The Don't Die Challenge (Five Thousand

"Thank goodness, it's all over safely."

Blue Flower patted his chest.

This time, An Shiyu was truly the most vicious enemy she had ever encountered.

She's beautiful, has a great personality, and most importantly, she's the key to unlocking the Mental Image Remnants.

It can be said that he has set up all sorts of flags, and has ample reason and initiative to actively approach the sect leader.

Most importantly, she's my childhood sweetheart!

As someone familiar with all sorts of romance works, Blue Flower knows best the destructive power of a child falling from the sky.

What's the difference between this attribute and an imperial decree?

In any case, we absolutely cannot give An Shiyu even the slightest chance, otherwise, a childhood sweetheart like Bingtang Tang, who thrives in everyday life, will inevitably end up as the loser...

Having the sect leader evacuate is the best option at present.

However, what method should be used to keep the sect leader away for an extended period of time, or how should An Shiyu be persuaded to leave?

This is yet another huge problem.

If the sect leader were a playable character, with dialogue boxes and options, Super Blue Flower would definitely be able to achieve the true ending...

"Four Leaves, Six Leaves, and Yumo."

Before they could even think about their next move, Bingtang and the sect leader had already returned to the sect.

Shuangye, who hadn't returned from the restroom, immediately jumped out at Bingtang's call.

Blue Flower thought they had fallen into the toilet.

Although Yumo seemed a little down, she still hugged her rabbit doll and followed Shuangye to the door.

Bingtang Tang naturally gave up her spot, pushing Jiang Si behind her forward, "You come here."

Jiang Si didn't hesitate and took out the desserts that the Bingtang had been protecting along the way. "These are gifts for you, Four Leaves Six Leaves."

When the two little girls received the gift boxes, they were a little bewildered. Six Leaves hurriedly tried to open the boxes, but Four Leaves quickly slapped her sister's hand and pulled her to bow to the Sect Master, saying, "Thank you, Sect Master!"

"It's alright, let Six Leaves open it," Bingtang said with a smile. "Be careful not to break it."

The two girls then excitedly carried the gift box to the side, opened it, and saw the perfectly arranged cake inside; their beautiful eyes sparkled.

Six Leaves reached for the fork to eat, but Four Leaves slapped her hand away and picked up her phone to start taking pictures.

After a long while, and taking countless photos, the two finally started cutting the cake, each with a fork.

Yumo quietly watched the happy smiles on her two friends' faces, but she just hugged her doll tightly and buried her face in it.

Because the sect leader has nothing else on hand.

Anyway, it's just not Yumo's turn...

"Yumo."

Jiang Si called out, but the girl didn't react at first.

Until he called out again, "Come here."

Yumo then looked up, gave a blank "Oh," and walked over.

It took Jiang Si a while to pull the gift box containing the hair clip out of her pocket.

Since the gift box was relatively small and he had many pockets for carrying things, he couldn't remember which pocket it was in and had to search through them one by one.

Finally, when Jiang Si took out the small, exquisite gift box and handed it to Yumo, she planned to go inside to announce her plan.

He was then pulled back by the Bingtang behind him.

"Let's see Yumo's reaction first. We need to see if she's satisfied with the gift."

This is so troublesome.

Jiang Si stopped and looked up at the little girl who often buried her face behind the doll to hide her expression.

Her eyes sparkled, the rabbit now pressed against her chest, held fast by something. Holding the gift box in both hands, she carefully opened it, and her pupils reflected the beautiful stone on the hair clip.

Then she raised her head, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Jiang Si. She took off her hood, mustered her courage, and held out the hairpin to Jiang Si. "Sect Master, could you... could you help me put it on?"

"Let the Bingtang help you, I don't know how."

Jiang Si casually declined; he was still considering contacting Ruoyun.

The Holy Church should also mobilize.

Like a punctured balloon, Yumo shrank back, hugging her doll tightly. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she didn't cry.

That pitiful and adorable little expression would melt even the hardest-hearted person's heart with just one look.

Jiang Si didn't even glance at it.

Bingtang, standing behind her, sighed. "Help her put it on. I'll teach you. Otherwise, if Yumo cries, it won't be easy to carry out the mission."

Jiang Si, who was about to leave, nodded upon hearing this and casually picked up the hair clip. "Tell me, where do you want to put it?"

