Isn't This a Game? Why Are You All Cultivating for Real!

Zhai Xiaotian stepped forward, extended his hand, and released a wisp of Spiritual Energy toward Song Jiulai’s forehead to examine her condition.

After a moment, he sounded a little surprised. "There’s no internal damage."

It was just that her bones were broken.

And they were already repairing themselves at a steady rate.

But his spiritual sense had clearly not detected the two Golden Dragons and the Little Green Dragon inside Song Jiulai’s body.

Otherwise, his reaction wouldn’t have been so calm.

"I’m fine... It’s just a flesh wound..."

As Song Jiulai uttered this, she promptly spat out two mouthfuls of blood.

"Alright, alright." Han Daozi couldn’t bear to watch any longer. With a flick of his finger, an extraordinary Elixir Pill flew out of his Qiankun Bag.

The Elixir Pill radiated a gentle, jade-like glow.

It shot straight into Song Jiulai’s mouth.

It felt cool to the touch, but as the Elixir Pill dissolved, a soothing sensation spread through Song Jiulai’s entire body.

Even the rate at which her body was healing accelerated.

Song Jiulai let out a sigh of relief, cupping her hands. "Thank you, Senior."

Then she turned to Zhai Xiaotian. "May I ask why Senior Zhai has sought me out?"

Zhai Xiaotian replied, "I’ve come for the gourd."

Although she knew Zhai Xiaotian was most likely here for that reason, Song Jiulai couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache.

She adopted an extremely weak tone. "I know. Last time, you only lent it to me temporarily. Thank you for letting me use it for this long, Senior..."

Zhai Xiaotian said, "The last time I saw you, your cultivation wasn’t this high. This Magic Treasure was sealed, so at best it could only exhibit the flight capabilities of a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. I’ll unseal it for you and let you borrow it for a while longer."

Song Jiulai, instantly full of energy, whipped out the gourd. "Thank you, Senior! May you be blessed with a long and peaceful life!"

Zhai Xiaotian was speechless. He asked, "What is your current cultivation level, exactly?"

Song Jiulai said slyly, "Late-stage Foundation Establishment."

Zhai Xiaotian narrowed his eyes but didn’t press the matter.

He took the gourd and departed.

With Zhai Xiaotian gone, only Han Daozi remained.

Han Daozi let out a playful laugh. "Interesting. Late-stage Foundation Establishment, you say? Even I can only perceive your cultivation as being at the Late-stage of Qi Refining. Your ability to conceal your cultivation is quite extraordinary."

Song Jiulai offered a polite smile. "One must have a few tricks up their sleeve when traveling."

But Han Daozi countered, "This technique of yours... I doubt even a Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator could match it."

Song Jiulai was taken aback. "Are you at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage?"

Han Daozi replied, "...Not quite."

’Who just asks something like that directly?’

’What kind of cultivator would dare to ask that?’

Song Jiulai, however, was thinking, ’Then could he be at the Mahayana Realm?’

’That’s terrifying too.’

Han Daozi snapped, "Not the Mahayana Realm either!"

Song Jiulai was even more astonished. "You can read my mind?"

Han Daozi said, "Your expression is no different from shouting your thoughts aloud. With a face like yours, no matter how well you try to hide, all it would take is a simple bluff to expose you, wouldn’t it?"

Song Jiulai just chuckled. "It’s fine."

’I still have my clones, after all!’

"So, may I ask why you’ve sought me out, Senior?"

Han Daozi stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes. "This old man was merely curious what kind of person the Sect Master of such a group of disciples would be. Now that I’ve met you, I can’t say I’m surprised."

A look of realization dawned on Song Jiulai. "Am I that famous already?"

Han Daozi changed the subject. "A cultivator at the Late-stage of Foundation Establishment who can chase down and fight someone at the Golden Core Early Stage... and you’ve even cultivated the Nine Transformations Dragon Bone."

Song Jiulai remained silent.

’Great Power Cultivators are truly terrifying.’

