"Sister, Brother Yun Ting is back…"
Qi Miaomiao, who was sitting on a chair in the front hall, was boredly browsing short videos on her phone when she saw Wan Yun Ting enter. She excitedly turned her head and shouted towards the bathroom area.
"What are you shouting about? Why aren't you asleep this late at night?"
Wan Yun Ting looked at Qi Miaomiao. Her dried hair cascaded over her fragrant shoulders and chest. She wore a sheer pink ancient-style nightdress, and the pink embroidered bellyband in the front was bulging, drawing attention.
It had to be said that Qi Miaomiao had an excellent figure. Her fair skin seemed to be condensed from crystal-clear, white jade. Her slender waist was like a supple willow branch, and her ivory-carved fair legs were faintly visible beneath the sheer long skirt, exuding extreme temptation.
Qi Miaomiao, who had put down her phone, walked up to Wan Yun Ting. Just like Lu Xiaodie earlier, she nestled her small head against Wan Yun Ting's chest, pinching her tender nose and sniffing him a few times. She then looked up at him with suspicious almond eyes and asked, "Why do you smell like Sister Lu's perfume?"
Wan Yun Ting looked at this girl. His eyes inadvertently glanced down towards her pink bellyband at the neckline. The slightly open neckline revealed a dark, incredibly tempting cleavage between her snow-white peaks. This immediately made Wan Yun Ting's heart tighten. The fire that had been extinguished with Duan Yingying inexplicably rushed to his head, forcing him to quickly look away…
"Ah…"
Noticing his strange gaze, Qi Miaomiao looked down at her neckline and quickly got up and retreated, covering her chest with her hands. Her small face instantly flushed red like an alluring red apple. Her almond eyes widened, and she pouted her small lips indignantly, scolding, "Brother Yun Ting, you're bad! Where are you looking?"
"Ahem, looking at what? I wasn't looking…"
Wan Yun Ting awkwardly rubbed his nose and prevaricated, then waved his hand to change the subject. "I ran into Sister Lu outside just now and chatted with her for a while. Isn't it normal for me to smell like her perfume?"
"No, besides Sister Lu's perfume, you smell like another woman!"
Qi Miaomiao, covering her chest with one hand, widened her almond eyes and pointed at Wan Yun Ting, questioning, "You must have gone fooling around with that wild miss, Duan Yingying! Tell me, are you with her?"
Just then, Wan Yun Ting saw Gu Luotang emerge. He shot Qi Miaomiao a look and waved his hand, saying, "Who I'm with is none of your business. Luotang, why aren't you resting yet?"
"Mmm, I'm waiting for you."
Gu Luotang smiled and walked towards the man. She also smelled the strong perfume on him, which was Lu Xiaodie's.
"Sister, he's definitely with that Duan Yingying…"
"Alright, Miaomiao, it's late. Don't talk about these things. You should go back and rest." Gu Luotang cut off Qi Miaomiao, indicating that there was no need to argue about catching the man.
Qi Miaomiao glared, stomped her foot indignantly, and said, "Sister, how can you be so foolish? Brother Yun Ting is clearly fooling around with that Duan Yingying…"
"Miaomiao, you're being endless!"
Wan Yun Ting turned and glared at the girl, feeling that she was a bit unusual tonight.
"Hmph, I'm not talking to you anymore." Qi Miaomiao glared at Wan Yun Ting indignantly and turned to leave.
"Hey, did I upset this girl?"
Wan Yun Ting pointed at the leaving Qi Miaomiao and asked Gu Luotang doubtfully.
Gu Luotang smiled, "Alright, don't mind her. Go take a bath and go to sleep."
Wan Yun Ting nodded, not thinking about Qi Miaomiao's matter anymore. He went in, took a shower, and returned to the room. Seeing that Gu Luotang had already gotten into bed, he went up and hugged her, lying down together. After turning off the light, Gu Luotang nestled in Wan Yun Ting's arms. Her jade-like fingers traced his chest, and she said softly, "Brother Yun Ting, my place in your heart is getting smaller and smaller!"
