Who can outdo us in boasting from now on

Li Yingling took a couple of looks at her doll, then said, "I think Master mentioned something about this before. It's the blend of realism and fantasy that makes it look cute. I thought he was talking nonsense back then, but looking at it now, maybe what he said makes some sense."

Li Xingtian touched his doll. After observing it for a long time, perhaps feeling that its slightly pursed lips made it look a bit fierce, he reached out and rubbed it, as if trying to coax a smile out of those tightly pressed lips.

"I'm glad you like it, Eldest Senior Sister." Chen Baiqing opportunely poured Li Yingling another cup of tea.

Li Yingling looked at the bag with curiosity in her eyes. "There should be one for Master too, right? What does it look like?"

As soon as she said that, Li Yingling shook her head and said, "Forget it. It'll be more interesting to look at it later when everyone is up."

Roasting it while the novelty is still fresh is much more satisfying.

For example, calling Cui Hao's doll ugly right to his face, saying it isn't handsome at all.

Or saying that Master's doll is too pretentious.

Looking at it in advance and then roasting it later would seem somewhat forced.

Li Yingling picked up the doll with satisfaction and then stored it in her spatial ring.

As for the matter regarding Qian Qing, her choice was to first send a jade token to Yuan Kong to ask how he wanted to handle it, while simultaneously updating Master with the news.

After all, strictly speaking, this matter didn't have much to do with her.

Raising a martial artist during this time only consumed the Tianyan Sect's provisions anyway; it didn't cost her own spirit stones.

Li Yingling's gaze eventually landed back on Chen Baiqing.

No matter how you looked at it, this was her own junior sister. Even if she was truly angry, it would only be temporary.

Furthermore, if her junior sister's thoughts and actions were wrong, as the eldest senior sister, she naturally bore some responsibility. She would have to carefully guide her in the future, and Li Yingling fully accepted this responsibility.

Having stored the doll back into her spatial ring, Li Yingling's tone became much more relaxed as she said,

"This matter isn't over yet. Little Baiqing, you have violated the sect's management regulations. When I have time later, your punishment won't be lightened at all. You'll have to get a good taste of the Perfect Nourishment Pill."

Hearing this, Chen Baiqing looked at Li Yingling with a slightly confused gaze.

"The sect's management regulations? I don't think I violated them, did I?"

Li Yingling's tone was natural and certain. "Of course you did. Master and I have constantly been adjusting, supplementing, and revising the sect regulations. You definitely haven't looked into them carefully."

Chen Baiqing recalled for a moment before replying,

"I memorize the sect regulations every time they are updated. The most recent one should be from ten years ago. Because Cui Hao dragged San Dong to find Yanyun to trick her out of spirit fruits, Senior Sister added a rule forbidding anyone from taking the sect's Grand Protector to scam food, drinks, or spirit stones, and also forbidding anyone from tricking the Grand Protector into doing bad things."

"If Eldest Senior Sister doesn't believe me, I can recite them from the beginning right now."

Hearing this, Li Xingtian also looked at Chen Baiqing with a sigh of admiration. He could only say that she truly lived up to being the Third Junior Sister, actually managing to memorize the sect management regulations that were changed every few days, and even remembering the reasons so clearly.

Unlike him, who, when threatened by Eldest Senior Sister, could only suffer the loss of genuinely not remembering.

Li Yingling hadn't expected Chen Baiqing to have actually memorized them either. She immediately added,

"Master and I are about to release a newly revised version! It specifically targets you for deceiving your Eldest Senior Sister!"

"A soon-to-be-revised version... I suppose that's fine too," Chen Baiqing said, a sweet smile appearing on her face. "But new rules shouldn't apply retroactively to past events, right? If they could, Cui Hao would probably have to swallow several hundred bottles by now, wouldn't he? So, can he eat them first?"

"Hundreds of bottles? Is there a single word of truth left in Cui Hao's mouth?"

Chen Baiqing said with a serious expression, "Cui Hao likes to add his own little embellishments to the truth. He was exactly like this when running errands with me. He really does need to be strictly disciplined by the new rules."

