"Senior Sister Cheng, did you need something from me?" Wan Si Rui stood up, casually putting away the items beside him.
There were quite a few things in front of him, many of which he had acquired through luck. Although these items were unremarkable, if their true utility were known, he might not be able to keep them.
Not to mention the items, he might not even be able to escape unscathed himself. This Senior Sister Cheng, though a bit careless, had sharp eyes. She could probably recognize many of these items at a glance.
He needed to be more cautious. It seemed this place wasn't very safe anymore.
The female cultivator called Senior Sister Cheng walked over. "It's nothing. I just didn't see Junior Brother Wan Si at the Martial Arts Hall, so I came to see you."
She looked at Wan Si Rui with shy eyes. This Junior Brother Wan Si, despite being from a rogue cultivator background, was very talented. As far as she knew, many elders were preparing to take him as a disciple.
They hadn't taken him as a disciple yet because they wanted to observe his character. Her father was one of them.
She also found this Junior Brother Wan Si very much to her liking. Her father was a mighty Integration Stage cultivator, but she was only a four-spirit root.
Although better than a five-spirit root, it wasn't much better. Moreover, she didn't particularly enjoy cultivating. If it weren't for maintaining her youth and living longer, she wouldn't cultivate at all.
She had already taken a youth-preserving pill, keeping her appearance at its most beautiful at eighteen. As for Foundation Establishment, her father had prepared more than ten Foundation Establishment Pills for her, forcefully pushing her to the Foundation Establishment stage.
She knew she wasn't ambitious, so besides having a powerful father, she also wanted to find a "genius" Dao companion for herself.
However, the geniuses from the Central Continent were too arrogant and simply looked down on her, a mixed-spirit root. At this moment, Wan Si Rui, a rogue cultivator from another region, appeared before her.
A single spirit root, broke through to Foundation Establishment on his own after only a few years of cultivation, and no background. Such a person was almost tailor-made for her.
If her father could take him as a disciple, with his talent, he would quickly grow into a sapling that could protect her, and eventually mature into a towering tree. With her father's guidance, he would definitely treat her well. Once he reached the Nascent Soul stage, by cultivating together with him, she would surely be able to break through to the Golden Core stage, and then she could live for several more centuries.
Thinking of the beautiful future, she found the Junior Brother Wan Si in front of her even more pleasing to the eye. This Junior Brother Wan Si's appearance wasn't the most outstanding, but his face became more and more handsome the more she looked at it.
"Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister Cheng." Wan Si Rui was quite pleased with the concern of such a pampered young lady. "Do you have anything else to do today, Senior Sister?"
This Senior Sister Cheng had a high status yet was kind and gentle to others. She was exceptionally gentle, considerate, and caring towards him. Especially since he had received many good things from her, he even more so enjoyed seeing her.
He relished the special treatment from this Senior Sister, and he wasn't unaware of her feelings towards him. After all, she practically wore her heart on her sleeve.
However, seeing the envious looks from other disciples, he didn't refuse her kindness.
Most importantly, he had witnessed the treatment Yang Cong received after being accepted as a disciple by Lin Yan. If he also had a master like that, his path ahead would be much smoother.
He was getting older. If he were still in the mortal realm and hadn't entered the cultivation world, he would already be of marriageable age and would understand what he needed to know.
He would not refuse Senior Sister Cheng's kindness, and would even welcome it. With such a connection, that Integration Stage elder would surely teach him everything without reservation. This was his only daughter!
This Senior Sister Cheng, apart from her poor spirit root talent, was superior in all other aspects! Why would he refuse such a woman!
At this moment, Wan Si Rui was completely different from his original self in the novel. In the original novel, he had the Senior Sister of the protagonist, a cold sword cultivator, constantly pushing him to cultivate diligently, so he had never considered taking any shortcuts.
Moreover, with the original Senior Sister supporting him, he never worried about resources. However, without the original Senior Sister's assistance and without inheriting the entire legacy of the Ling Xiao Sword Sect, Wan Si Rui would surely have to bow to reality.
The participants from the Ling Xiao Sword Sect in the grand competition were on their way back. Despite achieving considerable results, there wasn't much joy on their faces.
It was because their highly respected Senior Sister Lin Yan could still only lie in bed, unable to get up. Even though they had defeated the disciples of the Brahma Sect one by one, out of consideration for the Ling Xiao Sword Sect's reputation, none of them dared to use excessive force.
Their Senior Sister was so severely injured, while they only sustained minor injuries. It was too easy for them. Especially that Fairy Yao Guang, she hadn't shown herself for the last few days, completely denying them the opportunity to challenge her.
Other sects had also noticed their targeting of the Brahma Sect, and they all avoided this confrontation.
A few sects that were at odds with the Brahma Sect had even taken the opportunity to gang up on them.
The Brahma Sect had truly suffered a major setback this time. Fairy Yao Guang dared not speak in front of her fellow disciples, for fear of angering them further.
Fairy Yao Guang no longer possessed her former glory. If time could turn back, she would never have crossed paths with Fairy Wang Shu again.
After lying on the flying boat for a few days, Lin Yan was able to get up on the day the flying boat returned to the sect. Her complexion had returned to normal, but her aura was still somewhat weak.
Lin Yan and the other disciples disembarked from the flying boat and saw Xu Lan and Yang Cong waiting for her at the sect gate. Upon seeing Lin Yan, Xu Lan noticed the abnormality in her aura. She thought it was Lin Yan deliberately concealing her strength, so she didn't pay it much attention.
Sect Leader He, along with a group of elders, waited there to show their importance. They already knew the honors they had brought to the Ling Xiao Sword Sect and were very happy for them.
The new generation had grown up, and the old folks could finally rest easy.