Under the escort of the elder from the Treasure Tower, Li Hui, who was lucky enough to win the grand prize, successfully returned to the Maiden Sect.
On the way, indeed, there were two groups of cultivators with malicious intentions.
The most dangerous encounter was when two cultivators from the Nascent Soul Realm followed her.
The elder from the Treasure Tower did not hesitate to act. With his strength at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, he used two divine abilities to make the two initial-level cultivators spit blood and flee.
"Thank you, Elder Li, for your escort. This is a small token of my gratitude."
Upon arriving at the Maiden Sect, Li Hui, resisting the pain in her heart, took out twenty high-grade spiritual stones and handed them over.
"It is my duty, no need for formalities."
Elder Li smiled and waved his hand, not accepting the spiritual stones, and flew away.
After seeing him leave, Li Hui felt even more that the lottery had been completely fair.
But thinking about the possible reaction of the sect master, she felt that she might be enraged.
Unsure of what to do, she decided to head directly to the Azure Water Formation.
The Azure Water Formation was a place within the Maiden Sect designed to punish disciples.
Inside the formation, everything was covered in an icy cold. Cultivators had to keep their spiritual energy active at all times to protect their bodies, making the experience unbearable.
When Li Hui arrived at the formation, Ning Qingyan was sitting, meditating and cultivating inside.
Her clothes were soaked with water, and her slender and curvy figure was visible under the wet garments.
Fortunately, Tang Yu wasn't there, otherwise, she would surely have wanted to make a live sketch.
Noticing someone's presence, Ning Qingyan opened her eyes and saw that it was her best friend.
"You came to see me a few days ago, why are you back today? Don't worry, I'm fine here."
Ning Qingyan said proactively, thinking that her friend was worried about her.
She and Li Hui had known each other for a century and were like sisters, always supporting each other.
"I have something I want to discuss with you."
Li Hui sighed bitterly and explained the whole situation to Ning Qingyan.
The relationship between the Maiden Sect and the Hehuan Sect had already been tense, and with the matter involving Tang Yu, the situation had worsened even more.
If not, why would Ning Qingyan be locked up here? She was the sect master's favorite disciple.
After listening to the explanation, Ning Qingyan smiled to reassure her.
"This shouldn't be a problem. The sect master is just angry because I wore the jade hairpin Tang Yu gave me. That's why she punished me. In your case, since you technically made money for the sect, I don't think she'll say much."
With her friend's reassurance, Li Hui finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After chatting with Ning Qingyan for a while, she returned to her cave to think about how to use the thousand high-grade spiritual stones and obtain the most resources for her cultivation.
"There's no rush for a magic treasure, I must first buy strengthening pills to increase my level."
"If I manage to reach the Nascent Soul Realm and still have enough left, then it will be worth buying an ancient offensive treasure. This way, I can increase my chances of winning against cultivators of the same level."
While Li Hui happily distributed her cultivation resources, a voice came from outside her cave.
"Senior sister Li, please come, the sect master wants to see you."
That voice interrupted her thoughts.
Upon hearing that the sect master was calling for her, Li Hui felt a chill of nervousness.
But remembering what Ning Qingyan had said, she took a deep breath, regained her composure, and left the cave.
As soon as she stepped out, she saw that the disciple who had called her was wearing the Discipline Hall uniform.
At that moment, a bad premonition flooded her. Had the sect master sent the Discipline Hall disciples for her?
"Let's go."
The disciple from the Discipline Hall walked ahead with an impassive expression.
When she finally saw Fang Meiyun, before she could speak, her body was forced to kneel, feeling a suffocating pressure that almost made her lose her breath.
"Li Hui, how dare you!"
Using her technique, Fang Meiyun forced her to kneel and shouted coldly.
"I've repeatedly said in the sect that contact with the Hehuan Sect is strictly forbidden. Have you completely ignored me? Do you take my words lightly?"
Fang Meiyun was already aware of the lottery issue.
After all, it was a collaboration between the Hehuan Sect and the Treasure Tower, so, as sect master, she had to be attentive to it.
What she never imagined was that a disciple of her own sect would win the grand prize!
Seeing Li Hui kneeling, Fang Meiyun felt an overwhelming desire to kill her in one strike.
What humiliation!
