Elder, I Want to Improve So Much...

Xiao Yu stared at the information panel above Zhang Ziling's head in disbelief.

She wasn't a wicked woman?

Right off the bat, she gave him formations and puppets, protecting him?

If someone else had treated him well, he might have suspected something was wrong.

But this woman actually wasn't a wicked woman. How could anyone possibly be nice to him for no reason?

And this woman was far too seductive. The temptation in every gesture was impossible to conceal.

Her skin was like congealed cream, her brows and eyes like a painting!

As her gaze flowed, it seemed to carry a thousand kinds of charm.

She wore a violet gauze dress, her graceful figure faintly visible beneath it.

Every step she took seemed to tread straight into one's heart.

Her voice was crisp and melodious, like heavenly music that left people intoxicated.

Her bearing was noble yet enchanting. Every frown and smile seemed capable of stealing souls and ravishing spirits!

Xiao Yu subconsciously swallowed. Why was Zhang Ziling, one of the Hehuan Sect's seven great beauties, taking such good care of him?

She even wanted to accept him as her disciple...

Could it be that she intended to stay here permanently?

Zhang Ziling was still speaking. "Just now, I saw more than a dozen medicine vats in Elder Wu's storeroom. I do not care how Elder Wu disciplined you before, but under my jurisdiction, do not commit such deeds that outrage heaven and harmony again!"

"Our Hehuan Sect cultivates the Hehuan Dao, not the wicked dao!"

"I will not restrain you regarding furnace cauldrons or dao companions, but do not let me see you harming children or mortals!"

"Do not refine any human pills or human artifacts for me, either!"

Just as Zhang Ziling spoke, she suddenly noticed Xiao Yu staring straight at her from across the room.

Those roguish eyes held not the slightest reservation as they stared directly at her face.

Zhang Ziling lowered her delicate brows slightly, a trace of authority in her voice. "Do you understand what I just said?"

Xiao Yu merely clasped his fists, his gaze still not leaving her, aggressively intrusive.

Because he had already guessed why she was treating him so well.

First, he was half an Alchemist, and since she had just arrived, she urgently needed assistance.

Second, she might have seen through his Nine Yang Divine Body. She said she wanted to take him as a disciple, but she probably had other intentions.

She definitely would not let him die!

When Zhang Ziling saw Xiao Yu staring at her so openly, her face immediately trembled. "Is there something on my face? How dare you be so rude?"

Xiao Yu slowly lowered his head. "Please forgive me, Elder. This disciple has never seen a woman as beautiful as you. You are far more beautiful than those righteous-path fairies!"

"This disciple was briefly dazzled. Elder, you are simply too beautiful... This disciple could not control himself!"

"I beg Elder for forgiveness..."

Zhang Lingmei turned her body aside in anger and embarrassment.

This bastard actually dared to speak so insolently?

She truly wanted to smash his head apart with one palm. A junior at the Body Tempering Stage actually dared to stare directly at her like this?

If it had been any other time, if someone in the sect had dared to stare at her like this, she would absolutely have made them unable to stomach the consequences!

She was so furious that her body trembled wildly and veins bulged on her forehead.

Calm down... Calm down!

This person possessed a special constitution and would be of great use to her.

And he was also the Riverflow Branch's Alchemist. If she killed him, the sect probably would not assign another Alchemist to her.

She had voluntarily requested to come to the front lines and manage a branch because she was dissatisfied with the sect's various rules.

Ever since the Hehuan Sect had established itself in Demon Province, many people's temperaments had changed.

Looking at Xiao Yu across from her, Zhang Ziling slowly exhaled. "Your name is Xiao Yu, correct? Why did you join the Hehuan Sect back then?"

Xiao Yu folded his arms and clasped his fists. "Naturally, to seek immortality and ask the Dao. This disciple previously visited righteous sects as well. Most of those places looked at aptitude, background, and whether you had money!"

"This disciple is untalented. Back then, I risked my life to pass an assessment at a righteous sect, only to be eliminated because I had a four-element pseudo-spirit root!"

"They only accepted people with at least three spirit roots, but our Hehuan Sect is different. As long as you have a spirit root, we accept you! We accept all young people... especially the good-looking ones..."

Zhang Ziling strolled forward, a trace of emotion flickering in her eyes. "That is indeed true. Long ago, our Hehuan Sect was also one of the righteous sects. We were only driven to Demon Province later."

"Our sect pursues the Dao through joyful union. Our cultivation arts include high-level spells suited for both men and women, and even great divine abilities that two people can use together!"

"At the beginning, our sect produced more dao companions than any other sect in the world. Men and women loved one another, and both sides were highly self-disciplined. Each person would seek only one dao companion!"

"Do you know why it later became what it is now?"

Xiao Yu looked at her seductive, soft waist and subconsciously swallowed. "Mm, internal troubles and external aggression..."

"The female cultivators outside on the righteous path think the female cultivators here are all shameless sluts. But it is only because the Hehuan Sect's female disciples who cultivate charm arts leave those righteous-path men so spellbound that, even if the Hehuan Sect's female disciples do not want anything to happen with them, those men will still pester them relentlessly!"

"Over time, those righteous-path female cultivators joined forces and said the women here were no good... After all, a woman's jealousy is terrifying."

As Xiao Yu spoke, he stroked his chin and said with a smile, "As for the internal troubles, free love is not permitted in the Hehuan Sect... Basically, every inner sect disciple's dao companion is assigned by the sect!"

Zhang Ziling nodded. "Correct. Previously, there was a case where one of our sect's immortal seedlings fell in love with a pseudo-spirit-root disciple. Fifty years later, the immortal seedling broke through to the Golden Core Stage, while that pseudo-spirit-root disciple was still at the Qi Refining Stage..."

