Are you really trying to cultivate immortality? Something feels off.

"Sister, sister. You're my own sister. Calm down." Xie Weixing grabbed her. "There are so many disciples in the Flower Goddess Sect, and she's standing at the very back, which means she's at least a deacon, and her cultivation level must be at least at the Golden Core Realm, or even higher. Are we two lowly Foundation Establishment cultivators just looking for death?"

Two noobs, and one of them was only able to use spiritual power yesterday.

"First of all, I don't call you 'sister'! Secondly, I've already reached the Core Formation stage, don't drag me down with you, you stinking Foundation Establishment cultivator," Shen Chunri bit her lip, "Did you expect me to let her run away right in front of me?!"

"No, so what if you've reached Foundation Establishment? You've never reached Foundation Establishment before? Didn't you start from Foundation Establishment?" Xie Weixing, having failed to persuade her and instead being scolded, laughed in anger, "It's not just her, didn't you see all those Flower Goddess Sect disciples?"

Since they went to such lengths to steal forbidden techniques, it means that the strength they could improve by this technique was by no means insignificant.

They have absolutely no chance of winning.

"So what?!"

"Okay, okay, I understand," Xie Weixing thought for a moment, "Do you have any emergency items, like something that will let your master or senior uncle know you're in danger?"

"have."

Xie Weixing's eyes lit up: "Use it?"

Shen Chunri turned her head to look at him, chuckled, and then returned to her serious expression: "I didn't bring it."

Xie fainted before waking up.

The disciples of the Flower Goddess Sect had already disappeared from sight; judging by the direction, that was Qingmu Mountain.

It shouldn't be for cultivation. Qingmu Mountain is a place where spirit beasts roam freely, so they must have gone there to tame them.

"Aren't you good at light footwork?" Shen Chunri took off the token from his waist and shoved it into his hand. Because he was in such a hurry, he had also brought a few bottles of medicine. "I have family-inherited techniques and sect treasures to protect my life. Go and stall for time. Go back and inform your master and senior uncles. They will definitely inform the Shen family..."

"Wait a minute?" Xie Weixing grabbed her wrist, several bracelets on it jingling. Extracting the key words from her words, he asked, "Are you going to your death?"

"I'll be careful. I don't have time to waste with you." Shen Chunri broke free from him.

I don't know where that strength came from, but Xie Weixing was almost pushed to the ground and fell on his butt.

"You remember what I said!"

Before Xie Weixing could even blink, she was gone.

?

Why is it always him who encounters these kinds of suicidal things?

Damn, his chest hurts so much.

*

Xie Weixing looked down at the pile of tattered items in his hand and frowned.

How do you use these things? They didn't tell him either.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

A rapid hoofbeat kicked up dust, and Xie Weixing's grip on the object in his hand faltered.

"boom--"

The token and the medicine bottle fell together, shattering into pieces.

A deep purple poisonous mist filled the air. Xie Weixing reacted instantly, lifting the water stream, intending to surround the poisonous mist to prevent it from harming others.

Space is still.

Xie Weixing was taken aback for a moment: "Huh?"

Why does it feel so familiar?

A gust of wind carrying a chill swept in, and Xie Weixing was grabbed by the shoulder, looking up in a panic.

Tan Suiting covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, steadily protecting him by his side.

The pervasive poisonous mist receded, the shattered porcelain bottle returned to its original state, and the poison was returned to the bottle, just as it had been before.

"Little Dragon Palace?" Xie Weixing was almost moved to tears. "Damn it, hurry up and come back to the sect with me. Shen Chunri is going to get himself killed."

"What do you mean by courting death?" Tan Suiting frowned. "Are you injured?"

"She saw that a disciple from the Flower Goddess Sect had stolen her family's forbidden technique and ran away, so she told me to go back to the sect and tell Feng Jilan that she had gone to Qingmu Mountain first."

"Forbidden techniques?" Tan Suiting's eyes widened slightly. "Weren't they already sealed away by the various races?"

"That's why it's stealing, that's why it's running away, brother," Xie Weixing said.

Tan Suiting glanced at her sideways, his tone calm: "She's in danger. You go back to the sect, I'll go find her."

"Huh?" Xie Weixing looked up. "Then you're out of danger?"

Tan Suiting was taken aback for a moment, then stammered, "Me."

"You've reached the Nascent Soul stage?" Xie Weixing was shocked, looking at him as if he were a god. "Are you even human?"

Tan Suiting stood there, bewildered, and gently shook his head.

No, he is still in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

"Then how dare you brag like that?" Xie Weixing was speechless, helpless, and powerless.

Tan Suiting:

Why attack him again?

"It's better than letting her go to her death alone," Tan Suiting said calmly. "Master and senior uncles will be here soon. You should return to the sect as soon as possible and protect yourself."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Xie Weixing stood there dumbfounded like a hooligan for a long time before raising an eyebrow.

He could have run away.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Feng Jilan and Feng Yu were busy rescuing their own disciples, leaving him unattended.

The system popped up: ...I agree with the host's point of view. Staying in Feng Hua Sect will likely lead to running into the main characters. It's better to stay away from them.

[Am I leaving Feng Hua Sect already?]

[Crying, I thought Xie's father would stay here as a protégé and then go head-to-head with the main characters]

[Xie Weixing never intended to stay. Su Boyu and his group have too many cheat codes; why would they needlessly go looking for death?]

Xie Weixing nodded repeatedly.

[It's a pity that in the original story, Shen Chunri went to find that traitorous disciple and was injured, leaving her with aftereffects. Although Feng Jilan arrived in time, it still affected her subsequent cultivation. Otherwise, she could have reached the Nascent Soul stage, and the Feng Hua Sect wouldn't have suffered such a tragic fate.]

[? Even cannon fodder are acting so recklessly, and there's still a plot point?]

[In the original book, Xie Weixing's storyline didn't really affect the main plot. Regardless of whether he came to Fenghua Sect or not, Shen Chunri would still sneak down the mountain today and encounter the traitor.]

[But in the original book, Shen Chunri didn't bring Xie Weixing along, and his figure was hidden very well. This time, he brought Xie Weixing along to steal the token, which is why the steward was able to discover him so quickly.]

[Yes, in the original story, Tan Suiting didn't go down the mountain either; in the end, it was Feng Jilan who rescued Shen Chunri.]

Will that affect the outcome?

[No. That person who practices forbidden techniques is already in the late Golden Core stage. She came out this time to personally teach the Flower Goddess Sect how to subdue spirit beasts. Besides her, there are two other deacons, also in the Golden Core stage. Even if Tan Suiting went, he wouldn't be able to defeat them.]

Xie Weixing paused slightly in his steps.

Words like "extermination of the clan," "betrayal of the clan," and "aftereffects" kept flashing through my mind.

The system's voice trembled: You don't want to go back, do you... You can't even beat two Golden Core cultivators, why are you, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, risking your life?

[Is it true or false? Should I go back?]

[If I really go back, I'll give you a Qiankun Great Shift.]

Going there would be tantamount to suicide.

I'm sure our father-in-law will go.

Xie Weixing looked up and smiled brightly: "Am I an idiot? I'm going back."

After saying that, he ran like the wind, as if afraid of being caught by the wind and waves.

[Bonus chapter for reaching 400 likes!]

There might be some minor plot holes, please ignore them. I'll revise and fix them all once it reaches 80,000 words. Thanks!