Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

The Lesser Heavenly Thunder Body seemed to be restless.

"Hey, you old rogue—" Ye Yuchan followed Yun Ping slowly, carefully stepping over the fallen, dark tree trunk as she asked, "I've been wanting to ask this before, how did the Lightning Sect get wiped out?"

"How else could we kill them... we just got wiped out." Yun Ping said without turning his head.

Ye Yuchan, however, did not want to give up so easily. She then imagined the possibility to be Yun Ping, "You old rogue, could it be that you were the one who destroyed that Lightning Sect? I remember you said something about it back then."

"I almost wiped out the Lightning Sect, you know what I mean, almost—"

"How was the Lightning Flash Sect destroyed?"

"It was wiped out by the evil sect." The young man's tone was calm, but there was still a hint of disappointment in his voice. "I only learned about this news some time after I left the Flash Thunder Sect. The evil sect invaded the Flash Thunder Sect and wiped out everyone in the sect."

Heretical sect... huh.

Ye Yuchan nodded silently, choosing not to press the matter further.

When Yunping saw that Ye Yuchan did not choose to press for details, he breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.

The Lightning Sect was indeed destroyed by the evil sect.

But the reason behind it... was far too complicated, so complicated that just thinking about it made his heart ache. It was definitely one of the memories he never wanted to recall in his life.

His most respected master and his best brother both suffered a fate even worse than having their souls shattered in that incident.

Shaking his head, he temporarily put the pain of the past behind him and quickened his pace slightly.

His divine sense had just swept across the surrounding thousands of miles, and he had already sensed a large number of divine souls of varying strengths in the direction of the Lightning Sect ruins.

If I'm not mistaken, it should be a large group of cultivators summoned by the City Lord's Mansion to come and hunt down the demonic beasts within the Lightning Sect ruins.

A moment later.

A hundred miles is not a long distance for cultivators. In addition, Ye Yuchan is a Lingtai stage cultivator and has the Little Heavenly Thunder Body, so her speed is comparable to that of ordinary Transformation Peak stage cultivators. The two of them arrived at the edge of the Lightning Thunder Sect ruins in no time.

At this moment, the ruins of the Lightning Sect were already surrounded by countless figures. Looking down from above, the crowd was like a surging tide.

Even though she was mentally prepared, Ye Yuchan was still taken aback by the sheer number of people.

"Waaah—you can't see anything at all from the outside..."

She stood on tiptoe, craned her neck, and peered through the exaggerated crowd with her beautiful eyes, trying to catch a glimpse of the Lightning Sect ruins.

Unfortunately, she failed.

Yunping, however, showed little interest in this and stood on the outermost edge of the crowd, scanning the entire area with his divine sense.

He slowly frowned, a hint of seriousness creeping onto his solemn face, which surprised Ye Yuchan—when did this old rogue start having such an expression?

A hint of displeasure appeared on the young man's handsome face. He sighed and couldn't help but click his tongue to himself.

"This is troublesome..."

"Trouble? What trouble?"

Yunping glanced at Ye Yuchan, thought for a moment, and then waved his hand at her, "It's nothing serious, I just saw some troublesome people, and there should be some more troublesome things to come."

"Huh?" Ye Yuchan was stunned by these words, completely missing the point. "What are you talking about..."

"It's okay, you just need to follow me from now on."

Yunping's ambiguous answer did not dispel Ye Yuchan's doubts. She narrowed her eyes, glanced at Yunping, and pouted.

Before Ye Yuchan could even utter the question that was about to burst out of her throat, she felt a weight on her right shoulder, and immediately sensed the presence of a stranger.

She instinctively turned her head and happened to meet a pair of alluring, fiery red eyes.

Slender figure, alluring curves, slightly upturned black hair, skin that, while not snow-white, looked exceptionally soft, a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth, and eyes with the blush of a young girl's cheeks when she was shy—this outstanding woman was now smiling at him.

Countless keywords flashed through Ye Yuchan's mind in an instant, and she confirmed one thing within half a second.

She didn't know this person.

Noticing the puzzled look in the silver-haired girl's eyes, the beautiful woman chuckled and spoke, her voice not only captivating but also somewhat charming, "This young lady looks unfamiliar. Could it be that you've also come to slay a demonic beast?"

At this moment, Ye Yuchan noticed that she had never seen the Taoist robe the woman was wearing before, and the people following behind her were also unfamiliar faces. Based on her many years of experience living in Jinglin City, she could almost be certain that these people were not from any sect in Jinglin City.

She glanced at Yunping beside her and found that the old rogue was staring at her with a smile on his face, with no intention of standing up and saying anything.

Left with no other choice, Ye Yuchan nodded and decided to continue the conversation for the time being: "We are indeed here to exterminate the monsters."

"That's true. Apart from people who come to hunt monsters, no one would come to this godforsaken place on their own initiative."

The woman smiled gently, then extended her hand, revealing a friendly smile.

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Hua Yuerong."

Ye Yuchan was stunned for a moment, staring at the soft hand. After hesitating for half a second, she took it in her hand.

"Ye Yuchan." Her reply was simple.

Hua Yurong gave a cool smile and couldn't help but tease, "Miss Ye seems to be a very quiet person, she doesn't like to talk much?"

Ye Yuchan: "..."

