Master is Extremely Beautiful

Chapter 3: Master... Extremely Beautiful

Hearing Qi Yuan agree, Jiang Lingsu's hanging heart settled.

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

The other six looked at Jiang Lingsu with some envy in their eyes.

Kang Fulu breathed a sigh of relief; Qi Yuan hadn't picked the one he had his eye on.

"The selection is done, everyone. Farewell," Qi Yuan said.

The senior disciples of the other peaks all nodded.

Though Qi Yuan seemed a bit scatterbrained, he was still quite polite.

"Qi Yuan, Junior Brother, farewell!"

"Qi Yuan, Junior Brother, see you tonight!"

They all greeted Qi Yuan warmly, the atmosphere harmonious.

Where no interests were at stake, they were happy to show Qi Yuan respect.

However, Zhuge Miao of Divine Medicine Peak hesitated for a moment, then spoke: "Qi Yuan, Junior Brother, I have some questions regarding the Nourishing Essence Pill formula.

I wonder if Qi Yuan, Junior Brother, has time to enlighten me?

If Qi Yuan, Junior Brother, can resolve my doubts, I am willing to offer a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object."

Zhuge Miao's attitude was sincere.

Just now, he had reminded Qi Yuan to pick first, precisely to strike up a conversation.

His words caused the several Shinguang Sect disciples present to show varied expressions.

Qi Yuan looked at Zhuge Miao: "I'll be taking my pet for a walk down the mountain this evening; I can take a look for you then."

Zhuge Miao's heart leaped with joy at this.

Meanwhile, Xu Yiyi of Ten Thousand Laws Peak, hearing Qi Yuan mention his pet, thought of something, and a smile appeared on her icy face.

"Junior Sister, let's go." Qi Yuan called to Jiang Lingsu, and the two left the crowd.

Only then did Kang Fulu say: "Zhuge, Junior Brother, are you sure you want to consult Qi Yuan on formula matters?"

The others present also showed puzzled expressions or faint smiles.

They didn't think Qi Yuan could help Zhuge Miao.

"Qi Yuan, Junior Brother, has astonishing talent and always has extraordinary ideas. He may have his own insights on alchemy as well," Zhuge Miao said.

Half a month ago, he had run into Qi Yuan walking his pet and discussed a formula; unexpectedly, the views Qi Yuan raised had been a great help to him.

"If he's so capable, why can't he even gather a single Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object?" the senior disciple of Battle Peak, Madman, was always blunt. "Zhuge, Junior Brother, I'm afraid you'll lose a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object."

Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects were costly, essential items that a Qi Refining Completion cultivator must prepare to break through to Foundation Establishment.

The higher the grade of the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, and the more suitable it was for the cultivator, the better the Foundation Establishment effect.

Among the senior disciples of the Five Peaks now, all except Qi Yuan had already reached Foundation Establishment.

In their view, Qi Yuan's inability to build his foundation was because he had offended his Master, who had not bestowed a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object upon him.

Xu Yiyi, senior disciple of Ten Thousand Laws Peak, said: "One step a prodigy, one step a madman. Qi Yuan may not lack unique insights."

"Alright, let's save these chats for later. We have business to attend to." Kang Fulu interjected.

The others stopped their discussion, and Kang Fulu looked at the remaining five.

"There's no need to introduce them further.

As for me, Kang Fulu, I am from Five Lights Peak..." Everyone present rolled their eyes.

The show-off had started his endless self-introduction again.

Jiang Lingsu followed behind Qi Yuan, exceptionally well-behaved.

She was full of curiosity about Seven Colors Peak.

Especially about the peak master of Seven Colors Peak, Ruan Yixi.

Even her family's influence had not uncovered Ruan Yixi's true origins.

Of course, that was partly because her family was too far from Shinguang Sect, and time had been too short.

But even so, it proved that Ruan Yixi was no ordinary person.

Perhaps she was the very fate that would allow Shinguang Sect to survive its calamity.

She had traveled a great distance to Shinguang Sect for Ruan Yixi.

As for this Senior Brother?

A passing acquaintance, nothing more.

