I, who was turned into a woman by the Jade Maiden Master, want to rebel against the Heavenly Gang.

Any mistake will be punished. Master's magic weapon, the Yin-Yang Crescent Dragon, can subdue Ru Feng completely.

After a series of special training sessions, Qin Rufeng has made great progress in all aspects.

Finally, her master, Liu Bailian, gifted her a top-grade magic weapon: the Flowing Cloud Peach Blossom Fan. It was a semi-transparent gauze fan, painted with images of towering mountains, flowing clouds, and blooming peach blossoms.

Qin Rufeng wore a strapless dress, revealing her pair of snow-white breasts that seemed about to burst forth. This fan could conceal their ample bosom and deep cleavage.

Of course, the true function of this magical artifact is to release a protective shield based on the user's spiritual root attribute.

Qin Rufeng possesses all five attributes, so she can use this treasure fan to create protective shields of any attribute. This finally compensates for another weakness in her defense.

A few days later, two days before the start of the Qingyun Gathering, Qin Rufeng's confinement finally ended.

After resting briefly at the Emerald Star Pavilion for two days, Ru Feng followed her master to Jade Maiden Peak. Yan Qingping, not being a disciple and also to avoid suspicion, remained in the Xuanwu area.

Upon arriving at Jade Maiden Peak, the elders of the Four Saints, Five Halls, and Seven Peaks, along with the young talents, gathered here, making it an unprecedentedly grand occasion.

Chapter 70 Qingyun Gathering

At Jade Maiden Peak, Qin Rufeng met Shen Yuchen, the sect leader of the Jade Maiden Sect, for the first time.

It is said that she has already reached the threshold of the Void Cloud Realm. However, unlike the sect leader Qin Rufeng imagined, Shen Yuchen looks very young, even younger than Qin Rufeng.

She wasn't very tall, quite small. But her jowls were anything but thin, probably making up a significant portion of her weight.

The sect leader is approachable and down-to-earth, always wearing a smile. When he speaks, his voice is as sweet and melodious as a clear spring.

After she gave an encouraging speech, the conference officially began. The talented young people drew lots to determine the order in which they would present their individual presentations.

There were sixteen people participating in the Qingyun Society. Yun Yishui of Kanshui Hall had no disciples, while Ruijin Hall sent two.

Qin Rufeng was the twelfth in line to appear during the individual presentation segment. During the draw, she noticed that everyone's attention was focused on her.

This is not surprising, because she was the only one dressed so flamboyantly. She wore a white strapless dress with red flowers, a silk robe and a red and purple shawl. Her hair was adorned with a gold flower hairpin and a precious hair ornament.

She walked with an elegant and graceful gait, each step a delicate flower, a small round fan partially concealing her chest, like a woman holding a pipa.

To put it bluntly, this look and temperament evokes the air of a princess, noble consort, or a beautiful and graceful courtesan. To put it another way... it has the air of a stunningly beautiful courtesan.

Although the people in the "mountain" were not lacking in elegant and beautiful women, they were no match for Qin Rufeng. Some of them were dressed in plain female Taoist attire, making them even more relegated to supporting roles.

The consequences of this are obvious. People are whispering among themselves…

"This is the disciple of the Xuanwu Saint Venerable?"

"He doesn't look like a cultivator at all?"

"It's the saint's pet."

"Since it's a pet, why would it attend the Qingyun Gathering without serving its master? Wouldn't that be humiliating itself?"

"Be cautious in your speech."

"It seems she has a useless pseudo-spiritual root. She only recently established her foundation."

"Can a pseudo-spiritual root still be used for foundation building?"

"I rely on my master to feed me."

"I heard that she was indulging in lewd behavior in the Mangshan Secret Realm, completely disgracing the sect."

"I've heard about it too. Apparently, they've made enemies with other sects, causing trouble for the sect."

"How can such a monster and scourge be allowed to remain in the sect?"

"You don't even know whose disciple she is. If it weren't for that person protecting her, she would have been expelled from the sect long ago."

Qin Rufeng didn't take these words seriously. However, she also learned firsthand just how bad her reputation was within the Jade Maiden Sect.

The sect's senior elders and the sect leader were all present, watching the entire process. From the draw of lots to the subsequent individual demonstrations and arena battles, everything was conducted independently by each disciple under the auspices of the Qingyun Pavilion. This was to avoid any favoritism or favoritism.

I have a feeling it's mainly targeting Liu Bailian...

Without his master's protection, Qin Rufeng didn't want to attract too much attention, so he quickly moved away from people's sight and found a secluded courtyard to stay in.

