Do I, Jiang, look like a statue in a temple?

"Miss, I'm not here to kill you," Jiang Chuan hastily explained.

"You think I'd believe that?"

Que Jinling raised her delicate eyebrows, crimson flames burning fiercely on her long sword.

"If I wanted to kill you, it would only take a thought. There would be no need for all this trouble," Jiang Chuan said, standing with his hands behind his back as he looked at Que Jinling.

"Arrogant! Do you think you're a pure-blooded divine beast, or an immortal Buddha reincarnated, that you can suppress your peers with a single thought?"

As Que Jinling spoke, she swung her sword.

Crimson flames surged towards Jiang Chuan like rolling waves.

Darkness Space!

Jiang Chuan hooked his fingers, and five streaks of pitch-black light shot out. They intertwined and coiled, like a heavenly dog devouring the moon, opening its ravenous maw to swallow the crimson flames.

At the same time, Jiang Chuan pointed a finger.

Star Spirit Myriad Transformations Light!

Dozens of azure beams, like flood dragons released from their pens, soared into the sky. They transformed into profound and dazzling array patterns, imprinted upon the void.

In an instant, three Grand Formations, emitting sharp and awe-inspiring auras, enveloped Que Jinling.

Before Que Jinling could break free, she was trapped within the Grand Formations by Jiang Chuan.

"Heaven Punishing Evil Formation, Golden Blade Spring Rain Formation, Mysterious Nether Silver Wind Formation."

Que Jinling's heart trembled, her voice filled with astonishment.

"To manifest three Grand Formations with a single thought… with such skill, such power, you absolutely cannot be an unknown figure in the Qingyuan Realm. Who exactly are you?!"

Jiang Chuan retorted, "Do you believe now that I'm not here to kill you?"

"With your strength, killing me truly would be a matter of a single thought. There's no reason for you to lie."

Que Jinling sheathed her long sword, a hint of curiosity appearing in her eyes.

"Since you're not here to kill me, why have you sought me out, Dao Companion?"

"I asked a senior named Divine Calculator to divine my future Dao Companion. That senior then said that my future Dao Companion would be you," Jiang Chuan began to spin his tale again.

"Dao Companion? Jinling is devoted to the Dao and has no interest in romantic matters."

Que Jinling hesitated, then bit her lip and said, "If Dao Companion truly wishes to marry Jinling, that can be arranged. However, you must help Jinling accomplish one thing."

"What is it?" Jiang Chuan asked.

"Join Bamboo Immortal Island."

Jiang Chuan looked curious. "Dao Companion Que, you come from a royal family. By rights, you shouldn't lack inheritances. Why would you want to join Bamboo Immortal Island?"

"Dao Companion only knows the beginning, not the end."

Que Jinling explained, "The inheritances of our Demon Race are all within our bloodline. Although the Fire Sparrow Clan are descendants of the Vermilion Bird, they are not pure-blooded. Our bloodline inheritance is incomplete, far inferior to the inheritances left by those two True Immortals at Bamboo Immortal Island."

Bamboo Immortal Island was the most unique among the top powers in the Qingyuan Realm.

This was because one of the founders of Bamboo Immortal Island was a demon immortal who achieved enlightenment from a spirit bamboo!

Bamboo Immortal Island was originally the residence of a Sword Immortal.

That Sword Immortal practiced his sword arts daily in the canyon at the center of Bamboo Immortal Island. Over time, the canyon became filled with sword marks, and the terrifying sword intent caused nothing to grow around it.

Later, that Sword Immortal disappeared. A spirit bamboo absorbed the Sword Immortal's sword intent and gestured to birth itself from the canyon.

After the spirit bamboo gained sentience, it stayed on the island, contemplating the Sword Immortal's sword intent and cultivating in seclusion.

It wasn't until the spirit bamboo was about to break through to the Eleventh Realm and face its immortal ascension tribulation.

To prevent Bamboo Immortal Island from being destroyed, it planned to ascend into the stars to undergo its tribulation.

Before leaving, it feared that its tribulation would kill it, causing the cultivation techniques and divine abilities it had developed over ten thousand years of hard work to be lost.

