Li Nanzhu was unaware of the shock felt by the others. Currently, she felt herself submerged in a profound, ethereal state, as if soaking in a warm ocean. She was surrounded by multicolored points of light, among which the green, red, and blue specks were particularly bright. They resembled thin ribbons of light, slowly flowing into her dantian.
Li Nanzhu realized these must be the spiritual qi corresponding to her spiritual root attributes—the most common wood, fire, and water. Once she realized this, she gently reached out to touch a ribbon of spiritual energy. The qi seemed to receive a summons, pouring into her body at an even faster rate.
In the outside world, the air around her body began to stir without any wind, gradually forming a small spiritual qi vortex.
While the crowd watched in amazement, a figure suddenly stumbled toward Li Nanzhu. It was Cang Dongqing.
Li Nanzhu was at the most critical moment of drawing qi into the body. If she were interrupted now, she would surely suffer a cultivation deviation.
Seeing that her plan was about to succeed, a flicker of secret joy flashed in Cang Dongqing’s eyes.
In the next second, a massive burst of spiritual light erupted from around Li Nanzhu, sending Cang Dongqing flying several yards away. Only then did the onlookers realize that, at some unknown point, a spiritual energy shield had already been deployed around Li Nanzhu.
Although Li Nanzhu was immersed in the ocean of qi, she had a general idea of what was happening outside. As expected, the heroine, Cang Dongqing, had come to sabotage her. She simply focused harder on drawing qi into the body.
A voice transmission even reached her ears from one of the people fighting above, telling her to be at peace. She stopped overthinking and put all her effort into absorbing the qi.
While she wanted to die, she didn't want to die at the heroine's hands, and she certainly didn't want to let things go according to that girl's wishes.
Meanwhile, Cang Dongqing had been helped up by Nanyi. This big idiot had no idea that Cang Dongqing had approached with the intent to sabotage; he assumed she had simply lost her footing and was softly comforting her.
Only Cang Dongqing knew how much venomous resentment filled her heart at that moment. From the first moment she saw Li Nanzhu, she felt a strange pull between them—a feeling that made her want to utterly destroy Li Nanzhu. Now that she had failed, she could only stare at her with an unwilling gaze.
The battle above had also concluded. The onlookers could only tell that Ling Xiao looked more disheveled, but no one knew who had won or lost.
Only the participants knew the truth. When they had actually traded blows, Ling Xiao felt as though he were facing a black hole. His attacks were constantly neutralized by his opponent. Conversely, because he had been injured at the start, he gradually fell into a disadvantage and was forced to admit defeat and stop the fight.
Now, Ling Xiao looked at Li Nanzhu with uncertainty and suspicion. Had he misjudged her? Was this little girl actually a genius?
After another quarter of an hour, Li Nanzhu slowly opened her eyes. She had truly succeeded in drawing qi into the body.
While everyone was still marveling, she stood up and bowed respectfully to Feng Yi. "Thank you, Master, for granting your disciple this fortuitous opportunity."
Feng Yi chuckled. "Little girl, weren't you afraid that if I lost, I wouldn't be able to be your master?"
Li Nanzhu shook her head. "Not only did you grant me an opportunity to help me with drawing qi into the body, but you also acted as my protector and even fought Immortal Venerable Ling Xiao for my sake. Regardless of the outcome, I should acknowledge you as my master. To do otherwise would be to waste this fated connection between master and disciple." After saying this, she knelt and performed three kowtows to Feng Yi.
A complex look appeared in Feng Yi's eyes as he watched Li Nanzhu. Ultimately, he reached out to help her up and spoke softly.
"My name is Feng Yi. From this day forward, you are my, Feng Yi's, closed-door disciple."
Wait... Feng Yi? Wasn't that the biggest villain in the entire book? The one who nearly killed the heroine and ended up missing? Did I just become a minor villain just by becoming a disciple?
While Li Nanzhu's brain was working at high speed, Feng Yi turned toward Ling Xiao. He spoke up, "Since Li Nanzhu is now my disciple, and you previously injured her and nearly crippled her dantian, shouldn't you compensate her?"
