Qinglan Sect, Tiandang Peak, outside the mountain gate.
A young man in black staggered, panting heavily, as he walked towards the mountain gate ahead.
Under the moonlight, the youth was covered in bruises and blood, his body a mess of injuries, as if he had suffered inhuman torture.
The ring on his right hand emitted a faint, strange light, followed by a sigh, "Young friend, I just exhausted all my soul power to break the death prison's wards and rescue you!"
"What we need to do now is escape from this Qinglan Sect—the farther, the better!"
"As the saying goes, a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Where there's life, there's hope!"
"These principles hold true even in the Upper Realm! Why are you so obstinate?"
"You are the Son of Destiny, blessed with heaven-defying luck! Even if you leave the Qinglan Sect, your opportunities won't diminish. Once you achieve great success, Prove Dao to become a Divine King or Immortal Emperor, and then return here to obliterate this Qinglan Sect with a single sword strike, wouldn't that be magnificent?"
The old man in the ring pleaded earnestly.
"Shut up, Old Shi!"
Ye Chen stopped, his eyes bloodshot, like those of a wild beast.
"I, Ye Chen, have never suffered such humiliation in my entire life!"
"Let me be clear: I cannot swallow this insult!"
"As you said, I am the Son of Destiny! Anyone who opposes me, I will ensure they die an unnatural death! Otherwise, what's the point of being this Son of Destiny?"
"Also..."
Ye Chen spat, then roared fiercely, "You keep saying you used all your soul power to save me from death's door. Then let me ask you, where did that soul power of yours come from?"
"Do you really think I don't know? For years, every time I broke through to a new realm, a portion of the True Qi and spiritual strength I gained was siphoned off by you to strengthen your own Divine Soul!"
"So, we both get what we need from each other. Why pretend to be so noble?"
"Ye Chen, you..."
The old man in the ring seemed at a loss for words. After a long silence, he sighed deeply. "Forget it, forget it. Since I chose you, I will accept the consequences, success or failure."
"Indeed! Whether I can stage a comeback and return to the Upper Realm depends entirely on your future development."
"Between us... our fates are indeed tied; we prosper together or fall together!"
"Since you are unwilling to acknowledge me as your Master, then consider me a partner for now!"
"Tell me, Prince Ye, what do you plan to do next?"
"I'm going to Daoist Yuanyi to report them! I'll expose Lin Xiao and Chu Youwei's conspiracy to frame me to the Sect Leader of the Qinglan Sect!"
"I will make that adulterous pair pay the price!"
Ye Chen clenched his fists, his teeth grinding with an audible CRUNCH, a testament to his extreme fury.
"Young friend, let me tell you the truth: that old Daoist Yuanyi is not simple! His True Yuan is tainted with the aura of ancient demons. This man outwardly claims to be a true practitioner of the Dao, but he is, in fact, a Demonic Cultivator through and through! He might even be a spy planted in the Righteous Path by the Eight Great Demon Sects of the Central State!"
"He might deceive the Chairman and Elders of the Qinglan Sect, but he cannot fool my Reincarnation Immortal Pupil! Young friend, you are destined to achieve The Great Path and become a supreme being worshipped by all realms. It's best to stay away from these underlings of the Demon Sect, lest you tarnish your reputation!"
"Yuanyi is a Demonic Cultivator hidden within the Qinglan Sect?"
So that's how it is...
Hearing this, Ye Chen's eyes narrowed, a calculating glint within them.
After a long while, a savage, twisted laugh erupted from him, echoing through the night sky.
"Hahahahaha! So, this superficial Master of mine is actually a Demonic Cultivator harboring evil intentions? That's truly wonderful!"
"In that case, I can join forces with this fellow and destroy this Qinglan Sect together! We'll slaughter everyone in this sect!"
"No, as for that Divine Phoenix Peak... I will make that cur Lin Xiao watch with his own eyes as his Junior Sisters and Master are subjected to countless humiliations before I kill them!"
"And those two from Phoenix Caw Peak! Su Mei! Zhu Wanning! Those two bitches! I, Ye Chen, will absolutely not let them off! Old Shi, just you wait and see!"
"And don't you forget! My beautiful, unrelated younger sister, Ye Xuan'er, is currently in the North Territory, commanding 800,000 elite Beichuan Troops. She is my greatest trump card!"
"With just one letter from me, Xuan'er, who has adored me since childhood, will undoubtedly lead her army to the Eastern Region. Allied with the forces of the Demon Sect, we will utterly annihilate this Qinglan Sect! Hahahahaha..."
The smile on the youth's face grew increasingly twisted and malevolent, his eyes blood-red, like a vengeful demon crawled out of hell.
