"Why don’t you call her ’sister’ now?"

With Su Li’s words, everyone present suddenly remembered that, by age, Su Buyu was actually three years younger than Su Li.

Su Buyu started following Master Zhiyu up the mountain at the age of twenty. In fifteen years, she transformed from a mortal woman touching the edge of immortal fate into a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Despite joining late, she quickly reached her current cultivation level, showing that her aptitude was indeed exceptional.

In the Cultivation World, seniority isn’t determined by age, but by cultivation.

At Green Sword Peak, aside from the Peak Master couple, Su Buyu’s cultivation was the highest, leading all disciples to call her ’sister,’ forgetting that she was younger than all of them.

This is an unspoken rule in the entire Cultivation World, and the young disciples present didn’t feel ashamed or blush when calling Su Buyu ’sister.’

Who could blame them for not being able to match her cultivation?

But now, with Su Li mentioning it, Su Buyu calling Su Li ’sister’ suddenly felt awkward.

Su Li: "Sister, even though your appearance seems older, making you look older than me, you keep calling me ’sister,’ making me seem unruly and immature. You should understand my oversight, right?"

"The lamp wick in the Glazed Lantern, maybe I forgot to check it when I gave it to you. Its age and disrepair might have been the cause of the explosion." Su Li’s expression was languid, as if her words were randomly fabricated without sincerity.

Dare you make any more absurd excuses.

Su Buyu couldn’t help snorting twice through her nose, her face completely flushed, unable to say a word.

She was absolutely furious.

She was always addressed as ’sister,’... and had forgotten that her biological parents’ daughter Su Li was actually three years older than her.

Su Buyu was extremely annoyed. Wasn’t this just a slap in her own face? Even she had to admit, in terms of looks... her handsome appearance did indeed make her look ’mature’ somehow.

Women, whether mortal or fairy... have an extraordinary fixation on looks and age. Otherwise, in the Cultivation World, the best-selling elixirs wouldn’t be the Youthful Pills.

Being called ’old-looking’ in public, Su Buyu’s fingers twitched, wanting to tear the opponent’s face with her sharp nails.

She endured with difficulty... but her face revealed a hurt expression.

In the past, when she was a mortal woman, she had endured many moments. Compared to then, this was nothing.

Su Li raised an eyebrow, glancing at Su Buyu with a seemingly mocking smile.

Indeed, I’m as young and beautiful as ever.

I may be older, but I’m beautiful.

My cultivation may be lacking, but it doesn’t matter, I’m beautiful.

I’m just beautiful...

Su Buyu: "..."

"Mother...."

Master Zhiyu’s frown deepened, and with a slam of her palm, she sent a massive pit into the ground.

Forcing herself to subdue her surging, boiling anger, she loudly reprimanded, "Su Li, I have taught you that a woman should have self-respect."

Su Li keenly felt that Master Zhiyu’s anger carried a strange emotion, perhaps mistaking her for someone else.

Su Li had no interest in probing further, and merely retreated a few steps to avoid the dust from dirtying her spotless shoes.

Su Li’s disdainful demeanor nearly made Master Zhiyu lose her composure, "Am I wrong? Look at you, even daring to bring it up.... The daughter of the Master of Green Sword Peak, yet your cultivation isn’t even surpassing younger disciples. How can you still dare call us your parents?"

"We truly feel ashamed to have you as our daughter."

Master Zhiyu was indignant.... If she had known that the daughter she bore, damaging her Taoist Body in the process, would have such inferior cultivation, she would have riskily terminated the pregnancy then, rather than now being unable to progress in her own cultivation.

Su Li: "That’s indeed the case...."

"Master Zhiyu, calm your anger. Although this disciple’s cultivation is low, I won’t claim to accomplish much, but if it’s such a simple wish, it’s still within my ability to fulfill."

The disciples were momentarily stunned, not comprehending Su Li’s meaning immediately.

After a pause, it was noticed... that since Master Zhiyu’s arrival, Su Li had always referred to her own biological mother by her Taoist title.

Previously, nobody sensed anything strange, not even Master Zhiyu herself.

This form of address was too distant and indifferent, and we’re not even talking about two people who are biological mother and daughter.

Master Zhiyu realized it, her eyes stunned and distracted for a moment, then followed by shock and intense anger, "You unfilial child, you were born to counter me."

Earlier, Master Zhiyu’s palm had been aimed at the ground, but now, a sudden, angry and fierce palm attack, like a roaring storm, rushed towards Su Li.

If the palm landed, with Master Zhiyu’s mid-Golden Core Stage cultivation, Su Li, a Qi Cultivation Layer cultivator, would face utter destruction of her cultivation, or even death and obliteration.

In her madness, Master Zhiyu, enraged and furious, lost control, striking with full force.

Those unaware of the real situation might think the two were mortal enemies.

Su Buyu was also startled, her eyes turning as she staggered forward a few steps, seemingly ready to shield Su Li from the palm strike.

"Sister, don’t provoke mother on purpose. No matter what... how can you not even call her mother? For your sake, she nearly destroyed her Taoist Body...." Su Buyu was anxious, "Mother, don’t blame Su Li. As her elder sister, I also bear responsibility. If punishment is needed, I too should share in it."

The young disciples were all moved by Sister Buyu’s kindness and generosity, amazed at the dark suspicions they’d harbored in their hearts earlier.

Sister Buyu was truly good-hearted, willing to take punishment on behalf of Sister Su Li.

Master Zhiyu, realizing Su Buyu had suddenly rushed forward and blocked the way, instinctively tried to retract her hand, but the slashing spiritual energy roared forward, unstoppable. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Buyu, get out of the way...."

Just as the violent Spiritual Energy Group nearly hit her, Su Buyu’s left foot caught on her right, her ankle twisted, and she lowered herself, tumbling to the ground.

The perilous power barely brushed her, lifting a strand of hair as it sped past her towards Su Li.

Su Li turned her eyes slowly, lamenting, "Sister, you, someone nearing the Golden Core Stage, still trip over your own feet? Your performance is rather embarrassing."

"Your act is quite dramatic."

Eh, it seemed to be the case indeed.

Earlier, the moving sentiment hung in their hearts, but now the youngsters stood with stiff expressions, staring tightly at Sister Su Buyu’s suddenly swollen ankle.

There’s something one wonders if it should be said or not.

A junior disciple pulled at his face, hesitating, full of words yet unable to speak.

Seeing that Su Li was about to take Master Zhiyu’s palm head-on, she remained unmoved....

Indeed, the Golden Core Master’s might did not fall upon her.