Chapter 32: Peerless Immortal Fairy Causes Trouble (1)
This time, Huang Qi seemed to have taken too much medicine and had dream after dream. Thus, the time span in the dreamscape was very long, with some dreams passing slowly and others flashing by like a carousel.
Under Huang Qi’s gaze, her loli body slowly grew. Due to the Tongming Comb, by the age of three and a half, her intelligence was equivalent to that of a six or seven-year-old child. She then officially joined Xu Mei’s sect, becoming the twenty-second disciple and the only direct disciple.
“To reach the Juling Realm, you must first circulate the Guihai Technique to gather spiritual energy within your body, then clear your meridians, and finally open the Guanyuan Acupoint. It’s three steps, and each step must be done with extreme caution. Any slight mistake will lead to complete failure.”
Xu Mei personally came to teach Huang Qi’s body.
“However, the water spiritual energy in your body is exceptionally rich. You are naturally suited to cultivate water-attribute immortal techniques. With your talent, it won’t take more than three months to reach the first level of the Juling Realm, provided no accidents occur.”
Xu Mei made such a deduction.
“Three months? Is she that monstrous?”
Huang Qi was filled with envy and jealousy upon hearing this. He had spent nearly twenty years without achieving it. Truly, comparing oneself to others could kill.
“Master, how long did it take Senior Sister and the others to reach the Juling Realm?”
Huang Qi’s body asked curiously, its voice still childlike due to its young age.
“Most of them took about three years: one year to gather spirit, one year to clear meridians, and one year to open the Guanyuan Acupoint. Of course, this is under the condition that everything goes smoothly.”
Xu Mei explained.
“Three years? So I’m still not as good as these ordinary female disciples?”
Huang Qi gave a self-deprecating smile.
“Oh! You mean I’ll be ten times faster than them?”
Huang Qi’s body muttered thoughtfully.
“Don’t get arrogant. There are geniuses in many major sects in the Cultivation World who only need a month to break through to the Juling Realm.”
Xu Mei, fearing her disciple might become conceited, poured cold water on her.
“One month?”
Huang Qi didn’t know what to say. In his eyes, such people couldn’t even be considered human.
“Is that so?”
Huang Qi’s body still appeared “ignorant.”
Xu Mei sighed inwardly, not wanting to waste her breath. A child who hadn’t cultivated would naturally have no awe for those peerless geniuses.
Then…
Half a month later, Huang Qi’s body broke through to the Juling Realm.
“It seems I’ve underestimated you.”
Xu Mei was so excited that she didn’t sleep for days.
From then on, Xu Mei tried her best to allocate all the sect’s resources to young Cheng Hong Ling. Of course, all these things were given secretly, otherwise, if other disciples discovered it, it would definitely cause jealousy.
Huang Qi’s body was also very supportive. In just one year, she reached the fourth level of the Juling Realm, her strength growing much faster than all the disciples of the HongHua Sect.
Sect Leader Qin was also so excited that he didn’t know what to do upon hearing this. He gritted his teeth and decided to secretly allocate all the sect’s resources to Huang Qi’s body.
Thus, young Cheng Hong Ling became stronger and stronger, leaving all her senior sisters behind. Unexpectedly, trouble also followed.
Although the HongHua Sect was known as the largest Immortal Sect in Huang Tian Prefecture, it was much weaker than sects of the same level due to the poor aptitude of its disciples. To become stronger, they recruited many outer disciples, and Xu Mei had quite a few under her.
These outer girls came to the HongHua Sect with a sense of superiority. Now, seeing that they were inferior to a young girl from a “rat’s nest,” they found another way to win by denigrating young Cheng Hong Ling with their height.
Indeed, although Huang Qi’s body came from a good background, due to genetics, she looked similar to local girls of the same age, and was even inferior to those outer girls.
However, fortunately, the outer girls’ focus on height instantly angered all the local girls, invisible creating many “allies” for Huang Qi’s body.
That night, the Eldest Senior Sister Ruan Lingyu gathered all the local junior sisters to discuss countermeasures. Young girls were not only competitive but also could not tolerate any insult.
“Those outsiders, when they can’t match Junior Sister’s talent, they attack us with their height. It’s simply shameless.”
Ruan Lingyu said indignantly. At thirteen or fourteen years old, she had grown into a young maiden, with her eyebrows furrowed and her lips pouting, quite beautiful.
“But Eldest Senior Sister, we are indeed not as tall as them. Should we just eat and drink desperately?”
