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

Li Qingshan's heart was bleeding, but now that things had come to this, he probably had no choice but to give it to them.

"Fine, you win. We're even now. I...you...never mind, I'll send it to you tomorrow."

So what exactly did he do wrong? What were all these things he did?

It's all Gu Lingxi's fault. Why did she have to provoke the disciples of Xiaoyao Peak?

Li Qingshan glanced with a headache at the little snake whose head was drooping in Shen Ji's palm, and then at the long spirit sword that was pressed against Ling Tian's side.

His brows were furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly; he had a vague feeling that the peaceful days of the Qingxiao Sect were coming to an end.

After all, this Long Spirit Sword was the one that nearly destroyed the Qingxiao Sect a thousand years ago, and the three Supreme Elders went to great lengths to seal it in the Thousand Treasures Cave.

But who would have thought that it would form a soul contract with Bai Xiaobai, a person with mixed spiritual roots.

Take Bai Xiaobai, for example, who has a mixed spiritual root. How exactly did he manage to withstand its sword energy?

In short, neither of these two is easy to deal with. Now that they've teamed up, he, the sect leader of Qingxiao Sect, is probably in for a lot of work.

Well, now that the soul contract has been formed, unless Bai Xiaobai dies, the Long Spirit Sword cannot be sealed again.

But at least this snake and sword were at Xiaoyao Peak, so Shen Ji should be the first to have a headache.

He's been doing something awful, cheating his own spirit stones. Now that a natural disaster has struck his Xiaoyao Peak, he'll be busy dealing with it.

Besides, in order to quell the anger of Xiaoyao Peak today, I demoted my brother-in-law to the miscellaneous service hall. Now I need to hurry back and think about how to give my wife a satisfactory explanation.

Otherwise, when she returns from her travels, her good days will probably really be over.

Just as Li Qingshan was about to take Gu Lingxi away, Shen Ji stopped him.

"Young friend, cultivation begins with cultivating the mind. I will spare you for now. Go back and reflect on your actions. Do not appear before the disciples of Xiaoyao Peak again for the next ten years."

Although Shen Ji's expression remained gentle and his tone was as usual, these words struck Gu Lingxi like a heavy hammer piercing her heart.

Her face paled completely, turning as white as paper. Her lips trembled uncontrollably, and even her gums were tapping slightly.

He originally thought that with his meticulous planning, he could escape unscathed except for Bai Xiaobai, but it was all just his own wishful thinking.

Faced with absolute power, all one's schemes are nothing but a self-deceiving joke.

Even without Elder Mu's confession, everything he had done was exposed.

Now, not only is Bai Xiaobai safe and sound, but his actions of framing his fellow disciples have been exposed to everyone.

Why is this happening?

She is the pride of the Gu family, a genius with a water-attribute celestial spiritual root that is rare in a century. Her cultivation path should have been smooth and easy, so why has it turned out like this?

This shouldn't be happening!

Li Qingshan understood Shen Ji's meaning, and after giving a cold glance at Gu Lingxi, whose eyes were empty and vacant, he gave his response.

"I know what to do. You take Bai Xiaobai back to heal her wounds."

After Li Qingshan left with Gu Lingxi, Ling Tian and Yuanbao looked at Bai Xiaobai, who had her head hanging down, with some concern.

Bai Xiaobai was heartbroken. She thought Shen Ji would at least get justice for her, but in the end, all she got was a dismissive warning.

Yuanbao and Lingtian couldn't understand why their master would actually let Gu Lingxi go.

That woman almost killed my junior sister!

Shen Ji still smiled, showing no remorse whatsoever. He even reached out to stroke his little snake's head, but Bai Xiaobai dodged him.

His long, slender fingers landed in the air, and he simply smiled faintly.

"Are you angry? Are you blaming me for not standing up for you?"

Bai Xiaobai snorted and said in a childish voice, "Money-grubber."

The Long Spirit Sword stood close to Ling Tian and tactfully muttered, "You money-grubber who sells his apprentice."

The moment the languid, mature female voice came out, Ling Tian and Yuan Bao were completely stunned.

"Junior Sister, your broken sword actually spoke?"

Faced with Yuanbao's shock, Bai Xiaobai hung her head, completely devoid of her previous energy.

"It's not called Broken Sword, it's called Long Spirit, and it says it's a divine sword. Senior Brother Yuanbao, I'll just squeeze in with you from now on. Let Master sleep with 500,000 spirit stones; he doesn't care about his disciples' lives anyway."

this......

Yuanbao was naturally willing.

Ling Tian finally managed to pry the sword off Chang Ling, who was clinging tightly to him, and threw it back into Yuan Bao's arms.

"Master, I think you handled this matter poorly. Gu Lingxi has targeted Junior Sister time and time again, and this time she even dared to plot against her. We shouldn't have let her off so easily."

Shen Ji smiled without saying a word and picked up the small snake coiled on his wrist.

Seeing that she was turning her head away and refusing to look him in the eye, he mischievously poked her soft belly.

"Killing her is easy, but she has the royal family of Qinglin Kingdom behind her. Qingxiao Sect is located in Qinglin Kingdom. Although it is a cultivation sect, it is still within the borders of Qinglin Kingdom. She was sent by the Qinglin royal family and represents the Qinglin royal family. Killing her will be very troublesome, and there is also the Grand Elder from the Gu family."

"So, Xiaobai, your master can only reluctantly ask for more spirit stones. This is already the biggest concession Li Qingshan has made out of respect for the Spirit Realm."

After hearing Shen Ji's explanation, Bai Xiaobai finally felt a little better.

But Gu Lingxi has the backing of the Qinglin royal family, and she is also a little princess of the spirit world. Why should she be the one to suffer?

So Shen Ji continued.

"I've given you ten years. If you successfully transform and establish your foundation within those ten years, and if you wish to take revenge, I will do everything in my power to help you, even if it means offending the entire Qinglin royal family."

This pie in the sky is too good to be true for Bai Xiaobai.

Ten years? Transformation? Foundation building?

He really thinks highly of himself.

"Forget it, Master, there's no need to explain. This was originally my own business, and I have no right to blame others. Little White is a bit tired and wants to go back to rest."

The soft, pitiful little voice made Yuanbao and Lingtian feel heartbroken.

"Master, are we really just going to let this go? Junior Sister's tail was almost cut off, so why is Gu Lingxi safe and sound?"

"Master, this disciple cannot accept this way of handling things. You said that disciples of Xiaoyao Peak should not be bullied, and if they are bullied, they should be retaliated against twofold."

Ling Tian and Yuan Bao's indignation deeply moved Bai Xiaobai.

As expected, her senior brothers still doted on her.

Shen Ji carefully examined the small snake he had picked up, and after confirming that she was unharmed, he put her back in his palm.

He looked up at the long spirit sword in Yuanbao's arms, and then spoke gently.

"Without Gu Lingxi's help, your junior sister might not have been able to form a soul contract with Changling. However, this sword wasn't originally called Changling; it was called Tianzai."

Upon hearing the word "natural disaster," Ling Tian and Yuan Bao both widened their eyes in shock.

What the heck?

This broken sword is actually the God-Slayer Calamity?