Chapter 10

First Senior Brother, whatever you do, don't listen to him. Let him keep performing. His fox tail will show soon enough.]

At first, Ye Qinghui had felt stirred up by Ye Qingyun's words, as though mosquitoes were biting at his heart. He was on the verge of agreeing to let Ye Qingyun take his place in the Immortal Sects Grand Tournament. But after hearing Ye Zhenzhen's thoughts, he fell silent. He decided not to answer yet and to see how his "good brother" would continue his performance.

Ye Qingyun was surprised to find Ye Qinghui saying nothing. Even after all that, he still couldn't make Ye Qinghui yield? When had his senior brother become so hardhearted?

But Ye Qingyun had never been one to sit and wait for defeat. He signaled to an Inner Sect disciple, who immediately dropped to his knees and spoke up. "If Senior Brother Qingyun is only worried about their brotherly bond, he needn't be. The Immortal Sects Grand Tournament concerns the honor of the entire Cloudsky Sect, not just Senior Brother Qinghui's pride. Please consider this carefully, Sect Leader."

"The sect's honor is at stake. Please consider this carefully, Sect Leader."

"We won't get up unless the Sect Leader agrees."

The petitioners chimed in one after another, dropping to their knees.

Seeing disciples from every peak kneeling before him, Ye Ruheng began to waver. If Ye Qinghui couldn't restore his Inner Core for now, would replacing him with Ye Qingyun really be the right choice?

Ye Zhenzhen noticed his hesitation and kicked her legs in her mother's arms like a wriggling loach.

[Daddy, hurry up and refuse them.]

[I have a way to help First Senior Brother form a new core quickly.]

There were so few bookmarks. It made me want to cry.

This new author's heart was hurting o(╥﹏╥)o

Chapter 10

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South of Kunlun Mountain lay the Illusory Forest.

Many rare Spirit Herbs and spirit fruits grew within it, but a mysterious mist shrouded it year-round. Like a mirage, it could be seen but never reached; no one had ever found its entrance.

[Soon, the entrance to the Illusory Forest will open. Inside is the Ten-Thousand-Year Bodhi Tree. Water one of its seeds with Weak Water for seven days straight, and it will become a Bodhi Spirit Pill. Planted in the dantian, it can replace a person's Inner Core.]

Ye Zhenzhen recalled the original novel's plot. She remembered that Shen Xingyan, its male lead, had gone treasure-hunting in this Secret Realm and leaped straight from the Golden Core Late Stage to the Nascent Soul stage.

"Qinghui, take Qingyao and Qingchuan to the Illusory Forest today and find a seed from the Ten-Thousand-Year Bodhi Tree." Ye Ruheng, who was usually slow to hear news, hadn't heard of this Secret Realm. He planned to send several Personal Disciples together.

[Daddy, Mommy, Zhenzhen wants to go too.]

Lying at home day after day was unbearable. The moment treasure-hunting came up, Ye Zhenzhen grew so excited that a long string of drool spilled from her little mouth.

[With so many treasures of heaven and earth, I can't miss out.]

"Absolutely not. You're barely over two months old and can't even roll over. How could you go somewhere so dangerous?" Xie Jingshu immediately put a stop to that idea.

Ye Zhenzhen pouted, looking thoroughly unconvinced. She kicked her chubby little legs, twisted her lotus-root arms, and summoned all the strength she had. With a plop, she rolled over.

[Who says this baby can't roll over? I just couldn't be bothered before.] Forced to learn at barely two months old, Ye Zhenzhen thought, Being a baby is so hard.

"No. That place is full of danger. It's no place for a little baby." Xie Jingshu still refused. She had to stay on Cloudsky Mountain to guard the Mountain-Guarding Formation and couldn't take Zhenzhen out herself. But how could she feel at ease entrusting her to someone else?

"Wah... wah..." Ye Zhenzhen brought out a baby's ultimate weapon and began to wail.

"Don't cry, Zhenzhen."

[I'll cry, I'll cry, I'll keep crying until you agree.]

[Don't think I just want to go for fun. I'm the only one who can lead First Senior Brother and the others to the Ten-Thousand-Year Bodhi Tree. Otherwise, they'll make the trip for nothing. If you're really worried, put me in an Invisibility Robe and give us more life-saving Talismans.]

"Then we'll do as you ask." Xie Jingshu was still hesitating when Ye Ruheng stepped forward and agreed. He had a feeling that his daughter was different from others by nature. Not only would she avoid danger, she would help everyone turn calamity into good fortune.

"Thank you, Master, Madam. I swear on my life that I'll take good care of Junior Sister and won't let her suffer the slightest injury." Ye Qinghui picked up his soft, sweet little junior sister. She was so soft and smelled entirely of milk.

Junior Sister is so adorable. My heart is melting.

They needed to act in secret and keep anyone on Inkcloud Peak from learning of their plans, so only Ye Qinghui and the other three went to the Illusory Forest. With little Ye Zhenzhen in tow, they didn't travel by sword. Instead, they rode an Azure Luan through the blue sky and white clouds. It flew swiftly and smoothly, while Ye Zhenzhen slept comfortably in a bamboo basket on Ye Qinghui's back, wearing her Invisibility Robe.

As they neared a forest thick with mist, the Azure Luan suddenly lost its sense of direction. Ancient trees towered into the clouds, and unknown creatures darted through the woods. It felt like the edge of a dream, where the boundary between reality and fantasy blurred.

Just as they struggled to get their bearings, a huge Golden Dragon Flying Ship glided past.

[That's the Kongtong School's Flying Boat. Quick, follow it.]

Ye Zhenzhen knew that, as the original novel's male lead, Shen Xingyan was practically

an overpowered chosen one.

His Fortune defied the heavens; he could find a spiritual treasure just by walking down the road. Following him was sure to lead them to the Illusory Forest's entrance.

Sure enough, before long, the Golden Dragon Flying Ship landed in a dense stretch of woods where the mist was dissipating. This was the entrance to the Illusory Forest. A dark-gold Barrier was slowly splitting open and would soon open completely.

Shen Xingyan strolled out of the Flying Boat, followed by Luo Bingyao, who had transferred from the Outer Sect to the Inner Sect, and a crowd of others. Dozens surrounded him, giving the young sect leader a grand entrance.

[The White Peacock came to the Illusory Forest too. Now there'll be a show.]

"What White Peacock?"

[Immortal Venerable Shen's son, Shen Xingyan of the Kongtong School. Look, he's about to fan his feathers in front of Senior Sister. Hurry and hand me to her so I can watch the drama.]