《Record Of The Immortal Teacher》 Chapter 0 : Choice "All fate is destined to be changed someday Light will always shine through the darkness My Dear disciples, no matter how ... you have to find your ..." That was the last words that my master imparted to us, his disciples. My master, he who used to be kind, funny, patient, and strong ... As long as I remember, he was like a father to me. He raised me for 18 years since I was a baby, unlike my two others, senior disciples. I couldn''t cultivate because of my unique constitution. And so fearing that one day I may not achieve the immortality by my self, he manufactured for me an immortal pill. For him I would be willing to do anything, he who gave me a true life and a family.The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. And so, since the age of 5, I began learning everything and every book he gave me. Soaring Dragon immortal fist, Sword God''s one hundred slash techniques and so on.... because of my unique constitution, or perhaps just because I was born this way, my mind could remember everything as long as I read it once. This ability left my other seniors speechless if they had it perhaps they would attain more achievements in the future? Heaven is fair... or so I thought But everything changed that day.... That day when he came back home with a grim expression and severe wounds all over his body ... It wasn''t the first time he went traveling towards the end of the world, or so he said back then... But this time, he came back defeated, weak, and above all, he had a sad expression... He had the face of someone who lost all hope, all desire... Who in the world could beat my master the invincible God sovereign to this state? A few days later after his funeral, my first senior brother succeeded the position of master and become the lord of heavens as for my second brother, he chose to oppose him and went to become the leader of the Demon realm. Since then, our family broke apart. My brothers both sent me an invitation to choose a side, I ... ran away to the mortal world. I''d rather live my life in a carefree manner than strive for power. I want to teach like my master, I want to repay the debt that I couldn''t do while he was alive. I made my choice, I, Qianli, swear to become a teacher! Chapter 1 : Arrival at the Cyan Bamboo City Cyan bamboo city. It was a small city located in the south of the Great Kingdom Alfron.This city was peculiar because of its interesting cyan bamboo growing near the river that crossed the city, giving a calm and serene tranquility to the citizens living there. It was why the Cyan Bamboo city was one of the quietest places in the kingdom. That said, the place was currently crowded with people, There were over thousands of people filling up what little space remained in the market place. Suddenly, in the lively crowd, a man shouted loudly in an attempt to attract the attention of the people surrounding him. " In 3 days, the Green Raven sect, The Everlasting Star Academy, The Radiant Sword Sect, and The Void Sect are sending their representatives to this village. They will conduct small tests to select a new bach of disciples. Pass the word to every kid under twenty ... " Suddenly, a slow but cold voice sounded in the crowd " Excuse me, may I know if the representatives are also recruiting teachers? " Everyone turned around to see who spoke this sentence. Upon looking at the person''s face, the man who was reading the message before had a dumbfounded look on his face, and nearly all people there began laughing. " Hey kid, I don''t think that you fit the position of teacher in an academy, much less a sect! " " Hahahaha this girl actually wants to teach others? haha haha, my teeth are nearly falling!!! " " Girl, how about I teach you something in my bed tonight, come warm this elder I''ll give you a good salary! " " haha haha stop that, I''m dying!!! " Much less to their provocations, Qianli didn''t mind this people''s vulgarities and still continued to fix with her cold red eyes the messenger expecting an answer. " uh... that I don''t know, you have to see with the elders when they come to the... " Cupping her hands and bowing her head, she quickly left the market not bothering with the people''s gaze. After that, the messenger repeated the message twice before heading out of the market. People started chatting with each other.A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. " Hey, who do you think will come in the junior generation? " " I don''t know, there have been rumors that the third prince will surely come to this selection; I even heard that the fairy maiden along with her sister is already here staying in the lord''s mansion as guests. " " Speaking of the lord, will his son also participate? " " Probably, you don''t know this but.... they''ve said that this is the last time the sects are going to recruit people in our kingdom. Since there have been rumors that our kingdom only produces trash, and they are unable to gain a great achievement, they want to limit the spots. After that, The Everlasting Star Academy will probably be the only place left for our citizens to learn cultivation... " " Pah! That academy is worthless, how can they compare to the great sects? " " Well... before the great cataclysm, they used to be a sect. Although now they are only a shadow of what they were once before... "
One day before this event; Qianli, who descended to the mortal world, was at a loss as to what to do. The place where the inter-spatial gate led her was this city''s border. Lucky for her no one was there when the gate opened, or else people wouldn''t want to believe their eyes. At first, she tried to find a small place to stay for the night. With the assets she had in her inter spacial ring, there was enough to shame the imperial vault of the kingdom, no, maybe more than five kingdoms. But she didn''t want to attract attention, so, for now, she had to stay low profile and try to gather information about this place. After some detours, she asked some citizens where to stay. Sadly, there wasn''t enough space in the town''s inn, and the tavern was noisy enough that she wouldn''t mind sleeping on the street. She finally decided to buy a small house from an old man near the river in the border of the city. " This place is not bad, at least there aren''t many people here like that tavern. " Resting till the morning, she woke up and headed to the town to gather information. Then after following some people, she was in the center of the market place where the messenger began reading the message.
" Very well, since the elders are coming to this city, I may as well prepare myself if they want to test me " Qianli went to the alchemist hall to buy ingrediants for a physique changing pill, this will help her to change her physique and fool the eyes of outsiders, and it will also momentanly give the impression that she is able to cultivate and raise her aura to the 4th rank Master for a few days. As long as she can produce enough of this pill, living for a few decades as a 4th rank isn''t much of a problem. Little did she know that a 4th rank Master is already considered quit outstanding even in the sect, a grand elder position may not even be more powerful than a third rank, much less a fourth rank master.... " I hope to find this ingredient... " .... " Sorry miss, these ingredients are unknown to us ... " The receptionist maintained a large smile, but underneath his visage, he was smirking and gave a cold laugh. Is she trying to cause problems here? What are these ingredients, horn of the snow fox demon, 2 leafs of the hundred fire grass..... I''ve been working here for over 3 years and have never heard of this before.... but the most absurd is that she wants one jade nectar flower! Throughout the whole continent, this flower already disappeared two millennia''s ago! Only the Alchemist sect have 2 of this flower left! urgh... forget it, it''s best to just send her away without problems! Noticing the stare of the dumbfounded receptionist, Qianli choose to go away without trying to haggle over things. " It seems I overestimated the resources of the mortal world... this will be a problem ... " Disappointed, she headed home trying to figure out a new plan before the arrival of the elders of the city. Chapter 2 : Xiao Feng On the way home, Qianli came up with multiple ideas for the exam. But she only had a limited time, so many of this ideas crumbled inside of her mind. " .... I really don''t know what to do now, this mortal plane has never seen or heard of most of the ingredients of the alchemy pills that I know of, and even the Qilin beast are just mythological beasts that are unheard of since millennia''s ago... " " I guess I have no choice than to pass the exam as a disciple, and try my luck later when I get inside the sect ..." Making up her mind, just as she was heading to her house, she heard a commotion near and filled with curiosity, she rushed toward the noise. " Master Chen, we should head back to the mansion before people come here! " " Damn! who would''ve thought that with just a few hit and this as*h*le die like this! This trash can''t even stand a beating! " " Master... we should go now, or else the city lord ... " " Father won''t forgive me if he finds out .... let''s go! " Qianli who just got there was hiding near a bush, watching the whole thing. Apparently, the one referred as young master Chen was the kid who looked like fifteen years old, and the one near him was his attendant, a scarred old man. She decided to not meddle with their business and waited for them to go. After she carefully observed the surroundings, she went near the corpse of the young kid lying in the grass who''s age was similar to that young master Chen. She tried to touch his pulse, and after inspecting it she was inwardly shocked. " This kid should be dead, but his life force (meridians) are still circulating! what on earth... " Fearing that someone else comes there, she tried to lift him and take him to her house before further examination. Sadly, unbeknown to her, a person was watching the whole scene.
After putting him on the bed, she took black needles out of her station ring. And then she ripped off his shirt. " I have to be quick, who knows how much time he will still be alive... " She closed her eyes and started to recollect her memories from the books she read before. nirvana rebirth of the meridians...No, it doesn''t seem to be like this... Fire tribulation.... No, it isn''t.... Phoenix soul revival! Wait... does that mean that this kid actually has the Phoenix soul inside his body?! How did he ... She was interrupted by the blood spurting from the kid''s mouth, his face who was already pale became white as sheets.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. " Shit! I don''t have time to study his body, I have to try the opening of his meridians or else he will die at any second now! " She took a chair and sat near him. Then she focused all her attention, and after no more than half a second, she swiftly inserted 10 needles in his body. Not able to cultivate, she was well versed in the art of healing, acupuncture, alchemy, etc... To the point that she mastered all of this arts, even her master was shocked to see that. Her skills were on par with the greatest masters in the world! However, some tasks still demanded great stamina and concentration. After she inserted all the needles in his body, her forehead was sweating a lot. The young fellow''s pale face finally returned to normal. " ... he should be resting now "
" Sister! Sister ! " A young girl was running in the corridor of the lord''s mansion. If anyone saw this beautiful girl, they would recognize her immediately: Fairy maiden. " ... what is it again... " The annoyed girl was her sister, she was currently resting in her quarters and didn''t seem to like being disturbed. " Sister! I went outside the city and I saw something incredible! " " You! didn''t you hear father''s words before! don''t go alone there are lots of people with bad intentions that just was to seize any opportunity to harm you, and you still just go there to play?! " " Sister... don''t be mad... I was just ..." " You were just what?! " " I .. saw Xiao Feng getting beat up by Li Chen... to the point of lying in the grass without moving ... and then there was some woman who just got there and took the boy''s body ... " " You saw what????!" ....
After resting for about 2 days, The boy finally opened his eyes. Qianli who was just finished of preparing a meal took a portion and then tried to feed him. " eat, your body is still weak, don''t try to move... " " ... I ... " " Hush, open your mouth and eat for now. You haven''t eaten anything for the past two days... " Looking straight into her eyes, the boy seemed like to understand her intentions, and opened slowly his mouth. After eating, he closed his eyes and started to sleep again. It was only after twelve more hours that he finally woke up. Qianli was sitting in the chair near him, patiently waiting for him to wake up the whole time. " ... I ... thank you ... " " ... No need to mention it, just rest. After that when you are ready to go, don''t forget to take your ripped shirt on the floor " " No ! I want to thank you for saving my life, if not I would''ve been ... " " Like I said, don''t mention it, I already gained something so you could consider that as a repayment. " tilting his head in confusion, he didn''t understand her last sentence. But with his personality, he would never accept being in debt to someone without trying to repay him. For now, he chose to remain silent, and while resting he would come up with an idea... Qianly, prior to his waking, was inspecting again his body, and she found lots of interesting things. Apparently, this boy had the Phoenix soul! a legendary beast one of kind who resided in the high heavens. She only heard stories about it from her master, this divine beast was one of the four divine beasts guardians of the world, after 10 thousand years till now, no one heard of it again. It wasn''t until she read about it in a book that her master gave her. She remembered the book quite well because it was worn out, and it gave the feeling of something profound was written in there. The Phoenix soul cultivation was also mentioned there. It was one of the 36 unique constitutions in the world and ranked in the top 5. When treating the boy, she was still in awe before his outstanding physique. How lucky for a mortal to have this kind of chance to have a Phoenix soul. But this boy was luckier than others, He experienced a near death situation and because of that, the Phoenix soul tried to open forcibly his meridians. Before, he was considered a trash. The Phoenix soul hasn''t awakened yet. But now that she treated him, his meridians were burning, 10 of the 64 acupuncture points were opened, his Phoenix soul awakened, his cultivation will skyrocket from now on as long as he had the right cultivation technique! Qianli thought about this for a long time while he was asleep. But she wouldn''t force him to learn from her, as a matter of fact, he still considers her as a benefactor and wouldn''t want to ask favors from her either. She was at loss to what to do now.... She stood up and then went to the door " I''m going to the market to buy food, when you finish resting, you can leave. Don''t mind the door nothing is valuable in this house anyway... " After saying this she left. Chapter 3 : Weird conversation After the sun set, Qianli returned home to prepare for the exam tomorrow. She tried to gather some more information about this place, the level of cultivation used by the people here, what she found out was totally surprising even for her. " urgh... didn''t know they had so low standarts, if i had known earlier i would have just created a fake physique pill with those low ingrediants, it would have been sufficiant to pass the exam, but now the alchemy hall has already closed the doors of their shop.... " The cultivation in the mortal world goes the same as the other planes,
Realm Rank
Profound 10
Spiritual 10
Master 8
Heaven 6
As far as she heard, no one achieved Heaven''s rank since thousands of years in the mortal world. It was merely considered a legend. Of course, Qianli knows that after the heaven rank, there exist lots of ranks far superior. After all, she was living in the heaven''s realm under the tutelage of the strongest master. Since the sects are coming to this remote kingdom to select a bunch of mundane disciples, the level requirement was probably going to be near the profound rank level 5. She couldn''t be sure at 100%, but even if she was mistaken it wouldn''t be lower than this.
At home, after recovering for two days and half, Xiao Feng was feeling stronger than even. His meridians were rebuilt, his strength was overflowing, after carefully inspecting it, he himself couldn''t fully believe it. " How on earth ... " Xiao Feng spent nearly all his life training, sadly because of his unknown constitution, he couldn''t cross the bottlenecks that easily. Wich made him stuck at the profound realm rank 2 for nearly 3 years. He became depressed at the idea of his peers and fellow kids around his age were all mocking him and calling him a trash. Even his father the city lord, abandoned him . Right at this moment, Xiao Feng rose 6 ranks in 2 days ! No one besides Qianli would dare to believe it. He became a rank 8 profound realm. And the more surprising was that he was feeling every second that he was getting stronger and stronger. "If this keeps up, around tomorrow morning, I would breakthrough and would be at the 9th rank! "The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. His face who was usually calm, couldn''t keep this facade anymore, his was smiling, although it was a creeping smile ... anyone who saw him would think that this kid has mischievious ideas behind his head. " hehe, tomorrow, wait for me Li Chen, I would get back those humiliations I got all these years, I would repay you tenfold! " Feeling a little sweaty, he went to take a shower.
Qianli, who just returned him saw that no one was in the bed, she became depressed. If only she hadn''t said those words back then, if she only proposed to him to become her disciple, that was a golden opportunity for lots of people. " Forget it... it was destiny that made me meet him... who knows? maybe we will meet again " She tried to comfort herself for loosing a good seedling, but in her calm heart, there was this strange feeling. She went to take a cold shower to clear her head off so that she rests enough for tomorrow''s test. After locking the door, she got undressed , and went to the shower .
Xiao Feng who was relaxing in the bath, was still pondering about that girl who healed him and took care of him. When he woke up he couldn''t even speak a word because of his prideful manners. All his life, he took care of himself, he never asked for anyone''s help, even his father. But deep inside, he jsut wanted to be conforted like any other child. He wanted love more than anyone else. " That girl, she seems a little ... odd, i don''t seem to recall her living in the city. Maybe she is like the others, and came to take the exam ? " " Either way, she is quit beautiful! Before I though it was because I was too pridefull to speak, but now that I think about it i ... " Suddenly his toughts were interrupted by Qianli oppening the door of the bathroom. He stood up without thinking, both of them were staring at each other''s body, shocked. This was ... awkward.... Both of them was just standing there without moving looking at each other, waiting for the one who will break this deafening silence. " You! " It was Xiao Feng who broke the silence, he was unable to keep silence after seeing her delicate feathers, her beautiful white skin, her... he felt that a beast will get out of his body at any moment! " Me? Me what? " Qianli who was shocked didn''t seem to mind him seeing her body, and wasn''t even a little bit embarassed. When she was living with her master and fellow senior brothers, they thought her etiquette how a proper lady should conduct her self, the manners etc... But none of them had the courage to tell her about the forbidden relationships and how she shouldn''t stand there like nothing in front of a man. She rarely interacted with anyone besides her family, so who could teach her? Only a woman can teach a woman this aspect of life... Initially she was shocked not because Xiao Feng was standing there naked. But because he hadn''t left the house yet, she was happy, to have the occasion to speak with him a little more. But she didn''t understand why he was becoming redder and redder the more he speaks with her.... " Why... WHY ARE U STANDING THERE WITHOUT SCREAMING OR HIDING ?! " " Eh? why are you... " " I''m a man ! can''t you see?! get out. " " I know that you are a man, I''ve already inspected your body before ...." She meant by that that she already tore his shirt and saw his body. But for Xiao Feng, he was inwardly surprised, could it be this girl didn''t see him as a man, but only a child?! f*ck how is that possible, we both are similar in age, at most she was 2 years older than me. Xiao Feng wasn''t totally wrong about this, he and Qianli were only apart 2 years, She was 18 and him 16. She then recalled the matter of asking him to become his disciple before he disappears. " More importantly, do you want to become my disciple? " " IN YOUR DREAAAAMS !!! " "mm?? " at his last shout, he ran toward the other room as quickly as possible and left Qianli speechless. " Why was he making a fuss over nothing ? was I too abrupt of asking him that? " Chapter 4 : Troubles not ending At the city lord''s mansion, inside the great hall, was currently sitting a middle age man with a gloomy expression on his face, 3 subordinates were kneeling in front of him not daring to raise their heads. for a long period of time, the silence was deafening. Until, the city lord finally spoke. " ..... find him, no matter who''s the one who took him, no matter where they are hiding, find my son''s corpse. If you fail, you know the consequences ... " " Yes, my lord! " With that, the 3 subordinates stood up and vanished like a mirage. With a sorrowful expression, he said while looking at the sky. " My wife, i failed to protect our son... How can i face you... "
The 3 subordinates were tracking the traces of Xiao Feng since the last time he disappeared, with the testimony of the fairy maiden and her sister, they knew where to search first. It was not longer than one day than they found out where he was with the information they gathered. However, they didn''t barge in on Qianli''s house, they calmy observed the situation first. Their priority was after all to recuperate the young master''s corpse, if they fail to do so, no only the lord''s punishment will be severe, but they would also fail up the reputation of the ghost squad . The city lord Xiao yang was a powerful warrior, he looked like a 40 years old. The King gave him this position 10 years ago because of certain circonstances, since then he trained multitude squads underhim. The ghost squad was one of the elite squads in the kingdom , it was composed of three siblings raised by the city lord in secret, they are near 25 years old and they were trained very well, in this city... no even in the entire kingdom other than the city lord, they were one of the most powerful squad, they only report to him or the king himself. Right now, the 3 subordinates were still quietly watching, blending in the bushes. S1: " it''s been 4 hours now, do we go in? " S2: " I think we should wait, maybe the enemy will go out and then we can recuperate the corpse. " S3: " Mind your words, he is the city lord''s son, not some cabbage you pick up in the streets! " S2 : " hmph... He is just a trash" S1 : " Don''t start fighting now, the enemy may notice us. And second brother, third brother''s words are correct, he is still after all the city lord''s son. " S2 : " Yes yes, if you say so... "
Xiao Feng who was currently still in a shocked and embarassed situation, was wearing his pants and teared shirt very fast. Then he remembered that moment earlier with the girl infront of him, and his noise began to bleed. The blood was rushing out like a fountain, he tried to stop it but that only made his cloths tattered with it. " I need to get out now ... " He rushed toward the door, and run outside very fast ...
S1 : " The door opened !" At his sound the 2 brothers who were still arguing among themselves stopped, and diverted their full attention to the young man leaving the house . S3: " Ho... How is it possible ?! He is still alive??? " S2: " Our information told us that he was dead, it must be a joke right? " S1: "He looks quit panicked, look on his shirt.... there is blood and it''s torn apart! "You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. S2: " Is it those damn body sellers?! they wanted to take his organs and sell it off?? " S3: " F**k! I''m gonna bite them to death! " S1: " Anyway, priorities first, Second brother, go knock him out and take him to the city lord, Our master will be rejoicing when he finds out that his son in alive " S3: " Wait, let me ...." S1: " No, you come with me, we don''t know who the enemies are, it will be bad if they flew away , our Lord will punish us if we don''t even know their identities " S3: " Urgh..." S1: " Let''s begin ! " At the signal, the 3 brothers rushed from the bushes, the second brother like he was told with his swift fast movement he tried to knock Xiao Feng. Little did he know that the little guy raised his cultivation by 5 ranks in 2 days. Xiao Feng who instinctively tried to protect himself but was not fast enough to stop the incoming danger, pained when the palm attack touched the back of his head. " AAargh! " The two brothers who were rushing to the door stopped when they heard the scream, they turned around and found out the second brother standing not moving, and the young master rolling on the floor in pain. S1: " ..... " S3: " ....." Damn it brother, I know you don''t like him for beeing a trash, but why be so fierce?! are you trying to beat him up and kill him instead of saving him?! The second brother began cursing, fu*k! I only tried to knock you out, why are you still awake?! Damn it! I guess i have to take him like this. He attacked a second time Xiao Feng on his stomach this time with a fierce punch and tried to lift him up on his shoulder. Xiao Feng who already was curling in pain and didn''t understand or see the assaillant tried to get back up when the second subbordinate was lifting him on his shoulders. He slipped and with his unballenced body and barely awake, he hit the floor very hard. His head was bleeding and a swollen bulge was visible. The second subordinate not believing what just happened turned to look at his brothers with a shocked expression. Damn it! Fu*k you! FU*K YOU!!! You''re really trying to finish him off you bas*ard! Do you know what will happen to us if the city lords finds out that the young master was still alive and then when we were trying to save him you hit him twice and crushed his head on the ground and then killed him off "accidentally" ?! FU*K THIS EXCUSE IS WORSE THAN SAYING TO HIM THAN FLYING PIGS BURNED THE HOUSE WITH FIRE FROM THEIR MOUTH! With no way to excuse himself, he picked up Xiao Feng and flew to the city lord''s mansion to get the young master treated. S3: " THAT''S WHY I SAID TO LET ME BE THE ONE WHO Takes CARE OF HIM! " S1: " .... " Then suddenly, they sensed a strange but deathly stare at their back. They turned around and saw a beautiful girl wit a rosy pink face and wet hair, starring at them with her red fiery eyes.
Qianli who was enjoying her warm bath heard the screaming outside, she rushed to the door and wore her kimono in a hurry to find out what''s happening. She opened the door and saw a commotion outside, she saw the three man, two of them were watching the third guy picking the curled Xiao Feng, then when he tried to get off he hit his head hard on the floor. She stood there in shock for a while. When the two man finally noticed her, she grew mad and with a quick movement, she formed seals with her hand. I just wanted to rest for a little while before the exam, but you dare to come here and kidnapp my potentiel disciple and you hurt him too. Are you tired of living?! Formation activate, Hell''s hound ! Qianli who was weak and without the talent to cultivation didn''t waste all her time trying to cultivate. When she was still studying, she divided her time learning formations and seals. The formations and seals didn''t depend on one''s cultivation, but on the time they prepared and the items used. Qianli, when she bought the house, made some safe formations in case trouble arose. Hell''s hound formation was for that purpose.
The fu*k, what''s with this dogs?! The two men were currently fighting a big dog with three heads that popped out of nowhere . No matter how many time they slashed it, he wouldn''t stop attacking them, he was like a demon that was akin to an immortal ghost. The only way to beat him is to destroy the formation or kill the creator, or simply... wait till the energy run off. S1: " We need to go, now! " S3: " But brother, the enemy is right infront of us..." S1: "Are you stupid? who knows if she has another trick up her sleeve. Damn it, of all the things she had to be a formation master !" Formation masters are referred to people who enjoy laying formations whenever they fight; The more they have time to lay a formation, the better the quality. Some formations were known to have defeated Master realms before. Sadly, because formations and seals were lost since ancient times, and it was hard to find someone who teachs them, people who are considered as formation warriors were very very hard to find in not only the mortal plane, but all the other planes too. Qianli was one of the lucky people who inherited the formations and seals, and not any one of them, but the supreme formations of the world!
Qianli who was at awe at what to do, couldn''t help but get mad at her actions earlier. One of the weak sides of a formation was that it was limited to a certain place, when the two man turned their back and run off the disappeared without a trace, she couldn''t follow them off, it was a kin to suicide! she had no way to fight them since she didn''t take her items and left her spacial storage ring in the house. By the time she reorganised her thoughts, she decided to go to the city, right way, to find traces of Xiao Feng. It was going to be a terribly long night... Chapter 5 : Attacking the city lords mansion Qianli, who finished her preparations, retrieved a small compass from her ring, then she took a blood example of Xiao Feng''s blood that was tattered on the rock which he hit his head earlier. She placed the blood on the center of the compass, and the small needle shook, then pointed at a certain direction. " Alright, let''s go and see who dares come here stir up troubles! "
" My Lord! I have good news! " " ..... " The Lord who was still wearing a dark expression sitting on his chair all the time finally opened his eyes and saw the second subordinate that he sent earlier kneeling on the floor. " What are you talking about? Good news? You retrieved my son''s corpse but can you bring him back to life?! " " I dare not my Lord! But the young master, he is still alive! " Hearing the last sentence, The city Lord finally stood up. " What?!! Bring me to him NOW! " .... " My lord, the physician is treating him right now as we speak. He is still unconscious ... " If the city Lord knew that the injuries on his son were his subordinate''s fault, he would probably have strangled him to death right now. " Whaa..what happened? how did he get injured?! Who dared to make him into this mess? Bring him I''ll castrate him right now! " Hearing his threats, the second subordinate couldn''t help but shiver and put his hands between his legs. At this time, his first and third brother finally came walking through the door, seeing them he couldn''t help but feel a little relieved, at least now they could come up with an appropriate story and blame it all on the kidnapper. But .... why did they not bring the kidnapper with them? could it be they killed him and left his corpse there?! " My lord !" the 2 brothers knelt on the floor. " Speak, who did this? who kidnapped my son and... " Without letting him finish his sentence, the third brother answered abruptly. " It was a girl, a formation master! " Hearing his answer, the lord who was angry before now had a gloomy and darkened expression in his face. Nice job third brother, I know you are stupid most of the times, but right now you really saved us and our.... urgh... " A formation master... a formation master... how could it be possible? Why would one appear here unless ... " " Unless it has to do with those sects! But first, give me a detailed report on what happened there ."
Qianli, following the direction, finally found her way to the city lord''s residence. She stood there and narrowed her eyes. " It seems they are hiding here, could it be that those guys were the city lord''s servants? "This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. A thought crossed her mind, this past day she has been gathering information about this city and of course, she heard a lot about the city lord, the important people who live here, and those who came from a far away place. She had a basic understanding of how this kingdom works. " Xiao Feng, If I remember correctly the city Lord''s name is Xiao Yang... could it be a certain relative, maybe his father or uncle? " " Either way, they dared to send disrespectful people to my house, they should know the consequences! And furthermore, I still need to hear his answer... " She was happy when she saw him back, but then that moment of happiness didn''t last ten minutes after he was already gone. This time she won''t let him get away. " Alright, it''s time to stir troubles! "
" And that''s how we came back ... " Listening to their story, the city lord had a huge change on his face. " It seems this girl isn''t one of those sects, no she doesn''t even seem to be from this place... " The subordinates told him the story like it was at first, but then they changed to ending saying that they entered the house and found the young master there with his injuries and brought him like that. Sweat was running down their foreheads while they were covering up the truth. The city Lord, unconvinced, asked them a question with a serious expression on his face " I have a feeling that you still are hiding something from ...." BOOM ! Suddenly, an explosion was heard, the 4 of them shifted their gaze toward the courtyard. " RAAawWR! " Hearing this barking, the first and second brother was shivering inside. Could it be... " Damn it! it''s those dogs again!! " " Master, I think it''s that formation master, she came to retrieve him! " " HOW DARE SHE! Go take the other squads lead and bring me her head now! " " Yes! " The 3 subordinates rushed to the courtyard, fighting with the dogs weren''t particularly a joyous thing for them, but at the very least it was better than staying with the city lord until he finds out the truth! Inside the room, only Xiao Fang and his father were there alone. Xiao Yang was sitting guarding his son. If the intruder''s goal is to come for Xiao Feng, then ...
" Damn, this dog doesn''t get injured at all! " " I told you! it''s a mirage array! we need to find the spirit patterns and destroy them, or find the formation master ..." The 3 squads were currently fighting with the hell''s hound, Qianli, who earlier set up this formation, already snuck to the interior of the residence while wearing servant''s clothes to not get their attention. Then she headed toward the room where Xiao Feng was. " If I''m not mistaken, he should be ... " Right when she wanted to open the door, a deadly Qi rose next to her, she couldn''t help but turn around, then a fist came flying from nowhere to her face. Fortunately, she was prepared, even if she didn''t have cultivation, she still mastered martial arts, her body could sustain some damage before collapsing. She raised her guard and tried to block the incoming attack, which sent her crashing to the door and breaking to the inside of the room. " You have some guts to kidnap and harm my son, and now you even came here to take him?!" Standing up, with some blood flowing from her head, she could barely keep her balance. She asked in a hazy tone " You are.. misunderstanding, I did ... not ... " " Keep your excuses, I''ll hear them after torturing you in the prison! " At that statement, he released his Qi and rushed again to her. I can''t fight him head on, I''ll be dead before even injuring him. I have no choice I''ll have to use that ... She put some of her blood on her right arm where inscriptions were already set before. Then she shouted. " Basic formation: Chains of light! " When Xiao Yang''s fist was nearly 3 feets from her, golden chains came from underground and stopped his movements, then they strangled his body and kept him from moving. " What.. how.. Can this be possible?! I"m at spiritual realm rank 8 warrior, why are this chains so... " He tried to get away, but he couldn''t move an inch. Then he released his Qi... " AAAAAh!" He kept releasing his Qi to destroy the chains, but the golden chain''s property sealed off his cultivation and absorbed his Qi. Unless someone already attained the Master realm, they couldn''t destroy this basic formation at all! Qianli who was painting got close to Xiao Feng who was still sleeping on his bed. " DON''T YOU DARE GO NEAR MY SON! " At his shout, Xiao Feng opened his eyes slowly. Qianli who was rejoicing, smiled then she tried to speak but the boy opened his mouth before her. " Who... who are you? " Shocked, strange emotions soared her heart, then with a hint of disappointment, she quickly left the room. The chains that were subduing Xiao Yang disappeared, he then took his son in his embrace and spoke lightly to him. " Are you okay??!! " " fa... father?" As long as he remembered, his father never took him in his embrace before, he felt some sort of happiness. His tears came down his cheeks and he cried like a 5 years old. " It''s okay, father will never let you go away again... "
Qianli who finally escaped the mansion, went into hiding, to recuperate her injuries earlier. " Is it amnesia? Perhaps it''s better this way... " Her expression was dark, her eyes were barely open because of all the fatigue and the injuries. She couldn''t stand up anymore. " I need to recuperate, even just a little , before the... " At that she collapsed near a wall. Chapter 6 : The First day of the exam The early dawn rises, in the still morning light bathing through the city, everyone was already awake. The exam will be held in the Martial Academy. Everyone was excited and at the same time numerous geniuses who were hiding finally made their move ...
