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

His right hand was tightly gripping a communication talisman. As soon as he opened it, a sharp female voice came through.

"Tianyu! You've got some nerve, daring to let someone else touch the things I gave you! Tell me, have you taken a fancy to some female cultivator again? Do you even know what you were doing down the mountain? Get back here right now, or you'll regret it!"

Hearing Jinglan's furious voice, Tianyu subconsciously shrank back. Seeing one communication talisman after another appearing in front of him, Tianyu quickly took out his short flute and carefully explained.

……

Two days later.

The green vine had been completely refined by Sheng He, leaving only a withered branch.

Sheng He took a deep breath and carefully felt the changes in his dantian. The tempered wood spirit root emitted a crystal-clear green light, which made the four spirit roots around it look particularly dull.

After refining the Green Wood Vine, unlike before when he couldn't feel any elemental fluctuations after his spiritual root was replaced, Sheng He can now clearly feel the affinity of the wood element in the air to him.

Moreover, the spiritual power contained in the Green Wood Vine was so strong that it actually raised her up a small realm. She is now in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Sheng He was very satisfied with the result, and with a wave of her hand, she put the withered branch in front of her into her storage ring.

After all, in her previous life, Zhao Yanran had gone to great lengths to obtain the Thousand-Year Green Vine from the Pure Moon Secret Realm, so how could she not make good use of it?

Sheng He stretched and walked out of the room.

As soon as Sheng He stepped out of the room, a commotion arose on the deck. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that Zhao Yanran had already begun to absorb Qi into her body.

"Junior Sister Yanran, it's only been two days, and without any elders to teach you, how did you manage to draw qi into your body? Please teach us."

"Yes, yes, Junior Sister Yanran, we also want to learn. Junior Sister Yanran is beautiful and kind-hearted, she certainly won't refuse, right?"

"Go away, go away! Junior Sister Yanran's talent is extraordinary, how could we compare? By the way, Junior Sister Yanran, which Immortal Venerable do you wish to become your disciple?"

A large group of people surrounded Zhao Yanran, discussing the situation animatedly. Zhao Yanran clearly enjoyed the occasion.

Her cheeks were flushed, and she lowered her head with a gentle smile on her face: "Oh dear, I'm not as amazing as you all say. I just suddenly felt a lot of fire elements in the air approaching me last night, and this morning I inexplicably drew the energy into my body."

"As for which immortal master to take as my master..." Zhao Yanran shook her head shyly, "How dare I dream of such things? I would be happy as long as I can be an inner disciple."

The man who had been standing beside Zhao Yanran patted her shoulder, his face full of righteous indignation: "Yanran, don't say that. With your talent, you will definitely be able to become the master of the number one swordsman in the world, Immortal Venerable Xuanxiao."

Sheng He immediately recognized the speaker as Wu Yan, one of Zhao Yanran's most loyal lackeys in her previous life.

He also played a part in forcing Sheng He to hand over the inscriptions on the Xiaoxiang Terrace.

Sheng He mentally took out her notebook and wrote down another name, then quietly moved away from the group of people.

"Hey, isn't this Miss Sheng? We haven't seen you for the past few days. Come and listen, Junior Sister Yanran has already achieved Qi Induction!"

A sharp-eyed girl immediately noticed Sheng He outside the crowd and half-pulled, half-dragged her to Zhao Yanran.

Despite being just a child, Zhao Yanran tried her best to hide her pride and smugness when faced with the praise from her peers.

When Zhao Yanran saw Sheng He standing in front of her, her smile instantly froze on her face. She remembered that when she switched spiritual roots, Sheng He had already entered the Qi Refining stage.

However, the system said at the time that Sheng He was seriously injured and it was not possible to see her face.

Two days ago, she made sarcastic remarks about Sheng He to test whether Sheng He recognized her. Judging from Sheng He's reaction at the time, she probably didn't recognize her.

For some reason, when Zhao Yanran looked into Sheng He's clear eyes, she always felt that there was something wicked hidden inside.

Sure enough, under Zhao Yanran's anxious gaze, Sheng He exclaimed in surprise, her mouth agape, "Junior Sister Zhao is truly amazing! She managed to draw Qi into her body so quickly. No wonder she has a single spiritual root!"

"That's right, do you think a useless person with five spiritual roots can compare to that?"

Wu Yan rolled his eyes at Sheng He. He had noticed it the day before yesterday when they boarded the flying boat: Junior Sister Yanran seemed to particularly dislike this country bumpkin, Sheng He.

Junior Sister Yanran is such a gentle and kind person, she even speaks softly, yet she said such nasty things to Sheng He.

What does this mean?

This only proves that Sheng He is not a good person!

He must protect his junior sister Yanran and prevent her from being harmed by villains.

Thinking of this, Wu Yan's gaze towards Sheng He immediately became more wary.

Zhao Yanran forced a smile. For some reason, she felt that Sheng He's words had a hidden meaning.

They were clearly the same spiritual root, but in Sheng He's body it was a mutated fire spiritual root, but after being transferred to her body it became an ordinary single spiritual root.

Although it is also a top-notch talent, it is just a step below.

In particular, her cultivation level is now lower than Sheng He's.

Zhao Yanran gently tugged at Wu Yan's sleeve. Wu Yan turned his head and saw that his junior sister Yanran had a pale face, and he immediately became displeased.

It's all because of Sheng He. Just a moment ago, Junior Sister Yanran was perfectly fine, but as soon as she arrived, she upset her.

Wu Yan frowned, about to say something, when he suddenly heard Senior Brother Fang exclaim "Eh!"

Fang Mingxuan was also one of the disciples in charge of recruiting students for the Qingyun Sect. Although he was only an outer disciple, he was cheerful and easygoing, and thus quickly became friends with the new disciples in just two days.

Upon hearing Senior Brother Fang speak, everyone fell silent.

Senior Brother Fang looked Sheng He up and down, his face full of shock: "You're already in the mid-stage of Qi Refining?"

A collective gasp filled the air.

Mid-stage Qi Refining!

"Isn't she a useless person with five spiritual roots? How come she's cultivating faster than Junior Sister Yanran?"

"Is she really a five-elemental-root? Waaaaah, I want a five-elemental-root like that too."

Hearing the envious voices around her, Zhao Yanran's face paled even more.

Why? All of this should have belonged to her, so why was it taken away by Sheng He?

Her fingernails dug deep into her palms as Zhao Yanran kept reassuring herself. It was alright; she was only in the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Sheng He only had five spiritual roots. So what if her cultivation was higher than hers now? Once she entered Sword Peak and became a disciple of Xuanxiao Immortal Venerable, she would surely surpass Sheng He very quickly.

At that time, Sheng He will at most be an outer disciple, and may only reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining in his lifetime.

Zhao Yanran tried her best to calm herself down, but her eyes still couldn't help but be filled with resentment when she looked at Sheng He.