Huangfu Lingxuan stood high in the air, his senses spreading throughout the body cultivation hall, especially to Tang Xiao, who was tempering his body. "That kid decided to join the body cultivation hall, huh? Duanmu Jingjing has always been mysterious, and I couldn’t trace her origins. I even asked Emperor Xuanyuan for help in tracing her origins, but we couldn’t find anything about her. At first, I suspected that she was a female demon, but she’s never caused any trouble since she joined my sect; instead, she’s helped many disciples develop themselves."

Huangfu Lingxuan thought about what happened to Zhao Meiyu yesterday. His granddaughter told him that it was Tang Xiao who found the female elder on the street. The old man felt suspicious about the incident, as he believed it was impossible for those demons to infiltrate their territory. Even if they really intruded into their territory, they would never leave their victims on the street like that.

Huangfu Lingxuan suspected that Tang Xiao was the culprit, but he was confused about how he could do it. Zhao Meiyu’s cultivation had already reached the lower rank of the Tyrant Level, and his cultivation had only reached the lower rank of the King Realm, so he shouldn’t have been able to do it with such a vast difference in their strength.

Huangfu Lingxuan sighed softly and disappeared from the place, and he handed the matter over to Huangfu Meizhen because she was the sect master of their sect.

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Meanwhile, Zhao Meiyu slumped limply on her bed as she stared at the naked man by the window. "Hey, Luo Feng!"

Luo Feng’s appearance was more like a scholar than a cultivator, with a tall build and a serious expression.

"What’s wrong?" Luo Feng looked at her.

"Sect Master Huangfu ordered me to do something, but I encountered a strange incident yesterday."

"A strange incident?"

"Yes," Zhao Meiyu immediately sat up in bed and explained to him about Huangfu Meizhen’s orders regarding Tang Xiao. She also told him about last night’s incident, causing him to frown. "Unfortunately, I don’t remember anything about last night’s incident, and I only remember that someone attacked me from behind. I’m not sure if the perpetrator was someone else, and I’m sure the perpetrator was that kid."

Luo Feng raised an eyebrow. "With his cultivation still at the King Realm, I don’t believe that Tang Xiao can attack you, let alone knock you unconscious.

"I actually don’t believe that either." Zhao Meiyu paused for a moment. "However, I remember for sure that I went out of the sect to follow him, and the incident happened so quickly. That person’s movements were really fast, and I didn’t have time to react when he or she attacked me."

"Forget it." Luo Feng started to get dressed. "I don’t mind if you want to dual cultivate with another person, but I advise you not to follow Huangfu Meizhen’s orders. I’ve known her much longer than you, so I know her character very well. She’s different from her father and grandfather, and she won’t save you if you’re in serious trouble. If that trouble threatens the security of this sect, she won’t hesitate to sacrifice you."

"Is she really that heartless?"

"Huangfu Meizhen may look like a kind-hearted woman from the outside, but she is a ruthless woman. Among her clan members, she is the most ruthless, and she will not hesitate to do anything to protect this sect, including sacrificing people who deserve to be used as sacrifices." Luo Feng tightened the cloth belt around his waist. "We are both elders, but we are elders of the dual cultivation hall, and she considers us different from the other elders. If you don’t want to suffer a terrible fate, you must dare to defy her order, or I won’t be able to save you."

"I understand," Zhao Meiyu sighed.

Luo Feng immediately walked out. "I’ll try to find Tang Xiao and talk to him, but I won’t discuss your matter with him."

"Alright." After Luo Feng left, Zhao Meiyu lay down on the bed again, thinking about his words about Huangfu Meizhen. "I find it hard to believe that the sect master is such a ruthless woman, but I believe him more than her. I hope he can dig up information from Tang Xiao, or I’ll never be able to rest assured."

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After leaving the dual cultivation hall, Luo Feng went to the inner disciple courtyards, but he couldn’t find Tang Xiao there. He decided to search several halls since he was a new disciple, and he found him in the body cultivation hall.

Since Tang Xiao was in the process of tempering his body, Luo Feng knew he wouldn’t finish anytime soon, so he decided to wait and go elsewhere.

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Huangfu Meizhen decided to go to the body cultivation hall. She went straight to Tang Xiao’s room, surprising Duanmu Jingjing and Tantai Lingyan.

"It’s unusual for you to come here, Sect Master."

