¡± [Mission completed. Mission reward, Dragon Leaving Grass] Xiao Jinse and Yan Yue turned around at the same time. Bai Lian! Yan Yue¡¯s gaze fluctuated. If one only looked at appearance, Bai Lian was definitely far from being a bad person. She said, ¡°You¡¯ve finally appeared. Now, it¡¯s time to settle the score for bullying Ya Le.¡± At most, she would be beaten up. No matter how bold Yan Yue was, she didn¡¯t dare to kill her. Being beaten up by Yan Yue wasn¡¯t anything embarrassing. Bai Lian planned to follow this aura and say a few harsh words to increase her Junior Sister¡¯s favorability, but Xiao Jinse spoke before her. ¡°To think you¡¯re still the head of Zhu Yan Peak. You¡¯re actually so unreasonable!¡± Yan Yue said, ¡°How am I unreasonable?¡± Xiao Jinse said, ¡°It was clearly Wenren Yale who took the initiative to provoke Senior Sister Bai. Not only did Senior Sister Bai not ridicule her, but she even stood up for her when others mocked her for overestimating herself. Now that you¡¯ve come to find trouble with Senior Sister Bai, isn¡¯t this unreasonable?¡± Yan Yue opened her mouth. Xiao Jinse continued, ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, you can go and ask a few people at the scene.¡± ¡°¡­¡± She¡­ Yan Yue no longer suspected that Xiao Jinse was lying. She would know after investigating. But facing An Lan¡¯s two disciples, she couldn¡¯t bring herself to admit her mistake at all. If it weren¡¯t for the sake of fighting for justice, she wouldn¡¯t have fallen out with An Lan so badly. In short¡­ ¡°Since you¡¯re so confident, come back to Zhu Yan Peak with me to confront Ya Le.¡± Bai Lian nodded and said, ¡°As you wish, Aunt-Master.¡± She could tell that Yan Yue wasn¡¯t bad by nature. Otherwise, the mission reward for mocking Wenren Ya¡¯er wouldn¡¯t be a high-grade magic weapon, but a high-grade spiritual weapon. This Aunt-Master sure was a little arrogant and delicate. After all, she was the daughter of the previous sect master. Chapter 19 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Compared to the simple Qiong Ming Peak, Zhu Yan Peak, which was several kilometers away, was like another world. Late autumn, September, red leaves filled the mountain. Looking at the red face from afar, the whole scene looked like a painting. ¡°Stop the car and sit in the Love Maple Forest. The frost leaves turn red in February.¡± The name ¡°Zhu Yan¡± was taken from the maple trees carefully taken care of by these Zhu Yan Peak disciples. At this moment, on the stone steps leading to the Tree of Reflection halfway up the mountain, Bai Lian was strolling leisurely. There was actually no panic on her face. ¡°If only I could be as stable as Senior Sister Bai.¡± Xiao Jinse secretly sized up Bai Lian. The more she looked at the other party, the more she felt that this Senior Sister Bai was beautiful, especially the dark blue earring beside her ear. It looked like a starry sky, and it just happened to reflect the star-shaped mark at the corners of Senior Sister Bai¡¯s eyes. The saying ¡°a woman with a pure heart and jade-like lips¡± was probably referring to a woman like Senior Sister Bai! In just a few days, Xiao Jinse understood why so many people were chasing after Senior Sister Bai. If she were a teenager, she would also treat Senior Sister Bai as her sweetheart. Who didn¡¯t love the Sacred Lady of Qiong Ming Peak? Xiao Jinse felt her face heat up, causing her to shrink into a ball like a frightened rabbit when Bai Lian suddenly got close to her. Could it be that Senior Sister Bai had already seen through her thoughts? Oh. Fortunately, it was only because there was a turn on the stairs they were climbing. Xiao Jinse secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Her gaze wandered and she saw Yan Yue. This Aunt-Master in a pink immortal dress had all her attention on Senior Sister Bai and had already forgotten everything around her. ¡°Old witch!¡± Xiao Jinse cursed in her heart. She estimated that since Yan Yue¡¯s plan didn¡¯t work, she must be plotting against Senior Sister Bai again. They had been delayed on the mountain for so long. The sect master and elders of the Immortal Du Sect shouldn¡¯t have been unaware, right? Xiao Jinse only hoped that those people could rush over as soon as possible. Senior Sister Bai was extremely talented, but she was less than 20 years old after all. It was impossible for her to be Yan Yue¡¯s match. Sigh. It was a fight against time. Xiao Jinse made up her mind. If Yan Yue bullied Senior Sister Bai later, she would definitely stand out bravely and shout the words that Senior Sister Bai had once shouted for her¡­ ¡°Every dog has its day! Don¡¯t bully a girl for being weak!¡± ¡­ Yan Yue was very troubled. She had already realized that she was wrong. This Bai Lian was probably really innocent! In front of everyone, no matter how glib her tongue was, she couldn¡¯t exactly twist words in front of An Lan. As soon as An Lan returned, she would probably immediately lose face. Damn! For hundreds of years, 90% of Yan Yue¡¯s resentment towards An Lan was caused by An Lan. As for the remaining 10%, if not for today¡¯s incident, she would have almost forgotten. Scene 1. ¡°Sister An, let¡¯s play together.¡± ¡°Hmph! Little kid, go play with a stick yourself. Don¡¯t disturb my sleep.¡± Scene 2. ¡°Senior Sister An, Master asked us not to cause trouble during our training.¡± ¡°What do you know! Even if I¡¯m not in the position of a Heavenly Venerate now and lose my immortal bone, I, An Lan, will still be invincible in the world sooner or later!¡± ¡°Senior Sister An, Master asked me not to cause trouble.¡± ¡°I, An Lan, am invincible in the world!¡± There were also scenes 3, 4, 5, 6,¡­ There were so many, so many that Yan Yue couldn¡¯t count them all. Lunatic! Idiot! Disdainful woman! Hiss¡­ Yan Yue took a deep breath. She wanted to throw something now, but unfortunately, the seven-string zither wasn¡¯t beside her. She also wanted to hit something, such as the maple tree beside her. In the end, Yan Yue endured it. She didn¡¯t want to continue losing her status in front of Bai Lian. After all, Bai Lian was An Lan¡¯s disciple. But¡­ Yan Yue had to admit that Bai Lian was completely different from An Lan. When she met An Lan, An Lan lay on her side most of the time or lay on the bamboo chair. She didn¡¯t care about her image and spoke without any scruples. She was a proper big boss. Bai Lian was different. Firstly, in terms of reputation, Bai Lian was pursued by tens of thousands of people in the Immortal Du Sect. She was beautiful and had peerless aptitude. She never discriminated against disciples with low cultivation levels. In terms of perception, in just half a day, Yan Yue realized that Bai Lian¡¯s bearing was much calmer than hers (she was extremely certain). Her expression wouldn¡¯t change even if the whole world collapsed in front of her! Such a Bai Lian was actually that disdainful woman¡¯s disciple? This was probably what they called ¡°mutation¡±. Yan Yue was so angry that her chest hurt. ¡°If I were to teach Bai Lian¡­ Huh?¡± The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was a tempting thing. In any case, An Lan basically always ignored Bai Lian. If she could really turn Bai Lian into her disciple, oh my, the pleasure would be as endless as stealing An Lan¡¯s Dao partner! She would ruin An Lan¡¯s plans! Thinking of this, Yan Yue grinned. ??? This was bad! At the end of the stone steps, the expressions of the accompanying disciple and that senior sister who were waiting for Yan Yue to return changed slightly. They didn¡¯t expect their master to be so efficient! Not only did she capture Bai Lian, but she even brought an unfamiliar female disciple. What was even more terrifying was that her master was smiling. Every time her master smiled like that, it meant that she was preparing to scheme against someone! Needless to say, their master was definitely thinking of ways to torture Senior Sister Bai. This was bad! Patriarch Blood Tree was unwilling to care about this matter. If they allowed their master to continue fooling around, Qiong Ming Peak would start an all-out war with Zhu Yan Peak. The two female disciples looked at Bai Lian anxiously. With a look, their hearts surprisingly calmed down. Was this Senior Sister Bai? The attendant disciple widened his eyes. Senior Sister Bai was probably the only person in the entire Immortal Du Sect who could still be so calm under their master¡¯s ¡°despicable might¡±. Even the sect master would be thumping his chest. ¡°We¡¯re here.¡± After crossing the last stone step, Yan Yue said calmly. They had finally arrived. Bai Lian felt her eyes dry. It wasn¡¯t especially easy to maintain a ¡°calm face¡± at all times. After all, in essence, this was a ¡°magical skill¡± she had developed to control her muscles. Those who knew knew. Bai Lian wasn¡¯t afraid that others would see through her little trick, because someone else had long come up with an excuse she could use. ¡°Strange, Senior Sister Bai has spiritual energy on her body, and the spiritual energy is overflowing.¡± ¡°You¡¯re ignorant. That¡¯s called immortal aura. Only natural saints have it!¡± True Immortal! Yan Yue said again, ¡°Where¡¯s Ya Le?¡± The accompanying disciple and senior sister replied together, ¡°Master, Junior Sister Wenren is still under the Tree of Reflection.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Yan Yue waved her hand. That senior sister hesitated for a long time, but she still couldn¡¯t help but step forward and persuade, ¡°Master, I think this matter still needs to be¡­¡± ¡°Know your place!¡± Yan Yue glanced at her. That senior sister shuddered and stopped talking. This woman was so unreasonable, Xiao Jinse thought to herself. When she raised her head, she suddenly realized that Yan Yue was staring at her. ¡°¡­¡± Oh no, she seemed to have accidentally revealed a disgusted gaze just now. Although it was only an instant, Yan Yue still caught it. Xiao Jinse was secretly anxious. At this moment, three new mission options appeared in front of Bai Lian. [Mission 1: Step forward and blame Yan Yue loudly: ¡°What do you want?¡± (Mission Reward: Heavenly Dipper Lightning Array Blueprint)] [Mission 2: Block in front of Junior Sister and meet Yan Yue¡¯s gaze (Mission Reward: Star Moon Silk Art)] [Mission 3: Aunt-Master Yan has really nurtured a good disciple. I¡¯m far inferior to this junior sister! As Master¡¯s eldest disciple, I can¡¯t persuade her to change her shortcomings, unlike this junior sister over here¡­ I, sigh¡­(Mission Reward: Butterfly Dance on the Mountain)] Eh? No. After seeing the reward for the third mission, Bai Lian was stunned for a moment. Why wasn¡¯t it attribute points? What the hell was with this option? She only felt that Yan Yue was dangerous! After looking at the reward value of the first two options, Bai Lian still silently chose Mission 3. Although she said what the system told her to, her voice was filled with emotion, much more professional than those actors who had graduated from specializations. Yan Yue was stunned. Eh, was she praised by An Lan¡¯s disciple? Just what was this child talking about? It was really embarrassing! Yan Yue instantly forgot her dissatisfaction with that disciple and Xiao Jinse. The more she looked at them, the more she felt that they were pitiful and cute. That disciple¡¯s eyes were even watery, and her body subconsciously twisted twice. She couldn¡¯t help but think, ¡°Senior Sister Bai¡­ actually stood up for me¡­ I, I¡­¡± Sigh. In the end, Senior Sister Bai was an existence she couldn¡¯t reach. That senior sister became depressed. [Mission completed. Mission reward spell ¨C Butterfly Dance on the Mountain] After clicking to learn and loading the Butterfly Dance into the move column, Bai Lian cupped her fists and bowed slightly. ¡°Aunt-Master Yan, wait here for a while. I¡¯ll go confront Junior Sister Wenren myself.¡± ¡°Ah.¡± Yan Yue recovered from her joy and said calmly, ¡°Go ahead.¡± Chapter 20 - Our Senior Sister Bai Is Too Amazing! Chapter 20 Our Senior Sister Bai Is Too Amazing! The Tree of Reflection was an ordinary tree. Compared to the blood-colored strange tree, it was very ordinary, but it was very important to Zhu Yan Peak. A thousand years ago, a disciple of Zhu Yan Peak faced the wall under the Tree of Reflection to reflect. Who knew that as she did this, she actually comprehended the Withering Glory Dao? From a nameless disciple, she quickly grew into a pillar of the younger generation of the Immortal Du Sect. As a result, Zhu Yan Peak rose to the fifth main peak. If it weren¡¯t for the disaster that year, that disciple would probably have long ascended to the Immortal World! From then on, the Tree of Reflection had the nicknames (Dao Comprehension Tree) and [Withering Glory Dao Tree). At that time, the head of Zhu Yan Peak had strictly ordered her disciples not to go to the Tree of Reflection without permission, but this didn¡¯t extinguish the hearts of those disciples. There were even disciples who didn¡¯t hesitate to deliberately make mistakes in order to see the true appearance of this tree. This way, they would be forced to stay under the Tree of Reflection. However, such bad behavior was still suppressed in the end. However, this was not thanks to Zhu Yan Peak, nor was it because the sect master had given a death order. It was all thanks to the word ¡°enlightenment¡±! Humans had limits! As those disciples went more times, they gradually understood a principle¡­ ¡°Ordinary folk can¡¯t be compared to those geniuses!¡± That legendary figure sat under the Tree of Reflection for 30 days and comprehended the Withering Glory Dao. And they had also sat under the Tree of Reflection for 30 days. After that, the only thing they learned was that it was more comfortable to sleep on the bed at home. As time passed, fewer and fewer people went to the Tree of Reflection to ask questions. Until today, not many people still remembered that it had the nickname [Dao Comprehension Tree). Wenren Yale accidentally saw this story in the library. She knew that with her aptitude, if she cultivated step by step, unless Senior Sister Bai was as lazy as a pig, she would never be able to catch up to Senior Sister Bai. After all, Senior Sister Bai was a natural saint! For this, she had to find another way. If she couldn¡¯t compete in aptitude or comprehension, she could only rely on a flash of inspiration. The Tree of Reflection, or the Tree of Enlightenment, was the closest hope to her. Wenren Yale wanted to seize this opportunity. Unfortunately, after sitting under the Tree of Reflection for a few days, she didn¡¯t comprehend anything. She couldn¡¯t even calm her mind. Her mind was filled with what happened that day in the Pill Pavilion and the battle scene she imagined between Bai Lian and Jiang Ning. ¡°Sigh.¡± Wenren Yale sighed. She imagined the scene of her battle with Bai Lian. He wondered if she could have an epiphany like Jiang Ning and capture the opportunity to break through to the Golden Core realm. ¡°Comparisons are really infuriating!¡± Wenren Yale stared at the thick tree in front of her. Withering¡­ Glory¡­ Withering¡­ Glory¡­ Wenren Yale felt like she was about to cry. At this moment, a bewitching whiteness suddenly barged into her hazy vision. Wenren Yale took a deep breath and didn¡¯t exhale for a long time, causing her chest to be full of air. Could it be¡­ Could it be that she had comprehended something?! The huge surprise made Wenren Yale dizzy ~ No, he couldn¡¯t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She quickly perked up and concentrated her gaze. Therefore, she saw that it was a lifelike ice butterfly that suddenly appeared in front of the Tree of Reflection. Its wings flapped, and cold air surged. Then, a second Ice Butterfly appeared, a third, a fourth¡­ Was this ¡°Glory¡±? Wenren Yale stared intently. An ice butterfly landed on the trunk of the Tree of Reflection and immediately covered the dry bark with a layer of frost. Then, the ice butterfly sublimated in front of Wenren Yale. Was this ¡°Withering¡±? Wenren Yale nodded slightly. It was too vivid. But the problem was that she realized that she had not comprehended any Great Dao at all. How could this be!!! Wenren Yale was confused. The treasure mountain was right in front of her. Was she going to miss it like this? But¡­ Wenren Yale knelt on the ground. No! This was too difficult. She didn¡¯t know what to make of this! In her despair, Wenren Yale finally understood that the book would say that ¡°the intelligence of people cannot be compared¡±. There were probably many people like her. If everyone could comprehend the Withering Glory Dao, then everyone would be legendary geniuses. Wenren Yale turned around and lay on the stone floor. This was enough. She didn¡¯t care about staying under this tree anymore! For a moment, her vision was filled with dancing ice butterflies. It was extremely beautiful, but what was the use? Wenren Yale smiled bitterly. Her gaze passed through the dense ice butterflies and searched for the sky. The last thing she saw was¡­ ¡°Senior Sister Bai?¡± Wenren Yale was stunned. Next to the ice butterfly, wasn¡¯t that curious face of Senior Sister Bai? Crack. The moment Wenren Yale shouted, the ice butterflies that filled the sky turned into an ice mist, like a dazzling starry sky. The most eye-catching star was the one at the corner of Bai Lian¡¯s eye. It was breathtaking. Wenren Yale was stunned. After a long time, she reacted. This wasn¡¯t an illusion. Bai Lian was very curious. At first, she tried to use the spell she had just mastered, (Butterfly Dance on the Mountain), to attract the attention of Wenren Yale, who was engrossed in watching the tree. Her plan succeeded. But at this moment, Wenren Yale started to do various strange movements. This included but was not limited to ¡°carefully holding the Ice Butterfly in her hand¡±, ¡°putting her eyes near the ice membrane on the tree trunk¡±, ¡°suddenly kneeling on the ground with her forehead against the ground¡±, ¡°flipping over like a salted fish and look at the sky with a smile¡±, and ¡°acting like an idiot¡±. When Wenren Yale was ¡°mad¡±, Bai Lian clearly noticed that Yan Yue¡¯s fists were clenched. She couldn¡¯t believe that the other party was actually bullying her disciple in front of her! No. Bai Lian wanted to explain that she didn¡¯t do this. She didn¡¯t know what happened. It was true! Bai Lian was about to collapse. It was not easy for her to make Yan Yue lower her hostility towards her. She now suspected that Wenren Yale was deliberately framing her. Pop! What a witch! Bai Lian was furious. Why were there bad women everywhere in the Immortal Du Sect? At this moment, Wenren Yale suddenly shouted ¡°Senior Sister Bai¡±. The ice butterflies shattered, and new mission options appeared in front of Bai Lian. [Mission 1: Confess the purpose of your visit. Explain that the Ice Butterfly used a spell to attract Wenren Yale¡¯s attention (Mission Reward: Top-grade Dharma artifact, Three Souls Sacrificial Flag)] [Mission 2: Confess the purpose of your visit (Mission reward: A bottle of Qi Gathering Pills)] [Mission 3: Wake Wenren Yale up with a fight (Mission Reward: Hard body skill+5)] ¡°Huh?¡± Bai Lian wanted to scratch her head. What was going on with the missions this time? As an honest person, she actually had to be hated by others. Was there any justice or law! What did she ever do to the system? Bai Lian was furious again. She raised her right hand and shouted behind her, ¡°Bring me my sword!¡± ¡°Ah, yes.¡± Xiao Jinse hurriedly held the sword Bai Lian had chosen for her in her palm. Swoosh¡­ With a hook of Bai Lian¡¯s divine sense, the sword flew out and happened to land in Bai Lian¡¯s hand. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Beside the Tree of Reflection, everyone looked at Bai Lian in confusion. Bai Lian took out her Stainless Sword and handed it to Wenren Yale. ¡°Take it!¡± Wenren Yale subconsciously took the sword. Bai Lian took a few steps back and widened the distance between her and Wenren Yale. She said, ¡°This sword is spotless, a middle-grade magic weapon.¡± She pointed at the sword in her hand. ¡°This sword is nameless. It¡¯s mortal iron.¡± Wenren Yale nodded. Bai Lian held the sword in her right hand and pointed it at Wenren Yale. She said calmly, ¡°Attack. Today, I¡¯ll only use the strength of a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator to fight you!¡± Wenren Yale was stunned. She hurriedly asked, ¡°Senior Sister Bai, what exactly is going on¡­¡± Walking in the cold wind, Bai Lian¡¯s voice was strong. ¡°Don¡¯t talk, just fight!¡± Fight! It rang in Wenren Yale¡¯s heart like a huge bell. How could one cultivate if one was full with hesitation? Hu ¨C She understood. Wenren Yale clenched the Stainless Sword tightly. She sensed Senior Sister Bai¡¯s aura from it. Since Senior Sister Bai only used the strength of the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm, she might stand a chance. If so, she would fight! ¡°Senior Sister Bai, please enlighten me!¡± If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Wenren Yale said this quickly, Bai Lian would probably have been scolded by Yan Yue. Hmph. Bai Lian thought to herself, ¡°Witch, handle my sword!¡± Bai Lian went straight for Wenren Ya. Her speed was really too fast, so fast that it instantly destroyed Wenren Ya¡¯s optimistic mentality. ¡°How come?¡± The countless sword auras she swung out were all dodged by Senior Sister Bai. One of the sword auras had clearly locked onto Senior Sister Bai, but Senior Sister Bai retracted her chest and suddenly became flat-chested, forcefully dodging. This was the advantage of the soft body skill. When Wenren Yale returned to her senses, she realized that their swords had already collided several times. Clang! Clang! The violent vibration made her wrist bend, and the Stainless Sword was scooped away. ¡°It¡¯s over.¡± Bai Lian placed the Stainless Sword on Wenren Yale¡¯s neck. Wenren Yale had lost completely. However, Wenren Yale wasn¡¯t angry at all, nor did she feel sad. In fact, this was natural. Jiang Ning lost to this sword too, right? Compared to Jiang Ning, Senior Sister Bai at least used the strength of a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator to fight her. She was secretly happy. When Bai Lian put away her sword, Wenren Yale walked out from under the tree. She bowed deeply. In the distance, the senior sister who was watching this scene was excited. Senior Sister Bai was really too impressive! As soon as she appeared, she easily brought out Junior Sister Wenren, who was sitting under the tree and unwilling to come out. This way, Master should be appeased. This was worth celebrating. [Mission completed. Mission reward: Hard body skill+5] Bai Lian felt comfortable. Chapter 21 - Master, Theres Something Wrong With You! Chapter 21 Master, There¡¯s Something Wrong With You! Bai Lian was a real hero! Looking at the woman who slowly put away her sword in the wind, Yan Yue¡¯s heart surged. She liked Bai Lian more and more now. She wanted to snatch Bai Lian from An Lan immediately. However, the other party was already An Lan¡¯s disciple¡­ How was she supposed to take Bai Lian in as her disciple? Naturally, she did not have the ability to do so. An Lan was free to have a carefree approach with her disciple¡­ However, at the very least, she should officially lead the disciple into the sect, right? If she didn¡¯t even want to teach the basics of cultivation, how could she expect her disciple to become stronger? Impossible! Yan Yue glanced at Xiao Jinse, who was standing beside her and clenching her fists excitedly. This beautiful girl who was like a dragonfly was An Lan¡¯s second disciple. An Lan, show some humanity! Yan Yue was unhappy. It was clearly An Lan who wanted to take in a disciple, but in the end, she disappeared at the start of the Immortal Ascension Assembly and handed all the work to her eldest disciple, Bai Lian. Escorting, repairing crippled spiritual root, guiding cultivation¡­ Bah. Was there such an irresponsible master? Was Xiao Jinse An Lan¡¯s disciple or Bai Lian¡¯s disciple? This disdainful woman was simply a classic example of ¡°master¡¯s failure¡±! Yan Yue wanted to punch An Lan twice to vent her anger. Gradually, Yan Yue¡¯s gaze landed on Bai Lian, who was chatting with Wenren Ya. This child¡­ She ¡°lacked¡± a master at such a young age. Although she looked glorious on the surface, in order to support the face of Qiong Ming Peak alone, she had suffered a lot behind the scenes. It was too difficult! Yan Yue finally understood why Bai Lian was so calm at such a young age. This was all caused by An Lan! Sigh. For a moment, Yan Yue¡¯s maternal instincts flared up. She wanted to hug Bai Lian tightly in her arms and dote on her, telling her gently¡­ ¡°Bai Lian, you don¡¯t have to work so hard. Come to Aunt Yan. Aunt Yan will treat you well.¡± But she couldn¡¯t. At least not now. From the direct contact previously, Yan Yue knew that Bai Lian was a very elegant and moral woman. If she rashly said those words, Bai Lian would definitely refuse righteously and reason with her. However, Yan Yue was also an intelligent person. If she couldn¡¯t do it the normal way, couldn¡¯t she go through the back door? ¡°In a while, I¡¯ll go to the sect master to complain about An Lan¡¯s evil deeds. I believe the sect master and the Grand Elders will understand my thoughts!¡± Hehehehe. Yan Yue secretly smiled and subconsciously recited the (Women¡¯s Bible). At this moment, the accompanying disciple was so nervous that she didn¡¯t dare to say a word. There¡¯s something wrong with Master! The situation was clearly good, so why was she thinking of scheming against others? Sigh, if only Patriarch Blood Tree was here. Unfortunately, Patriarch Blood Tree was only a tree. It couldn¡¯t walk. Yun Luo Peak. The Sect Master of the Immortal Du Sect, Jue Yunzi, looked up and sighed. There it was again! Not long ago, he received news from his sect¡¯s deacon that Fairy Yan Yue had run to Qiong Ming Peak aggressively and pulled Bai Lian and An Lan¡¯s new disciple down from the mountain. It was obvious that this wasn¡¯t a good thing. Otherwise, Yan Yue¡¯s expression wouldn¡¯t be so ugly. ¡°If this matter is not handled well, there might only be four main peaks left in the Immortal Du Sect.¡± Jue Yunzi shuddered. Jue Yunzi knew that when Yan Yue was angry, it was definitely possible for her to do something like uprooting Zhu Yan Peak. ¡°I have to stop Junior Sister Yan quickly.¡± Jue Yunzi rushed out of the hall without even putting on his shoes. Just as he was about to go down the mountain, he suddenly remembered that he might not be able to subdue Junior Sister Yan alone. Left with no choice, he turned around and called Gao Yi and the others over. ¡°Sect Master, could it be that someone wants to harm our Immortal Du Sect?