Chapter 6: and

"Master, there's something I want to confess to you in advance."

"What is it?"

"Actually... I shattered my spiritual root on purpose." Si Nansheng looked at Li Tianhen and spoke softly.

"Oh? Tell me your reasoning!"

"Hehe! Master, how about... you check my dantian first?" Si Nansheng looked at Li Tianhen with a beaming smile. Li Tianhen placed his hand on Si Nansheng's dantian.

"This is..."

Si Nansheng's dantian, which should have been empty, actually contained a clump of gray, inconspicuous existence. This looked like a spiritual root!

No, she had already destroyed her spiritual root before. He had personally checked her on the way back and hadn't found this spiritual root at all.

"Good disciple, are you going to explain to Master exactly what is going on?" Li Tianhen looked at Si Nansheng.

Since this girl had been so decisive in destroying her spiritual root, she must have known what was going on all along, right?

"Before, I always thought I only had a water-attribute spiritual root. Until recently, Mas— no, Feng Zeyan made me go to the Snow Mountain to find a Thousand-Year Ice Lotus for Liu Xuewei. Only after my spiritual power was exhausted did I suddenly discover it."

Si Nansheng: *Master, Master, I'm sorry, please don't blame me. I really wanted to deceive you, I just really didn't know how to explain it!*

In the original story, after Si Nansheng's spiritual root was dug out, Feng Zeyan discovered she actually had another spiritual root while healing her. It had been suppressed by the previous water spiritual root, so no one had found it.

Afterward, Feng Zeyan re-tested her spiritual root and discovered it was a waste spiritual root of all attributes.

He had someone find a Quenching Spirit Grass, washed her all-attribute spiritual root into a single-attribute one, and it turned out to be a top-grade spiritual root. Her cultivation soared, and her meridians recovered.

After that, Si Nansheng was forced by Feng Zeyan into seclusion for a hundred years. Not only did she recover her previous cultivation, but she also advanced several realms, entering the Golden Core stage.

Only, in the end, all that cultivation became supplements for Liu Xuewei's advancement.

When Feng Zeyan took Liu Xuewei to ascend to the Upper Realm, he pushed her into a horde of demonic beasts, where she was torn apart alive.

"Hahaha, good. This way, you still have the possibility to continue cultivating.

You rest well first. Once your body recovers, Master will test your aptitude again."

"Okay." Si Nansheng nodded.

"However, your spiritual root seems a bit... off." Li Tianhen looked at Si Nansheng's spiritual root again.

"Off?" Si Nansheng looked. Aside from the spiritual root looking withered and listless, she didn't notice anything wrong.

And in her memory, this spiritual root was just an all-attribute root; there were no other abnormalities discovered.

Later, Feng Zeyan had someone find a Quenching Spirit Grass and directly washed her spiritual root into a single-attribute one, making it even more impossible to discover any problems.

"It doesn't look like a spiritual root; rather, it looks like... a seed?" Li Tianhen examined it carefully and gave an answer.

"Huh?"

What the hell?

Why would there be a seed in her dantian?

Shouldn't it be a spiritual root?

The original story didn't mention anything like this either!

"Master, can you tell what exactly it is?"

"Can't tell for now. Might have to wait until you start cultivating." Li Tianhen observed carefully again and shook his head slightly.

It was strange. What was going on with this spiritual root? He actually couldn't see through it!

"Little Junior Sister is awake." Ye Yanqing walked in, looking at Si Nansheng with a very gentle expression.

"He is your Eldest Senior Brother, Ye Yanqing. You have four other Senior Brothers who are out training and haven't returned. I'll introduce you when they get back."

Li Tianhen looked at Si Nansheng and introduced them gently.

"Greetings, Eldest Senior Brother." Si Nansheng smiled and called out.

"Sigh, usually seeing other sects have a Little Junior Sister, I was quite envious. Now, I have one too.

Little Junior Sister, your Eldest Senior Brother cultivates talismans and arrays. Later, I'll prepare more talismans and array disks for your protection. If anyone dares to bully you, just smash them with talismans.

Eldest Senior Brother has already contacted your Second Senior Brother, asking him to find some top-quality ores to forge a storage ring for you."

Ye Yanqing heard Si Nansheng call him "Eldest Senior Brother" in a soft, glutinous voice, and his heart bubbled with sweetness.

A Junior Sister really was cuter than a Junior Brother.

Soft and adorable.

Right now, he wished he could lay all the good things in the world at his Little Junior Sister's feet.

"Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother." Si Nansheng gave him a sweet smile.

"Right, Eldest Senior Brother bought you a few sets of magic robes. The grades aren't high, but they can withstand attacks from Golden Core cultivators. Wear them for a few days first.

When your Second Senior Brother returns, have him make you higher-grade, prettier magic robes. He has lots of treasures for forging magic robes."

Ye Yanqing smiled and piled all the magic robes he had scavenged these past few days in front of Si Nansheng.

"E-Eldest Senior Brother, th-this is too much, right?" This was even more than what those Senior Brothers at the Saint Heaven Sect bought for Liu Xuewei!

Ye Yanqing gave all of this to her?

Though, couldn't Eldest Senior Brother find a more spacious place to put these things?

"Not much, not much. Just a few more talismans drawn by Senior Brother." Ye Yanqing smiled gently at her.

*Just this isn't much?*

*This is going to bury me!*

"Since it's a gift from Eldest Senior Brother, accept it. Your meridians haven't healed yet; having these magic robes for protection is a good thing."

Li Tianhen pulled her out from the pile of magic robes and spoke with a smile. Only then did Si Nansheng accept everything.

"Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother."

Si Nansheng looked at the magic robes, her eyes reddening. In the past, at the Saint Heaven Sect, she was always the one giving.

Now, Eldest Senior Brother gave her so many things without a second thought, and she was deeply moved.

Ye Yanqing watched his Little Junior Sister's eyes redden, wanting to say something, but was stopped by his Master shaking his head.

Judging from Si Nansheng's previous words, she had definitely suffered grievances at the Saint Heaven Sect.

Now that she had left the Saint Heaven Sect and had Senior Brothers who treated her well, she surely wanted to vent the grievances in her heart.

"Yanqing, you go get busy. Let Nansheng rest and heal." Li Tianhen directly shooed Ye Yanqing out.

After Ye Yanqing left, he immediately sent voice transmissions to the other Junior Brothers, telling them about their Little Junior Sister.

However, a few of them hadn't finished their business yet and couldn't return for the time being. They all instructed Eldest Senior Brother to take good care of Little Junior Sister and said they would bring gifts for her when they returned.

"These are the things you entrusted to Master for safekeeping. Returning them to you." Li Tianhen took out the jade pendant Si Nansheng had given him earlier.

"Thank you, Master. This is the only thing my parents left me." Si Nansheng lowered her head, looking at the jade pendant in her hand.

"This doesn't look like an ordinary jade pendant; it looks more like a clan emblem." Li Tianhen also looked at the jade pendant in Si Nansheng's hand and spoke softly.

"Does Master know which clan it belongs to?"

"Hmm... can't recall for now. You keep the jade pendant safe. Maybe one day you'll find your parents' clansmen."

Li Tianhen rubbed Si Nansheng's head. The material of this jade pendant was extraordinary; presumably, Si Nansheng's parents' identities were not simple.

Si Nansheng looked at the jade pendant, her mood heavy. This jade pendant was a symbol of identity, and also a token for recognizing her family.

Unfortunately, in the past, because she entrusted the token to the wrong person, it allowed Liu Xuewei to take advantage.

In this life, she would definitely protect them well.

(End of Chapter)