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

"That's good." Qin Guang sneered, reaching out to put his hand on Li Junxiao's delicate shoulder. "I look forward to Junior Sister Li's outstanding performance then."

Qin Guang deliberately emphasized the word "outstanding," and gave a faint smile, as if he were mocking someone.

Li Junxiao's shoulders trembled slightly. With her back to Qin Guang, she clenched her teeth, lowered her head, and tried her best to keep her tone calm.

"I will certainly not disappoint Senior Brother Qin."

"it is good!"

Qin Guang laughed and praised, then patted Li Junxiao on the shoulder as if to encourage him.

"Then I will await good news from Junior Sister Li, and I hope to see her unique martial arts skills soon."

"I will."

Li Junxiao turned around, stared coldly at Qin Guang, and once again gestured for the guest to leave.

“If Senior Brother Qin came here only to tell me this matter, then Senior Brother Qin can go back now.”

"What, aren't you going to ask me to stay a little longer?"

Qin Guang glanced at Yun Ping and smiled, "I'd like to chat with Junior Sister Ren Yao's relatives for a while longer."

"He left quickly; it wasn't convenient."

Li Junxiao gripped the scabbard, his tone icy: "I still need to cultivate, senior brother, please return."

Qin Guang glanced at Li Junxiao, then at Yun Ping, gave a disdainful laugh, turned around, and left with a single sentence—

"Then let's meet at the sect competition in half a month."

After that, he walked away from everyone's sight with light steps.

……

"Qin Guang..."

Li Junxiao's delicate body trembled. She gritted her teeth, then reached out and patted the shoulder that Qin Guang had touched. A magic seal flashed in her right palm, and the restriction array outside the cave reappeared.

She loosened her grip on the scabbard, then let out a sigh of relief. Her tense nerves slowly relaxed, and she returned to her previous calm demeanor, though a hint of weariness appeared in her eyes.

Ren Yao looked at Li Junxiao with heartache, and couldn't help but step forward and get close to her senior sister, "Senior sister Li... it's okay... you'll definitely be fine in half a month."

"I hope so..."

Li Junxiao was well aware of her own limitations; even she herself didn't believe she could win.

Looking at the two senior and junior sisters of the Ranshan Sect, Yunping took another sip of tea. "What do you mean? Is there something else going on in the sect competition in half a month?"

"It's not exactly... it's just that Senior Sister Li and Senior Brother Qin Guang have one..."

"Junior Sister Ren."

A call interrupted Ren Yao's words.

Li Junxiao shook his head at Ren Yao, signaling her not to say anything unnecessary.

"All right……"

Ren Yao puffed out her cheeks and swallowed back the words she was about to say.

That being said—

Judging from Qin Guang and Li Junxiao's attitudes, and from the half-finished sentence Ren Yao had just uttered, the old rogue could still deduce roughly what had happened.

It's that same courtship method again, not much different from that of primitive people...

While silently complaining in his heart, Li Junxiao had already steered the conversation back to where it all began.

"Compared to that—we were talking about the person who poisoned me, right?"

Ren Yao nodded, "Then that Senior Brother Qin Guang arrived..."

“Sigh…” Li Junxiao sighed, then took a few seconds to adjust his mindset before continuing, “Judging from that palm print… the other party’s cultivation level is obviously not low, at least not lower than the Kaiyuan Realm, basically a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, so it was definitely not done by a disciple of the sect.”

"Among the Nine Peaks Elders... there are three elders who use palm techniques, if I'm not mistaken..."

Li Junxiao paused, slowly closed his eyes, and opened them a moment later.

"It must have been done by Elder Wufeng..."

"Five Peaks?!" Ren Yao's expression changed upon hearing this, and she exclaimed instinctively, "Isn't that Senior Brother Qin Guang's master?!"

"Yes."

Li Junxiao nodded, and then dropped an even bigger bombshell.

"If my grandfather's analysis is correct..."

"I'm afraid the Five Peaks have already pledged allegiance to the Three Peaks Elders..."

Like a bolt from the blue, Ren Yao stood frozen in place.

"How could this be... If that's the case... including the Third Peak Elder himself, five peaks' forces have already..."

"What do you mean?"

Yunping, who was listening to the conversation between the two, felt a little confused and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"

Faced with Yunping's question, Li Junxiao hesitated for a few seconds, seemingly considering whether or not to tell Yunping.

Although the young man in front of her was not particularly handsome and gave the impression of being a treacherous and malicious person, she seemed to be able to see something different about Yunping.

This unique quality seems to have been seen in a mysterious and powerful figure from the Ranshan Sect.

That mysterious and powerful being.

She remained silent for a long while before responding to Yunping's words—

In an incredibly amazing way.

"It's already—"

"They have surrendered to the Demon Dynasty."

4. Ren Family Manor

Today, the Ranshan School is quite different from what it used to be.

As the nine elders who each managed the eyes of the Nine Peaks Mountain, these nine senior members of the Ranshan Sect, who held extraordinary positions, had extremely differing opinions.

