The Five Elements Dao Sect—once the foremost sect in the cultivation world—selected only a handful of disciples each generation. Yet by virtue of their talent and strength, they consistently held the position of number one.
However, a thousand years ago, something unknown occurred and the sect was completely annihilated. Only one person survived: Feng Yi, who had been in secluded cultivation at the time.
After that, the former top sect declined entirely. If not for Feng Yi’s Soul Transformation cultivation, the sect would likely have been struck from the roster of the Eight Great Sects long ago. Over the past several hundred years, Feng Yi had acted with extreme restraint, to the point that the cultivation world had nearly forgotten that such a sect even existed.
At present, there were only nine disciples in the sect. Still, they continued to follow the ancient sect rules: one male and one female were designated as the sect’s pillar disciples—the senior brother and senior sister. The rest were ranked by the order in which they entered the sect, regardless of gender. She ranked eighth—the youngest junior sister.
So… she had entered the legendary Five Elements Dao Sect?
Li Nanzhu fell into deep thought. If that were the case, then everything made sense. Why were all the villains from the Five Elements Dao Sect? As the former number one sect, even if it had declined, it should still possess considerable resources. Her senior brothers and sisters would naturally have more than enough. And the original female lead’s opportunities had all come from them. If they didn’t hand them over, wouldn’t that make them villains?
But they were all part of the Eight Great Sects. How could the other seven just stand by and watch as Cang Dongqing persecuted these people? They were supposed to be righteous sects—surely they wouldn’t do something like that?
“We’re here.”
Feng Yi’s voice interrupted Li Nanzhu’s thoughts. She felt a brief moment of dizziness, as if she had passed through some kind of barrier.
A strange power surged into her limbs and bones. Before she could examine it more closely, a wave of ancient and solemn presence washed over her, leaving her no room to think of anything else.
“So this… is the true number one sect.”
Li Nanzhu found it difficult to describe what lay before her.
As far as the eye could see, the sect gate was covered in runes. Even the white jade plaza beyond it emitted a faint glow. The entire sect seemed to be wrapped in a peculiar Dao resonance.
However, Feng Yi clearly had no intention of giving her a tour. After circling above the sect once, he headed straight toward the disciples’ residences.
The living quarters were far better than Li Nanzhu had imagined—each disciple had their own independent courtyard. Feng Yi brought her directly to the nearest one, and soon someone walked out.
Li Nanzhu’s eyes immediately lit up.
That person was truly handsome. He wore a long cyan robe, his brows gentle, his features refined—his appearance rivaled Feng Yi’s.
At first glance, the two seemed similar in temperament. But upon closer inspection, Feng Yi’s gentleness was only superficial, while the senior brother before her was genuinely warm and jade-like.
“Disciple greets Master.”
Feng Yi nodded and pushed Li Nanzhu toward him.
“This is your junior sister, Li Nanzhu. She has water, wood, and fire three spirit roots. From now on, you’ll be responsible for guiding her. I still need to get back to sleeping.”
Before he even finished speaking, his figure vanished from before the two of them.
???
Wait—what?
Li Nanzhu’s inner self went wild, fists flying. What kind of master was this? He didn’t teach his disciple himself and instead dumped her on his eldest disciple—with the excuse that he needed to sleep?
This unreliable? No wonder the entire sect was wiped out by Cang Dongqing!
But Mu Wenyan had clearly long since grown accustomed to Feng Yi’s behavior. He simply smiled gently at Li Nanzhu.
“Hello, junior sister. I’m your senior brother, Mu Wenyan. At present, aside from your senior sister and fifth senior sister, the rest of the sect are male disciples. For now, I’ll be guiding your cultivation. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can always come ask me.”
Looking at Mu Wenyan’s gentle smile, Li Nanzhu recalled his ending in the book. Simply because he possessed an innate dark spirit root, he was classified as a demon and hunted by countless people—eventually dying at Cang Dongqing’s hands.
Such a gentle person meeting such an ending made Li Nanzhu feel an ache in her heart.
