Sword Sect Little Demon Child, Three and a Half Years Old and Extremely Fierce

After finishing their meal, the senior students got down to business.

Suning took the Nine-Leaf Green Ganoderma.

It emitted a faint blue light, like a human-shaped luminous pearl.

Murong Zhuo took the ginseng.

It was shimmering with golden light, like a small Buddha statue.

Gu Chenguang took the advancement pill.

His face turned bright red, like a boiled shrimp.

And I sat in a spirit-gathering array made of three hundred high-grade spirit stones.

That's right, three hundred.

Gu Chenguang was gritting his teeth as he did it, and his hands were shaking.

"Junior sister, use it sparingly."

I nodded.

Then I began my cultivation.

Our eldest brother is in charge of protecting us.

He sat cross-legged to the side, his eyes closed, but his divine sense enveloped the entire mountain.

He can detect any slightest movement immediately.

Silent all night.

Three nights passed without incident.

On the morning of the fourth day:

Suning was the first to wake up.

He opened his eyes, and his aura surged.

"Late stage of Golden Core!"

He stood up, clenched his fist, and felt the surging spiritual energy within his body.

Then he laughed.

He laughed like a child over a hundred years old.

The second person to wake up was Murong Zhuo.

He stretched, making crackling noises all over his body.

"Late stage of Golden Core!"

The third person to wake up was Gu Chenguang.

He sat up and stood there stunned for a long time.

Then he cried.

She really cried.

Tears streamed down my face.

Su Ning was startled: "Sixth Junior Brother, what's wrong?"

Gu Chenguang wiped away his tears: "I've been stuck at the early stage of the Golden Core realm for twenty years. Twenty years!"

Yan Chuan whispered from the side, "Alright, alright, don't cry, you're in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm now."

Gu Chenguang hugged Yan Chuan and continued to cry, "I thought I would never be able to break through in this lifetime..."

Yan Chuan pushed him away: "Sixth Junior Brother, your tears have gotten on my clothes."

Murong Zhuo handed over a handkerchief: "Wipe it off."

Gu Chenguang snatched it, wiped away his tears, and blew his nose.

……

All three of them advanced overnight.

And me...

I am still meditating.

My fellow disciples gathered around to protect me.

Suning moved a small stool and sat down next to him.

Yan Chuan peeled an apple and sat down on the other side.

Murong Zhuo was in charge of keeping watch.

Gu Chenguang was in charge of taking notes.

Shen Qingchen was in charge of... sitting.

And so, another three days passed.

The third night.

I opened my eyes.

The surrounding spirit stones had all turned grayish-white.

Three hundred high-grade spirit stones, not a single trace of spiritual energy remained.

But the spiritual energy within me is so abundant it's about to overflow.

I progressed from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the later stage.

He skipped two grades.

Just one step away from the Golden Core stage!

My fellow students surrounded me, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

Su Ning spoke first: "Junior Sister, you..."

I nodded: "Late stage of Foundation Establishment."

Everyone fell silent.

In that silence, there was relief, shock, and a little bit of panic.

Yan Chuan murmured, "A few months ago, she was just a little kid in the Qi Refining stage..."

Gu Chenguang opened the notebook, his voice tense: "At this rate, he can form his core in less than half a year."

Su Ning frowned: "The tribulation lightning will definitely shake the entire cultivation world, and it probably can't be kept secret."

Gu Chenguang continued flipping through the notebook, his expression growing increasingly grave: "The Golden Core Tribulation of a Chaos Spiritual Root is more than three times more powerful than that of an ordinary Golden Core Tribulation. The commotion will be enormous."

He paused, then added, "So large that the entire cultivation world can sense it."

All eyes turned to Shen Qingchen.

He stood at the back of the crowd, dressed in white, and the spiritual energy flowing around him was more composed than yesterday.

He didn't speak.

But I could sense what he was thinking.

He's thinking about how to protect me.

I'm thinking about how to safely achieve the Golden Core stage.

I'm thinking about how to deal with the potential troubles that might arise after I reach the Core Formation stage.