Qianli, who barely recuperated from her injuries last night, coupled with her uncomfortable sleep, went at first to a shop to buy some clothes since her own clothes were already in mess. Sadly, the only shopkeeper she found in the market was an old man who sold her some male villagers clothes. " It seems I have to do with this for now ...." Changing her appearance slightly to avoid trouble. Qianli concealed her identity into that of a young vagabond cultivator until the Martial Academy''s gate was finally opened. Then, Qianli followed the crowd and entered the Academy. At the center of the hall, four old men were sitting in chairs behind a table, one of them stood up and began addressing the crowd. He began to blabber non-stop " Everyone, thank you for coming to this selection. Today for many of you, it will be a chance, an opportunity to have ... " One of the elders who was sitting at the table, seemingly annoyed said in a low voice. " Tsss... just keep it short you damn old fogey, no one wants to hear this crap you''re saying either way ...." The old man who was talking to the crowd turned to the one sitting on the table and fixed him with deathly stares, then he turned around and continued with his long speech. After a while, the speech finally ended. " Now, let''s begin the tests! " The selection will be composed of four tests, the physical test, the aptitude test, and the realm test, and the spiritual test. In the path ahead of you, each elder from different sect will supervise the tests. You can choose to begin with any of them, the time limit is 4 days to pass all the exams . But bear my words, if anyone of you wishes to cheat in front of the elders, the consequences will be terrible! " At his last sentence, he sent an enormous wave of ki to the crowd, which made them silent. " Ah... one last thing... The spots of this selection are limited to 100 disciples which will be divided by the sects into 4. The test points will give us the final ranking of the 100 disciples, so give it your best shot! " " You can begin the test after you register your name and age in the booth right there at the corner! " He pointed his finger to a certain place, where a middle aged man was sitting.... no, soundlessly sleeping. After he said this last words, he began chuckling and stepped down of the podium. The crowd was numerous, it had at least several thousands of participants coming all the way from each part of the kingdom. Qianli was like always standing in a remote area, watching the examiners with full attention. When she heard the last sentence of the elder, she began to rush to the booth to register before the ocean of crowd.
" My luck isn''t bad, at least I got in the 35th place! " " Hahaha look at those idiots, they were not in a hurry, so now they will stand behind !" " Damn it, this little boy got the first place, well not like it matters since I''m second in the line " Qianli was standing at the peak of the line, waiting for the elder to wake up. " What are you waiting for, wake him up quick! We don''t have time for..." Some people began cursing at this middle aged guy who was still sleeping in his chair, others began insulting Qianli because she didn''t wake him up, of course, Qianli didn''t mind their shouting and cursing.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. She just stood there silently, waiting for the elder. The elder was of course not really sleeping, he was gauging the crowd''s attitude. Interesting fellow ... The elder suddenly opened his eyes " you, what is your name? " " Respects to the elder, my name is Qianli " " Give me your hand, and tell me how old are you ..." Qianli gave her hand out, the elder took her palm and closed his eyes " I am 18 years old " " Hmm..." The elder flipped his hands and took a token, then gave it to her. " Here is your registry token... " Then with a mischievous smile, he said " Young fellow, are you interested in joining the "Everlasting Star Academy"? The crowd was silent, Qianli was silent. Then she said with a low but respectful answer " I''m sorry Elder, I have yet to pass the exams... " " Hahaha, too bad for me! Go and pass those exams first, if by then you still do not want to join my academy, I''ll have no choice but to let you go... " " Thank you, elder." She cupped her hands and bowed her head, then she went to the first exam.
At this moment, many people were frowning " The Fu*k! why would he invite this skinny fellow to his Academy?! He didn''t even begin the tests! What luck!" " What do you know, it''s only the everlasting star Academy, it''s no way near the prestige of those 3 other sects...." " Well anyway, it''s always better to be selected than not being selected.... " " But isn''t it weird? why would this guy who is sitting here registering people extend an invitation for the everlasting star Academy? Isn''t the elder who was sitting with those 3 sects elders the only representative? " " Who knows? maybe he just wanted to joke with him, or maybe because his talent was lacking so he decided to send him to the worst place? " The crowd was discussing what happened between the elder and Qianli, some of them were jealous, others were merely watching this show for enjoyment. But among the crowd, some people were able to tell that Qianli isn''t a simple vagabond cultivator, they were marking her as a potential competitor.
Since she was the first to finish the registering, she decided to head to the physical test. The born elder that was waiting there was astonished when he saw this week young fellow who came, he barely had any muscles. " Ehh, kid, I don''t think you''re fit to do this exam, head my words and go home and train some more, you will probably collapse when you enter the array.... " " Greetings, Elder you do not have to worry, I am completely confident. " " Suit yourself!" He opened the door and let Qianli inside, he then said. " The test is simple, you just have to stand in the center of this array and not collapse, this array is a gravitational array. As long as you do not faint or surrender, I will not stop this array and will not help you. I hope you understand soon the difference between boasting and real martial endurance! " " I will take your token then, I wish you good luck !" With this last sentence, he went outside and closed the door. As soon as Qianli went in the middle of the room, the array activated. " It seems it will be a test of my will... "
Time passed outside, the elder was frowning. He was constantly looking at the orb on the table, he saw that the young kid who seemed to be weak and fragile like a girl was actually still standing there. Heh, it seems I''ve misjudged this kid, he has an iron will But it''s time... Inside the room, the array had 10 times the gravity of the earth. But after a while, it seems like the array began to pull Qianli more and more, it reached 20 times. Qianli began sweating, but she still stood there unmovable. Hmm, 20 times isn''t enough? what about 30 times then! This time Qianli felt that her arms and legs could barely stand up, the fact that she didn''t recuperate enough didn''t make this test easier. Damn it, this kid really is astonishing! Even while cursing, the elder had a strange smile on his face Some people were heading toward the elder, to take the exam. He noticed this crowd, then he chose to increase again the power. It seems I have to finish this quickly The array once again changed. This time it was 40 times more powerful! Her injuries began to open again, blood flowed from her forehead and her chest, but she still stood there. After about 2 minutes, she could barely stand up anymore. She said with a loud voice: " I... give up..." But the array didn''t stop
Outside the room, the elder was currently talking with those people who wanted to take the exam, " Elder, we are here for about 10 minutes, can''t you at least make us take the exam now? " " Elder! why are you so unfair!" " Elder!" The bearded elder could barely hear anything with all this crowd unstoppable questions, so he didn''t notice Qianli''s body collapsing in the room. " Damn it shut up! ALL OF YOU! There is still a potential disciple taking this exam I would not let you, you inferior trash, meddle with him " fu*k, this fu*king trash can''t stop talking, I nearly forgot about him! He turned around and shot a glance to the orb, he saw Qianli''s body lying there without moving, and blood covering the floor. " Heu?!"
When Qianli woke up, she was in a bed., her clothes were changed, and her head and chest were bandaged. A woman in her 40 wearing a white robe walked in, when she saw her awake she run outside. Then a few moments later, the elder in charge of the first exam and the woman walked in. " Thank god you are still alive! Damn it kid can''t you be at least careful! WHY DIDN''T YOU GIVE UP?! ARE YOU TIRED OF LIVING! " Qianli who was barely able to respond shook her head. wasn''t it you who didn''t hear me? how is that my fault.... " ... and to think that you were a girl... you idiot! didn''t you know that girls have different tests than boys, for a martial cultivator, the difference is only superfitial when it comes to spirituatl powers, as for the body and physique itself, unless you have learned some upper foundation technique, your body will always be inferior to men! " " ... i know... " Qianli of course knew this principales, but she wanted to test this for sure, she wanted to know and experience this things. " Well anyway, now that you are safe, I''ll tell you your results... " " You have a full 5 points, you can rest for the rest of the day and take the other exams tomorrow, don''t worry, I''ve already spoken to the other elders. " Not knowing what to say, she answered " Thank you Elder , i also hope that elder you do not say about... my gender...." It was inconveniant for Qianli to reveal her gender now, since she is wanted by the law in the city. It will only give her more troubles. " Don''t worry kid, i don''t know your background but to us sects it''s not a problem. Well, I do hope that you come to my sec..." Before he finished his words, the woman gave him a deathly stare " Euh... nothing... So for now rest! " With that, the elder and the woman walked out of the room letting Qianli some rest It was the first time in 3 days that she finally slept quietly.... Chapter 7 : Memories / Taboo **POV** I had a dream, a long dream. In my dream, I was walking with my father and mother while holding hands in the garden. Then suddenly, the sky turned red, a black hole suddenly appeared in front of us. My mother... she let go of my hand. My father, although he didn''t let go, I could sense his hand shaking. Mother turned around, she squatted down and embraced me in her arms. Her face was wearing a smile, a gentle and kind smile. But her eyes were filled with sadness. " Xiao Feng, my cute little darling, don''t forget the promise that you made me ... I hope you grow up and become a gentle and kind man " Then she walked through the hole. My father was still shaking " My son, don''t worry. I won''t disappear, I will always be by your side. " This is the last time I saw my mother. I saw this dream countless times in the past. I nearly forgot about this dream. No, it was not a dream... It was my memory. Then, I woke up at a scream. " Xiao Feng! " Who was calling me? it was my father''s voice... I opened my eyes, I saw a face. It was a beautiful girl, her eyes were red, like my mother''s. I would have probably mistaken her for an angel if not for her tattered clothes and the blood covering her forehead. But above all, what surprised me was that she was wearing the same smile my mother had. I asked her who she was. My memory became fuzzy at that moment. The smile on that girl''s face faded, It was now filled with sadness. Did I repeat the same mistake as in the past? Was it my fault that my mother left me? My heart was beating fast. Then my father came and embraced me in his arms " Father?! " " Don''t worry son, I''ll always stay with you ... " It was this words that he said to me in the past. It was this words that made me comfortable in the present. I slept again.... It was only after a certain event, that I finally began to remember my last 3 days... **POV/End**
Qianli woke up the third day. She had recuperated enough of her strength, and her injuries seemed to have been healed. The woman who was here yesterday, treated her when she was asleep. She also left her with a new pair of clothing. Qianli was now ready to participate in the exams again. She headed out of the room, she faintly heard someone talking and crossed the hall till she saw a familiar place. Apparently, she was still in the Academy''s corpus. The crowd of people was still there, people were still passing the exam. She heaved a sigh of relief, fortunately, the exam was 4 days long, so she still had time to pass the other 3 exams. During the time when she was asleep, the majority of people succeeded in passing 2 tests. Some even passed the 3rd test. And only 5 people finished the whole exam. Of course, not counting those who did drop out, or were chased away for causing troubles or cheating. She walked through the crowd and saw a familiar face. It was Xiao Feng! She remembered what happened in the city Lord''s mansion 3 days ago. She wanted to know if he recovered his memory. Her heart was still aching for some unknown reason. When she headed to him, she suddenly stopped. Two girls jumped out of nowhere and stood beside him in a familiar manner. One of the girls was holding his hand. While the other one was casually chatting with him. " Xiao Feng! I heard you got full marks in not only the physical and spiritual but also the aptitude test, it''s really incredible! Even my little sister barely managed to get a 4 on that aptitude test! " " I just had some luck." The one girl who was holding his hand was the fairy maiden, the other one was her big sister. " But you know, even if it''s luck, you should be proud of it. Not only you are the few ones who got hold of this record, but I think that even in the entire exam you may uphold the first position. At that time, those sects will fight among themselves to recruit you. " " haha... " " If only my little sister could learn something from you... "Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. Hearing her complaints, the fairy maiden shot a disagreeable stare at her big sister. " hmph, big sister you meanie! I also could''ve scored full marks if I wanted to !" " Then do so instead of playing around like a 3 years old! " " Haha..." Xiao Feng kept smiling awkwardly at this situation, in the past 2 days he got acquainted with these sisters while he was training in the courtyard to prepare for the exam. His power became even fiercer, and he managed to breakthrough from the 8th rank of profound Realm to the 1st rank of the Spiritual Realm. If others heard of his progress they would have been frightened to death. So he kept a low profile and hid his true strength to that of the 8th rank of the profound realm. The fairy maiden was particularly attracted to him this past two days. Other people may not enter her sight, but when she saw that his power was that of the 8th rank, same as her. She kept following him. As a boy, how could he not understand her way of thinking? It''s only because she was a special guest in his house, that he kept laughing awkwardly at his situation. " ... how did become like that... " He tried to remember what happened to him from before, but couldn''t. It was a part of his soul was missing. While the two sisters were continuously arguing, he turned around to the crowd, and there he saw... It was a young man with fiery red eyes, he was also looking at him. At that moment, he finally recovered the memories lost! At the same time, he turned around to where the young man was standing, but he couldn''t find him anymore. She came, she really came... Qianli...
Qianli walked past the crowd to the spiritual test. After giving her name to the elder, he turned around and shot a glance to her before allowing her to enter the room. " This test consists of testing your spiritual power, your Qi, and also your realm. You can consider this test as two tests. " She shot him a dumbfounded look, he then casually smiled and said to her " Elder Yu told me what happened in his test, he is my brother, so don''t worry. That''s why I''m giving you a hand and helping you pass 2 tests at the same time. Of course if you still choose to pass ... " " No it''s fine, thank you, Elder. I appreciate and accept your kind intentions! " Good little fellow, it seems you have quit the attitude, knowing when to advance and when to retreat. It the world of cultivation, being kind and polite isn''t always the best way . You have to be at least a little bit selfish, arrogant, etc... Or else if we abandon our sentiments, how are we cultivators are still considered humans? why would we disown our origins? " What you have to do is to force your Qi out of your body, and attack that puppet there. It will measure automatically your Qi density, your realm. But more importantly, it will also tell you which attribute you are. " The attributes are known as the 7 elements: wood, water, fire, earth, metal, lightning, and light. There is no stronger element, nor the weaker, it all depends on the strength of the user. But some attributes are more suited for certain areas than others. For example, the earth attribute gives great strength to the body, the lightning attribute gives the user a boost of velocity and speed, the light users are suited for healing, etc... Qianli never tested her attribute. Not because she never wanted to know, but it was forbidden by her master. He explicitly warned her to never test it out. If not it will only cause her troubles, and if other people find out she may get herself killed. Of course, she wouldn''t dare to disobey his orders, but since now he was dead. She had at least to know or else she wouldn''t understand why to hide it. She was curious by nature. So when her master forbad her of searching her attribute, she understood that maybe it was a taboo attribute. Taboo attributes are attributes who once were known, but most people who used them began to show some tendencies to kill endlessly without care. There existed 3 taboo attributes, The Blood divine art, The poison mist art, and The Darkness. For example, the blood divine art gave the cultivator a boost of power as long as he fed on the blood of other cultivators, the Poison mist art like his name means that the cultivators uses poison to kill or enslave the others. As for the Darkness art, it was unknown because it disapeared long time ago. " Well, let the test begin! " This time this elder didn''t go back and close the door like the one at the first test, he stayed with her. Qianli Concentrated and exercised the last bit of her mental strength, and shot a wave of Qi out of her body. She had never done this type of attack before, she never had to. Afterall she was not capable of training and cultivating like others or so she was told, so her Qi never changed from the time she was born. This Qi that was shot out of her body was her natural Qi, her life force as to say. The quantity and the quality never changed during her lifetime. But the Qi fluctuation was strong enough that it surprised the elder. Hmmm, her Qi''s quality is not bad, it''s calm but powerful indead. And the control she exerced on this attack is amazing. The Qi hit the puppet, and the elder took out an orb similar but different from the first test. He then said " Hmmm let''s see, you are at the 6th rank of profound Realm, average... " When she thought how her 13 years of training in the high heavens in martial arts only and barely got her to advance to the 4th rank, she laughed awkwardly... The 4th rank was barely considered as the beginning of cultivation. After all, only after the 5th rank will one''s own body begin to produce Qi to cultivate. The elder continued " As for your attribute, it''s.... " She was waiting for his answer, and her heart was racing. " ... No attribute ... " She muttered softly " What? Elder, did I mishear? " " ... the color is pitch black, it doesn''t correspond to any attribute " " Well don''t worry young fellow, maybe your attribute hasn''t appeared because you are still in a low rank, it''s often like this. " " You just have to train good enough, and someday you will discover your attribute! Anyway, you got 1 points in the realm test because after all you still are at the 6th rank, so the future you''ll probably start slowly to cultivate and be slower than the others but don''t forget there is always hope. " " As for your spiritual test, well considering how you were injured before and had barely enough strength to manipulate your Qi, I''ll give you 3, not 4 points! " " Yes Elder." At his words of encouragement, they left the room, she was somewhat disappointed. Inside the room, the puppet that was hit earlier but the wave of Qi began to corrode slowly.
After finishing the two tests, the elder took her token and inscribed her points. Then she headed to the location of the last test. The booth where the aptitude test was, however, closed. A piece of paper was hanged on the front saying " The aptitude test will be held the last day at 7, be in time! " The crowd was stupified at this information " What the... the booth was opened the last two days why isn''t the elder working this day too?! " " Doesn''t he think of himself too highly? " Numerous remarks were thrown, people were mad because they had to wait for another day before taking this exam. " What about those five who finished the exam? " " What do you know, that was yesterday, the elder just took a glance at them and gave them their marks ... " " What''s with this aptitude exam either way! It sounds stupid! " Qianli stood there silently for a while not knowing what to do, then she decided to head back home.
At the end of the day, the Elder Yu was meating with the Elder Zhu in a certain room. Both of them were sitting around a table drinking tea. Elder Zhu was none other that the bearded Elder from the first test, he was a representative of the void sect''s branch, as for Elder Yu, he was the representative of the green raven sect''s branch. Although this 2 were Elders from different sects, they were in fact brothers who shared the same blood. Elder Zhu suddenly spoke " How was it, did you find her interesting? " " Eh, brother, I have to say, you really have an eye for people! " Elder Yu responded " Didn''t I say so? hahaha " " ... Brother, her realm and spiritual tests were lacking " " Euh, what? " " But what bothers me is not that, when i returned to the room with another candidate, the puppet that was still standing there when i finished with your seedling, it disappeared. I only found some small chunks of wood. " " What do you mean? " " If I''m not mistaken, then her attribute is Darkness " " Darkness? are you joking? It has not appeared in the mortal world for who knows how long! Even in other planes they do not exist anymore! What''s more, the Darkness record has been deleted from history long time ago. If not by our family''s background in the Ghost immortal world, we would not necessarly know about it! " " I''m not joking, I still have to be certain of this matter, but since the puppet was corroded, it only means this possibility. Brother if she were one of those, what do you think we should do? " " If she really has the Darkness attribute, she either has to die, or perhaps ... " " You don''t mean to do that brother ! If they discover you the consequences are going to be terrible for not only you and i, even the entire mortal world may face destruction and ... " " Don''t worry, don''t think too much about it, for now let''s say in the official report that she has no attribute. And as for the sect where she will go, send her to the Everlasting Star Academy. I don''t think there are people like us on this plane who know about this, but we can''t be sure, we lack strength and we can''t even protect ourselves, much less this girl. If she really is who i think she is, the only way for her to survive is to learn the truth from there. That guy is still searching after all, he will be able to protect and help her." " Brother, it seems all these years.... your heart softened... " " Hmm... I wouldn''t say so, it all depends on her capabilities ... luck plays an important factor. " At that, the two Elders stopped talking and continued drinking their tea. Chapter 8 : Last Day Of the Selection The fourth day has come. Every candidate rushed to the last test''s booth 2 hours before it opened. When the time came, the middle-aged man who was previously taking care of the registration, was the one who came to the booth. " Hmm, everyone, the Elder Guan is not feeling good. I am Elder Wushang, I''ll be taking in charge of the last exam. " After a commotion, the crowd surprised at this announcement could only accept this decision. " Since there isn''t a lot of time left, and it would be unfair to anyone here if they do not pass the aptitude test. I''m going to change a little bit the content of this test..." " So the test will be held in the dream world portal! " Hearing the last statement, most of the crowd were in puzzlement since none of them had ever heard of the Dreamworld''s portal, but some people who heard of this could not help but cry out loud. " Did I hear wrong or he just said the dream world portal?! that forbidden dimension?! " " WHAAA!!! Are you mad!!! Do you want to kill us all??!! " " Fu*k this! I''m gonna try my luck next year! " Hearing the protests and some people even chose to abandon the test, the rest of the crowd were stupefied and couldn''t help but ask about it. " Yo bro, what''s the dream world portal ? " "...." A veteran who already came to this tests before was the one who answered. " The dream world portal.... Everyone knows that the sects make a selection every 4 years right? " The one who asked the question responded " Yes " Then he continued " 20 years ago, one of the elders brought the dream world portal. At that time it was just another change of test so no one bothered asking about it. 5000 people entered the portal, after merely 2 hours the test was finished. " " It was finished? So it wasn''t hard? " " No, it was finished because the time limit was 2 hours, anyway... Do you know how many people came back? " " 30 came out, between them 10 of them were spiritually injured and 3 of them died on spot. " " Huh??? but isn''t it just a world of dreams? How is it possible to get injured there?? " " We asked the same question to the seniors who managed to finish the test, they said with a shaken voice, that the dream world is connected to one''s heart. As long as you get injured there, be it spiritually or physically, your heart will be the one injured. " " That senior who answered was one of the top and the most arrogant person in his generation, but when he came out. He was like a feeble grass that anyone could break " " What? What does it mean??! " " I don''t know, but since then the portal has been a forbidden land where no one can set foot off. The sects haven''t used it for 20 years, till now ... " " Hem...." At a sudden cough, everyone turned their attention to the Elder. " Well, anyone can try their chances. I won''t say that you will be alive after taking this test but... " " If that''s the only resolution you have, just give up kids... You''re not fit to join the sects after all " Making fun of the crowd, most of the people who were shaking due to fear stopped and began to protest against his provocations.A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. After 30 minutes, the loud protest finally died out. " Well then, Let the exam begins! " At the announcement, Qianli just entered the room. She didn''t hear the explanation before, so she only followed the crowd. People began tossing their tokens in the fruit basket that the elder was holding, then they jumped in the big mirror like portal. Qianli did the same, but before she entered the portal. She squinted her eyes seemingly remembering something, then she jumped. The elder noticed her, then he muttered in a playful tone. " It seems this year, the disciples aren''t too bad, I wonder how will he do ... "
Inside the portal, Qianli came out. " I see, so it''s that thing ... " She had heard of this portal before, from her master, it was used in the sects as to test the Dao Heart of the cultivators. Giving them a better understanding of the cultivation world and the path they should walk in. But the portal used this time was far too weak to compare to those of the super sects. This one would only bring illusions, the portal will send everyone to a fabricated subconscious, where there fear lies... Of course, she never tested it before. But she knew that her resolve will be unwavering, because if she did waver, everything will be lost in an instant. " I wonder what kind of illusion this portal will bring? " Suddenly, in the pitch black world, a desolated planes appeared. There lied countless corpses. Qianli was in the center of this graves. A hand surged from one of the graves and caught her right leg. " You! You! You monster! Give me back my life! " The corpses began to climb up the graves, crawling where Qianli was standing. " Treacherous girl! Because of you i... " " Monster! Why did you kill my... " Numerous complaints from the corpses were heard. Qianli didn''t seem to waver at all at this scene. Even though she never killed anyone in her life, she understood what''s the meaning of this vision wanted to tell her. " So, you are the one who will die in my cultivation path? Why are you blaming me? " The corpses responded " Because of you, my son will die! " " Because of your greed, my village will be burned! " " Because of ... " Qianli cut out the flow with a loud statement " I already made my choice, I already began with my path. I already know where my future lies..." She continued " I don''t care what you guys say to me, i know in my heart i never killed or will kill anyone unless they deserve their faith. I chose to become a teacher, I won''t let anyone stand in my path much less an illusion. " With that she made her resolve, her eyes were firm. " Come now, i''ll accept your hatred! " She openly raised her eyes as to embrace them. Then the corpses began to attack her madly, she just stood there and accepted all of their attacks. Swords stabbed her, her right arm was torn apart, her legs were burned with fire... This is all an illusion, if i believe in it for just a moment then it will become real... She closed her eyes and didn''t mind those attacks, or their provocation. After some time, the illusion began to shatter. So this is the dream world portal? i found it a little lacking ... Then suddenly a voice was heard in the darkness " little girl we will see that in the future, if you have what it takes to follow your master''s path, or join him in the graveyard ... " Hearing this voice, Qianli was shaken, not because of what it said, but the feeling of fear surged in her calm heart when she heard this mysterious voice. " What.... was that?! "
Outside of the portal, Qianli came out. The elder who was taking a little nap woke up suddenly, he didn''t think anyone would finish this test so soon. " Oh little fellow, it seems you managed to finish this test rather quickly... hmm 40 minutes.... " Qianli stood there thinking about the last voice she heard, then she brushed her head and turned around to look at the excited elder. " Here is your token, since you seem like you already had your resolve inside of the dreamworld and you came out first. I''ll give you 5 points! " " Many thanks, elder " She bowed in a respectful manner. " Euh... don''t bow, i''m not an elder just your senior, don''t treat me like those old geezers ...." " But Eld... Senior, didn''t you say that you were an elder before? " " It''s just formalities haha haha " " Anyway, go to the center of the hall and wait there for another Hour and 20 minutes, when the test finishes, the result will be out. " Bowing another time, she left toward the hall to wait for the results. Arriving there, they were already 5 people waiting. Those were the ones who passed the test with the other Elder 2 days prior to this exam. One of them wearing a fancy costume came to her then opened his mouth and said with a disdainful tone. " Oh, little brother i wonder why you came here. This place is for the people who finished the exams and you... " Examining her frail body he then continued " you don''t seem like one! I mean look at your frail body did you even train before taking the selection tests? If you are here to ... " One of those who was sitting suddenly said " If we go by your way of judging people, the one who doesn''t deserve to be here should be you, Hong Li. " The fancy boy turned his head to the one who voiced his opinion. " Shut up Qin Xentian! Just because you are the third prince of this shitty kingdom doesn''t mean a thing to me! If you dare let''s fight! " "Fight? with you as my opponent? I don''t dare... " " You see you don''t dare! " " Yes, i don''t dare to fight with a trash who used his family connection to pass the exams... That will ruin my reputation !" " You!! " "Cut it out both of you! " This time, the one who talked was one voice which Qianli was very familiar with. It was the Elder Yu. " Youngsters, instead of fighting between yourselves, at least wait till the selection is over and the results are out, by then even if you stabbed each other it won''t matter! " " By then, Behave! " Then he turned around for a second and with a gentle caring expression he said to landed his eyes to Qianli " Qianli, follow me i have something to say to you ... " With a puzzled expression, she folowed the elder ...
After some time, the final test finally finished. Thousands of people came this year to take the selection exam. What was left was only 300 hundred. Everyone was waiting in the hall for the results, then finally someone came and stood at the podium, then the 4 elders took their places in the table behind him. " Everyone, this is the end of the selection. Congratulations for those who managed to survive this year''s selection. " " Then now, i will announce the results from the first ranked to the 100th " Then he stopped speaking for a while, and took out a list then started to speak again. " First place : Xiao Feng Second Place : Fei Wutong 3rd place : Qin Xentian 4th: Su Miao .... 19th : Su Long .... 44 th : Qianli .... 98th : Gwan Zhu 99 th : Hong Li 100 th : Gu Nie " " And with this, the selection ends. Everyone please go back to your homes now, those who heard their names come back tomorrow, we will dispatch everyone to the sect that he/she chose. " Chapter 9 : Selected Choice / Banquet The night was long... The Cyan Bamboo City was a small city, nonetheless, it still held lots of small clans headquarters. One of them was the Li clan''s HQ. The Li clan was a runner up clan to the city lord''s position. In the recent years, the Li clan''s power was rising not only because of the economics of the clan but also because of the younger generation. The Li clan patriarch had two sons. One of them was already enrolled in a sect. It made his fame rise inside the city and draw many supporters from other clans. The second son was Li Chen, he was a casual bully that everyone knew in the city. His father also knew about his tendencies but he never seemed to care about it. Until today''s results.... " Li Chen! How dare you come back like this! " " Father... I ... " Li Chen was currently kneeling on the floor trying to beg his father the patriarch. " Not only you failed to get accepted as a selected disciple, but you ... You!" " YOU CAME BACK AFTER FLEEING FROM THE APTITUDE TEST! DO YOU KNOW THE AMOUNT OF SHAME YOU BROUGHT US BACK?! NOT ONLY THAT BUT YOU LOST TO THE XIAO TRASH! " The Li Clan Patriarch was fuming in anger, his son was one of the few who actually fled from the aptitude test when they heard about the Dreamworld''s Portal. But before the last test, he had a private duel between him and Xiao Feng, the latter, of course, vent his anger on him for all the years of bullying, and shamed him in front of people. Suddenly, someone came from behind and spoke lightly " Father, don''t blame second brother, it was actually not his fault " The patriarch who was made earlier turned around and saw his first son walking in. His expression got better. " First brother! " " Li Puyang, my dear son! When did you come back?! If you told us earlier we would have made a banquet f.... " " Hahaha father, I''m glad I''m back. But do not fret, I actually have a solution. " Both the father and Li Chen were wearing a puzzled expression on their face, what did he mean by that? " Actually, I came back this time to ... let my brother join the Void Sect! " " Li Puyang, you!! did you become an inner court disciple?!! " " Hahaha father, no need to be so so surprised, my strength already rose to the peak of the spiritual realm a few days ago! " " First brother! That''s awesome! With you here now we can ... " " No, not yet, the city lord bathed in fame and his power was great enough to hold this city for a decade, I still have to train a little bit before our Li Clan challenges him! Forgive me, father ... " " Hahaha don''t worry son, you already are doing your best! Compared to your second brother you will really bring glory to our clan in no more than a few years! Come let''s make a celebration! "
The next morning, the selected candidates went back to the Academy''s hall. There were a few people who went there too, but it was to complain about their sons and daughters not returning. But of course, the complaints died off rather quickly, who was still sane to provoke 4 behemoths? Qianli entered the hall, and after an hour approximately, the elders from differents sects finally came out. But this time they were lot''s of representatives from the same sects, they came in a group. Some of them were recognized by Qianli since she already saw them in the exam.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. For example in the Green Raven Sect group, the Elder Zhu (Bearded elder from the first test), there was also that woman who was with them in the infirmary and few sect elders and disciples. In the Radiant Sword Sect group, there was the Elder Yu (Elder''s Zhu brother, and the one responsible for the second test) and also a few sect elders and disciples accompanying him. The Void Sect group, they had the Elder Guan who was seemingly sick. With Elders of the same sect, and also some disciples. And the last group was small, it was the Everlasting Star Academy. It had only one elder, the one who spoke with Qianli the first day and also who was responsible for the last test. Next to him was an old man barely able to walk but some people recognized him as the elder who was sitting on the bench with the other representatives the first day and 2 disciples. One of the representatives went to the podium and spoke. " Good morning everyone, let''s not make this selection delayed. In a few moments, I will shout your rank and the sect which you are selected. You cannot refuse the invitation or else you won''t be admitted in any sect! " " Of course, this rule is only made for the ones ranking from the top 11 to the top 100, the top rankers have the right to choose in which sect they want to attend the end of the selection " " Well then good luck! "
" Number 17.... Void Sect!" " Number 18, Green Raven Sect! " " Number 19, Void Sect " " Number 20, Radiant Sword Sect " " Number 21, Everlasting Star Academy " .... " Sh*t, what dog luck I have, I have to go the Academy! " " haha bro, you really have no luck at all But it''s better than those who are not selected " " You''re right.... Ah... who knows maybe I''ll encounter some beautiful girls there ... " Many of those who were selected in the everlasting star Academy didn''t want to go there, but since the rules were explicit, none of them made a complaint. " Number 44: Everlasting Star Academy " Qianli who was waiting the whole time finally heard her number, then she went to the Everlasting Star Academy''s group. " Hahaha kid, we meet again! " The one who spoke was the self-proclaimed senior who was responsible for the last test Qianli bowed and expressed her thanks for the senior and the other members of the group " Is he the one who you spoke before? " " Yes Elder Yulong " The old Elder opened his half closed eyes and took a glance from Qianli " Hmm.... interesting indeed ... " After some time, the selection from the rank 11 to the 100 ended. Then it was the turn of the top 10. Xiao Feng advanced to the platform, and without a hesitation, he chose the Everlasting Star Sect. Many people in the crowd, but also in the sects were surprised. This year''s number one genius chose the weakest group! He headed to the Everlasting Star Academy''s group then bowed to the old Elder and the Seniors " My name is Xiao Feng, it''s my pleasure to be invited in the academy " " Hmm little brother, I wonder if you won''t regret your decision " The one who spoke was the senior, he was carefully inspecting Xiao Feng''s behavior with a smile on his face. " Yes senior, I''m sure! " He took a small glance to Qianli who was next to him. She was probably the only one who noticed his gaze. The Old elder also raised an eyebrow and smiled. This year''s disciples are sure interesting... The young disciples who were accompanying them began to introduce themselves in a friendly manner and began discussing with the new disciples who joined them.
