Stop crying, I'll give it to you, okay?

Even though it's late, he still has the wariness typical of straight men.

He flew very slowly on his sword so that Xiao Wuli could stand firmly on the blade and wouldn't have to hold him around the waist.

Moreover, he carefully took two steps forward to prevent any possibility!

Two minutes later, we arrived at Xuejiang Peak.

The long shadows approached the grass, then dissipated into mist, and the two landed steadily on the ground.

Chi Buwan was still preoccupied with Xie Hanfeng's grudge, so she turned to Xiao Wuli and said, "Just go to Houchi Mountain. Yun Dan will be waiting for you there. He will protect you. You can focus on cleansing your marrow."

Yun Dan was the first disciple the original owner took in, and also the senior brother of Xue Jiang Peak.

After saying that, Chi Buwan turned and left without any hesitation.

Xiao Wuli watched his retreating figure in the distance. Along the way, his chest was filled with the unique fragrance of his master. With each breath, a sweet scent would pass through his throat and flow into his lips.

The fragrance is crisp and lingering, not like the strong scent of cosmetics, but like the cool fragrance of plum blossoms after a snowfall, mixed with a faint scent of ink, but upon closer inspection, there is also a hint of sweetness.

As the strange fragrance in his chest gradually faded, Xiao Wuli held his breath, letting that sweet scent linger in his body a little longer.

.

They arrived at Bailu Peak late and went straight into Xie Hanfeng's bedroom, only to find that he was still sleeping.

He reached out and pinched his nose. After a while, Xie Hanfeng, who couldn't breathe, woke up and opened his eyes to see that familiar face. His eyes were filled with doubt.

"Brother, what are you doing here?"

Chi Buwan raised an eyebrow: "If not here, then where?"

"Xiao Wuli came to see you today, and I told him you went out and wouldn't be back for two days." Xie Hanfeng rubbed his face and said, "What were you doing? You're back in half a day."

"I went to pick some spirit herbs for Xiao Wuli." Chi Buwan took off her shoes, got into his bed, lay down, and squeezed next to him. "Sleep over there a little, make some room for me."

"Spirit Cleansing Herb?!" Xie Hanfeng's eyes widened, and he sat up abruptly, turning his head to look at him. "Brother, Xiao Wuli is only 19 this year. Drugging someone is something that happens when they're 20. You..."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"What are you thinking! I'm straight!" Chi Buwan snapped, throwing three punches at him.

Xie Hanfeng covered his head. "Then why did you find the Cleansing Spirit Herb for Xiao Wuli so early?"

Chi Buwan put away his fist and said, "In the original book, Xiao Wuli was supposed to win the sect tournament. There are only two months left before registration opens this year. Shouldn't we go and familiarize ourselves with the battlefield?"

When registering for the sect conference, the minimum cultivation level is the Qi Refining stage.

He doesn't think Xiao Wuli can win the championship this year.

The sect conference is the most popular event in the cultivation world.

It's a competition of each sect's capabilities at each stage.

The cultivation levels are divided into Body Refining Stage, Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, Golden Core Stage, Nascent Soul Stage, Deity Transformation Stage, Dao Integration Stage, Mahayana Stage, and Tribulation Transcending Stage.

The Qi Refining stage and the Foundation Establishment stage are divided into one stage, while the Golden Core stage and the Nascent Soul stage are each in their own stage.

Registration for the tournament begins a month in advance, and there will be designated personnel with spirit-testing stones to assess strength and prevent anyone from hiding their abilities and registering for a lower-level competition.

The higher the level, the more insurmountable the gap in strength becomes at each stage; in fact, the strength in the mid-stage can be significantly higher than that in the early stage.

In fact, the winners of each stage every year are always the late Foundation Establishment, late Golden Core, and late Nascent Soul disciples of the Lingxiao Sect. After all, the strength difference between each stage is obvious, and disciples in the early and middle stages simply cannot win.

However, the sect tournament is their only chance to challenge higher-level opponents without endangering their lives, so they all participate.

After all, this is the cruel world of cultivation, and the enemies you encounter won't let you go just because your cultivation level is lower than theirs.

As the number one sect in the cultivation world, Lingxiao Sect naturally had the most people participating in the competition. Even after a series of brutal selections and eliminations, there were still two thousand people participating in the sect competition.

"You reminded me." Xie Hanfeng considered for a moment and said, "You and Senior Brother will lead the team together then."

He nodded without hesitation, offering no objection: "Okay."

Xie Hanfeng pondered for a moment, then turned to look at the person lying next to him and said, "Brother, you smell so good."

Is it too late? ......

"You really didn't wear perfume?" Xie Hanfeng muttered. "When we get back, I'll look up who the author of 'Rebellion Against the Nine Heavens' is. The person who can describe your fragrance so vividly must be right here among us."

