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

The Netherworld is a place that has existed for a very long time. Everyone has their own unique reason for going to the Netherworld. Yunping cannot arbitrarily judge that the other party came specifically for him.

It could just be a common coincidence.

"There are people around here too?" Compared to Yun Ping's composure, Ye Yuchan looked around nervously: "Old rogue, are you sure those are people, and not some kind of weird demons..."

“Even so, you should be getting used to it by now.” Yunping glanced at the silver-haired girl trembling in her wheelchair. “You’ve seen so many tentacle monsters, your monster encyclopedia is almost full, isn’t it?”

"No matter how many times you watch that kind of thing, you still can't accept it, right?!"

Zhang Ruoxue pinched her snow-white chin and narrowed her eyes slightly. "Actually, I think those monsters look quite unique. Although they look a bit strange, they also seem to have a... cute feel to them."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuchan looked at her junior sister with an expression of utter shock and horror.

This was the first time in her life she had ever seen someone actually like tentacle monsters!

As expected of Zhang Ruoxue... her thought process is truly different from ordinary people!

"Alright, let's go." Yun Ping ended the increasingly strange topic by saying, and then explained, "I just noticed that someone else has come here recently, but that doesn't prove that there are really people around here. Maybe they've already entered the Netherworld Cave."

Ye Yuchan gave a knowing "Oh~", but then asked, "That old rogue, couldn't you use your divine sense to scan him...?"

"No," Yunping answered directly.

"Why? Is there some kind of restriction?"

Yunping: "..."

Restrictions? Of course there are no restrictions.

In fact, he could indeed use his divine sense to scan the surrounding area. If there were any people there, it would be best to avoid them and enter the Netherworld Cave directly—avoiding trouble if possible, that's the old rogue's style these days.

But the problem is, he doesn't dare...

I really don't dare.

Even though this was the Netherworld Cave, he knew that once he cultivated his divine sense and exposed his unique divine sense, the girl inside the Netherworld would definitely be able to sense it, even through the Netherworld Cave.

Yes, that girl's nose is even more sensitive than a dog's...

He didn't want to be entangled by some girl who crawled out of the Netherworld Cave so soon after he unleashed his divine sense.

The young man in white coughed twice seriously, deciding to change the subject: "Ahem—anyway, there are all sorts of restrictions. In short, let's go into this Netherworld Cave first."

"Ok?"

Ye Yuchan stared at Yun Ping suspiciously. For some reason, she felt that the old rogue's words were a bit too strange.

Her "cheat radar" told her that something was definitely fishy.

That's why they say a girl's intuition is one of the most mysterious things in the world.

……

The Netherworld Cave.

The cave, glowing with eerie green flames and resembling a magnificent man-made structure, exuded a terrifying aura and bone-chilling cold even without standing in front of it.

All around them was a dense jungle, with dead trees standing like corpses on the slightly muddy gray soil, obscuring most of their view. There was no direct path to the Netherworld Cave; they had to pass through this natural barrier of shrubs and dead trees.

A cold wind howled, and the night sky was moonless.

The cold wind ruffled the silver hair at the girl's temples. With one hand, she rocked her wheelchair, and with the other, she trembled slightly as she straightened the voice mask that covered half of her face.

"Rain Cicada..."

The sudden female voice beside her startled her, and the girl almost flew off her wheelchair. She turned around in astonishment and found that it was Zhang Ruoxue calling her.

After calming herself down a bit, Ye Yuchan took a deep breath. "Wh...what's wrong?"

"I have this strange feeling..." Zhang Ruoxue seemed to feel a subtle discomfort. She covered her lower abdomen, her expression slightly pale.

"The spiritual root seems to be reacting in a rather inexplicable way."

"Spiritual root?"

Zhang Ruoxue nodded stiffly, her lips trembling slightly, "It was alright at first, but ever since I came here, this feeling has become more and more..."

"You old rogue." Ye Yuchan didn't hesitate at all. Yun Ping definitely knew more about spiritual roots than she did. "Come over and help me see what's wrong with Ruoxue?"

Yun Ping did not stop in response to Zhang Ruoxue's unusual behavior, and said in a rather calm tone: "This is normal, because this place is actually part of the Netherworld, so it is normal for Ruoxue to have this reaction."

"This is the effect of the Silent Moon Technique. It's nothing serious. It's like the contractions during pregnancy. Once we reach the Netherworld, the contractions will be gone."

Zhang Ruoxue was shocked, her expression as if she had seen a ghost. "I'm pregnant?!"

"I was just giving an example..."