Ling Xiao was trying to remember where he had heard the name Feng Yi before. Being interrupted so abruptly and demanded to pay compensation made him feel like coughing up blood.
True, he had made the first move, but hadn't the little girl turned misfortune into a blessing by drawing qi into the body? Furthermore, he was the one who had just taken a beating.
However, since he currently couldn't defeat Feng Yi, he could only throw a bracelet to Li Nanzhu with a dark expression.
"This object is the Glazed Bracelet. It can block a full-strength strike from a Golden Core cultivator."
Li Nanzhu turned her head to look at Feng Yi. He gave a slight nod but said, "Disciple, just make do with it for now. You know these sword cultivators are paupers; it's impressive he could even produce this much."
Hearing this, Li Nanzhu gave Feng Yi a sweet smile. "Thank you, Master!"
Ling Xiao felt like spitting blood even more. He was the one who gave her the artifact, not Feng Yi, yet she thanked Feng Yi instead? Where was the logic in that?
He didn't want to stay here for another second. He just wanted to take his new disciple and leave immediately, but that sweet voice rang out once more.
"Immortal Venerable Ling Xiao, please wait!"
Ling Xiao suppressed his rage and asked, "What else is there?"
Li Nanzhu ran over to Cang Dongqing. One second she was smiling sweetly, and the next, she delivered a heavy, solid slap to Cang Dongqing's face, sending her sprawling to the ground with a swollen cheek.
Everyone was stunned. Even if you have a Soul Transformation master as a backer now, you can't just act this recklessly, can you?
Cang Dongqing burst into tears again, but with her swollen cheek, it only looked ridiculous and pathetic.
Ling Xiao was furious. He swung his palm to strike Li Nanzhu. He didn't care if she had a master at the Soul Transformation stage; he just wanted to kill this girl right now. She had repeatedly trampled on the dignity of the Sword Heart Sect. Did she really think they were pushovers?
However, the attack was blocked by Feng Yi again. He spoke leisurely, "Let the children settle their own business. Why is an elder like you interfering?"
Nanyi, who was nearby, wanted to make a move, but in the next second, he found himself unable to stir. He knew Feng Yi was pinning him down with spiritual pressure, but he was helpless. He could only watch as Li Nanzhu gave Cang Dongqing another slap.
There, now it was symmetrical. Cang Dongqing cried even harder. Li Nanzhu pulled out a handkerchief and wiped her hands vigorously, as if she had touched something filthy.
"I hit you because you've been fanning the flames since I prepared to enter the sect, leading to my master and the immortal venerable coming to blows. Just now, while I was drawing qi into the body, you even tried to make me suffer a cultivation deviation. Immortal venerable, you should be careful. Someone with average talent can still work hard, but if their heart is malicious, they might just destroy your entire Sword Heart Sect. As for me, I was afraid your mouth would continue to spew nonsense because your bowels are connected directly to your brain, so I helped treat you for free. The medical fee is one hundred low-grade spirit stones. How will you be paying?"
Cang Dongqing remained silent. However, given the current situation, she had to pay. No one could help her, and she couldn't beat Li Nanzhu herself. She looked toward Ling Xiao for help.
But Ling Xiao had lost all face, and Li Nanzhu's words had affected him somewhat. Why would he want to deal with Cang Dongqing now? In the end, it was Nanyi who pulled out a mid-grade spirit stone and tossed it to Li Nanzhu.
Li Nanzhu caught it with a grin. "Remember to find me next time there's a good deed like this to be done. I'll give you a ten percent discount!"
As if he had finally reached his limit, Ling Xiao flicked his sleeve, and the three of them vanished from the spot.
Feng Yi chuckled and rubbed Li Nanzhu's head. "Let's head back to the sect with Master now."
As he spoke, he summoned the spiritual sword from earlier. Once Li Nanzhu was steady, he stepped onto it and left the Immortal Ascension Assembly.
On the flying sword, Feng Yi finished explaining the basic situation of the sect to Li Nanzhu, and she completely turned to stone.
Can someone please tell her why the head villain has a whole nest of little villains under him?!
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