Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

At the peak of the Kunlun Pillar, Hollow Jade Temple.

“Ah Jing1.” Qiu Changtian called out in his heart. “Can you locate the Heaven Mending Stone fragment?”

“I can’t locate it,” the Kunlun Mirror replied. “It’s suspected to be concealed by magic.”

“I suggest you investigate carefully.”

“How do you want me to investigate?” Qiu Changtian said in a speechless manner. “I’m currently at the lowest level of the Qi Refinement Stage. Anyone from the Hollow Jade Temple would be at a much higher level than me.”

“I suggest you continue to maintain the invincible persona and raise your cultivation level.”

“That’s easy. I’m fine with pretending to be invincible, but do you have any quick success methods that can allow me to form my Gold Core in one day and form my Nascent Soul in two days?”

“No.”

“Don’t be so cold.” Qiu Changtian continued to smile. “The sooner my cultivation level improves, the sooner I can help you gather the Heaven Mending Rocks, right?”

Kunlun Mirror: ..

When Qiu Changtian saw that the mirror didn’t answer, he stopped teasing it and started planning in his heart.

The cultivation path in this world was very simple.

Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul were three major realms.

Each major realm could be divided into three minor realms.

For example, Foundation Establishment could be divided into Qi Refinement, Purification, and Transformation.

Right now, he is still at the lowest level, Qi Refinement Stage. How stupid would he be to take the risk of exposing himself to investigate the news about the Heaven Mending Stone?

He would wait patiently.

Qiu Changtian thought to himself. He saw his junior sister, Xu Yinglian, walk past him. She did not even greet him and headed straight for Sect Master Polestar’s lecture room.

This girl was still angry with him!

In the lecture room, Sect Master Polestar sat on the nine-colored lotus platform with her eyes closed.

Below him were fourteen futons neatly arranged in two rows.

The disciples filed in and took their seats accordingly.

On the left was a Perfected Golden Core and on the right was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. They were arranged according to strength or potential.

According to the rules of the Kunlun Taiqing Sect, they would only accept a batch of disciples every thirty years.

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian were exempted from the entrance examination before the sect opened. They were only in-name disciples now, so there was temporarily no futon to sit on in the lecture hall, so they could only stand at the back.

Both of them found a place to stay. Before Qiu Changtian could strike up a conversation, Xu Yinglian turned her head away, not letting him see her side profile.

Ha, this proud-pussy junior sister.

Qiu Changtian held his breath as he listened to Sect Master Polestar’s lecture.

For cultivators, if they wanted to raise their cultivation level, they would need to cultivate qi.

This resulted in all kinds of Qi Refinement Techniques.

Among the three sects of the Orthodox Dao, the Kunlun Taiqing Sect specialized in the Qi Refinement Techniques. Therefore, whether it was the high-level Cultivators in the Core Formation Stage or the Nascent Soul Stage, the variety and quantity of the Qi Refinement Techniques were far ahead of the other two sects.

Among them, the most powerful Qi Refinement Technique in the world was the ‘Nine Heavens Clarity Entering Enlightenment Mantra’ known as the ‘Immortal Secret Technique’. It could only be passed down to the personal disciples of the current generation’s Kunlun Sect Master and could not be taught to outsiders.

Regardless of whether it was an immortal secret technique or not, it was true that it was extremely obscure and difficult to understand. Therefore, everyone listened attentively, afraid that they would miss out on any details that the Sect Master had mentioned.

After the lecture ended, the crowd was still unsatisfied. However, since Sect Master Polestar had already waved his whisk, the disciples could only stand up and leave.

“Qiu Changtian and Xu Yingling stay,” Sectmaster Polestar said indifferently.

As soon as he finished speaking, the senior brothers and senior sisters that left couldn’t help but glance at these two people.

After the senior brothers and sisters left, Sectmaster Polestar pointed forward with the handle of her Fuchen.

“Sit down.”

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian sat down on the futons.

“The Tiannan Xu Family sent a letter of appointment this morning.” Sect Master Polestar closed her eyes and said leisurely, “They hope that I can lead and let the two of you become Dao partners1.”

Xu Yinglian: ..

Qiu Changtian: ..

Both of them were shocked and speechless.

After a while, Xu Yinglian said, “Master, I don’t want to..”

“Master.” Qiu Changtian rushed to speak first. “Disciple is wholeheartedly focused on the Dao, so I don’t have the mood for romantic relationships for the time being. Presumably, Junior Sister Ying Lian thinks the same.”

Xu Yinglian was speechless.