If a disciple of the Maiden Sect won the lottery and claimed the prize, the Hehuan Sect would surely boast about it.
"Disciple admits her mistake. I only thought winning the prize would benefit the sect financially, I had no other intentions."
Li Hui explained with red eyes while still kneeling.
"Rules are rules. If you don't want to follow the Maiden Sect's rules, then you don't need to stay here."
Fang Meiyun snorted coldly and looked at the disciples of the Discipline Hall.
"Gather all the disciples. I'm going to expel Li Hui from the sect in front of everyone!"
"Master, I know I was wrong, please give me another chance. I won't do it again!"
Upon hearing that she would be expelled, Li Hui broke into tears.
She had been cultivating in the Maiden Sect for three hundred years, and she considered it her home.
To be expelled for something so small… how could she accept it?
But no matter how much she begged, Fang Meiyun didn't even glance at her once.
If she didn't use Li Hui as an example today, who could guarantee that other disciples wouldn't buy that jade painting in the future?
Soon, the news spread throughout the sect.
The disciples quickly gathered, and even Ning Qingyan, who was in the Azure Water Formation, heard about it.
When she learned that her sect master planned to expel Li Hui, Ning Qingyan, in disbelief, immediately left and flew to find her.
When she arrived, all the disciples were gathered.
Fang Meiyun was about to announce the expulsion when she saw Ning Qingyan and frowned.
"Why have you come? Weren't you in confinement in the Azure Water Formation?"
"Master, why do you want to expel Li Hui?"
Ning Qingyan asked firmly.
"I forbade any contact with the Hehuan Sect. Since she dared to ignore my orders, she no longer has a place here."
Fang Meiyun smiled coldly.
Without giving her a chance to speak further, she waved her hand and used a spatial technique to send her back to the Blue Water Formation, trapping her there.
She then looked at the disciples and said:
"From today on, Li Hui is no longer a disciple of the Maidens' Sect. Her life and death have nothing to do with us."
Upon hearing this, Li Hui turned pale and hopeless.
"You may leave, but leave your storage ring. You have received many benefits here, you cannot leave just like that."
The words surprised everyone.
Expelling her was already cruel, but to take her belongings as well?
Li Hui felt deep hatred, but with no power to resist, she threw her ring and left.
This Maidens' Sect doesn't know how to value what it has, it's not worth staying!
After taking the storage ring, Fang Meiyun felt a little better.
A thousand high-quality spirit stones were not a small amount for the sect.
Her gaze swept over the many disciples below the stage before warning them:
"Remember what happened today and don't make the same mistake again."
The disciples responded affirmatively, but what they thought inside was another story.
After leaving the Maidens' Sect,
Li Hui stopped at the entrance of the mountain and observed the sect for a moment.
It was the first time in her life that the Maidens' Sect felt so strange and foreign.
When she first came to cultivate, she felt deep reverence and was proud to be a disciple of the sect.
She never imagined she would end up being expelled from there.
After dedicating hundreds of years of effort and devotion to the sect, she ended up in this situation over a simple matter.
Who the hell could bear it?
"Fang Meiyun, this is too much!"
Clenching her teeth and saying these words in anger,
Li Hui no longer hesitated and flew as fast as possible toward the Hehuan Sect.
When she arrived at the Hehuan Sect, she explained the reason for her visit and expressed her desire to join them.
For a core disciple of the Maidens' Sect to defect to the Hehuan Sect
was something that hadn't happened in centuries.
After confirming she had no ill intentions, the Hehuan Sect immediately accepted her.
The next day, Tang Yu paid to have this news widely spread.
He even had it printed on lottery tickets to promote the event.
When the news spread,
the reputation of the Maidens' Sect took a big hit.
Fang Meiyun, in particular, was nicknamed "the old bald vulture" among the cultivators,
convinced that she had made that decision out of greed.
Upon hearing the outside criticism, Fang Meiyun nearly exploded with rage.
She hadn't even touched a single one of those spirit stones!
She handed them all over to the sect's accountant.
But now, with the scandal hanging over her, her hatred toward Tang Yu only grew.
Even during her cultivation, when distracted, a heart demon took the opportunity to invade her mind.
That damn heart demon had the face of Tang Yu's bastard.
Just as Fang Meiyun felt frustrated,
an elder sent her a message from outside her cave.
