Mortal: Joining the Star Palace at the Start

"What? Can't I come to see you even if there's nothing wrong?" Ling Yuling said, hands on her hips, pouting.

"What do you mean? That's not what I meant."

"Hehe, not the best." Ling Yuling beamed, then linked arms with Ji Qing and complained:

"Brother, you really are something. You reached the Foundation Establishment stage without making a sound, which made me get a scolding from Mother."

"Look, they've sent me straight to Kui Xing Island."

Ling Yuling was furious.

Her cultivation level has now reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining, which is not far from Foundation Establishment. As long as she focuses on cultivation, she can break through in about a year.

Even so, her mother still thought she was too playful, so she made her hide her identity and go to Kui Xing Island.

The idea was to give her some experience and help her temper her character.

"Oh, I'm suffering," Ling Yuling began to whine.

Ji Qing touched his nose, feeling somewhat helpless.

His current achievements are, frankly speaking, all because he was forced into them by Jin Kui.

"Alright, Ling'er, it's just training. So what if it's training? What's the big deal? Your brother's here, isn't he?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yuling immediately burst into laughter:

"Oh, right, I remember my brother is going too."

Now, Ling Yuling was no longer suffering, nor did she feel wronged. She immediately became happy.

In her heart, as long as she could be with Ji Qing, she would be happy doing anything.

"By the way, Ling'er, since we're going to Kui Xing Island, have you decided on the time?"

"It's all set. My mother said we'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."

"Tomorrow?"

Ji Qing nodded.

However, just as he was about to say something more, he suddenly sensed something in his mind and was immediately overjoyed.

"You've successfully advanced!!!"

Ji Qing turned her head:

"Alright, I understand, Ling'er."

"In that case, I'll go back to my cave to pack my things, and we'll meet again tomorrow."

"Okay, then see you tomorrow, brother."

After saying that, Ling Yuling tiptoed and kissed Ji Qing with lightning speed. Before Ji Qing could react, she was already far away.

"Oh, this little guy."

Ji Qing smiled and shook his head, then left.

After returning to his cave, Ji Qing couldn't wait to rush to the secret chamber.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Ji Qing murmured, a look of confusion in his eyes.

The secret room was in complete disarray.

The pills and spiritual herbs that had been saved were all squandered, as if they had been robbed.

Ji Qing's eyelids twitched, and he gritted his teeth, saying:

"Little guy, you really know how to surprise me."

You've squandered all the medicinal herbs I painstakingly cultivated. You're really something else.

Just then, a dark figure suddenly darted out from in front of them.

The dark figure sped toward Ji Qing at an incredible speed. Ji Qing saw it and before he could react, he felt something slippery against his chest.

Ji Qing looked down and, upon seeing that it was the demonic dragon he had longed for, he smiled helplessly:

"Little guy, since you've successfully advanced, I won't punish you this time."

But remember this from now on: never take any herbs without my permission, understand?

Upon hearing Ji Qing's words, the demon dragon nodded.

"Haha, that's more like it."

After saying that, Ji Qing teased the demon dragon for a bit, then put it into his spirit beast pouch.

..........

The next morning, Ji Qing arrived at Xinggong Square early to gather.

Ji Qing waited here for about half an hour, but still did not see Ling Yuling.

This struck Ji Qing as odd.

Logically speaking, Ling Yuling doesn't seem like the type of person who would be late, so what exactly happened?

Ji Qing expressed his confusion.

"Has something happened to Ling'er? Why hasn't she come yet?"

Ji Qing muttered to himself, completely unaware that a handsome man had been staring at him for quite some time.

The man stood there for a long time, and seeing that Ji Qing still didn't recognize her, she immediately had a bad idea.

The man walked up to Ji Qing, patted him on the shoulder, and said:

"Hey bro, you smell amazing."

"Um?"

Ji Qing's buttocks tightened, and he turned his head abruptly. When he saw who it was, he quickly took a few steps back and said in a very heavy tone:

"My friend, please have some self-respect, or else I..."

Before she could finish speaking, the man interrupted her, pointing at himself and laughing as he said:

"It's me, brother."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Qing looked closely and exclaimed in surprise:

"You are... Ling'er?"

With some hesitation, Ji Qing finally noticed the similarities between himself and Ling Yuling after comparing their appearances.

"Bro, you're so sexy! Ugh, Ling'er, why are you dressed as a man?"

Ling Yuling rolled her eyes at Ji Qing and explained:

"My mother told me to take good care of myself before I went out to the Star Palace, so I followed her advice and wore this men's clothing."

How about that? Pretty good, right?

As Ling Yuling spoke, she pointed to her throat:

"Look, I've even hidden my Adam's apple."

Ji Qing looked down and found that it was indeed true.

"That's good, that's good," Ji Qing praised, then looked down, lost in thought.

Now the Adam's apple is hidden, but where is it?

Ji Qing was a little curious.

Seemingly guessing what Ji Qing was thinking, Ling Yuling covered her chest and said in embarrassment and annoyance:

"Brother, where are you looking?"

"As a woman, even with my excellent techniques, I cannot completely reverse the balance of Yin and Yang."

"Understood." Ji Qing nodded affirmatively.

"Ahem, I misunderstood you, Ling'er. Don't overthink it. I definitely didn't mean it that way."

"Huh? That's not what it means? Then what does it mean?"

Ji Qing felt a sudden headache coming on.

Sure enough, if a woman pursues the matter, she's the one who will suffer.

..........

Inside a dimly lit, secret room, a man with an ugly face could be seen speaking respectfully.

"Senior... I heard you're heading to Kui Xing Island?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking." Feng hope nodded and said gently.

Wu Chou was startled, thinking to himself that Feng hope really knew how to make things difficult for people.

Entering Kuixing Island now would be a dead end, wouldn't it?

It should be noted that the one who oversees Kui Xing Island is Zhen Hai Zhenren, the sixth elder of the Star Palace, whose strength is ridiculously powerful.

His men haven't infiltrated yet; if they went in now, it would be suicide.

Thinking of this, Wu Chou began to complain:

"Senior... you've really put me in a difficult position."

The Nascent Soul cultivator stationed on Kui Xing Island is none other than Zhen Hai Zhenren, whose strength is extremely terrifying.

If I let you go in now, he'll probably spot you immediately, so please think it over, senior."

Upon hearing this, Feng hope's expression turned indifferent, and the aura of a level nine demon was unmistakably revealed:

"Hehe, you can't go in."

"If I can't get in, then why did I bother with you bunch of useless trash? Are you just wasting my time?"

"This...this..."

Wu Chou didn't know what to say for a moment, after all, according to Feng Xi, they really were useless.