Zi Tianjun said to Bao Gu, “Bao Gu, you did well!” before standing up and leaving.
Bao Gu, puzzled, turned her head to watch the departing figure of her sect leader, thinking, “Is Master praising me?”
Why did she feel that the sect leader seemed somewhat heavy-hearted? Shrugging, she thought, “Whatever, with my current weak cultivation level, I can’t be of much help anyway.”
She had always heard that Xuantian Sect was poor, but she didn’t feel it much until she compared it with Xuan Yue Ancient City, deeply realizing how poor Xuantian Sect was.
If she wasn’t a Five Spirit Root and the distribution of spiritual energy in Xuan Yue Ancient City wasn’t uneven, a small amount of spirit stones for a Spirit Gathering Array would have been enough for her cultivation.
However, in Xuantian Sect, even using a Spirit Gathering Array couldn’t gather much spiritual energy, so she could only rely on spirit pills and Monkey Wine for cultivation.
Her current Qi Refining Stage was already consuming so much, what about later? She feared even the Duobao Spirit Monkey would be eaten into bankruptcy by her!
When Yu Mi returned, Bao Gu asked her, “Senior Sister, with such thin spiritual energy in Xuantian Sect, how do disciples from each peak cultivate?”
Yu Mi glanced at Bao Gu and said, “Xuantian Sect only teaches skills. If disciples from each peak want to absorb spiritual energy for cultivation, they have to travel outside to find places rich in spiritual energy. Why do you ask?”
Bao Gu replied, “When the sect leader left today, his expression seemed a bit off. I guess he’s concerned about my high consumption in cultivation.”
Yu Mi hummed in agreement, saying, “Indeed, the consumption is huge!” She took a deep look at Bao Gu and said, “Don’t worry, the peaks are still recovering from the siege by Taiyin Sect, and considering you handle matters appropriately, they won’t bother you about wasting cultivation resources for now. They are still hoping you can support the peaks!”
She had made a small profit from delivering invitations this time, as all the peaks were trying to win her over. After a pause, she added, “Today, when I went to Tianyun Peak to deliver an invitation, I met the acting sect leader. He already knows from Elder Feng about you obtaining an ancient token in Qingfeng Pavilion. He’s worried about the dangers you might face entering the ancient site and has arranged for Nan Yi to accompany you.”
Bao Gu responded with an “Oh,” indicating she heard.
Yu Mi didn’t say much more and went into the courtyard to meditate.
With nothing else to do, Bao Gu prepared some food and then went to the yard to practice swordsmanship. She absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the morning and afternoon and practiced sword techniques in the afternoon.
Sometimes, she practiced with such interest that she didn’t rest until late at night. If she didn’t rest after midnight, her sister, who sat there like a jade statue, would open her eyes and send her to rest.
On the afternoon of the third day, while Bao Gu was practicing her swordsmanship, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Zi Yunshu’s figure out of the corner of her eye. Bao Gu sheathed her sword and greeted her, saying, “Little Martial Aunt, you’re back!”
Zi Yunshu gave Bao Gu a white eye and said, “What do you mean I’m back? I never left!” As she spoke, she threw a bunch of items at Bao Gu, saying, “Here, change into these! Your current cultivation level is weak, and you can’t activate Nascent Soul realm magical treasures. These can only defend automatically, so I’ve made you some easily activated prohibitions. As for how to use the flying sword, let your sister teach you.”
Bao Gu uttered an “Eh” and exclaimed, “Prohibitions? Little Martial Aunt, won’t they break after I use them a few times?”
Zi Yunshu said irritably, “These are all Nascent Soul realm magical treasures. If you encounter cultivators at the Golden Core stage who don’t have Nascent Soul realm treasures, even if you stand still and let them attack, they won’t be able to hurt a single hair on you without activating these prohibitions. If you encounter Nascent Soul realm cultivators, these prohibitions can at least withstand a dozen full-force strikes! If I gave you Nascent Soul treasures, with your little cultivation, you wouldn’t be able to use them even once. Enough, I’m exhausted from refining treasures for you day and night! I need to drink a pot of Monkey Wine and sleep. Don’t wake me up even if the sky falls.”
After saying that, she took out a jade wine pot and drank as she walked. By the time she reached the bed, the pot was empty, and she fell asleep immediately after drinking.
Bao Gu saw her Little Martial Aunt drink the Monkey Wine and sleep without circulating her energy to absorb it. She quickly leaned over the window and called out, “Little Martial Aunt, if you don’t circulate your energy to absorb the spiritual energy from the Monkey Wine, aren’t you wasting it?”
