My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"The harvest isn't much, but it's enough."

Chen Sansi said, "I was planning to return the way I came. Senior Brother assisted me today, how should Junior Brother repay you?"

"I already said it's no need to be polite."

Xue Xianrong tapped his folding fan, then changed the subject: "However, I do have a small matter where I'd like Junior Brother's help."

As expected.

Chen Sansi showed no change in expression: "Please speak your mind, Senior Brother."

He pondered to himself.

Having just reached entry-level and not at a high realm, there was no entanglement between them.

Xue Xianrong followed all the way, just to act the part of a savior. It was such a calculated effort, but why?

The only possibility he could think of was related to Baihua Valley.

"Junior Brother is now Elder Yuling's disciple, residing in Baihua Valley, so surely..."

Xue Xianrong paused then said, "Junior Brother must have met my Junior Sister Jiang, right? Oh, the fairy who usually veils her eyes with a strand of black silk when out and about."

"Honestly."

Chen Sansi said calmly, "I've only met the other Senior Sister Jiang."

"Then she must be at the Great Wall subduing demons and hasn't returned yet."

Xue Xianrong nodded thoughtfully for a moment before smiling awkwardly: "I won't beat around the bush with you. In fact, I've long admired Junior Sister Xi Yue. Unfortunately, Junior Sister Xi Yue is reclusive, doing her own thing, and I've never had the chance to express my feelings."

"So..."

He flipped his palm, taking out a wooden box, "I'd like to ask Junior Brother to deliver a gift for me."

Chen Sansi didn't take it, only asked, "What is this?"

"This is a token of my feelings specially prepared for Junior Sister Xi Yue, a... small surprise."

Xue Xianrong said, "Junior Brother just needs to leave it near Junior Sister Xi Yue's cave mansion, and she will understand my intention."

Is that it?

Chen Sansi felt it was odd: "Why doesn't Senior Brother deliver it himself? Wouldn't that show more sincerity?"

"Doesn't Junior Brother know?"

Xue Xianrong said, "Elder Yuling likes tranquility, so normally, no outside disciple is allowed near Baihua Valley. Even if there's something, it must be reported first."

"Junior Brother is willing to help,"

Chen Sansi tactfully declined: "But since I've entered the sect, I haven't yet met Senior Sister Jiang, so I don't know where her cave mansion is and wouldn't dare to intrude rashly."

"How about I pass it along when I meet her?"

He thought of how the Senior Sister had warned that there might be danger at the bottom of Baihua Valley, requiring formations to suppress it.

In this case, how could Chen Sansi dare to bring something unclear inside?

He took out a bottle of elixir pills from his sleeves and handed it over: "Junior Brother couldn't help Senior Brother, truly ashamed! I have nothing to repay, so I can only offer the elixir pills my master gave me to show my appreciation."

These elixirs, made from expensive materials, were more than sufficient as a token of thanks.

Chen Sansi didn't want to entangle further, bowed to express thanks again, then quickly made an excuse about a master's command and left alone.

"Hey?!"

Xue Xianrong hadn't even reacted before the White Robe had vanished at the end of view.

Looking at the porcelain bottle in his hand, the smile on his face slowly faded, and his eyes narrowed slightly, sneering: "This boy is very cautious, preferring to part with valuable elixir pills than do me this favor."

"Yes."

Senior Brother Zhang said in a deep voice: "It's like he doesn't know what's good for him. Should we teach him a lesson?"

"Forget it."

Xue Xianrong said calmly, "For now, let's not antagonize him; he might be useful in the future."

"But Senior Brother Xue."

Junior Sister Song said, "Lu Shengzhi is impenetrable. How can we get the Evil God Shrine into Baihua Valley?"

Xue Xianrong didn't say anything, just swayed his fan in thought.

Finally, he said, "Soon it will be our Qingxu Sect's turn to guard Dragon Elephant City. Every peak must send people, and Baihua Valley is no exception. If it doesn't work this time, there will always be a chance then."

"That's good."

Senior Brother Zhang nodded.

"But Senior Brother Xue."

Song hesitated and said, "Contacting the Evil God Shrine is strictly forbidden by our sect. If it can truly be of use, we might receive a lenient punishment, but what if Jiang Xiyue isn't..."

