A Chest Full of Valleys and Hills, Eyes Like Mountains and Rivers

The Sect Tour Ceremony was over.

The disciples who had been watching returned to their respective peaks, their minds still buzzing, as if they had undergone a revolutionary baptism that completely overturned their understanding of geniuses and wastes.

There was a type of person who appeared to have the Heavenly Waste Talent with Balanced Five Elements, but in reality possessed the top-tier talent that even Senior Brother Lan Daozi couldn't match.

Because their Balanced Five Elements... was a five-sided warrior with all five elements outstanding!

However, for Xiao Bai, who was at the center of the storm, he had only earned respect through the rules.

His Qi Refining strength was not yet enough to protect himself.

There were many who wanted to kill him; this world was very dangerous, and he needed to become stronger quickly!

Returning to the peak of Hundred Herbs Peak.

Xiao Bai immediately handed over his private stash – the One-Eyed Octopus's body and internal organs.

Yu Hu said that only the Beast Core here was a valuable medicinal ingredient.

Besides that, she also extracted a large amount of corrosive blue Octopus Blood from the tentacles.

The rest of the parts were placed in the Pill Furnace, pickled with special medicinal salt, and prepared to be marinated until dinner for barbecue.

The promised luxurious lunch had also turned into a luxurious dinner.

Remembering the noodles the Elder had made, with their indescribable color and the texture of slippery entanglement... Xiao Bai shivered in fear and didn't dare to eat her barbecue anymore.

But Xiao Bai himself wasn't good at grilling either.

So, after dark, Xiao Bai called Mu Yun over to help, to repay her for her guidance last night.

Mu Yun didn't want to come initially, but in the end, she couldn't resist Xiao Bai's words...

Night fell.

In the Pill Room, Yu Hu was conducting some strange experiments with the One-Eyed Octopus's Beast Core and blood.

On the mountaintop.

Xiao Bai had set up a bonfire by the lake.

Mu Yun was in charge of the grilling.

Her green smoky robes had been changed to a bean Yellow color, and the style of her clothing had also become slightly warmer and more playful.

The open-front inner garment was wrapped in a translucent white gauze shirt, perfectly adorned with scattered flowers and leaves, concealing the fair, delicate scenery.

It seems she's also a woman with hills in her chest and mountains in her brows.

Xiao Bai thought this.

There was no snow tonight, only a gentle mountain breeze, teasing the bonfire and their hair tips.

The octopus tentacles and internal organs that had been pickled in the Pill Furnace had shrunk tenfold in volume.

They had become large squid.

Skewered with sword-like skewers, the squid tentacles and internal organs were reborn in the crackling fire of the green bamboo branches.

The scene was grand and lively.

"Can this thing really be eaten?"

Mu Yun frowned, questioning with a look of disgust.

Xiao Bai smiled and said:

"You don't understand this. The best part of barbecue is the 'gamey' stuff, like lamb kidneys and oysters. This One-Eyed Octopus is even more 'gamey,' it's impossible for it not to be delicious."

Mu Yun pouted, pinching her nose, and frantically added seasoning to the octopus meat.

Once the fishy smell had slightly faded, a strange aroma erupted from the bursting meat seams.

Only then did Mu Yun release her pinched nose.

In the flickering firelight, the young woman intentionally or unintentionally stared at Xiao Bai's armpit.

After waiting for a long time and not seeing Xiao Bai speak, she could only frantically hint:

"Why are you still wearing your torn clothes?"

Only then did Xiao Bai react and say:

"Senior Sister, can you help me sew up my clothes?"

"I'd rather it was your flesh that was torn."

The young woman said fiercely, but her body was very honest.

"Raise your arm."

She knelt down beside Xiao Bai, took out a slender sewing needle, and sewed the clothes with extreme seriousness.

"I hope you called me 'Senior Sister' sincerely. After all, you won against Lan Daozi by relying on the Body Techniques I taught you. It's good enough that I didn't make you call me 'Master'."

After sewing the clothes, the young woman said with a proud look, her smugness evident.

Pursuing an equal relationship would make the strange feeling in her heart seem more reasonable...

Xiao Bai smiled and agreed,

"Of course it's true. I just started Qi Refining. Both Senior Sister and Lan Daozi were going easy on me."

The girl was unhappy when she heard that.

"Don't be so modest. I was going easy on you, but Lan Daozi just lost!"

