Heaven's Derivation Sect, Cloud-Breaking Shuttle.
Inside the magnificent giant ship hall, a smile filled Lu Xuan's face.
He downed the wine cup in his hand in one gulp.
For the Heaven's Derivation Sect, this time they had earned back their investment.
Not only had they made a name for themselves, but they had also established at least three hundred years of deterrence for the future.
They had even snatched a mouthful of food from the Xuanqing Heavenly Sect.
Though this mouthful still needed to be shared with the Grand Dao Sect.
After all, they had sent both a sect master and core disciples.
When you received benefits, naturally you had to share with others.
But this was enough.
With just this one move, when the Heaven's Derivation Sect wrote the sect master's monument in the future, he would at least have a few more words written about him.
He could also ride the remaining prestige of this major accomplishment to properly intimidate those increasingly rampant mountain gate elders.
Especially the Punishment Elder.
This time, returning, he would thoroughly crush his appalling attempt to use pills to intimidate the entire Heaven's Derivation Sect.
Bai Xuanling's expression was also quite leisurely.
She was savoring the Heaven's Derivation Sect's finest spirit wine.
This time, the stingy sect master was rarely generous, bringing out the Spring Warmth wine.
Today, she would at least drink half the bottle.
Tasting the wine in her mouth, experiencing its unique flavor.
She glanced sideways and could see her disciple's slightly conflicted expression.
That look of wanting to maintain his original expression yet not wanting to neglect someone—it was also quite interesting.
Naturally, compared to her disciple, Yan Yun's expression at this moment was also quite good.
Better suited to go with wine.
The match ended with Yan Yun's narrow defeat.
Xu Jin did have some techniques.
The gap in cultivation also existed.
Although Yan Yun had been training bitterly lately, she still lost.
After losing, Yan Yun felt guilty.
She wanted to apologize to her Master for failing to meet her expectations.
But after Lu Xuan confirmed Yan Yun was uninjured, he didn't care about this issue at all.
He simply comforted her that she could work hard again in the future.
There was no need to dwell on a momentary win or loss.
A loss was just a loss.
Anyway, the matter was already settled.
However, Lu Xuan still hadn't explained the truth.
After all, looking at Yan Yun's guilt-ridden expression...
Lu Xuan felt that telling her the truth now might make this disciple stop being so affectionate.
It would be better to wait until her mood had calmed for a while before saying anything.
So at this moment, everyone present, except Yan Yun who was truly in a bad mood, everyone else's mood was quite good.
Luo Yue, drinking alone in the corner, was also in good spirits.
After all, the Spirit Homeland was about to be established.
That was good news too.
Bai Xuanling downed the wine cup in her hand.
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
Spring Warmth wine was brewed from top-tier spirit plants.
It had some use for improving cultivation.
But for Bai Xuanling, this wine's only advantage was that if she didn't actively expel the wine's power, she could feel that slight sensation of intoxication.
Ordinary wine had long since lost any effect on Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators.
It was basically just like drinking water that tasted like wine.
It really lost its meaning.
Feeling that slight rising sensation, Bai Xuanling didn't know what memory she was chasing.
A wanton smile appeared on her face as she said:
"Chu Xingchen, so you're not going to the Heaven's Derivation Sect? Directly whisking her away to your Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge?"
Chu Xingchen looked up at Bai Xuanling upon hearing this: "Do you have some instructions?"
"You kid, you're quite clever. What instructions could I have?"
Bai Xuanling picked up the wine pot and poured herself another cup.
Then lifting the wine cup, she spoke as if to herself:
"When I was young, I always thought that once my cultivation was high, heaven and earth would be vast and I could roam freely... Now I see that when one's cultivation was low, one was actually more fearless. Daring to go anywhere, daring to do anything."
"Kid... whatever you want to do, do it while you're young."
Chu Xingchen raised his wine cup.
Very familiarly, he gently clinked cups with Bai Xuanling:
"You're still young right now. Whatever you want to do now, there's still time."
Bai Xuanling smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this.
She also obligingly clinked cups and downed the wine in one go.
Yan Yun, who had been looking downcast for a long time, suddenly raised her eyes to look at Chu Xingchen.
This person couldn't speak pleasant words?
Chu Xingchen, noticing the gaze, looked over with confusion:
"I wasn't the one who beat you. Why are you looking at me?"
Yan Yun's brows furrowed.
She finally couldn't help asking: "Do you have some problem with me?"
Chu Xingchen didn't speak.
Beside them, Xie Lingyu suddenly extended her wine cup.
She gently clinked it against Yan Yun's untouched wine cup on the table.
After clinking Yan Yun's wine cup, Xie Lingyu then gently clinked Chu Xingchen's held wine cup.
She didn't say a word.
She only silently drank the wine in her own cup.
Yan Yun's expression was calm.
She seemed to understand something.
She sighed softly.
She reached for the wine cup on the table, just about to down it in one go.
But a cup came quickly to clink hers.
Yan Yun looked up.
She saw Chu Xingchen's smile was finally not so punchable.
Instead, it looked somewhat like a warm spring breeze.
Chu Xingchen raised his cup slightly: "I said some things too harshly before. Yan Yun, you're magnanimous, please don't hold it against me."
"Mm..." Yan Yun nodded gently.
Then she downed the wine in her hand.
The corners of Bai Xuanling's mouth curled up slightly.
Her gaze turned to look at the fleeting clouds outside the window.
Being young is good.
Unlike her.
———
Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge.
Li Yingling was handling affairs alone today.
Zhang Miaoyu was responsible for her only outer disciple—Zhou Ping.
That trophy brought out from the Incense Fire Divine Dao by Chen Baiqing.
He possessed alchemy talent, truly someone who had never eaten good things.
Of course, "never eaten good things" was how it used to be.
Now Zhou Ping could also eat good things.
Li Yingling felt she might be the only sect with more inner disciples than outer disciples.
Currently, the inner disciples in the sect hadn't yet enjoyed one-on-one guidance.
Yet the outer disciple was enjoying it.
Actually, saying one-on-one wasn't quite right either.
Zhou Ping was actually enjoying multiple-on-one guidance.
But Zhou Ping wasn't only being taught by Zhang Miaoyu.
After Li Yingling finished handling matters, when she had nothing to do, she would also go teach a bit.
At the same time, Li Yingling also refreshed her bottom line for the word "dull."
No wonder even Cui Hao could be taught to the point of breakdown.
So when Li Yingling really wanted to teach Zhou Ping, she would choose times when her mood wasn't good.
Because she didn't want her good mood for the day ruined by Zhou Ping.
Chen Baiqing and Cui Hao would also repeatedly teach him.
The second senior brother had less contact, but the second senior brother was naturally somewhat solitary.
So that couldn't be said to be much.
In the later stages of sect construction, there were fewer things that needed to be done.
Li Yingling had finished today's work early.
After sighing heavily, Li Yingling pushed open the door and went out.
She went alone to observe the situation.
After these matters ended, she should also cultivate in seclusion for a period.
Although she had been cultivating recently, it was mostly in bits and pieces.
Time always seemed insufficient.
Her second junior brother's progress in the demonic art was somewhat impressive.
She didn't know where he found so much time to cultivate.
But the demonic art's greatest function was probably just being demonic?
But as the eldest senior sister, she didn't want to be surpassed by mere second junior brother.
Li Yingling stepped forward.
Heaven and earth were vast, and she hadn't finished walking them yet.
Next time, she would bring her not-very-bright second junior brother along.
Let him learn properly from her.
Using Master's words: jungling has no future.
Only grouping up to push through is the proper path!
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