"Sect Master, several Supreme Elders invite you to the Laurel Pavilion to discuss an important matter."
"An important matter?"
Upon hearing that they were looking for her, Fang Meiyun had no choice but to get up and head to the location.
The Supreme Elders held an extremely high position in the sect, almost on par with the sect master herself.
Even former leaders, upon retiring, often took on the role of Supreme Elders.
The Laurel Pavilion was a sacred cultivation place within the Maidens' Sect, where a thousand-meter-tall laurel tree grew.
It was said that the seed of this tree was found by the sect's founder in an ancient secret kingdom, and once grown, it had the ability to gather spiritual energy.
Only the Supreme Elders and the sect's most valued disciples were allowed to train there.
When Fang Meiyun arrived, the six Supreme Elders were already waiting.
More than twenty elders were also seated around with respectful expressions.
The central seat was reserved for her, the sect master.
"All the elders gathered here, is there any important matter to discuss?"
Seeing so many elders present, Fang Meiyun asked directly.
One of the Supreme Elders, with a *** appearance and a smile on his face, replied.
"Meiyun, we have called you today to discuss a matter related to you."
"My matter?"
Fang Meiyun frowned, confused. The woman in front of her, according to the sect hierarchy, was her older sister and also the former sect master.
"Yes, have you heard the rumors circulating recently?"
Fang Meiyun's face lost some of its smile and took on a more serious expression.
"Are you referring to the gossip about me taking the spirit stones from the disciples? That's a complete lie! I expelled Li Hui only to maintain the sect's rules, I didn't even touch those stones!"
Fang Meiyun exclaimed firmly, clearly indignant at being accused.
"We do not believe in the lies of the Hehuan Sect, but the proliferation of these rumors is a serious problem. Expelling a core disciple Maybe you were too strict, her offense didn't deserve such punishment."
he sighed.
Another Supreme Elder intervened in a calm voice.
"Meiyun, I know you've been upset lately because of that demon from the Hehuan Sect, but that's no reason to take it out on the disciples."
"Because of your personal will, the relationship between our sect and the Hehuan Sect has become increasingly tense, which has significantly affected our Maidens' Sect."
"That's right, we need to have a broader perspective. Why let an insignificant clown affect the entire sect?"
"That jade scroll he makes... just ignore it. The more you get upset, the more fun he'll have."
Several Supreme Elders intervened one after another.
Although the other elders didn't speak, their mere presence in the room already made their stance clear.
Fang Meiyun had been too irritable lately and had handled the issue with the Hehuan Sect excessively harshly.
Both sects had even started a price war in business, which had negatively impacted the sect's income.
Meanwhile, on the other side, under Tang Yu's leadership, the Hehuan Sect had relentlessly found new sources of income, to the point of becoming inseparable from the Treasure Chamber.
With this situation of rise and decline, the Maidens' Sect would not be able to endure it in the long run.
After being indirectly reprimanded by the Supreme Elders,
Fang Meiyun's face showed changing expressions, feeling extremely frustrated but with no choice but to give in.
"I understand. I'll be more careful."
"That's fine. We're doing this for you and for the sect."
*** sighed.
That the Hehuan Sect had obtained a demon like Tang Yu was truly disgusting to the Maidens' Sect.
Young, with prodigious talent, and a master in manipulating hearts.
In less than a month, he had made Fang Meiyun seem like a completely different person.
An opponent like him... was truly troublesome.
When the meeting ended, Fang Meiyun left with a twisted expression of anger.
Even the members of her own sect were starting to oppose her?
Was she wrong to suppress the Hehuan Sect and Tang Yu?
Filled with rage and nowhere to vent it, she went straight to the hideout where Meng Zihao was recovering from his injuries.
"Has Meiyun come?"
Meng Zihao, who was cultivating, saw Fang Meiyun's furious face and felt both surprised and happy.
It was the first time he had seen Meiyun so angry.
And she looked incredibly beautiful this way!
"Your body is fully healed, right? When are you going to kill Tang Yu?"
Fang Meiyun approached and asked, frowning.
"In a couple of days. I heard he's going to the Treasury Room soon, I'll intercept him on the way."
After answering, Meng Zihao couldn't help but ask:
"Meiyun, why are you so angry? Who bothered you?"
