Chapter 99: Starting to Build a Core Team Already?!

Bie Xuening looked up.

"Junior brother, I wasn't talking about you."

"I know."

Another message popped up in the group chat, this time from Dan Zu again.

Dan Zu: "Dao brother, I'm quite curious—was Sword Sovereign always like this?"

Sword Sovereign: "None of your damn business!"

Hehuan Laozu: "Actually, this concubine is also quite curious"

Sword Sovereign: "If you've got the spare time to livestream, go absorb some essence instead."

Hehuan Laozu: "Aiya, this concubine doesn't need that sort of thing, but if Dao brother wants to watch, this concubine could dance for you /heart"

Sword Sovereign: "Dance my **!"

To prevent vulgar words from appearing in the group and dragging down their prestige as the top dogs of the Tai Xuan Xian Sect, the group chat came with a built-in keyword filter.

Hehuan Laozu: "Hehe"

Bie Xuening's expression was calm, showing none of the irritability she had in the group chat.

Hehuan Laozu: "Actually, compared to this concubine, the one you should be wary of, Sword Sovereign, is someone else @Ling Zu"

No one responded.

Half a minute later.

Ba Zun: "So awkward!"

Seeing Hong Zun: "So awkward!"

Dan Zu: "So awkward!"

Master Jianzu: "So awkward!"

Hehuan Laozu: "/little yellow duck on the verge of tears"

Hehuan Laozu: "To think even Dao brother would treat this concubine like this"

Master Jianzu: "See a +1 and just have to click it. Speaking of which, isn't this little yellow duck series Ye Shijie's meme pack?"

Hehuan Laozu: "This concubine made it herself"

Sword Sovereign: "Brain-dead"

These two words wouldn't be filtered.

One would probably never imagine that the usually lofty, elusive Ancestors chatted in the group just like ordinary people… even more absurdly so, in fact.

After another round of bickering, they finally got down to business.

Ba Zun: "Dao brother, you just came out of seclusion—seems like you slashed that old thing Gu with a sword?"

When Gu had blocked that sword that transcended time and space, he had summoned their shadows from the past.

At their level, they naturally couldn't have failed to sense it.

Master Jianzu: "Thanks to Huo's help, I was able to lure him out"

Dan Zu: "I see"

Dan Zu: "With Dao brother's sword, He should behave himself for a while"

Gu's methods were extremely strange and secretive. A few years ago, a Return-to-Void cultivator in the Salvation Valley had been bewitched by him and fled into the Starry Sky battlefield; there'd been no news of him since.

Master Jianzu: "This time He also planned to make a move on a Dao Merging junior from the Supreme Dao Sect. Fellow daoists, please be careful"

Seeing Hong Zun: "Many thanks to Dao brother for intervening. I've already learned of this from him"

Master Jianzu: "I'm quite interested in the Saint Emperor Abyss that's appeared in recent years. Does anyone know anything about it?"

Hehuan Laozu: "This concubine's suggestion is, go to Ling Yin Fang."

Dan Zu: "Same here"

Seeing Hong Zun: "Same here"

Ba Zun: "I do know a bit about him. I'll have my disciples sort it out and send it to you later, Dao brother"

Master Jianzu: "Many thanks"

Afterward, Xu Xing exited the group and put away his phone.

Bie Xuening also looked up at him.

Umm…

Come to think of it, it had been a long time since the two of them had seen each other, and the first thing they did upon meeting was lurk in the group chat. Xu Xing felt that really shouldn't be the case.

"Senior sister, how about taking a walk outside with me?"

"Sure."

The two of them rose and walked out side by side.

Just then, a limping Chi Jiuyu, grimacing, propped herself against the wall and shuffled out from around the corner. Her Sword Intent spiritual body had dissipated.

Senior sister said she'd deal with her once she returned to the sect. Damn! That really hurt. Once her realm surpassed hers, she'd definitely get her back! She was in the middle of mentally rehearsing her grand revenge plan when, the moment she came out, she saw Master and Martial Uncle both looking at her.

"…"

After a pause, she hurriedly turned around and limped back inside.

Having just gotten beaten by Senior sister, she really didn't want another beating from Master.

Bang! Because she was moving too hastily, she accidentally tripped and fell. She simply didn't bother getting up, and crawled back inside on all fours.

