Chapter 81: Ning Tao, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Chapter 81: Ning Tao, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Qi Yuan's Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment was something that Jiang Ling Su simply couldn't believe.

If the Eldest Senior Brother had truly achieved the Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment, there should have been extraordinary phenomena during the process.

Birds should have flocked and chirped in unison, and flowers should have bloomed in the midst of a harsh winter.

However, in the past few days, there were no such beautiful phenomena. Instead, there was incessant snowfall and constant thunder in the sky.

Jiang Ling Su even suspected that a malefic incarnation had appeared instead of the Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment.

Of course, the continuous thunder couldn't be considered an extraordinary phenomenon.

When the Eldest Senior Brother successfully established his foundation, Jiang Ling Su would naturally be happy for him.

At this moment, Qi Yuan's eyes revealed a worried expression. "Younger Sister, you have seen and experienced a lot. After the Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment, will there be any side effects?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Ling Su furrowed her brows. "After successfully establishing the foundation, such symptoms shouldn't appear. Elder Brother, I think you should see a physician or consult a senior."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan hesitated.

Just then, those strange mutterings once again invaded his ears.

"Finally, I've reached the third level of Qi cultivation. Elder Sister should have a better impression of me now, right?"

"Ugh, no! It's so smelly!"

"The Profound Origin Spell has seven levels. Once you cultivate to the seventh level, you can enter the realm of the Essence Pill True Person!"

These voices buzzed incessantly in Qi Yuan's ears, like mosquitoes.

As he listened to these voices, Qi Yuan's eyes lit up.

"I've understood!"

Jiang Ling Su blinked, her mind filled with three question marks.

"My cheat has arrived!" Qi Yuan said earnestly.

As he stepped into the realm of Qi cultivation, Qi Yuan's eyes could perceive hidden information that ordinary people couldn't see.

Now that he had established his foundation, it was only natural that his ears could hear these strange mutterings.

His cheat had indeed arrived.

Hearing this, Jiang Ling Su felt that even though Qi Yuan had established his foundation, his mental issues hadn't improved.

However, something occurred to Jiang Ling Su, and she said, "Elder Brother, didn't you want to join the Divine Flower Society? Now that you've established your foundation, I can recommend you. What do you think?"

Qi Yuan nodded and smiled. "Sure, thank you, Younger Sister."

Now, he and his younger sister had killed Zhu Lian Hua of the Bright Palace.

That day, the generous Younger Sister had taken the blame for him, but Qi Yuan still felt uneasy.

By joining the Divine Flower Society, he would gain an additional layer of protection.

This was Qi Yuan's thought.

Moreover, as a village cultivator, he would gain prestige by befriending a university cultivator early on.

"Your application to join the society will take some time to be approved," Jiang Ling Su said, her face filled with anticipation as she looked at Qi Yuan. "I've helped you so much. How will you repay me, Elder Brother?"

Qi Yuan glanced at Jiang Ling Su's chest.

Jiang Ling Su, with her petite and adorable figure, was wearing a thin, emerald-green dress that seemed a bit loose, but it still couldn't hide her ample and snowy peaks, with a hint of slippery white cleavage visible through the thin fabric.

In a rather impolite manner, he thought to himself, 'She's quite well-endowed.'

Suddenly, Qi Yuan remembered something he had heard earlier.

'Her bra is too small, it's annoying.'

Helping his Younger Sister with her problem was a way to repay her, right? Without thinking, he said, "I'll buy you a bigger bra."

Jiang Ling Su lowered her head and looked down, quickly covering her chest with her hands.

Earlier, she had been changing clothes in the house, and upon learning that the Eldest Senior Brother had emerged from seclusion, she was so excited that she hastily put on a small bra and a nearby thin, translucent dress.

A glimpse of her cleavage was exposed, and her face instantly turned red. "Shameless!"

She quickly ran back into the house.

Qi Yuan looked at Jiang Ling Su's retreating figure, his face filled with surprise, and then he reflected, "I was too forward."

He felt that his words lacked emotional intelligence, and he needed to improve in that aspect.