¡± ¡°Soon, soon.¡± Jue Yunzi said. Gao Yi was puzzled. ¡°Who¡¯s so bold?¡± ¡°An Lan.¡± ¡°What, Junior Sister An rebelled?¡± ¡°Soon, soon.¡± When he learned that their destination was Zhu Yan Peak, Gao Yi immediately understood what Jue Yunzi meant. When he learned that Yan Yue had angrily taken Bai Lian away, Gao Yi immediately became as anxious as Jue Yunzi. Back then, the late former sect master of the Immortal Du Sect picked An Lan up from outside. From then on, the Immortal Du Sect was never peaceful! As he was thinking, Jue Yunzi, Gao Yi, and the others had already landed at Yun Luo Peak¡¯s mountain gate. ¡°Sect Master, elders!¡± The disciple guarding the door hurriedly bowed. ¡°Alright, alright,¡± Jue Yunzi said. ¡°Where¡¯s your master now?¡± The disciple guarding the door replied, ¡°Master went to the Tree of Reflection.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Jue Yunzi left in a hurry. Tree of Reflection? That was a place to punish wrongful disciples. It was obvious what Yan Yue was up to. Really¡­ Jue Yunzi no longer knew what to say. He was afraid that Yan Yue would hang Bai Lian up and beat her up in a fit of anger until she was covered in blood. Thinking of this scene, Jue Yunzi had a headache. The position of sect master was really not something an ordinary person could handle. If it weren¡¯t for the restrictions everywhere on Zhu Yan Peak, he could have rushed to the tree to stop Yan Yue from abusing Bai Lian. However, it didn¡¯t take long for him to go up the mountain. Seeing that the stone steps were about to end, Jue Yunzi shouted, ¡°Junior Sister Yan!¡± The voice was loud and clear, like a tide. ¡°Sect Master?¡± Yan Yue, who was quietly watching Bai Lian and Wenren Yale ¡°close up¡±, slowly turned around and saw Jue Yunzi and the others rushing over. ¡°Where¡¯s Bai Lian?¡± Jue Yunzi went straight to the point. Yan Yue pointed. ¡°There.¡± She was under the Tree of Reflection. Jue Yunzi looked over with trepidation, afraid to see Bai Lian¡¯s miserable appearance. But to his surprise, Bai Lian and Wenren Yale sat side by side on the stone bench, their backs strangely harmonious. ¡°I?¡± Yan Yue snorted. ¡°Senior Brother, do you think I would be so cruel to punish Bai Lian?¡± Jue Yunzi and the others looked embarrassed. ¡°This¡­¡± Yan Yue said, ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m afraid of An Lan. I really like Bai Lian. I can¡¯t bear to punish her.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes.¡± Jue Yunzi hurriedly echoed Yan Yue¡¯s words. He coughed lightly. ¡°Junior Sister Yan, I actually have something important to tell you this time.¡± He set up a barrier and told her about the initial awakening of Bai Lian¡¯s Holy Body. He explained how as Bai Lian walked, Dao runes would form! ¡°What?¡± Yan Yue was shocked. She lost her composure and covered her mouth with her hand. Jue Yunzi said with a serious expression, ¡°I believe Junior Sister Yan won¡¯t spread this secret.¡± Yan Yue nodded hard. She definitely wouldn¡¯t spread it. She definitely wouldn¡¯t. She was planning to turn Bai Lian into her disciple. How could she do something like that? Jue Yunzi heaved a sigh of relief. This way, Yan Yue wouldn¡¯t have any ideas about Bai Lian. This was great news. The Immortal Du Sect had safely survived a crisis! After Jue Yunzi and the others left, Xiao Jinse was relieved. With the sect master personally taking action, Senior Sister Bai was safe, right? In fact, the one with the most intense reaction was none other than Wenren Ya, who was gathering her courage to talk to Bai Lian. A few breaths ago, the girl¡¯s fingers were intertwined as she squirmed uneasily. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, you said in the Pill Pavilion that you liked me very much. Actually, I, I¡­ I¡¯m also very¡­¡± Suddenly, after hearing the words ¡°Junior Sister Yan¡± from afar, Wenren Ya¡¯s body trembled and she hurriedly said, ¡°Actually, I also admire Senior Sister Bai very much!¡± II 11 It was over. Wenren Ya¡¯s face turned pale. Why did she end up saying she admired the other party? Bai Lian looked at the new mission option that popped up in front of her silently. The three options were confession, encouragement, and just brushing it off. Although the mission reward still had a difference in value, they were all attribute points and skill points! The system played a new trick. Bai Lian gradually understood. In this dangerous game world, the system was, in a sense, a crisis alarm. Doing missions was equivalent to solving questions. The greater the difficulty of the questions, the more benefits one would obtain after solving them. Following this train of thought, it was easy to understand why these three missions were all giving away free points¡­ Wenren Yale was no longer a direct threat to her. The reason why it was limited to a direct threat was that this was a world built with the foundation of a feel-good novel. In a feel-good novel, everyone knew the ability of beautiful female characters to cause trouble! If it weren¡¯t for An Lan suppressing them from above, Bai Lian wouldn¡¯t have bothered to teach these junior sisters with protagonist faces. Wasn¡¯t it good to be an invisible person who went out to farm attribute points for no reason and turn herself into an ¡°innate divine power¡± that could defeat cultivators? Bai Lian chose Mission 2 to encourage Wenren Ya. She didn¡¯t dare to confess. Was she courting death by showing off her love in front of the Holy Spirit Goddess, the Heaven-defying Asura, and the others? The various ways of dying made Bai Lian wary. ¡°Junior Sister Wenren, the so-called immortal cultivation is actually a cultivation of truth. Truth here refers to the true version of you. The essence of immortal cultivation is to constantly surpass oneself¡­¡± Bai Lian forcefully stuffed a bunch of useless but nice-sounding ideas into Wenren Ya¡¯s mouth, making this Junior Sister Wenren dizzy. Senior Sister Bai was so good! But she actually had the intention to kill such a Senior Sister Bai. She was really a bad woman! She wasn¡¯t worthy of Senior Sister Bai at all. Wenren Yale decided to improve herself well. One day, she would master the courage to confess her feelings. ¡°Master, Senior Sister Bai has already gone far,¡± Wenren Yale said happily. Yan Yue said, ¡°Yeah, she¡¯s gone.¡± She still had her head lowered, her gaze following Bai Lian¡¯s footsteps. Wenren Yale revealed a strange expression. How could she not know what her master was looking at? But¡­ This was very strange. Wenren Yale couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Master, why do you keep looking at Senior Sister Bai¡¯s feet?¡± Yan Yue blurted out, ¡°They¡¯re nice to look at.¡± II 11 Although they were indeed very beautiful, but¡­ something was wrong! Could it be that Master had a foot fetish? Wenren Ya¡¯s body trembled. Yan Yue waved and said, ¡°You guys go do your own things. I have something to do outside.¡± It was time for her to recite the ¡°An Lan Scripture¡± in front of the sect master! Chapter 22 - Hoping It Lasts Chapter 22 Hoping It Lasts Bai Lian glanced at the system interface. [Name: Bai Lian Gender: Female Age: 18 Spiritual Root: Water-element Heavenly Spiritual Root Cultivation: Peak Foundation Establishment Morality: None] She was starting to feel that the word ¡°morality¡± was still a little appropriate. She was originally a great person, but she was reduced as a person with no morality by the system. [It takes a long time for humans to understand themselves. Host, please continue to work hard and realize your life value.] Looking at the system notification that suddenly appeared, Bai Lian¡¯s face darkened. She decided not to argue with this system. Although the process was filled with danger, her strength had improved a lot. Basic skills: (Hard Body Skill: 142 Soft Body Skill: 141 Lightness Skill: 135 (Flowing Cloud Boots+35) Focus: 151] Every aspect had increased by about 60 points compared to when she first recovered her memories. It could be said to be a comprehensive development of virtue, intelligence, physique, and beauty. Skill: [Music Theory 2, Chess 3, Medicine 2, Painting 1, Calligraphy 3, Flowering 2, Tea Path 3, Alchemy 2, Cooking 1, Array 3, Talisman Crafting 1, Artifact Refining 1] All twelve skills had completed breakthroughs from 0 to 1. Although it wasn¡¯t a shocking achievement, it was enough to make her happy. There was a new addition to the move column (Butterfly Dance on the Mountain). The current Bai Lian could already fight those poor early-stage Golden Core cultivators without any Dharma treasures when she used all her methods. She could fight ten opponents with Jiang Ning¡¯s strength without panting! ¡°Wonderful!¡± Bai Lian felt that if she could survive under the dual persecution of the system and the world, a good future might not be impossible. She had the Profound Truth Pill. As long as she found a safe place that no one knew about, she could immediately transcend the first lightning disaster of the three calamities of the immortal cultivators and achieve the Golden Core Great Dao. In addition to the attribute points obtained from the system mission, it was definitely not impossible for her to challenge a Nascent Soul cultivator in a year. In that case, she wouldn¡¯t have disgraced the reputation of a natural saint. But¡­ Survival was a problem! Putting aside the fact that the system was a little schemer with impure motives, its will was the most terrifying. After all, without conflict, the game plot wouldn¡¯t be able to unfold, right? The producer of ¡°Battle of the Gods¡±, Deep Blue, crazily added a lot of crises to the game. In the most terrifying storyline, the supreme expert who knocked An Lan down to the mortal world came to find him and sank the entire East God Continent with a slap. Of course, this was many years later. If Bai Lian¡¯s cultivation path was not smooth, she would have long exhausted her lifespan. There was no point in worrying about this now. She closed the system interface. ¡°I¡¯ve been hanging around the protagonists every day. Perhaps I¡¯ve also gotten a little bit of the protagonist¡¯s halo.¡± Bai Lian nodded silently. The battle with the system would be a long battle that was difficult to determine. However, she hoped that it would last. If things went well, a thousand years later, she could still rule the world. She originally wanted to give up and wait for death. Now that she saw a glimmer of hope of becoming stronger, she felt that she could really do it. ¡°Perhaps I can try to challenge some high-level missions that don¡¯t look especially scary.¡± At this moment, Xiao Jinse looked up and said slowly, ¡°After meeting Senior Sister Wenren, Senior Sister Bai seems to be in an especially good mood?¡± At the mention of Senior Sister Wenren, Xiao Jinse pursed her lips. If Senior Sister Bai was happy, she should be happy too. However¡­ Xiao Jinse really couldn¡¯t be happy. She only felt that something was wrong. Just as Bai Lian was about to speak, a new mission option appeared in front of her eyes. There were only two options. [Mission 1: ¡°Yes, I remembered my happy conversation with Junior Sister Wenren.¡± (Mission Reward: High-grade Dharma artifact, Joyous Lock)] (Mission 2: ¡°I remembered something happy.¡± (Mission Reward: Lightness Skill+2)] A basin of cold water was splashed on Bai Lian¡¯s surging enthusiasm. Was this the system¡¯s response to her declaration of war? Bai Lian gritted her teeth. So what if she had perked up her butt? It didn¡¯t mean that she was asking for a beating Damn, she was really inhumane! She chose option two. Bai Lian turned around and smiled at Xiao Jinse. ¡°Junior Sister, I remembered something happy.¡± Eh? Xiao Jinse was slightly stunned. ¡°Something happy?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Bai Lian reached out and touched Xiao Jinse¡¯s head. Xiao Jinse narrowed her eyes. She enjoyed the feeling of the numb electric current flying on the back of her neck. Bai Lian continued, ¡°Junior Sister, didn¡¯t I say before that your spiritual root level can increase? Just now, I thought of a way.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Xiao Jinse looked at Bai Lian in disbelief. Then, she waved her hands in panic. ¡°No, Senior Sister Bai, it¡¯s not that I don¡¯t believe you, but this matter¡­¡± Bai Lian touched her second junior sister¡¯s head again. ¡°I know, this is indeed a little shocking, but facts speak louder than words. Let¡¯s do it now!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Xiao Jinse nodded hard. There was a light in her eyes. She felt that the starlight at the corner of Senior Sister Bai¡¯s eyes was shining into her heart. She was already very satisfied to be able to cultivate. Who would have thought that her aptitude could really increase? Senior Sister Bai would always be god! Bai Lian smiled. Speaking of which, her master, An Lan, had torn apart Xiao Jinse¡¯s grandfather. She had really helped her a lot. Otherwise, how could it be so easy to gain Second Junior Sister¡¯s trust? How should she put it? It sounded a little immoral, but it was a good thing that the old man in the bracelet had died! On the wooden bed at the top of Qiong Ming Peak. Xiao Jinse was only wearing a tight-fitting single layer of clothes. Her body was curled up, and her cheeks were beautiful. Bai Lian sat opposite her with a pile of grass in her right hand. The most conspicuous was the Dragon Leaving Grass. This was the mission reward Bai Lian had obtained for Xiao Jinse when Yan Yue criticized Xiao Jinse. Now, it could be used to increase Xiao Jinse¡¯s aptitude. ¡°Junior Sister, I¡¯ll help you cultivate. You just have to do as I say.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xiao Jinse nodded in panic. Although it was in front of her most respected Senior Sister Bai, she still couldn¡¯t let go. It was too embarrassing. ¡°There will be a little burning pain. you just have to endure it.¡± Xiao Jinse shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of pain.¡± Bai Lian smiled at her. ¡°If Master was here, it would be very easy. After all, it¡¯s my first time.¡± Xiao Jinse said, ¡°I believe in Senior Sister Bai.¡± There was a stubbornness in her eyes. Bai Lian¡¯s heart warmed. What goes around comes around. Fortunately, the system wanted her to be a villain, not raise a villain. ¡°Let¡¯s begin!¡± Bai Lian slowly stretched out her hand to Xiao Jinse. The moon was high in the sky. Looking at Xiao Jinse, who was sleeping soundly on the wooden bed after being exhausted, Bai Lian revealed a relieved smile. She knew that the system wouldn¡¯t let go of this good opportunity, so she had long prepared pills to meditate with. She successfully survived three missions and obtained culinary skills+1, focus+2, and flower buds+1. However, there was still a small problem midway. Bai Lian¡¯s attribute was water, and Xiao Jinse¡¯s attribute was fire. It was not easy for fire and water to mix. In the end, Xiao Jinse¡¯s spiritual root still grew into a medium-grade fire-element spiritual root, and even her cultivation level increased to the third level of Qi Refinement. Bai Lian pushed the door open and left the room. At this moment, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in her vision. ¡°Jade Rabbit!¡± The little rabbit sat near the courtyard door. When it saw Bai Lian come out, it immediately jumped up happily. It bowed very humanely and rubbed against Bai Lian¡¯s skirt. Bai Lian happily fed the remaining spiritual herbs to Jade Rabbit. Compared to those people who were scheming, Jade Rabbit was much simpler. After eating and drinking its fill, Jade Rabbit left reluctantly. Bai Lian sat down on the huge rock on the top of Qiong Ming Peak. She had just received a message from a jade slip that An Lan was coming back. Chapter 23 - Bai Lians Plan For Peace Chapter 23 Bai Lian¡¯s Plan For Peace Third level of Qi Refinement. But this was only the beginning. Xiao Jinse could feel that there was still some medicinal power in her body. If she could refine this medicinal power, her strength could increase a lot. Sensing these changes, a blissful smile appeared on the girl¡¯s face. When she was still in the Xiao family, she had imagined her future countless times. Perhaps she would die on a rainy night where no one cried for her. Perhaps she would find an opportunity to escape the Xiao family and live a muddled life. Perhaps she would suddenly encounter a fortuitous encounter one day and become a genius whose name would shake the East God Province. However, she had never thought that someone would dote on her like a daughter. This kind of feeling was something she had never dreamed of. Now, such an opportunity had descended. It was like an angel had descended beside her! Xiao Jinse changed into a brand new Qiong Ming Peak Daoist robe and walked out of the small courtyard. Under the crooked tree, she saw Senior Sister Bai sitting on the green stone with her hands behind her back. Under the hazy moonlight. Senior Sister Bai¡¯s body seemed to be surrounded by a halo that was both real and illusory. The saints in the cultivation world referred to people who were favored by the Great Dao, and the so-called natural saints referred to people born according to the luck of the Great Dao. His or her cultivation aptitude might not necessarily be outstanding, but his or her comprehension was enough to make an immortal blush. However, at this moment, Xiao Jinse preferred to use another explanation to describe Bai Lian¡­ A person who knew everything and was extremely kind! Although the other party was her senior sister, this was nothing more than a title in the cultivation world. There was clearly no deeper entanglement between them, but Senior Sister Bai treated her with sincerity. Xiao Jinse could tell that when Senior Sister Bai was repairing her crippled spiritual root and raising the level of her Spiritual Root, her deep eyes that were as deep as the starry sky didn¡¯t contain any impurities. How touching! The girl sat down beside Bai Lian. Bai Lian, who had long sensed the commotion behind her, smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯re awake. Looks like your cultivation level has improved a lot.¡± A cold wind blew, and now she had completely calmed down. It wasn¡¯t easy. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that she had prepared pills to calm her mind in advance, she might have already made a huge mistake just now and violently forced herself on Second Junior Sister. Xiao Jinse hurriedly said, ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to Senior Sister helping me cultivate!¡± ¡°Rest well these few days.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± The two fell silent on the green stone again. Bai Lian was thinking about where to help Xiao Jinse find the second fire-element spiritual herb to increase the quality of her spiritual root. Xiao Jinse was conflicted. After hesitating for a long time, she couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Senior Sister, why are you so good to me?¡± As Bai Lian expected, the system popped up with more mission options. [Mission 1: ¡°Because I like you. Junior Sister, let¡¯s become Dao partners!¡± (Mission Reward: Cultivation breakthrough to the mid-stage Golden Core Realm)] [Mission 2: ¡°Because you¡¯re my junior sister!¡± (Mission Reward: Glass Heart)] Bai Lian fell into a daze. Wait! There was something wrong with this mission. She wasn¡¯t stupid. She was extremely certain that if the system had the ability to detect favorability, Xiao Jinse¡¯s favorability would definitely be at the level where she could directly confess. Even if her confession was rejected, it wouldn¡¯t affect their relationship, giving her a mission reward that could allow her to directly break through to the mid-stage Golden Core realm. Mission two was also problematic. It was clearly a very ordinary sentence, but the reward was actually not attribute points. Could it be that the system gave up evil and decided to compensate her well? The vigilant Bai Lian didn¡¯t believe that such a good thing would happen. Since it wasn¡¯t going to reward her, it meant that the system was preparing to increase its persecution of her. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t have come up with such a strange mission. In fact, ever since she met Yan Yue, Bai Lian had realized that the system¡¯s missions were different from before. Earlier, she had chosen mission two and spoke up for Xiao Jinse. Logically speaking, this should have angered Yan Yue. But in fact, Yan Yue didn¡¯t say much the whole time. She almost didn¡¯t look angry at her. It looked like the system had given the reward to her for nothing. After that, Yan Yue reprimanded her disciple. The system popped up another mission. Bai Lian obtained a new spell (Butterfly Dance on the Mountain) after completing the mission. These two missions were completed too smoothly. It was so smooth that Bai Lian felt that she was very capable. The system was only so-so. Now that she thought about it, there must be a ¡°scheme¡±. Details determined success or failure! Bai Lian secretly admired her analytical ability. She gently wiped the sweat that seeped out of her forehead and decided to stabilize herself first. She didn¡¯t want to be tricked by the system on the spot. She would choose Mission 2. Damn. After choosing, Bai Lian couldn¡¯t help but curse in her heart. She regretted it now. Because she was focused on fast-forwarding to Emperor Wei Wen¡¯s plot when playing the game, she knew about the pain points and experience of the romanceable characters, but she didn¡¯t understand their personalities at all. She only knew their general life trajectory. Damn. If only she had listened to her senior¡­ ¡°Romance games are all about the plot!¡± Bai Lian looked at the full moon hanging high above her head calmly and said, ¡°Because you¡¯re my junior sister.¡± As expected. Xiao Jinse expected Senior Sister Bai to answer like this, but she just wanted to hear Senior Sister Bai say it herself. The feeling of her dream coming true was refreshing. [Mission completed. Mission reward: Glass Heart] With the Glass Heart, Bai Lian was even more proficient in pretending to be as immovable as a mountain, but she was not happy at all. Who knew when the danger would arrive? At this moment, she had a plan and hurriedly changed the topic. ¡°Junior Sister, the Immortal Ascension Assembly is about to end. In a month, there will be a competition between the new disciples who have just entered the sect. If you want to get first place, that¡¯s a good opportunity for you to show off!¡± Bai Lian planned to use this battle to let Xiao Jinse regain the feeling of being the protagonist! After this Second Junior Sister completely adapted to her role as the protagonist, she could handle things on her own. This way, she wouldn¡¯t have to worry about the system, this little schemer who harmed people. It could really be said to be a pity for the world! Great! Xiao Jinse¡¯s confidence was clearly lacking. ¡°But Senior Sister, I¡¯ve just started cultivating. I¡¯m afraid¡­¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing to be afraid of!¡± Bai Lian said firmly. ¡°Junior Sister, I¡¯m here!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± These words made Xiao Jinse¡¯s restless heart instantly calm down. Yes, with Senior Sister Bai around, what was there to be afraid of! In order to not let Senior Sister Bai down, she had to cultivate hard in the next month. In this long night, Xiao Jinse gently leaned on Bai Lian¡¯s shoulder and admired the moon for the night. On the ninth day of the new year, An Lan, who had been strolling outside for the past ten days, returned. It was unknown where she got the news from. Just as she stepped into the sect, she ran aggressively to Zhu Yan Peak to find trouble. Bai Lian could hear the commotion from afar. In the end, it was the sect master who mediated and prevented the two of them from fighting On Qiong Ming Peak, Xiao Jinse looked at the winding stone steps nervously. She was about to see her master. Chapter 24 - Short Term Best and Long Term Best Chapter 24 Short Term Best and Long Term Best Xiao Jinse didn¡¯t see what happened at all. She didn¡¯t even notice the wind. Just like that, a young girl who looked much younger than her suddenly appeared on Qiong Ming Peak. Xiao Jinse involuntarily held her breath. The girl stood there quietly. Her expression was similar to Senior Sister Bai¡¯s, but the aura emitted from her body was completely different. If Senior Sister Bai was a snow lotus, then the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him was a god above the nine heavens. She could only be admired from a distance! She raised her head slightly, her fairy-like face filled with arrogance, as if she was expressing her disdain for this world. An Lan! This name appeared in Xiao Jinse¡¯s mind. It was an indescribably strange feeling. Probably only this special name was worthy of the top temperament of this almost perfect girl in front of her! Why was the other party only almost perfect? Because Xiao Jinse realized that the girl was flat. ¡°Master, you¡¯re finally back. This is your new disciple, Xiao Jinse,¡± Bai Lian said with a bow. Xiao Jinse hurriedly followed along and shouted, ¡°Master.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± An Lan nodded indifferently. ¡°This kind of thing isn¡¯t important. Bai Lian, follow me into the house first.¡± ¡°?? Bai Lian was directly puzzled. Something was wrong. However, she couldn¡¯t say anything. Although An Lan was like a salted fish usually, she still had the aura of an Immortal Heavenly Venerate when she was serious. Seeing Bai Lian leave with An Lan, Xiao Jinse¡¯s expression darkened. In her master¡¯s eyes, she was indeed an inconspicuous little invisible person. ON The reason why she was accepted as An Lan¡¯s disciple was probably because of Senior Sister Bai¡¯s recommendation! Sigh. Xiao Jinse gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. The more it was like this, the more she couldn¡¯t disappoint Senior Sister Bai¡¯s good intentions. She had to get good results in the competition between the new disciples in a month. ¡°I can¡¯t embarrass Senior Sister Bai!¡± Recently, there had already been rumors outside that there weren¡¯t enough disciples of Qiong Ming Peak. According to the rumors, in order to protect the status of one of the five main peaks of Qiong Ming Peak, Bai Lian had casually found a good-for-nothing back from outside to make up the numbers. ca In the bedroom. Bai Lian stood respectfully behind An Lan. An Lan carefully sized up the landscape painting hanging on the wall and suddenly said, ¡°Little Bai Lian, I heard that you¡¯ve improved a lot recently.