Chapter 26.1
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Senior Sister’s 26th Lesson
◎ Versatile Junior Sister ◎
After completing the task of reading ten thousand scrolls on the 122nd level, the door of the library reopened.
Lin Shuang glanced at it, and it was already approaching the late afternoon hour.
Today in Zhenchuan, she exerted herself, using a schedule similar to that of final exams.
Apart from some essential activities like reading novels and taking a nap, her time was fully occupied with studying.
It had been a long time since she worked so hard.
Lin Shuang looked up and gazed at the approaching sunset, feeling proud of herself.
[December 22nd.]
[Day 5: Completed the Myriad Scrolls Library. Dan Tian 6, exhausted, entered dormancy. Switched to Dan Tian 7 midway, with remaining health at around fifty to sixty percent.]
After recording her progress, she secretly glanced at the record jade slip in her mustard seed bag.
Walking to the entrance of the library, three sets of scrolls were floating on the stone steps.
[Due to the successful breakthrough, you can take out the techniques you’ve cultivated to the second level!]
– “Returning Sword Technique.”
– “Mountain and Sea Thirteen Slashes”
– “First Tier Poisonous Camphor Pill”
Lin Shuang smiled, “Thanks, Book Pavilion, for teaching me to grow.”
She reached out and picked up the scrolls, placing them in her mustard seed bag.
But soon, her hand touched the record jade slip inside the mustard seed bag — “Do you mind if I take some of your big brother’s stuff?,” also known as the “Drops Form Rivers Technique.”
Lin Shuang turned around, pretending to be nonchalant, and touched the cold fingertips of someone who was also grabbing a booklet.
She turned her head and saw the ink-black pupils in Huangfu Yuan’s phoenix eyes contract slightly.
“Sorry, Senior Brother.”
“No worries.”
Huangfu Yuan retracted his fingers, lowered his head, and held the warm hand stove with his other hand.
The “Blood Slaughter Array” was hidden in his sleeve.
In an instant, the three of them smiled simultaneously and entered the resting cave.
In Zhenchuan Mountain Tower, hollowed inside, a resting cave floated every three thousand levels.
At this moment, almost every resting cave had someone standing in front of the projection, their expressions subtle.
White-feathered were clothes torn, bloodstains still visible, he had just come out tired from the 3,900th level.
Just as he was about to sit down and catch his breath, he saw the sturdy big brother with fish scales on his head beckoning to him.
Struggling to stand up, he walked over, lowering his voice to inquire, “Did the Lord faint and withdraw from the Zhenchuan assessment?”
A knowing look flashed in his eyes, but there was also a hint of regret.
If the Lord withdrew, it wasn’t good news for Meng Zi and Lin Shuang.
Three people were needed.
However, over the years, Huangfu Yuan had stopped at the five hundredth layer.
His ancient bloodline had suffered heavy damage, and he could only exert his power once a day.
They had speculated long ago that there was no safe place within the Inner Sect, or even within Zhenchuan; there were always people looking for the Lord.
Once Huangfu Yuan used his full strength, his bloodline would be exposed, and he would have to leave the Clearwater Sect.
This was an obstacle for the Lord, for them, and for the entire revenge plan of the Yao Clan.
The sudden madness of the previous Yao King, the leader of the Nine-Tailed Foxes, who was besieged and killed by people, pointed directly to the Eastern Territory.
The only ones who could secretly collude with demonic cultivators without exposure were the Clearwater and Shanhai sects in the Eastern Territory, the ones who had been famous the longest and were the local snakes.
“Don’t discuss it outside. When I go to Zhenchuan tonight, I will look for him.”
Bai Yu lowered his voice, “Our three-person team here has reached the limit, so we’re going back to the cave for recovery.”
“Oh, by the way, Brother Gui, what level have you reached?”
“I’ve broken through the five thousandth level, and this time, my goal is the six thousandth level.”
Big Brother Fish Scales answered casually.
Bai Yu nodded, “I entered the two thousandth to three thousandth levels this time, conducted three trials today, and haven’t found anything suspicious. How about your side in the five thousandth level?”
“Nothing found,” Big Brother Fish Scales frowned, “The Lord said that if a person cultivates evil techniques, there must be traces. Zhenchuan is jointly maintained by all the elders of the Clearwater Sect, harboring personal likes and dislikes. Investigating Zhenchuan will inevitably uncover the clues from previous years. But even at the more than five thousandth level I went to, there were no unusual objects or the trace of demonic cultivation.”
Bai Yu contemplated, “Maybe it’s beyond the six thousandth level. If it doesn’t work this year, then in ten years, one day we will be able to investigate the entire Zhenchuan.”
Saying this, he suddenly raised several strands of messy white hair behind him.
His expression changed.
“I need to quickly go out of Zhenchuan at once. If the Lord is eliminated and leaves the competition, he will probably transform back in secret and investigate Zhenchuan.”
But this year, Lin Shuang from the Outer Sect entered the Inner Sect. Perhaps there would be curious elders who paid attention to the situation inside Zhenchuan during their leisure time.
This year was too dangerous.
Big Brother Fish Scales remained silent for a while before letting out a strange cry, “Xiao Bai, can you stop interrupting me at the beginning every time?”
“You know that our fish clan only has seven breaths in our memory during our resting moments.”
Xiao Bai: “…So, what did you want to say when you stopped me?”
Big Brother Fish Scales frowned, “Uh, I came over to talk to you, didn’t I?”
Xiao Bai: “…”
“Ah, quickly look at the Red List outside. Junior Sister Lin Shuang unexpectedly became the Level Lord at the 1,200th level!”
“What!”
In the resting cave where the disciples had just returned from their training, the information was outdated. As soon as they checked the Red List, they were suddenly surprised and started discussing.
Bai Yu and Big Brother Fish Scales stood up abruptly.
