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

Chapter 36: Dilemma

When Yunmei heard that the Eighth Elder wanted to find a new Taoist partner for her, she was a little bit unbelievable and quickly waved her hand to refuse.

However, upon seeing her like this, the Eighth Elder's smile slowly faded. His voice was a bit cold as he spoke, "Yun Mei, the sect is doing this for your own good. Your talent has always been on par with Zhang Qingyue's. In fact, for a long time, you consistently outclassed her. However, during the last sect competition, you attempted a forced breakthrough, which damaged your foundation. Don't think the sect doesn't know that you did this to prevent Zhang Qingyue from snatching that disciple away. There's already resentment within the sect about this."

At this point, she glanced at Yun Mei, whose expression was grim. Regardless of whether she had listened or not, she continued, "This time, the major sects are jointly holding a competition. Not only will the top-ranked individuals receive generous rewards, but the sect will also gain enormous benefits. Therefore, the sect requires you to get a good ranking in this competition. I'm too lazy to lie to you anymore. The disciple you've been thinking about offended someone in the Discipline Valley and has been crippled. Now that they've crippled someone, the sect will never allow you to form a Daoist partnership with such a loser."

When Yun Mei heard that Xiao Yichen had been crippled, her body trembled violently. Her once beautiful face instantly turned as pale as paper, and she nearly fell to the ground. She looked at the Eighth Elder in disbelief and said, "Eighth Elder, don't be ridiculous. Junior Brother is usually gentle and polite to others. How could he offend others for no reason? There must be some misunderstanding here, not to mention the fact that he was crippled."

Having said that, she turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped in place by the Eighth Elder. Then the Eighth Elder took out a piece of clothing from her bag. It was stained with blood. It was the one she had taken from Xiao Yichen before, just to make Yun Mei believe it.

When she saw the familiar clothes, Yunmei was unwilling to believe it at first, then her vision suddenly went dark, and she fainted the next moment. If her body had not been held in place by the Eighth Elder, she would have fallen to the ground.

"...It seems we have to go to the back mountain and destroy that disciple's body. Otherwise, when he wakes up and runs back to the sect and is seen by Yun Mei, it will cause a lot of trouble again."

After settling Yunmei down, the Eighth Elder was about to get up and head for the back mountain. At this time, a figure appeared at the entrance of the cave and was walking towards her. She had a graceful figure, like a flower blooming in the dark night, exuding a dangerous yet charming aura. Her black hair like a waterfall casually fell on her slender waist, and a few strands of hair brushed across her cheeks, which were as white as mutton-fat jade. Her eyes were narrow and charming, with the corners of her eyes slightly raised, like a bay of deep autumn water. Just a glance at her was enough to captivate people.

When the Eighth Elder saw the other person's appearance clearly, he hurried forward and saluted.

"I've met the sect master."

The person who came was the current leader of the Meiyu Sect, Ye Mengli.

"Eighth Elder, I wonder where the disciple you brought back from Discipline Valley today is now?" Ye Mengli's voice, as if naturally alluring, sounded, quite alluring. However, the Eighth Elder lowered her head in fear. She knew how cruel the Sect Master could be, and her voice trembled as she replied, "That disciple was already a useless person, no longer worthy of staying in the Sect. So, I took the initiative and abandoned him in the back mountains, leaving him to fend for himself."

"Oh? Really? But it seems someone is looking for him everywhere now, so it should be of some use." The sneer reached the ears of the Eighth Elder, frightening her so much that she knelt down hurriedly and said in a panic, "I don't know. I will go to the back mountain and bring him back immediately."

Hearing this, Ye Mengli chuckled, helped the Eighth Elder who was kneeling in front of her to stand up, and said softly: "You go, but don't bring him to see me. After you find him, send him directly to the outside of the sect. The Great Elder of the Lingjian Sect is still waiting outside. Go quickly and come back soon." After she finished speaking, she did not linger any longer, slowly turned around, and walked out of the cave. The accessories on her body rustled softly, and the crisp sound echoed in front of the silent cave, until the graceful figure gradually disappeared from sight. The Eighth Elder came back to his senses from his fear, and then flew quickly out of the cave.