I thought the secluded path and garden were quiet and deserted, but then someone suddenly jumped out from the woods next to me... wait? It was my dear older sister, Yun Yishui.

She looked Ru Feng up and down, then covered her face and shook her head, sighing, "It's a waste that Liu Bailian, with her profound cultivation, is considered a Saintess Immortal Venerable... yet she's playing with dolls like a mortal girl."

"I'll knock!" Qin Rufeng's face darkened. "So many people have insulted me, but yours may not be the worst, but it's definitely the most hurtful."

Yun Yishui: "My description is the most accurate."

Qin Rufeng didn't mind, but asked curiously, "By the way, what are you doing here?"

Yun Yishui laughed and said, "Why can't I?"

Qin Rufeng: "Aren't all the elders together? You're a hall master, after all, right?"

"Hey, hey." Yun Yishui chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Judging from the way you talk to me, do I look like an elder?"

"I have no disciples, so there's no need to hide it. I'm Liu Bailian's only designated sucker, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to become a hall master."

Qin Rufeng asked in confusion, "Then why don't you take on any apprentices?"

Yun Yishui shrugged. "No spirit stones, no resources. Liu Bailian isn't helpful, so I'm too lazy to take him in."

Qin Rufeng smiled and said, "I can understand that."

Yun Yishui continued to say to Qin Rufeng, "Speaking of which, you and Liu Bailian are very similar, yet different."

Qin Rufeng: "What do you mean by that?"

Yun Yishui gave a wry smile, "If it were Liu Bailian, she would have kicked her with an ice lotus kick the moment she heard someone making such a statement."

"Yet you can treat them with nonchalance and disregard them. But in the Mangshan Secret Realm, your actions were exactly the same as Liu Bailian's."

Qin Rufeng shook his head. "It's still different. Master is a genius, the sect leader's most admired disciple. He always lets his strength speak for itself."

"Others may be jealous of Master's status, but they certainly wouldn't dare to underestimate her strength. Even if they talk about her, it's only in whispers behind her back."

“But I’m different.” Qin Rufeng laughed self-deprecatingly. “I’m not qualified to join the Jade Maiden Sect at all. It was only because my master took pity on me that he brought me into the sect.”

"Others look down on me because I haven't proven my abilities to them yet! And what I need to do this time is prove myself."

Yun Yishui nodded. "That's right, that's more like my sister. But as your older sister, I still have to give you a dose of reality and advise you to keep a low profile."

"How do you mean by keeping a low profile? What's your plan, sister?" Qin Rufeng took Yun Yishui's suggestion very seriously. Her master must have valued her intelligence to have made her his "only designated sucker."

Yun Yishui said, "I will be extremely low-key in my personal presentations, as low-key as possible."

"Because people look down on you, and even want to see you make a fool of yourself. You might as well cater to their expectations, or even lower them further."

"This will cause others to look down on you, and you will gain an advantage called 'being looked down upon'."

"On the second day, you must go all out against your first opponent on the fighting stage. You must win."

"It would be best to win against your second opponent as well. That way you'll be in the semifinals, which is impressive enough."

"But you shouldn't keep winning now!"

"Why?" Qin Rufeng asked, puzzled. "Can't I just overcome all obstacles, emerge victorious, and prove those who look down on me wrong?"

"Do you think they'll respect you if you slap them in the face?" Yun Yishui retorted. "You're trying to change people's impressions of you through your abilities. But that's only if those people are willing to admit they misunderstood you and were wrong about you."

"And for those who are unwilling, they will only loathe or even hate you more."

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Chapter 71 (Part 5) - Half a Master

Seeing that Qin Rufeng still had an indifferent expression, Yun Yishui shook his head slightly and said in a more serious tone, "You don't care because the pressure isn't on you, it's all on your master."

Qin Rufeng: "What? On Master's person?"

Yun Yishui nodded. "Those foul words aren't actually the most lethal. What's truly sharp as a knife are the sanctimonious words spoken from a moral high ground."

"Those considerations that constantly involve the sect's reputation and interests, seemingly for the greater good, are actually attacks on you and targeting your master. They don't fall on you because your master has taken all the blame."

"Although she is fearless and favored by the sect leader, the Jade Maiden Sect is not just about Liu Bailian."

"If one day, everyone in the sect reacts like the various sects in the Mangshan Secret Realm... do you think you can still stay in the sect? Or even survive?"

"And what price would Liu Bailian have to pay to protect you? What if she were also assassinated? Can you imagine how terrible your fate would be?"

Qin Rufeng fell silent...

Yun Yishui glanced at her, then pressed on, "Do you know about the Immortal Sect?"

