Demonic Demoness Training Project

Lu Ling was captured by Ying Wange, who forced him to declare that his master had fallen and that his only reliable support was gone. In the end, he would have to rely on himself.

Chapter 140 I'm afraid it will affect everyone's future.

If it were someone else who wasn't in a hurry, they could wait for the Heavenly Pavilion to be repaired, for the war between the two sects to be temporarily suspended, and then find an opportunity to enter the Great Disparity Heaven to purchase spiritual materials.

But Lu Li is different. He only has six months. Once that time is up, he will suffer the consequences of karma. Every day is precious.

Furthermore, these two major battles could drag on for who knows how long, and he couldn't wait that long, nor could Lu Ling. Lu Li was constantly worried about Lu Ling falling into that old hag's hands.

If all else fails, he has one last option: to escape the sect under pressure.

"Only elders and their disciples are allowed to go up?"

"Hmm... no! I remember now, there are also the Holy Maiden and the Holy Son. Their status within the sect is equivalent to that of the elders, and they also receive additional resources. Until you advance to the Spirit Pivot Realm, you won't have to worry about resources. But we don't need to think about such things."

"Don't underestimate yourself, junior sister."

Qin Zijin shook her head.

"It can't be that the sects are no longer recruiting holy sons, can it?"

"No, quite the opposite. There are still spots available. Not long ago, one of our holy sons died in the Boundless Realm. It is said that he was stabbed to death by a demonic witch, so one spot became available."

"Demon... Demonic sorceress."

Lu Li rubbed the tip of his nose guiltily, feeling like he was about to sneeze. Strangely, even though this was Xuan Shu Tian, ​​his nose felt itchy.

"Yes, a demonic witch, an extremely terrifying demonic witch. It is said that she uses the power of immeasurable eons to open the source, is three zhang tall, has a red face and white hair, and loves to devour the fresh flesh and blood of cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Lu Li's lips twitched. He imagined it for a moment and concluded that it was most likely a rumor.

After all, none of the people present could remember his face, but Ji Lie was there at the time. On the contrary, Ji Lie's appearance was more in line with the conventional image of the demonic path. Naturally, the word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, causing confusion between her and Ji Lie's appearance, which was understandable.

It's a misunderstanding! When did he ever eat people? He just likes to eat small pears. How did that turn into him liking to eat people?

This is slander, blatant slander! Someone is definitely trying to smear her.

"Is she that scary? Have you seen her?"

"No, I just heard it from someone. Anyway, it must be really scary. Senior sister is the best, hehehe."

As she spoke, Qin Zijin rushed forward and warmly embraced Lu Li's arm.

Damn it, how come this guy is so much older than her!

Lu Li had no desire to continue the conversation and replied perfunctorily:

"That sorcerer is really wicked."

"That's right! In short, although the position is vacant, to become the Holy Son, one must submit an excellent Open Source Diagram and become a Holy Son candidate. Then, several Holy Son candidates will fight among themselves, and the winner will become the Holy Son. I can't even pass the first test, so I definitely have no chance."

"I see."

Lu Li nodded slightly, his gaze shifting. He really wanted to say that, let alone the assessment, he hadn't even thought of a topic yet, let alone a senior sister. Instead, it was that wicked demonic witch she had mentioned.

At that moment, the sky suddenly brightened, and an old and majestic voice echoed in the sky above Xiaoxuanshu.

"All disciples, withdraw immediately and take stock of the casualties."

"Okay, you can go now," Qin Zijing said, but her face darkened halfway through her sentence. "I finally got to the front of the line, and I have to leave without finding any information. The assessment starts next week. How am I supposed to live like this?"

"What can we do?"

Lu Li shrugged, his figure flickered, and he disappeared into a speck of light. When he woke up again, he was back in the private room of Shangtian Pavilion.

Feeling as if everything before was a dream, Lu Li rubbed his temples, put on his clothes, and got up to leave as the disciples outside were shouting to chase him away.

The reward has been issued, but it is limited to the small area of ​​the White Moon Palace. Whether he can find her is up to fate. As for becoming a saintess... he refused, but he couldn't resist the benefits of being a saintess.

"Guh, I must stay true to myself!"

However, Lu Li's strong will told him that the title of Saintess was just that—a title. As long as he could obtain resources, what did it matter if he became a Saintess?

Seeing this, Old Duan smiled mischievously and teased:

"Hehehe, my good disciple, you can convince yourself now, that's progress."

