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

That long, withered, and aged face was covered with a chilling aura that instilled fear.

A sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Don't forget, whether it's the Ranshan Sect or Cangyue City, the Demon Dynasty is determined to succeed in this operation and will not allow any external factors to influence it."

"Although I don't think Ren Yao and her group can cause much trouble, they are still a hidden destabilizing factor that must be eliminated."

The woman gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling, "Jin He, what exactly do you want to do..."

"As I said, it's just about eliminating a little bit of the threat."

"They pose no threat, and your purpose is irrelevant to them."

"What? You can't bear to part with it?"

Jin He took a step forward, while the woman involuntarily took a step back.

A cold glint flashed in the old man's eyes, and his tone was low and strange.

"Truly worthy of being my maternal grandfather, even when he himself is in dire straits, he is still thinking of others."

"It seems you're still unwilling to cooperate with us sincerely..."

The "we" in these words clearly refers to more than just Jin He.

Rather, it refers to those within the entire Ranshan Sect who are connected to the Demon Dynasty.

The woman took a deep breath, her voice trembling.

"Cooperation or something, I..."

Or perhaps—

Jin He suddenly interrupted the woman.

He raised his head and looked at that delicate face... those eyes filled with resentment and pain.

He seemed to be enjoying it as he uttered words that caused the woman immense pain.

"Do you wish to watch your sister be swallowed up by the Demon Dynasty, Grandfather?"

"Do not--"

"Miss Li Linsa."

now.

Inside the room, Ranshan Sect's maternal grandfather remained silent.

9. Layout

"Um, Uncle Yun..."

Ranshan School.

Ever since returning from his maternal grandfather's manor, Yunping has continued to live the carefree life of a leisurely old man.

Although he knew that a certain silver-haired girl was probably still wandering around the city, he had no intention of going to look for her.

Firstly, Cangyue City is unusually large, so finding Yu Chan won't be an easy task, although there are ways to do it, like flying over Cangyue City and letting out a shout...

But this leads to the second reason.

Ye Yuchan might not actually want to see him.

The old rogue thought of this problem when he returned from his maternal grandfather's estate.

Others might not have any problems, but if you yell at someone, they'll probably call out "Teacher, Teacher!" and then come running over.

That girl Ye Yuchan might be a different story.

That arrogant person has been waiting for me for so long, and I guess they must be feeling incredibly frustrated. Even if I actually go to find them, I'll probably be turned away.

To put it bluntly—Ye Yuchan is probably going to throw a tantrum.

This is very embarrassing.

However, I must see my disciple, but I need to choose the right time.

A suitable time.

(Actually, another reason was that he wanted to stay in the manor a little longer, since life without Ye Yuchan was really peaceful.)

After all, with that girl's current strength, there shouldn't be many in Cangyue City who can do anything to her.

"Grandpa Yun!"

"What's wrong... why are you making such a fuss?"

Yunping was lying in the rocking chair, squinting and enjoying the afternoon sun, when he heard Ren Yao calling out to him incessantly beside him.

He glanced sideways at Ren Yao, who was staring at Yun Ping with her big, bright eyes and a fawning expression: "Um, Uncle Yun... do you have any treasures to ward off evil spirits?"

"To ward off evil spirits?" The old rogue raised an eyebrow. "What do you need that thing for?"

"Hehehe..."

Ren Yao rubbed her hands together expectantly, then said shyly, "I just got another job cleaning up demons... so I have to go to that mass grave again. So... I was wondering if you could lend me something that can ward off evil spirits, just in case some ghosts pop up again..."

At this point, Ren Yao glanced cautiously at Yun Ping, her face full of forced smiles.

Clearly, this girl is still shaken by the fact that Yunping crawled out of the mass grave.

Seeing Ren Yao's appearance, Yun Ping couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing. "When you were cleansing the demons before, I didn't see you carrying any protective items."

"I just... Oh dear... Uncle Yun, please, give it to Ren Yao, anything is fine, as long as it's something to ward off evil."

