Chapter 12: Xuwang Mountain

"I'm so happy, Senior, Master praised me and even taught me a new technique."

Just at this moment, the voice of Qin Miaoyin suddenly rang in Jiang Xun's ears.

Jiang Xun was also startled when he heard this voice; he took out the Jade Pendant and saw that the Wall Mirror Jade Pendant was glowing.

"Eh? Could it be?"

"You all go back first," Jiang Xun said, looking at Gu Qing.

"Yes, this disciple takes her leave," Gu Qing said with a bow.

"This disciple takes her leave!" the group of female disciples also bowed one after another and said.

Afterwards, the group left Jiang Xun's small hut under Gu Qing's lead.

"Miaoyin, can you hear me?"

Jiang Xun gripped the Jade Pendant and silently recited in his heart.

There was no sound from the other side for a long while.

"It seems I guessed wrong."

Jiang Xun muttered to himself.

"Senior! Is that you!"

Suddenly, Qin Miaoyin's excited voice came through.

"It's me, I even thought I had misheard."

Jiang Xun smiled upon hearing this.

"You startled me; suddenly hearing Senior's voice, I thought Senior was right beside me."

Qin Miaoyin laughed.

"It seems that as long as we hold this Jade Pendant, we can communicate through our thoughts; that is quite convenient."

Jiang Xun smiled upon hearing this.

"Mm... oh, Master is calling me, Senior, I have to go over quickly."

Qin Miaoyin's anxious voice came through.

Jiang Xun did not respond upon hearing this, firmly maintaining the demeanor of an expert.

"Senior Brother."

Just as Jiang Xun was about to enter the hut, a white light fell from the sky, and a beautiful woman appeared before him.

Tu Qing was dressed in a tight, high-slit long dress, revealing a thigh sculpted from white jade; the alluring scenery of her upper body was also perfectly outlined. Her long hair was draped down, a jade hairpin was worn atop her head, and a pair of white jade earrings hung beneath her little elf-like ears.

"Yo, becoming Sect Master really is different; your attire and grooming have become even more alluring," Jiang Xun stopped his steps upon seeing this and looked at Tu Qing with a smile.

"Senior Brother is teasing me again."

Tu Qing felt happy in her heart when she heard Jiang Xun say she was alluring.

"Isn't the sect busy? Why come here to me?"

Jiang Xun then looked at Tu Qing; for her to come over at this time, there must be serious business.

"Senior Brother, it is rumored that in five days, the Secret Realm of Xuwang Mountain will open. The Secret Realm contains countless Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, and many sects will surely go there by then."

Tu Qing came to Jiang Xun's side with a serious expression.

"You want to go?"

Jiang Xun walked to his rocking chair and sat down upon hearing this.

"Mm... but..."

Tu Qing hurriedly followed, wanting to speak but hesitating.

"But you are now a Sect Master and cannot easily leave the mountain; do you want me to help you scout for some suitable candidates?"

Jiang Xun smiled, looking as if he had seen through Tu Qing.

"Senior Brother truly understands me."

Tu Qing nodded repeatedly.

"Xuwang Mountain... Xuwang Mountain was originally the location of the Void Sect, a quite prestigious great sect a thousand years ago. The sect was later attacked by a group, all the sect disciples perished, and the Sect Master exhausted all his strength to seal the entire sect for a thousand years before dying of exhaustion."

"Calculating the time, it is just about right."

"The Void Sect was a demonic sect. During the time the sect existed, they plundered many Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, Dharma Artifacts, and secret manuals; there was no shortage of Spirit Stones, and there is also the possibility of High Grade or even Top-grade Spirit Stones appearing."

"For this reason, the currently existing great sects will surely send capable disciples to compete for them."

Tu Qing nodded after listening: "Yes, so I want to go personally, but I cannot. Therefore, I want to ask Senior Brother who should be sent. Moreover, moreover, our Lingerie-Sect, once we go, will likely be targeted; this is also a major hurdle."

"I will go," Jiang Xun said, looking up at Tu Qing.

