《Help! My Master is Kind of a Mess》


 Chapter 1: Who Names a Top-Tier Immortal Art "Water Heart Sutra"?

    Ten Mile Slope.


    Before a dilapidated mountain shrine.


    "Master... is this reallythe main gate of our supposedly peerless Immortal Sect?"


    The ethereal young woman, her raven hair bound with a simple red cord, gazed at the crumbling shrine with thinly veiled incredulity.


    The young man in the patched and faded Daoist robes turned, facing the promising disciple he had painstakingly... persuaded.


    A touch of profound gravitas graced Chu Xingchen''s handsome features as he stated, "It is not the grandeur of the mountain, but the presence of immortals that lends it renown."


    "Your years are few; do not be swayed by superficialities."


    Understanding dawned on the girl in her flowing pink silken gown. "I understand, Master! Is it not a case of hidden depths?"


    "I''ve read in The Chronicles of Qishan Cultivationthat a humble facade often conceals resplendent inner realms!"


    Li Yingling, flushed with excitement, skipped forward, eagerly pushing open the shrine''s dilapidated, drafty door.


    She anticipated a breathtaking vista of hidden splendor.


    Instead, she was greeted by¡­


    A desecrated deity statue, reduced to a mere torso, and cobwebs festooning the rafters, seemingly undisturbed for ages.


    The original offering table had been replaced by a warped wooden plank, precariously propped up by a stone to serve as a desk.


    Beside it, a crude hearth fashioned from stacked stones supported a diminutive iron pot.


    To Li Yingling, it looked like nothing more than an abandoned, neglected shrine.


    More like a beggar''s hovel!


    Chu Xingchen sauntered into the shrine, unfazed by the squalor, declaring, "Henceforth, refrain from indulging in the pulp fiction penned by commoners. Such diversions are detrimental to one''s mental faculties."


    "In a moment, Master will dismantle the wooden panel from the statue''s side to serve as your bed. The shrine is quite spacious; you may choose to slumber wherever you please."


    Li Yingling felt a wave of dismay. Tentatively, she inquired, "Master... this isn''t typically how cultivation works, is it?"


    Chu Xingchen asserted with unwavering conviction, "Cultivation! It is precisely like this!"


    Li Yingling ventured, "But... aren''t other Immortal Sects known for their opulent splendor, with vast palaces suspended above towering, cloud-piercing peaks?"


    "Have you witnessed this firsthand, or merely gleaned such notions from idle gossip?"


    "Well... such depictions are commonplace in stories, aren''t they?"


    "You acknowledge them as mere stories. Nowadays, cultivation eschews such extravagance. What truly matters is achieving immortality; that is the hallmark of exceptional cultivation."


    Chu Xingchen seized upon the crucial point. "What do those mundane souls know of cultivation? Do they grasp the profound concept of simplicity?"


    Li Yingling countered weakly, "But... but this seems excessively simple."


    "Enough with the idle chatter. Will you cultivate, or will you not?"


    "...I will."


    Chu Xingchen settled onto the plank, cleared his throat, and offered a faint smile. "Then hasten and pay your respects as a disciple."


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    Li Yingling appeared reluctant as she shuffled forward.


    But now, there was no turning back.


    Returning home would only result in her father marrying her off to the Wang Chancellor''s feebleminded son.


    A simpleton who needed assistance even with eating.


    A man who would shamble about, babbling incoherently at any woman he saw.


    A crumbling shrine, it seemed, was preferable to spoon-feeding a halfwit.


    Li Yingling knelt, slamming her forehead against the ground in a resounding bow.


    "Master, I, your disciple Li Yingling, offer my respects!"


    *[Newbie quest completed: Recruit a disciple.]*


    *[Reward granted: Flawless Golden Core!]*


    *[Li Yingling detected: Single-attribute Water Spiritual Root.]*


    *[Teaching materials issued.]*


    *[Supreme Grand Yin True Profound Spiritual Water Heart Sutra.]*


    *[Item added to inventory.]*


    Chu Xingchen felt an immediate surge of euphoria.


    Three years! A full three years it had taken to successfully recruit a disciple with sufficient qualifications to meet the system''s stringent criteria!


    The system''s requirements were absurd: the disciple had to possess the potential to achieve immortality before being deemed suitable for recruitment.


    Wasn''t that ridiculous? An "Immortal Seed" required at least a Rank Two Spiritual Root.


    Setting aside the rarity of such individuals, they were coveted treasures of the major sects.


    How could a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like himself possibly find such a nearsighted disciple?


    For three long years, he had eked out a meager existence as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, traversing the Xuanwu Kingdom.


    Only now had he... convinced! Uh, I mean...


    He had finally acquired his first disciple!


    He glanced at Li Yingling''s stats on the system panel.


    *[First Disciple: Li Yingling]*


    *[Cultivation: None]*


    *[Golden Trait: Cultivation Prodigy]*


    *[Purple Trait: Fortunate]*


    *[Blue Trait: Beautiful]*


    Though the girl undoubtedly saw him as a convenient shield, and she was only apprenticing him to avoid marrying the Chancellor''s imbecilic son, with stats like these, what wasn''t there to accept?


    The reason he had chosen to reside in this dilapidated shrine was to avoid attracting attention.


    This Ten Mile Slope was utterly desolate, with nary a soul to be found within a thirty-mile radius. Finding this wreck of a shrine was no easy feat.


    Otherwise, he would have been mad to live in a place like this.


    It had taken three days of careful planning to successfully extract Li Yingling.


    At long last, the newbie quest was complete!


    As the completion notification chimed, a surge of spiritual energy flooded his body, causing his cultivation to skyrocket.


    A Golden Core slowly coalesced within his dantian.


    As a prodigy with a single-attribute spiritual root, Li Yingling was naturally sensitive to fluctuations in spiritual energy.


    However, she had yet to embark on her cultivation journey.


    She could only sense that Chu Xingchen''s aura had suddenly ascended to a new level.


    "Master... what''s happening?"


    Chu Xingchen casually replied, "Taking you on as my beloved disciple has brought me such joy that a modicum of my suppressed power has inadvertently leaked out."


    "Now, rise. There''s no need to remain kneeling."


    Li Yingling nodded in comprehension, then rose, a touch of bewilderment in her eyes.


    "What about the other disciples? As the number one sect in the Xuanwu Kingdom, surely Master has many disciples under his tutelage? Where are they?"


    "You are currently the only one."


    Li Yingling was taken aback. "Ah? Master, you..."


    Chu Xingchen remained unfazed. "I follow an elite approach, accepting only destined Immortal Seeds. I never waste my time on inferior specimens."


    "So, that means this sect can be called the Xuanwu Kingdom''s number one sect?"


    "Your master alone can sweep across the Xuanwu Kingdom. Why can''t it be called the Xuanwu Kingdom''s number one sect?"


    Crap, she should have listened to her mother: handsome men are nothing but liars!


    If Li Yingling hadn''t seen with her own eyes that Chu Xingchen had defied the Chancellor''s family for her sake, she''d have assumed she''d stumbled upon a con artist, or maybe a lunatic.


    "Master... you''re not deceiving me, are you?"


    Chu Xingchen retrieved the Supreme Grand Yin True Profound Spiritual Water Heart Sutrafrom his system inventory.


    A tattered, yellowed tome, wrinkled and worn, materialized in his grasp.


    The words Supreme Grand Yin Profound Spiritualon the cover were blurred beyond recognition.


    Fortunately, the remaining three characters were still vividly clear.


    He tossed the book to Li Yingling.


    "Cultivate this one. Once you''ve mastered it, you''ll know whether or not your master has misled you."


    Judging by the utter conviction in his tone, it must be an ultimate cultivation technique!


    Li Yingling joyfully examined the book''s cover.


    Most of the words were illegible.


    But the remaining three characters...


    Li Yingling was shocked. "Water Heart Sutra?!"


    She then shot Chu Xingchen a look that said, "Master, you''re lying to me again."


    What kind of top-tier immortal art has a name like "Water Heart Sutra"?


    How lame is that! The cover is so faded; could the contents inside be all messed up?


    Did Master pick this up at some roadside stall?


    Will she suffer a qi deviation if she tries to cultivate it?


    Every supreme cultivation manual in the stories has an aura of power from the moment it appears, every one radiating dazzling, multi-colored light.


    If this beaten-up book was dropped in the street, people would probably use it as toilet paper!


    Looking at the tattered book in her hands, Li Yingling tentatively asked, "Master, couldn''t we switch to another one?"

 Chapter 2: Was This "Water Heart Sutra" Rewritten Seventeen Times?

    Naturally, Chu Xingchen rebuffed Li Yingling''s unreasonable request.


    The cultivation methods provided by the system were guaranteed to lead to perfect immortality.


    Moreover, they were perfectly tailored to her spiritual root.


    Even the great Immortal Sects couldn''t necessarily boast such treasures. Li Yingling should be grateful to even have the chance to cultivate it, let alone be so picky.


    The main reason was that he didn''t have any other cultivation methods to give the girl.


    Nighttime.


    Li Yingling lay on the cold, hard wooden plank. Without her soft pillows from home, she found it hard to fall asleep.


    Although she was fully clothed, the lack of a blanket over her midriff left her feeling strangely uncomfortable.


    Li Yingling softly called out, "Master."


    Chu Xingchen''s impatient reply came, "Why aren''t you sleeping at this hour?"


    "The shrine door is drafty... I''m cold."


    Chu Xingchen yawned. "Get up and walk around for a bit. When you''re no longer cold, go back to sleep."


    Li Yingling weakly protested, "Wouldn''t I just get cold again after lying down for a while?"


    Chu Xingchen said with a touch of exasperation, "I told you, that technique is called the Supreme Grand Yin True Profound Spiritual Water Heart Sutra! Just practice it with confidence!"


    "Once you reach the third or fourth level of Qi Training, you won''t feel cold anymore."


    Li Yingling silently glanced sideways at the divine cultivation manual lying next to her ¨C the Water Heart Sutra.


    Master! What you''re saying is really hard to believe!!


    Damn it! Fine, so be it! I chose this master; I''ll cultivate it through tears if I have to.


    Li Yingling gritted her teeth, got up, and took the Water Heart Sutra to the fire. She opened the first page and read the first line.


    *[I am Water Spirit Lord. This technique is Water Spirit Lord''s exclusive True Immortal-level secret.]*


    Whoa! A True Immortal technique?


    Li Yingling felt a little better as she looked at the second line.


    *[I am Raging Wave Lord. Water Spirit Lord''s is too watery! I have edited it! More powerful effects, rest assured to practice!]*


    Whoa! A great cultivator thoughtfully modified it?!


    Li Yingling nodded in satisfaction and looked at the third line.


    *[I am Sea-Flipper Lord. Those two above are useless, what they write is garbage, misleading the disciples! Edited by me.]*


    ...?????


    Li Yingling quickly scanned the first page.


    Good heavens!


    The first page was full of sentences starting with "I am", berating the previous cultivators as trash. According to the first page, this Water Heart Sutra had been revised by at least seventeen great cultivators.


    That meant it was the seventeenth version of the cultivation manual.


    Li Yingling tremblingly opened the next page.


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    Please don''t let it be revised again!


    *[I am...]*


    Li Yingling felt a wave of dizziness, but she endured it and read on.


    *[I am North Sea Emperor Lord, stop revising it! You are all mediocre and love to write nonsense! I almost suffered a qi deviation! This version has been modified by me and is the final version! Safe to practice! One more word of advice! Don''t! Revise it again!]*


    She looked at the next paragraph.


    Fortunately, it seemed that no one had revised it again.


    However, thick ink marks blotted out all the original writing.


    The only thing not crossed out on the entire page was one line.


    Water, the source of all spiritual energy in heaven and earth.


    Great, a useless platitude.


    She resolutely turned to the next page.


    The entire page was blackened, but then rewritten in red ink, which was then mostly scribbled out.


    Then, multicolored ink marks made the entire page look pitch-black.


    Then, it was forcibly rewritten in white paint.


    These great cultivators... were quite unwilling to give up.


    The colorful words made Li Yingling''s eyes hurt.


    Li Yingling looked up at Chu Xingchen, who was lying on the wooden plank, and said weakly, "Master... I''m about to suffer a qi deviation. Can you save me in time?"


    Chu Xingchen propped himself up and looked at Li Yingling, who was crouching by the fire, holding the Water Heart Sutra. He sighed.


    "Just cultivate with confidence. You won''t suffer a qi deviation. Would I harm you?"


    "Master, isn''t this really something you picked up from the roadside?"


    "Didn''t you see it yourself? Do you think you can find a technique like this on the roadside?"


    Li Yingling heard this and glanced down.


    It was true... Too much money was spent on faking this antique look.


    Li Yingling said weakly, "Master, I''m really going to cultivate it. You have to protect me."


    Chu Xingchen stood up from the wooden plank, walked to Li Yingling, and nodded.


    "Rest assured, I''ll keep you safe. You''ll understand how powerful this Water Heart Sutra is once you cultivate it!"


    Master! You keep calling it the Water Heart Sutra!


    But what else could she do?


    Li Yingling grit her teeth and finished reading this Water Heart Sutra, which had been revised to the point where it probably had nothing to do with the original text.


    Then, she began to cultivate according to the technique.


    Once she started cultivating... she instantly felt different.


    The spiritual energy of the world quickly condensed and poured toward Li Yingling.


    She absorbed the spiritual energy according to the technique, then followed the meridians and heart sutra.


    Li Yingling felt a natural and comfortable sensation spread throughout her body.


    Then, Chu Xingchen watched in astonishment as Li Yingling quickly broke through the first level of Qi Training.


    Then, after the aura quickly solidified, she suddenly broke through to the second level of Qi Training!


    This Immortal Seed is so terrifying?!


    Damn it, no wonder she has the "Genius" trait. I''m so envious!


    *[First disciple: Li Yingling has broken through to the second level of Qi Training.]*


    *[Return 100% of cultivation.]*


    Chu Xingchen''s eyes lit up. There''s such a good thing?!


    A clear and faint stream of spiritual energy entered his body.


    Chu Xingchen quickly sensed the spiritual energy, but he couldn''t really feel anything.


    After all, it was only the second level of Qi Training. As a Golden Core cultivator, his level was too high.


    Oh well, at least I don''t have to worry about being surpassed by this girl.


    I''ll always be ahead of her by one Golden Core level!


    Chu Xingchen observed for a while in the middle of the night and found that Li Yingling was fine.


    He lay back down on the wooden plank, yawned, and planned to go back to sleep.


    After all, it was a technique produced by the system. There shouldn''t be any problems.


    Then, Li Yingling seemed to become addicted to cultivation.


    She cultivated straight from night to day.


    Sunlight streamed through the broken door, shining into the temple.


    "Master! Master!"


    Chu Xingchen opened his eyes groggily. Li Yingling''s big eyes were full of worship as she looked at him.


    "What?" Chu Xingchen asked in confusion.


    Li Yingling said excitedly, "I''m at the fifth level of Qi Training! I reached the fifth level of Qi Training in one night. That Water Heart Sutra is truly a top-tier immortal technique!"


    Chu Xingchen yawned, turned over, and planned to continue sleeping, but still gave a perfunctory compliment.


    "Mmm, well done."


    Looking at Chu Xingchen, who was about to go back to sleep, Li Yingling quickly said, "Master, I haven''t reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet, so I can''t survive on spiritual energy alone. I''ve been hungry all day. This area is a desolate wilderness, and there''s no food here. Do you have any ideas?"


    Chu Xingchen sighed helplessly.


    "Didn''t you say it yourself that this is a desolate wilderness? Go catch some wild chickens yourself."


    "You''re already at the fifth level of Qi Training. You can''t even beat a wild chicken, can you?"


    Li Yingling was stunned.


    It wasn''t like this when he tricked her into becoming his disciple!


    Why did he change as soon as she became a disciple?


    She wouldn''t know where to start to catch any wild chickens. But looking at Chu Xingchen lying motionless on the wooden plank...


    Okay, maybe... this is what cultivation is like?


    Just like that Water Heart Sutra.


    Li Yingling comforted herself, picked up a wooden stick, and walked out of the temple door to hunt a wild chicken.


    As soon as she walked out of the temple door, Chu Xingchen''s voice came from behind.


    "Remember to save two chicken legs for your master."


    Li Yingling, who had just reached the fifth level of Qi Training, almost stumbled.

 Chapter 3: "Dont Worry, Disciple, Masters Got Your Back!"

    It was midday when Li Yingling trudged back to the dilapidated shrine from the depths of the forest, covered in grime.


    Her flowing pink silk gown was splattered with mud, and streaks of dirt adorned her face.


    The wooden stick she carried had been replaced by a wild rabbit.


    Her original target had indeed been a wild chicken, but they all perched high in the trees, proving too elusive to catch.


    She''d had to settle for a poor, defenseless rabbit. Although she felt a twinge of guilt...


    Rabbits were indeed adorable, but her stomach was even more pitiful, wasn''t it?


    She pushed open the shrine door.


    Li Yingling saw her cheapskate master heating water.


    Chu Xingchen looked at the dirt-covered Li Yingling and sighed, asking, "I sent you out to hunt, but it looks like you got hunted by something instead?"


    Li Yingling almost exploded with frustration, wanting to retort loudly.


    But she recalled the incredible power of the Water Heart Sutra.


    Perhaps her master was truly a profound expert?


    Maybe he was just testing her mettle?


    She could only weakly retort, "They''re not that easy to catch."


    Chu Xingchen walked over, took the rabbit from Li Yingling''s hand, and pinched its ear to examine it.


    "Too skinny. Next time, catch a fatter one. Fatter ones taste better when roasted."


    "Oh..."


    Seeing Li Yingling''s pouty expression, Chu Xingchen said confidently, "Don''t look so glum. I''ll show you a thing or two. You''ll have plenty of motivation to hunt next time."


    Li Yingling looked puzzled. Then she watched as Chu Xingchen pulled out a dagger.


    He deftly demonstrated how to process a cute rabbit.


    Then, he summoned water using Five Elements magic to rinse it clean.


    If there was one good thing about wandering throughout the Xuanwu Kingdom, it was that he had all sorts of spices and seasonings, all neatly stored in his spatial ring.


    Because the ring didn''t allow air circulation, it also had excellent preservation properties.


    He took out garlic, scallions, and spices to make a super spicy rabbit head!


    He braised the left side and made the right side garlic-flavored!


    Soon, three dishes made from the rabbit were placed on the table.


    They looked and smelled delicious!


    Chu Xingchen pushed the plate of rabbit head towards Li Yingling.


    "This is your first time hunting, so I''m giving you the best part ¨C the rabbit head."


    Seeing the cute rabbit turn into a delicious-smelling rabbit, tears of longing involuntarily flowed from her mouth.


    But Li Yingling instinctively hesitated about eating the rabbit head.


    As a young, compassionate girl, eating the rabbit''s flesh was already her limit.


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    How could she possibly eat its head?


    But that resistance rapidly crumbled as she tasted the rabbit meat.


    The spicy, fragrant, and savory flavors were addictive.


    After only a few bites, the ordinary rabbit meat on the plate was gone.


    Then, Li Yingling deeply agreed with what her master said!


    This rabbit was too skinny; it wasn''t enough.


    Then, Li Yingling''s gaze landed on her bottom line ¨C the spicy rabbit head.


    Chu Xingchen naturally noticed Li Yingling''s hesitant look.


    He seized the opportunity and said casually, "You''re really not going to eat it? If you don''t eat it, I will."


    "I''ll eat it!"


    Li Yingling felt ashamed of her lack of principles.


    It was one thing to eat the rabbit, but how could she gnaw on its head?


    Damn it, it''s all the master''s fault!


    So delicious!


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    Ever since Li Yingling had tasted Chu Xingchen''s cooking, her enthusiasm and initiative for hunting had greatly increased.


    At the same time, the sense of progress she gained from cultivation made her restless at night. She was also quite diligent in her cultivation.


    Chu Xingchen wanted to urge her on as a master, but he didn''t have much opportunity.


    Everything seemed to be going well. So far, this disciple was quite worry-free.


    But the living conditions in the dilapidated shrine were a bit unbearable for Li Yingling, who came from a noble family.


    She carefully cleaned the shrine, swept away the cobwebs from the top, and repaired the broken, drafty door.


    She even removed the last two wooden planks from the shrine altar to separate her wooden bed.


    Naturally, Chu Xingchen didn''t object. After all, he could understand that as a young woman.


    It was just that if he recruited new disciples in the future, they might have to sleep on a pile of straw.


    Half a month later.


    Under the cover of night.


    Li Yingling leaned against the fire, eating a grilled chicken leg with a happy expression, but still said listlessly, "Master, I''ve been stuck at the ninth level of Qi Training for a long time."


    Chu Xingchen seasoned the grilled chicken and said, "Just practice more and you''ll get through it."


    Li Yingling coughed lightly. "Master, I read in those stories that when people get stuck at a cultivation bottleneck, they all have elixirs, spiritual plants, and other things to help them break through, right?"


    "As the number one sect in the Xuanwu Kingdom, and with you being the number one cultivator, Master, you must have a lot of good pills and stuff, right?"


    Chu Xingchen looked up at Li Yingling, who had a hopeful look on her face.


    In short, what she was saying was ¨C Hey Old Man, hand over the pills!


    Haha, where would he get any pills?


    If it weren''t for taking her as a disciple, he would still be at the Foundation Establishment stage himself.


    How could she expect a Foundation Establishment master to get her any elixirs?


    However, it wasn''t like there was absolutely no way.


    Chu Xingchen glanced at the night sky. The Xuanwu Kingdom was in a remote area, not like the Central Continent where Golden Core cultivators were everywhere.


    In this remote place, Golden Core cultivators could actually be called ancestors.


    Now that he was a Flawless Golden Core cultivator, things he dared not do before might be possible now.


    Chu Xingchen made up his mind.


    "Eat quickly. After you finish, I''ll take you to our sect''s medicine garden to get some spiritual plants for you to eat."


    Li Yingling''s eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "Our sect has a medicine garden? I''ve wandered around this desolate wilderness for a whole circle, but I haven''t seen it. Where is it?"


    Chu Xingchen said impatiently, "This broken place doesn''t even have spiritual veins. Do you think spiritual plants are like radishes, where you can just dig a hole and bury them?"


    At this moment, Li Yingling didn''t care about radishes. So their sect really wasn''t just a dilapidated shrine!


    They actually had a spiritual field! Thinking like that, their sect actually wasn''t that poor!


    She felt much better.


    It seemed like her breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage was promising!


    Li Yingling felt that the grilled chicken leg in her hand tasted even better. Ignoring all etiquette, she quickly gnawed all the chicken legs in her hand.


