"Yo! Senior Brother Yun~"
Su Ling'er also spotted Yun Ze. She put down the water kettle in her hand and waved at him, "Are you here to give me a red envelope for changing my address!"
Yun Ze rolled his eyes.
How long had it been? Why was this girl still holding onto this grudge?
He walked into the small courtyard and found Su Ling'er watering some plants. He cupped his hands and said, "Miss, it's better if we address each other by name."
"Tch! Stingy!"
Su Ling'er pouted and turned around, continuing to water the plants and no longer looking at Yun Ze. "Then why are you here?"
Her attitude was so genuine!
"I just applied for a cave dwelling."
Yun Ze surveyed the two houses in the small courtyard. "Which one is mine?"
"You? A cave dwelling?"
Su Ling'er turned around again. "Aren't you living with Senior Brother Chen? That's the best cave dwelling below five hundred meters, you're not staying there and coming here instead?"
"It's none of your business."
Yun Ze was annoyed at the mention of that guy's name. He saw that the entrance to one of the houses was covered in dust, so he turned and walked in. "This one, right?"
"Hey, did you have a falling out with Senior Brother Chen?"
Su Ling'er, holding her water kettle, followed him curiously, asking, "Tell me! Does Senior Brother Chen snore, or are you not clean?"
"It has nothing to do with you."
Yun Ze tried his best to appear indifferent.
Not for any other reason, but to appear 'obedient' in front of Chen Xiao!
This guy knew his actions in the cultivation hall, who knew if there were his people around Su Ling'er?
If his actions were even slightly abnormal, it might arouse suspicion!
No!
There were so many cave dwellings below five hundred meters on this lone peak, why would the person in charge of assigning them happen to assign him this one?
Could it be...
Yun Ze frowned, feeling more and more that the Guiwu Sword Sect had been infiltrated like a sieve!
"Hey! Tell me!"
Su Ling'er leaned against the doorway, watching Yun Ze. "We'll be neighbors from now on, how can we coexist peacefully if we don't communicate?"
Bang!
Yun Ze didn't answer, but instead channeled his spiritual energy to close the wooden door.
A muffled sound came, and Su Ling'er choked on a mouthful of dust.
"Ptooey! Hey! Yun Ze, even if you don't want to talk, you don't have to do this! We're fellow disciples!"
Fellow disciples?
Yun Ze gave a bitter smile and said nothing.
If it weren't for the sake of being fellow disciples, I wouldn't have saved you!
"Hmph! If you don't want to say it, then don't! I don't care to hear it anyway!"
Su Ling'er turned and returned to her side of the courtyard, continuing to water the plants, muttering, "He's just a born Sword Son, what's so great about him? He still can't beat that special grade! He can't even win in a sneak attack! He's so weak!"
Yun Ze knew she was deliberately provoking him.
He sealed off his hearing and took out the borrowed Turtle Martial Art to study it carefully, wondering if he had missed something that caused his progress to be so slow.
A day passed.
Yun Ze still hadn't broken through the introductory realm of the Turtle Martial Art. He happened to see Su Ling'er return with a wooden box through the window. She sat in the courtyard and began to eat.
That should be the ordinary food provided for free by the mess hall.
Looking at the way she wolfed it down, she seemed to be enjoying it.
Now that he had come out of seclusion, to hide his secret of not eating, he would have to go to the mess hall at least once every three days.
He might as well go tomorrow.
Yun Ze put away the Mountain Ape, stopped cultivating the Turtle Martial Art, and sat cross-legged to absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
Although he had returned to the peak of the third level of Qi Refining, he was still some distance from the fourth level, and he needed to work harder.
As for whether to continue expanding his Qi Sea...
He wasn't considering that for now.
After Su Ling'er finished eating, she also began to cultivate, sitting in the small courtyard.
Perhaps it was intentional, but she deliberately chose a spot where she could see Yun Ze through the window.
Although she couldn't see his face, with the moonlight shining down, she could vaguely see his figure inside the room.
When the moon was high in the sky, Su Ling'er suddenly opened her eyes, a seductive purple flash in them. She stared intently at the clear moonlight on the ground, as if waiting for something.
A void flashed within the clear moonlight, and in an instant, the void disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.
But Su Ling'er couldn't help but frown. She turned to stare at Yun Ze inside the house, a slight smile on her lips.
"So it's someone from the Immortal Mansion? This is getting more and more interesting."
...
The night passed without incident.
When Yun Ze woke up from his cultivation, the sun had just peeked its head out.
But at this moment, Su Ling'er was pacing outside the courtyard, as if practicing some movement technique.
This girl, how fast does she want to run?
Yun Ze only glanced at her and lost interest. He picked up the Mountain Ape and practiced swordplay for a while, then pushed the door open and went out.
Su Ling'er was still angry about last night. She only glanced at Yun Ze and said nothing, as if they were strangers.