"I want to check this kid out." Huangfu Meizhen didn’t stand too close to the wooden bathtub because she knew that Tang Xiao was naked. "What do you think of him, Elder Duanmu?"

Duanmu Jingjing raised an eyebrow for a moment as she wondered about Huangfu Meizhen’s question, especially since she never showed any concern for the other disciples. "I don’t know much about him yet, so I can’t comment on him. However, I can see that he is different from the other cultivators, and he didn’t feel the slightest pain even though I used my Body Refinement Liquid."

"Does he really not feel any pain?"

"No."

Tantai Lingyan immediately spoke. "Sect Master, Xiao’er has been a body cultivator from the beginning, and his body is much stronger than other body cultivators, so I think it’s normal for him not to feel any pain."

"I see." Huangfu Meizhen nodded in understanding. "In that case, I’ll go now, and you two can monitor him."

After Huangfu Meizhen left, Tantai Lingyan looked at Duanmu Jingjing and asked her, "Is she always considerate of all the disciples?"

"No," Duanmu Jingjing replied with a shake of her head. "Even though he is the sect master of this sect, he never pays attention to the disciples, and he leaves everything to the elders. Is there something you haven’t told me about your disciple that makes him pay attention to him?"

Tantai Lingyan inwardly sighed. "Xiao’er has a golden cultivation aptitude."

"Is that true?" Duanmu Jingjing asked in shock.

"Yes." Tantai Lingyan nodded. "Her grandfather asked us to check our cultivation aptitude, and Xiao’er produced a golden color. He didn’t say anything to anyone about it, but I’m sure he told his granddaughter about it."

Duanmu Jingjing agreed. "It’s no wonder our sect master cares about your disciple. So far, only Emperor Xuanyuan Lingtian has ever produced a golden color on this island, and your disciple is the second person to do so. I’m sure she intends to keep him in this sect forever, and she will do anything to do so."

"She asked a female elder from the dual cultivation hall to approach Xiao’er last night."

"Who?"

"Zhao Meiyu."

"Oh?" Duanmu Jingjing was taken back for a moment. "I didn’t expect she would ask the female Phantom Charm Butterfly to do that."

"Is she really a female beast?"

"Yes." Duanmu Jingjing nodded. "She is Luo Feng’s partner. Like her beast race, she has a charm technique that is quite potent, especially against cultivators with cultivation below hers."

"Hahaha," Tantai Lingyan laughed out loud. "Unfortunately, our sect master doesn’t know about Xiao’er, and that kind of charm technique will never work on him."

"Is that true?"

Tantai Lingyan nodded at her. "I can’t explain the details to you, but I can say for sure that Xiao’er is immune to charm techniques. Besides, our sect master misunderstood him, and he made the mistake of thinking that he would accept that female beast. Even though he is a dual cultivator and has three wives, he will not accept all women, especially those who still have partners."

"What about the other three women?"

"They were his enemies, and he didn’t kill them because they had been so kind to him in the past."

"Has he killed many people?"

Tantai Lingyan nodded. "He and Yin’er have killed many people, but they have never killed an innocent person. When they were children, several people murdered their parents, prompting them to team up for revenge. Besides them, they also killed those heretics, especially those who attacked their families." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"I see." Duanmu Jingjing nodded in understanding and looked at Tang Xiao. "As long as he isn’t a cold-blooded killer and only kills those who harm him, I don’t think there’s a problem with that. The world of cultivation is too cruel, so we can’t be softhearted, especially toward our enemies. If they attack us, we must kill them to protect ourselves and those closest to us."

"Have you ever killed anyone, Elder Duanmu?"

"I have, and the number of my victims is not small."

"How many people have you killed?"

"Hundreds." Tantai Lingyan was surprised to hear that Duanmu Jingjing had killed hundreds, as she did not appear to be the type. "I’ve buried all of that with my past, so I don’t want to talk about it anymore."

"I see."

"I’ll take care of other things, Elder Lingyan."

"Alright."

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Three days passed quickly.

For the past three days, Tantai Lingyan had been by Tang Xiao’s side, pouring the Body Refinement Liquid into the water in the wooden bathtub to temper his body. "How do you feel, Xiao’er? Do you feel any changes in your body?"

"I feel it." Tang Xiao raised both hands. "The effect isn’t that big, about 10%, but I think it’s still good for me."