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

"Tch! With such poor talent, you still want to learn cultivation? If I were you, I'd jump off the flying boat right now to avoid making a fool of myself at the Qingyun Sect!"

Zhao Yanran stood with her arms crossed, looking down at Sheng He. In just a short while, many people had come up to her and befriend her.

These people, trying to figure out Zhao Yanran's thoughts, also stood around her and looked at Sheng He with disdain.

Given the choice between a single-elemental fire elemental root with unlimited potential and a five-elemental root that might not even reach the Foundation Establishment stage, anyone with a brain would know which to choose.

However, there were also disciples on the flying boat who had been found to have five spiritual roots. They had originally thought of getting along well with Zhao Yanran so that they could have someone to rely on in the Qingyun Sect in the future. But when they heard Zhao Yanran say this, they all looked ashamed and stopped thinking about going up to greet her.

Sheng He frowned. It seemed that this hadn't happened in her previous life. Back then, Zhao Yanran hadn't even bothered to give her a glance, and was busy making friends as soon as she boarded the flying boat.

Sheng He only learned later that these people's goodwill seemed to be very important to Zhao Yanran.

But in this life... perhaps it was because Sheng He killed the Golden Core Elder that Zhao Yanran felt threatened, which is why she couldn't wait to ostracize her.

Sheng He's expression remained unchanged. She glanced subtly at Tian Yu, who was pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed. Sheng He had a deep impression of this Elder Tian Yu.

He was the youngest elder of the Sword Peak of the Qingyun Sect, but also the most unconventional. He never considered talent when accepting disciples, only his own mood and the disciple's temperament.

Sheng He remembered that in her previous life, Elder Tianyu only took in two disciples. One was a dual spiritual root of water and wood, and the other, like her, was a useless five spiritual root. But later, both of his disciples became prominent figures in the cultivation world.

Given Sheng He's current situation, entering Sword Peak and becoming a disciple of Elder Tianyu is her best option.

Thinking of this, Sheng He composed himself, calmly accepted the wooden plaque handed to him by his junior disciple, and boarded the flying boat: "Cultivating immortality is not easy. Not only do you have to fight against the heavens and against people, but you also have to fight against yourself. Although I am not talented, I hope to go as far as I can."

"Besides..." Sheng He carefully placed the wooden plaque into her sleeve, her face full of innocence, "Even if I really couldn't bear it and jumped off the flying boat, Miss Zhao is so talented and kind-hearted, she surely wouldn't stand idly by, right?"

"Pfft!"

Tianyu, who had been keeping his eyes closed and ignoring worldly affairs, suddenly burst out laughing, "Hahahaha! Young friend, you're right. I'll keep an eye on things and make sure she gets you out of there!"

The gazes of those around her seemed to fall on Zhao Yanran, who blushed. She dared not be disrespectful in front of the elders and could only glare at Sheng He to express her dissatisfaction.

"Host, don't forget that your persona is that of a gentle and understanding junior sister."

"System?" Zhao Yanran was pleasantly surprised and quickly asked in her mind, "Have you fully recovered?"

"Not yet, because the host overspent too many points in order to exchange for Shenghe's spiritual root, which caused me to run out of energy and fall into a deep sleep. The host must gain the favor of others as soon as possible so that I will have the energy to advise the host."

The system's voice sounded somewhat tired, "We have detected that Elder Tianyu of the Qingyun Sect's favorability towards the host has dropped below the passing grade. This is related to the first impressions of the various immortals of the Qingyun Sect on the host and whether the host can successfully become a disciple of Immortal Venerable Xuanxiao."

"Please immediately increase Elder Tianyu's favorability, or you will be punished."

After the system finished speaking, it fell asleep again. Zhao Yanran's smile froze on her face. She thought the system was there to help her, but who knew it would be so useless.

Why is it that other people's systems are omnipotent, while I have to be punished just for using up some points in advance and saying a few words?

Zhao Yanran gritted her teeth. The thought that she could become the master of Xuanxiao Immortal Venerable, the number one sword cultivator in the world, after entering Qingyun Sect made all the humiliations she was in now seem insignificant.

Zhao Yanran finally put on an apologetic expression, took off a fine white jade bracelet from her wrist, bent down and handed it to Sheng He: "I'm sorry, young lady, I just spoke without thinking and didn't mean to make fun of you."

“What you say is right, young lady. The path of cultivation is not easy, and talent is not everything. I was just too happy and talked nonsense. This bracelet was a gift from my mother when I left home. I am giving it to you now, young lady, hoping that you can forgive me.”

Zhao Yanran spoke sincerely and humbled herself greatly.

The crowd, who had just been dissatisfied with Zhao Yanran, couldn't help but calm down and even developed a bit of goodwill towards her.

After all, embarking on the path of cultivation means severing ties with the mortal world and making it difficult to see one's family again. The fact that Zhao Yanran took out the bracelet given to her by her mother shows her sincerity.

Even Elder Tianyu was surprised that Zhao Yanran could admit her mistake so smoothly. He raised an eyebrow as he looked at Zhao Yanran's sincere expression.

Could it be that he was mistaken? Is this young girl actually a kind and gentle person who knows how to admit her mistakes and correct them?

Hearing the system report that Elder Tianyu's favorability was recovering, Zhao Yanran breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just a broken bracelet, not worth much money.

On the contrary, it was Shenghe.

Zhao Yanran slightly curled the corners of her lips, revealing a provocative expression to Sheng He from an angle unseen by others.

She didn't believe Sheng He would dare to accept the bracelet.

If she accepts the offer, all the disciples of Qingyun Sect will know that Sheng He, a useless person with five spiritual roots, bullied and pressured his fellow disciples even before entering the sect.

Once she becomes Master Xuanxiao's personal disciple, with just a little instruction, she can make Shenghe live a life worse than a dog in the Qingyun Sect.

At this moment, everyone was watching Sheng He. Several people who had just become friends with Zhao Yanran began to speak up for her: "Young lady, we'll all be fellow disciples from now on. Junior Sister Zhao didn't do it on purpose, so please don't hold it against her."

"Yes, Junior Sister Yanran, you should take this bracelet back. If she's still angry, I'll just exchange my jade pendant for her."

As he spoke, the man casually untied the jade pendant from his waist and tossed it to Sheng He: "Here, this was made by someone at a great expense by my father. It's very valuable! Stop clinging to Junior Sister Yanran."

Sheng He sneered inwardly. Wasn't she the victim? She hadn't even said a word, yet Zhao Yanran had just rambled on, and now she was the one being unreasonable.

Moreover, Sheng He looked at the smug Zhao Yanran, who showed no intention of admitting her mistake.

Since that's the case, don't blame her for being impolite.

Sheng He fumbled for a piece of hemp rope in her bundle. She had just pulled it from the chicken coop to tie her luggage when she left the village.

Zhao Yanran can talk nonsense, so can she.