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Chapter 111 Change

Yun Fuzhao couldn't believe that the disciples in front of him, dressed in obviously expensive Taoist robes, were from their Wuya Sword Sect.

No, how come you all secretly rose to prominence behind my back?

Qu Wangzhi and Dai Junde appeared together, their elder robes adorned with intricate and elaborate patterns, which could not have been made without several high-grade spirit stones.

Yun Fuzhao said to Qu Wangzhi, "Master, we're not living like this anymore."

Dai Junde chuckled, "What are these spirit stones to you ignorant little brat?"

Is this something that stingy and frugal elder would say?

Qu Wangzhi: "The spiritual vein behind our sect has produced a lot of high-grade spiritual materials, and the monthly sales of these materials alone have generated a considerable amount of spirit stones. In addition," he revealed a shrewd merchant's smile, "many disciples are willing to pay high prices for our sect's registered disciple slots."

Every sect has registered disciples, and these spots are mostly reserved for wealthy individuals who can't wait for the next disciple selection conference and lack confidence in their own abilities. They use their financial power to buy a spot and then "become official disciples" at the next conference.

Registered disciples enjoy the same privileges as outer disciples.

In the past, these wealthy people would only buy spots from major sects; the Boundless Sword Sect didn't have a single one. They wouldn't even sell those spots at low prices.

Now, things have taken a turn for the better. Their Boundless Sword Sect has become ranked third, and the fees for nominal disciples have increased several times over.

"Has the guardian beast been found?"

Dai Junde looked to her side and saw only Qi Huai and a strange woman.

Qu Wangzhi, assuming she hadn't caught her, said, "It's alright, it's good that she's back safe and sound. The Ten Directions Secret Realm is dangerous, consider this trip a training experience for you."

“Found her.” Yun Fuzhao pointed at Lan. “It’s her.”

Everyone was shocked. "Wait, the guardian beast is a beast, right? Shouldn't it be a human?"

"That's not necessarily true. The sect leader's spirit beast is a fox, so this woman might also be a demon."

Qu Wangzhi re-examined the woman and realized that her strength was extraordinary. This aura... her rank couldn't be low.

Lan slightly raised her eyes, revealing blue scales on her face. Her fingertips became sharp, and her human ears transformed into fish fins.

Merfolk are not common in the cultivation world; they belong to the demon race. The cultivation world knows very little about the demon race, and for a moment, no one could identify what she was.

Qu Wangzhi exclaimed in surprise, "Mermaids?"

Dai Junde: "Mermaids live in the deep sea and are elusive. When I traveled around, I only heard legends about mermaids. I heard that most mermaids gather in the South China Sea and their songs can bewitch people."

Yun Fuzhao had never heard Lan sing before, but in her previous world, it seemed that mermaids in fairy tales could all sing.

Lan explained, "Not all merfolk can sing." She paused, her ears turning slightly red, "I'm tone-deaf."

"As expected of our sect, even our guardian beast is different from others."

"I wonder what rank this merman is. He doesn't seem to be an offensive type. He looks so delicate and weak that I feel like he wouldn't last a single move against me."

Upon hearing this, Yun Fuzhao beckoned to the disciple, "Come here."

The disciple had long heard of their sect leader's power and immediately admitted defeat, "I was wrong."

"It's alright, I'll just let you see how powerful she is."

The disciple had no choice but to step forward.

Yun Fuzhao said to Lan, "No need to go too far, just let him learn a lesson."

Lan smiled and said, "No problem."

The disciple felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason.

He drew his sword. "Come on."

Lan remained unmoved. "Look into my eyes."

Your eyes look dry—

Before he could finish speaking, the disciple fell asleep immediately.

The disciples watching exclaimed in surprise, "Wait, what is this? Hypnosis?"

"It's good to be young, just fall asleep."

"They fall asleep as soon as we make eye contact, there's no room for resistance."

"More than that," Yun Fuzhao thought to herself, "they didn't even see Lan at that time before entering the dream she created."

The disciple looked terrified and kicked his legs repeatedly.

What kind of dream did you have?

Lan calmly said, "I fell into a pile of snakes."

Yun Fuzhao got goosebumps all over his body. Just thinking about that scene made his scalp tingle. It was too scary.

After she finished demonstrating her abilities, the disciples around her looked at her with a sense of awe.

Qu Wangzhi said, "Her rank will not be low."

"Tenth grade."

"hiss--"

Everyone gasped.

"As expected of the Boundless Sword Sect, they are truly awesome."

After this incident, Yun Fuzhao and Lan signed the contract.

She originally thought Lan would be unwilling, but she signed without saying a word.

"You've signed it. From now on, you're bound to our sect, sharing life and death."

“I know.” Lan looked out the window. “Even if I didn’t come here, I wouldn’t stay in the Tenth Square anymore. I don’t want to be trapped in the past anymore. Fifty years have passed; I should look forward.”

Yun Fuzhao was glad that she could think positively. "Although it is a guardian beast, you can travel freely. If something happens to the sect, the sect protection array will teleport you back immediately."

Very human-centered.

Thinking of something, Yun Fuzhao said, "Perhaps we can go to sea for a while. The Six Realms are so vast, and there's more than just the South China Sea."

Lan chuckled, "Mm."

Yun Fuzhao settled her on Lingquan Peak, where there was a huge pool with abundant spiritual energy, which was very suitable for her to live in.

After settling her in, Yun Fuzhao went to see Shang Jia and the others. During her absence, they had continued their cultivation. Furthermore, the sect's conditions had improved, and their cultivation equipment appeared to be much better.

Song Ying was even more obsessed; she went to the secret realm for trials again yesterday, just in time to avoid returning at the same time as her.

Seeing that everyone was working hard, Yun Fuzhao felt relieved.

Her cultivation level didn't change much; once she reached the Nascent Soul stage, it was like a bottomless pit—it could never be filled. But this stage was quite good; it was neither too high nor too low, which suited her own expectations.

In the days that followed, Yun Fuzhao spent his time handling miscellaneous sect affairs and checking on his disciples' cultivation, living a very comfortable life.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

"Senior Sister Yun, I heard there's a magic array competition over at Guanshan. Would you like to go check it out?"

Yun Fuzhao was reviewing yesterday's game with Qu Wangzhi. In the past two years, her cultivation had reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and she had made considerable progress in her practice of magic arrays.

Upon hearing Song Ying's words, Yun Fuzhao stood up and said, "Fine, I'm going to get moldy from staying in the sect all day."

They had just stepped out of their residence when they ran into Qu Wangzhi.

"Where are you going?"

Yun Fuzhao replied, "Go and watch the grand competition of formations."

Qu Wangzhi's eyes flickered slightly. "Go ahead. It'll be good for you to broaden your horizons."

"Alright then." Yun Fuzhao smiled. "I'll play chess with Master again when I get back."

"Ah."

Seeing the two leave hand in hand, Qu Wangzhi sighed. The last time he participated in the magic array competition was many years ago…