My Informative Cultivation Life

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"Whose voice is that?" Yang Ji's expression shifted, and he immediately looked up.

Before he could see who it was, Elder Chun Ye glanced at him and said disdainfully, "That's the Sect Master! Now that's good, the Sect Master has promised you a Supreme Divine Power. You'd better fight well, because if you lose, I'll nail you to the Sect's Pillar of Shame for all the disciples to ridicule you."

"Ah, Elder, this is unreasonable—why do I detect a hint of vengeance?" Yang Ji shrank his neck and waved his hand, "Then I won't fight. I don't want the benefits either; I just don't want to be nailed to the Pillar of Shame."

"Hmph! Since you've gotten the Sect Master involved, you have no say in the matter anymore. Do you know the punishment for toying with the Sect Master?" Elder Chun Ye glared at Yang Ji with a clear threat.

"What would the punishment be?" Yang Ji looked up.

"To be suppressed beneath the stone slabs of the Sect's Main Plaza, trampled by all the disciples every day, until you're nothing but a flattened skin." Elder Chun Ye said viciously.

"That's too cruel, Elder. This is malignant revenge." Yang Ji feigned distress.

"Hmph, scared now? If you're scared, come with me!" Elder Chun Ye didn't bother with further discussion, a hint of a successful scheme glinting in her eyes, and grabbing Yang Ji by the shoulder, she tore through space and vanished.

"Elder, we're going now? Without setting a date?"

"Set a date for what? They are having tea with Elder Ji Shen in Qinghe Hall today, having just defeated a few geniuses from our Sect. It's been five days now; your timing couldn't be better."

"..." Yang Ji.

Before his thoughts could go further, with a ripping noise, Elder Chun Ye had already taken him through space, appearing outside Qinghe Hall.

"Elder!" Upon seeing Elder Chun Ye suddenly appear, the disciple guarding the hall door turned solemn and immediately showed deep respect.

"Hmm!" Elder Chun Ye nodded, leading Yang Ji directly into the hall.

Inside the hall, Elder Ji Shen, along with some Inner Sect Elders and the True Inheritance Saintess, were seated to one side. Facing them were a few unfamiliar faces. Without guessing, these must be from the Zhan Family.

The moment Yang Ji stepped into the hall, he saw a woman dressed in a rosy garment, her bearing deep and serene, with an indomitable authority in her eyes and brows.

She must have brothers who would be very obedient to her.

This woman had an extraordinary air; not a trace of True Qi flux was visible on her, her cultivation deeply concealed. If not for Yang Ji's Golden Finger spotting that she was at the Peak of the Divine Transformation, it would have been difficult to gauge the depth of her strength with the naked eye or senses.

Seeing Yang Ji's gaze, Elder Chun Ye transmitted a message: "That is the daughter of the Zhan Family Head, and the elder sister to Zhan Xiao. That brat Zhan Xiao is somewhat arrogant, having taken a fancy to a True Inheritance Saintess from our Sect. If the feelings were mutual, it would actually be a good thing, possibly bringing our forces closer together.

But the fellow is presumptuous enough to want to make her his concubine; it's somewhat intolerable. The Zhan Family is hinting everywhere they want to belittle our Sect."

She continued, with a glint in her eyes and a hint of amusement, "Yang lad, after you defeat Zhan Xiao, say in front of him that you're smitten with his sister and wish to take her as your Dao companion."

Yang Ji's eyes flickered, and he responded telepathically, "I'm not against doing so, but what's in it for me?"

Elder Chun Ye, frustrated, exclaimed, "What more could you want? A delicate and lovely girl right in front of you, isn't that benefit big enough? If you actually manage to woo this lass Zhan Tang, you'll be the Zhan Family's son-in-law; isn't that a big enough benefit? Yang lad, I think you're getting greedier and greedier. I find myself liking you less and less."

[Yang lad is handsome and has an extraordinary temperament, carrying great fortune with him, apart from his sharp tongue; he is an excellent marriage prospect. If he really manages to secure this lass Zhan Tang, wouldn't the Zhan Family become tightly bound with our Sect? With the woman following the man, the Zhan Family would have to obediently comply.]

[Thrilled!]

Seeing the information that appeared above Elder Chun Ye's head, Yang Ji couldn't help but roll his eyes.

But on second thought, he didn't seem to be at a loss, yet somehow, it felt like a conspiracy.

Yang Ji came back to his senses, slowly entering the hall with Elder Chun Ye, and saw beside Zhan Tang a young man strutting about and an old man seated upright, radiating ease and composure.

Behind the three from the Zhan Family stood two elders, presumably attendants to Zhan Tang and Zhan Xiao, both with the strength of Nascent Soul Peaks.

As Yang Ji and Elder Chun Ye entered the hall, everyone turned their heads to look.

Elder Ji Shen's eyes brightened upon seeing Yang Ji.

Hm?

Zhan Tang, seeing Yang Ji's extraordinary composure and the sharp, sword-like gaze that fell on him, penetrating to his very bones as though probing every action, Divine Skill, and each strand of his cultivation as if trying to see through him.

"This Zhan Tang has an unfathomable gaze; she is indeed extraordinary!"

However, being in possession of the Immortal Primordial Spirit, Yang Ji had his Divine Skill aura hidden within his Primordial Spirit, thus even Zhan Tang could not discern his depth.

As for his cultivation, there was no need to hide it—the Nascent Soul Peak was evident for all to see.

Zhan Tang's eyes flashed with surprise when she saw Yang Ji smiling back at her; her intense gaze had met only a fog, suggesting that this person practiced some terrifying secret technique. Although only at the Nascent Soul stage, she couldn't detect the slightest secret about him.

"This disciple next to Elder Chun seems exceptional; is he the same Yang Ji who once won the sword competition at the Immortal Sword Sect?" Suddenly, the elder from the Zhan Family looked over at Yang Ji and spoke with a light smile.