The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"That one in the corner? I don't remember him? I think this Tang Sirui is a promising talent!" Old Ancestor Qingshan said, expressing his opinion.

Although he was a great cultivator, he had absolutely no recollection of the person who had just been completely indifferent and hadn't even bothered to look at him.

"Then keep an eye on them. If you don't remember him, I'll keep an eye on him. You just need to keep an eye on Tang Sirui," said Fairy Qinglan.

"You've worked so hard, worrying so much about my path to ascension, yet I still have to leave you here in the cultivation world..."

"Alright, let's not talk about that! Your hat's askew again..."

……

"Teacher, why aren't you happy about receiving the reward?"

"Hehe, Sirui, you don't understand! If the ancestor didn't give me anything, I would be even happier!"

Tang Sirui: "???"

"If there's no reward, then he owes me a favor. Do you know how precious a favor is in the Mahayana stage? The patriarch was too lazy to manage these karmas, so he gave me the reward directly. What a pity!"

"I see! I've learned a lot!"

"Okay, go back and prepare, and have them all come to my place tonight!"

"Yes! But there is one more thing I wish to do..."

"What's the matter? Tell me."

"It's about Chen Xuan. Lately, haven't you been paying too much attention to him, even though his skills are indeed incredibly powerful..."

"Are you jealous?"

"I didn't, I just..." Tang Sirui wanted to explain, but he was speechless.

Even when he met Ancestor Green Mountain just now, it was only because he had a useless immortal soul that Ancestor Green Mountain gave him a second glance because of the good combination of them!

If the Green Mountain Ancestor knew about Chen Xuan's luck and romantic prospects... he would probably agree to any request Chen Xuan made without hesitation!

"Sirui, don't let an outsider affect your mindset."

"An outsider?!" Tang Sirui was overjoyed.

"That's right. Back then, it was only because everyone in the Zhang family needed to win him over that we showed that level of concern for Chen Xuan. But in reality... he was ultimately just an outsider from the lower realm!"

“Now that we’ve won him over, his only responsibility is to mindlessly create romantic opportunities for us and use them for our own purposes. And you, you haven’t even used any of those opportunities yet, have you? There’s no need to keep targeting him; the real solution is to take advantage of his romantic opportunities!” Yu Gang said with a disdainful expression.

"I see! Thank you, teacher, thank you, teacher!" Tang Sirui bowed repeatedly.

"Well, if there's nothing else, go and carry out the task I gave you!"

"Yes!"

After saying that, Tang Sirui left the scene, while Yu Gang took out the storage bag of the Green Mountain Ancestor to see what was inside.

What neither of them knew was that Long Yuyan, sitting in her room, had overheard their entire conversation and was now covering her mouth tightly, unable to believe what she was seeing.

She never imagined that the lover she had loved for so many years would be so despicable!

……

That evening, Zhu Zhu left Chen Xuan's room with a blush on her face, holding a purple peach blossom.

But not long after, Yu Gang suddenly summoned the members of Monster Academy to a meeting, and the seven-person group, along with Chen Xuan, reunited.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Yu Gang got straight to the point: "I called you all here for no other reason than to explain the rules of the competition."

"The rules of the competition are simple: capture monsters on the outskirts of Tianyuan Valley using the monster-hunting bags given by the Green Mountain Ancestor. In the end, they will determine the final eight academies' advancement spots based on the quantity and quality of the monsters you obtain."

The competition will last for three days. We will gather here after three days to announce the results and present awards to the winners. We hope you will all perform well and bring honor to our college.

"Yes!" the crowd responded again, but their expressions varied. Some were filled with anticipation and fighting spirit, some were absent-minded, and some stared at Chen Xuan with blushing faces.

"The match is in two days, do you have anything to say?"

"Is there seven people in the competition? Does Chen Xuan not need to participate?" Dai Dabai asked.

"Yes, there are seven participants, and Chen Xuan doesn't need to participate..."

"Wait a minute!" Zhai Ningning suddenly interrupted Yu Gang.

"I don't want to enter Tianyuan Valley, so let Chen Xuan go in on my behalf!"

“Ningning, you…” Yan Xi, the simp, quickly stepped forward to ask.

"Ningning, why don't you want to go in?" Yu Gang asked.

“This is completely unnecessary for me. The thought of having to stay in that place full of monsters for three days in a row makes me feel uncomfortable. Anyway, Chen Xuan is just an assistant, so let him go in in my place!” Zhai Ningning answered confidently.

“Ningning, this isn’t right. This competition is about the honor of our college! You’re just doing this for such a reason…” Yu Gang frowned slightly, clearly dissatisfied with Zhai Ningning’s irresponsible behavior.

"There's nothing wrong with it. Chen Xuan is an assistant anyway, so he's more suitable to go in than me," Zhai Ningning said nonchalantly.

"Ningning, this is a competition, not child's play! If what you do causes the academy to lose its qualification for advancement, how will you take responsibility?!" Tang Sirui reprimanded her sternly.

"Tang Sirui, it's none of your business how I behave! Even if the academy loses its qualification for advancement, it has nothing to do with me, a support!" Zhai Ningning glared at Tang Sirui.

I usually thought highly of him, but I never expected him to dare to go against me!

"This..." Yu Gang hesitated.

He was in a real dilemma.

You know, Chen Xuan gets seven peach blossoms a day, which is 21 in three days. That's a fortune! If we let him into Tianyuan Valley, which is under surveillance, wouldn't the secret of the peach blossoms be discovered by the Qingshan couple?

At that point, Chen Xuan will truly no longer be one of them!

However, he couldn't say it out loud; that would be too snobbish and would seriously affect the unity of the group.

"Chen Xuan, what do you think?" Yu Gang looked at Chen Xuan.

"Sure," Chen Xuan replied expressionlessly.

"Okay, it's decided then. You go in and replace Zhai Ningning. Everyone else, please be careful. You absolutely cannot make any mistakes in this competition!"

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.

"Alright, let's call it a day!"

After saying that, everyone left.

"Qingwu, why were you so distracted just now? Is something bothering you?"

On the way back, Tang Sirui asked Rouwu, who was in a daze, a question.

"Huh?!" Rouwu suddenly woke up, then quickly explained, "No, no, I was just thinking about something else!"

"What is it? Can you tell me?" He gave a bright smile, a smile that was extremely irritating to Qingwu.