Yunping's face darkened, thinking to himself, "Has this girl gone mad? She can't even understand what I'm saying."

He shook his head helplessly, and at that moment, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Not only because the entrance to the Netherworld Cave was just a few steps away, but also because he sensed something unusual.

The next second, Yunping's body tilted slightly, and his head turned about ten centimeters to the right.

hum~

Following this was a sword aura of pure white brilliance.

The crescent-shaped sword light, under the influence of violent spiritual energy, sliced ​​through the bushes in front of Yun Ping. After spinning three and a half times, it seemed as if it had been preordained, and just happened to grazed past Yun Ping's head.

This is……

Enemies?!

Zhang Ruoxue and Ye Yuchan immediately went into a state of high alert. Yuchan even subconsciously placed her hand on a certain spot on the wheelchair—as long as she poured spiritual energy into that spot, countless AK-47s or RPGs would appear and fire some products that did not belong to this era.

However, Yunping suddenly crouched down, waved his hand and cast several spells to completely conceal the auras of the three people. Then he turned around, pressed his index finger to his lips, and signaled the two not to make any rash moves.

As the old rogue's female disciples, although they didn't know the meaning behind Yun Ping's actions, they still obeyed Yun Ping's words and temporarily suppressed the cultivation technique and spiritual energy that were about to be activated.

The three of them looked up at the bushes that had been split diagonally.

In fact, they were neither discovered nor attacked.

They were merely affected by the aftermath of the battle.

"Demon, stop struggling and surrender!"

A powerful and imposing force, with flashing swords!

Accompanied by that resounding, vast sound, hundreds and thousands of dazzling, pure white holy lights swept across the sky, and a torrent of sword energy surged toward the distance.

"Awooooo!!"

Locked down by the torrent of sword energy, it had no way to avoid it. It immediately flipped its brownish-red body and used its short legs to unleash several bursts of rich spiritual energy, colliding with the sword energy with the purest spiritual energy.

Bang bang bang!

But how could it possibly be a match for those thousands of sword energies? After roughly blocking about half of the sword energies, it was at its wit's end and could only roll its round body, desperately trying to dodge the oncoming attacks.

Bloodstains appeared on its body, and it screamed in pain, yet it could not stop.

It knew that if it stopped, it would likely face certain death.

This scene was witnessed by Ye Yuchan and Yun Ping...

I have to admit, it's heartbreaking to watch, but it also feels very out of place.

Because it's currently dodging and weaving, while simultaneously performing various high-difficulty maneuvers—a true prodigy...

It is a brown Teddy dog.

"You fiend, prepare to die!"

In the sky, with one foot planted on the cyan spirit sword, the ethereal young man righteously unleashed several spells, instantly causing dozens of sword energies to surge forth.

That wasn't all. Behind him were more than a dozen human cultivators dressed identically to him. Apart from a few who had suffered minor injuries, the others were all unharmed and their spiritual energy was abundant.

In unison, they stepped forward with their right feet, and the magical swords behind them soared into the sky, transforming into streaks of light that suddenly swooped down to take the life of that monstrous dog!

Yes, it's definitely a dog's life, no doubt about it.

Gazing at the overwhelming magical sword, Teddy, a brute among dogs, let out a slightly immature growl as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Damn it... What kind of skill is it to bully me just because you outnumber me?! If you're so capable, come and fight me one-on-one!"

—To be precise, it was a dog.

Ye Yuchan's expression paused slightly, then quickly returned to normal—as someone who had seen chickens talk before, she wasn't so shocked to see a teddy bear dog that could swear.

Zhang Ruoxue narrowed her eyes, staring at the teddy bear with a complicated expression.

"That dog... is it a demon that has become a spirit?"

"Uh--"

Yunping's expression was also quite complicated, not only because he saw a teddy bear being chased, but also because he saw something deeper.

For example, it wasn't just a teddy bear.

"To be precise, it's not really a demon; it should be a member of the demon race."

"magic?"

Zhang Ruoxue paused, as if recalling something, but did not continue speaking.

Inside the venue.

Faced with a terrifying opponent he couldn't possibly defeat, the little teddy bear could only curse inwardly before shifting its round, plump rear end and frantically trying to escape.

What's even more infuriating is that, coincidentally, the little teddy bear ran in the exact direction where Yunping and his two companions were hiding.

Yes, some people might not believe it if I told them.

A teddy bear that has become a demon is currently running towards Yunping and his friends with a whole host of trouble...

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

There might be another update when I get back tonight.

Starting today, I'm on holiday for the rest of the year!

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm back.

32. Could this dog be the eldest disciple?