Although Senior sister had always been different on the inside from the outside, the contrast had never been this extreme.

Xu Xing felt Chi Jiuyu probably deserved a fair share of the credit.

"The beating was lighter than expected," Bie Xuening said calmly.

She had originally thought this rebellious disciple would be beaten to the point of not being able to get out of bed.

The two continued walking outward, their figures soon vanishing from sight.

After the two had left, a while passed before Chi Jiuyu cautiously poked her head out, glancing around—her master's hall forbade spiritual sense from leaving the body, so she had no choice but to use this method.

Huh~ "Finally gone."

Chi Jiuyu took out a pill and swallowed it, then stepped out with a light, brisk pace.

As for why she hadn't taken it right then…

Obviously!

If her master saw her acting as if nothing had happened, he certainly wouldn't let her off so easily.

That's the wisdom of Jiuyu! "Let's go see Xiaoyunlu." Chi Jiuyu muttered.

She waved her hand, summoning a blue-gold longsword, then stepped onto its blade and shot off.

Only she would dare ride a sword inside the Sword Master's hall.

…………

Outer Gate of the Xiang Jianzong, New Student Registration Desk.

Under the personal escort of Du Ruoheng, the Xiang Jianzong's sect leader, Zhang Yunlu completed her enrollment procedures in short order, and even had her academic records transferred over.

"You'll be assigned to Class 7, Grade 3 of the Xiang Jianzong's affiliated No. 1 Middle School," Du Ruoheng said as they walked out of the registration desk. "Though you're a Principle-Enlightened cultivator, don't grow arrogant—remember, there's always someone greater. The highest-ranked student in your class is nearly ready to form a Jin Dan."

"I humbly accept the Sect Leader's teaching."

She couldn't call him "Senior," nor could she refer to herself as "junior"—so she called him Sect Leader.

That would never be wrong.

The Xiang Jianzong is one of the strongest Xian Sects in the Xuan Realm, practically a wholesale market for prodigies and monsters.

Though she had attained Principle Enlightenment, it was only thanks to the help of seniors and sheer luck; there must be countless people in the Xiang Jianzong far surpassing her! Du Ruoheng nodded in satisfaction.

The disciple's ancestor brought back someone humble and courteous—she won't become the second Young Uncle.

"Hey—! Xiaoyunlu, are your enrollment procedures done?"

Before the person arrived, her voice came first.

Du Ruoheng's eyelid twitched.

Then, Chi Jiuyu descended slowly, riding her sword.

The Xiang Jianzong's sword-riding technique generally falls into two types: one is Chi Jiuyu's current method—standing on the sword and flying; the other is merging with the swordlight and riding the blade-light, entering and exiting the azure heavens.

The latter requires at least a Jin Dan realm.

Yet Chi Jiuyu, already at the peak of Nascent Soul, descended so leisurely.

No doubt—she was showing off.

"Greetings, Sect Leader," Chi Jiuyu bowed casually with a wave of her hand.

"... Young Auntie, you're too kind."

Du Ruoheng was truly helpless.

He had finally become Sect Leader of the Xiang Jianzong, yet his seat hadn't even warmed up before someone was constantly eyeing his position—and worse, that someone was his senior.

What could he do? And this person even roamed the internet under multiple accounts.

"Future Sect Leader of the Xiang Jianzong," "Next Sect Leader of the Xiang Jianzong," "Destined Sect Leader of the Xiang Jianzong."

Not long ago, the leader of the Tai Shang Dao Sect had even sent a message asking him: "Why are you preparing to step down so soon? You just got appointed!" Damn it! I never intended to step down!

So, out of sheer desperation, he changed his online username to "True Sect Leader of the Xiang Jianzong."

He even suspected that if this person had attained the Union with the Dao Realm, she would've already raised her banner in rebellion.

"Thank you, Sect Leader. I'll take Xiaoyunlu around to familiarize her with the Xiang Jianzong—after all, she's the second-in-command of our 'Future Sect Leader Alliance' team!" Chi Jiuyu waved her hand.

Future Sect Leader Alliance?

You're already building your own faction? Du Ruoheng couldn't help but raise a hand to his chest.

First chapter, same as always—two more coming later (end of chapter)