Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Poetry, lyrics, and songs?

Why did Yuan'er suddenly bring this up?

"Because... Emperor Wen was the founder of the Three Heavens Academy. Since there are his musical scores inside, there must also be his poems!"

"...That's true, but what do you need his poems for?"

"I'll keep this as a keepsake! I adore Emperor Wen! In my teacher's words, he's Yuan'er's idol!"

……

Seeing Lin Yuan's enthusiastic appearance, Yun Ping suddenly felt that the little guy had the potential to become a fan.

To prevent this trend from continuing, Yunping chose to change the subject.

He looked at Lin Yuan intently, and the little girl also straightened her expression after seeing Yun Ping's expression.

After a brief silence, Yunping spoke.

"Yuan'er, why aren't you asleep so late? Are you memorizing sheet music?"

"Hmm...more or less. I'm reciting it while keeping an eye on Sixth Junior Sister. Master, you said you told Yuan'er not to let Sixth Junior Sister run around!"

"So you didn't sleep all night, right?"

"Mmm! Isn't Yuan'er very obedient~ Hehehe..."

Seeing Lin Yuan grinning foolishly, Yun Ping reached out and pinched the little guy's bouncy cheeks, his eyes full of tenderness.

Lin Yuan was his youngest and most obedient disciple, and in some ways, Yun Ping's most beloved disciple.

There's no way around it, this girl is just so incredibly cute, so pitiful, I simply can't help but spoil her!

"Alright, leave the rest to the teacher. Yuan'er, be a good girl and go back to sleep."

"Oh..." Lin Yuan took the sheet music with a hint of regret, looked up, and her beautiful eyes shone like stars in the night sky. "Then, can Yuan'er memorize the sheet music in bed?"

"No."

I refused decisively!

"Sleep is the most important thing for children. Don't you dare secretly memorize sheet music. Go to sleep right now!"

"Fine, I'll just go to sleep... The teacher is so mean..."

Lin Yuan pouted, snorted, and went back to her room with light steps, humming a little tune.

Watching the red figure gradually disappear into the distance, Yunping broke into a genuine smile, a smile he hadn't shown in a long time.

Then, without turning his head, he said something.

"Alright, the little one's gone now, can you open the door and let me in?"

……

Five seconds later.

Creak—the wooden door was slowly pushed open.

A girl with eyes as red as cherries stood in the cold wind, looking indifferently at the young man in front of her.

The words, choked with emotion, came out of his mouth.

What are you doing here?

"I've got something for you to see."

"dont see."

Bang—the door slammed shut.

Hey, how heartless! Locking someone out in the cold just because of a disagreement... that's so unsympathetic!

However, considering Ye Yuchan's red eyes, she must have been crying for a long time.

The pain of betrayal, and that thing inside her... would amplify her hatred and grief infinitely, so it's normal for her to be in this state.

Even if I don't joke, Ye Yuchan will be the same as she is now a few days from now.

—This is a bit troublesome.

Yunping knocked on the door and spoke again.

"Open the door quickly, I really have something to show you."

"It's just another one of these kinds of things, isn't it?"

"...No, I just came to show you something. Open the door first."

"What if I open the door and you show me this or that thing again?!"

……

What kind of nonsense is going on in this girl's head?

Yunping was startled. He scratched his face, thought carefully, and then took out the important item directly.

After that—

A chilly aura seeped into the room through the crack in the door, and the next second, the door swung open with a bang.

Ye Yuchan stared wide-eyed, muttering in a daze:

"This is... the Profound Yin Spiritual Root?"

19. I feel joy because of you

Yunping was quite pleased with Ye Yuchan's surprised face. Although she was somewhat inferior to the celestial beauties he had ever seen, he still showed a knowing smile.

"How is it? This stuff tastes great, want to try some?"

Ye Yuchan stared blankly at the grinning young man. "This, you got it?"

"Otherwise, did you pick it up from the ground? Do you think this is a game where you can just run into a villager's house, open a treasure chest, and get a treasure?" Yun Ping said with dead fish eyes, "This is a top-grade spiritual root. Even if it's a treasure chest, it's a rare item that can only be opened from a diamond treasure chest."

