Chapter 99: A Battlefield First Published on Jinjiang Literature City
Time passed slowly, and Yao Sisi had been in a very peaceful mood lately. She would wander around the mountaintop when she had nothing to do, looking at the flowers and grass, and occasionally feeding the cranes. She was living a very carefree life.
The cranes are no longer as small as they used to be; they can carry people on their backs, and some have even reproduced to the present day.
Cranes often soar over the mountaintop, roaming freely within the sect, far more carefree than the cultivators themselves. Yao Sisi frequently saw them frolicking in the stream, fluttering their wings and dancing on the water.
She tidied up the magical artifacts she had recently crafted and prepared to visit the shops in Luoyun City.
The store is now developing steadily, and although it hasn't been long, it has accumulated a good reputation.
The shop offers a wide selection of high-quality products, and all items are sold honestly and fairly.
Today, instead of riding a magical artifact, she summoned a spirit crane. To be honest, she had never ridden any of these spirit cranes on the mountain before. Today, she was in high spirits and sprawled on the crane, resting her chin on one hand. A white jade-like wine gourd was tucked into her waistband, giving her a carefree and leisurely air.
The spirit crane, a mythical beast, seemed to possess an ethereal and otherworldly quality. She lay sprawled on its back, watching the clouds roll by. The feeling was completely different from when she rode magical artifacts before; she felt much more relaxed and at ease. She didn't even command the spirit crane to take her anywhere, but simply followed its usual flight path, soaring through the air.
Soon, she was taken to the front peak, where there were many unified offices and it was a place that disciples often went to. The crane probably knew that the people who rode it liked to go there the most, so it took her there as well.
Yao Sisi sat up from the crane, not in a hurry to get off. Seeing that she didn't leave, the crane carried her and circled in the air. Yao Sisi took out a fruit from her storage bag and gave it to the crane. As if it had eyes in the back of its head, the crane ate the fruit in mid-air and then chirped a clear cry to express its gratitude.
Yao Sisi thought to herself: This is such a pleasant life!
"Little guy, take me to the teleportation array!"
Linghe happily ate her fruit and moved even more nimbly. When they arrived at the teleportation array, Linghe pretended to be reluctant to leave and circled around her. They joked around for a while, and Yao Sisi happened to see the senior she had met in the library.
She raised her hand and gave Linghe another fruit, thus shunning the greedy bird.
Back when she had only been in the sect for a short time, this senior's cultivation level was already unfathomable.
When Yao Sisi saw that her senior had just come out of the teleportation array, holding someone's hand, she subconsciously glanced at the top of the male cultivator's head next to her. There was no way around it; her senior's situation was just too unexpected.
At this moment, Immortal Venerable Chan Ning also saw Yao Sisi. At first, he thought he was seeing things. How could this little girl have gone from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Nascent Soul stage in just over ten years? And she wasn't even at the early Nascent Soul stage, but at the middle Nascent Soul stage.
She beckoned to her: "Little girl, come here!"
Yao Sisi stepped forward, cupped her hands in greeting, and said, "Senior, you're back!"
Chan Ning sized her up for a few moments: "How did you cultivate so fast? You're almost catching up with me!"
Yao Sisi couldn't see through her cultivation level when it was low, but now that her cultivation level has increased dramatically, she can see that this senior has already reached the Nascent Soul stage and may be preparing to ascend at any time!
Her Daoist partner was only recently at the Nascent Soul stage.
"Senior, I just got lucky and my cultivation level skyrocketed."
Chan Ning was not easily fooled. Sensing the unique Dao aura emanating from her, he said, "You're so lucky that you can even condense a Dao seed? Your luck is truly heaven-defying. As the saying goes, the moon waxes and wanes, complementing each other. You must have suffered a lot back then!"
Yao Sisi couldn't help but touch her nose: "Thank goodness, it's all over now. Cultivation is never a smooth process; some trials are inevitable!"
Chan Ning: "You're quite open-minded. Come here and let me introduce you. This is my Daoist partner, Daoist Yuan Xi, whom I've told you about before."
Yao Sisi gave a simple greeting, thinking to herself: This male cultivator, whose love life has been so bumpy, has finally grown his hair back.
