These days, a piece of news has been spreading wildly across Qingzhou, with the headline “So that’s how it is!
Sacred Immortal Mountain Saintess is brave and invincible, solving the biggest malicious case in decades!”
The subheadline reads, “Exclusive interview with Saintess Xu Lexian: ‘I told you it wasn’t my doing, why won’t you believe me?'”
The disappearance of people from various places initially didn’t attract much attention.
In the cultivation world, people going missing is a common occurrence.
They could be captured by villains, encounter demonic cultivators, fall off cliffs, or get trapped in ruins—anything is possible.
Until the Nine Star Pavilion was exposed, no one realized that the missing persons were connected.
As the headline suggests, Qingzhou hadn’t seen such a large-scale malicious event in decades.
The severity of this incident was even worse than the previous demonic cultivators of the Hundred Poison Mountain Range.
“Ah, thanks to the Saintess, if it weren’t for her, our sect’s precious disciples would have ended up…”
“Saintess, my idol.
The Saintess is indispensable; others can be replaced.
The Saintess can fight five people alone, and she just needs to treat her teammates as slightly advanced minions, making it her solo battle…”
“I saw it with my own eyes, the Saintess wielding thunder, like a deity descending to earth, intimidating thousands of troops alone, and wherever she went, enemies surrendered…”
Coincidentally, the malicious event collided with the Saintess, amplifying its impact.
Through word of mouth, Xu Lexian’s fame in Qingzhou became unparalleled, with both mortals and immortals, rogue cultivators and sects, all discussing her great achievements.
Inside Xuanling Sect.
“So annoying,” Xu Lexian grumbled, “I’ve explained so many times that this has little to do with me, why won’t anyone listen?”
Although she led the team there, and the Saintess Guard played a significant role in the battle, these weren’t the key factors.
Without Tang Xin risking it all to obtain the main base’s location, and Elder Linghua’s timely intervention, the battle wouldn’t have ended so perfectly.
Her own contributions might not even compare to the blind senior in the underground prison, who at least delayed the enemy at a critical moment.
Listening to one report after another praising her, Xu Lexian was fuming.
“Tang Xin, why don’t you have any objections?
I stole your credit, and you don’t mind?”
She shook the person sitting in the chair.
“What objections?”
the senior sister of Xuanling Sect replied, “Do you really think I dare to take on such a huge credit?”
Praising the Saintess is perfectly fine, firstly because her status is high enough, and secondly because her strength is widely recognized.
If it were the chief of Xuanling Sect, the reports would probably turn into “a hundred whys.”
Why could she find the main base’s location?
Why could she repeatedly play a key role?
Why could she steal the Saintess’s spotlight?
Is it all a coincidence of luck, or is there another conspiracy?
In other words, the stakes are too high, and with Tang Xin’s status in the cultivation world, taking it on might not be a good thing and could invite various troubles.
It’s better to let the Saintess handle it; she can manage it.
“Afraid of attracting too much attention?”
Xu Lexian studied her, speaking seriously, “Then why not join Sacred Immortal Mountain?
No one would dare touch you then.”
Xuanling Sect might not withstand the pressure from all sides, but Sacred Immortal Mountain certainly could.
And Tang Xin, with her talent, cultivation level, and performance in the cultivation world, is more than qualified for Sacred Immortal Mountain to make an exception and recruit her, not to mention the strong recommendation from the Saintess.
“In the cultivation world, loyalty to one’s sect is paramount,” Tang Xin thought she was joking and casually replied, “Being fickle invites disdain.”
“With me around, no one dares to look down on you.”
The Saintess spoke with unexpected determination.
Seeing that she was serious, Tang Xin shrugged and said, “The right place for me is where I am now.
I don’t see any reason to change for the time being…”
Given the current progression of events, she was getting along well with the main characters.
Continuing like this, she might eventually escape the villain’s fate.
But if she rashly changed sects, the plot might deteriorate by tomorrow, branding her as a “traitor,” “scumbag,” or “big villain”…
“Alright,” Xu Lexian gave up trying to persuade her, “but if you change your mind, you can always tell me…
Oh, and I discovered something.”
“What is it?”
“Why is it that whenever you’re around,” Xu Lexian whispered in her ear, “I always encounter all sorts of accidents?
Ever since I met you, my strength has never been complete.
It makes one wonder, is it you…”
Crap!
Did she find out?
I knew the Saintess wasn’t a fool.
Once or twice might be a coincidence, but anyone would notice if it happened too often!
Tang Xin suddenly became nervous.
“Is it your bad luck rubbing off on me?”
Xu Lexian pressed her palm, “Shouldn’t you compensate me?”
“Compensate?”
The senior sister of the Xuanling Sect swallowed, “How should I compensate?”
The Saintess pinched her chin with one hand and spoke in a suggestive tone.
“I’ve had my eye on your cherry lips for a long time.
Why don’t you use them to…”
Knock, knock, knock—
“Sister, sister, the sect leader has ordered you to go to the main hall.
I…
What are you two doing?!”
Shui Qiu, who entered after knocking, was dumbfounded.
The senior sister and the Saintess, one sitting on a chair, the other standing behind, one with her head tilted back, the other bent over, their faces only a palm’s width apart!
So, so enviable…
No, it’s too scandalous!
In broad daylight, two women doing such a thing!
“Very well,” the Saintess had no intention of stopping, “let your junior sister join in too.
I’m even more excited now, there’s a special thrill in bullying someone’s beloved right in front of them…”
“Pervert!”
…
The sect leader’s matter was more important.
The group arrived at the main hall, and the Saintess, having nothing else to do, came along.
Upon entering the hall, they saw the young sect leader sitting cross-legged on the throne, fiddling with her little feet.
Tang Xin bowed in greeting.
“The sect leader is looking for me, what’s the matter?”
“Well,” Yu Lingzi said, “didn’t I tell you before that the time limit for the chief competition is three months?
Now, only half the time has passed, and it should continue…”
“But?”
The senior sister of Xuanling Sect asked, puzzled.
“But, you know, something big happened in Qingzhou.
Although we were lucky enough to rescue Su Ling, we encountered quite a few problems afterward.”
Will the Nine Star Pavilion make another move?
What exactly is the origin of the Blood Sovereign Hall?
What is the purpose of capturing these geniuses?
“The sect’s higher-ups have made changes to next year’s plans, and some things need to be arranged in advance, so they want to end the chief competition early.”
“Huh?
Can I object to this?
How can they just change it like that!”
“You can object, but the support rate and reputation value have already been calculated,” Yu Lingzi thought for a moment and comforted, “Don’t worry, I feel you won’t do too badly.”
“That’s exactly what I’m worried about…”