Under Bingtang's guidance, Jiang Si successfully clipped the hair clip onto Yumo's head.

The butterfly-shaped hair clip really suits the little girl, making her look even cuter. With its delicate, tear-stained appearance, it makes her seem like a flower covered in dew.

After carefully touching the hair clip, Yumo's face lit up with a slightly shy yet happy smile. She gently shook her head, and the butterfly hair clip on her head seemed to come alive. "H-How is it? Does it look good?"

Jiang Si nodded. "It looks pretty good."

Yumo hid her head behind her doll again, letting out a small, muffled laugh before saying, "Thank you, Sect Master!"

"What about mine? What about mine?!"

Blue Flower immediately exclaimed, "Why am I the only one without a gift!"

Bingtang then released Jiang Si, letting the sect leader return to the hall. She then went over and flicked Blue Flower's forehead, saying, "The sect leader just got back and already gave you a gift—a phone and an account for the Magical Girl Idol Project!"

"Oh, I see. Then my gift is better..."

Despite saying that, Blue Flower still ran over, her little face beaming as she looked at Shuangye, "Four Leaves and Six Leaves, you know how well I took care of you before, can I have some to eat...?"

After shamelessly snatching a bite of cake, he ran over to Yumo was still lost in thought, seemingly savoring something.

"Yumo, Yumo, we're such good friends, can I borrow your hair clip for a bit...?"

I tried to reach out and touch someone behind me, but before I could even touch them, I was lifted into the air.

He cried and begged for mercy for a long time, even banging his head comically in the air like a frog, before Yumo finally put him down.

Four Leaves Six Leaves took another small piece of cake and handed it to Jiang Si and Bingtang to share, but Jiang Si didn't like sweets.

The part where she reached out was still given to Yumo.

Yumo, who had hair clips in her hair, no longer even wore her hood.

She would reach out and touch it every now and then, as if afraid the hair clip would suddenly disappear.

This is probably what a child's reaction is when they receive a gift they like.

Thinking this to herself, Bingtang walked into the conference room and patted the table. "We've received most of the gifts. Now it's time to get back to work."

"Yes!"

Several female disciples leaped in and took their seats, waiting for the sect leader to announce what needed to be done.

But when Jiang Si walked in, she didn't go straight to the prayer mat under the memorial tablet. Instead, she took out a tape recorder and placed it behind a screen. Bingtang Shi Xin and took out a bundle of incense from under the table.

Yumo, Four Leaves, and Six Leaves immediately straightened their clothes, and even Blue Flower put away her phone, which she was on the phone with in the middle of a call.

Just kidding, the current sect leaders are terrifyingly serious.

Every time I do this, it means I'm about to talk about something important...

As the clear sound of flowing water rang out, a wisp of sandalwood fragrance swirled and dispersed like a dragon in front of the futon.

Jiang Si sat on the futon, feeling the wisps of smoke being carried around the room by a faint breeze. She nodded in satisfaction, and her gaze towards Yumo also carried a hint of relief.

At least it's not a bot anymore.

Then, with a wave of his hand, three more incense sticks floated into the air, spontaneously combusting before the ancestral tablets. Jiang Si then spoke, "The Azure Cloud Sect has been established for over thirty years..."

"It's three years, isn't it?" Blue Flower interjected from the side.

"Thirty years is a figurative number," Bingtang explained. "Also, don't interrupt when the sect leader is speaking."

"Oh..."

After Bingtang finished speaking, Jiang Si continued, "In over thirty years, the Azure Cloud Sect has grown from an unknown sect to what it is today. It has seven true disciples, countless honorary disciples, and countless inner disciples. Its outer sect is flourishing and spread throughout the world, presenting a thriving scene."

"I observe that the wisdom of my disciples shines forth from the depths of darkness, their spiritual essence is concentrated within them, and their every action is sharp and unparalleled throughout history."

The girls couldn't help but think that, apart from the sect leader, there didn't seem to be anyone so incredibly rare...

"... However, the world changes, divine artifacts change, and the cultivation Immortal Realm has never been a place of eternal peace, nor is the Azure Cloud Sect any different."

"Over the past thirty years, more and more enemies have invaded the territory of the Azure Cloud Sect. The level of our opponents has gradually changed from Foundation Establishment cultivators to Golden Core experts, and even Supreme Beings have slashed themselves and are eyeing us covetously within the forbidden zone!"

