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Join the ServerYe Cha chose a window seat on the first floor. The reason was simple: it offered an excellent vantage point, allowing him to take in the entire scene of the ground floor.
Wang Li’s earlier conjecture was correct. Ye Cha hadn’t simply come to the first floor for tea.
Instead, he hoped to try his luck, seeking any recent news from the Lingtian Sect that would allow him to stay abreast of developments.
His departure from the Lingtian Sect had been truly unavoidable, and Ye Cha knew he would certainly have to return later. He couldn’t afford to miss any updates from the sect, as they were crucial for him to strategize his future moves and play this game well.
He also wondered about the current situation of his four Senior Sisters from Xiyun Peak.
Although Ye Cha had only been Shen Ruotong’s registered disciple for a few days, among the four Senior Sisters of Xiyun Peak, only Lu Xi harbored a slight hostility towards him. The other three, however, had warmly welcomed his arrival.
In the cultivation world, connections were just as vital as individual strength.
After all, if one couldn’t win a fight alone, they could always call upon friends.
Having four Senior Sisters with powerful aptitudes and strength was a unique resource for Ye Cha, one he needed to grasp firmly to leverage in the future.
For a tomorrow where anything could happen, Ye Cha had already grown accustomed to making arrangements. He wouldn’t let any favorable condition slip away.
Just as he wished to live well, he refused to be defeated by any hardship.
‘Using women for cultivation?’
Haha, it wasn’t just that. To survive, he would do anything.
Previously, in the Lingtian Sect, due to his Heavenly Net Physique, Ye Cha had been summoned by Ke Qian using a secret art. To prevent a recurrence, Ye Cha had endured the lingering pain of his left hand’s wound, using it to suppress the Heavenly Net Physique.
The wound on Ye Cha’s arm was significant. Even with a cultivator’s strong recovery abilities, it didn’t mean he couldn’t feel pain.
Such a self-abusive approach would be unbearable for most others.
Yet, Ye Cha acted as if nothing were amiss. Even with constant pain, he didn’t forget to cultivate using top-grade spirit stones.
This clearly showed that Ye Cha was not only ruthless to others but even more so to himself.
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“Alright, since we’ve already snuck out, going back now would only earn us a scolding. We might as well take the opportunity to visit the Ghost Market first! Senior Sister isn’t here, so I’m in charge. Even if Master punishes us later, she’ll punish me.”
Huang Tongzhi looked at her three Junior Sisters, whose faces were etched with worry. After speaking, she immediately called the waiter to bring good wine and dishes, planning to rest here for the night before continuing their journey to the Ghost Market tomorrow.
She had always heard Senior Sister speak of how wondrous the Ghost Market was, yet Master had always shown favoritism, only taking Senior Sister and leaving them behind in the sect, waiting with bated breath.
Master always promised to take them to see it when the opportunity arose.
However, ten years had passed since that promise.
This year, Master had once again taken only Senior Sister to the Ghost Market, making Huang Tongzhi unable to sit still any longer.
Alas, her plan to sneak out had failed, exposed by her three Junior Sisters. In the end, Huang Tongzhi had no choice but to reluctantly bring along her three little tag-alongs to the Ghost Market.
However, after the initial excitement, her three Junior Sisters immediately grew anxious.
This left Huang Tongzhi feeling quite helpless. She thought she should have been more careful from the start, not letting her guard down just because Master had left with Senior Sister.
For some reason, Huang Tongzhi had a nagging feeling that the journey to the Ghost Market wouldn’t be smooth sailing!
Thinking it over, it had to be because of these three little ones, making the journey full of uncertainties!
“No, we willingly followed Senior Sister out of the sect. If Master truly intends to punish, then punish us all together!”
“Exactly! We can’t let Second Senior Sister bear it alone. We won’t run away.”
“Perhaps if we act a little spoiled, Master won’t pursue it, right?”
As the waiter swiftly brought the dishes, Huang Tongzhi listened to her three Junior Sisters’ adorable remarks, shaking her head with a wry smile, unsure what to do with these three little rascals.
They were only going out to see what the Ghost Market was like; it wasn’t as if they had committed some heinous crime.
‘Old Master shouldn’t pursue it.’
“Alright, alright, hurry and eat! We had a small mishap when leaving the sect, and you all got quite a fright. Now, finish eating, then quickly return to your rooms to rest. You’ll need your energy for the journey tomorrow.”
Huang Tongzhi had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, allowing her to abstain from food and drink, but her three Junior Sisters could not.
Moreover, despite having just broken through and no longer needing to eat, Huang Tongzhi had not abandoned her three meals a day due to her previous habits.
Many high-level cultivators also maintained their eating and drinking habits, leading to the emergence of spirit rice and spirit plants, making consumption meaningful again.
“Ah, speaking of the accident we encountered, I felt so terrified! That purple light was too fast. If Second Senior Sister hadn’t noticed it in time, we would have been hit by it!”
“Perhaps it was a highly skilled senior, just passing by…”
“Oh, please. If they were highly skilled, they could at least fly on a sword. Why would they still walk on the ground?”
When Huang Tongzhi brought up the accident they encountered upon leaving the sect, her three Junior Sisters’ attention was immediately captured. Their subsequent chirping made the table lively.
Fortunately, there weren’t many cultivators on the first floor, and each was engrossed in their own meal, with no leisure to pay attention to others’ conversations.
Knowing her three Junior Sisters very well, Huang Tongzhi seized the opportunity while they chattered to quickly pick up her favorite dishes with her chopsticks, lest they pounce like hungry tigers and clear the table in an instant.
Not even a single vegetable leaf would be left.
This wasn’t Huang Tongzhi’s baseless assumption; she had painful experiences proving that one couldn’t be reserved when dining with her Junior Sisters!
“Even a powerful sect like Lingtian has many low-key high-level cultivators!”
“Speaking of Lingtian Sect, one can’t help but mention the runaway demonic enchantress. After harming many disciples within the sect, she actually managed to escape! That sounds too frustrating, doesn’t it? After all, Lingtian Sect is the largest righteous sect. How could they let an enchantress cause such havoc?”
“You wouldn’t know this, but the demonic enchantress’s whereabouts are unpredictable, and she carries special items to conceal her aura. How could the Lingtian Sect people capture her? However, it was also because Sect Master Shen Ruotong had an urgent matter and went out. Otherwise, the enchantress wouldn’t have even been able to escape.”
“Lingtian Sect’s Sect Master has been in seclusion for a long time. Why would she leave immediately after coming out of seclusion? Is there something important?”
“I’m not too sure. There’s a rumor that Shen Ruotong once visited Tianji Valley… A place like Tianji Valley, where one can glimpse the trajectory of the Heavenly Dao, perhaps she had some serendipitous encounter there!”
As Huang Tongzhi swiftly ate her meal and her three Junior Sisters continued to chatter, Ye Cha, sitting at the neighboring table, silently drank his tea, quickly categorizing and storing the information he had gathered in his mind.
‘The mysterious item sent by Feiyun Sect might be related to Shen Ruotong’s earlier visit to Tianji Valley… Wait, I remember Master had left for a period when she ordered her disciples to kill anyone with the Heavenly Net Physique. Could it be that mysterious item that forced her to leave the sect?’
‘If that’s the case, what kind of impact does the Heavenly Net Physique truly have on Shen Ruotong?’
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