After being universally criticized online, he cultivates immortality and farms to lead his motherlan

Chapter 243 A proper side story
The boundless darkness and the chilling air pierced her breath like needles.

The girl lay on the ground, the bloodstains dried at the corners of her cracked mouth.

As she regained consciousness, she instinctively touched her abdomen.

Not long ago, this place was stabbed by the master.

It hurts.

Her spiritual root shattered inch by inch, eventually turning into a wisp of turbid energy that could not be gathered and dissipated from her dantian.

She lost her spiritual root and could no longer cultivate immortality.

It was only because her junior sister falsely accused her of poisoning him that her spiritual root was destroyed.

But she never did it!
She won't admit to things she didn't do.

[Congratulations, host, on successfully transmigrating to the modern era and binding yourself to the Entertainment Industry Comeback System. This system will do its utmost to help you improve your acting skills, audience popularity, and other aspects. We wish you a grand slam of awards soon!]

Ning Jianming felt as if a string of red words had popped up in front of her.

She abruptly closed her eyes, thinking it was a hallucination before she died, but when she opened them again, the string of red words was still there.

"Ok?"

She let out a question in anguish.

What's happening here?
The next second, the string of text disappeared again, and in its place came a string of new text.

[Host beginner skill extraction in progress]

[The host has been blessed with captivating singing skills. Congratulations! Your raspy voice and tone-deafness have been improved. You can now effortlessly hit a high note.]

Ning Jian stared at the string of incomprehensible words, feeling completely lost. It was probably just a hallucination before death, so she simply closed her eyes and stopped paying attention.

Until, a sound of footsteps grew closer and closer.

Ning Jian then opened her eyes and inevitably saw that the string of text had been updated again.

In the entertainment industry, being universally criticized online is an inevitable path for top female celebrities; even negative publicity is still publicity. Keep being stubborn and let the attention come even more fiercely.

[Task: Maintain a good attitude when faced with rumors; don't explain, don't clarify, just let it be.]

[Reward: Physical Enhancement.]

Ning Jian was able to completely ignore it, and her gaze fell on the people who came in from outside the door.

The fifth junior brother, who used to cling to her and call her "senior sister" all the time, now looked at her with disgust and said, "Do you know what you did wrong?"

Her master had asked her the same question a few days ago.

And her answer now remains the same as it was that day.

"What's wrong with me?"

The junior sister standing to the side said angrily, "You caused Second Senior Brother's spiritual root to be destroyed, and you still won't admit your mistake."

The fifth junior brother was stunned for a moment.

In the past, the eldest sister's voice was always aloof and full of coldness, like an emotionless block of ice.

Today, for no apparent reason, he sensed some emotion in what he heard, and a feeling of pity arose in him.

Is there really something hidden behind this?
But when he thought of his second senior brother's miserable state, he gritted his teeth and said, "Since you are unrepentant, then you shall continue to stay in this solitary confinement. Master has spoken, and we will not stop until you admit your mistake."

Ning Jian remained silent, a cold smile playing on his lips.

She already explained everything that needed to be explained a few days ago.

Those who believe in her will naturally believe.

What can she say to someone who doesn't believe her?

Ning Jian lay on the ground, no longer having the strength to argue with others.

She heard footsteps fading into the distance, and she opened her eyes in a daze, watching the back of her beloved fifth junior brother gradually disappear before her eyes, as if that familiar back was becoming more and more unfamiliar.

[The mission has been completed. 】

[To succeed in the entertainment industry, blindly dieting is a big no-no; having a healthy body is extremely important.]

[Rewards have been issued. The system has automatically identified the host's physique and the modification has begun.]

Ning Jian intended to continue ignoring it, but suddenly, a strange sensation surged through her body.

At first, the wound from a few days ago was still painful, but gradually the pain lessened until she could no longer feel any pain.

The destroyed spiritual root seemed to be reshaped in an instant.

Ning Jian was greatly alarmed.

With a slight movement of her fingertips, she was actually able to mobilize spiritual energy.

and……

Ning Jian stood up and carefully sensed his new spiritual root, which had actually reached the Immortal grade!
Soon after, more footsteps could be heard.

The person who came was the third junior brother. When he saw Ning Jian standing there, he was relieved to see that her injuries from the past few days had healed considerably.

"Senior Sister, Master sent me to take you in for questioning."

Ning nodded slightly and saw that the strange string of text had been updated again.

This time, she didn't ignore it, but began to examine it seriously.

As is widely known, in the entertainment industry, a good management company is crucial for an actor's development. However, every cloud has a silver lining; this company has an unhealthy culture, and after our investigation, it's not advisable to stay long.

[Task: Terminate your contract with your current company.]

[Prize: A natural, eco-friendly villa.]

Ning Jian looked at it very carefully, but still couldn't understand it.