Big Brother Fish Scales was in a relaxed mood, “I remember now! I came to tell you that the Lord went to the 1,200th level and became the Level Lord.”
“…”
The White-feathers behind Bai Yu became even more disheveled.
“Why didn’t you say it earlier!”
“How could this happen? Why did the Lord go above the five hundredth level this year? Xiao Bai, you are the smartest, do you know?” Big Brother Fish Scales asked.
Bai Yu certainly didn’t know.
“I wanted to send a message to the Lord, but I didn’t dare. Our fish clan is hostile to the Lord in the outside world.”
Big Brother Fish Scales scratched his head.
But Bai Yu lowered his head, his lips moving, “They’ve reached the 1,200th level, and they can watch the projections below a thousand levels—”
He quickly opened the disciple clearance projection for the 222nd level.
Many anonymous disciples’ messages floated above.
Among them, one pseudonym caught the attention of both him and Brother Fish Scales.
“I was just passing by: I have high hopes for the disciples of the 200th level.”
“I was just passing by: I’ve seen you here for a long time, really anxious.”
“I was just passing by: The maze in the picture requires the peak strength of the Foundation Establishment to walk out, be careful.”
“I was just passing by: A lot of blood flowed.”
“I was just passing by: Luckily, you brought pills. Thank goodness.”
“I saw the Blood Slaughter Array!”
Xiao Bai recited the first character of each ‘comment’!
I saw the Blood Slaughter Array!?
Big Brother Fish Scales’ pupils contracted, “The Blood Slaughter Array that trapped the previous Demon King, indeed, there is a problem with Zhenchuan! Then, what does the Lord want us to do next—”
No, worries.
I, have, found, help, me, navigate, water, investigate, Zhen, Chuan, those, people.
“!”
“Previously, the Lord was afraid of exposing his bloodline, so he didn’t join our team and always withdrew at the five hundredth level… This year, he finally found someone to help him investigate Zhenchuan?!”
Big Brother Fish Scales was moved.
Someone to help him investigate.
Who?
Lin Shuang?
Bai Yu’s gaze shook, and the white feathers behind him trembled.
Indeed, compared to the weak Emperor Fuyuan in Zhenchuan, more attention was drawn to Lin Shuang, who broke into the Inner Sect from the Outer Sect!
“Wait, have they become the Lords of the 1,200th level?”
Bai Yu weirdly spoke.
Suddenly, he lowered his head to check the communication stone.
[Meng Zi]: Xiao Bai, are you going out of Zhenchuan tonight? Can we talk about your matters in the Outer Sect when you’re free?
[Meng Zi]: … I feel that Lin Shuang is not as weak and lazy as you think. Did you misunderstand her?
[Meng Zi]: Xiao Bai, are you asleep? I can’t sleep.
“!!”
Bai Yu’s expression changed.
In the resting cave below the 3,000th level of Zhenchuan, Lin Shuang and the others had already been teleported to the rest area.
“Oh, Auntie, you’re still in charge of this level.”
Meng Zi carried a knife and walked in front of Lin Shuang and Emperor Fuyuan. He greeted the Pink Robed Senior Sister who had just sold a set of caves for twenty years with a smile.
“We’re back again, take a look at the caves on the 1,200th level.”
Just looking, not buying!
The pink-robed woman rolled her eyes, without the enthusiasm she had before.
Especially when she glanced at the third water beast embroidered pattern on Lin Shuang’s chest, which was light golden, different from the silver-white lines of the previous two water beasts.
This was the symbol of becoming a Lord and triggering all the hidden treasures on this level.
It meant that the disciple on this layer had exceeded the highest difficulty.
The value was completely different!
Disciples who obtained this beast head in previous years would, given time, achieve the highest results beyond the 6,000th level!
The pink-robed woman turned her head, “I think even the caves on the 1,200th level may not be to your liking. You won’t give up until you fall from a high level.”
“Well, indeed, the 800th level is at least an hour’s flying time from the Transmission Hall. The 1,200th level should take at least half an hour, right?”
Lin Shuang estimated that the Inner Sect was not simple.
The pink-robed woman’s movement of opening the 1,200th-level cave stiffened.
Compared to the two rooms of the 800th level, the 1,200th level was a three-room, one-hall cave, at least 150 square meters, with a view of the sea of clouds and stars at night…
Lin Shuang glanced and indeed, the location of the cave was between the fourth and fifth rings!
It was even tens of thousands of miles away from the Sect Master’s residence…
She suddenly felt disheartened.
Every day, it would take an hour to get out. It was bearable to endure a bit.
But—
“My outer sect’s Room 99 is within half an incense stick’s reach of the Transmission Hall, cafeteria, management office, and the outer mountain gate.”
Entering the Inner Sect, instantly moving from the first ring to the fifth ring, how could she endure that?
“Ah, it’s easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.” Lin Shuang looked apologetically at the pink-robed senior auntie.
The pink-robed woman’s mouth twitched. Your Outer Sect is extravagant, and your Inner Sect is frugal!
“The spiritual energy in the Inner Sect is much richer than the Outer—”
Before she could finish, Emperor Fuyuan spoke, “For the 1200th-level cave, I remember it doesn’t provide a crane mount, does it?”
A trace of elegant disdain appeared on his pale face.
The pink-robed woman’s veins bulged, she put away the cave jade slip, and turned around!
Meng Zi, carrying a knife, looked at Lin Shuang on the left and Emperor Fuyuan on the right.
He also put away the thought of looking at the caves.
Can’t attract the attention of an outer sect junior and a sickly senior brother, so why be a scapegoat?
Lin Shuang and the others touched their noses innocently and left the tea table for viewing rooms.
“Was I impolite? But the distance is indeed an issue.”
“No worries, junior sister. Without even cranes, the spiritual chickens don’t want to nest in the 1200th cave either.”
“…At least a cave that costs over a hundred thousand a month, I think even the aunt herself wouldn’t live in it.”
