You're Definitely a Spy from the Demonic Path!

Cough, cough!

Noticing Jiang Chuan's gaze, Elder Jing Zhen gave two light coughs.

"Jiang Chuan, don't worry. Senior Golden Wind is Elder Jingyun's master, Elder Chenxu's mount, and she has a good relationship with Elder Jingyun."

"Elder Jingyun thinks highly of you. For Elder Jingyun's sake, Senior Golden Wind won't make a move against you."

"So that's what happened."

Jiang Chuan's thoughts turned, and he immediately understood the whole chain of events.

He had been wondering why, in the simulation, Elder Jing Zhen had not arranged for him to "look after" Golden Wind.

In the previous simulations, although he had also entered the Warrior Monk Institute, Elder Jingyun had never thought highly of him.

After Elder Jingyun took a liking to him, he had begun simulating a one-day trip to Chisha Island.

Before he had even met Golden Wind, he had gone to Chisha Island and been blasted to pieces by the aftermath.

"Since that's the case, Elder Jing Zhen, I think you should find some other senior brothers and junior brothers."

Jiang Chuan had no desire whatsoever to serve this old Senior Golden Wind.

Elder Jing Zhen's face darkened.

So everything I said was for nothing?

"Just you two. If you refuse, I'll throw you into the Beast Court's dung pit, record it with a recording stone, and show it to every newly inducted disciple."

"Elder, say no more. Junior Brother Jiang Chuan and I will go right away." Jing Hui hurriedly agreed.

If that got recorded, how could he ever put on a holy display before others again?

Jiang Chuan gave Elder Jing Zhen a deep look.

At that moment, only one thought remained in his mind.

"Are you fucking sure you aren't an undercover agent from the demonic sect?"

If he were not a spy from the demonic sect, Jiang Chuan truly could not understand how a monk could devise such a vicious scheme.

"Jing Zhen is definitely a spy from the demonic sect! Once I hold power, he'll be the first one I investigate!"

Jing Hui then dragged Jiang Chuan out of the Chore Yard, catching up to Golden Wind, who was strolling leisurely ahead.

"Senior Golden Wind, if there's nothing else, Senior Brother Jing Hui and I will go back and rest."

Golden Wind was slightly taken aback by Jiang Chuan's words, then turned to look at him.

"Kid, Jing Zhen told you to keep a close eye on me."

Jing Hui also looked at Jiang Chuan with a face full of confusion.

"Senior Brother Jing Hui and I are weak. With your strength, Senior, you have ten thousand ways to hide things from us."

Jiang Chuan chuckled. "Since that's the case, what difference does it make whether we're here or not?"

Working was impossible.

If he could slack off, then he would slack off.

Golden Wind gave Jiang Chuan a deep look, then nodded in satisfaction.

"Among the monks of Bodhi Temple, you're truly one of the rare few who know how to read the situation."

"Since you're so tactful, I'll return the peach for the plum and lend you a hand, helping you pass the Warrior Monk Institute's assessment."

As Golden Wind spoke, she flicked her sleeve.

One golden and one black streak of light flew toward Jiang Chuan and Jing Hui.

Jiang Chuan instinctively raised his hand and caught the incoming golden streak.

The instant it touched his hand, an icy chill spread throughout Jiang Chuan's entire body.

Cold!

So cold!

Jiang Chuan felt as though his body were about to freeze stiff.

Opening his palm, he saw a small golden knife the length of his index finger resting there.

A sharp, soul-shaking aura spread from the golden knife, as though it were not an ornamental trinket, but a peerless divine weapon capable of slaying demons and exterminating devils!

"Your Demon Slaying Saber is practiced fairly well. This blade, forged from gold essence, contains the saber intent I condensed after mastering the Demon Slaying Saber. Comprehend it, and it can help you take another step forward."

Golden Wind then looked at Jing Hui.

"This pill is a Hundred Herbs Body Strengthening Pill I casually took from the Pill Room. Refining it should help you break through a minor realm."

After saying that, Golden Wind's entire body dispersed like a clear breeze.

