Teach her a lesson?

Bai Lan's brow twitched, and she almost couldn't hold back a laugh.

Teach her a lesson?

Good, she wouldn't mind adding a few injuries to Le Qing while collecting her debt.

"Wuwuwu, I knew Senior Brother Le was the best to me!" Bai Ling's eyes welled up with tears, and she looked at Le Qing with immense gratitude.

Le Qing forced an awkward smile and scratched his head. "Cough, Junior Sister, heal quickly. Senior Brother... will guard you. This Nine Yin Secret Realm is unpredictable and complex. You can't stay in one place for too long."

Just as Bai Lan had guessed, Bai Ling's luck was indeed heaven-defying.

She lurked behind Bai Ling, and by dusk the next day, Bai Ling had stumbled upon the place described in the plot as the source of opportunity.

The secret realm also had buildings like pavilions and towers. The place where the opportunity lay was an eight-sided glazed pagoda built in a corner. Compared to other buildings with carved beams and painted rafters, this pagoda was indeed rather unremarkable.

However, as luck would have it, Bai Ling still became interested in it and wanted to explore.

Bai Lan knew that Bai Ling would receive the full inheritance of an ancient alchemist here, and her attainments in alchemy would also become the greatest help on her future cultivation path.

After recording the location, Bai Lan decisively reloaded her save and rewound time to the beginning.

This time, however, she no longer needed to follow Bai Ling. She could head straight to the place where the opportunity was located.

In just half a day, with Bai Lan traveling non-stop, she followed the memory from her mind and arrived in front of the eight-sided glazed pagoda.

At the same time, Bai Ling elsewhere was still in a cave, crying to Le Qing about her tragic experiences.

Save.

"System, I have a task for you," Bai Lan said, turning her head to look at the System.

The System was taken aback. "What, what task?"

"I'll venture into the secret realm alone. You go track Long Aotian and tell me his situation in real-time to ensure the other opportunity isn't snatched up first," Bai Lan said, patting the System's shoulder.

The System's eyes widened. "Ah? I, I'm going alone?"

"Otherwise? If you don't want to go alone, I can pull out the corpse from the Void Stone and bring it with me?" Bai Lan spread her hands helplessly.

Qiu Tian, who was lying in a coffin in the Void Stone, raising corpse spots, suddenly sneezed.

The System scratched its head. "Alright, I'll go. Just don't let that Corpse Puppet follow me, I'm scared..."

Bai Lan's biggest worry was whether there would be illusions in this pagoda. Based on her intuition.

Illusions were extremely common in trials in the cultivation world.

The System, being a cute little thing without a firewall, would definitely fall for an illusion if it encountered one.

It was like a child who would be lured away by a bad guy with a piece of candy, utterly naive.

It was more suitable for her to face difficult trials like illusions alone. The System would only be a burden if it stayed by her side.

After sending off the reluctant System, Bai Lan took a deep breath and slowly stepped forward to push open the pagoda door.

This eight-sided glazed pagoda looked incredibly small from the outside, but upon entering, she realized there was more to it.

From the outside, it was a plain gray tower, but inside, it was a grand hall.

The moment Bai Lan stepped into the hall, the door behind her slowly closed.

Fortunately, Bai Lan had saved her progress earlier, so she wasn't flustered at all.

She calmly surveyed the scene in the hall.

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"Who are you, and why do you trespass here?"

The old man's deep and resonant voice seemed to come from afar.

Generally speaking, those whose voices had reverb were powerful experts.

Bai Lan was silent for a moment, shook her head, and chuckled. She cupped her hands in the direction of the voice. "Senior, there's no need to play along with this junior. Isn't this secret realm your creation? Opening the Nine Yin Secret Realm for later generations to trial is your intention, isn't it?"

In fact, the old man knew from the beginning that disciples in the Qi Refining stage came here for trials every year.

Nonsense like "Who are you, and why do you trespass here" was all the old man's way of boosting his own prestige, even adding reverb to his voice.

The skeleton old man under the cliff used the same trick. Bai Lan was already very familiar with the tricks of these ancient beings.

The voice seemed somewhat embarrassed that Bai Lan had seen through his act and fell into a permanent silence.

"Since you've opened this secret realm for later generations to trial, Senior must have your own purpose. Why don't we speak frankly?" Bai Lan smiled slightly and got straight to the point.

She was someone with the advantage of foresight, knowing everything related to the Child of Destiny. Since Bai Ling had obtained the opportunity in this secret realm, she naturally knew the background of the old man before her.

"Who exactly are you! Have you been body snatched by some old ghost? State your name, let this seat hear it," the old man said coldly, no longer maintaining his pretense.

Bai Lan rubbed her forehead helplessly.

Why does everyone think I've been body snatched?

"Senior can tell if this junior has been body snatched with a simple probe," Bai Lan spread her hands, her tone suddenly open. "Besides, whether or not I've been body snatched isn't important. What's important is that I've come here, wanting to help Senior resolve difficulties."

The old man gritted his teeth and said, "Pah, help this old man resolve difficulties? You brat came here for the opportunity, didn't you?"

"Senior is joking. Which cultivator who comes here isn't after an opportunity?"

No one would be foolish enough to come to such a dangerous place to risk their life, unless it was for some elusive opportunity.

"Hmph." The old man snorted coldly.

A figure slowly appeared in the magnificent golden hall. The old man walked up to Bai Lan, leaning on his cane, and sized her up. He suddenly smiled, "You truly are a special little imp. The cultivation method you practice is the Chaos Yin Yang Art, isn't it?"

"Senior, your strength is truly extraordinary, to even recognize the cultivation method I practice," Bai Lan chuckled lightly.

"Little one, aren't you afraid I'll body snatch you?" The old man grinned maliciously and suddenly appeared behind Bai Lan, attempting to startle her.

Bai Lan remained calm, "Senior can try."

If he tries, I'll just reload. No panic, not at all.

The old man had intended to glean some other expression from Bai Lan's unflustered face, but he hadn't expected her to not even fear body snatching.

"..."

"I truly cannot body snatch you." The old man's expression was indifferent, his playful mood lost.

A cultivator could only body snatch once in their life. The old man's words clearly implied that he had previously attempted to body snatch someone and had occupied that person's body for cultivation.

Therefore, he no longer had the opportunity to body snatch anyone else.

Yet, even so, he had still failed to find the Great Dao and had ultimately perished here.

Bai Lan's expression remained unchanged. For the pursuit of eternal life, how many cultivators would resort to any means necessary?

The old man before her was by no means a good person, but his past had nothing to do with Bai Lan.

However, the opportunity the old man presented was related to her!

Who would pass up an opportunity involving Spirit Stones!