Chapter 917 - I Became a Villainess and Was Pestered by Beautiful Girls

"If the senior says to give it a try, then let's try it." After all, Senior Xing Hong was the one who spent the money to acquire the cultivation method—it's such a precious ancient technique that even if you sold Da Shi Jie, you wouldn't be able to afford it on your own... The higher the level of the cultivation method, the more complex it becomes to practice. "To cultivate the 'Yin-Yang Divine Thunder', one needs to find a place of 'Yin Thunder' and a place of ‘Yang Thunder', refining oneself by alternating between the two. However, these two types of places are not only scarce in number but are often far apart from each other, making running back and forth between them quite troublesome. Of course, all of this was for Senior Xing Hong to handle. While Xing Hong was discussing some matters with the owner of Wan Fa Tower, Tang Xin sneaked out. She said she couldn't leave the area within a thousand zhang radius, but nine hundred and ninety-nine zhang should still be alright, right? Even if the senior is pleasing to the eyes, looking at the same face for years can still lead to aesthetic fatigue... "Uh-huh, the sunlight outside feels much better after all." Da Shi Jie stretched and sighed contentedly. 【Main Quest Triggered】 【Head to the valley market to collect information from the outside world.】 【Reward: “Unsealing Guide for the Second Form of the Obliterating Sky Broom”】 "Holy shit, you still remember to show up?” Seeing the familiar attribute board, Tang Xin commented. "I thought you were going to disappear without a trace... Isn't that what happens with the systems in many stories? As the story progresses, they show up less and less, and in the end, without any explanation, they just disappear... "I was thinking, maybe we can make a deal," Tang Xin probed. "My strength isn't too shabby now. As long as I don't provoke any top-tier powerhouses, I should be fine. It's about time you attached yourself to me and revealed your purpose, right?” While the system seemed somewhat powerless when faced with the power of superpower beings, its help in the early stages was significant. Understanding its origins might help unravel some of Da Shi Jie's own secrets. 【Head to the valley market to collect information from the outside world.】 The system merely presented its cold, indifferent attribute board before her eyes. "Fine, still playing the cool card, huh? Wait till I reach the pinnacle of my cultivation, I'll turn you into a girl and tease you relentlessly." With no other choice, Da Shi Jie had to take things one step at a time and fulfill the current objective. After strolling around for a bit, Tang Xin found the market. Due to the high average cultivation level of the cultivators in the valley, the items sold at the market stalls were generally meant for Nascent Soul and above realms. However, with the Obliterating Sky Broom in hand, along with the merciless karma fire absorbed from the ruins, Tang Xin found little interest in ordinary artifacts. "Although I'm supposed to collect information," Tang Xin thought, "it wasn't specified what kind of information to collect." Was it about major events affecting the world? But wouldn't Xing Hong have promised to inform her if there was something concerning her? While pondering, she approached a stall selling spirit fruits. "One for three thousand, three for ten thousand. Don't complain about the price, these are specials, I guarantee you can't find them anywhere else! What? You're asking why buying three costs a thousand more? How would I know, that's just how it's priced by everyone!" Spirit fruits... Tang Xin turned her head to see a pair of watery eyes blinking at her. "No way, I ran into this here?" While legendary cultivation methods were unaffordable, a basket of spirit fruits was still no problem. Tang Xin caught the merchant by his collar, amiably informing him that she was with Senior Xing Hong, wanting to know the real price of these spirit fruits. Without hesitation, the merchant gave her a discount and even offered a buy three, get one free deal... "Here, eat up." Da Shi Jie smiled and passed the spirit fruits to the elder Guo Meng, who looked like a young girl. Just like their last meeting, Guo Meng's appearance hadn’t changed at all, still as sweet and cute as ever. "Hehe, I love Tang Xin the most!" Guo Meng used Da Shi Jie's clothes to wipe the spirit fruits, then began munching on them with big bites. While her appearance and habits remained unchanged, her cultivation realm had made a breakthrough, now having reached the Fusion Stage. "Master, when did you advance to the Fusion Stage?" Tang Xin wiped the white juice from the corners of the young girl's mouth with a handkerchief as she asked. "Uh, about two or three years ago..." Guo Meng mumbled with her mouth full. "That must be making Seventh Elder, that useless fellow, green with envy." Da Shi Jie didn't know the specific ages of several core elders of Xuan Ling Sect, but she knew that Guo Meng was a generation younger than Yu Ling Zi. At this age, some people have already reached the Fusion Stage, while others are still struggling in the Nascent Soul Stage. That’s the difference... There was no need for Tang Xin to stand on ceremony with her own master. In no time at all, she had extracted all the crucial information about "where this place is," "why you're here," and "the situation in Xuan Ling Sect." Firstly, this place is located in the northern three states, the eastern part of Yu State—a refuge known to only a few cultivators called "Beyond The Law Valley." It gathers many high-level loose cultivators and numerous underground forces that can't show their faces in public, such as the Method Tower, which has been publicly denounced for "stealing their clans' secret ancestral techniques." The second question, why Guo Meng is here, the answer is simple. She's someone who wanders around aimlessly, stumbled upon this place purely by chance, and running into Tang Xin was just good luck... Whenever she wants to eat fruit, her disciple always appears from the sky to pay the bill, which makes Guo Meng feel very happy. As for the third question... "The changes in the sect are quite significant," Guo Meng answered while eating. "When I went back to break through, Aunt Xuan Miao had already reached the Fusion Stage. Ling Hua Senior Sister is cultivating in the back mountain, seeing no one. It seems like Grandmother Yu Ling Zi is in seclusion, preparing to face the heavenly tribulation." "Who taught you these nonsensical titles?" Tang Xin frowned slightly. "The Sect Leader is going to advance through tribulation? I'm a bit worried.” Yu Ling Zi's cultivation speed is extremely fast, so much so that it's almost "unnatural." Fei Yao, who has even stronger talents, has only reached the peak of the Fusion Stage, and that's with the endless resources supplied by the Blood Sovereign Hall. As the Sect Leader of Xuan Ling Sect, it's impossible for her to surpass the progress of such a colossal entity as the Blood Sovereign Hall, yet her advancement is even faster than the previous Da Shi Jie. According to the laws of balance of the heavenly dao, without a doubt, her heavenly tribulation is bound to be much more formidable than that of ordinary cultivators. "Tang Xin Mama, should I go back to help when the Sect Leader faces her tribulation?" "Don't call me that, you’re my master, it'll mess up the seniority." Of course, she'd have to help, preferably before the Sect Leader faces her tribulation, Tang Xin could complete her own cultivation and return together. Maybe even act spoiled and wheedle some elixirs, spiritual treasures, and such from Senior Xing Hong, or maybe even directly invite this deity over... "How are Su Ling, Shui Qiu, and the others doing? What's their situation?" "Umm, didn't see them. They went to a secret realm with Zhou Yu, Xu Le Xian, and several others, and haven't come back since..."