Yun Ze didn't care. This attitude was exactly what he wanted.
After he went to the mess hall for a big meal, he returned to his room to continue cultivating.
The next few days were all the same.
Originally, Yun Ze thought it would take him at most five days to master the Turtle Martial Art. To his surprise, it took him seven full days to comprehend the essence of the Turtle Martial Art and reach the introductory realm.
This made Yun Ze feel a little strange.
When he was cultivating the Lingyun Sword Art before, a small figure had appeared in his mind and demonstrated the entire sword technique for him.
With just one viewing, he could already unleash three shadows!
But the Turtle Martial Art was different; it relied entirely on his personal comprehension, with no little figure appearing.
Could there be a shortcut to practicing sword techniques, but not for defensive techniques?
Forget it, if there isn't, there isn't. If I got all the benefits, how would the people in the world live?
Counting the time, he had been in the Guiwu Sword Sect for almost a month, but why had the purple copper token not reacted at all?
Could it be... that Brother Yu forgot about it!?
Given his personality, it was hard to guarantee he wouldn't sleep through this month and only remember a month later that he had a mole planted outside!
By then, it would be too late!
No!
He had to rely on himself to go out and find it!
Yun Ze was about to get up and go out, but as he reached the door, he heard a humming sound in his ear!
A hidden weapon?
He dodged instinctively, and then heard a muffled thud from the side.
Yun Ze turned to look and saw a stone in the corner, wrapped in a piece of cloth.
He didn't dare to pick it up rashly, but instead surveyed the room, especially the two windows!
The window paper was undamaged, and there were no other signs of damage!
Where did this stone fly from?
Yun Ze frowned in confusion, but seeing Su Ling'er sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, he couldn't speak. He could only slowly approach the stone and pick it up.
He unwrapped the cloth, and it was just an ordinary stone.
But on the cloth was drawn a symbol!
Yun Ze looked closely and was suddenly delighted!
This was exactly the same as the pattern on the purple copper token!
He took out the token from his Qiankun bag and placed it on the cloth, aligning them. The two matched perfectly.
The next moment!
The purple copper token became scorching hot, and a line of golden characters appeared on it.
Tomorrow at three quarters past noon, outside the Mission Hall.
This was the meeting time and place?
Yun Ze frowned slightly at this.
The Mission Hall.
This was the liveliest place below a thousand meters on the lone peak, especially at noon!
Nearly forty percent of the Qi Refining disciples would go to the Mission Hall at this time, which was when new missions were released uniformly!
The person responsible for contact wanted him to meet him at this time?
Was he crazy?
Shouldn't such a thing be done stealthily?
Yun Ze couldn't figure it out, but since the other party had already sent the message, it wouldn't be good if he didn't go.
He might as well go and see. If he sensed anything wrong, he could retreat in time.
Yun Ze burned the cloth, put the purple copper token back into the Qiankun bag, and kept it close to his body before continuing to cultivate.
He continued until noon the next day.
There were still three quarters of an hour left until the agreed time, so Yun Ze left early.
As soon as he stepped out, he saw Su Ling'er returning with a lunchbox.
It was strange.
In the few days he had been living in the small courtyard, he had found that Su Ling'er really loved to eat!
Three meals a day, without fail!
Although Qi Refining cultivators also felt hungry, it usually took at least three days of not eating. Normally, people would focus on cultivation and only eat when they were hungry.
But Su Ling'er was different. She maintained a normal eating habit, which made Yun Ze feel a little strange.
Perhaps she just liked to eat.
Yun Ze didn't pay much attention and walked towards the Mission Hall.
Along the way, he encountered many disciples, most of whom were from the previous batch who hadn't broken through yet. They were busy taking on missions to earn spirit stones to buy Foundation Establishment Pills.
As for the disciples of his batch, very few of them were competing with their senior brothers and sisters for missions. They were all busy breaking through their current realms and studying cultivation techniques!
Only when they possessed sufficient strength would they go to the Mission Hall to accept missions suitable for them.
Yun Ze arrived outside the Mission Hall and did not enter, but instead observed his surroundings.
Although these people were all unfamiliar faces, their hurried demeanor didn't suggest they were here for a rendezvous.
Did he really have to wait until three quarters past noon for that person to appear?
Yun Ze waited for a while longer, but still found no clues. He simply walked into the Mission Hall.
Having stayed outside the Mission Hall for so long, it was inevitable that he would arouse suspicion, so he decided to go in and take a look.
Speaking of which, this was his second time at the Mission Hall.
The last time, Elder Sun had brought him here. He might as well see if there were any missions he could take.
Yun Ze walked into the Mission Hall and his gaze immediately fell on the person responsible for posting the missions!
The back of this person was so familiar, he felt like he had seen it somewhere before.
Just as Yun Ze was trying to recall, the person posting the missions turned around and revealed his face.
"Why is it you?!"