    "Master! I''m full, let''s go quickly."


    Chu Xingchen couldn''t help but feel speechless. This girl didn''t even try to hide her desire to raid his stash of elixirs.


    But the sooner they left, the better. The timing would be more appropriate.


    So Chu Xingchen sighed and said, "Let''s go."


    Under the dark night, the master and disciple in the dilapidated shrine headed southeast.


    An hour later.


    Li Yingling, who was climbing a rugged mountain road, couldn''t help but ask, "Master, is this spiritual field too remote?"


    "Spiritual veins are like this. We''re almost there."


    Another half an hour later.


    Li Yingling finally saw the spiritual field that Chu Xingchen had mentioned.


    You had to admit, these spiritual plants were really different. Under the moonlight, they occasionally shone with a bright light that echoed the moonlight.


    The protection measures for this medicine garden were also very good.


    A light yellow barrier protected this not-so-large spiritual field.


    Li Yingling looked excitedly at Chu Xingchen, but when she saw what her master was doing, she wasn''t so excited anymore.


    She saw Chu Xingchen carefully using his spiritual power to quietly melt a large hole in the barrier.


    After looking around, he handed a rag bag to her.


    "I''ll keep watch for you. Go in and take whatever you like! It''s our own spiritual field, don''t be polite!"


    Li Yingling felt dizzy and couldn''t believe it.


    Master! Are you trying to trick your disciple?!!

 Chapter 4: "That Bastard! Stole the Old Mans Recuperation Medicine?!"

    Looking at the burlap sack that had been thrust into her hands, Li Yingling wasn''t a complete fool.


    She knew this was someone else''s medicine garden.


    As a well-educated noblewoman, stealing was still a challenge to her moral code!


    Li Yingling wanted to ask about it.


    But Chu Xingchen''s gesture to be silent startled her, and she closed her mouth.


    Chu Xingchen quickly whispered, "Be quiet, don''t wake up the good bros sleeping inside! Go quickly, grab whatever you see! It''s our own spirit field, no need to be polite!"


    The bag in her hand, the spiritual plants inside, the master''s urging!


    At this moment, the arrow was on the string, and she had to fire!


    Li Yingling gritted her teeth and carefully went through the big hole!


    Didn''t all the stories say that the world of cultivation was full of deceit and betrayal?


    If she became an immortal, it meant someone else couldn''t!


    Cultivation! It must be like this!


    Entering the spiritual field, the nervous Li Yingling didn''t care about anything. She grabbed the nearest spiritual plant and pulled it up by the roots.


    She didn''t care what effect it had, nor whether her method was correct, and stuffed it all into the sack.


    Later, she unconsciously became excited and started looking for the brightest glowing ones to pull up!


    This thing was like a candle, she could take it back to use as a lamp!


    Li Yingling finally filled the whole sack to the brim before reluctantly preparing to run back.


    This time it was Chu Xingchen''s turn to be stunned. This spiritual field wasn''t big to begin with.


    After all, it was just a small sect.


    He didn''t dare provoke the big sects yet.


    She was completely impolite, almost pulling up a quarter of it.


    Li Yingling ran out with an excited expression.


    Perhaps she was too excited and didn''t control her footsteps. The dozing disciple in the medicine garden was awakened.


    He opened his eyes dimly and found that a large area of medicinal herbs was missing from the medicine garden, especially a few herbs that the sect leader desperately needed, which had been pulled up by the roots, without leaving a single root!


    Which heartless thief stole the recuperation medicine?! Are you as sick as the sect leader?!


    The guard disciple immediately roared loudly and rang the alarm bell:


    "There''s a thief! Come quickly! There''s a thief!"


    Li Yingling''s heart rate instantly skyrocketed.


    Chu Xingchen also reacted quickly, grabbed Li Yingling''s hand and immediately used Earth Escape to slip away.


    Li Yingling vaguely heard...


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    "That bastard! He wants to steal the immortal grass that this sect leader finally collected! Furong! I''m sorry!"


    Chu Xingchen''s Earth Escape was specifically given by the system for running away.


    He also practiced it diligently on weekdays, so the speed was very fast.


    When he reappeared, he was already in an unknown place.


    Chu Xingchen was familiar with the road and quickly set up a way to confuse the enemy''s whereabouts, and then took Li Yingling in the opposite direction to escape again.


    Chu Xingchen repeated the above actions at least eight times.


    Then he carefully escaped back to the dilapidated shrine.


    Taking the sack from the startled Li Yingling, Chu Xingchen began to classify the spiritual plants inside.


    After identifying two of the spiritual plants, Chu Xingchen frowned.


    Why did this girl only bring back things to replenish yang?


    Li Yingling said in shock, "Master... we shouldn''t get caught, right?"


    Chu Xingchen said quite calmly: "No, Master has already made preparations, it''s very stable!"


    Recalling Chu Xingchen''s skilled movements and extremely fast Earth Escape.


    Looking at Chu Xingchen''s calm expression without any tension.


    It was obvious that he was an old hand!


    Li Yingling asked: "Master, do you do this often?"


    "Not often, it''s just that my cultivation was low before. When I traveled the Xuanwu Kingdom, I was easily found trouble, so I practiced it on the side."


    "Then your current cultivation should not be low, right? Then why are you still running?"


    "Then what should I do? Kill one when one comes?"


    Chu Xingchen picked out the spiritual plants, and then said:


    "Don''t think so much. That sect had a small conflict with me before. Today, pulling a few of their grass is considered even."


    Li Yingling asked curiously: "What conflict?"


    Chu Xingchen sighed and said: "That sect leader has a Taoist partner who looks good, but the character is generally average, but unfortunately, the sect leader loves her deeply."


    "Later, the Taoist partner took a fancy to my master''s peerless temperament and tried to seduce me many times without success, but was discovered by the sect leader."


    "I explained to the sect leader that I was not the only one being seduced, and his eldest disciple was also having an affair with the Taoist partner."


    "But after hearing this, he became even more furious, and then I was chased by that old dog for three days and three nights."


    Hearing this, Li Yingling couldn''t help laughing.


    Chu Xingchen glanced at her, but didn''t say anything. He just classified the spiritual plants clearly.


    Then he picked out a few spiritual herbs of suitable age, removed the roots, and threw them directly into the pot on the side.


    As for the other spiritual plants that were not needed for the time being, they were left behind and put into the space ring.


    Light a fire, add water, and start boiling!


    The system''s gift bag still had basic alchemy and weapon refining techniques.


    It was just a pity that one required an alchemy furnace and the other required a fire furnace.


    But after careful study, it was found that weapon refining required a fire furnace, but alchemy didn''t.


    You could use a pot to refine, but the effect was worse.


    Secondly, the appearance would definitely not be as standard as those from a genuine alchemy furnace.


    Hold your breath, concentrate, and start refining!


    Don''t mention it, after the Golden Core, the control of spiritual energy was even more comfortable.


    The essence in the medicinal materials was quickly extracted.


    A pot of water quickly turned green.


    Then it was time to reduce the juice over high heat to preserve the medicinal effect.


    A pot of water was condensed into a drop the size of a pill.


    Chu Xingchen carefully wrapped this drop of water with spiritual energy, and then looked at Li Yingling and said:


    "Open your mouth, good disciple."


    Li Yingling was stunned.


    Didn''t everyone refine solid pills? How come when it was her turn, it was liquid?


    And the green liquid pill looked like poison.


    How could she open her mouth?


    Li Yingling asked weakly: "Master, are you sure this thing can be eaten?"


    "If it weren''t for the fact that directly eating Peiling grass would have too poor effects and side effects, I wouldn''t bother to refine it for you." Chu Xingchen said angrily, "Hurry up and open your mouth, eat it and go to practice."


    Hearing this, Li Yingling opened her mouth helplessly and swallowed the green liquid pill.


    As the liquid exploded in her mouth, the extremely bitter taste made Li Yingling''s face grim.


    She almost couldn''t help but spit it out.


    But the effect was indeed good, and the spiritual energy in her body began to surge.


    Li Yingling quickly walked back to her bed, immediately sat cross-legged, and began to practice.


    Chu Xingchen carefully looked at Li Yingling''s situation and found that there was no problem, then sat back on the bed.


    Then he opened the system page and looked at it.


    There were two newbie tasks, one was to recruit a qualified disciple, and the other was for the disciple''s cultivation to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.


    After Li Yingling reached the Foundation Establishment stage, the second newbie task could also be completed.


    A supernatural power would be rewarded at that time.


    Then the formal tasks could be unlocked.


    Tears welled up. Which newbie task would take more than three years to complete?

 Chapter 5: "In This Life! I Shall Reclaim Everything!"

    As it turns out, refining pills in an iron pot works quite well.


    Li Yingling began to absorb spiritual power like a whale, preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.


    Chu Xingchen quickly took out a few spirit stones from his spatial ring and quickly arranged them into a simple spirit-gathering array to ensure that Li Yingling had enough spiritual energy when she broke through.


    Chu Xingchen had also studied the Water Heart Sutra. Although it looked confusing, it was indeed written by the Emperor, following the path to perfect Foundation Establishment.


    After all, how could one become an immortal without a solid foundation?


    Only with a full Hunyuan body and a clear spiritual platform could one achieve Foundation Establishment naturally.


    As a high-quality immortal seedling, her cultivation progress was fast, but her foundation was still solid.


    After all, she was the first disciple Chu Xingchen had taken, so how could he not care about her?


    Looking at Li Yingling''s gradually restrained aura, Chu Xingchen knew that it was stable this time.


    Half an hour later, the system''s prompt sounded.


    *[Disciple Li Yingling has broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage]*


    *[Reward issued]*


    *[Supernatural Power: Three Thousand Weak Water Sword]*


    *[Release official mission: Recruit two qualified disciples]*


    *[Reward: Spirit Gathering Array]*


    *[Official Mission 2: Recruit three qualified disciples]*


    *[Reward: Zhenwu Hall]*


    The main quest was within expectations.


    However, where could he find such good disciples?


    Chu Xingchen couldn''t help but sigh quietly.


    Li Yingling, who had finished regulating her breathing and opened her eyes, was about to say something happily when she saw Chu Xingchen looking at her with empty eyes, then sighing.


    ???


    Did her cultivation go wrong? Li Yingling quickly scanned her body and found that everything was normal.


    Then what was wrong? Was her Foundation Establishment method wrong?!


    But after observing carefully several times, she didn''t find any problems! That was the most serious problem.


    Li Yingling weakly said: "Master... am I going to die?"


    Coming back to his senses, Chu Xingchen glanced at Li Yingling inexplicably:


    "What nonsense are you talking about."


    Chu Xingchen took out the supernatural power from the system space and threw it to Li Yingling.


    "This is a supernatural power, it is the last trump card of a cultivator, practice it well."


    Taking the flying supernatural power, Li Yingling glanced at the cover. It was clean and tidy, and the words "Three Thousand Weak Water Sword" were written with great charm.


    Li Yingling carefully opened it. Unlike what she imagined to be several revised versions, this supernatural power was clean, and even the words were beautiful and unrestrained.


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    This looked a bit like a fake supernatural power that she picked up on the roadside.


    However, Li Yingling was just thinking about it casually. After experiencing the Water Heart Sutra, as long as she wasn''t crippled, then everything she practiced now was unconditional trust in her master.


    Happily flipping through this supernatural swordsmanship, after reading it for a while, she felt that she was still missing something to practice this supernatural power.


    Li Yingling asked: "Master, do you have a sword?"


    How did this sentence sound a bit like cursing?


    However, Chu Xingchen still understood Li Yingling''s meaning.


    Chu Xingchen glanced at Li Yingling, then directly tore off a small piece of his wooden bed, quickly cut it into a wooden sword with spiritual power, and threw it directly to Li Yingling, saying:


    "Practice more when you have nothing to do. If it breaks, Master will get you a new one. There are plenty of trees at the door."


    Li Yingling had adapted to her master''s style over the past half month and silently picked up the simple wooden sword that had been thrown on the ground.


    Then she silently shrank back to her wooden bed.


    She didn''t seem to be happy at all about breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.


    Chu Xingchen sighed silently again, where could he find such a good immortal seedling disciple?


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    Betrayal of the past!


    The deep blood feud of the past!


    This life! I will definitely repay the blood debt!


    Li Xingtian''s eyes were calm and composed, and the straw sandals on his feet had long been worn out, dripping with blood!


    In the previous life, his aptitude was ordinary, and he joined the Qingfeng Sect and suffered all kinds of humiliation!


    He finally obtained a treasure and made a comeback! He went from the Southern Zhan Continent all the way to the Great Thousand Central Continent!


    Even in the Central Continent, a place where geniuses gathered, he could be called a genius!


    It was just a pity! The ignorant young self was deceived by the hateful demon girl and left with nothing!


    Even the Nascent Soul that he had cultivated was sucked dry by the demon girl!


    The most hateful thing was! That demon girl! Didn''t even let him hold her hand once!


    Damn it!


    Since he was given another chance to be reborn, there was no woman in his heart in this life!


    Li Xingtian''s destination was a mountain god temple in the Ten Mile Slope forest.


    There was a stone in the mountain god temple that contained a thousand-year-old bone jade.


    As long as it was absorbed and melted, and its inner demons were subdued, it could be reborn!


    Transform into a Heavenly Demon Body!


    The reason why a mountain god temple was built in this sparsely populated place, where there was no one for dozens of miles, was that the powerful left their chance for those who were destined in later generations.


    In the previous life! He was the one who was destined!


    In this life! He came faster than in the previous life! He was still the one who was destined.


    Really! Fate! Was wonderful!


    Li Xingtian turned over a familiar small steep slope.


    His heart became more excited, because after this steep slope was the mountain god temple!


    Li Xingtian looked up excitedly.


    He saw the mountain god temple.


    But he didn''t just see the mountain god temple.


    He also saw a young and beautiful female cultivator wearing a pink fairy dress.


    Her long hair was like a waterfall, her face was like a peach blossom, and she was practicing swordsmanship with a wooden sword in her hand.


    The spiritual power around her was turbulent, and she was extremely beautiful.


    If ordinary people saw it, how could they not say that she was a fairy from heaven?


    But Li Xingtian was different!


    Damn it! Woman!


    Li Xingtian cursed inwardly.


    But he didn''t rush forward. There was no doubt that the girl in front of him was a cultivator and had embarked on the path of immortality.


    He was now just a Qi training grunt!


    Observe first!


    It didn''t matter if he didn''t observe, but careful observation allowed Li Xingtian to see the clue!


    This girl was obviously not practicing ordinary swordsmanship! But supernatural power!


    It was still a top-notch swordplay supernatural power, and the compatibility was very suitable for this woman!


    Supernatural power! That was the lifelong dream of many cultivators.


    In the Central Continent, only those who had learned supernatural powers could be called geniuses.


    Li Xingtian also had a supernatural power, but it was far from his own cultivation method, and the effect was greatly reduced.


    But even so, within the same realm, as long as the opponent did not have supernatural powers, then he would be able to crush them!


    What made Li Xingtian even more jealous was that the spiritual power displayed by this girl was only around the Foundation Establishment stage.


    A Foundation Establishment girl had a supernatural power that suited her?!


    Even if he was reborn and carried the memory of his previous life, he would not dare to dream of such a thing!


    Which top-notch immortal sect in the Central Continent was this core disciple from?


    Then there must be elders from the immortal sect to protect her!


    Li Xingtian was shocked. His whereabouts might have been discovered!


    He quickly and carefully slid down the hillside again.


    Sure enough, the opportunity had to come at the right time! He came too early!


    Cursing himself inwardly, Li Xingtian prepared to leave first.


    As soon as he turned his head, a wooden sword pointed straight at his throat.


    The girl who was practicing swordsmanship had a cold face and said in an icy tone:


    "Who sent you here?"


    "Was it the Minister of the Xuanwu Kingdom, or did the Taiqing Sect find our tracks?"

 Chapter 6: "Protagonist Template!"

    Faced with the wooden sword pressed against his throat, Li Xingtian decisively chickened out. Anyway, he had surrendered more than once in his previous life in the sect, so he raised his hands high and said:


    "I''m not, I don''t know those people you mentioned."


    Li Yingling''s eyes narrowed, and she said coldly: "Then what are you doing here?"


    Li Xingtian''s thoughts raced, trying to find an excuse to prevaricate.


    A voice came faintly from the direction of the temple.


    "Surely our sect has already become famous, and this talented young man must be here to join our sect, right?"


    Li Xingtian turned his head to look and found a handsome young man in a tattered Taoist robe leaning against the door, looking at him with a smile.


    Li Yingling said speechlessly: "Master, I think... is it not very possible?"


    If Li Yingling still didn''t understand what kind of sect they had, then she was a pure fool.


    Master''s cultivation might be good, but it was estimated that he couldn''t push the Xuanwu Kingdom horizontally. His identity was questionable, and she didn''t know where he got so many top-level techniques.


    But to say that he was famous outside and attracted people to join him was purely night talk with Duke Zhou - daydreaming.


    Chu Xingchen walked over slowly.


    His eyes carefully looked at the young man in front of him.


    Short hair, slightly thin, and his eyes didn''t panic even though his throat was pointed at by a sword.


    He glanced at the system.


    *[Target: Li Xingtian]*


    *[Cultivation: Qi Training Second Layer]*


    *[Golden Entry: Reborn]*


    *[Purple Entry: Decisive in Killing]*


    *[Blue Entry: Righteous and Loyal]*


    *[Satisfies the Conditions for Recruiting a Disciple]*


    The system had just prompted that a person who met the conditions for recruiting a disciple had appeared nearby.


    With a sweep of his divine sense, he found that this person had been caught by Li Yingling.


    Chu Xingchen looked at the young man in front of him and was amazed.


    Good fellow, a reborn person, this looked like a protagonist template.


    Especially the option of righteousness and loyalty, it looked like a little cotton-padded jacket for the sect leader, but unfortunately it was a man.


    It was rare to have a disciple delivered to his door, so he had to be brought under his command.


    Li Xingtian couldn''t help but feel a little surprised when he saw Chu Xingchen looking like he saw through him.


    He didn''t expect that the person who came wasn''t a protector, but her master himself.


    Li Xingtian took a deep breath and slowly asked: "May I ask this senior sect?"


    Hearing this question, Li Yingling also looked at Chu Xingchen with curiosity.


    Because she didn''t know. Every time Li Yingling asked, Master would always perfunctorily pass it off and not answer.


    In fact, this question had been bothering Li Yingling for a long time.


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    It had also been bothering Chu Xingchen for a long time. As someone who had difficulty naming, he had always wanted to come up with a name that was both meaningful and elegant.


    Now looking at Li Xingtian''s doubtful eyes, Chu Xingchen knew that he had to say it at this time.


    Otherwise, this pre-ordered disciple might slip away.


    He looked up at the sky.


    Then Chu Xingchen said leisurely: "The sect is called the Heavenly Dao Alliance."


    Heavenly Dao Alliance? Li Xingtian''s pupils shrank slightly, daring to name it after the Heavenly Dao?!


    In the end, his previous vision was too small.


    He had long heard that there were many hidden immortal sects in the Central Continent, and it seemed that these two were also from some hidden immortal sect.


    Li Xingtian quickly cupped his hands and said: "I''m just passing by, I didn''t mean to disturb..."


    Chu Xingchen quickly raised his hand to interrupt Li Xingtian''s words, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had noticed something:


    "There is a smell of karma on you, is this... time?"


    Hearing this, Li Xingtian''s heart beat wildly, and he dared not continue to look up at Chu Xingchen''s eyes.


    This person could see through the karma of time?!


    What cultivation was this? Transformation God or Tribulation?


    He could meet such a big shot in the remote place of the Southern Zhan Continent?


    Could it be that he was also here for the bone jade?


    However, he got the bone jade in his previous life, which means that this senior didn''t find the bone jade!


    What was he still thinking about bone jade?! Could he still think about these things at this time?


    This person had already seen through his temporal karma was wrong, he knew that I was a reborn person? This big shot wouldn''t tie himself up for research, would he?


    When Li Xingtian was going through a crazy brainstorm.


    Someone was also racking his brains to think of a way to fool the reborn person in front of him.


    After a while, Chu Xingchen said quietly: "Boy, carrying big karma is hard to say whether it is good or bad."


    Hearing this, Li Xingtian was stunned, feeling that the senior was reminding him of something, and quickly asked:


    "What does senior mean?"


    Chu Xingchen pretended to be profound: "Time is a torrent, a trend, a law, going against the current either means being smashed to pieces or becoming famous all over the world."


    Li Xingtian took a deep breath, seeming to understand Chu Xingchen''s hint and said firmly:


    "Whether I am smashed to pieces or famous all over the world, I have already understood what I should do in this life."


    Nodding in satisfaction, Chu Xingchen showed a look that said he recognized the spirit of the young man and said:


    "Cultivation is also going against the sky."


    Chu Xingchen showed a bit of entanglement, and then sighed: "Well, it''s also considered that you are destined for me, are you willing to join my sect?"


    Hearing this, Li Xingtian was slightly stunned, looking at Chu Xingchen in disbelief, hesitating to speak.


    Chu Xingchen naturally saw his worries.


    It was nothing more than being afraid that he would set a trap to deceive him.


    Since Li Xingtian was a reborn person, and his cultivation was only at the second level of Qi training, looking at his feet, which were rubbed with blood, it seemed that there was something very important to him in this broken temple.


    As for what this thing was, did he need to think more?


    It was obviously Li Xingtian''s most important thing to turn over, his most important opportunity!


    Chu Xingchen seemed to see through Li Xingtian''s mind and smiled disdainfully:


    "In the end, you underestimate the people of the world, the treasure you think is, in our eyes, just a dispensable thing, go in and take your chance."


    The secrets in Li Xingtian''s heart were instantly spoken, and he looked at Chu Xingchen with an undisguised look of surprise.


    Chu Xingchen still looked like a master:


    "It''s a pity that you have a short-sighted vision and don''t know what a real opportunity is."


    Li Xingtian struggled in his heart, but still clasped his fists and said: "Thank you senior for holding your hand high, but I am not used to the sect''s restraint, and I hope you will forgive me."


    Chu Xingchen shook his head silently, turned his side and stopped looking at him.


    "Yingling, let him go."


    Although she didn''t know what Master was pretending, and didn''t know what mysterious things they were talking about.


    But when it was time to give Master face, Li Yingling would naturally give Master face without hesitation.


    Li Yingling put away the wooden sword in her hand and respectfully bowed to Chu Xingchen:


    "Yes, Master."


    At the same time, she secretly winked at Chu Xingchen on the side that Li Xingtian couldn''t see.


