Chapter 3: Junior Brother, want some fish?

Following that, the Sect Master's polite greetings came from within the hall, thanking the various Junior Brothers for coming in their busy schedules to attend the apprenticeship of the little sixth, especially for the various gifts.

The various Peak Masters smiled and said "Where, where," "We are all one family," "I've seen that child"...

Zhou Qing felt wonderful, because he heard the prompt again.

Actually, he really wanted to hide, but "hiding" and "being ignored" are two different concepts.

After a while, from the side door, Chief Senior Brother Li Daoxuan brought Lu Yaoyao in.

Lu Yaoyao began to meet the various Peak Masters again. Many male core disciples below stood on tiptoes, looking at the beautiful shadow above, beaming with joy.

Truly a beautiful Lu Shimei.

I remember many years ago when the Peak Master of Yunmeng Peak took in a female disciple, it was also as lively as today, but there weren't as many core disciples as there are now.

Because that Senior Sister's appearance was average, and she even had a pig-like nose, and some people even joked to each other on the spot, "Your wife, your wife..."

But now, looking at this little Lu Shimei who was quiet but also a bit quirky, everyone's mouths were almost smiling to their ears.

"Hmm?"

Just as Zhou Qing had farmed three "ignore points," he suddenly noticed the surrounding Shixiongs constantly looking around, as if searching for someone.

He looked over with some confusion, and only then noticed Lu Yaoyao standing beside the Sect Master on the steps, constantly scanning the crowd.

When she saw Zhou Qing on the side of the corner, her eyes lit up immediately.

At this moment, Zhou Qing felt a sense of foreboding.

Big sister, even if I am heaven-defying and martial, you don't have to publicly draw hatred for me in front of so many people, right?

And now that you've noticed me, how can I farm ignore points?

And how can I lower my presence?

Soon, following Lu Yaoyao's gaze, everyone looked at Zhou Qing in unison, full of confusion.

And Zhou Qing, seeing this, acted as if he hadn't seen it, moved his body forward inadvertently, and stood behind a huge white jade pillar in the hall.

And began to pretend to touch the jade pillar with his hand, as if observing something.

And unable to see Zhou Qing's figure, Lu Yaoyao moved her body to the side, barely able to see a corner of his clothes, but soon, that corner of clothes was also pulled back by a hand.

She pouted and had no choice but to stand straight.

Everyone was a bit confused. Does this beautiful little Lu Shimei know Zhou Qing?

That shouldn't be. Could it be that the shameless behavior last night made this little Lu Shimei want to see what kind of peeping pervert this is?

Forget it, one rat dropping ruins a pot of soup. How will the little Lu Shimei view our group of core disciples in the future?

Facing everyone's hateful eyes, Zhou Qing continued to touch the white jade pillar with his hand.

He acted as if he couldn't see or hear anything, completely indifferent.

Third Shixiong was right, a beautiful woman is a disaster. This woman must be guarded against in the future.

"Eh~~"

Just at this moment, Zhou Qing suddenly discovered that there seemed to be something moving inside the white jade pillar in front of him.

Did my eyes deceive me?

He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully again.

The next moment, a white insect the size of a grain of rice suddenly flashed and disappeared inside.

This time, Zhou Qing saw it clearly, and his heart jumped wildly.

If he wasn't mistaken, the insect just now should be the extremely rare Spirit-Hiding Insect.

Spirit-Hiding Insect, this guy's survival environment is extremely harsh, only existing in specific minerals.

And what it feeds on is the purest energy. Once refined, it will almost feed back to the cultivator without loss, helping them break through their cultivation.

Zhou Qing endured the excitement. He didn't expect to encounter such a good thing by accident.

As expected of the Sect Master Shishu's reception hall, the material of this pillar is absolutely rare. Looking around, there are actually ten such pillars.

He coughed lightly, and after confirming that no one noticed him, he hurriedly looked for the insect hole.

After a while, he found an inconspicuous small point at a crack.

He leaned on it casually, pressed his middle finger on the insect hole, and with the surge of spiritual power, he directly sucked it out.

"There are actually six!"

Following the insect path, six Spirit-Hiding Insects were sucked out. Before they could struggle, they were quietly put into a jade bottle in Zhou Qing's sleeve, and he took the opportunity to stick a Spirit-Sealing Talisman on it.

"I'm rich, I'm rich, I'm really rich this time!"

Zhou Qing's excited heart was pounding, and then he quietly touched another pillar.

Unfortunately, he searched around and found none, then the next one, the next one...

After visiting the ten jade pillars, Zhou Qing had harvested a total of twenty-seven Spirit-Hiding Insects.

At this very moment, he was actually a bit grateful to Lu Yaoyao above. If it weren't for her forcing him, wouldn't these good treasures have been missed in vain?