"Then where did you get this...?"

"No, no, no, I'm not taking it."

Yunping chuckled and held up a finger, waving it twice in front of Ye Yuchan's eyes.

"To be precise, I stole this thing."

"Robbed?" Ye Yuchan looked at him in shock, hardly believing her own guess. "You wouldn't..."

"You didn't go to Tianbei Valley, did you?" Ye Yuchan didn't dare to say this out loud.

She firmly believed that no one would be willing to break ties with one of the two largest forces in Jinglin City for their own sake, even if they were from the same hometown. They would never take action against a major sect for the sake of so-called hometown sentiment.

But... just then, she remembered a sentence.

Return to your sect and seek revenge.

That man, the joke he once made to me.

"Could it be something? Don't overthink it—"

Yun Ping casually tossed the Profound Yin Spiritual Root to Ye Yuchan like trash. After the latter carefully took the root, he picked at his ear and calmly said...

"It's just trash snatched from a few fools who were used as pawns and some arrogant idiot who thinks he's achieved immortality."

"Rubbish……"

Ye Yuchan smirked. "You're the only one who can call a top-grade spiritual root trash."

But is he just a fool being used as a pawn? Or an idiot who thinks he's cultivated himself into an immortal?

Several familiar figures flashed through her mind involuntarily. She opened her mouth wide and stared at the indifferent young man, speechless for a moment.

Could this guy have actually gone...?

Before Ye Yuchan could speak, Yunping turned his back, leaving her with a nonchalant and carefree back view.

"Seeing how heartbroken you were when your spiritual root was dug out, I specially got you a new one. As for where it came from, you don't need to worry about that."

"But……"

"Oh, right!" Yun Ping ignored Ye Yuchan's transition words, pointed to the Xuan Yin spiritual root in her hand, and said indifferently, "Although this thing is a high-grade spiritual root, to be honest, I don't recommend that you integrate it into your body."

"--Why?"

The difference between a superior spiritual root and a low-grade spiritual root is enormous. It can be said that a spiritual root determines a person's cultivation speed and cultivation ceiling. If Ye Yuchan possesses a superior spiritual root, as long as she cultivates well, she will definitely become a peak-stage cultivator in the future, and may even be able to break through to the god-transformation stage.

As for a spiritual root of a high quality, being able to break through the Spirit Platform stage and reach the Transformation Peak stage would be enough to make her burn incense with gratitude.

Therefore, she really didn't understand why Yunping wouldn't let her fuse with this Xuan Yin spiritual root.

"The answer is simple: because it's not suitable."

"The spiritual energy of the Azure Jade Spiritual Root has completely merged with the meridians in your body. If the Profound Yin Spiritual Root is forcibly inserted at this time, the extremely cold air will freeze all your meridians. Although it can be thawed, it will definitely have a great impact on your future development."

"This is like your physical body has reached its limit, but you still want to force your spiritual root to grow stronger. If you replace it with a thicker one, it obviously won't fit."

Ye Yuchan gritted her teeth, her face darkening. "Wasn't your analogy a bit off?!"

Yunping turned around and gave her a rather shameless smile.

"This is called a vivid and engaging teaching model? You don't know anything about it."

"cut……"

Ye Yuchan pursed her lips, looked down at the Xuan Yin Spiritual Root in her hand, and a warm feeling suddenly welled up in her heart.

Unbeknownst to her, the black flames deep within her soul gradually subsided. Although a small flame still flickered in the wind, her hatred was no longer so intense.

This was a feeling she had never experienced before, and Ye Yuchan didn't know how to describe it.

Seeing Ye Yuchan's finally relaxed expression, Yun Ping's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

—In this way, no trouble will occur in the short term.

He waved to Ye Yuchan with a faint smile on his face.

"Then I'll be going now. Don't oversleep tomorrow morning. In our academy, being late isn't just a matter of losing a few credits."

"Hey! Wait a minute!"