Wan Yun Ting, who was holding her, paused. He looked down at Gu Luotang, whose cheek was pressed against his chest. He tightened his grip on her soft, slender waist and said very affectionately, "No, in my heart, you will always have the biggest place!"
"Really?"
Gu Luotang's heart leaped with joy. She looked up at the man, her eyes shining. Wan Yun Ting looked down at her, nodded, and said seriously, "Mmm, now, and in the future, always."
This made Gu Luotang happy. She got up and actively leaned over the man to kiss him…
The next morning, Wan Yun Ting got up early and opened the door with Gu Luotang, who was wearing her training attire. They immediately saw Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong also come out in training attire. They greeted them with smiles, "Brother Wan, Sister Lu, Sister Luotang, good morning…"
"Sister Lu, Senior Sister Zheng, good morning…"
Wan Yun Ting and Gu Luotang also greeted them with smiles and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the back mountain to meditate and train."
"Okay…"
The three women followed Wan Yun Ting out. Along the way, they met some early-rising disciples and greeted each other. Soon, they arrived at the small square on the back mountain. On the cliff platform next to it, they found Xu Lingwei, dressed in a light blue Taoist robe, already sitting cross-legged on a nearby stone, meditating.
"Brother Wan, this girl is not simple!"
Lu Xiaodie could tell that Xu Lingwei's martial arts were good. Wan Yun Ting nodded and smiled, "She's considered the most talented among the younger generation in our Wuliang Daoist Temple. Looking at her, she's already broken through to the Martial Dao Dan Jin stage!"
"Martial Dao Dan Jin, when will I be able to break through!"
Zheng Rong on the side looked at Xu Lingwei, who was meditating in the distance, with some envy.
Lu Xiaodie turned to look at her and smiled, "Sister, you are already at the late stage of Hua Jin. Breaking through to Dan Jin should be very simple!"
Zheng Rong's expression froze. She looked at Lu Xiaodie's gaze, which subtly indicated Wan Yun Ting beside them. Zheng Rong's cheeks immediately flushed, and she glared at Lu Xiaodie with a reproachful look, indicating that she should not speak carelessly…
Wan Yun Ting, unaware of the exchange of glances between the sisters, said, "Let's not disturb her for now. We'll meditate and train over there."
"Okay…"
Lu Xiaodie, Zheng Rong, and Gu Luotang nodded and followed Wan Yun Ting to find their own places to meditate.
Lu Xiaodie was currently in the middle stage of Martial Dao Dan Jin. Since she broke through to Dan Jin through dual cultivation with Wan Yun Ting, her improvement had been very rapid. She was now in the middle stage of Dan Jin, naturally relying on the Xiaoyao Sect's Xiaowuxiang Inner Cultivation method.
Zheng Rong was still learning the techniques of the Hengshan Sect. She had been stuck at the late stage of Martial Dao Hua Jin for a full five years without breaking through. After all, her talent was not high, and she believed she would stop at this level.
Gu Luotang could only be considered to be in the early stage of Inner Cultivation Hua Jin. However, she knew nothing about martial arts. Wan Yun Ting had helped her open her Ren Du meridians with acupuncture, and the inner energy condensed in her dantian was also created through dual cultivation with her.
It was as if Gu Luotang now possessed inner energy but did not know any martial arts moves, and her inner cultivation method was also unfamiliar. However, Wan Yun Ting was teaching her the Xiaowuxiang cultivation method hand-in-hand to improve her inner cultivation.
Although Gu Luotang did not learn martial arts moves, if she possessed strong inner energy, she could kill someone with a single punch without needing any moves.
The four of them, along with Xu Lingwei, meditated there silently until 8:30 in the morning. As the sun rose and its rays shone on their faces, Xu Lingwei finally opened her eyes slightly and looked towards Wan Yun Ting and Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong.
"When did Senior Sister Zhi Shan break through to Dan Jin?" Wan Yun Ting got up and asked while stretching his muscles.
"Last month."
Xu Lingwei maintained her indifferent, taciturn, and fierce demeanor, giving Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, and the others a feeling of being arrogant, aloof, and difficult to approach.
