Master Taixu watched helplessly as the lightning tribulation softened.

Before he could react, Du Zhong beside him spoke up boastfully: "See? I told you not to worry. Our sect leader is the strongest. Do you want to follow our sect leader? Let me tell you, breaking through to the Mahayana stage is just a small matter. Ascension is the most important thing in the future."

Master Taixu was stunned. What he had seen and heard today was shocking to his worldview.

But a sliver of rationality remained.

"Ascension? The ladder to immortality has long been broken, so how can there be any talk of ascension?"

"You don't understand! Others can't, but who is our sect leader? She can! And those under her protection will definitely rise to prominence."

Master Taixu's face darkened.

He didn't want to be a chicken, nor did he want to be a dog.

This person isn't very good at speaking either.

"And I'll tell you a secret..."

Master Taixu raised an eyebrow.

Before he could ask, Du Zhong couldn't help but blurt it out.

"You know the Heavenly Mystery Sect, right? They've figured out that the only chance for ascension in this world lies in the East. Where is the East of the Cloud Deep Continent? That's right where our sect leader's hometown is, Dayong."

The sect leader of Tianji Sect told him this after he learned that he had joined Tianyi Sect. He didn't know this before, and after learning it, he became even more convinced that his decision to lead the entire sect to merge into Tianyi Sect was the right one.

Master Taixu was completely taken aback by Du Zhong.

Firstly, Du Zhongyuan was the head of a sect, and secondly, the strength of the Tianji Sect was undeniable. He was immediately persuaded and slightly wavered.

In particular, Du Zhong then added, "So if you join us now that our sect leader hasn't fully awakened his full power, you'll definitely reap the benefits later."

Master Taixu was a rogue cultivator.

Inspired by Du Zhong's words, he began to consider joining a sect for the first time.

But after thinking about it, he rejected the idea in his heart. He really disliked the constraints of the sect, and the larger the sect, the more rules it had. If the sect leader of Tianyi Sect really had such great abilities, the future development of Tianyi Sect would not be underestimated.

Let's put that aside for now; the most important thing right now is his breakthrough.

However, because he used a secret technique to disperse his cultivation, which was completely different from Murong Chen's use of magic treasures to suppress his cultivation, he asked Fang Ruotang and the others to stay on Mount Taixu for a few days.

These past few days, Master Taixu has disappeared, and he is now served by several puppets.

Fang Ruotang took a liking to the puppet and began to examine it closely. Fortunately, she remembered that it belonged to someone else, so she did not break the puppet, but carefully examined the talismans on it.

“This is quite useful. When we get back, we’ll get a few puppets at our place too, so that someone can do things like serving tea and water.” Fang Ruotang is used to being waited on hand and foot.

Even after arriving in the Cloud Deep Continent, she didn't bring the maids she was used to from her courtyard, but she was never short of people to take care of her; it was just that the tasks were done by different people.

The six men used to have someone to take care of them, let alone help them with dressing and bathing. But now, each of them can cook a few good dishes, so taking care of Fang Ruotang is a piece of cake for them.

Moreover, people even scramble to do this kind of work.

Besides the six of them competing for the job, when Fang Ruotang stayed at Tianyi Sect, the group of girls she brought from Dayong would also come up to her one by one. Except for not sleeping with her at night, they would all fight to do everything else.

"With me here, what use are these puppets? Besides, no matter how useful the puppets are, can they be as useful as me, the real person?" Cui Shixu asked with a light laugh, looking at Fang Ruotang teasingly.

Fang Ruotang said with a grin, "But if I use puppets, you'll have more time to cultivate! Isn't that a good thing?"

“No!” Cui Shixu immediately rejected the idea, her voice gentle and her gaze tender. “I love taking care of you, so don’t take away my precious time.”

"Me too. We already have so little time to spend with you. If you spend even more time with the puppets, we hardly ever see you at all."

Gu Nancheng immediately pulled Fang Ruotang into his arms, his big head nestled against her shoulder in a coquettish manner.

Fang Ruotang reached out and grabbed a couple of handfuls, saying with a helpless smile, "Fine! If you don't like it, then don't do it! Use the puppet again when you don't want to serve anymore."

She didn't like serving people and had no idea what strange hobbies these six men had.

Ye Wuxia chuckled, "Then you won't be able to wait."

If it were a normal one-on-one couple, they probably wouldn't be like this, but their marital relationship is abnormal; it's one against six, meaning Fang Ruotang doesn't allocate enough time to each person.

So each of them would try to curry favor with her whenever they had the chance, but even so, sometimes they wouldn't have a chance to show their affection to her for two or three days.

In Fang Ruotang's eyes, the six of them revolved around her every day.

But in their view, they often go two or three days without having a chance to speak a single word to Fang Ruotang alone.

If he were to entrust the care of Fang Ruotang to the puppet again, he felt that there was a possibility that they might not see Fang Ruotang for a whole month.

This is something he cannot tolerate, and others certainly would feel the same way.

Fang Ruotang was curious about the puppets, but the six men wouldn't let her use them. So, she took advantage of her free time these past few days to make six puppets, and thoughtfully made them look exactly like her.

Then, as if presenting a treasure, he gave it to them.

She stood with six puppets in the middle, and at a glance, all seven of them looked exactly alike.

"You serve me, and I'll have puppets serve you. How about that? Aren't I thoughtful?"

She laughed, and the six puppets laughed too.

She really looks exactly like her.

Gu Yanjin and the others felt a chill run down their spines, and goosebumps rose all over their bodies.

Gu Nancheng couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Ruoruo, what do you mean by this?"

"It's only fair to reciprocate! They'll take care of you in my place, how about that?"

Gu Nancheng is usually quick to accept new things, but at this moment his brows furrowed slightly as he looked at the puppet, which was similar in appearance but not in spirit, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Especially when the puppet's eyes are lifeless and it smiles at him.

He couldn't help but say, "No need!"

"Why? I made this secretly just to surprise you. I used a lot of my ingredients. Don't you like it?"

Gu Nancheng didn't know what to say. He couldn't say he didn't like the puppet because it had Fang Ruotang's face, but this puppet didn't have Fang Ruotang's soul.

Moreover, he brought it back to make the puppet work. Just thinking about this puppet having his beloved's face on it and working every day made his scalp tingle. He couldn't accept it.

"I... don't really like it," Gu Nancheng replied softly, afraid of upsetting Fang Ruotang.

Fang Ruotang was somewhat disappointed. She had prepared the gift with all her heart, but looking at the expressions of the others, no one showed any sign of liking it. Undeterred, she asked Rong Xing.

"Okay, okay, what about you? Do you like it?"

She thought Rong Xing was the most obedient; he always did whatever she said, so she was sure he wouldn't disappoint her this time either.