The rocking chair was being rocked incessantly, and the old rogue was now even less able to bask in the sun. He lay in the chair, his face full of helplessness.

Ren Yao is just like that girl Yu Chan; she likes to rock her chair whenever she throws a tantrum...

"Alright, alright, stop shaking! If you keep shaking me, I'll shake my soul out of my body."

Upon hearing this, Ren Yao obediently stopped, scratching her cheek shyly: "Hehehe..."

—To retract my previous statement, Ren Yao is still much more obedient than that girl Yu Chan.

In the end, the old rogue couldn't outmaneuver Ren Yao. He casually reached out with his right hand and took out a dark gold ring from an unknown void.

Like throwing away trash, the old rogue casually tossed the ring to Ren Yao.

The latter took the ring, placed it in his palm, examined it carefully for a few seconds, and then curiously looked up: "Uncle Yun, what is this?"

"It's for warding off evil spirits."

"But it looks so ordinary..."

"It just looks ordinary; this thing is actually quite powerful."

Yunping glanced at Ren Yao and explained to the girl, "This ring is a relic of a saintly monk. It contains thirty-five Buddhist scriptures, each of which is a sacred object for exorcising evil spirits."

"Wearing this ring, without the cultivation of the Void Realm, demon cultivators cannot get close to you."

"Is it really that amazing...?"

Ren Yao couldn't help but sigh, examining the thing as if it were a treasure—but she still couldn't figure it out.

However, the girl didn't think much of it and quickly put the ring on. Then she blinked and said to Yunping.

"Wow, I feel like I've become a bit more sacred?"

The old rogue chuckled and nodded. "After all, it's a saint's ring."

Ren Yao chuckled foolishly twice, touched the ring, bowed to Yun Ping, and then pretended to leave: "Thank you very much, Uncle Yun. I'll go cleanse the demon now, and I'll return this Buddhist ring to you after I'm done."

Ren Yao would certainly not accept such a valuable gift from Yun Ping.

Or rather, this girl only wanted to borrow it from the beginning, rather than taking it directly from Yunping.

In fact, she could have used the excuse that Yunping had lived in the manor for so long to charge him "rent," but Ren Yao was very naive and seemed to have no idea that she wanted to get anything from Yunping.

It wasn't out of awe that she dared not, but rather that she had never even considered it.

From this perspective, the old rogue actually has a good impression of Ren Yao.

but--

"Wait, there's something I want to ask you."

Yunping called out to Ren Yao, who was about to leave, and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Ren Yao looked back at Yun Ping, even more puzzled: "What's wrong...?"

"You just finished purifying yourself from demons a few days ago, why are you going back again?"

"Ah... this." Ren Yao chuckled and scratched her head. "Well, it's a task assigned to me by the sect."

"Assigned by a sect?"

"Yes! Because I am the person in the entire Ranshan Sect who has cleansed demons the most times and has the most experience! So this time the sect specially assigned me to cleanse demons."

Yunping raised an eyebrow, looking at her curiously: "Why do you take on so many demon-purifying missions?"

"Because it's simple and convenient! You can also earn a lot of sect contribution points, which can be used to exchange for lots and lots of cultivation resources, and even for seeds of spiritual plants!"

So all the seeds in those three spirit fields were obtained by this girl in exchange for the Demon Purification...

Thinking about it this way, the old rogue who had eaten two fruits from the Spirit Field Fruit Tree suddenly felt a little sorry for Ren Yao.

But that fruit was indeed very delicious.

Seeing Yun Ping suddenly lost in thought, Ren Yao tilted her head: "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"It's nothing." Yunping thought for a moment, but still didn't mention that he had eaten the fruit. He smiled slightly and said, "I was just curious. You should go ahead."

"Ah...oh, okay!"

The innocent Ren Yao nodded, revealing a heartwarming smile, and then walked out of the manor.

Watching Ren Yao's departing figure, Yun Ping let out a long sigh.

……

at the same time--

The bearded old man stood behind the young man with his hands behind his back, his expression showing a mixture of worry and strangeness.