Undercurrents in the Holy Land, Thoughts of a Beauty
Water and Fire Sect.
Inside the sect's main hall, the atmosphere was somewhat strange... awkward.
The sect leader of the Water and Fire Sect, a beautiful woman whose aura had reached the Nascent Soul Perfection, was looking helplessly at the ancient water mirror floating in mid-air in front of her.
The mirror reflects another world, equally ethereal yet tinged with a sense of desolation.
"... That's how it is."
On the other side of the mirror, an old woman, also dressed in the Water and Fire Sect's attire but with a cultivation level only at the Late-Stage Nascent Soul, smiled bitterly and said, "Junior Sister, you've seen the current predicament of the ' Upper Realm '."
"We are surrounded by powerful enemies. If... we don't receive support from the Lower Realm soon, I'm afraid..."
That's enough.
The sect leader of the Water and Fire Sect impatiently interrupted the other party.
"Every message is the same old cliché!"
"You want our support?" She sneered, her tone filled with undisguised mockery. "What do you ' Upper Realm ' have to offer us support?!"
"The reason why my Water and Fire Sect did not choose to ascend as a sect was because we saw through your incompetence!"
"Now, on the Immortal-Abandoned Continent, a great era is about to begin! Our decision to remain here is the wisest one!"
After saying that, she immediately cut off the communication!
The mirror surface returned to its calm state.
However, the restlessness in her heart grew stronger.
[What a... unlucky year!]
[The Upper Realm is unreliable.]
What will become of the sect's future?
She rubbed her temples, feeling a sudden headache coming on.
[I just hope... that girl Yan'er can live up to expectations.]
[As long as she can successfully break through to the Nascent Soul, my Water and Fire Sect will have a worthy successor.]
Just then, a lively and charming laugh came from outside the hall.
"Hehe, Mom, who made you angry again?"
Shui Yan'er skipped and hopped into the room.
"You crazy girl! You actually know how to come back?!" The sect leader was both annoyed and amused by the sight.
"Oh my~" Shui Yan'er leaned closer, and said mysteriously, "I found a truly amazing treasure on my trip!"
"Oh?" The sect leader asked, somewhat curious.
"One, a hundred times more powerful than my two clones... an unparalleled prodigy!"
Shui Yan'er's eyes gleamed with immense excitement, "He's a ' Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment ' cultivator!"
She embellished her story of meeting Dongfang Ri.
Of course, she cleverly concealed the embarrassing fact that she was stunned by the other party's "Divine Ability" and that she wanted to "seduce" him.
"What?!" The sect leader was completely stunned upon hearing this!
"Are you serious?!"
The sect leader of the Water and Fire Sect suddenly stood up from his seat, grabbed Shui Yan'er's shoulder, and his face was filled with uncontrollable excitement!
"Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment?! Are you sure you didn't misread it?!"
"Of course not!" Shui Yan'er puffed out her little chest proudly, seeing her mother finally shocked by her "major discovery." "I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Then... where is that person?! Did you bring him back?!" the sect leader asked anxiously.
"Well..."
Upon hearing this, Shui Yan'er's smug expression instantly froze.
Feeling a little guilty, she stuck out her tongue and muttered softly, "Um... he... he seemed to have something else to do... and left first..."
"What?!" Upon hearing this, the sect leader nearly fainted!
[That spendthrift girl!]
[Such a peerless prodigy, capable of changing the future of my Water and Fire Sect! You... you just let him escape?!]
Looking at her daughter, who had an "innocent" expression, she could only sigh deeply.
That's enough, that's enough.
Such a person is not someone who can be easily recruited.
Ultimately, it seems our time wasn't meant to be...
Shui Yan'er also noticed the awkward atmosphere.
Her eyes darted around, and she immediately changed the subject!
She clung to her mother's arm and said sweetly, "Oh, Mom, please don't be angry anymore~"
"Besides," a glint of immense confidence flashed in her eyes, "It's just a ' Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment ' cultivator, what's so great about that!"
"Once I break through to the Nascent Soul, I guarantee I won't be any worse than that guy!"
"Furthermore, I will not lose to that ice-cold-faced Qin Rushuang!"
Upon hearing this, a relieved smile finally appeared on the sect leader's face.
"Okay." She nodded with satisfaction. "It's enough that you have the intention."
"However..." she changed the subject, her voice becoming somewhat complicated, "Speaking of the Martial Sect, they've also recently produced a remarkable figure."
"Just recently, a newly joined prodigy of the Martial Sect triggered... the extraordinary phenomenon of the ' Nine-Transformation Golden Core '."
"Nine-Transformation Golden Core?" Shui Yan'er was also surprised upon hearing this. "I didn't expect that Qin Rushuang, that ice-cold face, to be so capable! She actually managed to win over such a prodigy!"
As she spoke, she was rapidly calculating in her mind.
[Nine-Transformation Golden Core...]
[Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment...]
[Dongfang Ri...]
[etc...]
A thought that she herself found utterly absurd uncontrollably surfaced from the depths of her mind!
She suddenly looked up, horrified, at her mother!
And her mother, clearly, had thought of the same thing!
The mother and daughter stared at each other, both seeing indescribable shock in each other's eyes!
"No way..." Shui Yan'er chuckled awkwardly, and for the first time, an expression of embarrassment appeared on her pretty face. "That... that ' Nine-Transformation Golden Core,' could it be... that handsome young man?"
The sect leader's face was filled with endless regret.
[If only... if only I had known...]
[Back then, I was determined to bring him back no matter what!!!]
Just then, two equally stunningly beautiful figures slowly walked in from outside the hall.
Indeed, it is Shui Ling'er and Huo Ling'er!
At this moment, their auras had all reached the Foundation Establishment Perfection! They were only one step away from reaching the Golden Core stage!
"Mother."
"Hmm." The sect leader looked at the two clones, both of whom were exceptionally talented, his eyes filled with affection.
She waved.
The two girls obediently stepped forward.
Watching this scene from the side, Shui Yan'er couldn't help but feel a little jealous and pouted.
[Hmph! What's so great about it!]
[So what if she's a little more obedient than me!]
The sect leader ignored her and simply said gently to the two women, "Go."
"You should also go into seclusion and prepare to break through to the Golden Core stage."
"Yes, Mother."
The two women bowed respectfully, turned around, and slowly walked towards the sect's forbidden area.
Shui Yan'er watched their retreating figures, a glimmer of anticipation flashed in her eyes!
[Wait until they successfully advance to the Golden Core stage and return to their original forms!]
[At that time, I will be able to ascend to the heavens in one step and enter... the Nascent Soul realm!]
[At that time...]
[Qin Rushuang! Let's see what you have left to take from me!]
[And that handsome young man...]
[Hehe~ You're mine now!]
Just as she was feeling smug!
A disciple rushed in from outside the hall!
"Report!"
"Sect Master! We've just received news! Qin Rushuang of the Martial Sect has appeared!"
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Shui Yan'er immediately became interested! Where did she go?
"The Purple Thunder Sect is guarding the Star... Astral Battlefield!"
"What?!" Upon hearing this, the sect leader abruptly stood up from his seat! "Who else did she bring?!"
"There's... there's one more, a young man!"
"Not good!" The sect leader's face instantly turned extremely ugly!
She looked at Shui Yan'er, her voice extremely solemn!
"I just got the news!"
"The Purple Thunder Sect of the Immortal-Abandoned Continent and Storm Mountain seem to have reached some kind of... agreement!"
"What?!" Shui Yan'er paled upon hearing this!
[Qin Rushuang...]
[That little guy...]
They are in danger!