Traversing 05

"Host, he possesses a very strong spiritual aura. Capturing his heart will double your cultivation," replied a system that looked like a book.

"That dog of a man, how dare he turn a blind eye to me?" Lan Chengyue cursed bitterly.

"Was there something there just now?" Fang Zhiyi suddenly stopped and turned around to look.

Lan Chengyue, whose face had been contorted with anger, immediately changed her expression, putting on a delicate and fragile look. "Senior Brother, I feel so dizzy..."

Fang Zhiyi froze for a moment. He remembered an old acquaintance. The woman before him only had the outward appearance of that old acquaintance, but lacked her inner essence.

"Oh, then just be dizzy for a while. Bye."

"What a blockhead!" Seeing Fang Zhiyi leave, Lan Chengyue was furious. She had absolute confidence in her looks and had always succeeded before, but she had stumbled here with Fang Zhiyi.

"Host, his personality is just like that. But once you break through the emotional defenses of someone like him, he will willingly give everything for you. I investigated just now, and his strength has very likely reached the Body Integration stage."

"Body Integration stage? How is that possible?" Lan Chengyue was startled, then her face filled with joy. "Does that mean as long as I capture his heart, I can directly break through from the Nascent Soul stage to the Leaving Aperture stage—no, the Distraction stage?"

"Yes, please work hard, Host." The system stopped speaking.

"What the hell was that thing just now, groping around on my body?" Fang Zhiyi was also a little puzzled.

Little Hei hadn't stopped it earlier, but had just watched coldly. "You hit the jackpot. That system is quite special."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"It's a system that survives by stealing the great fortune of the Heavenly Dao. It packages itself as a romance capture system, making the host capture characters with high destiny in those worlds. It's like... a parasite of the Heavenly Dao. The most crucial part is that the thing is very smart. It returns a portion of the stolen destiny back to the Heavenly Dao. Of course, the process is complicated, but the result is that the Heavenly Dao tacitly accepts it as part of itself..."

"You're making it sound complicated. Simply put, that thing takes what it stole and uses it to pay protection fees to the Heavenly Dao, disguising itself as a part of the Heavenly Dao, right?" Fang Zhiyi hit the nail on the head.

Little Hei nodded. "But it smells quite delicious... it's just that the risk is a bit high." It looked up at the sky.

"Let's ignore it for now. We'll talk about it later," Fang Zhiyi shook his head.

Meanwhile, on Jingyun Peak, several senior brothers with swollen faces surrounded their junior martial sister, their faces full of worry.

After their master returned, he ran straight into the cave where he usually cultivated in seclusion and wouldn't let anyone in. Now they were helpless as they looked at the unconscious Miao Yunxi.

"Why is that Fang Zhiyi so strong?" Second Senior Brother Cang Lanye still felt a lingering fear when he remembered that slap. When the slap landed on his face, he felt his very soul tremble.

"Didn't you hear what Junior Sister said? He's an evil cultivator! A demonic cultivator! He must have used some shady methods!"

"The Sect Master is also a snob. Seeing Fang Zhiyi act so arrogantly, he actually didn't punish him!"

"After all, Fang Zhiyi is his disciple, so of course he would cover for him."

Third Senior Brother Li Qi spat. "Handling matters so unfairly, he is not fit to be the Sect Master!"

"Keep your voice down, be careful lest Master hears you."

"So what if Master hears? The Sect Master is just covering for a demonic cultivator and indulging his disciple. Just look at Junior Sister..."

They had completely forgotten how they used to cause trouble everywhere, relying on the fighting prowess of Jingyun Peak, and even more so, they forgot the times their master stepped forward to fiercely protect them after their junior sister caused trouble.

"Sigh, let's wait until Eldest Senior Brother comes back," Cang Lanye shook his head.

"If Eldest Senior Brother were here, Fang Zhiyi wouldn't dare be so arrogant!"

The fourth in seniority, Yun Er, was a little hesitant. "Eldest Senior Brother probably couldn't either, right? Even Master didn't gain the upper hand when fighting that Fang Zhiyi..."

"What are you saying! Master was just considering the Sect Master's face! What do you know! Don't you know how powerful Master is? That Fang Zhiyi is only at the same cultivation realm as us. If he hadn't practiced demonic arts, could he have suppressed the combined attack of the three of us today?" Li Qi grew agitated. "Let's wait for Eldest Senior Brother to return and let him see what that demonic cultivator did to Junior Sister!"

"Shut up, all of you!" A majestic voice rang out at the door. The three turned around and saw that their master had already restored his usual ethereal, immortal-like appearance.

Perfected Jingyun glanced at the still unconscious Miao Yunxi. "I told her to practice diligently on normal days, but you all insisted on indulging her laziness. No matter how good her talent is, it's useless without practice! You lost so much face today, yet you're still here complaining! Get out, all of you!"

The three disciples walked out indignantly. Jingyun Peak had never been so humiliated before!

Perfected Jingyun looked at Miao Yunxi and sighed after a long while. He had figured it out just now. If his youngest disciple had only said that Fang Zhiyi was a demonic cultivator, he would definitely believe it. After all, Fang Zhiyi's performance today was too astonishing; he had displayed a level of cultivation that did not belong to his realm.

But saying that Fang Zhiyi injured her... Perfected Jingyun looked at his beloved youngest disciple and slowly placed his hand over her face. A surge of spiritual energy flowed from his palm and fully integrated into Miao Yunxi's body.

What else could he do? He chose her, so he had to spoil her! Come to think of it, this youngest disciple was quirky and mischievous, just a bit stubborn in nature. Most likely, that Fang Zhiyi had offended her somehow, and that was why she wanted revenge.

Thinking of Fang Zhiyi, a surge of anger appeared on Perfected Jingyun's face. Jingyun Peak had never suffered such a loss! He had also been careless for a moment, not expecting that Fang Zhiyi would actually engage in close-quarters combat with a late-stage Body Integration expert like him, making it impossible for him to use his many techniques. He definitely had to exact revenge for this humiliation! But thinking of his senior brother, the Sect Master's performance, he also knew that the other party had the same intention to protect his own. He could only wait for his eldest disciple Chu Kuang to return from his travels. It was normal for the younger generation to exchange blows, wasn't it?

Perfected Jingyun revealed a sinister smile.

Watching the painful expression on his youngest disciple's face gradually fade, he turned his head and roared towards the outside, "Stop hiding at the door and watching! Hurry up and get to the Pill Peak to ask for some medicinal pills! The best ones!"

"Yes!" The disciples hurriedly set off.

No matter which cultivation world it was, the combat power of the Pill Peak was relatively weak, but it was also an indispensable existence in every sect.

Xue Ling was picking spiritual herbs when she suddenly felt a powerful aura approaching. When she looked up again, several disciples from Jingyun Peak were already standing firmly in front of her. The three of them had their hands behind their backs, their heads held high. "Where is everyone? Come out quickly!"

Xue Ling showed a bitter expression. Ever since they were set up by the junior sister of these people from Jingyun Peak last time, their Pill Peak had inexplicably taken on a debt, having to provide medicinal pills to Jingyun Peak for free. The people of Jingyun Peak were not polite at all, demanding them whenever they opened their mouths. And the Peak Master didn't dare to offend Perfected Jingyun, so they could only swallow their anger.

Now looking at the few people in front of her, Xue Ling sighed. "Senior Brothers, is there something you need?"