Chapter 240

He didn't think he could fight a late-stage Heavenly Being.

Not to mention the opponent was the Emperor's Master of the Great Ming.

Just hearing it was clear the power was formidable!

Qinglong Peak, Qinglong Shanzhuang.

Inside the fenced courtyard.

Ximen Wudi sat on a stone bench.

He glanced at the Heavenly Dao Golden List floating in the void, then lowered his gaze.

He reached out and took the hot tea Miss Baoqin had brewed.

His eyes drifted leisurely as he admired Jiang Yuyan, Wang Yuyan, and others playing their instruments.

A faint, almost imperceptible smile lingered at the corner of his mouth.

Just then.

A light, brisk step echoed from outside.

Soon after.

Sun Xiaohong's figure appeared in the courtyard.

"Xiaohong pays homage to the Great Dragon Chief."

"What is it?" Ximen Wudi's expression remained calm.

"According to news from the Great Ming, Huashan Sect's Paizhang, Yue Buqun, has requested aid."

"He offers the location of a Cave Heaven and Blessed Land as repayment."

Sun Xiaohong explained truthfully.

As she spoke, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.

The location of a Cave Heaven and Blessed Land—let alone a mere Huashan Sect Paizhang.

Even top-tier factions might not know of it.

But this matter was of great importance.

So after much thought.

She still decided to come and report it.

"Cave Heaven and Blessed Land?"

Ximen Wudi paused in surprise.

A flicker of unusual light passed through his eyes.

After a moment's thought, he spoke slowly.

"Then lend him a hand."

"Yes!"

Sun Xiaohong replied solemnly.

She bowed respectfully, then turned and withdrew.

As for whether the news might be false.

Neither of them cared.

After all, it was merely a matter of appearing to protect Huashan Sect.

If the news was fake.

If the Qinglong Society had the power to protect him, it certainly had the power to destroy him!

Meanwhile.

Just after Sun Xiaohong had left.

Ximen Wudi, who had been admiring Jiang Yuyan and the others' music, suddenly sensed something.

He instinctively looked up at the void.

The Nine Provinces Hundred Flowers List, which had been quietly hanging beside the Nine Provinces Combat Power Ceiling List,

suddenly burst into brilliant light.

Immediately after,

lines of small characters slowly appeared.

【Nine Provinces Hundred Flowers List — (tied) 49th Place, Yi Lin, Cultivation: Second-Rate.】

【Identity: Hengshan Sect disciple.】

【As an obscure, insignificant little nobody among Hengshan Sect disciples.】

【She is not only innocent and pure-hearted, but also possesses a compassion beyond ordinary people.】

【She is like a cup of pure water, free of any impurity; she is like a sheet of spotless white paper, unstained by the filth of the mortal world.】

【Finding a more adorable girl might be simple.】

【But finding a girl as innocent, pure-hearted, and utterly unguarded as her—far from easy!】

【And her most unique trait is her unwavering faith in goodness.】

【Even amid peril and suffering, it never wavers.】

【It is precisely this faith that always enables her to turn misfortune into fortune and overcome adversity.】

【Her devotion to religion stems from within, naturally, without pretense.】

【Or rather, it was not religion that shaped her—rather, the spirit of religion perfectly expressed her personal character and beliefs.】

【Heavenly Dao Evaluation: Possesses innate spiritual aptitude, embodies truth, goodness, and beauty in one.】

【Heavenly Dao Reward: Eternal Youth Pill (consumption grants eternal youthful appearance)】

【Nine Provinces Hundred Flowers Ranking — (tied) 49th place — Qu Feiyan, cultivation: First-Rate.】

【Identity: Sun Nu of Qu Yang, elder of the Mo Sect.】

【As the granddaughter of a Mo Sect elder, though only fourteen or fifteen years old, her wit and intelligence rank among the finest.】

【Across the Nine Provinces continent, very few women can match her.】

【Moreover, her capricious and eccentric nature surpasses even her cleverness.】

【Though raised in the Mo Sect, she remains unstained by its corruption, lively and radiant, like a clear stream flowing through filthy water.】

【Heaven's Judgment: A female Zhuge Liang, a woman who outshines any man.】

【Heaven's Reward: Eternal Youth Pill (consumption grants eternal youthful beauty).】

As the Hundred Flowers Ranking's introduction unfolded.

In the void.

Two ethereal figures slowly appeared.

One wore a gray robe.

Though simply dressed, her delicate beauty could not be concealed.

In her eyes, like water,

lingered compassion and kindness.

It instinctively stirred a desire to protect her.

It was undoubtedly Yilin.

Beside her,

stood Qu Feiyan.

She had a youthful, utterly adorable face.

Her slightly rounded cheeks looked not fat at all, but instead invited a urge to pinch them.

Her dark eyes sparkled with mischievous glints.

Merely by appearance, she gave off the vibe of a clever little rascal.

"Aaaah! I'm poisoned! I want to hold Yilin the little Master in my arms and protect her!!"

"With this face, why become a nun? Leave the monastic life, Yilin, I'll support you!!"

"What a pure and kind girl, brothers, I can't take it anymore! I want to marry her!!"