Chapter 11: Research and Make Senior Brag
Wang Xiu stood at the center of the grand formation, commanding the vast and mighty divine beast power that flowed into him. He felt incredibly powerful—strong enough to slay even a Core Formation great demon if it dared enter his formation.
However, if anyone asked him to leave the formation and fight alone, he would politely decline.
He briefly tested the power of the Four Symbols Guardian Evil-Slaying Formation and gained a new understanding of his comprehensive strength. Afterward, he put away the formation flags.
He gave orders to his four soul pets, instructing them to hunt for food in the nearby mountain forests. Although the Three Pure Immortal Sect's vicinity only contained wandering soul beasts with almost no intelligence or aggression, his four soul pets were genuine Foundation Establishment great demon souls. Hunting ordinary beast souls posed no difficulty to them.
"Senior Brother," Jiang Ling'er called out gently. "The recruitment ceremony has ended. What arrangements do we have for tomorrow?"
She stroked her little white rabbit, her eyes filled with anticipation for the future. She would do anything as long as she didn't have to go to Seeking Dao Peak to listen to senior brothers competing to brag.
The recruitment ceremony had ended. Wang Xiu's triumphant smile gradually froze, and he looked at Jiang Ling'er with a particularly resentful gaze. He had been so happy today; why did she have to mention this?
During the past two days, Wang Xiu had thoroughly experienced what it meant to level up like flying. Unfortunately, the sect only held such events once every three years.
On ordinary days, forget about encountering groups of senior brothers bragging together; even finding a few compatible senior brothers to chat with proved difficult. The Three Pure Immortal Sect's disciples were notoriously poor—they spent all their time either cultivating or doing missions in the mountains.
Coupled with the Divination Branch's terrible reputation, Wang Xiu found it hard to find senior brothers from other branches to talk with, let alone drink and brag with. It was practically impossible!
"I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light," Wang Xiu sighed inwardly. The recruitment ceremony—how would he survive without it?
He realized he could only return to the tedious life of strolling around to collect bragging points. Wang Xiu sighed deeply toward the sky and patted Jiang Ling'er's head. "Tomorrow, follow me to the Mission Hall to pick up tasks. I'll take you down the mountain for a stroll."
Down the mountain? Jiang Ling'er's eyes revealed surprise and anticipation. She had traveled all the way from Southern Border to Central Plains with her aunt and hadn't yet experienced the local customs.
However, Jiang Yourong expressed concern: "Xiu boy, Ling'er is only at the eighth layer of Qi Refinement. Taking her down the mountain to do missions—isn't that too dangerous?"
Danger? Wang Xiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Your Nine Li Immortal Sect disciples don't dare to go down the mountain for missions at Qi Refinement Eighth Layer?"
Jiang Yourong was stunned. "What do you mean, don't dare? Who are you looking down on!"
Her soul body was practically smoking with anger: "My Nine Li Immortal Sect stood at the forefront of subduing demons and eliminating devils. Our disciples fought demons and beasts from childhood! I fought life-and-death battles with tigers and wolves in the mountains from age seven. By ten, I could subdue great demons and fierce ghosts alone."
"Only by surviving a hundred battles did I become the strongest prodigy among the younger generation. Don't look at how arrogant your master acts now—before my accident, she could only take a beating and run when she saw me."
[Ding!] [Detected someone bragging. Congratulations, host gained sixty-six mana.]
Hearing the system notification in his mind, Wang Xiu smiled until his eyes narrowed. So satisfying! Although Senior Jiang's remnant soul lacked combat power, her bragging felt absolutely amazing.
He realized that to level up quickly in the future, he would need to research how to make Senior Jiang brag for him.
Just as this thought arose, a clear and indifferent voice came from the ancestral grave mound behind the mountain: "When I went to Nine Li Immortal Sect, I was only nine years old."
Instantly, the smugness on Jiang Yourong's face vanished completely. She muttered: "I was only sixteen that year, not much older than you."
Jiang Ling'er's expression became somewhat subtle. She felt that the grudge between these two elders had formed since childhood.
"Ahem!" Jiang Yourong's face reddened slightly as she changed the topic. "Lu Binglan and I both fought demons from childhood, but Ling'er is different. She is the Nine Li Immortal Sect's last inheritor. I won't allow her to suffer even the slightest accident."
Wang Xiu said helplessly: "Senior Jiang, rest assured. I'll only take her to nearby towns to stroll around and pick up some feng shui reading or fortune-telling tasks. There won't be any danger."
Feng shui? Fortune-telling? Jiang Ling'er froze, then felt deeply moved: "Senior Brother, you don't have to accommodate me by taking simple tasks and wronging yourself."
With his status as a true disciple of the Three Pure Immortal Sect, going to help people with feng shui or funerals would embarrass the Divination Branch.
"Wronging myself?" Wang Xiu laughed. "What's there to be wronged about? I've always taken these tasks. Safety first!"
Jiang Ling'er and Jiang Yourong were both stunned. Eight hundred years had passed—were Three Pure Immortal Sect disciples now so cautious and steady?
With Wang Xiu's capabilities, if he went all out, even early Core Formation demon generals and ghost generals would tremble. In a small cultivation sect, he would qualify to serve as an elder guarding a territory. Yet they asked him to read feng shui and conduct funerals?
What kind of sect was this, being so extravagant? Even at the Three Pure Immortal Sect's peak, they wouldn't dare be so willful!
At this moment, Jiang Yourong deeply felt that after sleeping for eight hundred years, she had fallen behind the times.
...
The dawn's morning light pierced through the darkness. A new day arrived, and when Wang Xiu opened his eyes, he saw four chubby, glowing little soul pets.
After a night of running wild outdoors, they had obviously feasted well; their bellies were swollen round, and the aura they exuded was much stronger than when they first hatched.
When they first hatched, the four little creatures' cultivation had slightly declined compared to before their nirvana, only barely stepping into the Foundation Establishment threshold. But now, after devouring a large number of beast souls, their strength had grown rapidly.
They had already touched the threshold of Foundation Establishment Second Layer, and their size had increased considerably.
"Retrieve!" Wang Xiu put away the four soul pets and walked out of the courtyard.
Jiang Ling'er had already dressed up beautifully and waited outside, her eyes full of anticipation. Accompanying Senior Brother down the mountain for training sounded blissful!
"Let's go!" Wang Xiu summoned the Black Tortoise Mirror, and the two quickly arrived at the Mission Hall.
...
"Junior Brother Wang Xiu," Xiao Qingyu called out. When she saw him in the Mission Hall, a smile appeared on her face.
However, when she saw the bright-smiling girl standing behind him, the curve of her lips slowly disappeared.
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