Junior sister, keep forbear for a while, I almost become invincible as soon!

Those cursed bear a tragic fate and shoulder a certain causality; getting too close to such a person might likely lead to being implicated.

Even speaking of it could likely result in entanglement with causality.

Therefore, when Liu Changqing first met her, although he had discerned the curse within Zi Ji, he didn't speak of it to Chen Pingping.

He was afraid.

"You seem to know as well," Liu Changqing said with a smile.

"Of course!"

"Why aren't you afraid?" he asked.

"Just a curse. Once I meet that man, I will surely slay him," Guang Xiaoyu said, her calm voice brimming with confidence.

This confidence was different from that of ordinary geniuses, who relied on their family background, the strength behind them, and their own factors for self-assurance.

Guang Xiaoyu's confidence stemmed from within herself; she had firm belief in herself.

Liu Changqing stood up and walked towards her, "Do you believe in the Demon Flower?"

"I do!"

"Why?"

Damn it...

Why does there have to be so many whys?

I've seen it, you know?

Feeling inwardly speechless and exasperated, Guang Xiaoyu still chose to reply out of politeness, "My elder brother said so."

Right!

That phrase is quite useful.

Liu Changqing stopped, "Your elder brother knows even this? Why didn't he know about the Power of Curse then?"

Good question!

Guang Xiaoyu thought for a moment. "I don't know. My elder brother sometimes has a weird mind and does things that are beyond anyone's imagination."

"Like what?" he asked, curious.

Like taking me in as his disciple!

Standing in for his master to take on a disciple.

Tsk, tsk!

She had never been so speechless in her life; after many years in the sect, she had never once seen her master's face.

Moreover, knowing she was a demon cultivator, he still provided her with protection. If it were anyone else, they would have finished her off with a sword strike long ago. It was simply impossible for her to have survived until now.

"For example, my aptitude was poor and I lacked insight, but elder brother still insisted on taking me in..." she said in a pensive tone.

Your aptitude is poor?

You lack insight?

When she went on a killing spree in the Bai Family, slaying Earth Level assassins and suppressing Murong Hua, could someone with poor aptitude have accomplished that?

Liu Changqing's mouth twitched, thinking, Chen Pingping's standards are perhaps too high. And this is considered poor?

But he didn't know that Guang Xiaoyu truly had poor aptitude in the past. It was only after embarking on her cultivation path that she caught up with many geniuses, thanks to the Demon Emperor's hundred thousand years of cultivation experience and the Nine Revolutions Demon God Skill.

Alas!

Guang Xiaoyu lamented, "I wonder if elder brother took a fancy to my looks? Hmph, so many years have passed, and he still hasn't confessed to me."

She was quite vain.

Yet, geniuses had to admit that Guang Xiaoyu did possess some beauty. She had all the desirable attributes and none of the undesirable, with a slender figure and skin like snow.

Her pale face and evolving, delicate features were enticing, and her bright, large eyes sparkled with vivacity with every blink.

If she were to wear a beautiful dress, she'd probably be an unparalleled beauty.

It was no wonder someone fancied her for her looks.

Liu Changqing thought of a question, "How old were you at the time?"

Um!

She pondered, "Around fifteen? Or sixteen? I've forgotten!"

Scumbag!

She was only fifteen or sixteen, and she caught Chen Pingping's eye.

Everyone felt indignant.

At that moment, one of them grasped the crux of the matter and asked, "Why was it your elder brother who took you in and not your master?"

The geniuses realized, staring intently at her.

"Because my master was too busy, my senior fellow apprentice took on the role of accepting apprentices on his behalf," she answered.

"So, after all these years, it's been your elder brother who has been guiding your cultivation?" he asked, startled.

"..."

That was it, she had given it away.

Guang Xiaoyu blinked, remaining silent.

There were precedents for accepting apprentices on behalf of a master, but… continuing to guide the apprentices in their cultivation thereafter was almost unheard of.

They were of the same generation. Even if the senior fellow apprentice was a few years older, he still couldn't compare to the master when it came to matters of cultivation.

Chen Pingping was different; after accepting Guang Xiaoyu, he also took on the responsibility of guiding her cultivation.

What a guy.

The crowd drew in a breath of cold air.

This indicated that Chen Pingping's cultivation had already reached the level of a master at that time.

Not only that, but after entering Central Continent, he had also accepted Zi Ji as an apprentice on his master's behalf.

From the time Zi Ji began her cultivation until now, Chen Pingping had always been protecting her from behind. He swept away all her powerful enemies and deterred many formidable cultivators with his strength.

Even knowing that the Yuan World was within Zi Ji, no one dared to touch her.

And all this was because of Chen Pingping.

Liu Changqing was dumbfounded.

Turbulent waves of emotion surged in the hearts of many geniuses, leaving them unsettled for a long while. Only one thought echoed in their minds: It's good to have a senior fellow apprentice!

After a long time…

Another question came, "Did the Elders of the Wuji Sect really follow you here?"

"Wasn't it said that Nan Zhanbu Province is barren, with sparse Spirit Qi, and declining Tao, and that your cultivation is still in a difficult state? Is the Wuji Sect truly so powerful, or have outsiders been misled?"

"Is your Sect Elder always hidden in the shadows? Why doesn't he show himself?"

Barren indeed.

Powerful too.

Guang Xiaoyu really wanted to say, "My elder brother's strength has nothing to do with Nan Zhanbu Province, and my cultivation is the same in that regard—what's barren there is still barren, and what's in decline is still in decline. It's just that… we are different."

She was the rebirth of the Demon Emperor.

As for what kind of entity her senior fellow apprentice was, she wasn't too clear about that either.

As for the Sect Elder who carried Sword Mountain out, he was but one of her senior fellow apprentice's incarnations; would their eyes pop out in shock if they knew the truth?

COUGH, COUGH.

Stay low-key, low-key!

Guang Xiaoyu lifted her head and, under everyone's gaze, stated the so-called truth, "Oh, our Wuji Sect is pretty rubbish in Nan Zhanbu Province; we belong to a lower-tier power."

The crowd was horrified.

Rumors indeed misled people. Nan Zhanbu Province was said to be the most barren, yet this province had flourished to such an extent that Chen Pingping and Guang Xiaoyu, such powerful young geniuses, were actually from a lower-tier power.

Inconceivable.

"We must visit Nan Zhanbu Province if we get the chance."

"Indeed, I would like to go too."

"Let's talk about it after Central Continent."

"Yes, get the seeds of the Demon Flower, and take one more look at the Heavenly Road." Many geniuses expressed their longing.

That province must be very exciting.

Hearing their words, Guang Xiaoyu's face darkened; she was just speaking off the cuff. After all, it was a long journey, and there were no acquaintances here.

A bit of bragging wouldn't hurt.

But then, these people took her seriously and even clamored to go to Nan Zhanbu Province.

Just thinking about that godforsaken place gave her a massive headache.

If a group of young geniuses entered Nan Zhanbu Province, any one of them could crush many major forces. How would the locals survive?

Their understanding of cultivation would instantly collapse, and it seemed Nan Zhanbu Province was on a quick path to ruin.

Guang Xiaoyu shivered and quickly said, "Actually, Central Continent isn't bad either!"

The crowd: "..."

Liu Changqing felt ashamed and wanted to say, Would you just shut up! Nan Zhanbu Province may not have many people, but with just Chen Pingping alone, he could crush all of us. And he's a young genius from a lower-tier power! Your words are a clear insult to us from Central Continent!

The geniuses from Central Continent below were also speechless, their faces darkened, not knowing how to rebut.