"Who else but Tang Yu? That bastard made the Elders..."
Fang Meiyun was so furious she was almost jumping with indignation as she told him what had happened.
The more she spoke, the angrier she became. Meanwhile, Meng Zihao became more and more pleased as he listened.
It was no wonder Tang Yu was such a good friend... Following his advice had been the right decision.
If he weren't by Meiyun's side...
Who would she share her passionate temper with?
"Alright, alright, don't be angry. Why bother with people with such limited vision? Meiyun, look at those clouds in the sky, don't they look like you?"
Meng Zihao pointed to the sky with his hand.
Fang Meiyun turned her head to look. They were just ordinary clouds.
When she turned back, Meng Zihao had already stealthily moved his face close to hers.
So, quite naturally, Fang Meiyun's lips ended up kissing his.
"Ow, Meiyun, you're serious...!"
Before Meng Zihao could finish his sentence, his face covered in joy, he was sent flying hundreds of meters after receiving a divine power strike.
Coughing blood on the ground, he looked on in fear as he said:
"Meiyun, I just wanted to make you laugh to cheer you up."
Fang Meiyun's face, now like that of a demon, moved instantly to stand right in front of Meng Zihao.
Filled with rage, she didn't even bother using divine techniques; she just threw him to the ground and began to kick him mercilessly.
Meng Zihao, covering his face on the ground, kept begging for mercy.
His body trembled slightly.
What a pleasure! Too much pleasure!
Thank goodness this was happening in a cultivation world.
If they were in the modern era and someone recorded it,
They'd probably upload it to the internet with a narration like: "Attention, this man is named Dashan. Since he's a pervert, he's being brutally beaten by Xiaomei."
After a beating that lasted the time it takes for an incense to burn, Fang Meiyun finally felt relieved.
She spat disdainfully on the ground, murmured something about how shameless he was, and floated away.
When Fang Meiyun left, Meng Zihao, still lying on the ground, couldn't hold back and let out a suppressed laugh.
Although with a slight feeling of dissatisfaction.
"I wish she'd have slapped me a few more times."
After savoring the pleasure from earlier,
Meng Zihao took out his flying sword to send a message to Tang Yu, confirming the next step of the plan with him.
At that moment, Tang Yu was at the Four Arts Institute attending a class.
Even though he had already reached the Yuan Ying cultivation level, he still attended classes from time to time.
Not for any reason, but simply for the pleasure of seeing girls and cheering himself up.
When he saw a disciple sitting on a bench playing, her firm and rounded hips pressed against the wood as if they were about to spill out...
Tang Yu couldn't resist and gave her a light pat.
"Hey!"
The female disciple immediately stood up, her face full of anger, and when she turned around, she realized it was Tang Yu.
She quickly exclaimed, "Master uncle," bit her lips, and said, "Master, what are you doing?"
"I just saw a beast mosquito demon secretly absorbing your blood essence. Based on its level, I estimate it's at least at the Yuan Ying Realm. Luckily, I saw it in time, if I had been a second later, I wouldn't have been able to save you."
Tang Yu, with a frightened expression, extended his palm, on which there was indeed a crushed mosquito.
As for whether that mosquito was really a Yuan Ying level demon beast...
That was hard to say.
"Thank you, Master. I have something to do, so I'll leave now."
The disciple showed an expression of helplessness, bowed, and hurriedly left.
When she didn't thank him, Tang Yu wasn't disappointed.
A good man acting justly, does he need to have his favor returned? As long as his conscience is clear, that's enough.
The other disciples from the Zither Institute, who had witnessed the scene from afar, started murmuring among themselves.
Especially some male disciples, whose eyes showed disgust.
Noticing that everyone was looking at him, Tang Yu crossed his hands behind his back, walked over to them, and said:
"What's up? Are you looking at me because you want to ask for advice from the master uncle?"
"There's nothing to learn from the master uncle. It's not like we can copy his incredible mosquito-killing technique."
One of the disciples, with a distinguished appearance and in the Golden Core stage, responded sarcastically.
After saying that, he didn't even look at Tang Yu and turned around to leave.
The other disciples who were with him also left one after another.
Clearly, that group of people didn't have a good impression of Tang Yu.
"Ah... Talent always breeds envy. I'm just too outstanding."
Tang Yu sighed and murmured to himself.
