The Villain Fox's Sickly Beauty Master - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Why Would a Newly Admitted Disciple Know This So Clearly?

Perhaps due to the practice of the refinement process in her Sea of Consciousness, Jiang Jinheng slept exceptionally soundly this night. It was late morning, past the halfway point of the Sì hour (9:00 AM – 11:00 AM), before she slowly woke up.

Jiang Jinheng quickly washed up, thought for a moment, decided not to take Chongxiao (rushing clouds sword), and simply tucked a flute into her waist before hurrying to the Main Sect Hall.

The place was as noisy as it had been three days ago, but the number of people was less than half. She had already transformed her appearance into another form, blended into the ranks of the Enforcement Hall team, and cast a few more illusions so that no one could spot an issue.

She scanned the disciples’ ranks below. Fu Yi hadn’t arrived yet, but she unexpectedly saw Mo Tong.

The young man looked more gloomy than he had three days ago, with subtle dark qi faintly visible between his brows, suggesting a slight state of qi deviation (Zouhuo Rumò). Jiang Jinheng covered her eyes with spiritual energy to scan his Dantian, where she saw a cluster of Dan Fire. Combined with 007’s previous statement, this person had probably reached the first stage of Qi Condensation last night, relying on quite a few elixirs within the three days.

This discovery surprised Jiang Jinheng. After all, Mo Tong had not yet obtained a good cultivation technique, and the level of his five-element spiritual roots was not very high. A disciple with mixed spiritual roots must absorb an equal amount of spiritual energy from all their root types from the heavens and earth, then convert it into spiritual power and store it in the Dantian, in order to increase their cultivation. Achieving this in just three days could be considered extremely fast.

It was just that he was too eager for quick results; his aura was unstable, and he seemed quite resentful about what had happened three days ago, desperately wanting to increase his cultivation.

After figuring this out, Jiang Jinheng silently shifted her gaze, but 007 seemed very anxious.

How is he already in the Qi Condensation stage? In the plot, he only started cultivating after he obtained the technique in the Secret Realm. Was he stimulated because no one chose him during the master-selection event? Did he decide to work hard?

Jiang Jinheng knew she probably couldn’t clearly explain to the system, which only cared about data, that the first major taboo on the path of cultivation was arrogance and impetuosity.

It was true that Mo Tong had increased his cultivation, but relying excessively on elixirs even at the initial entry stage would have an indelible impact on his future Foundation Establishment, Golden Core formation, and Nascent Soul formation. Furthermore, in the subsequent major realms, he was highly likely to stagnate or even regress in cultivation.

Since Fu Yi hadn’t arrived yet, Jiang Jinheng carefully explained for a while to 007. Her speech was gentle, but upon seeing the girl in dark-colored robes, her eyes brightened, and she quickly ended the topic.

“In short, the more he relies on external help and refuses to build a solid foundation, the more beneficial it is for our mission.”

007 was listening with interest when it suddenly realized Jiang Jinheng seemed to have lost patience. It scanned the outside world and, as expected, spotted Fu Yi. Jiang Jinheng then moved to her side.

“You’re here.”

The voice came from behind. It was noisy here, with a mass of people gathered, but Fu Yi instantly recognized who it was. She turned around to see the person with a slight smile playing on her lips, dressed in white, a far cry from the unsmiling figure in her memory. Seeing this unfamiliar face was actually more pleasing to the eye.

There was about a quarter of an hour left until the agreed time. Several Elders in the front were already preparing to open the Secret Realm. Subconsciously, Fu Yi asked: “Have you been waiting long?”

The tone was overly familiar. As the words fell, both of them seemed stunned, but Jiang Jinheng quickly regained her composure, and the curve of her smile widened.

“Not long at all. I just arrived myself.”

Approaching her as a peer does seem more suitable.

Jiang Jinheng thought silently to herself. Just then, a few more people from the Enforcement Hall descended into the disciple ranks, seemingly distributing something.

