I don't want to be trained by my senior sister!

The two left the main hall area and returned along the path they had come from.

On the way, Fang Xuan's mind raced, quickly reviewing the plot.

In the original work, there should be several key milestones to come.

During the sect competition, Ning Qian was falsely accused of poisoning Shen Qingqing, leading to a blood transfusion plot, followed by her being punished by being sent down the mountain to exorcise demons, and an incident of betrayal by an evil cultivator...

Now, because of his intervention, Ning Qian's injuries have healed ahead of schedule, and her spiritual bones have been reshaped. Shen Chen's attention has also clearly shifted to himself.

The sect competition might be skipped or its format might change because Shen Chen directly pre-selected the secret realm slots.

However, Shen Chen probably won't easily let go of the two classic heart-wrenching elements: blood transfusion and descending the mountain to eliminate demons.

Especially blood transfusions... Fang Xuan's eyes turned slightly cold.

In the original story, Shen Qingqing's body rejected the spiritual bone, so Shen Chen forcibly extracted Ning Qian's original essence blood to appease her, almost killing Ning Qian.

Now that Ning Qian's injuries have improved, if Shen Qingqing encounters another problem, Shen Chen might still try to use this method again.

He needs to be careful.

If Ning Qian were to go to the secret realm alone on Sword Peak, what if Shen Qingqing took advantage of his absence and made a move on his adorable senior sister...?

No, we need to think of a safer approach.

However, there's no rush now.

At worst, he can simply refuse to go to the secret realm and claim that his old injury suddenly relapsed or that his cultivation went wrong—in short, deny it.

Although it's a pity about the resources inside, Ningxian's safety is more important.

As he was pondering this, Ning Qian's cool voice rang out beside him, tinged with tension:

"What did Shen Chen say to you?"

After asking the question, she seemed to realize that it was a bit abrupt, and pursed her lips.

Logically speaking... she should be the last person to interfere.

But Shen Chen is a man of cunning and unpredictable thoughts.

Fang Xuan turned his head to look at her and smiled, "It's nothing, I just got a token to enter the Scripture Pavilion to choose a cultivation technique, and I was also asked to represent Sword Peak in the Azure Cloud Secret Realm."

A spot in the secret realm? Ning Qian paused slightly, her brows furrowing immediately. Sure enough…

"...Shen Chen is most skilled at framing and using others to do his dirty work. Be extremely careful. In the secret realm, dangers come not only from monsters and the environment, but also from people."

It's likely that Shen Chen now sees him as a thorn in his side because of how he treated Shen Qingqing in the main hall.

This journey into the secret realm may be fraught with danger...

.......

"Yes, don't worry, senior sister."

Fang Xuan nodded, indicating that he understood.

Ning Qian glanced at him and saw that he didn't seem to care much, which made her even more anxious.

This junior brother is highly talented and has a big heart, but sometimes he doesn't take danger seriously enough.

She suddenly spoke, her voice tinged with annoyance she herself didn't realize: "Come back with me to receive your punishment."

Fang Xuan: "???"

"Huh? Senior Sister, aren't we going to choose a cultivation technique?"

Ning Qian was taken aback by his question, and then realized that she had blurted out the discipline method she had been thinking about.

Her face remained aloof, but her ears involuntarily flushed slightly. She quickly tried to cover it up: "Let's... let's go to the Scripture Pavilion to choose a cultivation technique."

She was secretly annoyed; why did she panic and speak so fast at the thought of him possibly being in danger?

Fang Xuan took in her reaction.

However, he had to hold back and not laugh, otherwise his senior sister might blush more than just her ears.

He decided to press his advantage, asking innocently, "Senior sister, why are you punishing me again?"

"No... you're not allowed to talk back to your senior sister."

Ning Qian was somewhat overwhelmed by his questions, and her already slightly flushed cheeks seemed to rise even higher.

She quickened her pace and walked in front of Fang Xuan, leaving him with only a slightly hurried back view.

.......

"Senior sister, slow down! And why is your face so red?"

"Shut up, it's...it's hot..."

"oh--"

.......

His senior sister was so cute that it made him itch with desire.

Suddenly, for no apparent reason... I had the urge to pin someone down and have some fun with them...

Seeing the tears welling up in her clear, cool eyes, and hearing her cool voice change...

The system detected that sex slave Fang Xuan harbored a perverse desire for his master Ning Qian's body.

[System determination: This constitutes a slave's lustful and blasphemous thoughts towards the master's body, which does not conform to the core principle that "sex slaves should beg their masters to play with their bodies."]

[Warning: This is a serious violation of thought rules! Considering this is the host's first offense and it is indeed a matter of human nature, no training points will be deducted this time, but thought correction is required!]

[Please repeat to yourself three times: I am my master's sex slave, everything I have belongs to my master, I only deserve to crave my master's favor and punishment.]

Fang Xuan: "..."

The system... really knows how to pick its timing.

However... is that human nature? The system finally said something sensible.

As for the following sentence about correcting one's thinking... he automatically ignored it.

......

Ning Qian breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that he no longer mentioned blushing and being punished, but the heat on her face had not completely subsided for a while.

The two stopped talking, but the atmosphere was no longer awkward; instead, there was a subtle harmony.

.......

The Qingyun Sect's Sutra Repository is located halfway up the main peak. It is a tower-shaped building with a very large area and seven stories high.

With its flying eaves and bracket sets, it exudes a solemn atmosphere and is surrounded by powerful protective barriers.

After presenting the token given by Shen Chen and undergoing verification by the elder guarding the pavilion, the two stepped into the main hall on the first floor.

In principle, outsiders are not allowed to enter.

However, everyone understands the principle that it's better to avoid trouble, so there's no need to create problems for yourself.

.......

The hall is spacious, with rows of towering bookshelves that seem to stretch as far as the eye can see.

The bookshelves were filled with countless jade slips, bamboo slips, and even paper books, arranged in a categorized manner.

"The first floor mainly houses Yellow-rank and Profound-rank cultivation techniques, as well as various basic spells and miscellaneous books. Yellow-rank techniques are no longer useful to you; the focus should be on the Profound-rank area."

Ning Qian introduced the place in a low voice, clearly very familiar with it.

"Sword techniques are in section C, movement techniques are in section E, and body-refining auxiliary techniques are in other sections. You can take a look yourself first. If you're still unsure..."

She paused for a moment before saying, "I can help you figure it out."

Fang Xuan looked at the vast and seemingly endless collection of ancient texts before him, feeling somewhat overwhelmed.

Asking him to fight is fine, but asking him to pick the most suitable jade slip from so many that all look pretty much the same... is indeed a bit too much for this pseudo-genius.

"Senior sister, I don't know much about these things, so please help me choose. I'll learn whatever you think is suitable for me."

Ning Qian glanced at him, seemingly unsurprised by his laziness, and nodded slightly: "Come with me."

Fang Xuan obediently followed behind her, watching her serious profile.

When it comes to choosing a cultivation technique, the protagonist is still the one.

According to the usual formula, the protagonist can just casually pick up a fragment of a scroll, and it will be of the Heavenly Rank or even the Dao Rank... With the senior sister's luck, she might actually be able to find a treasure for him.