Chapter 3: Oh my god! What a good seedling!

Ning Yue lay sprawled in the center of the library, the seemingly unreliable book covering her face.

The Xiaohua stood on Ning Yue’s shoulder, using a leaf to pat her face twice.

“Wake up, wake up! Cultivate! You’ve finished reading, stop sleeping!”

Ning Yue mumbled: “Let me sleep a bit. I’ve been cultivating all night, I’m exhausted!”

The Xiaohua looked at Ning Yue quizzically: “What nonsense are you spouting? Only an hour has passed outside. The long night is still young!”

Ning Yue looked up at the ceiling speechlessly: “Damn space, why is the time flow different from the outside!

An hour outside, five hours here, right?”

“Mm,” the Xiaohua proudly nodded, hands on hips.

“It’s great, it provides convenience for your cultivation. Many people wish they had more time to cultivate.”

“Okay, okay, ancestor!” Ning Yue resignedly got up from the ground. “I’ll cultivate now.”

The Xiaohua nodded in satisfaction.

Under the Xiaohua’s supervision, Ning Yue cultivated for fifteen hours in the consciousness space.

A whole thirty hours!

Ning Yue thought she would be exhausted when she returned to the outside world, but she felt surprisingly refreshed.

However, adhering to the excellent rest habits of a modern person,

As soon as Ning Yue came out of the consciousness space, she pulled back the covers and went to sleep.

It was still before dawn, a gray gloom. The elders of the Fusang Sect were huddled together

“Strange, why is there such a large spiritual energy fluctuation?”

An elder with a white beard said.

“Unfortunately, the Sect Master and the eldest young master are at Lingyun Mountain and can’t return now. Otherwise, we could have detected where the spiritual energy fluctuation is coming from.”

“Hmph!” Another elder, veiled in black, said.

“In any case, the spiritual energy fluctuation is within the Fusang Sect’s jurisdiction. The disciple selection is imminent, so it must be some candidate who caused it.”

The long-bearded elder said: “Among the eligible candidates from the major families this year, no one’s spiritual energy is powerful enough to reach this level.”

He pondered for a moment, “In short, let’s wait and see.”

“If it’s truly a good seedling, we must recruit them into the sect.”

…

Ning Yue slept soundly with her head buried in the covers, her sleep quality excellent.

Until she was woken by the noisy voices outside, chattering annoyingly.

Ning Yue frowned and got out of bed.

She suddenly felt extremely light, a lightness she had never felt before, as if she could float while walking.

This must be the result of cultivating for a full thirty hours last night!

Ning Yue was full of confidence.

A little cultivation, and this is the result!

She had reviewed her knowledge in the consciousness space yesterday.

The cultivation realms in this world are divided into nine major stages, each with three minor stages.

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Transformation, Void Refinement, Soul Separation, Unity, Tribulation Transcendence, and Great Ascension.

After cultivating all night yesterday, she had successfully reached the mid stage of Qi Refining.

The disciple selection was the day after tomorrow, and she could probably advance a few more stages before then.

The irritating voice outside rang out again

“Don’t talk nonsense, you must give me a room! It doesn’t matter if you have to kick out others, these people are not as important as our young master!?”

“Do you know who our young master is…? Treat him well, he’s more valuable than everyone in this inn combined!”

Ning Yue walked out of the room

In the lobby, a group of people were confronting the innkeeper.

In the middle was a young man in a fiery red robe, with delicate features and a furrowed brow.

He didn’t look very old.

The innkeeper was very embarrassed, “We really have no more rooms. The last one was rented out yesterday.”

“Please, young master, stay at another inn for a few days. As soon as a room becomes available, I will immediately send someone to invite you.”

The young man in the red robe didn’t speak, but his attendant was aggressive.

“I’ve said it many times, we need a room now!  Evict whoever is in the last room yesterday! Clean it up and get it ready immediately!”

Many people had gathered in the lobby, all secretly watching the commotion, with no intention of intervening or mediating.

Ning Yue: “…”

She seemed to be the last guest yesterday…

Ning Yue found it annoying. How could the innkeeper do this? Would he ruin his reputation? And he woke her up so early.

She couldn’t help but mutter: “…What’s wrong with them.”

The moment these words fell, the entire lobby fell eerily silent, and countless eyes turned to Ning Yue.

Ning Yue naturally knew that she shouldn’t speak carelessly in this situation; she should just watch, even though it concerned her room…

So her mutter was very quiet, and she was quite far away.  Logically, they shouldn’t have heard her.

But Ning Yue didn’t react in time. This was a cultivation world.

Everyone had sharp hearing; even a tiny cricket couldn’t escape their ears.

The attendants in the center of the lobby all looked at Ning Yue.

