Chapter 66: Price, Bai Ren Shan, Exchanging Dantian

Alright, now we truly don't owe each other anymore. Please go. Shen Qingli waved her hand.

The veins on Pei Jianshu's temples twitched faintly; he drew a cool breath and declared again, "I have never been fond of her."

Oh. Shen Qingli wore an expression of "none of my business," clasped her hands, and bade farewell.

Wait! Pei Jianshu called out, "What's past is past; we still have a long future ahead."

Shen Qingli turned back, but Pei Jianshu had already ordered, "Go."

He didn't want to hear those aggravating words again!

As for the ashes, he flung them away!

Shen Qingli looked at the thrown-aside ash box and shook her head.

Junior sister, you're amazing! Liu Meng admired, truly knowing how to stab someone in the heart.

Fortunately she came quickly; otherwise she wouldn't have seen the wonderful expression of that pale face twisted.

Shen Qingli put an arm around her shoulders and said, "Let's go back and talk."

What's wrong? Liu Meng noticed Shen Qingli's hand was trembling!

Shen Qingli signaled her to stay silent; Liu Meng immediately hushed and hurriedly brought her back to the Changshui Shen Clan.

Junior sister, you—

Let me drink some water, calm down.

After drinking the cool tea, Shen Qingli finally calmed down.

Do you still have lingering feelings for him? Liu Meng asked carefully.

Of course not. Shen Qingli took a deep breath, "I'm mainly doing this because it's my first time stealing."

Liu Meng: "?"

Shen Qingli waved her hand, "I'm fine, senior sister, no need to worry."

Really okay? Liu Meng looked doubtful, but after looking left and right, she saw nothing wrong with Shen Qingli.

Senior sister, do you need something? Shen Qingli changed the subject, not daring to share what bad thing she had just done.

Since Pei Jianshu is an Azure Cloud Realm cultivator, having stolen his betrothal gifts, it must stay secret; quietly making a fortune is the way.

She didn't want Pei Jianshu's things, but stealing and wanting are different; he secretly messed with her, she secretly retaliated—quite fair.

Yes, the Sect Leader wants you. Liu Meng, simple-minded, didn't ask further.

Shen Qingli nodded, "Let's go, then, to see the Sect Leader."

Upon meeting, she realized Bai Ren Shan was true to his word; he had indeed, within the stipulated period, replenished the resources he owed her.

You left in a hurry earlier; I forgot to give you.

Thank you, Sect Leader. Shen Qingli accepted the storage ring, feeling truly wealthy.

What for? This was originally yours. Ji Wanxing added, "But he still has a sentence he wants me to pass to you."

What?

He said, if you can help him restore his dantian, he's willing to trade a secret about you for it.

A secret about me? Shen Qingli exclaimed, "Anything else?"

Nothing. Ji Wanxing pondered, "Probably just to coax you."

Shen Qingli didn't care much, "Sect Leader, what are your plans next?"

Naturally, return to the sect. Ji Wanxing had already agreed with the Ancestral Master.

How did the Ancestral Master decide so suddenly? Shen Qingli still didn't understand.

Ji Wanxing felt it should have happened earlier, "The Heavenly Star Lineage's tenets have always clashed with the sect's; thus the Ancestral Master argued many times with the former Sect Leader and other sect elders."

Before, some elders supported the Ancestral Master; later, fewer did. When my master died, the Ancestral Master once proposed splitting from the sect, but it came to nothing. So this isn't really sudden.

What about Star Observation Mountain—are they willing to give it up?

Of course they're not willing; otherwise they wouldn't have denied the Ancestral Master's request before. But Star Observation Mountain has actually always been the inheritance of my Heavenly Star Lineage; now that you're here, they have to be willing even if they don't want to. Ji Wanxing sighed.

He originally thought that, with Shen Qingli returning to the Primordial Sect, given such a fine seedling, the sect would certainly not leave her unattended; and with her talent, the sect would surely cultivate her wholeheartedly.

But he hadn't expected the Ancestral Master to instead use this child to let the Heavenly Star Lineage completely sever ties with the sect, though he promised, "Don't worry, our sect isn't poor; we can support you."

Were you pretending to be poor before? Shen Qingli asked directly.

Ji Wanxing gave a dry cough, "You'll find out later."

From his expression, Shen Qingli knew the Heavenly Star Sect definitely still had something hidden.

But she still worried, "Will the Primordial Sect retaliate?"

No. Ji Wanxing guaranteed, "Do you think the Ancestral Master spoke publicly for no reason? You are a disciple of the Divine Venerable; the Heavenly Star Sect is closely tied to you; if the Heavenly Star Sect encounters trouble, the Primordial Sect would be waiting to annihilate it."

Shen Qingli realized, "The Primordial Sect will not only not attack, but will secretly protect."

Exactly. Ji Wanxing smiled, "The Ancestral Master is quite crafty."

Then I'll entrust you with a task. Shen Qingli produced a porcelain bottle, "When you return to the sect, please deliver the medicine to Bai Ren Shan, on the condition he reveals the secret."

Really give it?

Give it.

Shen Qingli knew Bai Ren Shan was smart; he wouldn't, nor dare, bother her again.

Won't you go ask yourself?

I'm afraid I don't have time.

Earlier, when chatting with Fourth Aunt and the others, she knew she had to enter the Ten Directions Forest in ten days.

The Ten Directions Forest is precisely where she obtained the Immortal Demon Transformation in her past life; it opens only once every ten years.

If she missed it, she'd have to wait another ten years.

Indeed, it's time to enter the Ten Directions Forest.

Ji Wanxing also knew this news, and Liu Meng and the others would also go.

"We hadn't originally planned to let them in, but I didn't expect they'd all be so determined, and they all broke through."

Ten Directions Forest is extremely dangerous; anyone with cultivation below Mysterious King who enters is basically courting death!

Only those who rank in the top twenty after training in Ten Directions Forest may enter the ancestral land of the Changshui Shen clan; thus, despite the danger, countless still go.

Moreover, the top eighteen can also receive rewards jointly offered by the eighteen forces, each force contributing a supreme treasure, none of which are trivial.

"That's great; we'll have company too." Shen Qingli recalled how she had entered alone that year, only to be ambushed upon exiting, and she still felt anguish.

In her previous life, she had suffered terribly.

In this life, her vengeance has been fulfilled.

Next, she wants to enjoy herself.

"All right, there's nothing else, so I won't stay any longer."

Ji Wanxing had to return to rearrange the future path of the Heaven Star Sect, and he was in a hurry.

Shen Qingli couldn't be retained, so I didn't press her to stay, but I had the family prepare generous gifts.

Liu Meng and the others naturally stayed temporarily at the Shen household, and when the time came they would enter Ten Directions Forest together with Shen Qingli.

However, after Ji Wanxing entered the Jade Green Sect and reached an agreement with Bai Ren Shan, the secret he revealed left Ji Wanxing unable to remain calm!

"Are you certain every word you say is true?" Ji Wanxing demanded sternly.

"Naturally." Bai Ren Shan then swore a heavenly dao oath on the spot.

Ji Wanxing dared not delay, immediately summoning Master Huayuan to ask him to personally deliver a letter.

It was a matter of great importance! He didn't dare use a transmission talisman to send the message, fearing something might go wrong.

When Shen Qingli received his handwritten letter, her expression also changed: "How could this be?"