The Law Enforcement Hall Disciple Token!

Wei Ruxue had been standing in the corner quietly without making a sound.

Ever since she was forcibly dragged into the cultivation world and her family was massacred, the person she relied on most was this girl who was about her own age.

She had always thought Wen Jingshu was powerful and outstanding, beloved by everyone. Being by Wen Jingshu's side gave her a profound sense of security.

This sense of security had constantly encouraged her to take steps backward.

Yet today, when the person she relied on was targeted and made things difficult for by her direct Second Senior Brother, she realized she didn't even have the ability to go to the scene to find Wen Jingshu.

At that moment, she resented her own incompetence beyond measure.

If she remained this useless, would Wen Jingshu also be killed one day just like her family, while she still stood by, unable to do a single thing?

She couldn't protect her family, and now, could she not even protect the person she had been relying on?

Suddenly, she wanted to become strong.

She hadn't wanted to cultivate, but she wanted to protect Wen Jingshu.

Suddenly, she also wanted power.

If the Sect Master hadn't warned Beili today, Wen Jingshu would likely have been forced by her own master and senior siblings to swallow her grievances.

Her cultivation of the Dao was not her original desire, yet it perfectly aligned with her current wish.

She wanted to protect those she wished to protect; she wanted to guard what she wished to guard.

At this moment, Wei Ruxue seemed to have found her Dao.

Wei Ruxue's mind cleared instantly. Water spiritual energy from all around surged frantically into her body. Wen Jingshu was the first to notice something was amiss. She gestured to Luo Yunting and Xu Zhizhi to remain silent, and the three of them quietly slipped away.

This sudden enlightenment of Wei Ruxue lasted for a day and a night. By the time she woke up, her cultivation had already reached the second layer of Qi Refining.

“Senior Sister, I've decided to disciple under the Sect Master!”

Sect Master Peak was the core of power within the Qingyun Sect. Even if Wang Wanting's status as the future successor of the sect remained unchanged, she would still strive to climb to the top!

Wen Jingshu did not know what was going on in Wei Ruxue's mind. Seeing that she had found her own goal, she was genuinely happy for her.

Coincidentally, she also had matters to discuss with the Sect Master, so she brought Wei Ruxue along directly to Sect Master Peak.

When Xu Haoguang learned that Wei Ruxue wished to disciple under her, she was naturally more than delighted.

A Sect Master taking on disciples was a matter of great importance. The discipleship ceremony for Wang Wanting and Wei Ruxue would officially be held in a month.

Wei Ruxue looked at Wen Jingshu and said, “Senior Sister, I will work hard to become strong and catch up to your footsteps.”

Seeing that the gaze in Wei Ruxue's eyes was no longer filled with confusion and timidity, Wen Jingshu reached out to pat her shoulder and said softly, “Alright, Senior Sister believes in you.”

Wei Ruxue nodded and mustered up the courage to hug her.

She knew that this Senior Sister of hers was highly independent and disliked staying in the sect to cultivate step-by-step. Once they parted this time, there was no telling when they would meet again.

She also wanted to descend the mountain to gain experience alongside Wen Jingshu, but she had only just entered the path of cultivation. Going with her would only drag her down.

“Senior Sister, don't be sad. I will always stand behind you, and I will always believe in you.”

Hearing Wei Ruxue's words, Wen Jingshu was momentarily stunned.

Yesterday when she returned to Little Spirit Peak, Xu Zhizhi and Luo Yunting had both voiced their indignation on her behalf, while only Wei Ruxue remained silent. Yet, after her sudden enlightenment, she immediately told her that she wanted to disciple under the Sect Master.

She had assumed that Wei Ruxue simply didn't care about her affairs, but she hadn't expected that her willingness to disciple under Xu Haoguang actually had a little to do with herself.

Wen Jingshu hugged her back and said, “Alright, Senior Sister will wait for you to become strong. When that time comes, it will be your turn to protect me.”

