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

Ju Yuan and Pei Qin are both at the Huiyang Realm. Although Pei Qin has not yet entered the Chongxiao Ranking, he is still an elder of the Guiyuan Sect. It may be difficult for him to kill enemies above his level, but beating those ten small fry is no problem.

Seeing that only the Qian Yuan Realm cultivator remained on the ship, Ju Yuan and Pei Qin exchanged a glance, then each picked up their belongings and headed towards the white-robed man.

The two worked together, one distracting and the other fighting back. Their cooperation was remarkably smooth, because Pei Qin couldn't withstand a direct confrontation and could only harass the white-robed man whenever the opportunity arose.

The white-robed man was thoroughly annoyed by the harassment and unleashed his oppressive aura. However, he saw Pei Qin waving the talisman in his hand, showing no fear of the man's pressure.

Taking advantage of his momentary daze, Ju Yuan unleashed a powerful spear thrust, cleaving the white-robed man's ship in two.

Seeing that things were unlikely to go as planned, the man in white immediately turned and left.

"Trying to run?" Ju Yuan wasn't about to let him go. "Today you must pay with your life."

Upon hearing this, Lin Du raised his hand to his forehead, realizing that Ju Yuan truly believed she was dead.

She probably knew from whom Ni Jinxuan inherited her naiveté of believing everything she was told.

The moment the silver spear reached the white-robed man's face, the man tore open a teleportation scroll.

Lin Du suddenly called out a name, "Lan Xiwu!"

The spearhead pierced the scroll, but the man in white robes had already leaped into the scroll's spatial passage.

Lin Du thoughtfully rubbed the knuckles of her middle finger. The person... had glanced at her, which was why he was a step slower.

Otherwise, given your senior brother's skill level and speed, you wouldn't be able to pierce the scroll.

She called out the name of one of the high-level cultivators on the list given by the city lord of Nalans City, whose characteristics matched those of the person in front of her.

That's so interesting.

Ju Yuan turned back with regret and landed on the deck, where he saw his junior sister surrounded by the crowd.

Her face was deathly pale, her lips stained with blood, but she wore a strange, faint smile, even exuding a sense of composure.

He was silent for a moment, then said, "Junior sister, you...you're not dead?"

"Ah, I died," Lin Du said dismissively. "Ah, I'm alive again."

Ju Yuan: ...How did you manage to raise this disciple to be so shameless?

No wonder Master forbade him to talk too much with Uncle-Master Yan Ye back then.

"Hey, you little brats, your Supreme Sect isn't doing so well. Why don't you come back to the Yuan Sect with me?"

Pei Qin glanced at Ju Yuan, straightened his back, and said, "At least our Guiyuan Sect's spirit ships can withstand the attacks of the Cloud Bandits."

Lin Du spoke lazily, "You really think they're cloud bandits?"

Would a cloud pirate with a sound mind move a spirit ship that clearly bears the emblem of a major sect?

Unless that cloud thief wanted to take revenge on the organization and find a spectacular way to die.

Pei Qin glanced at Lin Du, his smile fading. "That's not it."

"I remember you should have been almost at Fengyun City by now, why did you take a detour?" Ju Yuan put away his gun and looked at Pei Qin. "Is your Guiyuan Sect going to surrender to our Dingjiu City?"

"Oh right, right, right, I'm going to help you guys in Dingjiu City." Pei Qin squatted on the edge of the spirit ship. "You're really ungrateful. I came here after receiving your message, okay?"

Ju Yuan obediently lowered his head and said, "Thanks."

Pei Qin himself found it strange that the people from the Supreme Sect were thanking him.

"What will you do if I don't come?"

Ju Yuan lowered her eyes, "Then we can only..."

"I've sent a telepathic message to the sect leader."

He would rather seek help from Pei Qin nearby than go back and get a beating from his senior sister.

But when he himself can no longer manage, he will naturally put aside his pride and life to save the children on the ship.

"Has Master not informed the sect yet?" Ni Jinxuan suddenly blinked and asked.

Ju Yuan gave a fake laugh; he was afraid.

Compared to the man in white robes, the sect leader and senior sister who were waiting to hold him accountable were more frightening.

After promising to have a good fight with Pei Qin later, the man saw off the Guiyuan Sect's spirit ship and turned to look at the five people on the ship.

"Regarding your request for help today... do not tell the sect leader. Just say that someone hijacked the ship, but I repelled them."

He looked sincerely at the children before him, a pleading expression appearing on his usually upright face.

Ni Jinxuan silently watched her master, whose aura had suddenly turned timid, and felt that any profound filter she had of her master had shattered with a snap.

Two hours later, as soon as the spirit ship landed in the territory of the Supreme Sect, Feng Chao stood in front of them with a smile.

"I heard you ran into some trouble while taking care of the kids? And you even made our junior sister pitifully set up an array on the spirit ship to resist the spiritual energy pressure from your fight?"

