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

"How would I know? This is indeed a trial!" The sapling protested, shaking its leaves. "You said it's too corny to always have werewolves or vampires in the trials, so I'll give you something special."

"Then don't put a carp on it for me. You can put a wild boar, a lion, or even a leopard with a name like Lin Chong, but what's the meaning of putting a carp on it? Did a werewolf go to sea and hybridize with a carp?"

"Okay, okay, I'll change it next time, okay?" the sapling muttered aggrievedly.

"That's more like it."

Yunping shook the sapling again in annoyance, then looked at Ye Yuchan, who was also standing there dumbfounded, with a look on his face as if he hadn't taken his stomach medicine.

In fact, he had been deceiving his own disciple. Gray Mist Forest was just a name, and the reason why gray mist appeared was simply because the Seven Dream Tree had a special trial, and the first stage of the trial would involve gray mist to affect the trial participants.

Danger? Beyond saving? Not at all.

The Seven Dream Tree is still in his hands right now. If it dares to kill Little Rain Cicada, Yunping will be the first to pluck all its leaves and feed them to the rabbits.

So, while it's called a trial, it's really just going through the motions.

However, Yunping did not want Ye Yuchan's cultivation path to be just a formality—

He wouldn't help this girl until she was in a life-or-death situation.

After all, it's very difficult to survive well in this world and not be bullied.

"Keep it up, little girl."

38. You think she's aloof? Actually, she's a total goofball!

Faced with Ye Yuchan's stunned expression, the Gyarados did not hesitate. It was merely an illusionary monster specially created by the Seven Dream Tree, and all its consciousness obeyed the instructions and commands of the Seven Dream Tree.

The Seven Dream Tree's instruction to it was to "kill the human in front of you," and nothing else was allowed.

This is an absolute rule; it will not sit down and calmly discuss such trivial matters as evolution with Ye Yuchan.

It didn't even let out any strange roars. Instead, it stomped its foot on the ground, and with a loud thud, its massive body flew out like a cannonball.

"Holy crap! So fast!" Having truly experienced the speed of the Gyarados, Ye Yuchan dared not be careless. She exerted all her strength to circulate her spiritual energy and ran in the opposite direction: "You...you wait a minute, I...I'll find my teacher to fight you! Stay put!"

As expected of Ye Yuchan, she still knows how to talk nonsense with the enemy at a time like this.

However, Gyarados completely ignored Ye Yuchan's words, and caught up with Ye Yuchan in a flash. Its body tilted slightly, and its claws turned into three flashing silver lights, slashing down at Ye Yuchan.

This was an absolutely violent blow; if it hit, Ye Yuchan's body would be sliced ​​diagonally into three pieces.

This made Ye Yuchan subconsciously think of the steak in a Western restaurant—the medium-rare kind.

Not wanting to become part of the human chain, Ye Yuchan stopped, pressed down with her knees, and unleashed a surge of spiritual energy from her body, condensing it in the soles of her feet. She forcefully reversed her direction using the burst of spiritual energy, her body gliding lightly past the terrifying claws, grazing the waist of the Gyarados Wolf as she rushed out.

"Stop, stop, stop! Let's stop fighting for a bit, okay?" Ye Yuchan, who had just narrowly escaped a disaster, glanced back with lingering fear and quickly launched into a verbal attack on the Gyarados Wolf, "I think you're quite handsome, how about... how about we sit down and have a chat about life?"

Gyarados ignored Ye Yuchan and instead picked up a boulder from the side and threw it at her.

Faced with the enormous shadow descending from the sky, Ye Yuchan gasped and quickly rolled and jumped to dodge the heavy blow.

"How come monsters these days can't even understand human speech? That's not how it's portrayed in cartoons!"

"Hey, wait a minute, let me gather my strength, wouldn't it be better if we could all have a peaceful exchange of beams?!"

"No, bro? Wolf bro? Are you a half-wolf, half-carp king descendant, so you can't understand us? Hey, hey, hey, hey?"

"Stop! Stop! You can't cheat! If you're going to cut with your claws, just cut with your claws! Why are you using a tree? What kind of wolf swings a tree at someone? Oh wait, you're not a wolf... Ahhh, wait aahhh!!"

……

Honestly, Ye Yuchan completely ruined her usual image at this moment, transforming into a goofball, and was with a monster with a werewolf's body and a carp's head in an open field—

Going in circles.

Although the monsters set by the Seven Dream Trees are stronger than Ye Yuchan herself, Ye Yuchan's ability to escape is simply too strong. Every time, she can accurately predict the direction of the Gyarados's claws, and every time she can seemingly dodge at the last second but actually dodging with the steadiness of an old dog. This back and forth has evolved into the way she is now.

If Ye Yuchan hadn't been holding a leash at that moment, Yunping and Qimengshu would have thought she was out walking her pet.

"Hey bro, your new disciple seems a bit special, doesn't she?" the sapling said, her tone laced with a hint of malicious teasing. "This style, tsk tsk tsk, I've tested so many people, and she's the first one to treat the trial monsters like dogs."

"...How was I supposed to know this idiot wouldn't even face me head-on? Even though I might not be able to win." Yun Ping's face darkened, showing a hint of disappointment. "I'll have to give this girl a good beating when we get back; she's too embarrassing!"

"Hehehe, but if this trend continues, your disciple will definitely run out of spiritual energy first. Shouldn't you go up and help her?"

"..."

Yunping fell into deep thought.

Just as Qi Mengshu said, Ye Yuchan's spiritual energy is limited. She spent all the spiritual energy she used for fighting on running around in circles. When her spiritual energy is exhausted, she will be beaten up by the Gyarados.