Seeing her expression, Mu Wenyan mistakenly thought she felt that her master disliked her.
Understandable. No disciple would feel good about a master who completely ignored them. In the entire cultivation world, Feng Yi was probably one of a kind.
So he simply took out a storage pouch and placed it in Li Nanzhu’s hand.
“There are one hundred high-grade spirit stones inside, along with some mid- and low-grade ones. If there’s anything you want, go buy it. If not, you can use them for cultivation.”
One hundred high-grade spirit stones?
One high-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for one hundred mid-grade stones, and one mid-grade stone for one hundred low-grade ones—but the reverse exchange was far from guaranteed! By that calculation, she now possessed a full one million low-grade spirit stones!
She was rich!
Were disciples of major sects all this wealthy?! Then she’d seriously undercharged Cang Dongqing for medical expenses. She should have demanded high-grade spirit stones—what a loss!
Mu Wenyan watched as his junior sister’s eyes instantly sparkled and couldn’t help but laugh softly. It seemed this junior sister of his was quite the money lover.
If motivating her cultivation meant giving her more spirit stones, then so be it. In any case, the Five Elements Dao Sect lacked many things—but spirit stones were not one of them. If she liked them, he could even toss them to her for fun.
Seeing Li Nanzhu’s slightly messy hair, Mu Wenyan couldn’t resist reaching out to pat her head. Then he led her to sit on a stone stool, took out a comb, and began to redo her hairstyle.
As the comb passed over her scalp, threads of spiritual energy flowed along with it, gently massaging her head. Li Nanzhu couldn’t help leaning back comfortably—only to suddenly realize that the person behind her wasn’t someone close to her, and she immediately straightened up.
Mu Wenyan didn’t think much of it. Children leaned on people—it was nothing unusual.
Once her hair was done, Li Nanzhu looked at her reflection in the mirror and her eyes lit up. Only now did she realize that this body resembled her previous life by seventy to eighty percent—both fell into the gentle, cute category. Paired with this hairstyle, the lively charm of a thirteen-year-old girl was fully displayed.
As expected—sect senior brothers were basically male moms!!
Seeing her satisfied, Mu Wenyan knew Feng Yi wouldn’t help her familiarize herself with the sect, so he simply took her on a tour. Along the way, Li Nanzhu learned that aside from the second senior brother, who was in seclusion, the others were currently not in the sect.
Yet all of the sect’s fundamental facilities were fully intact—there were dedicated alchemy halls, artifact-forging halls, and even a library pavilion.
No wonder the original female lead wanted to seize their resources. Even without rare treasures, the cultivation techniques in the library alone were enough to make anyone covet them.
Recalling the strange warm current she felt when entering the sect, Li Nanzhu asked tentatively:
“Senior brother, when you first entered the sect, did you feel anything special?”
“You’re referring to the sensation when passing through the protective formation. Our sect actually exists within a separately opened space, so the first entry usually causes some discomfort.”
Li Nanzhu hadn’t expected she was still underestimating the sect’s foundation. And no wonder nearly everyone overlooked the Five Elements Dao Sect. Who capable of opening a separate space wouldn’t be a great power? And to hide an entire sect within it—how could anyone possibly find it?
After being escorted back to her courtyard, Li Nanzhu received another storage pouch before Mu Wenyan left. It was filled with fasting pills and a set of sect disciple robes.
At present, she was the only one on the mountain who needed to eat. Mu Wenyan could only give her fasting pills for now. Once she reached Foundation Establishment, she wouldn’t need them anymore.
With these thoughts in mind, Li Nanzhu looked at the already-prepared room and flopped directly onto the bed. Her thoughts gradually emptied. After everything she had been through, she just wanted to sleep well.
As her breathing slowly evened out, specks of light began to gather in the room, quietly merging into her body.
She didn’t know how long she had slept when a sound as grating as a saw echoed across the entire mountain. Li Nanzhu shot upright, instinctively thinking it was an air raid and preparing to hide in a shelter.
The next moment, the ground shook violently—and then the entire world abruptly fell silent.
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