Liu Qingqing, who was outside the cave, saw the sect leader go in and come out after a while, and then saw the eighth elder leave in a hurry. She was a little confused and quietly ran into the cave. Then, she saw Yunmei lying on the bed with a pale face.

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In the back mountain of Meiyu Sect, the Eighth Elder's forehead was covered with sweat. He flew quickly along the location in his memory and soon returned to the place where he left Xiao Yichen.

However, apart from a pool of blood, there was no trace of Xiao Yichen at all. She was in great confusion. When she thought of Liu Yang that the sect leader had just mentioned, she felt a headache. She knew Liu Yang's identity.

"Could he have been eaten by a wild beast? What should we do? Liu Yang obviously wanted to take Xiao Yichen back to be tortured, and now he has been eaten by a wild beast. If we can't produce any evidence, the other party will mistakenly think that we want to save Xiao Yichen, which will be troublesome."

Just as she was searching everywhere frantically, she saw several footprints of wild animals next to the bloodstain. She was overjoyed and walked quickly forward along the footprints.

"I hope they won't be eaten completely. As long as we find Xiao Yichen's body, the Lingjian Sect won't make things difficult for us anymore." Thinking of this, she quickened her pace. After a while, she followed the footprints on the ground and came to a cave. Then she saw the person she was looking for.

At this moment, Xiao Yichen was still lying unconscious on the ground, his breath extremely weak. Beside him, Xiaobai was twisting his body constantly, as if something was crawling on his body. Suddenly, a stream of spiritual energy shot out from outside the cave, repelling their bodies into the depths of the cave, and they stopped moving in an instant. At this time, a small snake poked its head out from under the little white hair. It was Xiaozi. At this moment, it looked at the Eighth Elder in front of Xiao Yichen with cold eyes.

Before the other party left, Xiao Zi got off Xiao Bai and rushed towards Xiao Yichen's body, swam to him, and bared his fangs at the Eighth Elder.

However, the Eighth Elder was now very anxious, wanting to hand Xiao Yichen over to the Lingjian Sect as soon as possible. He casually pushed Xiao Zi aside, lifted up Xiao Yichen's body with his spiritual energy, and turned away.

Seeing Xiao Yichen being taken away, Xiao Zi was startled, and quickly climbed onto him again, biting Xiao Yichen's chest hard. The saliva on his teeth quickly entered his body through the wound. Seeing this, the Eighth Elder frowned a little more, and swung his hand heavily again, knocking Xiao Zi away and hitting the wall in the cave. Then it fell to the ground like the three big yellow beasts and did not move.

Xiao Yichen was led out of the sect by the Eighth Elder and soon met the Great Elder of the Lingjian Sect, Liu Yang, who was waiting outside. At this moment, he was standing on a giant sword and looking down at the Eighth Elder below.

When the Eighth Elder saw the newcomer, he immediately put on a smile and bowed slightly to him, saying, "Fellow Daoist, you've already reached the gate of our Meiyu Sect. Why don't you come in and have a seat? That way, we can show our hospitality."

Seeing the flattery on the other person's face, Liu Yang felt nauseous. After all, the Eighth Elder was almost 200 years old and his appearance had long been old. Now he was doing this, which was really disgusting.

"Goodbye, leave him to me. I don't have time to play around with you guys here." Liu Yang said bluntly. Hearing the disdain in the other party's tone, a cold light flashed in the Eighth Elder's eyes, but she quickly concealed it. She pushed Xiao Yichen behind her towards the other party and said with a smile: "This thief should be the one you are looking for. I will hand him over to you now."

Xiao Yichen was caught in Liu Yang's hand, and then thrown on the giant sword behind him. With a cold snort, he controlled the giant sword and left, completely ignoring the Eighth Elder.

After the man left, the smile on her face slowly faded, and her eyes were filled with anger. "Just wait and see. In the competition a year from now, my sect will send two Jindan-level cultivators to participate. After the competition, the resources we gain will be enough for the Meiyu Sect to rise rapidly. This humiliation today will not last long. I want your Lingjian Sect to experience it all too often."

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