The Cub I Raised Turned Out to Be a Reborn Boss (GL) - Chapter 16

Li Wan soon followed Binniang out of the sect, and under Jiang Yixue’s guidance, Song Xi also stepped onto the proper path of cultivation.

Song Xi’s cultivation speed, which advanced by leaps and bounds, even startled Jiang Yixue. As expected of the heroine. In just one short month, she had already reached mid Yellow rank.

Lin Chen had not appeared in front of Jiang Yixue at all this month, not until the group for the Qingyang Mountain trip assembled.

Perhaps it was the male lead halo, but he was still very eye-catching in the crowd. Dressed in black, merely standing there made him look like a crane among chickens.

Jiang Yixue thought about it. During this period, all the plot points where Lin Chen and Song Xi might have interacted had been butterflied away.

Under her encouragement, Lin Chen had buried himself in cultivation, and Song Xi had also been busy cultivating… It seemed there had been no chance for them to get close and develop mutual affection.

Stopping the romantic route between the male and female leads meant extending her own lifeline, so Jiang Yixue was in a very good mood.

When Lin Chen sensed Jiang Yixue’s gaze, his back immediately straightened. The hand hanging at his side pinched the corner of his robe, and he felt indescribably nervous.

Just as Lin Chen was feeling tense, he saw that a faint smile had actually appeared on Jiang Yixue’s face.

Jiang Yixue’s expression was usually cold and indifferent. No matter who she spoke to, she seemed to carry a faint distance, her temperament cold and clear like a banished immortal.

But now, this immortal-like senior sister was actually smiling at him…

Was it a smile of appreciation? A smile of encouragement? Lin Chen’s mind went blank with a boom.

Senior Sister Jiang must be encouraging him to perform well on this trip…

Lin Chen suddenly felt surging fighting spirit ignite in his heart.

Several disciples gathered around Lin Chen noticed that something seemed off with him and asked one after another, “Captain, what’s wrong?”

They could not help getting nervous too. Lin Chen was at peak Mystic rank, outstanding among this group of disciples, which was why they were willing to follow him.

If even Lin Chen was taking this so seriously, had another dark horse appeared?

“It’s nothing.”

Lin Chen slowly moved his gaze away from Jiang Yixue. He exhaled heavily and said, “We must work hard and take first place in this trial.”

If Lin Chen was taking it this seriously, then a powerful opponent must have appeared.

“Mm. Senior Brother Lin, don’t worry. We definitely won’t drag you down. We’ll take first place!”

The fighting spirit on this side instantly erupted, attracting the attention of the other disciples nearby.

The other disciples who had made it this far could also be considered proud children of heaven, so naturally, they were unwilling to admit defeat.

“Our team may be a little weaker, but as long as we trust each other and stay united, we might not be last.”

“If we’re beaten too badly, we’ll lose face for our Zihe Mountain.”

With Lin Chen’s team as the center, the fired-up atmosphere spread overwhelmingly. All the disciples’ faces burned with intense fighting spirit.

In the distance, a massive flying boat flew over from the horizon, stirring up a gust of wind before slowly stopping on Fengyuan Mountain.

A team of disciples wearing matching disciple uniforms embroidered with sword patterns walked out from the flying boat. When they saw Jiang Yixue, they bowed slightly.

The middle-aged man at the front had a cold, stern temperament and sharply defined features. He said, “Young Sect Master, I am Zuo Hao, the captain of this guard squad. This time, our squad will assist Young Sect Master with the escort mission. We will obey Young Sect Master’s orders throughout the journey.”

Yuqing Sect’s guard squad was directly under Xue Qiancheng’s jurisdiction. The minimum requirement to enter the guard squad was Earth-rank cultivation. A squad captain had to reach Spirit rank, and a chief captain had to be at least Heaven rank. Aside from the elders within the sect, this was another sharp sword of Yuqing Sect.

Every member of the guard squad was a martial fanatic. The fact that Zuo Hao could become a squad captain in the guard squad was enough to prove his strength.

Jiang Yixue admired people like this very much. “Captain Zuo flatters me. My experience is far inferior to yours. How could I speak of commanding you? We are only cooperating with each other to complete the mission. I will have to trouble Captain Zuo to take more care.”

Hearing Jiang Yixue say this, Zuo Hao’s tense face softened a little.

Before coming, Zuo Hao’s greatest fear was that this inexperienced young sect master would give reckless orders. He was very satisfied with Jiang Yixue’s attitude.

“Young Sect Master, if everyone has arrived, I will arrange our departure.”

With a wave of his hand, all three cabin doors of the flying boat opened. He raised his voice and said, “Next, we will take the flying boat to Qingyang Mountain. The first floor of the flying boat is the public activity area. The second floor is where everyone will reside. The guard squad and Young Sect Master will live on the third floor. You may now board the flying boat and find your own rooms.”

“Good luck!”

“Do your best to achieve the best result.”

“We aren’t the weakest.”

“We will definitely take first place!”

The disciples smiled at one another, encouraging each other and raising their spirits. Only then did they walk toward the flying boat in their teams.

The boiling fighting spirit of this group of youths shot straight into the sky. Even Zuo Hao could not help freezing for a moment.

He lowered his voice and said to Jiang Yixue, “Young Sect Master, I have been responsible for escorting many disciple trials, but I have never seen a batch of disciples with such high fighting spirit. Did Young Sect Master say something to them just now? Let me learn from you too, so I can use it to boost morale in the future.”

Jiang Yixue shook her head. “No. I didn’t say anything.”

She did not understand either. She really had not said anything. This group of people had suddenly fired themselves up… Who knew what had happened?