"Senior Brother, what kind of person is Master?" Jiang Lingsu asked cautiously, hoping to learn about Ruan Yixi, the peak master of Seven Colors Peak, through Qi Yuan.

"Master is... an extremely beautiful person." Senior Brother Qi Yuan said without hesitation.

Jiang Lingsu was momentarily stunned.

Since when did a disciple describe their master like that?

It was utterly rebellious!

Bordering on betraying and killing the master!

But then, recalling that her senior brother was a cultivator of the Obsession Lineage, she accepted it.

Cultivators of the Obsession Lineage were the strangest—blunt in speech, nothing unusual.

Jiang Lingsu pressed on: "Besides being beautiful?"

Qi Yuan stopped walking and pondered for a moment.

Jiang Lingsu looked at him with eager anticipation.

"Great figure."

Jiang Lingsu: "..."

Jiang Lingsu deeply regretted asking her senior brother in the first place.

Cultivators of the Obsession Lineage were simply too outrageous!

What was even in their heads?

She decided not to ask him anymore. Since she had joined Seven Colors Peak, she would meet her master soon enough.

The two walked in silence, climbing toward Seven Colors Peak.

After about two quarters of an hour, Qi Yuan stopped.

"This is my room."

Qi Yuan pointed at a small courtyard.

Jiang Lingsu had no idea what he meant.

She asked, "What about Master? Shouldn't I pay my respects?"

Qi Yuan looked up toward the peak: "Master lives in the palace at the top."

Jiang Lingsu raised her head toward the summit and saw what seemed to be a pavilion of jade among the clouds.

Compared to Senior Brother Qi Yuan's thatched cottage, it was far superior.

"Let's go pay respects to Master now!" Jiang Lingsu was eager to try.

Qi Yuan shook his head. "We can't."

"Master isn't there?"

"No. There's a restriction from the mountainside to the peak—we can't go up."

"Huh?" Jiang Lingsu was confused.

"Master once said that unless one steps into the Core Formation Realm, they are not allowed to ascend the peak to see her."

The path of cultivation had seven realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Divine Infant, Purple Mansion, Yin Spirit, and Yang Spirit.

Shinguang Sect was one of the Three Great Cultivation Sects of the Great Shang Kingdom, with over a thousand disciples.

Most of these thousand disciples were at Qi Refining.

Above Qi Refining was Foundation Establishment.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator already represented the mid-level combat strength of a sect.

Within the sect, they held high status, enough to serve as stewards or even elders.

Once one stepped into Core Formation, they became true high-ranking members of the sect.

In the Great Shang Kingdom, unless they encountered those Divine Infant Old Monsters, they could practically walk sideways.

As for the higher Yin Spirit and Yang Spirit realms, it was said that not a single cultivator in the Great Shang Kingdom had reached them.

Jiang Lingsu was stunned.

A Core Formation cultivator was no weakling anywhere.

Even for her, relying on her family's resources, becoming a Core Formation cultivator would take at least a decade of refinement.

As for Senior Brother Qi Yuan, from the Obsession Lineage, his talent was passable, but in her eyes, it was only average.

He might never step into Core Formation in this lifetime.

And even if he did, the quality of his Core might not be high.

"Senior Brother, why did Master leave such a harsh requirement?" Jiang Lingsu was puzzled.

She didn't have that much time to wait.

Qi Yuan looked at Jiang Lingsu and said slowly, "Master might be afraid... of seeing me."

"Huh?" Jiang Lingsu was taken aback, recalling Qi Yuan's earlier description of their master.

"Master simply can't be bothered to see you!"

"Senior Brother, I understand." Jiang Lingsu truly felt helpless toward the cultivators of the Obsession Lineage.

She looked at Qi Yuan. "Senior Brother, where do I stay?"

She couldn't go to the mountaintop, and there were no other houses here.

"There's some thatch and a few logs in the yard."

Hearing this, Jiang Lingsu had a sinking feeling.

Was Senior Brother going to build her a Thatched Cottage?

She had never lived in one before.

"Move them yourself and put up a Thatched Cottage. Make do with it for now."

Qi Yuan yawned again.