However, her senior brother’s words indeed match her thoughts. She nodded slightly and remained silent.

The two disciples refused at the same time, causing Sect Master Polestar to open one of her eyes. Her gaze lightly swept past their expressions before she closed her eyes and said, “Xu Yinglian. Your Dao heart is unstable.”

“The problem lies with your senior brother.”

“As the saying goes, whoever started it should end it. If you want to pass this trial, you’ll have to start with your senior brother.”

Qiu Changtian immediately fell silent upon hearing this.

The so-called Heart Tribulation was a flaw in the Dao Heart, and it was the great enemy of cultivators.

If one was not careful, he would lose control of his mind and go berserk.

At best, his cultivation would be destroyed in one day. At worst, he would be possessed by a demon. His energy, Qi, and spirit would crazily pour out and be swept away by the demon, leaving only his shell behind.

His junior sister possessed the Smart and Adroit Mind that armed her with a strong resistance to the invasion of demons.

If her Dao Heart was still unstable despite her natural talent, then how terrifyingly deep would the obsession that caused her to fall into madness be..?

Wait, obsession?

He turned around and saw Xu Yinglian looking at him expressionlessly.

Ugh.

Could it be.. me?

“Master.” Xu Yinglian retracted her gaze and lowered her head. “I only hope to defeat my Senior Brother. How can my Dao heart not be stable?”

“To seek victory,” Sect Master Polestar said indifferently, “is the obsession.”

“What are you going to do if you can’t get what you want?”

“Master.” Xu Yinglian’s voice trembled. “Do you also think that I will never win against Senior Brother?”

Sect Master Polestar ignored her and asked Qiu Changtian,

“Changtian, your talent, the Enlightened Dao Heart, is one of the best talents in the world of cultivation.”

“If I am to take in another disciple in the future, and his talent surpasses yours, what will you do?”

“Master.” Qiu Changtian replied respectfully. “What does his talent have to do with me?”

He thinks silently in his heart: Besides, what cultivation talent can surpass my “Enlightened Dao Heart”?

The effect of the Enlightened Dao Heart was to increase the speed of cultivation and increase the chances of comprehending the Dao greatly. Moreover, it was permanently immune to illusions, mental disorders, and other negative states. Thus, it was the best cultivation aptitude in the world.

The only flaw was that his Enlightened Dao Heart was not innate but obtained through the Kunlun Mirror’s strength.

In order to maintain the state of ‘Imitation Mode’, he had to constantly play the role of an invincible genius in order to be highly synchronized with the ‘Enlightened Dao Heart’ and make it work..

“That’s right.” Sect Master Polestar nodded approvingly. She turned to Xu Yinglian and said, “When you cultivate, don’t listen to other people’s words and only care about your own cultivation. What has your senior brother’s cultivation realm got to do with you?”

“So what if you beat him? So what if you can’t win?”

“When will you be able to let go of all these? Only then will your Dao heart be completely stable.”

“Master.” Xu Yinglian gave a miserable smile. “The reason why Senior Brother doesn’t care is that above Enlightened Dao Heart, there is no more outstanding cultivation talent.”

“No one can compete with him, so he will not compete. If there is no one ahead, who can he chase?”

“I..” she said in a choked voice.” I was born in the Tiannan Xu Family. Since I was young, my family has had high expectations of me. I also had the rare aptitude of the Smart and Adroit Mind. I thought I was already peerless, but I didn’t know that I was just a frog in a well. ”

“Senior Brother has always treated me well. It’s just that.. ever since I entered the sect, I’ve always lived under Senior Brother’s shadow.”

“I opened up the sea of vital energy in seven days when my Senior Brother finished it in half a day. I could not understand the lectures, while the Senior Brother obtained master’s meaning within just a few words. Even if it’s the Kunlun Flying Sword Technique, I cultivated painstakingly for half a month and felt that I had achieved some small success, but I could not withstand one or two attacks from my Senior Brother..”

She fell to the ground gracefully, tears streaming down her face. She gritted her teeth and said, “Defeating my Senior Brother is my obsession. Whether it’s destroyed or not, I can’t let it go..”

“I’m really.. sorry, Master..”

Qiu Changtian, who was listening by the side, was stunned. He could not help but feel guilty in his heart. He heard the Kunlun Mirror say:

[Invincible persona, synchronization value+1]

Sect Master Polestar opened her eyes and was speechless.

After a long while, she shifted her gaze and looked up at Qiu Changtian. Her meaning was clear:

Look at what you’ve done!

Hurry up and take your silly junior sister away!