Qi Yuan saw that his Younger Sister had returned to the thatched cottage.

He also went back to his own room.

Sitting in the house, he felt empty inside, even after completing the game.

Especially when he thought of the heavy snowfall on Seven Color Peak, it reminded him of the snowfall on the Seventh Moon Lake in the game.

He sat alone on the green stone, illuminated only by the moonlight, and his thoughts wandered.

Qi Yuan took out the game jade slip. His consciousness wandered through the blank game jade slip.

Suddenly, Qi Yuan saw a bright light, like the icon of a game app.

"A new game?" Qi Yuan's face lit up.

His consciousness tried to approach the game app icon, but it seemed to resist, and Qi Yuan's consciousness couldn't get close.

"Damn game, won't let me play!" Qi Yuan was angry.

He tried to get closer, but he still couldn't.

Qi Yuan's face turned pale. "Could it be that there's not enough memory, and I can't download it? Or is the game's level too high, and I can't play it yet?"

Qi Yuan remembered when he first played the Moon Gazing Continent game. At the beginning, as an ordinary person, he could only stay in the game for less than an hour before he had to leave.

It consumed too much mental energy.

As his strength increased and his soul became stronger, he was able to play the game for longer periods.

"So, my soul is too weak, and I can't enter the second game?"

Qi Yuan felt dissatisfied.

Having reached the Foundation Establishment stage of the Heavenly Way, he could now release his divine sense, but despite his soul's significant growth, it was still too weak to enter the second game.

"Either this game is too big, or it has blacklisted me," Qi Yuan thought to himself, and his consciousness made no effort to advance further.

Suddenly, a soft murmur reached his ears.

"When Ning Tou grows up, she'll be the most beautiful girl in the world."

Qi Yuan was stunned.

"My ears are so amazing! I can even hear sounds from within the game's icon?"

The voice, surprisingly, was coming from the game's icon.

It was a crisp voice, with a hint of babyishness, indicating that the speaker was likely young.

The owner of this voice seemed to be living a happy and content life.

Qi Yuan couldn't help but say, "Little Ning Tou, I believe in you."

He finished with a helpless expression, unsure if the NPC in the game could hear his voice.

...

In the realm of Liufeng,

The forest was painted in vibrant hues, with pine trees swaying in the wind and green moss covering the blue stones.

Ning Tou's long black hair covered half of her face, and her eyes were pitch-black, accompanied by a sweet smile.

Her black dress, stirred by the wind, clung tightly to her body. Perhaps due to malnutrition, her figure was slender, and the skin on the back of her hands was unnaturally pale, with a sickly beauty that revealed blue veins beneath.

The girl's appearance was exquisite, and although she had not yet fully matured, she was a stunning beauty in the making.

The only flaw was a scar on her face, etched with a peculiar character, adding a sense of brokenness to her features.

Ning Tou sat on a blue stone covered in moss, gazing at her reflection in the water, a sweet smile in her eyes. "When I grow up, I'll be the most beautiful girl in the world."

As she spoke, she plunged the dagger in her hand into the neck of a man lying beside her.

Blood splattered, landing on Ning Tou's black dress and even on her face.

Surrounding her were six men in black, their faces grim as they watched Ning Tou. Each held a different weapon:

A black-clad man with a sword spoke in a deep voice, "You wicked woman, so young yet so ruthless. What will you become when you grow up?"

Beside him, a man with a gap-toothed axe said coldly, "The mark on your face brands you as a wicked woman, making you hideous!"

"Wicked women are to be slain by all. Their ugliness rivals that of demons! Even the purest and kindest Holy Maidens would not find you beautiful. Who in this world would dare to think otherwise?"

"It's been a while since I've tasted a woman. Even if I cut off your head, I'd still..."

At these words, Ning Tou suddenly froze.

She remembered her mother.

Her mother had once been a Holy Maiden, and she had said that when Ning Tou grew up, she would be the most beautiful girl in the world.

But...

The young Ning Tou tightly gripped her dagger, her eyes narrowing as she faced the six men slowly approaching her.

However, her injuries were too severe for her to break free.

Just then, a thunderous roar seemed to echo through the sky.