Zen Ning Daoist's appearance was indeed as she had said, truly exceptionally beautiful; otherwise, she wouldn't have taken a liking to him during his Foundation Establishment stage.
She saw that the two were holding hands even in front of the busy teleportation array, which showed that they had a good relationship and that the previous misunderstanding had been resolved.
After exchanging greetings, Immortal Venerable Channing planned to leave with his Daoist companion, but unexpectedly, someone sent a message to Yao Sisi.
After a disciple found her through her identity token, he bowed and dropped a bombshell: "Peak Master Yao, news has come in that your Daoist partner has arrived."
Yao Sisi was more surprised than everyone else present: "???"
"I don't have a Daoist partner!"
Chan Ning, who was standing to the side, was not in a hurry to leave. She stood aside and watched the commotion, and said to her, "Think carefully, have you ever had affairs outside?"
Yao Sisi looked completely innocent, even wanting to swear: "I really didn't... If I had time for romance and pleasure, could I have reached the Nascent Soul stage so quickly? I'm not even fifty years old yet!"
Her words seemed reasonable, but they only made the people present more curious.
The messenger disciple standing to the side was somewhat embarrassed. After all, it was fine for a Celestial Venerable to watch the Dao Venerable's spectacle, but he, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, dared not watch the Dao Venerable's spectacle.
Within the sect, those in the Nascent Soul stage are called Dao Venerables, and those in the Divine Transformation stage are called Immortal Venerables.
Just then, Qi Mu also arrived. He shouldn't have been here at this time, because the messenger disciple had initially gone to Jinming Peak, and at that time the messenger disciple located the person who needed to deliver the message was on his own peak.
At that time, Yao Sisi had just boarded the crane and was still within the range of Jinming Peak.
By the time the messenger arrived, she had already left, but instead ran into another Daoist master.
As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could he dare disobey the Dao Venerable's orders? Although he dared not reveal the details out of secrecy, the Dao Venerable did ask...
It can also reveal a little unimportant information, such as that a male cultivator is looking for the peak master.
Qi Mu frowned upon hearing that it was a male cultivator, and kept this in mind. After all, under normal circumstances, there are other ways within the sect to send messages to Nascent Soul stage cultivators. The fact that it was being used by a disciple on the front peak meant that it was definitely not a message sent from within the sect, but from the outside.
Could it be that she met someone else while he was away? But that doesn't make sense. If she met someone, why didn't she send her a private message instead of having to go through the sect?
This scene inevitably reminded him of the time when Ri Jiu first came here, and his head started to ache instantly.
Without a second thought, he followed the messenger to search for the person.
When he arrived, Immortal Venerable Channing clearly recognized him as well.
Now things are even more lively.
The moment Yao Sisi saw Qi Mu, for some reason, the phrase "Heaven is against me" instantly popped into her mind.
The disciple who had delivered the message had no choice but to press on, "Then... Peak Master Yao, that person is still waiting. Should I have directly refused him on your behalf?"
Yao Sisi paused, "Everyone's here?"
Who could it be?
If I don't see you at this time, wouldn't it mean I'm guilty?
"Why not? I'll go check. Maybe they've got the wrong person. Are there really no other peak masters with the surname Yao in our sect?"
The messenger disciple shook his head: "No."
Chan Ning secretly communicated with her Daoist partner using a special method that was unheard by anyone else.
"Did you see this little boy who arrived later? Although he hid it very well, I felt that his whole face turned green."
Yuanxi Daojun: "I can see that. Not only that, there's even smoke coming out of their heads. What's the relationship between the two of them?"
Chan Ning: "When I last saw them, the little boy really liked the little girl, but unfortunately the little girl didn't understand. I guess the little boy is too shy, so he hasn't confessed yet."
Yuanxi Daojun: "Didn't this female cultivator notice anything?"
Chan Ning: "All she thinks about is cultivation. Otherwise, how could she have cultivated so quickly? Besides, the more outstanding a female cultivator is, the more people like her. If she pays attention to these things every day, will she have time to cultivate? Moreover, this little girl seems to be very self-centered. She will only pay attention to someone she likes. Even if you say it to her face, she might not care."