Therefore, it left behind its scriptures and divine abilities on Bamboo Immortal Island, along with sword scriptures it had comprehended from the Sword Immortal's sword intent and marks.

Afterward, the founder of Bamboo Immortal Island received inheritances from two True Immortals, established the lineage of Bamboo Immortal Island, and became one of the Nine Outer Sects.

"Since the Middle Ages, the Human and Demon races have been mortal enemies," Jiang Chuan furrowed his brows. "Although the two races are not currently at war, Bamboo Immortal Island, as a Human Dao lineage, would absolutely not accept demon race cultivators."

"I just need one Bone Remolding Pill to help me reshape my body, and I can join Bamboo Immortal Island," Que Jinling's eyes were filled with longing.

"Bone Remolding Pill?"

Jiang Chuan's eye twitched slightly. "Dao Companion Que, do you think you're worth a top-grade Heavenly-tier Bone Remolding Pill?"

Que Jinling: "..."

What kind of person are you to say that?

This young lady is naturally beautiful and stunningly attractive. How could I not be worth a pill?

Even if I'm not worth a whole pill, I should at least be worth half a pill, right?

"I'm not asking you to find a Bone Remolding Pill for me. I already know the whereabouts of one. You just need to help me retrieve it."

Upon hearing Que Jinling's words, Jiang Chuan's eyes immediately lit up. "Where?"

The Bone Remolding Pill also had another name in the Qingyuan Realm: the Genius Hero Pill.

As the name suggested, a single Bone Remolding Pill could reshape the body and elevate one's potential to that of a genius hero.

Such a heaven-defying effect made the Bone Remolding Pill incredibly difficult to refine.

Jiang Chuan's talent, at best, could only be considered superior grade.

If he could obtain a Bone Remolding Pill, he could ascend to the ranks of genius heroes.

"In the Sunfall Sea."

"I take back what I just said. I can't help you with this favor."

Que Jinling: "."

Didn't your attitude change a little too quickly?

Under Que Jinling's gaze, Jiang Chuan remained unfazed.

What a joke!

The Sunfall Sea was a place where even Eighth Realm powerhouses would die if they ventured too deep.

His current strength would be suicide to enter!

"The location of the Bone Remolding Pill is not in the core area of the Sunfall Sea, but on the periphery. With your strength, Fellow Daoist, it should be sufficient."

"Fellow Daoist Que, perhaps you could change your request."

Jiang Chuan was tempted, but for the sake of his simulated rewards, he still refused.

Que Jinling bit her lower lip lightly, hesitated for a moment, and spoke again.

"Then please, Fellow Daoist, find me a Bamboo Immortal Token."

"Fellow Daoist Que."

"Yes."

"Do I look like a statue in a temple to you?"

"No."

"Then what wish are you making?"

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[You feel that Que Jinling's requests are becoming increasingly outrageous.]

[The Bamboo Immortal Token is a token given by Bamboo Immortal Island to cultivators who have rendered great service to the island. Possessing a Bamboo Immortal Token allows one to enter the place where the Sword Immortal of the past practiced his sword, and to comprehend the Sword Immortal's sword dao and sword intent.]

[Bamboo Immortal Island is one of the top major powers in the Qingyuan Realm. What kind of cultivator could render such great service to Bamboo Immortal Island? In any case, you feel you are incapable of doing so.]

[Thus, after careful consideration, you and Que Jinling head to the Sunfall Sea.]

[The Sunfall Sea is located north of the East Sea. During the great war between the Human and Demon races in the ancient era, the sky's great sun was destroyed and fell to the earth, causing the land to sink and turn into a vast ocean. Countless powerhouses of both the Human and Demon races were buried within.]

[Over a long period, various anomalies have occurred, birthing many sinister and strange entities.]

[Even Eighth Realm, and even Ninth Realm powerhouses, would perish if they ventured deep within.]

[Although Que Jinling repeatedly assured you that she had found a safe path, you were still very worried.]

[The facts proved that your worries were correct.]

[Shortly after passing through the East Sea and entering the Sunfall Sea, you discovered that Que Jinling's so-called safe path was not safe at all.]