The pink-robed woman almost rushed forward.
But a figure in blue clothes moved faster than her. “Senior Sister!”
Lin Shuang paused, turned around, and saw Zhao Keran, who was trying to get close to her. “Little Junior Sister?”
“I just sensed that you were cultivating here and was a bit curious. Are you also here to experience Zhenchuan?”
The pink-robed woman pressed her eyebrows, “They, as Outer Sect disciples, are here to assist with miscellaneous tasks, not to cultivate.”
After saying that, she cast a resentful glance at Lin Shuang.
“You think everyone is like you, running to the Inner Sect—”
But before she could finish, Zhao Keran interrupted with enthusiasm.
“As expected of Senior Sister, just a hundred steps away from me, you sensed that I was cultivating here.”
The pink-robed woman: “?”
She turned around to see Zhao Keran, who had a pile of cave jade slips in her hands, throwing them into the air, and there was a continuous flow of spiritual water washing down from top to bottom.
She held two walnut-sized swords in his hands, moving her feet back and forth.
“???”
“Senior Sister is in Zhenchuan, how can I slack off?”
Zhao Keran had an eager-to-be-praised expression as he looked at Lin Shuang.
“Master Li asked us to come to Zhenchuan for odd jobs. I used the Rain Silk Technique for practice, wiping the Zhenchuan jade slip while exercising my divine consciousness to watch Senior Sister’s challenge projections. At the same time, I trained the flexibility of my idle hands and ten fingers with sword techniques and practiced the footwork of the Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell.
Pink-robed woman: “??”
Meng Zi, carrying a knife: “???”
Huang Fuyuan’s elegant phoenix eyes twitched fiercely.
Lin Shuang, however, was very pleased. She reached out and patted her junior sister’s shoulder.
She was happy that her junior sister could grasp the essence of time management for cultivators. Unlike her, who regretted being slow only after losing her loved ones.
“You’ve grown up, junior sister.”
Zhao Keran grinned happily. “Then I’ll continue. After finishing today’s tasks, I’ll try the hundredth level of Zhenchuan.”
Lin Shuang smiled. “Good.”
She didn’t forget to give some guidance to her junior sister, pointing to the jade slip thrown into the air by Zhao Keran.
“Your Rain Silk Technique still has a waste of forty percent. It falls through the gaps in the jade slip.”
“Why not split your divine sense into multiple threads, attach them to these rain silks, and clean the teacup when they fall? Coordinate your footsteps with the rain silks to complete obstacle avoidance training. What do you think?”
Pink-robed woman: “??”
Meng Zi: “??”
Emperor Fuyuan: “…”
Zhao Keran suddenly became solemn. “Yes, Senior Sister. I still lack insight into the fastest comprehension. I’ll go practice right away!”
The pink-robed woman’s fingers twitched: “??”
Meng Zi: “??”
Emperor Fuyuan: “…”
The pink-robed woman held the jade slip for the 1200th-level cave and lowered her head.
Is this how miscellaneous tasks are done in the Outer Sect now?
Is this how senior sisters in the Outer Sect guide junior sisters?
Has she been away from the Outer Sect for too long?
She was too focused on the projections of the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion just now and didn’t notice the ‘weird movements’ of this female disciple from the Outer Sect!
“Alright, you continue your cultivation. Senior sister won’t disturb you. Remember, once the itinerary starts, focus, don’t interrupt it just because senior sister comes over.”
Lin Shuang touched her junior sister’s forehead.
Zhao Keran immediately deeply reflected on himself. “Yes, Senior Sister. I’ll start from scratch after one stick of incense.”
Lin Shuang nodded in satisfaction and looked at Emperor Fuyuan and Meng Zi. “Let’s go exchange our rewards.”
A trace of dread flashed in Emperor Fuyuan’s phoenix eyes.
If everyone in the human realm cultivates like this, what about the innate talents and bloodlines of the demon cultivators?
Meng Zi, who was behind, also hesitated in his steps, and a bright light seemed to suddenly light up in his sea of consciousness.
—You’ve grown up, junior sister.
—Junior sister, your Rain Silk Technique, is forty percent waste…
—Junior sister, have you learned…
Meng Zi’s big knife trembled slightly, and he looked forward at Lin Shuang’s departing figure.
He seemed to, maybe, possibly have sensed the reason why Xiao Bai escaped from the Outer Sect.
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Senior Sister’s 26th Lesson
◎ Versatile Junior Sister ◎
After completing the task of reading ten thousand scrolls on the 122nd level, the door of the library reopened.
Lin Shuang glanced at it, and it was already approaching the late afternoon hour.
Today in Zhenchuan, she exerted herself, using a schedule similar to that of final exams.
Apart from some essential activities like reading novels and taking a nap, her time was fully occupied with studying.
It had been a long time since she worked so hard.
Lin Shuang looked up and gazed at the approaching sunset, feeling proud of herself.
[December 22nd.]
[Day 5: Completed the Myriad Scrolls Library. Dan Tian 6, exhausted, entered dormancy. Switched to Dan Tian 7 midway, with remaining health at around fifty to sixty percent.]
After recording her progress, she secretly glanced at the record jade slip in her mustard seed bag.
Walking to the entrance of the library, three sets of scrolls were floating on the stone steps.
[Due to the successful breakthrough, you can take out the techniques you’ve cultivated to the second level!]
– “Returning Sword Technique.”
– “Mountain and Sea Thirteen Slashes”
– “First Tier Poisonous Camphor Pill”
Lin Shuang smiled, “Thanks, Book Pavilion, for teaching me to grow.”
She reached out and picked up the scrolls, placing them in her mustard seed bag.
But soon, her hand touched the record jade slip inside the mustard seed bag — “Do you mind if I take some of your big brother’s stuff?,” also known as the “Drops Form Rivers Technique.”
Lin Shuang turned around, pretending to be nonchalant, and touched the cold fingertips of someone who was also grabbing a booklet.
