Immortality System: Cultivating with Girls
Chapter 59 - 57: How Could Even I Be Deceived

Chapter 59: Chapter 57: How Could Even I Be Deceived

Qiu Yinger stood there, dazed.

In her heart, there was but one feeling. She seemed like a Muggle.

"Master... no wonder you were unconcerned about those traitors, I had thought..."

Qiu Yinger’s pretty face flushed slightly, some annoyance mingled with her embarrassment.

The Master had gone too far, even deceiving her.

"What did you think, that your Master had become senile?" Si Nanyan glanced at Qiu Yinger, who seemed somewhat indignant, and smiled gently.

"Master, disciple... disciple didn’t mean that..." Qiu Yinger hastily waved her hands, urgently denying it.

"Alright, I am well aware." Si Nanyan spoke in a low voice, "The palace master token I gave you before, do you still have it?"

"Yes, yes, it’s safely kept." Qiu Yinger nodded hurriedly, reaching toward her chest.

Huh? It wasn’t there.

Qiu Yinger was instantly alarmed.

"You lost it?" Si Nanyan’s eyebrows knitted slightly.

"No, no..." Qiu Yinger’s face went pale. Then she dug a little deeper and immediately beamed with joy, "Found it, found it!"

A flash of snow-white passed by as the palace master token appeared in her hand. Heat was faintly emanating from the token.

Qiu Yinger wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, her heart finally easing.

This precious item was definitely not something to lose.

"Yinger, you really hid it deep..." Si Nanyan’s eyes were profound, her expression meaningful.

"Master, rest assured, I will make sure to take good care of this token," Qiu Yinger caressed her soft chest, promising confidently.

"No, that’s not what I meant." Si Nanyan shook her head, saying, "If you hide your token so deep, how could anyone else steal it?"

"Ah?" Qiu Yinger was taken aback, then quickly realized. "Master... are you planning to lure the people from the Righteous Sun Sect... into Wonderous Palace?"

Si Nanyan smiled faintly, remaining silent.

"Master, so this token... you deliberately gave it to me?" Qiu Yinger asked weakly, her head lowered once more.

"Mhm." Si Nanyan nodded. "With the Sect Protection Array set up by our Ancestor Master, once people from Righteous Sun Palace enter the array, there will be no return."

Qiu Yinger’s mouth opened slightly.

The amount of information was too much for her. She was having trouble accepting it.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something. "Master, then... that time Feng Ruoli was being hunted..."

"Of course, arrangements were made. Otherwise, with me, your Master, being so ’seriously injured,’ would she, Feng Ruoli, still have gone out?" Si Nanyan’s eyes lifted slightly, and she chuckled. "But even she did not expect the Righteous Sun Sect to send so many people after her."

"Master, but you... aren’t you at odds with each other..." Qiu Yinger was somewhat confused.

"Your Martial Aunt only likes to steal my things. Ultimately, Wonderous Palace is still ours." Si Nanyan smiled. "We naturally compete on ordinary days, but such disputes don’t harm the foundation. When facing outsiders, we are united."

"So... that’s how it is..." Qiu Yinger forced a somewhat unnatural smile.

She had always been so antagonistic towards Wutong Peak’s lineage. So, you all were just playing house, weren’t you? Putting on a show for everyone to see.

"Yinger, I didn’t mean to keep you in the dark." Si Nanyan’s tone was indulgent. "You are still inexperienced; that’s why you weren’t let in on it for the time being."

"Master, I understand." Qiu Yinger nodded.

The Master was right. She really was a bit naive.

"Then Master, why tell me now?" Qiu Yinger asked, puzzled again.

"Because the fish has almost taken the bait; it’s time to start reeling it in." Si Nanyan’s beautiful eyebrows curved as she revealed a stunning smile. "I have been in closed-door cultivation for so long, they must be anxious. If we delay further, we might reveal flaws."

Qiu Yinger suddenly understood.

"So Master, what should I do next?"

"You don’t need to worry; just do your part well," Si Nanyan said lightly.