Ju Yuan was startled, her eyes widening. "Senior Sister, how did you know?"

Feng Chao smiled kindly, her beauty radiant, her voice gentle and tender, "Ah, because the sect leader of Guiyuan Sect has communicated with me telepathically. In the entire history of our Wushang Sect, you are the first person to be unable to defeat someone and to ask for help from outsiders. You have truly brought honor to our Wushang Sect."

Ju Yuan took a step back, the hairs on his body standing on end. "Senior Sister, there was one Qian Yuan Realm cultivator, ten cultivators at least at the Teng Yun Realm, and I was all alone... It's true..."

"Got it, you haven't practiced enough." Feng Chao narrowed his eyes. "Since you're not good at fighting, then you should just focus on your work and not embarrass me in public anymore."

She smiled and began to count, "All the hilltops and fertile fields behind our sect's nine peaks, all the farmland, planting, fertilizing, weeding, seedling cultivation, and rice transplanting next spring, will belong to you."

"Don't be idle in winter. Get to Jun Ding Prefecture to settle the annual accounts and collect rent. If you miscalculate even one spirit stone, you'll be in big trouble."

Ju Yuan looked dejected. "Senior sister... I still have two disciples to teach."

"It's alright. I'll personally tutor them during this time." Feng Chao glanced at Lin Du. "I taught Lin Du all her lessons. Look at her manners now."

Lin Du thought of the little man in the book, and his lips twitched.

Ju Yuan, a successful middle-aged cultivator, was being scolded by his senior sister in front of a group of new disciples. He didn't dare to raise his head and listened to the scolding obediently like a quail.

Lin Du disembarked and pulled his cloak tighter around himself, then saw Senior Brother Jiang Liang and the tall, white-haired man behind Feng Chao.

What a strange sight! A reclusive shut-in and a person with severe social anxiety have both come out.

"Oh, Master, how could you bear to come out of the ice hole?"

Yan Ye's divine sense landed on Lin Du. This little brat was actually gloating?

What is she gloating about?

Is it fun to be about to die?

He soon found out why Lin Du was so happy.

"Master, guess what? The defensive array you carved for the sect's spirit ship has been broken!"

"The master of array formations, listed at 500,000, ranked second on the Chongxiao List, designed and built a defensive array for his own people, but it was broken by ten Cloud Thieves at the Tengyun Realm."

Yan Ye closed his eyes expressionlessly and spoke in a cold voice, "Jiang Liang, go and check my useless apprentice's brain. I think she's been possessed by something unclean."

Jiang Liang wasn't used to having so many people around, so he turned his back and waited for Lin Du to come over on his own.

Lin Du lifted his foot and walked over, but his wrist was grabbed.

"Forced use of spiritual power under duress? You want to die?" Jiang Liang said coldly.

Yan Ye's brows twitched, his lips pursed, and his aura grew increasingly cold and desolate.

"I won't die. Don't you have Fifth Senior Brother? You're the living judge." Lin Du still grinned.

Jiang Liang cursed, "I am the real judge. If you continue like this, I can cross your name off the Book of Life and Death four or five times a day."

"Do you know that your heart is like a piece of broken glass that's been pieced back together? If there's any major upheaval, it'll shatter into pieces again."

Lin Du grinned without saying a word, only to be given another sharp rap on the head by Yan Ye.

"stupid."

"Even if I'm stupid enough to create a defensive array, it hasn't been broken."

Yan Ye grinned maliciously, gritting his teeth as he forced out the words, "You plan to laugh at me for the rest of your life about this?"

"Uh, is it not allowed?" Lin Du deliberately changed the subject from their lecture to his own.

"A person who tries to act bravely when they can't protect themselves is not a hero, that's a fool."

Yan Ye tapped her head again. "Do you understand now?"

Lin Du suddenly looked up and laughed, "So, in Master's eyes, the Supreme Sect's teachings are also those of fools?"

The seventh precept of the Supreme Sect states: If our fellow Daoists are in danger, disciples of the Supreme Sect should sacrifice their lives for righteousness and save the world.

Yan Ye lowered his eyes, his gray eyelashes trembling slightly.

"How dare you talk back!"

Lin Du: I will not tolerate your insolence. I have been insolent many times, what's one more time?

Yan Qing couldn't help but explain, "Actually, Junior Uncle did it to protect us from the effects of the spiritual pressure. If it weren't for that formation, Junior Uncle might have been in even more pain."

Yan Ye paused upon hearing the unfamiliar voice, then softened his tone, "It's my fault."

Yan Qing was startled and bowed, saying, "This junior has no intention of blaming my grandmaster."

Yan Ye continued, "It's my fault for forgetting that the people on the boat were all children. I didn't know that anyone would be so audacious as to provoke the Supreme Sect and seek death. I also didn't know that the person leading the children was incapable of protecting them, so there was no formation to resist the pressure of spiritual energy."

Yan Qing's expression stiffened. He probably knew from whom his junior uncle got his sharp tongue.