After transforming into a fairy, I, in my simulation, wreaked havoc in the cultivation world.

Feng Qianyue's expression froze for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal.

She looked you up and down, then handed you a translucent red jade pendant. Upon closer inspection, a slender phoenix silhouette could be faintly seen swirling within the jade, as if it were alive.

"This is the Phoenix Blood Jade, considered an extra reward from the competition."

[Under your questioning gaze, Feng Qianyue spoke calmly.]

You carefully took it, thinking, "No wonder I couldn't find it; she had already taken it."

"Would you be willing to join my ranks and serve me?"

After a moment of silence, Feng Qianyue suddenly turned her gaze to you.

【"this..."】

Your expression stiffened, and you asked weakly:

["Can I leave the capital by joining a senior's team?"]

【"Whoosh~"】

Before the words were even finished, the figure in front of him vanished without a trace, not even bothering to utter another word.

【Huh?】

[We could at least discuss this, right? Tell me about the compensation package!]

[Hmph! A Nascent Soul cultivator, huh? He has such poor patience.]

You silently put away the Phoenix Blood Jade and walked down the mountain, satisfied.

The Phoenix Soaring Through the Purple Heavens Grand Competition has successfully concluded!

【...】

Six months later, in a secluded valley on the outskirts of the Hehuan Sect.

The valley is lush with vegetation, and a thin stream seeps from the mountainside, forming a shallow pool.

[By the pool, you sit cross-legged, enveloped in a shimmering light like moonlight, making you appear like a fairy from the moon palace, ethereal and otherworldly.]

Not far away, Liu Guanzhi pressed the last array flag into the ground. Immediately, a surge of spiritual light flowed from his fingertips, and the flag swiftly disappeared into the earth's veins.

【"Buzz~!"】

Suddenly, a deep humming sound echoed from all around the valley.

[Immediately afterwards, a semi-transparent light curtain slowly rose from the edge of the valley, enveloping the entire valley.]

The light screen flashed for only a moment before disappearing completely.

From the outside, the valley remained lush and verdant, indistinguishable from any other ordinary mountain landscape.

[And everything outside the valley seemed to have vanished from the world.]

You open your eyes and stare longingly at the boy.

"Did it work?"

Liu Guanzhi sat down beside you, nodding slightly, as if he had only done something insignificant.

Wow, that's classy.

You believe you still have much to learn, and that's not just about how to show off.

Six months ago, you met outside the capital and tallied up your gains, only to discover that you had an astonishing amount of resources. You decided to find a place to retreat and digest them.

With the term "Hehuan Demoness" already mentioned, the location should naturally be within the territory of the Hehuan Sect to maximize profits.

[You originally intended for Liu Guanzhi to impersonate Ye Jinghong, so you could find a way to escape after you returned.]

[What you wouldn't expect is that this kid almost destroyed the Hehuan Sect's stronghold, and even looted the treasure pavilion before leaving.]

According to Liu Guanzhi, the main reason was that he lacked resources, and he also learned that Ziwei wanted you and her nephew to become Daoist partners first.

Sigh, sometimes you can't help but sigh, "Beauty is a curse."

"Husband, you're amazing!"

[Thoughts flashed through your mind, and you instinctively threw yourself into the boy's arms, gazing at him with starlight in your eyes.]

[Liu Guanzhi's throat bobbed slightly. Since being with you, he had never deliberately suppressed certain thoughts.]

[Seeing the woman in his arms squirming again, the young man's eyes darkened, and his arms around her waist tightened suddenly.]

Immediately, he transformed into a streak of light, carrying you directly towards the distant cave.

【"Huh?"】

Before you could even react, he had you pinned down.

Looking up at the boy so close to you, your little head is filled with big question marks.

[It was supposed to be an expression of worship, so how did it turn into this?]

But when you met his deep eyes, you involuntarily shrank back.

Sigh~ As a weak woman, you can only go along with it, after all, it's all for the sake of cultivation...

【...】

The grass and trees in the valley turned green then yellow, then yellow again.

A century has passed in the blink of an eye.

Deep within the cave, all was silent.

You sat motionless on the meditation cushion like a statue, your entire being exuding an aura of utter desolation.

[Yet the moonlight continued to flow around her, and faint silver-white patterns appeared beneath her skin, covering her entire body.]

[Until one moment, you suddenly open your eyes.]

Three streams of light slowly floated in front of you; these were the three spiritual herbs needed to break through to the third level.

Of course, you weren't the only one who found it; Old Liu has been extremely busy over the past century.

The price you pay is that you're broke again.

But at this moment, you have no time to feel sorry for yourself. Your hands swiftly form a profound hand seal, and the Yin energy within your body transforms into an invisible force, guiding the three beams of spiritual light to slowly enter your body.

【"Buzz~!"】

[Until a certain moment, your body shone brightly, turning your entire body as white as jade, and you could even vaguely see your meridians and bones through your flesh.]

A powerful surge of energy rose within you, and a silvery-white light suddenly condensed on your body, eventually transforming into a crystalline, armor-like shell that completely enveloped you.

【"Click click click~"】

After a long silence, a series of cracking sounds began to ring out.

Fine cracks began to appear on the surface of the crystalline shell, spreading from the top of the head to the soles of the feet, with silvery-white light pouring out from the cracks.

[Click!]

With a final, crisp sound, the crystal shell shattered, transforming into countless silver specks of light that scattered and drifted away.

You stand barefoot amidst the shattered light, your entire body radiating a precious glow.

You slowly raised your arm; your newly formed skin was as white and flawless as fresh snow, without a single blemish.

What's most eye-catching is your long hair.

[Where there were still a few strands of black hair, now they had all turned silver-white.]

You raised your hand and gathered your long hair, your fingertips running through the strands, each one shimmering with a soft sheen, falling to your waist like a cascading silver river.

Then, you stretched leisurely.

【"Click-clack~"】

The pebbles beneath their feet crumbled inch by inch under an invisible force; the transformation of the physical body is always the most violent and the most intoxicating.

[This concludes the third level of the *Taiyin Xuanshu Lianxing Zhenjing*—the Jade Skin Realm.]

【become!】

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