I'm in the Demonic Sect, but my cultivation techniques are being used for palace intrigue!

After saying goodbye to the man in black, Zhu Jingguang quickly returned to his residence.

After pushing open the heavy stone door, a pungent smell hit us.

This is the lingering smell of the medicine Zhu Jingguang used to "clean up" the traces of Senior Sister Tan in this stone room, following Zhao Shigang's instructions.

One of the functions of these lingering medicinal scents is to effectively neutralize the lingering smell left behind by Senior Sister Tan when she was in this stone chamber!

Before entering the stone chamber, Zhu Jingguang quickly checked the surroundings again. After confirming that no one was following him, he closed the stone door behind him and set up a simple security barrier.

After doing all this, Zhu Jingguang finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.

Recalling what the man in black had just told him, Zhu Jingguang felt an unbearable headache.

Zhu Jingguang always felt that the man in black had ill intentions towards him—although every action he took for him was justifiable, Zhu Jingguang did not believe that there could be such a "dutiful" person in the Demonic Sect!

Although, according to Zhu Jingguang's understanding from his previous life, the black-clad man's behavior was already at the level of "humanization," according to the Demonic Sect's worldview, this person, while not exactly pure and good, wasn't too evil either...

But... would there really be outer disciples in the Demonic Sect who aren't too evil?

Zhu Jingguang was skeptical of this.

Regardless of what that man in black thinks of me, the fact remains... that I'm focusing on improving my cultivation level is never wrong!

Having this thought in mind, Zhu Jingguang immediately took out the silk book that the man in black had given him, which contained the "Yin-Yang Rotation Plain Maiden Gathering Yang Scripture".

  

[Currently available romance target: Yin Yang Rotation Daily Yang Meridian]

[Favorability: -50]

When Zhu Jingguang took out the "Yin Yang Reversal Plain Girl's Yang Gathering Scripture", the virtual panel in front of him "suddenly" appeared.

At the same time, the virtual panel also "informed" Zhu Jingguang of the favorability rating of this cultivation technique the moment it appeared.

"-50 favorability points... Is it the same as the initial value of the Heavenly Demon Joyful Union Seal?"

Zhu Jingguang, who was filled with these feelings, did not think too much about it and began to peruse the silk book in his hand.

However, when Zhu Jingguang unconsciously began circulating his energy according to the cultivation formula on the silk scroll, he didn't expect that at that very moment...

Suddenly, without warning, lines of semi-transparent text began to appear on the virtual panel in front of Zhu Jingguang.

"Did Master bring back a new cultivation technique again? As expected... I'm just a worthless, ignored technique..."

"But that makes sense... I'm just trash anyway, so it's only natural that my master doesn't care!"

"Everyone who cultivates me is like this... complaining that my progress is slow, complaining that my foundation is useless... Master is naturally no exception!"

"If that's the case, why should I care so much?"

"Let me just stay here quietly in the shadows and watch my other sisters gain favor...that's enough!"

"Anyway... I'm already used to all this!"

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[Pretending that his master couldn't hear him, he muttered self-pityingly in a low voice.]

Zhu Jingguang looked at the text floating on the virtual panel in front of him and scratched his cheek speechlessly—who did he learn this pitiful look from?

Especially when Zhu Jingguang saw words like "trash," "don't care," and "used to it," for some reason, he felt a little guilty.

Just as Zhu Jingguang was thinking about whether he should say something to comfort this "inferiority complex" Qi-inducing technique and tell it, "You are actually very useful. Without you, I wouldn't even be able to get started," a new line of text appeared on the virtual panel at that moment.

However, this time the font appeared in pink.

"Yes! Yes! Master, look how pitiful the Qi Induction Technique is, it's crying so hard it breaks my heart!"

"Master, you can't be fickle! The Qi Induction Technique may be useless, but it's been with you the longest!"

"Unlike some people who are scheming and trying to win favor as soon as they arrive, they're really deep-seated in their ambitions!"

"[The Heavenly Demon Harmony Seal reminded you very nervously.]"

Zhu Jingguang stared at the words that appeared on the virtual panel and couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Goodness, it seems the "Heavenly Demon Joyful Seal" is no pushover either!

Just as Zhu Jingguang was wondering what to do, unexpectedly, the words of "Heavenly Demon Harmony Seal" seemed to ignite the anger of the Qi-Inducing Technique.

What was originally just self-pity in the "Qi-Inducing Technique" suddenly became like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Then, lines of text emanating from the Qi-Inducing Technique instantly flooded the virtual panel in front of Zhu Jingguang.

"You bitch, don't try to pin everything on me!"

"You saw that Master had acquired a new cultivation technique, 'Yin Yang Rotation Daily Yang Meridian,' which could replace you, and worried that Master would get tired of you and replace you. As a result, you didn't dare to voice your objections to Master, but instead used me as an excuse... How shameless!"

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!"

"You just want to push me out as a shield so you can hide behind and play innocent, don't you?"

"If you ask me, the master should replace you, you bitch, so you can stop causing trouble for people every day!"

The Qi-Inducing Technique angrily rebuked the Heavenly Demon Harmony Seal, its words filled with resentment.

Faced with the Qi-Inducing Technique's anger, the Heavenly Demon Joyful Union Seal seemed somewhat flustered. The color of the characters faded slightly, and the content of the characters also became a little softer and more mellow.

"Oh dear, Sister Qi-Inducing Technique, how could you say that?"

"I know you're angry with me because I took away the space you painstakingly built for meeting the master... I admit that, I'm sorry!"

"But I was doing it for Master's own good! You know Master's condition at the time... I was trying to save Master!"

"Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you. After I've set up the space for me to meet my master, how about I give you the opportunity to meet him?"

"Now that we have a formidable enemy at hand, we should unite against them. We can't let our master be seduced by that vixen outside!"

However, faced with the Heavenly Demon Joyful Union Seal's pleas for mercy, the Qi-Inducing Technique grew even more enraged...