    Signaling that she was very obedient.


    Chu Xingchen also nodded in satisfaction.


    Li Xingtian clasped his hands again to thank him, then climbed up the small slope again, not daring to look behind him.


    He stepped into the temple.


    At this time, the temple already had a lot of signs of life, which was very different from when Li Xingtian first came.


    Even the wooden planks under the statue had been completely removed.


    Li Xingtian''s heart jumped and he quickly walked to the statue and reached out to touch the floor.


    But he found that the small stone in his memory was gone.


    What''s going on?


    Did the senior take it away? But he said it so lightly, and his cultivation was unpredictable.


    At this moment, he was only at the second level of Qi training, and he could easily take him down if he wanted to.


    He didn''t need to deceive him either.


    Where did that thing go?


    "The thing you are looking for was taken by me to pad the corner of the table."


    Chu Xingchen''s voice came from behind again.


    Li Xingtian didn''t turn his head to look at him, but listened to Chu Xingchen''s words and looked at the corner of the table.


    The Millennium Bone Jade that he had been thinking about was indeed used to pad the corner of the table.

 Chapter 7: "Stop!"

    Although he saw it, Li Xingtian didn''t immediately take it, but turned around again and cupped his hands to thank him:


    "Thank you, Senior."


    Chu Xingchen waved his hand, his expression indifferent.


    Li Xingtian slowly got up and walked straight to the Millennium Bone Jade, which he had been thinking about since his rebirth.


    Lifting the corner of the table, Li Xingtian held the stone-like Millennium Bone Jade back in his hand, and felt that a big stone in his heart had finally been put down.


    After thanking Chu Xingchen again, Li Xingtian quickly retreated from the dilapidated temple with the Millennium Bone Jade.


    Li Yingling watched Li Xingtian leave, then stepped into the dilapidated temple and said in a strange tone:


    "Master, you just let him go like that?"


    Her master, who didn''t want to move without any benefits, why was he so generous this time and let people take things and leave?


    Hearing Li Yingling''s words, Chu Xingchen quickly stopped pretending to be a master: "You practice at home first, Master is going out for a while."


    Li Yingling showed an expression that said her master should be like this, but before Chu Xingchen left, she still asked curiously:


    "Master, is our sect really called the Heavenly Dao Alliance?"


    After all, Master''s words were not all true, and he might be lying to that silly boy.


    "Yes." Chu Xingchen left a sentence and turned into a ray of light and left.


    Li Yingling stroked her chin and slowly pondered something.


    Then a burst of spiritual power was mobilized, and the wooden sword flew over automatically, and Li Yingling took it backhand.


    Let''s practice first, this Three Thousand Weak Water Sword is about to be mastered.


    Li Yingling always felt that this difficult thing to practice would have a qualitative leap after entering the door.


    Li Yingling, who had been called a genius since she was a child, was the first time that this supernatural power had made her lose her temper.


    It had been a full five days! She was still just wandering on the edge of getting started.


    It was no wonder that Master was anxious to accept new disciples, and his talent was probably not enough in Master''s eyes.


    Li Yingling sighed, let''s try harder.


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    Li Xingtian''s goal was accurate, and he went straight to the nearest town.


    Refining this Millennium Bone Jade required a quiet and safe space and also took a day.


    Whoever went back to the original idiotic sect was an idiot, not to mention that he couldn''t go back, he had secretly sneaked out of the sect.


    It was now estimated that he had been put on the red list of escaped disciples by the sect.


    Go to a nearby town to open an inn, give the waiters more money and don''t let them disturb him.


    After refining the Millennium Bone Jade, he would quickly go to the Central Continent, where there were still opportunities that he could obtain now.


    It was just that there was still one thing pressing on his heart.


    It was that senior, his words were still hovering in his mind at this moment.


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    Did he really miss the real opportunity?


    He sighed, but the previous sect had already disappointed him thoroughly.


    In the previous life, he didn''t rely on the sect and didn''t he become a famous genius in the Central Continent?


    He certainly could in this life, so why should he depend on the so-called sect?


    Determined in his heart, he emptied all distracting thoughts, and since he was going to do it, then he shouldn''t regret it.


    A day later, Li Xingtian, who had traveled over mountains and rivers, finally arrived at his destination.


    Within a not small town.


    After arriving at the inn, Li Xingtian didn''t rush to the second-floor room to refine the Millennium Bone Jade.


    Instead, he ordered a table of food first.


    After all, he was only at the second level of Qi training, and he had traveled over mountains and rivers all the way, and the dry food he had brought with him had long been eaten.


    He was already hungry, but Li Xingtian hadn''t felt this kind of hunger for a long time.


    Li Xingtian chuckled, feeling a kind of special sense of reality.


    However, he soon couldn''t laugh.


    Because...


    He met a disciple of the Qingfeng Sect, Li Xingtian''s previous sect.


    On the second floor, several outer disciples of the Qingfeng Sect wearing white and cyan edged clothes slowly went downstairs.


    After Li Xingtian noticed them with the corner of his eye, he quickly lowered his head to prevent them from seeing him.


    At the same time, he cursed himself for being unlucky.


    It was just a pity that the more he was afraid of something, the more it came.


    One of the Qingfeng Sect disciples swept his gaze across the first floor and saw Li Xingtian with his head lowered.


    He only felt familiar, and then seemed to remember something, and quickly reached out and grabbed the sleeve of the senior brother leading the team in front.


    Seeing the senior brother looking over with a puzzled look, the disciple quickly signaled with his eyes for the senior brother to look at Li Xingtian.


    The senior brother followed his gaze, and then narrowed his eyes, and led four disciples to Li Xingtian''s table.


    The senior brother walked to Li Xingtian''s table, sat down swaggeringly, and looked sharply at Li Xingtian:


    "You kid, are you Li Xingtian who is on the red list?"


    Li Xingtian, knowing that he couldn''t hide, suddenly raised his head and swept his gaze over the senior brothers, a total of five people.


    There was no Foundation Establishment stage. Judging by his aura, there were three at the third level of Qi training, one at the fourth level of Qi training, and the senior brother leading the team was at the fifth level of Qi training.


    Although he was only at the second level of Qi training, the unique skills that still remained in his mind in his previous life were enough to defeat the few Qi training newbies in front of him.


    Kill them and then escape, otherwise if he was chased all the time, he might not be able to escape!


    Attack first to gain the upper hand!


    Li Xingtian chose to strike first, reached out and grabbed the chopsticks next to him, and the spiritual power in his body suddenly exploded.


    Capture the thief, capture the king first, first take down this senior brother leading the team!


    Faced with Li Xingtian''s sudden attack.


    The senior brother was also prepared!


    Faced with the attacking chopsticks, he just sneered, and the cultivation of his five-level Qi training stage exploded!


    The palm that had been waiting for a long time suddenly slammed towards Li Xingtian''s head!


    How could a mere Qi training stage trash understand the realm of the fifth level of Qi training?


    The chopsticks and the palm quickly collided!


    But the ending was beyond everyone''s expectations!


    The chopsticks in Li Xingtian''s hand suddenly pierced through the palm, and the weak spiritual energy had a strong penetrating power.


    After piercing through the palm, Li Xingtian''s power didn''t converge, and he continued to attack the leading senior brother''s head.


    Just when he was about to succeed.


    A sharp and fierce Golden Core aura suddenly erupted.


    With just a casual blow, the second-floor room was blasted open, and the huge spiritual power rushed towards Li Xingtian like a flood dragon.


    The warning in his heart rang loudly, Li Xingtian turned his head to look, and saw an old man with white hair looking at him silently.


    Li Xingtian recognized that this person was the Second Elder of the Qingfeng Sect! A Golden Core cultivator in the middle stage!


    He was going to fall!


    The moment this thought arose in his mind, the huge spiritual power transformed into a scarlet dragon had already attacked, and slammed into Li Xingtian''s body.


    Feeling that his internal organs were shattered by this blow, Li Xingtian suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.


    The Second Elder got up slightly, his expression neither happy nor sad: "Betraying the sect and attacking the sect''s disciples, according to the Qingfeng Sect''s rules, you should be lit with the Heavenly Lantern."


    Li Xingtian no longer had room to struggle, the meager spiritual power in his body had long been scattered.


    The meridians in his body were also severely damaged.


    The words of that senior echoed in his mind again.


    The torrent of time is the general trend and the law. Everything he had done in violation of his previous life was going against the current.


    In the end, he was too complacent and forgot that after the karma was disrupted, the direction of all things would be different!


    The senior might have already reminded him that arbitrarily changing history would cost him!


    That sentence of accepting a disciple was perhaps just to save his life.


    After all, how could a big shot who could see through the torrent of time not be able to predict his step?


    Li Xingtian didn''t regret it, but he was... too unwilling!


    "Stop, give me some face, okay."


    A familiar voice came, and Li Xingtian turned his head to look.


    He saw Chu Xingchen with a pitying look on his face, holding a cup of tea in his hand, taking a light sip.

 Chapter 8: "Isnt Following Your Heart Normal Operation?"

    The Second Elder on the second floor quickly looked at Chu Xingchen, who had spoken. Unable to sense the cultivation of this handsome young man, the expression on his face finally changed:


    "May I ask who this fellow Daoist is?"


    Chu Xingchen shook his head slightly, picked up the chopsticks on the side, and gently stretched them forward.


    A mysterious and profound sword energy suddenly surged from the chopsticks, and the sword energy, accompanied by spiritual power, transformed into a small white dragon that wrapped around and walked on the chopsticks.


    Was this a supernatural power?


    The Second Elder suppressed the surprise in his heart, took a deep breath, and his attitude quickly became gentle as he cupped his hands and said, "This person is a traitor to my Qingfeng Sect, and he has injured my disciples. Fellow Daoist, it is not right for you to stop me, based on reason and emotion."


    Chu Xingchen sighed and said, "Fellow Daoist, I don''t want to use my power to oppress others, but this person has some fate with me. Can you spare his life? I can make compensation."


    The Second Elder pondered slightly, then shook his head: "If I just let him go like this, my Qingfeng Sect will have no credibility at all outside."


    "Spare me?" Li Xingtian, who was slumped on the ground, laughed out loud. "Since I entered your Qingfeng Sect as an outer disciple, have you ever regarded me as a disciple?"


    "For three years since I joined, I''ve been mining spiritual ore for three years. Of the seventeen disciples recruited from my village together that year! Only one of them is alive!"


    "Your sparing me is not letting me mine, but letting me go to the wild forest that even the inner disciples of the sect dare not go to mine spiritual plants?"


    The Second Elder''s heart jumped, and he quickly interrupted, angrily shouting, "Traitor! You dare to spread rumors about my Qingfeng Sect!"


    Chu Xingchen was stunned when he heard this, and then sneered.


    So he was the one in the right. He said that Li Xingtian, who had the attribute of being righteous and loyal, would not betray the sect.


    He used the system attribute panel to look at the old man on the second floor.


    *[Shangguan Hong]*


    *[Cultivation: Mid-Golden Core Stage]*


    *[Blue Attribute: Deeply Scheming]*


    *[White Attribute: Mediocre Talent]*


    *[Black Attribute: Decrepit and Old]*


    *[Black Attribute: Plagued by Inner Demons]*


    The moment he saw the attribute, Chu Xingchen''s confidence instantly increased. So he was fighting a sick man!


    Now that he had the upper hand in force and the upper hand in position, wasn''t this invincible?


    Chu Xingchen sneered and shouted loudly, "I thought Qingfeng Sect was a decent cultivating sect, but it turns out to be just a blood-sucking worm."


    "How can my Heavenly Dao Alliance of the Central Continent associate with you?"


    "Now, you old dog, either roll back with your tail between your legs, or I''ll twist off your dog''s head and use it as a ball to kick today!"


    After saying that, the sword energy spiritual dragon wrapped around the chopsticks roared, quickly expanding, and then stared at the Second Elder.


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    It had a posture of suddenly attacking if a word was not agreed upon.


    At this time, the remaining people in the tavern had already run away.


    Only the members of the Qingfeng Sect were hiding aside, watching the two confront each other.


    Where did the Second Elder really dare to fight at this moment? He couldn''t feel the true cultivation of the seemingly young person in front of him at all, which meant that this person was at least at the middle stage of the Golden Core realm.


    Even if he didn''t mention what the true cultivation of the young man in front of him was.


    Just this display of supernatural power, even if the opposite was a hairy boy in the early stage of Golden Core, he might not be able to defeat him.


    What''s more, the word Central Continent was like thunder in the Southern Zhan Continent.


    Where could the Qingfeng Sect afford to offend a sect that could gain a foothold in the Central Continent?


    Although he knew that the kid in front of him might be bluffing, who dared to gamble on this?


    The Second Elder''s expression remained unchanged, but he was carefully thinking about how to speak without losing face.


    However, a flattering voice came from outside the door.


    "Two fellow Daoists... don''t fight, don''t fight."


    Chu Xingchen swept his spiritual sense over and saw a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of the Demon Suppression Division Commander of the Xuanwu Kingdom.


    His cultivation was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.


    The middle-aged man said, "Two seniors, what can''t be said properly that you have to fight? What''s more, this is a mortal town. Once you fight."


    "Not to mention how many mortals will die, it''s not worth carrying this karma for no reason. Two seniors, what do you think?"


    The Second Elder''s heart instantly relaxed, and he gently stroked his beard and said,


    "Since this Commander has said so, then my Qingfeng Sect will give you face, fellow Daoist."


    Chu Xingchen slowly withdrew his chopsticks.


    Although it was easy to kill him, there would inevitably be some trouble in the future, and the main thing was that this was the territory of the Xuanwu Kingdom.


    It was not very rational to offend the official for this old man.


    The main thing was that this old man was decrepit and plagued by inner demons, and he might have to burp within two days of going back.


    He would have to stay in the Xuanwu Kingdom for a while in the future.


    Chu Xingchen didn''t say much, just raised his hand to grab Li Xingtian, who was slumped on the ground, and turned into a rainbow light and left.


    The Second Elder also slowly breathed a sigh of relief. After cupping his hands to thank the Commander of the Demon Suppression Division next to him, he flew downstairs.


    He looked sharply at the senior brother in the fifth level of Qi training stage whose palm still had chopsticks stuck in it, and the Second Elder silently reached out and pulled the chopsticks out of his hand.


    The senior brother groaned in pain, but didn''t dare to react too much.


    The Second Elder glanced at these useless outer disciples and said, "You bunch of trash, go back to the sect first."


    The five outer disciples said in unison,


    "Yes!"


    The Second Elder looked in the direction where Chu Xingchen left, and remained silent for a long time.


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    Chu Xingchen still took measures to confuse the enemy.


    After going back and forth to a few more locations, he leisurely took Li Xingtian back to the broken temple.


    Li Xingtian endured the pain and said, "Thank you, Senior, for saving me."


    Chu Xingchen replied when he heard this, "About this, you should thank my eldest disciple first."


    "Ah?" Li Xingtian''s expression was very puzzled.


    However, Chu Xingchen didn''t answer.


    It was still necessary to rely on his eldest disciple to display his supernatural powers at a critical moment. He was indeed a high apprentice with a golden genius attribute!


    He had actually initially mastered the supernatural powers in such a few days!


    He also mastered the supernatural powers at the most critical moment. He received the reward synchronized by the system, which also allowed him to master this supernatural power.


    Otherwise, Chu Xingchen felt that he might not have been able to scare off the Elder of the Qingfeng Sect so easily.


    He had to reward her well when he went back!


    All the drumsticks today were hers!


    Chu Xingchen was already a Golden Core cultivator after all, and it didn''t take long for him to bring Li Xingtian back to the broken temple.


    At this moment, Li Yingling was controlling the wooden sword in Youlong, and several trickles of water turned into Youlong perched on the wooden sword.


    She seemed to be having a good time.


    However, Li Yingling still noticed the two people flying over, then put away the wooden sword and quickly ran out to welcome her master back.


    Watching the two slowly land.


    Before Chu Xingchen could speak.


    Li Yingling glanced at the seriously injured Li Xingtian, and said with a somewhat tangled expression:


    "Master... even if people don''t agree, you don''t have to bring them back seriously injured, right?"


    Chu Xingchen said angrily, "You really understand my style, I''ll leave this kind of thing to you to do well in the future."


    Li Yingling''s expression became even more entangled, and then she said timidly:


    "Master... I have no experience in this kind of thing. You can''t blame me if I don''t do it well."


    Li Xingtian quickly explained, "I wasn''t injured by Senior... Don''t misunderstand, Fairy."


    Chu Xingchen directly supported Li Xingtian into the broken temple, glanced at Li Yingling, and said angrily:


    "This girl is eccentric and likes to lie, she''s teasing you."


    Li Yingling smiled and followed Chu Xingchen into the broken temple.

 Chapter 9: "You Are Not Worthy!"

    Chu Xingchen helped Li Xingtian to his wooden plank bed.


    He used his own spiritual power to quickly sense the situation inside Li Xingtian''s body, and Chu Xingchen frowned slightly because Li Xingtian''s situation was indeed not optimistic.


    After all, the Elder of the Qingfeng Sect was a Golden Core cultivator. Even if he held back to capture him back and light the sky lantern, Li Xingtian, who was at the Qi training stage, couldn''t withstand this attack. At this moment, Li Xingtian''s internal organs had been severely damaged.


    Especially the meridians were impacted by powerful spiritual power. At this moment, his meridians were full of holes.


    However, looking at Li Xingtian''s expression, he found that there was no painful look.


    As expected of a reborn person, a real tough guy.


    However, in this situation, it was estimated that it would be difficult to recover by relying on his own strength alone. He had to give him some carefully refined healing elixir.


    "Boy, you can really take it." Chu Xingchen praised, then looked at Li Yingling, "Disciple, set up the pot and refine pills."


    Li Yingling''s eyes lit up. Although she hated eating her master''s pills, it didn''t stop her from wanting to watch others eat them.


    She quickly agreed with an excited expression: "Okay, Master."


    She walked to the side of the pot with a slightly happy expression and began to light a fire and boil water.


    Chu Xingchen looked through the remaining spiritual plants to see if they could still be used for healing.


    There happened to be a few herbs in the space ring that could be used for healing.


    He would refine another pot for his future disciple! Let him be grateful and bow down after eating it.


    Chu Xingchen simply removed the roots of the herbs and still began to refine medicine in a simple and crude manner.


    A pot of clear water began to turn green and turbid after a few green spiritual plants were added.


    A medicinal smell began to spread.


    However, Li Yingling didn''t feel uncomfortable at all. She even watched the pot of water gradually become turbid with great joy.


    After all, it wasn''t her who was going to drink it this time.


    When the water in the pot was halved, Chu Xingchen added the last Blue Moon Flower.


    As the blue and enchanting flowers were added, a dark green water bubbled up in the pot of green water.


    Chu Xingchen nodded in satisfaction, then directly used a strong fire to collect the juice, and used spiritual power to wrap and take out the final extracted healing holy medicine.


    Li Yingling looked at this drop of potion, which was even more heaven-defying in color than her own, and felt relieved.


    She now believed that her master was not trying to trick her before, but that the iron pot alchemy was just like this.


    What her master said was indeed correct, the stories written in mortal stories were not credible.


    Cultivation had to be experienced by oneself to know!


    At this moment, Li Xingtian, who was enduring the pain, also propped himself up and saw the dark green water droplets wrapped in spiritual power, which looked turbid and unbearable.


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    A bad thought slowly rose... Was this going to be swallowed?


    Chu Xingchen controlled the potion to Li Xingtian''s mouth and smiled: "Come! Open your mouth, my alchemy level is okay, swallow this and I guarantee you will be safe and sound."


    Li Xingtian, who could remain calm in the face of pain, finally changed his face.


    This was just a group of greenish water, how did this look like a pill?


    He had never heard of anyone using a pot to refine medicine!


    A real man could face bleeding and pain, but not a broom stained with shit.


    He struggled, resisted, and hesitated.


    If it wasn''t for the person in front of him who saved his life, Li Xingtian would definitely resist and then stuff this drop of potion with a strange smell into the other person''s mouth.


    But seeing the senior''s confident look.


    Li Xingtian couldn''t bear to refuse, so he closed his eyes and opened his mouth with a heroic expression.


    At worst, he would return this life to him!


    Sure enough, the taste of this potion didn''t waste its color.


    A rotten breath with a terrifying bitter taste bloomed directly from the tip of his tongue to his heart.


    Li Xingtian''s expression became more and more ferocious.


    But what surprised him was that as the intense rejection and burning sensation of the esophagus came.


    The ingredients contained in this liquid began to slowly nourish the veins and damaged internal organs.


    The pain in his body suddenly subsided.


    It was just that Li Xingtian felt that he was even more uncomfortable after eating this medicine.


    Not to mention that there was only bitterness left in his entire mouth.


    Along the distance from the esophagus to the stomach, the entire body extremely rejected this liquid.


    Chu Xingchen naturally understood that this thing might not be so delicious, coughed lightly and comforted: "After all, good medicine is bitter, just bear with it."


    Li Yingling, as the first experimental person, felt quite empathy: "Master... this is not something that can be endured."


    Chu Xingchen turned around and glanced at his eldest disciple with a faint look.


    Noticing the master''s gaze, Li Yingling resolutely followed her heart and said: "The taste is actually okay! There''s no need to endure it at all."


    Chu Xingchen naturally wouldn''t say much about this kind of trivial matter. This smooth trip was also thanks to this eldest disciple.


    After looking at Li Xingtian and seeing that there was no big problem, he began to ask Li Yingling:


    "I see that you have just begun to master this supernatural power. How do you feel?"


    When Li Yingling heard her master''s question, she thought about how much talent she had spent to barely get started.


    She thought that her master was being sarcastic as before, but she didn''t want to refute it.


    Li Yingling unconsciously put her right hand on her dark hair, her beautiful face was slightly red, and she tilted her head a little embarrassedly and said, "It''s very powerful, but it''s a little difficult."


    Chu Xingchen was stunned when he heard this. You only learned it in a few days, and you call this difficult?


    As expected of an eldest disciple with a genius attribute, she was performing Versailles in front of her master.


    Chu Xingchen coughed lightly and put on a master''s majesty: "Ahem, just practice hard!"


    "Yes! Master!"


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    At night, in front of the campfire in the broken temple.


    Chu Xingchen directly distributed the roasted rabbit head to Li Yingling, who was the biggest contributor today, and then distributed half of the rabbit to Li Xingtian.


    Li Xingtian was no longer in any serious trouble and was already able to sit up.


    In addition to not being very delicious, the medicine was actually very effective.


    Li Xingtian felt that the effect was better than ordinary healing pills.