"Ah?" Tu Qing was stunned upon hearing this: "Senior Brother, that is not what I meant. I just wanted to ask Senior Brother for a suggestion; I cannot make up my mind."

"I am serious, I will go," Jiang Xun looked at Tu Qing earnestly.

How could he let go of this opportunity to obtain countless Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure and to associate with women from other sects?

The disciples capable of going to compete for this Secret Realm are definitely sect prodigies, and among them, one hundred percent, there must be a Child of Luck.

"I will take Gu Qing and Liu Ruoyun with me and find a way to seize the Secret Realm."

"Senior Brother, but your strength is now... hm? Since when did you reach the Golden Core Stage?" Tu Qing only then noticed that Jiang Xun had actually returned to the Golden Core Stage: "Weren't you already unable to cultivate?"

"Heaven does not cut off all paths. Yesterday, during Dual Cultivation with Gu Qing, Gu Qing broke through, and I also broke through. Not only did I return to the Golden Core Stage, but my lifespan is also no longer just ten years," Jiang Xun laughed.

"Heavens... even if you could cultivate again, it is impossible to go directly from Foundation Establishment Early Stage to Golden Core Early Stage overnight, right? And, and I did not see any Heavenly Tribulation? Shouldn't there be a Three-Nine Lightning Tribulation when returning to the Golden Core Stage?"

Tu Qing had an expression of disbelief.

"Perhaps it is because I already had the internal energy of a Nascent Soul Great Perfection within my body, and the Dual Cultivation caused my internal energy to disperse and condense, just enough to re-condense the Golden Core. And since I had already reached the Golden Core Stage and passed the Three-Nine Lightning Tribulation, there was no Heavenly Tribulation," Jiang Xun explained reluctantly.

Tu Qing's face, however, turned into a happy expression after the disbelief: "Senior Brother... you, you won't die! That is truly great!"

After the disbelief on Tu Qing's face, it turned into a look of joy: "Senior Brother... you, you didn't die! That is truly wonderful!"

【Ding, Tu Qing's favorability toward the host: 95!】

Upon learning that Jiang Xun had returned to the Golden Core, Tu Qing was truly happy.

"However, Senior Brother..." After calming down, Tu Qing crouched beside Jiang Xun and gently held his hand: "Even if you have returned to the Golden Core now, those going to the Secret Realm are at least Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. If you go, I am afraid something might happen to you."

"I am not stupid; having finally managed to live for a few more years, I naturally won't throw my life away for nothing." Jiang Xun gently patted the back of Tu Qing's hand.

The Sect Master of the Lingerie-Sect, dressed seductively, crouched beside an old man, a sight that made others quite envious.

"If Senior Brother insists on going, let Li Mengqiu and Xie Leng go with you." Tu Qing looked into Jiang Xun's eyes.

"If all four Peak Elders leave, do you not want the Lingerie-Sect anymore?" Jiang Xun laughed upon hearing this.

"But Senior Brother..."

"Listen to Senior Brother; if I encounter any danger, I will immediately abandon the Secret Realm and turn to run."

Tu Qing was silent for a moment upon hearing this, then sighed: "Alright then."

"There is one more matter, regarding the Elders. Now that Gu Qing has become the Great Elder, and West Mountain Peak doesn't even have an Elder, who does Senior Brother think is suitable?"

"Tu Qing, can you not even choose an Elder?"

Jiang Xun said helplessly upon hearing this.

"To become an Elder, one must at least be at the Nascent Soul Stage, but within the sect now, apart from Gu Qing and the others, and the two Great Elders, there are no other Nascent Soul cultivators. Compared to other sects, we are still lacking, especially after you failed your Tribulation Transcendence, Senior Brother..."

Tu Qing was also somewhat helpless: "Moreover, even I, as the Sect Master, am only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Perfection; I am too incompetent."

"Is Junior Sister feeling anxious about her own strength?" Jiang Xun rubbed Tu Qing's head upon hearing this, and she did not resist.