Chapter 9

Chapter 009: Do You Know Her?

Lu Ye understood Yue Hongling very well.

The most tormenting thing for her was never being hit or scolded.

Whether she got hit or scolded, her nature wouldn’t let her admit defeat.

Of course, it could also be that the hits weren’t hard enough.

However, Lu Ye knew for the moment that ignoring Yue Hongling was what made her feel worse.

That feeling of having pent-up energy with nowhere to release it was enough to drive her crazy.

Sure enough, the more Yue Hongling scolded, the angrier she got, turning red in the face and thick in the neck.

She came over to vent her anger, but instead of finding relief, she only became more furious.

Lu Ye simply ignored her, choosing to block his ears and continue his practice leisurely.

As long as I can’t hear you scolding me, you’re just scolding yourself.

Feeling pent-up?

Uncomfortable?

That’s exactly the effect I wanted!

Bai Qiulan rushed over at the sound, seeing Yue Hongling about to self-destruct from anger, her brows knitted in concern.

“Hongling, stop cursing,” Bai Qiulan urged.

Seeing her mentor, Yue Hongling’s grievances exploded all at once and she started crying.

In front of Bai Qiulan, she always appeared very fragile.

There were even times during her practice of Yin-Yang techniques when she cried in front of Bai Qiulan.

“Master, Master, *sniffle* I only formed a Heaven Dan,” Yue Hongling sobbed.

“That shouldn’t be! You have the memories of the Great Emperor and the *Wangu Nidao Scripture*. Even if it’s just a top-notch Returning Yuan Dan, you should be able to form a Holy Dan. Why did you end up with a Heaven Dan?” Bai Qiulan asked in confusion.

“It’s all Lu Ye’s fault! Every time I broke through before, he brought me a bunch of treasures and pills, saying it would help my breakthrough be even more perfect.”

“This time, I only took a few pills and treasures to aid my breakthrough, but those forces didn’t help at all. Instead, they messed up all my true energy, and that’s why it turned out like this,” Yue Hongling explained, sounding utterly wronged.

Upon hearing this, Bai Qiulan’s expression changed immediately.

“You’re being reckless! Lu Ye has unparalleled knowledge of various energies, something rare in the ages. Each time he uses treasures and pills to assist your breakthroughs, he’s meticulously studying and experimenting, not knowing how much effort he’s put in. You can’t just randomly mix things and expect success!” Bai Qiulan admonished.

Yue Hongling: ???

“Huh?”

“He’s not just casually pulling out some helpful items for your breakthroughs. How could he have put in that much effort?”

Bai Qiulan was exasperated.

“I once personally watched Lu Ye matching pills for your breakthrough. He was frowning, looking pained, and some pills had to have their potency crushed down while others had to be enhanced. If he made any mistakes, he had to start all over.”

“To have the kind of assistance that feels like divine intervention for your breakthroughs—how could that just be tossed together so easily? You just became a Great Emperor; don’t you understand this?”

The stronger the power, the more one would realize how astonishing it was that Lu Ye could assist Yue Hongling’s breakthroughs.

Such precise energy combinations, where being off by even a fraction could impact the results, and the unique energy reactions would require countless private trials to arrive at the best pairing.

Among the seven of them, who didn’t know that Lu Ye cared most for this little junior sister?

And Yue Hongling didn’t realize it?

Bai Qiulan was shocked.

Yue Hongling was also stunned.

“Master is saying every time I had assistance in my breakthroughs, it was all from my senior brother’s countless experiments?”

“What do you think? You became a Great Emperor, try assisting others with their breakthroughs and see if they don’t think you’re crazy!”

“So you can curse anyone, but when it comes to this breakthrough matter, your senior brother has done nothing wrong. Now, apologize to your senior brother!” Bai Qiulan insisted sternly.

“No, I won’t apologize! If he hadn’t snatched my perfect Returning Yuan Dan, I wouldn’t have thought to use supplementary pills! It’s still his fault for snatching my perfect Returning Yuan Dan!”

Bai Qiulan’s eyes went blank for a moment.

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“What kind of nonsense is that?”

“What do you mean he snatched your perfect Returning Yuan Dan? In your last life, that perfect Returning Yuan Dan belonged to your senior brother all along. He was the one who gave it to you; how did it turn into him snatching it from you?”

Yue Hongling…

Uh-oh, she suddenly remembered that the perfect Returning Yuan Dan actually came from her senior brother.

That pill never belonged to her, whether in her past life or this life.

“I really see you have a big problem now. Right now, immediately, go to the back mountain for some reflection. If you don’t understand it and don’t apologize to your senior brother, you can’t leave the back mountain!”

Yue Hongling wanted to say something, but she realized whatever she said wouldn’t stand on this matter.

“Hmph! In any case, he broke apart my relationship with Feng Wuxie and indirectly caused his death. I still won’t forgive him for that!”

After saying this, she turned and walked away.

Just going to the back mountain? Fine, I’ll go!

Bai Qiulan looked at the firmly closed door of Lu Ye and felt somewhat worried.

“Lu Ye, are you alright?”

Lu Ye’s lips curled slightly. What a joke, you still have the face to scold Yue Hongling?

I’m ignoring her, do you really think I’d acknowledge you?

Not getting a response from Lu Ye, Bai Qiulan felt a bit helpless.

She could only choose to leave.

Inside the room, Lu Ye felt his aura slightly fluctuate, the Holy-Level Yuan Dan within his dantian dazzling with radiance, intricate patterns spreading on the Sacred Dan.

His aura grew stronger.

Fifth layer of Yuan Dan!

Such a speed of cultivation was simply astonishing.

Indeed, without any burdens, without any encumbrances.

His strength was increasing at an unbelievable rate.

No bottlenecks, no confusions.

With powerful techniques and terrifying potential.

Lu Ye had no idea there was anything that could hinder his path to enlightenment and sanctification!

Thus, another ten days passed.

On this day, a woman with an extremely ugly appearance, looking as if she had been burned, suddenly stumbled into the Grand Dao Sect.

Just arriving at the gates of the Grand Dao Sect, she fell awkwardly to the ground.

“Who is it?”

The disciple on guard shouted loudly.

Recognizing the visitor, they immediately took a cold breath.

Goodness, not only was she severely burned, but she also had numerous sword wounds all over her. The worst was a sword that had stabbed directly into her dantian area, piercing through several inches.

The two guarding disciples exchanged glances.

According to the sect’s rules, they couldn’t rescue anyone indiscriminately, as they didn’t know if the person was good or evil. Moreover, the long sword in her hand was clearly a Magic Sword.

Unless one knew someone within the sect and the other person recognized you, only then would the Grand Dao Sect extend a helping hand.

“Bai Lan Peak… Lu… Lu Ye, I… I am Chu… Ling…”

Chu Ling gritted her teeth to muster the last of her strength to say these final words before fainting on the steps.

At this moment, a figure flew in, his robe fluttering, exuding an extraordinary aura.

However, there was also blood on him, his gaze cold and fierce.

Upon seeing the Grand Dao Sect gate, a flash of wariness crossed his eyes, but he didn’t seem overly afraid.

“Fellow Daoist, I’m chasing this rascal here and mean no offense to the Grand Dao Sect’s majesty. Quickly take this rascal away!” the man with the sharp sword shouted loudly.

After saying this, he reached for Chu Ling.

“Clang!”

A long sword stabbed into the ground three meters in front of the sharp sword man.

“Not so fast. She mentioned someone from my sect. Let me ask someone from the sect first. If they don’t recognize her, you can take her away!” a disciple from the Grand Dao Sect said.