Chapter 293: Awarding You a Flip-Over Prize
System: “Amazing, the excuse you spun didn’t even make you blush!”
It was clearly a bit impossible to make the two female cultivators in front of her believe it.
However, they couldn’t come up with any other suspicions.
The main reason was Qing Guo’s cultivation level.
Mid Qi Condensation Stage.
She had nothing on her, while these two female cultivators were Mid Golden Core Stage.
“Wait…”
The more lively female cultivator was the one who called out to Qing Guo: “Then you have nowhere to go?”
The other female cultivator suddenly frowned: “Panyan!”
Qing Guo looked at the cold and frosty female cultivator with hesitation and fear, as if steeling herself, she said to this female cultivator named Panyan: “I… I truly have nowhere to go. I want to return to the Myriad Immortal Sect.”
“Then you can’t go back for now. This place is no longer the Myriad Immortal Sect; it’s the Liyun Great Sect! It’s a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the Myriad Immortal Sect. To return, you’ll need to take a Teleportation Array, but each use costs three High-grade Spirit Stones. Do you have any Spirit Stones?”
Qing Guo said to the System: “Tsk, it’s practically robbery. When will our Sect have a Teleportation Array?”
System: “The Sect Master and I are also pondering that question.”
Qing Guo put on a bitter expression: “I know, I’ve heard of the Star Water Sect’s reputation. I’m just a Rogue Cultivator, currently only at Mid Qi Condensation Stage, and I don’t have many Spirit Stones on me…”
Her beauty was truly worthy of her name, Qing Guo.
With such an expression, she only appeared more pitiable.
It was enough to make one’s heart ache.
Even the female cultivators couldn’t resist.
Especially Lin Panyan.
Seeing that Qing Guo was only at Mid Qi Condensation Stage, Lin Panyan suddenly raised her hand, and a Treasure Chain on her hand, emitting a dazzling stream of light, swept over Qing Guo.
But the Treasure Chain showed no reaction.
Lin Panyan’s face lit up with joy, and she quickly said to the female cultivator beside her: “Senior Sister, look, no reaction. She’s not a Demonic Cultivator. Let’s take her back. She looks quite pitiful.”
Senior Sister Xie Xiping: “…”
Lin Panyan continued: “Our Star Water Sect is having a Grand Celebration recently, welcoming cultivators from the Liyun Great Sect. Although she’s not from our Liyun Sect, we can take her back. Of course, if she wants to earn Spirit Stones to go back, we can have her join a Monster Hunting team then.”
Xie Xiping pursed her lips: “She’s only at Mid Qi Condensation Stage, how many monsters can she hunt? Won’t she never be able to go back?”
Lin Panyan clearly hadn’t thought that far ahead. She looked at Xie Xiping coquettishly: “Oh, Senior Sister, please take her back. She’s just too beautiful. If she hadn’t met us, she would have definitely been abducted by others.”
Lin Panyan was clearly blinded by beauty.
However, it wasn’t a big problem.
Because Qing Guo at this moment posed no threat to anyone.
She was just a pitiful cultivator at Mid Qi Condensation Stage.
System said: “You want to join the Star Water Sect?”
“No,” Qing Guo’s tone was actually relaxed. “Joining a Sect requires testing Spiritual Roots. My Gold Spiritual Root at Mid Qi Condensation Stage is already quite unusual.”
This was still considered extremely slow.
Once she unleashed her cultivation, her progress speed would only increase.
She was very clear about her plan; she intended to operate using her identity as a Rogue Cultivator.
Of course, if she had encountered someone back at the Tai Xue Sect, there would have been a different reason.
System: “Then if you cultivate too quickly while operating within the Star Water Sect, won’t that also arouse suspicion?”
Those with poor Talent, even in an environment rich with Spiritual Energy, wouldn’t be able to ascend overnight.
And those with good Talent should reveal their potential in a Small Sect.
With her strong Talent, it was impossible for her to only be at Mid Qi Condensation Stage after so long.
