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

Bai Xiaobai couldn't believe it at all. Yesterday he was an old man with a somewhat otherworldly and dignified appearance, but today he was so swollen that it was impossible to look at him.

She never imagined that her "saliva" would be so powerful, capable of poisoning even a Nascent Soul stage expert to such an extent.

Could it be that her poison has recently evolved?

So how exactly should we describe how swollen Li Qingshan was at this time?

It's like a big, white steamed bun with a few random strokes drawn on it by an ignorant child.

So much so that the nose doesn't look like a nose, the eyebrows don't look like eyebrows, and the eyes are just slits.

The scene was too beautiful for her to look at directly.

Bai Xiaobai admired the others present; how did they manage to hold back their laughter?

As for Gu Lingxi and the other two who were taught a lesson, they seemed to have never expected that Ling Tian would actually attack them, and they were even more surprised by the attitude of the sect leader and these elders.

Although they also realized that this genius from the Qingxiao Sect was likely the reason they attacked them, it was probably because of their hostility towards that good-for-nothing Bai Xiaobai.

But he was still an inner elder of the Hall of Deacons, yet he attacked a new disciple like that, and the sect leader only gave him a light reprimand.

That didn't even qualify as a reprimand.

They were clearly geniuses, one in a million, yet they were taught a lesson in front of the sect leader, a group of elders, and fellow disciples. It was too humiliating.

Gu Lingxi tried hard to suppress the metallic taste that was about to well up in her heart, but she could only lower her head unwillingly.

Zhang Sheng and He Zheng clenched their fists, blaming Bai Xiaobai for all the humiliation they had just suffered.

She's clearly a useless piece of trash, yet she's protected by the number one genius of the Qingxiao Sect, only because she's the princess of the Spirit Realm.

Without this identity, she would be a useless piece of trash who couldn't take human form, and anyone could crush her.

However, the three of them were naturally unwilling, but they dared not show their disgust for Bai Xiaobai.

After all, in this cultivation world where strength speaks, only the strong have a voice, so they can only endure it for now.

Ling Tian glanced coldly at the three of them, his voice clear and cold, each word like frost.

"Sect Master, I noticed that these three seem to have a problem with my junior sister from Xiaoyao Peak. As you know, Xiaoyao Peak is extremely protective of its own. So, gentlemen, please put away your petty thoughts. This is just a warning. If there is a next time, your senior brother will not hold back."

A few words, concise and to the point, devoid of any emotion, yet they sent chills down one's spine.

Not only was she publicly intimidated, but her thoughts were also exposed in front of everyone, and Gu Lingxi's face instantly turned pale.

Zhang Sheng and He Zheng were completely taken aback, never expecting Ling Tian to warn them in front of everyone.

But they were only standing up for Gu Lingxi; their gazes towards Bai Xiaobai weren't exactly friendly.

You're so protective of your own people, you can't go this far.

They dared not speak out in anger, but nodded repeatedly with pale faces, not daring to utter a single word.

Ling Tian's direct warning made Gu Lingxi's steps falter, and she even took two steps back before regaining her balance.

Seeing everyone's eyes on her, she felt embarrassed, resentful, and humiliated, to the point that she couldn't maintain her balance.

She never imagined that she, a once-admired genius with a heavenly spiritual root, would end up in such an embarrassing situation after arriving at the Qingxiao Sect.

Seeing Ling Tian so protective of his junior sister who had just arrived at Xiaoyao Peak, Li Qingshan was seething with anger, but had nowhere to vent it.

Moreover, he is indeed somewhat curious about Bai Xiaobai now.

He was the sect leader of the Qingxiao Sect, a powerful cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, yet he was poisoned by a little snake that couldn't even take form. If word got out, he'd be laughed to death.

She has cultivated for a hundred years, yet she still cannot take human form. Could it be that she has focused on learning how to use poison?

However, her poison was indeed potent; he had tried every possible method, but he couldn't find a cure.

In the end, he had no choice but to preside over today's initiation ceremony for new disciples, despite his appalling appearance.

He originally wanted to postpone the ceremony, but the news of his swelling had already spread wildly within the sect.

There are even rumors that his time is up and that he may have failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, which is why he has become like this.

It's unbelievable that some people believe such a ridiculous rumor.

So even with this horribly disfigured face, he still wants to come out and prove that he's doing just fine.

Li Qingshan grew angrier the more he thought about it. Looking at the little guy poking his head out, he really wanted to slap him out of the Qingxiao Sect.

Just like her annoying master.

Last night, after his disciple finished weeding his own medicinal herb garden, he also came to join in the fun.

In Lingxiao Peak's herb garden, there was only one ten-thousand-year-old Condensed Dragon Blood Grass, the only one that he had painstakingly nurtured with all his life's effort, and that bastard stole it.

This master and apprentice duo are really only causing trouble for him.

The master stole his treasure, and the disciple even poisoned him.

Okay, okay, very good.

Li Qingshan took a deep breath, suppressing the discomfort on his face and the anger in his heart, and finally began the disrupted initiation ceremony for new disciples.

The speech began as usual, a long and tedious speech that would make anyone drowsy, but Bai Xiaobai was much more alert this time because her gaze was drawn to Li Qingshan, whose face was so swollen that it was impossible to look at him directly.

But she also admired her somewhat; if it were her, she probably wouldn't be able to appear in front of everyone with such a face.

Moreover, he is the head of a renowned sect.

But thinking about it, Li Qingshan, apart from yelling at me a few times, didn't do anything particularly heinous.

Even now, after being poisoned to this extent, he still has to preside over the initiation ceremony for new disciples.

This sect leader is quite dedicated, and it's also a bit heartbreaking to see.

Fine, considering how miserable he looked, and that he didn't actually do anything to make things difficult for her besides yelling at her, I'll secretly detoxify him later.

After Li Qingshan finished speaking, the most important part finally arrived.

That is to reconfirm the spiritual root attributes of the new disciples and to implant the unique Spirit Locking Seal belonging to the Qingxiao Sect into their bodies.

The so-called Spirit-Locking Seal allows the sect to sense a disciple's location in real time within a certain range. If a disciple encounters danger, the sect's experts can arrive in time to rescue them.

To put it simply, it's like adding an extra layer of protection to the lives of the disciples within the sect.

Therefore, Bai Xiaobai wasn't particularly averse to the Spirit Locking Seal, since it was something that could save her life.

But what does it mean to test one's spiritual root again?

We already knew yesterday that she was a useless person with no spiritual root attributes, so testing her again is just to repeatedly confirm the fact that she is a useless person.

Although she's thick-skinned and immune to the question of whether she's a good-for-nothing, and doesn't even care at all, there's no need for her to emphasize it so repeatedly.

This is completely pointless and a waste of time.