Zi Yunshu turned over to sleep on her side, back facing Bao Gu, and spat out a word, “Scram!” Don’t you know I’m now in a white snake form, a demon body? Don’t you know demons absorb the essence of heaven and earth better than humans? Don’t you know demons can fully absorb and digest the essence of heaven and earth without needing to circulate their energy?
She was resentful about being a beautiful woman but having to become a big white snake, and she was very unhappy with Bao Gu reminding her she was a snake!
Yu Mi opened her eyes and stood up, looking at the pile of Nascent Soul realm treasures on the ground, then turned to look at Bao Gu, saying, “Bao Gu, are you just going to leave the prohibitions Little Martial Aunt painstakingly refined for you lying around like trash?”
Zi Yunshu rolled her eyes again in irritation! To think her prohibitions, refined by a genius in artifact crafting, were being treated like trash? She grabbed the empty wine pot and threw it at Yu Mi outside the window.
Yu Mi caught the wine pot thrown by Little Martial Aunt and thought, “What a temper!” Then she remembered, snakes are hibernating animals, and Little Martial Aunt, this big white snake, seems to have never hibernated this winter. With the icy and snowy weather, her temper couldn’t be small. Tsk, serves you right! Who told you to transform into a human now, making me forget your original form is a snake!
Bao Gu quickly returned to the pile of prohibitions and efficiently stored all the items in her super-sized storage magical treasure. She initially wanted to change in her room, but considering her room was now occupied by Little Martial Aunt, changing in the yard without any cover seemed inappropriate. Kitchen? Living room? Latrine? None seemed suitable for changing clothes. Biting her lip, she decided to change in the bedroom.
Back in the room, Bao Gu took out the magical treasures refined by Zi Yunshu and realized how comprehensive Zi Yunshu had been! From head to toe, inside and out, everything was included, even underpants! Nascent Soul realm prohibition magical treasure underpants? Bao Gu felt as if thunder was rolling over her head. Wasn’t this Little Martial Aunt’s revenge for her taking the sect leader’s underpants… No, no, no, don’t think nonsense! This is Little Martial Aunt’s kindness! More prohibitions, more protection!
Bao Gu steeled her heart, stripped herself, and put on the underpants made from some kind of spiritual silkworm silk. Yu Mi, standing in the courtyard with her arms crossed, saw this scene through the bedroom window and was astounded!
Nascent Soul realm prohibition magical treasure underpants? In the cultivation world, this must be the only pair! And someone is actually wearing them! The person wearing these underpants is someone she knows, her junior sister! And the person who made these underpants is someone she knows too, her Little Martial Aunt! Yu Mi couldn’t help but cover her face in embarrassment!
She couldn’t help thinking, if one day Bao Gu encounters a powerful Nascent Soul realm cultivator who robs her and breaks all her prohibitions, revealing those underpants, what would the cultivator who tried to kill Bao Gu think? They would definitely want to strip Bao Gu naked or blast her clothes away! Yu Mi coughed lightly, barely holding back her laughter, and reminded, “Bao Gu, are you sure you don’t want to wear another pair of underpants inside?”
Bao Gu paused, thinking, “Right! Magical treasures fear filth, what if they get dirty and lose their effectiveness after going to the toilet once?” She replied, “Thanks for the reminder, Senior Sister!” Then she took off the underpants and put on a pair of her own. Suddenly, she realized and angrily called out, “Senior Sister, you’re peeping at me again!”
Zi Yunshu turned over in bed and said fiercely, “If you disturb my sleep again, be careful I’ll refine a mask to shut your mouth!”
Bao Gu was startled by Zi Yunshu’s temper and immediately fell silent, silently wearing the pile of Nascent Soul realm prohibition magical treasures. In her heart, she kept chanting, “Senior Sister is a bad person, Senior Sister is a bad person, Senior Sister is a bad person…”
For a Qi Refining Stage six cultivator to have so many Nascent Soul realm magical treasures should have been a happy occasion, but Senior Sister’s peeping made her unhappy. Even if you want to look, wait until I grow up and become prettier, right? My chest is so small now, do you feel accomplished looking at it?
Soon, Bao Gu stepped out of the house fully dressed, her eyebrows lifted slightly, showing a bit of smugness as she looked at Yu Mi. The prohibitions Little Martial Aunt gave her took a lot of effort, beautiful yet not ostentatious. At first glance, they looked like ordinary, well-crafted clothes, especially the light green flowing fairy skirt she was wearing.