She turned her head and saw the ink-black pupils in Huangfu Yuan’s phoenix eyes contract slightly.
“Sorry, Senior Brother.”
“No worries.”
Huangfu Yuan retracted his fingers, lowered his head, and held the warm hand stove with his other hand.
The “Blood Slaughter Array” was hidden in his sleeve.
In an instant, the three of them smiled simultaneously and entered the resting cave.
In Zhenchuan Mountain Tower, hollowed inside, a resting cave floated every three thousand levels.
At this moment, almost every resting cave had someone standing in front of the projection, their expressions subtle.
White-feathered were clothes torn, bloodstains still visible, he had just come out tired from the 3,900th level.
Just as he was about to sit down and catch his breath, he saw the sturdy big brother with fish scales on his head beckoning to him.
Struggling to stand up, he walked over, lowering his voice to inquire, “Did the Lord faint and withdraw from the Zhenchuan assessment?”
A knowing look flashed in his eyes, but there was also a hint of regret.
If the Lord withdrew, it wasn’t good news for Meng Zi and Lin Shuang.
Three people were needed.
However, over the years, Huangfu Yuan had stopped at the five hundredth layer.
His ancient bloodline had suffered heavy damage, and he could only exert his power once a day.
They had speculated long ago that there was no safe place within the Inner Sect, or even within Zhenchuan; there were always people looking for the Lord.
Once Huangfu Yuan used his full strength, his bloodline would be exposed, and he would have to leave the Clearwater Sect.
This was an obstacle for the Lord, for them, and for the entire revenge plan of the Yao Clan.
The sudden madness of the previous Yao King, the leader of the Nine-Tailed Foxes, who was besieged and killed by people, pointed directly to the Eastern Territory.
The only ones who could secretly collude with demonic cultivators without exposure were the Clearwater and Shanhai sects in the Eastern Territory, the ones who had been famous the longest and were the local snakes.
“Don’t discuss it outside. When I go to Zhenchuan tonight, I will look for him.”
Bai Yu lowered his voice, “Our three-person team here has reached the limit, so we’re going back to the cave for recovery.”
“Oh, by the way, Brother Gui, what level have you reached?”
“I’ve broken through the five thousandth level, and this time, my goal is the six thousandth level.”
Big Brother Fish Scales answered casually.
Bai Yu nodded, “I entered the two thousandth to three thousandth levels this time, conducted three trials today, and haven’t found anything suspicious. How about your side in the five thousandth level?”
“Nothing found,” Big Brother Fish Scales frowned, “The Lord said that if a person cultivates evil techniques, there must be traces. Zhenchuan is jointly maintained by all the elders of the Clearwater Sect, harboring personal likes and dislikes. Investigating Zhenchuan will inevitably uncover the clues from previous years. But even at the more than five thousandth level I went to, there were no unusual objects or the trace of demonic cultivation.”
Bai Yu contemplated, “Maybe it’s beyond the six thousandth level. If it doesn’t work this year, then in ten years, one day we will be able to investigate the entire Zhenchuan.”
Saying this, he suddenly raised several strands of messy white hair behind him.
His expression changed.
“I need to quickly go out of Zhenchuan at once. If the Lord is eliminated and leaves the competition, he will probably transform back in secret and investigate Zhenchuan.”
But this year, Lin Shuang from the Outer Sect entered the Inner Sect. Perhaps there would be curious elders who paid attention to the situation inside Zhenchuan during their leisure time.
This year was too dangerous.
Big Brother Fish Scales remained silent for a while before letting out a strange cry, “Xiao Bai, can you stop interrupting me at the beginning every time?”
“You know that our fish clan only has seven breaths in our memory during our resting moments.”
Xiao Bai: “…So, what did you want to say when you stopped me?”
Big Brother Fish Scales frowned, “Uh, I came over to talk to you, didn’t I?”
Xiao Bai: “…”
“Ah, quickly look at the Red List outside. Junior Sister Lin Shuang unexpectedly became the Level Lord at the 1,200th level!”
“What!”
In the resting cave where the disciples had just returned from their training, the information was outdated. As soon as they checked the Red List, they were suddenly surprised and started discussing.
Bai Yu and Big Brother Fish Scales stood up abruptly.
Big Brother Fish Scales was in a relaxed mood, “I remember now! I came to tell you that the Lord went to the 1,200th level and became the Level Lord.”
“…”
The White-feathers behind Bai Yu became even more disheveled.
“Why didn’t you say it earlier!”
“How could this happen? Why did the Lord go above the five hundredth level this year? Xiao Bai, you are the smartest, do you know?” Big Brother Fish Scales asked.
Bai Yu certainly didn’t know.
“I wanted to send a message to the Lord, but I didn’t dare. Our fish clan is hostile to the Lord in the outside world.”
Big Brother Fish Scales scratched his head.
But Bai Yu lowered his head, his lips moving, “They’ve reached the 1,200th level, and they can watch the projections below a thousand levels—”
He quickly opened the disciple clearance projection for the 222nd level.
Many anonymous disciples’ messages floated above.
Among them, one pseudonym caught the attention of both him and Brother Fish Scales.
“I was just passing by: I have high hopes for the disciples of the 200th level.”
“I was just passing by: I’ve seen you here for a long time, really anxious.”
“I was just passing by: The maze in the picture requires the peak strength of the Foundation Establishment to walk out, be careful.”
“I was just passing by: A lot of blood flowed.”
“I was just passing by: Luckily, you brought pills. Thank goodness.”
“I saw the Blood Slaughter Array!”
Xiao Bai recited the first character of each ‘comment’!
I saw the Blood Slaughter Array!?
Big Brother Fish Scales’ pupils contracted, “The Blood Slaughter Array that trapped the previous Demon King, indeed, there is a problem with Zhenchuan! Then, what does the Lord want us to do next—”
No, worries.
