A useless person with five spiritual roots? I sacrificed the proud daughter of heaven.

"System, what should I do? Even Chu Heng's favorability is dropping, what about Master's? Does Master know about today's events? If Master knows, he will definitely blame me."

"No, I can't just lose to Shenghe like this. I have to think of a way..." Zhao Yanran murmured, raising her head and looking at the woods not far away.

"That's right! Chu Heng has a wood spirit root, and the Pure Moon Secret Realm is about to open. As long as I give Chu Heng the Green Wood Vine then, he will definitely forgive me!"

"Once I control Chu Heng, I'll control the entire Qingyun Sect. What will Sheng He have to compete with then? Right, the Pure Moon Secret Realm... the Green Wood Vine..."

……

one year later.

In front of the flying boat, Zhao Yanran was holding Chu Heng's arm, and a group of disciples surrounded them in the center.

"Junior Sister Yanran, you've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage so quickly? I remember you've only been in the sect for three years, right?"

Zhao Yanran smiled and nodded: "Yes, thanks to my senior brother's guidance, I just reached the Foundation Establishment stage two months ago, and I just happened to be able to enter this secret realm."

"That's true. Not everyone is as lucky as you to receive personal instruction from your senior brother."

The disciples winked and teased Zhao Yanran.

Zhao Yanran blushed instantly. She raised her head and looked at Chu Heng shyly. Chu Heng, however, was looking around absentmindedly. When he saw Mu Yao standing not far away, he immediately pulled away from Zhao Yanran's hand and got up to walk towards Mu Yao.

"Ayao!"

Seeing Chu Heng heading this way, Mu Yao quickly stuffed the soft cake into her bosom.

"I knew I shouldn't have come so early," Mu Yao thought to herself as she squeezed into the crowd.

It's clear that Chu Heng and Zhao Yanran had a fight a year ago after the incident at Taixu Earth. I heard that Zhao Yanran apologized to Chu Heng in front of his cave every day, but Chu Heng didn't even show his face. Mu Yao thought they had broken up.

Who knew they would make up again? And if they made up, fine, but then there was no more drama to watch. But then Chu Heng suddenly started bothering her every day again, which annoyed Mu Yao to no end.

Until a hand landed on her shoulder, Mu Yao took a big bite of the soft cake and turned her head away impatiently.

"Can you please stop following me? Go find your junior sister Yanran, okay... okay..."

"Xiao He? You're finally out of seclusion!"

Mu Yao picked up Sheng He and spun her around: "I missed you so much! I thought you weren't coming to the secret realm this time. How did it go? Did you reach Foundation Establishment?"

After Mu Yao finished speaking, she belatedly realized that something was wrong. She put Sheng He down and carefully examined him.

Sheng He smiled and twirled in front of Mu Yao: "How is it? It's been a year, can you tell if I've changed at all?"

Yun Qianshan nodded: "You've grown taller and become more beautiful, but why aren't you wearing the hairpin I gave you?"

"Oh, didn't you say you were going to stay with your little talisman master? You're not coming?"

Yun Qianshan waved his hand dismissively: "Too dramatic, let's break up!"

Mu Yao scoffed and whispered in Sheng He's ear, "They broke up eight hundred times during the year you were in seclusion. I bet they'll be all lovey-dovey again when they come back from the secret realm."

"But..."

Mu Yao gently stroked Sheng He's hair, still finding it somewhat unbelievable: "Xiao He, you're already in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage? Aren't you a five-elemental root cultivator? How come your cultivation speed is so fast? Did I really find a treasure?"

Sheng He winked mysteriously and made a gesture with her finger: "I used a little bit of special methods."

On Shenghe's head, three small hairpins clung tightly together, tears streaming down her face.

It's been a year. God knows how they've managed to get through it all.

When Shenghe the Great Demon King encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation, he would pluck a petal from one of their plants. When he encountered difficulties in practicing his sword, he would also pluck a petal. In the end, even when he was in a bad mood, Shenghe the Great Demon King would still pluck a petal and taste it.

Now, they are completely bald except for a few ugly leaves.

The three little radish heads looked at each other, then hugged each other and burst into tears.

"Hey? Xiaohe, your hairpin is so special. How come it can drip water like raindrops?"

Yun Qianshan curiously touched the small white flower hairpin on Sheng He's head.

Sheng He raised an eyebrow: "Oh, this is a little spell I researched myself, Senior Sister Yun, take a look."

Sheng He gently twisted her two fingers together, and a wisp of spiritual energy landed on the hairpin, which immediately returned to normal.

Sheng He squinted and smiled: "Won't it stop dripping now?"

The three little radish heads, frozen in place by the spell: ...@@￥￥@

"The time has come. Disciples, please board the flying boat. The Pure Moon Secret Realm is about to open."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the three stopped talking and looked towards the airship. Sure enough, they saw Tianyu on the airship with a bitter and resentful expression.

"Huh? Didn't I hear that Elder Liuyun was leading the team this time? How come it's Elder Tianyu now?"

Mu Yao avoided Yun Qianshan's gaze, whistling as she looked around, but dared not look at Sheng He.

Sheng He remained calm and explained the reason behind it in a very composed manner.

"Just a few days ago, my master was taking a walk with Martial Aunt Luo Ling when Martial Aunt Jing Lan discovered them. My master said that they just happened to bump into each other on the road and exchanged a few words, but Martial Aunt Jing Lan didn't believe him and beat him up. My master didn't dare to fight back and was beaten so badly that he had no choice but to plead with Elder Liu Yun to accept this job."

"Oh, I see."

Yun Qianshan didn't show much shock, after all, if the other party was Elder Tianyu, such a thing would be normal.

The three of them boarded the flying boat together. There weren't many disciples participating in the Pure Moon Secret Realm this time; including Sheng He and the other two, there were only about twenty people in total.

Although Tianyu had a bitter face, she did not forget her responsibilities.

After the disciples boarded the flying boat, Tianyu gathered them together and took out a map from his sleeve.

"This is a map of the Pure Moon Secret Realm. The marked places are where opportunities may arise. Everyone on the flying boat is at least at the Foundation Establishment stage, so you should not be in any danger."

"Here, I will only mention two points. First, I know that many of you have come here for the Green Wood Vine. The Green Wood Vine is in the Swamp Forest, but it is guarded by a Green-Eyed Teng Snake. This Teng Snake has already reached the Nascent Soul stage. If you do not want to die, you would better bring the Concealment Bead and not disturb it."

"Secondly, the Pure Moon Secret Realm is a small secret realm. With the opening of this secret realm, many sects will inevitably send their disciples in to train. You are all disciples of the Qingyun Sect. Do not provoke trouble, but do not be afraid of trouble either. If you are bullied, fight back. If you can't beat them, come find me. I will ask the sect leader to avenge you."

"Alright, that's all. Share the map with me. We'll be at the Pure Moon Secret Realm soon. Don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary."

Tianyu waved his hand, casually handed the map to Shenghe, and then walked to the bow of the boat with a gloomy face.