    Looking at the fragrant half rabbit in the plate in front of him, Li Xingtian glanced at Li Yingling, who was happily gnawing on the rabbit head.


    I have to say, the beautiful fairy gnawing on the rabbit head was indeed quite impressive.


    Li Xingtian didn''t move, but looked at the steaming half rabbit in front of him.


    It wasn''t that he wasn''t hungry, but he had no reason to eat this rabbit.


    "Eat it." Chu Xingchen said quietly, looking at the silent Li Xingtian, "This rabbit doesn''t have a deed of sale."


    Li Xingtian naturally understood that Chu Xingchen''s words had a deeper meaning, but at this moment, he really didn''t think about it that way, and quickly explained:


    "It''s not that, it''s just that I haven''t repaid Senior''s life-saving grace..."


    Chu Xingchen looked at Li Xingtian who was trying to explain, and nodded and agreed on the surface, but under the table, his hands were gesturing frantically at Li Yingling.


    Dear disciple! Come and assist me!


    Li Yingling was happily gnawing on the rabbit head, and when she noticed that Chu Xingchen was gesturing at her, she immediately understood her master''s meaning.


    Li Yingling, who considered herself her master''s intimate little padded jacket, never took down her master at critical moments.


    She put down the rabbit head in her hand, and replied in a cold tone:


    "Okay, no need to explain. You are penniless now. Not to mention that your life was saved by my master, even the opportunity you rely on most was given to you by my master."


    "You always think that our dignified Heavenly Dao Alliance of the Central Continent is planning to fool you, but you ask yourself, are you worthy?"


    "It''s your honor that my master is willing to give you a chance. I don''t understand what my master saw in you, but personally I think."


    "With your qualifications, you are not worthy of entering our Heavenly Dao Alliance!"

 Chapter 10: "Senior Sister?! Are We Evil Cultivators?!"

    Li Yingling''s cold face was matched with her ruthless words.


    Li Xingtian silently looked back at Li Yingling. If her plate wasn''t holding a half-eaten rabbit head, perhaps he would have been ashamed.


    But...


    However, Li Xingtian still explained, "Actually, it''s not that I don''t know what''s good for me, but I have many things to do and can''t stay in the sect for a long time."


    "Otherwise, I would have agreed to Senior long ago. I also understand that Senior didn''t take a liking to anything about me, but wanted to save my life, that''s why he said he would take me as a disciple."


    Listening to Li Xingtian''s sincere explanation, Chu Xingchen nodded in agreement:


    "Ordinary sects do like to tie up their disciples."


    Halfway through, Chu Xingchen changed the subject and said leisurely, "But our Heavenly Dao Alliance is different. As long as you have the sect in your heart, you can go anywhere in the world."


    Hearing this, Li Xingtian looked at the fragrant rabbit in front of him and moved his chopsticks without hesitation.


    He wasn''t deaf to the subtext of the senior''s words. Disciple it was then.


    Repaying kindness was also Li Xingtian''s principle. Perhaps becoming a disciple was the real opportunity after rebirth?


    If it was still a trash sect, he would just find an opportunity to run away again.


    He took a shallow bite, oh my god.


    As soon as he took a bite, Li Xingtian really felt that this rabbit was the best rabbit he had ever eaten.


    As expected, the more expensive the rabbit, the more delicious it was. Li Xingtian always had the feeling that he had sold himself by eating a rabbit.


    Li Xingtian smiled and praised, "Master, apart from anything else, your cooking is really good."


    *[Successfully Accepted Disciple]*


    *[Second Disciple: Li Xingtian]*


    *[Distributed Cultivation Method: Chaotic Primordial Demonic Bone Refining Body Divine Art]*


    *[Please Use With Demonic Celestial Body]*


    *[Completed Task One: Reward Spirit Gathering Array]*


    *[All Rewards Have Been Placed In The System Backpack]*


    Seeing the system''s settlement page, Chu Xingchen nodded with great satisfaction:


    "Eat more if you like it."


    Li Xingtian said respectfully, "Yes, Master."


    Li Yingling looked at Li Xingtian, who was starting to become humble, and couldn''t help coughing lightly and sitting up straight, encouraging him:


    "As the second disciple of Master, you have to work hard."


    Seeing the posture that Li Yingling put on, Li Xingtian also understood what this senior sister was thinking and quickly cupped his hands and said:


    "Okay, I will definitely not disappoint Senior Sister."


    Li Yingling showed a satisfied look on her face.


    The new junior brother was still very sensible. She would take care of him in the future.


    After all, he was almost beaten to death after only going out for a day. He seemed to be a not very smart junior brother.


    She didn''t know what Master took a liking to, but thinking about it, maybe this sect was really too short of people.


    However, it was the first time that Li Yingling was a senior sister, and she was still the eldest senior sister, so she was quite excited.


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    She looked at her master leisurely. He should be smiling relaxedly now, right?


    But the truth was quite the opposite. The master''s face showed a bit of sorrow...


    What was going on?


    It wasn''t just Li Yingling who observed this scene. Li Xingtian also noticed it.


    Li Yingling called out cautiously, "Master?"


    Hearing the call, Chu Xingchen closed the system panel in front of him and then looked at Li Yingling:


    "What''s wrong?"


    "Master, are you okay?"


    "What could be wrong with me?"


    "If nothing''s wrong, you just looked like you weren''t very happy..."


    Hearing this, Chu Xingchen knew that his expression had been noticed and quickly said:


    "Oh... I was just studying your junior brother''s cultivation method."


    Li Xingtian quickly said when he heard this, "Master, no need, I have my own cultivation method."


    Chu Xingchen didn''t say much, but extracted the system''s Chaotic Primordial Demonic Bone Refining Body Divine Art.


    A book with a blood-red cover appeared in Chu Xingchen''s hand, and Chu Xingchen handed the book directly to Li Xingtian, comforting him:


    "It''s okay, you can take a look at how this cultivation method is first. If you don''t think it''s good, you can cultivate your own."


    Hearing that it wasn''t a mandatory requirement, Li Xingtian breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to take the book that faintly exuded the aura of blood.


    After handing the book to Li Xingtian, Chu Xingchen silently got up and walked back to his wooden board and lay down.


    The two disciples glanced strangely at their master, and then silently looked at each other.


    Li Xingtian raised his eyebrows slightly, making a gesture to inquire.


    *[What''s wrong with Master?]*


    Li Yingling also understood this look, but just showed a smile and continued to gnaw on the rabbit head.


    If I knew what was wrong with Master, I wouldn''t ask Master why his expression was not right.


    This second junior brother... his brain is not working.


    Li Xingtian was a little confused, but didn''t say anything. He lowered his head and looked at the dark red covered book in his hand.


    The words on the cover were written very powerfully, with a bit of murderous aura.


    He curiously touched the cover, but only found that it was a very ordinary piece of paper.


    Was it a rubbing? But how could a rubbing have this kind of bloody smell?


    But without thinking too much, Li Xingtian opened the first page first.


    Then Li Xingtian''s heart shook, and he quickly scanned it, then opened the second page.


    The more he looked, the more shocked he was.


    Li Yingling saw his surprised look and then comforted him with a look of someone who had been there:


    "Junior brother, cultivation methods are normally revised many times, and the handwriting is somewhat blurred. Don''t worry, practice boldly."


    Li Xingtian silently raised his eyes to look at Li Yingling, and then looked back at Chu Xingchen lying on the wooden plank.


    He asked with some disbelief, lowering his voice, "Senior Sister... Is our Heavenly Dao Alliance an evil cultivator?!"


    Li Yingling frowned and retorted, "Evil cultivator? What nonsense are you talking about? We are cultivating righteous heart techniques. Where did the evil cultivator come from?"


    Hearing this, Li Xingtian silently handed the Chaotic Primordial Demonic Bone Refining Body Divine Art in his hand to Li Yingling.


    Taking the cultivation method first, Li Yingling strangely opened the first page and looked at it.


    The handwriting was clear, and the strokes were powerful. It was a great calligrapher, and the writing was extremely neat.


    What was wrong with this book? Just these two eyes were much stronger than her own, right?


    With this doubt, Li Yingling looked down, and then she also looked at it with horror.


    After flipping through a few pages, she stuffed the book back to Li Xingtian.


    Damn it! What kind of cultivation method was so bloody?!


    "Senior Sister?!"


    "Cough cough, Senior Sister is sleepy, I''m going to sleep first. Find a place to lie down and rest."


    Li Yingling didn''t even continue to gnaw on the half-eaten rabbit head and quickly walked to her bed, pushed open the wooden board that blocked her view, and walked in, then covered the wooden board again.


    Chu Xingchen was also a Golden Core cultivator, and naturally heard the conversation between the two, "That book is not an evil cultivator''s cultivation method."


    Li Xingtian looked down at the contents of the book again - When cultivating in the Foundation Establishment stage, first kill a thousand blood food, disassemble the limbs and melt the roots and bones.


    "Master... Is your definition of evil cultivator a little too low?"


    "Blood food doesn''t necessarily mean that it has to be humans. Just find a few unspiritualized monsters in the Ten Mile Slope forest to make up the number."


    Li Xingtian heard this and looked at the book in his hand again. If what Master said was correct, and this could be replaced, this cultivation method was actually much stronger than the one he cultivated in his previous life.


    Moreover, it was very suitable for his Demonic Celestial Body after merging with the Millennium Bone Jade.


    Li Xingtian was not a tangled person. Anyway, he had to use blood food to cultivate during the Qi training stage.


    He would try to cultivate this book after he had refined the Millennium Bone Jade. If something was wrong... he wouldn''t cultivate it.


    Li Xingtian''s troubles disappeared.


    But Chu Xingchen''s didn''t. There was a reason for the sorrow just now.


    Because the Spirit Gathering Array rewarded by the system was just a blueprint...


    It wasn''t the kind that he could put wherever he wanted after extracting it, without consuming materials or having to do anything.


    Nor was it the kind that could be built out of thin air.


    This Spirit Gathering Array was just a simple blueprint!


    Not only did he have to prepare the materials and spirit stones himself, but he also had to build it himself.


    The purpose of the blueprint was that it could only carefully tell him how to build it.


    Wasn''t this a scam?!


    Where did he have the money and spirit stones to build this thing?!


    The True Martial Hall wouldn''t also just be a blueprint, and he had to build it himself, right?

 Chapter 11: Li Xingtian, of Average Talent

    Dawn.


    Chu Xingchen carefully compared the system blueprints, surveyed the area, and then inserted a small branch as a marker.


    Although he couldn''t conjure things out of thin air, the blueprint had its advantages, namely that it could be reused.


    After all, he still had to build it himself, and it would be too much of a scam if it was a one-time item.


    This meant that perhaps he could first build a Spirit Gathering Array in Ten Mile Slope.


    After all, Ten Mile Slope was not a place where spiritual energy converged, nor did it have any spiritual veins. Although it had spiritual energy, it was naturally not as good as some places where spiritual veins converged.


    In short, it was not a good place to cultivate.


    Under the same circumstances of cultivation, the effect of cultivation was naturally better in a place where spiritual veins converged.


    Therefore, most decent immortal sects would choose a mountain with spiritual veins to establish their sect.


    In the past, when Li Yingling was cultivating, Chu Xingchen would roughly build a magic array with spirit stones for Li Yingling to cultivate.


    It was okay for one person, but now that there was another Li Xingtian, this prodigal behavior naturally had to stop.


    Just providing Li Yingling with cultivation was almost bankrupting him. Now that there was another Li Xingtian, if he continued to do so, the spirit stone reserves would obviously not be enough.


    A slow and steady stream was the plan.


    Building a Spirit Gathering Array was still very necessary, and it would be more convenient to accept disciples in the future.


    Although the materials on hand were not enough to complete the Spirit Gathering Array.


    But he could still do some basic construction.


    Chu Xingchen found the right range again and inserted a branch.


    Boom!!


    A distant wind and waves came, followed by soil flying up and scattering around.


    Chu Xingchen waved his hand angrily to blow away the wind and waves and hurried forward two steps.


    He looked at Li Yingling, who was holding a wooden sword and trying to blast a big pit.


    Li Yingling was already in the Foundation Establishment stage, and there was no problem with spiritual energy protecting her body, so no soil would stain her clothes.


    At this moment, she was holding a wooden sword, and she was constantly using her supernatural powers to bombard the ground with a serious expression.


    Another fierce sword energy hit the ground, and a loud noise came, followed by intense tremors.


    Chu Xingchen quickly raised his hand to stop her: "Wait!"


    Hearing her master''s call, Li Yingling stopped her movements and looked at her master with a puzzled expression:


    "What''s wrong, Master?"


    "No, is this how you dig a pit?"


    Li Yingling was very puzzled: "How else would I dig if I didn''t dig like this?"


    Chu Xingchen said angrily: "The foundation will have to be buried later, and the soil will have to be backfilled. You''re blasting it everywhere like this, what will you use to backfill? Your little head?"


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    Hearing her master''s words, Li Yingling silently looked at the soil that was flying around.


    But she was still slightly aggrieved: "But it will take a long time to dig if I don''t dig like this."


    Chu Xingchen comforted her: "I didn''t ask you to dig it all in one day. Just dig it when you have time after you finish cultivating. When your junior brother finishes refining that broken stone, you can take him to dig together."


    "Don''t worry, Master will make you something delicious later."


    Li Yingling raised her eyes to look at Chu Xingchen, who had a gentle expression, and nodded lightly: "I know."


    After speaking, Li Yingling used the wooden sword to dig the pit and then piled up the dug soil.


    Putting aside everything else, Li Yingling was still very obedient when she needed to be.


    Chu Xingchen took two glances and left directly after finding that there was no problem, and continued to mark other array points.


    The speed of setting up array points according to the blueprint was still very fast.


    In a short while, all the points were set up.


    Then Chu Xingchen slipped back to the broken temple.


    At this moment, Li Xingtian was sitting cross-legged, and the Millennium Bone Jade was suspended above his head.


    The Millennium Bone Jade was constantly pouring out energy, washing Li Xingtian''s roots and bones.


    After carefully observing for two eyes and finding that this second disciple had no problems, he slowly sat back on his wooden plank.


    As for the materials missing from the Spirit Gathering Array, they were not very valuable things.


    As long as there were spirit stones, they could still be bought.


    Although he was poor, Chu Xingchen actually still had some ideas.


    As for what the idea was, it was naturally this second disciple who was refining the bone jade in front of him.


    As a reborn person, he must know some ways to make money, or unopened tombs of immortal powerhouses, right?


    Although grave robbing was immoral, it was a quick way to make money. Anything left behind by a great power was probably enough to build an array.


    Moreover, the cultivation world uniformly called these tombs secret realms.


    Generally, the elders of the sect would take a large number of disciples to dig graves together.


    Thinking about it this way, his moral standards were still on the same level as the moral standards of the cultivation world.


    After all, the dream of my Heavenly Dao Alliance was to be a famous sect!


    Chu Xingchen slowly lay back on his bed again.


    Now he was just waiting for Li Xingtian to finish refining before asking him if he had any good ways.


    Noon sun.


    Li Xingtian had not finished refining.


    Li Yingling first walked back, panting heavily, her own spiritual power was almost drained.


    She looked at the two people in the broken temple, especially when she saw her master lying leisurely on the wooden board.


    Li Yingling asked in confusion: "Master! Why is it just me digging? Aren''t you digging?"


    Chu Xingchen sat up straight and looked at Li Yingling, who was puffing out her small mouth, looking a little angry.


    Coughing lightly, Chu Xingchen said leisurely: "Do you think Master is being lazy?"


    "Isn''t it?" Li Yingling asked, "Master, you said yourself that you would dig with me after marking it!"


    Faced with his disciple''s accusation, Chu Xingchen decisively changed the topic:


    "What are you saying! Are you complaining about contributing to the sect? Do you understand how much effort Master has put in for your future path?"


    Hearing his master''s words, Li Yingling stopped talking, understanding that she was now standing below morality.


    But she still knew how to handle the current state of the master.


    Li Yingling looked aggrieved, her peach blossom eyes seemed to be faintly shining with tears, and her beautiful face showed grievance, "Master, you don''t dig if you don''t dig. After all, can I not do what Master arranges?"


    "I wasn''t angry just now, but I just didn''t expect Master to lie to Yingling. I didn''t expect Master to think that Yingling is such a person."


    Good fellow!


    Chu Xingchen was slightly speechless at his eldest disciple''s acting performance.


    But then, Chu Xingchen immediately pointed to Li Xingtian, who was meditating and absorbing bone jade, "I was just worried that your junior brother would make a mistake in absorbing bone jade, so I came over to take a look."


    "After all, your junior brother has been refining bone jade for so long, and his qualifications are far inferior to yours, so it''s hard not to worry as a teacher."


    "Unlike you, eldest disciple, you are capable and smart, making me feel much more at ease."


    However, Li Yingling''s reaction was different from what he expected.


    Her expression instantly became cold, her tone was no longer as aggrieved as before, and her voice was clear and cold:


    "Master, no need to say more. Since junior brother has entered our sect and his cultivation is the lowest, it is natural to take care of him more."


    Chu Xingchen knew with his butt that Li Xingtian had woken up behind him, and said angrily:


    "...While I can still accept it, you quickly go out and hunt for me!"


    "I respectfully obey Master''s orders!" Li Yingling quickly cupped her hands and accepted the order before running out of the broken temple.


    "Sorry Master... I lack cultivation qualifications, so I have troubled Master to worry."


    Li Xingtian''s slightly apologetic voice came from behind.


    Chu Xingchen coughed lightly, not looking back at his disciple:


    "You... you know it''s good, you need to put more effort into it."

 Chapter 12: Not Theft! Its Revenge!

    At this moment, Li Xingtian had smoothly refined the Millennium Bone Jade.


    Feeling the free flow of meridians in his body again, he also let out a heavy sigh of relief.


    He always felt that it was not easy. How come he was not as successful as he was in his previous life after being reborn?


    As for his senior sister''s words, Li Xingtian didn''t care. Did he not know whether he was good or not?


    It wasn''t to say that his newly appointed master was not good. Li Xingtian had also experienced great storms and seen many people of all kinds. He could feel that his master was sincerely concerned about him.


    Especially that cultivation method, that level of cultivation method, could cause a huge wave even in Central Continent.


    He slowly stood up, stretched his body, and then saw his master''s eager eyes.


    Li Xingtian was a little uneasy and said, "Master, wh... what''s wrong?"


    Chu Xingchen first released his spiritual sense to make sure that Li Yingling was not around. It was not that he couldn''t let Li Yingling hear, but if this girl knew that Li Xingtian was a reborn person.


    She might do some outrageous things. It was still better to be stable now.


    A smile appeared on Chu Xingchen''s face, and his tone was eager:


    "Disciple, you should have had many adventures in your previous life, right?"


    "Yes... yes, I did have some."


    "Then are there any secret realms or natural treasures nearby?"


    Li Xingtian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. These were all small problems.


    "The secret realms near us have long been cleaned up by the surrounding large and small sects. As for adventures..."


    After thinking carefully, Li Xingtian shook his head and said, "The real adventures have to be met after going to Central Continent. After all, that is the place where the spiritual veins of the world converge."


    "Then there is no place to earn spirit stones?!"


    "Master, are you short of spirit stones?"


    Without hiding anything, Chu Xingchen answered decisively:


    "I plan to build a Spirit Gathering Array and need some spirit stones to buy some materials."


    Li Xingtian thought for a while when he heard this and said, "If Master trusts me, a lot of spirit stones can be obtained from the Qingfeng Sect''s mine."


    "I mined spirit stones there for three years and know how the mine operates. There is only one Golden Core cultivator sitting there."


    "If Master is confident, there may be profit to be made."


    Chu Xingchen did not rush to agree, but looked at Li Xingtian.


    Sensing his master''s gaze, Li Xingtian cupped his hands and said, "I have no intention of taking revenge for myself."


    "No..." Chu Xingchen shook his head and said, "Remember, we are not doing this for spirit stones, but to avenge you."


    "And to uphold justice for the masses who have been persecuted by the Qingfeng Sect."


    Chu Xingchen''s expression was serious, and his tone was serious: "As a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, your vision cannot be so narrow."


    "Ah?" Li Xingtian looked at his master in a daze.


    At this moment, he was also a little stunned, not knowing whether his master wanted both money and face, or simply wanted to find a legitimate reason.


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    But no matter which it was, listening to his master''s words, he should not have suspected him.


    Li Xingtian unconsciously showed a smile and replied:


    "Yes, Master."


    "Tell me where the mine is located first, I''ll go explore the place first!"


    Picking up a half-burnt piece of wood from the ground, Li Xingtian drew a map on the floor.


    "From the North Creek Mountains to the north, bypass this small stream, and then to the west, it''s probably near here."


    Li Xingtian''s drawing was okay, and he also marked some obvious landmarks.


    "Okay, without further delay, Master will go explore the place first to see the specific situation. You and Senior Sister should practice hard at home."


    Chu Xingchen nodded, and then took out two teleportation talismans and handed them to Li Xingtian: "This is a thousand-mile teleportation talisman. If you encounter any problems, don''t listen to your senior sister, just take her and run. Remember to use both of them, don''t be greedy. There is a mark made by Master on them."


    "Master will sense the teleportation location, and I will come to find you."


    Ten Mile Slope was deserted, and basically no one would come.


    After all, the spiritual energy here was weak, and there were no spiritual medicines or spiritual plants to be found. Ordinary mortals would not come here to play for no reason.


    If someone came, they were probably just here to make trouble.


    According to the direction Li Xingtian pointed to, even he would have to walk for a day.


    It would take two days to go back and forth. Wang Shangshu was just a mortal, and he might not be able to invite a great power to explore Li Yingling''s location.


    But he had already offended the Qingfeng Sect, so it was reasonable to leave a backhand, lest he only see two corpses hanging at the entrance of the broken temple when he came back.


    Especially that elder, who was already entangled in inner demons, who knew how perverted he could be now.


    Li Xingtian did not refuse and decisively took the teleportation talisman, saying seriously:


    "Master''s instructions, Xingtian will naturally keep in mind."


    In any case, the person in front of him was also a reborn person, and he had naturally experienced many storms.


    He should be able to handle things properly.


    But he was still a little worried. Chu Xingchen then handed Li Xingtian a talisman that was pinned to his waist.


    "This talisman can withstand attacks from Golden Core cultivators. If the situation is not right, use it immediately and then teleport."


    When Chu Xingchen''s cultivation was still in the Foundation Establishment stage, he was able to successfully turn danger into safety many times, thanks to this talisman.


    But he was already a Golden Core cultivator, and the effect of this talisman was not that great for him.