But she understood the meaning of the phrase, "No need to linger."

It means she should leave the Lingxiao Sword Sect.

When Ning Jian came out of the confinement prison, he felt the changes brought about by his new spiritual root. Even though he had to start cultivating again, with a celestial-grade spiritual root, his cultivation speed was much faster than before when he was drawing qi into his body.

She followed behind her third junior brother, and soon they ran into her fifth junior brother and junior sister, who had also been to the solitary confinement prison.

The junior sister glanced at her and quickly asked, "Third senior brother, why did you bring her out?"

"Master asked me to take Senior Sister there."

The fifth junior brother scoffed, "You still call her senior sister? How dare she?"

Ning Jian's heart had been thoroughly broken over the past three years. Now, upon hearing this, she felt no emotion whatsoever.

She also understood that the Fifth Junior Brother and the Junior Sister's questioning earlier was actually their own idea.

Otherwise, the third junior brother would not have brought her out again in the name of their master.

The third junior brother simply said, "Fifth junior brother, please be careful with your words."

In his mind, even if the eldest sister made a mistake, she was probably only temporarily blinded, and her position was forever unshakable.

The fifth junior brother angrily flicked his sleeves and said, "I'm going to pay my respects to Master too, and see how she tries to argue this time."

Sword Peak.

"Disciple pays homage to Master."

Everyone bowed to Bai Wuji, the sect leader of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, who was seated on the throne.

Bai Wuji waved his hand and looked at Ning Jian, his most proud disciple. He never expected that in the past three years, her thoughts would become more and more vicious.

He sighed inwardly; after all, he was the disciple he had personally trained.

"Ning Jian, have you thought this through these past few days?"

Before Ning Jian could speak, the fifth junior brother hurriedly spoke up.

“Master, she is unrepentant and still refuses to admit her mistakes.”

Bai Wuji raised his eyes. "Oh?"

The junior sister also said, "Master, I heard it with my own ears. When the fifth senior brother asked the eldest senior sister, the eldest senior sister said, 'What wrong has she done? She not only caused the second senior brother's spiritual root to be completely destroyed, but she also refused to apologize and admit her mistake.'"

As she spoke, her voice trembled with tears.

Bai Wuji released a powerful aura, and didn't even hear Ning Jian utter a single word.

Ning Jian was so overwhelmed by that oppressive aura that she could hardly breathe. Her knees gradually buckled, and she collapsed to her knees with a thud.

The third junior brother said anxiously from the side, "Senior sister, just admit your mistake. If you admit your mistake, Master will not make things difficult for you anymore."

Then, he frantically pleaded with Bai Wuji, "Master, Senior Sister has lost her spiritual root and her body can't take it. Please let her go."

Ning Jian chuckled softly and said in a low voice, "I was wrong."

There were too many mistakes, far too many.

She had misplaced her sincerity, mistakenly regarding these junior brothers and sisters as her closest confidants, giving them everything without reservation.

She mistakenly believed that her master, with his clear eyes, would not be blinded.

She has always believed that what is fake cannot become real, and what is real cannot become fake.

It turns out that even if something is fake, it becomes real if others treat it as real.

Ning Jian looked around and then looked at everyone one by one.

Perhaps, she made a mistake in choosing the Lingxiao Sword Sect from the very beginning.

Ning Jian gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and shouted, "Master, your disciple Ning Jian knows he has made a mistake and is willing to leave the Lingxiao Sword Sect."

The third junior brother's face turned pale with shock.

"Senior Sister, you..."

He frowned deeply. If his senior sister left the sect, she would probably never have the chance to cultivate again in this lifetime.

It should be noted that apart from the Nine Aperture Returning to Nothingness Flower, which can help cultivators reshape their spiritual roots, only the Valley Master of the Myriad Medicine Valley, who is on good terms with the Lingxiao Sword Sect, has the opportunity to reshape their spiritual roots if he personally intervenes.

Bai Wuji was also surprised that Ning Jian would suggest leaving.

"you……"

On the one hand, he was dissatisfied with this eldest disciple, but on the other hand, he felt that the Lingxiao Sword Sect was not a place where one could come and go as one pleased.

However, he was ultimately made of flesh and blood, and the emotions he had accumulated over the years made it impossible for him to bring himself to be ruthless.

He waved his sleeve and said, "Very well, now that you have no spiritual roots, I will have your third junior brother send you back to Wufang City. From now on, you will have no further connection with the Lingxiao Sword Sect."

Ning Jianxin felt strange. She had clearly reshaped her immortal-grade spiritual root, yet her master had not noticed.
As soon as the thought crossed her mind, Ning Jian was quickly drawn to the strange red characters again.

[Congratulations, host, on successfully terminating your contract and escaping the gullible clutches of your talent agency.]

[Rewards for completing the mission will be distributed later.]