"Huh?" Qin Rufeng was immediately startled; she probably knew what "jiaofang" meant.

Yun Yishui lowered his voice and said, "For some sects, the Immortal Sect is a place for female cultivators who have committed serious crimes to go after they are expelled from the sect."

"Impossible." Qin Rufeng looked at Yun Yishui with suspicion. "Don't those sects care about their reputation?"

Yun Yishui: "They've all been expelled from the sect, what reputation do they have left?"

Qin Rufeng still shook his head: "I don't believe it. No matter what, it will still damage his reputation, and even if he is expelled from the sect, he won't be a pushover to be bullied, will he?"

"And even if that female cultivator in distress still has some connections or value, someone might come to her rescue. Wouldn't that turn that Immortal Cult into a complete mess?"

Yun Yishui smiled and said, "Although the Immortal Sect is not a respectable establishment, it is definitely a large industry. Famous ones include the Green Sect, the Red Sect, the Water Moon Sect, the Peach Blossom Sect, and so on..."

"These music academies are all intricately connected with the major sects."

"Selling a criminal expelled from the sect to the Immortal Sect can bring the sect a lot of benefits. The sect also takes a cut of the spirit stones earned by the Immortal Sect. So if the Immortal Sect is in trouble, the sect will naturally take care of it."

"The head of the music academy is not to be underestimated. The various restrictions and spells within can subdue the fairies. They spend their days playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, dancing, drinking, and bathing, and also serve as altars for people to cultivate."

“Cultivators of righteous sects certainly cannot casually engage in sexual intercourse with fellow practitioners, and they must consider many things before forming a Daoist couple. However, finding a furnace in the Immortal Sect will at most be criticized for damaging one's private morality, but it will not have much impact.”

"No! No! You've misled me." Qin Rufeng suddenly snapped out of it. "What are you talking about?"

"This is the Jade Maiden Sect! What do those things you're talking about have to do with my Jade Maiden Sect? Besides, the Sect Master loves my Master no less than my Master loves me."

"Besides, what you're talking about doesn't seem like something from this world at all!"

At this point, Qin Rufeng looked at Yun Yishui with a suspicious expression and said, "Odd changes, even remains the same..."

Yun Yishui: "Huh?"

Qin Rufeng: "Imperial Jade Liquor!"

Yun Yishui looked completely bewildered. "What are you talking about?"

Because Yun Yishui's claims were so bizarre, Qin Rufeng even suspected she was a time traveler. But it seems she isn't…

Qin Rufeng said, "I think everything you're saying is made up. You're just trying to scare me and make fun of me."

"Hahaha~" Yun Yishui laughed, "You're really smart, I was just teasing you."

Qin Rufeng: "I knew it!"

Yun Yishui: "But what I'm saying isn't something I made up. You know how evil demonic cultivators are. Female cultivators would be in far worse shape if they fell into their hands than if they fell into the Immortal Cult, right?"

Qin Rufeng nodded; she had no doubt about that at all…

Yun Yishui continued, "So, if places that are far more miserable can exist, then what's so strange about other miserable places also existing in the world?"

"What I'm talking about certainly doesn't exist in the Southern Ring of the Flowing Cloud Realm, but it definitely does exist in the Western Ring. The so-called righteous sects there have a lower moral standard than those in the Southern Ring. They're already somewhere between good and evil, bordering on chaos. That's why we don't have much contact with them here."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore." Yun Yishui brought the topic back on track. "The reason I used the West Ring Road incident to scare you was to tell you that it's unwise to make too many enemies anywhere."

"No one says that a strong person has to be a lone star destined for disaster, and no one says that a strong person can't be tactful and have many good connections. A truly virtuous and respected person will have some face wherever they go. Strength is one part, and connections are another part."

"I've said so much because I know that even if Liu Bailian makes a scene, she still has her limits, but I don't know if you do."

“I also know that Liu Bailian dotes on her disciples, but she doesn’t know how to teach them at all!” Yun Yishui reached out and touched Qin Rufeng’s face, saying, “Look, you don’t even flinch when I touch your face.”

Qin Rufeng: "That's because I treat you like an older sister."

“That’s right.” As he spoke, Yun Yishui reached his hand into Qin Rufeng’s again. Before Qin Rufeng could dodge, the auspicious knot on the tassel was grabbed.

"What are you doing?! Stop pulling me!!" Qin Rufeng blushed and looked angry, baring her little tiger teeth as if she wanted to bite someone.

Yun Yishui withdrew his hand and said with a grin, "It's clear... Liu Bailian has made you more and more obedient."