“Have you heard? Bai Feng from the Tianjian Sect is with Su Lanqian. She even fed him water in front of everyone!”

“Yeah, I also heard someone saw Su Lanqian’s intimate clothing in Bai Feng’s pocket. It seems she’s already...”

“Shh, keep your voice down! Don’t let the senior brother hear you.”

“Right, right. Let’s talk over there.”

But this rumor eventually reached Yu Ping'an’s ears.

He clenched his fists, his eyes turning red. He couldn’t believe Su Lanqian would be with someone like that; it had to be because Bai Feng threatened her!

“Bai Feng, I will not let this go!”

...

【Ding! Detected that the host’s minor scheme has caused Yu Ping'an to break down. Reward: Luck Value +360, ‘Qian Zhen’ completed.】

Bai Feng, who was drawing array patterns, was taken aback: “?”

What did I do? When did I execute a plan? I don’t remember anything! System, explain yourself!

Why did my luck value increase again?

I’m so angry; I just want to punch Yu Ping'an into oblivion!

“I’ll ask Xiao Qi about this later.”

After his anger subsided, Bai Feng sighed, looking pensive. He opened the system to check this round’s rewards.

Then he froze.

“This Qian Zhen really is related to the inheritance of the immortal sect!”

He couldn’t help but murmur.

The part the system had completed wasn’t much, but it was crucial.

When he was studying Qian Zhen, he always felt something was missing. After all, it was said to be able to stack a thousand formations, yet in reality, the best he could achieve was just over two hundred. Moreover, he always felt that the conflicts between the formations were quite significant, and as the number of formations increased, the conflicts grew even larger. It was hard to imagine how to stack them beyond a thousand.

The part the system completed was the method to resolve those conflicts—a technique for drawing immortal patterns.

The complete form of Qian Zhen required the assistance of immortal patterns.

The reason this part was lost was simple: drawing immortal array patterns either required an exceptional talent in array techniques to comprehend the immortal patterns or needed special immortal materials for assistance, like Bai Yu Mo’s immortal bone or his own Yin Yang patterns.

Bai Feng couldn’t help but take a glance at the immortal patterns, and three seconds later, he quickly shut his eyes.

‘No wonder it was lost; this is definitely not something an ordinary person can observe.’

He rubbed his throbbing forehead; those three seconds felt like he had been studying for three days and nights straight.

After resting for a moment, he activated the Yin Yang patterns.

This time, he persisted for ten minutes.

He only stopped when his eyes felt sore.

“Phew, even with the assistance of the Yin Yang patterns, this is still so difficult!”

Bai Feng kept his eyes closed. Although they were called immortal patterns, the lines and symbols pointed to a more essential and abstract Dao.

He even felt that the immortal patterns were the key to ‘Qian Zhen,’ while the other formations seemed like mere accessories.

“Alright, I’m rested. Let’s continue!”

Bai Feng activated the Yin Yang patterns again, diving into the arduous struggle with the immortal patterns.

As long as he could learn the immortal patterns, his mini formation would surely advance further, and his safety would increase!

While Bai Feng was diligently studying the immortal patterns, Su Lanqian was lying on her bed, resting.

“Something feels off about the effect.”

Her body was almost completely wrapped in the quilt, leaving only her head exposed, but her face showed signs of distress.

Being so tightly wrapped didn’t feel as good as burying her face in the quilt.

“Could it be because of my clothes?”

She hesitated, lifting a corner of the quilt.

Just the thought of not wearing clothes, with her skin pressed against the quilt that carried Bai Feng’s scent, made her face flush instantly:

What’s the difference between this and sleeping with Bai Feng?!

But if she didn’t take off her clothes, the inner demons in her mind kept nagging her, making it impossible to rest.

“Just... just a little off, then.”

She gently removed some of her clothing, leaving only a bellyband.

Sure enough, the voice of her inner demons almost faded away.

“Let’s just leave it like this for now!”

With a red face, Su Lanqian reached for the square white jade. Unlike before, when she merely pressed it to her forehead to calm her inner demons, this time she took a rare moment to examine it closely.

She could see multiple formations carved within the jade, but due to a slight error, the formations clashed, rendering the entire jade useless.

Gradually, she stared at the failed formations within the jade, lost in thought: “How... how did this happen?”