¡± Bai Lian hurriedly repeated her second junior sister¡¯s words. ¡°It¡¯s all because Master helped me cultivate.¡± An Lan didn¡¯t comment. She pointed at a mountain in the painting and said, ¡°Do you know what Yan Yue said to me?! Bai Lian shook her head. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± A bad feeling rose in her heart. ¡°Cough.¡± An Lan cleared her throat and opened her mouth slightly. The voice squeezed out of her throat sounded exactly the same as Bai Lian¡¯s voice. ¡°Aunt-Master Yan has really nurtured a good disciple. I¡¯m far inferior to this junior sister! As Master¡¯s eldest disciple, I can¡¯t persuade her to change her shortcomings, unlike this junior sister over here¡­¡± The other party¡¯s long sigh stunned Bai Lian. Damn. She finally understood what was going on. Bai Lian¡¯s face turned pale. The aftermath of the system¡¯s high-level mission appeared! At this moment, most of the doubts in her heart were resolved. Why wasn¡¯t Yan Yue angered when she stood up for Xiao Jinse? It was because Yan Yue liked it. After all, why would this seemingly harmless sentence allow her to obtain a new spell? Because this sentence implied her ¡°complaint¡± with An Lan. Who was An Lan? That was the arrogant Immortal Heavenly Venerate of the Immortal World! Among the many famous words she left behind, one of them said¡­ A king couldn¡¯t be humiliated!!! What a scam! At this moment, An Lan looked at the trembling Bai Lian with a faint smile. ¡°Little Bai Lian, tell me, what are my shortcomings?¡± IIII There were too many! But¡­ Afraid of An Lan¡¯s power, Bai Lian didn¡¯t dare to say a bad word. She smiled sweetly. ¡°No, no. Why would Master have any shortcomings? I was also afraid of Aunt-Master Yan¡¯s power. In order to protect Junior Sister, I had to say this.¡± ¡°Hmph!¡± An Lan immediately snorted. Was the other party trying to fool her? Impossible. ¡°Aunt-Master Yan? She¡¯s trash!¡± Yes, yes, yes. Whoever was more powerful had the final say. Bai Lian didn¡¯t dare to refute An Lan at all. In the game, An Lan could be said to be the most difficult character to conquer. On the one hand, it was because her personality was strange and difficult to fathom. On the other hand, it was because her strength was abnormally strong. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that she had fallen into a temporary low tide in order to recover her original strength, the game protagonist, Bai Lian, wouldn¡¯t have had a chance to succeed. After mercilessly scolding Yan Yue, An Lan placed her attention on Bai Lian again. ¡°You know your mistake?¡± Bai Lian hurriedly nodded. ¡°I understand, I understand.¡± An Lan said, ¡°Your voice is too soft, I can¡¯t hear you!¡± Bai Lian glanced outside the door. An Lan said, ¡°I¡¯ve already added the soundproofing.¡± Therefore, Bai Lian shouted at the top of her voice, ¡°I was wrong!¡± An Lan picked up the ruler and hit Bai Lian¡¯s palm a few times. It was simply a disgrace to gaming players! Bai Lian was very depressed. However, in this situation, she was helpless. She didn¡¯t have the ability to fight An Lan. It was all the system¡¯s fault. If it hadn¡¯t suddenly popped up with that mission, she wouldn¡¯t have to suffer at all. At this moment, Bai Lian understood again. Every time she did a mission, she seemed to have chosen the optimal solution at that time, but that solution might not necessarily be the optimal solution in the long run. Just like now, didn¡¯t she end up angering An Lan? Fortunately, she had provoked An Lan this time. It wasn¡¯t a big deal to have her palm hit a few times. If she had provoked anyone else, she wouldn¡¯t have been hit by a ruler, but she would probably have been poked by a stick. The world had too much malice towards her! An Lan threw away the ruler. ¡°On the account that you taught Junior Sister pretty well, I won¡¯t argue with you.¡± Bai Lian squeezed out an awkward smile. ¡°Thank you for your kindness, Master.¡± An Lan didn¡¯t comment. She sized up Bai Lian with interest. The moment she met Bai Lian again, she discovered the abnormality. The dense aura of death on Bai Lian¡¯s body actually faded! This was a change that had never happened in the past three years. When An Lan observed deeper, she realized that although the color of the aura was a little faint, it seemed to be more dense. Did this mean that once it erupted, it would be even more terrifying than before? An Lan didn¡¯t understand. Because she didn¡¯t understand, she wanted to watch the show even more! First, he had to figure out why such a change had happened to Bai Lian. If there was anything different about Bai Lian from before, it was that she had recently gained a new junior sister. ¡°I¡¯ve decided!¡± An Lan suddenly said. Bai Lian looked at An Lan in confusion. ¡°Master?¡± An Lan smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ve decided to help you find a few more junior sisters!¡± ¡°Ah, this?¡± Bai Lian hurriedly stood up and wanted to persuade An Lan not to harm her. ¡°I¡¯ve made up my mind.¡± An Lan¡¯s words stopped Bai Lian. ¡°I¡¯ll go out and help you find them later.¡± Cold sweat broke out on Bai Lian¡¯s forehead. ¡°Master, isn¡¯t this too fast?¡± Something like this should only have happened a year later¡­ Bastard! ¡°Is it fast? No, our Qiong Ming Peak only has three people. It¡¯s not too much even if we add a zero behind it.¡± Bai Lian really wanted to say out loud, ¡°Please spare me, I¡¯m still a child!¡± Bai Lian walked out of the room emotionally. It was already very difficult to deal with a future Holy Spirit Goddess. How could she live with another reborn heaven-defying Asura! This scene completely fell into Xiao Jinse¡¯s eyes. The girl was very puzzled. Senior Sister Bai¡¯s face was as white as snow when she entered, so why was it red when she came out? What exactly did she and her master do inside? Chapter 25 - Junior Sisters Night Tuition Chapter 25 Junior Sister¡¯s Night Tuition Xiao Jinse was very nervous. After all, she was going to hold an apprenticeship ceremony tomorrow night. Lying on the wooden bed, the words her master said when she brought Senior Sister Bai into the room kept echoing in her mind¡­ ¡°This kind of thing isn¡¯t important!¡± However, when she replayed it in her mind, the other party¡¯s tone was much harsher. After all, she was just a good-for-nothing who didn¡¯t even have the right to cultivate not long ago. It was understandable that her master would show such an attitude. Fortunately, there was still a senior sister who cared about her. The path of cultivation was indeed not easy! Looking at the bright moon outside the window, Xiao Jinse tossed and turned. Only when the moon was in the sky and there was an endless night outside the window did she fall asleep. After sleeping, Xiao Jinse had a very scary dream! In the dream, Senior Sister Bai¡¯s strength became stronger and stronger, and the responsibility she needed to bear became greater and greater. Senior Sister Bai was magnanimous, so she naturally couldn¡¯t care less about her useless junior sister. As time passed, the two of them gradually distanced themselves. Not only was their relationship not as close as before, but in the end, they rarely saw each other in a year. In the dream, no matter how hard she cultivated, she still couldn¡¯t catch up to the talented Senior Sister Bai. How could the sparrow fly with the swan? Although it was a dream, it was also a cold reality. Xiao Jinse was so shocked that she woke up in a cold sweat. She looked up at the empty ceiling, her heart equally empty. At this moment, a creaking sound suddenly came from the room, like a bamboo chair shaking. Xiao Jinse was shocked and hurriedly sat up from the bed. She blurted out, ¡°Senior Sister Bai, why are you here?!¡± She widened her eyes. Wasn¡¯t the girl sitting in front of the dressing table Bai Lian? Bai Lian smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s almost noon. I saw that you haven¡¯t gone out yet, so I was worried that something had happened to you, so I came to take a look.¡± Noon? Xiao Jinse glanced at the bright eyes outside the window and immediately exclaimed. ¡°Oh no!¡± She had clearly said that she couldn¡¯t disappoint Senior Sister Bai¡¯s expectations and that she had to study hard and strive to take the lead in the Newcomer Competition. In the end, she slacked off in just a few days. Xiao Jinse hurriedly got up from the bed. She regretted it now. If she had known earlier, she wouldn¡¯t have slept last night. This was really embarrassing! Perhaps it was because of the nightmares, but her entire body was drenched in sweat. Her clothes were messy, and perhaps there was a distasteful smell. In the corner of the room, Xiao Jinse looked at Bai Lian aggrievedly. It was as if the other party had just been scolded. Bai Lian said helplessly, ¡°Let me help you.¡± She was afraid that the system would make her ¡°act like a beast¡± if she continued watching like this. In Xiao Jinse¡¯s opinion, this was a slightly begrudging but doting gaze. However, she recalled that dream and couldn¡¯t be happy at all. As she used a spell to clean Xiao Jinse¡¯s body, Bai Lian asked, ¡°Junior Sister, I saw you tossing and turning when you were sleeping. Did you have a nightmare?¡± Xiao Jinse hesitated for a long time before saying, ¡°I dreamed that no matter how hard I cultivated, no matter how hard I tried to catch up, I still couldn¡¯t catch up to you, Senior Bai.¡± II 11 Wasn¡¯t this the truth? How did it become a nightmare? If cultivation was compared to a long-distance run, Xiao Jinse was destined to be the leader among her peers. The reason why Bai Lian didn¡¯t directly deem her as the champion was that there were just too many female characters with the potential to be protagonists in this game. In comparison, Bai Lian¡¯s aptitude could barely squeeze into the middle tier of the cultivation team. It would be strange if Xiao Jinse, who was chasing forward, would be trying to catch up to her instead of the other way around! Oh. She understood. Bai Lian comforted her earnestly, ¡°Junior Sister, in my hometown, there¡¯s a saying that dreams are the opposite of reality!¡± Xiao Jinse blinked her big watery eyes. She knew that Senior Sister Bai would comfort her. Senior Sister Bai was so good. After washing up, Xiao Jinse mentioned the apprenticeship gift that night. Bai Lian waved her hand and said, ¡°Junior Sister, you don¡¯t have to be nervous. It¡¯s just a formality anyway.¡± That was true. Xiao Jinse sighed and said, ¡°Master doesn¡¯t value me in the first place. It should be fine even if it¡¯s not that formal.¡± Bai Lian shook her head. ¡°Junior Sister, you don¡¯t have to be so humble. Master actually values you very much. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have angrily torn¡­¡± As she spoke, Bai Lian shut her mouth. It was better not to let her junior sister know that An Lan had torn the old man apart with her bare hands. Xiao Jinse looked at Bai Lian in confusion. What did her master do in anger? Bai Lian changed her words. ¡°Our master¡­ How should I put it? She¡¯s just a little¡­¡± Bai Lian shut her mouth again and swallowed the word ¡°arrogant¡±. The mission option that had just popped up appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: Tell the truth (Mission Reward: Low-grade Dharma artifact, Fire God Fan)] [Mission 2: Praise An Lan (Mission Reward: Starlight Meteorite)] [Mission 3: Change the topic (Mission Reward: Painting+2)] Bai Lian realized that she had almost fallen into a pit. Saying that the other party was arrogant in front of her proud master was simply asking for a beating After pondering for a moment, Bai Lian chose Mission 2. Because the target was An Lan, at most, it would only result in her buttocks being beaten twice. It was worth it to be beaten by her master twice if she could obtain the Starlight Meteorite! Bai Lian coughed lightly and said, ¡°Our master is kind-hearted, shy, and strategic¡­ In short, Master values you very much.¡± [Mission completed. Mission reward: Starlight Meteorite] Xiao Jinse was stunned. What did this have to do with her master taking her seriously? The girl understood after thinking about it. Because Senior Sister Bai really couldn¡¯t think of any reason. She could only make up such a sentence to comfort her! Thinking of this, Xiao Jinse felt even more aggrieved. Cough. Bai Lian hurriedly changed the topic. ¡°Junior Sister, actually, I came to find you for another reason.¡± She handed a piece of paper to Xiao Jinse. Xiao Jinse took the paper and said in confusion, ¡°Class schedule?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Bai Lian walked to the window with her back facing her junior sister. ¡°This is the cultivation course I¡¯ve designed for you.¡± Many of the newbies recruited by the Immortal Du Sect had long stepped onto the path to immortality. How could an inexperienced second junior sister defeat them without special training? January 30. In the class schedule set by Bai Lian, Second Junior Sister needed to consolidate her cultivation in the first half, accumulate combat experience in the middle, and continue to increase her cultivation in the second half. Apart from the main class, there were also secondary classes such as choosing suitable weapons. Xiao Jinse pointed at the white paper and asked, ¡°Senior Sister Bai, it says here there¡¯s a night tuition course about comprehending Dao¡­ What is this?¡± Bai Lian said mysteriously, ¡°You¡¯ll understand when the time comes!¡± She had thought it through. These protagonists were best at comprehending things. If Jiang Ning could comprehend something, there was no reason why her junior sister couldn¡¯t. Even if she comprehended something small, Xiao Jinse¡¯s strength would increase by leaps and bounds. At that time, the Newcomer Competition would be nothing. Xiao Jinse :¡±¡­¡± At night. Under Bai Lian¡¯s lead, Xiao Jinse arrived at the forbidden array on Qiong Ming Peak nervously. Just as Bai Lian had said, the process of acknowledging a master was extremely simple. An Lan, who was eating melon happily, smiled and said, ¡°In the future, you can cultivate with your Senior Sister Bai.¡± ¡°Yes, Master!¡± Xiao Jinse hurriedly replied. Then, An Lan waved her hand. ¡°Jinse, leave first. I have something to say to your senior.¡± Eh? Why was this happening again? Xiao Jinse was puzzled, but she didn¡¯t dare to disobey An Lan. Outside the forbidden array cave, she looked up at the clear night sky. She kept subconsciously imagining what her master and Senior Sister Bai were doing inside. Half an hour later, footsteps behind her made Xiao Jinse come back to her senses. So fast! This was the first thought that flashed across her mind. She turned around and forced a smile. ¡°Senior Sister Bai.¡± This time, Senior Sister Bai¡¯s expression was very normal. Bai Lian said, ¡°Sorry to have kept you waiting. Let¡¯s start tutoring tonight.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xiao Jinse immediately agreed. This meant that she could be alone with Senior Sister Bai for the whole night. She lowered her head and walked to Bai Lian¡¯s side. The two of them walked side by side and walked up the stone steps to the top of the mountain. Smelling the faint fragrance beside her, Xiao Jinse felt dizzy, as if she was drunk. If there was no end to this staircase, she could always accompany Senior Sister Bai like this, right? An Lan came out of the forbidden array. She stood on the spot for a long time before quietly following. Night tuition? She was very curious! Soon, An Lan went to the window. With the spell, she wasn¡¯t worried that her whereabouts would be exposed. Under the flickering candlelight, Bai Lian pointed at the chair and said to Xiao Jinse, ¡°Sit!¡± After Xiao Jinse sat down in confusion, Bai Lian carefully took off the earring on her right ear as well as her boots. A pair of smooth jade-like bare feet stepped gently on the wooden floor. Bai Lian said calmly, ¡°Junior Sister, watch carefully!¡± Xiao Jinse was a little shy. ¡°Look, where should I look?¡± She suddenly recalled that when Senior Sister Bai left Zhu Yan Peak, Martial Aunt Yan Yue had been staring at Senior Sister Bai¡¯s feet intently. They were indeed beautiful, but how was this related to night tuition? Bai Lian said, ¡°Look at my feet. To be precise, my heels!¡± Were they about to get naughty? Outside the window, An Lan blinked. She fished to the side and picked up a piece of braised watermelon out of thin air. She subconsciously nibbled on the melon and saw Bai Lian walking around the room. After leaving, An Lan and Xiao Jinse realized that something was wrong at the same time. ¡°This is¡­¡± A faint inscription fluctuated where Bai Lian walked. ¡°Dao runes!¡± An Lan widened her eyes. She no longer had the time to pay attention to what Bai Lian said to Xiao Jinse. So the purpose of the night tuition was to let Xiao Jinse comprehend the Dao runes! Even if she was once an Immortal Heavenly Venerate in the Immortal World, it was not a simple thing to comprehend the Dao runes. An Lan¡¯s breathing quickened. She also wanted to join the night tuition! But¡­ She was Bai Lian¡¯s master! Forget it, the view from the window was pretty good. It was pretty good for her to stay here. An Lan made up her mind to stay here at night in the future. At this moment, a cracking sound suddenly came from outside the room. ¡°Who?¡± Bai Lian stopped. She put on her earring again and opened the door. Chapter 26 - Jade Rabbits Plan Chapter 26 Jade Rabbit¡¯s Plan Cold wind poured in from the door. What followed was a cry filled with joy. Jade Rabbit! Bai Lian lowered her head. As expected, the little rabbit with ears like green and white jade was squatting at the door of the small courtyard. The cracking sound she heard in the room was made by Jade Rabbit accidentally stepping on a withered branch on the ground. The moonlight was clear. The moonlight landed on the little rabbit¡¯s snow-white hair, making its body look like it was dyed in a layer of fluorescent light. It was really filled with an immortal aura, just like the jade rabbit in the legend. Xiao Jinse stuck her head out behind Bai Lian. This was the first time she had met Jade Rabbit. As she was curious about the identity of Jade Rabbit, she was secretly happy. This rabbit was so cute! ¡°You¡¯re hungry again?¡± Bai Lian walked towards Jade Rabbit and felt a headache. Although Jade Rabbit had saved her life, it was not a good idea to keep feeding it. Jade Rabbit ate spiritual herbs. They were not like the carrots and cabbages by the roadside. Even the lowest-level spiritual herbs had extremely harsh planting conditions. Those high-level spiritual herbs needed hundreds of years to mature. Bai Lian estimated that the medicinal garden of Qiong Ming Peak was at most enough for Jade Rabbit to eat for two months. ¡°Ji ji ji!¡± Jade Rabbit raised its front claws and shook its head to indicate that it wasn¡¯t hungry. Bai Lian was puzzled. ¡°Then why are you looking for me?¡± Jade Rabbit jumped to the side and revealed its back. At the door was a pile of seeds and more than ten spiritual herb seedlings. One of them was even an extremely precious Nether Grass that could be used to strengthen divine sense. ¡°I? Bai Lian was stunned. Jade Rabbit stretched out an ear and wrote on the ground. [I picked these up.] (Let¡¯s plant them in the herb garden.) ¡°?¡± Bai Lian probed, ¡°You weren¡¯t at Qiong Ming Peak these few days because you went to pick up these spiritual herbs?¡± ¡°Ji ji!¡± Jade Rabbit nodded excitedly. It was a smart rabbit. While it was hungry, it figured out a great principle¡­ It couldn¡¯t just do nothing and eat away everything. It had to persist in taking a sustainable development path!!! Although this made sense, it was still very difficult to implement. After all, it was just a weak, pitiful, and helpless rabbit! It didn¡¯t know how to grow spiritual herbs, and it didn¡¯t have its own medicine garden. Even if it really thought of a way to solve these two problems, it still wouldn¡¯t work. After all, it didn¡¯t have the ability to protect its own medicine garden. After thinking about it, Jade Rabbit felt that it still had to come to Bai Lian. Bai Lian was a trustworthy good person! This could be seen from the series of things that happened after it was captured by Bai Lian. It just so happened that it was tired of wandering around. It was pretty good to stay on Qiong Ming Peak. It didn¡¯t have to starve, and it wouldn¡¯t be chased by high-level demon beasts. Jade Rabbit was worried that Bai Lian wouldn¡¯t work with it because she didn¡¯t need it. Its little strength was nothing in front of Bai Lian, who was known as a natural saint. The only thing it could do was probably find spiritual herbs. Human cultivators valued these spiritual herbs very much. Jade Rabbit thought that perhaps Bai Lian would let it stay on impulse! After stating its intention, it waited nervously for Bai Lian¡¯s answer. At this moment, Bai Lian was carefully sizing up the mission options that had just popped up. [Mission 1: Take in Jade Rabbit (Mission Reward: High-grade Dharma artifact, Li Yue Daoist Robe)] [Mission 2: Chase away Jade Rabbit (Mission reward: High-grade Dharma artifact, Tiger Head Golden Seal)] ¡°I¡­¡± After looking at the two mission options, Bai Lian was directly stunned. Alright. It wasn¡¯t like she had never encountered a pop-up window with only two mission options before, but this was the first time she had seen such similar mission rewards in the two different missions. It made Bai Lian think that this lousy system had finally released a bug. ¡°Where¡¯s mission three, mission three? I want to choose three!¡± [This system definitely doesn¡¯t have any bugs. Don¡¯t worry, Host!) Looking at the notification that popped up from the system, Bai Lian wanted to cry. I¡¯m worried because you don¡¯t have a bug! Damn. The system clearly wanted her life. She didn¡¯t know whether to keep it or chase it away. Did this system have to be so deceptive? ¡°Damn system, I think you¡¯re just jealous of my intelligence and beauty!¡± After cursing in her heart, Bai Lian chose Mission 1 for the first time. If she chased Jade Rabbit away, apart from the mission reward, she wouldn¡¯t be able to get any benefits. She would also have to take a lot of potential risks. Taking in Jade Rabbit came with the same amount of risk. Although she still had to feed Jade Rabbit from time to time, Jade Rabbit could also find spiritual herbs and spiritual herb seeds from outside. As long as it was handled appropriately, she might even be able to obtain a free fighter. Bai Lian smiled and nodded. ¡°Then let¡¯s plant these spiritual herbs in the medicinal garden now.¡± [Mission completed. Mission reward: Li Yue Daoist Robe) Great! Its plan actually succeeded! Surprise descended from the sky. Jade Rabbit happily hugged the spiritual herbs and spiritual herbs seeds piled on the ground. It jumped to Bai Lian¡¯s feet and began to imagine a beautiful future. Bai Lian called out, ¡°Junior Sister, you should come along too.¡± Xiao Jinse naturally wouldn¡¯t refuse. She asked happily, ¡°Senior Sister Bai, is this your spirit pet?¡± Bai Lian thought for a moment. ¡°Sort of.¡± Xiao Jinse said, ¡°It must be very strong, right?¡± Bai Lian said, ¡°Its strength is between the peak of the Golden Core realm and the Nascent Soul realm.¡± Too impressive! Stars appeared in Xiao Jinse¡¯s eyes. As expected of her most respected Senior Sister Bai! When they flew to the herb garden, the melon-eating girl, An Lan, appeared. ¡°The aura of death on her body has actually increased again!¡± In this aspect alone, An Lan was willing to call Bai Lian the strongest. Even the old general from that play had to admit defeat in front of Bai Lian. She was very curious. Why wasn¡¯t Bai Lian dead yet? An Lan muttered, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about Dao runes for the time being. If I can understand this, I might be able to master the Dao of Life and Death and truly become immortal!¡± ¡°At that time, the Heavenly Venerate of the Immortal World? Hmph, everyone else will be trash compared to me! ¡°I, An Lan, will really be invincible in the world!¡± In the next few days, Xiao Jinse¡¯s cultivation classes were filled. She quickly consolidated her cultivation and Bai Lian brought her to the Artifact Pavilion to choose weapons. It was clearly a delicate girl, but Xiao Jinse took a fancy to the heavy sword at a glance! The deacon of the Artifact Pavilion was afraid that Xiao Jinse would accidentally hit herself with such a sword, so Bai Lian stepped forward to let the deacon use the Starlight Meteorite she had just obtained to refine a suitable heavy sword for Xiao Jinse. This sword was known as the Snow Blowing Sword! Bai Lian looked at Xiao Jinse, who was gently stroking the Snow Blowing Sword, and smiled. Alright. The Holy Spirit Goddess finally met her beloved sword. Ten years later, Yingzhou Cloud Mountain would announce its reputation to the entire East God Continent! Of course, the current Holy Spirit Goddess was still too young and inexperienced. Bai Lian also decided to just let Jade Rabbit suppress its cultivation and fight Xiao Jinse. She didn¡¯t stay idle either. When she was free, she would wander around the sect to farm some attribute points and accumulate them. A month passed. The Newcomer Competition of the Immortal Du Sect had finally arrived. On the huge square below Yun Luo Peak, Tong Yao led her lackeys into action. Chapter 27 - Senior Sister Bai, Forever! Chapter 27 Senior Sister Bai, Forever! In the plaza, the Azure Dragon was on the left, the White Tiger was on the right, the Vermilion Bird was in front, the Black Tortoise was at the back, and the Yun Luo Immortal Crane was carved into the ground! This was the general structure of Yun Luo Peak Square. Be it the statues of the divine beasts in the four directions or the carvings of the immortal crane on the white stone slab, they were all lifelike. Those disciples who had just entered the sect felt a huge force coming from above their heads with just a glance, making them unable to straighten their backs. Those with weaker willpower were so scared that they sat on the ground on the spot after seeing the sharp teeth of the White Tiger Divine Beast. ¡°Haha¡­¡± Ridicule immediately sounded around. However, the commotion here was quickly brushed aside. Next to them, an attractive narrative was taking place. [Natural Saint] As soon as this ¡°overbearing¡± nickname appeared, it attracted the attention of many new disciples who had never come into contact with the cultivation world. They swarmed up and surrounded a female disciple in a light purple translucent dress. This female disciple in charge of maintaining order carried a long sword on her back. Although her appearance couldn¡¯t be considered upper-level, her ethereal aura instantly captured the hearts of many old men. As expected of an immortal! ¡°Among the young disciples of the Immortal Du Sect this year, the most dazzling one is none other than Senior Sister Bai Lian, who is known as a natural saint!