The reason for the disagreement was the Demon Dynasty.

In recent years, the Lantian Empire has been facing threats from the Demon Dynasty. Although the Demon Dynasty claims to have completely controlled the Desolate Sky Domain, the two original powers of the Desolate Sky Domain—the Lantian Empire and the Northern Ice Palace—are still putting up a stubborn resistance and have not yet completely fallen into the hands of the Demon Dynasty.

Meanwhile, the Demon Emperor of the Demon Dynasty and his four Demon Lords were still locked in a fierce battle with the Immortal Capital in the Extreme Heaven Domain, so they naturally didn't have the energy to deal with the affairs of the Desolate Heaven Domain.

That being said, in recent years, although the Lantian Empire has had powerful generals who guard the borders and prevent foreign enemies from entering, a faction that favors the Demon Capital has emerged within the empire.

Not only the Ranshan Sect, but also most sects within the empire had members who chose to surrender to the Demon Dynasty and directly gave up resistance.

Since he couldn't beat them, he might as well join them—it was with this thought that he embarked on the path of evil.

The Ranshan School is just like that.

Of the nine peak elders, five have already pledged allegiance to the Demon Dynasty. The remaining four peak elders are upright and honest people who have always regarded the Demon Dynasty as filthy, despicable, and heretical.

As a result, the Ranshan School was divided into two major schools.

One inclination is to simply bring the entire Ranshan Sect to join the Demon Dynasty.

Secondly, they vowed to resist to the death and refused to associate with demonic cultivators.

Originally, the two sides were evenly matched and their opinions were deadlocked. However, after today's events, the balance of power seems to have tilted in an unfavorable direction.

“My maternal grandfather has always been unwilling to associate with evil and crooked ways.”

Walking along the path lined with willows and filled with a gentle breeze, Ren Yao lowered her head and said in a low voice, "My maternal grandfather once said that he hated demonic cultivators, especially those who harmed people. That was against the path of immortality. Even if they became immortals in this way, they would eventually be judged."

"So your maternal grandfather was on the opposite side of the Demon Dynasty."

Yun Ping walked beside Ren Yao, idly looking around. His gaze drifted to the elegant manor a hundred meters away. He rubbed his chin with amusement and said, "No wonder she's being targeted."

“Hmm…” Ren Yao nodded almost imperceptibly. “If it weren’t for my maternal grandfather, the sect leader would probably have been forced to submit to the Demon Dynasty by the Third Elder and the others long ago. All these years, it’s all because of my maternal grandfather that the Third Elder and the others have been unable to control the entire Ranshan Sect.”

"But now..."

At this point, Ren Yao couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

She could almost picture what would happen next... If her maternal grandfather's detoxification and healing process couldn't be completed in a short time, the elders who had sided with the Demon Dynasty would probably start targeting the sect leader of the Ranshan Sect.

Nobody knows what those who collude with the Demon Dynasty will do.

Yunping did not reply, but instead walked with Ren Yao into the elegant manor with casual steps.

The manor is not small; it is at least a few sizes larger than the former courtyard house. There are four spirit fields outside the manor, and next to the spirit fields are fruit trees of all sizes. Some are already ripe, while others are still a little immature, but the fragrance of the fruit has already spread.

The manor has three houses, which, after a little decoration, already have a very good appearance. Combined with the surrounding green hills and clear waters, lush lawns and willow-shaded paths, it has a bit of a paradise feel to it.

Ren Yao led Yun Ping to the house on the west side, pushed open the door, and the simple interior decoration, which looked like a post station, came into view.

"You shall stay here until your maternal grandfather finishes his seclusion."

Ren Yao glanced at Yun Ping somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Although this place is a bit run-down, it should be comfortable to stay in... I didn't expect anyone to come and stay at my manor..."

“It’s okay, I’ve stayed in places that are hundreds of times worse than this.”

Yunping waved his hand, stepped into the room, and found a chair next to a wooden table, sitting down casually.

If conditions allowed, he would like to go and see his maternal grandfather directly, but the grandfather is currently in seclusion to expel the poison. If he were to force his way in, firstly, it would not be in accordance with the rules of the Ranshan Sect, and secondly, it would probably cause a lot of trouble.

Anyway, he's quite free now, so Yunping isn't in a hurry. He can go find her after his maternal grandfather has finished getting rid of the poison.

Yunping glanced at the empty teapot on the wooden table beside him, lifted its lid, and looked inside—there was no tea in it.

Upon seeing Yunping's action, Ren Yao quickly went over to serve her "master" tea and water.

"No need for that."

However, Yunping stopped her and immediately displayed a spell.

With a casual grab from the air, he pulled out the teapot filled with jade incense rings and placed it on the wooden table. Then, he picked up a teacup and refilled it as if nothing had happened.

This seemingly ordinary action startled Ren Yao, causing her delicate body to tremble.

why?