"Disciple understands." Qiu Yinger stopped asking more. It seemed the Master was planning a big move against the Righteous Sun Sect.

She took a deep breath, ready to leave, but then she remembered the purpose of her visit.

"Right, Master, there is also the matter of Wen Zhixing..."

"Rest assured, I have already prepared everything." Si Nanyan, however, smiled gently and said, "The Mother-child Venomous Worm has already been refined. Take it and plant it. This little Wen Zhixing can’t stir up any trouble."

As soon as her words fell, a jade box descended from the sky, landing straight into Qiu Yinger’s hands.

"Oh yes, once the venomous worm is planted, announce to the whole sect that from now on, Wen Zhixing will be a core disciple of Wonderous Palace."

"What!" Qiu Yinger was stunned again. "Master! This..."

Si Nanyan waved her slender white hands, cutting Qiu Yinger off. "Do not inform others of the reason; let them investigate."

"Master..."

"Didn’t you hear me clearly?" Si Nanyan’s gaze became stern.

"Yes..." Qiu Yinger dared not ask further and slowly bowed before retreating.

The secret chamber quickly fell silent.

Si Nanyan’s lips curled up in a slight smile, and she shook her head, amused.

"A Pure Yang Body right under your noses for so long and you haven’t discovered it. You still need me to tell you."

She had thought that the people of Righteous Sun Sect would soon discover Wen Zhixing’s special Constitution. She never expected that there was still no reaction after so much time. She could only give them a little hint.

"Now that the Pure Yang Body has appeared, I’d like to see how long you can endure!"

「The next day.」

Early in the morning, just as dawn was breaking, Wen Zhixing left his residence again.

This time, the sensation of being watched seemed to have vanished.

"Phew." Wen Zhixing breathed a sigh of relief.

This is a critical time for me, and I don’t want any accidents to occur.

The array path is indeed broad and profound.

The more Wen Zhixing delved into it, the more he realized his own insignificance. Many key points of array methods left him scratching his head in confusion. But his understanding of the array path was also deepening.

[Through your diligent cultivation, your mastery of the array path has entered the First Realm: Touching the Surface.]

[The array path consists of Nine Realms.]

At least I’ve made some headway.

Wen Zhixing was inwardly delighted. He then continued studying without slackening.

Still not enough.

In the following days, Wen Zhixing still spent his whole time immersed in the Array Hall.

His grasp of array methods became ever deeper.

At first, some people still paid attention to Wen Zhixing. But later, everyone began to treat it as a matter of course.

However, Wen Zhixing’s hard work inspired a competitive spirit in some people.

If even a furnace is working this hard, they need to work even harder.

「Four days passed by in the blink of an eye.」

As the sun set behind the mountains, the Array Hall slowly closed its doors.

Wen Zhixing walked back as usual. Only this time, he was confident in his heart.

[Through your diligent cultivation, your mastery of the array path has entered the Second Realm: Glimpsing the Threshold.]

The Second Realm. I should be able to succeed in comprehending the Blood Fiend Array.

His heart was filled with joy, which made him walk a bit faster.

I forgot to collect Fortune Fragments today.

As Wen Zhixing walked along the mountain path and approached his residence, he found that he could still extract three Fortune Fragments.

Over the past few days, he had already drawn nine Fortune Fragments. It was becoming a bit numbing. All of them were Gray Fortune Fragments.

[Fortune Points +9, Current Fortune Points: 48.]

[Current life-span: 141.]

He had intended to pick a few good ones before drawing today, but he got so engrossed in comprehending the array methods that he completely forgot about it.

No matter, I’ll have the Life Defying Blood Body run an errand later.

Wen Zhixing didn’t pay much attention to it. After all, the Life Defying Blood Body hadn’t been out lately, so it might as well get some air.

Just then, a prompt box suddenly popped up in front of him.

[Fortune Fragment discovered. Would you like to spend one month of life-span to acquire it?]

"Hmm?" Wen Zhixing paused, his eyebrows furrowing slightly.

Who is near my place?

Wen Zhixing looked up and saw that not far ahead, the lights were bright inside his own small courtyard.