Literary Core

That question left little Xu Hengliang utterly bewildered. His first reaction was to point at Jiang Wan and say:

"It was her, sticking her nose where it didn't belong. That little fatty already gave it to her, yet she still wouldn't let me have it."

Jiang Wan planted her hands on her hips and glared at him.

"I won't let you! Snatching other people's things is wrong. If you do it again next time, I'll still hit you!"

Little Xu Hengliang was stunned. She still dared to hit him?

He immediately pointed at the old man before him and ordered:

"You, old man, hit her."

Venerable Yu Yi frowned. This little brat was actually ordering him around.

"Hmph, you were clearly the one who snatched someone else's chicken leg first. I think this little girl was right to hit you.

If you can't beat her, you should look for the reasons within yourself. Have you been eating properly? Cultivating properly? Have you been working hard enough?"

Jiang Wan found those words strangely familiar. Besides, the old man was clearly helping her, so she immediately gave him a huge smile.

"Grandpa, you're absolutely right!"

Venerable Yu Yi burst out laughing, delighted at the praise from his future disciple.

"Ha ha ha! I think you're quite excellent too, little girl. You stepped forward to protect your companions, and you're formidable in a fight as well. Very good. Are you interested in becoming this old man's disciple?"

Jiang Wan was astonished by the old man's discerning eye. Just as she was about to agree, Xu Hengliang spoke from beside her:

"Bleh bleh bleh! Jiang Wan is only fit to take a smelly old man like this as her master. Unlike my master—my master is a Spirit Transmutation Venerable!"

Jiang Wan: "Huh? You have a master?"

[Your evil reputation has spread far and wide; it can stop children from crying at night. Today, you suddenly learned that the child actually has a master to teach him.

To further restore your image, please find a master.

Requirement: The master must be alive.

Mission Difficulty: Hell Level.

Mission Reward: Literary Core.]

Xu Hengliang lifted his chin, the little brat brimming with pride.

"Of course! My master is here. That one is my master—a Spirit Transmutation Great Power!"

Jiang Wan was speechless. Were Spirit Transmutation Cultivators already walking everywhere in this Cultivation World?

With two Spirit Transmutation Cultivators backing him up, this brat really could run wild without restraint.

Then she saw the middle-aged man approaching them cup his hands toward the old man before them.

"Greetings, Master."

Jiang Wan: ...

She immediately cupped her hands toward the old man as well.

"This disciple pays respects to Master!"

[Apprenticeship successful. You, the Supreme Heavenly Demon, are a powerhouse hated by all, bearing countless karmic sins and debts.

Your master accepted your bow and yet survived. You must have once again exerted all your strength to suppress those karmic sins and the Great Dao laws. This was truly difficult.

Mission complete.

Mission Reward: Literary Core.]

Literary Core: Essential for Confucian cultivators. Depending on cultivation level, words become law.

Jiang Wan was delighted. This was good!

Venerable Yichen, who had just arrived, froze for a moment. His master had accepted a disciple just like that? Wasn't he going to investigate her further?

Seeing how quick Jiang Wan was to catch on, Venerable Yu Yi was in an excellent mood.

"Good, good, good! Obedient disciple, come, let me introduce you. This is your senior brother, Yichen. His cultivation broke through to Spirit Transformation just a few days ago."

Jiang Wan went along with it smoothly and sweetly called out to someone else's master:

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

Venerable Yichen's mouth twitched wildly inside. His junior sister was actually a three-year-old little brat?

She was far too young—even younger than his own disciple.

Jiang Wan turned to little Xu Hengliang and called out:

"Master's Nephew!"

Little Xu Hengliang was dumbfounded. How had she become his martial aunt?

He called out to his own master in grievance, pointing at Jiang Wan as he accused her.

"Master, she was the one who hit me just now!"

Venerable Yichen wore a pale blue robe, his face youthful and handsome. Faced with his disciple's complaint, he truly had no way to stand up for him.

"Oh, you must have been at fault in this matter. But it takes two hands to clap, this—"

Jiang Wan immediately demonstrated for him.

