Fairy, I'm going to control you tightly!

Ji Nanbei simply shook his head.

"Master, it's enough that you believe in your disciple."

With things already said to this extent, what more could Cheng Ling'er say?

She couldn't very well just say, "I don't believe you!"

"Very well, then I, your teacher, will wait and see."

Cheng Ling'er waved her hand, taking it as just going along with her disciple's wishes and coaxing him.

After chatting and joking with his master for a while, Ji Nanbei bowed and took his leave.

Although Master's appearance is indeed endearing, one should not stare at him for too long.

Staring at one's master for too long... might give rise to thoughts of "offending one's master."

He brought up the system interface and looked at the three newly displayed talent options.

Talent [Golden Core Dao Body]: Requires 3 million Demonic Path Points to exchange.

Talent [Spiritual Body of Absorption]: Requires 1.5 million Magic Points to exchange.

Talent [Nine Revolutions Elixir Body]: Requires 30 million Demonic Path Points to exchange.

Ji Nanbei couldn't help but gasp.

"Truly worthy of being a legendary physique, it has directly broken the price ceiling for exchanging talents..."

Ji Nanbei clicked his tongue in amazement.

Therefore, even if we calculate it at one-thousandth, it would still take a full 30,000 demonic points to suppress the [Nine Revolutions Pill Body] talent for one hour!

This is practically burning through demonic cultivation points!

Ji Nanbei sighed softly.

There's never enough Demonic Path Points.

Besides that, another thing that really appealed to him was the Golden Core Dao Body, priced at three million.

They will definitely condense a special golden core, and their combat power will double when they reach the Golden Core stage or above.

This talent is definitely a "monster" in terms of data, literally meaning it's incredibly powerful!

"I need to hurry up and complete the subjugation mission to earn demonic points, and try to exchange for this talent before I reach the Golden Core stage."

Ji Nanbei was making plans in his mind.

Now that a solution has been found, Ji Nanbei is no longer in a hurry to deal with the "temperamental girl".

Let's "set things aside" for a while and let the girl calm down on her own. It's not too late to stage a "rescue" scene later.

Moreover, even if Ji Nanbei wanted to go there now, he couldn't, because the 72-hour "cooling-off period" hadn't ended yet.

So the schedule then shifted to the "wilderness hunt" in the back mountains.

As time passed, the next morning, Ji Nanbei did not immediately activate the soul transfer.

Today is the scheduled departure day.

Ji Nanbei didn't have much luggage to pack. Most of his items came from the system and were naturally stored in the system space.

Stepping out of the room, Ji Nanbei immediately saw Senior Sister Lin Mengxi, who was leaning against a red-tasseled spear.

It must be said that, bathed in the first rays of dawn, the senior sister, standing with her back to the red-tasseled spear, did indeed appear heroic and spirited, radiating youthful vigor.

To be honest, Ji Nanbei still doesn't know his senior sister's exact age or cultivation level.

Ji Nanbei's current cultivation level is insufficient to see through it, which means that Lin Mengxi possesses at least the Golden Core stage or higher.

Those at the Golden Core stage can remain young forever, and Senior Sister has clearly passed the age limit for participating in competitions with the younger generation, so her true age is really hard to estimate.

Ask him in person?

That would be asking for trouble.

Despite her youthful and spirited appearance, "Scumbag Senior Sister" is still "Scumbag Senior Sister," and that will never change.

"Finally out! That's good, let's get going!"

Lin Mengxi shifted her weight back to herself and lightly kicked the spear stuck in the ground with her toe. The red-tasseled spear flew up and spun several times in the air before landing steadily in Lin Mengxi's palm. Then, as usual, she carried it on her back.

Following his senior sister, Ji Nanbei finally left the gate of the Happy Forest Demon Sect and headed down the mountain.

Since arriving at the Happy Forest Demon Sect, this was truly the first time Ji Nanbei had descended the mountain, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings of emotion and reflection).

The scenery along the way was largely the same, with few people around, and the roads were either dense forests or open wilderness.

"Senior sister, just how remote is the location of our Happy Forest Demon Sect's mountain gate?!"

Ji Nanbei couldn't help but sigh.

"It's a demonic sect, so this is quite normal."

Lin Mengxi didn't even turn her head, and casually replied.

However, Ji Nanbei is now considered a "worldly" person.

He knew that in this world, the demonic path was not the kind of path that led to a miserable existence, hiding in the mountains all day long.

Then wouldn't the Moon Worshiping Demon Sect be able to stand on equal footing with the Dao Sect and the Sword Sect?

It can only be said that the difficult times are not for the entire "Demon Path", but only for the "Happy Forest Demon Sect".

However, Ji Nanbei could understand. After all, his master was in that state and really needed a quiet place to heal his injuries.

Lin Mengxi moved swiftly, not yielding too much to Ji Nanbei's pace.

Fortunately, Ji Nanbei's speed is his strength, so keeping up with him wasn't too difficult.

The two walked quite fast and had already covered more than a hundred miles.

Lin Mengxi took out a map, seemingly to confirm the location and route.

Ji Nanbei leaned closer to take a look.

Seeing the full map, Ji Nanbei finally realized where his true body was.

This is the Southern Barbarian State.

Moreover, it is located within the Southern Barbarian State, which is a relatively remote area.

In fact, Ji Nanbei had already guessed this before.

The fact that the Moon Worship Demon Sect is located in the Southern Barbarian Lands is not accidental, but rather because most demonic sects are rooted in the Southern Barbarian Lands.

Of course, another powerful force also entrenched here is the numerous demon race.

As a demonic sect, it is reasonable for the Happy Forest Demon Sect to be located in the southern barbarians.

"By the way, Senior Sister, who exactly are our opponents in this Demonic Cultivation Competition?"

Ji Nanbei then realized that, up until now, his "despicable senior sister" had not even provided a detailed introduction to the background of her opponent.

Lin Mengxi waved her hand casually.

"They're just a bunch of worthless scoundrels, not worth mentioning. Most of them are just disciples from sects like the Resentment Sect, the Joyful Union Sect, and the Blood Transformation Sect."

Ji Nanbei's temples throbbed slightly.

"Senior sister, as far as I know, the three sects you mentioned should be three of the 'Nine Gates' representing the demonic forces within the 'Four Sects and Nine Schools' system of the entire cultivation world, right?"

Lin Mengxi glanced at Ji Nanbei with a hint of surprise.

"You actually know about the 'Four Sects and Nine Schools'? Sigh, what a blunder. I shouldn't have told you."

Ji Nanbei felt an urge to curse.

He thought that this competition was just against disciples from some cultivation families or small sects.

After all, Lin Mengxi had mentioned that most of the disciples involved were in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Who would have thought that this would be a competition against the disciples of the "Nine Gates"!?

"Senior sister, I remember... the core disciples of the 'Nine Gates' are basically all at the Golden Core stage, right?"

Ji Nanbei's lips twitched slightly.

"It's alright, your senior sister believes in you. It's just crossing a major realm, using Foundation Establishment to fight against Golden Core! You can do it! A boy shouldn't easily say 'I can't,' you know."

Honestly, if Ji Nanbei hadn't believed he couldn't beat this "despicable senior sister" right now, he probably would have already made a move.