Chapter 138: The Sect

Puff!

The young lady stood up from her chair immediately.

“What did you say? When did our Su family gain a Blood Crimson Luo? If we could raise one, it would be incredibly useful.” The young lady’s eyes sparkled.

“This is a sect secret. If you weren’t an elite disciple and born into the Su clan, you wouldn’t even know this.” The shadow said.

“I understand.” The young lady smiled sweetly. “Looks like I underestimated Xiao Su Jin.”

“Don’t disturb her, and don’t tell your friend Liu Pingping about the sect’s secret. Once, the Xiancheng Police Inspector’s Office borrowed a Blood Crimson Luo once. Afterward, they altered the battle memories of everyone involved, erasing all traces of the Blood Crimson Luo’s existence.”

Only the most core personnel of the Police Inspector’s Office retained memories of the Blood Crimson Luo.

Each Blood Crimson Luo is a vital resource for the sect. Before it has fully grown, do not reveal its existence.”

“Am I that irresponsible? Also, about the anomaly I reported last time—the girl in my former team named Wang Yu, who seems to have the ability to absorb others’ luck—has the sect responded yet?” The young lady asked again.

“Investigation is ongoing.”

“How long has this been going on? Still not finished?” The young lady grumbled discontentedly.

“Then why don’t you go investigate yourself?” The hoarse male voice from the shadow retorted.

The young lady fell silent.

She had no desire to return to that team.

She had a gut feeling—if she went back, she’d suffer a major loss.

Over the years, she’d avoided danger entirely through instinct.

Her instinct had never once failed her.

“Go back? I definitely won’t go back. When I return, I’ll switch to a more reliable team.”

“Do as you please. But remember—if you’re part of the sect’s ‘Divine Eye’ and encounter an anomaly, report it.” The shadow spoke, then the small patch of darkness quivered strangely and vanished directly from the ground.

“How did he leave? Does shadow-dashing really exist as a divine technique?” The young lady stared suspiciously at the spot where the shadow had been, muttering to herself.

Too bad, no matter how hard she stared, she couldn’t see anything unusual!

…

Su Jin washed up and hurried to the cafeteria for dinner.

She found Su Wuji and Su Cheng had just arrived too.

“You went to wash up first too?” Su Wuji saw Su Jin and immediately invited her to join them.

Su Jin looked at the two, uncertainly asking: “You both went to wash up first too?”

“Hahaha, looks like we all thought the same thing. We all washed up before coming to eat.” Su Cheng said. Today, he and Su Wuji finished their harvesting early, so they’d agreed to bathe together at the hot spring.

“By the way, today Su Wuji and I encountered a mysterious event.” Su Cheng suddenly spoke mysteriously.

“What mysterious event?” Su Jin asked, surprised.

"While picking fruit, we saw a small white deer with plum blossom spots in the orchard on the neighboring hill; it was staring at us curiously!" Su Cheng said.

“Yes, we both saw it vanish and reappear, then sneak closer from afar to watch us two.” Su Wuji confirmed.

“There’s such a strange thing?” Su Jin exclaimed.

“This is something we personally witnessed—do you think it didn’t happen?” Su Cheng laughed. “Cough, cough—wait, why did I suddenly break through to Qi Refining Level Two? Did I break through while bathing? But I didn’t feel anything at all?” Su Cheng suddenly exclaimed in shock.

“I broke through to Qi Refining Level Two too? Without noticing?” Su Wuji also looked stunned.

“White little deer.” Both men’s expressions changed, speaking almost simultaneously.

“Quick, finish eating, then let’s go ask Master Liu.” Su Jin urged. She was curious too—how had these two suddenly broken through to Qi Refining Level Two?

After dinner, the three did not return to their personal cultivation rooms.

They went straight to find Master Liu.

Master Liu listened to Su Wuji and Su Cheng’s account, asked detailed questions about the white deer’s appearance, and his expression shifted from stunned uncertainty to: You actually had this kind of luck?

Did they just get lucky?

“That’s a blessed white deer raised by the sect. It rarely appears before humans. It’s said anyone who sees it will encounter good fortune.”

Someone who saw it suddenly advanced from beginner to minor mastery in their spellcraft. Someone else saw it and their Qi Refining or body refinement technique spontaneously rose one level. Someone else, critically wounded and near death, saw it and miraculously recovered.

Someone else saw it before attempting to refine pills, and one of their pills turned out to be an unexpected supreme-grade pill.

Over the years, dozens of sect disciples have seen it and inexplicably gained fortune.

Just like you two, who suddenly advanced one level in your Qi Refining technique.

But the sect has so many disciples.

What great fortune did you two stumble upon?”

Master Liu’s tone was sour.

He was truly envious of them.

Were these two boys born with astonishing destiny?

Master Liu thought inwardly—he’d secretly report this incident and his suspicions to the headmaster later.

Upon hearing this, both men beamed with joy.

A sudden, harmless advancement of one level in Qi Refining cultivation.

Who wouldn’t be happy?

“You two went on a mission and stumbled upon something like this? No one’s luck could be better.” Su Jin remarked.

“Hahaha, luck, luck.” Su Wuji laughed.

“Lucky break, lucky break.” Su Cheng also grinned.

“So tomorrow, if we go back there, will we see that white little deer again?” Su Wuji asked.

“Impossible. No one has ever seen it twice.” Master Liu smiled. “Besides, you’re too greedy. Already gaining one level in Qi Refining without notice is more than enough. Do you expect to keep encountering miracles?”

“True enough.” Su Wuji kept laughing.

“By the way, Su Wuji and Su Cheng, after you return, don’t spread word about seeing the white little deer. Only dozens of sect disciples have ever recorded seeing it. If you don’t want to be unfairly ostracized later, never mention this to anyone.”

Pretend you never saw it.

Su Jin, you heard it too—don’t blab either.”

“We’ll remember, Master Liu.”

“Don’t worry, Master Liu.”

“Master Liu, I won’t say a word.”

Mother always said: a person must keep secrets, or they’ll lose much.

Master Liu fondly patted the heads of the three children.

He thought: these three little brats might just become my greatest support within the sect someday!

The sect once had an old Golden Core elder whose lifespan was nearly over, yet he was stuck at Golden Core peak, failing three times to break through.

Just when everyone believed he’d die old in the Golden Core realm, one of his favorite disciples, after ascending to Nascent Soul, went through immense hardship to obtain a high-grade elixir for him.

He helped his master shatter his core and become a Nascent Soul!

So having a good disciple is also very important!