"Senior Brother, he snatched our chicken leg first. Look, one hand can clap too."

Smack!

As she spoke, she slapped Xu Hengliang on the butt.

Jiang Wan was only so tall, while the six-year-old was half a head taller than her. Smacking his butt was simply more convenient.

Little Xu Hengliang instantly turned red from head to toe.

"You dare... hit my butt?!"

Jiang Wan said, "Be good, Master's Nephew. I was only demonstrating for Senior Brother that one hand can clap too.

You were the one who snatched the chicken leg first. Apologize, and we'll let this matter pass. You'll still be my good Master's Nephew. Remember to call me Martial Aunt when you see me in the future!"

"Ha ha ha ha! Good, excellent!"

Venerable Yu Yi stroked his beard and laughed heartily. He said to his disciple, Venerable Yichen, beside him:

"Disciple, do you see? This is the affection between generations!

From now on, you can cultivate in seclusion without worry. Leave your little disciple to this old man's disciple—your junior sister. She'll definitely discipline him properly for you."

Hearing his master say that, Venerable Yichen could only sigh helplessly and hurriedly leave behind one sentence:

"Cultivate properly from now on." Then he turned and left.

Little Xu Hengliang felt the world's deep, chilling malice and immediately chased after him.

"Master! Master, don't leave, Master!"

Jiang Wan watched from the side with great amusement and quietly muttered, "Swallow, how could I live without you?"

Jiang Yao watched everything coldly from the side. So what if they were Spirit Transmutation Cultivators? They only had a hundred years of life left.

And once the secret realm opened, she would shove Jiang Wan into the Abyssal Demon. Then what master, what senior brother? The more they doted on her now, the more entertaining it would be when they fought later.

Venerable Yu Yi was in high spirits after accepting a disciple, and he immediately declared:

"This old man shall announce it to the entire Guili Continent and let everyone know that you are this old man's disciple! Ha ha ha ha! When the time comes, we shall also hold a grand Apprenticeship Banquet. All right, you children go play!"

Then spiritual power circled through Xu Hengliang's body, silently reconnecting the three ribs that had been broken from the beating.

Once he left, everyone immediately crowded around Jiang Wan.

"Jiang Wan, you're amazing! You became the disciple of a Spirit Transmutation Venerable!"

"Jiang Wan, your opportunity is so incredible."

"That's a Spirit Transmutation Venerable—the strongest ceiling of our Guili Continent."

One of the older children gave a scornful laugh.

"Hah, you really are a bunch of little brats. Spirit Transmutation Cultivators are only the strongest on our Guili Continent. Beyond Guili Continent, there are Spirit Severing, Body Integration, Tribulation Crossing, and Mahayana. You don't know any of that, do you?

What a bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well!"

Jiang Wan was shocked too. What? Was this still the Cultivation World? Wasn't this the Spirit Realm?

Then thinking of the Myriad Talisman Sect, which had only one Spirit Transmutation Cultivator holding down the fort... tsk, it was terrifyingly weak!

Still, none of that had anything to do with her, a three-year-old child, for the time being. She should focus on eating and growing first.

Jiang Yao watched the person who had been speaking walk away.

Xu Hengliang had left too, and she immediately followed after him.

"Brother Xu, are you all right? My sister has always hit very hard. You're not hurt, are you?"

Xu Hengliang snorted, his nostrils pointed at the sky.

"My sister?

What are you trying to do? Put a sack over my head and beat me up to avenge your sister?

Do you sisters both think I'm easy to bully? I can't beat her, but can't I beat you?"

Jiang Yao, wearing the shell of a three-year-old little bean, timidly waved her hands with a watery-eyed expression.

"No, no. Last time, she hit me and it hurt for a long time. I thought that since she hit Brother Xu, you must be hurting badly too. I came to bring you medicine."

Seeing the medicine in Jiang Yao's hand, Xu Hengliang gave an arrogant snort and reached up to touch his face. It really did hurt.