“You really want to participate in this training?”
Ye Li’s eyes were deep, making it impossible to read her current mood.
Luo Xing: “…”
‘Why? I can’t exactly say I’m going out to find a big shot to prevent you from turning evil in the future, can I?’
He certainly couldn’t say that, so he said with a serious expression, “Of course it’s to become stronger, Master!”
This reason could be seen as a way to placate Ye Li, but it was also his true feelings.
As a transmigrator, ever since he crossed over, he had been living too stifled.
In the sect, he was bullied by Ye Li; outside, he was bullied by others…
Was this right?
This was obviously not right!
And…
He didn’t want Er Ya’s incident to happen again. He didn’t want the beautiful things that should exist to vanish for other reasons…
He wasn’t a saint, but he wasn’t a bad person either. He just wanted to see all beautiful things survive…
After hearing Luo Xing’s explanation, Ye Li still didn’t reply. She just stared straight at her disciple.
She knew that the reason Luo Xing gave was normal and reasonable. If a cultivator doesn’t want to get stronger or pursue a higher realm, then what’s the point of cultivation?
Especially the path of the sword—holding the sword, raising the sword, swinging the sword. These six words almost defined a sword cultivator’s entire life.
And this was also what Ye Li demanded. She required Luo Xing, as her personal disciple, to have strength that was at least presentable.
She felt she wanted to change her mind… she felt she wanted to change her mind… but… probably…
“This time, I will arrange for the disciple to be in the safest team. That last incident won’t happen again.”
“Oh, Junior Sister, don’t worry!”
Bai Li Qin Mo chimed in from the side.
He thought Ye Li was hesitating because she was worried Luo Xing would be beaten to a pulp and sent back like a dead dog on the roadside, just like last time.
Ye Li shot Bai Li Qin Mo a cold glance, saying nothing, just staring at him coldly.
Bai Li Qin Mo: “…”
‘Why is Junior Sister looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?’
“Since you want to go, then go.”
Ye Li finally averted her gaze and said coldly to Luo Xing, “But you’d better not end up unconscious like last time and get sent back. I don’t have that much time to clean up after you.”
She could not care about face, but she could not afford to be without it.
Luo Xing was her personal disciple. If something happened to him and she did nothing…
That wouldn’t suit her personality.
“Thank you, Master!”
Luo Xing breathed a sigh of relief. “Your disciple will heed your teachings!”
Success!
First step in latching onto a big shot!
He could go out and find a big shot!
“Don’t worry, Disciple!”
Bai Li Qin Mo stepped forward and patted Luo Xing on the shoulder. “With Senior Uncle here, this training will be completely safe!”
He needed to build a good relationship with Luo Xing now, so that in the future when he ascended to the celestial realm, at least someone would help him testify about Ye Li’s “crimes.”
That was Bai Li Qin Mo’s plan at the moment.
“If you want to talk, go outside. Don’t bother my ears here!”
Ye Li’s sharp, blade-like eyes swept over as she spoke coldly.
“Thank you, Sect Master!”
“Hey! Don’t call me Sect Master! Call me Senior Uncle!”
“Alright… Senior Uncle!”
Luo Xing and Bai Li Qin Mo were startled, then forced smiles and obediently withdrew.
“Disciple…”
Bai Li Qin Mo said in a low voice, “Where do you plan to go for this training?”
Luo Xing whispered, “Are there any places for me to choose from?”
“Of course there are! Let me tell you…”
Watching the two with their arms around each other’s shoulders, Ye Li felt an inexplicable irritation.
It wasn’t because Luo Xing was too close to Bai Li Qin Mo—after all, one was her personal disciple and the other was her fellow senior brother…
But…
For some reason, Ye Li suddenly had some strange thoughts. For example…
Right now, the person with his arm around Luo Xing’s shoulder was not Bai Li Qin Mo, but someone else she didn’t know…
Someone else…
A woman…
Five days later, Xuantian Sect’s Martial Arts Platform.
This was the largest public venue in Xuantian Sect, generally used for important events like the Selection Ceremony, the sect competition, or sect training.
