Chapter 2 — On Dan Dinh Peak

Luc Van Phi's eyes flashed a complicated light. Perhaps my "resolute" appearance made him feel a little guilty. "Okay..." He sighed softly, frowning: "You stay here, I'll go ahead to see if there are any demonic beasts, I'll be back later." Obviously he still doesn't feel comfortable leaving me alone. I was secretly happy in my heart, but on the outside I still maintained my pitiful expression and just nodded slightly. Watching him turn around and leave, gradually disappearing into the dense forest, I immediately retracted all my expressions. No time left! I bent down, carefully removed each piece of green stone, and gently pulled out the entire root of the Bleeding Marrow Flower. Even the layer of mud surrounding the roots was not damaged at all. Not having time to enjoy it, I immediately took out the jade box that I had prepared in advance, sealed the spirit flower, and carefully put it in my heart. After that, I quickly climbed ashore, put on my shoes and socks, adjusted my clothes, my face was calm as if nothing had ever happened. After everything was over, I didn't wait for Luc Van Phi to come back, but chose another way and sneaked away quickly. Luc Van Phi, when you come back later you'll find that you're no longer here... Just slowly search. As for this matter... I absolutely do not carry the pot! 3 I used up all my spiritual energy and ran as fast as I could towards the outer gate, finally returning to the small room before dark. Closing the door tightly, I immediately arranged a simple vigilance formation, then took out the jade box from my chest. As soon as the lid of the box was opened, a stream of pure fragrance like a jade stream spread throughout the room. The entire body of the Root of the Bleached Marrow Flower is as white as white jade, lying quietly in the box, with a halo of light circling around, much more beautiful than described in the original work. Without hesitation, I immediately sat cross-legged and swallowed the spirit flower in one breath. As soon as the flower petals entered the mouth, they melted into a stream of spiritual fluid, a warm but powerful energy like a tide immediately spread from the throat to all limbs. Right after that — Pain struck! It was as if countless small blades were scraping away at the bones, every inch of the meridians were torn and then regenerated. Cold sweat immediately soaked my clothes, I bit my lip so hard it bled, not allowing myself to let out a moan. This is the process of purifying the marrow and veins - if you want to be reborn, you must endure pain. I didn't dare to be distracted, and immediately used the 《Gas Induction Technique》, the most basic introductory method of the sect, to guide the spiritual energy to flow in, cleanse the spiritual roots, and open the meridians. Moment by moment passes, I feel like my body is like a block of iron that is continuously hammered, impurities are eliminated little by little. A miracle happened... Originally, I had five chaotic spiritual roots, but under the medicinal power of the Cleansing Marrow Flower, the other four spiritual roots gradually dissipated, leaving only the water spirit root - and that water spirit root is constantly being refined, becoming purer and several times stronger than before! I don't know how much time passed, until every trace of pain disappeared, and an unprecedented feeling of pleasure flooded my whole body. I opened my eyes and saw that my inner body — the Five Spiritual Roots… had turned into the Heavenly Grade Water Spiritual Root! Not only that, under the impact of the surging spiritual energy, my cultivation broke through the third level of Qi Refining, continuously breaking through, straight to the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining! I clenched my fist, feeling the full flow of spiritual energy rippling in the meridians, so excited that I almost laughed out loud. Is this… the joy of holding a golden thread in your hand? So refreshing! With the Heavenly Grade Water Spirit Root, my future cultivation path... will be as smooth as a mirror. At that moment, a series of rapid knocks suddenly rang out from outside. "Junior sister Su! Junior sister Su, are you in there?!" It was the voice of the administrator of the outer sect. My heart suddenly shuddered - this late, what did he come to find me for? I suppressed the joy that was still rising from the breakthrough, quickly retracted the magic formation, adjusted my clothes, and then opened the door. “Manager Ly, this late at night… is something wrong?” — I deliberately lowered my voice, revealing my tiredness and fatigue. Manager Ly's face was full of worry: "Senior sister Su, senior brother Luc Van Phi disappeared in the back mountain! Before disappearing, someone saw you and him appear together. Do you... know where he went?" My heart skipped a beat. Luc Van Phi... missing?! Incorrect! This is not in the script! In the original work, this episode absolutely does not have this episode... Could it be... because of my appearance, did it lead to the butterfly effect? I immediately changed