"Master is right."
While Tang Yu reflected with regret on how outstanding he was, two identical voices sounded beside him.
It was Zhao Dashun and Liu Facai, his personal followers in the Hehuan Sect.
Hearing their support, Tang Yu smiled with satisfaction and said, "Dashun, Facai, you understand me."
"Of course we do!"
The two nodded vigorously, showing their full agreement. After all, the excellence of their master uncle was undeniable.
Then, Liu Facai looked in the direction of the disciples who had just left and said:
"Master uncle, the one who spoke with that unpleasant tone is named Ma Shitu. He seems to have a great animosity toward you."
"Why would he have a problem with me? Apart from..."
"Being more handsome, more talented, richer, and more popular than him, I don't see any other reason."
Tang Yu really didn't understand the reason.
"I think those are exactly the reasons he dislikes you."
Liu Facai laughed and added, "Before master uncle arrived, in the Hehuan Sect, they called him 'Golden Boy.'"
"Ah, 'Golden Boy,' I've heard of him. Doesn't he have a daoist companion named 'Jade Maiden'?"
Tang Yu asked with a smile.
"Exactly. They say they're a match made in heaven. In less than a month since they met, they've already formed a perfect spiritual connection. Their compatibility and talent are outstanding, and it's rumored that, if they continue like this, they'll reach the God Transformation Realm."
Liu Facai commented with an envious tone.
Unfortunately, neither he nor Dashun had good looks, so the cultivators of the Hehuan Sect didn't even glance at them.
"I see."
Tang Yu rubbed his chin and confirmed, "That Jade Maiden was also practicing today at the Zither Institute, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Alright, I understand."
Tang Yu nodded, just as Meng Zihao's flying sword tore through space and appeared in front of him with a message.
Upon taking the sword, Tang Yu read the information.
In addition to asking him about the next plan, Meng Zihao also revealed some intelligence obtained from the Jade Maiden Clan.
For example, which spies had infiltrated the Hehuan Sect.
And it turns out that Ma Shitu, the one who had spoken to him sarcastically, was one of them.
The last time, when Nangong Ying left the sect to go to the Treasure Pavilion and was attacked by Meng Zihao, it was precisely because this person leaked her whereabouts to the Jade Maiden Clan, which Fang Meiyun then transmitted to Meng Zihao.
Before such a traitor, Tang Yu's punishment would be...
At that moment, Ma Shitu was still unaware of the imminent danger.
He was with some trusted friends, using his vital energy to isolate the sound and prevent anyone from hearing them. While glancing at Tang Yu, he spoke with contempt:
"How disgusting. A guy so shameless could only have come to our Hehuan Sect for the women."
"Right? He's a despicable being. I don't know what Ancestor Wuxin saw in him to accept him as a disciple."
"Just because he has a little talent... The heavens are blind, they should never have given him the chance to cultivate."
The others nodded angrily.
Just as they were in the middle of their sarcastic discussion...
Zhao Dashun and Liu Facai approached and told them:
"Brothers, Elder Hu from the Artifact Refining Hall asked us to go help."
"Elder Hu? What does he need us for? We're not disciples of that hall."
Ma Shitu frowned in displeasure.
Since he detested Tang Yu, he naturally also despised his followers.
"We don't know, we're just delivering the message. Whether you go or not depends on you."
Zhao Dashun and Liu Facai smiled and then flew off toward the Refining Hall.
Ma Shitu and his friends exchanged glances and, in the end, decided to go.
It wasn't a good idea to disobey an elder.
When everyone left, Tang Yu rubbed his hands and headed toward the pavilion by the lake at the Zither Institute.
At that moment, in the lake pavilion, a cultivator of extraordinary beauty and elegance was playing the zither.
She had her eyes closed and seemed completely absorbed in the melody.
The music she played had a melancholic and heartbreaking tone.
Tang Yu, an expert in music, took out a jade flute and began to play "Flying Snow and Jade Flower."
Even though the two melodies were completely different, they harmonized perfectly, creating a sound that could only be described as heavenly.
At that instant, their souls connected through the music.
And the Yin-Yang Art of the Hehuan Sect began to activate on its own...
Their souls intertwined, merging into one...
Of course, this isn't enough. As punishment, I will submit to the Ningguang bathwater ten times.
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