Senior Sister, I Don't Even Know What Score to Give You for That Move

Little B, you're obsessed with money.

The persona of the so-called alchemy master was, from beginning to end, merely a means to find Jiang Mutian.

Now that the Main Story Mission is complete, why bother refining pills?

Lu Ping chose A without hesitation.

[You chose A.]

After you finished reading the business card, you looked up at Ning Junqiu and calmly spoke.

"Thank you for your trouble, Fellow Daoist Ning."

"I will refine these three batches of Pills within ten days. As for any further requests for pills, please decline them on my behalf, Fellow Daoist Ning."

Ning Junqiu's smile froze, and her hand instinctively gathered around the hem of her skirt.

"Grandmaster Lu, what's wrong with you...?"

"I mentioned to Fellow Daoist Ning before that I would only be staying in the Nü Zhi City for three more months."

You pointed to the name card beside you and said in a calm tone,

"Judging by the days, once we finish refining these three batches of pills, the three-month period will be up."

Now that my senior sister has arrived, it is time for me, Lu, to leave with her.

Ning Junqiu opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something to persuade him to stay, but after glancing at Jiang Mutian who sat silently to the side, he swallowed the words back.

[Ning Junqiu is a Linglong and perceptive person, but she lost her composure at first due to the shock she received from you and Jiang Mutian.]

[At this point, she could clearly tell that you were determined to leave, so she stopped pestering you and suppressed her disappointment.]

"In that case, I will say no more. I will have the medicinal herbs delivered in the next few days, so as not to delay the Grandmaster's journey."

She curtsied again, then turned and walked towards the door.

[But just as Ning Junqiu stepped out the door, she paused, unable to resist turning back to glance inside.]

[Beside the Tea Table inside the room, the female cultivator in white pushed her empty teacup forward.]

[You picked up the kettle with perfect ease and refilled her teacup to about seven-tenths full.]

[You clearly said she was your senior sister, but the unspoken understanding between them, and the subtle yet powerful aura of possessiveness emanating from the white-robed female cultivator, hardly seemed like that of ordinary siblings from the same sect.]

[Ning Junqiu had spent hundreds of years navigating the treacherous waters of commerce and entertainment, witnessing countless lovesick men and women. At this glance, how could he not understand?]

[What kind of "super nice senior sister"? It's clearly the person in question who came knocking on my door!]

Ning Junqiu gave a bitter smile, extinguishing the inexplicable, lingering thoughts that had been brewing within him, and didn't linger any longer.

[The figure in the Azure Orchid Palace Dress disappeared around the corner of the corridor, a hint of desolation inexplicably emanating from her steps.]

You watched Ning Junqiu leave, somewhat bewildered.

[When Boss Ning arrived, he was perfectly fine. Why did he leave like he'd lost his soul?]

[Perhaps they're still worried about losing you, their cash cow?]

You shook your head, turned your gaze back, and found Jiang Mutian staring at you with a half-smile.

["Lu Ping."]

[Jiang Mutian put down the empty teacup.]

"When did I become your senior sister?"

[Options pop up.]

[A: Sit still and wait for the big boss to give you a lecture.]

[B: Grit your teeth and keep performing.]

[C: With a thud, she slid to her knees under the Tea Table, grabbed Jiang Mutian's leg, and cried bitterly, "Senior Sister, I was wrong! That was just a PR ploy I made up on the spot to maintain your aloof and ethereal image! If you feel you've lost out, I'll go hang a sign at the door right now that says 'Jiang Mutian's Exclusive Male Concubine' as an apology!"]

Seeing that last line, Lu Ping felt utterly exhausted, even through the screen.

Good heavens, after seeing off Boss Ning, the real battleground was waiting here!

When Song Fuan "transmitted the Dharma in three days," he was able to acknowledge him as a half-teacher.

These past few days, Jiang Mutian has personally taught me the Slaughter Sword Intent, so calling her "senior sister" isn't too much to ask, is it?

Thick-skinned, eat your fill!

Lu Ping gritted his teeth and chose B.

[You chose B.]

[You sit at the Tea Table, your mind racing, trying to figure out how to smooth things over.]

You opened your mouth, just about to bite the bullet and speak.

Seeing your tense and fearful expression, Jiang Mutian couldn't help but chuckle softly.

[This faint laugh instantly dispelled the tense atmosphere.]

"You teach me the Hand Seals, I'll transmit my Killing Intent to you."

[Jiang Mutian suppressed his smile, his gaze falling on you, his tone frank.]

"There is a sequence to learning, but I am certainly worthy of being called a senior sister."

[As soon as she finished speaking, she casually tossed out another jade Jade Talisman imbued with Sword Intent, which floated before you.]

"Consider this carefully, my little junior brother."

After saying this, Jiang Mutian stood up, turned around, and went back to the main house.

[You caught the Jade Talisman, stared blankly at the closed door, and were momentarily stunned.]

Looking at the text on the screen, Lu Ping couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Sigh, a good woman shouldn't put a man in a difficult position.

First, they presented a difficult problem, and then they proactively resolved it.

Senior sister, I don't even know how many points to give you for this!

[Ning Junqiu's visit was just a minor incident, which you quickly forgot about.]

[You only spent half a day refining the three portions of medicinal herbs that Ning Junqiu sent into Pills and handed them in.]

[After that, you focused all your energy on mastering the Slaughter Sword Intent within the Jade Talisman.]

[The seventh, eighth, and ninth Jade Talisman vanished from my fingertips.]

[On the afternoon of the tenth day, you held the tenth Sword Intent Jade Talisman, sitting cross-legged on the Meditation Cushion in the outer room, completely still.]

[Reverse Engineering, in effect.]

[Multiskilling, effective.]

[Workaholic, effective.]

[Salty Fish, in effect.]

[...]

[Trait load at breakneck speed, seven times faster, twice the comprehension.]

[The incomparably sharp and Slaughter Sword Intent within the Jade Talisman was constantly dismantled and shattered in your mind, transforming into countless meticulously detailed trajectories.]

[Click.]

[The tenth Jade Talisman shattered upon impact, turning into dust and dissipating.]

[You open your eyes, stand up, and walk outside.]

[As you push open the door to the outer room, the door to the inner room also clicks softly.]

[Jiang Mutian stepped out, following three steps behind you, and walked out of the house with you.]

[Room Number One of Heaven in the Gathering Immortals Tower was a spacious courtyard specially reserved by the Gathering Immortals Pavilion for high-level cultivators. It was surrounded by Restrictions designed to isolate Divine Sense and Spiritual Power fluctuations.]

[A Sword-Testing Stone, over ten feet tall, stands in the courtyard, specifically for the resident cultivators to practice their Technique Method.]

[You walk into the courtyard and stop about ten feet away from the Sword-Testing Stone.]

[You didn't activate the Star River Myriad Blades within your Dantian; you simply raised your right hand.]

[Spiritual Power surged around you, and one hundred and eight strands of Spiritual Power Gang Qi condensed out of thin air, encircling your body and transforming into a slowly rotating Hundred-Blade Ring.]

These Gang Qi, suspended in mid-air without a trace of cold light, exuded a sharpness that was held back but not yet unleashed; an invisible Killing Intent flowed within them!

[Invisible, yet intentional!]

[You casually swing your hand at the Sword-Testing Stone in front of you.]

[The Hundred-Blade Gang Qi surrounding him vanished into thin air.]

[A faint light flowed across the upper half of the Sword-Testing Stone, then vanished, as if erased by some force.]

[On the smooth, mirror-like cut, an invisible Killing Intent lingered, shredding several passing leaves into nothingness...]