After organizing the disciples to board the flying boat, Jiang Yixue nodded slightly to Zuo Hao, then leapt onto the third floor of the flying boat.

As the flying boat moved farther away, Jiang Yixue looked back at Yuqing Sect, which was growing more distant, and suddenly felt a faint melancholy.

She wondered how Song Xi would live during these two or three months. Although Song Xi had already been used to living alone before, recently, Jiang Yixue had been the one taking care of her.

She did not know whether Song Xi would feel unused to her sudden departure…

While Jiang Yixue fell into a faint sorrow over parting, Song Xi was very happy. When she learned that Jiang Yixue would be gone for two or three months on this trip, she was extremely happy.

The first step in cultivating the Netherworld Secret Manual was to condense a seed of Netherworld power inside her body. During this process, she had to be fully focused and extremely cautious. Otherwise, she might very likely suffer backlash. More importantly, she could not give up halfway.

This step had to be done with great care. Even Song Xi, who had cultivated it once before, could not guarantee she would succeed on the first try.

While Jiang Yixue was inside the sect, Song Xi had never had the opportunity to take this step.

Now, she finally had that chance. She wished Jiang Yixue would not come back and would stay outside as long as possible.

Song Xi planned to begin condensing the Netherworld power seed immediately after morning training. As long as she successfully condensed it, she already had all the later experience of cultivating the Netherworld Secret Manual. Her cultivation progress would advance by leaps and bounds, and she would no longer be as passive as she was now.

“Have you heard? Yesterday, the sect issued a mission at the Rare Treasures Pavilion for all disciples. Anyone can participate, regardless of cultivation or status. But registration ends today. Why don’t we go sign up together after morning training?”

“What kind of mission is it? A large-scale mission like that must be very difficult.”

“The mission is called Exploring the Secret Realm. It’s a low-level ancient battlefield secret realm. I heard the sect newly discovered it. I have some connections, and I heard that although this secret realm was newly found, it isn’t very dangerous. Even those with Yellow-rank strength can participate. The region is quite large, and the elders can’t map out all the terrain inside, so ordinary disciples are benefiting from it.”

When Song Xi heard the two disciples nearby mention a new secret realm, she slightly slowed her steps and listened carefully to their conversation.

“Ancient battlefield…”

Song Xi softly murmured the words again.

Legend said that in ancient times, there had once been a great war. In order to protect the continent from being consumed by the flames of war, great powers tore open space and opened one spatial battlefield after another.

Later, when the great war ended, most of the connections between those spatial battlefields and the continent also collapsed and could no longer be found.

Afterward, ancient battlefields were occasionally discovered, and they became so-called ancient battlefield secret realms.

Most ancient battlefields were barren and lifeless, but there were many treasures left behind by cultivators who had died in those battlefields during the great war. Because of that, many people went there to search for treasures.

Song Xi did not remember hearing about this secret realm in her previous life. But thinking about it, it made sense. At this time in her previous life, although she had been Han Yansu’s personal disciple, Yanshan had very few connections, and Han Yansu was not present. It was normal that she had missed it.

What attracted others to ancient battlefields were treasures. But what attracted Song Xi was the death energy of the battlefield.

If she could take that death energy for her own use, she would be confident that she could condense the Netherworld power seed in one attempt.

It seemed the matter of cultivation would have to be put aside for now. She had to make a trip to this ancient battlefield secret realm first.

Song Xi’s gaze turned toward the distant east. The corners of her lips lifted slightly, and faint killing intent brewed in her eyes.

“Shendaozi, I’ve returned.”

However, just then, when Song Xi turned her head, she saw Yan Zi preparing to enter the gate of Qinglian Residence.

One of Yan Zi’s feet was raised and had not yet crossed the gate.

Their eyes met. Yan Zi awkwardly pulled her foot back again, gave a light snort, and glared at Song Xi. Her expression showed some dissatisfaction, but she still stood properly outside the gate.

“Senior Sister Song, Master orders you to go to Wanxue Hall now.”

This action of wanting to enter and then retreating was truly somewhat strange. Song Xi stared at Yan Zi and frowned slightly.

The coldness in Song Xi’s eyes shocked Yan Zi into shivering.

In that instant when their eyes met, Yan Zi felt as though the person opposite her was a vengeful poisonous snake, her eyes carrying bone-eroding retaliation.

Yan Zi shook her head to clear her mind. She was only a ten-year-old child, and only had Yellow-rank strength. There was nothing worth fearing.

Yan Zi lifted her chin. Her tone was emotionless, cold, and indifferent as she said, “Senior Sister Jiang said that from now on, if you are in Qinglian Residence, I am not allowed to step inside. I have already delivered Master’s order. I won’t stay.”

Yan Zi’s figure gradually disappeared into the distance. But Song Xi could not help tightening her grip on the corner of her clothes. The coldness in her eyes slowly faded.

A clear breeze blew through the few green bamboo stalks in the courtyard, making a rustling sound. In the corner of the courtyard, the Chinese rose Jiang Yixue had personally planted swayed gently in the wind.

Even after leaving, Jiang Yixue had not forgotten to instruct Yan Zi about these things…

Song Xi gloomily kicked a broken stone on the ground.

How annoying.

She disliked owing others favors most, and she also disliked having unclear, tangled relationships with others. Yet Jiang Yixue just had to do these things.

Especially after knowing that Jiang Yixue was not plotting anything, Song Xi felt somewhat at a loss. She really was not very good at handling this kind of relationship.

Putting other things aside, at the very least, with all these feelings of care and concern involved, she truly had no way to refuse Jiang Yixue’s strange foods…