Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Qinglan Sect Also Has This Kind of Person?

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Lin Muyu looked at Xiaotao’s huffing and puffing appearance and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

She immediately stepped forward and reached out to put her arm around Xiaotao’s shoulder, resting her chin on top of her head and nuzzling it:

“We’re so close, why be so formal about it~ If you learn it, isn’t it the same as me learning it?”

“Besides, Xiaotao is so amazing, you can definitely be my ‘little formation teacher’!”

Lin Muyu used Praise Technique, it’s super effective!

Xiaotao’s face flushed from her sudden intimacy, but she didn’t dare push her away with too much force. She just muttered with a red face:

“Alright, alright, I’ll learn it, okay? I really can’t deal with Master.”

“Also, Master, where did you learn this approach?”

In Xiaotao’s eyes, Lin Muyu always carried a unique temperament.

Although she would sometimes appear timid due to her low cultivation level.

The carefree streak in her bones didn’t resemble an ordinary female cultivator disciple at all.

Especially after breaking through to Foundation Establishment, the timidity in her had lessened considerably, replaced by more confidence.

“Learn?”

Lin Muyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook her head, her tone carrying a sense of relief.

“This is the real me!”

The joy of breaking through to Foundation Establishment still lingered in her heart, but what reassured her even more was the solid confidence that came with increased strength.

In the past, she was always like a frightened little rabbit.

Because she was too weak, afraid of being crushed to death like an ant.

Only by staying in mortal towns, with those equally ordinary people, could she barely find a sliver of security.

This was also why, when she first transmigrated to this world, she would rather be a mortal than cultivate immortality.

In a completely unfamiliar world, without a cheat ability, without backing, she had to struggle with all her might just to survive.

So she could only hide herself, like an inconspicuous weed, relying on extreme caution to maintain that pitiful sense of security.

The protagonists in other novels could slaughter everyone after transmigrating, so perfect they didn’t seem human, more like gods.

But Lin Muyu knew very well that she was just an ordinary person. Without a cheat ability, danger surrounded her everywhere.

But now it was different.

She had broken through to Foundation Establishment, had Xiaotao as a reliable partner, and had even unlocked powerful abilities.

The future no longer seemed pitch black.

“Alright.”

Seeing the light in her eyes, Xiaotao stopped dwelling on it.

“Then Master, go to the sect’s Scripture Pavilion and borrow me a few of the most basic formation books so I can study them.”

However, her gaze drifted toward Xiaomu sleeping peacefully on the soft bed, and inexplicable annoyance welled up in her heart.

It seemed like a “switch positions” button had appeared in her vision… she wanted to sleep too!

……

After that, Lin Muyu didn’t rush to cultivate her newly acquired cultivation technique.

In her view, saving people was urgent, and cultivation could wait, she had plenty of time.

She first went to the Scripture Pavilion and borrowed several formation books for Xiaotao, ranging from basic to advanced.

After borrowing the books, Lin Muyu quickly walked toward the sect’s trading post, heading straight for the counter selling formation cores, and bought an intermediate formation core.

“How much? 1,000 contribution points?”

Lin Muyu’s voice suddenly rose sharply, her eyes full of disbelief and shock.

You have to know, a beginner formation core only cost 100 contribution points, but an intermediate one was directly 10 times more expensive. Wouldn’t a high-grade formation core cost 10,000 contribution points?

The sect couldn’t possibly be unaware of how difficult it was for disciples to earn contribution points, right?

A few days ago, she had directly faced a Nascent Soul stage evil cultivator. Although she didn’t really help, it was still extremely dangerous.

She had risked her life to earn just over 1,000 contribution points, and now a single intermediate formation core cost that much.

“Junior Sister may not know, but intermediate formation core can already support formations capable of dealing with Golden Core and Nascent Soul stage enemies. Their offensive and defensive power far exceeds beginner cores, so it’s normal for them to be more expensive.”

The senior sister behind the counter looked up at her, not finding her reaction strange at all. Instead, she patiently explained.

