My junior sister sees everyone as a heretical cultivator.

Chapter 188 Each on Their Own Path

After leaving the Yinling Academy instance, Li Chunfeng, who was over fifty years old, staggered a few steps. The first thing he did was close his eyes and sense everything around him.

The spiritual energy remained an insurmountable barrier between him and the divine, like the moon reflected in water or a flower in a mirror, something he could only admire but never attain.

A sense of loss welled up inside me.

In the end... it still didn't work?

He opened his eyes, and his gaze dimmed.

Despite experiencing such extraordinary and miraculous life-and-death encounters, his mortal body remained utterly incompatible with the path to immortality.

Just as he was about to habitually comfort himself with the thought that "misfortune and fortune are intertwined, this is a good thing," he was suddenly startled.

Deep within his dantian, in that desolate place that had once been asserted to have a "deficient dantian," a current of energy was now slowly circulating!

"This...this is...internal energy?"

This thought sent a jolt through him.

His damaged dantian was repaired without his knowledge!
He was taken aback at first, and then a feeling more complicated than disappointment welled up inside him.

It turns out that the rewards from this dungeon were merely to complete his foundation as a mortal, allowing him to cultivate internal energy like ordinary martial artists...

In the end, he still failed to embark on the path to immortality.

He felt a mix of emotions, including relief but also a sense of loss that his dream had been shattered.

But... wait!
A sudden flash of inspiration struck Li Chunfeng!
He recalled the supreme sword inheritance he had sensed in the Sword Tomb of the Guixi Sect!
A completely new idea convinced him instantly.

Yes! That must be it!

The path to immortality is elusive; only those with great perseverance and extraordinary opportunities can enter it!

My foundation is flawed; directly cultivating immortality is like building castles in the air. Haste makes waste!

Therefore, it wasn't that Heaven didn't grant me the opportunity to become an immortal, but rather that it pointed me to a more solid path—entering the Dao through martial arts!
A towering building rises from the ground!
This repaired dantian, this newly generated internal energy, is the foundation of my towering sword edifice!

Having figured this out, all the disappointment and melancholy in Li Chunfeng's eyes vanished, replaced by a more determined light!

He got it!

This is indeed a good thing!

He gripped the novice wooden sword at his waist with a clang.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"

The clear, melodious sound of swords ringing out, accompanied by the perfect harmony of drawing and sheathing, echoed once again in the bustling square.

……

After the commotion subsided, the square of Yinling Academy gradually returned to calm, and the disciples dispersed in twos and threes, returning to their respective caves.

Lin Qingfeng returned to his residence and began to take stock of his gains from the trip.

That "Enmity Refining Evil Altar" that was uprooted is a decent decoration for the sect and a material for array formations.

The newly acquired ghosts in the [Ten Thousand Souls Banner] can be handed over to disciples specializing in this field for research and utilization later;

And that [Shen Jiaye] can be thrown into the junior brother's room later as his cultivation guide.

There was also that "promotional material" that he had carefully preserved for his junior sister.

That precious footage of bloodshot eyes, a body shrouded in black mist, and a skull crushed with bare hands.

As for himself, his cultivation has improved slightly, and his basic attributes have also increased a bit, which is better than nothing.

But none of these are the most important.

What he really cared about was that line of data that only he could see.

Sect Contribution Points (NPC): 423651 / 500000

Hehehehehehe~

A satisfied smile curved Lin Qingfeng's lips.

There are less than 80,000 left.

At this rate, it should take another three or four days at most before the sect's official advancement quest, [Gui Xi Secret Realm], can be unlocked.

The day when we can leave the sect is not far off!!!
……

Late at night.

The moonlight, like water, quietly spilled over every corner of the Guixi Sect, illuminating different people and the paths they had chosen.

Inside Lin Qingfeng's cave, the light screen flickered.

He was editing the footage at lightning speed with the skill of a seasoned gamer.

The image was split in two.

On the left is a screenshot he saved from when Su Ling'er first entered the sect. She was only at the third level of Qi Refining, with a look of confusion and helplessness in her eyes, and she even looked a bit mentally challenged. He also showed her silly way of walking back and forth in front of the mountain gate.