Since the emergence of her inner demons, she hadn’t studied or even thought about array knowledge for a long time, and now, for the first time, she began to ponder.

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Chapter 82: She’s Probably Not Pure Anymore

“Bai Feng and Su Lanqian are together, drinking water mouth to mouth, and Su Lanqian even sneaked out at night wearing Bai Feng’s intimate clothing?”

Bai Yu Mo looked bewildered. She had only gone out to complete a task; how did such an outrageous rumor come about?

What on earth happened while she was gone these past two days?

Although she knew it was obviously false, her steps quickened as she hurried back.

Soon, after submitting her sect mission at the task hall, she rushed to Bai Feng’s door.

This time, she didn’t push the door open as before but hesitated at the entrance. Even though she knew it was likely just a rumor, a hint of fear lingered in her heart.

“Yu Mo, what are you doing standing at the door?”

A familiar voice came from behind her, startling her. She quickly turned around to see Bai Feng looking at her with a puzzled expression.

She didn’t answer Bai Feng’s question but curiously asked, “Brother, what are you doing outside?”

“I’ve been spending a bit too much lately, so I’ve been helping others build formations to earn some money.” Bai Feng pushed the door open. “Fortunately, the results are finally in; I can rest tomorrow.”

“Um, brother, do you know about the recent rumors?”

Bai Yu Mo followed him inside, speaking in a hushed tone. If he weren’t already at the Golden Core stage, she probably wouldn’t have been able to make him hear her.

“Of course I know.”

Bai Feng’s expression darkened a bit. Because of this matter, he didn’t even dare to let Su Lanqian help him anymore.

Even Yu Yao had come to ask him if he had done anything inappropriate with Su Lanqian.

He finally understood why Yu Ping'an had broken down; even he, the person involved, was on the verge of losing it.

“Brother, shouldn’t we respond to deny the rumors?”

“Do you think I don’t want to? But it’s useless!”

Bai Feng rubbed his forehead. He had already asked Xiao Qi to help clarify the rumors, but the effect was far from effective; it was practically useless.

“Let’s not talk about this. In time, they’ll be distracted by other matters.”

He waved his hand. Such gossip couldn’t be clarified; it would only get worse.

Then he inquired about something else: “Has the demonic faction been acting a bit too unruly lately? It feels like there are more disciples from the sect going out on missions.”

“Yeah, those demonic sects seem to have united for some reason, and there have been disturbances in many places.”

Bai Yu Mo nodded, which was also one of the reasons she had gone out on missions.

“I have a feeling it might be related to the demonic organization in Zhongzhou.”

Bai Feng muttered under his breath. Could that old hag from the Black Lotus really be coming to kill them?

“Very likely. I’ve also heard that the demonic faction in Zhongzhou is planning to interfere in the Northern Region.” Bai Yu Mo nodded. “But the righteous sects in Zhongzhou won’t just sit back and watch, so there’s no need to worry too much.”

“And…” Bai Yu Mo smiled at Bai Feng, “I’ll protect you.”

“That’s reassuring to hear.”

Seeing her confident demeanor, Bai Feng couldn’t help but smile.

At the same time, he decided to speed up his research on the mini formations.

Not only could they enhance his means of survival, but if the Tianjian Sect and other righteous sects really went to war with the demonic faction, the mini formations could significantly reduce the casualties of the righteous sect disciples, and he could also make a little profit in the process.

However, he guessed it would only be minor skirmishes; it wouldn’t escalate into a full-blown war. After all, the Northern Region’s demonic faction had been severely weakened by his formation master, Liu Meng, and hadn’t fully recovered. Even with the help of the Zhongzhou demonic faction, they wouldn’t dare to confront the righteous sects head-on.

“By the way, brother, you haven’t eaten yet, have you?” Bai Yu Mo quickly grabbed the apron hanging on the wall and hurried into the kitchen. “I got my hands on some good spirit beast meat. Do you want it stir-fried or boiled?”

“Boiled, please.”

Bai Feng smacked his lips. It had been two days since he had eaten Bai Yu Mo’s cooking, and he was starting to miss it a bit.

...

“Your learning speed is even faster than I expected. What’s limiting you now is your cultivation level.”

Liu Meng shook her head, a bit regretful. During the time she had been teaching Bai Feng, she had truly felt the terrifying talent he had for array techniques.