Seeing Bao Gu come out, Yu Mi’s eyes brightened, but seeing Bao Gu’s smug expression, she couldn’t help but tease, “Did you stuff something in your chest? Why does it look swollen?”
Bao Gu: “……”
Swollen? Swollen..? Swollen?!?!
Seeing Bao Gu’s stunned and aggrieved expression, Yu Mi burst into laughter and said, “Just kidding! You look very pretty.”
Bao Gu showed a sweet smile and went to the kitchen to cook. She was still growing and needed to eat well to grow up and have a figure as good as her Senior Sister and Little Martial Aunt.
Yu Mi followed into the kitchen, took the kitchen knife from Bao Gu’s hand, and said, “Go rest, I’ll cook. When Little Martial Aunt wakes up, we need to leave.”
Bao Gu was shocked and asked, “Where are we going?”
Yu Mi asked, “Didn’t we tell you?”
Bao Gu blinked in confusion and asked, “When did you tell me?”
“It was decided when we discussed going out to avoid trouble before Nanshan Yijian arrived, while Xuantian Sect was being besieged.”
Bao Gu pouted, feeling a bit unhappy, and said, “You two were deliberately keeping me in suspense!” She paused and asked, “We’re not avoiding trouble anymore, but we’re still going out?”
Yu Mi glanced at Bao Gu and said, “You need a lot of spiritual energy for cultivation. Do you want to stay in Xuantian Sect forever and eat it dry before leaving?”
Bao Gu had no rebuttal and asked, “Where are we going? Xuan Yue Ancient City?”
Yu Mi took out demon beast meat from her storage jade bracelet, washed it, and while busy with her hands, replied, “Going to Xuan Yue Ancient City now is asking for trouble. We’re going to Taiyin Sect!”
Bao Gu exclaimed, “Taiyin Sect?” She frowned and said, “Taiyin Sect is bent on capturing me, and we’re going to walk into the lion’s den?”
Yu Mi said, “Looking at Yunling, Taiyin Sect is the richest. If not Taiyin Sect, who else?”
As soon as her words fell, she felt Zi Yunshu, who was sleeping in the bedroom, couldn’t bear it anymore and jumped up, diving back into her deep pool to sleep soundly. She shouted, “Little Martial Aunt, don’t sleep too deeply. Get up and eat in a couple of hours!” Then she continued to focus on the food in her hands.
Bao Gu called out, “Senior Sister.” She felt it was inappropriate to go to Taiyin Sect and hesitated. Her gaze fell on Yu Mi, thinking her Senior Sister looked so good and virtuous while cooking. At this moment, she suddenly smelled the scent of home.
Home! Since the demon incident in Qing Shan County, she hadn’t felt the scent of home for a long time. She suddenly thought that whoever married her Senior Sister as a Dao companion would be very fortunate. The thought of some man marrying her Senior Sister made her feel uncomfortable, as if someone had taken something important from her. She walked over to Yu Mi’s side to help wash the spiritual herbs for the sauce and asked, “Senior Sister, will you find a Dao companion?”
Yu Mi turned her head in surprise and looked at Bao Gu, asking, “Find a Dao companion for what? I’ve seen several Dao companions turn against each other over cultivation resources and treasures, even resorting to killing. I’ve also seen loving ones, like Nanshan Yijian. In the end, one couldn’t overcome a bottleneck and extend their lifespan, while the other…” Her mood also became low, and she smiled wryly, shaking her head.
Bao Gu asked, “Senior Sister, have these years been very hard?” Xuantian Sect was so poor, and Lingyun Peak was also poor. During these years, her master was in seclusion, and Little Martial Aunt was in deep seclusion for cultivation, leaving her Senior Sister alone to support Lingyun Peak, having to earn everything herself.
Yu Mi replied, “It’s okay! Fighting all the way is also refreshing.”
Bao Gu asked, “Senior Sister, is robbing fun?”
Yu Mi turned her head and glared at Bao Gu, correcting, “It’s fighting, not robbing! If I were robbing, I’d rob you first.”
Bao Gu weakly said, “Then, Senior Sister, you can rob my beauty!” Anyway, you’ve already robbed my beauty, robbing me again won’t be a loss!
Yu Mi was stunned by Bao Gu’s shameless words, speechless for a long while before saying, “Don’t tell anyone outside that I’m your Senior Sister!” She hummed, “What beauty do you have worth robbing? If robbing beauty, rob Little Martial Aunt!”
Bao Gu put down the spiritual herbs in her hand, hummed softly, and left the kitchen, letting her Senior Sister cook alone!
