"What friend? The rogue cultivator who gave you the Vermilion Bird Gold Stone?"
Feng Piaopiao nodded proudly, only to hear her master coldly snort:
"Well, you used to be no match for Liu Yunzhao, but now even that rogue cultivator is stronger than you. How dare you be so smug?"
"You can't compare to them, and I haven't seen you recruit anyone into your sect. If it were me, I would just keep quiet and avoid making a scene to save face!"
Feng Piaopiao gave a forced, insincere "hehe" and said:
"I'll go to establish my foundation now, but it's a pity I won't have time to present this Vermilion Bird Gold Stone to you, Master."
"Hey, wait a minute."
Feng Piaopiao had only taken two steps when she was indeed stopped by her master.
He had a "I knew it" look on his face, and was about to speak when he heard his master say, unusually seriously:
"The gift of the Vermilion Bird Gold Stone is not only too extravagant, but it is also very inconvenient for a third or fourth person to know about it. Since you have accepted it, don't bring trouble to them."
"In the future, if anyone needs your help, just pick up that lazy bone and don't refuse."
After saying this, Feng Piaopiao's master immediately reverted to his mischievous self, snatched the item from Feng Piaopiao's hand, and kicked him in the butt, saying:
"Give me your things, and the fan too, and get out!"
...
Two families are happy, one family is sad.
Liu Yunzhao returned to Wanmiao Sect a month later.
Thanks to the efforts of certain individuals, news of Liu Yunzhao's acquisition of the treasure has already spread.
As soon as the group arrived at the Wanmiao Sect's mountain gate, Liu Yunzhao's master, Cheng Yunyun, came out to greet them with a joyful expression.
"Zhao'er, did you get the things? Are you alright?"
Before Liu Yunzhao could finish her greeting, Cheng Yunyun pulled her up and looked at her closed-door disciple with satisfaction.
The usually calm and composed Liu Yunzhao's eyes flashed with embarrassment, his hands clenched tightly under his sleeves, but his face remained composed as he said:
"I have disappointed my master. The item was intercepted by my half-sister and I did not get it."
Cheng Yunyun's expression changed.
"It's her again? I should have made my move last time!"
Cheng Yunyun put down Liu Yunzhao's hand, turned around and went into the sect. Liu Yunzhao lowered his eyes and remained silent, only following silently behind Cheng Yunyun.
The others who had come out to greet her with great joy were all silent, afraid of incurring Cheng Yunyun's wrath, and dared not utter a sound.
They only started chattering away after the master and apprentice had walked far away.
"Huh? Someone actually tried to steal something from Senior Sister Yun Zhao?"
"The crucial point is that Senior Sister Yun Zhao hasn't won the snatch yet!"
"Impossible, right? Could it be a cover-up?"
"Yes, and have you heard what her half-sister said..."
"Shh!"
...
Liu Yunzhao paid no attention to the gossip among his fellow disciples.
But she couldn't help but pay attention to Cheng Yunyun's words.
The discussions among fellow disciples are nothing more than normal human nature, but Cheng Yunyun's words are directly related to Liu Yunzhao's cultivation.
"Master, please don't be angry. I will find other Golden Crow essence blood as soon as possible."
Cheng Yunyun, sitting coldly at the head of the table, didn't even tell Liu Yunzhao, who was kneeling, to get up. Upon hearing this, she sneered even more:
"Other Golden Crow essence blood? Do you think Golden Crow essence blood is some kind of common cabbage?"
"Although the ancient records state that the Golden Crow Divine Beast has nine drops of its heart's blood, it is already rare enough that even one or two drops have survived in the present world. How could you possibly find it again and again?"
Seeing that Liu Yunzhao's expression was not good, Cheng Yunyun took a deep breath and spoke in a gentler tone, stroking Liu Yunzhao's hair as she said:
“If it weren’t for the mutation of your spiritual root, the Golden Crow’s essence blood would be the best and extremely hard to find. We wouldn’t need to keep such a close eye on your half-sister and invite unnecessary gossip.”
"But we cultivators are going against the heavens in our pursuit of immortality. If we can't even withstand some idle gossip, how can we go far?"
