Chapter 587: The First Ascension Envoy to Settle

Gu Wangjun blinked in surprise.

He never expected Leng Rou would say something like that.

“I…!”

“What?! You trying to deny it?” Leng Rou gave him a look that said she’d seen right through him, “Come on!”

Huh~!

Visible, sinister cold energy suddenly surged up, completely engulfing Leng Rou.

When the dark energy dissipated, she stood there with disheveled hair, wrinkled and withered skin, a mouth full of yellow teeth, and cloudy, bloodshot eyes that bulged slightly.

“Holy shit!”

Gu Wangjun was startled by Leng Rou’s sudden transformation and instinctively stepped back several paces, nearly losing his footing.

Seeing his reaction, Leng Rou beamed proudly:

“See? If I looked like this, you’d have regretted it eight hundred years ago!”

Then she added with solemn sincerity:

“Young man, fooling others is fine, but don’t fool yourself—your thoughts are perfectly normal.”

After all, she was beautiful and highly cultivated—if this kid wasn’t the least bit moved…

Then there was only one possibility!

This kid liked men!

Gu Wangjun: “...”

My ring’s elder is too abstract.

At that moment, a five-pronged crystal device patrolling high above the heavens suddenly sensed something and descended from the sky.

It floated directly before Leng Rou, emitted a soft “beep,” and released a faint red glow from within.

“Hello, this spirit remnant of a cultivator, please refrain from using large-scale destructive techniques in public areas.”

A clear mechanical voice sounded, causing Leng Rou to freeze, then stare in disbelief.

Combined with her current appearance, it looked especially grotesque and terrifying.

“Wait, is this even considered a large-scale destructive technique?!”

“Yes! To prevent another ‘Ugliness Uprising’ of the Dragon Elephant Sky-Pillar Sect, any disguise, transformation, or disguise technique used in public that causes spiritual harm to others will be punished according to the victim’s degree of spiritual damage.”

What was the “Ugliness Uprising”?

What nonsense had those brainless, low-class body cultivator brutes pulled off this time?!

Leng Rou cursed inwardly but reluctantly dispelled her dark energy transformation technique.

“I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.”

She didn’t want to get detained.

Seeing her sincere apology, immediate deactivation of the technique, and lack of significant impact, the five-pronged crystal device beeped again, then flew upward to resume its patrol.

Gu Wangjun was now completely stunned, staring blankly as the crystal device flew off into the distance.

After a long while, he turned to Leng Rou.

“That device… can it see you?!”

That was a terribly phrased question. Leng Rou rolled her eyes:

“Of course it can see me. Do you have any idea where you are?”

The Jianzong—one of the Seven Immortal Sects!

Even if she were currently just a spirit remnant, even in her prime, she was still just a minnow…

A big minnow!

How stupid would she have to be to sneak in here?

At most, she could only make others unable to see her.

“Then didn’t you sneak into Jianzong without a ticket?”

“Don’t talk nonsense—I didn’t! Who sneaked in?!” Leng Rou launched into a triple denial.

“All spirit remnants, teenagers under fourteen, or those under eighteen who haven’t entered the Dao may enter Jianzong’s outer sect for free!”

Was there such a rule?

“Enough, enough!”

After that incident, Leng Rou had no more patience to slowly tour with this kid and urged him directly:

“Hurry to the Free Trading Zone in the Dan Ding Pavilion—I’ve found plenty of treasures there before!”

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Meanwhile.

Xu Xing, having left the Transmission Pavilion, had returned to Jianzong’s floating inner sect continent and arrived halfway up the mountain peak where the Sword Master Hall stood.

He walked along the winding path through the bamboo grove and entered the area.

By the pond, besides Bie Xuening in her plain white robe, stood Mei Zu, now dressed again in a bright red long gown.

Though she had stayed in Jianzong for several days, she showed no sign of leaving.

Recently, she had even added Chi Jiu Yu as a friend—no one knew what might happen next…

Bie Xuening held a fishing rod; Mei Zu held a handful of fish food, dropping individual grains into the pond.

Every time a fish neared the hook, she precisely tossed food to knock the hook away.

Poor fish…

Xu Xing sighed inwardly.

Suddenly, both sensed someone approaching and turned to look.

“Younger brother.” Bie Xuening gave a slight nod.

“Brother Dao has come too!” Mei Zu tossed the remaining fish food into the water, “You noticed the situation with that girl from Lingyin Pavilion, right?”

“Mm.”

Xu Xing stepped forward and sat beside the pond.

“Oh? No room left—Brother Dao, why not sit with me?”

Saying this, Mei Zu shifted slightly to one side.

Bie Xuening: “...”

This scene felt strangely familiar.

“No need.” Xu Xing pulled out a bamboo chair and sat beside the pond, “I brought my own.”

Seeing this, Bie Xuening withdrew her gaze and retracted her fishing rod, placing it aside.

“With the first one, the rest of the first batch of Ascension Envoys should be coming soon.”

“Indeed.”

Xu Xing gazed beyond the world, watching the first batch of Ascension Envoys journey toward their respective mission worlds.

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