Chapter 133

Chapter 133: The True Daughter of Heaven

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Inside the Qinglan Sect’s points exchange hall, Lin Muyu looked at the dazzling array of goods on the shelves and said to the senior sister behind the counter:

“Senior Sister, please help me get a Foundation Establishment pill, along with a thousand-year fig, thousand-year longan, hundred-year kiwi fruit…”

She recited while mentally comparing against the “perfect Foundation Establishment formula” that Xiaotao had mentioned earlier.

But the more she recited, the stranger it felt. How were all these things… fruits?

This was so different from the formulas she remembered that required various rare materials.

The senior sister behind the counter couldn’t help but click her tongue after hearing everything, her eyes showing surprise as she sized up Lin Muyu.

This junior sister looked like she was only in the Qi Refining stage, yet she was so generous with her purchases, wanting so many precious resources all at once. She couldn’t help but wonder if the other party could actually afford it.

Though surprised, the senior sister still dutifully calculated and said:

“Junior Sister, all these items total 567 points~”

“Swipe the card!”

Lin Muyu unhesitatingly pulled out a jade token engraved with the Qinglan Sect’s symbol, her tone crisp and decisive, carrying a hint of extravagance.

The sect had specially awarded her 1,200 points for exposing hidden dangers, plus compensation for the previous intelligence error that had put her in danger.

1,000 points were for merit, 200 for compensation, which was equivalent to completing a C-rank mission reward, enough for her to exchange for these items.

Seeing that Lin Muyu actually produced the jade token, and after verification, the points were successfully deducted, the senior sister behind the counter immediately had other thoughts.

She secretly memorized Lin Muyu’s appearance, calculating in her mind.

This junior sister with so many points seemed innocent in nature and should be easy to coax with sweet words. Most importantly, she was quite good-looking!

“I wonder if Junior Sister…”

The senior sister’s face immediately filled with an enthusiastic smile, about to speak and establish a closer relationship.

However, a displeased voice suddenly rang out from behind Lin Muyu, carrying a hint of barely detectable teasing.

“Oh, if it isn’t the busy Junior Sister Lin? Finally have time to return to the sect?”

Hearing this familiar voice, Lin Muyu’s body first stiffened, then she spun around sharply, her face instantly blooming with a delighted smile:

“Chenxi? What are you doing here?”

The senior sister behind the counter who had harbored ill intentions saw Luo Chenxi and her smile instantly froze, no longer daring to say another word.

She knew very well that this Junior Sister Luo had broken through to Foundation Establishment in less than 3 months after joining the sect, matching Senior Sister Su’s record.

She was now recognized as a prodigy in the sect, completely beyond what an ordinary disciple like her could provoke.

Moreover, seeing Luo Chenxi’s manner, she obviously knew Lin Muyu, and their relationship wasn’t ordinary.

She’d heard that this Luo Chenxi was also a dynasty princess with a significant background.

Lin Muyu looked toward Luo Chenxi and saw that her aura was much stronger than before.

Most eye-catching was that Luo Chenxi now had a light red fire phoenix pattern on her forehead, with intricate and lifelike markings.

This pattern suddenly reminded Lin Muyu of when she’d seen Su Wanqing before, hadn’t she also had a snow lotus-shaped mark on her chest?

Could this be some kind of special marking?

“Chenxi, how did you already break through to Foundation Establishment after just a few days? That’s too fast!”

Hearing the amazement in Lin Muyu’s tone, Luo Chenxi lightly snorted, feeling somewhat frustrated.

The reason she could break through so quickly was because she’d been angered by Lin Muyu and Su Wanqing before.

Watching Su Wanqing go off gloriously to provide support while she could only stomp her feet helplessly at the sect, in a fit of anger, she broke through…

Just then, Xiaotao’s voice suddenly rang in Lin Muyu’s consciousness:

“Master, this is bloodline Foundation Establishment!”

“Bloodline Foundation Establishment?”

Lin Muyu was stunned and unconsciously repeated it, her eyes full of confusion.

“Some families had peerless experts among their ancestors, so their descendants might inherit this special bloodline. Even after many generations of inheritance, the rare phenomenon of bloodline regression might occasionally occur.”

Xiaotao patiently explained.

“Oh, oh, I see.”

Lin Muyu nodded upon hearing this, showing no surprise on her face.

In her view, Luo Chenxi was already a daughter of heaven like Su Wanqing. With their status, even if the most bizarre things happened, it would all seem reasonable.