"The differences in cultivation, spiritual power, and divine sense were too great, so they could no longer cultivate the Joyful Union Art!"

"Over time, problems arose... Some people even developed heart demons!"

Xiao Yu repeatedly shook his head. "No! Elder, you definitely do not know the true situation. What you described is only a very small minority!!!"

Zhang Ziling frowned upon hearing that. "What is wrong with it?"

Xiao Yu looked completely confident, like someone who had been through it all.

"Of course it is wrong!!!"

"There is a saying passed down in our Hehuan Sect: once you reach shore, the first one you cut down is your beloved!"

"Whether man or woman, once they cultivate to a higher level, they kick aside their other half! Then they find cultivators with higher cultivation to practice the Joyful Union Art with!"

"Those who cling to power and wealth, delight in the new and tire of the old, and betray their hearts are everywhere!"

"How could people like that possibly cultivate the Joyful Union Art's true divine abilities? That requires both dao companions to be of one heart and one mind!"

"Many people who join our sect merely want to take shortcuts. They are all here for beauty!"

As Zhang Ziling listened, she noticed Xiao Yu's gaze again.

This guy was looking at her again.

He truly had no scruples at all!

"Oh? Could it be that a junior like you is also here to take shortcuts?"

Xiao Yu's expression did not change. "Elder, this disciple... this disciple wants to improve so much..."

Zhang Ziling pursed her lips speechlessly. "Do your work properly. Without my permission, you are not allowed to leave the alchemy room. In one month, I want one thousand pills!"

Xiao Yu was still staring straight at her.

His gaze made her blush all the way down to her neck.

Zhang Ziling immediately raised her brows. "Are you looking for death? Get lost already!!!"

Xiao Yu chuckled, grinned, and ran off. "Elder is truly the number one beauty in the world~!"

Zhang Ziling did not want to remain there for even a moment longer.

This bastard was simply audacious beyond all bounds!

She released a flying artifact and vanished in an instant.

Inside the formation, Xiao Yu looked admiringly at Zhang Ziling as she disappeared among the clouds.

Even her scolding had made him feel good.

Since she was not a wicked woman, his thoughts were different now.

So she wanted to recruit him?

Every other word out of her mouth was "our Hehuan Sect."

She had even said how wonderful the Hehuan Sect used to be.

And she would not let him commit evil.

Could it be that she had been maliciously assigned to the front lines because her ideals conflicted with the sect's other elders?

That was possible...

He could now be considered to have entered a brief period of safety.

To refine one thousand first-grade pills within a month, he would need to make more than thirty each day.

He could not be bothered to refine that many. He had already made up his mind.

Sharpening the knife would not delay the chopping of wood!

First, he would judge Bai Yue, then make Bai Yue refine pills!

He should focus his energy on punishing the wicked and eliminating evil, as well as Hua Lian!

That little girl was far too fragile. She triggered death warnings at the slightest provocation.

Forget it, no more thinking about that.

Now that he had a formation, that old demoness Mei Chunlan could not get in. He could begin secluded cultivation!

With that thought, Xiao Yu ran toward the storeroom.

He jogged all the way!

It had to be said that the area Elder Zhang had marked out for him was quite large.

It was like a private manor spanning a thousand square meters.

Looking at the bright moon in the sky through the formation gave it a unique charm.

The puppet eagle Zhang had given him followed from the rooftop behind him, escorting him the entire way.

Before long, he arrived at the storeroom. The instant he pushed the door open, a cold gleam flashed.

Hua Lian, who had been hiding behind the door, slashed at him with a blade.

Before the blade could reach Xiao Yu, the puppet eagle swooped down.

Its pair of coldly gleaming talons shot straight toward Hua Lian's head.

Hua Lian was so frightened that she froze. "A first-rank puppet beast... Where did a first-rank puppet beast come from..."

Xiao Yu hurriedly shouted, "Do not hurt her! She is my maid!"

The puppet eagle withdrew its talons at his words, though momentum still carried it forward.

A fierce gust swept through, directly blowing Hua Lian to the ground.

Hua Lian climbed up from the floor in disbelief. Looking at the puppet eagle circling above Xiao Yu's head, her expression was filled with unwillingness. "Damn it... Damn it!!!"

"Damn you, where did you get that puppet eagle?!"

Xiao Yu shrugged, his gaze drifting upward over her figure. "It is already dark. Where are you trying to run off to? It is cold outside. Why not go back inside and have a chat?"

Hua Lian's face immediately flushed red. "Pah~!!! Do not even think about it again... I am telling you, release my master quickly! My martial aunt has probably already brought people here to kill you. She is also a Golden Core Stage expert. If you know what is good for you, release my master now!"

Xiao Yu glanced at Bai Yue in the judgment chamber, admiring the pleasing sight. "Do you think the Hehuan Sect is just sitting around doing nothing? Since Demon Province dared to launch a war, how could it possibly be unprepared?"

"You can forget about ever returning to the righteous path in this lifetime. I saved your life, yet you wanted to kill me. I think you are better suited to the demonic path!"

"Next, we have a month to get acquainted slowly..."

When Hua Lian saw Xiao Yu walking toward her,

she immediately panicked and leaped backward without caring where she was going.

She had not even taken two steps when she suddenly felt something wrong with her body.

Why was she...

feeling a little dizzy?

Xiao Yu watched Hua Lian run into the woods and called out with his head raised, "Lian'er~ You still have not learned your lesson. How dare you wear the clothes I gave you? I specifically soaked those clothes in Hehuan Powder all night!"

Hua Lian immediately howled from the woods, "I will never let you get away with this!!!"