Encountering such an unambitious Disciple, Liu Tiancheng truly felt hatred for iron that cannot become steel.
“Young Friend Qin, if you don’t strive to improve, what will you do in the future? Right now, the Heavenly Profound Continent is fiercely competitive in every field. If you don’t work hard, how will you ever find a suitable Dao Companion?”
“No need!”
Qin Ruoshuang immediately said.
Dao Companion? Hmph! Impossible. Not in this lifetime!
“Ah, don’t say that, Ruoshuang-jie. Back then, Miss Mengyu promised to find one for me!”
Qin Mu was still quite hopeful about having a beautiful wife in the future.
Liu Tiancheng looked at Qin Ruoshuang.
Tsk, with how protective the Qin Family sisters are, could it be…
No, he dared not imagine further.
In the end, he was just too old to keep up with the pace of young people.
With no choice, he turned around and walked away in silence.
***
Within the Dao Sect Cave Heaven, there were plenty of good things.
The cave heavens of the seven Sects were not only open to new Disciples but also to Inner Sect Disciples and Core Disciples, though the number of entries was quite limited.
Qin Mu originally had no intention of coming, but after hearing that Disciples would wear Jade Tokens that could be crushed to transmit out, ensuring their safety, he felt a little tempted.
Still, adhering to the principle of utmost caution in all things, Qin Mu resolutely refused to go.
But when Liu Tiancheng mentioned that at the connection point of the seven Sects’ Dongfu, a Treasure—the Marrow Cleansing Fruit—had appeared, Qin Ruoshuang stood up at once.
It was a must-go.
With no other choice, Qin Mu shouldered his pack.
Moments before the Dao Sect Cave Heaven opened, Qin Mu arrived at the waiting area.
This time, Qin Ruoshuang did not come along. After all, she belonged to the Sword Sect.
But it didn’t matter much; at the connection points of the seven Sects’ cave heavens, Disciples from all Sects could enter.
However, inside, there were also Demonic Beasts as powerful as those at the Yuan Ying Stage.
“My daughter, you must protect this little ancestor well. If something happens to him, even if your father had nine lives, the Sect Master could still kill me with a slap.”
Before departure, Liu Tiancheng instructed his daughter to take extra care of Qin Mu.
“Father, you say that so lightly. Once inside the cave heaven, everyone is randomly teleported. If we actually meet, it would be quite lucky.”
Liu Zixi said helplessly.
With her Qi Practice Stage Ten cultivation, it really wasn’t easy to find Qin Mu in the vast cave heaven.
“Heh heh, your father came prepared.”
Liu Tiancheng mysteriously pulled out a Jade Token.
“Keep it. Once inside the cave heaven, if the Jade Token starts glowing, crush it and you’ll be teleported over.”
Liu Zixi took it, looked at the Jade Token lying in her palm, and nodded.
“Father, don’t worry.”
On the other side, Qin Mu looked at the surrounding Disciples, clustered in groups of three or five.
Finished.
He had spent these past days lazing around beside his sister, making not a single new friend.
Before Qin Mu could dwell on it, a Transmission Array appeared beneath his feet, and the dazzling light forced his eyes shut.
***
Somewhere within the Dao Sect Cave Heaven.
“Ouch.”
Qin Mu was teleported midair and did a faceplant straight into the ground.
“Ouch, ouch, ouch.”
Qin Mu rubbed his face and stood up.
On his left was a tree, and on his right was also a tree.
Mm, in short, everywhere he looked, there were trees.
Lumber merchants would be ecstatic.
“Come to think of it, where am I?”
Qin Mu had not even a scrap of a map.
Looking at a distant mountain peak, he recalled how a certain man, king of wilderness survival, always said to find high ground.
“Let’s go check it out.”
Qin Mu moved as soon as he spoke.
He hadn’t gone far when a person wearing the Dao Sect Disciple uniform emerged from the forest.
Qin Mu was overjoyed, ready to ask for directions, but to his surprise, the other person drew a dagger.
“Junior Brother, our meeting is fate. Hand over everything of value, or your end will be miserable.”