"Right, right, right, Senior Sister is right."

Xiao Bai nodded and bowed in agreement.

"Speaking of which, why does Senior Sister know how to barbecue? Cultivators usually eat raw meat to maintain their spiritual nourishment, right?"

With a cold snort, Mu Yun said,

"That's because they don't know how to barbecue! The meat I barbecue can extract essence, and the spiritual nourishment is no less than Pill Refining. Watch and learn a bit."

Xiao Bai nodded inwardly.

Finally, his barbecue skill was about to reach max level!

If I don't know how to barbecue, I'll be too embarrassed to say I'm a transmigrator.

"Senior Sister is truly skillful and clever."

Mu Yun's heart sweetened upon hearing this, and she casually replied,

"How could it compare to your Butcher's Sword Technique?"

Xiao Bai frowned slightly.

"Is Senior Sister just exchanging compliments with me, or are you mocking me?"

Mu Yun shook her head, neither confirming nor denying, then asked about something she was most curious about:

"Have you always learned things this quickly?"

Xiao Bai neither confessed nor lied:

"Not really, only things I'm interested in."

Mu Yun's small face froze, looking particularly surprised.

"I didn't expect... you'd be interested in the Xiahou Family's Body Techniques."

Xiao Bai smiled and shook his head, staring at the firelight in the girl's eyes.

"I meant, I learn quickly when someone I'm interested in teaches me."

As soon as he finished speaking!

[Ding—Congratulations Host for learning the Barbecue Technique taught by the Female Lead Mu Yun. It has been automatically deduced to max level. Please increase your cultivation as soon as possible to maximize the effectiveness of the Barbecue Technique!]

Someone I'm interested in...

The girl's face turned red from Xiao Bai's gaze, her ears burning hot.

Even the fire hadn't made them this hot.

"I'll tell Master when I get back, and you'll be finished."

Xiao Bai shivered inwardly, but on the surface, he snorted coldly and said without changing his expression or heart rate:

"She's your Master, but she's my wife. We're equals, Couple's Fist can't hit me."

Mu Yun shook her head, feeling that Xiao Bai was still too naive. She leaned closer and whispered in his ear:

"Let me tell you, don't look at Master's detached and otherworldly appearance. She's actually very petty... Be careful, she might dissect you later."

Xiao Bai smiled without speaking, remaining calm as usual.

He had to admit, the girl in front of him was so innocent she didn't seem like a Demoness.

This indicated that either she was extremely cunning, or she had been infected with a Demonic Obstruction at a very young age.

Demonic Obstruction, unlike the Inner Demon from Cultivation Deviation, is a toxic plague that only infects geniuses.

However, Cultivators are indeed more susceptible to Demonic Obstruction after Cultivation Deviation, falling into the demonic path.

Considering this, the exceptionally talented Lin Xizi also had the risk of becoming a demon.

Taking on the sword doesn't look good...

But the Swastika Spirit Sword is a rare Earth Rank Spiritual Artifact, there's no reason not to go get it!

Thinking this, Xiao Bai tentatively asked,

"In the fight with Lan Daozi, I realized I was still too weak, so I want to reach Foundation Establishment as soon as possible and go to Sword Wielding Peak to get the Swastika Spirit Sword."

A trace of imperceptible strangeness appeared in Mu Yun's eyes, fleeting, as she pretended to be surprised and warned:

"You can't trust people who have undergone Cultivation Deviation. Inner Demons are enough to destroy their minds, and it's uncertain if they are still the same person as before. If they tell you to take on the sword, there might be a trap waiting for you."

Xiao Bai's expression was normal, and he said very calmly:

"It's okay. If Myriad Laws Elder still maintained his male body, maybe I'd be afraid. As long as he turns into a woman, he definitely can't harm me."

Mu Yun was taken aback, tilting their head in confusion.

Charm Arts are truly terrifying, they thought. I absolutely must not fall for his tricks.

Xiao Bai's logic was perfectly sound:

First, Lin Xizi was beautiful and strong enough.

If she was a good woman, Lin Xizi wouldn't harm him.

If she was a bad woman, Lin Xizi definitely wouldn't harm him.

He had to get his hands on that Earth Rank divine sword!

Just as Xiao Bai finished speaking, the bonfire swayed violently, splitting into several surging flames.

There was no strong wind, only a female voice, cold as ice and snow, drifting from the bamboo hut...

"You seem quite popular with women."