"Senior Sister Jin Ling, Gui Ling finally broke through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. See? Isn't Gui Ling amazing?"
Looking at the excited Holy Mother Gui Ling, Golden Spirit Mother could only shake her head helplessly.
"Junior Sister Gui Ling, you humiliated Senior Brother Duo Bao today. You must not be so high-profile next time."
Holy Mother Gui Ling pursed her lips, then smiled and nodded.
"Senior Brother Duo Bao is just petty. We're all fellow disciples anyway. What difference does it make who breaks through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm first?"
Mother Wu Dang also looked helpless. "Senior Sister Jin Ling, it's useless to tell her such things."
Golden Spirit Mother sighed. "By the way, five hundred years ago, you were only at the Middle Stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
How could you break through the Late Stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and the peak stage one after another in just five hundred years, then directly become a Great Luo Golden Immortal?"
When Golden Spirit Mother asked how she had become a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Holy Mother Gui Ling's smile turned even more mysterious.
"Senior Sisters, Gui Ling was able to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm entirely thanks to this painting of Eldest Senior Brother's."
As she spoke, she took out the calligraphy and painting and handed it directly to Golden Spirit Mother and Mother Wu Dang.
The moment Golden Spirit Mother and Mother Wu Dang saw it, expressions of disbelief appeared on their faces.
"This is Sword Intent. Moreover, I can clearly sense that this calligraphy and painting actually contains Great Dao Essence."
"Senior Sister Jin Ling is right. I sensed it too. It seems Master Tongtian gave Eldest Senior Brother quite a few good things."
At that moment, Mother Wu Dang could not help feeling a faint sourness in her heart.
Because she had subconsciously assumed that this calligraphy and painting must have been bestowed upon Hong Ze by Master Tongtian.
After all, other than a Saint, who could possibly possess such ability? To make a single character or a painting contain Sword Intent and Great Dao Essence.
Even Golden Spirit Mother could not help nodding. "Yes, Master Tongtian's favoritism toward Eldest Senior Brother really is a little enviable."
Holy Mother Gui Ling looked utterly dumbfounded, making her already adorably silly expression even cuter.
"Senior Sisters, what are you talking about? What magic treasure did Master Tongtian give Eldest Senior Brother that made you so jealous?"
Golden Spirit Mother pointed at the calligraphy and painting in her hand. "Wasn't this calligraphy and painting bestowed upon Eldest Senior Brother by Master Tongtian?"
Holy Mother Gui Ling laughed so hard she could barely straighten her back. "Senior Sister Jin Ling, don't joke around.
This wasn't bestowed upon Eldest Senior Brother by Master Tongtian at all. Eldest Senior Brother wrote it himself right in front of Gui Ling."
Holy Mother Gui Ling was laughing herself silly, but Golden Spirit Mother and Mother Wu Dang were anything but calm.
Disbelief appeared on both their faces at the same time, and they even began to wonder whether they had misheard.
Only when Golden Spirit Mother saw Mother Wu Dang nod at her did she confirm that she had not imagined it.
"Eldest Senior Brother really wrote this himself?"
"Yes, Eldest Senior Brother wrote it himself, and then I snatched it away.
Those things Eldest Senior Brother tinkered with before were somewhat helpful to my cultivation, but they were absolutely nothing compared to this."
Holy Mother Gui Ling spoke with a mysterious expression.
So this was why Holy Mother Gui Ling would go to Hong Ze's place from time to time to steal things.
The things Hong Ze thought were completely useless to Holy Mother Gui Ling had actually brought her endless benefits.
Seeing how certain Holy Mother Gui Ling was, Golden Spirit Mother nodded to Mother Wu Dang.
The next moment, their figures flashed, and they vanished directly from Holy Mother Gui Ling's cave dwelling.
Only the calligraphy and painting floating down from the air remained, slowly landing at Holy Mother Gui Ling's feet.
"What happened to Senior Sister Jin Ling and Senior Sister Wu Dang? Could their Cave Dwellings have collapsed? Why were they in such a hurry to go home?"
Holy Mother Gui Ling muttered as she bent down and picked up the calligraphy and painting.
Inside a thatched hut in the back mountains of Golden Turtle Island, Hong Ze had been busy the entire time.
He had just caught a pheasant and was now busy making it into beggar's chicken.
Just as Hong Ze was about to smash open the yellow clay wrapped around the beggar's chicken, the voices of Golden Spirit Mother and Mother Wu Dang came from outside the Thatched Cottage.
"Is Eldest Senior Brother here? Junior Sisters Jin Ling and Wu Dang have matters to discuss with Eldest Senior Brother."
Hearing that Golden Spirit Mother and Mother Wu Dang, who had never visited before, had come, Hong Ze looked utterly puzzled.
"These two usually aren't particularly fond of me. Why did they suddenly think of coming here today?"
Though Hong Ze was full of doubts, they had come all this way. He could hardly turn them away at the door.
So he opened the door of the Thatched Cottage. "So it's you two, Junior Sisters. What brings you here today?"
Golden Spirit Mother and Mother Wu Dang had already prepared their excuse, so they spoke without hesitation.
"Master Tongtian asked Eldest Senior Brother to oversee the Jie Sect on his behalf, saying that if we had any doubts in cultivation, we could come ask Eldest Senior Brother.
Now Junior Sister Wu Dang and I have encountered a bottleneck in our cultivation, so we would like to ask Eldest Senior Brother to clear up our confusion."
Hong Ze looked completely incredulous, thinking that these two girls must have lost their minds.
They were both dignified Late Stage Taiyi Golden Immortals. What could a mere Celestial Immortal like him possibly explain to them?
"Junior Sisters, don't joke around. Though I am the Jie Sect's Eldest Senior Brother, that was only an error on Master Tongtian's part, not something I wished for.
How could I possibly have the ability to guide you two? I am merely an insignificant Celestial Immortal, practically at the bottom of the Jie Sect."
Golden Spirit Mother and Mother Wu Dang had long expected that Hong Ze would refuse in every possible way, since they were not as close to him as Holy Mother Gui Ling was.
Thus, they had already made up their minds to do as Holy Mother Gui Ling had done and simply take what they wanted.
After all, they were certain that Hong Ze, their Eldest Senior Brother, would never attack them.
Of course, they no longer believed that Hong Ze's cultivation was truly only that of a Celestial Immortal.
But since Hong Ze presented himself as a Celestial Immortal, it meant that he definitely could not reveal his abilities lightly.
Thus, they had Hong Ze completely figured out and paid no attention to the expression on his face.
Instead, they walked straight past him, pushed open the door, and entered his Thatched Cottage.
Hong Ze froze on the spot, thinking these two girls must have taken the wrong medicine today.
When Hong Ze turned and walked back into the room, he was immediately stunned where he stood.
Golden Spirit Mother and Mother Wu Dang were rummaging through his room from left to right, busy as could be.
Hong Ze shook his head, his face darkening. "I say, Junior Sisters, did you come here to loot the place?"
At Hong Ze's question, Golden Spirit Mother and Mother Wu Dang also felt a little embarrassed.
After exchanging a glance, they surrounded Hong Ze once more.
Hong Ze could now be certain that these two girls had come to see him today with some unspeakable purpose.
He immediately decided to see what these two girls actually wanted to do.
So he simply cracked open the beggar's chicken before him. As the yellow clay shattered, the fragrance of lotus leaves, mixed with the pheasant's unique aroma, instantly filled the entire Thatched Cottage.
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