A deep and ethereal voice reached the ears of everyone present.

"Little Ning Tou, I believe in you."

The voice was vast, like a bell tolling in their hearts.

To Ning Tou, it was as gentle as a breeze.

"Who?"

"Who is it?"

"Who is this expert? We are here to slay the wicked woman. Please do not interfere, esteemed one!"

"When you encounter a wicked woman, you must slay her!"

The six men, weapons in hand, turned pale. They warily scanned their surroundings, their minds in disarray.

The voice was so grand, it seemed to belong to an immortal master.

They dared not imagine what would happen if the owner of that voice took action against them.

Just then, Ning Tou moved. Like a black mandala, she plunged her dagger into the chest of one of the black-clad men.

Blood sprayed, staining her black dress, and the overly pale palm of her hand was now vividly red.

"No!"

"Ah!"

The men cried out in agony as Ning Tou, like a ghost, slaughtered them in the crowd.

Half an hour later, all the black-clad men lay on the ground, devoid of any breath.

Ning Tou stood in the center of the corpses, her entire body covered in blood. Blood dripped from her arms, falling to the ground.

She, too, had suffered significant injuries.

Bending down, she picked up her dagger and approached the bodies. Even though they were already dead, she wanted to finish them off, cutting off their heads.

Then, she walked towards the pool where she had been sitting earlier.

The water was clear, but there were no fish or other living creatures.

The water reached above her knees, and she suddenly looked up, her voice sweet and innocent, "Uncle, are you still there?"

Ning Tou stood quietly, waiting.

But there was no response.

"Uncle, if you're still there, answer me. I'm going to... take a bath."

Ning Tou continued to wait, but the place was silent, with only the scent of flowers and blood in the air, not even the sound of insects.

"Uncle, Ning Tou is taking a bath. Don't peek."

"If you peek, you'll have to marry me when I grow up. If you don't, I'll..."

Slowly, she removed her black dress and slipped into the water, leaving only her small head visible. Her face bore an innocent expression, but her vigilance remained.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Ning Tou emerged from the water.

She looked up at the sky, her pitch-black eyes devoid of emotion. But her voice was deliberately sweet, "Uncle, I'll remember you."

The unknown voice filled her with fear, and her recent actions were merely a desperate attempt at survival.

Her mother had once said that if a woman were to tell a man she wanted to marry him, he would likely be taken aback.

...

"Achoo!" Qi Yuan sneezed as the cold wind blew through the dilapidated thatched hut, chilling him to the bone.

Qi Yuan, who had been studying cultivation techniques, stood up. "I've reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and I'm even a Supreme Master at it. Yet, I'm still living in a thatched hut; it's too unbecoming. Tomorrow, I'll get a wooden house instead."

Qi Yuan felt that with his increased strength, his status and position should also improve.

Living in a thatched hut was just too frugal.

"Sigh, even if I move into a wooden house, I can't escape the fate of hard labor." Qi Yuan sighed helplessly.

In the past, he would diligently cultivate during the day and study cultivation techniques, but at night, he could still play games.

It was like the working class on Blue Star, toiling away in their 996 work schedules, but still finding time for games and videos on social media after work to unwind.

Now, without games or entertainment, every day was filled with arduous learning, a truly bitter existence.

"Should I resign from my position as the Chief Disciple of Seven Color Peak and become a wealthy landlord in the mortal world, living a life of luxury and power?" Qi Yuan thought, his eyes lighting up at the idea.

But soon, he dismissed this thought.

"Without the Divine Light Sect backing me, if Black Chicken Old Demon finds out that I destroyed the Black Mountain Sect and comes after me, I won't be able to escape."

"If I become a wealthy landlord, I'll have to marry over a dozen concubines. What if they cause trouble and I have to clean up after them? Or worse, if they offend cultivators, it'll be even more troublesome."

"Wouldn't I become a nanny then?"

"Mortals have their own struggles. I should just focus on cultivation."

Qi Yuan dismissed his impulsive idea.

He began to study the cultivation techniques seriously.

Currently, he had three important tasks to accomplish.

