Elder, I Want to Improve So Badly...

Xiao Yu stared at the information panel above Zhang Ziling's head, scarcely able to believe it.

She was not a wicked woman?

The moment she arrived, she gave him formations and puppets, protecting him?

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

But this woman was not a wicked woman. How could anyone possibly be nice to him for no reason?

And this woman was far too seductive. The temptation she exuded with 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 light purple 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 pleasant, like heavenly music that intoxicated all who heard it.

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

Xiao Yu subconsciously swallowed. Why was Zhang Ziling, one of the Hehuan Sect's seven great beauties, treating him with such concern?

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

Could it be that she planned to remain stationed here?

Zhang Ziling continued speaking. "Earlier, I saw over a dozen medicine vats in Elder Wu's storeroom. I do not care how Elder Wu disciplined you in the past, but under my jurisdiction, do not commit such heinous deeds that offend heaven and reason again!"

"Our Hehuan Sect cultivates the Hehuan Dao, not an evil dao!"

"I will not restrict matters such as furnaces or Dao companions, but do not let me see you harming children or mortals!"

"And do not refine Human Pills or human artifacts for me!"

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

Those roguish eyes held not the slightest restraint as they fixed directly on her face.

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

Xiao Yu merely clasped his hands in salute, his gaze still not leaving her. It was intensely aggressive.

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

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

Second, she might have seen through his Nine Yang Divine Body. She claimed she wanted to take him as a disciple, but she likely had ulterior motives.

She definitely would not let him die!

When Zhang Ziling saw Xiao Yu continuing to stare at her so brazenly, her face twitched. "Is there something on my face? How dare you be so disrespectful?"

Xiao Yu slowly lowered his head. "Please forgive me, Elder. This disciple has never seen a woman as beautiful as you. You are far superior to those fairy maidens of the righteous path!"

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

"I beg Elder for forgiveness..."

Zhang Lingmei turned sideways in embarrassment and anger.

This bastard actually dared to speak so improperly?

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?

Under normal circumstances, if someone in the sect dared to look at her so directly, she would absolutely make them unable to bear the consequences!

She was so angry that her body trembled and the veins on her forehead bulged.

Calm down... Calm down!

This man possessed an unusual body and was of great use to her.

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

She had volunteered to manage a branch on the front lines precisely because she was dissatisfied with the sect's many rules.

Ever since the Hehuan Sect gained a foothold in Demon Province, many people's characters had changed.

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

Xiao Yu clasped his hands with his arms crossed. "Naturally, to seek immortality and pursue the Dao. This disciple previously visited righteous sects as well. Many 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 False Spiritual Root!"

"They only accepted those with at least three Spiritual Roots. But our Hehuan Sect is different. We accept anyone with Spiritual Roots! We accept the young ones too... especially the good-looking ones..."

Zhang Ziling strolled forward, a trace of sentiment in her eyes. "That is indeed true. Our Hehuan Sect was once one of the righteous sects as well. Only later were we driven into Demon Province."

"Our sect emphasizes using union to seek the Dao. Our cultivation arts include high-level spells suitable for men and women, and even great divine abilities that two people can use together!"

"At first, our sect produced the most Dao companions of any sect in the world. Men and women loved one another, yet both sides were disciplined. Each person would find only one Dao companion!"

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

Xiao Yu looked at her seductive, slender waist and subconsciously swallowed. "Well, internal strife and external threats..."

"The female cultivators of the righteous path outside thought the female cultivators here were all shameless sluts. But it was actually because the Hehuan Sect's female disciples, having cultivated seductive arts, left those righteous-path men utterly distracted. Even when the Hehuan Sect's female disciples did not want anything to happen with them, those men would still pester them without end!"

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

As Xiao Yu spoke, he stroked his chin and smiled. "As for the internal strife, free love was not permitted in the Hehuan Sect... Basically, every inner sect disciple's Dao companion was assigned by the sect!"