I, have, found, help, me, navigate, water, investigate, Zhen, Chuan, those, people.
“!”
“Previously, the Lord was afraid of exposing his bloodline, so he didn’t join our team and always withdrew at the five hundredth level… This year, he finally found someone to help him investigate Zhenchuan?!”
Big Brother Fish Scales was moved.
Someone to help him investigate.
Who?
Lin Shuang?
Bai Yu’s gaze shook, and the white feathers behind him trembled.
Indeed, compared to the weak Emperor Fuyuan in Zhenchuan, more attention was drawn to Lin Shuang, who broke into the Inner Sect from the Outer Sect!
“Wait, have they become the Lords of the 1,200th level?”
Bai Yu weirdly spoke.
Suddenly, he lowered his head to check the communication stone.
[Meng Zi]: Xiao Bai, are you going out of Zhenchuan tonight? Can we talk about your matters in the Outer Sect when you’re free?
[Meng Zi]: … I feel that Lin Shuang is not as weak and lazy as you think. Did you misunderstand her?
[Meng Zi]: Xiao Bai, are you asleep? I can’t sleep.
“!!”
Bai Yu’s expression changed.
In the resting cave below the 3,000th level of Zhenchuan, Lin Shuang and the others had already been teleported to the rest area.
“Oh, Auntie, you’re still in charge of this level.”
Meng Zi carried a knife and walked in front of Lin Shuang and Emperor Fuyuan. He greeted the Pink Robed Senior Sister who had just sold a set of caves for twenty years with a smile.
“We’re back again, take a look at the caves on the 1,200th level.”
Just looking, not buying!
The pink-robed woman rolled her eyes, without the enthusiasm she had before.
Especially when she glanced at the third water beast embroidered pattern on Lin Shuang’s chest, which was light golden, different from the silver-white lines of the previous two water beasts.
This was the symbol of becoming a Lord and triggering all the hidden treasures on this level.
It meant that the disciple on this layer had exceeded the highest difficulty.
The value was completely different!
Disciples who obtained this beast head in previous years would, given time, achieve the highest results beyond the 6,000th level!
The pink-robed woman turned her head, “I think even the caves on the 1,200th level may not be to your liking. You won’t give up until you fall from a high level.”
“Well, indeed, the 800th level is at least an hour’s flying time from the Transmission Hall. The 1,200th level should take at least half an hour, right?”
Lin Shuang estimated that the Inner Sect was not simple.
The pink-robed woman’s movement of opening the 1,200th-level cave stiffened.
Compared to the two rooms of the 800th level, the 1,200th level was a three-room, one-hall cave, at least 150 square meters, with a view of the sea of clouds and stars at night…
Lin Shuang glanced and indeed, the location of the cave was between the fourth and fifth rings!
It was even tens of thousands of miles away from the Sect Master’s residence…
She suddenly felt disheartened.
Every day, it would take an hour to get out. It was bearable to endure a bit.
But—
“My outer sect’s Room 99 is within half an incense stick’s reach of the Transmission Hall, cafeteria, management office, and the outer mountain gate.”
Entering the Inner Sect, instantly moving from the first ring to the fifth ring, how could she endure that?
“Ah, it’s easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.” Lin Shuang looked apologetically at the pink-robed senior auntie.
The pink-robed woman’s mouth twitched. Your Outer Sect is extravagant, and your Inner Sect is frugal!
“The spiritual energy in the Inner Sect is much richer than the Outer—”
Before she could finish, Emperor Fuyuan spoke, “For the 1200th-level cave, I remember it doesn’t provide a crane mount, does it?”
A trace of elegant disdain appeared on his pale face.
The pink-robed woman’s veins bulged, she put away the cave jade slip, and turned around!
Meng Zi, carrying a knife, looked at Lin Shuang on the left and Emperor Fuyuan on the right.
He also put away the thought of looking at the caves.
Can’t attract the attention of an outer sect junior and a sickly senior brother, so why be a scapegoat?
Lin Shuang and the others touched their noses innocently and left the tea table for viewing rooms.
“Was I impolite? But the distance is indeed an issue.”
“No worries, junior sister. Without even cranes, the spiritual chickens don’t want to nest in the 1200th cave either.”
“…At least a cave that costs over a hundred thousand a month, I think even the aunt herself wouldn’t live in it.”
The pink-robed woman almost rushed forward.
But a figure in blue clothes moved faster than her. “Senior Sister!”
Lin Shuang paused, turned around, and saw Zhao Keran, who was trying to get close to her. “Little Junior Sister?”
“I just sensed that you were cultivating here and was a bit curious. Are you also here to experience Zhenchuan?”
The pink-robed woman pressed her eyebrows, “They, as Outer Sect disciples, are here to assist with miscellaneous tasks, not to cultivate.”
After saying that, she cast a resentful glance at Lin Shuang.
“You think everyone is like you, running to the Inner Sect—”
But before she could finish, Zhao Keran interrupted with enthusiasm.
“As expected of Senior Sister, just a hundred steps away from me, you sensed that I was cultivating here.”
The pink-robed woman: “?”
She turned around to see Zhao Keran, who had a pile of cave jade slips in her hands, throwing them into the air, and there was a continuous flow of spiritual water washing down from top to bottom.
She held two walnut-sized swords in his hands, moving her feet back and forth.
“???”
“Senior Sister is in Zhenchuan, how can I slack off?”
Zhao Keran had an eager-to-be-praised expression as he looked at Lin Shuang.
“Master Li asked us to come to Zhenchuan for odd jobs. I used the Rain Silk Technique for practice, wiping the Zhenchuan jade slip while exercising my divine consciousness to watch Senior Sister’s challenge projections. At the same time, I trained the flexibility of my idle hands and ten fingers with sword techniques and practiced the footwork of the Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell.
Pink-robed woman: “??”
Meng Zi, carrying a knife: “???”