¡± As the purple-robed female disciple spoke, her eyes shone like stars. It was obvious how deep the worship in her heart was. Many newbies were infected by this emotion. Even those newbies who had long heard of Senior Sister Bai¡¯s famous name pricked up their ears. From now on, they were from the same sect as Senior Sister Bai. It was not a bad thing to listen to more stories like this. ¡°The natural saint is actually a woman?¡± A cry suddenly sounded from the crowd. Everyone¡¯s gazes were focused on the person who asked the question. The purple-clothed female disciple looked unhappy. The atmosphere in the corner of the square that was very lively just now immediately became oppressive. ¡°Is there anything wrong with that?¡± The newbie shook his head awkwardly. ¡°No, I mean, isn¡¯t that better? In the future, when I find a Dao partner¡­¡± ¡°What are you thinking!¡± ¡°In your dreams!¡± Before the newbie could finish speaking, a group of people immediately stood up and criticized him loudly. Under the siege of everyone, the newbie¡¯s aura plummeted, but because of his pride, he still said, ¡°Why, why not? I have an Earth-element Heavenly Spiritual Root. The senior brother who recruited me said that my talent is in the top five of this batch of newbies!¡± He emphasized the word top five. Sigh. The female disciple in purple understood. So it was another narrow-minded person who had not been beaten up by reality! She suddenly understood Junior Sister Tong Yao¡¯s good intentions. (These newbies have stepped into the immortal sect too suddenly and have an unbalanced mentality. They think they¡¯re the best in the world and can easily go astray. This isn¡¯t appropriate. We have to think of a way to let them learn to be down-to-earth. In terms of aptitude, they¡¯re still far inferior!) Today, she¡¯ll give him a good lesson! The female disciple in purple said proudly, ¡°Have you heard of the Jade Hero Ranking and the Green Flower Ranking of the Immortal Sect?¡± After a moment of silence, someone stepped forward. ¡°I know. I heard from my uncle that the Green Flower Ranking is the cultivation ranking of the younger generation of the Immortal Du Sect, and the Jade Hero Ranking is the strength ranking of all the younger generations. There are 50 spots on each ranking!¡± After that, this person shrank back into the crowd. It looked like there was no need for her to appear. The female disciple in purple nodded in satisfaction. ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± ¡°Wu.¡± Someone covered his mouth. ¡°Could it be that Senior Sister Bai is first on the two rankings?¡± ¡°How impressive!¡± ¡°As expected of Senior Sister Bai, she easily did what we couldn¡¯t do!¡± Sighs rose and fell. The female disciple in purple said, ¡°You¡¯re wrong. Senior Sister Bai isn¡¯t on the ranking at all!¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The rookies who were discussing enthusiastically were all stunned. So they had praised for nothing just now. She couldn¡¯t even be considered an expert on the rankings. The purple-clothed female disciple saw the change in everyone¡¯s expressions. She snorted and said, ¡°Childish, so you can¡¯t understand Senior Sister Bai¡¯s power at all!¡± IIII ??? She continued, ¡°Senior Sister Bai is indifferent to fame and fortune and doesn¡¯t like to fight, but this doesn¡¯t mean that she doesn¡¯t have strength! One year to Foundation Establishment, two years to Golden Core, and three years to Nascent Soul. In two years, she can break through to the Soul Formation realm. Do you guys have this kind of unprecedented cultivation speed?¡± Nascent Soul? The surrounding rookies suspected that they had heard wrongly. They were so shocked that they gasped. Three years¡­ In three years, most of them couldn¡¯t even touch the edge of the Foundation Establishment realm, let alone the Nascent Soul realm. That was the Nascent Soul realm! A cultivator of that realm could overturn mountains and seas! Someone¡¯s uncle had stayed in the Immortal Du Sect for 13 years and had only just broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refinement. Thinking of this, he was stunned. How terrifying was that Senior Sister Bai? The purple-clothed female disciple said, ¡°Some time ago, Senior Sister Bai publicly welcomed the disciples of the sect to challenge her. Do you know what happened?¡± What? The group stretched their necks. ¡°Senior Brother Gong Juren, who was ranked first on the Green Flower Ranking, wanted to challenge Senior Sister Bai. That day, Senior Brother Gong encountered Senior Sister Bai, who was feeding rabbits on the grass at the foot of Qiong Ming Peak. In Senior Brother Gong¡¯s words¡­ (Senior Sister Bai¡¯s face was as calm as a green sky, and her eyes were as deep as an endless ocean. With just a glance, I knew that I wasn¡¯t Senior Sister Bai¡¯s match. If I attacked rashly, I would definitely be swept into the sky by the pressure wrapped around my body! After greeting Senior Sister Bai, I left. I couldn¡¯t muster the courage to challenge Senior Sister Bai at all.) ¡°So, so scary.¡± ¡°Senior Brother Gong Juren is also very powerful. After all, he¡¯s younger than Senior Sister Bai.¡± ¡°Then you¡¯re wrong!¡± The purple-clothed female disciple laughed. ¡°Senior Brother Gong Juren is 38 years old this year, a full 20 years older than Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°? ¡°Those that are capable are considered to have seniority. Everyone called her Senior Sister Bai, so the others followed.¡± ¡°I see.¡± The purple-robed female disciple added, ¡°But you don¡¯t have to be afraid. Senior Sister Bai is kind both on the inside and on the outside. Even to ordinary disciples like us, she never puts on airs.¡± So powerful. This time, those ordinary disciples were really shocked by Senior Sister Bai¡¯s reputation as a natural saint. A busybody said, ¡°Senior Sister, Senior Sister, can you tell us more about Senior Sister Bai¡¯s deeds?¡± ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll tell you the story of Senior Sister Bai killing a dragon at night! A year ago, when Senior Sister Bai went down the mountain to train, she encountered a dragon that bullied the people and wreaked havoc in one area by the Yi River. That dragon had the strength of the mid-stage Golden Core realm, and countless benevolent people died in its hands. Senior Sister Bai couldn¡¯t bear to see the people suffer, so that night, she raised her sword and killed the dragon. With one slash, she opened the river, and with two more slashes, she broke its claws, causing blood to splatter. Then, that dragon fought Senior Sister Bai for 50 rounds. At one point, it used its claws to send Senior Sister Bai¡¯s sword flying. In the end, it still died under Senior Sister Bai¡¯s sword!¡± As the purple-clothed female disciple spoke, her chest rose and fell. It was as if she had personally experienced that ¡°fierce battle¡±. Her entire body was in a hot-blooded state. ¡°Didn¡¯t Senior Sister Bai already cut off that flood dragon¡¯s claws? Why was Senior Sister Bai¡¯s sword still sent flying by the claws?¡± At this moment, a newbie raised his question. The hot atmosphere immediately cooled down. II 11 The female disciple in purple was silent. How would she know? After all, she had added all the details herself just now! She pulled a long face and berated, ¡°You newbie, you¡¯re so ignorant. A dragon has four legs!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right.¡± ¡°Read more and play less.¡± The people beside him hurriedly echoed. Senior Sister Bai would always be god! This was personally verified by Senior Brother Gong Juren, who was ranked first on the Green Flower Ranking. How could this guy doubt it? The newbie who asked the question retreated in shame. She¡­ Sigh. She was really stupid. Really. Fortunately, everyone stopped paying attention to her, because the crowd suddenly became chaotic. ¡°Look, look, it¡¯s Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°She¡¯s here!¡± Everyone surged towards the front of the square. Senior Bai¡¯s appearance meant that the competition was about to begin. Chapter 28 - This World Is So Terrifying Chapter 28 This World Is So Terrifying She had no choice. At the edge of Yun Luo Peak Square, Bai Lian raised her head and looked at the blue sky expressionlessly. With her personality, if it weren¡¯t for the sect master¡¯s personal order, she definitely wouldn¡¯t show her face in such a grand scene. Reputation? She didn¡¯t need that at all! If the heavens gave her a chance to choose again, she would rather be a passerby shouting ¡°Senior Sister Bai is awesome¡± in the square. That¡¯s right. Bai Lian heard everything the purple-robed female disciple said. Who knew why a huge snake with a Foundation Establishment cultivation level would be exaggerated to the point it became a dragon with a Golden Core cultivation level? There was clearly no disciple from the Immortal Du Sect nearby at that time, but this unreliable rumor was actually added in without permission. However, it wasn¡¯t like Bai Lian didn¡¯t gain anything at all. This was the first time she had heard that Gong Juren wanted to challenge her. That day, Jade Rabbit had just finished sparring with Xiao Jinse. Bai Lian brought it down the mountain to go for a stroll. Just as she was sunbathing on the lawn, Gong Juren walked over with a serious expression. With the intention of not moving if the enemy didn¡¯t move, Bai Lian didn¡¯t say a word. She looked at Gong Juren calmly for a long time. Then, this ¡°Junior Brother Gong¡± sighed as if he had suffered a huge blow and left with a hunched back. Bai Lian thought that he wanted to confess to her but didn¡¯t have the courage. She never expected this. Bai Lian looked down at Jade Rabbit that was spinning around her ears like a helicopter. She understood! If she had chosen the second mission, (Chase away Jade Rabbit), at that time, without the terrifying aura emitted by Jade Rabbit, even if she had obtained that high-grade Dharma artifact, the Tiger Head Golden Seal, she would definitely not be Gong Juren¡¯s match. After all, Gong Juren¡¯s cultivation was at the peak of the Golden Core realm. Even if Bai Lian took out all her trump cards, it was impossible for her to withstand a single move from Gong Juren. She only had two paths to take. One, she would accept the challenge. ¡°Nascent Soul¡± versus ¡°Golden Core¡± cultivator, but the ¡°Nascent Soul¡± cultivator would be insta-killed. The other party would be disappointed. Soon, Bai Lian would lose her reputation and become the laughing stock of the entire East God Continent. When she thought of that hopeless future, she felt guilty. Her second choice was to chase Gong Juren away with a cold face. According to the system reward, Gong Juren would most likely hate her because of this. In the first place, there were people in the Immortal Du Sect who couldn¡¯t stand her. There were already two tigers that secretly wanted to harm her, and with the promising Gong Juren, how could she live? This world was so terrifying! The mission with the reward of a high-grade magic weapon was already so dangerous. When she thought of the reward given by the system when it tempted her to push Xiao Jinse down, Bai Lian was almost stunned. If Xiao Jinse became evil, wouldn¡¯t she become a true heaven-defying Asura?! Bai Lian couldn¡¯t take it. On the other hand, Xiao Jinse, who was following beside her, was excited. ¡°Senior Sister, Senior Sister, there are so many people in the square!¡± However, Xiao Jinse¡¯s confidence was also slightly lacking¡­ ¡°Senior Sister, can I really do it?¡± After hearing what the rumor team said¡­ ¡°Senior Sister, you¡¯re so impressive!¡± Bai Lian put on an expressionless face and said, ¡°It¡¯s just an empty title.¡± The light in Xiao Jinse¡¯s eyes lit up. As expected of the perfect Senior Sister Bai! She looked at Bai Lian¡¯s back that wasn¡¯t too tall and felt her heart surge. Perhaps because she was going to attend a grand event, Senior Bai changed her clothes today. The Li Yue Daoist Robe was said to be a high-grade Dharma artifact. Just as she heard this, Xiao Jinse was so frightened that she hurriedly moved her hand away from Bai Lian¡¯s wide white sleeve, afraid that she would dirty her clothes. It had to be said that Senior Sister Bai looked very good in this set of clothes. She was as beautiful as a peach in three springs, and as pure as a chrysanthemum in nine autumns. As she walked, it was as if a layer of moonlight was draped over her, reflecting the star-shaped mark at the corners of her eyes and the starlight flowing on the blue earring. Xiao Jinse saw the lively square fall into silence after Senior Sister Bai appeared. She also saw many people¡¯s mouths open so wide that they could stuff a quail egg in. This was the respect Senior Sister Bai commanded! Xiao Jinse secretly encouraged herself. She definitely couldn¡¯t embarrass Senior Sister Bai. ¡°Senior Sister Bai!¡± On the temporary stage on the square, a few Immortal Du Sect disciples bowed respectfully to Bai Lian. Bai Lian nodded calmly and replied, ¡°Go ahead and do your own things.¡± She led Xiao Jinse to the viewing area assigned by Qiong Ming Peak. There were only the two of them in a large area, and it looked especially empty. Bai Lian said to Xiao Jinse earnestly, ¡°Junior Sister, the Newcomer Competition this year is different from the previous years¡­¡± Perhaps this was the ¡°setting¡±. In feel-good novels, there would always be some ¡°situation¡± in any competition that the protagonist participated in. ¡°Battle of the Gods¡± was naturally no exception. In two months, it would be the joint sect trial organized by the Myriad Immortal Alliance. This was a good opportunity for the various sects to show off. Not far from the Immortal Du Sect was the Azure Sect. Its strength was about the same as the Immortal Du Sect. There was no deep hatred between the two sects, but they could not help but compare themselves to each other. Now, the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect had brought the new disciple of the Azure Sect to ¡°cause trouble¡±! This was the first key plot in the game, so Bai Lian remembered it very clearly. At that time, the game even specially included a CG scene with a top-down view point. If not for Xiao Jinse¡¯s sudden appearance, that disciple of the Azure Sect with the mutated spiritual root would have swept through the newbies of the Immortal Du Sect. However, it was also because the Azure Sect came to cause trouble that the rewards of this competition were several times more precious than normal. ¡°Junior Sister, look at the clouds in the sky.¡± Bai Lian pointed. ¡°The Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect and Elder Gao of the Cultivation Pavilion are watching from above.¡± Xiao Jinse nodded, not fully understanding. She kept feeling the pressure on her increase. Bai Lian saw through her junior sister¡¯s thoughts. She smiled and said, ¡°Believe in yourself!¡± The outcome had long been decided. How could Bai Lian not be relieved? Although the finals in the game were difficult to determine, considering that Xiao Jinse¡¯s cultivation level was even higher than her peers in the game after her ¡°training¡±, Bai Lian was very confident! Xiao Jinse¡¯s heart calmed down a little. She recalled what Senior Sister Bai had said to her. ¡°Cultivation is about the heart!¡± She closed her eyes and focused. For a moment, the fragmented conversation in the square entered her ears. ¡°That¡¯s Senior Sister Bai¡¯s junior sister? I¡¯m so envious!¡± ¡°What¡¯s there to be envious about? You don¡¯t know, right? She has a low-grade fire spiritual root. If it weren¡¯t for Senior Sister Bai pitying her, she wouldn¡¯t be qualified to join the Immortal Du Sect at all.¡± ¡°Ah, low-grade fire spiritual root. Doesn¡¯t that mean that it¡¯s very difficult for her to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm?¡± ¡°Senior Sister Bai is really kind!¡± ¡°I also want to be pitied by Senior Sister Bai.¡± Xiao Jinse was not affected. Now that she had a sword in her hand, she was completely capable of not letting Senior Sister Bai down! Clang! Her sheath moved! ¡­ On the cloud. When Bai Lian raised her finger to point at the floating cloud, the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect in a gorgeous dress immediately frowned. What she was stepping on was not an ordinary cloud, but a top-notch Dharma artifact refined by a senior from the Azure Sect. There were several array formations used to disguise this artifact. According to that senior, even if a Soul Formation cultivator came, if he wasn¡¯t proficient in array formations, it would be very difficult for him to see through the illusion of this cloud. However, Bai Lian actually easily saw through the disguise array on the cloud! The Holy Maiden¡¯s heart trembled. She originally thought that she knew Bai Lian very well, but after looking at her up close, she knew¡­ This woman was too mysterious and unfathomable! ¡°Where exactly did the Immortal Du Sect find her?¡± The Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect gritted her teeth. Fortunately, she wasn¡¯t going to fight Bai Lian this time. Clang. Clang. Clang. After three rings, the Newcomer Competition officially began. Chapter 29 - Senior Sister Bais Circular Strategy Chapter 29 Senior Sister Bai¡¯s Circular Strategy The melodious bell completely ignited the enthusiasm of the crowd in the square. Although there was only one final winner of the competition, most of the newbies should have put in a lot of effort. He had heard from the seniors who were already experienced that if they performed well in the competition, even if they couldn¡¯t enter the top three, they still had a chance to be chosen by the heads. For newbies like them who had yet to understand the cruelty of the cultivation world, this was a smooth path to success! ¡°Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother!¡± As he spoke, a newbie secretly stuffed the small card into the hand of the senior brother who shared the information with him. ¡°Not bad!¡± The senior brother calmly put the card in his pocket and patted the newbie¡¯s shoulder hard. ¡°You¡¯re promising! Junior Brother, I think highly of you. Even if you¡¯re not accepted by the heads of the peaks, you still have a high chance of entering the Pill Pavilion like me.¡± The newbie said humbly, ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to Senior Brother¡¯s nurturing!¡± Hehehe. Then, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, revealing expressions of mutual understanding That card was impressive. On it were the names of all the beautiful junior sisters who didn¡¯t have Dao companions. Old perverts liked this kind of thing the most! If he sold it, he could earn a lot of pills. ¡°What are you guys doing?¡± Suddenly, an angry voice came from behind. The two of them were so scared that their buttocks trembled. The senior brother turned around in panic. ¡°Junior¡­ Junior Sister Tong, I¡­¡± If his actions were exposed, he would definitely be treated like air by all the female disciples in the sect. He turned around and looked at the even more panicked newbie. It looked like he couldn¡¯t be relied on. The female disciple standing beside Tong Yao berated, ¡°Junior Tong is asking you a question!¡± Today, Tong Yao had changed into a formal suit. Although she was still petite, her slightly frowning appearance had the dignity of a ¡°Nether King¡±. The senior brother panicked and hurriedly made up an excuse. ¡°I, I was just about to have a sword competition with this junior brother!¡± Tong Yao said, ¡°Sword competition?¡± The senior brother hurriedly nodded. ¡°This junior brother is about to go on stage to compete. I¡¯m teaching him how to deal with it. It¡¯s better to sharpen one¡¯s sword at the last minute!¡± The newbie hurriedly agreed. ¡°Senior Brother has put in a lot of effort. I hate that my sword isn¡¯t sharp enough and can¡¯t withstand Senior Brother¡¯s storm-like attacks.¡± ¡°Oh, not bad, pretty good.¡± Tong Yao nodded perfunctorily. ¡°How¡¯s it going with the matter I instructed you to do?¡± The senior brother said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I didn¡¯t disappoint you!¡± Tong Yao smiled in relief. Under her hard work, the newbies realized Senior Sister Bai¡¯s greatness! Very good. Then, Tong Yao said, ¡°Don¡¯t relax. I¡¯ll go and welcome the guests from afar first.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± After Tong Yao left, the senior brother couldn¡¯t help but ask Tong Yao¡¯s follower, ¡°Senior Sister, who¡¯s the guest? Why does Junior Sister Tong need to go and personally welcome the other party?¡± The female disciple pointed from afar. ¡°Look, she¡¯s welcoming those people whose eyes are almost growing to their heads. They¡¯re from the Azure Sect.¡± Azure Sect? As soon as this name was out, he understood. The senior brother shook his head. ¡°What an eventful time!¡± However, this had nothing to do with him. He ran off excitedly, planning to sell the list to more people. This was an opportunity! When Tong Yao heard the legendary process of how the Azure Sect¡¯s Holy Maiden became a Holy Maiden, she sighed. ¡°I¡¯m so envious of you!¡± Lu Qingyi from the Azure Sect comforted Tong Yao with a smile, ¡°Miss Tong, there¡¯s no need to be in awe. Although your Senior Sister Bai and Senior Sister Chen from the Immortal Du Sect can¡¯t compare to our Holy Maiden, they¡¯re still heroes among women. They¡¯ll definitely become the pillars of the East God Continent¡¯s cultivation world in the future.¡± The people from the Azure Sect smiled. Tong Yao shook her head. ¡°No, I¡¯m not talking about that. I just feel that your Holy Maiden¡¯s experience is very complicated. It¡¯s a good story.¡± IIII Tong Yao continued, ¡°After winning against the experts despite being weaker in the Newcomer Competition, you defeated the sect scum who bullies the younger generation. After that, you even achieved shocking results in the sect¡¯s mystic realm¡­¡± Lu Qingyi gradually felt that something was wrong. ¡°Tong¡­¡± Tong Yao interrupted her. ¡°Unlike our Senior Sister Bai, her story can completely be described as boring! She entered the Immortal Du Sect at the age of 15 and directly became the disciple of the head of An Lan. She built her foundation in one year, reached the Golden Core in two years, and reached the Nascent Soul in three years. There were no twists and turns. A few days ago, Senior Brother Gong wanted to challenge Senior Sister Bai. I thought there would be a good show to watch, but Senior Brother Gong was directly scared away. If such a story is written into a book, it won¡¯t be able to be sold at all!¡± Tong Yao¡¯s face was tense as she sighed and spread her hands. This time, the people from the Azure Sect finally understood what she meant. She was clearly belittling their Holy Maiden! For a moment, several people glared at Tong Yao. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that this was the territory of the Immortal Du Sect, they would have attacked directly. How despicable! Lu Qingyi gritted her teeth. Everyone in the Immortal Du Sect was detestable. She suppressed her anger and changed the topic. ¡°I wonder if there are any outstanding disciples recruited by the Immortal Du Sect this time? A newbie with a rare dual-element mutated spiritual root has appeared in our sect!¡± Tong Yao crossed her arms. ¡°There are a few with good aptitude, but¡­¡± But what? Tong Yao said mysteriously, ¡°Do you know what cultivation is?¡± Lu Qingyi asked in a daze, ¡°What?¡± ¡°Cultivation is about cultivating the heart!¡± Tong Yao didn¡¯t forget to add, ¡°Senior Sister Bai said so!¡± II 11 Lu Qingyi immediately ignored Tong Yao. Tong Yao didn¡¯t care and continued, ¡°So you don¡¯t understand!¡± Their Senior Sister Bai was invincible! Many people mocked Senior Sister Bai¡¯s junior sister because they were superficial. However, who was Senior Sister Bai? She was an eternal god! Gods wouldn¡¯t do useless things. Since Senior Sister Bai was willing to let Xiao Jinse participate, it must be because she was full of confidence in Xiao Jinse. Why couldn¡¯t the others in the sect understand this? It looked like she had to spend more effort to make these fellow disciples understand Senior Sister Bai¡¯s good points. Just as she was thinking this, Tong Yao suddenly heard someone call out to her. ¡°Tong Yao, come here!¡± Tong Yao looked up and realized that it was her master. She had a bad feeling. As expected, just as she walked over, her ear was grabbed. ¡°It hurts, it hurts, it hurts¡­¡± Qing Yu Peak¡¯s head said angrily, ¡°Tong Yao, did you secretly drink again?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± Being glared at by the other party, Tong Yao said aggrievedly,¡± Master, I drank it openly.¡± ¡°You still dare to talk back? Come with me, go back and think about it!¡± Tong Yao was forcefully taken away just like that. Great! Lu Qingyi was in a good mood. She saw a gaze cast over from afar. ¡°That¡¯s¡­¡± Lu Qingyi frowned. ¡°That¡¯s Bai Lian.¡± The disciple¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Tong Yao¡¯s words had long been deeply imprinted in their hearts. An 18-year-old Nascent Soul cultivator couldn¡¯t be that scary, right? Lu Qingyi looked up at the clouds in the sky. It was unknown whether the Holy Maiden was prepared. ¡°Senior Sister, what are you looking at?¡± Xiao Jinse asked. Bai Lian retracted her gaze. ¡°Junior Tong seems to have gotten into trouble again.¡± Xiao Jinse nodded. Senior Sister Bai had just left for a short while. When she returned, her mood became very good. It was hard for her mood to not be good! Bai Lian had long noticed that Tong Yao was ¡°drawing hatred¡± for her everywhere. How could she tolerate this when it concerned her safety? [Mission 1: Ignore it (Mission Reward: Low-grade magic weapon, Soul Guiding Scythe)] [Mission 2: Stop Tong Yao in time (Mission Reward: Thunder Fire Flower)] [Mission 3: Secretly report Tong Yao to the head of Qing Yu Peak for stealing alcohol (Mission Reward: Alchemy+1)] Mission 3 was what Bai Lian had long wanted to do. She decisively ran to report Tong Yao. Uncle-Master Qin of Qing Yu Peak was an impatient person. Without a word, he captured Tong Yao and brought her back, completely ignoring the fact that she was receiving a disciple of the Azure Sect. Bai Lian felt that her morals were getting worse and worse. At this moment, in the arena not far from her, the disciple in charge of controlling the arena shouted Xiao Jinse¡¯s name. ¡°In the first round, Xiao Jinse vs Shao Zhou!