It seems that among all the disciples of Yuntian Academy, I am the most talkative one.

Unable to think of a reply to Hua Yurong in a short time, her silence only reinforced her aloof image.

"It seems Miss Ye is someone who dislikes noise." After saying this, she steered the conversation to Yun Ping beside Ye Yuchan, looking curiously at this seemingly ordinary young man, "Speaking of which, who is this...?"

"mine……"

—While Ye Yuchan was pondering how to respond, Yunping suddenly spoke up.

"Owner."

Under the stunned gazes of everyone, Yun Ping arrogantly raised his head, looking down at Hua Yurong and the others with disdain, "I am her master."

Upon hearing this, Hua Yurong looked at Ye Yuchan in astonishment, only to find that the latter did not utter any words of rebuttal.

Ye Yuchan herself only gave Yun Ping a reproachful glare without realizing it, and then reached out to pinch his lower back—though it was of no use at all.

Hua Yurong's mind worked quickly, and she immediately sorted out her thoughts.

She looked at Yunping, whose face clearly showed his arrogance, and asked cautiously, "Could this young master be a noble young master from some family?"

This is the most logical explanation. Otherwise, she couldn't understand how an ordinary person who was completely unremarkable could be the master of a Spirit Platform stage cultivator.

Yunping naturally knew what she was thinking. A haughty smile appeared on his brows. He put his hands behind his back and looked at Hua Yurong and the others with disdain.

In short, act like a spoiled brat however you like—

"Do I need to explain to you which family's young master I am?"

"Uh……"

Hua Yurong was momentarily speechless, and could only suppress her anger and displeasure, giving an awkward smile.

Yunping's words made Hua Yuerong even more certain that the other party was of high status.

but--

So what if you have a high status? In the end, won't you still have to be someone else's foil?

Upon thinking of this, Hua Yurong's anger gradually subsided. She put on a fake smile and said, "Well... since you two are also here to hunt down demonic beasts, why don't we travel together? That way, we can look out for each other."

"Traveling together?"

Ye Yuchan frowned, a sense of doubt rising in her heart.

Seeing this, Hua Yurong, as if afraid that Ye Yuchan would misunderstand, immediately explained, "It's like this, we are not from a sect in Jinglin City, but disciples from another sect who came here to train. We heard that there was an event to hunt demonic beasts, so we wanted to come and train. But we are unfamiliar with this place, and when we saw Miss Ye and this... young master, we thought we could get to know each other. If we are not strong enough to fight the demonic beasts, we can help each other out."

There's nothing wrong with what they said. They've just arrived and are here to fight monsters. It's understandable that they're unsure of themselves and want to find a powerful figure to rely on.

However, Ye Yuchan still didn't believe that the other party's thoughts were only that—there were plenty of treacherous and cunning people in this world, and who knew if she might just happen to run into one.

Just as Ye Yuchan was about to politely refuse, Yun Ping spoke up before her once again.

"Alright, I just happened to be looking to recruit a few more underlings. Since you're here, taking you in isn't out of the question."

Yunping's gaze never lingered on Hua Yurong; instead, it passed over her and pierced straight towards the taciturn, silent young man behind him.

He stared at the young man, and the young man stared back at him; the two of them just stared at each other like that.

Hua Yurong's face darkened, and she instinctively wanted to curse aloud—how could someone of her noble status be a subordinate of a young master from an unknown family? Was this a joke?!

However, the thought that he would still need these two to do some things made his facial muscles twitch violently twice. He forced himself to calm down and put on a forced smile.

“Young Master, you’re joking. We are legitimate disciples of a sect…”

"Hmph, boring." Yun Ping snorted disdainfully, fully embodying the image of a brainless playboy. He immediately turned his back arrogantly, not forgetting to leave a message: "Follow me if you want, just don't disturb my enjoyment."

……

That damn spoiled brat...

The tone of his words, which completely disregarded Hua Yurong and the others, made the beautiful woman gasp. She tried her best to erase the murderous intent in her eyes, and her lips twitched incessantly.

"Since you've said so, then we... will respectfully comply."

Clearly, she was quite infuriated by Yunping's spoiled and dissolute behavior.

However, Yun Ping didn't care about any of this. What he cared about was not Hua Yurong at all.

Just then, Ye Yuchan silently approached, her face showing a hint of disbelief.

She gestured for Yunping to lower his head, then brought her mouth close to Yunping's ear and whispered—

"What's wrong with you? These people clearly have ill intentions, why did you let them follow us?"

"Let them follow, it won't affect us anyway."

Yunping's words resonated directly in Ye Yuchan's mind, preventing others from hearing them.

Unfortunately, our little cicada doesn't have that ability. She sighed and caught a glimpse of the dashing young man that Yunping had been staring at earlier. Her heart stirred slightly.

She voiced her doubts directly, asking bluntly, "You old rogue, you've been staring at that man the whole time, is there something wrong with him?"

"Oh? You figured it out?!" Yunping looked at Ye Yuchan in surprise.

Yu Chan shook her head in confusion, "I can't see anything...that's why I asked you—according to you, does that guy really have a problem?"

"Have."

"What's the problem?"

Yunping paused for a moment, then turned around and met the young man's unfathomable eyes, which were as mesmerizing as the deep sea.