After the selection came to an end, there was a small banquet. " Ah, Xiao Feng! Why did you not choose the Void Sect like me and my sister! " The one who spoke was obviously the fairy maiden, and next to her like always was her big sister. " Su Miao, it''s not that I don''t want to be with you two but... fate made it this way ... " He tried to change to topic with an obviously weird statement " Fate, huh... is it not because you were eyeing that young kid? " " Young kid? " " Are you perhaps swinging that way? " A trace of disgust filled her eyes He laughed off at her statement " Hahaha no, it''s not, what are you even talking about? " He then tried to change the subject. But since the fairy maiden didn''t want to let him run away she continued her barrage of questions. So he had no choice but to stay there until he finds an opportunity to run away. On the other side of the room, Qianli was talking with Elder Zhu. " Kid, has my brother talked with you yesterday? " She nodded " mmm" When Elder Yu came by yesterday and talked with her, it was the reason why she was selected to go to the Everlasting Star Academy, he also told her a little bit about the problems of her cultivation. " Kid, are you perhaps someone who " is not from this plane " "? Noticing the meaning behind his words, she was a little bit surprised but she composed herself and answered. " Elder have keen eyes. But Elder, I came here for a reason, and it is not to cause trouble. " " I know... I won''t ask your reason. But if you want answers about your cultivation path, one of my friend who is currently in the academy may help you with that. Anyway, I hope we meet again " She bowed her head and expressed her thanks like always. Then they both went their way. She knew in her heart that this elder and his brother were not from this plane. But so what? they were gentle and caring, if in the future they had problems, she won''t forget their kindness towards her. The banquet ended, and the people went home. Some of them were sober, some of them were drunk with happiness.
The Morning has come, the groups of sects were waiting for the new disciples to come before going each of them their way towards their sects. Qianli packed her belongings and closed the door behind her, she then turned her head to the little cabane. It was only for a small period she was here, but lots of things happened. She sighed, then spoke to herself EverLasting Star Academy, you will be my first stepping stone in my path! Chapter 10 : Explanation Tianwu Continent. This continent hosted 46 kingdoms and 4 empires. In those kingdoms and empires, there was a total of 22 sects residing in them. Each sect was powerful enough to provide a backing for 3 or 4 kingdoms. Generally speaking, this protection was not given free. The kingdoms and empires had to provide those sects disciples capable of cultivating in each selection. The Great Alfron Kingdom was having troubles these past 20 years for not having been able to give good seedlings, almost all those who came from this kingdom were only able to reach the outer court disciples inside those sects. The 3 sects who were protecting this kingdom had no choice but to issue a warning to the Kingdom. If the newly selected disciples were not to have an outstanding performance inside the sects for the first 5 years, then they would abandon this kingdom. The EverLasting Star Academy was an exception, they would not lose it''s backing for the simple reason that this Academy was residing in the Grand city of Orlen inside the kingdom. If the kingdom perishes, then the academy will also disappear. However, the Everlasting Star Academy had limited resources and power compared to other sects. Long ago, they were among this sects and their power ranking was so formidable that they were ranked among the 4 most powerful sects in the continent. Sadly, they have provoked a catastrophe that nearly annihilated their entire sect, five hundred Elders and more than ten thousand disciples died. This incident was the cause for the falling and demoted them from being a sect into an academy. The remaining elder''s numbers were quite small, they had to leave their branches in others kingdoms and retreat back to their headquarter at the city of Orlen.
The group of selected disciples of the Everlasting Star Academy was heading to the Great City of Orlen, after no more than a week, they arrived at the outskirts of the city. " Woaaah, look at this! " Some disciples couldn''t help but cry out in shock after seeing the city walls. These long walls were imbued with snake designs where spiritual power was flowing. It made them reinforced and sturdy. One of the senior disciples that were traveling with them explained with pride. " The walls of this city were made a long time ago by a formation master that came from our sect, the seals that you see on the outside where the Qi is flowing have their energy source from the stars themselves! " Entering the gate where multitude guards were standing, the bach of disciples were admiring the city all the way to the Academy " During your first year of stay, you will live in a dormitory near the Academy after choosing a discourse, 2 per chamber that''s the rule. " " After the first year ends, you may have the authorization given by a management elder or a teacher to buy a small house inside the city. The money used inside the city are this small spiritual stones, all your gold and other possession are useless in the Orlen City! " With a wave of his hand, he took out a spiritual stone. " To be more precise, your gold isn''t worth anything but you can still exchange it against the spiritual stones, 100 gold for 1 spiritual stone. So, yes, it''s very very expensive! Unless your clan gave you a fortune or your family background doesn''t care about money... "This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. " The spiritual stones are not only the currency used here to buy food and clothes, they are also a way to train your Qi by refining them. " One of the new disciples couldn''t help but ask a question " But senior, how do we gain these spiritual stones? " The senior smiled at his question and answered " There are 3 ways: The first way is by working hard in the monthly tests, your ranks in the academy will tell you how much of spiritual stones you gained " " For example, in the academy we have a total of no less than 2 thousands disciples, if your rank is between 1 thousand and 2 thousand, you will only have a monthly income of 10 spiritual stones, this a generally the lowest income and it will only provide you enough to eat and clothes. " " If you are ranked between 500 and 999, you will have 50 spiritual stones." " If you are in between 101 and 499, you will have 200 spiritual stones. " " If by chance you get a position in between the 11th rank and the 100th, you will get not only 1000 spiritual stones, but you can also be able to advance your position from disciple to that of a master. You will be able to teach other disciples and the Academy will provide you with the necessary commodities ... " One of the disciples suddenly asked " Senior, what about the top 10? " The senior was thinking then he answered. " The top 10.... I don''t know ... I''ve only heard rumors. Don''t bother with these useless questions, if you have enough power you will reach this goal in the end. " " Yes senior! " Qianli who has been listening to all this time finally made up her mind, she would just need to work hard enough to reach the top 100 so that she can be praised as a teacher, then she will begin her path. The senior continued " As for the second way, you may earn spiritual stones by completing the differents tasks in the central hall. The tasks given are classed from S class, A class, B class, C class, and D class. " " The tasks pre-requirement differ from one another, for example, the task A can only be given to the top 500, as for the class D everyone can, of course, ask to do it. " " There are also 2 differents tasks, the Group missions, and Individual missions " " Anyway, you will learn about this method in the future, it''s not the safest but it''s still a good method to gain spiritual stones. " " Senior, what about the third way? " " The third way is to participate in the Heavenly coliseum. " " The heavenly coliseum? What is that? " " The heavenly coliseum is a group combat that occurs twice a year, the challenges come from differents sects and challenges our Academy''s prestige. " " Of course there are also individual duels. " " The winner of theses contests not only gain Academy''s prestige and spiritual stones, they can also rise in ranks depending on how hard the duels are! " " However, in these duels, sometimes the challenges are without mercy and death may occur. And it may be even worse than getting killed by a beast. " At this statement, some disciples shivered.
Arriving in the academy''s hall, the student politely said goodbye to the senior disciples and the elders, then they went to register. Qianli who turns came by, was asked to choose in which discourse she wants to be. " I want to go in the Formation and seals hall " " Very well, here is your badge, don''t lose it. " The elder gave her the badge then he continued " You will live in dormitory number 2, room 32. Next! " Then she headed to the dormitory without waiting. Xiao Feng who already made his choice earlier, couldn''t help but be a little disappointed. He had chosen the Martial hall, those who specialized in combat in the front lines. But not only that, the room given to him was from the same dormitory, but very far from the 32. Then he heard the elder saying again " You will live in dormitory number 2, room 32. Next! " The bald kid who just took the badge, was the one who is going to live with Qianli Xiao Feng immediatly went to him and asked in a respectfull manner " Excuse me fellow brother, could i trouble you with something ? "
Qianli who just finished unpacking her belongings lied on her bed to rest a little bit. Then suddenly, someone opened the door. Qianli stood up because she wanted to great her new roomate. " Good afternoon brother disciple, i am... " Then she stopped talking when she took a look at who is the one who entered the room. It was Xiao Feng, he was her new roommate! Then she remembered how he forgot her, and continued the introduction. " my name is Qianli, pleased to meet you !" Xiao Feng didn''t utter a single word since he came, in his heart he already was in turmoil. He decided to feign ignorance and said. " Pleased to meet you too, I am Xiao Feng. " Then she returned to her bed while Xiao Feng was unpacking his belongings. In her mind, she was telling her self What a strange fate, who knew that we will be roommates from now on .... Chapter 11 : Wen Ers Lecture The next day, Qianli woke up feeling energetic. She saw that Xiao Feng already left the room, so she didn''t bother thinking about him for now. She headed to the Lecture room. The new disciples were free to come to the lectures at anytime they want, the path for cultivation was a long and arduous path. Some preferred to study and cultivate alone, others went to train in battlegrounds, there are even some who went to the alchemist and the healing department to learn more about this two respects professions. Qianli chose to head at first to the hall and then select a lecture to attend. Walking past the different lectures, she stood and heard some of them. Most new disciples tended to listen to the basic lectures of some renown teachers in the academy if they have the chance they could understand some pointers that will help them in the future to breakthrough ranks or even realms! Qianli, of course, was not interested in those lectures, in her mind, she had already compiled most of the books which spoke about this low realm cultivation. Just as she was about to leave the hall, she came across a certain lecture that was interesting In the door, there was a wooden sign carved: " Formations and Seals / Lecturer: Teacher Wen Er "
She entered the lecture, and saw a huge number of disciples mostly male from the 2nd year and above, silently listening to the Young beautiful girl wearing a white robe with blue sky designs standing on the podium who''s age was similar to Qianli. " And thus, for the past 500 years. The Formation books were lost in the great war of ... " The girl seemed to notice Qianli entering the auditory, glanced at her then she spoke. " You there! Who are you? No, why did you not come and greet me before entering! " Qianli who was going to go and sit in one of the benches stopped turned around then she bowed her head and responded. " Greetings Teacher, my name is Qianli I''m a first-year disciple who came yesterday. I''m sorry for not paying respect to you earlier since I didn''t want to disturb the course... " The teacher was seizing this young youth who wore plain clothes, she thought to herself this guy is only a worthless country bumpkin come must have been selected by luck, looking at his clothes he doesn''t seem to come from a big family. She would have wanted to trouble Qianli a little, but since she couldn''t find fault in his manners so she just coldly said " Hmph! Go and stand there at the corner, and don''t disturb the others! " Qianli bowed again " Yes, teacher. " Without any resentment, Qianli went to the corner and stood there to listen to the lecture. The other disciples who were just here to watch their goddess lecturing them didn''t seem to care much about the lecture itself. So when Qianli entered the room and made their goddess in a bad mood, they clicked their tongues and threw deathly stares at her. But she didn''t mind them and she stood there like a statue.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.
Time flew by, and the lecture finally ended. The girl Wen er asked in an elegant manner and haughty expression. " And so, has any of you a question they would like to ask? " In her mind, she just wanted to finish this long course so that she would go and continue her research with the Master Elder of Formation who came not long ago. Wan er was a third-year disciple ranking at the 140th rank. She was the grand daughter of a management elder who was friends with the Grand Elder responsible of the discipline and law in the Academy. So, of course, she had the disposition to act like a princess since her first year. In the past few months, a wanderer Master of formations and seals came as a guest to this academy, since these type of Masters are hard to come by, the headmaster gave him a special identity inside the academy, and was no lower than a management elder! Her grandfather, of course, managed to get a chance and present her to this grand character, who reluctantly accepted her as a disciple a began teaching her some formations techniques. Thus her standing among her fellow brothers and sisters disciples rose. As well as her ranking, she now is at the 94th rank and qualifies to be a teacher. Her master told her to try and teach some of the new disciples in his stead as a form of training, of course, she reluctantly accepted the offer but deep inside her heart she didn''t want to make this lectures since it was a waste of her time and she rather preferred to study alone with her master. These pigs should just shut up and go! I still need to ... Then suddenly she saw that the young androgynous fellow who she punished earlier to stand at the corner raised his hand. Tsss, this country bumpkin again! What does he want?! She was thinking that he was here like the other perverts, to observe her. So she didn''t have much thought about him. " Yes, speak! " Qianli then spoke with a calm voice " Teacher, in chapter 16 you said that the Fire Pentagram of the ancient master teacher Gu sun was formed by 8 circles drawings and ..... " Qianli began to list the different characteristics of the Fire pentagram, then she changed her subject. " But in chapter 44 talking about the reformations you said that this same Pentagram was not changed even with the numerous faults in it, my question is this: Why was is left untouched? " Wen Er was shocked inside, was this disciple seriously not trying to hit on her and carefully listening to the lecture the whole time? Did she judge wrong his character? She regained her calm and pondered for a moment then she answered in a serious manner. " The reformations during the Ming Era was taken only because of the great war, many formations were lost and the books of ... "
" Teacher what about the chapter 32, you said that ... " " There have been rumors that the Wood splitting seal was created by ... " " Teacher, then if we talk about the sealing formation of the lost village in ... " " The attack that destroyed the village didn''t come from ... " Qianli and Wen Er had a long series of questions and answers, finally when Qianli was mostly satisfied with the responses she stopped. Wen Er was for the first time having fun discussing in the same wave with another disciple without being irritated. It was a feeling that rose in her heart for the first time and she longed to continue this discussion and exchange of ideas for a longer period of time. Sadly every beautiful moment has to end. When Qianli finally finished her barrage of questions Wen Er was at loss to what to do. She seemed disappointed. As for the other disciples, they have long lost the urge to come to this lecture, they cursed Qianli for not letting the lecture end since they couldn''t just go if the lecture isn''t finished. " Since there are no questions, the lecture is finished. The next lecture will be tomorrow the same time! " When everyone was leaving the auditory, Wen Er wanted to stop Qianli, but she didn''t have any reason to, she could only let him go.
Wen Er went back to the research room of the formations and seals department. Then she opened the door and found her master sitting on the chair studying some sort of diagram. " Greeting master! " " Un..." The old man didn''t seem to care about her since he was focused on his experience. So she did the same and went to her desk and studied some books that treated about the questions that Qianli asked her earlier today. She had to be prepared for tomorrow. After some time, Wen Er didn''t notice that her master already finished his experiment and was looking at her in a curious manner, he approached her and asked her. " Wen Er, about the lecture today. How was it? " Wen Er was so much focused on the books that she unknowingly turned back quickly and with a joyful expression she responded " It was great, I liked it! There was this guy who was asking me ... " The master was listening with a surprised look on his face, this disciple of his has actually finally begun expressing her feeling and thoughts after a long period of time, how could he not be feeling happy? Then she realised how she lost her usual calm and cold expression, she embarassingly stoped talking. It seems i must attend the next lecture to see who is this young fellow she is talking about ... Chapter 12 : Old Bus store After finishing with the lecture, Qianli was seizing up the new knowledge that she gained in her mind. The questions that she asked did not talk about the fundamentals of the formations and seals, after all the compilation of books she had was worth millions of times more. She just needed to gather new information to adjust to this world''s level. So she had already made up her mind to go back to tomorrow''s lecture to ask the teacher Wen Er more questions. After some while, she started feeling hungry. So she headed to find a restaurant in the city.
At a certain hall... Xiao Feng was training in the battleground with other seniors, trading punches, and kicks. Of course, he was barely able to stand against them, since he just started cultivating not long ago. The instructor in charge was grinning, he rarely had seen a capable newcomer disciple. Then he shouted in a loud voice. " Alright, stop for now! " At his shout, the battle ended. Xiao Feng short of breath sat on the ground. One of the seniors with who he sparred earlier came to him and gave him a hand with a smiling face. " Little brother, you''re good! I bet that in 3 months you will manage to fight evenly with us! " One of the seniors watching also said " That''s right little brother! You will manage to surpass us in no time! " The senior who spoke earlier rebuked him " Pah! He already surpassed you Pang Yu! " " Hahahaha ....." The others laughed. These seniors of the martial hall were friendly with their newcomer brother, in martial hall department which stood at the pinnacle of the academy, strength was everything! A new disciple which had strength was worth the effort to groom, but above all, they had their own pride to protect! Gaining a new brother in arm which strength will sooner or later be able to reach the sky! Who wouldn''t want to have this kind of disciple in their department! Xiao Feng was also enjoying training in this battleground, after he raised his cultivation and broke through the spiritual realm, he had rarely any experience in real fights. Thinking back about his recent series of breakthrough, the image of Qianli in his head never stopped to appear. He managed last night to be to the co-roommate of Qianli, but after going there he was so embarrassed he couldn''t utter a single word to her the entire night. She ignored their past connection and also began sleeping soundlessly ignoring him which made him mad. Could it be she chose to forget him? An indescribable feeling rose in his heart. The instructor said again after some time " Alright, the pause is finished, continue! " Xiao Feng stood up and this time, he was fiercer than before. " Whoa, look at junior brother, his attacks are much more powerful than before! " " Was he hiding his strength? No, he seems a little bit different ... " Some of the seniors watching the sparring were admiring him for his fierceness, others were surprised. " Hmm... It seems something is on his mind. Anyway, having a goal is also a correct choice in the martial path... " The instructor ignored this, he thought to himself that Xiao Feng was still young and hot blooded youth, who would blame him? But, the senior was having difficulties coping with Xiao Feng sudden burst of attack. So the instructor had no choice but to put an end to the spar again. The senior went to Xiao Feng and asked him doubtfully " Little brother, did I offend you in any way? Why attack seriously? " The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. " Eh..." Xiao Feng was just waking up from his daze and apologized to the senior " I''m... sorry senior brother I just remembered something! " The senior could only laugh at his response and said " No problem little brother, just take it easy and go rest for now hahaha... Pang Yu come here, we''re gonna fight! If you lose I''m gonna go out with your girlfriend tonight! " The other senior responded with an annoying expression " I''m gonna go out with your mom then! " " Hahaha! " The others continued to laugh at their quarrel. Xiao Feng bid them farewell then went to the shower.
For the first week, the students were free to go and sightsee the other courses as well as to visit the city. The lectures, for example, were a simple method to attract the attention of the new disciples, thus they were free to enter and every department had put a great emphasis to gather the attention of the promising disciples by showing them the mightiness and the superiority of their hall. It was in another word: competition! Even though the disciples already chose their course when they registered, they could still change it by the end of the week. Of course, there were some people who simply didn''t care about this matters and simply went ahead to study in their respective department, like Xiao Feng earlier. Qianli who received the 100 spiritual stones allocated to her for the first month from the central hall, headed to a small restaurant in the city. This small restaurant gathered lot''s of customers attention by the smell of their cooking, so the benches inside were already full. The ambiance was set up in a hospitable manner, in order to provide comfort to the customers. She had no choice but to queue up and wait for her turn. After a while, she managed to find a seat inside. She looked at the menu and was surprised for a moment about the prices, she then raised her hand to the waiter and signaled him to come. " Yes? What do you want to order? " " I would like the fish soup and some egg fried rice. " " It will cost 15 spiritual stones, the order will take 30 minutes, please be patient. " Then the waiter went to the counter and told the chief the order and then continued his service.
Wen Er just finished her experiment, so she closed the door and went outside to fetch something to eat. She found herself near the small restaurant where Qianli went ahead earlier. " mmm; it''s been a while i haven''t been to old bu''s store ... " Just as she remembered, Old bu''s store is as always lively, The queue made of people waiting outside didn''t seem to enter her eye''s sight, she was walking ignoring everyone to the front door until the waiter saw her he hurriedly went to her Damn it''s this demoness! if she causes trouble the boss gonna yell at me again! and led the way inside without bothering to queue up, which made a lot of customers complain. He then led the way inside without bothering to respond to the mass of complaints from the other customers. The waiter had to chase someone from the restaurant to let the young mistress sit, so he selected Qianli''s table who seemed like a pushover and walked accompanying the mistress to the table. Of course, he was feeling bad for Qianli but he had no choice or another calamity will happen again. He sighed gently and then asked with a soft voice " Ehm... excuse me, customer, can you please let this young mistress take your place? " Qianli who just started eating didn''t expect the waiter to chase her from her seat when she waited for about half an hour outside the restaurant. She turned annoyingly and saw the waiter, then she took a glance at the young lady behind him and was surprised. She stood up and said " Greeting, teacher Wen Er " Wen Er who just saw the youth in front of her remembered the morning''s lecture and said " It''s you! " The waiter was surprised, did these two know each other? " So teacher, you want to take my place ?" Qianli was disgusted by the treatment of the waiter so she didn''t even bother looking at him and asked the teacher behind him. She sighed when Wen Er didn''t respond, then she understood she can only blame her bad luck to encounter her here. She just wasted 15 spiritual stones and only took one bite of the meal. " I see i understand, take care! " Just as she was about to leave past them, Wen Er took out her arm out and caught Qianli " WAIT! " Qianli turned around and didn''t understand why would the teacher takes her hand, she thought that maybe she wanted to create trouble for her... Wen Er then started talking in a soft and small voice " Wait don''t go... since you are already here, can i ask you if i can join your meal and sit down with you..." The waiter couldn''t believe what he just heard, the demoness who came numerous times in the past and caused troubles and fussed about small things, that demoness with a cold behavior just asked someone to share their meal with her?! Qianli didn''t seem to mind the proposition if it meant that she could continue enjoying her delicacies at the very least the food won''t be wasted. " Of course, it will be my honor miss " Both of them sat down, the waiter was at loss of what to do, then he asked " Miss, what do you want to order? " " Can''t you see?! I want the same food!" " Yes! " The waiter ran away before he would be struck dead by this demoness. Qianli was quietly enjoying her meal, while Wen Er was palm facing her in a daze. Qianli who didn''t understand why the teacher was fixing her while eating, stopped and asked " Teacher, is something wrong with my face? " " Eh... no, NO, NO! Sorry, i was just having some random thoughts! " " Mmm" Qianli didn''t mind, then just as she was about to start eating again, Wen Er opened her mouth and asked " Which department did you select? " Qianli put down her spoon and answered " The formations and seals department " " Eh... the formations and seals department .... wait! That''s the same department where i am! " She reddened at her embarrassing self, while Qianli only nodded in agreement. " Did... did you choose this department because you like this subject? " This time Qianli pondered for a moment, she had a choice between 3 department in which she would excel: The Healing department, the Alchemy department, and lastly the formations and seals department. She carefully chose the last one since it was her best domain and since she didn''t gain enough knowledge yet about the others. So she responded in a serious manner " I''m weak in cultivation, the formations and seals are a subject in which i''m very interested since it''s potential is unfathomable. Even with a weak cultivation, one can trap a martial master who can soar the heavens, even with weak potential one can be helpful to others. Thus i chose the formations and seals. " Her answer may sound like some random excuse to another cultivator, but to Wen Er these words made sense. She was satisfied with her response. She thought that this disciple had a charming way to answer her so she fell in love with the way he responded her all the time. Fell in love?! She couldn''t help but embarrassingly shake her head and stand up with a red face which made Qianli only more confused. At this moment, someone came and slammed his hand on the table. Then he asked in a cold but furious manner " Who are you?!" Qianli turned her head to the newcomer and was shocked when she saw his face, it was Xiao Feng! Chapter 13 : Duel Xiao Feng went to Old Bu''s store after the training accompanied by his senior Pang Yu since he insisted on treating him. Just as they entered the store, the waiter also recognized the senior and went ahead to talk with him. Xiao Feng took his liberties to enter the little restaurant. What he saw next shocked him a little, Qianli was eating food in the company of a beautiful girl. What''s more, the girl was happily chatting with her and was even blushing! He then cursed himself inwardly Fu*k I already knew you didn''t see me as a man, but now you even are flirting and dating a girl?! How am I supposed to accept that! Don''t tell me you swing that way?! Unable to restrain himself anymore he went to the table where they were sitting and slammed his hand on the table. " Who are you?! "
Wen Er who was lost in her romantic thoughts stood up angrily and fixed with her deathly stare Xiao Feng, then with a cold murderous voice, she asked in return. " And who the hell are you?! You dare to barge in our conversation and you shamelessly put your dirty hand in our table, are you tired of living? " On the other side of the restaurant, the waiter who was taking orders from Pang Yu had a weird face after hearing the commotion. He knew that the commotion was started by the demoness, and by looking at the young man facing her, he must have been friend with Pang Yu. Dam* it, I''m doomed! God, what did I do to deserve this ?! Running like a tiger to prevent the disaster happening while tears were overflowing from his eyes, he could only curse himself for not foreseeing this disaster. Xiao Feng was just about to rebuke Wen Er when Qianli stood up and started talking. " Teacher, please excuse him for the impolite greeting. He is my roommate Xiao Feng " " Your room...mate? " Wen Er asked doubtfully. " Teacher?! " Xiao Feng thought he heard wrong Wait if she was a teacher, does that mean she had the same standing as his senior brothers? Was she someone from the top 100 disciples? Fu*k it''s my first day and I already offended someone from the top ranks! But then again, who told her to be so intimate with Qianli? I don''t like this Sh*t! Pang Yu also came to see the commotion caused by the three people, when he saw Xiao Feng he knew that this hot blooded junior of his must have offended someone, it was not until he saw Wen Er''s face that he understood who that someone is. He smiled and then barged in the conversation. " Greetings Sister disciple! I see that you have already made acquaintance with my junior brother? " This time Wen Er was surprised to see this person. " Pang Yu?! What are you doing here? No, what do you mean by junior brother?? " Wen Er asked " I''m just here to treat my little brother to some delicacies from Old bu''s, and it is just as you heard. Little brother Xiao Feng is one of my junior brothers who just registered in our hall this year. " Pang Yu responded honestly.The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. She glared at Xiao Feng, then just when she was about to rebuke, Qianli bowed and spoke. " Greeting Senior brother Pang Yu, thank you for taking care of my fellow brother disciple Xiao Feng! " Qianli knew she had to do something to stop this fight, she could only try to avert the discussion. Pang Yu seemingly understood her intentions and laughed, then he said " Hahaha, there is no need for formalities if you are my Junior''s friend, just call me Pang Yu, like Xiao Feng. " Wen Er could only calm herself after hearing this, she then turned around to Qianli " Qianli, I must go now. I hope to see you in tomorrow''s lecture! " Qianli bowed again " Yes, teacher. Take care! " Wen Er who really liked how Qianli respected the etiquette couldn''t help but say " Qianli, don''t treat me as a teacher I''m just the same age you are. If you want... you can just call me Wen Er. " So what if he is your roommate? I''ll be closer to him than you. She glanced at Xiao Feng and had a mischievous smile on her face. Then she walked away. Xiao Feng frowned, but just when he was about to talk, Pang Yu put his hand on his shoulder and whispered to him. " Stop it, junior brother, let it go! She is the granddaughter of a management elder, furthermore, she outranks me. Frankly, If not for her giving face to our Martial Hall department and your friend, we would''ve been unable to drive her off without a fight. " Pang Yu was in fact lacking confidence facing someone like her, even before she found her Master, she was outranking him since he was barely in the 167th rank at that time. And now the difference only grew further when she just got the 94th rank while he is still stuck at the 140th rank! The waiter, watching the whole scene, could only cry till the floor was flooded. Thank GOD! This is a miracle, the demoness left for once without causing a havoc!