    It was better to give it to Li Xingtian.


    Li Xingtian also took it over without refusing.


    Chu Xingchen then instructed, "I won''t say much more about the rest. Your senior sister is not very old, so you should take good care of her. Also, remember not to leave your senior sister no matter what."


    "Disciple will remember!" Li Xingtian also said with a serious expression.


    Chu Xingchen nodded and then walked outside.


    Li Xingtian had the attribute of valuing love and righteousness, so he shouldn''t make any mistakes.


    He had at least saved his life.


    Slightly relieved, Chu Xingchen left with earth escape, not saving spiritual power. It was the hard truth to leave early and return early.


    Seeing his master leave, Li Xingtian slowly took a deep breath.


    He lowered his head and looked at the talisman in his hand.


    He had only met his master for a few days, and his master was able to trust him so much, not afraid that he would take his things and run away alone.


    A talisman that could withstand attacks from Golden Core cultivators might not be that precious in Central Continent, but it was rare here.


    As for whether his master was from a Central Continent sect and what his cultivation level was, Li Xingtian didn''t really care.


    He always had clear likes and dislikes.


    For Li Xingtian, cultivation was nothing more than cultivating a clear mind.


    Feeling that his master trusted him enough was enough for Li Xingtian.


    Taking a deep breath, he stuffed the talisman into his arms.


    Li Xingtian took out the Chaotic Primordial Demonic Bone Refining Body Divine Art that his master had given him.


    He was originally a little worried, but now he would cultivate it first.


    Don''t tell me, it felt different when he cultivated it. Li Xingtian could feel that the Dao Body in his body was completely stimulated.


    This was something he couldn''t do in his previous life.


    This cultivation method seemed to perfectly match himself.


    Master... gave him good things indeed.


    Once he started cultivating, he forgot the time.


    When he opened his eyes again, it was already dark, and his senior sister had already returned and was sitting by the fire.


    Sensing that Li Xingtian had finished cultivating, Li Yingling looked over and asked, "Where''s Master? Where did he go?"


    Li Xingtian did not hide it, but answered seriously, "Master went to the Qingfeng Sect''s mine to investigate the situation. He estimates that he will be back in two days."


    Li Yingling''s emotions seemed a little low after getting the answer, but she didn''t say anything else and just picked up the pheasant she had caught today.


    "Junior brother, you haven''t built a foundation yet, so you can''t abstain from food. You must be hungry, right?"


    "A... a little."


    "Then you come and cook this pheasant."


    Li Xingtian didn''t know how to cook, and he was about to refuse when he remembered his master''s instructions.


    Yingling is still young, so you have to take care of her.


    Sighing, Li Xingtian still took the pheasant and started cooking.


    Half an hour later.


    "Junior brother?! What the hell are you cooking? Are you trying to murder your senior sister?"

 Chapter 13: The First Day the Master Left

    Today was the first day that the master left the broken temple.


    Li Xingtian slowly opened his eyes and got up from the simple small wooden bed pieced together from a few pieces of wood.


    The master and senior sister had already occupied almost all of the space in the hall, along with a large iron pot used for both cooking and alchemy.


    There was not enough space left to leave a bed, so Li Tianxing slept in the space behind the statue.


    However, the senior sister had already planned to build a small wooden house outside the broken temple.


    After all, the senior sister was the only woman, and it was normal to separate men and women.


    This matter had been approved by the master, and the senior sister had started building it a few days ago, and the progress was quite fast.


    Because when that time came, he would not have to continue to lie in the inner room behind the statue to sleep.


    The reason why he disliked that side was because there was a hole, and mosquitoes often invaded at night, and unknown insects would also come up and bite him.


    At this moment, Li Xingtian had not yet built a foundation, so he could not have spiritual energy to protect his body, and the invasion of mosquitoes was extremely annoying.


    Therefore, Li Xingtian was very much in favor of the senior sister building a small house, and even helped the senior sister a lot.


    It was estimated that a small house would be built in another two or three days.


    Yesterday''s chicken... the senior sister didn''t eat a bite after looking at the tragic remains of the chicken.


    However, the senior sister asked him to finish it.


    Li Xingtian could naturally understand this request. After all, the senior sister had caught the chicken, and he had cooked it like that, so he should finish it.


    Originally, Li Xingtian thought that the chicken that died so tragically would be extremely unpalatable.


    As a result, the taste was okay when he put it in his mouth.


    He didn''t know if it was because he had experienced the master''s rough and incomparable healing elixir.


    Li Xingtian only felt that the chicken was a little fishy, a little bland, and the meat was a little tough.


    The rest of the taste was still very good, at least it belonged to the category that humans could eat.


    However, the senior sister''s evaluation was not so good. The senior sister called this pot of chicken - dead chicken bath water.


    But the senior sister had already built a foundation and could abstain from food, so Li Xingtian didn''t need to worry about the senior sister going hungry.


    After all, he had already promised the master to take care of the senior sister as much as possible, and Li Xingtian was not the kind of person who broke his promise.


    Although... it sounded a little strange for the junior brother to take care of the senior sister.


    Outside the broken temple, a few waves of intense spiritual energy came.


    Li Xingtian stepped out of the broken temple and looked at Li Yingling not far away.


    At this moment, she was holding a wooden sword and constantly controlling the power of supernatural powers to bombard a big tree. The strength was just right, and the tree fell decisively along with the flow of sword energy.


    It had to be said that the senior sister''s ambition was very strong. She was also practicing supernatural powers while building the house and felling trees.


    And it looked like she was making great progress...


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    It had to be said that the senior sister''s talent could be called a genius even in Central Continent. When they first met, it was obvious that her supernatural powers had not yet been mastered.


    How long had it been, and she was already using them at will.


    With such talent, it should be true that the master came from Central Continent... but why was the master so poor?


    Could it be that the master ran away from a sect in Central Continent like him?


    However, Li Xingtian didn''t think much about it, because at this moment, this Heavenly Dao Alliance finally looked a bit like the sect he imagined.


    Although this sect now only had three people, including the master and disciples.


    The senior sister, who had felled the big tree, seemed to have noticed him and turned around to look at Li Xingtian.


    Although Li Xingtian in this life didn''t trust women very much.


    Looking at the little senior sister whom the master had instructed him to take care of, Li Xingtian still showed a slightly difficult smile.


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    The first day the master left.


    Li Yingling got up early. Today''s goal was to collect the wood for building the house neatly.


    After all, Li Yingling, who came from a scholarly family, couldn''t accept being under the same roof as two men.


    Even if there were wooden blocks to separate them, it would be fine for occasional emergencies, but it would definitely not work to live together every day.


    The master agreed to this condition very quickly.


    To be honest... when getting along with the master, she didn''t always feel that the handsome young man in front of her was her master.


    On the contrary, he was more like a close friend. The master rarely put on the appearance of an elder in front of her.


    Occasionally, when she was angry, the master would also apologize to her.


    To be honest, Li Yingling, who came from a scholarly family, found it very difficult to imagine that an elder would bow his head and apologize to her.


    The masters written in the stories that Li Yingling had read were all described as extremely majestic, saying one thing and never saying another, and never smiling.


    They also had absolute control over their disciples.


    They only gave orders and would not tell the reasons.


    In comparison, her own master occasionally looked like a child who hadn''t grown up. Every time she had a problem, he would let her think about it carefully and then let her decide.


    It was the same with that Water Heart Sutra. She didn''t start practicing it right away at first, and the master never expressed any dissatisfaction with it.


    In addition, Li Yingling felt that the master was a bit lazy, because his cultivation level was unknown, and he had never revealed it to her.


    But Li Yingling, who had built a foundation, could not sleep for a month and could rely on practicing at night to recover enough energy.


    The master must be much stronger than her.


    But she didn''t know if it was because she was following the wrong master, but Li Yingling also learned the master''s bad habits and had to have a meaningless and beautiful sleep every night.


    However, meaningless was defined by Li Yingling herself.


    The master called sleeping nourishing the mind, and he had his own set of fallacies.


    Although this set of fallacies could not convince Li Yingling, she unknowingly followed the master''s schedule and began to learn to sleep.


    Was it because she felt unbalanced seeing the master sleeping soundly while she was still working hard to cultivate?


    Many thoughts flashed through her mind.


    Li Yingling still knocked down the tree in front of her with one blow, and the mastery of her supernatural powers was becoming more and more handy.


    She sensed a gaze coming from behind.


    Li Yingling turned around and saw her cheap junior brother.


    Although she didn''t understand the reason for the master''s acceptance of disciples, Li Yingling still respected the master''s decision very much.


    But when this cheap junior brother showed her a slightly silly smile.


    Li Yingling still wanted to tell the master, could he do a simple IQ test next time he accepted a disciple?


    Looking at Li Xingtian''s demented smile.


    Li Yingling still asked, "Junior brother... are you hungry?"


    "No... not hungry." Li Xingtian answered somewhat awkwardly.


    Li Yingling frowned slightly after getting the answer. When she was in the mortal world, she was also called a talented woman, but she had never been in contact with low-IQ people.


    She didn''t know how to properly get along with a junior brother who didn''t have enough IQ.


    Especially since he had been cultivating for quite a few days, but he was still hovering around the fourth level of Qi training.


    His talent was already average, and he didn''t seem to be very diligent in his cultivation.


    As a senior sister... since the master was not around, she should properly urge him.


    "Junior brother, how is your injury? Have you recovered?"


    "It''s almost healed."


    "That''s good! Since the master is not here, senior sister will urge you to cultivate today." Li Yingling patted the fallen tree beside her, "You carefully control your spiritual power to make this tree into planks. This will greatly improve your control over spiritual power."


    Li Xingtian was a little speechless. It was hard labor, but she still used control as an excuse.


    Li Xingtian once again remembered the master''s instructions - take good care of your senior sister!


    "Yes, senior sister."


    Getting Li Xingtian''s answer, Li Yingling didn''t stay and quickly turned into a rainbow and flew away.


    Li Yingling had also read the cultivation method that Li Xingtian was cultivating. It needed a lot of blood food from monsters.


    The junior brother in the Qi training realm naturally couldn''t collect so much blood food from monsters.


    Then as a senior sister, she naturally had to help her junior brother. He was building a house for her, so she would get some blood food for him.


    It was a fair trade.


    But...


    Master, please come back soon!


    The food cooked by the junior brother is really inedible!


    He even drank the chicken''s bath water with relish!

 Chapter 14: Wait, Great Immortal!

    The Qingfeng Sect''s spirit stone mine was located in a remote mountain.


    The scenery was quite pleasant, surrounded by green hills and clear waters, and there were many monsters with shallow intelligence in the forest.


    Whether it was to prevent miners from escaping or to prevent monsters from attacking,


    A simple maze array was also set up around the mine. It would be extremely difficult for cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage to leave the mine surrounded by the array on their own.


    According to Li Xingtian, most of the people who mined here were cultivators with extremely poor qualifications.


    The Qingfeng Sect found these people from various remote villages and poor rural areas.


    First, these people were unlikely to have a big background and would not provoke people they couldn''t afford to provoke.


    Second, even if people couldn''t go back, they wouldn''t be questioned.


    As long as they had a little bit of spiritual roots, no matter how mixed they were, they would be taken away.


    Then, they would forcibly refine their Qi to the second or third level with a medicinal bath that burned their potential, and they would be directly thrown into the mine to mine until they died.


    So, the Qingfeng Sect was probably wearing the skin of a righteous sect, but actually doing the things of a heretical cultivator.


    After all, how could this kind of thing be hidden from the Qingfeng Sect''s Sect Master and a series of high-level officials?


    Chu Xingchen carefully bypassed the area where the disciples patrolled at the main entrance.


    Climbing up from a cliff on one side, trying to conceal his aura as much as possible, Chu Xingchen slowly observed the situation in the mine below.


    Several simple large wooden houses were arranged in a messy and irregular manner, but at the highest point, there was a delicate building where disciples in Qingfeng Sect attire could be seen.


    There were not many people, two men and one woman.


    If he didn''t use his divine sense to scan, he wouldn''t be able to detect their realm cultivation, then the cultivation of this group of Qingfeng Sect disciples should be in the Foundation Establishment stage.


    After the Foundation Establishment stage, cultivators could easily control the spiritual energy and hide it in their bodies, no longer revealing it.


    If he didn''t use his divine sense to scan, he couldn''t tell the Golden Core realm with the naked eye alone.


    At this moment, it was the time for digging during the day, and there were often violent noises in the mine.


    From time to time, there were Qi refining cultivators in ragged clothes using simple carts to transport the mined spirit stone ore.


    The cultivation of this group of mining cultivators was indeed not high. The detection results were only the second or third level of Qi refining.


    Watching them transport cart after cart of spirit stone ore to a processing shed.


    Several Qi refining cultivators wielding large hammers were vigorously hammering the stones, separating the gangue and spirit stones.


    The Qingfeng Sect disciples leaned against the fence in front of them, looking at the group of miners with a playful expression.


    Chu Xingchen swept his eyes over and quickly locked onto a building that looked like a warehouse. It occupied a large area, but strangely, there were no guards around.


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    According to what Li Xingtian said, the Golden Core cultivator was probably sitting in it.


    A strong attack was definitely not a wise move. This place was very likely to have means to contact the sect.


    Either win quickly or lure them out.


    However, this time he came only to explore the specific situation and had no intention of making a move.


    Chu Xingchen took out paper and pen from his space ring and quickly drew a rough sketch, comparing the route and the approximate buildings.


    He would take the sketch back to discuss it carefully with Li Xingtian to see what the specific situation was.


    Putting the sketch back into the space ring after finishing it, he was about to leave when a person entered his vigilant divine sense range.


    A long sword suddenly appeared in Chu Xingchen''s hand, and his divine sense quickly scanned over.


    But he found that the person who had entered his divine sense was just a mortal without any cultivation.


    What''s the situation?


    Chu Xingchen concealed his aura and carefully probed towards the direction of the person who came.


    Soon, Chu Xingchen saw the person who had entered his divine sense.


    It was a small, very thin girl wearing ragged linen clothes, covered in mud, and her dry long hair was tangled into a ball.


    Her face was dirty, but her eyes were very bright.


    So Chu Xingchen could clearly observe that her expression was very dazed and at a loss, and she looked around with a slightly flustered expression.


    Chu Xingchen kept watching her walk in a certain direction with difficulty, and then unconsciously circled back to the starting point.


    Was this? Trapped in a maze?


    Did she accidentally enter it, or was there something else going on?


    Chu Xingchen chose to use the system to look at her attribute panel.


    ¡¾Ning Qianqian¡¿


    ¡¾Cultivation: None¡¿


    ¡¾Blue Entry: Perseverance¡¿


    ¡¾Blue Entry: Loyal and Righteous¡¿


    ¡¾White Entry: Clever¡¿


    ¡¾Does not meet the conditions for accepting disciples¡¿


    There were Qingfeng Sect disciples patrolling the mountains nearby, and it seemed that the thin girl in front of him was definitely not with them.


    She was most likely someone who had escaped from the mine.


    Probably like Li Xingtian, she was also tricked by the Qingfeng Sect to mine.


    After thinking for a while, Chu Xingchen decided to take her away first, he might be able to get some useful information out of her.


    He took out a mask to cover his face.


    He reached out and directly grabbed the little girl in front of him and quickly left with earth escape.


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    "Great Immortal! Immortal!"


    Ning Qianqian, who was tied to the tree, cried bitterly and said, "I really just got lost."


    As she said that, Ning Qianqian secretly raised her eyes to look at the person who had tied her up.


    At this moment, he was wearing a demon mask, and his eyes were staring at her very coldly.


    Sure enough, the Qingfeng Sect was not right!


    Her father must have been tricked by that group of immortals from the Qingfeng Sect.


    Chu Xingchen looked at Ning Qianqian speechlessly. If he could, he wouldn''t want to tie her to a tree.


    It was just that this girl was too uncooperative.


    She spat, rolled around, and pretended to be crazy.


    If he hadn''t seen through her, she would probably still be pretending to be demented.


    Chu Xingchen said unhappily, "Stop crying, I''m not from the Qingfeng Sect."


    Ning Qianqian still howled:


    "Great Immortal, I don''t know anything about the Qingfeng Sect! I''m really just a lost person."


    Chu Xingchen didn''t continue to speak, but took out a big pancake from the space ring, and then stuffed it into her mouth under Ning Qianqian''s terrified gaze.


    "Looking at you like a thin hemp pole, how long have you not eaten?"


    Ning Qianqian quickly shook her head to refuse, afraid that this pancake had some immortal means.


    But when the soft pancake crumbs entered her mouth, Ning Qianqian, who had been hungry for several days, gave up struggling.


    She started to gnaw on the pancake without any politeness.


    Anyway, she probably couldn''t escape the immortal in front of her this time, so she had to be a full ghost before she died!


    Father! Danzi is useless! She couldn''t save you and she was going to die first.


    Looking at Ning Qianqian, who was frantically gnawing on the pancake, Chu Xingchen silently took back the rope and took out a water bottle and handed it to Ning Danzi.


    At this moment, Ning Qianqian was quite self-deprecating and didn''t care so much, drinking it all with a smile.


    A big pancake was quickly finished with the water.


    Then, Ning Qianqian looked over expectantly again.


    Chu Xingchen sighed, "You can''t eat too much at once if you haven''t eaten for too long."


    However, Ning Qianqian obviously didn''t believe this, giving him a look that the immortal was stingy with a pancake.


    However, Chu Xingchen didn''t explain too much, but continued to ask, "What are you doing here? Are you someone who escaped from the mine?"


    Ning Qianqian looked at the masked man in front of her timidly and answered timidly:


    "...I, I really got lost."


    Chu Xingchen stared at Ning Qianqian in front of him carefully for a while, then didn''t continue to ask, but took out some broken silver and pancakes from the space ring.


    He handed all these things to Ning Qianqian and then pointed a direction for Ning Qianqian:


    "I won''t ask more if you don''t want to say, you go straight in this direction. There is a nearby town there. It''s dangerous here, don''t get close to this place in the future."


    Ning Qianqian looked at the things that were stuffed into her arms in surprise, then she looked up.


    She saw Chu Xingchen turning around and leaving without saying a word.


    She couldn''t help but shout:


    "Great Immortal, wait!"

 Chapter 15: Father Was Deceived!

    Faced with Ning Qianqian''s call, Chu Xingchen stopped.


    He slightly turned his head, his eyes looking at Ning Qianqian, who had a tangled expression.


    Although the Ning Qianqian in front of him had stopped him, her vigilance might not have weakened.


    He needed to play it a bit to better allow her to tell the truth.


    "What''s wrong?" Chu Xingchen asked, then turned around, his eyes calmly looking at Ning Qianqian.


    Ning Qianqian had a tangled expression, then still carefully asked:


    "Great Immortal, which sect are you from?"


    Chu Xingchen spoke without hesitation: "Central Continent, Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect."


    Chu Xingchen had no embarrassment about lying, after all, the girl in front of him had never told him the truth, had she?


    Deception was mutual.


    Especially since he didn''t know the details of the thin girl in front of him. Furthermore, the sect name of the Heavenly Dao Alliance was too grand, and he was afraid that the girl in front of him would be too scared after hearing it.


    Ning Qianqian revealed an expression of having admired the name for a long time.


    But in reality, Ning Qianqian, as a mortal, had never stepped into the world of cultivation, so how would she know anything about Central Continent?


    It would be an exaggeration to describe this world as boundless, but it was already very large.


    Even a small border country had a territory of tens of thousands of miles.


    The Southern Zhan Continent was already a great world, and the Qingfeng Sect was in a remote place, but it was also a well-known name here.


    As for the place where the spiritual veins of the Southern Zhan Continent converged, there were even more sects.


    For this place, Central Continent was already like a world away.


    If it weren''t for Ning Qianqian''s father telling her that they were going to the Qingfeng Sect, Ning Qianqian, as a peasant from a mountain village, would not have known the name of the Qingfeng Sect.


    Ning Qianqian asked this purely to vaguely inform the masked man in front of him that she was not as ignorant as she looked.


    Don''t try to fool her, although it might not be of any use, but it was better than doing nothing, wasn''t it?


    But... Central Continent, she had heard her father say that it was the legendary holy land of cultivation.


    What''s more, the sect name of the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect sounded very powerful.


    The Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect!


    Then listen to the Qingfeng Sect!


    Wasn''t it very obvious who was stronger and who was weaker?


    What''s more, the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect sounded more like a famous and righteous sect.


    But she heard that when dealing with such famous and righteous sects, you had to learn to sell misery first.


    Gain the sympathy of such a Great Immortal, and then they would feel sorry for you and lend a helping hand.


    Just like the beggars on the street.


    Although Ning Qianqian was unwilling to do this kind of thing, because her father said that it would lose face for her ancestors.


    But losing face for her ancestors and losing her life, Ning Qianqian felt that... her father should choose to lose face, right?


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    Anyway, she herself would definitely choose this way. What''s more, from the current point of view, her own abilities were completely insufficient to save her father, so she could only try her luck first.


    Ning Qianqian adjusted her emotions from the past few days, tears suddenly flowed out, and at the same time, she recalled the expressions of the beggars she had met, consulted them as appropriate, and then said with a slightly tragic expression: "Great Immortal! Do you know that this Qingfeng Sect..."


    Seeming to have reached a choking point, Ning Qianqian wailed.


    But faced with Ning Qianqian''s self-sentimental crying, the face behind Chu Xingchen''s mask couldn''t help but twitch...


    Because at this moment, Ning Qianqian''s expression was twisted together like a contortion, and her occasional sobbing looked extremely like a twitch, which looked very comical.


    Moreover, her crying looked like it was all acting, especially when she looked at him with her eyes, it had a somewhat sneaky feeling.


    Snot and tears were mixed together on her dirty face.


    Perhaps... she thought that she looked pitiful like this?


    Did this child not know that her acting was not good?


    Who could cry so abstractly?


    But since Ning Qianqian was going this route, then should he cooperate?


    Taking back the desire to complain, Chu Xingchen took a deep breath, with a shocked and doubtful tone:


    "What''s wrong with them?"


    Ning Qianqian wailed and began to say like pouring beans:


    "My father and I lived in Ningjia Village. My mother''s health was not good and she left early. It was all thanks to my father''s hard work that I grew up."


    "This year, the village suffered a disaster, and we couldn''t eat a meal every two days. At this time, people from the Qingfeng Sect came and tricked my father into cultivating immortality."


    "They said that as long as you cultivate immortality, you can have anything you want. My father was stupid and thought they were telling the truth. He only asked them for food for me and left with them."


    "My father just abandoned me like this, and many older brothers were also tricked away together."


