“Alright, alright, you all can go back now. Train on your own. If two of you want to sneak in and kiss in the room, fine, just keep it away from here.”
“But, but Senior Sister, one of the Eight Precepts of the Zen Sect is to abstain from lust. Brothers can’t be kissing each other,” a few bald-headed disciples whined, pointing accusingly.
“Besides, the last batch of materials for the Inviting Spirit Array haven’t been laid out yet…”
“There’s no need to be afraid anymore, because Senior Sister exists for exactly this kind of situation!”
Xu Muxue stood up with a tragic look on her face.
“Senior Sister usually bullies you all so you won’t be bullied outside the sect. When Senior Sister orders you around, it’s so you won’t be ordered around by others in the future. How could Senior Sister ever truly abuse you?”
“Everyone, hand over all the materials to me. Leave the rest of the array setup to me.”
“Th-This won’t do…!”
The bald-headed disciples were in tears. “This is the work of thousands of disciples. If Senior Sister does it alone, you’ll wear yourself out!”
“That is the responsibility of a Senior Sister.”
Xu Muxue closed her eyes, a single tear slipping from the corner.
Then with a wave of her small hand:
“Enough talk, listen up! Everyone, move out! Kiss time!”
“Ooooooh!!”
Countless bald heads embraced and cried, the air instantly thick with an anxious energy.
“Alright, alright, scram already! Take your kissing somewhere else, I can’t stand watching this.”
Xu Muxue couldn’t bear it any longer and waved her hand, driving all the disciples away. Facing the scattered materials and the nearly completed array, Xu Muxue smiled.
Meow haha!
I, the Fox, am clever!
She had long suspected something was off with this array!
With her insight as a Huashen Stage powerhouse, the petty schemes of a mere Nascent Soul cultivator were as clear as day.
This array looked flawless, but the two crucial center points of the array core were mysteriously blank, as if a piece had been oddly gouged out.
Xu Muxue scratched her fluffy cheeks and pulled out two glowing stone pillars from her tail.
Ah, so this is what you’ve been waiting for.
Come on, man, you’re so temperamental.
Thanks a lot, Daoming.
Xu Muxue drew the long sword at her waist and flicked it casually; the scattered materials instantly lifted by sword qi, falling precisely into their rightful places.
Of course, using the existing materials, her Huashen-level insight, and a bit of creativity unique to the Fox—
Xu Muxue made a slight modification to the array.
Just a little one, okay☆
With the work complete, Xu Muxue took out the two stone pillars again.
When she had initially swiped these from Daoming’s belongings, she hadn’t looked at them closely.
Then she got caught up playing master-servant games with the bald-headed disciples, and only now did she truly examine the two pillars.
Next to the already laid out Inviting Spirit Array (the Xu Muxue modified version), the two unremarkable stone pillars seemed to resonate suddenly. An unparalleled suction force surged from the pillars.
Xu Muxue held one in each hand, feeling the spirit energy she had painstakingly recovered inside her body pouring into the pillars like a stone sinking into the sea, disappearing without a trace.
Her realm dropped from Foundation Establishment back to High Qi Refining, then down to Qi Refining Third Layer.
Though she knew it was a necessary sacrifice, Xu Muxue couldn’t help but feel a deep reluctance.
If Shen Qinghan saw this, she’d scold me again…
No, she probably wouldn’t scold me. She’d probably just stare blankly for a moment, then hug me and cry.
As your Sect Leader, that’s the hardest thing for me to bear!
After the two stone pillars absorbed all of Xu Muxue’s spirit energy, they began to emit a faint glow.
Weakly swaying, Xu Muxue pushed herself forward and inserted the two pillars into the array cores. As the array became fully complete, a strange feeling of control washed over her heart.
It was as if with just a thought, she could manipulate all the Heavenly Dao power within the Qin Chan Two Sects.
This wasn’t a backstab against the Sword Sect—it was a strangulation of the Qin Chan Two Sects!
Only, the two sects had no idea.
Exhausted beyond measure, Xu Muxue could no longer care about anything else. She drooped weakly, letting her two large tails spiral upward carrying her.
Time to rest, toughen my tails a bit, regaining strength is what matters most.
***
Meanwhile, Daoming was struggling in a sea of bald heads.
“Senior Brother, senior brother, mwah mwah~”
“What the hell, get off me!!”
Daoming pushed away a bald head who was getting too close in desperation.
What’s wrong with you Zen Sect people?!
One after another, the high monks with bulging temples, tough as dragons and tigers, can’t they see through lust?!
More importantly, if you can’t see through lust, why don’t you go find your own nuns?!
Why is it just bald heads paired with bald-headed nuns?!
Daoming watched bald heads kissing bald-headed nuns, one pair after another, and somewhere inside, he’d given up on this world.
Is there anyone normal here?
…the most abnormal of all is that little dog!
Dog Demon!
If she hadn’t stirred the pot, these monks and nuns wouldn’t have been making out like that… probably.
Daoming fought upstream through the bald-headed flood, cursing Xu Muxue under his breath.
As a bald-headed cultivator as straightforward as could be, this scene was a ton of mental damage to him.
Luckily, Daoming was a super prodigy of the Immortal Clan.
With strong mental fortitude, he finally broke out of the circle of bald heads, heading toward a secluded spot in the sect.
He didn’t forget his mission.
Arriving at a hidden location in the Zen Sect, Daoming snapped his fingers, releasing a secret spirit energy signal.
Sensing it, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows.
It was none other than Qin Qin!
“Daoming, have you delivered what the clan asked for?”
“Of course, Elder Qin. With these one Yin and one Yang Fixed Spirit Pillars, we can fully control the spirit energy of the Qin Chan Two Sects.
You and I each hold one, pulling all the sects’ fortunes back to the clan. This mission will be a complete success. As for that pathetic Sword Sect… we’ll just crush them later.”
Daoming’s tone was flat, as if he wasn’t treating Qin Qin as an elder at all.
Qin Qin didn’t find this strange, because opposite her, Daoming’s aura was increasingly terrifying.
As a top prodigy of the Immortal Clan, how could he only have Foundation Establishment strength?
How could the Immortal Clan send someone without even Foundation Establishment Pills to complete such an important task?
“Crushing the Sword Sect won’t be easy. Don’t be fooled by their lack of Nascent Soul cultivators. Shen Qinghan isn’t someone to be taken lightly,” Qin Qin sneered coldly.
“After we eliminate the Qin Chan Two Sects, what’s a mere Sword Sect?
Even if Shen Qinghan carries Supreme Destiny, she won’t withstand absolute power… The Great Elder will intervene personally.”
Qin Qin’s eyes brightened but she quickly suppressed her excitement, calming herself.
“We’ll talk about that later. Where’s the stuff?”
“Don’t rush, it’s right here… Huh?”
Daoming fumbled in his storage pouch, then suddenly froze.
He looked up, meeting Qin Qin’s eyes.
“Uh, you might not believe this, but it seems those two Fixed Spirit Pillars are missing.”