Stealing the female lead's favor turns her from a heartthrob to a universally disliked figure.

Lingqin Peak.

Gone are the usual chattering voices; Lingqin Peak, exquisitely beautiful and ornately decorated, is so quiet you can hear even the buzzing of bees.

Li Qingqing lowered her eyes, her pale and weary face filled with a distant and cold expression. Her fingers idly stroked the Great Sound Mystic Spirit Qin beside her.

No one heard it, but a faint, ethereal voice was guiding her.

"The next note is here, a little lighter... the key here... light hand... lift your wrist... heavy hand..."

Although Li Qingqing seemed casual and tired, as if she was daydreaming, she was actually listening very attentively.

No one would have guessed that she, who had spoken so confidently to the sect leader, actually couldn't play the Nine Scrolls of Chinese Music.

Or rather, seven years ago, after she unexpectedly awakened a pair of small green ears that could eavesdrop on the spirits of all things and the voices of people through the spirit of wood and her zither music, she stopped practicing the zither.

At that time, she was disturbed by everything, couldn't eat or sleep well, was weak and listless, had no peace of mind, and couldn't muster any energy for anything.

Her favorite thing to do is stay in her room and never go out. Her most comfortable state is being locked in a forbidden area, where she is cut off from all outside noise.

But now, she is trying to overcome all discomfort and try to listen only to the sound of the Great Sound Mystic Zither.

Even so, she could still hear other sounds from time to time.

[Wow, chubby Bai has looted a lot of good stuff from Lingqin Peak and is heading to Lingyi Peak with big bags and small packages.]

[According to the assessment of the Peak's Spirit Blossom, she is an ungrateful and despicable woman. She even stole five sets of Mystic Spirit Robes and two pairs of Swift Wind Boots from the deceased Peak Master's wardrobe.]

Li Qingqing's lips twitched; she knew that the "chubby" Bai Xiangling was the one in question.

When she left Lingqin Peak in her previous life, Bai Pangpang—no, Bai Xiangling—actually emptied the Peak Master's cave.

Did they actually become more polite this time?

Are you too embarrassed to move everything?

Since she was not yet the peak master, she could not stop him. So she calmed herself down, focused her mind again, and followed the spirit of the Great Sound Mystic Qin to learn the Dream Melody.

After meticulously studying all the details of the notes, she tried playing a few notes.

As the smooth and melodious notes poured out, Li Qingqing felt her heart tremble, and she was somewhat intoxicated by them.

But after ten breaths, she felt exhausted and her soul was fluctuating abnormally.

She had no choice but to stop.

It seems I'll need to take a high-grade Spirit-Nourishing Pill tonight to fully play the Dream Melody.

Just as she was resting by the zither to regulate her breathing, a seemingly real yet illusory male voice suddenly came into her head.

[The system has detected that the host has a desire to become a teacher. The strongest master-disciple system requests binding.]

Li Qingqing was stunned for a moment, thinking she had misheard, "The strongest master-disciple system?"

Yes. This system is dedicated to creating the strongest master-disciple alliance in this plane. Masters and disciples bound to this system can share resources, honor and disgrace, and even their lives. Host, are you willing to bind yourselves?

Li Qingqing frowned. "Are you with that Most Beautiful Divine Doctor System?"

In her previous life, she had never heard of any "strongest master-disciple system".

She chose to stay on Lingqin Peak this time simply to change the ending of her previous life, avoid the fate of entering Lingyi Peak, and then slowly plan and take revenge.

[Host, do not worry. Under normal circumstances, a plane of existence can only have one unified entity, unless it consists of a male and a female. According to the main system's detection and response, the Most Beautiful Divine Doctor System serves women, while the Strongest Master-Disciple System, besides the host, only serves men; they do not interfere with each other. Therefore, after binding with the system, the host can only accept men as disciples.]

Li Qingqing breathed a slight sigh of relief, "It's good that we don't interfere with each other!"

She was afraid that Bai Xiangling's system might suddenly spawn some other system to trick people.

As for whether to take on male or female apprentices, she prefers male apprentices.

Their disciples and master of Lingqin Peak all died unjustly, and were targeted by demonic cultivators. The outside world said that Lingqin Peak was full of female disciples, and they were too delicate and beautiful, making them perfect materials to be used as furnaces for evil cultivators.

The key point is that although they came from prestigious sects, their strength was not particularly high, which is why they fell victim to the treacherous machinations of the powerful demonic cultivator Youyi.

[Does the host agree to the binding?] the system urged.