After leaving the Lingxiao Sword Sect, many onlookers made unpleasant gossips.

Ning Jian only said to his third junior brother beside him, "I can return by myself, you can stop here."

Third junior brother: "Eldest senior sister..."

"I am no longer the senior sister. Take care."

After saying that, Ning Jian left without looking back.

Only after completely leaving the territory of the Lingxiao Sword Sect did she activate her spiritual power, preparing to fly on her sword to return to Wufang City to see her family.

Suddenly, a pretty female voice rang out from behind.

"Master!"

Ning Jian stepped onto the sword, turned around, and saw a little girl, less than half her height, staring at her with bright eyes.

The next second, the little girl hugged her leg.

"Grandmaster, I've finally found you!"

Ning Jian: "You've got the wrong person." "No, you are my grandmaster." Without further ado, the little girl threw out a portrait, "Look, you look exactly like our grandmaster."

Ning Jian was puzzled, when suddenly she saw that strange string of red characters reappear.

【Task rewards have been issued. 】

She looked at the little girl in front of her, who was just like that little radish head, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She muttered to herself, "Is this a reward?"

Two hours later, she looked at the dilapidated wooden gate of the sect and the small wooden house.

Hmm~ It seems she's starting to understand what's going on.

A log cabin is equivalent to an eco-friendly villa.

Although she didn't know what the word "villa" meant, she figured it probably referred to a place of residence.

Ning Jian thought that she had most likely obtained the opportunity that fell from the sky as described in the sketchbook, but her opportunity was rather strange.
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Later, Ning Jian heard that in the sect competition, his second junior brother, who had reshaped his spiritual root, lost to a sword cultivator from an unknown small sect.

Little Radish Head was plucking the erhu, which made a sound like cotton being fluffed, while muttering about the gossip outside.

She asked curiously, "Where did you hear that from?"

Little Radish Head: "The forum, Grandmaster, you don't know about it yet?"

Ning Jian was focused on cultivation, oblivious to the outside world, and single-mindedly wanted to establish this sect that only had two people, so naturally he was unaware of these things.

Until I went on the forum, it felt like I had discovered a whole new world.

She can keep up with the latest developments in the cultivation world without leaving her home, all through online forums.

Besides their formidable swordsmanship, the Farming Sect is also exceptional in alchemy, though their output is scarce and their pills are extremely rare.

In short, although the sect has few disciples, it is full of talented people.

And the name of that sect leader—Jian Ning—was actually the opposite of his own.

Ning Jian saw this and smiled, thinking, "What a coincidence!"

I wonder when her Yunyun Sect will also become as famous as this.

She listened with a melancholy tone to the little radish playing the erhu and reached out to correct him.

"How can you look like a sound engineer? If we were outside, people would laugh at us..."

Little Radish Head pouted and said, "Even if the sound editing is off-key, it's still sound editing."

With far too few disciples in the sect, Ning Jian planned to go to the mortal realm to find a few more suitable disciples for sound cultivation, so that the sect could at least have some vitality.

The first choice for the location is, of course, my hometown – Wufangcheng.

Little Radish Head found everything fascinating. "Grandmaster, this is my first time in the mortal realm. Hey, that restaurant smells so good, I want to go eat there."

Ning Jian shook her head in disapproval, "If cultivators eat grains and miscellaneous foods, it will cause impurities to accumulate in their bodies, which is not conducive to cultivation."

"I don't care, I want to eat, I want to eat, I just want to eat!" When Little Radish got willful, he was simply unruly.

Ning Jian had no choice but to take her inside.

After she sat down, she suddenly heard a woman's voice coming from the next table. It was extremely pleasant to listen to, like the clear, tinkling sound of a summer spring.

"Master, I'm full, really full."

Ning Jian glanced over instinctively.

The woman's profile was partially obscured by her hair, making it difficult to see clearly. A man sat opposite her, whose appearance seemed somewhat familiar to Ning Jian, resembling the sect leader of the Myriad Weapons Divine Sect.

The man's tone rose slightly: "Remember, from now on you can only eat the roast chicken that your teacher buys for you. You are not allowed to eat the chicken that Su Yufeng buys."

The woman's voice said helplessly, "Master, you've really gone too far."

Before Ning Jian could look away, the two people at the table suddenly looked at her.

In the man's eyes, there seemed to be a warning implied with dissatisfaction.

"I'm sorry," Ning Jian said softly, quickly averting her gaze.

It was indeed unreasonable of me to peep on him.

Little Radish Head doesn't eat properly either; he always eats for a while and then plays for a while, which often gives Ning Jian a headache.

Unfortunately, this little guy, not only was he unruly, he ran to the next table and grabbed the gourd pendant from the person's waist.

"Sister, your gourd is so beautiful. Where did you buy it? I'll ask my master to buy me one too."

