Dragon Head Peak, Purple Palace Dan Tower.
The first floor of the tower.
In the spacious hall, over a thousand inner sect disciples from the mountain peaks of the Five Branches of the Qinglan Sect were sitting cross-legged, listening to the teachings.
On the platform of the second floor, a Second Grade elixir-refining Guest Elder was explaining non-stop:
"As the saying goes—"
"From the cave’s horn, cinnabar emits splendid clouds; auspicious vapors rise from turtle shell and lead."
"I shall gather it into the Xiantai Cauldron, refining it to a state of primordial chaos, before the universe was divided."
"This way of Refining Elixirs values forsaking the old and embracing the new, the dragon-tiger fetal breathing."
"Different grades of elixirs correspond to different refining thods and feng shui affinities."
"In general, the grades of elixirs, from high to low, are roughly divided into Immortal Pills, treasure pills, and Spirit Pills. Each grade, from good to bad, is further divided into First to Ninth Grade."
"Now, I have just introduced you to common Fourth-grade treasure pills like the Entity Coagulation Pill, Nine-turns Cultivation Pill, etc. The next one is even more significant..."
Saying this, the Elder squinted his eyes and swept them over a handso young man in the front row, dressed in white as snow.
"The chief of Divine Phoenix Peak, you co up and take this Bodhi Real Essence Pill. Show it to your fellow Disciples, and then rember to put it back in its original place."
"Rember, this is a First-Grade treasure pill that provides for the Six Holy Beings and various Supre Elders. Don’t damage it."
After speaking, the Elder left a blue and white pill bottle on the platform. Then, his figure transford into a ray of light, and he departed.
"Yes, Elder!"
Under everyone’s gaze, Lin Xiao decisively stood up and walked towards the platform.
Sure enough, just as I hoped.
Every step is now proceeding according to the original plot!
The person in charge of the Purple Palace Dan Tower, Elder Gu, was out, and this specially appointed Guest Elder from an outer sect was lecturing on his behalf. The latter slacked off, talked for a while, then snuck off early, leaving the disciples to observe the finished pills and browse the books on their own.
And this conveniently provided the Lin Xiao in the original story with the opportunity to steal the pill!
However... where has Ye Chen gone?
According to the original script, once I’ve shown the First-Grade Bodhi Real Essence Pill to everyone, I should return to the backstage pill room, planning to quietly hide it. But Ye Chen is supposed to spot , so I temporarily give up the idea and plan to co steal the pill at night, while Third Junior Sister Youwei is on guard.
But now this guy, the main character of this whole drama, is completely MIA! How can this show go on?
Lin Xiao was in a flurry and had to try to communicate with the lousy system again.
Fortunately, this ti, the lousy system responded:
"Hello, Host! You only need to stick to your own character’s plot. As for the others, you don’t need to worry about them~(〜￣▽￣)〜"
...
Fine, you said it! I’ll continue with the act!
After receiving assurance from the lousy system, Lin Xiao finally felt relieved.
Next, he symbolically took the Bodhi Pill and showcased it to the disciples present.
He didn’t notice at all that when he passed by the seats of Divine Phoenix Peak, Chu Youwei, the only junior sister from her peak in attendance, clenched her teeth, a touch of solemnity appearing in her beautiful, clear spring-like eyes.
Ah, my brave and stubborn Eldest Senior Brother, tonight, will you really, as the script says, risk stealing... No, borrowing this Bodhi Real Essence Pill, in order to defeat Ye Chen and defend the honor of Divine Phoenix Peak?
Anyway, rest assured!
Weiwei will not allow you to do such a foolish thing tonight, ruining your reputation and incurring the Master’s bla!
...
...
After stalling for ti in the Alchemy Tower all morning, Lin Xiao nervously returned to his dormitory and imdiately asked Huaizhen to go to Tiandang Peak to find out Ye Chen’s whereabouts.
Soon, news ca back.
"Eldest Senior Brother! Huaizhen found out! After Ye Chen was beaten by you and fled Sword Dance Square yesterday, he has been in closed-door cultivation all night at Martial Uncle Yuanyi’s ’Twelve Rotations Cave Mansion’ on Tiandang Peak. He’s still inside!" Huaizhen pushed open the door, gasping for breath as he reported.
"Hm?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao couldn’t help but frown.
In the original story, the Blessed Abode of that old scher Yuanyi, which concealed many unknown plots, had never allowed anyone entry.
Now he’s willing to let Ye Chen cultivate there?
Has he really started to treat Ye Chen as one of his own?
The villain boss in the novel teaming up with the protagonist to advance the demonic cause, becoming allies?
This plot is so absurd, I can’t even bring myself to ridicule it.
Forget it, this is unrelated to the current side quest I’m doing.
Actually, if it weren’t for using my Innate Divine Ability last night and thrashing Ye Chen so badly, he wouldn’t be in such a hurry to beco stronger and regain face at the Five Branches Martial Competition.
I’ll take the bla for this plot deviation!
Lin Xiao sighed, suddenly rembering sothing.
"Oh right! System!"
He imdiately recalled, "Last night, to stand up for Yingying, I lightly injured Ye Chen. That didn’t... count as failing the mission, did it?"
