The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

Lin Du always knew what she was doing. She knew perfectly well that Feng Chao must have heard her at the door, and since he hadn't objected, she could make the decision herself.

She wasn't joking about personal lives. Lin Du was practically a warehouse manager. After looking through the ledgers, he discovered that the Wan Nian Cao Cao originally had ten trees.

In his first year after joining the sect, Lin Du took a plant and apparently refined it into a medicinal liquid, adding some to each of his meals.

If she transforms into one plant every ten years, and then reaches the centennial milestone, she will have established herself.

All the reward medicines from the system are tailored to her physical condition. If she finishes the second disciple's storyline sooner, she might be able to save a few plants.

Lin Du collected his thoughts and gave Wu Xi a half-smile.

"I know about your affairs, but you may not know about mine. All I've done is to help the sect. Anyway, I'm not destined to live long enough to gather rare and precious materials to support the sect."

But Lin Du could rely on his life to cheat and swindle people everywhere, filling the entire inner treasury with spirit stones.

One sentence made Wu Xi feel a little ashamed: Lin Du didn't have long to live, but he was still thinking about contributing to the sect.

"However, if you tell me where you found out that the Eternal Grass is in our sect, and insist that I ate it, I might consider giving you a discount."

Wu Xi gritted her teeth and avoided the topic, saying, "Installment payment it is."

Lin Du nodded, turned around and went inside to write the contract for him, meeting Feng Chao's seemingly smiling yet piercing phoenix eyes.

"To give back to the sect, is it to risk one's own life?"

"I know what I'm doing," Lin Du said with a smile as he put down his pen. "Besides, the price is about the same."

Feng Chao looked at her for a while and reminded her, "You just recently brought back so much stuff from the Flying Star Sect to fill the inner treasury."

Lin Du's hands kept moving, writing carefully stroke by stroke, "Don't my and Mo Lin's medicine cost money? We can't just sit around and do nothing."

Feng Chao patted her head silently. "Hou Cang returned and handed over a lot of rare and precious materials to the inner treasury. You should have seen them."

With Lin Daiyu in her spirit, Du raised an eyebrow in disgust, "What kind of stinky man touched this? Who wants it?"

Feng Chao was quite satisfied with the destructive power of Lin Du's words. "It's alright, just practice the Cleansing Dust Technique a few more times and it will still work."

Lin Du suddenly asked thoughtfully, "Has Hou Cang been to the Imperial Treasury?"

"You don't suspect him, do you?"

Lin Du tilted his head and asked abruptly, "Have the peach blossoms bloomed in the forbidden area yet?"

Feng Chao glanced at Lin Du's characters, which already had a basic structure, and felt satisfied. Hearing this, she said, "The peach blossoms have all faded. Remember to sleep tonight. I was wondering why your eyes were so dark lately."

Lin Du, who rarely looked in a mirror, looked up in shock upon hearing this, "Cultivators can have dark circles under their eyes?"

Feng Chao looked at the child with a serious expression. She had good bone structure and thick, dark eyelashes that hung straight down. When the light shone on her, they cast a shadow, as if she had stayed up for three nights in a row.

Then the sect leader said firmly, "Yes."

Lin Du sadly put down his pen, used magic to dry the ink, and quickly called someone in to sign, seal, and pay the down payment.

With Pei Qin and Ju Yuan, still reeking of alcohol, as witnesses, the Supreme Sect happily received five thousand high-grade spirit stones and a contract IOU.

Lin Du quickly went to the inner storeroom and took a medicinal herb, but didn't give it to anyone first.

"Let's fight."

Wu Xi was taken aback, a hint of confusion appearing on his handsome face. "What?"

"You said there would be a battle after the Cloud Ascension Realm, without having to wait for the Central Continent Grand Competition. I'll fight you right now, without using any magic weapons."

Lin Du smiled and said, "When you stopped me just now, you used footwork, right? Let's fight using only footwork and physical skills."

Ju Yuan and Pei Qin, never ones to shy away from a good show, each grabbed a gourd of wine and shouted, "Fight!"