After bidding farewell to Xiao Feng and Qianli, Pang Yu left. Xiao Feng was sitting on the table at the same place where Wen Er was sitting, while Qianli finally was able to enjoy her meal. After she finished. She now understood why this meal wasn''t cheap, her qi began to circulate in her body and she sensed that this food was not as simple as what she was thinking, who was this chef? Xiao Feng finally opened his mouth and said " I remember. " " !!! " Qianli who was thinking about the food, wouldn''t help but be shocked by this two words that Xiao Feng just said. Then, she broke the silence and said " When... " Xiao Feng trying to calm himself while speaking took a sip at the cup of tea on the table and continued " It was when you came to my house then ran away... " He stopped talking then raised his eyes and faced her. " Why did you not try to make me remember?! " Qianli faced with this question could only tremble and say in a low voice. " I ... I thought it would be best for you to not remember me, after all, you didn''t want to be my disciple... " Xiao Feng stood up enraged " So what?! " Qianli could only tighten her fists and fell into silence. She thought he was mad at her for lying and abandoning him, her master always guided her in the path of virtue: calm and serene heart, telling her that lying was forbidden if one wants to build a good relationship with others. Yet the first thing she has done was abandoning him even though she knew it wasn''t his fault, she should have explained things from the beginning. She had regrets. It was the first time in her life apart from her master''s funeral that she felt sad. Xiao Feng saw that Qianli was trembling, and couldn''t help but swallow his anger and sit back. What the fu*k I''m doing?! I shouldn''t be the one to be angry, from the time I didn''t see her till now ... Wait, that''s it! " Do you remember what you asked me before? " Qianli who was averting her eyes earlier looked at him again with her watery eyes and said in soft voice " When we were at the show... " " Hem! " Xiao Feng coughed, he didn''t want to remember that scene. His blood was still boiling from that time. " Yes, when you asked me to be your disciple. I thought about it, and the reason why I rejected that offer is simple: I thought you didn''t have the qualifications to become my teacher! " Of course, Xiao Feng was lying. At that time it was more because of the embarrassing scene, that''s why without any thoughts he rejected Qianli''s offer. " And so, I have an offer. If you can beat me in a duel, I''ll accept you as my Master! " Qianli became overjoyed she jumped out from her seat and grabbed Xiao Feng''s eyes with a big smile on her face, then she asked. " R.. really??? " Xiao Feng could barely control his lust seeing the beautiful androgynous girl jumping to him and said quickly " Eeh... y..yes! " His heart was beating fast. Damn it, I still can''t control myself, she is is even more beautiful when smiling. Eh... wait, why is she so overjoyed? Does she think she can beat me that easily??! He then quickly continued " But if you lose... you will become my slave! " Qianli didn''t even bother to consider his demand. " Yes, I agree! " Eh... what?! Did she even think before agreeing??! Maybe she doesn''t even consider me as her equal! Wait a minute, but if she loses the dual, that means that I ... with her.... fu*k Xiao Feng could only hide his head in embarrassment, while Qianli was overjoyed by his proposition. " Anyway! The dual will be tonight after the lights are off we''re gonna head to a special room, we will spare there. Be ready! " Then he left the retaurant. Qianli who finished eating also made up her mind and stood up. Then, I''ll head back to the dormitory. I''m gonna prepare for the fight, there is no way I''ll lose or else may the heavens smite me! She firmly made a resolute sermon on her heart. There is no way she will abandon him again! Chapter 14 : Moonlights Vow The day ended, and the beautiful moon rose up to the sky next to the stars. Xiao Feng and Qianli went to the so called special room. It was, in fact, a single room in the basement of an old building near the dormitory, his senior from before told him stories about ghosts and disciples who died there trying to impress him while they were heading to the restaurant. Of course, he didn''t believe in this kind of stories, but not knowing where else they could go he chose that place. Arriving there, Qianli was suspiciously watching the old room. She felt that something was off but she disregarded this feeling since now she had to concentrate for the duel. Xiao Feng then broke the silence. " My rule is simple, you just need to make me admit defeat. If you want to be my Master, you have to be stronger than me, or else what could you possibly teach me? " Qianli understood his logic, then she responded the same. " My rule is even simpler, you have to land a single hit against me, if you do so I''ll consider it your win and I''ll be willing to serve you as a slave " Xiao Feng was shocked inwardly, land a single hit? Forget it even his seniors at the peak of spiritual realms had to defend against him who does she think she is? But since she dared to make this kind of bet, she must be sure of herself. He thought back at that time when she attacked his mansion, he wasn''t sure about the details since his father didn''t want to talk about it but she must truly have the abilities to escape from his father who was at the same cultivation he is right now. Let''s see whether I''m arrogant or you are arrogant! Xiao Feng wanted to end this duel fast, so he leapt towards her. But the moment he wanted to attack her he stopped his track and leapt backward. A spike came out from the wooden ground and almost had pierced him! If not for his judgment he would have been impaled like a fish! Damn it, it''s just a duel. I only wanted to touch you but you nearly killed me! Qianli was smiling, from the first moment till now she had not moved a single inch. Her perception and her innate abilities were much slower than Xiao Feng since she was at the fourth rank of the profound realm while he has probably broken through the spiritual realm and furthermore he had a fire attribute Phoenix soul, she relied on her intellect and her formations which she prepared beforehand to test his abilities and then break his will. At the time when she attacked the city lord''s mansion, the reason she was injured in the first place was that she couldn''t detect the presence of an enemy, so she had to defend using her body. But now, she already prepared long before to this duel. She thought of all the possible moves that Xiao Feng may use against her and encountered them in her head. She was 10 steps ahead of him! Her master always said that if you have made enough preparations, there is no single chance for the enemy to hurt you unless the difference was out of expectations. She didn''t let her guard down. Xiao Feng possessed the Phoenix Soul, her limited knowledge wouldn''t help her if an unknown factor occurred during the fight. Xiao Feng thought since I can''t attack you from the ground, how about from the sky! He jumped high to the ceiling, then just as he was about to land near her. A bright chain appeared from nowhere and shot him down. What the fu*k was that thing? This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. " My formations are dimensional, I don''t need to cast them on the ground, they exist in every space around me. " Qianli smiled and explained to him. Damn it, you think this is funny? How about this! He took a small rock and quickly tossed it at Qianli. She was amused by his reaction, but she didn''t move out of the way. She released a wave of her Qi. The rock disintegrated in an instant the moment it was four meters away from her. " Unless it''s a weapon made by your spiritual Qi or reinforced by it, it has no chance to enter my defense perimeter. " " Fu*k ", Xiao Feng was mad. The duel continued, Qianli gave him enough clues; at every move he made she was telling him what''s wrong and what''s right. But deep inside himself, he thought he was just following her lead. She had total control of this fight. But even so, he enjoyed it. He rarely had a chance to challenge someone who would let him experience this type of fights. Then after some time, he stopped trying to attack and closed his eyes. Qianli was also surprised. A red wave of Qi surged out of his body, he wanted to try this technique which he has never done before. Then he opened his eyes and sent a fist from ten meters away. The fist may have been seen as a normal wave of Qi, but it was imbued with his spiritual powers and his fire element. What was spiritual power? it was the power of the will! When a cultivator breakthrough the spiritual realm, his will become material. The difference between profound and spiritual realm wouldn''t be simpler otherwise. The profound realm was the realm in which a cultivator tempered his body, he forms a vessel enough powerful to sustain injuries from material attacks. The spiritual realm is the realm in which the cultivator fights with his Qi. The Qi is merged with his spirit and forms the will. Only Qi attacks work against Qi defense. Qianli also took this attack seriously, she formed a seal with her hands " Basic Seal: Turtle''s shell " She crouched to the ground, and a small layer of qi covered her like a semi-sphere, when the attack landed on her, it was deflected instantly. The deflected fist went to the other side of the room and destroyed the wall behind. But not only this, the wooden wall which collapsed started burning like firewood. From this one can see that the power of his fist was strong enough to seriously injure a cultivator from the spiritual realm. In fact, this sort of attack he wouldn''t launch it carelessly, it was difficult to control and it was the first time he used it. He began painting, clear signs of mental fatigue. " I am... very surprised about that last attack " " Heh... you don''t seem... surprised at all " Xiao Feng replied Qianli had, in fact, made a gamble, the Qi layer of the turtle''s shell depended on the Qi of the one who made the seal. The difference between her 6th level Qi from the profound realm and Xiao Feng''s Qi from spiritual realm was big. But Adding to the fact that his Qi was sent flying from ten meters away, along with her choice to deflect it instead of facing it, made it possible to defend against this type of attack. Xiao Feng sat on the ground and sighed then he said " I admit defeat " Qianli was surprised, she responded " But you still have not tried your best, if I''m not mistaken you still have a trump card ... " " Hahahaha you know about this too? the more reason for me to admit defeat then ... " " ... " She didn''t try to deny his words, she knew that since he could launch attacks with his Qi and attribute merged from his fists at a ten-meter distances, then he can probably just wear the Qi on his fist a gauntlet and attack her from melee. The spikes that came from the ground may seem hard, but they were formed from her Qi and the formation circle, so it was expected to be destroyed easily with that. Of course, she had a way to encounter those attacks, but since he seemed satisfied she didn''t tell him. " Let''s go " Xiao Feng stood up with a smile on his face, then took Qianli''s hand and went with her outside The moonlight was shining brilliantly, Xiao Feng knelt on one leg and bowed " Disciple Xiao Feng greets Master Qianli! " Qianli was smiling she then asked him in a serious manner " Xiao Feng, are you willing to follow my teachings, no matter how hard, no matter how stupid my orders are, no matter what others tell you? " Xiao Feng responded honestly " This disciple is willing to follow master eternally " Qianly closed her eyes, then said " Then let us make the vow " She took a dagger from her belt and cut through her hand Xiao Feng understood what she was doing, and he did the same thing " Our blood will mix, from now on our lives are related, you are my disciple, and I am your master. I won''t let you down, I will teach you and help you reach the sky. If I ever betray you, let the heaven''s shatter my body into thousands of pieces. " Xiao Feng stared at her emotionally Then she took his bloodied hand and joined it with her hand, the handshake felt a little painful, but both of them were smiling. Then after that, she tended her injuries as well as that of Xiao Feng. They sat on a boulder outside of the old building quietly watching the beautiful moonlight. " Master, " Xiao Feng said with a small voice " What is it, disciple? " Qianli responded " Who are you? " Xiao Feng asked with curiosity Qianli smiled, she didn''t plan to hide her past from her first disciple; She turned around and faced his eyes. Then just when she wanted to open her mouth she felt something was wrong, she coughed and vomited blood, then collapsed on the ground. Xiao Feng who was shocked couldn''t move, then he cried out loudly " MASTER!!! "
The wall that collapsed earlier during the fight between Qianli and Xiao Feng was still burning. A dark shadow approached it, then swallowed the burning fire. Mmm, this taste... I want more! Chapter 15 : Memory Seal Xiao Feng hurriedly carried Qianli to their room, then he gently put her in the bed. Her head was burning and sweat covered her body. She wore a painful expression as someone who is having nightmares. He didn''t know what to do, so he decided to go out and try to get some help from a senior.
Qianli''s body was undergoing a change. The Pheonix soul, when one awaken their sleeping bloodline begins to change the constitution of their bodies. Xiao Feng when undergoing the rebirth for the first time had to rest for two days before waking up, and that is because he was the original host of the Phoenix soul during all his life. As for Qianli, an outsider. Coming in contact with the Pheonix essence she forgot that when the blood of the phoenix is used on others it will provoke a certain reaction from the body... Qianli''s body began to throw impurities, the blood of the Phoenix was purifying her own blood! Thus the reason why she spat some blood earlier. But the changes weren''t limited to this only... Qianli was currently inside a dream. To be more exact, it was a part of her sealed memory. In this memory, she remembered the first day she met with her master. He was walking to her, then put his gentle hand on her forehead and said " Forgive me child for what I am about to do, this is for your own good... " Qianli wanted to shout to her master but she couldn''t utter a single word, this was a dream after all. The next moment a bright light entered her forehead from his fingers. She lost conscience. Inside the dark world, she suddenly saw a gigantic door floating, this door was sealed by four locks. One of the locks suddenly started to disintegrate, a red light came out from the broken lock and entered her memory. Then she heard a voice " The first seal is destroyed, child good luck with the other seals haha haha.... " At first, it sounded like an encouragement, but then Qianli remembered this voice, it was the same voice she heard in the dream portal world, the scary voice. The red light that entered her memory began to float and showed her a message A message left behind by her master. " Child, I don''t have time to explain the situation so I will be brief. I have sealed a part of your past memories partially because of your clan, you should be aware by now that your attribute is the darkness ." " The darkness is not viewed as a good attribute by many of us cultivators, that is because they don''t know the truth, I''ve left for you something to help you cultivate inside your memories " " Find the other legacies before "it" awakens. If the time comes and you still haven''t unlocked your memories by then, all will be lost ... " Qianli who barely managed to understand what he was talking about cried out trying to reach him. " Master! " Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. " Child, don''t be sad. You are not alone, I always wanted for you to never come learning about this truth, alas .... . Don''t forget, find the others ... " Then the voice faded Qianli woke up suddenly, tears were flowing from her eyes " ... this was not a dream ... " Then the door suddenly opened...
Xiao Feng who went out earlier could only go to his brother senior Pang Yu and ask for his help. They ran back as quickly as possible, when he opened the door he found out that Qianli was awake. He jumped to her and embraced her in his arms. " I was worried! " Qianli didn''t reject his hug and replied " Don''t worry, I''m fine now... " Pang Yu entered the room then he asked " Junior brother, are you really fine? The way Xiao Feng told me about you spitting blood doesn''t exactly seems okay to me... " Xiao Feng let go of her body, then asked again " Are you really fine? Let senior brother inspect your pulse, he is not the best in our department but he will know for sure he has some medical knowledge ... " " Hem... " Pang Yu coughed awkwardly Qianli could only smile back and didn''t reject their good intention, she stretched out her arm. Pang Yu sat on the chair next to her and grabbed her pulse with his fingers. Mmm, his skin is soft... it''s almost as if ... He got up quickly frightening the both of them " How is it, senior brother? Something is wrong?! " Xiao Feng cried out " You... you ... YOU! You''re a woman!! " Qianli smiled and replied " Yes " " Xiao Feng, did you know about this??! " " Eh... I forgot to mention this... " Blushed lightly and said " How can you forget something like this?! Do you know what will happen to us if the elders find out about you two living together without getting a permission from them?! We will all be kicked out! " Cried while tears were flowing from his eyes. " More importantly, Senior brother did you find something? " More importantly?! That''s important! How can being expelled not be important! Pang Yu could only sigh, then he replied " Nothing, his... eh.. her meridians seems to be fine and so is her Qi. She is not far from breaking through the spiritual realm ... " " Eh? " " EH??! " Both Xiao Feng and Qianli asked dumbfoundedly what he just said " What? did I say something wrong?? " Pang Yu pondered Xiao Feng replied " Senior brother, how can that be she is just on the fourth level of.... " Qianli didn''t let him finish his sentence " Thank you, senior brother, for your diagnosis! " Pang Yu replied shyly with his hand behind his head. " Hahaha, it''s no problem... " " Wait... there is still THAT problem, what are you gonna do?? " Both Xiao Feng and Qianli didn''t know how to answer Pang Yu sighed " Hmm let''s see, tomorrow afternoon let''s go to the central hall, I know someone from there who may help us..." " Thank you, Senior brother! " Both of them expressed their thanks. " Don''t mind it..." Ah... it''s only been one day they came to our Academy and they already created this much trouble....
After Pang Yu left the room, Xiao Feng sat on the chair and asked Qianli " Qia... eh, Master! How did you manage to break through from the fourth rank to the ... " Qianli replied " It was because of you. " Xiao Feng surprised asked " Because of me??! " Qianli continued " Xiao Feng, do you remember how I treated you in the past? " " No, I only remember how I was ... !!! " Xiao Feng stopped talking seemingly realizing something important " It seems you understand now. " Qianli continued " It was not because of my medical knowledge broke through the spiritual realm, it''s because of your soul and bloodline evolved! " Xiao Feng listened quietly to Qianli''s explanation, the more he heard the more he was shocked. At the end she said " Forgive me for not telling you this earlier, I was afraid that if you knew the truth you would hate me and will ... " He didn''t let her finish her sentence " It''s alright master, I understand. But I don''t care, you helped me even before you knew that I had this Phoenix soul. And furthermore, you are the only one who can help me train.... For me you have already have given me two lives, So I do not regret my decision. " Qianli stopped talking, she smiled. He then asked " Eh master, do I have to call you master or... " Xiao Feng didn''t know how to tell her Qianli understood what he meant and replied " In the academy, there are already teachers and masters around, until I qualify to the top 100, you can just call me Qianli like you always do after all a connection between a master and a disciple is spiritual. " Then after a moment she said " Let us rest, for now, tomorrow we will see what happens "
The next morning Qianli woke up early, she took a shower and changed her clothes since the old ones were covered in blood. Then she left to the lecture. Wen Er was already waiting in the auditory, she was expecting Qianli. So when she saw her entering among the group of disciples, she smiled. " Eh... look the teacher is smiling at us! " " No way... did the sun rise from the west?! " " Woaaah... I don''t have any regrets now! " The disciples who misunderstood her smile thought that they were lucky to see this beautiful goddess smiling at them in the morning. Then before they sat, they greeted her. " Greetings teacher Wen Er " " Un... " Wen Er nodded in response The lecture began. Chapter 16 : Solving problems At a certain mountain peak near the city of Orlen. An old man wearing a black robe was currently sitting under the snow, cultivating. Then a shadow suddenly descended near him and bowed. " Elder, I''m back " The old man opened his eyes slowly, looking at the shadow that just descended from the sky. " Hmm... Did you fill it yet? " " Yes! " The shadow took out his pouch and brought it a large frame. If any of the new disciples saw this frame they would''ve recognized it immediately, it was the dream world portal! " Tang Shu, why are you still wearing your disguise? " " Oh... I''m sorry, it''s been a few months and I''ve yet to get used to this technique. " The shadow revealed his face, it was the Elder who was in charge of the registration and the last test in the selection exam. The Elder glanced at him and said " You are still wearing it... Forget it, if you don''t want to let other see you then I won''t mind ... " " .... " Tang Shu didn''t respond " Anyway, what was the reaction from the others? " The elder continued " They did not mind, as long as we get them those pills " Tang Shu replied The elder was looking at the distant clouds then said " Those old geezers, they still want to live longer huh... " The old man stayed silent for a moment, then said " Tang Shu, in a few months the competition will begin. How are your odds? " " I... I''m sure that I''ll get at the very least to the semi-finals. " " That''s not enough! When you go back to the Academy be sure to train hard like your brothers. At the very least don''t stop until you take the 6th position ! " " Your brothers are already in the top 5. If you can''t make it there it will only shame our Disciplinary hall! " " Y-yes! " Tang Shu shivered at the thought of disappointing the elder, then said to himself Damn it, geezer, I''m already half a step away from the master realm. Even in the academy, i''m ranked at the top 8th and that still doesn''t satisfy you?! The elder suddenly fixed Tang Shu''s body like he heard his thoughts Fu*k! Can he read my mind now?! The elder opened his mouth slowly and said " In a week from now, I will descend to the Academy. Take this decree to that new headmaster. " He tossed a parchment to Tang ShuIf you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. " Eh... what??! But elder how about your ... " " Don''t fret, in the condition, I am right now it''s impossible to break through. And I still have some unfinished business down there... " He looked at the dream world portal at his side. " Anyway, some people need a reminding that I am still alive. It will also be a good opportunity to recruit more disciples in our disciplinary hall, and if I find someone interesting maybe I will send him an invitation... " The elder started laughing like a demon. Tang Shu swallowed his saliva. " For now go back! " " Y-yes! " Th-this old monster will come to our academy?! Fu*k the last time he nearly ...
Qianli finished her morning lecture and bid farewell to Wen Er, who was smiling cheerfully. Just as she was about to go and meet with her senior Pang Yu and Xiao Feng, an old man wearing a tattered robe blocked her way " Excuse me, young fellow, may I take some of your time? " Qianli didn''t know who and why this old man blocked her path, so she replied in a respectful tone. " May I know who this Senior is? " " Oh... haha sorry, I forgot to mention my name. I''m Wen Er''s Master, Luo Bai. You can call me Elder Bai " Qianli was surprised, then she bowed " Greeting Elder Bai, excuse me for my rudeness before. " " Don''t mind it, anyway. Are you free right now? " Qianli thought for a moment then answered apologetically " I''m sorry Elder, I have some friends who I should meet at the central hall right now. I will come back right after I finish my business with them. " " Hoh... is that so... How about this, I''m also heading here. Do you mind if I go with you? " Qianli didn''t know what to do, she sighed and answered " No at all Elder."
Pang Yu was currently waiting in the central hall with Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng asked him in a curious manner. " Big brother, who is that senior who''s gonna help us? " " this.... " Pang Yu didn''t know how to answer then after some moments of hesitation he said " Truthfully, I don''t really know if he will help us, he may just ignore us. " " But... brother you said that. " " Yeah I know, do you remember that girl you met yesterday? " " You mean Teacher Wen Er??! " " Yeah, the one who I asked for help is her Master, senior Bai. He has close relations with the head master, so the management elders from the central hall will certainly listen to his demands " " Oh... " Xiao Feng remembered the events of yesterday, whenever he thought of Wen Er his belly was full of fire. " Ah... there she is! " Pang Yu pointed at Qianli who was coming to where they were with the company of ... " Eh?! What is Master Bai doing with her?? "
Qianli and Master Bai were chatting along the way to central hall, he asked her some questions about today''s lecture. He wanted to know more about this young fellow who his disciple was so interested in at the first lecture. But Whenever he asked her a question about formations, Qianli answered in a profound way. Some of her answers even inspired him, he began to gain enlightenment just from talking to this young disciple. Unable to contain his happiness, he, like his disciple, began to understand why Wen Er talked so much about him. " Kid, do you mind joining our ... " " Greetings Master Bai! " Pang Yu interrupted him " Greetings, " Xiao Feng said Master Bai who was going to ask Qianli to join their department was mad at the interruption. " Pang Yu how dare you... " Qianli tried to introduce Pang Yu and Xiao Feng to the elder before he could even finish his sentence. " Ah, Elder. These two are my friends, do you know them? " " These two are your friends?! " " I see that you already met with the Elder. Truthfully I didn''t think that Master Bai will agree to my request, thank you. " Pang Yu interrupted him once again and bowed " Thank you, Elder " Both Xiao Feng and Qianli bowed Master Bai was confused at this three youths bowing to him.
" Ah... I see ... " Master Bai was currently sighting, after listening to their story he finally managed to understand Pang Yu sent him a letter this morning, but since he never checked his mails since he was busy and specially this morning when he was listening to his disciple''s lecture he didn''t read the content. After hearing out their problem, he was at first shocked. This youth Qianli was a girl?! He had mixed feelings in his heart, his disciple fell in love with another girl... But he already made up his mind " Qianli, truthfully this matter isn''t easy to resolve, you have two choices: The first one is to keep hiding your gender until you finish your studies or quit the academy. If someone from the disciplinary hall ever finds out you''re a girl you may be executed as a spy from another sect even though you aren''t, and so are your friends for helping you! " The three of them shivered at this thought " The second method is simpler, you will stop hiding your gender. And of course you will not stay in the dormitory, I will give you my special approbation so that you can stay in the city somewhere for the first year. I will talk with the headmaster about this and since it''s only your second day at this academy it won''t be a problem !" Qianli decided after hearing the choices. " Then I ... " " But! If I do this for you, you will have to agree to two of my requests without hearing them first! " Pang Yu shivered at this last sentence A request from Master Bai? what could it be??! Qianli thought for a moment then answered " As long as it doesn''t interfere with my morals, please tell Elder. " " Good answer, the first of my request is simple: Join my Formation and Seals departement! " " It''s not that I don''t want to but... " " But what? you don''t want to agree to this simple request??! Then forget it! " " It''s not that Elder, it''s just that ... I already joined your department ... " " Ah... " Fu*k I should''ve chosen another thing to ask! Thinking about it she had talent and knowledge in the formations and seals so of course, she would have chosen my department.... Sigh... It was my fault for not thinking about this, forget it! At the very least, i have this gem in my hall! " Not a problem, consider it as you have fulfilled my request! " " Thank you, Elder " " Well, the second request is ... i want to ask you some more questions about the things we talked earlier... cough... If you don''t mind ... " " I will be glad to answer your questions then Elder! " Qianli didn''t know whether to laugh or cry, This old man shamelessly asked her to teach him some of her knowledge? Well at the very least this senior will help me, I may as well build a good relationship with him... " Then don''t worry, I''m going right now to the Headmaster to have a talk with him, you guys should just go and ... do your things! " "Thank you Elder for your kindness " The three disciples bowed their heads and said The Elder walked away while having a headache Ah... How should i explain this to Wen Er... Chapter 17 : Heavenly Tribulation After speaking with the headmaster, Elder Bai came back and gave Qianli the approbation to seek outside a small house to live in for the first year. Since Qianli didn''t know what to do with her free time, she went back to the central hall and converted some of her gold to spiritual stones, since she needed them to buy a house and some clothes inside the city. Then after that, she bid farewell to the Elder and her two comrades, and she headed to the city to began searching for a house.
At the headmaster''s office.... Two people were currently chatting, one of them was a 50 year''s old, the other was Tang Shu. " T-The G-Grand Elder is coming down?! Why?? " " I don''t really know headmaster, my master told me to give you this " Tang Shu responded The 50 years old man was the headmaster of the Academy. He was the late headmaster''s disciple, so he took this post ten years ago under his recommendation. He once met the Grand Elder while following his master 20 years ago, at that time there was someone strong in the sect who practiced some black evil arts. Since no one was a match against him, the Grand Elder descended from his secluded training, chased after him and killed him. But the nightmare did not end.... He destroyed his body and burned down the building where he was living, then suppressed all records of this event inside the academy. Apart from that, the Grand Elder''s name was a notorious name itself. Even he the headmaster must show the proper manner in front of this character unless it was someone like the ancestor, or the patriarch himself. No one can order him around; not even the four Supreme Elders! No one knows how long he lived, but there are records of his presence before the sect was degraded to become an Academy! This incident, 20 years ago, was the reason why the new headmaster was afraid. The current Academy was stable, was there someone again who touched the taboo? He took the parchment from Tang Shu and began reading it while his hands were trembling. After a while his breathing became stable and he sighed. " Ah... It''s for this.... " Apparently, he was only going to come down to recruit new disciples. Long ago when his late master was still alive, he gave the Grand Elder a position inside the Academy: Management Elder responsible of the Discipline Department, he only responded to the headmaster and no one was above him. That was to give an explanation to people who this grand character was and to avoid suspicion if they saw him doing something scary like that incident 20 years ago. The Grand Elder was the head of the law Enforcing when the academy was considered a sect, now he is the management elder of the discipline hall.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. " Well at least, as long as there is no black art practitioner, we are sa... " While he was watching the outside of his window, he noticed dark clouds forming above the city of Orlen. " D-Don''t T-Tell Me... I-it''s T-THE H-Heavenly tribulation!!! " A golden thunder coming from dark clouds above the sky, the location was somewhere inside the city! The heavenly tribulation is a series of thunder coming down from heaven to punish cultivators who practiced black evil arts and broke through a realm, the more the soul is corrupted by the black arts, the more thunder descended from the sky, and each one more powerful than the last one. The headmaster fainted Tang Shu caught the old man falling and murmured to himself " It seems Master will be descending sooner ... "
At the peak of the mountain The Elder who was sitting down cultivating opened his eyes and stood up. He watched how the golden thunder came down from the black clouds above the city. He narrowed his eyes. Is it a normal thunder or ... Heavenly tribulation... the probability is low it must have been a coincidence unless the black art practitioner is still weak and just have triggered one thunder... I have to make sure! He then shouted " Liu Fei! " A young man descended " Yes, Master! " " Take this bead that I refined from the dream world portal, go to the old building and destroy the remnant soul of that traitor. I''m going down right now to the city! " The young man Liu Fei frowned when he caught the black bead, then he bowed and disappeared.
Qianli bought a house at the border of the city, she set up formations outsides. Then entered and started cultivating. " I didn''t inspect my body yet, from what senior brother Pang Yu said, I should be half step before the spiritual realm..." She sat down and began to circulate her Qi inside her body. The Qi began to accelerate... " 5th rank... 6th rank... 7th rank... " The Qi''s acceleration inside her meridians didn''t stop. A black aura surged from her body without her knowing. " 8th rank ... 9th rank! " The Qi then suddenly decelerated until it stopped moving. " It seems that I''m really near the spiritual realm.... " She opened her eyes, then saw that her room where she was sitting began to corrode. " Huh? " Suddenly, a thundering noise came from the roof. Boom! " Heaven''s tribulation?! " Since she never practiced black arts from before and it was a taboo inside the Heaven''s, she didn''t really know what happened, but she could guess that it was not a normal thunder under this timing. Fortunately, the formation barrier she learned and set up earlier was strong enough to repel a peak spiritual realm cultivator, much less the Thunder who''s strength was barely of the first rank, and so it didn''t destroy the house. " Dark miasma! " Qianli cried out She noticed that the dark aura that was corroding the inside of the house was coming from her, so she closed her eyes and tried to control it. After a minute, she managed to take back the dark aura. Her strength also broke through the spiritual realm first level! Just as she was about to open her eyes, a book surged out from her memories. " Heaven''s attribute: Darkness " The book opened, the words coming from the first page entered her mind.
At the outside of the house, people didn''t care about the thunder descending from the sky, at most it gave them a fright. A part from the grand elder, the headmaster, Tang Shu, no one was able to discern what did the Thunder earlier mean. However... " Mommy! Where did this thunder come from?! " " It was a clear sky not long ago, will it rain? " " Damn I nearly got smitten by it, on which house did it land? " The passersby near Qianli''s house were scared when the thunder came down, they were curious where it landed, none of the house seemed touched, and they didn''t bother staying there to find out. Only one of them clearly saw where it landed The poor man rubbed both his eyes " I''m sure it landed on top of that house! Why isn''t it destroyed???! " The poor man could only frown " Was it my imagination? Fu*k yesterday the demoness nearly destroyed my store again, and now the heavens are smiting right in front of me? What the fu*k did I do to deserve this ... " The poor man was the waiter working inside Old Bu''s store, It was the late evening so the restaurant closed and sorted out the trash and then went home when he witnessed the thunder coming down in front of the house where he was living. " Father, Mother... I shouldn''t have left our home... " He cried out from the inside of his heart. Chapter 18 : Ascertaining The Feelings Darkness is one of the three forbidden attributes at the martial world cultivation. Once upon a time this attribute was one of the 7 attributes, but after an uncertain event one hundred thousand years ago, the late emperor of the high heavens made a decree; it became a taboo. Since the high heavens ruled over every world, it was then distributed to every plane of existence. From there on, every cultivator born with this attribute was killed on spot. If the heavens were to know that there is someone cultivating this forbidden attribute he will be smitten! If he still survives then he must be punished by the cultivators! This cruelty made it so that in every sect, clan, or family, no one would disobey the rules made by the Emperor....
After witnessing the thunder, Qianli was reading the content of the first chapter of the book that popped into her mind. Darkness attribute 1st Chapter: Spiritual Realm Unlocking Dark Shield Description: Dark Shield is an aura made of Qi from the darkness attribute, it can corrode Qi in contact in the perimeter, making it one''s own Qi and fueling the Dark Shield itself. At the first level of the spiritual realm, the dark shield act as a thick membrane shielding the body of the user, protecting it from a Qi attack. The shield protection depends on the user''s cultivation. Notice: The dark shield consumes lots of Qi, Do not use unless it''s necessary. Unlocking Dark Miasma Description: Dark Miasma is a cloud of smoke which comes out of the user''s body as an aura. The attribute of darkness makes it so that it slowly corrodes the surroundings of the user. The Miasma depends on the user''s quantity of Qi. Notice: The more miasma comes out of the body, the harder it becomes possible to control it. "..." Reading the content of the first chapter, Qianli opened her eyes and was lost in thoughts. " I have to train this... in secret... "
The next morning, Qianli woke up and put her new feminine clothes. Like always, she was on her way to Wen Er''s Lecture. But the auditory was closed, and a notice was on the door. Teacher Wen Er''s Lecture closed, Unavailable until further notice The disciples that came to the lecture, were surprised. Qianli was also surprised, but she went back since she couldn''t do anything. Later, she met Xiao Feng and they talked a little, then the afternoon she went back home to cultivate. The next day she came back, and she saw the same notice again This time she heard two disciples near her talking " Hey, did you hear? It seems teacher Wen Er is sick. " " No that can''t be! I''ve seen her this morning going to the formation hall! " " What, are you serious? Then why is she not doing the lecture? " " Who knows... But her expression was giving me a chill ... " Qianli heard the discussion, then she intruded " Excuse me disciple brother, where can I find the formation hall? " If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. The disciple that was talking earlier turned around and shyly answered " E-Eh... It''s this way, g-go straight on then take the first left. I-It will be there! " " Thank you, brother " Qianli bowed then left The two disciples that were discussing earlier said in a low voice. " H-Hey, since when did we have a beauty like her attending this lecture?? " " I-I don''t know!! Maybe it''s her first time? "
Qianli was worried about Wen Er''s condition, so she wanted to visit her. Right on the way to the hall, she came across Wen Er who just came out her laboratory. Wen Er who didn''t expect to see Qianli stopped moving like a statue. Qianli bowed " Greetings Teacher " " .... " After a moment of silence, Wen Er opened her mouth. " ... Why are you here? " Qianli responded embarrassingly " I heard rumours that you were sick, and you didn''t come this morning ... so... I came to see you ... " Wen Er cursed in her heart Why are you acting embarrassed? I''m the one who is embarrassed! What do you expect me to do now! Qianli continued " Either way, now that i''ve seen that you are fine ... " Qianli bowed and was about to go back. Then Wen Er opened her mouth and said " Wait! " Qianli who was leaving turned back and was shocked. She saw Wen Er''s eyes tearing. " Why? why... Why! Why didn''t you say anything to me?! " " Y-Yes?? " Qianli responded dumbfoundedly Wen Er ran away leaving the poor Qianli stupified in the hallway.
