Qi Refining Level 3000, Accepting The Empress As A Disciple At The Beginning

Inside the Star River Hall.

Luo Yangtian was naturally aware of the challenge from逍遥 Peak to万花 Peak.

"Sect Leader, the challenge from逍遥 Peak is simply too trivial. They're practically visiting as guests, not issuing a challenge," the First Elder said from below.

"Trivial? The Eight Peaks challenging万花 Peak was originally intended to consolidate the authority of the First Peak and incidentally enhance interaction among the Nine Peaks."

"Exchanges and sparring are meant to be just that, stopping short of serious harm. This isn't the Nine Peaks Grand Competition; do you expect them to fight to the death?" Luo Yangtian said softly.

The First Elder, upon hearing Luo Yangtian's words, didn't know what to say.

"Alright, the challenge from逍遥 Peak to万花 Peak is a minor matter. Have you received a reply to the letter I asked you to send?" Luo Yangtian steered the conversation to more important matters.

"Not yet," the First Elder shook his head. The letter had been sent out, but no reply had been received to this day.

"There was one reply, a joint letter from天华 Sect, wanting to unite the major sects to剿灭 the Demonic Cult!"

"Heh, the Demonic Cult revives after being灭, how could it be so easily剿灭? Moreover, the existence of the Demonic Cult is necessary in some ways," Luo Yangtian scoffed coldly.

The First Elder understood the situation perfectly and didn't offer any opinions.

"Since there's still no reply, let's wait a little longer," Luo Yangtian said before disappearing into the Star River.

The First Elder remained in the Star River Hall to handle matters for the Sect Leader.

Almost all matters of the sect were handled by the Three Great Elders, unless major events were involved, in which case the Sect Leader would handle them personally.

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Inside万花 Peak.

All the female disciples lined up, ready to challenge Little White.

Whether they challenged or not wasn't important; what mattered was being able to pinch his face.

Anyway, winning or losing wasn't important, as long as they were happy.

Little White, riding on the back of Er Ha, watched as the female disciples stepped onto the arena one by one, raising their long spears as if to chop down, but stopping halfway through.

If people weren't going to fight you, and you still attacked and injured them, that would be terrible.

"I admit defeat, I'm not fighting," Little White put away his long spear and rode Er Ha off the arena.

Too annoying!

Little White wanted to leave, but was surrounded by a group of female disciples.

"If you pinch my face again, I'm going to get angry!" Little White also had his limits.

He was a dignified Demon Emperor, with a noble status. When had he ever thought that one day, his face would be pinched by others?

"How about one spirit stone for one pinch?" A female disciple took out a spirit stone, looking at Little White's reddened face.

"I, Little White, a dignified three-foot tall man, would never bow my head for a single spirit stone!" Little White had his pride.

One spirit stone? Was that meant to send away a beggar?

"How about this, three for one pinch!"

"No, I, Little White, born between heaven and earth, cultivating immortality and comprehending the Dao, also have dignity!" Little White raised his head.

"Five, no more. We don't have any more than that. If it's any more, we'll be broke. Five spirit stones each to pinch your face once. There are so many of us sisters; you can earn thousands of spirit stones," a female disciple took out five spirit stones.

Their monthly stipend was only two spirit stones and one medicinal pill.

This was still a benefit of being the First Peak.

Now, taking out five spirit stones was equivalent to two months' stipend.

In the Star River Sect, if you wanted to cultivate faster and get spirit stones, apart from the fixed monthly amount, you had to do tasks.

The Star River Sect had all kinds of tasks. Each peak had a task hall, specializing in managing tasks and issuing spirit stones.

In the past, the task hall was arranged by each peak themselves, but now it was managed by someone arranged by the First Elder.

The task hall was very important. Every month, they would submit a task list and a list of disciples. The list of disciples recorded the disciples' cultivation level and the amount of spirit stones each month, and then received the required spirit stones for the month from the Second Elder.

Sometimes, in order to earn more spirit stones, the task hall would falsely report the task list and the list of disciples.

Of course, all of this had nothing to do with逍遥 Peak.

Little White looked at the spirit stones in the hands of the disciples and hesitated.

Ye Kong, who was drinking on the platform, almost spat his wine on Liu Ruqing's face when he heard Little White's righteous words.

"Pfft..."

"When did I ever teach Little White to say this?"

Ye Kong was dumbfounded. When did he ever teach him that a true man knows when to yield and when to stand firm?

Shouldn't it be able to bend and stretch?

This Little White, deserves a beating.

Lin Yaoyao stared at Little White with phoenix eyes, without saying a word.

Little White, since you said it was for your senior sister's cultivation, then when we go back, your senior sister will take your spirit stones, right?

Anyway, you said it was for me, if I don't take it, you'll feel bad.

Lin Yaoyao made up her mind that since Little White brought her up, she would snatch Little White's spirit stones when she got back.

"Little White, interesting," Liu Ruqing looked at Little White, a smile on her lips.

"Junior brother, I say, why don't you just give me this Little White? He's quite pitiful, having his face pinched for a few spirit stones," Liu Ruqing felt a little sorry for Little White.

"Your万花 Peak doesn't accept male disciples, and逍遥 Peak only has three disciples," Ye Kong said helplessly.

"Little White doesn't count as a male disciple, he's just a child," Liu Ruqing laughed.

"He's still a male, didn't you hear him say, knows when to yield and when to stand firm?" Ye Kong said with a faint smile.

As soon as these words came out, Lin Yaoyao and Su Qingwan seemed to have thought of something, blushing and lowering their heads.

Little Qing thought for a moment, her face turning red.

Liu Ruqing was even more angry, and said unhappily: "Junior Brother Ye, it's better to joke less in my万花 Peak. These are all female disciples, and they can't be corrupted."

Ye Kong looked puzzled, "Little White said it, and aren't you thinking too much?"

"No!" Everyone said in unison.

They would never admit that they were thinking too much.

Ye Kong looked at them, their faces were red, and he couldn't help but secretly say: They must be thinking too much, their faces are red.

This Little White, he has to be beaten when he goes back for talking nonsense.

The Little White below was still having his face pinched, unaware of what was happening on the platform.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if he didn't practice martial arts, he was still thick-skinned.

It didn't hurt to have his face pinched.

Five spirit stones for one pinch, anyway, he wouldn't lose out.

As for losing face...

This was for the development of逍遥 Peak, for my senior sister's cultivation, not for me.

What's there to lose face about?

Being spanked by Master is the real loss of face.

"Only one pinch per person," Little White reminded.

"I know, one pinch per person, ten breaths of time for one pinch," the female disciple said with a smile.

Wait, ten breaths?

"No, ten breaths is too long!" Little White refused decisively.

"Think about it, you earn five spirit stones in ten breaths, which is much easier than doing tasks, and it's just a pinch on the face, it won't be less meat."

"Yes, many of us do tasks, working hard and only getting two or three spirit stones."

"And doing one task takes at least seven or eight days."

"You, you're taking advantage and still acting good."

Everyone said one sentence after another, making Little White stunned, and coaxing him to limp.

"Really?" Little White was a little puzzled.

Five spirit stones for ten breaths of time, it seems like he earned it.

However, it always felt a little embarrassing.

He was a dignified Demon Emperor, having his face pinched by so many people for five spirit stones...

If this gets out...

It won't get out, anyway, no one knows my identity.

With so many spirit stones, I can break through the peak of Foundation Establishment!

Earned it!

Little White thought of this, and felt relieved.

"Pinch hard, anyway, it doesn't hurt!" Little White said with a smile, raising his head.