In a daze, Mo Bai's bright smile appeared in her mind. She bit her lip, clenched her fist, and angrily said: "This time I won't give you any chance to trample on me! I must kill you!"
Outside the window, the white orchids as bright and clear as the moon sent waves of delicate fragrance with the cool evening breeze. Outside, the cicadas chirped and frogs croaked, creating a very pleasant atmosphere.
Every sect follows morning and evening rituals, and the Qiongcang Sect is no different.
Shen Yanli did not sleep well and got up early to meditate in the meditation hall.
The Qiongcang Sect is not large, standing on Mysterious Peak. The sect has three masters: one is Sect Leader Xu Yeping, who mainly teaches swordsmanship; the second is Senior Brother Chu Lin, who mainly teaches Healing Skill and Mechanical Techniques; the third is Shen Yanli, who mainly teaches Magic.
Among these three masters, Xu Yeping is the most respected, with the most disciples because Sect Leader Xu Yeping is not only renowned in the Cultivation World and has the title of Grandmaster, but he also naturally commands respect! Moreover, he has a good temperament, exquisite Mechanical Techniques, and is humble, polite, and patient... In short, he has numerous advantages.
Who wouldn't want to admire such a perfect person!
The second most sought-after is Senior Brother Chu Lin, and legend has it that during the battle with the Heavenly Demon years ago, he fought against hundreds, driving back demons and ghosts with great panache and legendary heroism! Naturally, countless disciples came to apprentice under such a talent.
Moreover, Senior Brother Chu Lin possesses a handsome face that charms everyone who sees it, so most of his numerous disciples are female cultivators.
Although Senior Brother Chu Lin has turned back many, those female cultivators have not diminished but increased significantly!
It's easy to imagine how great Chu Lin's charm is.
We won't elaborate more on these two legendary figures; to thoroughly discuss their skills could take days and nights.
In comparison to them, Shen Yanli's followers are the most sparse!
Why is that? Because Shen Yanli has only taken in one apprentice so far. How did it come to this?
First, Shen Yanli has a bad temper, being very strict with both herself and others. Many who wish to join her have been scared off with just one look! Second, she finds it troublesome and has either directly rejected those determined to apprentice under her or passed them to Xu Yeping or Chu Lin. Third, she is used to being at ease alone, and being a solitary wanderer is her ideal; she doesn't like anyone disrupting her routine.
Although she is the first female Grandmaster crowned in the Immortal Realm, she has a strong personality and always appears and disappears mysteriously, thus having no disciples.
It wasn't until an opportunity ten years ago when she descended to Taiping Village to banish evil spirits. Despite its name, Taiping Village was not peaceful at all.
The village has been plagued by demons and disturbances far longer than just a day or two. Sect Leader Xu Yeping entrusted her with the task of descending to the village to banish these evils. Being free, she accepted.
Her skills were already profound, and her Magic surpassed ordinary levels, so the mere evil spirits were no match for her.
In less than a day, she struck directly at the heart of the evil, broke into the demons' lair, and in a cloud of malicious black smoke, she found Mo Bai entwined by dark forces. At that time, he was young and tender, yet his eyes, originally clear and distinct, were hazy.
Shen Yanli knew that the child's soul had been eaten away by the demons, fragmented and broken. After eradicating the evil, she had no choice but to take Mo Bai back to the sect for treatment.
At that time, Xu Yeping was gravely injured from mending the Desolate Abyss Rift, and Chu Lin was practicing at the West Sea and hadn't returned yet, so Shen Yanli was the only one who could save Mo Bai.
Looking at the small, adorable child before her on the verge of demise, Shen Yanli couldn't stand by and watch him die.
She exhausted half of her cultivation to pull Mo Bai back from the brink of death, and his once dim eyes instantly became bright and sparkled as he smiled at Shen Yanli.
For some reason, Shen Yanli felt an inexplicable familiarity while looking at this child.
Afterward, this child loved to follow Shen Yanli around like a little tail; no matter how she tried, she couldn't shake him off.
Shen Yanli rubbed her forehead helplessly, wondering what kind of troublesome creature she had saved!
She picked him up by his collar and threw him far away, yet he managed to find his way back to her. Then he would stretch out his tiny arms to hug Shen Yanli's leg tightly, whining in a childish voice.