Lu Fuyue felt increasingly uneasy as she listened, and she quickly interrupted Elder Dan.

"Master, I forgot to tell you, I cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness."

Elder Dan was shocked. "What?"

"You cultivate the path of ruthlessness?"

Lu Fuyue nodded seriously and said, word by word,

"Love is an obstacle to my path to enlightenment. I will never, ever abandon my path for a man!"

"Besides, Senior Brother Luo... he deserves better..."

Just as Lu Fuyue was about to say her next sentence, she suddenly noticed an indifferent gaze. She looked up and froze.

Senior Brother Luo, what brings him here?

When Elder Dan noticed that Lu Fuyue's expression was off, he turned his head to look in the direction of her gaze, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He then coughed a few times and looked at Luo Mingchuan, "Mingchuan is here."

Luo Mingchuan seemed not to have heard anything, stepped in, and bowed to Elder Dan, saying, "Disciple greets Uncle Dan."

Elder Dan nodded. "It's been a long time. Mingchuan, your cultivation has become much more solid."

Luo Mingchuan placed the box in his hand on the table beside him, lowered his eyes to conceal the emotions in them, and said, "Uncle-Master, you flatter me."

"These are some medicinal herbs that may be helpful for Junior Sister Lu's injuries."

"I have other matters to attend to, so I will be returning now."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Elder Dan shook his head as he looked at Luo Mingchuan's tall and upright back. "Alas, what a pity."

...

After Luo Mingchuan left, Elder Dan glanced at the things on the table and couldn't help but sigh again.

"Mingchuan is quite lucky. I didn't expect him to be able to find the lotus seed of the Thousand-Year Ice Lotus. Although its attribute is ice, it is still beneficial to your water spirit root."

Lu Fuyue pursed her lips, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. The first time she met Senior Brother Luo was in the Trial Tower a month ago.

Before that, she didn't even know he existed. She never expected that he would give her such a precious elixir to heal her wounds.

Then she remembered what he said in the library. Could it be that he was afraid that if she died, she wouldn't be able to fight him?

Or is he only doing this because of Lu Zhengming's status as sect leader?

Suddenly, Elder Dan sighed heavily and looked at her with a complicated expression. "Fu Yue, do you even know why there are so few cultivators in the cultivation world who practice the Path of Ruthlessness?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Fuyue pondered in silence for a moment, then shook her head.

Elder Dan said, "That's because the Path of Ruthlessness is not one of the three thousand Great Paths, therefore the true Path of Ruthlessness is not recognized by the Heavenly Dao."

"In other words, cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness is equivalent to going against the Way of Heaven."

"Even if you see someone cultivating the path of ruthlessness, the path they cultivate only appears to be ruthless on the surface; in reality, it is the path of passion."

"These people seem to be cultivating the path of ruthlessness, but as they cultivate, they develop emotions, and then their ruthless path breaks down, and they eventually go mad with love."

"I have lived for thousands of years and have almost never heard of anyone truly cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness."

"Because those who cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness either don't actually follow the Path of Ruthlessness at all, or they die under the Heavenly Tribulation."

Elder Dan paused, his gaze falling on Lu Fuyue. "However, whatever path you choose, I respect your choice. Just remember, never betray your own Dao heart."

Lu Fuyue was silent for a moment, then nodded seriously, "Thank you, Master."

She was reborn with the sole purpose of changing her fate as cannon fodder and killing Mo Qianci, which was essentially going against the will of Heaven.

Moreover, her destiny was already predetermined on the day she was reborn.

Even if no one cultivates the Path of Ruthlessness, she will still give it a try!

***

After resting for a few days, Lu Fuyue's health had almost fully recovered.

Tomorrow is the day to enter the Cangnan Secret Realm. In preparation for this trip, Lu Fuyue specially refined a lot of pills. In addition, Elder Dan also prepared a lot of pills for her, so she has no shortage of pills.

Only six disciples from the Tianxuan Sect were able to enter the secret realm this time: three at the Golden Core stage and three at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The person leading the team happened to be Lu Fuyue's senior brother, Lu Yuanxing, because he was not only the first place winner in the Golden Core group competition, but also the sect leader's eldest disciple.

During the time Lu Fuyue was in a coma, Lu Yuanxing would visit her frequently, so Lu Fuyue saw him several times after she woke up. The sense of unfamiliarity after not seeing each other for many years disappeared, and the relationship between the two grew stronger.

When Lu Fuyue arrived at the starting point, only Lu Yuanxing and Luo Mingchuan were there.

Lu Yuanxing saw Lu Fuyue from afar and went to greet her, carefully looking her up and down, a hint of concern flashing in his eyes.

Is your injury getting better?

"When you go in, remember to stay close behind your senior brother and don't wander off."

Lu Fuyue nodded obediently, then noticed the black-clad man holding a heavy sword beside her. She paused for a moment, then subconsciously said, "Greetings, Senior Brother Luo."

I didn't expect Senior Brother Luo to arrive so early.

Luo Mingchuan nodded slightly and looked away.

The Cangnan Secret Realm is actually located in a valley at the foot of the Tianxuan Sect's mountain. Since it was discovered within the Tianxuan Sect's territory, the major sects tacitly allowed the Tianxuan Sect to send in two more disciples, while other sects could only send in four disciples.

A little while later, someone arrived.

Lan Ruoshui, dressed in blue, stepped forward and nodded slightly to the group. "Greetings to my two senior brothers and... Fairy Lu."

She spoke a short, emotionless sentence, but when her gaze fell upon Lu Fuyue beside her, her tone noticeably paused.

She had intended to visit Lu Fuyue, but due to her status, she was unable to enter the inner sect, so she naturally did not go to visit her.

"Is Fairy Lu's injury any better?"

Lu Fuyue smiled gently, "After a few days of rest, you've recovered quite well."

A short while later, two other people arrived, one after the other.

Leading the way was a beautiful female cultivator, mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, named Yan Wei.

The man in the purple robe behind him is called Li Ping, who is also at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Among the group of six, Lu Yuanxing had the highest cultivation level, while Lu Fuyue and Lan Ruoshui had the lowest.

Once everyone had arrived, they set off.

Along the way, Lu Fuyue and Lan Ruoshui grew closer and closer, while the female cultivator in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm would occasionally gravitate towards Lu Yuanxing, but Lu Yuanxing avoided her at every turn.

It was obvious to everyone that Yan Wei admired her senior brother.

Soon the group arrived at the entrance to the secret realm, where Lu Fuyue saw Xiao Yue'er in red and a masked man standing beside her.

For some reason, Lu Fuyue felt a sense of familiarity with the masked man.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Lu Fuyue's mind, and she subconsciously glanced a few more times at the man standing next to Xiao Yue'er. Could it be... that he is Mo Qianci?

Xiao Yue'er immediately noticed Lu Fuyue's gaze, so she glared at Lu Fuyue fiercely a few times, then stood in front of Mo Qianci with her hands on her hips, blocking Lu Fuyue's view.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a man before?"