After saying that, the person licked the dagger.
“Hehehe! Rest assured, Junior Brother, I won’t take your life. But if you don’t behave, let me tell you—this dagger is coated in… paralyzing agent!”
Qin Mu looked at him speechlessly and pointed.
“Then you just licked it. Are you all right?”
The other man’s expression froze.
He was about to take out the antidote, but with a thud, the dagger fell to the ground.
His body collapsed limply, his mouth opening and closing with only an “ah-ba ah-ba” sound.
Qin Mu couldn’t help but cover his face.
How shameful.
Was this really a Disciple of the Dao Sect?
Even so, while feeling embarrassed for him, Qin Mu’s hands were not idle.
He took the other party’s Storage Pouch.
This was a rare victory in Young Master Qin’s life.
“Thanks, Senior Brother.”
Qin Mu waved the Storage Pouch in his hand, then turned and left as the other man glared at him in indignation.
Elsewhere.
“Heh, as expected of the map given by my clan brother—truly useful.”
Indeed, the one speaking was none other than Chen Shuo, offline for quite some time.
He had chosen the Dao Sect.
Currently, the position of Saint Son in the Dao Sect was vacant—a perfect opportunity for him to shine.
Moreover, with such a Treasure as the Marrow Cleansing Fruit inside this cave heaven, advancing to Foundation Establishment was within reach!
Perhaps he could even achieve Yuan Ying in the future!
As long as he went all in and won this time, everything would be his!
In a certain spot within the cave heaven, after a flash of light, a White Dress Girl appeared.
After scanning her surroundings to ensure there was no danger, she took out the Jade Token her father had given her.
Liu Zixi looked at the dull, lifeless Jade Token in her hand.
“Too far away…?”
With a leap, her figure darted swiftly through the forest.
***
Sword Sect.
As those waiting for the cave heaven to open looked on, a white-clad figure suddenly appeared not far away.
“Look! The Holy Maiden has appeared!”
“What’s so strange? As the Holy Maiden, she has more entry chances to the cave heaven than any of us.”
“What? That can’t be right. The Holy Maiden shouldn’t lack resources, should she?”
“Who knows. If Holy Maiden Her Highness acts this way, she must have her reasons!”
Qin Ruoshuang casually glanced over the crowd.
The surrounding noise was blocked out completely.
Her gaze was fixed only on the Sealing at the cave heaven entrance.
Boom!
With a sound like a bubble popping, the Secret Realm of the cave heaven opened.
***
Dan Sect.
The Elder tried hard to persuade her.
“Holy Maiden, if you need any pills, just say the word. Why personally enter the cave heaven—especially at the connection point? You know as well as I do that we Pill Masters have limited combat methods.”
Qin Mengyu shook her head.
“Elder, you don’t understand. The Prize for this Grand Competition—I’m determined to get it.”
“The Marrow Cleansing Fruit, huh…”
Even for an Elder of the Dan Sect, though he had seen much, a Marrow Cleansing Fruit formed from the ancient environment within the cave heaven was something he had never heard of before—extremely rare.
“Sigh.”
Seeing he could not persuade her, the Elder gave up.
“Very well, very well. Holy Maiden, just remember to know your limits. Don’t act recklessly.”
***
For a time, forces from all sides sprang into action.
The opening of the cave heaven was so momentous that even some Core Disciples in secluded cultivation broke out.
What they sought was none other than the Marrow Cleansing Fruit.
As the name suggests, the Marrow Cleansing Fruit purifies blockages in the meridians, allowing Qi to circulate more swiftly—at least, that’s what most people believe, as it is mainly used by those in the Qi Cultivation Stage.
But according to legend, in the Ancient Era, the Marrow Cleansing Fruit was far more than that.
It was said to be capable of remolding meridians!
Unlike the ones carefully cultivated over the years, which, despite being mass-produced, lost their once-defying effects, the Marrow Cleansing Fruit of the Ancient Era has nearly disappeared with the passage of time.
Thus, the appearance of an ancient Marrow Cleansing Fruit this time was bound to cause a huge stir.