"Impossible, she definitely has issues!"

Xue Xianrong said confidently, "I saw it with my own eyes. Jiang Xiyue has long fallen into the Demon Path. As long as I approach her with the shrine, she will surely reveal her true self!"

"Junior Brother, I also have a suspicion. The current Supreme Elder is a close fellow disciple of Elder Yuling."

Senior Brother Zhang said, "Even if Jiang Xiyue has fallen into the Demon Path, would the Supreme Elder be willing to punish Baihua Valley?"

"The current Supreme Elder lacks adequate experience, having been forcibly placed in position by the previous Supreme Elder."

Xue Xianrong closed his folding fan and said slowly, "After all these years, he is still without hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, completely wasting sect resources, and the elders of each peak have long had complaints about him.

"In such circumstances, if he dares to shelter Baihua Valley, he might even lose his position!

"Thinking back, when our Qingxu Sect relocated here, we hid three Cave Heaven Blessed Lands to revive the foundation of our Daoist inheritance!

"Yet the previous Supreme Elder, for some inexplicable reason, divided one of the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands to Elder Yuling, who has no desire for progress, purely out of favoritism, which is utterly wasteful!

"This time, if we succeed, Yuling won't be able to continue staying in Baihua Valley.

"By then, the Cave Heaven Blessed Land will certainly belong to my father.

"Once my father acquires the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, breaks through to the Nascent Soul Realm, and controls life and death in the sect, both I and the two True Disciples will receive more resource allocation.

"In the future, it's only a matter of time before we get to use the Cave Heaven Blessed Land!"

"Indeed."

Senior Brother Zhang said, "Rest assured, Junior Brother Xue, I will do everything to assist you with this matter."

"..."

Meanwhile, just a dozen steps away, Chen Sansi was hiding within an ancient tree using the wood-related talisman, combined with the [Conceal Breath] entry, making him almost indistinguishable from a piece of wood, nearly undetectable to cultivators of the same realm.

Therefore, he could clearly hear their conversation.

As the saying goes, unwarranted flattery often hides ill-intentions!

He had sensed something was off with these people since Flying Peak.

If they were merely professing admiration for Jiang Xiyue as Xue Xianrong claimed, was it necessary to go through such tedious tracking?

Clearly, there's something fishy!

Thus, Chen Sansi pretended to leave while stealthily returning to find out what they were really up to.

Evil God?

Xue Xianrong intends to bring the Evil God to Baihua Valley, but for what purpose?

To prove the blind woman has fallen into the Demon Path?

Chen Sansi couldn't help but recall the incident in the Nine Nether Forbidden Land, where the blind woman wiped out all disciples of the Shengyun Sect.

However, whether she indeed practices the murderous Demon Path needs further investigation.

At the very least, he couldn't aid outsiders in harming his mentor.

"Buzz!"

In his thoughts,

the wooden box in Xue Xianrong's left hand suddenly emitted an unusual movement.

His expression changed, quickly forming seals to suppress the abnormality inside, returning it to tranquility.

"Hiss!"

Senior Brother Zhang, wary, asked, "Which Evil God did Junior Brother bring? The killing intent is so intense?"

"The Wutong God."

Xue Xianrong stared at the box with a mocking smile, "This one can't even protect itself. Otherwise, its power wouldn't be so easily used by me."

"Can't protect itself?"

Senior Brother Zhang curiously asked, "An Evil God unable to protect itself?"

"Haven't you heard, Senior Brother Zhang?"

Song said, "Recently, in the Thundering Cold Continent's Evil God Countries, a new Evil God emerged. Originally a devotee of the Wutong God, highly favored, but due to a misstep, they seized half of his fruit position and incense; currently, chaos reigns there."

"..."

Chen Sansi didn't listen any further and escaped into the distance before the effect of the wood-related talisman ended.

Many Qingxu Sect disciples were nearby; if he clashed with these people, his identity would be exposed. Better to return and consider it later.

Thinking of the Thundering Cold Continent's Evil Gods, he couldn't help but recall the senior brother who cultivated the Evil God Path. It's been over twenty years, and he wonders how they are doing now.