And he should be considered to have saved this hall. If he hadn't discovered it early, wouldn't such a good hall have been ruined after these Spirit-Hiding Insects gnawed away the supporting pillars in the future?

The banquet began not long after. Taking advantage of this opportunity today, the various Peak Masters also gathered together to reminisce, and the core disciples were also chatting and laughing, mentioning recent events, such as last night.

Some people looked at Zhou Qing, who was sitting in the very corner eating silently, and sighed and shook their heads.

Especially the female disciples, whispering to each other, and someone's reputation was ruined.

"Don't worry about them, let's eat ours!"

Third Shixiong Yan Xiao beside him comforted him.

He actually really wanted to stand up and explain, but once suspicion is generated, the crime is already established.

What can explaining do? Will these people believe it?

It will only get darker the more it's described.

Especially since the two of them had a criminal record.

As for the Discipline Hall, the truth no longer mattered. Even if it were announced, everyone would only think that the core disciples have such great authority, peeking at people bathing and forcing those Outer Sect female disciples to change their statements.

Zhou Qing nodded. He didn't care about other people's eyes at all.

It's just, what's wrong with Lu Yaoyao's eyes? She's eating vegetables, and she still sneaks a glance at you from time to time. Didn't you see Li Daoxuan's face pulled like a donkey?

No, no, she didn't fall in love with me at first sight. This damn woman is harming me!

After Zhou Qing met her gaze without a trace, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with this matter.

Especially the certain emotion that flashed in her eyes.

"This is deliberately flirting with me, and then making me the target of public criticism!"

Zhou Qing immediately lowered his head, carefully recalling if he had ever met her and offended her?

But that shouldn't be. He had always stayed at Little Spirit Peak and almost never went out.

"Could it be Master?"

Zhou Qing looked at Mo Xingjian, who was eating heartlessly over there, and couldn't help but associate many things.

Maybe one day, Master killed her family for some reason. He originally thought he had cut the weeds and removed the roots, but didn't expect her to survive.

Afterwards, she endured humiliation and lived until she found out where the enemy was, changed her appearance, used some schemes, and became the disciple of the Sect Master Shibo today.

She wants to torture the enemy bit by bit, but the other party is too powerful as a Peak Master, and she has no way to kill him yet.

Then she'll start with his disciples one by one, and let the other party taste the feeling of all his loved ones dying.

The more Zhou Qing thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. He had the weakest cultivation among the Shixiongs, so wouldn't he be the first to practice on?

"What's wrong with you, sweating so much on your head?" Yan Xiao asked suspiciously.

Zhou Qing immediately said, "Third Shixiong, this place is wrong, let's leave first."

"But I haven't finished eating yet?"

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

Afterwards, Zhou Qing pulled Yan Xiao and quietly left from the side door, and the heart that was hanging finally let go.

If he stayed any longer, if she pretended to be shy and glanced a few more times, the first one to attack him would be that Chief Li Daoxuan.

The look he gave himself just now was clearly wrong.

Of course, this is just his guess for now, but it's always right to be prepared.

After returning to Little Spirit Peak, Zhou Qing quickly put the matter behind him, then took out the jade bottle with excitement, looked at the Spirit-Hiding Insects swimming inside, and chuckled.

Carefully taking one out, he began to refine it.

In just an instant, a massive amount of spiritual power erupted from his body, the purity of which shocked Zhou Qing.

Not daring to waste even a bit, he hurriedly operated the "Taiqing Xuanqi Jue" and guided this energy to run one cycle after another.

For the next five days, Zhou Qing stayed in his room. After the last Spirit-Hiding Insect was refined, he slowly opened his eyes, and a green light flashed and disappeared from his pupils.

His entire momentum had also undergone earth-shaking changes.

Afterwards, his mind stirred, and a panel appeared.

【Name: Zhou Qing】

【Age: 19】

【Cultivation: Qi Condensation Ninth Layer】

【Technique: Taiqing Xuanqi Jue】

【Innate Skill: Lower Presence】

【Level: LV1 (39/100)】

【Skill Fragment: 1/3 (Cannot be obtained)】

In five days, he broke through two layers directly, which is simply incredible.

"If I could get a few more, maybe I could step into the Foundation Establishment realm!" Zhou Qing looked unsatisfied.

Of course, it's more important to hurry up and farm ignore points right now.

Suddenly, the token on the table glowed with green light, and then lines of words began to appear.

"Junior Brother, are you home? I have great news to tell you!"

This was a message from Third Shixiong. Zhou Qing was confused and immediately replied.

After hiding his breakthrough aura, Yan Xiao carried two fishing rods and came over.

He pushed open the door in a rush, his small eyes shining with light: "Junior Brother, want some fish?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 4 =====