Master Was Exquisitely Beautiful

Master... Exquisitely Beautiful

Hearing Qi Yuan agree, Jiang Lingsu finally let go of the worry hanging in her heart.

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

The other six also looked at Jiang Lingsu with a touch of envy in their eyes.

Kang Fulu breathed a sigh of relief. Qi Yuan had not chosen the person he had his eye on.

"Now that the selections are finished, everyone, farewell," Qi Yuan said.

The senior disciples from the other peaks all nodded.

Though Qi Yuan was somewhat obsessed, he was still very polite.

"Farewell, Junior Brother Qi Yuan!"

"See you tonight, Junior Brother Qi Yuan!"

Everyone warmly greeted Qi Yuan, and the atmosphere was one of cheerful harmony.

So long as interests were not involved, they were quite willing to give Qi Yuan face.

However, Zhuge Miao of Divine Medicine Peak hesitated before speaking. "Junior Brother Qi Yuan, I have some questions regarding the formula for the Nourishing Essence Pill.

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

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

Zhuge Miao's attitude was sincere.

Earlier, he had reminded Qi Yuan to choose first precisely so he could strike up a conversation with him.

His words brought varying expressions to the faces of the Shinguang Sect disciples present.

Qi Yuan looked at Zhuge Miao. "At dusk, I'll take my pet for a walk down the mountain. I can take a look for you then."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Miao was overjoyed.

When Xu Yiyi, the senior disciple of Ten Thousand Laws Peak, heard Qi Yuan mention his pet, she seemed to recall something, and a faint smile appeared on her cold face.

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

Only then did Kang Fulu say, "Junior Brother Zhuge, are you sure you want to consult Qi Yuan about the pill formula?"

The others present also revealed puzzled expressions, or faint smiles.

They did not believe Qi Yuan could help Zhuge Miao.

"Junior Brother Qi Yuan possesses astonishing talent and always has ideas that shock the world and defy convention. He may also have his own insights into the path of alchemy," Zhuge Miao said.

Half a month ago, he had encountered Qi Yuan walking his pet. They had discussed a pill formula, and Qi Yuan's views had unexpectedly helped him greatly.

"If he were truly that capable, why couldn't he even gather a set of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects?" Madman, the senior disciple of Battle Peak, had always been blunt. "Junior Brother Zhuge, I fear you'll lose a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object for nothing."

Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects were extremely expensive, and were spiritual objects that Qi Refining Completion cultivators had to prepare before breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

The higher the grade of a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, and the more suited it was to the cultivator, the better the effects of Foundation Establishment would be.

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

In their eyes, Qi Yuan's inability to reach Foundation Establishment was because he had offended his master, who had therefore not bestowed any Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects upon him.

Xu Yiyi, the senior disciple of Ten Thousand Laws Peak, said, "One step makes a peerless genius; one step makes a madman. Qi Yuan may not lack unique insights."

"Enough, we can chat about these matters later. We still have proper business to attend to," Kang Fulu said.

No one continued the discussion. Kang Fulu looked toward the remaining five people.

"There is no need to introduce the others."

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

That attention-seeker had begun introducing himself in an endless stream again.

Jiang Lingsu followed behind Qi Yuan, exceptionally obedient.

She was filled with curiosity about Seven Colors Peak.

Especially its peak master, Ruan Yixi.

Even her Lineage's influence had failed to uncover Ruan Yixi's true origins.

Of course, that was also because her Lineage was too far from Shinguang Sect, and time had been too pressing.

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

Perhaps she was the fateful chance that had allowed Shinguang Sect to escape calamity.

She had traveled a thousand miles to Shinguang Sect for Ruan Yixi.

As for this senior brother?

He was merely a senior brother who met by chance, like dew on the grass.

"Eldest Senior Brother, what kind of person is Master?" Jiang Lingsu asked cautiously. She wanted to learn about Seven Colors Peak's master, Ruan Yixi, through Qi Yuan.

"Master is a... exquisitely beautiful person." Qi Yuan answered without hesitation.

Jiang Lingsu was stunned for a moment.

What disciple described his master like that?

Wasn't that far too rebellious and disrespectful?

It even carried the suspicion of deceiving one's master and destroying one's ancestors!

But when she recalled that Senior Brother Qi Yuan was a cultivator of the Obsession Lineage, she accepted it.

Cultivators of the Obsession Lineage were the strangest of all. They spoke very directly, so it was not too surprising.

Jiang Lingsu continued asking, "Other than being beautiful?"

Qi Yuan stopped walking and pondered for a moment.

Jiang Lingsu waited with great anticipation.

"She has a good figure."

Jiang Lingsu: "..."

Jiang Lingsu deeply regretted asking. Had she known, she would never have asked Senior Brother.

Cultivators of the Obsession Lineage were far too outrageous!

What exactly was inside their heads?

She decided not to ask Senior Brother anything else. Since she had joined Seven Colors Peak, she would soon be able to meet Master anyway.

The two remained silent as they climbed toward Seven Colors Peak.

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

"This is my room."

Qi Yuan pointed at a small courtyard.

Jiang Lingsu did not know what Qi Yuan meant.

She asked, "Where is Master? Should I go pay my respects to Master?"

Qi Yuan raised his head and looked toward the peak. "Master lives in the palace atop the mountain."

Jiang Lingsu looked toward the mountaintop and saw what seemed to be elegant towers and jade pavilions amid the clouds.

Compared with Senior Brother Qi Yuan's Thatched Cottage, it was vastly better.

"Let's go pay our respects to Master now!" Jiang Lingsu said eagerly.

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

"Master isn't here?"

"No. There are restrictions between the mountainside and the summit. We cannot go up."

"Huh?" Jiang Lingsu was confused.

"Master once said that unless we step into the Core Formation Realm, we are not permitted to climb to the summit and 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 those thousand disciples were in Qi Refining.

Above Qi Refining was Foundation Establishment.

Foundation Establishment cultivators were already considered a sect's mid-level combat strength.

Within a sect, they held lofty status and could serve as stewards, or even elders.

Once one stepped into Core Formation, one became part of a sect's true upper echelon.

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

As for the even higher Yin Spirit and Yang Spirit realms, rumors said that not a single one existed in the Great Shang Kingdom.

Jiang Lingsu froze.

A Core Formation Cultivator was no weakling anywhere.

Even with her Lineage's resources, she would need at least a dozen years of tempering to become a Core Formation Cultivator.

As for Senior Brother Qi Yuan, though cultivators of the Obsession Lineage had passable talent, in her eyes, he could only be considered average.

He might not be able to enter the Core Formation Realm in this lifetime.

Even if he did enter Core Formation, the grade of the Origin Core he condensed might not be high.

"Senior Brother, why did Master set such a harsh requirement?" Jiang Lingsu did not understand.

She did not have that much time to wait.

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

"Huh?" Jiang Lingsu was startled, recalling Qi Yuan's earlier assessment of Master.

Master was simply too lazy to see you, wasn't she?!

"Senior Brother, I understand." Jiang Lingsu truly had no way to deal with cultivators of the Obsession Lineage.

She looked at Qi Yuan. "Senior Brother, where will I live?"

They could not go to the summit, and there were no other houses here.

"There is straw in the courtyard, along with some wood."

Hearing this, Jiang Lingsu had an ominous premonition.

Senior Brother wouldn't build her a Thatched Cottage, would he?

She had never lived in a Thatched Cottage before.

"Move it yourself and build a Thatched Cottage. Make do with it for now."

Qi Yuan yawned again.