Xiao Li looked at Gu Qiqi. This girl had a wicked heart, yet she ended up becoming the female lead of this world. This was too abnormal.
Gu Qiqi felt extremely uncomfortable; under Xiao Li's oppressive aura, she was almost unable to stand.
"Junior sister, what do you mean by this? Has Qiqi offended you in any way? I apologize to you on her behalf."
Gu Yongyuan was shocked to feel Xiao Li's pressure; his junior sister's divine sense was actually so powerful.
Seeing Gu Qiqi's disheveled and sweaty appearance, Xiao Li withdrew her oppressive aura, said nothing, and led Lin Qiu back to Lingxiao Peak.
Gu Yongyuan breathed a sigh of relief. His junior sister was truly terrifying; a single thought from her could destroy the entire mountain.
Looking at his equally frightened daughter, he felt a pang of annoyance. His junior sister had just returned, and his daughter had already caused him trouble again.
Gu Qiqi felt wronged. She really hadn't caused any trouble, so why was the Grand Elder treating her like this?
Xiao Li was also a little puzzled. Just now, she suddenly felt that she couldn't make a move against Gu Qiqi. It was an intuition.
So she stopped.
"Xiao Jiu, why can't I make a move against Gu Qiqi?"
Xiao Jiu held a spirit stone and played with it. "She has no karma on her body, Master. She is not your enemy."
"you mean?"
Xiao Li seemed to be deep in thought. Could it be that Gu Qiqi would be possessed by someone in the future?
"It's very likely that Shen Qianmo was raised by Gu Qiqi, so she probably won't fall in love with him."
Xiao Li rubbed her chin, feeling a headache coming on. So she really had bullied the child.
"Gu Qiqi's wickedness is her own fault, so Master need not worry about it."
"Too."
Xiao Li put it aside and stopped thinking about it.
Lingxiao Peak remains the same as it was ten years ago, with everything managed by handymen disciples. As for Lingxiao Palace, it is kept clean and tidy by its own array.
As soon as Lin Qiu returned, she went to see the trumpet creeper she had been longing for, and then went to catch up with her girlfriends. Xiao Li also had a rare moment of peace and quiet.
Xiao Li had reached the Mahayana stage before, so there was no bottleneck in her cultivation if she were to start over. She only needed to continuously absorb spiritual energy and expand her meridians.
Her cultivation level was improving rapidly, progressing every day.
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The Hengshan Sect has been in turmoil lately, with disciples frequently going missing.
Gu Yongyuan was at his wits' end; he had no way of finding out where those disciples were.
In a cave behind Hengshan Peak, several junior disciples were bound hand and foot and laid on the ground.
Gu Qiqi sat beside them, her hands constantly forming hand seals. Slowly, the spiritual energy from the disciples in front of her was transferred into Gu Qiqi's body, but it could not be integrated into her dantian for a long time.
Soon, the spiritual energy dissipated completely.
Enraged, Gu Qiqi threw the unconscious disciple aside and turned to another one.
Finally, she successfully channeled her spiritual energy into her dantian. However, during the fusion process, a problem arose; she felt a sharp pain in her chest and coughed up blood.
"Where exactly did things go wrong?"
Gu Qiqi didn't want to give up. This manual was too powerful. If she could master it, she would be able to defeat Lin Qiu.
She thought about it for a long time and decided to go see Shen Qianmo.
The cliff behind the mountain is a forbidden area; the fierce winds rage here, and ordinary people simply cannot survive here.
Shen Qianmo was in a cave at the foot of the mountain. After he was sent there, no one cared about him.
He survives on moss and vegetation every day, and sometimes he can catch a small animal. Fortunately, he is agile and manages to stay alive.
When Gu Qiqi arrived, she saw Shen Qianmo biting a rabbit and drinking its blood.
"vomit……"
Gu Qiqi gagged; it was too brutal.
"Tell me the secret of the manual right now, or you'll regret it."
Shen Qianmo looked at Gu Qiqi with eyes full of hatred.
"ah……"
Shen Qianmo rushed towards Gu Qiqi, but Gu Qiqi waved her hand and knocked Shen Qianmo to the ground.
"Don't waste your energy. If you behave well, I can take you out."
Shen Qianmo fell silent. After thinking for a moment, he nodded in agreement.
"Take me out first, then I'll tell you."
Gu Qiqi was furious. "Don't try to negotiate with me, just tell me."
"I won't tell you until I leave here."
Having no other choice, Gu Qiqi eventually took Shen Qianmo back to Hengshan Peak.
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The once-in-a-century Flame Dragon Secret Realm is about to open. Only those at the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment stages can enter. Xiao Li is sending Lin Qiu inside.
"Qiu'er, there is a kind of purple flame spirit fire in the secret realm. If you can subdue it, it will be of great help to your alchemy skills."
Xiao Li knew about the Purple Flame Spirit Fire because it was Gu Qiqi who obtained it in her previous life.
Such a good thing shouldn't be given to her so easily.
"Understood, Master, I will definitely subdue it."
Xiao Li asked Youyou to follow Lin Qiu to help her find the traces of the Purple Flame Spirit Fire and protect her.
Lin Qiu envied her master and wanted her own spiritual fire.
"I'll wait for you outside."
"Thank you, Master!"
Lin Qiu felt incredibly fortunate. Although he had no parents or family, his master was his family.
A month passed quickly, and the disciples left the secret realm one after another. Lin Qiu's cultivation level was now the strongest in the secret realm, so Xiao Li was not worried about her.
Lin Qiu successfully obtained the Purple Flame Spirit Fire. Although the process was a bit tortuous, with Youyou's help, he finally succeeded in subduing it.
Gu Qiqi also came out, along with a group of senior sisters and brothers, including Shen Qianmo.
Xiaoli's heart skipped a beat. Gu Yongyuan was utterly useless; he couldn't even keep an eye on one person.
Xiao Li did not cause trouble outside, but only after returning to the sect did she restrain him.
Gu Qiqi blocked her way. "Elder, are you abusing your power? This is my servant. Why are you arresting him?"
Xiao Li snorted, "Did you think I wouldn't know just because he changed his identity? He's that Shen Qianmo."
Gu Qiqi was so angry she almost ground her teeth to powder. The Grand Elder was really too shrewd. If it weren't for the fact that she needed Shen Qianmo to accompany her in this secret realm, she wouldn't have risked bringing him along. Now, she'd been found out.
"I don't understand what the Grand Elder is saying. Shen Qianmo has clearly been thrown off the cliff and is probably dead by now."
Xiao Li took out the Illusionary Spirit Whip and lashed it out with a snap, leaving Shen Qianmo with torn and bleeding skin.
"Stop, junior sister, what are you doing now?"
Xiao Li looked at Gu Yongyuan. She didn't believe that Gu Yongyuan hadn't seen through her. He was protecting Gu Qiqi.
"Very well. Since you all have so much dissatisfaction with me, then there's no point in me being the Grand Elder."
"Senior brother, from today onwards, I'll remain an ordinary disciple. I'm afraid I'm not up to the responsibilities of the Grand Elder."
Gu Yongyuan was taken aback, not expecting Xiao Li to say such a thing.
The position of Grand Elder is not one that can be held casually. It was personally appointed by the Ancestor before his ascension. Now that his junior sister wants to step down, he doesn't know whether he should agree.
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