"If you lose," Lin Du said with a smile, "tell me where you learned about the 'Eternal Grass'."

Pei Qin lifted his eyelids, which were almost drooping from drunkenness, and glanced at the child. Suddenly, he understood why Fu Sifang had described this top talent as "exquisitely clever and intelligent, a genius of unparalleled talent."

For thousands of years, the people of Fusifang have judged many winners of the Qingyun List, and none of them have fallen short of such praise.

He lazily put his arm around Ju Yuan's shoulder, somewhat amazed that such a young child could use so much of his brain.

Pei Qin was a little drunk, and his true feelings just slipped out. Ju Yuan heard it, shook his head and laughed, "When you're young, of course you use your brain more. If your cultivation can't keep up, you can make up for it with your intelligence. When you're as old as us, you just fight directly. Why bother with any schemes or tricks?"

Often, absolute power is enough to overcome all schemes and tricks.

Feng Chao flicked a spiritual energy finger at Ju Yuan's head from a distance, saying, "If you've had too much to drink, go back home and stop talking nonsense."

Ju Yuan was certainly not drunk. Pei Qin was five parts drunk, while he was at most three parts drunk. Upon hearing this, he obediently curled himself up and looked at Wu Xi.

Looking at Lin Du in front of her, Wu Xi thought of her body and said, "Didn't you only practice aerobics?"

Lin Du nodded. "Yes, that's enough."

Pei Qin hiccuped, then turned to his good friend with a start, "Why does that sound familiar to me, Junior Sister?"

Ju Yuan stepped aside with disdain, "What kind of nonsense are you spouting, you idiot?"

Wu Xi performed a Daoist salute, "Since Uncle Lin insists, then this junior will respectfully comply. However, this junior may not necessarily lose."

Lin Du smiled.

The plaza atop the main peak of the Supreme Sect is incredibly spacious, with three incense sticks standing majestically, almost burning to the bottom—Feng Chao receives the incense punctually every day without fail.

The two stood in the wide square, the moonlight spilling over them, making Lin Du's face appear pale and delicate.

The three adults also came out of the hall. A mountain breeze cleared Pei Qin's head a bit. "Junior Sister is so young, can this body... handle it?"

After all, Fu Sifang praised Lin Du's cunning to the skies, but didn't mention that Lin Du was a good fighter.

"Stop when you've touched the mark," Ju Yuan instructed the two.

Lin Du grinned, obediently bowed to the other party, stood still, and assumed a stance, saying, "You go first."

She has mastered half of her footwork, but her Tai Chi has shown no improvement. Today's competition was indeed just a spur-of-the-moment thing.

Under the moonlight, Lin Du channeled his spiritual energy, which flowed through his meridians. The way of heaven and earth is to create all things with the two energies of yin and yang.

Movement generates Yang, stillness generates Yin.

Wu Xi took the initiative and, with the intention of giving Lin Du some pointers, moved swiftly and appeared in front of Lin Du. Her punch brought out a thunderous sound that pierced the air, and her spiritual energy exploded in front of Lin Du.

Lin Du didn't even move an inch, raising his hand with exceptional gentleness to deflect the punch.

Wu Xi then stepped forward and delivered several loud punches. Lin Du parried them one after another, holding his own, but he didn't seem to make any moves himself.

One side moved like a thunderbolt, while the other never left the area of ​​the huge brick beneath their feet. With a series of thuds, spiritual energy surged and then dissipated, disappearing into nothingness between Lin Du's arms.

After about twenty moves, Wu Xi finally frowned, stopped probing, and began to move with wide, sweeping movements. She transformed her fist into a palm, channeled her spiritual power, and unleashed a thunderous palm strike. The spiritual power roared down like a runaway dragon.

Lin Du finally moved. He took a step forward, his feet moving with the wind. He poured spiritual energy into his right palm, and with a twist of his slender waist, he blocked the palm in mid-air. Without pausing, he thrust it straight upward.

