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

Fortunately, Ling Tian had been paying attention to Mu Qian's movements. Just as Mu Qian made her move, countless tiny sword energies surged out from the void, weaving into a sword net that locked Mu Qian around.

"Elder Mu really brings honor to Hundred Herbs Peak by ambushing a disciple who is only at the first level of Qi Refining."

Locked in place by the sword energy, Mu Qian, who dared not move an inch, turned deathly pale in an instant.

Yuan Chong became anxious and pointed at Ling Tian in a fit of rage.

"Since you've already accepted the challenge, let's go to the training grounds to compete. Why are you attacking now? Ling Tian, ​​your opponent is me. Release Elder Mu."

Seeing that his junior sister was not frightened, Ling Tian withdrew his sword energy.

However, at that moment, a slightly surprised voice came.

"Look, Bai Xiaobai's tail is showing."

Upon hearing this voice, everyone's attention turned to Bai Xiaobai.

The short legs that had originally revealed fair ankles had now turned into a silvery-white snake tail.

Under the scrutiny of everyone, Bai Xiaobai slowly lowered her gaze.

When Bai Xiaobai saw that her two short legs, which she had worked so hard to grow, had turned into a silvery-white snake tail, she almost fainted from fright.

She tried moving the snake's tail beneath her, and when she confirmed it was hers, her eyes immediately welled up with tears.

Damn it, she finally managed to cultivate into a human form, and she almost turned back into her original form.

Smelling the faint scent of herbs in the air, she pointed with her small, pitiful hand.

"Senior brother, that bad woman is bullying me."

The person being referred to was naturally Mu Qian.

She couldn't swallow the humiliation of being pointed at and scolded by a disciple who was only at the first level of Qi Refining, so she wanted to teach Bai Xiaobai a lesson.

Although Ling Tian discovered it in time, she had already used her spiritual power to turn the Spirit Transformation Pill into mist and disperse it.

This Spirit Transformation Pill is specifically designed for demons, allowing demons who have taken human form to revert to their original form.

Fortunately, Bai Xiaobai absorbed very little, so only her lower body turned into a snake tail.

Ling Tian has always been aloof and reserved, rarely showing his emotions.

Upon learning that his junior sister had been ambushed, his usually calm and unwavering eyes turned icy cold, surging with barely suppressed malice.

His fingers, hanging by his sides, slowly tightened, and the sword intent that had been dormant around him surged forth.

As the faint sound of swords echoed in the void, a blue longsword radiating ancient and powerful sword energy emerged from the air.

"You're asking for it."

His voice was not loud, but it carried an endless chill.

As the cyan longsword pointed directly at Mu Qian, Feng Ling stretched out her long leg on the other side, concentrating all her spiritual power into this kick.

"You're tired of living."

Mu Qian, who was kicked away, never expected that Feng Ling would attack her.

Moreover, this was done in front of a group of disciples she had instigated to cause trouble for Xiaoyao Peak.

Although Yuan Chong caught Mu Qian, who was kicked away, in time, Feng Ling's kick still caused blood to seep from the corner of Mu Qian's mouth.

The incident happened in the blink of an eye. By the time the disciples of Baicao Peak reacted, they saw their Elder Yuan supporting Elder Mu, whose face was pale.

Feng Ling summoned her sword and stood side by side with Ling Tian. The two siblings stared menacingly at Yuan Chong and Mu Qian not far away.

"The elders of Hundred Herbs Peak are truly an eye-opener, actually ambushing a new disciple who has only been in the sect for less than half a year. Since they have no shame, why bother going to the training ground? They might as well just stay here."

"And Elder Mu, are you here to cause trouble for our Xiaoyao Peak because of the resources needed for your disciples' cultivation, or to avenge your beloved Zhou Xuan? As everyone knows, the Demon Beast Forest is mostly inhabited by demon beasts, while your Baicao Peak focuses on alchemy. Is there really any spiritual herbs and medicines in the Demon Beast Forest that your Baicao Peak disciples desperately need?"

Upon hearing Feng Ling's words, the disciples of Baicao Peak finally realized that something was amiss.

It seems that the reason they came to the Demon Beast Forest in righteous indignation was because Elder Mu mentioned every few days, intentionally or unintentionally, that there were spiritual herbs in the Demon Beast Forest that they needed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Furthermore, they kept mentioning in front of them that the Peak Master of Xiaoyao Peak was arrogant and domineering, and that his disciples looked down on everyone. In order to make that useless snake on their peak cultivate as quickly as possible, they completely set up a barrier around the Demon Beast Forest, intending to monopolize its resources.

It was Elder Mu's instigation that caused them to lose their temper and follow her to cause trouble for Xiaoyao Peak.

Furthermore, for a dignified elder of Baicao Peak to actually ambush a disciple who is only at the first level of Qi Refining is a disgrace to Baicao Peak.

Moreover, didn't Peak Master Zhou already have a Daoist partner? How did he become Elder Mu's sweetheart?

Then what about Elder Yuan, who has always been so attentive to Elder Mu?

Although Bai Xiaobai was panicked about revealing her snake tail, her senior brothers and sisters gave her reassuring looks, and Changling also sent her a telepathic message saying that this was just a temporary return to her original form and that she would recover soon.

She was finally relieved and then focused on eating melon seeds.

After all, she's too weak in fighting, but when it comes to gossiping and analyzing plot points, this seasoned drama fan who transmigrated from Earth is quite adept at it.

Besides, Bai Xiaobai is the most vengeful.

She has to avenge the ambush she suffered earlier.

Mu Qian, stared at by a group of disciples from Baicao Peak with complicated expressions, panicked completely.

The obvious hurt in Yuan Chong's eyes made her even more flustered.

She vehemently denied it.

"You insolent brats, how dare you slander this elder and Peak Master Zhou? Is this how Shen Ji taught you?"

After she finished speaking, she explained to Yuan Chong with tears in her eyes.

"Senior Brother Yuan, I didn't. She was just trying to sow discord between us, so she made up lies and spread rumors."

As soon as Mu Qian finished speaking, everyone heard the familiar baby voice again.

"Hmm, Elder Mu's storage bag looks familiar. Oh, I remember now, I've seen Ye Qinghe's storage bag before, the animal patterns on it are very similar to Elder Mu's."

After Bai Xiaobai's reminder, everyone's attention was drawn to the storage bag on Mu Qian's waist.

"Isn't this beast pattern the unique beast pattern of Yuling Peak? And this storage bag, I think I've seen Peak Master Zhou wear it before."

"Yes, yes, I remember now. It does look very similar to Master Zhou's. No, no, it's almost exactly the same, except for the color."

"So why does Elder Mu have a storage bag exactly like Peak Master Zhou's?"

Mu Qian's face turned pale, and she subconsciously reached out to cover the storage bag at her waist.

Before I could even speak, I heard her soft, sweet little voice again.

"Are you guys stupid? This is obviously a subtle way of showing affection; it's called a couple's outfit."

Although the disciples didn't understand what it meant to subtly show affection or what matching couple items were, they knew that Li Yanran, the Daoist partner of Peak Master Zhou of Yuling Peak, was also an elder of the Qingxiao Sect, and one of the most shrewish and difficult female elders in the entire Qingxiao Sect.

So Elder Mu of Baicao Peak was actually fighting with Elder Li of Yuling Peak for a man?