"What's so great about Feng Yinyue! She even scolded me for wasting my time? Does that mean she's improved? She spent three years on the Cliff of Contemplation, and she's like a completely different person since then. How come she's so good at finding fault now?"
"Who knows why she went up to the Cliff of Repentance? She must have made a big mistake. Maybe the sect leader has rejected her and she's taking her anger out on us!"
"I suddenly miss Senior Sister Bai Tong. Although Senior Sister Bai Tong is a bit mentally unstable... she's such a good person. She never gets angry with us. Once, when she saw me worrying about not having enough pills, she gave me a whole bottle of Strengthening Pills!"
The disciples groaned and complained behind each other's backs, and before they knew it, the conversation had spread far and wide.
"By the way, where did Senior Sister Bai Tong go? It's been so long since I've seen her."
One disciple thought for a moment and said, "Didn't we say before that Ancestor Jingyang went into seclusion and, worried about Senior Sister Bai Tong, took her with him? Perhaps Senior Sister Bai Tong will come out of seclusion in a while."
"Yes, Senior Sister Bai Tong heard me say that the human world is fun, and she wanted me to bring her a paper windmill when I went there. I've been preparing it for many years, but I haven't had the chance to give it to her yet."
"Sigh, how could Senior Sister Bai Tong, such a good person, have such a mental illness?" the disciple sighed. "If only she could be cured. She has the Heavenly Wood Spiritual Root and the protection of Ancestor Jingyang. Let's see what Feng Yinyue would have to be so arrogant about then."
"Yeah! I get annoyed just hearing Senior Sister Feng Yinyue's name now! Last time, I was in a rush to hand in my mission and almost bumped into her. Senior Sister Feng Yinyue actually made me climb the ten thousand steps of the mountain gate! No matter how much I begged her, she wouldn't let me off the hook..."
The others exclaimed in surprise, "I remember you were late returning the sect mission last time, and you had a month's worth of pills deducted from your payout...?"
"Yes, that was it!" the disciple gritted his teeth. "I heard from my senior brother that in thirty years, there will be three grand banquets, and the sect will select its chief disciple before then. I will absolutely not support Feng Yinyue!"
The disciples nodded in agreement, their hearts filled with worry: "Yes... Back then, it didn't matter who we supported, even Senior Sister Bai Tong, but we absolutely had to support Feng Yinyue! If she became the chief disciple, where would we possibly survive..."
Unbeknownst to Feng Yinyue, her outburst of anger in the Ziwei Heavenly Palace provoked a great deal of resentment and dissatisfaction, and even silently severed her popularity among the lower-ranking disciples.
She had finally managed to wear away most of her wood spirit root. Although she still couldn't cultivate, at least she could see the end of her hard times.
Feng Yinyue felt a surge of hatred and regret whenever she thought about it. She regretted devouring Bai Tong's spiritual root so much that she not only gained no benefit but also wasted her time. She was filled with remorse!
Meanwhile, Tong Su, whom all the disciples were thinking about and whom Feng Yinyue was haunting and hating, was in the City of Loose Cultivators in the Ten Thousand Mountains, satisfied with her cultivation.
The spiritual energy surged, forming a vortex that gathered above his head. Outside the rented secluded cave, a vast expanse of auspicious spiritual energy was drawn out, and faintly, a three-legged firebird appeared, flying in mid-air.
The nearby cultivators sensed something amiss and came out to see what was happening, exclaiming in admiration, "He's formed his core!"
"Someone has reached the Core Formation stage. I wonder what kind of cultivator they are. Judging from the abundance of auspicious spiritual energy, they must have exceptional talent!"
"I remember that cave dwelling. It was rented by a young female cultivator who looked to be under twenty years old."
"Wow, that's amazing! A young genius! He's definitely not a rogue cultivator! I wonder which family's junior he is, out here for training. Sigh, I'm so envious..."
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