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"Can't you understand human speech? Then go get your ears treated first. I have no interest in saying the same thing to you a second time." Bai Lan's gaze swept over them, her voice cold.

"You! How arrogant! You're just a steward disciple, yet you dare speak to us like this. You just wait! You've offended my Jade Purity Peak, and your life in the sect won't be easy from now on!" The woman was so angry her face lost all color, but she didn't dare to fight Bai Lan, only continuing to hurl threats.

With the Azure Origin Sect's rules in place, these people only dared to boss her around based on their status, but they couldn't lay a hand on her.

The others saw this and chimed in, "Exactly! You just wait!"

"Little Martial Aunt is now True Person Qing Xuan's personal disciple. If you offend her, I'll see who dares to befriend you in the sect!"

"I dare!" A clear female voice rang out from behind the crowd. Nan Xianshi, dressed in a pink dress, emerged from the crowd at some point.

She pointed at Bai Lan, then lifted her chin and snorted, "She's my person. Bai Ling is True Person Qing Xuan's disciple, and so am I. I'd like to see anyone here dare to touch her?"

Bai Lan: "..."

As expected, Nan Xianshi had eventually joined Qing Xuan's lineage and become the female lead's Senior Sister.

But what was with this situation?

Nan Xianshi was standing in front of her, protecting her?

Something was wrong, something was wrong!

Things seemed to be developing in a strange direction. Why had Nan Xianshi and she become allies?

Girl, think carefully! Befriending her means becoming enemies with the Destined Female Lead Bai Ling and the Destined Male Lead Long Aotian!

Bai Ling had a string of male romantic interests behind her, and Long Aotian was no different!

Bai Lan couldn't even count the people and forces she might make enemies with in the future.

After driving away the group of the female lead's followers, Nan Xianshi turned to look at Bai Lan, "Hmph, don't misunderstand. I'm not here to save you, I just wanted to annoy Bai Ling."

"...I understand. You're here specifically to save me. Thank you," Bai Lan said sincerely.

Although she didn't actually need Nan Xianshi to save the day, Bai Lan didn't say this out loud.

"I'm not!! I was just passing by!" Nan Xianshi corrected.

"Mhm, mhm, okay, okay. Yes, passing by."

"That little vixen Bai Ling actually became Master's personal disciple. How hateful! Sooner or later, I will also become Master's personal disciple! And be loved by Master even more than Bai Ling!" Nan Xianshi gritted her teeth.

As expected, Nan Xianshi was, just as the plot predicted, starting to compete with the female lead for True Person Qing Xuan's favor.

But after two encounters, Bai Lan had gotten a grasp of Nan Xianshi's personality.

Perhaps she didn't have much attachment to True Person Qing Xuan himself. She just wanted to surpass Bai Ling, whether in cultivation or status.

Bai Lan sighed, "Compared to that, you should perhaps focus on more important matters."

"More important matters?" Nan Xianshi asked, confused.

"Don't cultivators spend their entire lives striving to Ascend to Immortality, Cultivate Supreme Great Dao, and achieve Longevity?" Bai Lan chuckled, "If you want to seek the Great Dao and find Longevity, then in a hundred years, both True Person Qing Xuan and Bai Ling will merely be a memory on the path to eternal life."

"If you waste your energy on them, you'll only neglect your cultivation, which would be truly not worth it."

Nan Xianshi paused.

"I believe... you are a princess who came from the Southern Kingdom. You are the only person in the Southern Kingdom's royal family in a hundred years to possess a spiritual root. Your father and mother must have placed great hopes on your cultivation journey when you entered the cultivation world," Bai Lan said slowly, her tone calm, yet her words struck Nan Xianshi to the core.

What she said... seemed to have some logic to it.

Nan Xianshi fell into thought. Had she been paying too much attention to Bai Ling?

It was truly strange. In the beginning, she had only disliked her status.

She had even followed that little vixen, choosing the same Master out of a momentary rivalry.

She just wanted to compete with her.

She had a Water-Lightning Spiritual Root, which was clearly more suited for Lingxia Peak.

She suddenly felt a bit of regret, but Nan Xianshi's personality dictated that she would never show such regret.

She snorted, "Hmph, I don't understand what you're saying. I'm leaving now."

"Tsk." Bai Lan shook her head, "Tsundere is out of fashion."

The system floated over, asking curiously, "This is so strange, Host. How did Nan Xianshi get involved with you? And her behavior just now was weird."

"It's nothing. I just saw that she was too deeply caught up in her obsession and her state of mind was not good, so I offered a little guidance," Bai Lan chuckled.

The system was shocked, "The Host knows how to do that!"

"When I was little, I was obsessed with fried chicken burgers and snacks. When I threw a tantrum wanting to eat them, Master also tricked me... ahem, guided me like that."

The system fell into thought.

It seemed to understand why the Host was like this now. It was because her Master was an old fellow who liked to trick his disciples. Master and disciple were both not serious!

Jade Purity Peak—

Returning to Jade Purity Peak, Nan Xianshi had been thinking about Bai Lan's words all the way. Recalling the day she chose her Master, the more she thought about it, the more regret she felt.

Especially when True Person Qing Xuan personally guided Bai Ling in Qi Induction but left her to the Senior Brother, and that Senior Brother was constantly bothering the Little Junior Sister.

The feeling of regret grew stronger.

She had figured out the Qi Induction process all by herself.

This apprenticeship felt no different than not having one. True Person Qing Xuan was always elusive, appearing and disappearing without a trace, his face perpetually cold, and his words never exceeding five characters.

But as Bai Lan had said, wasn't her reason for entering the cultivation world to cultivate and Ascend to Immortality, to Cultivate Supreme Great Dao and achieve Longevity?

Why should she be fixated on gaining her Master's favor?

Especially since her Master, True Person Qing Xuan, who neglected everything, was less helpful than Bai Lan's words of guidance just now...

Nan Xianshi gradually fell silent.

"Little Junior Sister, why are you unhappy?"

"Did someone make you unhappy! Senior Brother will go deal with him for you!"

"Don't worry, now that you're at Jade Purity Peak, no one from the Bai family will bully you anymore."

"I bet you're tired from practicing your sword. Master is really something, giving Little Junior Sister so much homework."

The voices of several Senior Brothers chattering around Bai Ling reached her ears. Nan Xianshi looked over, her brow furrowing slightly. She pressed her temples with a hint of helplessness.

She increasingly felt that her choice during the apprenticeship ceremony was utterly foolish.

On Jade Purity Peak, from her Master down to her Senior Brothers, everyone seemed to be under a spell, doting on Little Junior Sister. She felt like a transparent person.

"..."

Was it too late to change Masters now? She wanted a Master who could impart knowledge, teach skills, and answer questions without favoritism!

Nan Xianshi sighed.

Outer Sect, Steward Peak—

Bai Lan sat cross-legged, eyes closed, with her palms facing the heavens. The Five Elements Spiritual Energy within her dantian circulated slowly, gradually dividing into Yin and Yang states, complementing each other.

Yin Wood, Yang Wood, Yin Metal, Yang Metal, Yin Water, Yang Water...

And so on, all Five Elements were divided into Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang had their corresponding counterparts.

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