Sister, I don't want to be a furnace anymore. I'm about to become an immortal.

Chapter 35: The Sect’s Decision

After flying for several hours, the giant eagle had returned to the vicinity of the Meiyu Sect. However, the giant eagle did not fly directly into the sect. Instead, under the control of the elder, it slowly stopped at the back mountain of the Meiyu Sect.

"Kid, blame your bad luck. Now you're in this state, you're no longer of any use to me."

Xiao Yichen was casually thrown on a hillside. The elder then left with a look of contempt and without looking back, leaving Xiao Yichen to fend for himself in the back mountain. After returning to the sect, the elder did not tell anyone the news. In her opinion, he was just a male disciple, and it didn't matter if he died, not to mention that he was a male disciple who had been disabled.

The only thing that gives her a headache now is that this male disciple is Yunmei's Taoist partner, and she ranks eighth among the elders of the sect. The disciples call her the Eighth Elder. She has been a good friend of Yunmei's master, the Fifth Elder, for many years. Similarly, Yunmei also has a good relationship with her.

"Alas... It seems that I have to find a new Taoist partner for that girl Yunmei." After leaving Xiao Yichen here, he flew towards the sect and went straight back to his residence.

At this moment, in Yunmei's room, she was seen sitting cross-legged on the bed, constantly attracting the surrounding spiritual energy. After several months of recuperation, her injuries have basically recovered, thanks to the Lingshu Fruit brought back by Xiao Yichen. It won't be long before she can return to the peak and impact the Jindan realm again.

The door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. When Yunmei felt it, she slowly came out of her practice, looked at the person who came, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Qingqing, remember to knock next time." The person who came was Liu Qingqing. She was obviously in a good mood at the moment. She skipped to Yunmei's bed and hugged her arm. Seeing this, Yunmei wanted to scold her, but she felt helpless. She rubbed her head lovingly and asked, "What are you so happy about? Did the sect send you a Taoist companion?"

Hearing Yun Mei's teasing, Liu Qingqing's face flushed slightly, but only for a moment. She said, "What? It's my brother. Today is the day he returns to the sect. I went to the Eighth Elder early this morning and wanted her to take me with her. But I didn't see her in her cave. She must have gone to pick up my brother. Calculating the time, he should be back soon."

Hearing that Xiao Yichen was going back to the sect today, Yunmei smiled and the other party's appearance appeared in her mind. Seeing this, Liu Qingqing covered her mouth and laughed secretly, but after a while, she pulled Yunmei towards the cave of the Eighth Elder.

Arriving in front of the cave, they found that candlelight had been lit inside. Both of them were delighted. Yun Mei bowed respectfully towards the cave entrance and shouted, "Disciple Yun Mei, I have something to say to the Eighth Elder."

The voice entered the cave, but after a long time, there was no response. Liu Qingqing was a little confused, and then she imitated what Yunmei had done just now and bowed towards the cave.

Still getting no response, the two frowned slightly, but this cave was the residence of the chief elder, so they couldn't just barge in, so they could only wait outside silently.

"Senior Sister, didn't the Eighth Elder come back? Why doesn't he see us? Could it be because of what happened before that he doesn't want to see us? He's so stingy." Liu Qingqing squatted on the ground, supporting her cheeks with her two small hands, staring at the ants on the ground with a puzzled look on her face.

"Qingqing, be careful with your words. Maybe the Eighth Elder is giving our junior brother a lesson in there. After all, he was originally only punished for one month, but he got into trouble and stayed in jail for an extra month. It's only right that he was scolded." Yunmei comforted Liu Qingqing, but for some reason, she felt a little panicked inside, as if something bad was going to happen.

The two of them waited outside the cave. However, after staying there for an hour, Liu Qingqing couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to drag her to ask the Fifth Elder, Master Yunmei, what was going on. Just before Yunmei was persuaded and was about to get up and leave, the voice of the Eighth Elder came from the cave.

"Come in, Yunmei."

Upon hearing this, Yunmei's face lit up with joy, while Liu Qingqing heard that her name was not called, so she pouting and ran to sit on a stone bench nearby.

"Hmph...Eighth Elder is just stingy. She must have heard me saying bad things about her just now." Seeing her like this, Yun Mei could only shake her head helplessly and turned around to walk towards the cave.

When I arrived at the cave entrance, I saw two strange stone sculptures standing on both sides. They had mysterious shapes and I didn't know what kind of creatures they were. I continued walking inside. There were all kinds of strange objects placed around, including strangely shaped magic tools, crystals emitting mysterious light, and some ancient scrolls whose purpose was unknown. When I came to the Eighth Elder, I saw that he was sitting at the table, looking at an unknown book in his hand. There was no trace of Xiao Yichen in the cave.

Sensing Yun Mei's arrival, the Eighth Elder looked over and said softly, "Sit down."

Upon hearing this, Yun Mei did not sit down as usual, but stood beside her, bowed slightly, and asked, "Eighth Elder, today should be the day when Junior Brother returns to the sect. Qingqing said early in the morning that you went to pick him up, so why haven't I seen him now?"

Hearing her asking about Xiao Yichen, the Eighth Elder's face flashed with a hint of unnaturalness, but he quickly suppressed it and said, "That disciple is really a troublemaker. I went to him today and was told that he had caused trouble again and his sentence would be extended by two months, so I didn't bring him back."

After hearing what the Eighth Elder said, Yunmei's face showed some worry. She wanted to ask something else, but she didn't know where to start. Seeing her hesitant look, the Eighth Elder smiled gently and asked, "Yunmei, your injury should be almost healed now. I'm afraid it won't be long before you can break through to the Jindan stage. Although you are a few months later than Qingyue, your talent is no less than Qingyue's. Keep working hard, I believe you will catch up with her."

Hearing this, Yun Mei nodded absentmindedly. Seeing her like this, the Eighth Elder continued, "A year from now, several major sects have decided to hold a competition among the younger generation of disciples. The winner will receive a considerable reward. Do you have the confidence to achieve a breakthrough within the next six months? And get a good ranking then?"

"With Junior Sister Zhang here with us, I think breaking into the top five shouldn't be a problem." Yun Mei bowed back. The Eighth Elder was a little displeased when she saw that she didn't directly answer her question, but she still said softly, "I know you're unwilling. Qingyue also took a shortcut to get ahead of you, but if she can do it, you can do it too."

Hearing this, Yun Mei frowned and said, "Eighth Elder, you're joking. Not to mention that Junior Brother's strength hasn't reached the required level yet, he's still in the Discipline Valley. Even if I wanted to, there's nothing I can do."

The Eighth Elder, upon hearing this, laughed heartily. "Don't worry about that. That disciple has repeatedly violated the rules of Discipline Valley. Last time, his sentence was extended by a month, and this time by two months. Who knows, in two months, it might be extended by another six months. So when I came back just now, I asked the Sect Master for permission, and she agreed to find you a new Daoist partner. We already have a candidate, and they're at the high level of the Qi Training Realm, which is perfect for you."

When Yunmei heard this, her mind went blank and she didn't know what to say. She just thought the other person's words were ridiculous.