Huang Fuyuan’s elegant phoenix eyes twitched fiercely.
Lin Shuang, however, was very pleased. She reached out and patted her junior sister’s shoulder.
She was happy that her junior sister could grasp the essence of time management for cultivators. Unlike her, who regretted being slow only after losing her loved ones.
“You’ve grown up, junior sister.”
Zhao Keran grinned happily. “Then I’ll continue. After finishing today’s tasks, I’ll try the hundredth level of Zhenchuan.”
Lin Shuang smiled. “Good.”
She didn’t forget to give some guidance to her junior sister, pointing to the jade slip thrown into the air by Zhao Keran.
“Your Rain Silk Technique still has a waste of forty percent. It falls through the gaps in the jade slip.”
“Why not split your divine sense into multiple threads, attach them to these rain silks, and clean the teacup when they fall? Coordinate your footsteps with the rain silks to complete obstacle avoidance training. What do you think?”
Pink-robed woman: “??”
Meng Zi: “??”
Emperor Fuyuan: “…”
Zhao Keran suddenly became solemn. “Yes, Senior Sister. I still lack insight into the fastest comprehension. I’ll go practice right away!”
The pink-robed woman’s fingers twitched: “??”
Meng Zi: “??”
Emperor Fuyuan: “…”
The pink-robed woman held the jade slip for the 1200th-level cave and lowered her head.
Is this how miscellaneous tasks are done in the Outer Sect now?
Is this how senior sisters in the Outer Sect guide junior sisters?
Has she been away from the Outer Sect for too long?
She was too focused on the projections of the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion just now and didn’t notice the ‘weird movements’ of this female disciple from the Outer Sect!
“Alright, you continue your cultivation. Senior sister won’t disturb you. Remember, once the itinerary starts, focus, don’t interrupt it just because senior sister comes over.”
Lin Shuang touched her junior sister’s forehead.
Zhao Keran immediately deeply reflected on himself. “Yes, Senior Sister. I’ll start from scratch after one stick of incense.”
Lin Shuang nodded in satisfaction and looked at Emperor Fuyuan and Meng Zi. “Let’s go exchange our rewards.”
A trace of dread flashed in Emperor Fuyuan’s phoenix eyes.
If everyone in the human realm cultivates like this, what about the innate talents and bloodlines of the demon cultivators?
Meng Zi, who was behind, also hesitated in his steps, and a bright light seemed to suddenly light up in his sea of consciousness.
—You’ve grown up, junior sister.
—Junior sister, your Rain Silk Technique, is forty percent waste…
—Junior sister, have you learned…
Meng Zi’s big knife trembled slightly, and he looked forward at Lin Shuang’s departing figure.
He seemed to, maybe, possibly have sensed the reason why Xiao Bai escaped from the Outer Sect.
Senior Sister's 26th Lesson Versatile Junior Sister After completing the task of reading ten thousand scrolls on the 122nd level, the door of the library reopened.Lin Shuang glanced at it, and it was already approaching the late afternoon hour.Today in Zhenchuan, she exerted herself, using a schedule similar to that of final exams.Apart from some essential activities like reading novels and taking a nap, her time was fully occupied with studying.It had been a long time since she worked so hard.Lin Shuang looked up and gazed at the approaching sunset, feeling proud of herself.December 22nd.Day 5: Completed the Myriad Scrolls Library. Dan Tian 6, exhausted, entered dormancy. Switched to Dan Tian 7 midway, with remaining health at around fifty to sixty percent.After recording her progress, she secretly glanced at the record jade slip in her mustard seed bag.Walking to the entrance of the library, three sets of scrolls were floating on the stone steps.Due to the successful breakthrough, you can take out the techniques you've cultivated to the second level! Returning Sword Technique. Mountain and Sea Thirteen Slashes First Tier Poisonous Camphor PillLin Shuang smiled, Thanks, Book Pavilion, for teaching me to grow.She reached out and picked up the scrolls, placing them in her mustard seed bag.But soon, her hand touched the record jade slip inside the mustard seed bag Do you mind if I take some of your big brother's stuff?, also known as the Drops Form Rivers Technique.Lin Shuang turned around, pretending to be nonchalant, and touched the cold fingertips of someone who was also grabbing a booklet.She turned her head and saw the ink-black pupils in Huangfu Yuan's phoenix eyes contract slightly.Sorry, Senior Brother.No worries.Huangfu Yuan retracted his fingers, lowered his head, and held the warm hand stove with his other hand.The Blood Slaughter Array was hidden in his sleeve.In an instant, the three of them smiled simultaneously and entered the resting cave.In Zhenchuan Mountain Tower, hollowed inside, a resting cave floated every three thousand levels.At this moment, almost every resting cave had someone standing in front of the projection, their expressions subtle.White-feathered were clothes torn, bloodstains still visible, he had just come out tired from the 3,900th level.Just as he was about to sit down and catch his breath, he saw the sturdy big brother with fish scales on his head beckoning to him.Struggling to stand up, he walked over, lowering his voice to inquire, Did the Lord faint and withdraw from the Zhenchuan assessment?A knowing look flashed in his eyes, but there was also a hint of regret.If the Lord withdrew, it wasn't good news for Meng Zi and Lin Shuang.Three people were needed.However, over the years, Huangfu Yuan had stopped at the five hundredth layer.His ancient bloodline had suffered heavy damage, and he could only exert his power once a day.They had speculated long ago that there was no safe place within the Inner Sect, or even within Zhenchuan; there were always people looking for the Lord.Once Huangfu Yuan used his full strength, his bloodline would be exposed, and he would have to leave the Clearwater Sect.This was an obstacle for the Lord, for them, and for the entire revenge plan of the Yao Clan.The sudden madness of the previous Yao King, the leader of the Nine-Tailed Foxes, who was besieged and killed by people, pointed directly to the Eastern Territory.The only ones who could secretly collude with demonic cultivators without exposure were the Clearwater and Shanhai sects in the Eastern Territory, the ones who had been famous the longest and were the local