Wei Ruxue gave a muffled hum in response. Once Wang Wanting arrived, she left with her.

Watching the interaction between the two, Xu Haoguang said with a rare touch of sentimentality, “Friendships formed during youth are indeed the most genuine!”

Once upon a time, there were eight senior brothers, junior brothers, senior sisters, and junior sisters in her own lineage, and their relationship had been exceptionally close. Unfortunately, after some unforeseen events, only one junior sister remained who shared the closest bond with her.

Even more unfortunately, that junior sister had gone out to gain experience once and never returned. She didn't even know where she was now, or if she was doing well.

Was she trapped? Or did she simply not want to return?

She desperately wanted to cast everything aside to search for her junior sister, but the burden of being the Sect Master was far too heavy, and she simply couldn't leave.

Fortunately, she had already taken Wang Wanting as her disciple. Once Wang Wanting was capable of taking charge on her own, she would abdicate and go look for her junior sister.

As a talisman cultivator in her past life, Wen Jingshu had also met friends who treated her with absolute sincerity...

Seeing Xu Haoguang's visibly moved state now, she could deeply empathize.

After a brief silence between the two, Wen Jingshu finally returned to the main topic and said:

“Sect Master, I discovered an Immortal-Summoning Formation within the secret realm.”

Xu Haoguang had once carefully read the sect's historical records, which indeed mentioned the Immortal-Summoning Formation.

However, the formation was later classified as a failure. Following the great war between demons and cultivators, the ruins of the Immortal-Summoning Formation and its diagrams had completely vanished.

Just as Xu Haoguang thought of this, she heard Wen Jingshu say:

“This is the formation diagram I recorded, and the specific location is also marked on this map.”

“This formation still retains some residual spiritual energy fluctuations. Sect Master, please handle this matter with caution and make sure no one is accidentally teleported to the Immortal Realm.”

Not all cultivators were like Wen Jingshu, who was sent directly to Sui Qi's side because of the small bell he had given her.

If any other living soul were to enter the Immortal Realm and encounter an immortal who specialized in ghost cultivation, it was entirely possible they would capture the living soul to commit unspeakable deeds.

Xu Haoguang trusted Wen Jingshu's judgment completely. She carefully accepted the items Wen Jingshu handed over and couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

“Shushu, you are the personal disciple that my Qingyun Sect is most proud of. No matter what foolish things your master does in the future, in my eyes, you will always be a core disciple of our Qingyun Sect.”

Distinguishing clearly between public duty and private matters, fair and magnanimous, she could even show mercy in her personal vendetta to preserve the face of the sect and her master's lineage.

This little girl, Wen Jingshu, handled herself and her affairs beautifully.

If she weren't so devoted to cultivation and didn't primarily practice the way of the sword—making her and Beili practically a match made in heaven as master and disciple—Xu Haoguang would have truly loved to groom her as the next Sect Master.

“This is the Law Enforcement Hall disciple token. Take it. With this token in hand, even your master cannot easily make things difficult for you.”

The Law Enforcement Hall of the Qingyun Sect was an independent faction, directly supervised by the ancestors in the forbidden grounds. Even if the Sect Master committed an error, the Law Enforcement Hall had the authority to hold them accountable.

“Fu Sinian has followed your master since childhood, and Yun Xiange also entered the sect before you. Your master is a sentimental person, so he will inevitably see them as pitiful and force you to make concessions.”

“Although the sect values core disciples, cultivators must first cultivate their hearts. If the Dao Hearts of these two go awry, then even if they are top-grade spiritual root disciples, they will not be the primary focus of the sect's nurturing.”

Managing a sect was indeed a highly profound study. A Sect Master needed to balance various factions while tightly grasping the core forces; many times, they could not act according to their own personal wishes.

Hearing Xu Haoguang's words, Wen Jingshu nodded in understanding.

Of course she knew that those in power had to deal with countless troublesome matters. That was exactly why she had been unwilling to disciple under the Sect Master in the first place!