    Chu Xingchen sighed slightly, looking at the dirty and thin Ning Qianqian in front of him.


    This father was not stupid, perhaps he just wanted to leave a hope for his daughter.


    "Then how do you know they are liars?"


    Hearing the question, Ning Qianqian quickly took out a tightly wrapped cloth from her tattered clothes, and her trembling little hands quickly unwrapped the cloth.


    The thing wrapped inside was not a precious thing, but a handful of dry yellow soil.


    Chu Xingchen frowned slightly, looking at this handful of yellow soil.


    Ning Qianqian held this handful of yellow soil with trembling hands, and at this moment, it seemed that there was genuine emotion, her expression was grieved:


    "Not long after those immortals left... all the food they left behind turned into yellow soil."


    "The aunt next door and Niu Zi ate the white steamed buns given by this immortal, and they were bloated to death by this yellow soil not long after."


    "Many people died in the village... many, many people."


    "Father was tricked, and older brothers were also tricked."


    "They can''t cultivate immortality at all. Those people from the Qingfeng Sect are not good people at all. They will also die... I only have my father left. My father can abandon me, but I can''t not save my father."


    "I want to show this to my father, so that my father will believe me."


    Chu Xingchen didn''t reply, but reached out and pinched the yellow soil in front of him. At this moment, the yellow soil still had some residual spiritual power that had not dissipated.


    He didn''t expect that the Qingfeng Sect wouldn''t even give the food for exchanging lives.


    Faced with Ning Qianqian''s expectant gaze, Chu Xingchen only felt a little helpless.


    At this moment, it wouldn''t be a big problem if he said that he would get some spirit stones from the mine and then slip away. However, it was not easy to rescue people under the support of Golden Core Real Person and Qingfeng Sect.


    Or rather, he would probably not be able to protect a mortal.


    However, nothing was absolute. A blind move would inevitably lead to failure.


    Chu Xingchen sighed and looked at the thin little girl in front of him with sincere eyes.


    There were no real shoes on the little girl''s feet, only a few vines tied to her feet.


    There were also dried dark red bloodstains on the vines.


    Ning Qianqian, who had been exposed to the elements, had a dark face, and her slender and weak body seemed to be blown down by the wind.


    This mountain range was very rugged and difficult to walk, and there were many cliffs. He didn''t know how the little girl in front of him had traveled through mountains and rivers.


    Faced with what kind of difficulties she was able to get here. He didn''t know how long she had been trapped in the maze, not to mention that there were wild animals roaming in this mountain range.


    Looking at Ning Qianqian in front of him, Chu Xingchen said seriously: "The matter of saving your father is not urgent now. I have to go back and make a plan first. Are you willing to come with me now?"


    Anyway, Chu Xingchen still had a demand for spirit stones. As long as the plan was proper, Ning Qianqian''s father should be able to be rescued as well.


    Ning Qianqian hesitated slightly when she heard this. She wanted to see if she could have a chance to find her father again here, although she knew the chance was slim, but she didn''t even want to miss such a slim chance.


    "Can I wait for you here? I..."


    Before she finished speaking, Chu Xingchen raised his hand to interrupt: "You are not stupid, you should understand that leaving you behind might not be good for your father."


    Ning Qianqian was silent for a while, then nodded, but pleaded:


    "Then if you don''t want to save my father, can you bring me back here?"


    "I don''t walk this road as easily as a Great Immortal. It''s actually a bit difficult for me to walk."


    Chu Xingchen lowered his eyes to look at Ning Qianqian in front of him. At this moment, she seemed to have taken off all the traces of performance.


    Only those eyes had endless pleading in them.

 Chapter 16: Even with Mountains of Corpses and Seas of Blood, We Are Still a Reputable Sect!

    Chu Xingchen led Ning Qianqian on a frantic earth escape.


    At this moment, he was not considering saving his own spiritual power, but just wanted to get back to the broken temple as soon as possible.


    However, after all, he was carrying a mortal without any cultivation, and the speed would inevitably be dragged down.


    In particular, Ning Qianqian''s resistance to the earth escape technique of the Golden Core level was really not strong, and she had to stop and rest for a while every once in a while.


    After all, her own physique was not very good, malnourished, and skinny.


    After a day of running around, it was only one earth escape distance away from the broken temple.


    At this moment, Ning Qianqian was leaning against a big tree, gnawing on a cake.


    Chu Xingchen was closing his eyes and guarding, and his spiritual consciousness was released.


    After Ning Qianqian finished eating all the cakes in her hand, she took a few sips of water.


    When resting on the road before, Ning Qianqian also asked many questions.


    She asked Chu Xingchen where he planned to go, what to do, and who to look for.


    Chu Xingchen answered patiently and did not hide anything.


    He also told Ning Qianqian clearly that he was going to find his apprentice, and the purpose was to discuss the plan with his apprentice.


    Most of the time on the road, Ning Qianqian would also ask about the affairs of the cultivation world. Although it still sounded half-understood, she would rely on her own understanding to imagine.


    Ning Qianqian looked at Chu Xingchen with his eyes closed, put all the cake crumbs on her mouth into her mouth, and asked in an unbelievable tone:


    "Great Immortal, is the Qingfeng Sect really a reputable sect in your world?"


    "In terms of the reputation of the nearby sects, it is." Chu Xingchen did not open his eyes, "They will also take on the official government''s entrustment to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and they also conceal the news of their bad deeds very well, at least I had never heard of it before."


    Ning Qianqian also understood these principles, after all, she just had little experience, not that she was stupid.


    However, after hearing this answer, and thinking of the back of her father when he left.


    She was still a little depressed, raised her eyes: "Then Great Immortal, what about your sect? Will you do this kind of thing too?"


    Hearing this, Chu Xingchen couldn''t help but raise his eyes and said angrily: "If I were to do this kind of thing, I wouldn''t have been soft-hearted and taken you away."


    Chu Xingchen was still quite patient when facing Ning Qianqian''s ten thousand whys along the way.


    Anyway, after rescuing her father by the way, he probably would never see this girl again.


    Ning Qianqian, who heard the answer, nodded in agreement, after all, that was also the fact.


    However, she always had a feeling of unease in her heart.


    In fact, Ning Qianqian herself was not a talkative person, but just wanted to relieve the unease in her heart by talking.


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    Chu Xingchen could naturally see Ning Qianqian''s unease, after all, judging from her appearance and height alone, he felt that she was not very old.


    Facing these things that were beyond her ability and cognition, it was normal to have a sense of unease, after all, in her world, immortals were already people from two different worlds.


    Chu Xingchen took the initiative to start the conversation: "My sect, apart from anything else, doing things openly and honestly is definitely true, and we won''t do things that are condemned by God and resented by people."


    "The cultivation world calls our sect the leader of the righteous path."


    Anyway, bragging was not illegal, especially for Ning Qianqian, who didn''t know the ropes, he could brag as much as he wanted, and she couldn''t tell the truth from the fake.


    Aside from anything else, whether Ning Qianqian was sincere or not, her expression was very supportive and her expression was very yearning.


    "Then, Great Immortal, your disciples must all be good people, right?"


    Chu Xingchen nodded without hesitation and said proudly: "My senior disciple is a cultivation genius, and he is kind to others, cares about his fellow disciples, and is very respectful to his master."


    "Don''t even mention my second disciple, he can still maintain his original intention after experiencing the mortal world, and he is even more affectionate and righteous, a good apprentice who keeps his promises, and is equally respectful to his master."


    "Moreover, they all cultivate the upright and bright immortal path, and they all cultivate the righteous path mind method, and they never take any shortcuts. Only uprightness can be used to describe our sect."


    Ning Qianqian once again said a few polite words in a very supportive manner, chatted for a few more words, and rested for a while.


    The two set off on their return journey again.


    After about half an hour of earth escape, they were almost near the broken temple, but Chu Xingchen did not directly escape back, but instead picked up Ning Qianqian and returned to the ground nearby.


    Because in this area, a strong bloody smell was coming from the direction of the broken temple.


    Chu Xingchen''s face was not very good-looking, could it be that they had suffered?


    But the teleportation amulet was not activated. Such a strong bloody smell must be a bitter battle. It would not be a instant kill upon meeting, so the teleportation amulet should be able to be triggered no matter what.


    Ning Qianqian had no cultivation, could not sense the bloody aura in front, but also carefully raised her eyes and glanced at Chu Xingchen. Although she did not know what had happened, she also understood that she should be careful and shut up at this time, and did not say much.


    Chu Xingchen''s spiritual consciousness quickly explored wildly towards the broken temple, and soon explored two familiar auras in the broken temple, and they were even alive and kicking.


    Then what was going on with this bloody smell?


    Could it be that these two apprentices were making some trouble again? Li Xingtian was even a person who had been reborn, how could he still mess around with Li Yingling?


    Chu Xingchen comforted to the side: "It''s okay, my two apprentices are a little naughty."


    Ning Qianqian nodded in response.


    The next journey was already very close, Chu Xingchen did not choose to continue the earth escape, but controlled the spiritual energy and started flying with Ning Qianqian.


    Ning Qianqian, who was experiencing the feeling of flying for the first time, couldn''t help but exclaim.


    Then she quickly adapted to the feeling of flying freely and started to be handy.


    The face that had not shown a smile showed a slight smile unconsciously.


    This was the instinct of people to yearn for freedom, and this flight unconsciously released a lot of the pressure in Ning Qianqian''s heart.


    However, when she saw the shadow of the broken temple, and the Great Immortal was still flying straight towards the broken temple, Ning Qianqian completely couldn''t smile anymore.


    The broken temple looked a little dilapidated and gloomy.


    However, the mere gloominess would not make Ning Qianqian feel scared.


    What really made Ning Qianqian feel scared was the large number of bloody flesh and white bones outside the broken temple, which almost covered the entrance of the broken temple.


    A row of white ribs were mixed with scarlet meat that had not been completely removed, and a few heads of unknown animals were randomly discarded aside.


    There were all kinds of species, there were bears, there were tigers, and there were wolves.


    Even rabbit heads and pheasant heads were not a few, and were thrown aside, forming a pile of heads. It looked very terrifying!


    The heavy bloody smell was blowing into Ning Qianqian''s nose with the wind at this moment.


    It made her stomach roll and she felt a little nauseous.


    What was even more terrifying was that dark red energy flashed from time to time in the broken temple.


    It looked very strange. This was clearly a scene where some kind of monster was entrenched here, eating people and cultivating!


    Ning Qianqian swallowed and asked timidly: "...Great...Great Immortal, are you planning to subdue demons and eliminate demons?"


    After all, at this moment, this was the only explanation for the Great Immortal flying straight to that dangerous broken temple.


    However, Chu Xingchen''s answer almost made Ning Qianqian pass out:


    "Ah? What subdue demons and eliminate demons, we''re here."

 Chapter 17: As Long As We Make a Detailed Plan!

    What kind of righteous and upright sect was this?


    Why were all the places where the leaders of righteous paths lived filled with skeletons?


    The stench of blood hadn''t even dissipated!


    Ning Qianqian only felt like she had been deceived again! None of these immortal cultivators were good people! Everything they said was a lie!


    It was over! She was going to be taken away by evil cultivators to practice their techniques!


    Chu Xingchen didn''t have the mind to pay attention to the girl''s pale face next to him at the moment, because he was also a little angry.


    When he went out, it was still a green mountain and clear water with fresh air, but when he came home, it was like a demonic cave.


    At the entrance of the broken temple, Chu Xingchen put down the silent Ning Qianqian, and shouted loudly:


    "What are you two little brats doing?"


    Inside the broken temple, Li Yingling was the first to rush out of the broken temple, with an excited look on her face as she hugged her master.


    "Master, you''re finally back!"


    Before Chu Xingchen could question, Li Xingtian, covered in blood, with red eyes, seeming to carry boundless killing intent, carrying a tiger''s head in his hand, also stepped out of the broken temple.


    His first sentence when he saw Chu Xingchen was also the same, but it seemed to carry a hint of lament:


    "Master, you''re finally back."


    Pushing away Li Yingling in his arms, Chu Xingchen pointed to the animal head landscape on the side, and questioned:


    "What''s going on?"


    Li Yingling swept her eyes over, and naturally understood what the master was angry about, so she was the first to throw the blame on:


    "This is all caused by Junior Brother''s cultivation!"


    Ning Qianqian, who was shivering on the side, still holding a glimmer of hope, died the moment she heard this.


    Although she didn''t understand the world of immortal cultivation, shouldn''t even a famous and upright sect have such bloody cultivation methods?


    Ning Qianqian turned her head to look at the head landscape. At this moment, she felt that her own head might be hanging on it next moment.


    Chu Xingchen''s gaze turned to Li Xingtian, who was carrying the tiger''s head, his eyes carrying a stern question.


    Faced with the master''s questioning gaze, Li Xingtian silently looked at his senior sister, and was hesitant to speak about his senior sister''s shirking.


    Most of the animals were caught by senior sister, and in theory, senior sister was more responsible for the current situation.


    After all, at the beginning, Li Xingtian still intended to find a place a little further away and dig a pit to bury these skeletons.


    It did look a bit horrifying, and the smell was terrible.


    It was just that senior sister thought it was too troublesome, and it would be more convenient to bury them together when more were accumulated.


    But Li Xingtian thought that it was only because senior sister''s small house was on the leeward side, and she couldn''t smell the fishy stench of blood at night that she said that.


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    But this was just a small matter after all, and Li Xingtian agreed. He had also been too engrossed in cultivation these past two days and hadn''t noticed that a lot of corpses had accumulated outside.


    Seeing this scene when he went out... it was no wonder that the master would be angry.


    But the actual situation was also as senior sister said, the source of these situations was indeed caused by his own cultivation.


    So Li Xingtian could only bow his head and admit his mistake.


    "Sorry, Master, I''ve been a bit too engrossed in cultivation recently, I''ll deal with it first."


    Li Yingling glanced at Li Xingtian who went to deal with the skeletons, and then focused her gaze on the thin Ning Qianqian next to her master, only feeling that she was thin and small, her face was still very pale, and her two small hands were constantly shivering.


    Why did she look inferior to Junior Brother?


    "Master... is this a new disciple you accepted?"


    "No, it''s the good deed of the Qingfeng Sect." Chu Xingchen sighed, and then raised his hand to signal Ning Qianqian to follow him into the broken temple.


    Ning Qianqian dared to go anywhere with the invitation, and could only timidly say: "...I... I''ll just stand at the door."


    At this moment, Chu Xingchen, where would he not know, that Ning Qianqian''s pale face was scared by the bloody scene, he quickly explained:


    "Don''t worry, we are really a famous and upright sect, not some evil cultivators, it''s just that my second disciple''s cultivation method needs to consolidate the foundation before building the foundation, and he uses the blood food of wild animals."


    Hearing this, Ning Qianqian looked at the head pile again, and indeed there were no human heads, and the tension in her heart slightly relaxed.


    She followed Chu Xingchen''s footsteps and walked into the broken temple.


    The broken temple was neat and tidy, and there was no hellish scene as Ning Qianqian had imagined.


    Ordinary clean floors, no piles of heads, no bloody scenes, only two small wooden beds, simple and clean.


    Two iron pots, one large and one small.


    In the large iron pot, there were some surging scarlet blood.


    The small iron pot was clean.


    Li Yingling also followed closely behind and walked in.


    Since she started cultivating that evil technique, Li Yingling and Li Xingtian had almost hunted all the animals they could hit in the surrounding area.


    After all, Shili Slope was not a place where spiritual veins gathered, and there were no different beasts or spiritual beasts, so they could only use the most common animals to cultivate.


    The utilization rate was not very high, so they could only stack the quantity.


    "Master, how is the situation over there?" Li Yingling poured a cup of water from the kettle on the table and handed it to her master.


    Chu Xingchen shook his head slightly: "The situation is okay, but what the Qingfeng Sect did was a bit too much."


    "What do you mean?" Li Yingling was a little puzzled.


    Chu Xingchen simply explained Ning Qianqian''s affairs, and then told about his experiences at the mine.


    After Li Yingling listened to the whole story, she nodded calmly.


    As a noble daughter of a clan, Li Yingling had heard a lot about this kind of thing where people were eaten without spitting out bones since she was a child.


    Even her own family had probably done this kind of thing.


    But this didn''t mean that Li Yingling agreed with this kind of thing. Most of the time, Li Yingling could only be helpless.


    As an illegitimate Li Yingling, her status in her original family was only a little better than a servant.


    Otherwise, her father would not have let Li Yingling marry a fool.


    She looked at Ning Qianqian, who was silent with her head down, with sympathetic eyes, and then comforted:


    "We will do our best to help you, you can rest assured."


    Ning Qianqian nodded silently, and at the same time looked at Li Yingling with grateful eyes:


    "Thank you, sister."


    Chu Xingchen didn''t say much, and signaled Li Yingling to appease Ning Qianqian in front of her with his eyes, after all, girls might be more empathetic in this kind of thing.


    Walking out of the broken temple, Chu Xingchen saw Li Xingtian handling and transporting the bones of wild animals. Without saying much, Chu Xingchen went up to help.


    In fact, these skeletons were not too many, it was just that most of the animals were large in size, and they looked more when they were laid out flat. Chu Xingchen slightly raised his hand and threw a ball of flame, burning all the skeletons to ashes.


    Then he waved his hand and blew all the ashes away to the distance.


    After finishing the processing, Chu Xingchen didn''t say much, but took out the simple topographic map of the mine he had drawn and handed it to Li Xingtian.


    "If you plan to rescue people at the mine, is it difficult?"


    Li Xingtian swept his eyes over the topographic map and replied: "If Master is in the Transformation God stage, it''s not difficult at all."


    Chu Xingchen was silent.


    Li Xingtian coughed lightly: "...If it''s in the Nascent Soul stage, it is possible to fight quickly."


    "The teacher can only use the strength of a flawless golden elixir level now."


    Re-rolling the topographic map in his hand, Li Xingtian didn''t ask much, and without any hesitation, he said seriously: "As long as the plan is detailed and well-planned, it shouldn''t be particularly difficult."

 Chapter 18: Who Has Good Luck?

    Inside the broken temple.


    Li Xingtian was working hard to cultivate. According to his own plan, he needed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible.


    According to the system prompt, Li Xingtian''s cultivation was currently at the eighth level of Qi Refining.


    It was estimated that it would take another two days.


    Li Yingling and Ning Qianqian were drinking chicken soup. After all, even if Li Yingling temporarily embraced Buddha''s feet, it was impossible to have a big improvement like in the Qi Refining stage.


    She was just a cultivation genius, not a reincarnation of a powerful being.


    As for Ning Qianqian... even the conditions for accepting disciples could not be met. It was estimated that her aptitude was also terrible. Practicing was a waste of effort. Drinking more chicken soup to replenish her was more practical.


    At this moment, his cultivation was in the middle stage of the flawless golden elixir. After Li Xingtian established the foundation, he should be able to reach the late stage of the golden elixir.


    Therefore, the person with the greatest effect of hard work in this sect was Li Xingtian. As long as he practiced to the Foundation Establishment stage, the sect''s strength would be a qualitative leap!


    In addition, Chu Xingchen naturally collected some information about the Qingfeng Sect. There was a Supreme Elder in the sect whose cultivation was in the Nascent Soul stage.


    Even if he caused trouble, this Supreme Elder would not necessarily come.


    But having been in this world for a few years, Chu Xingchen also understood that he had to make the worst plan and not have good expectations for what he was planning to do.


    Because everything would definitely be inclined to the most unlucky situation, Chu Xingchen specially reminded Li Xingtian to make arrangements according to the worst situation. In addition, even if he couldn''t save people, he had to ensure that he and others could retreat calmly.


    After all, saving people was just a side quest. Chu Xingchen was not so kind as to risk the lives of his disciples for strangers.


    However, speaking of bad luck, Chu Xingchen''s gaze turned to Li Yingling, who was drinking chicken soup.


    His senior disciple had the ¡¾Strong Luck¡¿ entry, but he had spent a lot of time with her and didn''t think she was lucky anywhere, nor did he see her pick up any ancient treasures or other good things while walking.


    Even hunting a pheasant made it seem like she had been beaten by a wild.


    Could it be that his luck was bad and neutralized it?


    Noticing the master''s gaze, Li Yingling put down the bowl in her hand and looked at her master with a puzzled gaze.


    "Yingling, how do you think your luck is?" Chu Xingchen asked with a smile.


    Li Yingling tilted her head slightly and recalled for a while: "It''s okay."


    Anyway, there was nothing to do at the moment, so let''s try what level of "okay" was in his disciple''s mouth!


    Chu Xingchen took out two dice cups from the space ring.


    Speaking of luck, there was nothing more intuitive than this thing.


    Chu Xingchen handed the dice cup in his hand to Li Yingling: "Play a while? Compare sizes?"


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    "I''m not very good at it... There shouldn''t be any punishment for losing, right?" Li Yingling shook the dice cup casually and asked vigilantly.


    Taking a piece of firewood that was not completely burnt out from the fire, Chu Xingchen shook the dark end of the firewood that had been burned.


    "Draw a line on your face if you lose."


    Hearing this, Li Yingling''s eyes lit up. After all, she was still in the stage of being a young girl, so she naturally had a lot of interest in this kind of activity. However, she still carefully confirmed the dice cups and dice of both parties to ensure that her master was not cheating.


    This competition between master and disciple started quickly.


    Li Yingling muttered in a low voice while shaking the dice cup vigorously, not knowing what she was chanting, and then pressed the dice cup on the table in front of her with a powerful and heavy technique.


    She looked at Chu Xingchen with a very sharp gaze, as if she was determined to win.


    Chu Xingchen was calm on the surface, but in fact he was extremely vigilant, because he really did not cheat at the moment, after shaking the dice cup carefully.


    The two slowly opened it at the same time.


    Li Yingling''s three dice, six, six, five.


    Chu Xingchen''s, six, six, six.


    "Master! Did you cheat with spiritual power?!"


    Faced with this unbelievable result, Li Yingling cast a suspicious look!


    "No cheating." Chu Xingchen was also very surprised by this result. Li Yingling, who had a strong luck entry, lost to him in playing dice?


    However, before Li Yingling''s suspicious gaze faded away, Chu Xingchen had to say: "Then let Ning Qianqian help me shake it."


    Ning Qianqian, who was drinking soup beautifully, put down the bowl in her hand and looked at the dice cup carefully: "I, I don''t know how to play."


    Li Yingling directly handed the dice cup to Ning Qianqian, how would she dare to continue letting her master shake it.


    "Just shake it casually."


    Ning Qianqian looked up at Chu Xingchen and found that he nodded to her to agree, so she pressed the dice cup and shook it casually before placing it on the table.


