Chapter 73

"I must return to the sect first; once Master successfully breaks through, I must see her immediately," Tu Qing then said.

"Do you need me to accompany you?"

Jiang Xun nodded.

"Senior Brother, you must stay here to command Yin Ningyu and have her persuade Zhong Lingqing to join the Lingerie-Sect," Tu Qing shook her head, "If Zhong Lingqing is unwilling, then let her go."

"Don't push her to a point of mutual destruction; although she is weak right now, if a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm self-detonates, I fear none of the surrounding disciples will survive."

"Fine," Jiang Xun nodded, then the corners of his mouth curled up, "Tell Master that I am still alive, and remind her not to forget to fulfill her promise."

"Promise?"

Tu Qing was stunned, then remembered the last sentence Ruo Lan said before entering seclusion: If I come out and you are still alive, I'll have some fun with you!

"Ah! You're serious about that! That is our Master," Tu Qing realized and shouted hurriedly, "Are you trying to be a rebellious disciple who defies his Master?"

"What kind of talk is that? We are the Lingerie-Sect. Besides, Gu Qing and Ruoyun are my disciples too, so what of it?" Jiang Xun laughed.

"... Master would never do that."

Tu Qing said helplessly.

"Master would never break her word; you just go ahead and tell her."

Jiang Xun pinched Tu Qing's small, round face and laughed.

"Oh."

Tu Qing had no choice but to nod, "Then I'll be going first."

"Mm."

Jiang Xun nodded, and Tu Qing stood up and left.

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Three days later, Baihua Sect, the summit of Yuhua Peak, the seclusion cave.

Under the leadership of Ming Ning, hundreds of disciples set up a great Formation here, so that the moment Zhong Lingqing walked out of the cave, she would be controlled by the Formation.

Ming Ning sat in front of the cave waiting quietly, while Yin Ningyu stood to the side.

Jiang Xun was also sitting in a tree not far away.

In case of any situation, he would definitely run away at the first opportunity.

He could just use a Soul Returning Pill to save Ming Ning and Yin Ningyu afterwards.

In the sky, the Void Heaven Secret Realm gradually began to dissipate, and countless divine souls flew from the sky in different directions.

Seeing this, Ming Ning stood up.

Yin Ningyu also swallowed, feeling somewhat nervous.

Letting her persuade her Master to join the Lingerie-Sect?

Isn't this making things difficult for her!

"She's coming!"

Ming Ning reached out to form a seal; at the same time, the cave gate opened, and a white cloth shoe stepped out from within.

Instantly, all the Formations in the air surged toward that foot, all attaching themselves to her fair ankle.

"Hmm?"

Zhong Lingqing was stunned for a moment, then realized that all her internal energy had been sealed; her brows furrowed, but she still walked out.

Zhong Lingqing had her hair coiled up, with a strand of long hair resting on her chest and hanging down to her waist; she wore a jade hairpin and earrings, and her face was cold—a typical look of a mature, commanding woman.

"Ning Yu, what is going on?"

Zhong Lingqing looked at Yin Ningyu and asked.

"Master... the Baihua Sect has merged into the Lingerie-Sect."

Yin Ningyu took two steps forward and said.

"..." Zhong Lingqing was silent for a moment and looked at Ming Ning; she saw at a glance that she was at the Void Refining Initial Stage. With an expert at the Void Refining Initial Stage present, it was normal that Yin Ningyu could not stop them.

"Isn't this little Ming girl? You've become so powerful now?"

Zhong Lingqing looked at Ming Ning and laughed.

"It's alright."

Ming Ning looked at Zhong Lingqing and spoke, "Would Aunt Zhong like to join my Lingerie-Sect as well?"

"Hmph, hahahahaha," Zhong Lingqing laughed so hard at these words that she trembled.

Jiang Xun's heart tightened; his Crimson Wings had already sprouted, and he was ready to run at any moment.

Yet he did not expect Zhong Lingqing to say, "Alright."

"Eh!?"