After yesterday''s event, Master Bai went to his disciple and told her the story about Qianli''s unfortunate mistake. His disciple couldn''t believe him at first, No she didn''t want to believe him! She ran back to her room and closed it, then she began mumbling to herself No way... it can''t be... Why is Qianli a girl? how could that be possible! She couldn''t sleep the whole night because she was stressed. The morning she told her master that she wasn''t going to the lecture since she was not in stable mind. Her master agreed to her request since he didn''t want his disciple to be in pain. But the next day, she went to the formation hall to take something from her research room, then on her way back she stumbled on this beautiful girl standing in her way. At first, she didn''t recognize this person. But right after hearing her greetings, she knew that it was Qianli. She couldn''t speak for a short period of time because of the shock. Her heart has nearly been broke when she saw her appearance. She now understood that her master wasn''t lying back then. ... After crying out, she ran away to her home which was in the city, then she entered and lied on the bed. Why did I run.... Why can''t I face her... She was thinking about the first time she met her until now, she suddenly told herself something Could it be... because I''m still in love with her? She Got up off the bed and ran to the wall, then hit her head multiples times. No! No! No! That can''t be! She then felt dizzy and returned to her bed. But... she is very pretty... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! She screamed out loud at this realization. .... I have to make sure!
The Waiter was sorting out the trash in the neighboor like always when he heard suddenly a girl screaming from a certain house nearby. He was shocked, then went back inside running What the fu*k is wrong with this city! Oh God, I still have to wait five fu*king long years before going back home!
At the headmasters office... " G-Geetings Grand Elder!I-I did not expect that you would come down sooner.... H-How can i help you? " The headmaster was trembling when he saw this figure entering the room. The Grand Elder responded in a low voice " Hmm you really don''t know? " The headmaster trembeled " Incompetent! Did you think that Tang Shi wouldn''t report me back what you both saw! " " i ... " " Shut up! " The headmaster closed his mouth and didn''t say another word, he only kept his smile on his sweating face. " .... Did you find out who it was? " " i ... " " So you didn''t heh... really incompetent. Your late master should have educated some more! " Damn it, at least let me finish my sentence!!! the headmaster bowed his head and began trembling. " Anyway, since it was in this city it must have been one of the new disciples who just entered the spiritual realm, or maybe it was just a coincidence.... we have to make sure on the upcoming tests at the end of the month... " " Both of us know the consequences of having a disciple like that in our academy, don''t you ?" The headmaster nodded " This time, I will let this slide off. Since we can''t do anything right now.... " " But the next time... " The headmaster shivered and felt that the entire room became cold.Then after some time he rised his head only to find out that the great elder already left. " Ah.... I''m really tired.... " He sat on his chair and fainted....
Not a chapter, But an important message from the author Hello, I''m the author of : Record Of The Immortal Teacher First of all, i want to thank everyone who read this story so far. Those who made their reviews too because of them now i know that the readers have complaints. Those who still continue to support me by putting their comments and following my story even Those who still continue to support me by putting their comments and following my story even thought there are tons of others which are far better quality. I will now begin answering some questions that you asked - About teaching, it''s true i haven''t told anything about that yet, as for the reason, it''s because it''s still early. Let me explain : in my story, i didn''t want to rush creating the background story of every character. Because i wanted to explain the events prior to her period of teaching. Xiao Feng is her first disciple, Apart from knowledge, she can''t give him pointers right now because not only his realm is still weak, but the school year has just began. You guys should also understand that in martial arts xianxia/ wuxia stories, the title of the story sometimes does not get understood by the reader until later on, like for exemple: Martial God Asura; the mc does not get to the martial god level until 2000 chapters later. Why i chose the title : Record Of the Immortal Teacher? this story is a simple record of the every day life of Qianli, her path to become known as an immortal teacher, and the choices she will make in her life. The people she will met. The places she will go. The disciples she will teach. Now let''s talk about : - Why is the school year not beginning right now? what''s taking so long?? For now, i wanted to put light on some problems that will later be used in my story, the root of this problems began before the school year so... yeah.. it''s taking a little bit longer than usual. These problems are everywhere; unrelated/related to the mc which later on will be connected. etc... My story is really really boring at the beginning, i only right about a small part of info to feed the reader about things but i never do a massive dump of information. People are probably disappointed about this. But i have a feeling that they will be disappointed more if i rush now, i wanted to create a story which will go about more than a thousand chapters, not a typical fiction that will end in no more than 100 chapters or so and becomes repetitive. And to be more accurate about the situation, i tended from the beginning to make this volume name: Growing up. Some of you understood the meaning by now.... I''m very sorry about this, due to the lack of my English writing skills, and the boring set up of my story, there is another problem. That is the chapters release schedules. I only release one chapter per 2 days with 1300-2500 words (according to my real life schedule), it''s hard for anyone to be patient reading this story at first since it''s difficult to understand, i probably shouldn''t have began publishing this story from now but waited till i''ve finished the late part of the first book to get you hooked up. But then again i was impatient, i wanted to let you in from the begining and so that you can see, hear, and live with the story yourselves. And this will end my explanation. Sorry for those who are disapointed and will drop the story if my explanation didn''t convince you. As the author i''m ashamed of myself to not be able to do so, but that''s the only thing i can say for now and i can''t make you empty promises to disappoint you later on. This topic will be open for a while, and so is the poll. It will help me greatly if anyone puts a review so that i can study more my storyline. Please leave your comments bellow if you want to ask something or share your point of view. ps: i will put behind the horizontal line the general informations about this story so far so that you can keep up.
Realm Rank Informations about the realms
Profound From 1 to 10 begining from 1 Realm of tempering one''s own body until reaching perfection or a state near, from the 5th rank to above the formation of the Qi in the meridians begins and so the attribute of each cultivator shows up
Spiritual 1-10 Realm of using Qi to form an attack/defense around parts of the body/ The Qi attacks/defense depends on one''s own cultivation and the attribute used. Each attribute has it''s own unique characteristiques.
Master 1-8 ???
Heaven 1-6 ???
For now, that''s the only thing known. Ranks above heaven are not yet told about in the story so far.This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. Now let''s talk about the attributes, there are 7 known - water, fire, earth, Air, metal, Light, Lightning. 3 forbiden: - Blood, Poison, Darkness The characters: - Qianli : MC of the story, when she was young around 5 years old she met her master and began following him until her 18 years. She was unable to cultivate during her years with her master because of some restrictions he imposed on her, she studied under his tutelage with the company of her 2 senior brothers for 13 years. She came to learn different knowledges with the help of her incredible mind''s copy ability at the point where even her master and two brothers weren''t able to cope with. She studied medical knowledge, formations and seals, alchemy, etc...Her mind holds a numerous number of books from vast knowledge compiled by her own Master. As of now, her realm is : First level of spiritual realm - Xiao Feng : First disciple of Qianli, he was considered a trash at first and was always beeing bullied. He was saved by her when she descended to the mortal world and opened his acuponcture points to help him breakthrought, he holds the phoenix soul which is a extremly rare divine beast that has not appeared for a long time. He lives in Cyan Bamboo city at the alfron''s kingdom, his father is the city lord and his past is not entirly known either. He chose the EverLasting Star Academy he followed Qianli at first because of romantic feelings he holds to her. His realm is at the second level of Spiritual Realm, and his attribute seems to be fire - Xiao Yang : City lord, father of Xiao Feng. He seems like a cold and severe father but he does so to protect his child. His realm is Spiritual Realm rank 8 . His attribute is unknown. - Li Chen : second young master of the Li clan which has great ambitions to rule over the cyan bamboo city. He used to bully Xiao Feng but was later on defeated by him and fled the selection exam. - Li Puyang : First son of the Li clan''s patriarch, he is an inner court disciple at the Void Sect and he seems to be at the peak of spiritual realm. - Li clan patriarch : an ambitious person who holds great amouth of power and wealth in the city, he has 2 sons. Not much is known about him. Elder Guan : One of the elders in charge of the 4th exam (aptitude test) during the selection, not much is known about him but he seems sick, he is from the Void Sect. Elder Zhu and Elder Yu : Elders coming from differents sects but are bloodrelated, they know about the darkness attribute and still decided to help her. They came from the ghost immortal world and seems to have been hiding. Their realms is unknown. Tang Shi : At first he seems to participate in the exam as an elder, he was sent by the Great Elder to do a mission. His recently brokethrough the Master realm. Liu Fei: One of the Great Elder''s subordinate, probably one of Tang Shi''s brothers. Not much is known. The Great Elder : Also known as the grand elder/ management elder of the discipline hall, he is One of the most powerful elders in the everlasting star academy, he seems to have lived for a long period of time (from the time when the academy was still a sect). He holds great contempt against taboo cultivators and he is in charge of eliminating all the threats. Headmaster: the head master of the everlasting star academy, he seems to be a scared person who is afraid of nearly anything, his position is bellow the Great Elder, the 4 supreme elders, the ancestor, and the patriarch. Pang Yu : Senior disciple of the martial hall department from the same generation as Wen Er, he seems to be friendly to xiao feng and Qianli. He holds the rank of 140 and is at the peak of spiritual Realm. Wen Er : A beautiful senior who currently teaches new disciples at the lecture room instead of her master for the first week. She fell in love with Qianli, but is now uncertain about her feelings when she discovered that Qianli is a woman. She holds the rank of 88, her Master is Senior Bai, who came as a guest to this academy not long ago. Master Bai: Unknown Master who teachs formations and seals, he seems like a distinguished guest of the academy, he is the friend of Wen Er''s grand father and the headmaster. .... More information will be added later on Chapter 19 : The beginning of the year At a certain place that night, something occurred. Liu Fei who received orders from his master to go take care of the remnant soul of the traitor went inside the old building where Xiao Feng and Qianli battled. Arriving at a certain room, he opened and found a black shadow locked with chains with diagrams inscribed in them. " It''s been a long time, senior brother ... " " .... Liu Fei?! " The shadow replied with a cold voice " That dog master of yours finally sent you down to finish what he couldn''t do 20 years ago?! hahaha ... " " ... " Liu Fei didn''t respond, he took out a spear and then said " Senior brother, there is no need to pretend to be chained. The old master already knows that you can move around this building. He was the one who destroyed your body and chained your soul 20 years ago after all... " " Hahahaha... " The shadow responded with a creepy laughter The shadow walked out unrestrained from the chains, then took out a black sword. " So, did you come here prepared? You know that spiritual artifact spear of yours it was I who... " " Stop talking nonsense, let''s fight! " " No need to rush, I know about that little trap card of yours you are hiding... Still, you won''t stand a chance against me even in my spiritual form. " " .... Whether I can destroy you or not, we will see after we fight! " Liu Fei took his stance and rushed to the shadow.
Qianli finally stabilized her realm after 4 days and nights of training, it was the last day of the week. During this past days, she went again and again to the lecture but couldn''t find Wen Er, which left her somewhat sad. Her disciple, Xiao Feng, continued to train with his peers. Since the year didn''t begin yet he didn''t really need any pointers from Qianli, which added to her depression even more. So the only thing she could do was practice her own cultivation alone.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. ... The next day, the headmaster and most of the disciples assembled at the hall of the Academy. The new year ceremony began! Disciples were given clothes fitting each one of them their respective department in which they will study. And then, they followed their teachers to their hall. For the Formation and seals department, it was not Master Bai who came to greet the new disciples. Since he was the head of the department the teachers working under him were the ones who came to guide them. The teachers in charge of the new disciples were three, one of them was Wen Er. " Hmm, for now, follow us to the department hall, after that, you will choose between us three which teacher you will follow this first year to study under his tutelage. " One of the middle aged teachers said The Twenty or so disciples went together following the teachers until they reached the hall. Then the teachers entered their respective research rooms and told the students that they could only enter if they choose one of them, which will lead them during this first year. The twenty or so disciples began discussing " Hey, which one will you follow?? " " I don''t know, one of those two middle aged teachers maybe? " " What about that beautiful goddess? " " Hahaha, she is so young, what do you expect from someone like her. Did you see during their presentations she stayed silent and looked at us coldly? " " But... I heard she is one of the top ranked who had the right to teach after reaching the 100th rank. And she also did the lectures during the ... " " Yeah but so what? those contracted teachers are far better than our academy''s teachers. Also, i heard that she didn''t even come to the lectures for the past 5 days, someone irresponsible like her wouldn''t be the best choice. Let''s go! " Contracted teachers are different from the Academy''s teachers, the Academy''s teachers come from the top 100th rank disciples to encourage their disciples to teach, so they are mostly composed of senior disciples who don''t even number more than 5 people, Wer Er was one of them. Since most of the top 100th don''t care about giving pointers to their fellow brothers/sisters and prefer to cultivate alone. Contracted teachers as for them are rogue cultivators who were traveling across the lands. Their knowledge varies since they went to different places before. Master Bai who is in charge of the Formation And Seals department is one of them. After listening to the rumors, the group of disciples went to either one of those two contracted teachers, but none of them went to Wen Er''s room. None apart from Qianli. When she entered the research room, Wen Er was surprised but composed herself rather quickly and asked. " Why are you here? Don''t you hate me? " Qianli bowed and didn''t mind her cold attitude " Greetings teacher, I came here to study under your tutelage for this year. Please guide me! " Wen Er stayed silent for a while then responded " Hmpf.... suit yourself. Take one of those desks and go study by yourself those diagrams first. If you don''t understand something come and see me. " Qianli nodded and then went to one of the desks in the corner which was old and dusty, she sat on the chair and began her self-study.
At the old building, Liu Fei was standing while his eyes were closed. The spear which he held in his arm earlier was piercing the dark shadow to the floor... After some moments, the dark shadow that lied there disappeared. " Hahaha... I made it! " Liu Fei opened his eyes, his pupils were pitch black. But after some time they reverted back to their original color. " My dear little brother Liu Fei, you underestimated me far too much.... tsk " Liu Fei mumbled to himself, then he coldly continued "If it has been some days earlier I would''ve probably been the one who was sent to the underworld by now.... But thanks to those two kids that day, I managed to heal a part of my soul and some of my powers were back. That old dog didn''t predict this huh... " " Anyway, right now, your body is mine. I''m gonna have so much fun hahaha.... " Reading some parts of the memories of Liu Fei, he then said " Oh, it''s that time of the year? Let it be, I''m gonna have fun killing those brothers of yours after I recuperate my strength, your soul is rather tasty I need some time to digest after all you were a rank 2 at the master realm " A purplish aura came out of his body, then he shouted angrily with an evil smile on his face " Then it will be the turn of that old dog...This year, the EverLasting Academy will finally shut down its doors forever! hahaha... Wait for me! " Chapter 20 : Invitation At the central hall The disciples, mostly from the second and third year, were selecting missions to earn points and spiritual stones. At this time of the year, most missions have already been taken by the group of disciples. A small group of people entered the door, then someone from the crowd joined them in a hurry. The one who seemed like the leader of the group spoke in a calm manner. " Brother Dugu, which mission did you select for us this time? " The fat guy was sweating, then he handed a small paper to the leader " The mission we''ve been given is this ... " Mission: Kill the earthen spiders residing in the north mine of the black range mountains. Type: Group/Individual Reward: 200 contribution points and spiritual stones for every spider killed. Proof: the black thorn on their back. Time limit: 2 weeks Rank: A The leader frowned after reading this mission. One of the disciples shouted angrily after reading this task. " You fat pig! Are you trying to kill us??!! Go back and bring something we can do! " " Sister Yao, it''s not that I didn''t know ... it''s just that there aren''t any other missions, most of the rank B missions have already been taken earlier.... " A disciple wearing a mask on his face said in a low voice " Sister Yao, there is no need to be angry... What was done is already done. We just have to complete this mission, and look the rewards... they''re fairly high this time.... " A red haired youth with muscles agreed " Oh, you''re right! Hahaha, now I''m motivated! " The young female disciple didn''t bother speaking with them and turned to the leader " Brother Xu, what do we do now? " After pondering for a moment, he opened his mouth and sighed " What can we do? We just have to be prepared this time... I''m thinking of adding someone to our group ... " Hearing this, the female disciple was astonished and then asked " Huh? But brother Xu, we already have an alchemist, the fat pig is our main shield, and Lei Zhu is our vanguard assassin, you are the strongest one in our team and also the leader, and I serve as a back up with my bow, what do we lack? " The leader explained " The earthen spiders aren''t simple beasts, they are a cunning mutated form. The most problematic thing is that they are residing in a mine, which means that they are in their natural habitat. They can dig tunnels underground and move freely without us knowing their positions! But that''s not all, on their backs they have a thorn that is poisonous, and their shell is hard as a rock. Under this conditions, It will be difficult to find them, let alone kill them. " He then continued " We need someone who can set up a formation around us to protect us from underhanded attacks while we are moving inside the cave, someone like... Wen Er! " This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. His eyes light up. " Wen Er? But didn''t she stop taking missions since she was accepted under the tutelage of Master Bai? " " Yeah... We have no choice but to go there and ask for her help! I refuse to take this mission unless we have someone of her caliber in our team, even if it means to share half the reward! " The other members listening to their stubborn leader could only sigh in regret, half the reward? We hope that she won''t ask for that much bro! " And so, I''ll have to trouble you brother Dugu, can you invite her to our team? " The fat disciple cursed inwardly but then went to the formation and seal department
At Wen Er''s research room, Qianli studied the diagrams on the old desk, then she began writing some formulas on a paper and brought them to Wen Er. Wen Er who was absorbed in her research didn''t even glance at Qianli''s papers and told her in a cold demeanor. " Put them down, I''ll read them later." Then she took out more diagrams from her own bookshelf and gave them to Qianli " Take these, study them. Then write a report like the others and give them back. " Qianli sighed and took the diagrams Wen Er heard her sigh and stared at her furiously " What are you sighing for? Do you think this is a playground?! " Qianli bowed " No teacher, I''m sorry " " ... " Then she went and sat down at the old desk like before, writing the reports. This routine continued for nearly a week. Today, like always. She entered the room and saw that Qianli was silently sitting writing down reports of the diagrams that Wen Er gave her. Hmph, you think I will forgive you this easily? bringing me simple reports about diagrams that I already studied for 2 years. I have ... While talking to herself she took a glance at the reports written and couldn''t help but gulp The amount of paper accumulated for the past days on her desk was astonishing, she couldn''t help but sweat. This... I have to correct all of these? .... Not knowing what to do she sat down and began reading one of the reports. At first, she was bored, but after reading some lines she began to sweat and her eyes were glued on the paper, she couldn''t help but shout inwardly What the hell... since when the lightning basic diagram had this simple outline draw? .... The number of lines and symbols in it normally exceed 26 lines, but this one is simplified and contains only 15 lines of symbols.... But most importantly, I have a feeling that this simplification didn''t affect the diagram itself. Only some minor changes on the last 2 outlines were made.... She couldn''t help but take the paper and go outside of the room the storage. She tried to test this diagram by drawing it on a small wooden sword. After some while she finished, she injected her Qi into the wooden sword Normally, if this diagram fails, at most the sword will be blown. It''s not dangerous... She couldn''t help but gulp in anticipation Zzz The sword glowed and began emitting small sparks of lightning " It worked... And the power loss is less than.... 30%!!! " Normally for a cultivator, one cannot use another attribute than one''s own, unless it''s a spiritual tool. Spiritual tools are made of normal weapons injected with diagrams which make them imbued with spiritual Qi. If for example, someone with a fire attribute were to use a fire spiritual tool, its power will increase by 100%, and it will be able to pierce a shield made of spiritual Qi! But, if that fire cultivator were to use a water attribute spiritual tool, the power drawn will only be 20%, at most 30%. Qianli''s new formula for the basic lightning diagram made it so that the loss of power won''t exceed 30%, which means that even if someone who has not the same attribute as the weapon were to use it, it will still be able to draw 70% of its potential! Thinking back to the reports tattered on her desk, Wen Er was cursing herself Did I just leave all those formulas on the desk for nearly a week without searching them?! Fu*k! She headed back to the room, on her way back she met with the fat disciple " Ah... senior Wen Er I just came to give you an invi...." " I don''t have time! " She entered the research room and began to classify the papers in a hurry to test them out ... The fat disciple tried to talk to her again " Senior, it''s brother Xu who sent me. He said that you have to join us in a group mission for... " " I said I don''t have time! " "...." Damn it, you want me to take a mission now? I don''t have time for that rubbish I need to study this! After a moment, she turned her back and said " Yes, I know! Why don''t you take Qianli? She is a new member in our hall but she has great potential! " Yes! This way I''ll have time to study theses... treasures... and Qianli will broaden her knowledge by taking a mission! " But senior, Leader Xu said that... " Wen Er coldly glared at him " Nevermind senior...." He walked to Qianli''s corner who has been silently listening to the whole time and extended the invitation " We will be waiting for you at the central hall tomorrow morning at 7, please don''t be late. " Qianli nodded, Then the fat disciple left.
The group was waiting for the news when they saw the fat disciple running to them. The leader asked " Ah, brother Dugu, how was it? " " I ... " He began to explain what happened, then the female disciple began to curse him again " You FAT PIG! CAN''T YOU DO ONE CORRECT THING IN YOUR LIFE?!! " The leader sighed again and said " Ah... forget it... We don''t have time anymore, in 3 weeks the allocations of points will begin and so we have to begin the mission right now if we want to gain points. Let''s just take this new disciple Qianli with us ... " The red haired youth asked " But brother, what if she can''t handle monsters? She may even put our lives in danger! " Leader Xu pondered for a moment then said " ... I''ll test her along the way. For now, everyone goes back and prepares, tomorrow at 7 we will head out! " Chapter 21 : Testing Qianli The next morning, Qianli headed to the central hall to meet with the team. When she entered the hall, she took a quick glance to the people there. " Strange... where is that senior ..." She muttered these words while walking slowly trying to find where the fat disciple who came yesterday was. Then someone can and greeted her. " Eh... Are you the one who fat pig gave the invitation? " The one who greeted her was none other than the female senior Yao Qianli couldn''t help but be surprised " Fat pig? " Could she be talking about the disciple that came yesterday? But why is she insulting... Her train of thoughts stopped when the newcomers approached them " Ah... you''re here sister Yao! Is that the new member? Woaah look a beauty! " The red haired muscle guy said while interrupting them. " ... " One of them stayed silent " Cough.. Brother Niu, please control yourself " The leader reprimanded him, then said " Are you the one who brother Dugu invited yesterday from the Formation and seals department? " Qianli introduced herself " I am Qianli, a first year in the Formation and seals department. I am at the first level of the spiritual realm. My teacher Wen Er told me to come instead of her since... she has some important things to do... " The leader nodded then formally introduced himself proudly " I am the leader of the group, Xu Ten, you can call me brother Xu. My rank is 76th and I''m at the 9th level of the spiritual realm. My attribute is earth and I specialize in strong melee attacks " Then the female disciple said in her turn " My name is Yao Lan, my rank is the 198th and I''m at the 7th level of the spiritual realm. My attribute is the wind and I specialize in long ranged attacks. " The Red Haired disciple then talked " Hello, beauty! I am the most talented, handsome, and strongest alchemist! " " Cough... " If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. The leader coughed then glared at him " Hmm... You can call me brother Tong, I''m the 312th rank and I am at the 5th level of the spiritual realm. My attribute is fire and I am an alchemist! " Then finally, it was the turn of the man who wore a mask and stayed silent the whole time. " Lei Zhu.... 220th...6th level of spiritual realm... Attribute is lightning, I am the vanguard assassin " Qianli nodded. Just as the introduction finished, someone came running while breathing heavily. " Ah... S-sorry I''m late... " " You are late FAT PIG, We told you to come at 7! Look at the time now! " The female disciple Yao said angrily " Well anyway, brother Dugu. Please introduce yourself. " The leader sighed and said " ... I am brother D..." Just as he was about to introduce himself the female disciple talked before he finishs " He is Fat Pig Dugu, our team''s meat shield! He is rank 255th and is at the 6 level of spiritual realm; his attribute is metal and he cultivates a heavy body technique, thus he is nothing but our meat shield. " " Cough..." everyone coughed awkwardly The red haired said " Wow sister Yao, you know brother Dugu better than anyone else, are you perhaps his... " Sister Yao glared at him with murderous stares, then he shut his mouth before continuing. " Now that everyone introduced themselves, let''s head out! "
Along the way, the leader explained the contents of the mission to not only Qianli but everyone on the team. Since the travel to the mines will take 2 days long, the group camped in the black forest. " Alright everyone, let us rest here. For tonight, I will be the first to guard, then it will be brother Lei, then Qianli. " Everyone nodded. .... After some while late at night, it was Qianli''s turn to guard the camp. She left the tent and started patrolling around the camp. In one of the tents, leader Xu and brother Lei were speaking soundlessly " How is brother Lei, did you do the things I''ve told you? " " mmm " The masked disciple nodded " Leader Xu..." " What is it brother Lei? " " Is she really a formation and seals disciple? " " Yes, why would you ask such question? " " ... I didn''t see her using any sort of formation when it was her turn. She was just patrolling ... " " ... We will wait and see if she will be useful to us or not. For now, let us wait till the attack " Then they stopped talking and pretended to sleep.
The morning came, and everyone woke up. Walking outside their tents, brother Lei and leader Xu were shotting glances at each other with dumbfounded faces Then they whispered to each other " What happened? Why did the wolves not attack yesterday?? " " I... Don''t know! " Leader Xu''s plan was easy, he provided Lei Zhu some stinking meat coming from a dead cube of wolves. And told him to spray the odor around the camp to gather the wolves around here, so that they attack the camp and to test Qianli. The wolves in the black forest were savage beasts at the profound realm, but when they travel in pack they become as dangerous as a beast in the spiritual realm. During Lei Zhu''s turn to guard the camp, he did that. And furthermore, he went and made sure the wolves sensed the odor and gathered a lot of them before he finished his turn guarding the camp. Howerver from then to now, Lei Zhu and Xu Ten didn''t hear a single wolf howling. Which means they didn''t even attack the camp. Curious, they both made their way to Qianli and asked her. " Hmm Junior sister Qianli, did something happened last night during your turn? " Qianli pondered for a moment then answered honestly " Nothing... " Then she continued seemingly remembering something "Wait, there were some dogs on the east side of the camp, but... " " Some.. dogs?? " " Yes, but it''s better to leave them alone. " She blushed and answered Leader Xu shot a glance at Lei Zhu, then he disappeared After somewhile, Lei Zhu returned with his face white as a sheet of paper (even though he wears a mask). Leader Xu asked him " What happened? What did happen to the wolves? " " Leader.... forget about testing Qianli... in fact let''s just say she managed to pass the test... " " Huh? why? what happened?? " leader Xu frowned and asked in a surprised manner "... They... T-they turned gay ... " Lei Zhu answered " Eh??!! "
During Qianli''s turn, she patrolled around the camp and set formation traps around the camp Since the black forest was renewed of being full of savage beasts, she feared that a group may attack them during the sleep. The formation Qianli used was only effective on small profound beasts, so she ahd to make sure the enemy was only at that level. After some time, she sensed that one of the traps has been activated, so she went there to see for herself. Hiding behind the bush, she murmered to herself " It seems my Illusion formation was effective... But... " Since they smelled the blood of their kin the wolves sent their most powerful members to destroy the camp. Most of their warriors sent were male when they activated the illusion formation of Qianli they were trapped in aphrodisiac dream. Which made them lose their rationality and be in heat. They were mating with each other, and the lust in their eyes was so strong that they couldn''t stop shaking their hips. Qianli sighed and embarrassingly said " I shouldn''t have made the formation this strong.... Ah forget it, after 3 days they will go back to themselves. " She headed back to the camp. Chapter 22 : Its too Late " Alright let''s head out! " Leader Xu commanded the group, Everyone packed their belongings then they started to move towards the mountains It took them 2 days to reach the north village near the base of the mountain, where the mines are located. Along the way, they encountered some small savage beasts but they were frightened by something and they didn''t dare to attack. Upon entering the village, they noticed that most of the youngs and the women are missing. They headed to the village''s chief house. Upon knocking on the door, and old feeble man opened and asked " Yes, who are you ? " " Hello, we are from the EverlastingStar Academy, we were sent to subjugate the spiders in ... " When the Chief heard that they were from the academy, he couldn''t help but rejoice and cried out while kneeling. " SAVIOOOURS! Please help us!!! " " Huh?! " Leader Xu couldn''t help but make a surprised face .... The Chief explained the situation, apparently, the mines were infested by the earthen spiders, so they sent a request to the Academy to kill these beasts. Who knew that fives days ago, the earthen spiders got out of the mines and headed to the village, they attacked and kidnapped the youngsters in the village to feed on them. Hearing this, most of the people in Qianli''s group couldn''t help but feel disgusted towards this beasts and that only made their resolve strengthened. However, weird enough, the beasts attacked last night too. And this time kidnapped the women. It was known that the earthen spiders are ferocious beasts who eat meat to grow up, so leader Xu wasn''t surprised to know that they kidnapped children, since their tender meat suits their appetite. What was most surprising, was that they came back yesterday and kidnapped the women too. Why would they kidnap them too? Could it be that the children aren''t enough to.... no wait, this is bad! Leader Xu began to frown after pondering for a while Qianli also reached the same conclusions and asked in a hurry " Leader, we must go right now! " " Y-Yes! " Leader Xu responded The other members of the group didn''t understand why the two of them were frowning, but since they were sent to kills these beasts they didn''t care much. " Chief, I would trouble you to bring us there right now if you don''t mind! " " Y-yes of course! " The chief hurriedly answered and then the group departed to the mines.