It’s just that these two girls had completely different personalities and talent paths.

Su Wanqing was the sect’s acknowledged ice mountain senior sister, with unfathomable strength and always carrying an aloof aura that kept others at distance.

Luo Chenxi was more like the legendary Feng Aotian type genius female lead, with ridiculously fast cultivation speed and always unexpectedly producing surprises.

Lin Muyu and Su Wanqing hadn’t entered the sect in the same batch, so she hadn’t personally witnessed how amazing Su Wanqing was back then.

But she knew Luo Chenxi’s “genius level” all too well. This person would inexplicably master several spells she’d never learned, and sometimes just casually meditating on the ground for a moment would result in another advancement in cultivation when she opened her eyes.

Even more baffling was that a few days ago, Luo Chenxi had argued with Su Wanqing at Lin Muyu’s door, getting so angry her cheeks turned red, but when she came the next day, she had already broken through.

Lin Muyu had secretly suspected that Luo Chenxi was training in private until late at night.

But when she asked, Luo Chenxi blinked her innocent eyes and replied with a confused expression:

“I don’t know either. Yesterday after arguing with her, I went back and got angrier the more I thought about it, so angry I couldn’t sleep. Then I was just lying there and suddenly broke through…”

Forget it. Lin Muyu had later gotten lazy about comparing herself to these daughters of heaven.

Although she herself was also a supreme-grade single spirit root, relying on various cultivation resources obtained by accident plus her own day and night hard training, her progress should theoretically be quite fast.

But compared to Luo Chenxi, she still fell short.

While thinking, Luo Chenxi spoke with deliberately feigned displeasure:

“How was it? Did you encounter any danger on this trip? You guys ran into evil cultivators on the road? Why didn’t you bring me along?”

Lin Muyu looked up and saw Luo Chenxi puffing out her cheeks, arms crossed over her chest, glaring at her. That expression clearly showed she was angry about not being taken along on the outing.

Seeing her friend like this, Lin Muyu couldn’t help but smile and unconsciously reached out to gently poke Luo Chenxi’s cheeks that were puffed up like little buns.

Unexpectedly, as soon as her hand touched the other’s face, Luo Chenxi grabbed her wrist.

Luo Chenxi raised an eyebrow and said with mock seriousness:

“What? After just a few days apart, your courage has grown, you dare to casually poke my face now?”

“Alright, alright, don’t be angry anymore.”

Lin Muyu smiled and shook her captured wrist, her tone softening.

“I came back this time and specially brought you a gift~”

After spending so much time together, she had long figured out Luo Chenxi’s temperament.

She looked fierce, but actually just needed to be appeased, a few coaxing words would do the trick.

Although Luo Chenxi used to love bullying her occasionally, relying on her own strength.

But ever since Lin Muyu’s psychological evolution, she had grown considerably.

Now she not only wouldn’t be bullied by Luo Chenxi anymore, but could occasionally banter with her and tease this genius best friend.

Hearing the word “gift,” Luo Chenxi’s grip on her wrist obviously loosened, curiosity flashing in her eyes, though she still didn’t forget to complain:

“What gift? Let me say upfront, those jade pendants and hairpins you picked before had terrible taste.”

When she had invited Lin Muyu to go shopping on Qinglan Street, she discovered that Lin Muyu’s aesthetic sense was like a badly made pastry that had fallen on the ground — absolutely terrible!

Lin Muyu had explained then that she came from a relatively backward rural area and couldn’t match the taste of a princess like her, but only Lin Muyu herself knew the real reason.

Despite saying this, Luo Chenxi’s body unconsciously leaned forward, obviously somewhat expectant.

“Ta-da-da-da! Look at this!”

Lin Muyu smiled mysteriously, conjured up a copy of 《Flame Phoenix Presides Over the Court》 from thin air, and presented it to Luo Chenxi with a bit of proud smugness seeking praise.

Luo Chenxi had originally wanted to tease her more, making fun of Lin Muyu’s showing off.

But when she clearly saw the book title on the ancient text’s cover, the smile on her face instantly froze, and her expression became grave.

She immediately reached out to take the book, her fingertips quickly flipping through several pages. The more she read, the more her brow furrowed. After a moment, she looked up, lowered her voice, and said seriously:

“This isn’t a place to talk. Let’s find somewhere more secluded to discuss this in detail.”