Zhang Ziling nodded. "Correct. There were previously cases where a sect prodigy fell in love with a disciple with a False Spiritual Root. Fifty years later, the prodigy broke through to the Golden Core Stage, while the disciple with the False Spiritual Root remained at the Qi Refining Stage..."

"With such enormous gaps in cultivation, spiritual power, and divine sense, they could no longer cultivate the Joyful Union Art together!"

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

Xiao Yu shook his head repeatedly. "No! Elder, you definitely do not know the real situation. What you described is only an extremely rare case!!!"

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

Xiao Yu looked utterly confident, speaking 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, be the first to cut down the one you love!"

"Whether man or woman, once they reach a higher realm, they kick away their other half! Then they find cultivators with even higher cultivation to cultivate the Joyful Union Art with!"

"Climbing the heights by clinging to the powerful, loving the new and loathing the old—heartless people are everywhere!"

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

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

When Zhang Ziling heard this, she noticed Xiao Yu's gaze again.

This fellow was looking at her again.

How utterly blatant!

"Oh? Could it be that you, a junior, also came here to take shortcuts?"

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

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 at her.

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

Zhang Ziling immediately raised her brows in fury. "Are you looking to die? Get lost already!!!"

Xiao Yu grinned and ran off with a wide smile. "Elder truly is the number one beauty in the world~!"

Zhang Ziling did not want to stay here for even another moment.

That damned bastard was simply audacious beyond measure!

She released a flying artifact and vanished in an instant.

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

Even her scolding had made him feel good.

Since she was not a wicked woman, his thoughts changed.

So she wanted to recruit him?

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

She even kept talking about how wonderful the Hehuan Sect used to be.

And she would not allow him to commit evil.

Could it be that she had been maliciously assigned to the front lines because her principles clashed 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 in a month, he would need to make over thirty every 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 devote his energy to punishing the wicked and eliminating evil, and there was Hua Lian as well!

That little girl was far too fragile. She triggered a death warning at the slightest disturbance.

Forget it. No more thinking about it.

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

Thinking this, Xiao Yu ran toward the storeroom.

At a brisk trot!

He had to admit, Elder Zhang had given him quite a large area.

It was like a private estate of one thousand square meters.

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

The Puppet Eagle Elder Zhang had given him followed along atop the roof behind him, escorting him the whole way.

He soon reached the storeroom. The instant he pushed open the door, a flash of cold light swept out.

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

Before the strike could reach Xiao Yu, the Puppet Eagle swooped down.

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

Hua Lian was so terrified 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!"

Upon hearing that, the Puppet Eagle withdrew its talons, though inertia still carried it forward.

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

Hua Lian climbed up in disbelief, staring at the Puppet Eagle circling above Xiao Yu's head, her expression filled with resentment. "Damn it... Damn it!!!"

"Bastard, where did you get that Puppet Eagle?!"

Xiao Yu shrugged, his gaze rising as he looked over her figure. "It is already dark. Where are you trying to run off to? It is cold outside. How about we go back inside and talk?"

Hua Lian's face immediately flushed red. "Pah~! Do not even think about... I am telling you, release my master right now! 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 immediately!"

Xiao Yu glanced at Bai Yue in the Judgment Room, appreciating the sight with great pleasure. "Do you think the Hehuan Sect is useless? Since Demon Province dared to start a war, how could they possibly be unprepared?"

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

"Next, we have a whole month to get to know each other slowly..."

When Hua Lian saw Xiao Yu walking toward her,

she panicked and leaped backward.

She had barely taken two steps when she suddenly felt that something was wrong with her body.

Why was she...

feeling a little dizzy?

Xiao Yu simply watched Hua Lian run into the woods, then raised his head and called out, "Lian'er~ You really never learn, do you? How dare you wear the clothes I gave you? I deliberately soaked them in Hehuan Powder all night!"

Hua Lian immediately howled from within the woods. "I am not done with you!!!"