" It''s here! " After showing them the entrance of the mines he backed with his legs trembling. The mines were live a big cave inside the mountain, an ominous feeling came from the inside where darkness lurked. " Alright, Let''s prepare. Brother Tong, I''ll have you troubled to prepare us some dispelling poison pills and recovery if you don''t mind " Leader Xu turned and asked the red heard alchemist. " Ayo! Don''t bother, I''ve already prepared them when we were camping! " The Alchemist responded with a smile and gave two pills to each member of the team. " Perfect! Brother Lei, since we will advance slowly, I''ll trouble you to protect brother Tong and junior sister Qianli if you don''t mind " " ... " Lei Zhu didn''t answer back, he disappeared with a swift movement. " Alright, sister Yao you stay behind me and cover my back. Brother Dugu I''ll trouble you to be in front to defend us. " " B-But I hate spid..." Dugu frowned and answered with a trembling voice " SHUT UP FAT PIG! AT THE VERY LEAST BE USEFUL FOR ONCE! " Yao Lan rebuked him with an angry voice " .... " Dugu couldn''t help but cry and go in front of the group. " Junior sister Qianli, I''ll trouble you to set up a formation around us to protect us from surprise attacks if you don''t mind " " It''s already been set " Qianli nodded and answered " It''s already set. Wait.... what??? " Leader Xu responded with a surprised voice. Not only him but the other members of the group turned around to her after hearing her answer. " S-Sister are you joking? right? When did you set up the formation?? Why can''t we see it? " Qianli rolled up her sleeves and showed them her right and left arm. Diagrams were inscribed in them with mysterious symbols. " The left arm I inscribed a protection formation, the other arm I inscribed a trap formation ... "This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Leader Xu couldn''t help but ask himself: Wait... imbuing one''s own flesh with the formation, why haven''t I heard of this technique before? Well not that it matters, at the very least she is prepared. Now that I think about it it was the same in the forest, I didn''t find any formation inscribed on the trees or the rocks and neither Brother Lei.... Leader Xu couldn''t help but pale after thinking about the scene with the wolves. Don''t tell me she prepared that technique against this beasts too.... Oh God, I shouldn''t have asked; now I''m gonna have nightmares.... " A-Alright, let''s go! " Leader Xu said with a trembled voice, which everyone heard and couldn''t help but be surprised. The only one who was not surprised was Lei Zhu who was hiding in the shadows since he participated in the plan earlier and understood Leader Xu''s thoughts. .... After that, the group entered the giant cave like mine. They advanced slowly to the depths. 100 meters... 300 meters... 600 meters... 1 Km and they found nothing! Could it be the information they got was wrong? No, since the villager''s testimony was not falsified they the beasts are hiding for sure. But where were they hiding? The group stayed on alert. Until they reached 4 Km, Qianli sensed something wrong and spoke. " Leader Xu, 200 meters ahead of us, I''ve picked up life signs! " " !!! " Everyone one picked their weapons, Dugu who was in front also picked his shield and prepared himself for the battle. " There are here! " Leader Xu warned Dozens of spiders came crawling from the inside of the cave, some in the walls, others on the ground they had the characteristic of the earthen spiders. " Twenty... No twenty-five spiders! Alright, let''s do like we prepared earlier " After saying this, Dugu and Leader Xu rushed in front to confront the majority spiders. Some of the spiders who weren''t taunted by the two of them were rushing to attack Qianli and the Alchemist kid from behind. But before they even jumped on them they were struck by flying daggers. Those who were hit by the daggers were electrocuted and burned to the crisp in a matter of seconds. As for the senior Yao, she took her bow and started rampaging with her arrows, shooting every spider on the front to help out the leader and dugu who were in a little trouble facing twenty spiders on their own. The spiders that were hit by the arrows couldn''t help by crying out before dying, the arrows perforated their strong shell and passed through them. This was why the wind attribute was scary. Leader Xu unsheathed his sword, and with a yellow glow, he struck the spiders. One move and three spiders fell down. This was the effect of a spiritual artifact fusing with one''s own Qi, he became a golden warrior who''s rampage was unstoppable. The rest of the spiders frightened fell back and started focusing Dugu. Sadly for them, even though Dugu was one fat meat shield who barely moved. With his resistance and his armor, he bore no weakness. Just when they were about to use their poisonous thorn, he understood instinctively that he couldn''t block their strikes, so he turned serious, he threw his heavy shield at them. The expression on his face surprised everyone, even Leader Xu Could it Brother Dugu will face them seriously from now? I''m excited to see what techniques will he use ... That''s what everyone thought, even the spider cautiously stepped back intimidated by his aura The next action made them even more surprised! he ran ... " AaaAAh save me! I D-Don''T WAnT To DIIIIE!!!! " " ...... " " ..... " " ..... " Everyone in the team couldn''t help but curse him... Even the earthen spiders who were fighting with him began cursing him.... The spiders enraged by his actions pursued him Given the expression on their faces, If the spiders had the ability to speak they would have said This FAT PIG''s meat..... We want this mee-EEA Aat! They drooled over and continued to pursue him with madness in their eyes. " YOU FAT PIG STOP MOVING! " Senior Yao began cursing out loud, Dugu was fat and given the way he was running didn''t matter to her. She swiftly targeted the spiders following him and shot her arrows until the last one died.... The battlefield turned into silence... The red haired alchemist who stayed back with Qianli came to leader Xu and said " Hahaha, the earthen spiders are nothing! See What did I tell you guys? it''s not worth to be cautious about it! " From the start of the battle to the end, they didn''t give them any opportunities to use their poisonous thorns on them, It could be said to be a success. But leader Xu didn''t sheat his sword away and cried out. " Don''t Let your guard down! Did you forget? they can hide and attack us from underneath the ground! " Everyone took their battle stances immediately Qianli shook her head and answered to everyone''s worries " They are all dead " Everyone turned to her and asked with a dumbfounded face " They activated my trap, and they all died ..." " W-What do you mean j-junior sister?? " Leader Xu asked with a surprised face. Lei Zhu reappeared in front of them, he took out a long lance and planted it on the ground somewhere. Blood was on the tip of his lance. Leader Xu understood, and he asked " Junior sister Qianli, what did you do? " " It''s a trap formation called Reversal earthen spikes; each spider that activated my first detection formation were stricken down the moment they tried to enter the ground underneath us. " Everyone was astonished, formations could actually be used this way? But then Leader Xu said " But the cost of this formation.... it must have cost you a lot of Qi, when did you activate it? " " Earlier, when we entered the cave " " But that''s impossible, no one has enough Qi to continuously activate this formation while walking this long distance! Not even a grand master specialized in the formations and seals! " She continued to explain " My formation doesn''t cost Qi, it costs blood energy " She unrolled her sleeve, some blood flowed from her arm. Leader Xu frowned and paled " Blood energy.... Life force.... Junior sister, do YOU KNOW WHAT YOU''VE DONE?! " to cultivators life force was essential, in cultivation the more they break through the greater their life force is When a cultivator burns his life force, the blood energy disperses. And it never comes back! Only an immortal could use this technique since Qianli already ate the pill of immortality that her master concocted for her. She didn''t suffer from this problems At most, the blood energy that she lost will come back later. She understood the leader''s worries and told him in a calm manner " Don''t worry leader, it didn''t cost me that much. At most when I break through the next realm I''ll gain the blood energy back so it isn''t a big problem " The leader frowned but seeing the smile on the face of this young girl. He forced his self to calm down. Everyone understood the conversation and shook their heads. Leader Xu was someone who cared deeply about the members of his team, so when he understood that Qianli was the one who suffered the most to protect his team, he hated himself for not noticing this earlier. He wanted to protect everyone, he wanted to protect Qianli even more now! " A-Anyway, leader do we have to dig them out now? " The red haired youth asked " .... " Everyone frowned Qianli apologized " Sorry, I forgot that we need to retrieve their thorns " " No problem, tell us the location of the bodies, everyone will help you digging them out." Leader Xu answered with a sigh " .... all of them? " Qianli questioned " Hmm? what do you mean? " Leader Xu surprised by her answer, asked " Do we have to dig them out all? " Qianli continued " Naturally, how many are underneath us? eight? ten at most? " Sister Yao spoke " 78 " Qianli answered " .... " " .... " " .... " Silence fell down.
Since they couldn''t dig the bodies out, they marked the location and headed to the depths of the mines to rescue first the children and women held captive. When they reached 4 km they stopped. There was a hole small enough to crawl inside of it, at the end they saw something they didn''t want to see. Everyone wanted to run back instantly Infront of them was a gigantic cave, thousands of earthen spiders were there. They hid behind rocks and started inspecting the place. Brother Tong cried out " Leader look there! " They noticed on the side cocoons hanging. Qianli then said " Inside the cocoons are the women, but only dozens of children are there. " Xu Ten frowned and asked " The children... where are the rest of the children... " Qianli shook her head and answered " We are late ... " She pointed somewhere with her finger When the group saw that place, they turned their head and closed their eyes, even the senior sister Yao Lan puked and started crying silently. The place where Qianli pointed her finger was like a small hill. When one noticed further they saw the corpses of the children amassed there forming that hill. Only bones remained. Fury took over most of the members of the group " We have to KILL THEM ALL! " Leader Xu stayed calm and asked " Qianli, about the women... do you know what ... " He couldn''t help but stop the question Qianli answered with an explanation " yes leader, they are breeding them, they inject them with eggs to form the next generation of spiders. Humans are the most compatible hosts... " Qianli was knowledgeable about the earthen spiders, she understood from earlier that it was not only dozens of spiders residing here in the mines. These spiders have long ago formed a colony underneath this mountain. The earthen spiders lacked females mostly; so they often kidnapped females to mate with them. Leader Xu then said with a stern voice " Everyone, let''s go out. Brother Lei I''ll have to trouble you to send a message to the academy " Lei Zhu nodded and disappeared. " Wait! " Yao Lan cried out " What about the women and the rest of the childrens? we are going to leave them?!! " Leader Xu said wIth an unshakable and cold expression " We have no choice, in front of us there is an army of earthen spiders, we can''t confront them. And we can''t rescue the women either even if we wanted to since we lack numbers. But mostly ... " " I suspect there is an Earthen Spider Queen in this place given the size of this colony " Hearing this answer, everyone''s face turned blue. Chapter 23 : Fighting The Queen " A-An Earthen spider queen? How is it possible... " Yao Lan who was furious earlier couldn''t help but mutter this words in low voice " If that''s the case, doesn''t it mean that the mission is no longer an A rank? " The red haired alchemist asked Leader Xu answered " Considering the fact that this colony of earthen spiders grew to a thousand from just one week, then that means they have already given birth to the Queen. Moreover, since she already fed herself I can also assume that she matured or nearly matured. Best case scenario is that she still is in the spiritual realm. And the worst case is that she already broke to the master realm... " He then continued to explain " If that is the case when a spiritual beast breakthrough the master realm he gains human intelligence and is able to speak. The mission is no longer an A rank, it''s an S rank! " The members frowned What does it mean for a mission to be S rank? It means unless a group of trained rankers from the top 100 assault this place, there is no way to kill this army of spiders and even if they manage to kill them; it would be a miracle to defeat the Queen which leads them and rescue the captives. Dispirited, the members fell into silence. Then Qianli opened her mouth " Leader " Xu Ten turned and fixed Qianli, " What is it? " Qianli asked " If the Queen is killed, would that solve the problem? " The members paled after hearing her question Forget about fighting one on one with that Queen, how will you bypass the army of thousand of spiders? No, even if by miracle you can disappear and reappear near her, how will you kill it? But unlike the others, Leader Xu pondered for a moment before answering " .... Most likely the army will disperse itself if the queen dies, but how ? " Qianli answered in a confident tone " Don''t worry leader, I have my methods. But for the plan to work we need to isolate the spiders and I also need 10 minutes to set a formation near the queen. Do you think you can fight her head on? " " Haaaaaah???!!! " Everyone on the team nearly screamed 10 minutes fighting a thousand spiders? Are you mad? While you are at it why not just tell us to go and die! Leader Xu shook his head and said to Qianli " If your plan is suicidal then forget it, Let''s just wait for the academ.. " " No, it''s not, I have 80% chance of succeeding " Qianli retorted Yao Lan who heard her answer couldn''t help but look at this young junior of her who was so confident in defeating a beast in the master realm, but after having her hopes rise again she couldn''t help but want to ask Leader Xu to let her do her plan.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. " Xu Ten, I think we should hear her out first... " " Huh ? " This time even Leader Xu was surprised He then sighed and asked Qianli " Alright... Say what you have to say! " Qianli explained " First, let''s head back somewhere safe. I need brother Tong to concoct a certain pill " The red haired alchemist looked at her dumbfoundedly after hearing his name.
Deep Inside the big cave, the spiders were guarding the captives. Some of them were patrolling regularly to ensure that no intruder trespassed their territory. Qianli and Xu Ten was moving quietly near them without making noise as if they were invisible. Xu Ten Couldn''t help but scream in his heart Incredible! How is it possible?! Before marching to the center of the cave, Qianli asked the alchemist Tong to concoct a certain pill for the two of them. Fragrance dissimulating Pill Like the name says, this pill''s characteristic is to dissimulate the odor, Qi and the presence of the user. As long as the user isn''t seen or heard by the enemy, the enemy will subconsciously choose to ignore it. The earthen spiders who lived in this dark cave were born unable to see with their eyes, they sensed things and people through the sound vibrations and the Qi flowing. So this pill was a perfect counter against them. Of course, this pill isn''t that powerful, it only works as long as the enemy is weaker in cultivation than the users. For example Leader Xu who was at the peak spiritual realm, unless it was the Spider Queen, no one will be able to sense him! As for Qianli who just broke through not long ago into the first level of the spiritual realm used a different method, she combined both the pill''s effect and her own formation to help her be invisible in their eyes. After walking far into the center, Qianli stopped moving and gestured with her hand to leader Xu to also stop advancing. They waited. The first part of the plan was for them to approach the spider Queen unnoticed. Since Qianli was able to freely sense the spiders through her movable formation, it was easy for her to know when to stop advancing. No matter how intelligent or knowledgeable Qianli was, the cultivation of the Queen was far greater than hers. As for the second part of the plan ... boom! At the entrance where the group was located, an explosion occurred All the spiders who were sleeping woke up on alert, they roamed towards the entrance. In a matter of seconds, the spiders that were surrounding Qianli and Xu ten disappeared. Qianli signaled Xu Ten to move. ... After walking another fifty meters, they finally came across the Queen. It was a gigantic spider with a horn growing on her back like a scorpion, but the biggest difference was probably the size of her body and the big eye on her forehead which was closed. Underneath her were bones from the previous victims captured. She was still chewing a small leg, which made Xu Ten nauseated and furious. " Leader, ten minutes. Hold her down for ten minutes! " " I know! " At his shout, Xu Ten took his battle stance and unsheathed his sword. The spider sensing his murderous aura stood up and then " Humans! I will make you regret coming this far, prepare yourselves to die! " Damn it! She can speak, so she probably already matured The spider rushed to Xu Ten very fast and with one of her legs she tried to pierce him. Xu Ten barely managed to stop the attack with his spiritual artifact sword. But even so, he was blown away five meters. Fu*k ! I nearly died and it barely been 5 seconds since we began fighting. Forget about 10 minutes I may not hold even 1 minute! The difference between Spiritual realm and the Master realm was as vast as the distance between the earth and sky. No matter how powerful he was in the spiritual realm he was only at the 9th level, while his opponent was at the first level of the Master realm. Xu Ten knew that he couldn''t face the Spider Queen head on, so he chose to taunt her and dodge her attacks while Qianli was working on her formation. The spider Queen noticed his intentions, but she still chose to follow him because she didn''t even put the two of them in her eyes. After gaining intelligence, she still had the same arrogant attitude. Perhaps it was due to the lack of fighting experience since she was born not long ago, anyway it was a lucky situation for them. Qianli was concentration on inscribing diagrams and patterns on the ground surrounding the Queen and Xu Ten. After five more minutes, Xu Ten couldn''t hold up any longer and cried out " Qianli, help me! I need to recuperate! " Qianli immediately rushed to the battlefield and used her trump card Basic formation: Chains of light! Chains began surrounding the legs and the body of the spider queen making her unable to move. It was the same chains that held the city Lord before. But because the opponent was a master realm, the chains broke after ten or so seconds. Qianli wasn''t surprised and formed other seals Basic formation: Earthen Spikes! Basic formation: Hell Hound! Spikes came from the ground and wounded the legs. The hell hound bit one of the legs and tore it off. However the Queen didn''t feel fear, she screamed " Hahaha human, you are surprising! But You CAN''T BEAT ME II''MIMMORTAL! " The queen regenerated the leg instantly, which made Qianli even more surprised It can''t be, this type of regeneration, unless it''s someone from the Heaven realm or above... Her eyes lit up and thought of something Meanwhile Xu Ten fell back and sat at the corner meditation with closed eyes while taking the recovery pill. I don''t have much of choice, i have to use that. She ordered the hell hound to attack again the spider Queen''s leg. The dog complied and tore it off again. " You can''t kill me! " This time, Qianli injected some of her Qi and used one of her own forbidden techniques : Dark miasma The black fog came out from her body and attached itself on the Queen''s wounded leg The queen tried to regenerate it but... The wound didn''t close! The spider was surprised and asked in terror " You!! What did you do!!! " Qianli who was concentration on retracting the rest of her Qi had a pale face since she used too much of her own Qi to control the miasma into attaching itself to the wound, She didn''t answer back. Xu Ten finished recovering after 2 minutes, he shouted " Qianli, go back finish the formation I''ll hold her! " Qianli nodded and then they switched places This time the spider Queen didn''t dare to be arrogant and she wanted to rush to Qianli to kill her since the wound in her leg didn''t close. The blood was flowing down she had to kill that dangerous human! Sadly for her, Xu Ten didn''t let her and he rushed with more attacks fierecier than before! " Damn it human! I''ll kill you first then I''m gonna feed on your friends bones! " The spider Queen, as if she was playing with them until now, finally oppened the Big Eye on her forehead and fixed Xu Ten. Not a chapter, A notice Hello I''ve been sick since I came back from Moscow, that''s why you probably didn''t hear any news from me for the past week. Even so, I still wrote down 3 chapters'' draft as an apology for you guys and prepared to put them on this site tomorrow. Then again, after I''ve seen some comments and reviews... I decided to put this story on "hiatus until further notice" The reason is simple, I just had enough of writing down a story which only brings me bad comments. I enjoy writing this story, not only for myself but also for you fellows. But when I see people judging stories based on just 20 chapters, especially this kind of wuxia/xianxia stories, it only brings tears to my eyes I REFUSE TO DESTROY MY STORY JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK IT''S BORING, I''D RATHER DELETE IT, EVEN AUTHORS HAVE THEIR OWN PRIDE. It seems to me that the royal road community doesn''t like this type of stories, the community only wants overpowered MCS and stories who finish in 200 chapters....Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Let me tell you that I don''t intend to put my story end in 200 chapters, it will be a long long story Many reviews and comments talk about people hating this story because I mislead them with the title: Record of the immortal teacher I already said so in my synopsis( find out the everyday life of the mc), and also on the topic before (i explained) which was ignored by nearly 90% of the readers. but you guys still don''t understand. The first book''s name is: Growing up I don''t intend to write down only one book of 60 chapters, but multiple books If you don''t know how wuxia and xianxia works, then don''t even bother reading my story. Then again, it was my fault, to begin with publishing so few chapters here. I should''ve waited till chapter 60 or so to begin. For those who were following me from the beginning till now, I''m sorry I can only send you the chapters per email if you are still interested, I''m gonna continue writing for myself at my own pace not for the community anymore. For those who want to insult me, and say that I don''t deserve to be here, go ahead, I had enough. Many comments and reviews have been writing down since the start of the story, sadly most of them are degrading it and make other people think that it isn''t worth to read this trash. There are some who are good, and I appreciate sincerely their support. But let me guys ask you something, in which xianxia or wuxia have you ever seen an MC finishing his story in like 100 chapters? They all begin with one thing in common, building up their foundations. If you still don''t like my slow pace in this story, then I can only advise you one thing: WRITE YOUR OWN This is a goodbye for now, until someday maybe when I finish at least the first and second book, maybe, I''ll come back. The Story is on hiatus Chapter 24 : Fallen star seed Both Qianli and Xu Ten turned to each other and nodded The third part of the plan begins now! Earlier, Qianli explained to Xu Ten some characteristics about the Queen that only she knows. According to the books she has read, when the earthen spider Queen breakthrough the master realm, they gain a skill. The eye of discernment It is a skill that locks onto someone, and slowly absorbs the Qi of the target. The Qi of the victim is transferred to the Queen and change into life force.
Xu Ten was frightened. The queen''s eye didn''t lock on him, it instead chooses Qianli. The reasoning of the Queen has quite simple actually. For her, the most dangerous opponent was Qianli since her corrosive power stopped her regeneration, if the fight continues on, even if she wins it will be at a terrible cost since her wound couldn''t close and the blood kept flowing the entire time. She may need a month to recover her vitality. Qianli didn''t even bother to turn to face the queen, she continued to inscribe the formation. " Hahaha human, you will die soon enough and I''ll recover my vitality. Then this worm who is facing me will soon have the same fate as ... eh??! " The queen sensed something wrong, normally the Qi should be absorbed from Qianli, but instead, she sensed nothing! Her skill was not working! The skill cannot be used excessively, moreover, the truth is that for Qianli it was useless. The truth is that against Qianli it was useless. Why is that? It''s because when one reaches the immortal stage, his true Qi is protected by divine essence! Although Qianli was only a pseudo-immortal since she has their longevity but not their power, her true Qi was still not something that a mortal beast could steal and fed upon it. The Queen was mad; she continued to launch attacks on Xu Ten. Xu Ten shouted: " Qianli, Don''t over exert yourself! " Qianli didn''t reply she continued doing her work. ....
3 minutes passed! Qianli turned around and then said " Leader Xu, it''s time! " Xu Ten rejoiced instantly if it had been another 10 seconds he would undoubtedly die! He turned around and fled out of the circle. " I WON''T LET YOU GO!!! " The Queen Pursuid Xu Ten madly, Xu Ten narrowed his eyes slightly, he had to come out of the circle but the Queen''s speed was on pair with him. Then suddenly flying daggers with lightning sparks shot toward the Queen''s back. It didn''t hurt her, but it stopped her movements for a moment. The Queen screamed " WHO''S THERE!! " Xu Ten who just got out turned around and saw the daggers on her back. He instantly understood and said with a beaming smile " Nice one brother Lei, just in time! " Qianli then shouted " Intermediate formation: Petrification! " The Queen howled " Humans I WILL N...." The Queen stopped moving, time itself stopped moving inside the formation! Both leader Xu and Lei Zhu were astonished. The heck? Such a formation exist??!! Qianli who''s hand was stuck on the ground feeding the formation shouted " Hurry up and kill her!! "A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. They woke up from their trance and hurriedly entered the formation. The formation only stopped the movements of those who were already inside of it before the activation, for those who entered after it didn''t have any effect at all. But Qianli was feeding it, so her complexion turned pale at every second passing! Xu Ten and Lei Zhu launched attack after attack, but whenever they cut her body, it regenerated instantly Qianli narrowed her eyes, and said in a low voice " Coult it be...." She then shouted at the confused duo "Leader Xu, brother Lei, take down her head! " Both of them launched their strongest attack on the Queen''s head
" hahaha.... " Leader Xu was out of breath, the same goes for Lei Zhu, they had a hint of a smile on their face. " The fu*k why have I never heard of this ability before??!! " Qianli who barely could move due to the exhaustion of her Qi, went near the body of the Queen to inspect her head. She then put her hand on the Queen''s forehead where the attack connected and thrust till her reached the insides. Xu Ten nearly vomited.... The heck are you doing? Lost a coin inside??!! Qianli ignored his complaints and continued to search inside of the head until she grabbed something. In her bloodied arm she opened her palm, and when she saw what she grabbed she couldn''t help but shake in fear. " Fallen Star seed! No that''s impossible! " She remembered one of the times when her master showed her a true treasure and let her know about some secrets.
" Qianli, in the countless planes of this universe, since the start of time, seven heaven-defying treasures made their appearance.... " " Whenever one of these true treasures made an appearance, a calamity followed. " Qianli who at that time didn''t quite understands asked while pointing her small finger" But master, the sword in your hand ... " The master laughed " Hahaha you guessed right, this sword was bestowed to me by the previous war god. It is meant to protect the Emperor of the high heavens. Its name is the Dragon God''s sword, as it names says it belonged to the first leader of the 4 divine beasts clan who protected the jade emperor a long time ago. " " But master, you just said that a calamity will.... " The master cut her sentence and answered " Yes, that is true. But it all depends on who and for what reason it is used." " For example, let''s make an assumption that this sword was in the hands of the shura emperor. Our own Heavenly plane would be in danger, and a war will break out between the Demon and the Heaven plane for the supremacy of the seven divine planes and the mortal planes. " " Anyway, here is the list of the name and characteristics of the 7 true treasures that appeared before, if you ever come across one of them, you ... "
Qianli couldn''t believe it, how was it possible that one of the 7 true treasures was on this mortal plane. She decided to hide it in her interspatial ring for now. Then she turned around and saw the questioning face of her leader. " What is it sister Qianli, did you find something? " She answered " No... nothing interesting... ", then she turned her head and saw Lei Zhu was quietly watching the corpse of the Queen, his eyes were fixing the leg wound that was corroded. " .... " He kept his mouth closed and turned to look at Qianli with a serious expression. Qianli was at first surprised then she retracted her power before leader Xu notices. Then they turned around and walked toward the entrance...
The other teammates already left the mine to somewhere safe. The plan was to attract the attention of the spiders, not to fight them, so as leader Xu and Qianli finish off the Queen. So they delayed the army of earthen spiders with guerilla tactics. Even so, they nearly died, even the brother Dugu got hit by the poisonous thorn of one of those spiders hiding underneath the earth while protecting the others. Without Qianli it was difficult to locate them. But since they just had to delay them and run away, it made the mission possible. When the Queen died, the submission put on the mind of the thousands of spiders vanished. Without a leader they were afraid, so they ran off from the mountains. When Leader Xu, Lei Zhu, and Qianli finally left the mine, they heaved a relieved sigh. Leader Xu was shouldering Qianli who had a pale face since she was exhausted. " Leader! " The alchemist shouted when he spotted the group. " Ah... you''re all here saf... " Just as he was about to say the world safe, he saw the body of his brother in arm Dugu who had his eyes closed but wore a painful expression on his face. Blood was starting to flow from his nose, eyes, and ears. " WH-WHAT HAPPENED??!! " Yao Lan who was shaking at the corner opened her lips and said in a low voice " H-he.... he protected me ... But he... " She didn''t continue speaking, instead, tears came out from her eyes and she started crying. " Don''t fret! Brother Tong, could you perhaps ... " Leader Xu turned around to ask the alchemist The alchemist shook his head and said " No... I already used all the ingredients earlier when concocting the pills, and I don''t have any poison dissipating pill anymore... " Hearing this leader Xu frowned He suddenly turned around and look at Qianli with a trace of hope on his face. This youth managed to create miracle after miracle during this days, perhaps she was able to help them once more. Qianli understood his intentions, but she didn''t want to respond immediately. She remembered one of the quotes of her master. He once told her that in the path of cultivation, they were something called a choice. She asked herself inwardly, was it worth it? Seeing her struggle, Yao Lan asked with pleading eyes: "I beg you help him!!! " Qianli was weak against this sort of attitude, she decided to help him. She took out the seed and placed it on top of Dugu''s body. Nevermind, even though you are a true treasure and many will kill to obtain you. In my eyes, you are worthless, if I can''t save my friends then what is the use of holding you.... As if hearing her complaints, the Fallen star seed started to glow with a crimson light. In an instant, the poisonous wound closed up and the bleeding stopped. But what was most surprising was that after this miraculous healing, the seed floated in the air and rotated very fast. " What are you... " Qianli was surprised, but in the next instant, the seed penetrated her forehead with an incredible speed. " Qianli!" The members shouted in unison. Qianli had her eyes closed for a moment, then she opened them and said in a low astonished voice " Absolute submission... But why?! " Chapter 25 : Return to the academy Several hours ago, the academy received a report from Lei Zhu. The recorded message was summarising the entire situation and asking for help to subdue the Queen. The academy didn''t need to think twice, since their demotion from being a sect to an academy they had to help those mortals who were working for them by protecting them. So they sent a group of expert traveling with flying beasts towards the mountains where the mine was located. " How much time till we reach the location? " the green robbed old man asked A youth in his twenties responded. " It should be soon enough Senior " Normally the travel to the mines should take at the very least 3 days, but since the experts were riding the flying beasts whos speed exceeded 50 times the speed of a horse, they only took hours before reaching the destination. After some minutes, the flying beasts descended to the location where Xu Ten''s group was. " Here they are! " The youth pointed to their location.
Qianli didn''t have time to think about the seed or see the changes that occurred to her body. She sensed a group of people coming to their direction. " Someone is coming! " The group immediately raised their guard, it was only after they saw the people riding the flying beast they heaved a relieved sigh. The group descended to the ground and then walked to meet them. The red-haired alchemist screamed " MAAASTEEER!!! " He ran toward the green robbed man, but at the next moment the old man punched him in the face and started cursing. " You damn brat! HOW DARE YOU GO NEGLECT YOUR STUDIES AND GO PLAYING AROUND!!! " The red-haired alchemist put a seemingly sad expression on his face and said " Master i... I almost died!!! Why aren''t you happy to ... AH, A?eA?e.... it hurts! " The old man pinched his ears and rebuked " You should''ve died then!!! It will make me less worried you piece of sh*t! " Seeing this scene everyone could only awkwardly smile at this two shameless duo, like master like disciple, they resembled each other a lot. " Anyway master, it''s good that you are here. Please help brother Dugu!!! " The old man turned around to see the fat boy lying on the ground and examined his body with a single glance, then he said "What''s wrong? He doesn''t seem to be hurt anywhere, are you perhaps.... making fun of me?! " The old man pinched again the red-haired alchemist " No no, it''s true, a few seconds earlier he... " The alchemist Tong didn''t continue his sentence when he saw that the poisonous wound already healed with no trace left behind, he was surprised.This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. Xun Ten then said " Hem... Seniors, did you come here from the academy because of the message we sent you earlier? " One of the youths in the group responded " Yes, where are the mines? " Xu Ten then responded " There is no need, it''s already been taken care of. " The group of expert didn''t understand what he meant, then Xu Ten continued " Let me explain exactly what happened ...."
The group of expert entered the mine together to examine the report of Xu Ten and rescue the rest of the captives. The old man followed by two youths were casually observing the corpse of the Queen. He then opened his mouth and said " Incredible! " One of the youths asked " How did they manage to come up with such a plan? " The old man responded with a serious expression " It should not be possible for them to defeat it, let alone kill it unless some unexpected event happened here.... " The other youth who was calmly observing the corpse noticed the wounded leg, he approached and touched the edge of the leg and his fingers started to hurt, he then used some of his Qi to dissipate the leftover of Qianli''s corrosive Qi. The old man noticed his movements and asked " Liu Fei, did you find something? " The other youth who was examining the wounded leg was none other than Liu Fei the one who fought against the black shadow in the old mansion or to be more exact it was the black shadow who now possessed his body. He turned around and said " Nothing at all! " He laughed inwardly I finally found you, little girl... Your power... haha you really are interesting! I will first capture you then I''ll make sure to feed on the boy with divine blood... The old man then said in a serious tone " Either way, they have completed the mission perfectly, we will return to the academy after we free the kids and the women, then we will discuss this in the assembly of elders. " " Yes, senior!"