¡± ¡°Senior Sister¡­¡± Xiao Jinse looked back at Bai Lian. Bai Lian patted her head. ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous. Your stage is far from here!¡± She wasn¡¯t worried at all. A certain senior of this Second Junior Sister could fight people 20 levels above her. Even if Second Junior Sister was a little inferior, it should be easy for her to fight people two or three levels above her. ¡°Yes!¡± Xiao Jinse smiled shyly. She dragged the shocking Snow Blowing Heavy Sword onto the arena. Xiao Jinse( the good version) was about to participate in the battle! Apart from Senior Sister Bai, no one thought highly of her, but the support from Senior Sister Bai alone was enough for her! Amidst the yawns, Xiao Jinse slashed at the head of the fellow disciple named Shao Zhou. It was called the Snow Blowing Sword, but what really flowed out was blood! Chapter 30 - Its Not You Whos At Fault, Its the World! Chapter 30 It¡¯s Not You Who¡¯s At Fault, It¡¯s the World! The battle between Qi Refinement realm cultivators was nothing in the eyes of most people. They would at most form energy balls, gather gusts of wind., or accumulate a few spiritual power balls¡­ In terms of theatrical effect, it was not as exciting as the people in the martial world using Heaven Shaking Thunder, rockets, and poisonous smoke. But Bai Lian was different. Although her strength was already comparable to an early-stage Golden Core cultivator, she still watched with interest. She didn¡¯t have anything else to do anyway. Before she transmigrated, she liked to watch ants fight and could watch with interest for a long time. After Xiao Jinse went on stage, it still caused controversy. It was mainly because many people were jealous of her. ¡°Everyone is trash, why didn¡¯t Senior Sister Bai choose me?¡± ¡°I lost my father when I was one year old and my mother when I was two years old. I¡¯m even worse than Xiao Jinse. Why won¡¯t Senior Bai pay attention to me? Wu Wu Wu¡­¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t your mother send you money just a while ago?¡± The group of people looked at the newbie who was acting pitiful with cold gazes. So she was an orphan. If so, then they were fine with it (they weren¡¯t). ¡°This Xiao Jinse¡¯s luck is too bad. She actually encountered Shao Zhou in the first round. Shao Zhou was already at the fourth level of Qi Refinement before entering the Immortal Du Sect.¡± ¡°Ah, doesn¡¯t that mean I can¡¯t win in my group?¡± ¡°What are you thinking about? You should pass the first round first.¡± Fourth level of Qi Refinement? nert Xiao Jinse immediately understood Shao Zhou¡¯s true strength. Her originally slightly nervous heart relaxed, because after Senior Sister Bai filled her body with pills, she was already about to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refinement. Senior Sister Bai was right. She would go her own way and let the commentators beside her say whatever they wanted! Clang! ¡°The competition begins!¡± A loud shout pierced the arena. Xiao Jinse attacked immediately. Shao Zhou was completely dispirited. He calmly pulled out the soft sword wrapped around his waist as a belt. There was no hurry. He would play with her first! That was what Shao Zhou thought. No matter what, Xiao Jinse was Senior Sister Bai¡¯s direct junior sister. If he beat her up too badly, it would be very difficult for even Senior Sister Bai¡¯s saintly heart to not waver and vent her anger on him, right? After all, saints were also humans. As a gentleman of a large country, Shao Zhou understood the ways of the world! ¡°Junior Sister Xiao, the sword in my hand is called a wave¡­ Eh?¡± Shao Zhou still wanted to say a few more words, but Xiao Jinse¡¯s Snow Blowing Heavy Sword was already about to land on his head. This woman was really not elegant at all! Shao Zhou immediately waved the sword in his hand. It was curled up like a coiling dragon, but once spiritual power was injected, the Wave Sword he had personally forged would immediately become much harder than tempered steel. It could even break a heavy sword! Ding. The sharp blades collided, and the trembling spiritual energy raised a cold wind on the arena. As expected, Shao Zhou blocked Xiao Jinse¡¯s attack. ¡°Not bad.¡± Bai Lian nodded in satisfaction. Xiao Jinse had been fighting Jade Rabbit these few days. She was still worried that this junior sister would not be used to it when she first went up. It looked like it wouldn¡¯t be long before Second Junior Sister finished her apprenticeship. This way, she could live her life as a hero without worry. At this moment, Xiao Jinse had already completely blocked the surrounding sounds. Senior Sister Bai said that she should end the battle quickly and not waste her energy in the preliminaries. She pressed her right hand forward, and the terrifying force made Shao Zhou¡¯s right foot slip. ¡°Is this natural divine power?¡± Shao Zhou realized that he had underestimated Xiao Jinse. It looked like he had to show his true abilities to avoid being a joke to others. Shao Zhou turned around and was prepared to show his sword might. The Wave Sword in his hand suddenly became soft and hard, raising sword lights that filled the sky in the arena. For a moment, it looked like snow was falling from the sky. Pfft. Suddenly, the Wave Sword stabbed at Xiao Jinse¡¯s heart. This move was Shao Zhou¡¯s trump card. He was shocked to discover that Xiao Jinse actually didn¡¯t move at all in the face of his aggressive move and didn¡¯t block. Wasn¡¯t she afraid of his sword? Shao Zhou was just about to remind Xiao Jinse when the girl raised her right hand slightly. The pitch-black heavy sword suddenly emitted a green and white fluorescent light. From afar, it simply seemed like a thicker version of a light sword. Shao Zhou widened his eyes. He felt as if his heart had been grabbed by that sword. Dark lightning rumbled, and the heavy sword blew snow. Bang! The low voice broke Shao Zhou¡¯s state of mind. The Snow Blowing Sword easily flicked the Wave Sword in his hand away. The stirring wind wiped the hair on his forehead clean and even scraped a bloody mark. Sensing the burning pain, he understood. Xiao Jinse¡¯s cultivation was stronger than his to begin with! ¡°The winner is¡­¡± Before he could say this, Shao Zhou shouted and ran down the stage. His mentality had collapsed. ¡°I¡¯m a fool. If I listen to the nonsense of passers-by in the future, I¡¯ll be a big fool!¡± The onlookers beside the arena looked at each other in surprise. What was this Shao Zhou doing?! Someone¡¯s expression was solemn. ¡°As expected of Senior Sister Bai. She actually made the strength of a low-level fire spiritual root cultivator increase to this extent in just a month!¡± ¡°How much effort did she put in?¡± Xiao Jinse¡¯s heart warmed. Only she, who had experienced this month personally, knew how much Senior Sister Bai had sacrificed for her. For an entire month, in order to help her increase her cultivation level, Senior Sister Bai had meditated and cultivated less than five times. She usually stayed on the top of Qiong Ming Peak and would only bring Jade Rabbit down the mountain to take a walk. Moreover, at night, Senior Sister Bai would show her ankles for Xiao Jinse to comprehend the Dao runes. Xiao Jinse was now so proficient that she knew Senior Sister Bai¡¯s feet perfectly. Sigh. After all, Senior Sister Bai had only spent a year to break through from the Golden Core realm to the Nascent Soul realm. The sacrifice of this month was obvious! Xiao Jinse¡¯s mood was a little heavy. But after seeing Bai Lian¡¯s smile, she couldn¡¯t help but be happy. She didn¡¯t disappoint Senior Sister Bai. She won this first battle without any suspense. ¡°Senior Sister Bai!¡± Xiao Jinse leaned on the heavy sword and looked at Bai Lian quietly. Bai Lian opened her mouth slightly. She was just about to praise Xiao Jinse when the system mission suddenly popped up. [Mission 1: Praise Xiao Jinse¡¯s performance (Mission Reward: Low-grade spiritual weapon, Gale White Silk)] (Mission 2: Wait calmly, don¡¯t praise, and don¡¯t reprimand (Mission Reward: Foundation Establishment Pill)] [Mission 3: Point out Xiao Jinse¡¯s shortcomings with a serious expression (Mission reward: Focus+2)] A few words of praise and she could be rewarded with a low-grade spiritual weapon? What the hell? Bai Lian was stunned. Why was it so difficult to raise a junior sister? If she gained another two or three more junior sisters¡­ Would they fight? Bai Lian didn¡¯t dare to continue thinking and focused her attention back onto the choices. After experiencing the Gong Juren challenge, she didn¡¯t dare to challenge these missions with overly exaggerated rewards. The better the reward, the more money she would have to spend. She had plenty of Foundation Establishment Pills, so she might as well take attribute points. ¡°Junior Sister, have you reflected on yourself?¡± Bai Lian suddenly said. ¡°Huh?¡± Xiao Jinse was stunned. This reaction was not what she expected. Bai Lian said with a serious expression, ¡°Your front hand is weak, your backhand is weak, your footsteps are loose, and your reaction is slow! You only defeated an opponent whose cultivation is only two levels lower than yours, and he didn¡¯t even take you seriously. Is this something to be happy about?¡± This level of criticism shouldn¡¯t cause hatred in his junior sister, right? Was she too harsh? Bai Lian¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change. Her words were like cold water that poured onto Xiao Jinse. Xiao Jinse immediately lowered her head in shame. It had only been a few days since she lived a good life, but she was already arrogant. She had just defeated a newbie whose strength was not considered high, but she actually acted so proud in front of Senior Sister Bai. How embarrassing! Xiao Jinse recalled carefully and realized that Senior Sister Bai¡¯s evaluation was not wrong. She could clearly be better, faster, and stronger! If it weren¡¯t for Senior Sister Bai reminding her in time, if she encountered a few powerful old foxes in the next battle, she might very well have been easily defeated. Swords didn¡¯t have eyes. It wasn¡¯t impossible for her to be injured or even die. Xiao Jinse took a deep breath and apologized sincerely. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, I¡¯ve let you down¡­¡± Bai Lian gently rubbed Xiao Jinse¡¯s hair and sighed. ¡°I¡¯m not the one you should be sorry to. You have to know that you cultivate for yourself, not for me.¡± Xiao Jinse gritted her teeth and lowered her head. ¡°I was wrong¡­¡± Bai Lian shook her head again and said, ¡°No, Junior Sister, you¡¯re not the one at fault. Well, of course, it¡¯s not me either. It¡¯s this world.¡± Senior Sister Bai never took the blame! Xiao Jinse raised her head and looked at Bai Lian in surprise. Was this world wrong? Bai Lian said, ¡°Do you remember what I said back then?¡± Xiao Jinse nodded hard. She would never forget what happened that day in Green Mountain City. Very good. Bai Lian smiled in relief. ¡°Go and prepare for the next competition. Your mentality has to be stable. I¡¯ll wait for the day you rely on your own strength to go to Yingzhou Cloud Mountain to regain your face.¡± Xiao Jinse really wanted to hug Senior Sister Bai. In the end, she resisted her urge. In this mortal world, there was a certain someone she needed to catch up to. ¡°The winner, Xiao Jinse!¡± Chapter 31 - The Holy Maiden by the Great Pine Lake Chapter 31 The Holy Maiden by the Great Pine Lake After exchanging a few pleasantries, Gao Yi and the others said they were busy and excused themselves. Only Yun Luo Peak¡¯s eldest disciple, Chen Lu, was left on the cloud to accompany the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect. The Holy Maiden seemed to have no intention of paying attention to this Senior Sister Chen. She took off her long boots and sat at the edge of the cloud. She subconsciously swung her legs like a romantic girl washing her feet by the stream. rom Chen Lu¡¯s gaze followed the Holy Maiden¡¯s milky white feet up and finally landed on the Holy Maiden¡¯s cold face. ¡°What exactly is she doing?¡± Chen Lu fell into deep confusion. The Holy Maiden had maintained this posture for a long time. She didn¡¯t seem to mind that her slightly out of line actions were exposed in front of others. Was the Newcomer Competition really that interesting? Chen Lu didn¡¯t think so. At this moment, a familiar shout came from the square under the clouds again. ¡°The winner, Xiao Jinse!¡± The Holy Maiden¡¯s long eyelashes trembled slightly. This was the sixth time. After this round, the female disciple named Xiao Jinse successfully entered the finals of the Newcomer Competition. She had observed Xiao Jinse¡¯s opponent in the finals. It was an eighth-level Qi Refinement cultivator named Fan Ren. According to the information revealed by the ¡°professional commentators¡± on the ground, Fan Ren was born into a cultivation family. He officially stepped onto the path of immortality at the age of seven and performed well in the family¡¯s trial. He was known as the head of the Fan family this generation. Therefore, although Xiao Jinse appeared abnormally strong during the competition, not many people thought she could win. After all, Xiao Jinse¡¯s cultivation had yet to reach the seventh level of Qi Refinement. The difference of two levels couldn¡¯t be erased just like that. ¡°Reliable expert, trustworthy!¡± ¡°Bet on Fan Ren and earn big money! Emperor Fan, I¡¯ll let you win until your hands go numb!¡± The finals were about to begin, and many people were already warming up around the arena. The Holy Maiden suddenly said, ¡°Miss Chen, who do you think will win in the end?¡± Huh? Chen Lu was clearly stunned. After realizing that the Holy Maiden was asking her, she said firmly, ¡°Fan Ren!¡± ¡°?! The Holy Maiden looked at Chen Lu in surprise. Chen Lu frowned and said, ¡°Does the Holy Maiden have a different opinion?¡± The Holy Maiden shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m just surprised by Miss Chen¡¯s decisiveness.¡± Although that was the case, the Holy Maiden couldn¡¯t help but look down on Chen Lu a little. It seemed that the eldest disciple of Yun Luo Peak didn¡¯t really have good judgment. She almost suspected that Chen Lu was a player of the Heavenly Emperor game. The Holy Maiden thought more highly of Xiao Jinse. On the one hand, it was because Xiao Jinse won every match cleanly and conserved a lot of strength. She would definitely last longer in battle. On the other hand, it was because Xiao Jinse was the junior sister of that woman! The Holy Maiden slowly closed her eyes. She began to imagine an extremely terrifying scene in her mind. This scene once became a mental demon on her cultivation path! That was nearly two years ago. At that time, she wasn¡¯t a Holy Maiden yet, but she wasn¡¯t a nobody. In accordance with the sect¡¯s rules, the Holy Maiden led some weaker disciples down the mountain to train. The training venue was a mountain town nicknamed (Ghost Cry Town). The training goal was to investigate the truth of (Ghost Cry]. III She was filled with confidence and never expected that she would almost die there. On the seventh night of training¡­ After investigating, the Holy Maiden arrived at the shore of Great Pine Lake. She realized that the ghost cry came from the bottom of the lake. Just as she and her junior brothers and sisters worked together to kill the green-eyed evil spirit, a ferocious Ghost King rushed out of the Great Pine Lake. Even though she resisted with all her might, she was still bound by the Ghost King with the Soul Devouring Chain, which pulled on all four of her limbs. It had not been easy for her to grow from an ordinary disciple who was not liked by others to a core disciple of the sect. But now, she was actually going to suffer all kinds of humiliation and die by the lake! The Holy Maiden was indignant. She cried helplessly in despair! At this moment, a girl in white appeared. At first, the Holy Maiden thought that she was in cahoots with the Ghost King, but soon, she realized that the girl and the Ghost King were facing off each other. That body looked petite, but it was actually majestic! In the face of the fierce Ghost King, the girl didn¡¯t show any fear. She took out a water-like transparent sword and slashed the Ghost King into pieces! ¡°So noisy!¡± The girl complained the other party for being noisy and put away her sword angrily. When she left, the Holy Maiden knew that she was saved. It was only later that she heard from others that the girl who passed by Ghost Cry Town that day was Bai Lian from the Immortal Du Sect. Only the Holy Maiden knew about this. Because the other junior brothers and sisters had fainted from fright, everyone in the sect thought that she had resolved the haunted incident in Ghost Cry Town. The Holy Maiden often felt afraid. If Bai Lian hadn¡¯t accidentally passed by Ghost Cry Town that day, she didn¡¯t know what would have happened to her. She could already be considered lucky if she could die with a complete corpse. ¡°Damn!¡± Suddenly, a tsunami of shouts pulled the Holy Maiden out of her memories. The Holy Maiden lowered her head. The originally orderly square was in a mess. Someone was laughing wildly. Someone fled the sad place of Yun Luo Peak Square in tears. ¡°Damn! Alright! I won!¡± ¡°Damn! My house!¡± ¡°Move, Fan Ren!¡± In the arena of the finals, Fan Ren fell to the ground. His pupils had lost their focus. The spear he was best at handling was inserted diagonally into the stone crack, and the spear shaft was already bent. He had lost! He actually lost. Not far from Fan Ren, Xiao Jinse leaned on her sword with her right hand. Although there were several clear bloodstains on her body, she was still tenacious. Her gaze passed through countless shocked and confused faces and met Bai Lian¡¯s smiling eyes. She did it! The afterglow of this sunset was actually damn warm. Xiao Jinse¡¯s body trembled slightly. At this moment, she wanted to cry. She wanted to throw herself into Senior Sister Bai¡¯s arms and cry. As the saying went, ¡°the rainy city was cold as ice, and only broad-mindedness warmed people¡¯s hearts¡±. It was said that older sisters were like mothers. In fact, her mother had never doted on her like Senior Sister Bai. ¡°Miss Chen, are you alright?¡± The Holy Maiden got up and called out to the absent-minded Chen Lu. Chen Lu shook her head. ¡°Holy Maiden, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m fine.¡± Fan Ren actually lost? She was quite shocked, but she couldn¡¯t lose her composure in front of the Holy Maiden. WE The Holy Maiden didn¡¯t say much. There weren¡¯t many people worth her attention in the Immortal Du Sect, and Chen Lu was clearly not among them. After saying goodbye, she flew down from the cloud and arrived in front of the Azure Sect disciples watching the competition. ¡°Holy Maiden!¡± Those disciples bowed. The Holy Maiden¡¯s loose sleeves swayed slightly. ¡°There¡¯s no need to be so polite.¡± Then, her gaze landed on a straight-backed junior brother. ¡°What do you think will happen if you fight Xiao Jinse?¡± The junior brother said calmly, ¡°I¡¯ll definitely win!¡± Before the Holy Maiden could say anything, the surrounding people smiled. ¡°The sword Xiao Jinse uses is called the Snow Blowing Sword, and our junior brother¡¯s name is Missing Snow. He just so happens to counter Xiao Jinse.¡± The Holy Maiden said, ¡°Don¡¯t be careless.¡± There was not much blame in her tone. ¡°It¡¯s our turn!¡± The Holy Maiden had already discussed the sparring between the new disciples with Elder Gao Yi in advance. After all, this was the territory of the Immortal Du Sect. Not to mention that she was only a Holy Maiden, even if the Azure Sect Master came, it wouldn¡¯t be good for her to rashly cross the line. Therefore, when Bai Lian fed Xiao Jinse, who had fought a huge battle, pills to recover from her injuries, the Holy Maiden and the deacon presiding over the Newcomer Competition appeared together. The competition between the two major sects immediately attracted the interest of all the disciples present. ¡°They still want to fight? Doesn¡¯t that mean I still have a chance to win the house back!¡± ¡°Wow, take a look at the Holy Maiden¡¯s figure!¡± ¡°Can she compare to Senior Sister Bai?¡± The Holy Maiden smiled and swept her gaze across the crowd. When she realized that Bai Lian wasn¡¯t looking at her at all, she couldn¡¯t help but frown. Hmph. Under everyone¡¯s gaze, the Holy Maiden walked down the arena with light steps. The surrounding crowd consciously made way for her. Just like that, the Holy Maiden stopped in front of Bai Lian. The square was extremely quiet. Everyone was looking forward to the sparks between Senior Sister Bai and the Holy Maiden. HAI Bai Lian was directly puzzled. What? She began to suspect that she had been influenced by her junior sister and had the mocking face of a protagonist from a feel-good novel. The Holy Maiden was the first to speak. ¡°Big Pine Lake, Ghost King Chain, Shen Xiangling.¡± Huh? Bai Lian was confused. She knew that Shen Xiangling was the real name of the Holy Maiden, but what the hell was Great Pine Lake? At this moment, the sealed memories suddenly revived in Bai Lian¡¯s mind. She remembered! That should have been two years ago. She was ordered to go down the mountain to buy things. When she returned, she passed by a ghostly town. When she took a shortcut and passed by the Great Pine Lake outside the town, she saw a group of Azure Sect disciples lying in the shallow water. A young girl was tied up by water plants. She cried at a broken shirt hanging on a willow tree by the lake and kept muttering things like ¡°Ghost King¡±, ¡°Soul Devouring Chain¡±, ¡°Humiliation¡±, and ¡°Don¡¯t come over¡±. Bai Lian could tell at a glance that she had been poisoned by the bewitching poison floating on the lake. This poison could exhaust a cultivator and even cause them to hallucinate. It lasted for about two hours. When the poison dissipated, the cultivator would immediately return to normal. Bai Lian originally didn¡¯t want to cause trouble. But that girl¡¯s crying was too annoying, so she shouted, ¡°So noisy!¡± and shattered the broken clothes. Seeing that the girl was ¡°shocked speechless¡±, she left in satisfaction. So that idiot¡­ Just as Bai Lian was about to speak, the mission option jumped out. [Mission 1: Follow your heart: ¡°So that idiot was you!¡± (Mission Reward: Mid-grade Dharma artifact, Mountain Jade Flute)] [Mission 2: Full of confusion: ¡°What are you talking about?¡± (Mission Reward: Low-grade Dharma artifact, Soul Summoning Banner)] [Mission 3: Enthusiastic: ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to actually become the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect.¡± (Mission Reward: Lightness Skill+2)] Bai Lian¡¯s chest was very stuffy. Why couldn¡¯t they just let her tell the truth honestly! Why were all the women in this game so petty! She wanted to slam a table! She squeezed out a smile and praised Shen Xiangling very reluctantly. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to actually become the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect!¡± Shen Xiangling was shocked to hear that the other party still remembered her! Shen Xiangling¡¯s nervous heart immediately calmed down. She should cherish this moment of peace. She took out the demeanor of a Holy Maiden and started to flatter Bai Lian. Chapter 32 - Senior Sisters Dao! Chapter 32 Senior Sister¡¯s Dao! Diplomacy work was really not something ordinary people could take on! After communicating warmly with Shen Xiangling, Bai Lian was deeply touched. At this moment, the birds returned to the forest, and the sun set in the East Sea. Because the competition with the Azure Sect disciples was tomorrow, the people surrounding the arena dispersed with regret since they couldn¡¯t see the intense battle between Senior Sister Bai and the Holy Maiden. ¡°I still want to see Senior Sister Bai suppressing that useless Holy Maiden to raise the reputation of our Immortal Du Sect.¡± ¡°Sigh, what a pity!¡± ¡°The Holy Maiden seems to have a good relationship with Senior Sister Bai?¡± ¡°She probably does. I saw them talking and laughing.¡± ¡°I thought our Immortal Du Sect and the Azure Sect were mortal enemies.¡± ¡°It might be a personal relationship!¡± Xiao Jinse lowered her head. During the competition in the arena, no matter how the surrounding people questioned her, she could remain indifferent. But after listening to the gossip of these fellow disciples, she realized that she was about to reach her breaking point. These passers-by were so annoying, like some naggy monk! At the foot of Qiong Ming Peak, Xiao Jinse finally mustered her courage. She turned her head and probed, ¡°Senior Sister, your relationship with Holy Maiden Shen of the Azure Sect seems very close?¡± She¡­ Just as Bai Lian returned to her senses, a new mission option appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: Introduce the entire process of your encounter with Shen Xiangling to Xiao Jinse excitedly (Mission reward: Tiger Roar)] [Mission 2: ¡°Shen Xiangling? I¡¯m really not familiar with her.¡± (Mission Reward: Hard body skill+1)] II 11 Bai Lian estimated that even if she spent a few days, she might not necessarily be able to find a cultivation method worse than the Tiger Roar Art in the Cultivation Technique Pavilion. This sent her a very important message. Even if she introduced it to Xiao Jinse happily, she wouldn¡¯t encounter any danger. But¡­ ¡°What¡¯s the use of this Tiger Roar Art?!¡± What made Bai Lian even more uneasy was that the cautious her knew the principle of ¡°quantitative change causes qualitative change¡± and ¡°a thousand-mile dam destroyed by an ant nest¡±! A Holy Maiden appeared today. Who could guarantee that a witch wouldn¡¯t come tomorrow, along with some demoness and dragon girl¡­ The other party¡¯s anger would only accumulate. She believed that in a few days, Xiao Jinse, who had lost her mind, would have already killed her¡­ In a certain Fallen Line in ¡°Battle of the Gods¡±, the upright and kind Second Junior Sister had a mental breakdown from ¡°Bai Lian¡±. She turned into the Blood Prison Witch, wielding a demonic saber and right blood blade on each hand as she killed anyone in her way! ¡°Sigh.¡± It was too difficult to be a good senior sister! She chose option two. Bai Lian said expressionlessly, ¡°Shen Xiangling? I¡¯m not familiar with her.¡± [Mission completed. Mission reward: Hard body skill+1) Just as Bai Lian heaved a sigh of relief and was about to return to the mountain to feed the rabbits, Xiao Jinse spoke again. She pouted slightly, but there was no complaint in her tone. ¡°But Senior Sister, you were especially happy when you were chatting with Holy Maiden Shen ~¡±¡® Huh? A new mission option popped up in front of Bai Lian. [Mission 1: Calmly say, ¡°Junior Sister, you¡¯re overthinking!