The delicate-featured young man in the red robe also narrowed his eyes and looked over.

The Xiaohua clicked its tongue, appearing out of nowhere on Ning Yue’s shoulder.

Looking at the group opposite, it said in a complex tone: “What do those looks mean?”

One of the attendants looked Ning Yue up and down with a contemptuous gaze.

“This miss…” he smirked, looking down at Ning Yue, and walked over.

“…must be from the lower realms, right? What did you just say? Dare you say it again?” His tone was full of threat and coldness.

“Oh, is this a threat?” The Xiaohua’s voice was cold.

No one had ever dared to threaten its person in front of it. This was a first.

“Idiot,” the Xiaohua said coldly, looking directly at the group, cold air radiating outwards.

“The most powerful cultivator among them is only at the mid Nascent Soul stage, and the one in red is only at the Golden Core stage. I can take them down with two punches!”

Ning Yue was shocked. She had just reviewed the cultivation realms of this world and naturally knew the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

But the Xiaohua casually saying “only mid Nascent Soul stage” was truly shocking.

Although it sounded powerful, Ning Yue was still a little uneasy.

“…Are you really that strong?”

The Xiaohua stamped its foot hard on Ning Yue’s shoulder: “Of course!”

“You’re not angry at their arrogant attitude?” The Xiaohua looked at Ning Yue with disappointment.

“Their bandit-like behavior doesn’t allow anyone to say a word? I didn’t even curse them!”

Ning Yue retorted: “…Of course, I’m angry.”

“But now…” the Xiaohua interrupted Ning Yue, its tone becoming contemptuous.

“I’m here, you can curse them to their faces!”

Ning Yue was definitely angry, especially since they were looking at her with such disgusting gazes.

When she realized her mutter had been heard, although their gaze and threat were extremely unpleasant,

Considering her own strength, she thought about simply apologizing and running away.

But their attitude clearly showed they wouldn’t give up.

But now…

The Xiaohua appeared!  Its aura completely disregarded these people!

So why should she suffer any more indignities!

“Xiaohua, you’re awesome!” Ning Yue’s eyes sparkled as she showered the Xiaohua with praise, her gaze towards the group firm.

She couldn’t just let this go.

“Are your ears malfunctioning? I can certainly repeat it.”

Ning Yue smiled at them, saying each word clearly: “Idiot master, idiot servant.”

The next instant

A sword light came towards her!

Ning Yue opened her eyes, able to catch sight of the sword light, and quickly adjusted her posture.

The Xiaohua let out a chuckle, confidently watching the sword light.

“Clang!”

The sound of impact came, but it wasn’t the Xiaohua who made the move.

The Xiaohua impatiently clicked its tongue and looked around: “Who stole my credit!”

It was about to unleash a powerful attack to teach those people a lesson when the attack was intercepted.

Ning Yue narrowed her eyes

The innkeeper, who had been standing far away, was now standing in front of her, his expression calm, even stern.

There was no trace of the weakness and submission he had shown during the confrontation.

“Sword fighting is prohibited within the Tongyue Inn”

A cold glint flashed in the innkeeper’s eyes as he looked at the young man in red.

“Young Master Qi, are you trying to break the rules?”

The attendants surrounding the young man in red all gasped, looking at the innkeeper with wary eyes.

“How did you know our” The attendant was about to say something, but was interrupted.

“The son of the Sect Master of the Netherworld Sect, one of the Five Great Sects Qi Xucheng, isn’t it?” the innkeeper said coldly.

Qi Xucheng raised his hand to stop the attendant beside him who wanted to speak, and gave his first smile, a chilling smile.

He pointed at Ning Yue, who was still in a daze.

“Of course, Qi has no intention of breaking the rules of the Tongyue Inn, but,” he paused slightly.

“This miss showed disrespect to me. That’s my business, and it’s not the Tongyue Inn’s place to interfere.”

He smirked, looking at Ning Yue, waiting for the innkeeper’s response.

“This…” The innkeeper looked at Ning Yue, hesitant.

“What nonsense is this about respect?” Ning Yue’s eyes were like she was looking at a childish boy.

“You and your servants publicly try to steal a room and bully the innkeeper, and you still expect respect?”

Qi Xucheng’s expression froze.

Ning Yue pushed the innkeeper, who was standing in front of her, aside.

The innkeeper was surprised, but obediently stepped back.

She calmly met Qi Xucheng’s gaze for two seconds, remembering that the Xiaohua said this man was at the Golden Core stage.

Putting her hands on her hips, she said: “So, what do you want to do to me? Golden Core weakling”

With the Xiaohua here, what was there to be afraid of?!

As soon as these words came out, not only Qi Xucheng and his attendants were stunned, but even the innkeeper didn’t react.

The air froze