On the way back to the academy, Xu Ten''s group traveled with the expert on the flying beasts. The old man who was chit-chatting with his disciple suddenly turned around and asked Qianli " Little girl, my disciple here told me about those incredible pill recipes you taught him. I''m curious, where did you learn them from? " Qianli could only awkwardly smile and responded " My apologies seniors, I cannot say. " Qianli disliked lying very much, once you tell a lie you step on a road with no return, or so as her master often said.... It''s better sometimes to tell half-truths while concealing the other half to avoid problems. The old man didn''t mind at all her attitude, he said " Don''t worry, if you can''t say they don''t. I''m just curious, in which department are you studying? " Qianli said " The formation and sealing department " The old man turned around and mumbled with a small voice " I see... Hmph, old Bai... We will see whether you win or I win... " Qianli didn''t understand what he was saying, she ignored him and sat down to contemplate the view while traveling in the air...
Finally, after they reached Orlen, the group descended from the back of the giant flying beasts and walked to the academy. Dugu who was unconscious most of the time, woke up while they were descending. He barely had memories of what happened after he was hit by the spider. Arriving at the central hall, they bid farewell to each other. " Well then, I hope that I will see each one of you next time, don''t forget to call for me! " The red-haired alchemist said, then departed with his master. Dugu and Yao Lan went together soon after that to somewhere in private, the group smiled seeing them walk shoulder by shoulder. The ones left were Xu Ten, Lei Zhu, and Qianli " Qianli, I will go with brother Lei take care of the mission report, you should go and rest for now.... " Qianli nodded Xu Ten turned around before leaving and said with a beaming smile " Also... thank you.. for everything you''ve done for us... " Qianli smiled and cupped her hands. .... Just as she was about to leave the hall, she saw someone familiar coming running toward her. It was none other than Pang Yu! He had a weird expression on his face. He talked without catching his breath " Qianli...thank god you are here!! " Qianli asked " Senior brother Pang, what is it? " Pang Yu caught his breath and said " Xiao Feng! He... He collapsed two days ago!! " Chapter 26 : An Oppressive Might " What? What happened?! " Qianli asked in a loud voice. Pang Yu said " For now follow me to my house, he is resting there. I''ll tell you everything on the way there " Qianli and Pang Yu left the hall in a hurry. Little did they know that Liu Fei was calmly observing the entire situation. Hmm ... It seems something happened to that boy... For now let''s follow and see.... While on the way to the house, Pang Yu explained certain things to Qianli. Apparently one week ago, Xiao Feng received a letter from his old mansion, the contents of that letter were to breaking news of the death of his father the city lord. Shocked and exasperated, he went to closed-door cultivating trying to breakthrough. For five days successively, he underwent some quick changes, until a miss shape occured. Pang Yu who often visited him to check on him, found out that Xiao Feng was in a coma state. From then on, he kept sleeping on his bed. Pang Yu also hid this fact from the academy. He searched for Qianli who apparently was the only true friend of Xiao Feng apart from him . Qianli hearing this only made her mood worsen. She still didn''t rest, and her disciple already had another accident! Consider herself as a master? Pah! She didn''t even guide him properly on the cultivation path! She should have stayed and helped him cultivate, explain to him the steps he should follow, guid him through the right path! Instead she went on an adventure like a kid. She had regretted a lot, but... This time she will not cry! This time she will help him and guid him properly from now on! She will be by his side, from now till the day he no longer needs her! She clenched her small fists and made a demon oath. I will never abandon him under no circumstances.
After arriving at the house, Qianli and Pang Yu went to the room where Xiao Feng was resting. " He is right her... " Pang Yu didn''t continue his sentence, he sensed that the aura of Xiao Feng was gradually weakening, at an incredible pace. The forehead of Xiao Feng was drenched in sweat, his face was pale like a sheet of paper. Qianli didn''t waste time and examined his pulse and meridians. What''s happening? He can''t be undergoing the second Nirvana rebirth change.. right?! Qianli wasn''t sure of the situation, she read some books that her master left her about the legendary phoenix, but none of the books mentioned this change that Xxiao Feng was undergoing right now. At this pace, he will die in an hour.... I don''t have a choice, I''ll use that! She opened her interspatial ring and brought a strange item out of it. " Euh, junior sister, what is that? It resembles an incense burning pot... " Pang Yu curiously askedIf you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Qianli answered " It is, but it''s not. I don''t have time to explain senior brother just hear me out. I will burn the incense in the pot in a few moment and that will make me under Xiao Feng''s consciousness.You have to leave the room from now till we wake up both of us, don''t come in this room, and don''t let anyone come either! " Pang Yu didn''t understand fully the situation, nonetheless he nodded and left the room. Alright... Let''s begin... She lit up the pot, and a strange odor came out. In but a few seconds, she lost consciousness...
Pang Yu was waiting outside the room praying that Qianli''s plan succeed. Suddenly someone forced the door of his house open. Pang Yu woke up from his daze and shouted " Who''s there! " The youth walked in with an evil smile on his face and then said " Pfff, only a small spiritual realm ant, I''ll squash you in an instant, move away! " " Over my dead body!!!" Pang Yu didn''t like the tone that the intruder had, he rushed toward him with his fist. ..... Inside Xiao Feng consciousness, Qianli was searching for him. She repeadetly shouted his name " Xiao Feng! Where are you! " She walked in the long bright road until she finally found him, he was sitting with his arms and legs crossed. She shouted "XIAO FENG! " He opened his eyes and had a surprised face " Master!! Why are you here!!! " Qianli hugged him and said with her voice trembling " Xiao Feng doesn''t worry, I''ll help you get out of this place, follow me! " She took his arm but he refused to get up Xiao Feng was scarred, he shouted with his shaken voice " Master!! Leave now! Run before he.... " Qianli didn''t understand, who in the world would make him prisoner in his own subconscious and afraid of leaving like this? Then, they heard a laugh " Hahahaha, to think i will find both of you here. My luck is quite good! " The newcomer resembled a person, but his purple aura made his appearance somewhat different. Nevertheless Qianli knew from the silhouette who it was " It''s you! If i remember correctly you are the senior Liu Fei! " The newcomer responded " You are both right and wrong, I am Liu Fei, but I am not! And in a few moments, I will be Xiao Feng! " Qianli took her guard when she sensed the dangerous aura that this man was emitting, he was stronger than the Earthen Queen Spider she fought against. He should at the very least be a rank 3 master realm opponent! She asked " Why did you imprison my disciple here fiend! " The man stopped walking and had a shocked face, he answered " Huh... I don''t know what you''re talking about kid? " She continued " Don''t play dumb with me! If it''s not you who did ... " She did not continue her sentence At the next moment, the world turned gray! An oppressive might came from above. Xiao Feng murmured " no... he has awoken.... " Qianli and Liu Fei turned to look at the new intruder. " Two miserable ants, how dare you to come into my domain! " This single sentence suppressed the aura of Liu Fei and Qianli. Qianli couldn''t stand the pressure and she knelt to the ground. This aura, divine realm !!! How can this be? is it the Phoenix God??!! Liu Fei didn''t want to stay here any longer when he sensed the terrible aura emanating from this unknown person, he chose to flee instantly.... " Ant! You dare flee infront of this emperor, are you tired of leaving?! " An golden aura shot from the sky above and squashed Liu Fei''s spiritual conscience. It dissapeared without trace. Golden eyes surged from the sky above and said " Hmpf... Even though you fled, don''t think that next time I won''t make you disappear! " He then turned his eyes toward Qianli " Ant, you dare hurt my descendant, I will exterminate your soul. Make your prayers! " " DOOON''T SENIOR, I BEG YOU! " Xiao Feng stood up in front of Qianli to protect her. " Move aside child, those who hurt you will be destroyed, there is no exception! " Qianli thought this senior misunderstood the situation, she said " Senior, calm your anger. I do not plan to harm Xiao Feng, i came here to rescue him. " The voice snorted and said " Hmpf, pretty words coming from a descendant of the darkness clan ... " Qianli was astonished, she asked " Senior... you... you know my clan??!! " The voice answered " Of course I know the darkness clan... How could i not know those bastards... At the time this senior was ruling over the heavens, only them were equal to me! " Qianli translated these informations in her head. Did this senior say he was ruling the heavens? Was he alright in his head? Apart from the jade emperor and the four divine beasts no one was... no, that''s impossible! He can''t be! She started quivering and shaking non stop. She remembered a certain legend about a beast that existed before the rule of the jade emperor, it was billions of years ago. He was a tyrant! A true God! No one was able to defy him! His name was... " Senior, are you perhaps the legendary Emperor Crow ? " The voice didn''t respond immediately, he instead stopped his oppressive might. A figure appeared in the air and descended, it resembled a big black bird with golden eyes. " Oh? There is still someone who remembers this senior''s name? " " Emperor Crow! Senior how are you still alive!! " Qianli couldn''t stop her mouth from saying this sentence. The crow responded in a joyous voice " Hahaha, It has been eons before anyone knew of my identity, even the descendants and bearers of my son''s soul didn''t know, yet you an unkown stranger knew immediatly! Althought I am only a small piece of the shadow of what I was once. Speak how much do you know about me!" Qianli was shocked, she asked " Your.. son? Could it be that ... " The Emperor Crow continued " Yes, The Phoenix God is my son! " Chapter 27 : The hidden truth " The Phoenix God is my son! " Emperor crow stated with a loud voice Qianli was shocked, the legendary Phoenix God, the progenitor of the Phoenix clan who didn''t appear for millions of years was none other than the son of the one true ruler of this world! Including her master and her, only a small number of people know this truth. Xiao Feng who was sitting in the corner didn''t understand a single word from this conversation. Nevertheless, he was interested in Qianli and her past, so he continued to listen without interrupting. Emperor Crow then said with a calm and stern voice: " Now... What should I do with you? Earlier that friend of yours also possessed the mystical blood of the poison sect, you told me that you mean no harm to the boy, but how should I believe you? " Qianli murmured to herself, poison sect? one of the 3 forbidden arts?! She decided to tell the story to the emperor crow " Emperor, I am the mast... " " Senior, she is my fiancee! " Xiao Feng jumped out and shouted " huh?! " Both of the emperor and Qianli were this time shocked. You dumb disciple, as if the emperor crow will believe you, he has been watching the outside world long before.... " Oh, this emperor didn''t expect this, congratulations boy! " Emperor Crow smiled " What were you saying? " He turned to look at Qianli He... could it be he didn''t watch the outside world all this time? " I was saying I am his master! " Qianli said with a stern voice " Oh... So you are his master and lover? I didn''t expect less from my descendant hahaha!!! " The emperor crow laughed. " Wait... no!! " Qianli retorted But Emperor Crow ignored her and continued to laugh out loudly Xiao Feng looked at Qianli and blushed, he turned his head but he kept smiling as if he gained something. Qianli sighed. Forget it... it''s better this way....
After some time, the Emperor Crow changed his appearance to that of an old man with a grey hair and golden eyes. He invited both of Qianli and Xiao Feng to sit down and explained some things to them. " Little girl, I think I know what you want to ask. But I truly don''t know the answer, instead, I will tell you the things that happened billions of years ago... Perhaps it may help you forge your own truth about this matter " Qianli nodded " You too little boy, listen carefully. This does concern your ancestor! " Xiao Feng''s eyes turned serious. " A long time ago, when this world was created, numerous magical beings emerged. No one knows when and where they first appeared but at that time, the humans in all the planes of this universe didn''t exist! " Qianli was astonished if the human beings were not originally from this world, where did they come from?! Emperor Crow continued " At that time, I was only a crow who cultivated the laws of this universe. I cultivated day and night, I cultivated for millions of years, until the day I reached Godhood and transcended the mortal plane to the heavenly plane! "If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. " After I transcended, I met numerous foes! Qilin god, ghost emperors, Demon Lords. I defeated every single one of them and became the number 1! " The emperor crow had a proud look on his face. " It was also at this time that I discovered a certain clan living on the edge of the world " He narrowed his eyes slightly and continued " This clan characteristic was that most of their members used the darkness attribute, furthermore they had a terrifying strength! " " They were also from a different species, they resembled humans but their eyes were red like you little girl. " He looked at Qianli with a curious face Qianli didn''t know what to think of herself, could it be that she was not human? " I once tried to challenge them. The result was ... my defeat! " Qianli opened her mouth and didn''t believe this outcome. The number one rule of the universe couldn''t beat a single clan living in a seclusion? This was too unbelievable. " But for me, this defeat meant that the path of cultivation didn''t end in God realm! I cultivated more and more! I cultivated till the day I was certain that I could take my revenge! " " In the end, I discovered realms above the God Realm! " Qianli nodded in agreement, she knew that reaching the god realm isn''t the end of cultivation, the proof was that some people she knew in the past achieved a higher realm like her master and some patriarchs of certain clans in the heavenly plane. " However a certain event happened before this.... " " The emergence of the Jade Emperor and The 4 divine beasts! " But the story didn''t end yet, it was only the beginning " It was also at that time that the mortal human race made their first appearance on the multiple planes of the universe! " Qianli nodded. She knew that the appearance of the jade emperor and the 4 divine beasts was the ultimatum for the reign of the emperor crow like the old saying says: one mountain cannot contain two tigers! But she didn''t know that the human race''s first appearance was at that period too! Was this the reason why she didn''t find a single book containing the history of this world before the crow emperor or... The emperor continued his story " In the end, I fell in love with one of them... The Vermillion Bird! " Huh? Qianli nearly cried out loud She interrupted him and said " But senior, the history books tell that you were the sworn enemy of the jade emperor and that you were defeated by the 4 divine beasts and sealed for eternity.... " The emperor crow looked shocked, then his eyes narrowed and said in a cold voice " So... that''s how it is!! " He continued " Little girl, don''t believe the stories told by the human race. They were after all altered by the Jade Emperor! " " It''s true that I had a feud with them, but the reason for this was because of the forbidden love that the Vermillion bird and I had!. In fact, for millions of years, the jade emperor; the 4 divine beasts, and I were living in harmony " " But the jade emperor became jealous! She didn''t want one of her companions on to abandon her and come with me! So she ordered her most trusted general, the Dragon God, my one, and true friend, to kill me! " Qianli analyzed the information in her head and tried to establish her own facts. If the senior''s story is true, that means the 4 divine beasts and the crow emperor were friends and she ordered them to seal him be... wait... her?? " Uh, emperor I''m lost, you just referred to the jade emperor as her? " " Girl, did you not know? The Jade Emperor was a woman. " This time Qianli was shocked beyond words Wait, what about the tradition that the rulers must be males??? Why no one ever mentioned this??? Lots of questions continued to pop into her head. " Furthermore, before my friend betrayed me he once told me he had romantic feelings for her... " This time the old man grinned with a sarcastic smile " What a funny tragedy... because she was not allowed to love anyone, she didn''t let her followers love anyone either.." The old man stayed silent for a moment and continued " Anyway, after my child was safely born, I was defeated by the Dragon God and sealed by the mystical power of his sword in the same location where your clan was once. " " It was only a dozen of years ago that my spirit got released and I stumbled on this mortal that bears the same aura as my child! " " I stayed low until this day because his body was gonna get harmed if I ever wake up from my slumber. My power is too tyrannical for him to control it! " Xiao Feng was ashamed ashamed that he was too weak to do anything ashamed that he had to rely on others Qianli patted his shoulder and smiled at him " Don''t worry, I will be always here for you. " Xiao Feng''s heart nearly exploded when he heard these words. He smiled and calmed himself The old man continued to watch the interaction between these 2 without interrupting them. He sighed and continued " Little girl, if you really want to help him, you have to look for my child''s body. Only by reuniting The phoenix Gods body with it soul can you get the answers that you want. And it will also decide his future. " " My friend once told me, the Phoenix God would''ve been the inheritor of the 4 divine beasts if history didn''t change. " " Find his legacy, that is also the only way to find clues about your clan! " Qianli nodded;
After listening to his story, Qianli shared some of the common knowledge she had with the senior, he was very interested since he was sleeping for too long. When she finished she stood up, the crow emperor lost in thoughts suddenly said " I asked once the leader of the Darkness clan why they were not interested in power struggle " " The answer astonished me more than anything, now that I know what happened to them I''m afraid of what will happen in the future... " Qianli curiously asked " What did they say? " " They said something about protecting this world from something. And only by staying there the world would be safe " Chapter 28 : Preparations Qianli didn''t think much of what her clan was doing there. In fact, she was only curious about the origins of her clan, she already set her goals. Reaching the apex in cultivation, what for? Becoming number one under heaven, so what? Ruling everything? Useless! Once her master who held great power told her this: " No matter how powerful you become, the most magical thing that exists in the cultivation road isn''t the power obtained. It''s the experience you gain by trying to reach a goal! " And for Qianli, even if she was the most talented person in the world she won''t bother training because once one reaches the top, he will feel lonely... She wanted to experience what her master felt when he took her and her brothers as his disciples. ... Anyway, once the talk was over, Qianli stood up and asked the old man how to exit. The old man sighed and said " You can exit whenever you want, but you both must remember something! " " I can suppress the tyrannical veins that Xiao Feng inherited from my son this time. But unless he reaches the god realm in ten years, his veins will explode... " Qianli stood there without saying anything but in her heart, she was shocked. The old man continued " Once his veins explode, his phoenix soul will disperse along with his own soul, annihilating any chance of reincarnation! " He turned to Xiao Feng and looked at him seriously " Boy, choose now. Either train with your life on the line and try to reach the god realm, or I''ll cripple you this instant so that you won''t die in the future! " Xiao Feng turned to look at Qianli and asked her " Master... Is it possible for me to reach the god realm in ten years? " Qianli pondered for a moment and answered honestly " Under normal circumstances, No. " " .... unless you find the inheritance left by the Phoenix God himself, it will help you absorb his original body and gain divine essence, but it will also strengthen your soul and meridians so your new veins will withstand the shock. Sadly none has discovered it for several million years! " The old man smiled and said " Actually, this old man has a clue on how to find it.... "
" Alright now that we finished talking, little girl we will do as I said before " The old man stood up and closed his eyes. He turned into a golden energy.Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. Qianli opened her sea of consciousness and absorbed the light in her forehead. The dream world collapsed instantly. Back to the reality, Xiao Feng and Qianli abruptly waked up. The odor of the burned incense has long dispersed from the room. Without time to catch up, they both stood up and put their guard. Little girl, he has long since disappeared. I can only sense someone injured in the other room.... The voice she heard was the Emperor''s Crow voice who now habituated her body and chose her as a host. She remembered that Pang Yu was guarding them, she quickly left the room to check on him. He was lying on the floor with some blood flowing from a sword slash on his torso and a purple aura on his wound. " .... He is still alive " Little girl, tell the boy to drop a blood on his wound. The Phoenix regenerative abilities will heal this type of wound in no time.... She nodded, and then turned to Xiao Feng and instructed him the same thing the senior said. He cut open his palm and put his hand on the torso of his senior brother. The purple aura vanished, and the wound began to heal at a visible rate. The complexation on Pang Yu''s face disappeared. Emperor Crow watching this scene said to himself: The formation of the Veins is as fast as I predicted, no... it''s even faster! He then asked Qianli Little girl, I know that you already have that Phoenix Book you told me about earlier. But what about battle techniques? Do you know a suitable battle technique to teach him? You should understand that humans and beasts are different, as long as we cultivate diligently and gain enlightenment in our original attribute, we will advance. But for humans, you must gain experience first and ... Qianli responded I know senior, don''t worry, I have already prepared for him two suitable battle techniques now that he reached the peak of the spiritual realm. She closed her eyes and browsed her library then selected the two books and opened them in her mind so that the emperor crow sees them. Oh... This... This could work! Anyway, I''ll sleep, for now, wake me up only when it''s time to... The voice faded, and the Crow Emperor spirit slept. She helped Xiao Feng to put the large body of Pang Yu on the bed. And then they waited till he regained conscience.
After the trouble ended, they both left the house. Qianli told Xiao Feng to follow her outside the city. After reaching a place near the woods surrounding Orlen''s City and checking that no one was there, she began instructing him " Xiao Feng, now that you reached the peak of spiritual realm your attacks combined with Qi will be more powerful. If you want to cross the boundary between the spiritual realm and master realm, you have to master a battle technique " " Eh? But I thought that the master realm condition was to "master" the Qi on one''s own body ?! " Qianli nodded in satisfaction from his answer and said " It''s true, but it''s also false... " " For example, following your logic, do you think that you are no different from a spiritual beast? " Xiao Feng said in a low voice " No, the beast... beasts have their own weapons. " She continued her explanation " Exactly, beasts have their weapons, and so do we humans. Using a battle technique and combining it with spiritual Qi and your body who has already been tempered will raise your cultivation by a whole level making you more powerful. And by mastering the battle technique, you will reach the master realm... " Xiao Feng nodded in agreement. " And so, I''ve prepared for you two books, you can choose either one of them. " she waved her hand and two books came out from her ring " Long story short, the first book talks about the spear techniques, as the second book it''s a book about sword techniques " Xiao Feng pondered for a short period of time and said " I''ll train the way of the spear " Qianli smiled and said to herself " As expected "
At the headmaster''s office in the academy... The headmaster was sitting near the window reading a report. " Hmm.... The sword sect has found their prime disciple at last.... It seems to be a youth they took not long ago ..." He then burned the paper with his Qi and said to himself " If only my academy had the same talents.... " His eyes flashed for a certain moment and he sighed, then he stood up and said " Next week it''s the monthly exam, I''ll go and watch. At least it''s better than staying in this office doing nothing but.... " He remembered when the great elder came the other day and reprimanded him harshly. " Yep... It''s definitely better than that!!! " With a swift movement, he exited the room. Chapter 29 : The monthly exam Four weeks since the enrollment of the new students passed. It was time for the monthly exam and the points attribution, everyone was excited! Xiao Feng trained the art of the spear under the tutelage of Qianli, he made a terrifying progress in only one week. His appearance also changed a little bit, his originally brown hair turned crimson, and so his eyebrows. Qianli thought it was the effect of the Pheonix veins, so she wasn''t that much surprised. Every day he went out to the forest with her, they changed spots often to avoid the eyes of other people. Then he trained like a madman swinging and thrusting his wooden spear all day. Qianli stood beside him and corrected his stance from time to time, she also gave him a foot technique to become explosive when attacking and swift enough to counter-attack enemies who excel in speed. It was the perfect art for Xiao Feng! As for her, she trained a foot technique to be evasive since she didn''t like much to fight on the front lines.It was an art her master gave her a long time ago saying it was not recorded in history since it''s his own brother who created it. Sadly at that time, she was unable to cultivate. The name of this art was: Heaven''s Outcast Shadow Steps Like the name describes, this art solely focuses on running away. To be more precise, the footwork will make the user walk neither fast neither slow, but strangely enough, the enemies won''t be able to reach him at all. The only setback of this art was... the consumption of Qi! Long ago, since she didn''t have Qi she couldn''t be able to train this secret art. But now, within just one week, she was able to progress 1% of this art. Although one percent doesn''t sound extraordinary at first, but you have to bear in mind that this art was the number one''s forbidden art in the heavenly plane! Why? Because her master''s brother, Heaven''s Outcast, was hunted down by the entire Heavenly clans during whole millennia. And no one was able to catch him! In terms of speed, it was not the fastest. But none dares to claim that this art is weak! In fact, many people coveted this art before. One percent progress was very terrifying, she wanted to test this art so she asked Xiao Feng for a spare. Furthermore, she even made him promise her that he will try to hurt her. Xiao Feng attacked with his explosive momentum, his wooden spear targetted her left leg. He trusted Qianli, but he didn''t want to hurt her, or else he wouldn''t be able to forgive himself. Thus he made a concession, he won''t attack any vital points. Sadly for him, even when he thought of such plan it was unnecessary. The moment the spear touched Qianli, she disappeared, like a mirage! For a second he was lost " Huh?! " " ... over here. " He heard her voice behind him, he turned around and looked dumbfounded at his master. " How... how did you do it??! " She smiled and answered " Try again, faster if you can. " This time Xiao Feng turned serious, he grabbed his spear and launched an attack with a speed even more impressive than before.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. But... Like the first time, the result was the same! This time he curiously asked " Master, how... how did you do it??!!! " She responded " It''s nothing impressive, in fact, compared to your foot technique I''m lacking quite a bit of speed. But... " She started to walk towards him slowly, however, each one of her steps was like traveling 10 meters. When she reached him she stopped in front of him, but then he heard her voice behind him. " You won''t be able to sense my location with your eyes. " He turned around and saw her standing right behind him. This time he was lost! What the.... How in the hell can she make some strange movements?!! Won''t that make her invincible??!! As if hearing his thoughts, she smiled then she sat down on the ground. Her face was sweating profusely, she had a hard time catching her breath. She then said " The only problem with my technique, is that it consumes a large amount of Qi. For now, i can only use it twice or three times before my Qi is completely depleted. Her words enlightened him and then he nodded. If such a technique didn''t have any setbacks, then screw the cultivation world!
It was the last day of the month, all disciples gathered at the large academy hall where the exam and allocation points were going to be disttributed. One elder who was in charge said in a loud voice to the lousy crowd of first year. " The allocation of the points will begin after the examinations ends. The teachers in your departements will explain to each one of you how the exam works. " The second years, third years, and fourth years, were already near their departement leaders. As for the fifth years, they didn''t bother coming to the exam since they were all in a group mission outside of the academy. Qianli went to the group of people of the formations and sealing departement. As for Xiao Feng, he went back to stand next to his seniors from the martial hall departement. The grandmaster Bai suddenly gathered the attention of the group and said. " Everyone, the monthly exam is an exam that will test your skills in the department in which you studied. For example you will be called by your names in a moment and stand before the examinators who will try to gauge your capabilities by undergoing some sort of test, if you are lucky they will only ask you some questions, or else they may even test your real abilities by telling you to perform a certain task.... So I hope that no one shames my department! " Everyone responded " Yes master Bai! " .... The exam began finally after two hours of waiting. Xiao Feng was one of the first to be called to the test, he was asked to spar with a second year of the same department. The examinators gauged his combat abilities during the fight and were quite surprised. Not only him, but lots of elders were surprised as well! The young youth who''s age didn''t even reach 20 was able to win against the second year with ease in only 1 minute after the battle started! He passed the exam with flying colors, his seniors in the same department were happy for their junior to bring glory to their department and came to congratulate him. Qianli smiled to him and then went back to the line waiting for her turn. Along the waiting, she saw a familiar face. Xu Ten! She tried to call for him, but when he turned his face to look at her he paled. He ignored her and went back to the line. She thought his attitude was somewhat weird but she didn''t bother with it, her name was called now.
On a certain room outside the hall, the department leaders were gathered. " Hahaha this year''s students are quite interesting, don''t you agree? " One of the elders wearing a red robe sitting in the corner of the table said " Yes, Old Bai regarding the thing I asked you, do you agree? " Master Bai laughed and said " Not even in your dreams! You already got that Xiao Feng in your department and you still want my new disciple?! " The old man said " So what? Xiao Feng is worth grooming, sooner or later he will become the most outstanding disciple in this academy, maybe even in the tournament he will stand at the top and crush those sects! And that young lad you have is none other than his lover, so what if I want to pamper MY beloved disciple a little bit? " The green-robed old man stood up and said in his turn " Since when was she his lover? As far as I know, her skills are already on par with third years and fourth years of my alchemy hall! Shouldn''t you give her to me instead! " The old man with red robe didn''t flinch and said in his turn " My disciples reported to me that both she and Xiao Feng are quite intimate, furthermore when she finished her mission and came back she went directly with him somewhere alone for a week! If they are not intimate then what are they! " The green robe angrily slammed his fist on the table and said " You!!! " The door opened suddenly, and a person entered. " Headmaster! Why are you here??!! " All the leaders stood up and greeted him He told them to not mind formalities and sat down with them " Hahaha, I only came this time cause I have nothing to do. I''ve been told that this year the students are quite good so I came to watch with your company if you don''t mind " " Not at all Headmaster " Elder Bai was laughing, but in his head, he was having a headache Why are two leaders fighting with him over Qianli? He also wanted to groom her but he had a hard time rejecting the offer of this two stubborn old mans besides him. Then suddenly the green robe pointed at the orb at the center of the table and said " Oh, it''s her! It''s her turn! " Everyone focused their attention on Qianli, the headmaster also watched curiously the Orb.
Examinee number 388: Qianli? " The examiner said in a low voice Qianli nodded At the next moment, Ten people from the shadows gathered around her, the examiner stood up and said " You are under arrest, Follow us to the discipline''s hall without putting any resistance, otherwise... " The ten people unsheathed their weapons with murderous intent. Her eyes turned cold and she asked " What is the reason? " The examiner responded " The grand elder''s orders! " Chapter 30 : Who speaks the truth? Just as she was to turn hostile, one of the blacks coated men advanced to her and said in a low voice. " Kid, for now just follow us, I promise you it won''t be that bad. " Qianli was a little bit surprised by this person. While she didn''t know his appearance she still recognized who the voice belongs to, so she pondered for a bit about what to do and then surrendered and followed them willingly. On the other side of the screen orb, the elders were stupefied. " What in the world.... " One of the elders broke the silence. Elder Bai stood up seemingly mad and said " Why would they take MY DISCIPLE??! " The red robe elder said in a calm tone " Calm down master Bai, the discipline hall won''t move unless it''s necessary..." He narrowed his eyes and turned to see the headmaster, but to his surprise, this powerful figure who stood at the top of the academy was shivering. Elder Bai complained " No this can''t be right! A good excuse? My disciple just came last month and she only went on a mission which was perfectly done and no incidents whatsoever happened, and when she came back she was with that Xiao Feng all time. So you tell me, what could she possibly have done so that the discipline hall dispatches the law enforcing elders?! " The green robe elder nodded Elder Bai continued " Headmaster, I demand explanation especially since I am her direct superior master. It''s only within reason and after I''ve been informed that they should make a move against one of the disciples of my own department! " The headmaster didn''t answer, he was shivering uncontrollably since he heard the name of the sole person he should never offend in the academy earlier. The Grand Elder''s Orders! Demand explanations from him? S*rew* you! You want me to die?!! Why don''t you go yourself dig up your own grave? Pah! But he didn''t voice out his concerns, he only smiled awkwardly and said " For now... Master Bai... W-Why don''t you calm down and h-have some tea?? " Elder Bai nearly vomited blood The other elders were also surprised by this response Calm down and have some tea? Are you serious?!
Qianli was chained and she followed the group of black coated man till they reached the disciplinary hall. The security in that place was not lacking at all, ten guards who were wearing a serious expression guarded the entrance of the hall. " Halt! Who are you! " One of the guards said. The elder who was leading the group advanced presented his token and saidThis tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. " I am elder Fu, I was tasked to escort this disciple to the interrogatory room by the grand elder! " Hearing the grand elder''s name the guard''s expression shook and carefully inspected the token before saying " My apologies Elder Fu, you are free to pass. " .... Qianli was quietly observing the situation and the surroundings, but more so she carefully fixed her eyes on the one who spoke to her earlier. She remembered his voice, it was the elder ... or senior.... who was in charge of the registration and the last exam in the selection. She also remembered the last words that the two elders said to her back then. If it is true then this encounter was pre-destined and there are no dangers. Her expression relaxed slightly. The group walked until they reached a certain room, a sleeping black dog was stationed near the entrance, when they approached him he slightly opened his eyes before yawning and closing them again. Qianli was a little surprised when she saw the dog she quietly murmured to herself Ghost immortal hound.... No, a half-breed maybe? With a rude behavior, they threw Qianli there and closed the door. The elder then said coldly before leaving " Wait here! The grand elder will come soon to question you! " Qianli stayed there quietly without moving, her hands and legs were chained but it didn''t matter to her. She closed her eyes and started cultivating inside the dark room as if nothing ever happened to her.
