Fast Travel Absurdity Sutra

Chapter 263 Sister’s Trial Stone (15)

Lantian sat in meditation in her room for hours. After the ancestor went into seclusion, she chose a courtyard, decorated it a little, and began to practice.

Lantian felt that after emerging from the Netherworld Chaos Illusion Formation, the original owner's entire body had been tempered to a profound purity within the Fire Spirit Realm. The five spiritual roots in his dantian had become exceptionally harmonious and pure. Metal gave birth to water, water to wood, wood to fire, fire to earth, and earth to metal. The five spiritual roots complemented each other, and under the guidance of the inner eight trigrams, they began a cycle of endless growth.

She slowly calmed down. If she wanted to save the entire Netherworld Spiritual Sect, strength was the key. Now, she had to seize the moment to cultivate. She felt the five-colored spiritual energy molecules in the air dancing around her, swirling around her body, trying to get close to her.

Lan Tian was delighted. Her tempered body seemed even more appealing to the spiritual energy molecules. She slowly stirred her spiritual roots, allowing each of her five spiritual roots to attract the same spiritual energy and slowly absorb it into her body.

A day later, Lantian felt that his dantian was filled with spiritual energy. The spiritual energy impacted gently, and with a click, the spiritual energy rushed in madly, and he was promoted to the second level of Qi Refining.

After consolidating her realm, Lantian felt that she was still full of energy, and her entire body and meridians were still eager to upgrade. She did not rest but continued to practice.

A month later, Lantian had already achieved great perfection in Qi training and was only one step away from building his foundation.

At this time, Lantian decided to go out for a walk.

After entering the sect, she had been cultivating in the ancestral residence and had not had time to walk around. Moreover, now, she felt that she was still missing a chance to advance to the foundation-building stage.

Those who practice cultivation place great importance on intuition. Since she intuitively knew that the opportunity had not arrived yet, she stopped forcing herself to practice.

"Serious Ergou, what has Dujuan been doing lately?"

"Sister Lantian, listen to me." Ergou was so excited that he started to tell Lantian about the gossip that Dujuan had been going on in the sect.

In this world, due to Lantian's intervention, Du Juan's subsequent actions, starting from the moment the Ghost Chaos Illusion Array was activated, caused her reputation within the sect to decline significantly compared to her previous life. Most of the peak masters and elders realized that the Netherworld Chaos Illusion Array had nothing to do with Du Juan; otherwise, the ancestor would not have accepted Du Juan as a disciple.

Anyone who has achieved the position of Peak Master or Elder is surely not a fool. Previously, Du Juan used her family's secret treasure, the Huanling Bracelet, to steal all of Du Tian's spiritual energy. This led everyone to believe she was a kindhearted person, even deeming her as a good person, and even dismissing her as unnecessary for the initial climbing ladder. However, her behavior after Ouyang Fanghua accepted her as a disciple sparked doubts among the crowd.

Ouyang Fanghua felt as if he had eaten a fly, nauseous. Unfortunately, Dujuan had already kowtowed, and he had already paid the apprenticeship gift, so he could only accept it with a pinch of his nose. He was still feeling uneasy, so he returned to Jianfeng and left Dujuan aside, leaving her alone.

Dujuan didn't react at first.

But her master ignored her for several days in a row, which made her even more angry.

She went to look for Ouyang Fanghua several times, but unfortunately, she couldn't even enter Ouyang Fanghua's cave. The restriction at the door stopped her directly, and she didn't even know what Ouyang Fanghua was doing.

This only intensified her resentment. Not having been accepted as a disciple by the ancestor had already made her jealous beyond recognition, but now, Ouyang Fanghua didn't even like her.

Jianfeng wasn't like He Huanian's residence, where there were many people. The peak was inhabited only by Jianfeng's inner disciples. Dujuan couldn't find her master, and her master didn't introduce her to other disciples on the peak. When Dujuan emerged from Ouyang Fanghua's cave again, her face was pale with anger.

