Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

Bai Xiaobai thought she had misheard.

So it's just flying, after all, she's a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining now.

Furthermore, there's Changling. Although the cliff is high, this height is not a problem for her at all now.

"What's so difficult about this? Come on, Changling, let's show Master our strength at the third level of Qi Refining."

Seeing Bai Xiaobai confidently patting his chest and making his promise, Chang Ling, who was silenced, was speechless.

So, has this guy forgotten what she just did?

She sold herself, and then acted as if nothing had happened.

Moreover, if it were really that simple, Shen Ji wouldn't have brought her here.

Changling remained unmoved, watching Bai Xiaobai's brows gradually furrow with a look of amusement.

"Master, can I already fly on my sword? Why do I need to fly down from here? It doesn't seem difficult at all, does it?"

Clearly, Bai Xiaobai realized that she had been thinking too simply, and she was beginning to have a bad feeling.

Shen Ji's next words left her completely dumbfounded.

Do you know why the Red-crowned Crane builds its nest in the highest place?

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaobai roughly guessed why Shen Ji had brought her here, but she didn't want to know at all.

So she shook her head vigorously, "Master, I think the wind on this cliff is too strong. You just took a bath, it wouldn't be good if you caught a cold. Let's go back first. Xiao Qi has been fiddling with a lot of things again, I need to go back and check them out."

"Oh, right, we made a lot of spirit stones this time. I'll go back and do the math. The scenery on this cliff is quite nice. Why don't you take a look yourself, Master? I'll be going now."

After saying that, she took off running as fast as she could.

However, the next moment, she felt her body suspended in mid-air, her two little feet kicking wildly in the air.

"Master, let's talk this out. We shouldn't be like this. Besides, I didn't see anything."

"Hey, hey, no! I'm only at the third level of Qi Refining. Without Chang Ling, I'll be smashed into a puddle of mud."

"Master, I am your own disciple! This is murder..."

Seeing Bai Xiaobai's pitiful and begging appearance, Chang Ling's face lit up with a smile.

I'll teach you to be shameless and sell your own sword. You deserve it.

Shen Ji carried Bai Xiaobai to the edge of the cliff, his thin lips parted slightly, and he spoke earnestly.

"The chicks of the Crimson Bird are pushed off the nest by their mother before their wings are fully grown. The purpose is to force the chicks to unleash their innate instinct to fly in such a desperate situation. So, Little White, will you fly down on your own, or will I help you?"

Feeling the raging winds surging from the precipice, Bai Xiaobai glanced down and her legs instantly went weak.

"Master...Master, you're not a mother bird, and I'm not a cub. We're cultivators, and besides, I'm a snake, and a Qi Refining Stage 3 one at that. I know you're angry because I saw you taking a bath, but honestly, I didn't mean to. Besides, cultivators are supposed to be pure and detached from worldly desires; meditating and cultivating in seclusion is the norm. Why would you take a bath in broad daylight?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Ji's smile deepened, but the hand that was suspended in mid-air quietly loosened its grip slightly.

Feeling the restraint on her neck suddenly weaken, the panic of being suspended in mid-air instantly intensified.

Bai Xiaobai was terrified, frantically trying to grab his sleeve, her voice both shrill and pitiful: "Master! This disciple truly knows her mistake! Please forgive me, next time I promise I'll knock first, I'll never be so reckless again, please..."

However, before she could finish speaking, a wave of dizziness from weightlessness washed over her, and her small body plummeted straight towards the bottomless abyss like a kite with a broken string.

At the top of the cliff, Shen Ji withdrew his hands and stood with his hands behind his back amidst the surging clouds and mist.

He lowered his eyes and gazed quietly at the small figure falling, adding thoughtfully, "Little White, the Crimson Bird can give birth to several chicks at a time, but through fierce winds and desperate struggles to survive, only one can ultimately break through the constraints and live. If you don't want to be smashed into mincemeat, you can only rely on yourself to break through and survive."

"So, Xiaobai, you're forced to act on your instincts in desperate situations, and only by facing life and death can you break the deadlock. You've worked so hard."

A fierce wind swept over Bai Xiaobai's body, and the force of her rapid descent was extremely strong, scraping her skin and making it difficult for her to open her eyes.

The panic of weightlessness and the fear of impending death overwhelmed her instantly. She flailed her limbs wildly involuntarily, her small body swaying precariously in the gale, nearly being swept away and thrown off balance by the turbulence several times.

The wind blew into her mouth in large gulps, but that did not affect her accusation.

"Shen... Shen Ji, you... bastard, you've betrayed your disciple time and time again."

So she was just a minor cultivator who had only broken through to the third level of Qi Refining. She just accidentally stumbled upon him taking a bath. Why was she so ruthless?

This fall was completely different from the one in the Monster Forest; she felt a real sense of impending death.

The fierce winds here have completely disrupted the spiritual energy within her body.

Even if she wanted to reassemble her spiritual power, she couldn't do it at all.

So, am I really going to be smashed into mincemeat?

She's so young, and it wasn't easy for her to take human form and gain cultivation.

Before I could even remember to share this good news with the spirit world and make my snake parents happy, I was about to be thrown to my death?

I was unwilling to accept it, but I seemed completely powerless and could only let my body fall.

Just as she was losing her mind and almost in despair, Shen Ji's words echoed in her mind again and again—desperate situations force out instincts, and only in the face of life and death can one break the deadlock.

Yes, our master's methods for training his disciples have never been conventional.

He knew his physical condition and cultivation level perfectly well, so he must not have done this because he had seen him taking a bath.

What he wanted was to find enlightenment in dire circumstances.

Yes, that must be it.

Her master wanted to test her, to make her survive in a desperate situation.

So don't panic, don't get flustered, stay calm, stay calm, stay calm.

"I can't fall to my death. I haven't become a little rich woman in the cultivation world yet. I still have so many things to do. I still need to go up and have a good talk with my master. This isn't how you test a disciple."

Bai Xiaobai gritted her teeth, closed her eyes tightly, and cleared her mind of all distractions.

Despite the dual pressures of physical and mental strain, she devoted herself entirely to mobilizing the spiritual energy within her body.

Just then, an ancient and distant voice suddenly echoed in her mind.

"Break free from your shackles and come here."

The voice seemed to be somewhere within her consciousness.

Moreover, she could clearly feel that her spiritual power seemed to be converging towards a certain place in her sea of ​​consciousness that was shrouded in thick white mist.

What the hell is this?

Could there be something in her mind?