This kid is quite amusing.... An old man was sitting soundlessly in a chair inside the room where Qianli was cultivating, he stayed silent for a long time and didn''t utter a single word. Suddenly he sensed the ripples of Qi energy surrounding her getting stronger and stronger by the minute, she was having a breakthrough right now. He smiled and continued to watch. Then suddenly she opened her eyes and said " the Second level of the spiritual realm! " " Here.... " A cold voice was heard behind her. She instantly turned her head and saw the old man sitting in a wooden tattered chair wearing a smile on his face. His eyes were like that of a wolf staring at his prey. He didn''t give a friendly aura at all. She was surprised by the fact she couldn''t sense him earlier, he hid his Qi so perfectly that she didn''t even sense him sitting on the chair earlier, or maybe she disregarded his presence.... She wasn''t sure. She got up from the ground and cupped her hands, then said respectfully " Disciple Qianli pays respect to the grand elder. " The old man kept smiling and then asked " Oh, and how are you sure that I am the grand elder? " Qianli was about to open her mouth, then she closed it. She couldn''t simply tell him that she sensed his Qi and reached the conclusion that he was the grand elder since he was the most powerful man she saw in the mortal world, could she? Even disregarding this, who would be so bored to stay behind her the entire time and probe her behavior unless it was the same person who tasked Elder fu to imprison her? After a brief moment, she said " Intuition, Sir." He laughed a little bit before saying " You are bad at lying little girl. " ".... " He stood up and closed the distance between them instantly. " Little girl, I''m at a loss right now... You see one of my disciples reported to me that you may have been practicing the black arts for a while, and one of them pleaded to not hurt you... So should I spare you? " His face who was wearing a friendly smile earlier turned hostile instantly " ... Or should I kill you? I want an answer! " Qianli felt chills run up her body, she regained her composure and said in a friendly voice " I think that Grand Elder already decided what to do. " " Oh, what makes you say this? No, to be more precise, what do you think I will do? " The old man curiously asked " You won''t kill me. " She answered blatantly then she continued " I am chained and have no way to get out of here. Giving the circumstances and the rumors that I heard about this hall and your grand person, If you really wanted to kill me earlier you would''ve done so without giving me a chance to explain myself. Furthermore... " " Furthermore? " " ... Let alone Senior Tang and the two elders back then from the selection, the black dog sitting at the entrance, and your eyes... I was not quite sure of it at first. But now I know you are not from Here. " The old man was quiet. He didn''t utter a single word for a while before asking He learned how to hide his Qi after a long period of time cultivating, and this little girl learned his origins from his eyes? How could that be possible! " Let''s suppose what you say is the truth. Where did I come from? " The old man asked She pondered for a bit and said " Ghost Immortal World, probably one of the seven prestigious families. " The old man was surprised for a bit, he narrowed his eyes and asked " Who are you? " Qianli smiled, she opened her enchanting red eyes before answering " I am ... "
Chapter 31 : Taking care of unfinished business Outside the disciplinary hall, a group of elders followed by some disciples were making a ruckus. The guards were having a headache. " Master Bai, it is not our fault, it''s the grand elder''s ord... " " I don''t care about that, tell him to come here immediately. So what if he is the Grand Elder? In what basis can he take my disciple away without even asking me first! " " Yeah right! " The green-robed elder affirmed. " .... " The Martial hall Elder didn''t say a word, but he nodded too. The headmaster advanced then told the guards " Let us pass, I''ll bear full responsibilities! " The headmaster''s orders were absolute, the guards let the group of elders pass through the entrance and sighed. At the very least their master won''t hold them accountable since the headmaster will bear responsibility. It was true that the grand elder had more power and influence than the headmaster, but that was only true to the upper echelon inside the formal sect. The ordinary disciples still had to obey his orders since they were absolute! The group advanced till they reached the inside of the disciplinary hall. The law enforcing department wasn''t a simple building, it was composed of dozens of small houses, it was like a clan residing inside of the academy. One of the guards earlier led them to where Qianli was taken, they reached a building where the sign was inscribed " Prison " The elders frowned, they have long learned about the disciplinary hall and their "prison", it was a place where only those disciples who committed atrocities or the spies from other sects were put and they tortured them with many different ways so that they tell the truth. Tang Shu was quietly standing at the entrance of the building, when he saw the group of elders and the headmaster coming to where he was, he put a wry smile on his face They will misunderstand.... How the hell am I supposed to explain anything to them now.... " Greeting elders, Headmaster, what brings you all here? Master Bai advanced and coldly said " Tang Shu, Don''t play dumb! Release my disciple immediately, I did not agree to this interrogation, and I know that you guys torture every.... " Tang Shu laughed and said " Don''t worry elder, nothing will happen to her. I was told that the grand elder only had some questions about her past that''s all. He won''t do anything to her, let alone torture.... " AAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhh HELP ME!!!! I DON''T WANT TO DIE !!!! At that moment, a scream was heard inside the building. The group of elders frowned, The head Master frowned, Tang Shu, frowned ... How the hell AM I SUPPOSED TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING NOW? F**K!!!
Moments before the scream.... The grand elder was having a nice discussion with Qianli after learning some things. " Little girl, You should know that I can''t do anything about your situation right now. I''m tie handed. " " One of the three forbidden arts will put not only you and me in danger, the whole academy may face extermination if any outsider were to learn of this " " The laws of the Immortal sovereign are not to be taken lightly, you were really careless back then during the tribulation! " Qianli nodded and said " I know, back then I didn''t know the effect nor my bloodline and attribute, so I troubled everyone. I am really sorry about that ... "Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. The grand elder sighed and said " I can''t blame you, even my wife did the same mistake back then.... " He shook his head and said " But I''m really surprised, why would someone with your stature come to this mortal world? " Qianli smiled but didn''t respond immediately, she finally opened her mouth and let him know some of her secrets. The old man trembled, smiled, paled, nearly fainted, laughed all along the conversation. If someone were to see him right now he would really be surprised. Was it really the same grand elder who was cold with everyone? Why did his behavior change so much?? He also told her about his story, how he was living in the Ghost immortal world before coming to this plane. How his wife died, and what happened to the sect, and the incident two decades before. He said " I will not bother you with trying to ask you to take care of the academy. After all, it was our choice back then and it resulted in our loss, we shall assume our own responsibility and shoulder it ourselves! " " .... " " However, I''ll trouble you to take care of him, I really should''ve suspected that he took possession of Liu Fei''s body.... But even though he has done many bad things, I ... can''t abandon him.... " Trace of regret and sadness were in his eyes. " ... I will do my best, but I don''t have a receptacle where to put him. " Qianli answered truthfully The old man smiled and took out a wooden puppet, then handed it to Qianli. As if she understood his intentions, she stood up and headed outside the room.
Liu Fei was waiting outside the room grinning maliciously. " Hehehe, now little girl. That old dog will take care of you soon enough, after that I will have my time to devour that friend of yours! " His plan was to report to his old master about the forbidden art Qianli was using so that he can take care of her and gain at the same time trust from his old master, when the time comes he will backstab him and get his revenge. The black dog sleeping outside the room opened his eyes and stared at Liu Fei " I''m not talking about you, you shitty dog! " The next instant, as if he understood his words the black dog roared and attacked him with a speed unbelievable to the eyes. " Huh? " Liu Fei surprised didn''t put his guard in time and was bitten in the left leg. " Aaaah! You shitty dog!!! I will kill you!!! " Liu Fei took out his spiritual artifact and tried to attack the dog. But, the next instant the hound disappeared. Lieu Fei was astonished. How can a mutt be so powerful?! He recalled the time where he was with his old master, the dog never once was angry or showed any signs of cultivation. At most he looked like a large black dog who lived for a long time so he really didn''t put him in his eyes at all. But now he understood it was only a wishful thinking! Before taking care of the master he has to kill the dog! The hound reappeared behind him and tried to chop his head off, Liu Fei countered with a swift movement and imbued his weapon with poison Qi from his attribute before thrusting toward the dog. The dog didn''t move. The next moment the spiritual artifact shattered. " What??!!! " The dog''s size began to grow. His eyes were reddish, his fangs and claws were sharper. The transformation ended, he was now ten times larger than Liu Fei. He raised his paw slowly and ...
Qianli opened the door and was baffled by the scene before her eyes. The dog was standing on top of Liu Fei''s body licking his own pawn. As If nothing happened. She didn''t hear any commotion earlier partially because the room had a sound barrier protecting it, but also because the fight didn''t even last two minutes. Lieu Fei regained consciously and was afraid. The dog stared with his eyes at Liu Fei''s face, and his drool was slowly leaking from his mouth. It was like a wolf staring at his prey. " AAAAAAAAhhhhhhhh Help me!!!! I don''t want to die!!! " He cried out Qianli coldly said " You have two choices, the moment you will go out from that body the dog will devour your soul. So you either get out from that body and possess this puppet ... " She showed him the wooden puppet in her hands " Or.... Become food for that dog! Of course, you can always try to take control of my body but... " A golden oppressive aura emanated from her body He remembered the senior that oppressed him and nearly destroyed his soul back then when he entered Xiao Feng''s body " You!!! Why is that senior... " The dog smiled and was eager to bite his head off. Liu Fei didn''t have a choice but to accept. " Before that, you have to swear up to the heaven''s that you will obey my orders from now on, until the day I let you off! " " Kid! Don''t push your luck! I will not submit to... " The dog licked his face, he seemed like he has lost patience " Fine! Fine! I swear upon the heaven''s if I even go against your orders let my spirit be destroyed! " The demon oath formed, and a contract descended from thin air to Qianli''s hand. She stored the contract in her ring and handed over the wooden puppet In the next instant, A purple mist went out from Liu Fei''s body to the wooden puppet. She smiled and talked to the wooden puppet. " If you behave correctly, I won''t mistreat you, I will even help you regain a real body when the time comes... " The Wooden puppet didn''t respond. The old man got out of the room, he sighed with a sorrowful look and said " You really should''ve listened to me back then..... "
The group of elders entered the building with Tang Shu following behind them. I wonder if the old master will get angry ... When they reached the outside of the room, they saw Qianli standing next to the grand elder. Both of them seemed to have been conversing with no hostility like they imagined. Furthermore, she has not hurt anywhere. The grand elder turned to look at the intruders and coldly said " What are you all doing here. " The headmaster took a step back, but master Bai advanced and pointed his finger " Grand Elder! Why did you take my disciple before asking my permission! " The other elders were silent, they waited for his response The grand elder didn''t turn angry, instead, his grinned and laughed for a bit then said " I only invited her to talk with her. Oh, I forgot to mention this... I''m going to recruit her in my department, I hope this will not be inconvenient for you? " The elders were stunned. Master Bai was stunned The headmaster nearly fainted What the.... Chapter 32 : Results The group of old men continued bickering on who will have Qianli in their own department. They went back to the secluded room to continue with their discussion. The grand elder was not interested in the conversation, so he stood up and prepared to leave, but not before giving a special guest token to Qianli. This will help her in difficult times to enter the disciplinary hall and seek for help or to simply do missions with them. No one knew why he gave her such a special token since they were no precedence before, not even his own disciples! But everyone understood it''s importance, it means that no one has the right to create trouble for her or to question her decisions, the only one who she shall respond to is none other than the grand elder himself. Who would be willing to fight against the grand elder? The headmaster was sighing a relief just by not having to deal with him. As for the other elders including Master Bai, they had fears that the grand elder will not reason with them using words, but using brute force. They already heard notorious rumors about him before so they were quite skeptical. The courage they had before when they assembled and prepared to question him about taking Qianli disappeared as thin air.
The exam continued, and by the end of the day, all the disciples finished their tests. The results were shown later at the evening, after calculating every point they earned during the month. The allocation of the spiritual stones will be tomorrow, so many disciples who were happy about their results headed to the city and drank and ate until their stomach was full. They celebrated the entire night. Qianli was walking through the streets watching the celebration, she leisurely observed her fellow academy disciples having fun at some restaurants. " Hmph, a bunch of low lives who are having fun instead of cultivating just because they scored well on some shitty test... " The cold voice came from the puppet she was holding at her belt. She casually said " Oh, so you finally decided to speak? " The puppet sneered and said " Don''t get me wrong little girl, although we fought against each other before, you ought to understand better than anyone else. This is not the right path for cultivators. " She smiled and responded after somewhile " Then, what do you think is the right path? " The puppet answered without flinching " Hah, don''t tell me you don''t even know this?! You disappoint me greatly! The right path is none other cultivating until reaching immortality, only by cutting emotions and worldly affairs that we cultivators can proceed on the path of cultivation! " Qianli continued to smile after somewhile she murmured " Perhaps... " Then she looked at the starry sky and continued to speak within herself " But what''s the point of reaching immortality? If at the end of cultivation you are the only one on this road, isn''t it pointless? " " Even if you become the strongest in the world, it doesn''t mean that everyone you care for will be the same as you..."If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. " So should we really cut off all of our emotions and ties with our family? Is this really the right path? " Many questions popped inside her head due to her curious nature. At the end, she decided to brush it off. She gently grabbed the puppet and fixed it with her enchanting eyes. Then she asked in a gentle voice. " What is your name by the way? " The puppet didn''t answer immediately, he asked in an unsure tone " Why? Why would you want to know my name? " She answered " Before when you took possession of the other disciple, you took his name. But now that you don''t have a corporal body, how should I call you? " The puppet sneered and said " What''s the point of knowing my name?! Did you think I would sympathize with you just by discussing the dao? Or are you trying to make fun of me? " Qianli''s face didn''t flinch, she said " Even between enemies, one must not forget his manners. Fine if you don''t want to tell your name suit yourself, I''ll just keep calling you puppet ... " She put him back on her belt and continued to walk in a seemingly angry manner. " Di Zhuo.... My name is Di Zhuo " Qianli didn''t stop walking, but this time she wore a smile on her face.
At Old Bu''s Store " Cheers!!! " Some disciples were drinking and having fun, while others were already drunk and passed out. Qianli was sitting in the corner chatting with Xiao Feng who she met moments earlier while she was walking on the streets. Xiao Feng began eating his food as a hungry wolf, while Qianli ordered some tea and enjoyed quietly the atmosphere. " Slow down... the food won''t run away." Xiao Feng raised his head and spoke with his mouth still full " I-it''s not that master! It''s just that this food is delicious! And I''ve been training so hard these last days I completely forgot to eat and... " " Mmm, I know" Qianli quietly agreed with him. After some while, Xiao Feng raised his head and said in a proud manner. " Master, I scored the best among the first years. My rank increased, I''m now at the 142nd rank! " Qianli didn''t open her eyes, she nodded and said " That is quite good, but don''t get full of yourself. It''s not enough." Xiao Feng seemingly annoyed that she wasn''t that happy about his progress asked " Then when will it be enough ... " This time Qianli opened her eyes and said with a serious expression " When you reach immortality, or a the very least God Hood. " Xiao Feng understood the meaning behind her words, she didn''t want him to die so soon so she had to help him achieve the God realm before he dies due to his rampaging bloodline. He laughed and said " With master by my side, it will be a piece of cake. " Then he continued as to change the topic " By the way master, what is your new rank right now? " She stopped sipping her tea, and said with an expressionless face " I don''t have " " Huh? What do you mean by... " He stopped talking and remembered some rumors before he came this evening, apparently, there was some disciple who was taken by the elders to the law enforcement hall. Could it be that it was his master? His face paled when he thought about this. Then what did they do to her in the disciplinary department, did they... Unknowingly he stood up and his aura began to change. Qianli surprised by his sudden change of expression, instinctively knew what he was thinking about. She commanded with a serious tone " Xiao Feng! " " Don''t get the wrong ideas, they did nothing to me, in fact, it was quite beneficial for me to go there. " She took out the special guest token and showed it to Xiao Feng " What? They were only inviting Master to their hall?? " He sat down again and calmed his spirit, then he asked " But why do you not have a rank master? at the very least since they wasted your time by going there shouldn''t they let you pass the exam again? " Qianli didn''t bother thinking about it, she said " I don''t really care about these matters anyway... " She seriously didn''t want to waste time trying to raise her rank in this academy, her prime objective was to gather information about this mortal plane and become a teacher, while she had fun in this academy in the past weeks, it was time that she spends more time focusing on her own cultivation and teaching Xiao Feng. She continued speaking " I''m actually thinking about another serious thing about you right now." " What... thing? " Xiao Feng curiously asked She looked at him dumbfounded and said " Do you seriously don''t know? Or did you forget? " " Huh?? " He tried hard to remember He recalled his past memories about anything these past few days but nothing important came up, nothing since he ... Wait, No!! How could I forget about this!!! Qianli sighed and gently spoke " It''s not your fault that you forgot, it''s simply because of all the things that happened that your memory treated that information as not important. It was too much of a shock to you. " Xiao Feng''s tears began to fall, what an unfilial son he was. How could he forget about taking revenge for his father?! " Anyway, since I''ve made my mind to teach you until you reach God realm. I should also treat your hearts demons, or else it will be completely impossible for you to advance any further in the path of cultivation! Tomorrow, we will head out to Cyan Bamboo city. " Xiao Feng didn''t say a word, he stood up and inwardly said to himself I will make them pay... Anyone who dared to touch my family... Chapter 33 : Formation Master ( part one ) A few days ago, the Radiant Sword Sect dispatched several emissaries towards the others sects, including the Everlasting Star Academy. They often held a secret meeting discussing not only territorial issues but also their future plans. The alliance between these four has been going for over thousands of years and was unshakable, even after the decline of the Everlasting Star Academy they still held them in high regards. However, each sect has their own personal ambition, that is to groom the ultimate disciple who will shake the world and bring glory to them! This time, in the meeting, the Radiant Sword Sect proposed to hold the junior tournament a little bit earlier than the other years. The reason was obvious, they wanted to show off their new genius disciple, the one who inherited the Sword God''s legacy. The rumors were heard from the others sects weeks ago, so naturally, they paid closed attention to this affair. The emissary from the radiant sword sect proposed to hold the junior tournament a little bit earlier than scheduled. The others naturally complained and none of them accepted this at first, however, when he talked about the winning prize and some benefits the others sects couldn''t refuse, they stayed silent and decided to accept this matter eventually. Which sect wouldn''t want to show off their own disciple? which sect wouldn''t want glory? The meeting ended after they spoke for about half a day... then the emissaries went back to their own headquarters to rely on the information.
Back at the Everlasting Star Academy, Qianli and Xiao Feng packed their belongings and prepared to return to Cyan Bamboo city. After notifying the academy''s hall about their absence, they took off and started marching towards their destination. The travel took them three days and nights, Qianli often trained Xiao Feng to perfect his spear movements and taught him from time to time some things about the world, the different ways of cultivation, some stories she heard before. Finally, they arrived at the city, Xiao Feng couldn''t hold it so as soon as he entered he ran directly to his home. Qianli followed him without uttering a single word, but along the way, she calmly observed the situation and found something amiss. Nonetheless, she continued to follow him while trying to analyze the situation. .... At the Li Clan''s HQ, " Father! Father! He is back! " Li Chen opened the library where his father the clan head was quietly reading a book. The clan head tossed the book to Li Chen''s face, and with that, he crumbled to the floor in pain. " Ouch... " " What did I tell you to NOT SHOUT IN THE LIBRARY?! " The clan head responded " ... but father.... you are shouting too... " The poor bloody noised Li Chen responded in a painful manner. " ?¡ê¡ì¡§¦Ì¡§/mml:. !!! " The clan head didn''t have any words to protect his dignity. After some time he casually asked. " ... so, who has returned? " " It''s that bast... I mean the young master of the Xiao Clan! The news is true, one of the servants which we left at their estate reported this several minutes ago! " " What?! " The clan head''s eyes glimmered for a second, then he took back the book he tossed earlier and sat down continuing reading. " Eh.... father??? " Li Chen who did not expect this response asked in a confusion " What? is that all? " The Clan head said in a carefree manner.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. " But ... " The clan head didn''t let him finish, he spoke in a firm tone " The matter with the city lord was dealt carefully by your brother, and most of the clans in this city can testify that his death had nothing to do with us. Moreover, we didn''t expect that he was still hiding his strength and that also his popularity within the kingdom was so great that even the emperor attended his funeral. We can''t afford to start trouble now... " Then his eyes glimmered for a bit with murderous intent " At the very least, not until your brother''s injuries are healed ... "
At Xiao Clan''s mansion, Xiao Feng jumped through the wall since no one was there to open the front door. He wanted to yell the names of his old servants since the courtyard was deserted but a familiar figure flashed past him and called for him. " Y-Young master! " It was none other than the oldest of the three brothers who were in charge of finding him when he was with Qianli not long ago. " You! Where is my father?? What happened to him??!! " Xiao Feng didn''t care much about what happened to their mansion to be deserted this way, but he wanted to know who killed his father while he was at the academy training. Who in the world had enough strength to defeat him in this small city? " About that... I... " The servant didn''t finish his sentence, when he sensed someone landing next to them, he shot a glance and thought who would be so brazen to interrupt them at this moment, but then he nearly fainted. It was that damn girl!!! Damn, it did she come again to finish off the clan while we are weak?! Qianli who just landed next to them after jumping through the wall glanced at him, but didn''t speak, she stood next to Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng, who understood his reaction sighed and said: " She is ... my master, anyway... quickly tell me what happened?! " The servant regained his composure and told them " It''s better to come inside first... follow me, please! " At that, the three of them left the courtyard and headed inside. While walking through the hall, the attendant spoke in a low voice " Little master, a few weeks before you came back, your uncle the grand elder came back from his travel... " Xiao Feng surprised a little bit said in a joyful manner " Uncle is here?! That''s great! " As far as he remembers, his uncle was a person with great virtue who didn''t bully the weak like the other members of the clan, he often stood by his side when he was young. Xiao Feng had a good impression of him. The servant didn''t say anything more than that until they arrived before a door, he spoke somewhat hesitantly. " Young master, your uncle and the elders of the family are behind this door conducting a meeting.... please enter. " Xiao Feng nodded, then with confidence, he pushed the door open. As he entered he was shocked to see the scene in front of him: numerous people sitting around, some of them were laughing, others were drinking and chatting among themselves. The room was filled with happiness as if the clan was celebrating a joyful occasion, but what made Xiao Feng the most surprised was that the throne of the patriarch where his father used to sit, was occupied by another person, his uncle! Just as he was about to speak, his uncle stood up and said with a shocked expression " X-Xiao Feng??!! Why are you here?? " The elders who were laughing a while ago all turned around with a grim expression and unwelcoming faces, Some even snorted with disdainful gazes. " The trash came back... " " Ssshhhsss, don''t speak like that or else ... " " What''s there to be afraid? His father died, he holds no power in the clan anymore. " " Hahaha you''re right, at the very least the grand elder is better than the former patriarch. He holds the interest of our clan first...." Xiao Feng didn''t even care about the commotion and the discussion about him and his father, after all, these greedy snakes held them in contempt for a long time. If not for his father overwhelming power and his connections to the emperor, both of them would have been long ago banished from the clan. In another perspective, even though his father didn''t show him any love from a long time, he still protected him while satisfying the clan''s greed all this time. But what made Xiao Feng the most disappointed, was to see his uncle taking his father''s place and drinking with these elders as if his own brother''s death was a celebration to him. Randoms thoughts began to surge inside of his heart, could it be that his uncle was hiding another facade all these years? Anyway, he had to make sure, so he asked in a serious expression " Uncle, what is the meaning of this? I was told that the clan was having a... " His words were cut by one of the elders " Preposterous! how dare you trash address the Patriarch as if you were ... " As if not minding the elder''s words, the grand elder spoke in a slow and calm voice. " Xiao-er, this uncle hasn''t seen you for a long time, come here... " Xiao Feng was a little surprised by his uncle calm and serene expression. He couldn''t help but trust his uncle and slowly walked towards him unafraid. Right when he was 2 steps closer to him, his uncle suddenly launched a fist with explosive momentum and killing intent, trying to blow his head off. Xiao Feng was surprised, but since he was prepared and had doubts before, he evaded the incoming attack and stepped back ten meters away wearing a serious expression on his face. Even so, Xiao Feng didn''t understand why the sudden attack, was he trying to kill him right now instead of silencing him later? But what was the point? Not only Xiao Feng but also the other elders wore a complicated expression on their face and gulped, one of them even tried to speak in his favor. " My.. lord... maybe it''s not the... " The grand elder ignored the intervention and smiled as if he was satisfied with Xiao Feng''s performance, he then sat back in the chair and said. " Good to see that you haven''t been wasting your time in the academy, welcome back nephiew " Chapter 34 : Formation Master ( part two ) Xiao Feng wore a stupified expression on his face, he couldn''t understand why his uncle would suddenly attack him and then back off. Was he having a personality disorder? No... how can that be... In fact, it was not Xiao Feng alone who thought of this, even the clan elders didn''t understand well his behavior at this time. It was true that they were coveting the assets of the clan and they mostly hated the pair of Xiao Feng and his father, but they do not have the courage to oppose them in broad daylight. Seeing the dumbfounded expression on Xiao Feng''s face, he smirked and said in a low tone. " Haha... Don''t be mad little Feng, I was just happy seeing you after a long time, As for the attack earlier, it was just a test to see whether you learned anything from the academy, I hope you will forgive this foolish uncle of yours... " Xiao Feng was still having some doubts in his heart, but considering the fact that his uncle was always like this since he was a kid, he decided to let it go. " hem..." And he nearly forgot what he actually came for, if not for Qianli''s little cough interrupting their moment of silence. " That''s right... Uncle, I want to " " Don''t be hasty, I''ll explain everything later on. For now, go and rest, as for your friend... " He slightly turned his head and quietly tried to asses Qianli " She is my master " " Your ... master? " The Grand Elder was a little surprised by his response, but he didn''t ponder long on this subject " Excuse me for my rudeness, thank you for taking care of little Feng all this time. I''ll assign some maids to help you accommodate on. " " Thank you for your concern, but that won''t be necessary. We will stay at my house and we will come back later. Let''s go, Xiao Feng. " The pair turned back and left the hall as swiftly as possible, but the grand elder didn''t return to his seat till a long time...
On the way out, Xiao Feng noticed the worried expression on Qianli''s face and said " Master, why did we... " " Your uncle... The new patriarch... Since when did he study the arrays? " Xiao Feng was dumbfounded by this question, he answered " Master, he... he doesn''t know anything about arrays or formations... he is just a martial art master who cultivates alone, as for his attribute.... he doesn''t have... " Qianli was surprised for a moment, she stopped walking and turned her head towards Xiao Feng " He... doesn''t have an attribute? How is it possible then... " She seemed lost in thoughts, the next moment she took his hand and dragged him faster to her house.
It''s truly weird.... The patriarch couldn''t really shake the feeling he had earlier when he met Qianli.If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. It''s like her soul is as deep as the vast oceans, I couldn''t fathom her strength at all... When he attacked earlier Xiao Feng it gave him a rough approximation of his strength, he wanted to test Qianli too, but the moment his gaze landed on her eyes, his instincts were screaming to not do anything foolish It''s as if a huge monstrous beast was hiding underneath her skin... With a wave of his hand, he summoned the 3 brothers and ordered them to follow Qianli and Xiao Feng to the house. Relunctly, they accepted this mission and left soon afterward.
Back to the small house, Qianli was busy preparing some alchemy preparation. Ah... If only I had broughtmore ingredients from the luminary palace before my descent... It''s no use lamenting now. I will get them back one day... After the decoction was prepared, she poured it two cups of tea and gave one of them to Xiao Feng " Drink this and let your body relax " Xiao Feng wanted to question her some more, but he trusted her unconditionally, furthermore, the fragrance from this tea was truly exotic. Soon after, he felt his entire body relaxing, his eyes closed forone second, but that was enough. . When he opened his eyes, the senary changed. He was alone on the room with his shirt drenched in sweat, and Qianli wasn''t there anymore " What in the... " He got up, and went to the kitchen but found no one there, then panicking he went outside the house. " Master where are... " He stopped his tracks and didn''t utter a single word after watching the scene before him. There,was Qianli''s clothes near the shore of the lac, and as for her she was bathing under the moonlight and the cyan bamboos gave an ethereal feeling as if it was a moon goddess. She turned back and said " Oh... you''re awake..." Then she swam back to the shore to get dressed, Xiao Feng intoxicated by the feeling nearly forgot to turn back ashamed. F***k, this is the second time already... Can you please have some consideration for yourself, if not for me, please... I''d rather get hit by a tribulation right now than watching you each time getting naked in front of me... I''m not a eunuch... ok? Even Buddha himself will turn to a mad devil if he was in my place... After wearing her clothes, she came back near him and said " You need to take a shower too... You stink... " " .... " Xiao Feng couldn''t respond, since the first time he met her till now he knew that this master of his wasn''t bound by common sense. He could only nod desperately and try to hide his desires in front of her.
Back at the house, she told him what happened earlier when he lost consciousness. Apparently, the tea fragrance that he drank earlier was a decoction made to open the sea of memories. That way, she could penetrate his consciousness and travel back to his memories. " I investigated about your uncle, and from what I''ve gathered it seems that... " The tone of her voice changed coldly " Your uncle has been working with a formation master... Furthermore, this master has done a taboo experience on the body of your uncle " Xiao Feng didn''t understand exactly the words of Qianli, nonetheless when she mentioned the word "taboo" , it meant surely nothing but bad omen. " Anyway, there is nothing we can do tonight, sleep well. Tomorrow we will investigate this after we go back to the city lord''s mansion " Xiao Feng nodded.
Back at the city lord''s mansion, the 3 brothers came back to report. The new patriarch who was waiting impatiently said " So... What did you find out? " The 3 brothers didn''t look at him directly at all, they kept silence and afraid to even speak. In the end, he became enraged and shouted loudly " SPEAK YOU MORONS! " Finally, the third brother opened his mouth and said in a low tone " They were.... having an indecent act... my lord " " .... " The patriarch was dumbfounded The first brother sighed and recounted what he saw. When they arrived at the location of the house, they were prepared for any trap. After all, the first time it was difficult for them to escape alive. And as for the second time she herself came with that mad dog attacking their mansion... But this time they didn''t find anything... There were at first skeptical why, till they peaked at them from the open windows and saw them both lying unconscious on the floor hugging each other intimately. The cups of tea near them gave the visitors a feeling that they may have drunk until they passed out. Qianli then opened her eyes slowly and woke up, this gave the brothers a moment for them to hide near the cyan bamboos at the shore of the lake. No need to tell, that they watched here getting up and walking to the shore, then stripped naked and went to the lac. Fortunately, the third "idiot" woke them up from their trans when he said " ... should we also report this to the patriarch? " " ... " " ... " Then, they went back to the mansion. After reporting in, they left the patriarch palm facing. Oh dear brother.... how did you put up with these 3 morons for so many years...