DING!
"Detected Host’s question! Answering now—"
"Hello, Host! Up to now, there have been no major deviations in Lin Xiao’s character arc. Next, you just need to continue to portray your character accurately!"
...
This ti, the lousy system answered imdiately! It also gave Lin Xiao complete peace of mind.
Actually, co to think of it, my character Lin Xiao’s part of the plot hasn’t deviated much.
So what if my junior sister’s and Master’s personas have gone off the rails?
Ye Chen still got into the Qinglan Sect, still cultivated a Golden Core, and still learned the Five Elents Sword Art, right?
And I, the villainous minion, still ’arrogantly and brainlessly’ accepted the challenge for the Five Branches Martial Competition!
Everything... was just waiting for the grand face-slapping climax at the Five Branches Martial Competition!
What followed was a long wait.
Gentlen are patient wolves.
Night eventually fell.
Lin Xiao got ready, planning to change into black night attire, don a flashy masked headscarf, and launch a night raid on his Third Junior Sister, who was on duty at the Pill Workshop!
However, just as he had taken off his clothes and was preparing to take a hot bath, a crystal-clear object fell.
It was a Jade Pendant with a carved butterfly pattern, radiant and clearly no ordinary item. The edges of the Jade Pendant clearly showed neat and symtrical fracture marks. It was clear this was just one half of a complete Jade Pendant, forcibly broken apart.
"Ah, I almost forgot about you."
"Little One, it’s been more than ten years. I don’t know if you’re doing well. Even though this is a virtual world to , I sincerely hope you can fulfill your dreams."
Slowly picking up the Jade Pendant, Lin Xiao’s eyes beca sowhat nostalgic. In his mind, the delicate and cute face of a little girl, a budding beauty, gradually appeared.
He recalled that when he was eight, following the original tiline, he had gone alone to Taoyuan Village to find his Master, Xiao Hongling. He even arrived three months early to familiarize himself with the surrounding environnt and terrain. Then, three months later, on the very day Xiao Hongling was supposed to appear, outside the guesthouse of Taoyuan Village, he t a little girl who was being trafficked by a mysterious man. The little girl, upon seeing him, kept signaling him with her eyes, hinting that the young man next to her had sinister intentions.
Lin Xiao hadn’t planned to ddle.
After all, the original story never ntioned anything like this about my childhood!
However, he had underestimated his own warm-hearted nature. When he t the little girl’s helpless and pitiful gaze, he finally wavered!
I thought of my beloved little sister from my previous life.
As an older brother, I just couldn’t stand that kind of look from a little loli!
In the end, using his familiarity with the terrain and an adult’s shrewdness, he took the mysterious man by surprise and rescued the little girl!
Of course, I also had to admit that the reason it went so smoothly was because that young man was an idiot. He kept saying I had unparalleled talent in the Sword Dao, wanting to take as his disciple, and showed no vigilance towards at all.
I, Lin Xiao, a re minion, what damn Sword Dao aptitude could I possibly have?!
Human traffickers in this otherworld really suck at spinning lies to trick kids!
Anyway, the outco was that he successfully brought the little girl to the only tavern in Taoyuan Village. The renowned Xiao Hongling, who awed the Eastern Region, arrived just as expected. With this, they were finally out of danger.
What happened next goes without saying. This beautiful Master of mine took to as if we were long-lost friends, and after getting drunk, she clamored for to be her disciple. As for the little girl, she stubbornly declared that she would not kneel before anyone in her entire life.
Then, Xiao Hongling took the two kids to play around for a few days. Since the little girl insisted on returning to the Western Wilderness and didn’t wish to join the Qinglan Sect, in the end, at the gates of Qinglan Mountain, Lin Xiao bid farewell to this remarkably intelligent and resolute little girl with whom he’d had a chance encounter.
Lin Xiao clearly rembered. That day, this resolute little girl, who hadn’t shed a single tear even in front of the human trafficker, wept pitifully, clinging to his hand and calling his na between sobs.
And this half-Jade Pendant was what the little girl had pressed into his hands at that ti.
"Brother Xiao, can you... not go up the mountain? Can you go to the Great Wasteland with ?"
That day, the little girl threw herself into his arms and repeated it many tis.
Lin Xiao rembered smiling and ruffling her little head, "I need to make a living. If I don’t go up the mountain, are you going to support ?"
Amusingly, the little girl, tears welling in her eyes, clenched her tiny fists and gave him an incredibly lodramatic reply!
"Brother Xiao, I... I am willing to support you for the rest of my life!"
"If... one day I beco the Empress, I shall let you rule the Nine Heavens alongside !"
Sigh, such unforgettable and cringeworthy mories.
"Little One, your big brother here might be ascending to immortality soon."
"Have you realized your dream of dominating the Western Wilderness and conquering the Nine Provinces?"
"Keep it up."
Lin Xiao let out a wry smile and put the Jade Pendant away again.
Then he donned his night attire and readied himself for tonight’s special operation: ’Night Raid on the Alchemy Tower’!
Little Youwei, guarding the Alchemy Tower alone in the cold night, are you ready?
Your Gentleman is about to make his entrance! (≧∇≦)/
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