Liu Yunzhao's furrowed brows relaxed, but her worry became more pronounced. She said anxiously:
"Then, Master, is there no other way to improve my spiritual root?"
Cheng Yunyun smiled and shook her head firmly, saying:
"The only way is to find your half-sister as soon as possible, kill her and take her blood, and prevent her from finding a powerful backer that we can't touch."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yunzhao showed no sign of distress, only slightly furrowing his brows as he said:
"Let's not even talk about where she is now, we don't know."
“At least she is surnamed Liu and calls me sister… so it’s better to just cripple her cultivation…”
Cheng Yunyun was not very happy to see Liu Yunzhao speaking hesitantly since his return.
"When did you become so hesitant and stammering? Is this how someone who is destined for great things behaves?"
"Hmph, what do you mean by surnamed Liu? Don't you know whether her surname is Liu or not?"
After being scolded by Cheng Yunyun, Liu Yunzhao took a deep breath and dared not hesitate any longer, saying directly:
"If we take action now that Yun Qing has spread those rumors, it might be seen as murder to silence her, and... it would damage our reputation."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yunyun's expression softened, and she said nonchalantly:
"In the cultivation world, which family's disciples don't have their share of infighting? Who cares about a mere rogue cultivator?"
"Besides, you're not just asking for that thing for yourself; you'll be doing it for the entire Sun Realm."
"Even if those old fogies knew, they would definitely be on your side. Why bother caring about the thoughts of those other ants?"
...
"Ants? Hmph, under the laws of heaven, who isn't an ant, and who is any more noble than anyone else?"
In Luoxia City, within the Loose Cultivator Alliance, the city lord of Luoxia City, with a sarcastic smile, gently crushed the jade slip in his hand.
Letting the powder from the jade slip slide from his long, strong fingertips, the handsome man, whose eyes were bound by a light veil, spoke to the person standing in the room after a long while:
"Go and tell this news to that little girl. If she's willing, bring her to see me."
The person standing inside the room who answered was none other than the old cultivator in charge of renting out the West City Cave.
After the city lord finished speaking and fell silent, he looked up at the other person and cautiously asked:
"What if... what if she doesn't want to?"
The Lord of Luoxia City smiled slightly and laughed merrily:
"You don't want to? Then let's just mind our own business."
"I'll go right away."
The Lord of Luoxia City casually waved to the old cultivator.
Only after the old monk had been gone for a long time did he reach out and gently touch his blindfolded eyes.
"Tsk, kids are quick-witted, they can't be that stupid, right?"
Half an hour after the Lord of Luoxia City said this, he saw the old cultivator again.
Seeing that he had returned so quickly, the Lord of Luoxia City frowned, his handsome eyebrows furrowing, and said with disappointment:
"What? Is she really that stupid as to refuse?"
"Huh?" A look of confusion flashed in the old cultivator's eyes, then he quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly waved his hand, saying:
"No, no, no, it's not that Fairy Zhenru doesn't want to see you, but that she can't see you."
The Lord of Luoxia City relaxed his brows and resumed his leisurely tone, saying:
"Oh? Don't tell me, she's just a Qi Refining cultivator, what's there to keep to herself?"
The old cultivator's face crinkled with laughter as he gave City Lord Luoxia a thumbs-up and said:
"The city lord is indeed a prophet. Fairy Zhenru is not in seclusion, but she has just had an epiphany, and the area outside her cave is now crowded with people..."
Before the old cultivator could finish speaking, his vision blurred, and when he looked up, he found that the city lord had vanished. He stood there stunned for a moment before bursting into a joyful laugh.
The little guy he had his eye on was personally invited by the city lord to join the Loose Cultivator Alliance. If things went well, the alliance would offer him a substantial reward!
The old cultivator guessed correctly; the Lord of Luoxia City did indeed go to Liu Yunqing's cave.
Upon hearing the word "sudden enlightenment," he felt compelled to keep the girl with him.
Unfortunately, Liu Yunqing was completely oblivious to the city lord's courteous attitude, and didn't even realize that he had made an appearance in front of the city lord.
Because at this moment, Liu Yunqing was immersed in a selfless enlightenment of fire.
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