"Heavens, this..."
No distinction between righteous and evil, no discernment between good and bad!
Is this still the same unyielding, fearless Prince Ye I knew? The one who fought his way out of the Great Zhou imperial capital, bathed in blood, swearing to avenge his family?
"Young man, turn back! If you continue down this path, the one hidden in the Qinglan Sect who hijacked your fortuitous encounters, whose status is comparable to yours, is likely to replace you..."
In the Soul Ring, the white-robed old man sighed, his face etched with sorrow.
It seems I also need to make alternative plans early on...
Hmm? Perhaps that person with extraordinary luck hidden in the Qinglan Sect... might be worth considering...
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"Damn it, our Divine Phoenix Peak is so pathetically poor. Every time we go out, we have to rely entirely on Sword Control, which is exhausting enough to kill us."
"I hear even Red Cloud Peak, with its sparse population and perennially last-place strength, has twenty transportation arrays. We only have ten! And six of those are on Master's Fairy Cliff, purely for her convenience when she wants to go gallivanting..."
"What a cruel fate."
Lin Xiao was drenched in sweat by the time he returned to his dormitory via Sword Control from Bright Moon Cliff, the highest point.
Even with his Formless Sword Body, he found it quite taxing.
Seeing that the sky was not yet bright, he decided to take a hot bath, revert to his laid-back persona, and just slack off by sleeping the entire day.
After all, there was still a month left until the Five Branches Martial Meeting. Although, according to the plot, he needed to make some "special" preparations, there was no urgent need at this moment.
Lin Xiao removed his Daoist robe and inner shirt, only then discovering two smooth, silk-like items tucked away...
They were the white silk stockings his beautiful Master, Xiao Hongling, always wore on her lovely legs, and the Expel Evil Red Silk his Junior Sister Yurong had just given him!
Damn...
Now that the disciple recruitment ceremony plot point is over, Master's things are no longer needed. Keeping them would be gravely disrespectful to my Master!
I can't keep Second Junior Sister's things either! They say an eldest brother is like a father. My affection for Second Junior Sister should be like a benevolent fatherly love. How could I accept her intimate apparel? Wouldn't that make me a pervert?
Lin Xiao steeled his resolve, about to toss both pairs of stockings out the window into the mountain stream below.
Suddenly, a thought surfaced, and he froze.
I'm about to wrap up my role here and leave this world soon...
Master and my Junior Sisters are like family to me in this life.
Perhaps... I should cherish the warmth of family a little more before I go.
With this thought, as if compelled by some unseen force, Lin Xiao brought the items closer and examined them carefully.
Two distinct, yet natural, body fragrances assailed his nostrils!
Since both were pure and untainted female cultivators, their body fragrances were delicate and sweet, without any offensive odor, truly uplifting one's spirits!
At the same time, Lin Xiao couldn't help but visualize two pairs of uniquely captivating, snow-white legs...
I can't keep thinking like this!
Those belong to my own Master and Junior Sister!
A person can't... at least, they shouldn't!
Lin Xiao hurriedly cut off his thoughts.
Just then, the frantic voice of Youngest Junior Sister Lu Yingying came from outside, "Eldest Senior Brother! Master asked me to tell you to go to Dragon Head Peak! That Ye Chen from Tiandang Peak is in front of the Sect Leader, tearfully accusing you and Third Senior Sister!"
"Right now, several Elders from the Enforcement Hall, along with Martial Uncle Su and Senior Sister Zhu from Phoenix Caw Peak, have all arrived! They're just waiting for you and Third Senior Sister!"
What the hell.
Why is this Ye Chen dog so fond of stirring up trouble?
So what if you got beaten up by Zhu Wanning, one of your own harem girls? Is it really necessary to make such a big deal and drag me into it?
Why don't you just fucking behave, lie low, and wait for Grandpa here to arrange a proper 'face-slapping' scenario for you? Isn't that a better deal?
Lin Xiao frowned and called out towards the door, "Alright, Yingying, Eldest Senior Brother is on his way—"
He had barely spoken.
CREAK—
The door was pushed open.
A delicate and beautiful girl with twin pigtails, fair-skinned and slender, petite in stature, and with bare, snow-white feet, appeared at the door.
In an instant, the innocent Youngest Junior Sister witnessed the truest side of her most admired, handsome Eldest Senior Brother!
Yes.
At this moment, Lin Xiao... was stark naked!
The atmosphere in the room instantly froze.
Overcome with extreme embarrassment, Lin Xiao, his usually composed face flushing red, his mind raced...
Lousy system! If the original, lecherous Eldest Senior Brother Lin Xiao encountered this, what would he do?
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