“Pfft… cough, cough…”
Su Wanqiu sprayed the tea from her mouth directly.
Jiang Yuebai and Shen Zhaoxue behind her also tried to recall the most painful things in their lives.
They lowered their brows and cast down their eyes.
“Master, are you all right?”
Faced with this situation, Lu Li could only offer gentle consolation.
In others’ eyes, they saw a dignified disciple comforting her master who had choked on tea.
In the distance, Ku Du softly chanted Buddha’s name, while Wang Youming took this opportunity to educate Liu Qingyun.
“Look, the Saintess of the Yin Yang Sect treats her master so well.” Wang Youming looked at Liu Qingyun with deep pain. “There’s nothing wrong with our Imperial Sword Sect practicing swordsmanship, but you don’t have to practice at times like this.”
“Master, I believe that sword practice must be constant.” After a simple meal, Liu Qingyun directly sat cross-legged on his seat, placing the wooden sword on his lap.
However, if these two knew the truth, they would probably spray tea just like Su Wanqiu.
“Lu Li… although your Jianghu martial arts are indeed quite useful.” Su Wanqiu forced a smile toward the crowd, then lowered her voice again. “But in such a public setting, don’t bring up methods like that… not to mention, you are still the Saintess now.”
“But Master, my past identity as an escort guard still remains.” Lu Li looked at himself now dressed in ceremonial attire and couldn’t help sighing.
“I understand, of course. It’s just… when no one is watching, it’s permissible.” After calming herself, Su Wanqiu raised her cup again. “Alright, let’s wait until the meal is over.”
While everyone was dining, Lu Li was slowly digesting the knowledge in his mind, but without exception it was all knowledge of how women should face enemies. Admittedly, the Yin Yang Sect also had some men, but immortal cultivators’ methods of facing enemies were two extremes. Either an open and fair magic duel, or directly using sinister soul possession to destroy others’ magical artifacts.
“But that’s true. As one’s personal cultivation improves, those military tactics become useless… unless…”
While lost in thought, the Enthronement Ceremony also came to an end. A few young girls guided the people from the Imperial Sword Sect and Buddhist Light Sect to go rest.
As for the other four sects, only a few Foundation Establishment Stewards and Qi Refining disciples had arrived, so other disciples led them to resting areas to prepare for the upcoming friendly spar viewing.
Not long after, Lu Li and Su Wanqiu returned to the Small Courtyard they usually lived in.
But at this moment, Lin Yin also came and sat on a bench, carefully observing the flower bed.
“True Master Lin, Lu Li has been brought.” Su Wanqiu pressed her palms together and bowed her head in greeting.
“Go and chat with guests from other sects.” Lin Yin waved her hand. “Especially the other four sects, reveal a bit about Lu Li’s situation so that they won’t covet our sect anymore.”
“Yes.” Su Wanqiu nodded again, then rode away on Light Gauze.
“Alright.” Lin Yin snapped her fingers, and a faint purple aura instantly enveloped the entire Small Courtyard. “We’ll have the friendly spar soon, so we need to make good use of time. Also, I had someone find your laxative.”
“Ah?” Lu Li looked up and saw a black porcelain bottle floating in front of him, while Lin Yin wore a playful smile.
“I heard your conversation with Wanqiu. Although our Yin Yang Sect has given many medicines to people, this is the first time for a laxative.” As Lin Yin spoke, she couldn’t hide the smile on her face. “I won’t stop you. Use it as appropriate.”
“Disciple understands.”
“Do you truly understand? For example, if someone suspects you of administering the laxative, what should you do?” Lin Yin smirked, then immediately put on a panicked and worried expression, even blushing and with watery eyes. “Young master, it is this concubine’s fault. Today’s cooking selected many fine dishes, but I neglected the food incompatibility among the ingredients…”
“Hiss…” Lu Li watched Lin Yin’s sudden acting before him, and goosebumps surged like a tidal wave.
“Basically like that.” Lin Yin adjusted her posture instantly.
“But True Master Lin, doesn’t this method seem a bit…”
“As an immortal cultivator, one is naturally bound by nothing. Anything that can be used is a weapon.” As Lin Yin spoke, she reached out to pinch a flower petal. “Family background, talent, weapons, cultivation techniques, fortuitous encounters, connections—these can all be used. Then appearance, body parts, poison, music, tea ceremony, even cooking—these can all be used as well.”
“Disciple has been taught well.” Lu Li nodded. Lin Yin’s words were indeed quite similar to what he himself had perceived.
When he lived alone in Hundred Immortals Town, he indeed exhausted all efforts and thought of every method just to survive.
That was why he wanted to join an immortal cultivation sect.
“Alright, let’s talk about the friendly spar. Your ‘Silk of a Hundred Turns’ probably hasn’t reached great mastery.” Lin Yin turned around to look at Lu Li. “But I see from your pupils that ‘Charm Technique’ has reached great mastery, right?”
“Yes, martial arts need to be slowly tempered and require sparring with others. But magic techniques only need to trace spirit points and outline spirit patterns in the dantian.” Lu Li looked up, revealing his pink pupils.
“Only need… hah.” Lin Yin gave a bitter smile. “Communicating with geniuses like you is truly tiring. Don’t worry, I’m not reprimanding you.”
“Demonstrate Charm Technique. Let me see what exactly is going on.” Lin Yin drew a circle with her left hand, and a faint purple aura peeled away from the surroundings, floating between the two.
“Yes.” With a thought from Lu Li, the spirit patterns in his dantian instantly formed. Nine semi-transparent, veil-like, misty fox tails spread from his waist, and at the same time, the pink in his eyes became even more vivid.
“Hm?” The moment Charm Technique activated, Lu Li found the world before him change again. The purple aura that had been between the two began to slowly move toward Lu Li’s direction.
“True Master Lin, this is…”
“This is the combined effect of your Charm Technique and spiritual root.” Lin Yin looked at the scene, then lifted her head, her voice tinged with a tremble. “Is this heaven’s compensation to us… or is the Founding Ancestor manifesting?”
“…There is hope for the matter before.”
“True Master Lin…?” Lu Li looked at Lin Yin’s posture of looking up to the sky and couldn’t help releasing a faint Divine Sense.
At this moment, his Divine Sense seemed to also mobilize Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, allowing him to notice that Lin Yin’s eyes were slightly reddened.
“Lu Li, I was originally going to teach you some things.” Lin Yin let out a long sigh, looking at the bewildered Lu Li. “But now it seems there isn’t much need.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means that you are truly suited to be a woman… This thieving heaven has made a terrible mistake.” Lin Yin walked over to Lu Li, gently patting his shoulder. “Yet you were born with a male body.”
“Ah?”
“Lu Li, your spiritual root is not upper grade.” Lin Yin spoke slowly. “I once guessed it was the immortal-grade spiritual root that only the founding ancestor possessed—Drunken Moon Startled Swan. You have the memories of the Yin Yang Sect, so you should know what kind of spiritual root that is.”
“A spiritual root that can change heaven and earth according to one’s thoughts.” Lu Li closed his eyes and recalled for a moment. “The sect’s ancient records say that one day, when the Founding Ancestor sighed that the moonlight was bright and too perfect, the moon phase began to wane.”
“Yes, that is the Founding Ancestor’s immortal-grade spiritual root.” Lin Yin nodded. “But you clearly surpass even that kind of spiritual root.”
“True Master Lin, you mean…”
“You are a divine-grade spiritual root that appears once in ten thousand years.” Lin Yin reached out, pointing to the sky. “Heavenly Law Love Entanglement.”