Feeling the surging, resisting spiritual energy in his arm, Lin Du's smile faded slightly. His spiritual energy surged forth with a continuous force, his arms maintaining a fluid and graceful posture. Then, he precisely met Wu Xi's attempt to retreat and unleashed a palm strike.

The spiritual power that had been blocked by others was transformed and used, wrapped up by Lin Du's spiritual power, and violently bound within the calm and gentle force.

Wu Xi didn't sense any force or killing intent, so she changed her mind about avoiding it and raised her hand to attack.

This move was much more troublesome than he had expected. The spiritual energy was like an undercurrent, seemingly calm, but only those who fell into it could feel its turbulent and unpredictable power that was difficult to resist.

Wu Xi gritted his teeth and used brute force to resist, but the surging force still affected his weak joints, causing him to stagger in mid-air.

The young man finally stopped holding back, forming hand seals and channeling his spiritual power into palm blades. The palm wind was sharp, and the violent sword intent within could be heard.

Two figures, one in gold and one in green, had already taken to the air, tumbling like butterflies flitting among flowers in spring or rolling black clouds in summer. Their spiritual light was dazzling, and their opposing forces surged like a waterfall crashing down.

The three spectators were all affected by the spiritual energy, causing their robes to flutter. Ju Yuan and Pei Qin, who had been laughing and joking, gradually became serious.

"Junior Sister is quite skilled; she actually wants to figure out my disciple's footwork. Tsk tsk, but my disciple's footwork is one of the best in the Guiyuan Sect. It's a virgin skill, and he's been practicing it for over twenty years. I'm in for a tough time."

Pei Qin grinned mischievously and put his arm around Ju Yuan's neck again. "I said, how about we make a bet? If Junior Sister loses, you give me a pot of Immortal Path Guide. If you win..."

"Five hundred high-grade spirit stones."

Pei Qin's eyes widened. "High-grade spirit stones? Are you trying to kill me?"

Ju Yuan grinned, "Do you know how expensive this Immortal Path Pass is? Five hundred yuan is a friendly price!"

Feng Chao had no choice but to leave Ju Yuan. How could a senior brother learn to trick his junior sister?

The two were making a ruckus when they suddenly noticed the violent spiritual energy surging within the space.

"one hundred!"

"make a deal!"

"Good brother!"

Ju Yuan put her arm around Pei Qin's shoulder, and the two of them looked up at the sky at the same time.

Sixteen beams of blazing golden light appeared before Wu Xi, swirling in the air to form the shape of a gigantic, ferocious wolf.

Lin Du hovered in the air, actually closing his eyes, feeling the flow of spiritual energy around him, his hands remaining in the starting position, the spiritual energy within his body flowing continuously between his arms.

It is like a sealed-off enclosure, with offense within defense.

She slowly pushed her palm forward, trapping the roaring spiritual energy in mid-air. Then, she swayed her feet, her steps seemingly aimed at ascending higher.

Wu Xi swayed her feet and, with Kui Mu in tow, attempted to intercept Lin Du's advance.

Unexpectedly, Lin Du nimbly flipped over in mid-air, then descended, followed by a move called "Embracing the Tiger and Returning to the Mountain".

Wu Xi hurriedly retreated to defend herself, and as she brushed past Lin Du, she clearly saw Lin Du's prominent tiger teeth.

"Ah, it didn't work this time." A light, casual voice replied.

Lin Du was thrilled; finally, no one was blocking her way, and she regained her dignity.

And she finally understood what true Tai Chi offense and defense meant.

The force of the fist is like the sea, surging endlessly. When it moves, all things move; when it is still, all things are still. The force may break, but the intention continues. It can be unleashed at the slightest touch.

Lin Du raised his hand and his spiritual power surged forth. The white light swirled like the Yin and Yang of Tai Chi, engulfing the Kui Wood Wolf formed by the sixteen spiritual lights.

With a loud thud, Wu Xi had nowhere to dodge and fell to the ground, landing hard on one knee.

Lin Du landed steadily on the ground, ending his stance. "You lost. Now, tell me."