Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 173

Cen Hongzhe’s words could be said to have settled the matter.

Even if this matter were to be investigated thoroughly and it was confirmed that Xue Chenfeng provided the “Blood Qi Pearl” to He Jun, there would be no substantial punishment for Xue Chenfeng. They couldn’t severely punish a Foundation Establishment elder for a dead newly admitted disciple.

The value of the two was simply not on the same level.

Moreover, as one of the Six Sects of Xuanmen, if it were to be spread that an elder gave a Blood Qi Pearl to their disciple, it would also have an extremely negative impact on the reputation of their Purple Radiance Sect.

Therefore, the best solution to this matter was to stop here.

The reason He Jun took the Blood Qi Pearl was that his Dao heart was not firm, and he went astray at a young age. He had no one else to blame.

“…I understand, Sect Master.”

Bai Yafu was not a foolish person, and she naturally understood the reasoning behind it. Although she was unwilling, she had no choice but to obey.

Soon, an attendant announced He Jun’s cause of death to the entire audience.

“So He Jun used that evil item, the ‘Blood Qi Pearl,’ to break through to the first level of Qi Refining in three months. I feel much better now…”

“Yeah, otherwise, I’d really feel like I’ve been cultivating for nothing all these years.”

“You guys say, Princess Zhaoming has also reached the first level of Qi Refining, could she also…”

“Impossible! Using something like the ‘Blood Qi Pearl’ is self-destructive. How could someone with excellent talent like Princess Zhaoming do something so short-sighted?”

Amidst the noisy discussions of the crowd, this year’s preliminary examination officially concluded.

Song Ling was announced as the final victor, the top scorer of the preliminary examination, and received the treatment of receiving double benefits every month from now on.

“Master, what exactly happened to He Jun?”

After everything ended, Song Ling followed Bai Yafu to her cave mansion. As soon as he entered, Song Ling eagerly asked.

“It was the Blood Qi Pearl,” Bai Yafu said.

“Blood Qi Pearl?”

Song Ling was startled. This familiar name instantly brought him back to his memories at the Blood Wind Tower headquarters.

“That’s right, this Blood Qi Pearl is an evil item. It can…” Bai Yafu began to explain, quickly recounting the entire story.

“I see.”

Song Ling was deep in thought. From Bai Yafu’s words, he could analyze that although many people in the cultivation world of Zhao Kingdom knew about the existence of the Blood Qi Pearl, they seemed unaware that this item was manufactured by the Illusion Spirit Sect, one of the Six Sects of Xuanmen.

“No wonder the Illusion Spirit Sect had to go to such a remote small country to blood sacrifice Grandmaster martial artists. Their confidentiality work is indeed excellent…”

“I just don’t know if this business is done by the entire Illusion Spirit Sect, or just a part of them secretly?”

Song Ling secretly calculated in his heart. If his cultivation was suitable in the future, it might not be impossible to use this to extort a large sum…

His thoughts returned to the present. Song Ling looked at his Master, Bai Yafu, whose face still showed a hint of indignation, and smiled slightly. He walked to her side, gently massaged her shoulders, and comforted her, “Master, don’t be angry. Shaohua knows that Master wants to vent her anger for Shaohua, but it’s truly impossible to bring down Xue Chenfeng just based on this matter.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Yafu’s expression softened slightly. She sighed softly and said,

“It’s good that you, Shaohua, can understand your Master. When I think of how that old ghost Xue treated you, I wish I could skin him alive, but alas…”

“Master, Shaohua understands your difficulties,” Song Ling said sincerely.

After they chatted for a few more sentences, Bai Yafu said, “Oh, by the way, I told you last time that after you got the top spot in the preliminary examination, a great opportunity would be waiting for you. Now, I can tell you.”

“This so-called opportunity is actually related to our Purple Radiance Sect’s Grand Elder Yun Qinghe.”

“Grand Elder?” Song Ling was slightly surprised.

“That’s right, I believe Shaohua, you’ve already understood that the Foundation Establishment stage has three realms: Spirit Platform, Cloud Gazing, and Jade Marvel. Although they are all within the Foundation Establishment realm, the gap between these three minor realms is much larger than that between the first and ninth levels of Qi Refining. For example, your Master, I, have only reached the Spirit Platform realm, Sect Master Cen Hongzhe is in the Cloud Gazing realm, and Grand Elder Yun Qinghe has long since broken through to the Jade Marvel realm,” Bai Yafu slowly explained.

Song Ling nodded, “When I first entered the sect, that Attendant Dong had already told me.”

Bai Yafu:

“Grand Elder Yun Qinghe loved to travel around in her early years, and she made many Daoist friends of her generation. Not long ago, one of her rogue cultivator Daoist friends died of old age. Because she had no descendants or heirs, before her death, she gave the tokens to open her cave mansion to several close fellow Daoists and instructed them to allow excellent junior disciples to go to her cave mansion to explore.”

“Was that senior also in the Foundation Establishment Jade Marvel realm?” Song Ling asked.

“Yes, that’s why I said this is a great opportunity for you.”

Bai Yafu affirmed, “Cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Jade Marvel realm have already condensed a nascent Golden Core within their bodies, so they are also called Pseudo-Core cultivators. Their strength is incomparable to those in the Spirit Platform and Cloud Gazing realms. For Qi Refining cultivators, there must be a great opportunity in the cave mansion of such a great cultivator.”

“And the Grand Elder’s method of selecting who would receive this opportunity was to see who could win the top spot in this preliminary examination.”

“At first, your Master thought that only I had received this news, which led to those unexpected events later… It’s also fortunate that Shaohua, you were capable enough, otherwise, this great opportunity would have been missed.”

Bai Yafu sighed.

Song Ling frowned slightly and asked, “But Master, why did the Grand Elder have to choose from us newly admitted disciples? Aren’t there many senior brothers and sisters who have joined the sect for many years and have outstanding talent?”

Bai Yafu shook her head, “The Grand Elder, her old self, has always had a strange personality. It’s been like that since she was young. No one knows what she’s thinking. In short, prepare yourself, I will take you to see her tomorrow.”

“Yes, Shaohua understands,” Song Ling said with a serious expression.

The next day.

Purple Radiance Sect’s main peak.

A streak of light landed in front of a winding path leading to the mountaintop, revealing two figures within.

“To show respect to the Grand Elder, we need to walk the last part of this journey,” Bai Yafu explained.

“Yes,” Song Ling responded.

This last section of the path was not very far from the mountaintop. With their walking speed, after walking for about half an hour, they reached their destination—

An ancient and solemn palace came into view. It stood quietly on the peak, seemingly integrated with the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth, exuding a faint pressure and a peaceful aura. In front of the palace, clouds and mist lingered, and several ancient pine trees, thousands of years old, stood tall and green, adding a touch of transcendent charm.

Bai Yafu softly said, “Shaohua, go in.”

“Master isn’t going in?” Song Ling was slightly surprised.

Bai Yafu gently shook her head, “The Grand Elder only sees you alone today.”

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