"What? I'm doing this for resources! Resources! I'm trapped in the sect. How can I cultivate immortality without resources? I want to become a Holy Maiden so that I can go to heaven to purchase spiritual materials. Otherwise, who would want to be this kind of person?"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!"

"You old geezer, shut up! You're so annoying!"

Lu Li clenched her small pink fist, put the Xuanjian into her storage bag, got up and left the private room. When she went out, it was still crowded with people. A pretty woman was blocking the door, calling out "Senior Sister Jingpin".

Lu Li didn't even look, and quietly left with his head down.

Anyway, they weren't calling her. Once she stepped out of the gates of the Heavenly Pavilion, she would be a demonic witch, not some refined hermit.

……

In the following days, Lu Li would come to the Heavenly Pavilion every day to check on the status of the Wuxiang Liuli bounty and to consult some external classics.

Thanks to the extraordinary deduction function of the Great Dream Pivot, Lu Li only spent twenty days to complete the Circulation Furnace. This Circulation Furnace is different from the original. After incorporating rare spiritual materials from the Boundless Realm, its power has increased by 20%.

At the same time, Lu Li also determined the topic for the initial assessment. He further deduced from the Demon Whip Hundred Blades and refined it into a second-stage puppet weapon to cope with the initial assessment.

Lu Li had his own considerations. He wanted to compete for the title of Holy Maiden, but he didn't want to make enemies and hand over such a good plan to the sect.

Firstly, the Demon Whip Hundred Blades has been put into production and combat. On this basis, the Demon Whip Thousand Blades has been refined, which is a hot topic at present. Most of the inner disciples' open source diagrams are at the first level. As long as they can refine the second level, they will definitely crush a group of inner disciples.

Secondly, although this object seems powerful, it does not pose a threat to Lu Li himself. Lu Li nominally wants to reduce the configuration of the puppet and refine a standard puppet at the lowest cost, which just meets the current needs of the sect.

In fact, precisely because of its extremely low configuration and high cost-effectiveness, and because it is similar to the Qi-Cup, if you were to encounter it on the battlefield, it would be easily countered by the Qi-Cup with its Golden Spirit Core.

……

The following month, on the day of the shareholding assessment, on the second floor of the Inner Sect's Weapon Refining Hall.

Wisps of smoke drifted from the incense burner, where hundreds of disciples sat quietly, whispering and complaining about the events of the past few days.

Lu Li sat quietly in the crowd, craning his neck to look ahead. He saw five stewards sitting at the front, the leader of whom was named Wang Ze, who had the highest cultivation and the most seniority among the five.

Before the assessment began, Wang Ze stepped forward. He had gray hair, a furrowed brow, and his gaze swept over the crowd below like a cold blade. He remained silent at first, but then released a wisp of the pressure from the Open Source Realm. In an instant, all the disciples fell silent.

Once everyone had quieted down, Wang Ze spoke in a deep voice:

“I will hold you all to high standards. I know you all have connections, but the sect’s annual production of Open Source Pills is limited, so some of you are destined to fail to advance. I don’t want you to be one of them. I don’t want you to affect the subsequent Yantu deduction because you’ve chosen the wrong path. This would not only waste your energy but also the sect’s resources.”

Lu Li originally thought that this assessment was just a formality and that it would be fine... However, when the first place winner was kicked off the stage, Lu Li finally realized that something was wrong.

Lu Li frowned, realizing that things were not so simple. In the next few hours, at least twenty of the thirty people ahead of Lu Li in line were directly rejected.

Lu Li also saw an acquaintance among them.

A young girl was seen crying as she left the stage after being scolded. She hugged her knees and squatted down next to Lu Li, her face full of grievance. This person was none other than Qin Zijin.

"Uh, weren't you assessed on your stock performance last month?"

"Waaah, because I didn't pass, huh?" Qin Zijing raised her head, wiped away her tears, and suddenly looked suspiciously at the unfamiliar senior sister beside her. "How did you know I took the exam last month?"

Realizing he had misspoke, Lu Li immediately started talking.

"Well, I came last month too, but I arrived late and saw you sitting here."

"Oh...you didn't pass either?"

Lu Li nodded slightly. As the saying goes, "the more lice, the less itchy they are." Lu Li had already told enough lies to this girl, so he didn't mind telling one more.

After a while, it was Lu Li's turn to go on stage. He explained his concept for the Thousand Blades Demon Whip to the audience. Wang Ze, who was at the head of the group, merely frowned and said:

"You just mentioned who your master is? When you start the assessment, the first thing you should say is who your master is, understand?"

"Yes."

"I'm asking you a question."