Ming Ning was stunned, Yin Ningyu was also in disbelief, and the surrounding disciples—whether from the Baihua Sect or the Lingerie-Sect—were all bewildered.

They had all prepared for a fierce battle; who would have thought Zhong Lingqing would agree?

"What do we do? Master seems to want to join the Lingerie-Sect too!"

In the distance, Chen Ning and the other two were standing on a hilltop, and they were also dumbfounded upon hearing Zhong Lingqing's words.

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Lingerie-Sect, Lingxiao Mountain.

"Master!"

The cave dwelling gate opened, and Ruo Lan appeared in a white robe as pure as snow, with a long skirt featuring a high slit, twisting her waist and exposing her fair, tender thighs as she swayed out.

As for Ruo Lan's face, it could be said to be on par with the face of "Jun Tianling"; in terms of figure, Ruo Lan was even better, being more voluptuous, with a height of about one meter seventy-five.

Seeing Ruo Lan come out, Tu Qing threw herself directly into Ruo Lan's arms; being a head shorter than Ruo Lan, she truly looked like a child.

"Why are you the only one who came?"

Ruo Lan hugged Tu Qing, stroked her head, and smiled.

Seeing her full of smiles and looking so spirited, she must have successfully passed through the Void Heaven Secret Realm.

"Master, we have merged with the Baihua Sect."

Tu Qing pulled away from Ruo Lan's embrace, looked at Ruo Lan with an excited face, and then told Ruo Lan truthfully about what had happened at the Baihua Sect.

"That child Ming Ning is really something; it clearly wasn't the time yet, so how could she be so impulsive."

Hearing that Ming Ning had broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, Ruo Lan also frowned deeply.

"Master, will there be any side effects?"

Seeing Ruo Lan's expression, Tu Qing also felt that something was not right.

"Sigh, for her entire life, her cultivation realm has reached its end."

Ruo Lan sighed.

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, Tu Qing opened her mouth wide, never having expected the consequences to be so severe.

Although the Void Refinement Realm is quite powerful, how can one give up halfway on the path of cultivation? If Ming Ning can only cultivate to the Void Refining Initial Stage, one aspect is that her lifespan will eventually be exhausted; on the other hand, the Lingerie-Sect still needs to continue climbing upward, and if she stops here, she will appear very powerless when facing future enemies.

"It's okay, Master. If Senior Sister cannot continue cultivating, I will protect her in the future!"

Tu Qing said, waving her fist.

Ruo Lan smiled upon hearing this and reached out to stroke Tu Qing's head: "I didn't expect little Tu Qing to have such great ambition, even swallowing up the Baihua Sect."

"That's right, it's all thanks to Senior Brother and Senior Sister... By the way, Master, Senior Brother said that after you came out, I should tell you not to forget your promise."

As soon as Tu Qing finished speaking, she felt the hand on her head disappear. She turned her head to look and saw Ruo Lan walking hurriedly into the cave dwelling: "I still need to continue my closed-door cultivation to prepare for crossing the Heavenly Tribulation to break through to the Integration Realm. You can handle the affairs of the Baihua Sect yourselves!"

Boom...

Before Tu Qing could react, the door of the cave dwelling closed...

"Mas... uh... ah? Is Master so shy?"

Tu Qing was incoherent for a moment.

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On the other side, Jiang Xun and the others also learned that Ruo Lan had successfully become a Supreme.

In the Void Heaven Secret Realm, Zhong Lingqing encountered a cultivator from the Wushang Pavilion during the third-to-last battle and was defeated by the Wushang Pavilion cultivator.

The final battle was between Ruo Lan and the Wushang Pavilion cultivator. Because a deal had been made with the Wushang Pavilion, the Wushang Pavilion cultivator conceded directly, yielding the Supreme Position to Ruo Lan.

Since Ruo Lan had already become a Venerable and had a partnership with the Wushang Pavilion, there was no point in Zhong Lingqing struggling any further.

It would be better to just follow Ruo Lan from now on; perhaps in the future, she could have Ruo Lan put in a good word for her, allowing the Wushang Pavilion to help her secure an opportunity to become a Venerable as well.