"Well, to think that I, the eldest daughter of the Du family, a genius with only one spiritual root, was so ignored by my master. If I had known, I would not have accepted him as his master. What a bastard, he actually looked down on a genius like me. To be honest, the ancestor He Huanian was also blind, and he actually accepted Du Tian as his apprentice. Sister, such a genius with a huge spiritual root, standing next to him, he couldn't even see it. Humph, not accepting me as a disciple is his loss."

She was walking around the peak, feeling proud in her heart.

"Senior Sister, it's such a coincidence that I met you today."

Suddenly, a slightly crisp male voice interrupted Dujuan's fart.

She frowned slightly, she was in a bad mood at the moment.

She looked up and saw that it was a young man wearing the clothes of an inner sect disciple. The young man looked at her with sparkling eyes.

Dujuan felt a little impatient.

This is definitely another admirer. She looked at the greedy light in his eyes and knew what kind of P he wanted to put on. From childhood to adulthood, the one thing she had the most was this kind of extremely admiring look.

Normally, this look would only make him extremely vain, nothing more than that. Today, she was already in a bad mood and was in no mood to flirt.

The inner sect disciple smiled flatteringly and said, "Senior Sister, today is the day the market opens at the foot of the mountain. I am Liang Feng, an inner sect disciple of Jianfeng. I am about to go down the mountain to the market. I wonder if you would like to come with me?"

Du Juan's eyes rolled around when she heard this. She was already feeling antsy because the market was opening. Going to the market would be a great way to relax.

Thinking of this, she nodded in agreement.

Liang Feng's eyes narrowed into a smile when he heard this. He had originally wanted to try his luck and see if he could invite the goddess of his dreams to the market. As a result, his luck was really good today. Not only did he meet the goddess, but he also successfully invited her.

He quickly took out his flying sword, invited Dujuan to board the flying sword, and flew down the mountain.

Liang Feng is now at the foundation-building stage, so it is not a problem for him to fly down the mountain with Du Juan, who is at the third level of Qi Refining.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, the market had already opened. It was bustling with people coming and going. Liang Feng eagerly surrounded Dujuan, buying her anything she took a second look at.

This finally made Dujuan's irritable mood slowly calm down.

Sure enough, when you are in a bad mood, spending money on shopping will make you feel particularly happy, especially when someone else is paying for it.

Suddenly, Du Juan saw a silhouette in front of her. Her eyes twitched, and without thinking, she followed.

Du Tian left the ancestral mansion and heard that Du Juan had been forgotten by Ouyang Fanghua for the past month. He couldn't help but feel a little funny. In the last world, they were a loving family. How come in this world, they were already fighting before it even started?

However, Du Juan's cultivation level was still stuck at the third level of Qi Refining, the level she'd reached when she first started. She thought for a moment, and before leaving the mansion, she took out a magical artifact to conceal her level, making it appear as if she were only at the third level. Before entering, Du Tian's cultivation level was only the second level, but now, a month later, he'd advanced one level, making it unnoticeable.

With the magic weapon's cover, Du Tian learned from the self-deprecating Ergou that today was the day for the market at the foot of the sect's mountain. She immediately came down to see what she was looking for. Finding a bargain was the most enjoyable thing.

She wandered around slowly and saw a stall displaying a finely crafted carving of a mulberry tree, which piqued her interest. The mulberry tree was a species unique to this world, and it was said that mulberry wood could be used to refine materials more purely when used for refining weapons.

However, it was obvious that she just thought the wood carving was very well done.

"Boss, how much is this wood carving?"

"My fellow Daoist, you have a good eye. This is a pear wood carving, the carving technique is exquisite. It is a legacy passed down from my ancestors. If I weren't so short of money, I wouldn't be willing to sell it. Since my fellow Daoist has a discerning eye and knows what's good, I will accept twenty mid-grade spirit stones from you."

Lantian rolled his eyes inwardly upon hearing this. This vendor was too greedy. Even if the wood carving was made of pear wood, which isn't a rare species, it's just a bit pricey. But how could such a small piece sell for less than twenty mid-grade spirit stones?

Just as she was about to speak, she heard a voice.

"Tsk, this fellow Daoist has no taste. I want the wooden sculpture for thirty mid-grade spirit stones."

After hearing this, Lantian couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. Where did this idiot come from? The people who bought the casket and returned the pearl are smarter than her.