Chi Buwan gritted his teeth and said, "Investigate. If you find out, I'll go to Chuangfei."

Xie Hanfeng, thinking of his own tragic end, gritted his teeth and vowed, "I'll kill him too!"

The two cursed and swore at each other for about fifteen minutes before Xie Hanfeng stopped, turned to look at Chi Buwan, and asked, "What did you want from me today?"

Chi Buwan rolled over and said, "Go to sleep."

Xie Hanfeng: ...........

Ten minutes later, two steady breaths came from the bed.

-

The next day at dawn, it was not too late before we returned from Bailu Peak to Xuejiang Peak.

He yawned, and slowly walked forward, supporting his waist which had been unconsciously kicked hard by Xie Hanfeng when he fell asleep, cursing as he went.

That damned Xie Hanfeng, he never sleeps properly. I kicked him several times; his back is almost ruined.

"Master."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Chi Buwan paused for a moment, turned his head to look in the direction of the voice, and saw a man who was both familiar and unfamiliar. He froze in surprise.

The man stood five meters away from him, his dark hair tied into a high ponytail with a plain hairband, a few strands of hair hanging down beside his cheeks, exuding a youthful charm, yet also a sense of fragility.

He seemed to be enveloped in a faint halo, his skin turned white, and all the advantages of his exquisite and beautiful features were revealed. The wisps of hair on his forehead lightly swept across his brow bone, revealing his highly recognizable phoenix eyes.

His eyebrows were slightly raised, and his pupils were dark black. At this moment, they were staring blankly at me with watery eyes, as if I had done something to offend him.

Depend on....

So beautiful.

Chi Buwan stared at him, lost in thought for a long time.

337 explained to him: "The Cleansing Herb can wash away impurities from the body; Xiao Wuli turning white is just a normal phenomenon."

Chi Buwan blinked twice, his long eyelashes fluttering, his pupils dilating. [Is this Xiao Wuli?!]

This...this is so beautiful, it's hard to tell if they're male or female!

It took her a while to snap out of it. She lowered her head, took a deep breath, and looked up again.

Oh my god!

...Still so beautiful.

When Xiao Wuli was dark-skinned, he was strikingly handsome, exuding an aura of hormones. But after turning fair-skinned, his divine qualities became more pronounced. His previously indistinct features became clear, both soft and beautiful, stunningly gorgeous.

Chi Buwan looked at Xiao Wuli, who was slowly lowering his head as he was being stared at, raised his hand to his mouth and cleared his throat. He then probed with his spiritual energy and was immediately taken aback.

Late stage of Qi Refining?

How did I reach the late stage of Qi Refining in just one night?

What about the early and middle stages of Qi cultivation?

[That's normal.] 337: [Xiao Wuli had been suppressing his power for too long. After his spiritual root was cleansed, his strength erupted. Moreover, he possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root, the kind of chosen one who cultivates even with his breath.]

Not Too Late: [Even breathing is a form of cultivation, is it really necessary to be so exaggerated?]

[This is actually why he became a useless person.] 337: [The Heavenly Spiritual Root has a self-protective instinct regarding its spiritual body. If it were to cultivate at a normal pace, the resilience of Xiao Wuli's meridians and flesh would simply not be able to keep up with the speed of cultivation. In severe cases, he would die from his body exploding because he couldn't contain the spiritual energy within him.]

[Twelve years of physical training had given him a perfect body, and since it was already at its peak, once an opening was made, his strength naturally couldn't be hidden.]

Nodding sooner or later.

As expected of the male lead.

While others need five to ten years to progress from the early to the later stages of Qi cultivation, he achieved it in just one night.

"Master, did you rest at the Sect Leader's place last night?" Xiao Wuli looked at the person in front of him who was supporting his waist, his thin lips slightly pursed, and the light in his narrow eyes flickered, giving off a pitiful feeling.

It looks exactly like a puppy that has been abandoned.

Chi Buwan nodded slightly: "Hmm, not bad."

337: [Host, did you understand what Xiao Wuli said?]

Chi Bu Wan: [I don't understand. It seems to be telling me that he has already cleansed his spiritual root. Whatever, it's a question anyway.]

337:.......

337: [Aren't you afraid something might happen?]

Not Too Late: [What could possibly happen?]

337 glanced at Xiao Wuli's clenched fist and said, "It's nothing."

Chi Buwan didn't speak to it again, but looked down and rummaged around, asking, "[Didn't you give Xiao Wuli a task about the cultivation technique?]"

[None.] 337: [The immediate task is for Xiao Wuli to win the sect tournament.]

Is it too late? ......

Win the championship?

You mean... Xiao Wuli, a Qi Refining cultivator, is going to compete against a Foundation Establishment cultivator and even win?

337 sensed the threat in his tone, so she started acting cute: 【Yes~】