In the following days, Song Qi limited his sleep time to less than three hours each day, and his schedule was packed full.

As the leader of the team heading to the Demon Battlefield, Luo Shuyun had a lot more things to do, and they were all things she couldn't refuse. She could only take time out to visit Song Qi.

Sometimes she wondered if Song Qi was some kind of robot, so self-disciplined, tireless, and pushing herself to such an extreme.

This is just a virtual world.

Even if Song Qi, the female lead, is a scoundrel, her ending will still be good.

Song Qi doesn't bother Feng Tuo, so Feng Tuo doesn't bother her either. His current pleasure is challenging Fang Hui to duels, and he always manages to beat Fang Hui to the point of depression.

Although he didn't say it, Fang Hui knew very well that this person was taking revenge on him on behalf of Song Qi.

Every time Fang Yue saw Fang Hui's bruised and swollen face, he felt somewhat fortunate. Luckily, Fang Hui was quick-witted and parted ways with them early on.

Why isn't Fang Yaoyao coming out?

"I was originally planning to have a friendly match with her."

"Sparring? Fang Yaoyao is only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Aren't you Golden Core cultivators going a bit too far by sparring with her?" someone nearby interrupted after hearing the conversation between the two.

"Heh, didn't she say Elder Fang couldn't teach her? We're just Golden Core cultivators, it's perfectly normal for us to spar." The girl sneered.

Another person chimed in: "Anyone with eyes can see that Junior Sister Fang just doesn't want to be controlled by the Fang family. It's normal for a twelve-year-old girl not to be able to speak. At your age, you could be someone's great-grandmother in the mortal world. Why bother arguing with her?"

The girl's expression froze, and she glared fiercely at the person who spoke, but she couldn't find any reason to refute him.

"I was just curious about how strong my junior sister's spiritual sense was, nothing more," another person said immediately, noticing the situation was turning sour.

"You all have marks on your bodies, so there's no point in comparing you like this." Someone sneered. "If you want to bully your junior sister, just say so."

When Luo Shuyun arrived, the place was already in chaos, and some people had even started fighting.

She was somewhat surprised. Although internal sect conflicts had always existed, it was rare for them to escalate so directly: "What happened?"

"Yunxi and the others said they wanted to teach Fang Shimei a lesson, but I don't understand why they're arguing with a twelve-year-old child." Someone was quick-witted and spoke up the next second after hearing Luo Shuyun's question, and their voice was very loud.

Elder He, who happened to be walking in, overheard everything. Elder He was the most good-tempered of the elders, but his face darkened upon hearing this: "That young lady has never left the inner sect since she entered. What did she do to offend you?"

“Elder, we are just puzzled. How can a twelve-year-old girl have such powerful spiritual sense? Something feels off. If it's a case of possession by an evil cultivator… After all, Fang Yaoyao is an unimportant person in the Fang family. If she were possessed, no one would notice. Moreover, according to what Fang Hui and the others said, Fang Yaoyao's personality has indeed changed a lot.” Yunxi said with her head down, her tone very certain, as if Song Qi were an evil cultivator.

Luo Shuyun said expressionlessly, "Junior Sister Yun, talking nonsense will be punished. She is the sect leader's disciple. The sect leader is already at the late stage of the Mahayana realm and is just one step away from ascension. If you tell me which evil cultivator is as powerful as the sect leader, he could possess another's body without being detected."

"Furthermore, the Azure Abyss Sword has already recognized a master. Do you think it will choose an evil cultivator?" Luo Shuyun smirked, her eyes becoming sharp. "The Green Mountain Sect's heirloom has chosen an evil cultivator? What a joke!"

Yunxi opened her mouth. Luo Shuyun was usually aloof and disdainful of arguing with others, but now she spoke up for Song Qi, which surprised many people present. They felt that what Luo Shuyun said made a lot of sense.

"Yaoyao has been neglected since childhood, so it's normal that she can't speak. Plus, the Fang family has always been harsh on her, so it's understandable that she doesn't like them. It's just a child's nature. I can understand Junior Sister Yun's desire to protect her master, but to protect her to the point of killing a twelve-year-old girl... I'm afraid I can't comprehend that." Luo Shuyun looked coldly at Yunxi. "What else do you have to say?"

Yunxi clenched her fists, looked at Luo Shuyun, and snorted coldly: "You're just protecting her."

"I'm just protecting her, so what?" Luo Shuyun narrowed her eyes, and unconsciously she and Song Qi had already begun to resemble each other somewhat.

Yunxi opened her mouth.

“She cultivates diligently and never slacks off. She is sincere and kind-hearted. If I don’t protect her, who else should I protect?” Luo Shuyun turned her head and bowed to Elder He. “Master, I couldn’t help but argue a few words and wasted your time. Please forgive me.”

"It's nothing." Elder He waved his hand, glanced at Yunxi, and said, "Don't let me hear you say such things again. I don't mind disciplining you all on behalf of Elder Fang. Go back to your seats. Let's talk about the arrangements for this Demon Battlefield."

Luo Shuyun looked around but didn't see Song Qi, so she frowned.

A few minutes later, Song Qi slipped in through the back door. She moved quickly, and accidentally missed her meditation time.