Yuanxi Daojun: "Perhaps that male cultivator couldn't speak directly because he knew her too well, but what's strange is, what's the deal with the person who came looking for her?"
Chan Ning: "I don't know either. Let's follow them and see."
Before the two could catch up, Ri Jiu arrived after receiving a message from Qi Mu.
He received a message from the other party asking if he knew if Yao Sisi knew any other male cultivators.
Ri Jiu pondered in his cave: "This hypocrite would never normally send me messages. Since he asked this, he must not be a simple male cultivator."
Soon, he sent a message to Tang Yan. This little disciple would come to Jinming Peak every few days to clear away the weeds on the mountain, but he didn't bother him because he didn't often get close to the summit. The other party only dared to come to the summit to water the spirit tea trees when Sisi was in seclusion.
But since he was a disciple who frequently traveled within the sect, he knew more than him. He was too lazy to deal with so many humans, so he casually asked him a question.
As for why not ask others, it's because besides Liu Yuan, who knows a lot about this mountain peak, those who like Sisi must know even more, since they can't help but focus their attention on the person they're interested in.
As for Liu Yuan, he wouldn't get any nice answers from that sharp-tongued man even if he asked him.
Well, that's great! Not only did Ri Jiu come, but Tang Yan also came along. Tang Yan even sent a message talisman to Qin Fubao. Upon hearing this, Qin Fubao thought, "Oh, this is going to be interesting," and he rushed over as well...
Then Immortal Venerable Channing saw several male cultivators, especially one who was a fox...
Yao Sisi turned to look at everyone and couldn't help but ask, "Are you all usually free? What a coincidence that you all came here!"
Ri Jiu, always the most carefree and unconventional person, didn't care whether there were outsiders or not. He immediately grabbed her sleeve and said in a coquettish tone, "I just heard that someone was looking for you, and I was worried about you coming alone, so I came to check on you."
Yao Sisi looked puzzled. She pulled up her sleeve and said, "What do you worry about me in the sect?"
Qi Mu, who was standing to the side, originally thought that Ri Jiu's arrival would be of help, but it turned out that all he could do was curry favor.
He said, "Let's go take a look first, so as not to keep the guests waiting."
Hearing him say that, Yao Sisi also felt that it was best to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
They hadn't realized that his use of the word "guest" had blurred the lines between close and distant relationships.
Not far away, Immortal Venerable Chan Ning raised an eyebrow and whispered to his Daoist partner, "This guy has quite the composure and is very calm. I reckon that girl will fall into his hands in the future."
Yuanxi Daojun: "That's not necessarily true. Don't you female cultivators like glamorous women? Maybe that little fox demon cultivator made the first move."
Zen Ning: "..."
"I don't like flashy things, so don't drag me into it when you're talking about others!"
Yuanxi Daojun: "No? Then why are you staring at that junior for so long?"
Chan Ning: "? I only looked at him because I was curious since he was a demon cultivator. I was mainly curious whether that girl knew he was a demon cultivator."
Yuanxi Daojun was still somewhat jealous, and his tone became cold and indifferent: "Oh."
Zen Ning: "..."
Yao Sisi thought to herself that she was upright and had nothing to fear, so she walked very steadily and was not afraid at all. There was no sign of her being guilty.
When she followed the disciple who delivered the message to the reception room, she saw a somewhat familiar face.
She was stunned for a moment.
Her memories were also brought up. She had met this person a long time ago in a small secret realm. He was a persistent yet pitiful plant cultivator who had been trapped underground in a spirit stone mine for many years.
His presence here must mean that all the wronged souls in the mine have gone to their rightful place, and he is now free.
Yan Li couldn't control her emotions from the moment she appeared at the door. Plant cultivators and demon cultivators are a little different from human cultivators. They are more passionate and unrestrained, and their concepts of benevolence, righteousness, integrity, and shame are completely different from those formed by humans.
So, before Yao Sisi could even say "long time no see," a figure flew right in front of her and hugged her tightly!
Zen Ning Immortal and the others who were watching the spectacle: Oh ho!
Qi Muhe Rijiu: ! ! How dare I!
Tang Yan: He's so brave, I admire him!
Yao Sisi looked completely bewildered: Help me, help me, help me!
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Author's note: Let's go to the Shura field!
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