    Li Yingling suddenly gained confidence, as long as the master did not cheat, with her luck, she would have to draw the master''s entire face black.


    What she said just now was just her humble words, from the time she was a child, as long as it was a game related to luck, she had never lost!


    From childhood, she relied on some small games in the courtyard, and she had also saved a lot of small silver coins for herself!


    She won so much that the group of direct descendants in the yard would take a detour when they saw her.


    At this moment, Li Yingling''s confidence greatly increased, and she said with full confidence: "What happened just now doesn''t count! It only starts to count now."


    About ten minutes later.


    Li Yingling, with a black face, sat on the chair with a dull expression, seeming to be thinking about life.


    Because for about ten minutes! She didn''t win a single game! Even if she tried to shake three sixes, Ning Qianqian could follow with three sixes with a casual shake.


    At first, she thought that the master had cheated on the dice cup, but after changing it, there was no change.


    This was the first time she had lost so embarrassingly. And looking at the master''s eyes, it seemed that he didn''t cheat either.


    At this moment, several branches used to draw the face on the ground had been used up, and Chu Xingchen randomly discarded them on the side.


    Chu Xingchen didn''t have a single trace on his face. At this moment, he was also looking at Li Yingling with a very puzzled expression.


    Could it be that Li Yingling''s strong luck entry was fake?


    How could she not win a single game? Chu Xingchen looked at Ning Qianqian, her attribute entries didn''t have luck bonus either.


    Could it be that his luck crushed Li Yingling?


    However, recalling what happened when he first came to this world, Chu Xingchen quickly abandoned the idea in his mind.


    At that time, he was just so unlucky that he would get his teeth stuck in his teeth even when drinking cold water.


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    Li Yingling, with a black face, stood up and looked at her master with a gloomy gaze. It wasn''t that Li Yingling couldn''t afford to lose, it was just that she was depressed that she lost.


    "Master, I''m going back to my room to sleep."


    In these two days, Li Yingling had built her own small house almost, it was in the leeward position of the broken temple, and it was very close to the broken temple.


    Chu Xingchen waved his hand to bid farewell to Li Yingling.


    Ning Qianqian, who was still holding the dice cup in her hand, carefully asked curiously: "Great Immortal, did you really cheat?"


    "No." Chu Xingchen glanced at her, and then pointed to the bed that Li Yingling had originally laid on, "You sleep on that bed today."


    The separated wooden boards had not been moved away, and Li Xingtian should have slept on this bed before.


    Anyway, Li Xingtian had to practice more recently, so don''t sleep for now, or continue to sleep in the back.


    He couldn''t let himself, as the master, sleep in the back, right?


    Ning Qianqian didn''t say anything, but after putting the dice cup in her hand back on the table, she honestly followed the instructions and returned to the separated wooden bed.


    After Chu Xingchen recycled the items, he also lay back on his bed and closed his eyes to rest.

 Chapter 19: Actually, the Pills Dont Necessarily Have to Be Eaten by Us

    It must be said that Li Xingtian''s physical improvement after refining the Thousand-Year Bone Jade was too great.


    Combined with the cultivation method that was more suitable for Li Xingtian.


    At least in terms of the Qi Refining stage, Li Xingtian''s cultivation speed was comparable to Li Yingling, who had the cultivation genius entry.


    After several days of intensified cultivation, Li Xingtian finally reached the time to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.


    At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged, with refined blood food placed in front of him¡ªa sticky, dark red, thick blood clot.


    After the subsequent cultivation method established the foundation, it would not be so troublesome to capture blood food. After the Foundation Establishment, what he had to do was to refine his own flesh and blood.


    So when it came to the trouble of this cultivation method, it was actually only slightly troublesome in the Qi Refining realm.


    Chu Xingchen reluctantly took out all the remaining spirit stones in the space ring and built a simple spirit gathering array for Li Xingtian to provide enough spiritual energy to successfully break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.


    These were all the spirit stones that could be taken out at present, and he was now really drained by his apprentice.


    He always felt that there could not be a sect in the world that was poorer than himself.


    At this time, inside the broken temple, Li Yingling was boiling water by the small pot, her expression was a little strange, as if she was expecting something.


    Ning Qianqian had also changed into Li Yingling''s clothes, a light blue patterned woven skirt. Although it was a bit large, it was at least not dirty and tattered linen clothes.


    Li Yingling, who had a bit of cleanliness, gave Ning Qianqian a thorough bath. The sound of water in the small house rushed from morning until noon, and from time to time, she could hear Ning Qianqian''s screams, which meant that Li Yingling''s hands were also heavy.


    The effect was also remarkable. At least Ning Qianqian finally did not look like a refugee, and with this set of clothes, she had a sense of the kid from the slums wearing princess clothes.


    However, Ning Qianqian, who was wearing this set of clothes, was naturally a little unaccustomed. At this moment, she was carefully playing with the sleeves that were a bit large for her, so that the sleeves would not be soiled by the ground.


    Although Li Yingling repeatedly said that it didn''t matter.


    However, Li Xingtian, who was about to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, did not look so good. His face was heavy as he looked at Li Yingling and the water in the pot that was starting to boil.


    He took a deep breath, looked at Chu Xingchen, and said in a serious tone:


    "Master, I actually have the confidence to break through even if I don''t eat those pills."


    "Good medicine tastes bitter." Chu Xingchen placed the last spirit stone in place. As the placement was completed, dozens of spirit stones began to emit light.


    "Don''t worry, I know that the taste of my medicine is not quite right. This time, don''t worry, I have studied what seasonings to add to make the pills incredibly delicious!"


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    "Master... are you sure you''re talking about pills, not the chicken legs that senior sister gnawed on?"


    Chu Xingchen took out the few remaining formal spiritual plants from the space ring, and could barely refine a copy:


    "You don''t believe in my pill refining skills, and you can''t doubt my cooking skills, beloved disciple."


    Recalling the master''s cooking skills, Li Xingtian still felt that this was a bit convincing, so he looked at his master, hoping that he could do what he said.


    As he spoke, Li Xingtian saw his master''s old pill refining methods. As the green water bubbled, Li Xingtian felt that his face seemed to start turning green like this water.


    Was there any change?


    However, when the pill was about to be extracted and concentrated, Chu Xingchen quickly took out honey and cooked flour from the space ring, and mixed in some strange seasonings.


    After mixing the flour with the honey, he carefully invaded the flour into the medicinal liquid to absorb it.


    Soon the few medicinal liquids were absorbed by the flour, and a green pill appeared in Chu Xingchen''s hand.


    He picked up this pill and shook it, and found that it was quite solid, and there was no feeling that the medicine was falling apart.


    Very good! This was a new step in alchemy! He could also refine perfect pills with a pot.


    Chu Xingchen handed the green pill to Li Xingtian with a smug look:


    "Come! Taste the taste!"


    Looking at the pill in front of him, to be honest, although becoming solid would make it easier to accept a little.


    But no matter how you look at this emerald green color, it doesn''t look like a serious pill, but rather like a poison that can poison the heart.


    Silently sighing, compared to boring questions such as whether it was poison or not, Li Xingtian only cared about whether this thing would be so difficult to eat that it would be unacceptable.


    Faced with the master''s encouraging eyes, Li Xingtian hardened his heart! He swallowed it decisively.


    At the same time, he caught a glimpse of the scrutinizing eyes of his senior sister.


    As for the taste of the entrance.


    Li Xingtian said¡ªdamn it! As expected, pill refining and cooking have nothing in common!


    Especially with the addition of flour, this heaven-defying thing!


    He didn''t know if it was because he added honey, but this flour actually stuck in his throat!


    Especially when combined with the terrible taste of this damn medicinal liquid, or rather, it was not the taste, but the strong sense of rejection from the body.


    This was a more painful torture than swallowing the medicinal liquid raw, it was completely torture!


    Li Xingtian struggled to show his throat, a hoarse voice forced out of his mouth:


    "Water! Master! I want water!"


    Ning Qianqian quickly picked up the water glass and handed it to the struggling Li Xingtian.


    After quickly drinking a few sips of water, swallowing the sticky dough in his throat, Li Xingtian, who quickly took a few breaths, did not say much.


    Although the taste was terrible, the medicinal effect started very quickly, and Li Xingtian quickly entered a state of cultivation, absorbing the spiritual energy in the spirit stones.


    It seemed that this experiment was not very effective, was it not enough to cover up the taste?


    Chu Xingchen thought slightly, and then looked at Li Yingling, who looked fortunate.


    Li Yingling quickly shook her head and said: "...Master, let junior brother try this kind of good stuff first in the future."


    "You are his senior sister." Chu Xingchen touched his chin.


    Li Yingling said with a grievance:


    "Master... if you don''t want me to live, you can say it directly."


    Li Xingtian''s breakthrough was considered smooth.


    Waiting for the spirit stones to stop flashing dazzling light, the sun was setting.


    Li Xingtian''s originally exposed spiritual energy instantly solidified in his body, and he opened his eyes slightly, his aura restrained, and there seemed to be a fine light in his eyes.


    The breakthrough was very smooth, with almost no obstacles. The master''s medicinal effect was good, and it was paired with a cultivation method that was very suitable for him.


    It was smoother than breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage in his previous life, and could only be described as a natural success.


    Chu Xingchen, who was roasting meat for his senior disciple, noticed Li Xingtian''s awakening and looked over:


    "How do you feel?"


    Li Xingtian nodded: "Very good."


    "I''m talking about the pills I refined."


    "...It''s also very good, but Master, if possible, don''t refine it." Li Xingtian said with a sincere expression, "If you have to refine it, I actually think it might be very good to use it for torture, and you don''t have to give it to me and senior sister."


    Hearing this, Li Yingling''s eyes lit up, and she raised her hand with a skewer in her hand and agreed: "Yes! I think junior brother is right!"


    Chu Xingchen''s big palm slapped Li Yingling''s small head without hesitation.


    After the Foundation Establishment, he was able to abstain from grains, but Li Xingtian still walked over and took a skewer and ate it.


    He glanced at Ning Qianqian, and then said:


    "Master, the plan can begin."

 Chapter 20: This Mine is Not Right!

    Around the Qingfeng Sect''s spirit stone mine, the master and apprentice quietly lurked.


    Li Yingling carefully looked up, observing the situation below, while staring closely at her second junior brother, and said with some worry:


    "Master, isn''t it too risky for second junior brother to do this?"


    "In theory, you are more dangerous than him."


    Hearing this, Li Yingling looked at her master with a slightly puzzled look.


    Chu Xingchen naturally had a reason to say that. The amulet that could resist the attack of the golden core stage was still with Li Xingtian at the moment, and there were also two teleportation talismans.


    If there was a problem, the one who ran the fastest was naturally Li Xingtian, so if we simply judged according to the degree of danger, Li Yingling next to him was more dangerous.


    At this moment, Li Xingtian was disguised as a miner and mixed into the mine.


    Just as Li Xingtian speculated, the core disciples of the Qingfeng Sect would not carefully compare whether there were more or fewer ants in the mine.


    In addition, he had indeed mined for several years, so Li Xingtian was familiar with the road here, and the disguise was quite smooth.


    At this moment, he was pushing a cart, his eyes sweeping over everyone who passed by.


    Looking for Ning Qianqian''s father.


    In the broken temple, Chu Xingchen had drawn a sketch of Ning Qianqian''s father according to Ning Qianqian''s description, and its realism had been approved by Ning Qianqian.


    So as long as Ning Qianqian''s father was still alive in this mine, there would be no situation where he would not recognize him.


    Chu Xingchen relaxed slightly, so it seemed that the backup plan would not be used for the time being.


    Now just wait for Li Xingtian''s signal.


    Ning Qianqian had no cultivation and it was meaningless to bring her, and he might have to take care of her, so it was more appropriate to stay in the broken temple.


    So only the three masters and apprentices participated in this action.


    Among them, Li Xingtian acted as an observer, carefully observing the mine, and at the same time finding Ning Qianqian''s father.


    Chu Xingchen acted as an assaulter, and would directly attack the spirit stone warehouse guarded by the golden core powerhouse, and at the same time attract everyone''s attention to cover his apprentice''s retreat.


    Li Yingling was a substitute. If there were special circumstances, she would come on stage to cover the bottom.


    In addition! If everything went very smoothly, Li Xingtian also arranged the ultimate plan!


    To smash this damned mine and release everyone inside.


    Although Chu Xingchen was not optimistic about this plan, and it might not be a good idea to release all these people.


    Because the Qingfeng Sect would definitely track down these people and then interrogate them.


    However, Li Xingtian said that staying there was a dead end, and trying to escape was the only way to survive. All he did was to give that group of people a way to survive. What''s more, those who didn''t want to run could not run.


    Regarding Li Xingtian''s plan, Chu Xingchen proposed to be more direct, and directly smash the damned Qingfeng Sect when he was strong enough.


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    Li Xingtian did not object to the master''s decision, but nodded and agreed after hesitating.


    However, it seemed that Li Xingtian thought his plan was unreliable.


    In short, for now, all plans had to wait for Li Xingtian to release the message.


    He could only choose according to the actual situation after the action started, and he might not even be able to find Ning Qianqian''s father.


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    It must be said that pushing this broken cart again to transport spirit stone mines was too painful for Li Xingtian.


    Especially this route, from the entrance of the mine, even after so many years of memory washing, had experienced more dangerous secret realms than here.


    When he stepped on it again, his heart was still not calm.


    At this moment, only one thought occupied Li Xingtian''s mind - after he became a Nascent Soul powerhouse in his previous life, he should have destroyed this broken Qingfeng Sect as soon as possible!


    The trauma caused by this damned mine to Li Xingtian was no less than that damned evil cultivator woman!


    Li Xingtian lowered his head, and his eyes quickly scanned over. He did not find Ning Qianqian''s father among the miners who were carrying and crushing rocks outside.


    There was a high probability that he should be mining in the mine. He had to find a chance to sneak in.


    Li Xingtian glanced slightly and quietly gave a gesture to his master''s direction.


    Waiting slightly, a sharp sword cry rang out from a distance.


    The three Qingfeng Sect disciples who were chatting on the side suddenly looked towards the place where the sword cry sounded.


    Two of them quickly got up and ran towards the place where the sword cry sounded.


    The remaining one rang the huge ringing bell in the center of the mine.


    The bell sound of Dangdangdang quickly spread.


    Many miners stopped their movements, with a little panic on their numb faces. They didn''t understand what happened, but it was probably not a good thing.


    The noise quickly resounded through the valley.


    The crowd began to riot, and gathered together unconsciously. Li Xingtian also mixed into it decisively.


    Soon two Qingfeng Sect disciples came running from a distance.


    They were vigilant on the periphery, and when the bell rang, they quickly ran towards this place.


    They quickly alerted the surroundings to suppress the restless crowd.


    At the same time, a Qingfeng Sect disciple inside the mine was running wildly out of the mine.


    Behind him, many miners also ran out.


    He swept his sharp eyes over the panicked crowd, and quickly shouted sternly: "Everyone, stand in your shifts!"


    With this shout, the originally restless crowd quickly calmed down and began to find their positions.


    Li Xingtian quickly swept his eyes over the people who ran out, and soon found Ning Qianqian''s father.


    At this moment, he was almost too thin to be recognized. If it were not for his Qi Refining cultivation, he would probably have died long ago.


    But at least he was alive.


    Li Xingtian then looked slightly sideways at the warehouse, waiting for the golden core cultivator inside to show up.


    This was the key figure who would determine the extent of the plan.


    Fifteen minutes later, the two Qingfeng Sect disciples who went to explore returned together and lifted the alarm and were safe.


    Li Xingtian quickly mixed into the mining crowd and started walking towards the mine under the arrangement of the Qingfeng Sect disciples.


    However, the predicted golden core cultivator did not show up.


    "I will now go back to the sect to report to the sect master and elders, you be careful and vigilant."


    An older Qingfeng Sect disciple presided over the overall situation: "Recently is a critical moment, and we must maintain the normal operation of the mine no matter what. Everyone, pay attention!"


    The other Qingfeng Sect disciples quickly bowed and saluted: "Yes! Senior brother!"


    Due to successfully mixing into the mining crowd, Li Xingtian also followed the large army slowly into the mine, and then quickly approached Ning Qianqian''s father, and then quietly stuffed the so-called token that Ning Qianqian brought into Ning Qianqian''s father - Ning Kun''s hand.


    In the slightly dark mine, Ning Kun''s eyes locked on Li Xingtian, and he tightly grasped the cloth-like fabric in his hand.


    Li Xingtian didn''t look at him, but said in a low voice: "Qianqian."


    Ning Kun''s eyes lit up, and then his expression changed drastically, and he quickly asked anxiously: "She..."


    Before he could finish speaking, Li Xingtian raised his hand to interrupt and glanced at him: "Follow me closely no matter what later!"


    "What are you doing! Hurry up!"


    The Qingfeng Sect disciple in charge of supervision quickly urged and shouted: "If you can''t complete the progress! You won''t even be able to sleep!"


    Li Xingtian ignored Ning Kun and quickly picked up the dropped pickaxe and walked forward.


    After walking ten steps forward, there was a corner.


    At the corner, the light of the pale yellow candlelight flickered faintly.


    Li Xingtian looked at the candlelight, and his heart suddenly jumped, and a burst of goosebumps suddenly stood up from his back.


    An extremely unkind feeling instantly spread through his heart.


    This mine... why is it a little weird? It didn''t look like this when he dug it in his previous life.


    He quickly grasped the thousand-mile teleportation talisman that his master gave him.


    Carefully followed the crowd into the corner.


    Then what came into view was not a mine waiting to be mined.


    But an extremely weird and terrifying scene.

 Chapter 21: Transformed into Blood Offering!

    Before him was not a narrow vein awaiting extraction.


    Instead, it was an expansive ritual site, with several grotesque heads suspended high on the uppermost sacrificial altar.


    Furthermore, six figures cloaked in voluminous black robes sat cross-legged at six cardinal points, drawing in the sanguinary essence of the surrounding blood pools.


    The blood-splattered altar bore silent witness to countless lives forfeited upon it.


    Enveloping the altar was a vast, man-made blood pool. Directly across from it stood four uniquely bizarre statues, each portraying disparate expressions.


    Yet, their gazes seemed to harbor an ominous light, glowering resentfully at the central altar.


    The blood pool was strewn with corpses, both of demonic beasts and humans alike. The corpses were unnaturally desiccated, yet they emanated a dark crimson energy.


    From Li Xingtian''s position extended a narrow pathway, barely wide enough for two individuals, leading directly to the heart of the altar, before bisecting it entirely.


    His pupils dilated in shock, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding figures, only to discover that all appeared perfectly normal.


    They presently seemed to believe themselves to be within a congested tunnel, squeezing through diminutive mine shafts, advancing towards the innermost depths.


    Could this be... a large-scale illusion?


    Was it merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator''s inherent resistance to such sorcery, or was some other force safeguarding him from this environment?


    Li Xingtian suppressed his growing unease, resolving to remain within the throng for the moment. He needed to decipher the Qingfeng Sect''s true machinations and identify the entity lurking behind them.


    The meticulously laid plan was threatening to unravel with this revelation.


    Was the Qingfeng Sect, in truth, a clandestine cult?


    Li Xingtian kept his head bowed, cautiously trailing the throng, slowly traversing the altar''s central path.


    Beyond the altar lay the semblance of a genuine mine, with all wielding their extraction implements, poised to commence their labor.


    The mine appeared to be authentic, but... what purpose did that sacrificial rite truly serve?


    The moment the first miner wielding a pickaxe began his work, clarity dawned upon Li Xingtian.


    With each strike, a faint, dark crimson energy gently rose from the miner''s crown chakra, flowing towards the blood pool.


    All the miners displayed the same phenomenon. These tendrils of dark crimson energy coalesced, forming a power that was not to be underestimated.


    Li Xingtian''s gaze fixated on a single miner, abruptly realizing that this dark crimson energy appeared to be extracted from the spiritual roots themselves.


    It was not merely the miners'' flesh and blood and spiritual energy that were being depleted, but also the very foundation of their cultivation, their spiritual roots, were being eroded.


    No wonder the miners appeared so gaunt and emaciated. Enduring arduous labor daily, while also having their vitality extracted, how could they be anything but skeletal?


    This was a purely malevolent cultivation technique, unprecedented and horrifying. Moreover, the formation''s scope was immense!


    Li Xingtian dared not commence mining, for his observation revealed that the sanguinary tribute was calibrated according to the potency of one''s spiritual roots and cultivation level.


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    Should he commence extraction, resulting in the depletion of his cultivation and spiritual roots, he would not merely release wisps of dark crimson energy; he would emanate torrents as thick as his arm.


    He would become far too conspicuous among this group.


    He needed to devise a means to escape and alert his master.


    As for Ning Qianqian''s father, in accordance with his master''s admonition, preserving his own well-being was paramount when the situation was uncertain.


    He could only hope for his safety.


    Li Xingtian estimated the six black-robed figures to be around the Foundation Establishment stage.


    If the charm he had been given was truly reliable, forcing his way out might be a viable option, especially given his considerable confidence.


    On the very day Li Xingtian successfully established his foundation, his master had bestowed upon him a perfectly suited supernatural ability.


    Moreover, it was a supernatural ability of exceptionally high quality, as if it had been prepared in advance, awaiting only his foundation to be established.


    This left Li Xingtian, who believed he had partially deciphered his master''s enigmas, feeling that his master had become shrouded in even more profound mystery.


    These considerations, of course, were secondary. To his life-saving benefactor, from the outset, as long as his master did not genuinely betray him, and was not akin to the Qingfeng Sect, Li Xingtian would remain within the sect and repay the kindness of saving his life.


    Yet, throughout these encounters, this small sect of merely three had filled Li Xingtian with immeasurable warmth.


    Although the senior apprentice sister could be mischievous, she treated him, her junior brother, as she would a member of her own family.


    It was true that she captured beasts for his cultivation daily, and it was equally true that she urged him to cultivate diligently.


    Although her gaze sometimes appeared to harbor disdain for him, her actions were genuine and heartfelt.


    Not to mention his master, though he sometimes seemed frivolous and immature.


    Yet, his master possessed an exceptionally unique personal charisma. He appeared somewhat out of place in this cultivation world, yet he was remarkably easy to believe in.


    Apart from that unorthodox alchemy he had learned from some unknown source.


    He had been undeniably generous towards him. From the outset, he had yielded the already-obtained opportunity, and subsequently, it was the master who had been selflessly bestowing gifts upon him.