Her fingertip also gently tapped the formation core grade descriptions engraved on the inside of the counter, indicating she should look carefully.

Just as Lin Muyu was feeling the pinch, a teasing voice suddenly came from behind her:

“Oh my, little Junior Sister, from the looks of it, are you short on contribution points?”

Lin Muyu turned her head toward the voice and saw a chubby senior brother in Qinglan Sect inner disciple robes who had somehow sidled up next to her.

He wore a self-familiar, beaming smile on his face, but his gaze kept wandering over her face.

“Is this the trap revealing itself?”

Lin Muyu’s brows furrowed slightly as she muttered internally.

Actually, when she was selecting the formation core earlier, she had vaguely sensed a somewhat present gaze falling on her, carrying a hint of malice.

If this were before when she was still in the Qi Refining stage with weak perception, she might not have noticed this subtle spying.

But now that she had achieved Perfect Foundation Establishment, her divine sense perception had long since been incomparable to before, so she could naturally easily capture this unusual gaze.

It’s just that at the time she was focused on quickly buying the formation core to save people and didn’t want complications, so she pretended not to notice. She didn’t expect this person to actually approach her on his own.

“Thank you for your kind intention, Senior Brother, but no need. I can afford these contribution points.”

Lin Muyu’s tone was resolute. As she spoke, she raised her hand and passed over 10 lustrous, translucent high-grade spirit stones, casually placing them on the counter.

Within the sect, 1 contribution point was equivalent to 1 low-grade spirit stone. Although some rare materials or high-level cultivation techniques could only be exchanged with contribution points.

Formation cores were not among these and could be purchased directly with spirit stones.

The exchange rate between high-grade and low-grade spirit stones happened to be 1 to 100, so 10 high-grade spirit stones were exactly equivalent to 1,000 contribution points.

Although it was only 10 high-grade spirit stones, Lin Muyu couldn’t help but feel a pang in her heart as she watched the light they reflected on the counter.

Contribution points in the sect jade token were just a string of numbers, so spending them didn’t feel like much.

But spirit stones were tangible cultivation resources you could hold in your hand, spending them really hurt.

This mentality was just like how everyone in her past life felt about cash. Paying 1,000 with digital payment didn’t feel like anything, but spending 100 in cash hurt.

The chubby senior brother originally thought Lin Muyu was putting on a tough act, but when he glimpsed those 10 plump, lustrous high-grade spirit stones on the counter.

His eyes instantly widened like saucers, his jaw nearly dropping.

You have to know, even among inner disciples, very few could casually produce 10 high-grade spirit stones.

This little junior sister who only appeared to be at Foundation Establishment stage was actually so wealthy?

Just who was she?

This wasn’t his fault, although Lin Muyu was a true disciple, newly initiated disciples all operated in the outer sect, and Lin Muyu was no exception.

But he clearly didn’t plan to give up just like that. He rubbed his hands and leaned in closer, his voice dropping even lower with a hint of temptation:

“Junior Sister, that’s not what I meant. Who wouldn’t want more contribution points and spirit stones? To tell you the truth, I happen to have an easy way to earn spirit stones that’s guaranteed to…”

Holy crap, did she just run into one of those people?

Hearing the chubby senior brother’s sales pitch, Lin Muyu found it eerily familiar.

Was he going to ask her to do that kind of thing?

This was remarkably similar to the scammer pitches she had heard in the mortal world in her past life, leaving her momentarily speechless.

Qinglan Sect, as a major righteous sect, actually had this type of character?

Just as Lin Muyu was thinking about how to get rid of this pestering chubby senior brother, the senior sister at the counter suddenly spoke. Her voice remained calm, but carried powerful intimidating force:

“This is the sect trading post, not a place for you to promote those shady deals. Please leave.”

Lin Muyu was enveloped by this sudden pressure and felt her breathing stop for a moment, her heart suddenly shocked.

These words clearly sounded gentle, but the pressure bearing down on her was almost too much for her Foundation Establishment cultivation to withstand.

“Wow, this senior sister is actually a Golden Core stage cultivator?”