"Junior Sister obtained the Mu Linghua with Foundation Establishment cultivation?"
Jin Bao'er nodded, her delicate and beautiful face calm, without a hint of pride.
"Just good luck. Senior Brother, are you sure you want to buy the Mu Linghua petals for one hundred mid-grade spirit stones?"
Yu Chengjing was surprised that this fifteen-year-old girl was so composed. He then nodded, directly handing her a small mustard seed space. After Jin Bao'er checked and found no issues, she handed him the box.
"If Senior Brother needs to refine pills, you can find my master, the Peak Master of Hua Ming Peak. After all, there's only this one petal of Mu Linghua. It would be bad if you failed!"
With that, she nodded slightly and turned to leave, only to lock eyes with a certain girl in flowing white at the doorway!
As the saying goes, enemies meeting at a narrow road will be particularly fiery! Su Xianzhi, whom she hadn't seen for years, had long shed her childishness and grown into a graceful young lady. Her white attire exuded an ethereal aura, and coupled with her gentle and beautiful face, it made countless disciples bow in admiration!
But all of this was incredibly nauseating in Jin Bao'er's eyes. Because Su Xianzhi favored white clothing, she vowed never to wear white magical robes again. The color, as white as snow, seemed to remind her of her past destitution and humiliation.
"Junior Sister Jin, are you just back? Why are you wearing men's clothes? Has Hua Ming Peak become so poor that it can't even afford a magical robe? If not, I have a few clothes here. Junior Sister Jin, if you don't mind, you can take a look."
The girl, with a look of gentle concern, watched Jin Bao'er, who was half a head taller than her. Relying on the fact that others couldn't hear their conversation, she speared Jin Bao'er with sarcastic remarks, each word dripping with malice.
If someone didn't know better, they would think the two of them were the best of friends!
Jin Bao'er coldly observed the arrogant and ostentatious girl before her, and noticing her current cultivation level, the corners of her lips slowly curved.
"I heard that Immortal Venerable's disciple Su Xianzhi reached Foundation Establishment half a year ago. Why is she still at the early stage of Foundation Establishment now? Could it be that your cultivation has stagnated in the past six months?"
She was practically implying that Su Xianzhi was lazy, and her voice was loud enough for everyone to hear. Su Xianzhi's gentle expression instantly froze, but she quickly regained her look of delicate vulnerability.
"Junior Sister, what are you saying? I've just been consolidating my cultivation recently. Master said that a strong foundation is very important. As for Junior Sister, I heard you just came out of seclusion and are now in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. If you have any questions later, you can ask me. After all, Peak Master Hua is an alchemist and might not be able to help you with your cultivation."
At this point, everyone finally realized the animosity between the two. Jin Bao'er's gaze turned cold, and her aura instantly intensified. Su Xianzhi, who was also at the Foundation Establishment stage, was forcefully pushed back two steps.
The disciples also showed surprise. Yu Chengjing, who had not yet left, tensed, surprised that a mere early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator possessed such presence! It seemed the rumors were unreliable!
Jin Bao'er, hearing her insult her master, naturally could no longer remain calm. Her cold, dark eyes were filled with rage, and the sarcasm on her lips became even more pronounced.
"Su Xianzhi, have you forgotten... that you are my defeated opponent! Even with the same cultivation level, you still wouldn't be able to defeat me! You're just relying on Immortal Venerable Lou Yun, what's there to be so proud of? In the end, you're just a powerless person who borrows the power of others!"
After she spoke, Su Xianzhi's face turned ashen. Her delicate appearance was tinged with a hint of anger, yet she forcefully suppressed it! After all, the current Su Xianzhi was not yet the hypocritical and sinister madwoman she would become in over a decade.
If Jin Bao'er's current strength wasn't limited, and if Su Xianzhi wasn't protected by Immortal Venerable Lou Yun, she would have loved to kill this crazy woman right now.
"We are all fellow disciples, Junior Sister Jin. Why must you speak so harshly! Junior Sister Xiaojie's words are not unreasonable. Even if I lost to you before, the path of immortal cultivation is long and winding, and who is stronger or weaker is not yet decided! Winning once doesn't mean you'll win every time, right?"
Someone in the crowd finally couldn't bear to see their goddess being bullied and couldn't help but loudly reprimand Jin Bao'er.
However, Jin Bao'er turned to look at the disciple who spoke. Wasn't this the same disciple who had previously tricked her into accepting the Golden Core stage mission? The sarcasm on her lips intensified, and Jin Bao'er stared intently at him, as if looking at a clown.
"What business does a man have interfering in a woman's argument? Do you like to meddle so much? Is Su Xianzhi your mother? Is it because you're so filial that you deliberately tricked me into accepting the Golden Core stage mission, to take revenge for your mother? Heh! I didn't expect me to return safely, did I?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the disciple's face turned red with anger, his eyes so ashamed that he almost dared not look at Su Xianzhi. He pointed at Jin Bao'er, stammering, "You... you... you..."
Only then did the crowd realize what Jin Bao'er was saying. It was clear that the disciple had deliberately set Jin Bao'er up for Su Xianzhi. They didn't expect her to be lucky and return safely. And just now, they wanted to trick her out of her Mu Linghua petals... How shameless!
Su Xianzhi's face also turned ugly. Everyone knew that Jin Bao'er's words were a sarcastic insult to her, yet the disciple had indeed done such a thing. He was incompetent and only caused trouble!
Thinking this in her heart, she still didn't dare to glare at the disciple. After all, she would still need to rely on him for future tasks. Those tasks were simple but offered high points and generous rewards! Damn it, if only she had a puppet who could do these tasks for her...
Little did she know, in her previous life, Su Xianzhi also disliked these tedious tasks and passed almost all of them to Jin Bao'er to complete, having no idea how difficult it was to complete missions. Without Su Bao'er this life, she would have to do them herself.
Seeing Su Xianzhi suppress her anger, Jin Bao'er, after venting her frustration, turned and left...
She also realized that her current experience was insufficient, and she had to become stronger! Thinking of this, that small secret realm should be opening soon.
She went directly back to Hua Ming Peak. After informing the old man of everything, she prepared to embark on her journey of cultivation once more.
The next morning, as soon as she left the sect, before she could even take a few steps, a figure rushed towards her rapidly, carrying a hint of chill!
Jin Bao'er reacted quickly and retreated, throwing an ice cone with her hand! But it missed completely... her thigh was firmly grabbed, followed by a wail.
"Brother Jin, you're finally out! I've waited so long for you! You have no idea, there are blood-sucking demonic insects here at night!! They bit me all over! I was almost drained dry!!"
Jin Bao'er looked down, seeing Li Qingjiu kneeling on the ground, hugging her leg, crying and complaining all at once. The delicate young man now had seven or eight red lumps on his face; one would think he had contracted some terrible infectious disease.
She tugged her leg, but it wouldn't come free.
"Get up!"
Her cold tone didn't scare Li Qingjiu at all. Instead, it made him wail even more intensely, as if Jin Bao'er had done something to wrong him.
Helplessly, Jin Bao'er knew that this fellow's cultivation was higher than hers, so she could only sigh.
"Alright, I'll take you to gain experience."