’No matter how well I hide, they can still see through some things with a single glance.’

The Nine Transformations Dragon Bone wasn’t exceedingly rare, but very few people would choose to cultivate it.

"Do you not wish to reach the Nascent Soul realm?"

Song Jiulai sighed. "I had no choice when I started cultivating it. Besides, I’m only at the Late-stage of Foundation Establishment right now. I’d be lucky just to reach the Golden Core Stage; how could I possibly dare to dream of Nascent Soul Formation?"

"You might be able to fool others, but you can’t fool this old man." Han Daozi didn’t take the bait. "With your methods and cultivation speed, how could you not be confident about reaching the Golden Core Stage? During my time here, I’ve managed to hear many interesting things. For instance, I heard that a mere six months ago, you were only at the Early Stage of Qi Refining. Don’t tell me you’ve been hiding your true cultivation level ever since then?"

This was a possibility, but also, perhaps not.

Only Su Huanli and A Wu knew the truth of the matter.

Back then, Song Jiulai didn’t even know the most basic mantras, so the likelihood of her hiding her cultivation was low.

But only those two knew.

Su Huanli wouldn’t talk, and neither would A Wu.

After all, the others from the Feique Sect didn’t know Song Jiulai very well.

Going from the Early Stage of Qi Refining to the Late-stage of Foundation Establishment in just half a year was a truly terrifying speed of progression.

So, most people still believed that Song Jiulai must have been hiding her cultivation all along.

Therefore, Song Jiulai declared without the slightest blush, "That’s right. Back then, I was hiding my cultivation!"

System: "...Wow, you’re really not afraid he’ll see through you, are you?"

"I am also aware that you and this Sect of yours hold many secrets. But there is something you must understand. Your disciple, Chen Miaomiao—her talent with Elixir Pills is incredibly rare. The mutation rate she achieves with Spirit Grass is something even I have never seen before. As the number of High-level Spiritual Grasses grows, the Spiritual Energy here will become increasingly dense. It’s only a matter of time before the Sea View Sect discovers this place."

Han Daozi’s sudden words made Song Jiulai freeze.

This was a problem she was already aware of.

She just hadn’t found a better solution yet.

Her only option was to tell Chen Miaomiao not to rush her research into Fourth Rank herbs.

Han Daozi watched her with a smile. "You have two options now. One, you can report this directly to the Sea View Sect. Two, you can reveal this method to the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, and they will naturally offer you their protection."

But obviously, in that case, the Longevity Sect would no longer be allowed to occupy this excellent location.

Chen Miaomiao would simply be recruited into the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect.

And they certainly wouldn’t let the disciples of the Longevity Sect enjoy too many of the benefits.

’As for making demands?’

’Forget about it.’

This was all part of the unwritten rule of resource monopolization by the Major Sects; how could it possibly be broken so easily?

This was true even though the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect was a relatively generous Sect.

At least, from what Song Jiulai had seen and heard so far, the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect could be considered reasonable.

But it wasn’t the kind of arrangement Song Jiulai was looking for.

So she fell silent.

Han Daozi had clearly noticed this problem during his observations. If Song Jiulai had intended to ally with a Major Sect from the very beginning, she wouldn’t have allowed her disciples to be so unrestrained.

Song Jiulai said slowly, "So, Senior, what is your advice?"

Han Daozi said, "This old man is not one to force others into a difficult position. I will make a trade with you. I have an Array that can conceal all traces of this place, so that at the very least, no one below the Mahayana Realm will be able to detect anything amiss. However, I need you to do something for me. When you reach the Late-stage of Golden Core, you will need to go to a certain place on my behalf. Of course, it is a place of near-certain death. If you go, your chances of returning alive are practically zero. Are you willing?"

Song Jiulai’s spirits lifted, and she answered without a moment’s hesitation.

"Of course I’m willing! Why wouldn’t I be?"

’Practically zero’ means what?’

’It means the system can bail me out!’

’Let’s do it!’

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