¡± (Mission Reward: Spell ¨C Monkey Walk)] (Mission 2: Sigh: ¡°Junior Sister, this was all for show!¡± (Mission Reward: Lightness skill+2)] Monkey Walk was also a lousy spell that no one bothered to learn, but that wasn¡¯t the main point. III1 Bai Lian stopped and was stunned. She realized that her worries weren¡¯t unnecessary, but wasn¡¯t it ridiculous now that this thing had become a chain mission? Now, it was a chain mission. If it became a daily mission in the future¡­ Bai Lian was speechless. No, such a future where she needed to constantly tread over mines was not the future she wanted! She decided to make a decisive move to stop this bad behavior. ¡°Junior Sister.¡± Bai Lian sighed and pressed on Xiao Jinse¡¯s shoulder. ¡°This is all a show! Some things can¡¯t be said here. Let¡¯s go to the forbidden array. There are no outsiders there. I¡¯ll tell you slowly.¡± This serious expression made Xiao Jinse nervous. She had never seen Senior Sister Bai speak in such a tone, so she agreed without thinking. As soon as they entered the cave, the system indeed jumped out to encourage Bai Lian to deal with Xiao Jinse. Senior Bai was unmoved! She sat down on the stone bench, and Xiao Jinse sat opposite her. Bai Lian sighed and said, ¡°Junior Sister, I¡¯ll tell you about my Dao today.¡± Senior Sister¡¯s Dao? Xiao Jinse was a little stunned. However, she heard Bai Lian say, ¡°Junior Sister, actually, what I like the most is to cultivate in peace. I¡¯m relaxed in the wilderness and won¡¯t be disturbed by outsiders. But¡­ naturally, it¡¯s not possible for everything to go as I wish in life!¡± Xiao Jinse nodded, not fully understanding. When she was still in the Xiao family, her father seemed to be like this too. Bai Lian explained to her the logic of being in a high position and having no choice. ¡°As one of the fronts of the Immortal Du Sect, how can I show a cold face to the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect? Wouldn¡¯t that make our Immortal Du Sect look very petty?¡± Xiao Jinse felt that Bai Lian was right. She began to reflect on her mistake. Senior Sister Bai was the eldest senior sister of Qiong Ming Peak and also the eldest senior sister of the Immortal Du Sect. She had too many things to consider. She definitely couldn¡¯t only think about Xiao Jinse. In the end, Xiao Jinse¡¯s heart wasn¡¯t tempered enough. Therefore, after a deep and simple lecture, Xiao Jinse deeply understood the difficulty of her senior sister¡¯s path! Xiao Jinse grabbed Bai Lian¡¯s sleeve, her eyes flickering with water. ¡°Senior Sister, I¡­¡± Bai Lian hurriedly said, ¡°Junior Sister, you don¡¯t have to worry about me. I¡¯m already used to this kind of thing. You just have to do your best!¡± As she spoke, she turned her head and looked through the cave entrance, as if she wanted to see the dazzling galaxy outside the cave. Well, from this angle, her junior sister shouldn¡¯t be able to see her smile. Indeed. Xiao Jinse felt a calm loneliness from Bai Lian. It was that her life had gotten peaceful. It was just Senior Sister Bai carrying the burden for her! She had to grow up as soon as possible to share Senior Sister Bai¡¯s worries. The system was also quiet for a while. At this point, Bai Lian was finally certain that her hard work had worked. In fact, she could use her junior sister to farm attribute points, but this was not a long-term plan. Who knew if the system would suddenly come out and cause trouble and forcefully ruin things for her? It was better for her to live leisurely. Bai Lian followed that secret method now. She would train and become a beggar, living leisurely and becoming a hero. After walking out of the forbidden array, she said, ¡°Junior Sister, sleep early today. There¡¯s still a competition with the Azure Sect disciples tomorrow.¡± Xiao Jinse nodded in embarrassment. ¡°Yes.¡± The two of them walked up. At this moment, a shout suddenly came from below Qiong Ming Peak. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± This voice was a little familiar. Bai Lian turned around and saw Tong Yao running over excitedly. Why was she released so quickly? Damn. Bai Lian realized that things were a little bad. She had just comforted her junior sister. What if Tong Yao¡¯s old illness relapsed because of her junior sister? Don¡¯t come over! Tong Yao still came over. She stood in front of Bai Lian and rubbed her little butt with a grimace. ¡°Master is really too ruthless. Didn¡¯t I just secretly drink his wine? He almost broke my butt. I wonder which wicked person reported it.¡± The corners of Bai Lian¡¯s mouth twitched. This Tong Yao deserved it! After all, Bai Lian needed to vent her anger. ¡°Junior Sister Tong, why were you looking for me?¡± Tong Yao¡¯s expression was serious. ¡°It¡¯s a big deal. It¡¯s about the Azure Sect!¡± As she spoke, she glanced at Xiao Jinse a few times. Bai Lian understood that she wanted Xiao Jinse to leave for a while. She shook her head and said, ¡°Junior Sister is one of the people I trust the most. There¡¯s no need to exclude her.¡± ¡°This¡­¡± Xiao Jinse said, ¡°Since it¡¯s something important, it¡¯s not convenient for me to listen. Senior Sister, I still have to participate in the competition tomorrow. I¡¯ll go rest first.¡± This time, the mission options didn¡¯t pop out. ¡°Alright.¡± Xiao Jinse left in embarrassment. Bai Lian smiled in relief. Her junior sister had just grown up! It looked like there was no conflict between the two of them that couldn¡¯t be resolved by deep communication. If she couldn¡¯t get through to her the first time, she just had to try another time! Chapter 33 - Side Combo Chapter 33 Side Combo Bai Lian was actually not interested in the big news Tong Yao mentioned. She was more concerned about how to stop this future ¡°Lord Nether King Hall¡± from spreading her ¡°great achievements¡± for a while. Beat the other party up? With Bai Lian¡¯s current strength, she could easily beat this alcoholic loli who was on par with her not long ago until she was left moaning and paralyzed on the bed for a few days. But this was very risky. Bai Lian had to ensure that she was stronger than Tong Yao at all times. Otherwise, she might be the one who ended up getting screwed. What was even more helpless was that Tong Yao¡¯s biological father was the current Nether King Hall Master. His strength was not weaker than An Lan, who was always lazing around. Bai Lian didn¡¯t expect this master who wanted to see how she died to stand up for her at the critical moment. Indeed, she still had to rely on deception. ¡°You said that Shen Xiangling wants to test my true strength. There¡¯s nothing to worry about. Let her do it!¡± After Tong Yao finished talking about a bunch of stuff, Bai Lian sat in front of the table and smiled, appearing calm. So powerful! Tong Yao was almost stunned. This was the Senior Sister Bai she admired the most. Tong Yao, who was used to living a bitter life when she was young, currently had the greatest dream of becoming a strange woman like Senior Bai who was both strong and smart! She secretly compared her poor figure with Bai Lian¡¯s figure in her heart. She was 1.4 meters tall. Her central area was a standard plain terrain. If she wanted to have Senior Sister Bai¡¯s proud appearance, it would simply be very difficult. Tong Yao snorted. ¡°I knew that Senior Sister Bai didn¡¯t take that Shen Xiangling seriously. The funny thing is that many people in the sect actually think that you¡¯re not Shen Xiangling¡¯s match. Looks like I didn¡¯t work hard enough!¡± She had to work harder! However, it was worth celebrating that everything she had done so far was not in vain. More and more people realized how powerful Senior Sister Bai was. ¡°Junior Sister Tong.¡± Bai Lian¡¯s expression suddenly became serious. ¡°Eh?¡± Tong Yao looked at Bai Lian in confusion. Bai Lian was examining the new mission that had just popped up. [Mission 1: Encourage Tong Yao and let her exaggerate even more! (Mission reward: Spell ¨C Cloud Shearing)] (Mission 2: Ignore it and let her do whatever she wants (Mission Reward: Seal of the Ancient Emperor)] [Mission 3: Persuade Tong Yao to be more humane. Tell her that if she continues to be like this, she will die (Mission Reward: Low-grade Dharma artifact, Heavenly Wolf Hook)] Just as she had guessed, Tong Yao was a troublemaker. Look, there was not a single mission that was safe! Actually, it made sense after thinking about it carefully. If Tong Yao publicized it so openly, it would definitely cause some people in the sect to be unhappy with her. Moreover, in a few storylines of ¡°Battle of the Gods¡±, Tong Yao, who had never been slapped, had repeatedly put on a good show of ¡°justice destroying Senior Sister¡± after discovering ¡°Bai Lian¡¯s evil deeds¡±. ¡°I choose¡­¡± Bai Lian fell into hesitation. Mission two was directly ignored by her. She still planned to do something. Moreover, the reward of the Seal of the Ancient Emperor was flashy but not practical. Although the name was domineering, she could only use it to dig for treasures in the later stages of the game. She didn¡¯t have the patience. Mission three seemed to be safe, but she was worried that the bored Tong Yao would jump out to be a publicity warrior again. Then she would have worked for nothing today. In the end, Bai Lian still chose Mission 1. Cloud Cutting Water wasn¡¯t a particularly high-level spell, and it was quite compatible with her current strength. This meant that if Tong Yao increased her strength, things wouldn¡¯t be that bad. Moreover, Bai Lian, who was a tactical master, thought of a new strategy! These days, she concluded and realized that there were two types of system missions. The first type was more like a prompt, limiting every word she wanted to say. The second type was more open-ended, where she could ¡°freely¡± play around the theme. Bai Lian decided to give it a try and let Tong Yao also promote others while promoting her. This way, the number of people jealous of her would greatly decrease. Moreover, she would have still done what the system told her to do as she did not really ¡°go off topic¡±. She can do it! ¡°Junior Sister Tong.¡± Bai Lian sighed. ¡°I¡¯ve seen everything you¡¯ve done. To be honest, I¡¯m very touched, but¡­¡± Tong Yao frowned and said, ¡°Senior Sister Bai, are you telling me not to continue?¡± ¡°No!¡± Bai Lian said firmly. Tong Yao was stunned. Then what was this twist? Bai Lian explained, ¡°I know you¡¯re doing this for the sake of the Immortal Du Sect (as if). But for the harmonious development of the Immortal Du Sect, I think you have to pay attention to the way you¡¯re doing it.¡± Tong Yao asked Bai Lian humbly, ¡°Do you want me to include the usage of drums?¡± Damn it! Bai Lian shook her head solemnly. ¡°I mean, you shouldn¡¯t only promote me. You have to promote your fellow disciples whose names are on the Green Flower Ranking and the Jade Hero Ranking.¡± ¡°Why¡­ Howl!¡± Tong Yao¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°I understand!¡± What exactly did she understand? Tong Yao nodded and smiled. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, you want me to collect evidence of them doing bad things and then ruthlessly ruin their reputation, right?¡± It was a little despicable, but it wasn¡¯t a big problem for Tong Yao. She liked it. This girl did not understand what Bai Lian was telling her at all! Bai Lian wanted to punch Tong Yao, but she still endured it and said righteously, ¡°No, I¡¯m asking you to promote them head-on. For example, Senior Brother Gong Juren¡¯s strength is outstanding, Senior Sister Chen Lu is kind¡­ Make sure everyone is taken care of. This way, no one will be jealous and the harmony of the Immortal Du Sect won¡¯t be destroyed!¡± ¡°That group of idiots. They¡¯re not strong enough, but they actually dare to be jealous of you, Senior Bai?¡± How shameless! Tong Yao was very angry. She wondered if Senior Sister Bai¡¯s brain had water in it. Why would she praise her opponents for no reason? The cultivation world was very ferocious, and one was simply courting death by acting like a saint. Tong Yao planned to persuade Senior Sister Bai. Just as she was about to speak, a thought flashed in her mind. Something was wrong! Senior Sister Bai was so smart, so it must be her who was mistaken. Then why did Senior Sister Bai let her promote Senior Brother Gong Juren and the others? ¡°I understand!¡± Tong Yao felt that she had grasped the correct answer. The news of Senior Brother Gong Juren being scared away by Senior Sister Bai had long spread. She wanted to promote Senior Brother Gong Juren¡¯s power at this time because she wanted to indirectly promote her own power! This was her strategy all along! So that was the case. Tong Yao¡¯s body trembled violently. ¡°Too impressive.¡± As expected of the natural saint, Senior Sister Bai, the other party easily thought of a method that she couldn¡¯t think of. This¡­ this was only a sideshow! Tong Yao looked down at her chest. The difference between her and Senior Sister Bai was far greater than the difference between the plains and the mountains. Thinking of this, she excitedly grabbed Bai Lian¡¯s hand. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, I¡¯ll do it! i¡¯ll do it now!¡± Bai Lian replied, ¡°Alright, Junior Sister Tong, it¡¯s good that you understand!¡± She thought that she would have to spend more effort to get this matter done, but she didn¡¯t expect Tong Yao to be so unexpectedly cooperative that she did not even need to rely on the speech she prepared to use to persuade her. Tong Yao let go. ¡°The sooner the better. Senior Bai, I¡¯ll copy the Green Flower Ranking and the Jade Hero Ranking now!¡± Then, she turned and ran. [Mission completed. Mission reward spell ¡ª Cloud Cutter) Bai Lianxin looked at the mission reward in satisfaction. Unlike the Butterfly Dance with the hallucinatory effect of the mountain, the Cloud Cutting Water was an attack-type spell. She looked up at the night sky and felt that the moonlight was really beautiful tonight. After packing up the table, Bai Lian went to the herb garden to feed the rabbits. A figure standing beside the cold pool attracted Bai Lian¡¯s attention. ¡°Why are you here?¡± Bai Lian frowned slightly. This depressed appearance was pretty. ¡°Heroine Bai doesn¡¯t seem to welcome my arrival.¡± The one who spoke was the Holy Maiden, Shen Xiangling, who had been chatting with Bai Lian in the square for a while not long ago. Her tone sounded light, but her expression was unprecedentedly serious, as if something big was about to happen. Bai Lian shook her head. ¡°No, I¡¯m just very puzzled as to how the Holy Maiden managed to break through the mountain defense array of Qiong Ming Peak.¡± Shen Xiangling said, ¡°You¡¯ll know when you take a look at the communication jade slip.¡± Bai Lian followed his instructions. The news on the jade slip was from Sect Master Jue Yunzi. She was stunned when she read it. On the jade slip, Jue Yunzi said that he had personally let Shen Xiangling in because Shen Xiangling wanted to challenge her. [There¡¯s no need to hide your strength this time. Let the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect see the true strength of our Immortal Du Sect!) Bai Lian wanted to cry. The Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect was at least at the peak of the Golden Core realm, and her current strength only allowed her to fight a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator to a draw. Could it be that the other party couldn¡¯t wait for her to die? Where¡¯s her master? Oh, her master also wanted her to die faster¡­ It didn¡¯t matter then. The only thing Bai Lian could rely on was Jade Rabbit, but the problem was that she didn¡¯t sign a contract with Jade Rabbit. She really might not be able to order Jade Rabbit around. As expected, new mission options appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: decisively admit defeat (Mission Reward: Nine Forging Scripture)] [Mission 2: Fight bravely. A real warrior dares to face the dripping blood! (Mission Reward: Spirit Grass Thunder Sprout)] [Mission 3: Ignore Shen Xiangling (Mission Reward: High-grade artifact, Autumn Water Sword)] The minimum reward was a high-grade Dharma artifact. II 11 ¡°I?! Ha ha ha¡­ When she saw the reward for Mission 2, Bai Lian¡¯s laughter gradually became impudent. She didn¡¯t have any weapons so the enemy gave her one. She was saved! She calmly picked up the bored Jade Rabbit in front of Shen Xiangling. ¡°Do you want to eat the Thunder Sprout?¡± ¡°Ji ji?¡± The little rabbit¡¯s eyes widened. Bai Lian said, ¡°Help me chase her away.¡± The rabbit¡¯s ears immediately pricked up. Upon hearing this, anger rose in Shen Xiangling¡¯s heart. ¡°Bai Lian, what do you mean?¡± Bai Lian¡¯s expression was calm. ¡°Defeat it to prove that you have the strength to challenge me!¡± ¡°Is this how you treat guests?¡± Bai Lian said, ¡°You¡¯re an unwanted guest!¡± Shen Xiangling took a deep breath. After being angry to the extreme, she miraculously calmed down. In the end, Bai Lian still left a mark in her heart. If it were her, her attitude probably wouldn¡¯t be any better than Bai Lian¡¯s. ¡°Alright!¡± Shen Xiangling agreed. It was just a rabbit that couldn¡¯t speak human language. It was not possible for her to lose! Chapter 34 - The Heartbroken Holy Maiden Chapter 34 The Heartbroken Holy Maiden Somewhere at the foot of Qiong Ming Peak was chosen as the venue for the spar between Jade Rabbit and Shen Xiangling. That night when she was caught by Bai Lian, Jade Rabbit didn¡¯t show her true abilities at all because she was afraid of Bai Lian and An Lan¡¯s power. Tonight was different. Under the temptation of the Thunder Sprout, the foodie rabbit made up its mind to end the battle quickly. In order to not attract the attention of unrelated people, Jade Rabbit and Shen Xiangling restrained themselves from using moves with a large attack range. This happened to give Jade Rabbit room to unleash its strength. Initially, it still had to deal with Shen Xiangling for a while before it could get close. Now, it easily passed through the red fog in front of it and kicked Shen Xiangling, who had thrown out the long red silk, to the ground. This change happened too quickly. Shen Xiangling fell to the ground and didn¡¯t recover for a long time. She had lost? The most unacceptable thing was that the rabbit squatted on the rock and didn¡¯t continue attacking, as if it was waiting for her to get up before fighting. This meant that the rabbit didn¡¯t treat her as a threat at all! A great sense of humiliation surged in his heart. Shen Xiangling received news from the sect elder an hour ago. The elder asked her to test Bai Lian¡¯s strength in private. When she suggested a challenge, the Sect Master of the Immortal Du Sect quickly agreed. Shen Xiangling felt smug. It wasn¡¯t that she had never thought that she might lose to Bai Lian. After all, Bai Lian had the title of ¡°natural saint¡±. But to her surprise, she hadn¡¯t even touched Bai Lian¡¯s hand before losing to Bai Lian¡¯s spirit pet¡­ A rabbit! Moreover, she was beaten up by this rabbit! Shen Xiangling¡¯s mentality was about to collapse. If her spirit pet was already so powerful, how strong was she herself? Nascent Soul? Moreover, it was very likely that she wasn¡¯t at the early-stage Nascent Soul realm. It had to be known that Bai Lian was only 18 years old! She had finally become the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect, but in the end, not only did she not narrow the difference between her and Bai Lian, but she also discovered that her strength was completely not on the same level. Shen Xiangling felt despair. Her imagination couldn¡¯t keep up with the speed at which Bai Lian became stronger. Even if the Holy Son of the Azure Sect came, it was impossible for him to be Bai Lian¡¯s match. Many years later, she would definitely be completely pressed under Bai Lian, who had grown up, and she would never be able to make a comeback. Even the Azure Sect might not be able to escape such a fate. ¡°Ji ji!¡± Jade Rabbit looked at Shen Xiangling lying on the ground in confusion. It waited for a long time, but Shen Xiangling still didn¡¯t stand up. It should have won, right? With this thought in mind, Jade Rabbit ran happily towards the top of Qiong Ming Peak. At this moment¡­ In the main hall of Yun Luo Peak. Jue Yunzi and the others were watching the battle between Jade Rabbit and Shen Xiangling intently. The moment the Holy Maiden fell, the elders gasped. ¡°Too, too shocking!¡± One of the elders asked Gao Yi, ¡°You¡¯ve interacted with Bai Lian several times. How strong is her true strength?¡± Gao Yi shook his head in confusion. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± He had already overestimated her as much as possible, but he realized that he had still underestimated her. If the heavens didn¡¯t give birth to Senior Sister Bai, the Immortal Du would be like a long night! It was so terrifying. Jue Yunzi smiled bitterly. ¡°Perhaps only Junior Sister An Lan knows.¡± ¡°Hurry up and invite Junior Sister An Lan!¡± Jue Yunzi said, ¡°She left the Immortal Du Sect a few days ago. She said that she was thinking about something and suddenly planned to find another junior sister for Bai Lian in advance. I can¡¯t contact her at all now.¡± IIII There were many question marks on the elders¡¯ heads. What was wrong with An Lan? In the past 300 years, she was the only one on Qiong Ming Peak. Why is she so diligently taking in disciples recently? Jue Yunzi shook his head. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this anymore. Bai Lian¡¯s actions are ultimately a little frivolous. She let her spiritual pet fight. This time, it¡¯s a huge blow to the little girl from the Azure Sect. We should think about how to deal with it. That barbarian from the Azure Sect won¡¯t let this go!¡± ¡°This is indeed a headache.¡± Gao Yi frowned. ¡°If only Junior Sister An Lan was here. Whether it¡¯s reasonable or not, that barbarian would still want to avoid her.¡± As they spoke, Shen Xiangling stood up shakily. She wanted to turn and leave, but for some reason, she walked to the top of Qiong Ming Peak. Jade Rabbit hugged a purple spiritual grass that flickered with electric sparks and nibbled around. Bai Lian wasn¡¯t idle either. She was focused on dealing with the malt candy in her hand. ¡°Why are you here?¡± Bai Lian was stunned. Could it be that she still wanted to challenge her forcefully? She quickly realized that something was wrong. Shen Xiangling¡¯s pupils dilated, and her eyes were dark. She looked like she had been played. ¡°Ah, this¡­¡± It would be troublesome if she had traumatized the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect!!! Bai Lian felt a little guilty. She looked around and pointed at the stone stool opposite her. ¡°Sit!¡± Shen Xiangling sat down. Bai Lian hesitated for a moment before handing over the malt candy she had licked halfway. She would give the Holy Maiden some benefits first! Shen Xiangling subconsciously received the malt candy. She took a bite. Crack. Even the wooden stick holding the malt candy was bitten off. Bai Lian reminded him, ¡°You can¡¯t eat the stick.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Shen Xiangling reached out and took out the broken wooden stick. She stared at the stone table in silence. After a long time, she asked, ¡°Why are you so strong?¡± Bai Lian nodded. To be able to speak normally, it looked like the Holy Maiden had not been completely destroyed. She should still be able to continue using it. Bai Lian said, ¡°Good question!¡± This was easy to settle. She could just brag about herself. Of course, Bai Lian didn¡¯t dare to tell Shen Xiangling the truth. ¡°Do you recognize this thing?¡± Bai Lian pressed her heart. ¡°A girl¡­¡± Before Shen Xiangling could finish speaking, Bai Lian interrupted her sternly. ¡°It¡¯s your heart!¡± It was the Glass Heart gifted by the system! Even if she was questioned by Shen Xiangling, who was much stronger than her, Bai Lian could still remain calm. ¡°You have mental demons!¡± Bai Lian spouted nonsense. Shen Xiangling remained silent. Bai Lian¡¯s eyes were really sharp. She was embarrassed to mention this to outsiders. She almost couldn¡¯t transcend the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation because of her mental demons. Today, she suddenly lost to Bai Lian¡¯s spirit pet. Her heart was already completely in a mess. ¡°In the end, cultivation is still about the heart. It doesn¡¯t matter if your aptitude is poor, you just have to pile up resources. But if your heart is in chaos, how can you obtain true intent from the thousands of temptations in the world? How many geniuses have fallen in the three disasters because their willpower is weak?¡± Shen Xiangling smiled bitterly. ¡°I understand.¡± Bai Lian said, ¡°So you¡¯re incompetent as a Holy Maiden, or rather, this false reputation has burdened you. Although you¡¯re strong, in my opinion, you¡¯re inferior to my junior sister who¡¯s only in the Qi Refinement Stage!¡± IIe ¡°My junior sister was born with a crippled spiritual root and underwent training, but she never thought of giving up¡­¡± Bai Lian began to brag.¡± My junior sister¡¯s starting point is lower than all immortal cultivators, but I believe that under the guidance of this firm heart, in less than ten years, she will definitely shake the East Divine Continent and become an immortal cultivator stronger than me!¡± Not only was Shen Xiangling stunned, but the elders who were still paying attention, as well as Xiao Jinse, who was tossing and turning in bed, were also stunned. So, in Senior Sister¡¯s eyes, she was actually such a powerful person? Xiao Jinse¡¯s heart trembled. Senior Sister Bai was like a mother! It was a long night, and she couldn¡¯t sleep. Shen Xiangling stared into Bai Lian¡¯s eyes. Those eyes revealed convincing sincerity. But it was this gaze that suddenly made her feel unconvinced. Was she inferior to Xiao Jinse? No. She wanted to prove it to Bai Lian. Shen Xiangling stood up, and vitality returned to her eyes. ¡°Let us wait and see in tomorrow¡¯s competition!¡± Eh, she hasn¡¯t even started to mend the other party¡¯s broken heart¡­ Why did the other party suddenly return to normal herself? Bai Lian was puzzled. She said, ¡°Then let¡¯s wait and see.¡± Chapter 35 - Bai Lians True Intention Chapter 35 Bai Lian¡¯s True Intention Watching the angry Shen Xiangling leave, Bai Lian suddenly felt that she was a hidden master that was good at mending broken hearts. The Holy Maiden, who was about to be completely broken, actually became spirited again under her crooked logic. She clenched her fists. Could it be that she, a ¡°natural saint¡±, didn¡¯t have cultivation aptitude, but was a saintly Dao educator? ¡°How impressive!