Li Yingling waved her hand helplessly. Sometimes, she truly had no good way to deal with this Third Junior Sister.

Usually, she was so well-behaved that one could find no fault, but when she decided to be infuriating, she far surpassed Cui Hao.

Seeing that Li Yingling's anger had mostly subsided, Chen Baiqing said softly:

"If Eldest Senior Sister really feels that Baiqing did wrong and wishes to punish me with a Ten-Complete Nourishing Pill, then Baiqing will definitely eat it."

Li Yingling pondered for a moment, then chuckled softly and said:

"Forget it. The pills Master refines aren't anything good anyway. I won't make you eat it this time, and I hope that in the future, I won't have to personally feed it to you."

Chen Baiqing blinked understandingly, a playful smile appearing on her face.

Seeing this, Li Yingling snorted softly again, then stood up. "Baiqing, take Qian Qing to find a room first. After a long journey, he should rest for a bit. I will handle Yuan Kong's matter."

Qian Qing was sipping his tea, sighing with emotion in his heart that the tea of immortals was indeed different. Upon hearing the arrangement, he hurriedly stood up:

"Thank you, immortal masters."

Chen Baiqing also stood up. Since her Eldest Senior Sister had assigned her a task and started ordering her to do things, it meant the previous matter was officially over.

She reached out and gestured for Qian Qing to follow her first.

After bowing once more, Qian Qing followed in Chen Baiqing's footsteps.

Li Xingtian felt somewhat relieved seeing this scene. Naturally, it was better for the sect to avoid such friction. After all, when the two of them argued, he never knew who to help, since both always seemed to have a point.

This was for the best. If they truly encountered a problem, everyone in the sect could work together to solve it without any lingering grudges.

Central Continent, Great Thunderclap Temple.

Today, the main doors of the Mahavira Hall were wide open, and the coiled dragon jade wall featured intertwined flood dragons.

Arhats and Bodhisattvas surrounded the Great Thunderclap Temple, softly chanting the Myriad Virtues True Sutra. As their voices fell, Buddhist lotuses bloomed into existence.

Seven-colored rays of rosy light descended from the sky, reflecting the golden glow of the Great Thunderclap Temple's vaulted roof.

Twenty-seven Buddhas stood separated on the left and right. Leading them was Honored Buddha Runan. At this moment, all the Buddhas wore solemn expressions.

The Great Thunderclap Temple had not seen such a grand spectacle in a thousand years. Even when the Honored Buddha was replaced back then, it had not been this extravagant.

And this time, it was all to welcome two people.

Under the rosy light, someone finally stepped onto the extremely long golden-silk merit carpet.

Chu Xingchen stepped onto it slowly. Xie Lingyu stood by his side, and the two walked forward with synchronized steps.

Runan had been waiting for a long time, giving them an immense amount of face.

Chu Xingchen looked at the rosy light in front of him, looked at Runan who wore a gentle smile ahead, and looked at the Arhats and Bodhisattvas whose voices birthed lotuses. He then cast a sideways glance at Xie Lingyu, whose expression was taut, looking very much like she did not want to make a single mistake in such a solemn setting.

"What a grand scene. This is the first time I've seen such a massive welcome ceremony. I have to say, the Honored Buddha really gives face," Chu Xingchen kept his voice extremely low, though Xie Lingyu could naturally hear him very clearly.

But similarly, the group of Tribulation Transcendence big shots standing opposite Xie Lingyu could also hear him very clearly.

Xie Lingyu lightly stroked her sword hilt with one hand, and gently tapped Chu Xingchen with the other.

Chu Xingchen seemed not to understand Xie Lingyu's hint and continued in a lowered voice:

"I also have a Shadow-Recording Stone. Let's capture a few scenes in a bit. With the Buddhist sect putting on such a grand spectacle to welcome us, who could possibly out-brag us in the future?"

Hearing this, Xie Lingyu tried her best to maintain her composure.

She had to admit, Chu Xingchen's proposition was actually quite tempting.

Xie Lingyu wasn't sure if her own expression had slipped, but she clearly saw the forced smile on Runan's face begin to stiffen.