The first task was to supplement the later stages of the Qi Yuan Scripture.

The current Qi Yuan Scripture only allowed cultivation up to the Foundation Establishment stage; the techniques for advancing from Foundation Establishment to the Golden Core stage were still incomplete.

Qi Yuan needed to gradually fill in these gaps.

The second task was to strengthen his spiritual consciousness.

With a stronger spiritual consciousness, he could enter the game and escape the daily grind of cultivation.

The third task was to acquire more high-grade cultivation techniques.

Ordinary techniques seemed too slow, and among the tens of thousands of techniques, a single high-grade technique would be more beneficial than all of them combined.

But where could he find such high-grade techniques?

"I wonder what Zhu Lianhua's 100th day was like. When will I meet a man as bright and charming as Zhu Lianhua, my white moonlight?"

Qi Yuan thought of Zhu Lianhua's Profound Level Spell.

Night had fallen, and outside the thatched hut, everything was blanketed in white.

"My gaming itch is acting up."

Qi Yuan took out the game jade slip, but unfortunately, he still couldn't enter the game icon.

Listening intently, he didn't hear any sounds coming from the game either.

"I really want to play games, to kill, kill, kill."

Qi Yuan sighed helplessly.

At that moment, his hand touched another jade slip.

"Dong Xian gave me a game jade slip, a cold and aloof female sword immortal? This female sword immortal must be very strong. I wonder how many of my attacks she can withstand."

With this thought, Qi Yuan's consciousness entered the game jade slip.

Instantly, the phantom of a cold and aloof female sword immortal appeared before Qi Yuan.

"Defeat me!"

Qi Yuan waved his hand, and a sword light flashed, shattering the sword in the female sword immortal's hand.

"So weak, not interesting at all." Qi Yuan wanted to give the game a bad review.

At that moment, a tear rolled down the cold and aloof female sword immortal's beautiful face, now filled with humiliation.

"I've lost to you, do as you please!" The female sword immortal said, her voice filled with shame as she undressed. "Even if you take my body, you'll never have my heart. My heart belongs to my senior brother."

The female sword immortal's clothes slid off, her face filled with humiliation as she crawled towards Qi Yuan like a dog.

"Hey, no fair play, seducing me?" Qi Yuan slashed the female sword immortal with his sword, cursing as he left the game.

"My own games are the best." Qi Yuan sighed.

...

The morning sun rose above the clouds, and the snow began to melt.

The entire Seven Color Peak became colder.

"Senior Brother Qi Yuan, Dong Xian is here!"

Outside the wooden house, Dong Xian stood with a respectful expression on his face.

Soon, Qi Yuan emerged from the house.

Looking at Dong Xian, Qi Yuan said proudly, "Junior Brother, what do you think of my new home? Isn't it grand and majestic? Does it suit my current status and position?"

Qi Yuan's thatched hut had been renovated the previous day and transformed into a wooden house.

Dong Xian's smile froze as he looked at the shabby wooden house.

This dilapidated wooden house...

"Senior Brother's abode is truly a celestial residence, a spiritual realm in the mortal world." Dong Xian flattered.

Qi Yuan was very satisfied.

It was like buying a new bicycle and showing it off to friends, receiving countless compliments.

He felt elated and proud.

"Junior Sister told me that while I was in seclusion, you kept looking for me. What's the matter?" Qi Yuan asked.

Ever since he mentioned the bra to his junior sister, she hadn't spoken to him for several days.

But a few days ago, she had come to Qi Yuan's house and informed him that Dong Xian had been searching for him.

"Senior Brother, have you heard of the Dragon Seizing Competition?" Dong Xian respectfully asked, his attitude sincere.

Qi Yuan had also heard of the Dragon Seizing Competition.

Previously, Junior Sister Jiang Ling Su had mentioned that Zhu Lianhua from the Bright Moon Palace was participating in the competition to gain control of the Great Merchant and expand their influence.

The Bright Moon Palace's ambitions were vast.

"Senior Brother Qi Yuan, I actually have another identity. I... am the seventeenth prince of the Great Merchant Country."

(End of Chapter)

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