I jumped up and patted my bottom.

"Don't think that far ahead. Anyway, I'm only in the late Foundation Establishment stage now, and I'm still a long way from Core Formation."

The senior students exchanged glances.

Gu Chenguang said in a low voice, "At this rate, it might only take three months."

I:"……"

Ok.

Three months.

It's a bit urgent.

But I don't want to think about that tonight.

There's something more urgent to do tonight.

midnight.

I ran down the mountain again.

The moonlight was bright, illuminating the mountain road in a silvery white.

I walked to the deserted spot from last time and took out the Demon Realm Token.

Summon Shadow Seven.

Black mist surged forth and condensed into a human shape.

Yingqi knelt on one knee: "Greetings, Your Highness."

I waved my hand: "Get up, get up."

He stood up and waited respectfully.

I cut to the chase: "Shadow Seven, tell my brother to open a sword-making workshop in the cultivation world."

Shadow Seven was taken aback.

I continued, "It's very profitable. I met a sucker the other day... no, a rich guy. He bought our ore for five high-grade coins and had it forged into a sword by a swordsmith for three hundred high-grade coins. That's a huge difference."

"Instead of letting others profit from this price difference, we'd rather earn it ourselves."

"Let my brother open a sword-making workshop and recruit swordsmiths. If that doesn't work, we can organize demon soldiers to learn sword-making."

Shadow Seven remained silent for a moment.

Then he said, "Little princess... the young master has already opened it."

I:? ? ?

Shadow Seven bowed his head and explained:

"The young master also discovered this business opportunity. He said that instead of just selling ores, it would be better to sell finished magical artifacts directly. The profit could be dozens of times greater."

"We have already opened three sword-making workshops in the cultivation world and recruited a group of sword-makers. They are all independent cultivators in the cultivation world, with good skills and fair prices."

"They also organized a group of demon soldiers and had them learn sword forging."

"The young master said that once these demon soldiers have completed their training, they will be sent back to the Demon Realm to open branch stores. In the future, the Demon Realm will not only be able to export ores, but also finished magical artifacts."

"Young Master said this is called 'vertical integration of the industrial chain,' which was learned in the mortal realm."

I:"……"

Good guy.

My mining buddy has a business sense that's sharper than a dog's!

What exactly did he learn in the mortal realm?

Ying Qi took out a storage bag: "Your Highness, this is what the young master asked me to bring to you."

"He said there would be plenty of the ore you wanted, and we could dig more if needed. He also said..."

He paused, as if recalling something.

He said, "Tell your sister that all the mines in the Demon Realm belong to her, and she can mine as much as she wants. But remember, don't release them all at once, or it will disrupt market prices."

He also said, "Tell her that I have a swordsmith here. Just tell her what kind of magical artifact she needs, don't be shy."

He also said, "Tell her that I'll take care of Dad, so she doesn't need to worry."

He also said…

I interrupted him: "Alright, alright, I know."

Shadow Seven lowered his head.

I was silent for a moment, then said, "Go back and tell my brother not to overwork himself. Also, tell him to come visit the cultivation world when he has time; I'll treat him to a meal."

Ying Qi nodded: "I will certainly convey your message."

He transformed into black mist and disappeared underground.

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I went back up the mountain, sat at the cave entrance, and looked at the moon tonight.

The moon is very round and bright.

I pulled the crumpled letter out of my pocket.

It was a letter that my father asked me to deliver to my mother.

It hasn't been sent out yet.

Because my mother has been in seclusion.

I pinned the letter to my chest.

It's a bit hard.

But it's warm.

"Mother," I said softly, looking up at the moon.

"I am currently at the Heavenly Sword Sect."

"My senior classmates are very kind to me."

"Although the sect is poor, I have plenty to eat."

"I've reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment. My senior brothers say that after consolidating for a while longer, I can prepare for Core Formation."

"I'll come find you once you're out of quarantine."

The moon did not answer.

But the wind blew gently, very softly.

It felt like someone was patting my head.