This evil technique can absorb other people's cultivation, but the aftereffects are very serious.

She wanted to cultivate, but was afraid of the side effects. She wanted to find the secret of cultivation in Shen Qianmo.

Ten years later, Shen Qianmo has grown up, and Gu Qiqi and he have fallen in love. They use the secret of evil arts to greatly improve their skills.

Disciples frequently go missing within the sect, and Lin Qiu was ordered to investigate this matter.

By chance, Lin Qiu discovered Gu Qiqi and Shen Qianmo's secret, and was thrown off a cliff by the two, resulting in his death.

The elder felt deeply moved and raised Lin Qiu as her own child, treating her no differently than her own daughter.

After discovering that his disciple's soul lamp had gone out, he spared no expense to rewind time and recreate the moment of Lin Qiu's death.

After Gu Qiqi and Shen Qianmo were exposed, they turned around and framed Lin Qiu, saying that she was a remnant of the demon race.

The Grand Elder didn't believe it, and Gu Qiqi and Shen Qianmo tried every excuse they could think of. In the end, Sect Master Gu Yongyuan stepped in and saved the two of them.

The Grand Elder's attempt to avenge her disciple failed, and she was also severely weakened. Unable to defeat Gu Yongyuan, she could only return home filled with resentment.

Gu Qiqi and Shen Qianmo, however, were unwilling to let her go.

Taking advantage of the elder's serious injury, the two imprisoned her and used her for cultivation. In the end, she was tortured to death by the two.

Gu Qiqi and Shen Qianmo had been hiding their evil skills until they absorbed all of the Grand Elder's cultivation and achieved great success. Only then did they destroy their evil skills and turn over a new leaf.

During the war between immortals and demons, Gu Qiqi learned that Shen Qianmo was the son of the Demon Lord. After he killed the current Demon Lord to avenge himself, he and Gu Qiqi went into seclusion at Hengshan Sect.

They became heroes of the celestial realm and were revered by everyone as the legendary couple of immortal swordsmen.

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This time, Xiao Li became the Grand Elder Lin Xiao Li.

She was born into the Hengshan Sect, and both her parents were elders of the sect, holding high seniority.

Her spiritual root was a heavenly fire spiritual root, allowing her to cultivate at an extremely fast pace. She also caught the eye of the ancestor and became the sect's only Mahayana ancestor disciple.

Therefore, a thousand years later, she entered the Nascent Soul stage and became the youngest and most powerful elder in the sect.

Lin Xiaoli has no other hobbies except for cultivating, so she has a simple and honest personality.

After her master ascended to heaven and her parents passed away, she adopted Lin Qiu and poured all her emotions into her. Unfortunately, in the end, Lin Qiu died before her. Unable to avenge herself, she was tortured to death and died with resentment.

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"Master, come quickly and see, the trumpet creeper is about to bloom."

Xiao Li opened her eyes, still in a meditative posture, and familiarized herself with the spiritual energy in her body. Nascent Soul stage, how wonderful!

As she got up and walked out of the cave, a little girl waved to Xiao Li at the door.

She wore her hair in two buns tied with ribbons, and a flowing pink fairy dress that made her look incredibly elegant...

The little girl is innocent and adorable; no wonder the original owner liked her. Xiao Li also found her very pleasing to the eye.

These clothes were bought by the original owner with spirit stones; they were made from fabric woven from spirit silkworm silk, which is priceless.

This clothing is warm in winter and cool in summer, and it can also change size and shape; it's already a magic weapon.

Not to mention the hairpins and pearl flowers on her head, which are also magical items for defense and attack.

"Qiu'er, come here and look at your teacher."

Xiao Li activated her spiritual power, and the branches of the trumpet creeper quickly stretched out, with new buds constantly sprouting and flower buds forming.

"Master is amazing! One, two, three... twenty-eight, twenty-nine, there are thirty flower buds now."

Xiao Li stopped using her spiritual power. The trumpet creeper was very special; it always bloomed at night, and when it bloomed, it was like fireworks in the starry sky, especially dazzling and colorful.

It was almost midnight, and Xiaoli and Lin Qiu enjoyed the rare moment when the flowers were in bloom.

At this time, Lin Qiu was ten years old and her cultivation level had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining. She was the senior sister of this generation and had already begun to lead her junior brothers and sisters to take on missions.

This was the beginning of Lin Qiu's tragedy.

"Qiu'er, your master is going down the mountain to gain experience. I will take you with me this time. Tomorrow, go to the mission hall to report that you haven't been taking on any missions for the past few years."

Lin Qiu jumped up happily, "Master, that's great! I love going on training trips with you!"

Xiao Li smiled and patted her hair. The original owner was just too well-behaved. She was focused on shaping Lin Qiu's personality and letting her learn and improve on her own.

Why not use your connections if you have them? Isn't it a waste of time to make your child struggle at the grassroots level?

"Master also likes to take you on training trips. With Qiu'er by my side, I won't be lonely."

Lin Qiu quickly ran back to pack her things. She wanted to take all the treasures her master had given her, otherwise, when she came back, that annoying Gu Qiqi would take them all away.

Xiao Li also ransacked the cave, inside and out. She wouldn't be back for a long time this time, so she didn't want to leave it for someone else to benefit from.

Finally, she went to the sect leader's cave and told him that she was going out to gain experience.

"Junior sister, it's fine to go out, but why are you bringing a child? Isn't this interfering with your cultivation?"

Gu Yongyuan asked, puzzled, "This junior sister is good in every way, except that she likes cultivation. I've watched Qiu'er grow up, and she's no different from my own disciple."

"This time, the main purpose is to give Qiu'er some experience. With me watching over her, she will improve even more."

"And what about you? Aren't you worried that your cultivation will be delayed, Junior Sister?"

Xiao Li glanced at Gu Yongyuan. Later, he entrusted all the important and small matters in the sect to Lin Qiu. Wasn't he afraid of delaying her cultivation?

They really know how to use people, treating the original owner and his disciple as stewards, and even calling it "valuing" them.

Actually, he just couldn't bear to let his disciples manage these trivial matters.

Otherwise, why not give it to your own daughter? Instead, you urge her to cultivate, fearing she might lack resources.

"Senior brother, I treat Qiu'er like my own child. She is my only family. I can give her all my resources. Why should I compete with those rootless and helpless disciples for resources?"

Xiao Li took a sip of the spiritual tea; Gu Yongyuan certainly knew how to enjoy himself.

Gu Yongyuan's eyes lit up. "Junior sister, you're taking one or two anyway, so why not let Qiqi come along too? They're about the same age, so they can keep each other company."

"Senior brother, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep an eye on her. What if she gets lost? I have to take care of Qiu'er, so I can't look after anyone else."

Gu Yongyuan's expression changed. What do you mean "lost"? A Nascent Soul cultivator can't even keep an eye on two children?

Xiao Li pointed to the spiritual tea, "This spiritual tea is quite good, senior brother, can I have some?"

Gu Yongyuan's face twitched. Why did his junior sister seem a bit stingy? She never used to ask him for anything.

He took a box out of his storage ring and handed it to Xiaoli.

"This is all I have left, you can have it all."

Xiao Li accepted it with a smile, "Senior brother, we went out to train, and you didn't give us anything? At least give us some life-saving magic treasures, talismans, or elixirs, right?"

With a dark expression, Gu Yongyuan took out a few more bottles and quickly saw the guest off.

"You should go now. I won't see you off tomorrow."

Xiao Li put the items into her storage ring and happily returned to her Lingxiao Peak.