    If initially, he had merely been bound by the kindness of a life-saving benefactor, loath to reject the offer of his rescuer, then through these days of interaction, Li Xingtian genuinely felt that he had willingly joined this small, family-like sect.


    From the cultivation techniques to the supernatural abilities,


    Li Xingtian naturally regarded all of this as invaluable treasure, but a supernatural ability of extremely high quality also implied that it would be exceedingly difficult to master.


    After all... not everyone possessed an understanding as prodigious as that of the senior apprentice sister.


    However, merely borrowing a modicum of its power, coupled with the supernatural abilities of his past life, his combat prowess should still be formidable.


    He did not believe that the six black-robed figures before him would also wield supernatural abilities.


    After first scanning his surroundings to secure his bearings, Li Xingtian reverted to his preferred tactic: strike first, rejoice first; strike later, suffer!


    He abruptly clenched the pickaxe in his hand, spinning around and charging back towards the altar.


    A watchful Qingfeng Sect disciple immediately noticed Li Xingtian and barked:


    "What do you think you''re doing?!"


    A flicker of apprehension crossed Li Xingtian''s face, and he shuffled towards the disciple as if his legs were giving way:


    "I... I need to use the lavatory."


    "Our construction schedule is pressing! You can relieve yourself in your trousers and keep working! Get back to your post!"


    When sufficiently close, Li Xingtian erupted into action, appearing before the Qingfeng Sect disciple in a flash, unleashing the spiritual power within his body.


    The supernatural ability of his past life - Nine Heavens Profound Nether Blade, combined with the superficially studied supernatural ability - Immortal Slaying Soul Transmutation Nine Nether Blade.


    Given that both were blade techniques, rudimentary assimilation was feasible.


    The pickaxe in Li Xingtian''s grasp transformed into a great blade, its dark crimson energy imbued with boundless power, slashing towards the Qingfeng Sect disciple''s head.


    The Qingfeng Sect disciple was caught unawares, especially when confronted with a technique as swift as a supernatural ability!


    He felt as if he had been petrified, his very soul shaken by this imposing aura.


    He could only display a look of terror before Li Xingtian cleaved his head with a single blow.


    With one swing, Li Xingtian cursed inwardly.


    Damn it, that was a significant expenditure.


    Li Xingtian felt nearly half of the spiritual energy within his body had been consumed by that single strike!


    He had not anticipated that simply borrowing a fragment of its power and form, the actual expenditure would be double that of his previous supernatural abilities.


    Yet, the effect was undeniably potent.


    What Li Xingtian had not foreseen was that, while mobilizing the spiritual energy within his body, he seemed to have faintly sensed the energy of the pool.


    Before Li Xingtian could delve further, the six black-robed figures abruptly rose to their feet, their forms lunging towards him.


    One of the black-robed figures bellowed in a raspy, genderless voice:


    "What impudent whelp dares to cause turmoil here?!"


    "Still merely at the Foundation Establishment stage?! Today, you shall become our blood offering! To comprehend the true essence of cultivation!"

 Chapter 22: "Whos the Real Devil Here?!"

    "Master! Has Second Apprentice-Brother been down there too long?"


    Li Yingling glanced at Chu Xingchen, concern etched on her face. "We haven''t heard anything since he gave the signal."


    "Let''s give it a little more time." Chu Xingchen frowned. "With that teleportation charm, Li Xingtian should be able to get out of there, even if he''s outmatched." He paused. "He might have already teleported out if things got too hot."


    Li Yingling sighed, resigned to waiting as her master suggested.


    But then, ten minutes later, the earth rocked. A violent explosion ripped through the mine, followed by a torrent of raw, malevolent energy.


    No words needed this time.


    Li Xingtian had anticipated the Golden Core elder guarding the spirit stone vault to be a man in his middle age, and now the figure was emerging, proving his prediction correct. Whatever was happening to Li Xingtian inside, Chu Xingchen had to intercept him.


    Chu Xingchen swiftly grabbed a spiritual sword from his spatial ring. Before going, he pressed a teleportation charm into Li Yingling''s hand. "If things go south, use this, find cover, and stay put. I''ll find you."


    "What is this thing?" Li Yingling examined the charm, its surface alive with golden patterns.


    "Random teleport. Inject spiritual energy, and boom, you''re gone. Don''t use it just to see what happens." Chu Xingchen pulled a mask over his face. "Stay calm. Your safety is priority one."


    "So what do I do?"


    "Same as Li Xingtian''s plan: try to support him, but only if you can do it safely. Anyone you can''t handle, run. Li Xingtian has one of these charms too. Don''t worry about him."


    With that, Chu Xingchen vanished, a streak of light in the sky.


    Chu Xingchen didn''t waste time with small fry. He went for his most powerful technique first: the supernatural ability Li Yingling had learned when she joined the sect.


    Three Thousand Weak Waters Sword.


    Wisps of sword energy became water dragons, wrapping the blade.


    Chu Xingchen aimed, ready to strike the elder who was rushing back towards the mine entrance.


    A beginner''s supernatural ability was still a supernatural ability. Combined with Chu Xingchen''s mastery of evasion and a surprise attack, it was a deadly combo.


    The elder was in a panic. The plan had reached a critical stage, and the Qingfeng Sect''s survival depended on it. He had to prevent this from going sideways. He''d already crushed a jade slip, sending an urgent message. With a bit of stalling, other elders would arrive to assist. But the ritual and formations deep in the mine had to be protected. He was freaking out.


    Facing Chu Xingchen''s sudden, deadly attack, he barely had time to react.


    The elder desperately pushed spiritual energy into his Golden Core, erecting a hasty shield.


    But it was useless. The sword cut through space itself. Death arrived in the blink of an eye, carried on the edge of boundless sword intent.


    The elder saw his attacker: ragged clothes, a demon mask, and eyes that were chillingly blank.


    He couldn''t dodge. He could only twist his head, barely avoiding a decapitating blow.


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    But he couldn''t avoid the sword as it pierced his heart. Immense spiritual power, infused with a torrent of blade energy, destroyed everything in its path.


    One strike, and half his body, including his heart, exploded into bloody mist.


    But the elder used the force of the blow to throw himself out of range, retreating rapidly.


    Chu Xingchen didn''t pursue. He stopped, watching the elder. Golden Core cultivators weren''t Nascent Souls. A destroyed heart should have killed him.


    But the elder seemed... fine. Something was seriously wrong. He would check his stats.


    ¡¾Mo Chen¡¿


    ¡¾Cultivation: Mid-Stage Golden Core¡¿


    ¡¾Blue Trait: Acquired Demonic Body¡¿


    ¡¾White Trait: Tough Hide¡¿


    ¡¾White Trait: Cunning¡¿


    ¡¾Black Trait: Demonic Intrusion¡¿


    "Acquired Demonic Body?"


    Chu Xingchen frowned. There was definitely more to the Qingfeng Sect than he realized.


    The elder stabilized himself, a hint of relief showing on his face. Black and red spiritual power erupted from him, devouring the unprepared Qi Refining Stage 2 and 3 miners nearby.


    He drained their blood and flesh, converting it into energy to replace the half of his body that had been destroyed.


    That strike had torn through his Golden Core defenses. And that naturally flowing swordsmanship... It was definitely a supernatural ability!


    A cultivator with supernatural abilities against one without was a completely unfair fight.


    Especially since this guy was stronger than him. Right now, all he could do was stall for time, waiting for reinforcements.


    Mo Chen said quickly, "Daoist friend! There must be a misunderstanding! This is the Qingfeng Sect''s mine."


    Chu Xingchen''s voice was cold and level. "A demonic cult''s mine. It''s my duty to act on behalf of Heaven."


    Hearing this, Mo Chen relaxed slightly. A few words to buy time was all he needed. This idiot, so what if he was late-stage Golden Core, so what if he had a supernatural ability.


    The sect''s Nascent Soul Patriarch would be here any minute.


    Mo Chen clasped his hands, feigning sincerity. "The Qingfeng Sect is a righteous cultivation sect, certified by the Southern Danzhou Immortal Alliance Pavilion. How can you possibly call us a demonic cult?"


    Seeing Mo Chen lower his guard, Chu Xingchen felt a surge of excitement. "Yes, the villain monologue begins!" What sort of idiot would think he''d waste time talking?


    If striking the body wasn''t effective, he would try the head.


    "But you see..."


    Chu Xingchen opened his mouth to speak, but his hands moved even faster. He lunged forward, arriving before Mo Chen in an instant. The sword energy in his hand now flowed like liquid water, encasing the blade.


    He swung, aiming straight for Mo Chen''s head.


    But the sword met only air.


    Mo Chen detonated a dark red blood mist, covering the area.


    The aura that Chu Xingchen''s sword had locked onto vanished, replaced by a single, all-encompassing cloud of blood.


    Chu Xingchen frantically erected a spiritual energy barrier, cutting himself off from the mist. He didn''t know what it was capable of.


    He couldn''t worry about wasting spiritual energy. The spiritual sword in his hand pulsed with light, pouring strands of flowing energy into the mist. Sharp threads of power tore apart every connection, every tendril.


    "You''re the demonic cultivator! Launching a sneak attack?!"


    Mo Chen''s voice, distorted with fury, echoed from within the mist. If he hadn''t been prepared, that strike would have taken his head.


    "My conscience is clear, what more needs to be said?"


    Chu Xingchen replied simply, unleashing a flood of silken energy, consuming the mist.


    Mo Chen knew he couldn''t stay in the mist, or he would die. He forced his body to re-coalesce.


    Now, Mo Chen''s eyes burned crimson as he glared at Chu Xingchen. The brat was taking advantage of the fact that he didn''t know any supernatural abilities.


    Chu Xingchen was calm. A flawless, late-stage Golden Core cultivator with a supernatural ability should crush a mid-stage. Anything less would be pathetic.


    His sword shimmered, the water spirit energy coalescing on the blade. He would finish this in two moves.


    But suddenly, everything changed. Behind him, from within the mine...


    Several bloody figures flew out, smashing through buildings and into the stone walls.


    Concern flooded Chu Xingchen''s mind. He had to look.


    After the bloody figures hurtled past, he saw him.


    Li Xingtian, wreathed in demonic flames, his body glowing with dark crimson spiritual energy. His crimson eyes were wild, consumed with murderous intent.


    Some kind of sinister blood, carrying an eerie aura, swirled around him, seemingly under his control.


    Had he been possessed?


    Why did he look so evil?


    Li Xingtian staggered out of the mine, and saw his master, his tone a mix of madness and reverence:


    "Master!"


    Mo Chen stared, mouth agape.


    He had never seen this man before. If he was calling someone "Master", it definitely wasn''t him.


    So that meant he was calling the guy who had claimed, "My conscience is clear" master.


    Seriously, the most evil-looking person here is your apprentice and you''re claiming your conscience is clear?


    Mo Chen pointed at Li Xingtian, his voice filled with bitterness.


    "You guys are the damn demonic cultivators, aren''t you?!"

 Chapter 23: Clarity of Intention

    To the elder''s furious denunciation, Chu Xingchen responded with an even more ferocious supernatural ability.


    A wave of sword intent, like a waterfall crashing down a cliff, surged towards the elder.


    His second apprentice-brother seemed to be in a bad way. That didn''t look okay at all.


    Time was not on his side.


    His apprentice was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and even with a teleportation charm, his safety wasn''t guaranteed.


    A swift resolution was the only option.


    Mo Chen was terrified. Every fiber of his being felt locked in place. Facing that terrifying sword strike, he felt death looming.


    "Master, wait! Leave him alive for now!"


    Li Xingtian shouted from the mine entrance.


    Hesitating for a moment, Chu Xingchen held back.


    The sword energy shifted slightly, sparing the elder''s head, his eyes wide with terror.


    Seeing his master holding back, Li Xingtian visibly relaxed, then charged forward.


    He stormed toward the elder, a crimson aura rising in his hand. He slammed his hand onto the elder''s head.


    Though Chu Xingchen''s sword strike hadn''t killed the elder, he''d still been hit with its full force.


    Though not on the verge of death, he was heavily wounded. Facing Li Xingtian''s onslaught, Mo Chen didn''t even have the strength to raise his hand.


    He could only let Li Xingtian grab his head.


    Then, to his horror, the elder realized that this Foundation Establishment junior was draining the blood from his body.


    A Foundation Establishment cultivator draining a Golden Core? Unheard of! Even if he was heavily wounded...


    Mo Chen felt a distinct suppression originating from the cultivation technique itself!


    This kid''s demonic cultivation was more twisted than his own!


    This was something that even demonic cultivators feared!


    Chu Xingchen watched his disciple, looking every bit the demonic cultivator, and frowned.


    Both of them were wreathed in dark red energy. "What''s going on?!"


    Li Xingtian barely turned his head to look at his master. "There''s a demonic ritual here. They''ve been draining the miners'' spiritual roots and blood for their cultivation!"


    Chu Xingchen tightened his grip on his sword and glared at Li Xingtian. "I''m talking about you! What''s going on with you?!"


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    "Me?" Li Xingtian was taken aback. He looked down at the blood-red aura surrounding him and suddenly realized.


    "I''m fine. It''s just... your technique seems to interact with those blood pools..."


    Li Xingtian''s expression became strained.


    He''d never heard of a righteous cultivation technique that interacted with demonic rituals.


    And now his own cultivation technique seemed to have higher priority than theirs.


    Was he going to be surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood from now on?


    But there was no time for soul-searching. Chu Xingchen interrupted his thoughts. "If you''re okay, that''s all that matters. Reinforcements are probably on their way. What''s the situation?"


    Li Xingtian could feel his spiritual power rapidly replenishing, his cultivation base steadily increasing.


    He answered immediately. "I saw Senior Apprentice-Sister heading into the mine. I''ve killed all the Foundation Establishment cultivators inside. She should be safe. Master, grab whatever you need from the vault and get out of here. I''ll handle this one!"


    Chu Xingchen nodded and headed straight for the vault.


    The Qingfeng Sect Foundation Establishment disciples had scattered as soon as their elder had been nearly killed with one strike.


    No one was there to stop Chu Xingchen. He kicked open the vault doors.


    The sight that greeted him made him pause.


    The vault was filled with spirit stones, but there was also a formation in the center that used the blood energy from the mine to nourish the spirit stones.


    The spirit stones weren''t the usual pale blue, glowing with spiritual energy.


    They were pale red, emanating a bloody stench.


    Seriously... you''d be labeled a demonic cultivator just for buying something with these stones!


    What were they doing defiling spirit stones of all things?!


    But there wasn''t time to dwell on it.


    Having come this far...


    Chu Xingchen shoved every spirit stone he could find into his spatial ring.


    The ring quickly filled to bursting. Chu Xingchen grabbed a couple of smaller stones and shoved them into his pocket. That was enough greed for one day.


    When he stepped outside, Li Xingtian had already finished off Elder Mo Chen.


    The elder looked like a desiccated corpse, skin clinging to bone.


    Li Xingtian''s cultivation had already reached mid-stage Foundation Establishment.


    He''d caught up with Li Yingling.


    Now he was preparing for his first plan.


    Setting up a rudimentary teleportation formation, rudimentary to the point where its destination and range were completely random.


    Chu Xingchen tossed Li Xingtian a few of the blood-red spirit stones from his ring to power the formation.


    Just then, Li Yingling emerged from the mine, dragging someone with her.


    Li Yingling was wearing a demon mask as well. She was dragging Ning Qianqian''s father, Ning Kun.


    Behind her, a group of miners stumbled out of the mine.


    "You''ve seen what''s happening here. Staying means certain death, sooner or later." Li Xingtian''s hands moved swiftly as he spoke. "I''m setting up a teleportation formation."


    "The range and destination are uncertain! You could end up right back in the Qingfeng Sect''s hands."


    "Of course, you can choose to stay. I won''t force you. But this is your only chance! Think it over carefully. Those who are willing, step into the circle."


    Li Xingtian projected his voice with spiritual energy, ensuring that the miners could hear him clearly.


    The miners looked around in confusion.


    But some were quick to understand. Li Xingtian''s battle in the mine had disrupted the illusions.


    As the illusion faded, the miners saw the pools of blood and the blood being extracted from their bodies.


    They knew that they would be worked to the bone, only to have the Qingfeng Sect drain them dry.


    One of the miners spoke up, his voice shaking with emotion. "Thank you for saving our lives! How can we repay you?"


    Li Xingtian didn''t reply. He continued to work, adding the final touches to the formation.


    He placed the spirit stones in their positions.


    The formation suddenly glowed.


    Li Xingtian took a deep breath. "Don''t thank me. Just remember to help others when you get the chance."


    Seeing the miners, Li Xingtian couldn''t help but think of his brothers from the village.


    He had died here.


    He gave a self-deprecating laugh. Li Xingtian didn''t know why he wanted to save them.


    But wasn''t cultivation about clarity of intention?


    If he wanted to do it, he would. Whether for his own peace of mind or to honor the memory of his friend.


    That was what he wanted to do.


    He looked over at his master.


    His master simply nodded.

 Chapter 24: A Deliberate Plan

    The Mine.


    The Qingfeng Sect, despite their best efforts, had arrived too late.


    When the contingent of Golden Core elders, led by Shangguan Hong, reached the mine, it was nearly deserted.


    The five Golden Core elders floated above the mine, their spiritual senses scanning the area.


    As it turned out, Li Xingtian was right about the teleportation formation''s instability. The elders'' spiritual senses immediately picked up several miners who were still within their range.


    One of the elders spoke up. "There are still miners nearby who haven''t escaped."


    "You go after them. I''ll search here myself." Shangguan Hong''s eyes were lowered, his voice calm.


    "Alright..."


    The other elders understood that this was Shangguan Hong''s only chance to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. He might appear calm, but his heart was likely burning with rage.


    He had the most to lose from this incident. Leaving this place to Shangguan Hong was probably the best course of action.


    Shangguan Hong descended, and the first thing he saw upon landing was Elder Mo Chen''s mummified corpse.


    He reached out, carefully examining the body.


    Shangguan Hong quickly concluded that Elder Mo Chen had been drained dry.


    While still alive. His blood and energy had been sucked dry, leaving him defenseless.


    Only a demonic cultivator at least at the late-stage Golden Core could have done that.


    "Useless trash!"


    Shangguan Hong barely managed to restrain himself from blasting the corpse into ashes.


    He needed to remain on good terms with the sect, so he couldn''t make things too difficult.


    Shangguan Hong took a deep breath and walked towards the mine.


    He could only hope that everything inside was still intact, the formations stable, and the blood pools still filled with energy.


    Those were the key to his breakthrough.


    Time was running out. Shangguan Hong''s talents were average. He had clawed his way to the position of elder in the Qingfeng Sect through hard work.


    He''d endured countless insults and humiliations.


    Now... was it all going to end here? Shangguan Hong couldn''t accept it.


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    He didn''t even need to enter the mine. Shangguan Hong knew the truth as soon as his spiritual sense swept through the tunnels.


    But he went in anyway, refusing to give up hope.


    The blood pools were dry, and the formations were shattered.


    Shangguan Hong stared at the scene, as if trapped in a nightmare.


    So close... he was so close...


    Even the worst-quality Nascent Soul would be enough.


    Shangguan Hong stood there for an unknown amount of time.


    The sound of the other four elders returning with six miners snapped him out of his trance.


    One of the elders glanced at the sacrificial altar, sighed inwardly, and tossed the captive miners forward.


    "This is all we could find."


    Shangguan Hong''s eyes, bloodshot and wild, looked up, like a starving beast.


    The miners couldn''t withstand the pressure of the Golden Core cultivator, nor could they bear his terrifying gaze.


    "I''ll talk... I''ll tell you..."


    Shangguan Hong ignored them. He grabbed one of the miners and began a soul search.


    One of the elders was about to speak, but another stopped him with a shake of his head.


    Soul searching was extremely damaging to both the victim and the caster.


    Shangguan Hong ignored the consequences and searched all six miners.


    When he finished, Shangguan Hong coughed up blood.


    "...Demonic cultivator... Top-tier demonic cultivator capable of controlling blood pools."


    Shangguan Hong wiped the blood from his lips. "There was a man and a woman wearing masks. The man was at least at the late-stage Golden Core and knew a supernatural ability."


    "The swordsmanship of the masked man did not resemble that of a demonic cultivator. But it might have been a deception."


    Shangguan Hong took out a brush and quickly drew the face of the man that the miner had briefly seen.


    The picture depicted a middle-aged man with a beard and a blank expression.


    Li Xingtian had been wearing a disguise when he infiltrated the mine.


    "They were fast and decisive." Shangguan Hong added, "That face might not be his real one."


    "Late-stage Golden Core? And a supernatural ability?" One of the elders frowned. "The sect leader is in seclusion, and Qingfeng Sect doesn''t have any supernatural abilities. Even if we find them, we might not be able to defeat them."


    "Moreover, there are three of them. If the other two are also Golden Core, and possess supernatural abilities, the five of us might not stand a chance."


    "Based on your soul searches, they might just be demonic cultivators trying to take advantage of the situation. They''re not necessarily our sworn enemies."


    "Starting a war might not be worth it. Besides, we have our own secrets to keep."


    Shangguan Hong''s eyes burned into the elder who had spoken.


    After a long silence.


    Shangguan Hong spoke. "You''re right. But we can''t stop here! The formation hasn''t been damaged too badly. It can be repaired. As for the blood, we''ll capture more! Capture as much as we can!"


    "From now on, all five of us will defend this place. We''ll summon disciples and create a powerful formation. Even if they know supernatural abilities, they won''t leave alive!"


    The other four elders fell silent.


    In the past, they had carried out minor activities discreetly. But even then, other demonic cultivators had caught on and taken the lead.


    Now, they were openly seizing people, which would inevitably lead to exposure.


    They had only intended to use Shangguan Hong''s plan to assist their own cultivation, giving them a chance to reach the Nascent Soul stage.


    But they didn''t want to risk their lives and reputations.


    Unlike the aging Shangguan Hong, they had more time to live.


    But facing Shangguan Hong''s rage, their silence was the loudest form of protest.


    "Brother Pei... have you forgotten that I saved your life?"


    "Brother Zhao, your spiritual root talent is inferior to mine. Reaching the early Golden Core stage and becoming an elder is your ultimate goal? Don''t you want to continue further on the path of cultivation?"


    "Brother Li... my little daughter..."


    "Brother Wang..."


    Shangguan Hong''s gaze swept over the four elders, a strange smile on his face.


    "Do you really think we can stop now and be safe?"


    "Don''t you know that the path of cultivation is a constant life-or-death struggle?"


    "Only by pushing forward can we sleep soundly at night!"


    Elder Li couldn''t hold back any longer.


    "From now on, we need to plan everything carefully! We need to deliberate!"