"You all don't need to be so nervous," True Person Ziyun said with a smile. "My Ziyun Sect isn't unreasonable or stingy. I can't possibly extort you over such a small matter, right?"
The others' faces immediately darkened.
So you just blurted out what you were thinking, huh?
Without any restraint at all?
Where's the dignity of a cultivator?
"Great Elder," Ziyun said, patting the Great Elder's shoulder with a sincere tone. "Go and escort our fellow Daoists down to comfort them. Seeing so many demonic beasts today must have frightened them terribly."
The Great Elder stumbled, nearly falling face-first onto the ground…
So what you're saying is that I'm that unreasonable and stingy person?
You want to extort others and use me as a scapegoat?
Are you worthy of your appearance doing this?
…
Never mind, it's not the first time I've taken the blame anyway…
"Fellow Daoists, please," the Great Elder gestured helplessly.
The other eight sect masters had nothing to say.
We can tolerate you extorting us, after all, you have the upper hand right now.
But True Person Ziyun, you could at least find a decent excuse!
"Frightened by demonic beasts," that's what you say?
You're being too perfunctory, aren't you???
…
"Oh, and Great Elder," True Person Ziyun added casually. "We all see each other often, so just give a little something, don't go too overboard."
The Great Elder understood instantly.
Extort them for all they're worth!
"Ah, and also."
True Person Ziyun clapped her forehead as if suddenly remembering, then smiled at True Person Tianqing.
"Fellow Daoist Tianqing, your birthday is coming up in a few days, right? Our Ziyun Sect will definitely prepare a grand gift for you then."
"Thud!"
True Person Tianqing slumped to the ground…
He knew exactly what kind of person True Person Ziyun was!
The brighter she smiled, the more ruthless her actions!
Tianqing Sect is finished…
They're going to go bankrupt…
The kind where they won't even be able to keep their pots and pans…
…
After the Great Elder escorted the eight sect leaders away, True Person Ziyun and the other elders all looked at Ye Fan with glittering eyes.
They originally thought they had a clear understanding of Ye Fan's monstrous talent.
Now, they realized Ye Fan always managed to surprise them even more!
Even the half-step Nascent Soul Eagle King was instantly killed.
This was clearly starting at the Nascent Soul stage!
The Ziyun Sect hadn't had a Nascent Soul cultivator in over a thousand years.
At this moment, they felt like a person who had been extremely poor for a long time suddenly found a huge sum of money!
While excited, they also felt a hint of doubt.
From having no cultivation two months ago to reaching Golden Core could be explained by the Innate Dao Body.
But to jump directly to the Nascent Soul stage…
Seemed to be more than just an Innate Dao Body could account for.
Everyone's minds couldn't help but recall some legends.
It was rumored that some powerful figures, when approaching the end of their lifespan and unable to break through, would use secret arts to reincarnate themselves.
Although they wouldn't retain their memories from their previous life after reincarnation, their cultivation techniques and innate talent could be passed down smoothly.
However, the feat of completing reincarnation was extremely difficult!
So difficult that the successful records in the cultivation world didn't exceed a handful!
Most actually failed to reincarnate and returned to dust.
Ye Fan's current monstrous performance might be exactly this situation!
Thinking of this, everyone became even more excited!
Even though it was reincarnation, they had completely become a different person after rebirth, with no memories of their past life.
It could be said that they were entirely another person!
And those who successfully cultivated in another life all ultimately ascended!
The Ziyun Sect had truly struck gold this time!
Whether it was an illusion or not.
After coming up with this bold speculation, everyone looked at Ye Fan and vaguely felt that he was enveloped in a holy glow.
Even the flour clinging to him seemed to exude a divine aura…
If it were only Ziyun looking at him this way, it would be bearable.
Being looked at by these elders, Ye Fan felt extremely uncomfortable all over…
"Master, Esteemed Elders," Ye Fan cupped his fists, then pointed to the flour on his body. "I'll go wash up first."
"Take your time washing, no rush," the elders replied with smiles.
After Ye Fan went to bathe, the elders volunteered to help process the demonic beast corpses.
It was one thing to have an eagle demon before.
But now there were hundreds of Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts and a demon king. Besides them, there was no one else in the sect who could handle it.
True Person Ziyun suddenly felt like she had forgotten something, but couldn't recall it for the moment.
A voice in her heart told her it was something very important and she had to remember it immediately!
She took a few deep breaths and began to use the method of recalling and organizing.
Today, they first held the exchange conference.
Then the Tianqing Sect made trouble…
Then the Eagle King led a horde of demonic beasts to capture the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox…
Then, worried about the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox's safety, she led her people to pursue them…
And then…
"Wait!" Thinking of this, True Person Ziyun's beautiful eyes widened.
Yes!
It was the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox!
Since Ye Fan had gone to bathe, it was naturally inconvenient for her to ask him directly.
However, based on her understanding of Ye Fan, there was no need to ask further!
True Person Ziyun flickered and appeared in Ye Fan's kitchen.
She firmly believed that, barring any accidents, the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox would absolutely be here!
She scanned the kitchen.
Seeing no bloodstains, True Person Ziyun breathed a silent sigh of relief.
No bloodstains meant it was at least still alive.
However, before she could fully relax, she sensed something was wrong!
The fire in the stove was still burning fiercely.
And from the pot with the lid on, a faint aroma of meat could be smelled.
Even more critically, there was a faint aura of a spiritual beast emanating from the pot…
True Person Ziyun quickly rushed over and lifted the lid.
And then she saw the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox.
Its beautiful white fur had turned yellowish from being boiled in medicated water…
Its small body, less than a foot long, was curled up weakly…
One eye was closed, the other half-open…
Its pink little tongue hung limply from its mouth…
The little fox lay motionless in the water, clearly breathing more than it was exhaling…
…
True Person Ziyun scooped the little fox out with a grab.
Not caring if she was dirty or wet, she hugged it to her chest in distress.
What a sin!!!
This was a top-tier spirit pet that countless cultivators dreamed of!
She never expected her wretched disciple would actually put it in the pot to cook!!!
Fortunately, after a quick examination, she found that the little fox had only been rendered unconscious by the medicated water in the pot and had not suffered any substantial harm.
After channeling some true qi, the little fox finally slowly woke up.
It first opened its eyes in confusion, seemingly not yet understanding what had happened.
Then, the confusion in its eyes began to turn into shock.
Then into terror…
"Glad I found it in time, it scared me to death," True Person Ziyun said tenderly, stroking the little fox as it woke up.
The little fox shakily turned its head.
Seeing that it was True Person Ziyun holding it, the terror in the little fox's eyes slowly turned into grievance…
Then, a fox's cry echoed through the room.
It was an extremely tragic cry!
It made listeners sad and viewers weep!
"I was wondering why this little guy suddenly woke up. So it was you, Master, who pulled him out,"
Ye Fan, having finished his bath and changed his clothes, strolled in.
"—" The little fox's crying stopped abruptly.
It fearfully burrowed into True Person Ziyun's clothes…
"Master, you don't need to worry," Ye Fan said with a smile, grabbing the fox's tail that was sticking out. "This still needs to be cooked a bit longer before I can skin it. I'll make you a separate dish of braised fox meat later."