¡± Bai Lian began to consider whether she should start a class and teach people to break through their mental demons. However, after having seen Xiao Jinse¡¯s dark bedroom, she immediately dispelled this thought. She didn¡¯t know when her nightmare would completely end. Where would she find the energy to teach others? Bai Lian played with Jade Rabbit¡¯s soft ears until it was trembling and panting before letting go. ¡°Not bad. Eat slowly. I¡¯ll go meditate first.¡± The little rabbit smiled foolishly. It realized that its decision to rely on Bai Lian was too right! Not only did it solve the problem of hunger, but it could also enjoy high-level spiritual herbs like the Thunder Sprout. What was even more impressive was that it was now Bai Lian¡¯s spiritual pet in name. Who was Bai Lian? That was the eldest senior sister of the Immortal Du Sect, an 18-year-old Nascent Soul expert, a natural saint rarely seen in a thousand years! It didn¡¯t dare to say anything else, but at least no one near the Immortal Du Sect dared to bully it anymore. ¡°Who dares to bully me? I¡¯ll let Senior Sister Bai beat you to death, you blind thing!¡± This time, it was a rabbit pretending to be mighty! It happily began to digest the Thunder Sprout that it had just eaten. Life was so comfortable! The night wind blew. The elders in the main hall of Yun Luo Peak looked at each other. They were still thinking about how to solve the problem, but Bai Lian and Shen Xiangling were already done? So fast! Looking at Shen Xiangling¡¯s energetic eyes, Jue Yunzi was shocked. He heaved another sigh of relief. It was good that her broken heart had been mended! Yan Yue, who had just rushed over, muttered, ¡°I knew Bai Lian wasn¡¯t the kind of child who would deliberately humiliate others. Seeing this scene, I finally understand her true intentions.¡± TI?! What did this mean? Gao Yi and the others looked at Yan Yue in confusion. These expectant gazes made Yan Yue feel smug. These people were really ignorant!!! She smiled and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t my disciple, Wenren Ya, have a misunderstanding with Bai Lian previously? From then on, I knew that Bai Lian was a person with great wisdom. I guess she must have long seen through that the Holy Maiden was trapped by the mental demon, so she deliberately got her spiritual pet to fight for her!¡± ¡°I understand!¡± An elder suddenly shouted. ¡°Bai Lian definitely wants to use this opportunity to help Shen Xiangling get rid of her mental demons. Look, when Shen Xiangling left Qiong Ming Peak, she had clearly crossed a hurdle in her heart.¡± That made sense. The others nodded. Yan Yue continued, ¡°But although the outcome is good, this behavior is still too risky. What if she failed to persuade the Holy Maiden¡­¡± ¡°Eh.¡± Jue Yunzi shook his head. ¡°You can¡¯t say that. After all, Bai Lian is still young. It¡¯s not a bad thing for young people to be impulsive. If they really reach our age, they won¡¯t have the interest to be impulsive anymore. Moreover, that¡¯s a natural saint. Who says that Bai Lian doesn¡¯t have the ability to see through people¡¯s hearts and turn misfortune into luck?¡± That made sense! Yan Yue was convinced. How did such a genius become the disciple of that disdainful woman, An Lan? What a pity that the other party was one step ahead and had already taken Bai Lian in as her disciple. Then, the higher-ups of the Immortal Du Sect gathered and began to discuss the matter of the top sects of the East Divine Continent hiding Bai Lian¡¯s true aptitude. The news that Bai Lian was a natural saint had spread very widely, but there weren¡¯t really a lot of people who genuinely believed it. It was mainly because the Jade Pool Sacred Mountain had sent someone to the Immortal Du Sect a year ago. That holy envoy¡¯s evaluation was ¡°not bad¡±. ¡°Fortunately, Bai Lian¡¯s Holy Body had yet to awaken at that time and didn¡¯t show any Dao runes.¡± Jue Yunzi felt glad. Otherwise, the Immortal Du Sect would miss the opportunity to rise. The next day. On Qiong Ming Peak, the light was shining brightly. Xiao Jinse, who had already recovered, stood in front of Bai Lian like a sharp sword. Bai Lian said calmly, ¡°Don¡¯t be arrogant when you win, don¡¯t be discouraged when you lose!¡± Xiao Jinse nodded hard. After hearing Senior Sister Bai¡¯s words last night, how could she not use her full strength today! She felt that she was only a step away from the seventh level of Qi Refinement. Today¡¯s competition was an opportunity. As soon as she arrived at the competition square, Bai Lian realized that Shen Xiangling had long been waiting there with the disciples of the Azure Sect. As soon as the two of them met, Shen Xiangling turned her head away angrily. Chen Lu, the senior sister of Yun Luo Peak beside her, tried to ask, ¡°Holy Maiden, you seem to have something against Senior Sister Bai?¡± ¡°It¡¯s more than just something¡± Shen Xiangling gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this anymore. Let the competition begin as soon as possible!¡± Chen Lu nodded and fell into deep thought. Just as nine o¡¯clock arrived, the competition between the new disciples of the Immortal Du Sect and the Azure Sect began. Bai Lian was no longer nervous. She was more concerned about the conversation of the onlookers. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Senior Brother Gong Juren to be so heroic. He single-handedly defeated the Demon Sect that had been wreaking havoc. My family also suffered the calamity of the Demon Sect. I really hope that I can become a hero like Senior Brother Gong one day!¡± ¡°Senior Sister Yulan isn¡¯t an ordinary person either. She once occupied the top of the Green Flower Ranking for two years!¡± ¡°And Senior Brother Hu¡­¡± Bai Lian was deeply gratified. Tong Yao acted faithfully according to her suggestion, and her efficiency was terrifyingly high. As time passed, the number of people who placed their attention on her would gradually decrease. This plan was brilliant! She was just about to watch Xiao Jinse¡¯s competition when suddenly, someone in the crowd sighed and said, ¡°Although Senior Brother Gong is powerful, he¡¯s still a little inferior to Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°You¡¯re wrong. Who¡¯s Senior Sister Bai? She¡¯s a saint. How can mortals like us be compared to a saint?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡± II 11 Bai Lian turned around stiffly. She could tell at a glance that one of them was Tong Yao¡¯s subordinate! She¡­ Her face was almost green. Those newbies who didn¡¯t know the truth had serious expressions after hearing the subordinate¡¯s words. Clearly, they agreed with what the other party said. Senior Sister Bai? At this moment, those newbies felt that it was simply too much to compare Senior Sister Bai to others? They might as well stop talking about her! ¡°Let¡¯s talk about Senior Brother Hu.¡± Bai Lian finally understood why Tong Yao was so excited after hearing her suggestion. She sure dialed up the intensity. Bai Lian felt that her butt was about to swell. Stop it, bastard! Fortunately, the change in the arena made those newbies stop talking. Only then did Bai Lian heave a sigh of relief. The newbie of the Azure Sect, Ximen Quexue, indeed had the strength to be proud. He won consecutively and easily flipped his opponent off the arena, hitting the gamblers among the newbies until they foamed at the mouth and their limbs twitched. ¡°It¡¯s over, it¡¯s over. Only Xiao Jinse is left.¡± Hmph! Shen Xiangling glanced at Bai Lian provocatively, but Bai Lian decisively ignored her. What Holy Maiden? She didn¡¯t have time to care about her now. ¡°The competition begins!¡± Xiao Jinse and Ximen Quexue looked at each other from afar. After accumulating strength, Ximen Quexue was the first to attack. This battle was extremely difficult. After all, Xiao Jinse¡¯s cultivation was lower than Ximen Quexue¡¯s. Even if her willpower was firm, she quickly fell into a disadvantage. If not for her protagonist halo erupting at the limit and successfully breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refinement, the competition would definitely have been one-sided. ¡°This is a perk of a protagonist from a feel-good novel-breakthrough at the last minute!¡± Bai Lian thought pitifully. However, to her surprise, Xiao Jinse¡¯s victory was much more difficult than in the game plot. The injuries on her body were far more tragic than in the game CG. Bai Lian thought of the mission option yesterday. If she chose to encourage Xiao Jinse, even if the smug Xiao Jinse could defeat Fan Ren, she would still lose miserably to Ximen Quexue. She might even be stabbed to death by an accident. No wonder the mission reward was a low-grade spiritual weapon. If the protagonist died because of her, she might end up getting struck by lightning. It was all the world¡¯s fault! ¡°No way.¡± Bai Lian estimated that Xiao Jinse would be crippled by her if this continued. Xiao Jinse really couldn¡¯t be spoiled! She began to think of countermeasures. At this moment, the area around the arena was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Xiao Jinse actually won? Even Tong Yao, who worshiped Bai Lian as a god, didn¡¯t expect this. The newbie who had bet on Ximen Quexue and prepared to earn some money fell to the ground. His entire body twitched, and his eyes rolled up, as if he had been completely destroyed. ¡°Gulp, gulp, gulp¡­¡± ¡°The winner, Xiao Jinse!¡± Shouts instantly sounded like a tsunami in Yun Luo Peak Square. ¡°As expected of Senior Sister Bai¡¯s junior sister!¡± ¡°I¡¯m stunned!¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t the difference in aptitude scary? The scary thing is that I don¡¯t have Senior Sister Bai to guide me!¡± Many people had yet to recover. Amidst the praise and disbelief, Xiao Jinse staggered in front of Bai Lian. A smile appeared on her face. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, I didn¡¯t embarrass you.¡± She did it! She was very tired, but when she saw Senior Sister Bai¡¯s face, strength surged in her heart again. Bai Lian supported her and gently touched her head. She sighed and said, ¡°Yeah, rest well today.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xiao Jinse let out a cry and her eyes darkened. She buried her face in Bai Lian¡¯s chest and clearly fainted. Bai Lian gently supported Xiao Jinse¡¯s body and returned to Qiong Ming Peak through the crowd. She had already noticed Shen Xiangling¡¯s resentful gaze, but what really bothered her was that not long ago, she had received a jade slip message from the sect master. The sect master had asked her to send Shen Xiangling and the others back to the Azure Sect on behalf of the Immortal Du Sect. ¡°Why is it always me?¡± Bai Lian wanted to slam a table. Glancing at her junior sister who was sleeping soundly on the bed, she sighed. If this was a normal game world, she would be so happy. When she left, Bai Lian gently closed the door. She only hoped that there would be fewer accidents on the way. ¡°Bunny, let¡¯s go!¡± Chapter 36 - Shocked Speechless! Bai Lian¡¯s worries were all in vain. She originally thought that after leaving the Immortal Du Sect, the disciples of the Azure Sect, led by Shen Xiangling, would make things difficult for her. In the end, Shen Xiangling lowered her head the whole time and didn¡¯t say a word, like a walking ¡°thinker¡±. The other disciples of the Azure Sect looked like they had lost their parents, but without Shen Xiangling taking the lead, they didn¡¯t dare to provoke Bai Lian. They thought that Bai Lian was a little kitten who was easy to provoke, but she was actually a tiger! ¡°It feels like a long holiday.¡± Bai Lian sized up the scenery on both sides of the road with nothing to do. The frost leaves were red, the paddy fields were yellow, and the late blooming lilies were pure white. They matched the Li Yue Daoist robe she was wearing. Because she was really bored, she started to look forward to the system¡¯s pop up missions. But the system didn¡¯t respond to her expectations. Bai Lian looked at the books related to array formations in boredom. She had specially stored them in the communication jade slip. This thing was much more convenient than electronic paper books. At the moment, her array skill points were three. She seemed to be able to understand the obscure words recorded in the book, but she also seemed like could only recognize the words. In short, she was in a state between understanding and not understanding. Bai Lian scratched her head. The Azure Sect disciples completely ignored Bai Lian¡¯s strange behavior. There was nothing to see. If divine lightning descended from the sky and turned Bai Lian into charcoal, they would happily sing a song. The song would be the immortal version of ¡°Good Day¡±. Shen Xiangling was still intoxicated in her world. She was mostly shocked that Ximen Quexue had lost to Xiao Jinse. According to the public news of the Immortal Du Sect, Xiao Jinse¡¯s spiritual root was once crippled. Even if it was repaired by Bai Lian, it was only a low-grade fire spiritual root that was not worth mentioning. Before entering the Immortal Du Realm, she had never cultivated. But such an ordinary person, whose existence should have been buried by the vast cultivation world, actually grew to the point where she could defeat Ximen Quexue, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refinement, in just a month! It was unbelievable. The heart. Shen Xiangling touched her left chest. She admitted that Bai Lian was right. Xiao Jinse had an incomparably firm heart. It was unknown what was in her heart that allowed her to swing her sword and knock down Ximen Quexue after exhausting her strength. However, Shen Xiangling didn¡¯t think that Xiao Jinse could reach her current level just by relying on her heart. The more she cultivated, the more she would realize that people had limits. ¡°It must be that Bai Lian¡¯s guidance played a key role in Xiao Jinse¡¯s increase in strength.¡± This woman could see through Xiao Jinse¡¯s flaws at a glance. If Bai Lian taught her, would she be able to soar into the sky like Xiao Jinse? Shen Xiangling turned around and planned to secretly look at Bai Lian. Her gaze met Bai Lian¡¯s. The Holy Maiden straightened her body nervously. She couldn¡¯t. Wouldn¡¯t she be betraying the sect? Bai Lian was very puzzled. She clearly saw Shen Xiangling rubbing her chest as she walked. No way, no way. Could it be that the Holy Maiden couldn¡¯t control her desire and actually did such a thing on the way? Bai Lian was shocked speechless! ¡°Apart from me, isn¡¯t there anyone normal in this strange romance game?¡± ¡­ Half a day later, Bai Lian arrived near the Azure Sect. The Azure Sect was located at the top of the mountains, and the main hall was even located on a flying stone hanging in the sky. She jumped down from Jade Rabbit that had swelled to the size of a northeastern tiger. ¡°Ji ji!¡± Jade Rabbit quickly returned to its normal size. Bai Lian stuffed a few low-level spiritual herbs into its arms. This was a fair exchange. Jade Rabbit offered Bai Lian a ride, and Bai Lian gave it spirit grass in return! Shen Xiangling looked at Jade Rabbit squatting beside Bai Lian¡¯s feet in envy. It had a spiritual pet with strength comparable to the Nascent Soul realm at such a young age. Even the Holy Son of the Azure Sect didn¡¯t have this treatment. She turned around and asked, ¡°Fairy Bai Lian, why don¡¯t you come with me to the Azure Sect?¡± Bai Lian shook her head and said, ¡°I won¡¯t be staying. My junior sister is heavily injured. I¡¯m in a hurry to go back and take care of her.¡± If she entered the Azure Sect rashly, who knew if her disguise would be exposed? ¡°That¡¯s good,¡± Shen Xiangling said. ¡°Then let¡¯s part ways here.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Bai Lian called Jade Rabbit and was about to leave when Shen Xiangling¡¯s voice suddenly came from behind. ¡°Wait!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°Ji?¡± Bai Lian and Jade Rabbit turned around at the same time. Shen Xiangling sighed. She suddenly remembered that there was something she had forgotten to ask. She said, ¡°Actually, I have other motives for going to the Immortal Du Sect.¡± ¡°?¡± Shen Xiangling continued, ¡°Before leaving, the Holy Son once told me that he had admired you for a long time, but he didn¡¯t dare to say it himself, so he asked me to ask you if you had any intention of becoming his Dao companion. I know that with your talent and strength, you definitely don¡¯t fancy the Holy Son of our Azure Sect, but if I directly answer the Holy Son without asking, it would seem like I didn¡¯t put in any effort.¡± Bai Lian had a strange expression. It wasn¡¯t like she had never been confessed to in the past two years, but as her status in the Immortal Du Sect increased, the confessions completely disappeared. ¡°It¡¯s like this¡­¡± Bai Lian was about to answer Shen Xiangling when the mission option appeared in front of her. [Mission 1: Holy Son? Is he worthy of being my Dao companion?! (Mission Reward: Gush WindBreaker)] [Mission 2: ¡°He doesn¡¯t even have the courage to ask in person. It¡¯s really disappointing!¡± (Mission Reward: Low-grade Dharma artifact, Seven Mystic Needle)] [Mission 3: ¡°Actually, I like women!¡± (Mission Reward: Focus+3)] ¡°¡­¡± Wonderful! Bai Lian¡¯s gaze stopped at option three. It had been a long time since she had seen an option that matched her taste so well. She believed that this sentence could definitely dispel the thoughts of the Blue Sky Sect¡¯s Holy Son and also solve many similar problems for her. As for whether it was embarrassing to say this openly¡­ When Bai Lian thought about how the Holy Maiden could do such a sick thing like rubbing her chest in front of her, she became fearless. ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have said this, but in order to not affect the relationship between the Immortal Du Sect and the Azure Sect, I can only tell the truth.¡± Bai Lian stared at Shen Xiangling solemnly. All the Azure Sect disciples present held their breaths. If Bai Lian¡¯s words were too harsh, as disciples of the Azure Sect, even if they couldn¡¯t defeat Bai Lian, they had to stand up and protect the Holy Son. Bai Lian sighed and said, ¡°Actually, I like women!¡± [Mission completed. Mission reward collection+3] Crack. A commotion suddenly came from the foot of the mountain. It turned out that Jade Rabbit¡¯s half-eaten spiritual grass had fallen on the stone. Shen Xiangling¡¯s reaction was even more intense. ¡°You, you, you, you¡­¡± She pointed at Bai Lian.¡± Is what you just said really true? ¡± ¡°Really.¡± Bai Lian nodded and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, looking depressed. She shouldn¡¯t have said it! Shen Xiangling was so shocked that her mouth began to tremble. She never expected such an answer. In other words, the Holy Son had no chance from the start! Them. Shen Xiangling recalled how on the way to the Azure Sect, Bai Lian seemed to be spying on her. Could it be that Bai Lian was interested in her? Ahhhhh¡­ Shen Xiangling was confused. Her mind was filled with confused thoughts. If she was given another chance, she definitely wouldn¡¯t ask Bai Lian. ¡°In short, I¡¯ll tell the Holy Son your¡­ your response. I¡­ I¡¯ll return to the Azure Sect first.¡± With that, Shen Xiangling flew towards the top of the mountain. ¡°Holy Maiden!¡± The remaining Azure Sect disciples hurriedly shouted. They looked at Bai Lian as if they had seen a ghost. Bai Lian from the Immortal Du Sect liked women? ¡°Oh my god!¡± Someone shouted and escaped. The remaining people hurriedly followed. They didn¡¯t have time to talk about that Newcomer Competition now. They only wanted to share the explosive news they had just obtained with the others. Chapter 37 - You Know Nothing About Strength! Somewhere in the Azure Sect¡­ After hearing Shen Xiangling¡¯s general report, Yu Xinghan, the sect master of the Azure Sect, was speechless for a long time. On the day Shen Xiangling arrived at the Immortal Du Sect, he instructed the elder to inform Shen Xiangling to find an opportunity to test Bai Lian¡¯s strength. Who knew that instead of her strength, she would end up finding out something like this! ¡°¡­¡± Yu Xinghan, who was expanding like a barbarian, pursed his lips. He didn¡¯t know how to describe his complicated feelings at this moment. He only felt that if there was a mirror in front of him and he saw his charming appearance, he would definitely shatter the mirror with a punch. ¡°You go down and rest first. I¡¯ll personally tell the Holy Son about Bai Lian¡¯s answer.¡± ¡°Yes, Sect Master.¡± Shen Xiangling left the room in a daze. The mental demon was gone, but that was because the heart had temporarily flown away. If there was no heart to begin with, how could there be a mental demon? She thought that this was probably what they called ¡°heart tempering¡±. It really made her anxious! ¡­ Soon, several higher-ups of the Azure Sect gathered in the room. As soon as one of the female elders entered the room, she said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with the Holy Maiden? I think she seems quite uneasy.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t mention it.¡± Yu Xinghan sighed and explained Shen Xiangling¡¯s experience in the Immortal Du Sect. The elders looked at each other. The content was so complicated that they didn¡¯t know where to start discussing. After a long time, someone said, ¡°The Holy Maiden really lost to Bai Lian¡¯s spirit pet?¡± ¡°And she was defeated instantly.¡± ¡°How did such a monster like Bai Lian appear in the Immortal Du Sect? Her spirit pet is already so powerful, how strong is she herself?¡± Just thinking about it made one shiver. Fortunately, their Azure Sect and the Immortal Du Sect were not mortal enemies. Otherwise, even if there was only a chance that the two sects might start an all-out war, they would still kill Bai Lian. ¡°No wonder the Holy Maiden showed that expression. She clearly wanted to challenge Bai Lian, but she was defeated by Bai Lian¡¯s spirit pet. Sigh.¡± It was really brutal! Yu Xinghan nodded and said angrily, ¡°No matter how good Bai Lian¡¯s aptitude is, she can¡¯t humiliate the Holy Maiden of our Azure Sect like this. I have to seek justice from the Immortal Du Sect!¡± Ignoring everyone¡¯s persuasion, he strode out the door. At this moment, impudent laughter came from afar. Yu Xinghan immediately saw that it was the Holy Maiden¡¯s master. ¡°Sect Master, good news, hahaha!¡± Yu Xinghan frowned. The other party¡¯s disciple was already shocked out of her wits, what was she laughing for?? He shouted angrily, ¡°How can you be so unrestrained!¡± The Holy Maiden¡¯s master hurriedly said, ¡°I was too smug and forgot myself, but I indeed have good news about the sect! Didn¡¯t Xiangling suffer from mental demons previously? I didn¡¯t expect that after she went to the Immortal Du Sect, the mental demons actually disappeared automatically. Without this obstacle, Xiangling¡¯s aptitude won¡¯t be inferior to the Holy Son!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Yu Xinghan suspected that he had heard wrongly. She could actually eliminate mental demons after being humiliated. Was there something wrong with him, or was there something wrong with the Holy Maiden? ¡°It¡¯s absolutely true. It¡¯s like this. That night¡­¡± The Holy Maiden¡¯s master concluded.¡± Bai Lian didn¡¯t deliberately humiliate Xiangling. She wanted to use this opportunity to peel off Xiangling¡¯s cowardly shell and then help her see through the mental demon. The Immortal Du Sect¡¯s Bai Lian is really impressive. I owe her a big favor this time! ¡± ¡°Ah, good thing, it¡¯s indeed a good thing.¡± Yu Xinghan nodded in confusion. Thinking of this, he quickly sent someone to bring over the disciple accompanying Shen Xiangling to ask more about the details. After hearing what the disciple had to say¡­ One of the female elders sighed. ¡°I see!¡± ¡°?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you notice what Bai Lian said before she said that shocking statement? She was actually humiliating herself to save face for the Holy Son. This way, it won¡¯t affect the relationship between our Azure Sect and the Immortal Du Sect.¡± ¡°Aiya!¡± Yu Xinghan slapped his thigh hard. ¡°I almost made a big mistake.¡± He was very annoyed. He wanted to change his impulsive temper, but how could it be so easy? Yu Xinghan sighed and said, ¡°It¡¯s really a blessing for the Immortal Du Sect to have this woman. Forget it, I¡¯ll personally go to the Immortal Du Sect to apologize and thank her.¡± The elders had no objections. They were all thinking about their personal disciples. Damn. He had to teach them well! If these guys were half as knowledgeable as Bai Lian, would he have to clean up after them for no reason? He was simply infuriated! ¡°Then about the Holy Son¡­¡± Yu Xinghan snorted and said slowly, ¡°If he¡¯s insensible, I¡¯ll help him come to his senses.¡± ¡­ The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. After leaving the Azure Sect, Bai Lian slowly flew for two hours and arrived at a bamboo forest that was almost endless. The rustling of the bamboo leaves occupied all her hearing. A sudden sharp aura made Bai Lian sense danger. Someone was there! As expected. Jade Rabbit lying on her shoulder paid attention to its surroundings vigilantly. Its two ears were raised high in an attack state! The person hiding in the bamboo forest clearly didn¡¯t plan to hide for long. When a dazzling pillar of light lit up in the depths of the bamboo forest, a howling wind arrived and swept across the sky of the bamboo forest. Wherever the wind passed, the bamboo was crushed into half. Splash¡­ In the surging bamboo waves, Bai Lian saw a person wrapped in black, as slippery as a black mudfish. She tried to release her divine sense to sense it. The 163 points of focus made her divine sense not weaker than a Golden Core cultivator who had undergone training in the lightning tribulation. If the two bumps on her chest weren¡¯t fake, this assassin must be a woman. Her strength was about the late-stage Golden Core realm! Bai Lian¡¯s expression was a little serious. She wasn¡¯t this assassin¡¯s match for the time being, but she wasn¡¯t worried that she would be killed. Not to mention that she had a full Jade Rabbit beside her, the place she was currently at was not far from the Azure Sect. As long as she held on for a while, the people from the Azure Sect would rush over. ¡°Jade Rabbit, stop¡­¡± Before Bai Lian could finish speaking, Jade Rabbit that was shot out was actually twisted away by the ¡°black mudfish¡± in an extremely strange posture. Was this guy born in the year of the worm? ¡°Bai Lian, you¡¯re dead!