Moreover, that moment was not far off, because Yunping clearly saw that Ye Yuchan's face gradually turned pale and weak, and her movements slowly slowed down. This was a sign that her spiritual energy was about to be exhausted.

So, what will you do, Little Cicada?

Completely unaware that Yun Ping was watching her, Ye Yuchan first completely lost her composure, then suddenly stopped after dodging a claw attack, turned around, and stared at the Gyarados.

She stood with her hands on her hips, panting heavily.

"Oh my god, I can't run anymore! Is this product of erroneous evolution supposed to have unlimited spiritual energy? It's poisonous!"

Looking at the Gyarados that was always full of energy and could jump up and swat her at any time, Ye Yuchan gritted her teeth and made up her mind.

This time, she gathered all her remaining spiritual energy into her palms and then clenched her fists.

She slowly recalled the only martial arts technique left in her mind, exhaled a breath of stale air, and narrowed her eyes slightly.

There was no way out; their spiritual energy was almost depleted. Even Ye Yuchan understood this.

She had lost all interest in joking and placed all her remaining hopes on this martial art.

Seeing the Gyarados charging towards her, Ye Yuchan planted her feet on the ground, lowered her center of gravity, and clenched her fists so tightly that the veins on her hands bulged out instantly.

The moment Gyarados charged in front of her, brandishing its claws to tear her apart, Ye Yuchan's eyes widened, and she roared.

"Take my Mountain-Crushing Fist!"

Mountain-Crushing Fist!

Also known as Turtle Fist!

Without any techniques or starting stances, it's an infinite combo-level martial art where you just swing your fists and make crazy circles!

In an instant, fist and claw collided.

Immediately, unfortunately, Ye Yuchan's vision went black, and she collapsed to her knees, losing consciousness.

39. Put down the knife first, and talk things out.

—Blurred vision.

It felt like being hit hard on the head; intense pain shot through the nerves to the brain, and everything in sight became distorted and unreal, with bizarre, dreamlike images twisting and swirling before my eyes.

buzzing...

Countless explosions pierced my ears.

The girl awoke from endless darkness, groggily clutching her aching head. Her pitch-black eyes, seemingly blending into the surrounding darkness, tried to look around to see where she was.

--here it is……

The meaning is unclear, or rather, the chronological order seems ambiguous.

She vaguely remembered that she had used all her strength to unleash the Mountain-Shattering Fist at the last moment, colliding with the Gyarados's claws. The pain of her palm being torn apart in that instant was still fresh in her memory. She looked at her intact, snow-white palm with bewildered eyes, her expression somewhat astonished.

Am I... dead?

Like in the game, did he die?

If not, how can we explain the perfectly intact physical body and the abundant spiritual energy within it at this moment?

As the dizziness in her brain gradually disappeared, Ye Yuchan sat up cross-legged and looked around curiously.

--black.

All that I saw and heard was darkness.

Everything within sight was enveloped in darkness, yet within this darkness were countless colorful lights, twisting and intertwining like lines. This wondrous scene reminded her of the aurora borealis.

Although she had to admit that the scenery here was exceptionally beautiful and mesmerizing, Ye Yuchan was more interested in figuring out where she was now than admiring it.

If it's the underworld, then you should hurry up and reincarnate.

Just as Ye Yuchan was wondering where Ox-Head, Horse-Face, and Meng Po were playing cards, a faint silver light fell vertically from before her eyes.

The only light in the darkness—it was a young man with an angelic, handsome appearance.

Unlike Yun Ping's slightly roguish handsomeness, the young man in front of her had the aura of a popular male god. His warm and sunny good looks would definitely elicit screams from a large number of girls in her world. He would be a superstar idol just by standing there.

However, Ye Yuchan was not surprised, because the streets of this world were full of handsome men and beautiful women. After all, with the spiritual energy nourishing their bodies, they had almost no skin problems. Anyone you randomly picked off the street, as long as their facial features weren't distorted or deformed, would be considered quite good-looking.

—She's the kind of person who's pretty good.

The young man, enveloped in silver light, stared directly at Ye Yuchan with a faint smile on his lips, seemingly quite satisfied with her.

He spoke calmly, his voice gentle and reassuring: "It seems you have passed the first trial. The fact that you are here means you are likely the person I have been waiting for."

"The first level of the trial?" Ye Yuchan's mind was buzzing. "What does that mean?"

"That layer of gray mist is the first trial I'm giving you."

"Huh? Then... that werewolf with the carp head was also something I concocted?" Ye Yuchan exclaimed in surprise, showing no sign of panic at the mention of a trial. Instead, she blurted out, "Your aesthetic sense seems to be a little off!"

The young man paused for a moment, clearly taken aback by Ye Yuchan's sudden remark.

However, he quickly put on a patient demeanor and continued to maintain his signature smile.

"Leaving aside the details of the trial for now, in short, you have successfully completed the first level of the Gray Mist Trial, and can be considered one of my destined ones."

"You? Who are you?"

"I am the Seven Dream Tree." The young man bowed slightly and said calmly, "I am the Seven Dream Tree itself."

Ye Yuchan: "..."

Ye Yuchan's first reaction to this was disbelief.

Emperor Wen himself said that the Seven Dream Tree is a fictional thing that does not exist, and the three great heavens are already aware of this.

Who is Emperor Wen? He is the second True Immortal in all of history. Apart from the Martial Emperor of the ancient era, he is the second great figure to become a True Immortal. How could a great figure's solemn declaration to the world be a lie!

But to say that you don't believe it at all is not right, because Yunping said that even Emperor Wen might lie—and the current strange situation makes Ye Yuchan feel a little weird.