Both Four Leaves Six Leaves were stunned. Blue Flower stammered, "Yes, is there?"

Then Jiang Si called out, "Yumo!"

"Ah...! Yumo's here!"

"Tell me, have you noticed that the enemy is becoming increasingly troublesome?"

"Ah, um, Yumo... I don't seem to feel any difference..."

"..."

Jiang Si waved her hand without changing her expression. "Sit down."

"I have a premonition that an era of great strife is about to begin."

Bingtang rubbed her forehead. So, what's the point of having Yumo answer the question...?

"We cultivators seek immortality and strive for the Great Dao."

"In short, for over thirty years, you have been free to cultivate as you please. Now, on a whim, I feel it's time to test the results!"

"Having cultivated the Great Dao, why fear a battle? From this day forward, the Azure Cloud Sect will hold its first all-sect competition to test the steadfastness of your Dao hearts, the sophistication of your Spell, and your ability to face the formidable enemy of the future!"

Blue Flower tremblingly reached out her hand, "Sect Master, how... how is the grand competition conducted? Is it going to be a draw for an internal battle among the true disciples?"

Jiang Si shook his head. "The goal of the sect competition is singular: for everyone in the sect to exert all their strength to defeat me."

The sect, which had just begun to feel lively and warm with the gifts, instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Bingtang covered her forehead and sighed.

Only the sect leader, full of energy and with a gleam in his eyes, waved his hand and said expectantly:

In short, please give it your all.

After the sect finished explaining the requirements for the competition, Jiang Si began his seclusion on his own.

Take out the furnace and start a fire.

First, refine the Grief Seed into a pure medicinal essence, and then process the Calamity Egg in the same way.

The two materials were arranged in order—although Jiang Si didn't know the exact order, so she followed the order in which she discovered them.

He discovered the Grief Seed first, and only later the Calamity Egg.

With this cause-and-effect relationship established, the order in which the materials were prepared becomes clear; ultimately, the elixir of immortality is determined by cause and effect.

The elixir is slowly heated and refined in a furnace to form its initial form.

The pure magic power within the Miracle Seed was slowly poured into the embryonic form of the elixir.

This step is extremely dangerous, as the conflict between pure magic and Filthy Magic Power is severe, and a slight mistake could lead to an explosion.

But who exactly is Jiang Si?

The Azure Cloud Sect Master's control over magic power had long reached its peak. Under his precise control, there was no repulsion between two opposing types of magic power.

Instead, they gradually began to merge under the mysterious materials of the Calamity Egg!

The two magical powers eventually merged perfectly within the pill, and were then continuously nurtured by Heavenly Flame until the pill became smooth and round.

Only when the fragrance and luster of the cinnabar appear can it be considered truly complete!

Although it didn't take much time, Jiang Si still felt that it wasn't easy.

I popped one into my mouth and tasted it.

A warm feeling instantly spread throughout his body, and along with the warm current, a surge of energy also flowed through his entire being!

The relief made him let out a soft sigh.

Even though I haven't eaten a proper meal—I only had a bite of Bingtang ice cream—I don't feel hungry now.

As expected, fasting still requires Bigu Pill.

"I think it's probably just that you're not hungry yet. This thing only replenishes mana, right?"

Jiang Si suppressed the Black Dragon's inner demon.

The magic absorption and conversion rate of the Grief Seed alone is not high, and it even requires a large amount of Calamity Beast supplies to keep up with its consumption.

Now, this Bigu Pill can not only help me get through hunger, but also replenish a large amount of magical energy.

It is clearly a genuine and precious medicine.

He planned to refine a large quantity for future use, and incidentally, he told the Bingtang how to refine it.

Alchemy can also help improve magic control, so Jiang Si plans to promote it within the sect and have them help her with alchemy.

Such a precious medicine, the more the better!

Once Jiang Si became proficient, he could easily stuff the Grief Seed and the Calamity Egg into the furnace without much effort, and the pills would be ready within three minutes.

The problem is that there are currently too few Calamity Egg.

Although the three Great Witch Association were wiped out, there are still only a few hundred Calamity Egg left.

It's completely insufficient to meet the sect's needs.

