For Tian Bai, though, whether Shi Lan played beautifully or not didn't matter.
Seeing Tian Bai's somewhat dazed expression, Shi Lan couldn't help smiling as she reached out and pinched her cheek.
"You hardly look like a demon king."
Li Canglan walked into the courtyard. Seeing the scene before him, he couldn't help but stare for a moment.
Beneath the tree sat a woman in white, her skirt trailing more than three feet along the ground like flowing moonlight. Dark red hair fell around her, like blazing flames. Her exquisite figure was outlined by her robes, yet she showed not the slightest hint of softness. One fair wrist rested on the zither table, smooth as warm white jade and glowing with a delicate sheen.
"Greetings, Sect Master."
Lowering his eyes, Li Canglan stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"How has the sect been doing lately?"
Shi Lan lowered her hand and looked up at Li Canglan.
"Things are much the same as before. Twenty-seven Golden Core Realm disciples underwent tribulation; four perished, while the remaining twenty-three all entered the Nascent Soul Realm," Li Canglan replied respectfully.
"Because so many disciples underwent tribulation, the power of the lightning tribulations has made some Lineages even more suspicious of the Sect Master's strength."
As for which Lineages, Li Canglan didn't say. Shi Lan could guess: nothing more than the great royal clans with King Realm powerhouses at their helm.
"Besides that, there's another unusual matter."
Seeing that Shi Lan didn't speak, Li Canglan continued:
"An anomaly has occurred in the descendants of our disciples."
"What kind of anomaly?"
Hearing this, Shi Lan furrowed her brow slightly.
"Among the disciples in the Yuanji Realm, some have formed unions and had children. Some of the children were born with the rudiments of a Dao Foundation within