Elder He on the stage glanced at Song Qi but said nothing.

"This time, one hundred people will go to the Demon Battlefield: ninety senior disciples and ten new disciples. Elder Yu will lead you, and Luo Shuyun will be the team leader. Those who go are expected to follow instructions. This is not a game, so please take it seriously." Elder He glanced at the people below. "In your mission, do not think about sacrifice. Protecting your own lives is the most important thing."

Everyone nodded.

Song Qi was writing and drawing on the paper.

The war between demons has lasted for a century. A major war broke out fifty years ago, and since then it has mostly been small wars. You come to my border to harass me, and I go to your border to test your limits.

Everyone has gotten used to this pattern and is usually a bit lazy.

It wasn't until the Demon King appeared on the battlefield that some people became nervous.

Song Qi nodded at the words "Demon King".

Elder He was very talkative; he could talk about a single matter over and over again for half an hour, much like the principal speaking at the opening ceremony back in the day. Song Qi almost fell asleep.

After it was over, Song Qi estimated that he had spoken for a full two hours.

Her body was somewhat stiff.

Song Qi only noticed the way others were looking at her after class. She was a little confused and pulled Luo Shuyun to leave.

As Yunxi passed by Song Qi, she sneered, "I haven't seen much of his other skills, but he's quite good at flattery."

Song Qi glanced at the girl who was speaking and noticed Luo Shuyun's furrowed brows.

The pressure of divine sense was maximized and pressed directly onto Yunxi.

Yunxi paused, turned to look at Song Qi, her face growing paler by paler, and she even had difficulty speaking. She could vaguely taste the blood in her throat.

The pressure emanating from divine consciousness is far more unbearable than ordinary pressure.

Song Qi's expression remained unchanged. She smiled at Yun Xi and then withdrew her aura.

"what you do?"

"Let me show you my other skills," Song Qi said to Yunxi in an exceptionally kind manner.

Yunxi's face stiffened.

“Your spiritual imprint doesn’t seem very secure. Why don’t I just break it for you, and you can have him make you a new one?” Song Qi asked with exceptional thoughtfulness.

"No need." Yunxi said with a dark face, and quickly left the classroom with her entourage.

Elder He noticed that Song Qi's situation was somewhat helpless, but he didn't say anything.

After greeting Elder He, Song Qi pulled Luo Shuyun out of the classroom: "Did something happen before I arrived?"

"Hmm." Luo Shuyun nodded. "It's still Elder Fang's group of disciples. I've already blocked them. You also put some pressure on Yunxi just now, so she shouldn't come looking for you for a while."

Song Qi nodded and stretched: "Thank you for your help."

"It's no trouble at all. To be honest, it feels really good to see the other person speechless."

I think so too.

"We're going to the Demon Battlefield in seven days. Have you prepared everything?"

"That's about it." Song Qi thought about how she went to see Lu Yuhuai yesterday, and he gave her a stack of silver notes and various precious pills. She felt that those things were "ill-gotten," but she pretended not to know and accepted them all.

“This matter may be more complicated than I imagined. The sect leader has always been the most hated enemy of the demon race. As his disciple, he may very well come to capture you directly.” Luo Shuyun now regretted agreeing to Song Qi’s request so quickly.

Song Qi nodded: "That's good too. When you arrive in a new place, you have to see both the good and the bad."

"Anyway, I can't argue with you."

"Let's go to Tengqing Hall and see if there are any missions for Yu Fengcheng." Seeing Luo Shuyun's expression, Song Qi decisively changed the subject. "I heard that the merit points earned from missions here can be exchanged for things?"

“Okay.” Luo Shuyun led Song Qi toward Teng Qingtang.

The Tengqing Hall had many tasks, and the inner and outer disciples were mixed together, making it quite lively.

Inner disciples have much better resources than outer disciples. Many things that inner disciples can use freely require outer disciples to complete countless tasks and accumulate resources over months or years to obtain.

Song Qi glanced at it and felt that the world was unfair everywhere.

There are very few missions related to Yu Fengcheng here.

Song Qi only chose a task to collect herbs. The herbs needed to be collected were in the mountains outside Yu Feng City. Luo Shuyun saw that it was a task she had done before and that there was no great danger, so she let Song Qi accept it.

She lowered her head, touched the sign in her hand, and casually stuffed it into her storage bag.

Not far away, a man glanced at Song Qi, and only after she left did he enter Tengqing Hall, casually asking, "Elder, are there any other missions in Yufeng City? Something simple?"

The manager didn't even look up: "You're late. There was a herb-gathering task that was taken by someone else."

"Ah, well, what bad luck." The man sighed in feigned disappointment, then left Tengqing Hall without anyone noticing him.

The demon territory outside Yu Feng City.

"Your Majesty, news from the Green Mountain Sect says that the old thief's newly recruited disciple has returned."

"Oh? So you're the master of the Azure Abyss Sword?" The young man leaning back in his chair swirled his cup.

"Yes, he's only at the Foundation Establishment stage right now. We might as well kill him now to avoid future troubles."

The young man seemed to be deep in thought, then smiled after a while: "No rush, is there any other news?"

"Others?" The messenger thought for a moment. "Fang Yaoyao accepted a task to collect herbs outside the city."