Jiang Chuan and Jing Hui exchanged a glance, both seeing the joy in the other's eyes before speaking in unison.

"Many thanks, Senior Golden Wind!"

"By the way, Junior Brother, won't Elder Jing Zhen punish us for doing this?" Jing Hui looked worried.

Jiang Chuan threw an arm around Jing Hui's shoulders.

"Senior Brother Jing Hui, will you tell Elder Jing Zhen?"

Jing Hui shook his head.

"Will I tell Elder Jing Zhen?"

Jing Hui shook his head again.

"Will Senior Golden Wind tell Elder Jing Zhen?"

Jing Hui continued shaking his head.

"Then there you have it. You won't say anything, I won't say anything, and Senior Golden Wind won't say anything. How would Elder Jing Zhen ever know?"

Jiang Chuan's face was full of smiles.

Five days off!

And he had even received a reward from Senior Golden Wind!

Wonderful!

Absolutely wonderful!

After returning to the small house with Jing Hui, Jiang Chuan began comprehending Golden Wind's saber intent.

Screech!

A gigantic golden bird, entirely golden as though cast from gold, with lightning coiling around its body, appeared in Jiang Chuan's mind.

The giant bird flapped its wings, and lightning surged across its body. Like a golden sun, it dove down.

Clang!

The next instant, a blood-red saber light appeared.

If the peak saber strike Jiang Chuan had faced from Ji Xinyu had been like the light of death pouring from the Infernal Abyss, then this strike was the Infernal Abyss itself!

Death, slaughter, grimness, and ominousness spread from the saber light.

Through the blood-red saber light, Jiang Chuan saw figures struggling and rising and sinking within it.

There was a headless flood dragon, a nine-headed lion cleaved in two, and a three-headed, six-armed member of the Devil Race.

Slash!

As the blood-red saber light swept past, the golden giant bird was cleaved directly in half.

"This strike!"

Jiang Chuan's breathing quickened, and cold sweat streamed down his forehead.

Even though he knew that strike had not been aimed at him, its terrifying aura still shook his mind and spirit.

Once Jiang Chuan's breathing had steadied, a crisp voice rang out in his mind again.

Ding! Simulation attempts reset. Begin simulation?

"This time, I'll have Elder Jingyun go find Abbot Kong Ming. I refuse to believe we can't open one lousy cave abode!"

Jiang Chuan immediately began the simulation.

Ding! Simulation beginning. Randomly matching the host with a Love Simulation Target.

Ding! Match successful.

The Love Simulation Target matched for this simulation is Leng Jihong, daughter of the city lord of Yongzhou City in the Nine Abyss Dynasty.

The next day, you went to the Warrior Monk Institute and found Elder Jingyun. You said that you had awakened your innate wisdom from a past life and hoped Elder Jingyun would ask Abbot Kong Ming to help open your past-life cave abode.

Elder Jingyun believed that he, along with the other elders, would already be enough, and that there was no need to ask Abbot Kong Ming to act.

You explained to Elder Jingyun that you had designed a self-destruct formation for your past-life cave abode. Once a cultivator forcibly entered, it would self-destruct, and only an Eighth Realm cultivator could stop it.

In the end, under your insistence, Elder Jingyun agreed to take you to see Abbot Kong Ming.

"I wonder what kind of bearing Abbot Kong Ming, who stands at the peak of Qingyuan Realm cultivators, possesses?"

Jiang Chuan looked at the solemn and majestic Bodhi Grand Hall before him, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Though he was a disciple of Bodhi Temple, he had never paid respects to Abbot Kong Ming in reality.

In the simulation, Abbot Kong Ming had appeared when receiving the Nine Abyss Dynasty. But at the time, Jiang Chuan had merely been an ordinary Bodhi Temple disciple, standing several thousand meters away and only able to vaguely make out a figure holding a monk's staff.

After Elder Jingyun had taken a liking to him, he had had the chance to stand before Abbot Kong Ming, but he had missed it because he was in seclusion.

"Jiang Chuan, come in. The Abbot has something to ask you."

"Yes, Elder Jingyun."

Jiang Chuan immediately walked into the Bodhi Grand Hall.