The item quickly reached Fu Yi’s hands. Jiang Jinheng glanced at it and saw it was a Bigu Dan (Grain Abstinence Pill). The sect must have considered the disciples’ physiological needs; after all, they would be in the Secret Realm for nearly half a month, and for a mortal body, they definitely couldn’t go without food for half a month.

The people at the front of the line, seeing that the Bigu Dan distribution was nearly complete, began explaining the pill’s function. Jiang Jinheng listened to a couple of sentences but then turned to find that the pill in Fu Yi’s hand had already vanished.

She acts fast.

Fu Yi had put the pill in her mouth the moment she received it. It wasn’t the first time she had eaten this, but it had been a while since she used it. It tasted unpleasant and bitter.

Their demon race valued the pleasure of eating. Even after their cultivation level increased, they generally wouldn’t go into full bigu (abstinence from grain), and only took such dark, lumpy pills when absolutely necessary.

Just as Fu Yi struggled to swallow it, she noticed Jiang Jinheng staring intently at her. When Fu Yi looked back, Jiang Jinheng averted her gaze.

After that little incident, the time was about right. Several Elders at the front took out some round, plate-like objects from their sleeves. They used two fingers as a brush, forcing drops of bl00d from their fingertips to draw something on the round plates. Soon after, they threw the five lifted plates into the air. The five suspended plates seemed to tear open a curtain in the void. The curtain was pitch black, containing only a vortex-like object. No one knew what it looked like inside before entering.

Everyone was watching this incredible scene when a steady, clear voice sounded from the front again.

“Everyone, beyond the Dharma Curtain is our destination for this trip. Except for disciples who have chosen a Master during the selection event and are being led by them, all other disciples must follow our team of Enforcement Hall Elders and absolutely must not leave the group.”

Saying that, the person picked up one of the wooden plaques placed on a square table next to him and held it up so everyone could see: “Before entering the Secret Realm, everyone will receive a wooden plaque from me. If you genuinely encounter danger in the Secret Realm, crush the wooden plaque, and you can exit the Secret Realm, but you will also lose the opportunity to continue your experience in the Secret Realm. Now, everyone can line up to receive your wooden plaque and enter the Secret Realm.”

The crowd, which had been quiet for a while, became noisy and restless again because of this statement. Jiang Jinheng embraced her arms and listened to the general idea, which seemed to contain only useless words, except for one person’s comment that caught her attention.

The fact that the Bōsuō Secret Realm was the Immortal-Demon Battlefield from a thousand years ago was generally known. But that person said that besides being the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, this place was also the junction point between the Human Realm and the Demon Realm a thousand years ago, and that the founding ancestors of the various sects had exhausted every method to seal that junction, thereby closing the main gate for the Demon Realm to freely enter the Human Realm.

The person spoke mysteriously, clearly intending to attract attention. Many people did not believe him, so he put on airs and said nothing more. Jiang Jinheng noted the person’s appearance and summoned 007, asking it to keep an eye on his movements.

Jiang Jinheng naturally knew that what he said was not a rumor. Her memory had mostly recovered. She also knew that precisely because the junction between the Human and Demon Realms was sealed, the unresigned powerful demons would break through the boundary from the Wulai Mountain Range near the Azure Vast Immortal Sect, and the extreme north where the Immortal Sect was located would then become the main battlefield for the subsequent Immortal-Demon War.

Because of this, to compensate the Immortal Sect, the three major sects later allocated half of the currently controllable spirit stone mountains to the Immortal Sect after the great war. But all of this was highly classified information, kept strictly secret by all sects. Why would a newly admitted disciple know this so clearly?

While deep in thought, Jiang Jinheng noticed Mo Tong walking toward that direction with a dark expression. Seeing this, the person’s face also changed. While muttering “Disperse, disperse,” he waved his hand to shoo away the surrounding people. In the commotion, the crowd gradually thinned out.

As she watched, Jiang Jinheng felt her sleeve being tugged. She looked back and saw Fu Yi with a straight face.

“Aren’t we going?”