"Sect Master, you are here…"
Just then, Wuweizi and Yang Jingyi walked over. Wan Yun Ting looked at them and nodded, saying, "Are you going to see the Ancestor Elder on the back mountain?"
Yang Jingyi nodded and said, "You should go eat breakfast first."
"It's fine, I'll go see the Ancestor Elder first." Wan Yun Ting waved his hand, then said to Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, and the others, "You guys go back first."
"Okay."
Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, and Zheng Rong nodded, bowed slightly to Yang Jingyi and Wuweizi, and then turned to leave.
Yang Jingyi asked Xu Lingwei to have Gu Luotang and the others go to the refectory for meals. He and Wuweizi then took Wan Yun Ting towards the back mountain. The three of them chatted as they walked up the mountain steps. After a long walk, they finally arrived at the cliff cave where the Wuliang Daoist Temple enshrined the ancestors of all generations.
They saw the aged Ghost Grandfather, wearing a shabby Taoist robe, his messy white hair tied into a Taoist bun, and his old face covered with wrinkles and dirt, emitting a foul odor.
No one knew how long the Ghost Grandfather, as the tomb keeper, had not bathed. He was sitting on a chair at the entrance of the cave, eating a bowl of noodles he had cooked. As Wan Yun Ting, Yang Jingyi, and Wuweizi approached, they quickly bowed to him, "Ancestor Elder…"
"Uncle-Master Ancestor…" Yang Jingyi and Wuweizi bowed and respectfully addressed him as Uncle-Master.
Ghost Grandfather looked up, his sharp, piercing gaze fixed on Wan Yun Ting, and said, "You've returned."
"Mmm, I've returned to visit you, Ancestor Elder."
Wan Yun Ting nodded, then went to the shrine, took out nine incense sticks from the ones placed there, took out a lighter to light them, and then bowed three times to the spirit tablets of the ancestors of all generations in the Wuliang Daoist Temple before inserting the incense into the censer…
"Uncle-Master Ancestor, the Sect Master has returned to find you this time to ask you something!" Wuweizi said.
"Then say it. After you finish, get lost. Don't disturb my peace." Ghost Grandfather said without any politeness while eating his noodles.
Yang Jingyi and Wuweizi were already accustomed to Uncle-Master Ancestor's temper. They turned to look at Wan Yun Ting. Wan Yun Ting looked at Ghost Grandfather and said, "It's about the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate and the matter of Ren Daozi!"
These words caused Ghost Grandfather to turn his head, his sharp old eyes slanting at Wan Yun Ting, and his movements paused.
Wan Yun Ting said, "Does Ghost Grandfather know the Supreme God of the Sky-Eye Supreme God Cult?"
Ghost Grandfather squinted his old eyes and said, "Is it the cult leader who escaped after the major sects jointly attacked the Sky-Eye Supreme God Cult back then?"
"That's right, it's him."
Wan Yun Ting nodded and said, "The Sky-Eye Supreme God Cult is rooted overseas and is extremely powerful. Moreover, their Supreme God's martial arts are terrifying; even the Heavenly Master Zhang of Longhu Mountain cannot defeat him!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ghost Grandfather's old eyes suddenly opened, somewhat disbelieving, "Has that old fellow from Longhu Mountain come out of seclusion?"
Wan Yun Ting nodded and then recounted the events on Snake Island in Thailand in detail to Ghost Grandfather, which made him nod in surprise, saying, "I didn't expect that old fellow to be alive too…"
Wan Yun Ting said, "The Supreme God of the Sky-Eye Supreme God Cult claims that the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate is their divine acupuncture technique, and also that Ren Daozi is also a member of their Sky-Eye Supreme God Cult!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ghost Grandfather's old face froze, and his grizzled eyebrows furrowed. He fell silent.
Yang Jingyi and Wuweizi noticed the abnormality and quickly asked, "Uncle-Master Ancestor, this can't be true, can it?"
Wan Yun Ting looked at the silent Ghost Grandfather, his heart suddenly tightening.
"It's true!"
Finally, Ghost Grandfather nodded.