At noon, the Martial Arts Platform was packed with people, and several flying boats were ready to depart.
Unlike the small flying boat Luo Xing had used in his previous training, these were much larger, each capable of holding over a hundred people. Not only were they equipped with defensive formations, but they were also towed by large flying spirit beasts.
“Is that a second-rank spirit beast, the Mysterious Cloud Eagle?”
“Not just that! There’s also a second-rank Purple-Winged Sky Roc!”
“Look! The defensive formation on that flying boat!”
“That’s a formation that can withstand a full-force attack from a Refinement Void Realm cultivator!”
“As expected of a sect-organized training! The scale and preparations are really impressive!”
Among the crowd, some people participating in a sect training for the first time exclaimed in amazement, their faces full of excitement and anticipation.
Luo Xing, on the other hand, was much calmer. After all, he wasn’t going for the points this time.
While waiting, Luo Xing idly scanned the crowd. Besides seeing his sister Luo Han and her two senior sisters, Dai Zifu and Chen Anqi, he also spotted some familiar faces, such as Hong An, Jiang Ru, Cheng Yan, and others.
Even the inner disciples Yun Yong and Feng Jun were there.
Before long, the sect’s Deacon Elder appeared before the crowd. “Training assembly! Prepare to begin! Silence!”
With his command, the entire Martial Arts Platform fell silent. Then Sect Master Bai Li Qin Mo and several sect elders arrived one after another.
“Ahem.”
The Deacon Elder cleared his throat and began to read out the rules and content of this training.
“This training is divided into four locations…”
Nanling was vast, so the sect training naturally wouldn’t be in just one place. It would take place in the four directions of Nanling: east, west, south, and north. They were…
Three thousand li east: the Crimson Cloud Abyss. Task: kill the Red Scale Flood Dragon lurking in the abyss and obtain its flood dragon pearl.
Fifteen hundred li west: the Broken Star Mountain. Task: collect the mountain’s unique specialty, Star Pattern Fine Iron.
Two thousand li south: the Qingming Forest. Task: collect various spiritual herbs from the forest. The rarer the herbs and the greater the quantity, the higher the points.
Two thousand five hundred li north: the Mysterious Ice Extreme Ridge. Task: obtain the unique Mysterious Ice Spiritual Essence. The rarer and more abundant, the higher the points.
Luo Xing’s training location was the Mysterious Ice Extreme Ridge, while his sister Luo Han was going to the Qingming Forest.
Going to the Mysterious Ice Extreme Ridge was not arranged by Bai Li Qin Mo; it was Luo Xing’s own suggestion. At the time, Bai Li Qin Mo wanted Luo Xing to choose another location, because the danger level of the Mysterious Ice Extreme Ridge was quite high, second only to Crimson Cloud Abyss.
But Luo Xing insisted on going there, so Bai Li Qin Mo had no choice but to let him.
“Now, begin assigning teams.”
The Deacon Elder flipped his palm, and a booklet appeared in his hand.
“Inner disciple Peng Yuan, White Armor number flying boat, task location: Crimson Cloud Abyss.”
As his voice fell, a young man from the crowd leaped up and boarded the flying boat.
“Yulan Peak personal disciple, Duan Lingtian, Shen number flying boat, task location: Crimson Cloud Abyss.”
“Outer disciple Zhong Yi, Zhi number flying boat, task location: Qingming Forest.”
The scale of this training was not small. Besides personal disciples and inner disciples, there were also several outer disciples.
After all, who didn’t want to improve?
However, although there were no restrictions on cultivation or numbers, this was still a training mission, and danger was always present. So outer disciples basically bore their own risks, while inner disciples had it a bit better, at least with a leader protecting them.
The number of participants this time was considerable, so they wouldn’t all cram together to do tasks. Instead, they were divided into groups, each headed by a leader, similar to Hong An in Luo Xing’s previous training.
But this time, the leader’s strength was higher—at least above the Nascent Soul Realm and below the Refinement Void Realm. Basically, the role would be filled by a senior personal disciple or an inner disciple with strong strength and enough prestige.
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