CHAPTER 518
The Eve
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Dongfang Jue naturally wouldn't listen. At this hour, his master would be about to sleep!
Ye Qinghan coming to the Spirit Pool Hall at this hour? She definitely wanted to wash up and then crawl into her master's bed!
It might have been acceptable before, but now she lacked nothing!
Now that she'd undergone an epic-level enhancement, if Ye Qinghan could crawl into the master's bed, why couldn't she?
Even if it was unlikely to work, practice makes perfect, right? She could at least try to get familiar with the situation first.
Senior Sister had succeeded through sheer persistence, hadn't she?
Once there's a first time, there's bound to be a second. The Master softens easily. With Senior Sister leading the charge as a rebellious disciple, what was there to fear?
She didn't believe the Master could truly treat her like a child forever!
"Hehe, could it be that Senior Sister fears Jue'er will compete with her for the Master's attention?"
With that, Dongfang Jue plunged straight in.
Ye Qinghan merely watched Dongfang Jue with a cold sneer, thinking to herself that this Dongfang Jue truly was a leopard unable to change its spots. She'd always been like this, utterly incapable of learning her lesson.
But Ye Qinghan no longer cared about her image in Dongfang Jue's eyes. It didn't matter. After all, it wouldn't affect her getting close to her master.
Ye Qinghan felt like laughing. She had only come to the Spirit Pool Hall to complete one final Great Circulation Cycle and consolidate her cultivation.
Given her master's attitude today, it was clearly no longer appropriate to get close.
As a clever fox, seeing through a man's thoughts was basic.
As for Dongfang Jue, he actually thought she wanted to hog it all for herself? Hmph~
Her proud pair of jade peaks probably wouldn't last much longer~
Ye Qinghan could vividly picture Dongfang Jue's expression when he realized he'd been left with nothing. Just imagining it amused her~
Just as Ye Qinghan was about to tease Dongfang Jue further, she noticed Li Shiyu had arrived at the door.
"Good evening, Shiyu~"
"Senior Sister? Jue'er? You're both here." Li Shiyao immediately fixed her gaze on Dongfang Jue's chest, clearly still deeply concerned for her junior sister. "Jue'er, haven't you taken your medicine? How can you go on like this?"
Dongfang Jue wore a helpless expression the moment she saw Li Shiyao…
This was the tyrant of Lingxian Hall!
Forget her—even the Grandmaster couldn't do anything about Li Shiyu.
"Um, Senior Sister, I'm fine. I actually think it looks pretty good."
Li Shiyao shook her head. "No, you're poisoned. If you don't believe me, Jue'er can check with her inner vision."
Ye Qinghan nodded, leaning against the spirit pool's edge, grinning as she watched the drama unfold.
Anyway, poison or not, this big bunny won't last much longer~
"Senior Sister, no need to worry. Jue'er has examined it. Aside from a slight increase in chest size, there seem to be no other side effects. It won't affect daily life."
Li Shiyao nodded upon hearing this, and upon closer inspection, she seemed to relax a bit.
"Indeed, the toxicity isn't that strong. She should recover in time."
Li Shiyao examined her again thoughtfully. Sure enough, it was just as she suspected!
The toxins in Dongfang Jue's body had begun to dissipate—a very good sign indeed!
As the second senior sister, Li Shiyao was delighted~
Sleep was out of the question now. Having eaten a late-night snack, Li Shiyu decided to soak in a bath to adjust her state. After all, tomorrow marked the start of earnest cultivation, didn't it?
This was the first time since becoming a disciple! Previously, the Master had been unwilling to teach her anything!
Even after she reached the Spirit Transformation stage, when the Master taught her and Jue'er a technique supposedly capable of suppressing an enemy's spirit and instantly paralyzing them, it never worked the way it was supposed to when she tried it!
Watching her master use it, he hadn't even moved a muscle. Just one glare at Elder Yulan, and the elder had fainted!
She thought it involved concentrating spiritual energy into an instantaneous attack to temporarily disorient the target.
Master had said it was roughly that concept!
But when she tried it, it was completely useless!
This technique couldn't suppress Senior Sister at all, and ended up getting her chased and beaten by her!
Truthfully, she had mastered it—only this divine ability proved useless against foes of higher cultivation!
Li Shiyu even sought out several elders specifically to test it. It worked perfectly on them—they slept like babies!
But against opponents weaker than herself, why would Shiyu even bother using it?
Couldn't she just beat him up instead?
Still, learning more techniques couldn't hurt. Maybe she could sneak-attack the senior sister when she wasn't expecting it?
The three chatted and laughed as they walked. Before long, Miaomiao and Chu Youwei arrived too.
Miaomiao, still unaware of where she'd pulled a piece of white silk from to cover herself, her face flushed, slowly shuffled in with her legs pressed together.
Behind her stood the former First Disciple, Chu Youwei.
Unlike the bashful Miao Miao, Chu Youwei had already stripped completely naked. She walked in with an expressionless face, even carrying three jars of wine inside.
Ye Qinghan grinned as he appraised the two. Suddenly, he remarked, "I never really noticed before, but Sister Youwei and Miao Miao are both human, right? For humans to grow into such exquisite specimens as you two, it seems the human race still holds promise."
Chu Youwei shrugged it off: "It's only to please our Master. I don't care about anyone else."
Ye Qinghan chuckled heartily. "I've never heard Sister Youwei mention her past. How did you and Master first meet?"
Chu Youwei flicked her jade-like arm, and the wine flask by the Spirit Pool floated toward Ye Qinghan, enveloped in a white light.
"The past? I only remember constantly fleeing for my life—from the Southern Realm to the Eastern Realm, then on to the Northern Realm."
"Back then, I hadn't yet become a disciple, nor did I possess the gift of photographic memory. Time has blurred the details now."
"But I do recall Master was also evading enemies when he encountered me outside a mountain cave."
"I was just a hopelessly unlucky kid back then. But my master wasn't exactly a saint either—he only agreed to take me in if I became his furnace vessel."
"I didn't know what a furnace vessel was back then, so I just agreed. I figured, whether it was a furnace or a vessel, as long as it could protect me, that was enough."
"Then, before I knew it, years had passed. After that, cultivating immortality—I can't even recall how many millennia have gone by. Heh, thinking back now, it really is quite amusing."
"Looking back, Master probably just found me troublesome and suggested I become his furnace vessel. Little did he know I'd agree without a second thought~"
"Maybe that's what they call divine destiny~"
Later, my master gradually recovered. This poor little me then became his First Disciple, his only direct disciple.
Ye Qinghan nodded thoughtfully. Knowing the Master as the sly fox did, he truly was one to avoid trouble.
"How amusing. Though judging by the current situation, the line of candidates eager to become your master's furnace vessel probably stretches all the way to the Northern Realm~"
"But you do have potential. I can see it. Even the Fox Demon King's bloodline would have to keep an eye on you~"
Li Shiyu: ???
"Senior Sister, Shiyu is human too. Isn't Shiyu beautiful? Aren't you even wary of Shiyu?"
Ye Qinghan curled her lip in disgust. "Didn't the Sacred Mountain say you're the daughter of a god? At best, Shiyu is only half human."
"With that brain of yours, Senior Sister is just grateful you can get food into your mouth."
Li Shiyu looked utterly unconvinced: "Senior Sister, my mother was an ordinary human! I am human too!"
With all five children now gathered in the Spirit Pool Hall, they decided to hold a small meeting over fine wine. The topic? Their master’s plan.
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