On the right is the berserk figure in the underground space of Ju-on, with flames of destruction burning in his crimson eyes, and dark evil energy swirling around him. Every move he makes is filled with madness and power that tears everything apart.

With her five fingers like claws, she directly crushed the head of a Ju-on!

The head exploded in her hand with a "poof," scattering red and white matter everywhere! Her arm, a black afterimage, pierced right through her chest!

The camera zooms in on her hand, stained with black blood, which extends from behind the vengeful spirit, and the still slightly beating cursed heart in her hand!
In the final scene, she wields her own claws and cleanly slices off several cursed heads at the neck!
As for why Shen Jiaye repeatedly slapped him away?
nonexistent!

Amidst this stark contrast, lines of promotional slogans slowly emerge:

"In the past, my pseudo-spiritual root was only at the third level of Qi Refining, and I sought the Dao in the most insignificant of things."

"Today, Gui Xi Sect has become the sect's Holy Maiden, slaying demons in bloody battles!"

"How to ascend to heaven? Only through loyalty and diligence! Enter my Gui Xi, and the future will be in your hands!"

"Her talent and physical constitution are both subpar, and she even possesses pseudo-spiritual roots of the four elements of metal, wood, water, and earth. Su Ling'er is the best proof of that!"

……

Meanwhile, the furnace fire in the weapon-refining pavilion was burning brightly.

Su Ling'er took the initiative to walk onto the cold, black iron anvil.

The firelight illuminated her resolute face, devoid of any trace of her former fear and struggle.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!"

"Ahhhh——!"

"It hurts so much—!"

Soon, screams, accompanied by the booming clang of the giant hammer as it fell, echoed once again through the night sky above Guixi Sect.

……

In Wang Xiedi's thatched hut, a single lamp flickered dimly.

He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, following the methods of the "True Scripture of Myriad Forms of the Mortal World," repeatedly contemplating the "beacon of the Way" in his mind within his sea of consciousness, and diligently cultivating himself.

……

Under the cover of night, Li Chunfeng's figure appeared exceptionally busy and resolute.

He tirelessly wielded his novice wooden sword in the bamboo forest behind the sect.

The sound of swords being drawn and sheathed was deafening.

After each sword strike, a bamboo shoot fell to the ground.

He was preparing to build a small bamboo house for himself, just as he was building the path to the supreme sword path for himself.

……

Deep within the sect's territory, beneath ancient trees in the wilderness.

Dong Changsheng sat cross-legged. Although he had applied some medicine to his cheeks, they were still somewhat swollen and would probably not fully recover until tomorrow. However, he still looked disheveled.

However, his back was ramrod straight, and his eyes burned with an indomitable flame.

He was generously sharing the half of the jade slip containing the "Nine Revolutions Profound Yuan Technique" with his surviving undercover fellow disciples, carefully explaining the essentials of the technique to them.

"...Although this method is only half complete, it far surpasses the entire inner cultivation method of the outer sect of Qingxu Temple!"

"It is also a good opportunity for us to improve our cultivation and consolidate our foundation in such a dangerous situation."

The junior students sat in a circle and listened together.

Looking at Dong Changsheng's swollen face, and recalling the scene of him being repeatedly humiliated by his senior brother, they felt extremely complicated.

Senior Brother Dong... He endured such a great humiliation, yet he still did not forget to help us, and was even willing to share the fragments of this peerless divine skill!
While feeling the admiring gazes of the crowd, Dong Changsheng was thinking about something else entirely.

When will the sect leader send the next undercover agent?
I must find a way to pass on the essence of this unparalleled martial art!
This half of the jade slip is my hope of repaying the sect leader's great kindness!
As long as I can repay this great kindness, all the humiliation I, Dong Changsheng, have suffered today will be worthwhile!
……

at the same time.

In the dark room of Qingxu Temple.

Smoke rose from the incense burner and slowly dissipated, blurring the face of Xuan Yuan Daoist.

His knuckles tapped on the armrest.

The fragmented information Dong Changsheng sent back echoed in his mind.

Finally, he stopped tapping.

Xuan Yuan Daoist raised his eyes and looked at the figure below.

……

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