Ning Jian quickly went over and said, "I'm so sorry, my son is very unruly."

She quickly grabbed Little Radish's hand and admonished him, "When you're out and about, you mustn't be rude."

These two are both more powerful than her and are not people to be trifled with.

If she were truly offended, not only would the little one's life be in danger, but even her own life might not be spared.

The expected blame did not fall.

The other person's voice was gentle, "It's alright, the child is very cute."

Then, the other person held the small gourd in their hands, speaking in a teasing tone as if they were playing with a child: "However, this is a gift from my master, and it's not something you can just buy. If you want it, I'll have your grandmaster make one for you."

Little Radish Head took it seriously and tugged at Ning Jian's sleeve.

"Grandmaster, please make me a gourd."

Fortunately, she knew she had almost caused trouble, so she just begged for the gourd and didn't say anything more.

If she throws a tantrum on the ground, she'll definitely give her a good beating.

Ning Jian coaxed softly, "Okay, I'll give it to you later."

The man on the other end finally spoke, his tone clearly teasing: "You little sound engineer, what do you need the gourd for?"

Little Radish Head said, "It looks good."

Upon hearing this, the man seemed pleased and took out a small gourd pendant from his pocket. "You have good taste. This little thing is for you."

Little Radish Head hurriedly said, "Thank you. What are your names? When I grow up and become capable, I will repay you."

The man seemed to find it even funnier.

"My name is Cang Jin, and her name is Jian Ning. Do you remember that, little one?"

Little Radish Head nodded: "I'll remember."

Ning Jian's eyes widened in surprise, and her head, which had been lowered in panic, snapped back to reality.

He suddenly looked up at Jian Ning.

In an instant, their eyes met.

Jian Ning smiled at her, then called out to Cang Jin.

"Let's go, Teacher Su and the others are still waiting for us at the inn."

The two paid the bill and left the restaurant quickly.

The monk's hearing was always excellent.

Even when the two had walked quite a distance, she could still hear them.

Cang Jin said, "Disciple, that person just now looks quite like you."

“It does look somewhat similar,” Jian Ning said.

That night.

Ning Jian never expected to meet her again under the old locust tree in Wufang City.

Little Radish Head was clamoring to release a river lantern, just as Jian Ning and her group were doing the same.

Ning Jian felt somewhat awkward.

"What a coincidence, we meet again." Jian Ning greeted her first. "By the way, I still don't know your name?"

For some reason, her mouth was slightly open, as if the name was stuck in her throat.

Then, he slowly and laboriously uttered two words: "Ning Jian".

Jian Ning was slightly taken aback.

"That's quite a coincidence."

Ning Jian: "Hmm, what a coincidence."

Zhang Nan, who was standing nearby, chimed in, "Wow, Ningning, you two really look alike! Master Cang told me this when he came back today, and I didn't believe it, but it's true!"

At this moment, Ning Jian stroked her face.

Indeed, they look very similar.

Their features appear different at first glance, but upon closer inspection, they are remarkably similar, as if they were twins.

Jian Ning smiled and said, "Maybe she is my long-lost twin sister."

She extended her hand in invitation, "We're going to guess lantern riddles later, want to come along?"

Ning Jian extended a hand and naturally placed it in her palm, as if it were their natural order of things, and nodded, saying, "Okay."

Just then.

The fireworks celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in Wufang City rang out with loud bangs.

The fireworks were dazzling.

Everyone instinctively stopped and looked up.

Happy and joyful cheers rose and fell.

The moon sets and the sun rises.

A new day begins, and the bright sunshine shines down on the earth once more.

Under the layers of shade of that big tree, there was that peculiar white twin flower.

It bloomed even more brilliantly.

(End of the article)

Thank you all for your support of this book.

I read every single comment.

Every recommendation, monthly pass, tip, and positive review is what motivates Er Miao to keep writing.

After many ups and downs, it was finally completed.

What's rare and precious is that I have so many book lovers who started following this book from "Retirement," and I'm also very fortunate to have met so many new book lovers through this book.

We have never met before, we are strangers.

Because of a book, the distance between us has been shortened to such familiarity.

In the vast sea of ​​books, how can this not be considered fate?

Thank you for your support, qualified pigs, and also to the familiar Suqi_. Every time I see you guys, when I'm feeling extremely depressed and doubting myself, it's like I can comfort myself by saying, "Look, there are still people here."

I don't think my writing is that bad. Anyway, I'll just write it down first.

How to alleviate internal friction seems to be a topic I've been constantly battling with myself.

Whether it's in life or writing books.

I will continue to adjust my mindset and hope to continue writing more new works that everyone will like.

I also want to thank my editor. Although she has left the company, she will always be the best in my heart.

Thank you for your support. I am grateful for life and all that is good.

Wishing everyone all the best.

—Autumn Two Meow.