When Venerable Wen Ying finally let down her guard and confessed her secrets one by one, Yu Qingtan's lips curved in a satisfied smile. She softly said, "Very good, only the wise know how to adapt to changing circumstances. You have made a wise choice."
Hopes flickered in Venerable Wen Ying's eyes, as she believed her candidness would buy her freedom. She cautiously asked, "Then, may I leave now?"
Yu Qingtan's gaze suddenly deepened, and she slowly uttered two words, "Spirit Restraint!" As her voice fell, an invisible force instantly bound Venerable Wen Ying in place.
Venerable Wen Ying's eyes widened in terror; she felt as though her body had been nailed in place by an unseen force, rendering her unable to move. Despair filled her heart; she couldn't understand why Yu Qingtan would suddenly betray her promise.
Unable to speak, all she could do was transform her gaze—filled with fright and confusion—into one of pity and pleading, hoping Yu Qingtan would spare her life.
Yu Qingtan ignored her pitiful, kitten-like eyes and stretched out her hand indifferently, gently tapping on Venerable Wen Ying's forehead. The tap appeared gentle, yet it was imbued with imnse power. Venerable Wen Ying's eyes instantly lost their luster, and her body collapsed powerlessly.
"What a pity for such a beautiful face," Yu Qingtan murmured softly. She raised her arm, spiritual power surged, and from Venerable Wen Ying's corpse she extracted her Golden Core and removed her storage ring.
Then, with a light wave of her hand, a fireball appeared in her palm, flung towards Venerable Wen Ying's body; the flas swiftly engulfed it. Under the reflection of the fire, the storage ring decorated with a circle of Spirit Diamonds shone brilliantly.
As the flas slowly dissipated, only a small tal loop remained, lying quietly on the ground. Yu Qingtan picked up the loop, closely examining the tiny tal object.
"This must be part of the Middle-grade Dao Artifact, the Celestial Illuminating Staff, that Venerable Wen Ying ntioned," Yu Qingtan mused to herself. Although the loop was just a tiny part of a Middle-grade Dao Artifact, it contained a formidable power. It was what enabled Venerable Wen Ying to fend off various illusions and attacks.
After purifying the small loop, Yu Qingtan placed it into the System Space, then opened Venerable Wen Ying's storage ring. The ring was filled with various precious cultivation resources and treasures. Among them, what was more intriguing was a Jade Slip.
It contained a record of Venerable Wen Ying's personal affairs, similar to a diary, including romantic encounters with more than twenty male cultivators; half of them were teachers and students from the World Academy Southeast Branch, the most recent being the aforentioned Wei Chengnian.
Venerable Wen Ying had naturally not disclosed this, but from what she did share, Yu Qingtan learned of Sakura Island's wolfish ambitions.
Sakura Island had long harbored unrelenting desires for the Southeast Region, and there was a suspicion that they had acquired another Divine Transformation Cultivator. Therefore, in the last few centuries, the number of spies they had sent to the Southeast Region had significantly increased, among whom Venerable Wen Ying was one.
"When I am strong enough, it will be ti to properly clean up those rogue cultivators from Sakura Island!" Yu Qingtan thought to herself, then continued her seclusion.
The next day, another visitor arrived, and it turned out to be Fu Nian.
"Qing Tan, long ti no see!"
When Yu Qingtan saw Fu Nian, she almost didn't recognize him.
Fu Nian now stood slightly taller than the five-foot-one Yu Qingtan, and his facial features had subtly changed, becoming much more pleasant to look at.
Furthermore, he had adopted a flowing, carefree hairstyle and was dressed in a white robe, his handsoness having increased from a four to at least a seven.
"Young Master Fu, it's been more than half a year since we last t. You have truly undergone a transformation, it seems that Elder Sister Jin Zhi's Talisman Dao Body Refinent Technique is quite extraordinary."
"Of course. But, Sister Qing Tan, do you have any new love stories?"
At that mont, Jin Zhi in her golden dress, floated out from Fu Nian and asked Yu Qingtan with anticipation.
"Elder Sister Jin Zhi, long ti no see. Whenever I have the chance to think, I always co up with new love stories. I've managed to conceive two more."
Yu Qingtan took out two Jade Slips, which contained pure love stories about n with n.
In her past life, one of Yu Qingtan's hobbies was reading online novels. There was a ti when she tried to woo a sister apprentice who was into the genre, and endured discomfort to read a lot of pure love stories.
Although she failed to win her over, she never expected those stories to co in handy.
"Haha, Sister Qingtan is so kind, thank you!"
Jin Zhi happily took the Jade Slips and then returned inside Fu Nian, probably to go to Gold Sigil Palace to read the stories.
Yu Qingtan then started to chat with Fu Nian.
It turned out that after arriving at Qu Fu Immortal City, about a month ago, Fu Nian had digested almost everything he could from Divine Rune Honored One's inheritance in the short term. His cultivation level had broken through to the peak of the mid-stage Golden Core, and he had also beco a Fourth-order Talisman Master.
Afterward, Fu Nian entered The World Academy Southeast Branch's Talisman Institute to study.
The number one Talisman Master in the Southeast Region was the Supre Elder of The World Academy Southeast Branch, Vine Language Honored One Jiang Manyu. This was enough to illustrate the strength of talisman Dao at The World Academy Southeast Branch.
During this month, Fu Nian truly reaped a lot of benefits and also beca a lecturer at The World Academy.
Yu Qingtan also briefly discussed so of her recent experiences.
Yu Qingtan consulted Fu Nian about the art of talisman crafting, and Fu Nian gladly taught her, while he also sought advice from Yu Qingtan about formation path.
While Fu Nian's talisman array techniques were mainly focused on talismans, formations were also crucial. Being just a Second Stage Array Master, this weakness kept his talisman arrays from reaching their maximal power.
Though Yu Qingtan did not reveal that she was a Fourth-order Array Master, she demonstrated an understanding of formations that far surpassed Fu Nian's.
Finally, the day before Yu Qingtan's lecture, under Fu Nian's guidance, she successfully crafted a Third-order Water Blade Talisman, becoming a Third-order Talisman Master, and Fu Nian's level in formations also greatly improved.
When Fu Nian left satisfied, Yu Qingtan imdiately used the last Fourth-order Skill Upgrade Card.
Yu Qingtan also beca a Fourth-order Talisman Master. Although she hadn't learned to draw talismans in the void, and had only drawn one Third Stage talisman, with ti, she'd be able to draw Void Drawing Talismans and Fourth-order talismans because Void Drawing Talisman is a basic skill for Fourth-order Talisman Masters.
Yu Qingtan was now a Fourth-order Talisman Master, Fourth-order Artifact Refiner, and Fourth-order Array Master.
There was no helping it, cheating was just that exhilarating.
That night, Yu Qingtan slept blissfully.
The next day was the day for Yu Qingtan's lecture.
She wore a light blue off-shoulder dress adorned with Spirit Diamonds. The dress had a high-low hemline that waved like ripples, and she wore flesh-toned silk stockings with small leather shoes on her feet.
On her head, neck, hands, and feet, she wore jewelry decorated with Spirit Diamonds, and behind her back floated a pair of wings made mainly of Spirit Diamonds.
The entire outfit, which she had refined herself at Treasure Grade, was sothing she normally couldn't bear to wear.
Once dressed, she believed that she was the most dazzling female cultivator in Qu Fu Immortal City, and perhaps even the entire Outer Realm.
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