snakes.Don't discuss it outside. When I go to Zhenchuan tonight, I will look for him.Bai Yu lowered his voice, Our three-person team here has reached the limit, so we're going back to the cave for recovery.Oh, by the way, Brother Gui, what level have you reached?I've broken through the five thousandth level, and this time, my goal is the six thousandth level.Big Brother Fish Scales answered casually.Bai Yu nodded, I entered the two thousandth to three thousandth levels this time, conducted three trials today, and haven't found anything suspicious. How about your side in the five thousandth level?Nothing found, Big Brother Fish Scales frowned, The Lord said that if a person cultivates evil techniques, there must be traces. Zhenchuan is jointly maintained by all the elders of the Clearwater Sect, harboring personal likes and dislikes. Investigating Zhenchuan will inevitably uncover the clues from previous years. But even at the more than five thousandth level I went to, there were no unusual objects or the trace of demonic cultivation.Bai Yu contemplated, Maybe it's beyond the six thousandth level. If it doesn't work this year, then in ten years, one day we will be able to investigate the entire Zhenchuan.Saying this, he suddenly raised several strands of messy white hair behind him.His expression changed.I need to quickly go out of Zhenchuan at once. If the Lord is eliminated and leaves the competition, he will probably transform back in secret and investigate Zhenchuan.But this year, Lin Shuang from the Outer Sect entered the Inner Sect. Perhaps there would be curious elders who paid attention to the situation inside Zhenchuan during their leisure time.This year was too dangerous.Big Brother Fish Scales remained silent for a while before letting out a strange cry, Xiao Bai, can you stop interrupting me at the beginning every time?You know that our fish clan only has seven breaths in our memory during our resting moments.Xiao Bai: So, what did you want to say when you stopped me?Big Brother Fish Scales frowned, Uh, I came over to talk to you, didn't I?Xiao Bai: Ah, quickly look at the Red List outside. Junior Sister Lin Shuang unexpectedly became the Level Lord at the 1,200th level!What!In the resting cave where the disciples had just returned from their training, the information was outdated. As soon as they checked the Red List, they were suddenly surprised and started discussing.Bai Yu and Big Brother Fish Scales stood up abruptly.Big Brother Fish Scales was in a relaxed mood, I remember now! I came to tell you that the Lord went to the 1,200th level and became the Level Lord.The White-feathers behind Bai Yu became even more disheveled.Why didn't you say it earlier!How could this happen? Why did the Lord go above the five hundredth level this year? Xiao Bai, you are the smartest, do you know? Big Brother Fish Scales asked.Bai Yu certainly didn't know.I wanted to send a message to the Lord, but I didn't dare. Our fish clan is hostile to the Lord in the outside world.Big Brother Fish Scales scratched his head.But Bai Yu lowered his head, his lips moving, They've reached the 1,200th level, and they can watch the projections below a thousand levelsHe quickly opened the disciple clearance projection for the 222nd level.Many anonymous disciples' messages floated above.Among them, one pseudonym caught the attention of both him and Brother Fish Scales.I was just passing by: I have high hopes for the disciples of the 200th level.I was just passing by: I've seen you here for a long time, really anxious.I was just passing by: The maze in the picture requires the peak strength of the Foundation Establishment to walk out, be careful.I was just passing by: A lot of blood flowed.I was just passing by: Luckily, you brought pills. Thank goodness.I saw the Blood Slaughter Array!Xiao Bai recited the first character of each comment'!I saw the Blood Slaughter Array!?Big Brother Fish Scales' pupils contracted, The Blood Slaughter Array that trapped the previous Demon King, indeed, there is a problem with Zhenchuan! Then, what does the Lord want us to do nextNo, worries.I, have, found, help, me, navigate, water, investigate, Zhen, Chuan, those, people.!Previously, the Lord was afraid of exposing his bloodline, so he didn't join our team and always withdrew at the five hundredth level This year, he finally found someone to help him investigate Zhenchuan?!Big Brother Fish Scales was moved.Someone to help him investigate.Who?Lin Shuang?Bai Yu's gaze shook, and the white feathers behind him trembled.Indeed, compared to the weak Emperor Fuyuan in Zhenchuan, more attention was drawn to Lin Shuang, who broke into the Inner Sect from the Outer Sect!Wait, have they become the Lords of the 1,200th level?Bai Yu weirdly spoke.Suddenly, he lowered his head to check the communication stone.Meng Zi: Xiao Bai, are you going out of Zhenchuan tonight? Can we talk about your matters in the Outer Sect when you're free?Meng Zi: I feel that Lin Shuang is not as weak and lazy as you think. Did you misunderstand her?Meng Zi: Xiao Bai, are you asleep? I can't sleep.!!Bai Yu's expression changed.In the resting cave below the 3,000th level of Zhenchuan, Lin Shuang and the others had already been teleported to the rest area.Oh, Auntie, you're still in charge of this level.Meng Zi carried a knife and walked in front of Lin Shuang and Emperor Fuyuan. He greeted the Pink Robed Senior Sister who had just sold a set of caves for twenty years with a smile.We're back again, take a look at the caves on the 1,200th level.Just looking, not buying!The pink-robed woman rolled her eyes, without the enthusiasm she had before.Especially when she glanced at the third water beast embroidered pattern on Lin Shuang's chest, which was light golden, different from the silver-white lines of the previous two water beasts.This was the symbol of becoming a Lord and triggering all the hidden treasures on this level.It meant that the disciple on this layer had exceeded the highest difficulty.The value was completely different!Disciples who obtained this beast head in previous years would, given time, achieve the highest results beyond the 6,000th level!The pink-robed woman turned her head, I think even the caves on the 1,200th level may not be to your liking. You won't give up until you fall from a high level.Well, indeed, the 800th level is at least an hour's flying time from the Transmission Hall. The 