my face to a confused and worried expression, widened my eyes and asked again: "What?! Senior brother Luc is missing? I... I actually met him this afternoon at the rear of the mountain. At that time I was not in a good mood, we... had a few arguments, then... then I left first. He... hasn't he come back yet?" My voice trembled, tears welled up in my eyes, my acting was flawlessly realistic. Manager Ly looked at me, as if he had seven or eight points of confidence, and just sighed: "The sect has already sent someone to look for you, don't worry too much. I just came to ask to understand the situation." After Manager Ly left, I closed the door. In an instant, the worried look on his face just now disappeared without a trace. Luc Van Phi's disappearance... For me, perhaps it's not necessarily a bad thing. At least, for a short time, no one will bother me anymore. We must take advantage of the time, consolidate the breakthrough in cultivation, and at the same time prepare well for the Outer Sect Competition Congress one month later. That's our only chance to step into the inner sect! 4 For the next month, I lived in a very quiet voice. Except for mandatory sect tasks, I hardly step out of the door, all my time is devoted to cultivation. The heavenly quality Water Spirit Root is truly extraordinary - its advantages are clearly and incomparably evident. The speed of my cultivation is like an arrow cutting through the wind, leaping forward day by day. In just one short month, my cultivation level went from the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining, steadily breaking through the bottleneck, and directly entering the seventh level of Qi Refining! This speed, if transmitted outside, is enough to make the entire outer gate tremble. As for Luc Van Phi - he was missing for three days, then was found in a remote valley, seriously injured, unconscious. It was said that he was suddenly attacked by a third-order demon beast. The sect was in a stir of discussion, everyone said he was unlucky and was in trouble at the right time. But only I know — this is not that simple. In the original work, although Luc Van Phi was arrogant and arrogant, her strength was not ordinary, and dealing with a third-order demon beast was definitely not as miserable as this. Furthermore, the place where he was injured is not far from the waterfall where I picked the Purifying Marrow Flower... I guess That's right - that day he came back to look for me and couldn't find me, so he must have become suspicious, wandered around to investigate, and ended up having the misfortune of encountering a demonic beast. However... all of this no longer has anything to do with me. Now, he is still imprisoned in a quiet room recovering from injuries, and Luu Thanh Nguyet visits him almost every day. Rumors outside say that the two's relationship is progressing very quickly. As for the male lead Tieu Tran - thanks to the bottle of golden medicinal medicine that I gave him, his injury recovered at an amazing speed, unlike the original story where his training was delayed. It's said that recently, he's even showing signs of a breakthrough! Everything... is moving silently in a completely different direction from the original. As for me - just quietly wait for the Outer Gate Competition Conference a month later. That is the only door, also the inevitable path to enter the inner sect. On the day of the conference, the outer sect martial arts arena was packed with people, the noise of discussion was like a tidal wave. All the outer sect disciples gathered here, each one hoping to become famous and gain the qualification to enter the inner sect. I stood in the crowd, not at all eye-catching, my aura condensed, like a small stone in a sea of people. No one noticed, the person who blindly followed Luc Van Phi, once considered a "useless flower", has now completely transformed. When we drew lots for battle, my first opponent was Truong Cuong — Level 6 of Qi Refinement. This person is famous in the outer sect for his arrogant and domineering personality. He often bullies the weak and harms many secretly resentful disciples. As soon as he saw my name, a scornful smile immediately appeared on his face: "To Tinh? I thought it was someone, it turned out to be a bee following Senior Brother Luc! What? Senior Brother Luc is in bed, is there no one to back you up anymore?" Suddenly, mocking laughter rang out all around. I didn't answer, just calmly walked onto the ring. As soon as the referee's voice ended, the match officially started. Truong Cuong never put me in his eyes, his face was arrogant, his steps were staggered and proud, his hand arbitrarily formed a magic seal, a Fireball Magic slowly formed, red as hot coal, lazily thrown straight towards me. “You girl, obediently kneel down and admit defeat, I can still spare you some suffering!” His voice was teasing and echoed throughout the ring, making many disciples around him laugh. I looked at the fireball whistling in the wind, the corners of my lips curled slightly, the bottom of my eyes sparkled with a sharp cold light.