Qing Guo pondered: “So I can’t stay in the Star Water Sect for too long.”
She wanted to use this opportunity to familiarize herself with the environment around the Liyun Sect, and then figure out a plan.
Xie Xiping had not given up her suspicion of Qing Guo.
But her suspicion of Qing Guo was only one point.
That is, Qing Guo was too beautiful.
Generally speaking, a female cultivator who was excessively beautiful and had low cultivation was no different from a child running around with gold in the Cultivation World.
Many people would want to capture her and keep her as their attendant.
Perhaps there were lucky ones, but it couldn’t dispel Xie Xiping’s suspicion.
Therefore, Xie Xiping wasn’t suspicious of Qing Guo’s cultivation, but rather of her identity.
However, at the moment, Lin Panyan was extremely fond of Qing Guo’s face, and she always indulged Lin Panyan.
Coupled with the powerful forces behind the Star Water Sect, a Mid Qi Condensation Stage cultivator wouldn’t warrant extreme vigilance from the disciples of the Star Water Sect, as long as she wasn’t a Demonic Cultivator, it would be fine.
Xie Xiping then nodded: “Then let’s take her back.”
Lin Panyan immediately became happy: “Thank you, Senior Sister!”
This was also a sign that junior cultivators had no rights.
It was clear that neither of them had any intention of asking for Qing Guo’s opinion.
Qing Guo then said with some panic: “Can… can I enter the Star Water Sect?”
“Of course,” Lin Panyan said. “But you can’t just stay there for free. Like external Rogue Cultivators, you’ll have to join a Monster Hunting team. Don’t worry, Monster Hunting can earn Spirit Stones. If you want to return to the Myriad Immortal Sect, you’ll have to cultivate diligently.”
Qing Guo timidly nodded: “Okay.”
Lin Panyan asked casually: “Where did you stay in the Myriad Immortal Sect before?”
“I was in a place called the Flying Sparrow Sect, near there.”
Xie Xiping said: “In that case, go ask the White Phoenix Ancestor. She did come from such a distant place.”
Normally, they wouldn’t bother with external cultivators, but others had legitimate ways to enter the Star Water Sect.
Qing Guo’s abrupt intrusion, coupled with her claim of coming from the Myriad Immortal Sect, meant she would have to prove it.
Qing Guo’s eyes lowered almost imperceptibly.
Lin Panyan nodded: “Alright.”
She then looked at Qing Guo and said with a smile: “The White Phoenix Ancestor is one of our Elders, a Spirit Beast that can discern truth from lies. Since you’re an outsider, you just need to be asked a few questions. It’s nothing.”
Qing Guo detected a hidden danger beneath that tone.
She scoffed inwardly, realizing that this girl, despite her innocent and lively act, was still cautious at heart.
If she showed even a hint of fear, she might not get out of this situation today.
However, she showed no fear on her face and instead nodded directly: “Okay.”
Qing Guo’s reaction actually made Xie Xiping and Lin Panyan feel more at ease.
A Spirit Beast similar to a lie detector?
She wasn’t afraid of such a thing. In reality, she had undergone similar training, and could even believe falsehoods as truth.
She had never run into trouble.
But the Cultivation World was different.
Qing Guo asked the System: “Is there any way to handle this?”
System: “The problem shouldn’t be too big.”
It had managed to deceive the memory retrieval from the water pool using the Fifth Elder’s unorthodox method back then; the difficulty of a Spirit Beast lie detector should be even less.
System: “Just act your part well.”
Qing Guo: “Am I not professional enough right now?”
System: “You’re quite professional. If you mess up, don’t blame me.”
“I won’t,” Qing Guo gave the System a light smile, her tone playful. “If I mess up, I’ll just blame my bad luck.”
System: “Then if you do mess up, you’ll be the first Player to do so. We’ll give you a ‘Mess-Up Award’ on the official website to console you.”
Qing Guo: “…”
As expected, not human.
