The chief disciple of Xuanling Sect, in addition to managing the disciples on a daily basis, also has to take on the task of inspecting the sect and recording any changes.
In the main hall of the sect leader, Tang Xin was reporting the recent situation inside the sect to the elder council.
Xuanling Sect has a total of ten core elders, but usually only five or six of them are in charge of the main affairs. The others are either in seclusion for cultivation or idle like Su Ling’s master.
As for the sect leader, she usually doesn’t show up frequently unless something major happens.
“The preparations for the competition are proceeding in an orderly manner, and the disciples inside and outside the sect are practicing diligently, creating a peaceful atmosphere inside the sect…”
Listening to Tang Xin’s “flawless” report, several elders couldn’t help but show a surprised expression.
“That’s all for the regular report.”
“You,” one of the elders raised an eyebrow and said, “You don’t have to hold back, we trust your judgment.”
“Hold back? What do you mean?”
Tang Xin looked at the elder with a puzzled expression on her face.
“Why didn’t you report the list of names this time?” the elder next to him added, “Every routine report, you either report three to five disciples who are lazy in their cultivation and violate the sect rules, or ordinary elders who have been idling, right?”
“Suddenly not having this list of reports makes some work difficult to carry out…”
The other elders nodded one after another.
Tang Xin’s mouth twitched.
Do not do unto others what you do not want done to yourself. She hated those who secretly reported others behind their backs. Why did the senior sister of Xuanling Sect always do such unpopular things?
After the routine report, the grand elder Xuan Miao asked her to stay behind, saying that there was something to tell her separately.
Xuan Miao was a mature and fiery woman in a red robe, with a figure that was… well-endowed, and an appearance of about twenty-five or twenty-six.
Unlike the seventh elder Linghua, she was one of the most diligent people in the elder group, managing the overall operation of Xuanling Sect. When the sect leader did not appear, she could even make decisions on matters big and small by herself.
“What do you command, Elder?” Tang Xin asked.
“I have something to trouble you with,” the Grand Elder said. “I met a promising talent when I was out the other day. It’s about time for her to reach the vicinity of Xuanling Sect. Can you go and bring her back?”
“Bring back a disciple? That shouldn’t be a problem,” she said, puzzled. “But why didn’t you bring her back when you met her?”
“Because I forgot,” Xuan Miao answered honestly.
“Forgot…”
The Grand Elder was very capable in her work, but perhaps because she was too focused on her work, she often forgot about “unimportant” things. For example, when she took a disciple out for training and left them in a secret realm, or when she got into a conflict with an opponent and made a bet to settle it at the top of the snow-capped mountain, only to remember the incident half a year later…
Well, at least she remembered this time. It could be considered fortunate for that disciple.
“Disciple will comply.”
…
After obtaining the location and the name and appearance of the other party from the Great Elder Xuan Miao, Tang Xin set off from the sect and headed to Qianyu City.
This was a large city in the eastern part of Qingzhou, with a large flow of people and a mix of cultivators of unknown origins. Therefore, the situation in the city was not very good, and there were often incidents of deception and robbery.
“Shui Qiu, why does this name sound familiar?”
On the way to the meeting point “under the third stone pillar in the city square” to find “the girl with light blue eyes,” Tang Xin began to ponder.
Despite integrating memories from her previous life, besides the scene of being pierced through by a sword in the final battle, many other things were vague in her mind.
For example, the appearance of the other six members of the “Seven Stars” was something she could never remember.
The other six companions of the protagonist were also six “important supporting roles” with extraordinary abilities. In the later stages, they became influential figures in their own right.
Thinking about it, Su Ling actually had to gather seven people and unlock the fusion technique to become powerful enough to defeat her, didn’t it sound impressive?
Arriving at the city center square, Tang Xin had no time to think about these things.
Because… there were more than one of these blue-eyed girls!
Is this the world of cultivation? Hair of various colors, eyes of various colors, like a rainbow… I’ve heard that many low-quality cultivation techniques can easily change the appearance of the cultivator, but I didn’t expect it to be so common.
Under just the third stone pillar, there were at least ten blue-eyed girls, as well as five blue-eyed ladies, and two blue-eyed grandmothers…
Maybe I should call out.
Just as Tang Xin was about to do so…
“Hmph, so you’re here, making it hard for me to find you!”
Something seemed to be happening under the stone pillar. Upon closer inspection, it was a middle-aged man at the Foundation Building stage, arguing with a blue-eyed girl.
The man grabbed the girl’s wrist, as if trying to prevent her from escaping.
“You, you…”
The girl lowered her head, stuttering and unable to form a complete sentence, clearly very shy.
What a lovely girl!
Onlookers sighed as they watched Tang Xin.
With her watery big eyes, delicate skin, and shy personality when being watched, she gave people the illusion that she was entirely made of “water” and could break at a touch.
“Stealing my things and now trying to escape?”
The middle-aged man said.
“I, I didn’t, didn’t steal…”
The girl said softly.
“Guilty conscience,” he showed a smirk of conspiracy, “Your name is Shui Qiu, right? That’s a precious elixir of mine. If you can’t produce it, then use your body to repay it!”
Damn it!
Tang Xin immediately became alert.
She’s the target!
Ding!
【Options generating…】
【Option One: Drive away the middle-aged man, then command Shuiqiu to repay her debt with her body.】
【Success rate ninety-nine percent, reward ancient secret art summoning – Sea of Destruction, failure results in no reward, with a one percent chance of dying from excitement during the process.】
Wait, how can the first option, which seems so despicable, have a ninety-nine percent success rate? And this time, it’s not being killed in retaliation, but dying from excitement.
The insult is too much…
【Option Two: Join the middle-aged man, educate Shui Qiu together, make her a knowledgeable young lady, then get rid of the middle-aged man, and bring Shui Qiu back to Xuanling Sect.】
【Success rate ninety-nine percent, reward top-grade spiritual weapon East Sea Dragon Staff, failure results in no reward, with a one percent chance of going berserk during the education process.】
Is this possible? Isn’t this letting the passerby take advantage? Am I really this foolish?
【Option Three: Watch the whole process of Shui Qiu being **, then bring her back to Xuanling Sect after her breakdown, making her a slave who listens to your every word.】
【Success rate is 100%, reward is one Yishui root, failure results in no reward.】
【Yishui root: After consumption, greatly increases affinity with water attribute spiritual energy.】
Huh?
What’s going on? How can all three options be bad!
Is it possible that every outcome for Shui Qiu is no good?!
This…
Looking at the risk of failure, do I really have to let this water spirit girl become…
【Option four…】