Although he possesses the methods for creating Calamity Beast and Calamity Egg, they can only be used once. The Blood Cross memory imprint will disappear once used, and he has not yet found a good way to resolve this issue.

However, you can buy it from members of the Witch Association.

Especially since he holds the position of the head of the Witch Association's East China in East China, his desire to make a comeback and purchase the Calamity Egg is perfectly justified. As long as the price is high enough, there will always be someone at headquarters willing to sell it.

With this thought in mind, a thought struck him, and he considered the Holy Church.

Isn't this the time when money is spent?

The Holy Church must have quite a bit of money now, and he plans to get himself a thousand Bigu Pill for future use.

You can never have too many elixirs. In every online cultivation novel, aren't people constantly needing medicine?

So he put on the mask, opened the crystal ball, and contacted the Holy Church in Jiangming City, only to find that Flower Fox was the only one there.

How much money have been raised?

"Uh, sir, we've raised a total of 300,000..."

So little!

Flower Fox, looking distressed, said, "Sir, ever since the company was acquired by the Ice-Colored Group, their cash flow has been strictly controlled. Several accountants have been arrested. We can't act recklessly, or we'll be killing the goose that lays the golden eggs..."

"Fine, three hundred thousand it is. Transfer it all."

"Uh, now we only have 100,000 left..."

"What?! Where's my 200,000?!"

"Miss Ruoyun spent 200,000 yuan on equipment and a Calamity Beast team of over ten people, and it's all basically gone..."

After a long silence, a muffled growl came from the other end:

"My money! She took 200,000 for herself, and I only got 100,000! And I'm supposed to thank her?!"

Inside the crystal ball, the Holy Church Walker, who had just called, was in a fit of extreme rage.

In fact, Flower Fox also wanted to complain.

Three hundred thousand yuan, which was supposed to be spent sparingly, but in reality, Ruoyun spent most of it.

Although forging weapons is her ability as a magical girl, it's impossible for her to create materials out of thin air.

She had to purchase a large amount of materials and also pay salaries to the team she had built.

Two hundred thousand or so is actually not considered expensive...

But the Holy Church only has so much money in total.

Less than 100,000 remained; the missing portion was covered by Flower Fox herself...

"My Holy Church seems to have been built by her!"

That's not wrong either...

Flower Fox thought to herself, "From the Holy Church, it's basically been me Flower Fox, who raises the money, and then Ruoyun spends it."

Because Lord Jiang Motu basically doesn't get involved in anything and can't be contacted, Flower Fox can't very well defy a magical girl.

"Ten thousand it is. Where is Ruoyun now? Tell her to contact me immediately!"

"Reporting to you, sir, Ruoyun has been out clearing out the Calamity Beast. Ever since you said that Grief Seed could also be exchanged for points, she has been out there exterminating the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast and searching for their remains to make weapons!"

"Tell her! I'm kicking her out of the Holy Church!" Jiang Si roared, furious. "Tell her to get out and never come back!"

"Yes, sir." Flower Fox smiled broadly, finally getting rid of this troublemaker; otherwise, she didn't know how much suffering she would have endured. "Oh, by the way, during this time, while clearing out the Calamity Beast and Witch Association outside the city, we collected over seven hundred Calamity Egg. Some were left behind by Chilian, and quite a few Witch Association."

"More than seven hundred?"

"That's right."

Jiang Si was silent for a moment, "It only cost two hundred thousand. Does Ruoyun think my Holy Church is broke? Let her spend it! Tell Ruoyun to collect more Calamity Egg; she won't be shortchanged on points."

"Ah? Sir, but just now..."

"Just because I told you to go doesn't mean you have to! Do you want to ruin my opportunity?!"

"Yes, yes!"

Jiang Si about the more than seven hundred Calamity Egg and took a deep breath.

At the Witch Association, it takes over a hundred contribution points to exchange for a Calamity Egg, and one contribution point is not cheap.

I put on my mask, contacted my Shuangsheng, and started my live stream.

"Good afternoon, everyone. Here's a live stream announcement: In about three days, I Si Motu, the head of the East China region, will be challenging the Azure Cloud Sect..."

By changing my surname, I shouldn't be exposed.

He imitated the streamer from the Witch Association in the live broadcast room, saying:

"Not too difficult, four stars, one run of the Beihai Demon Cave."