Li Qingqing nodded, "I agree to the binding."

As soon as she finished speaking, a misty white screen appeared before her eyes, displaying several lines of text clearly.

The Strongest Master: Li Qingqing.

Spiritual Root Attributes: Water and Wood (Dual-Element Top-Tier)

Cultivation level: Early stage of Golden Core

Awakened Ability: Heavenly Wood Element Mind Reading Ear

Number of apprentices: 0.

Li Qingqing was slightly surprised. It turned out that the eavesdropping ability she had awakened was called Mind Reading!

While I was deep in thought, two lines of text suddenly appeared on the screen.

Private Supply Vault: Nine-Turn Spirit Nourishing Pill *1 (Bound Reward)

Shared supply depot: None

Just as Li Qingqing was wondering where the supply depot was, she noticed that she had a pink and white spatial ring on her hand.

After investigating, she discovered that the spatial ring actually had two independent spaces.

The pink space is her private supply depot, containing a Nine-Turn Spirit Nourishing Pill. The white space is a shared supply depot, which is currently empty.

Because her energy and spirit were really poor, she immediately took the Nine-Turn Nourishing Spirit Pill.

After circulating her breathing to absorb the medicinal effects for a full cycle, she felt as if she were soaking in a spiritual spring. With the impurities in her body cleansed, even her breathing became smooth and easy.

She made up her mind; she would do her best to be the strongest master, even though she wasn't strong enough yet!

……

Spirit Array Peak.

The five peak masters of the Nine Spirits Sect were sitting in a large spirit-gathering array, meditating and chatting.

"Our sect leader is really out of his mind. He actually wants that sickly fellow from Lingqin Peak to be his personal disciple and become the peak master. A peak master at the early stage of Golden Core? If word gets out, it'll be a laughing stock." The peak master of Lingfu Peak looked frustrated.

“Who says otherwise? That little girl must have lied to the sect leader. Junior Sister Yunyan never taught her the Nine Scrolls of Huayin. She even complained to me before that none of her disciples were talented enough to truly master the Nine Scrolls of Huayin.” The Spirit Beast Peak Master looked worried.

Putting aside the cultivation level of his junior sister's direct disciple, her character alone is enough to make one shake their head.

"Our sect leader probably just doesn't want to see Lingqin Peak destroyed and its lineage lost. We are the Nine Spirits Sect; without one peak, we are no longer the Nine Spirits Sect." The peak master of Lingchu Peak couldn't help but sigh.

"If all else fails, we can have Fu Changye concurrently serve as the peak master of Lingqin Peak. Although his zither playing skills are not as good as Junior Sister Yunyan's, they are not far off!" suggested the peak master of Lingjian Peak.

"He has never liked meddling in other people's business and is afraid of trouble. He doesn't put as much effort into managing the Spirit Healer Peak as he used to," said the Spirit Chef Peak Master, pursing his lips.

"In my opinion, we should invite Senior Sister Zhu Yao back," the Spirit Weapon Peak Master muttered to himself.

As soon as he said that, everyone looked at him.

"Back then, Junior Sister Yunyan and Senior Sister Zhuyao fought so fiercely for the position of Peak Master. How could she possibly come back? Besides, Senior Sister Zhuyao has already established Qingyin Palace outside and started her own sect. It would be a miracle if she could return." The Peak Master of Lingjian Peak waved his hand, his face full of disapproval.

"Didn't the sect leader say that the child was going to play the 'Dream Melody' tonight? What if she really knows it, and plays it well?" The peak master of Lingchu Peak disliked the aloof and arrogant Senior Sister Zhu.

Rather than making her the peak master of Lingqin Peak, he would prefer that Li Qingqing prove herself and become a peak master through an exception.

"That's absolutely impossible! Junior Sister Yunyan has extraordinary talent. It took her three years to play Huayin Rumengqu smoothly. Her personal disciple has been sickly for the past seven years and hasn't practiced at all. Let alone compare to 30% of Junior Sister Yunyan's level, it's impossible for him to even reach 10%."

As soon as the peak master of Lingjian Peak finished speaking, a melodious and ethereal zither tune drifted from afar.

A series of smooth notes pierced the air, flowing like the wind, and sounded like the warm sun gently caressing one's soul, giving one goosebumps all over.

This is a truly spiritual version of the Huayin Dream Song, not just something played with bare hands.

The crowd's divine senses spread out and quickly locked onto the person playing the zither.

Everyone was shocked when they saw that slender figure.

is her!

It's that little girl they kept saying could never be!

This is a complete slap in the face!

……