¡± A hoarse male voice came from under the assassin¡¯s mask. Bai Lian didn¡¯t expect this mask to have a voice change effect. She clenched her fists and prepared to attack at any time. Seeing that the sharp blade in her hand was about to stab Bai Lian, the assassin suddenly became nervous. In order to avoid the entanglement of the rabbit, she swung her sword at an extreme speed. In terms of destructive power, it was a little lacking. Why didn¡¯t Bai Lian dodge? Was it because she was as lousy as that person said, unable to react, or was she disdainful of her? The assassin¡¯s body trembled slightly. But she knew that she couldn¡¯t turn back anymore! If it were the former, her sword would definitely be able to kill Bai Lian. If it was the latter, she had the Dharma treasure bestowed by that person. Even if she couldn¡¯t kill Bai Lian, she could successfully escape. She would charge on. At this moment, the assassin¡¯s speed actually increased a little. Ding! The sword swept up a dark spiritual power vortex and stabbed Bai Lian fiercely, producing the sound of iron striking. The assassin was delighted, but she fell into endless fear for a long time. Her sword actually couldn¡¯t even break Bai Lian¡¯s clothes. Was Bai Lian¡¯s control over her spiritual power already so strong? Escape! This was the only thought in the stunned assassin¡¯s mind. Bai Lian blinked. Eh? Her clothes weren¡¯t even torn. As expected of a high-grade Dharma artifact, the Li Yue Daoist Robe! After putting on the Li Yue Daoist robe, her hard body skill points went straight to 351. In terms of endurance, it was peerless. After recovering from her shock, Bai Lian raised her fist and punched the assassin. This punch had the effect of the Butterfly Dance. Countless ice butterflies surged over from all directions, and the assassin felt that she had fallen into a frost cage. She tried to block Bai Lian¡¯s fist with her left hand and quickly activated the escape Dharma treasure with her right. Boom! Their fists collided. After the explosion, a large amount of blood splashed in front of Bai Lian, dyeing the pure white and flawless ice butterflies into dazzling red butterflies. The bamboo forest returned to calm, and the assassin had already disappeared from in front of her. ¡°An immortal cultivator actually came to fight me in close combat and even tried to use her body to resist. You really know nothing about strength!¡± Bai Lian muttered. She looked at the blood on the ground and fell into deep thought. She seemed to have hit the other party¡¯s breast just now, and she even smashed the other party¡¯s breast because she used too much strength. Forget it, it didn¡¯t matter as long as she hit the other party. ¡°Ji ji.¡± The little rabbit returned to Bai Lian¡¯s side in frustration. ¡°Let¡¯s return to the Immortal Du Sect.¡± Bai Lian didn¡¯t blame Jade Rabbit. Chapter 38 - Good Things Take Time Not long after returning to the Immortal Du Sect, someone came to ask about Bai Lian¡¯s encounter on the way. Bai Lian first praised the performance of the Azure Sect disciples, then reported the ambush. ¡°Are you sure it was a woman?¡± ¡°There¡¯s no mistake!¡± Bai Lian was very certain. It was possible for the assassin to lie with other methods, but the feeling of the breast made her certain. She was very experienced in distinguishing this! ¡°I¡¯ll report this to the higher-ups.¡± The deacon who came to ask left worriedly. How could he not be worried? After his quick analysis, he realized that there was definitely something wrong! The attitude displayed by the Azure Sect disciples on the way was quite unreasonable. They didn¡¯t say a word. If they weren¡¯t stunned, it meant that they were secretly scheming. Look. Bai Lian was attacked on the way back to the Immortal Du Sect. If this was really done by the Azure Sect, the deacon had enough reason to believe that the woman who was blown up by Bai Lian¡¯s punch was the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sect! ¡°Damn.¡± If the other party really blew up the Holy Maiden¡­ The deacon felt afraid just thinking about it. With the Holy Maiden suffering such humiliation, wouldn¡¯t the Azure Sect directly start a war with the Immortal Du Sect? He had to quickly report this to the sect master and let him prepare early. The deacon quickly arrived at Yun Luo Peak, but he was stopped at the entrance of the main hall. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°The Azure Sect Master is here.¡± Pa! The deacon felt as if he had been struck by lightning. How could the other party be so fast? It was over. His reminder was clearly too late! The deacon waited at the door with mixed feelings for a long time. Then, he saw Jue Yunzi and Yu Xinghan walk out with their arms around each other¡¯s shoulders like people from the pugilistic world. ¡°Hahahaha.¡± Yu Xinghan laughed heartily and patted Jue Yunzi¡¯s shoulder. Jue Yunzi smiled bitterly and didn¡¯t show any anger. What was going on? The deacon was confused. Yu Xinghan said, ¡°Bai Lian is really too sensible! I think she and Xiangling are fated. How about letting these two children hang out more in the future?¡± ¡°Alright.¡± As soon as Jue Yunzi spoke, Yu Xinghan smiled. One might think that he was here to apologize to the Immortal Du Sect, but he was actually here to ¡°befriend¡± the other party! Many people felt that he was stupid, but most of the time, he was actually being smart! It didn¡¯t matter if what Bai Lian said in front of the Holy Maiden was true or false. What was important was to let the Holy Maiden befriend Bai Lian. If Bai Lian was telling the truth, that would be even better. If they hung out more, it might be able to help Bai Lian. In the future, when Bai Lian suppressed the entire East God Continent, their Azure Sect could also use the relationship between the Holy Maiden and Bai Lian to rise up. As he imagined the future, Yu Xinghan couldn¡¯t help but recall his lost youth under the setting sun. In the first year of being the sect master, he was handsome and energetic. His junior sisters followed behind him and called him ¡°Brother Xinghan¡± affectionately. In the tenth year of being the sect master, his body began to expand, but it still made his junior sisters look at him with affection. In the 50th year of being the sect master, his face was filled with ferocity¡­ ¡°For the Azure Sect, I¡¯ve really been worried sick!¡± Yu Xinghan sighed. Seeing that he was thinking about something, Jue Yunzi called the deacon over. ¡°Is there anything you want to report?¡± The deacon glanced at Yu Xinghan and braced himself. ¡°Bai Lian said that she encountered an assassin on the way back to the sect.¡± ¡°Assassin?¡± Jue Yunzi and Yu Xinghan were shocked at the same time. Yu Xinghan immediately reacted and explained, ¡°This was definitely not done by our Azure Sect!¡± Jue Yunzi waved his hand. ¡°Fellow Daoist Yu, don¡¯t worry. I know that this can¡¯t be done by your Azure Sect.¡± He didn¡¯t plan to tell Yu Xinghan in detail, because this matter was very likely caused by someone in the sect who was jealous of Bai Lian. Yu Xinghan frowned. He also sensed something from Jue Yunzi¡¯s subtle attitude. He hoped that this wouldn¡¯t affect the relationship between the Azure Sect and the Immortal Du Sect. Sigh. In front of such good news, there sure were many troubles to deal with. If he wanted the Holy Maiden and Bai Lian to have a good relationship, he had to deal with all these troubles. After Yu Xinghan bade farewell, Jue Yunzi went to deal with the assassination of Bai Lian. The deacon found an acquaintance on duty at the entrance of the main hall and asked, ¡°Why did the relationship between the sect master and the Azure Sect Master suddenly become so good?¡± The gatekeeper said meaningfully, ¡°This is all thanks to Bai Lian.¡± ¡°?¡± ¡°Let me tell you¡­¡± The deacon nodded as he listened. Bai Lian was awesome! When he heard what Bai Lian said to the Holy Maiden, he was stunned. ¡°Damn!¡± ¡­ With Yun Luo Peak as the center, the news gradually spread. On this day, many old single men who had spent a lot of money to buy the guidebook for new female disciples were stunned. ¡°Junior Sister, are you interested in going with me¡­¡± ¡°Sorry, Senior Brother, I already have someone I like.¡± ¡°?¡± After a long silence, these disciples asked similar questions. ¡°Junior Sister, then who do you like¡­ ¡± ¡°Senior Sister Bai!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± No. Something was wrong! Wasn¡¯t Senior Sister Bai a woman? The new female disciples said shyly, ¡°Senior Sister Bai publicly said that she likes women.¡± Those shining eyes made the old bachelors cry. There were very few female disciples in the Immortal Du Sect to begin with¡­ Now, even Senior Sister Bai had come out to snatch them away. Wasn¡¯t this a bit too much? ¡°I¡¯m so annoyed!¡± The bachelors of the Immortal Du Sect suffered a lot of torture in this one day. Many male disciples even grew tired of the mortal world. They knew that there wouldn¡¯t be any miracles waiting for them! Women? Bah, how could women be more fun than cultivation! After that, they found the Immortal Du Sect disciple who sold the guide. ¡°Damn! I want a refund!¡± ¡­ When Xiao Jinse woke up, it was already the next morning. After she went to the Cultivation Technique Pavilion to receive the reward for the Newcomer Competition, she encountered Tong Yao, who was frowning at the foot of Qiong Ming Peak. ¡°Senior, Senior Tong.¡± Xiao Jinse shouted timidly. Tong Yao, who had a lot on her mind, looked up. ¡°It¡¯s you. I¡¯m so angry!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Xiao Jinse¡¯s expression changed slightly. Tong Yao said, ¡°I¡¯m not angry at you. A bunch of idiots. So what if Senior Sister Bai likes women? If they have the time to think about something like this, why don¡¯t they think about how to increase their strength!¡± Xiao Jinse was confused. She asked carefully, ¡°What¡¯s all this about Senior Sister Bai liking women?¡± Tong Yao said in surprise, ¡°You still don¡¯t know?¡± Xiao Jinse shook her head. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s like this¡­¡± As she listened, Xiao Jinse¡¯s heart started beating violently like an emperor¡¯s engine. She suddenly thought of a possibility. Why was Senior Bai so good to her? This question that had troubled her for a long time seemed to have finally been answered! Could it be that Senior Sister Bai really liked her? No, no, no. Xiao Jinse hurriedly shook her head. There were many women in this world who were better than her, and Senior Sister Bai had never even met her before Green Mountain City. Love at first sight? How was that possible! There was also nothing desirable about her body¡­ But¡­ If there was a slight possibility that it was true, she¡­ ¡°Hello?¡± Tong Yao¡¯s words interrupted Xiao Jinse¡¯s imagination. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Xiao Jinse said in a panic. ¡°That¡¯s good. I¡¯ll leave first.¡± Tong Yao left angrily. As she walked, she cursed, ¡°A bunch of idiots, if you disturb me again, I¡¯ll beat you up!¡± Xiao Jinse walked to the top of Qiong Ming Peak in confusion. When she saw Bai Lian, she immediately avoided her gaze and didn¡¯t dare to look straight at her. ¡°Senior Sister.¡± Bai Lian smiled and said, ¡°Junior Sister, rest in peace. Master just returned from outside. She seems to be looking for me for something urgent. I¡¯ll go take a look.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xiao Jinse ran into the room in a panic. Although her junior sister¡¯s attitude was a little strange, Bai Lian didn¡¯t take it to heart. It was better for her to solve An Lan¡¯s problem first. Chapter 39 - Replicating a Classic Scene The location of this meeting with An Lan was in the cave of the forbidden array on Qiong Ming Peak. An Lan, who was wearing a light yellow waist-length dress, sat on the stone bed. Her skirt naturally spread out, and from afar, she looked like a mature flower that could already be picked. She placed her right hand on the stone table that she had brought from somewhere and sized up Bai Lian lazily. An Lan nodded silently. After not seeing the other party for a long time, the aura of death on this good disciple seemed to have become thicker and thicker, as delicious as black sesame paste, so much so that she almost couldn¡¯t recognize it anymore. But in contrast, even though she was carrying such a dense aura of death, the girl¡¯s back had become even straighter. She probably wanted to die standing! An Lan was moved. She couldn¡¯t help but praise, ¡°Good, you look much more energetic than before!¡± Bai Lian smiled humbly. ¡°Thank you for the praise, Master.¡± She was always so obedient in front of An Lan. It couldn¡¯t be helped! Bai Lian wanted to live a happy master-disciple life with An Lan, but considering An Lan¡¯s true identity, this was clearly impossible. This former Immortal Heavenly Venerate seemed to have lost hope, but in fact, she had been thinking about how to defeat the supreme expert who had exiled her here! She thought about it seriously. Then, she took a break before resuming to think seriously. She even changed several postures as she thought about it¡­ Five hundred years later¡­ An Lan finally figured it out. It was impossible to defeat her enemy in a normal way. She had to find another way! So she gave up thinking. This didn¡¯t mean that she was originally much weaker than that little bastard, but it was mainly because her current strength was too weak. As a Heavenly Venerate who had once swept through a star field, she knew that the power of a Heavenly Venerate couldn¡¯t be easily guessed. As the saying went, they ¡°look down on the ages and are used to life and death!¡± If she dared to rashly ascend to the Immortal World, she would be captured by that dog before she could grow up. Everyone knew what indescribable things would happen next! It was precisely because she was worried about this that An Lan had yet to ascend to the Immortal World. It wasn¡¯t impossible, but she really didn¡¯t want to. Bai Lian, who had repeatedly admired the intense ¡°battle scene¡± in ¡°Battle of the Gods¡±, knew this. If she wanted to rush things and lacked the strength, even her legs would be broken! Seeing that An Lan was starting to take out melons, Bai Lian suddenly had a bad feeling. Why did this scene look so familiar? ¡°My good disciple!¡± An Lan took a bite of the melon. ¡°¡­¡± An Lan said calmly, ¡°I¡¯ll give you a mission.¡± Bai Lian asked humbly, ¡°Master, what mission is it?¡± An Lan said as she ate the melon, ¡°A while ago, when your master, I, went out, I saw another good seedling. I plan to take her in as a disciple. Go and fetch her back for me.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Bai Lian was stunned. Wasn¡¯t this a replication of the classic scene! Apart from adding the word ¡°again¡±, An Lan didn¡¯t change a single word. Bai Lian was even wondering if she should go up and test if An Lan wasn¡¯t a repeater? Damn. How could she be so lazy! Why couldn¡¯t she do it herself What made Bai Lian even more crazy was that this timing was completely wrong. No way, no way. According to the game process, a year should have passed before they welcome Third Junior Sister to the Immortal Du Sect. At that time, Xiao Jinse had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm and acted more like a second senior sister. Bai Lian had also more or less developed her relationship with Xiao Jinse. At this time, Second Junior Sister and Third Junior Sister¡¯s strength were about the same, forcefully putting the two people with vastly different personalities together¡­ Bai Lian could predict that this would definitely cause very intense friction! It was already very difficult for her to deal with one Xiao Jinse. Why was there going to be another one so quickly? Bai Lian was very angry. ??? The system mission option naturally appeared at this moment. [Mission 1: crossed your arms and glanced at An Lan. ¡°Who do you think I am? I¡¯m Bai Lian. You want to order me around? Dream on!¡± (Mission Reward: Cultivation breakthrough to early-stage Nascent Soul)] [Mission 2: Master, why don¡¯t you go yourself? Mission Reward: Drowsy Fragrance)] [Mission 3: Agree to An Lan (Mission Reward: Soft body skill+2)] The system missions would only be late and would never be absent. Bai Lian¡¯s mind became active. Firstly, it was impossible to choose the first mission. Wasn¡¯t showing off in front of the ¡°show-off queen¡± courting death? She was conflicted for a long time between Mission 2 and Mission 3. In Bai Lian¡¯s opinion, choosing to encourage Tong Yao previously only resulted in her being humiliated by the system. It was just a mistake in communication. The reward for Mission 2 was ordinary. She could totally give it a try. If it really succeeded, that would be a great thing! Third Junior Sister was very suspicious. She was also someone who had been reborn. It would be hard for her to not arouse the other party¡¯s disgust if she wanted to bring her back. She chose option two. Bai Lian said, ¡°Master, why don¡¯t you go yourself?¡± [Mission completed. Mission reward, Drowsy Fragrance] ¡°Huh?¡± An Lan stopped eating her melon. Bai Lian hurriedly added, ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m unwilling to go, but mainly, sigh¡­¡± She raised her head and stared at the long stalactite at the top of the cave with melancholy eyes. ¡°Master¡¯s reputation is widespread. Ever since I became Master¡¯s disciple, many people have been jealous! Recently, I¡¯ve already encountered two assassinations. I¡¯m worried that it¡¯ll be very difficult for me to successfully bring Master¡¯s new disciple back. If I¡¯m not careful, I¡¯m afraid¡­ It¡¯s all my fault for being weak and failing to meet Master¡¯s requirements.¡± Bai Lian clenched her fists tightly, her face filled with self-reproach. An Lan took a bite and swallowed the melon skin. She pursed her lips and didn¡¯t say anything for a long time. Then, she raised her right hand and waved. ¡°Come here.¡± Bai Lian walked over obediently. Then, An Lan smacked her butt hard. ¡°Aiyo¡­¡± Damn! An Lan said angrily, ¡°You actually dare to tease your own master? You¡¯re getting bold!¡± Bai Lian was even angrier. She wanted to recite a poem¡­ ¡°I¡¯m not, I didn¡¯t¡­¡± Bai Lian hurriedly explained. She stood by the stone bed and looked at An Lan with an aggrieved expression. She saw An Lan slowly take out an identity card from her sleeve. ¡°Take it.¡± This was a good thing. Bai Lian carefully put away the identity card. An Lan said, ¡°If anyone dares to kill you, I¡¯ll definitely make him die with you!¡± Ah, this¡­ Bai Lian had a bitter expression. An Lan tapped the stone table with her index finger. A moment later, she said, ¡°After all, you¡¯re my favorite disciple. When you bring your third junior sister back, I¡¯ll give you a top-notch Dharma artifact. The sword in your hand is a little lacking.¡± This immediately piqued Bai Lian¡¯s interest. Bai Lian, who was tempted by the top-grade Dharma artifact, no longer cared about the swelling pain in her butt. ¡°Master, I¡¯ll go!¡± ¡°Go, go.¡± An Lan chased Bai Lian away. Back then, she was high and mighty and had taken Bai Lian in as a disciple purely out of bad taste. However, now, her mentality had changed a little. Perhaps now there was more to look forward to. Chapter 40 - Second Junior Sisters Great Crisis! ¡°Want to know how badly a gentleman worries? Just imagine a river flowing east¡­¡± Xiao Jinse cowered in the bathtub. The warm water hit her skin, and the steam made her face red. She sighed. How worrisome. It had been an hour since she heard that sentence from Tong Yao, but she still couldn¡¯t calm down. As long as she closed her eyes, many strange images would flash across her mind. In her imagination, Xiao Jinse was pressed against the wall by Senior Bai. Senior Bai then proceeded to lift up Xiao Jinse chin¡­ Then, Senior Sister Bai would probe around with her hands¡­ ¡°Gulp, gulp, gulp¡­¡± Xiao Jinse shook her head hard and quickly buried her head in the water. Only then would she not let her head overheat. Underwater¡­ Xiao Jinse slowly opened her eyes. Spiritual power separated the water, allowing her to see her body clearly. After all, she used to be a martial artist. Her body could completely be described as curvy. Her abdomen was exquisite, and it can be considered to be her advantage compared to those official women who didn¡¯t leave their houses. The only eyesore were the scars that destroyed her beauty. Xiao Jinse pursed her lips and frowned. She originally wanted to use these scars left behind when she suffered in the Xiao family to spur herself on, but now, the situation had changed. She wondered if Senior Sister Bai would dislike these scars if she saw them? ¡°Emmm¡­¡± Xiao Jinse crawled out of the water. She suddenly discovered a very serious problem. She had yet to confirm if Senior Sister Bai was really interested in her. Wasn¡¯t she getting ahead of herself? Something was wrong with her. She actually had such impure thoughts about Senior Sister Bai. Was she worthy of Senior Sister Bai¡¯s efforts? Xiao Jinse walked out of the bathtub. She quickly changed into a Daoist robe and returned to her room. The moon was bright, and the stars were bright. After calming down, Xiao Jinse became even more depressed. She decided that it was better to find time to test Senior Sister Bai¡¯s true intentions. After all, some people also said that Senior Sister Bai deliberately said these words to dispel the thoughts of the Azure Sect¡¯s Holy Son. The most important thing now was to increase her strength as soon as possible. Not only to avenge herself and teach those who had once looked down on her, but also to seek longevity. Fortunately, she could always be by Senior Sister Bai¡¯s side on the long path to immortality. As Xiao Jinse thought, she casually flipped through the books on the shelf beside her. At this moment, she suddenly heard a clang from the room next door. ¡°?¡± Xiao Jinse leaned over in confusion and saw Bai Lian and Jade Rabbit packing up. ¡°Senior Sister, what are you doing?¡± ¡°Oh, it¡¯s Junior Sister.¡± Bai Lian turned around. Jade Rabbit, who was already familiar with Xiao Jinse, greeted happily, ¡°Ji ji ji!¡± Bai Lian stuffed the bottle containing the Drowsy Fragrance into the curved storage pendant hanging in front of her chest. She was thinking about how to answer Xiao Jinse. The system options popped up in time. [Mission 1: Avoid the topic and just brush it off (Mission Reward: Low-grade Dharma artifact, Fragrant Orchid Veil)] [Mission 2: Tell the truth (Mission Reward: Formation+1)] Just as Bai Lian thought, she still had to tell the truth! If she lied to Second Junior Sister at this time, when she suddenly brought Third Junior Sister back, Second Junior Sister would have a knot in her heart. She had to create a good environment for her junior sisters to live in harmony. After all her efforts, she still hoped that she could cozy up to these junior sisters with the bearing of protagonists after they grew up. Otherwise, if her junior sisters were fighting among themselves when she needed their help in the future, it wouldn¡¯t be good for her at all. She chose option two. ¡°Junior Sister,¡± Bai Lian said. ¡°It¡¯s like this. Recently, Master wants to take in a new disciple. She asked me to bring that new disciple back to the sect. I¡¯m preparing to set off.¡± [Mission completed. Mission reward array+1] ¡°Eh?¡± Xiao Jinse was stunned. This seemed to be similar to her situation at that time. She hesitated for a moment and asked, ¡°Is it a junior brother or a junior sister?¡± ¡°Junior sister.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Xiao Jinse suddenly felt a little dizzy, but she quickly recovered and forced a smile. ¡°Are you going for a long time?¡± ¡°It¡¯s hard to say.¡± The destination of this trip was the Sand Region in the south of the East God Continent. Just the journey alone would take ten days. Bai Lian recalled the game content again. ¡°Battle of the Gods¡± didn¡¯t have much information on this plot, because ¡°Bai Lian¡± quickly brought the tied-up Third Junior Sister back. A reborn Heaven-defying Asura? Killing without batting an eye? Very suspicious? Unwilling to come to the Immortal Du Sect? In front of his senior sister, Bai Lian, who regarded death as nothing, all of this was nothing! In the most direct storyline, ¡°Bai Lian¡± threw this third junior sister into the sand pit and got it done with. It was very simple and efficient. Of course, the Bai Lian in this storyline also died very quickly. It was terrible. The third junior sister, who had completely fallen into the Asura Dao, smiled sinisterly and slashed her into thousands of pieces with a saber. She slashed until the screen was splattered with blood, causing psychological trauma for many players. Bai Lian didn¡¯t dare to do anything bad. She still wanted to live a little longer. But if she didn¡¯t use force, it wouldn¡¯t be easy to make this third junior sister obediently return to the Immortal Du Sect with her. It was really a headache. How good would it be if everyone was as obedient as Second Junior Sister! Bai Lian punched the table gloomily. ¡°It might take half a month.¡± After a moment of hesitation, she said, ¡°Or longer.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Xiao Jinse was depressed. Bai Lian laughed. ¡°I¡¯ll definitely return before you participate in the sect¡¯s joint trial.¡± She took out another communication jade slip and stuffed it into Xiao Jinse¡¯s hand. ¡°If there¡¯s anything, you can contact me through this jade slip.¡± Xiao Jinse grabbed the warm jade slip tightly. That night, after packing up, Bai Lian quietly left the Immortal Du Sect with Jade Rabbit. By the window¡­ Xiao Jinse looked up at the clear night sky. From today onwards, she was no longer Senior Sister Bai¡¯s only junior sister! This news came too suddenly, so much so that she was not mentally prepared at all. She had never expected this to happen. It was ridiculous that not long ago, she was still thinking of testing Senior Sister Bai¡¯s intentions. Now, it seemed that she was thinking too much. ¡°I¡­¡± Xiao Jinse looked at the communication jade slip on the dressing table and a saying suddenly popped up in her mind¡­ ¡°Love grew over time¡±. Senior Sister Bai would be out for at least half a month this time, and she had only been with Senior Sister Bai for a month. It was dangerous! Xiao Jinse¡¯s heart was in a mess. ¡­ At this moment¡­ In a remote ancient town in the desert¡­ A girl with silver hair hidden under the hood slowly raised her head. Her eyes, which should have been as lively as an oasis pool, were filled with gray mist. She was the avenger who had returned. In this life, she would definitely make those who had harmed her family pay the price with their blood!