Lu Li's lips twitched. The other party was just a steward in the sect. Although this position did not qualify him to know of Lu Ling's existence, it did qualify him to breathe on him.

"My master has passed away."

Even after you pass away, you must say your name.

"My master is Elder Ying."

Upon hearing this, Deacon Wang narrowed his eyes and cursed:

"Pah! Which Elder Ying? Our sect has so many Elder Yings."

Another deacon chimed in:

"I asked you where your master is, not for any other reason than to know if your master is skilled in this art and can guide you in refining a puppet. Especially since you said you are refining a second-stage puppet. If you don't have a steward or elder to guide you, forgive my bluntness, but I doubt you will be able to refine it."

"hiss--"

Lu Li suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know Elder Ying's name, and only knew how to address him as Elder Ying.

"I don't even know your name, you wouldn't happen to be a disciple on a nominal basis, would you?"

"I think I'm considered a closed-door disciple."

"Forget it. Our sect could have mass-produced this long ago. Aside from using higher-grade spiritual materials, how is your Thousand Blades Demon Whip any different from the ones we make?"

"It's different. That one is the first stage, with ten times the number of flying blades. The difficulty of crafting it also increases dramatically, making it more flexible and versatile on the battlefield..."

"I noticed that you didn't paste that reference diagram on your paper, so doesn't this count as plagiarism?"

The entire hall fell silent instantly. Some of the inner disciples below had actually seen Lu Li before, and when they heard the steward ask such a question, they all suppressed their laughter.

Lu Li knew that in large sects like the White Moon Palace, information was difficult to coordinate between different levels, often resulting in internal conflicts between the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Therefore, he bowed and said:

"Reporting to you all, that erhu is indeed my work."

"Ok?"

Wang Ze's face immediately darkened, and he looked embarrassed.

"Did your master provide any guidance on your choice of topic?"

"It's something I figured out on my own."

Wang Ze seemed to have found a breakthrough and immediately waved his hand.

"Since there is no one to guide you, you may leave now. Cultivation is a slow and steady process, and there is no need to rush your advancement. Find a steward to guide you and hone your skills. Come back next month, and I will see your progress."

At this moment, Lu Li truly understood the helplessness Tan Mengzi had felt back then. These guys were clearly bullying him because they saw he had no background. So, he took a deep breath and said:

There are some things I don't know whether I should say or not.

"If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. But if you disagree with our assessment, then you should probably leave it at that."

"But I'm afraid that if I say some things, it will affect your future prospects."

Wang Ze's eyes widened, and his open-source aura spread out, pressing down on Lu Li, but Lu Li remained standing still, unmoved.

"How dare you threaten this old man! If I say your stock is no good, then it is no good. I've seen plenty of disciples like you."

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Chapter 141 Getting a good deal!

"This girl is really bold. I remember she only recently joined the inner sect. How dare she challenge the authority of the steward?"

"Hey, this is what happens when you get used to a good life in the outer sect. Every year there are a few like that. These stewards are the same. It all depends on your background. Who can stand here without some kind of background? The scions of small, half-grown families are the worst off."

"I heard from someone that she seems to be from the Mo family. Now the entire Mo family in Fengxiang City has moved to Zhongyou, supposedly to join the main family and completely sever ties with our Baiyue Palace. I'm afraid she won't get away with it."

“If she admits her mistake this time and asks a steward for guidance, even if it’s just a formality, she might get a spot next month if one becomes available. She’s really offended Steward Wang. Let’s see how she gets out of this mess.”

The crowd below admired Lu Li's courage and whispered among themselves. The air in the room gradually became still as the five deacons stared at Lu Li.

However, Lu Li stood straight on the stage, his expression calm, showing no fear of the five people's imposing presence.

Lu Li had personally experienced the difference between the Open Source Realm and the Puppet Master Realm, especially when he didn't have a second-stage puppet weapon. Facing Open Source Realm cultivators felt like walking on thin ice.

But now, he has also advanced to the Open Source Realm, and is no weaker than the five old men opposite him. In fact, because of the Open Source Realm of the Nine Heavens Tribulation, his realm is more stable than those guys who have used Open Source Pills.

However, Lu Li did not intend to crush them with strength. There was no need or convenience to reveal his strength. Since these old guys were using their seniority to suppress him, he also had his own reliance.

"Although I did not receive any guidance from my master on this puppet, my master had a very close personal relationship with the sect leader before she passed away. The sect leader once intentionally gave me some pointers, which inspired me and led to this puppet."

Ying Wange told her to claim that her master had died. His statement was a way of covering up the lie while also using the tiger's skin as a coat.