Miao Xiang said weakly.
“Eating and drinking won’t make you tall; it will only make you fat. Our short stature is not due to starvation, but genetics.”
Yun Fei immediately rejected this idea.
Huang Qi’s body inwardly agreed with this view. The people of Huang Tian Prefecture were not tall initially due to hunger. Later, it became a dual effect of genetics and hunger. After all, several generations of ancestors had become short due to hunger, so even if they could eat their fill in their generation, it would be useless.
“If only there was a way for people to grow very tall.”
The Second Senior Sister Yun Fei pondered with her smooth chin.
“There is a way, but…”
Ruan Lingyu hesitated to speak.
“Eldest Senior Sister, what is the way? Tell us!”
Yun Fei quickly pressed, and the other sisters also looked on expectantly.
“My grandfather has a seed of the Golden Life Flower. It is said that eating this can greatly promote human development, making people grow very tall, and can ignore parental genetics.”
Ruan Lingyu said in a low voice.
“Golden Life Flower?”
Huang Qi’s body was slightly stunned upon hearing this. She had heard of it before from Miao Xiang. Her own scent came from the Golden Life Flower, would this be related?
“I didn’t expect the Golden Life Flower to have such a miraculous effect. It must be very precious, right?”
Huang Qi’s body speculated inwardly. After all, something that could make people ignore parental genetics and grow very tall was something Huang Tian Prefecture people dreamed of.
“If there’s such a good thing, why didn’t he give it to you?”
Yun Fei asked curiously.
“Yes, as long as one of us is taller than them, those little bitches from outside will have to shut up.”
Shen Yuan, who had a fiery temper, cursed.
“I don’t know, but it’s too late for me to eat it now. I heard my grandfather say that it’s only effective for children under six years old.”
Ruan Lingyu replied.
The sisters looked at each other, then turned their heads, their gazes converging on Huang Qi’s body.
“You… you want me to eat it?”
Huang Qi’s body asked uncertainly, its voice cute and childlike.
“Yes, among us, only you are under six years old.”
Ruan Lingyu stated directly.
“Yes, as long as you eat it, you’ll quickly grow taller than them. Then we’ll see if they dare to be arrogant?”
Su Qing Ying, who was always aloof, also egged her on.
“Okay!”
Huang Qi’s body obediently agreed. No matter how smart she was, she was still just a four-year-old child and couldn’t resist the sisters’ persuasion.
A few days later, Ruan Lingyu handed the Golden Life Flower seed to Huang Qi’s body.
Huang Qi’s body didn’t think much of it and obediently bit her skin and ate it. The crisp sound was like eating a walnut.
“Does it taste good?”
Ruan Lingyu asked curiously.
“Hmm! It tastes like walnuts.”
Huang Qi’s body licked its little lips and replied, looking unsatisfied, and asked, “Senior Sister, is there more? I want to eat more.”
“You little glutton have even gotten addicted. Do you know how precious this thing is? My grandfather treats it like a treasure.”
Ruan Lingyu playfully rolled her eyes and then pinched her junior sister’s little face.
Huang Qi’s body could only reluctantly give up. But she never dreamed that by eating it, she would bring about great disaster!
The scene then shifted, and it was another dream!
When Huang Qi regained her vision, she found herself standing in a great hall. Her parents stood behind her, and her Master Xu Mei was also there. Looking around, all the high-level figures of the HongHua Sect were present.
“Something big must have happened.”
Huang Qi speculated.
“Sect Leader Qin, I’m sorry! I’ve failed your expectations. It’s my fault for being useless.”
At this moment, an old man with white hair and beard walked forward, tears streaming down his face as he apologized to Sect Leader Qin.
Huang Qi followed the sound and saw a little girl standing behind the old man, who was Ruan Lingyu.
At this moment, Ruan Lingyu lowered her head, fiddling with the hem of her skirt with her jade hands, looking guilty.
“Elder Ruan, don’t get agitated. Speak slowly about what you have to say.”
Sect Leader Qin quickly comforted him.
“Sect Leader Qin, that Golden Life Flower seed has been eaten.”
Elder Ruan choked.
“What? Eaten by whom?”
Sect Leader Qin asked in great shock.
“Sect Leader Qin’s reaction is so strong. It seems this Golden Life Flower seed is indeed very precious.”
Huang Qi’s body thought to herself, her heart starting to worry about her own body and her cheap parents.
