The Duty of a Master

An Bulang's eyes flickered with a moment of haziness before clearing instantly. He shouted, his eyes wide open.

His shout scattered the peculiar, faint fragrance that had been lingering in the room.

Ji Yinyin took a step back, pouting, her expression filled with disappointment. She murmured, "What the... you saw through it... It seems my cultivation is still too shallow. I need to cultivate diligently..."

As she spoke, a surge of inexplicable fighting spirit welled up within her. "Master, don't worry, I will definitely work hard!"

Seeing Ji Yinyin like this, An Bulang almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Don't worry? You expect me to be at ease like this? How can I be at ease?!

And you talk about working hard, cultivating diligently?

I'm teaching you to cultivate immortality, treating you as a disciple, and you want to repay me by sleeping with me?

I don't want a disciple like this, whoever wants her can take her!

An Bulang complained wildly in his heart, but his face maintained an imposing, unangered expression. "Speak, who did you learn this technique from? I don't recall teaching you such a despicable art!!"

Ji Yinyin looked wronged and explained, "You only taught me the Yin-Yang Feather Ascension Art, you didn't teach me any techniques. I'm a studious person, so I learned a practical technique from Sister Wu Wanyue..."

An Bulang felt a headache coming on. Studious? Learned a practical technique? Does she not blush saying that?

Ji Yinyin's first learned technique wasn't for combat, but for seducing her master...

To think that such a lazy disciple was his first disciple...

If word of this got out, he'd be utterly disgraced by this girl!

"You're not allowed to use this technique again, or I won't consider you my disciple!" An Bulang said sternly.

This was the first time Ji Yinyin had seen An Bulang so serious. She was startled and timid, like a little kitten. She glanced at An Bulang and then nodded obediently.

Seeing Ji Yinyin like this, An Bulang finally sighed. "Alright, I didn't teach you techniques before because your realm was too low. Now that your progress is quite fast, reaching the Profound Body Third Layer in just a few days, you can cultivate a technique... I'll teach you."

"Then, can you still take me with you?" Ji Yinyin looked at An Bulang pitifully. Anyone else would have been overjoyed to hear that a master like An Bulang would teach them techniques, but she seemed not to have heard him, not getting sidetracked, still fixated on their previous conversation.

"This..." An Bulang hesitated.

Ji Yinyin's talent was top-notch in the mortal world, but in An Bulang's eyes, it was very ordinary. He had initially just wanted to casually change Ji Yinyin's life and didn't intend to keep her with him.

Seeing An Bulang's expression, Ji Yinyin bit her lower lip and whispered, "I'm not asking to offer myself to you anymore, can I just be your servant?"

"I'm not asking to warm your bed anymore, can I just do your laundry and cooking for you?"

"Laundry and cooking?!" An Bulang remembered Ji Yinyin's excellent cooking skills. Perhaps she could be properly trained. He was too lazy, and having someone help him with chores seemed quite good.

"Sigh... Fine... But you have to be obedient..." An Bulang relented.

Before he could say anything else, the excited cheers of the girl echoed from the room.

"Yay!!!"

"Brother Bu Lang is the best!!"

The girl threw herself into An Bulang's arms, filling them with her warmth.

"Don't take advantage of me, or I won't take you with me anymore!" An Bulang reprimanded.

"Yes, yes, yes!" The girl released her arms from around An Bulang's neck, her smile as bright as a flower.

And so, An Bulang gained a little follower.

On the martial arts training ground within the royal palace.

Ji Hongxue had dismissed the imperial guards and cultivator attendants who were not involved.

An Bulang and Ji Yinyin arrived at the center of the training ground to begin practicing techniques.

Ji Yinyin's cultivation realm was still advancing by leaps and bounds, which was actually due to the water and fire spiritual roots accumulated in her body for over a decade.

The water and fire spiritual roots could autonomously absorb the power of the natural five elements and accumulate it within themselves.

How much power had it accumulated over these ten-plus years?

Previously, the water and fire energies were not properly regulated or developed, causing them to rampage through her body, leading to various ailments, even deforming her body and making her incredibly unsightly. Now, with the water and fire spiritual roots maximally developed, the five-elemental power that had been blocked in her body for over a decade was finally being utilized.

Within a certain period, as long as Ji Yinyin's cultivation method was correct, her cultivation would undoubtedly increase at a rocket's pace.

Ji Hongxue was filled with emotion. She had originally thought that she was the only special one in the Azure Kingdom's royal family, a cultivator with decent talent. However, she never expected that her unassuming sister would be the true hidden BOSS, and perhaps in the future, the entire Azure Kingdom might depend on her.

"Do you understand how to circulate spiritual energy through the body's meridians now?" An Bulang asked.

Ji Yinyin nodded, thinking to herself, Otherwise, what do you think the seductive technique was created from? I cultivated very diligently to learn that move back then!

"Then listen carefully," An Bulang said seriously, "The move I'm teaching you is a technique that suits your current physique, named the Falling Phoenix Palm!"

As he moved his palm, he spoke, "Dao Realm, Phoenix descends from the heavens, ethereal flow through eternity. First, absorb spiritual energy into the body, divide the spiritual energy into nine equal portions. One portion circulates through the Earth Wind Aperture, after zero point three spiritual breaths, three portions follow a triangular path through the Light Heart Aperture, Bright Yang Aperture, and Northern Star Aperture... Condense and circulate the energy according to the eight-nine spiritual might, fuse it with fire elemental power, gather it in the palm, and finally, using the separation and fusion method of the Starlight Dot Technique, unleash all nine layers of flame power at once!"

An Bulang said it casually, and with a palm strike through the air, he aimed at a wooden stake a hundred meters away.

Scorching, vibrant red flame power erupted from his palm, streaking through the void with a hot, distorted, vibrant red flame. The flame resembled a phoenix descending upon the world, and the explosive flames were accompanied by ethereal, noble chirping sounds. The red light, at this moment, seemed more dazzling than the sun in the sky.

Boom!!!

In the next instant, the flames reduced the wooden stake a hundred meters away to ashes.

Ji Hongxue was stunned.

Wu Wanyue, who was on guard duty in the distance and secretly observing them, was also stunned.

This technique is so cool!!

An Bulang turned gracefully and looked at Ji Yinyin, "Understand?"

Ji Yinyin's eyes sparkled, "I understand!"

She had mastered Wu Wanyue's charm techniques in less than half an hour. She would master this Falling Phoenix Palm in at most an hour!

Two hours later.

Under the scorching sun.

"Ji Yinyin, how many times do I have to tell you? Fuse the Zhuanjing Qi according to the Starlight Dot Technique separation formula, and also combine it with the atmospheric temperature to adjust yourself to the most ideal state. Your error has reached a terrifying one in ten thousand!! You're so clumsy, are you an idiot?!" An Bulang couldn't help but curse.

Ji Yinyin lay on the training ground in despair, her face filled with a will to die.

"Wuwuwu... I'm just trash!"

"I'm just garbage!!"

"I don't deserve to live in this world!!"

She had been practicing for two hours, practicing until her palms were smoking, yet she still couldn't spew flames.

Yes, she had fallen into a state of despair. Her body's reactions were as follows:

Brain: Simple. Eyes: Easy. Hands: You two are full of crap.

An Bulang exploded.

Ji Yinyin despaired