1,200th level should take at least half an hour, right?Lin Shuang estimated that the Inner Sect was not simple.The pink-robed woman's movement of opening the 1,200th-level cave stiffened.Compared to the two rooms of the 800th level, the 1,200th level was a three-room, one-hall cave, at least 150 square meters, with a view of the sea of clouds and stars at nightLin Shuang glanced and indeed, the location of the cave was between the fourth and fifth rings!It was even tens of thousands of miles away from the Sect Master's residenceShe suddenly felt disheartened.Every day, it would take an hour to get out. It was bearable to endure a bit.ButMy outer sect's Room 99 is within half an incense stick's reach of the Transmission Hall, cafeteria, management office, and the outer mountain gate.Entering the Inner Sect, instantly moving from the first ring to the fifth ring, how could she endure that?Ah, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Lin Shuang looked apologetically at the pink-robed senior auntie.The pink-robed woman's mouth twitched. Your Outer Sect is extravagant, and your Inner Sect is frugal!The spiritual energy in the Inner Sect is much richer than the OuterBefore she could finish, Emperor Fuyuan spoke, For the 1200th-level cave, I remember it doesn't provide a crane mount, does it?A trace of elegant disdain appeared on his pale face.The pink-robed woman's veins bulged, she put away the cave jade slip, and turned around!Meng Zi, carrying a knife, looked at Lin Shuang on the left and Emperor Fuyuan on the right.He also put away the thought of looking at the caves.Can't attract the attention of an outer sect junior and a sickly senior brother, so why be a scapegoat?Lin Shuang and the others touched their noses innocently and left the tea table for viewing rooms.Was I impolite? But the distance is indeed an issue.No worries, junior sister. Without even cranes, the spiritual chickens don't want to nest in the 1200th cave either.At least a cave that costs over a hundred thousand a month, I think even the aunt herself wouldn't live in it.The pink-robed woman almost rushed forward.But a figure in blue clothes moved faster than her. Senior Sister!Lin Shuang paused, turned around, and saw Zhao Keran, who was trying to get close to her. Little Junior Sister?I just sensed that you were cultivating here and was a bit curious. Are you also here to experience Zhenchuan?The pink-robed woman pressed her eyebrows, They, as Outer Sect disciples, are here to assist with miscellaneous tasks, not to cultivate.After saying that, she cast a resentful glance at Lin Shuang.You think everyone is like you, running to the Inner SectBut before she could finish, Zhao Keran interrupted with enthusiasm.As expected of Senior Sister, just a hundred steps away from me, you sensed that I was cultivating here.The pink-robed woman: ?She turned around to see Zhao Keran, who had a pile of cave jade slips in her hands, throwing them into the air, and there was a continuous flow of spiritual water washing down from top to bottom.She held two walnut-sized swords in his hands, moving her feet back and forth.???Senior Sister is in Zhenchuan, how can I slack off?Zhao Keran had an eager-to-be-praised expression as he looked at Lin Shuang.Master Li asked us to come to Zhenchuan for odd jobs. I used the Rain Silk Technique for practice, wiping the Zhenchuan jade slip while exercising my divine consciousness to watch Senior Sister's challenge projections. At the same time, I trained the flexibility of my idle hands and ten fingers with sword techniques and practiced the footwork of the Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell.Pink-robed woman: ??Meng Zi, carrying a knife: ???Huang Fuyuan's elegant phoenix eyes twitched fiercely.Lin Shuang, however, was very pleased. She reached out and patted her junior sister's shoulder.She was happy that her junior sister could grasp the essence of time management for cultivators. Unlike her, who regretted being slow only after losing her loved ones.You've grown up, junior sister.Zhao Keran grinned happily. Then I'll continue. After finishing today's tasks, I'll try the hundredth level of Zhenchuan.Lin Shuang smiled. Good.She didn't forget to give some guidance to her junior sister, pointing to the jade slip thrown into the air by Zhao Keran.Your Rain Silk Technique still has a waste of forty percent. It falls through the gaps in the jade slip.Why not split your divine sense into multiple threads, attach them to these rain silks, and clean the teacup when they fall? Coordinate your footsteps with the rain silks to complete obstacle avoidance training. What do you think?Pink-robed woman: ??Meng Zi: ??Emperor Fuyuan: Zhao Keran suddenly became solemn. Yes, Senior Sister. I still lack insight into the fastest comprehension. I'll go practice right away!The pink-robed woman's fingers twitched: ??Meng Zi: ??Emperor Fuyuan: The pink-robed woman held the jade slip for the 1200th-level cave and lowered her head.Is this how miscellaneous tasks are done in the Outer Sect now?Is this how senior sisters in the Outer Sect guide junior sisters?Has she been away from the Outer Sect for too long?She was too focused on the projections of the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion just now and didn't notice the weird movements' of this female disciple from the Outer Sect!Alright, you continue your cultivation. Senior sister won't disturb you. Remember, once the itinerary starts, focus, don't interrupt it just because senior sister comes over.Lin Shuang touched her junior sister's forehead.Zhao Keran immediately deeply reflected on himself. Yes, Senior Sister. I'll start from scratch after one stick of incense.Lin Shuang nodded in satisfaction and looked at Emperor Fuyuan and Meng Zi. Let's go exchange our rewards.A trace of dread flashed in Emperor Fuyuan's phoenix eyes.If everyone in the human realm cultivates like this, what about the innate talents and bloodlines of the demon cultivators?Meng Zi, who was behind, also hesitated in his steps, and a bright light seemed to suddenly light up in his sea of consciousness.You've grown up, junior sister.Junior sister, your Rain Silk Technique, is forty percent wasteJunior sister, have you learnedMeng Zi's big knife trembled slightly, and he looked forward at Lin Shuang's departing figure.He seemed to, maybe, possibly have sensed the reason why Xiao Bai escaped from the Outer Sect.
