Brother, how come you're a witch?

The minimum registration requirement for the Ultimate Sword Cultivation Challenge is the Foundation Establishment stage.

As a flying sword rally spanning half of the Xuanqing Sect, it requires contestants to fly on their own swords. However, cultivators in the Qi Refining stage can only rely on skill to fly on their swords; flying on their own swords is out of the question.

To participate in the competition, you must successfully complete the foundation building process before the registration deadline.

Su Yan returned to his residence to rest for the night, and was still astonished when he woke up in the morning.

If he could easily establish his foundation, he wouldn't have needed to start Liuliu. He only started this secondhand business to earn a Foundation Establishment Pill.

I originally thought that I could earn this Foundation Establishment Pill within two months.

It seems that it will be obtained within five days.

The most feasible approach is to assist Chen Yixing in completing his research, and then apply to the sect on the grounds of special contribution.

However, this means that the research must be completed and written into a paper, which must be submitted to the sect for review before the reward can be issued. It is unknown how long this will take; it could be as quick as three or four days or as slow as several months.

Unless Chen Yixing has some in stock or can get one from an elder.

"We can't make unrealistic expectations. While agreeing to assist in the research, we also need to think of other ways."

Su Yan stroked his chin, washed up and tidied himself up, and walked out of the main entrance of his residence.

Ye Jingqiu was waiting for him at the door as always. He raised his hand and patted the little sword ancestor's head. The two then headed towards the Dao Discussion Square together as usual.

As Su Yan walked, he took out his communication jade token:

"Brother Li, how are you? I just woke up this morning and suddenly thought of how you have devoted yourself wholeheartedly to the great cause of saving the world, working tirelessly and selflessly..."

This was a long message, and Su Yan sent it in several parts.

Although he had cultivated for a thousand years, he was actually a mortal. He usually recited mostly the names of his techniques and phrases like "You have already chosen your own death." Now, when he tried to be literary, he just kept sending out the few idioms he had in his head. He was interrupted impatiently by Li Changsheng after only a few messages:

"Don't make a big fuss, what do you need from me?"

"Ask if you have any Foundation Establishment Pills," Su Yan replied quickly.

"?"

Liu Baishuang, with a bamboo toothbrush in her mouth, brushed her teeth in front of the mirror while replying to Su Yan's message:

"Isn't your Liu Liu very powerful? Why are you asking me for Foundation Establishment Pills again?"

"If I have two months to develop, my Liuliu will naturally be invincible."

Su Yan typed rapidly, aided by his divine sense:

"But there's no time left, the registration deadline for the Ultimate Sword Cultivation Challenge is only five days."

Liu Baishuang tilted her head and spat out the water foam in her mouth.

She seemed to have heard of this competition, but couldn't quite remember it, so she asked in confusion:

"Why are you participating in this? It's not like you're doing anything productive."

"Senior Brother Li, you have a deep misunderstanding about me. I am just like you, someone who is going to fight for the world for the rest of my life."

Su Yan's reply was filled with deep sorrow:

"Yanshan, do you know? One of the checkpoints for this competition is located there. According to my latest investigation, it's highly likely that a demon is hiding there."

Liu Baishuang was stunned for a moment, her eyes flickering.

She had just thought about going to Yanshan to investigate the day before yesterday, but she was hampered by not having an excuse.

"The Ultimate Sword Cultivation Challenge? If my master agrees to let me participate, then I can go there legitimately."

Liu Baishuang muttered something to herself, tapping the jade pendant lightly with her fingers.

"Junior Brother Su, didn't you say in your previous message that the demon that corrupted Ning Jiu on Yan Mountain should have left long ago? Why did you suddenly change your story? Also, did you report this matter to the sect?"

"There's too much to explain in a short time, I'll talk to you about it during class."

Su Yan glanced at Ye Jingqiu beside him, who seemed somewhat annoyed that he had been chatting on Fetion incessantly, and sped up his Fetion message:

"I haven't reported it to the sect yet. There are checkpoints on Yan Mountain, and the sect must have sent people to investigate long ago, but they didn't find anything. So it's probably useless for me to report it unless I can alert a high-level cultivator."

With the help of high-level cultivators, the Heavenly Demon can be thoroughly investigated.

But if that happens, Ning Jiu will inevitably be exposed, and even Su Yan's secret might not be able to be kept. If the higher-ups use a soul-searching technique at the Nascent Soul level or a honey trap on him, then the timeline will collapse.

Su Yan wouldn't have gone this far unless absolutely necessary.

That makes sense.

Liu Baishuang scooped up some water and washed her face, then lit a burning incense stick and twirled it between her clothes and hair:

"However, Foundation Establishment Pills are really hard to find. I can only keep an eye out for you, but I'm not sure I can get them."

"Senior brother, please be careful," Su Yan said.

"Yes, and you'll have to cover the expenses incurred."

"Um, can I buy on credit?"

"That works...if we can actually get our hands on it."

Liu Baishuang dipped her finger in rouge and smeared it on her lips, pretending to reluctantly reply to Su Yan, but in reality, she couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

She thought that now that Su Yan had Liu Liu, she wouldn't need the Foundation Establishment Pills she had prepared, and even if she sent them in advance, the feeling of providing timely help would be much less significant.

But now... heh heh~

Liu Baishuang smoothed her bangs with her fingers, then happily turned and left.

Suddenly remembering something else, he took out his jade pendant and sent another message:

"Oh, and remember to have Ye Jingqiu participate as well."

Why?

"If anything changes, she can be used as a sword."

Liu Baishuang gave a vague reply, then put the jade pendant away and didn't look at it again.

Actually, the reason for having Ye Jingqiu participate was quite simple.

Xu Qinglan looked down on this kind of sword-flying competition and naturally didn't want his disciples to participate.

But if Ye Jingqiu were to participate, that would be a different story.

Xu Qinglan is very proactive when it comes to matters concerning Sword Ruins, and is willing to pay a certain price.

......

Su Yan put away the communication jade token and turned to look at Ye Jingqiu.

The little swordsman's face seemed to puff out slightly, as if it were an illusion in the morning mist and hazy light.

We've arrived at the Forum.

As always, Su Yan walked last. As soon as he sat down, he took out the melon seeds he had specially bought at the market the night before, along with the egg yolk cake he had bought together, and gave half of them to Ye Jingqiu.

Little Sword Ancestor held melon seeds in his left hand and egg yolk cake in his right. He used his teeth to tear open the oil paper on the egg yolk cake and began to nibble at it in small bites.

Even though she had just eaten breakfast, she still ate such greasy pastries with great relish.

Su Yan stretched and was about to bask in the sun for a whole class period when suddenly several burly figures loomed over him like dark clouds, sitting down around him and completely blocking out the sunlight.

It was that group of cultivators.

"Master Liu Liu"

Cao Xiong, the leader of the body cultivators, clasped his hands in a fist salute and lowered his voice to deliberately maintain an air of mystery, saying:

"The brothers have thought it through, and they'll follow you from now on."

Su Yan wasn't surprised, but being surrounded by such a large group of meat chunks made him feel quite uncomfortable.

"Welcome is certainly welcome, but having so many of you surrounding me is too conspicuous. As Master Liu Liu, I need to maintain an air of mystery, understand?"

"I understand, I understand."

The body cultivators nodded in agreement, then lowered their heads and shrank back, intending to leave mysteriously.

However, given their size, their strange movements only drew more attention.

Su Yan's lips trembled slightly as he wondered if he should quickly take Ye Jingqiu to another place. Suddenly, he remembered something and raised his hand to stop the body cultivator who was about to leave:

"etc!"