"Junior Sister Ximen, don't be rude." The purple-clad woman at the head of the group said lightly, then turned to apologize to Chu Jianqiu, "Junior Brother Chu, please don't take offense. Junior Sister Ximen has always been straightforward and has no other malicious intent."Chu Jianqiu waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care. He was no stranger to this woman; she was Wan Xiuying, the president of the Zixia Society. The woman with the rather mean appearance was Ximen Yiliu, a member of the Zixia Society.Chu Jianqiu didn't have much ill will towards the members of the Zixia Society, but he didn't have much affection for them either. If it weren't for Fu Lingxue being in the Zixia Society, he wouldn't want to have much interaction with them.Ximen Yiliu was stopped by Wan Xiuying. Although he dared not make any more sarcastic remarks, he still muttered to himself, "So what if you get first place in every subject? You're still a good-for-nothing."She once took a pharmacology cou

Five people from the Zixia Society came this time. In addition to Wan Xiuying, Ximen Yiliu, and Fu Lingxue, there were two young women."Senior Brother Chu, you've arrived!" Fu Lingxue greeted Chu Jianqiu with a smile.Seeing this, Ximen Yiliu revealed a hint of disdain in his eyes and muttered under his breath, "I don't know what's so good about this good-for-nothing that he's so obsessed with him. What other merits does this good-for-nothing have besides being good at exams?"Chu Jianqiu greeted everyone with a smile, ignoring Ximen Yiliu's mutterings, feeling rather speechless.This woman seems to have lost her mind; she's always making things difficult for herself.However, Chu Jianqiu wouldn't argue with her over such a trivial matter.Soon after, Han Anyi and Si Fengkai arrived with members of the Xuanyun Society.The Xuanyun Society also sent five people this time: Han Anyi, Si Fengkai, Huang Pengyi, and two men in tight-fitting clothes."Junior Sister Wan has arrived quite ear

Han Anyi's face stiffened. He had only used a provocation tactic, but he hadn't expected Chu Jianqiu to actually stay.If Chu Jianqiu really stays, his plan will fail."Junior Sister Fu, how can a martial artist be so cowardly? It's one thing for this good-for-nothing to be so useless, but you're following his example too." Ximen Yiliu was furious that Chu Jianqiu was so shameless, and seeing Fu Lingxue so obedient to Chu Jianqiu, she couldn't help but rebuke him."Alright, since Junior Sister Fu wants to stay, let's not force her. Let's keep going." Wan Xiuying waved her hand and continued walking up the mountain.She was quite disappointed with Fu Lingxue's decision. This time, she brought Fu Lingxue and the other junior sisters with lower cultivation levels out to subdue demons, but also to give them some experience.However, Fu Lingxue's performance greatly disappointed her, and Wan Xiuying thought to herself that she might not need to take such good care of Fu Lingxue in the futu

"I originally wanted to save some effort, but it seems I'll have to resort to some tricks now!" The blood python flicked its scarlet tongue, its gaze fixed coldly on Chu Jianqiu."You're putting on quite a show. If I were one of those brainless idiots, I would really think you had us cornered. It's just a pity that your act only exposes your true nature of being all bark and no bite. Right now, you're probably not thinking about how to devour us, but how to escape.""Why do you only convey to the outside world that you are only at the fifth level of the True Qi Realm, instead of a higher level? If you revealed your greater strength and attracted martial artists of higher realms, wouldn't it be more beneficial for you to devour them? Why bother only to bring here a few small fry like us?""What does this mean? It means that your current strength is only slightly stronger than the strength you project. If a martial artist of a higher realm were to come, it wouldn't be you thinking about

"Are you alright?" Wan Xiuying, having survived the ordeal, was filled with gratitude towards Chu Jianqiu. She was startled to see him collapse and crawled over to ask.She was severely injured by the powerful blow from the blood python's tail and was unable to stand up.Chu Jianqiu shook his head, his face pale, and said, "I'm fine, just a little exhausted!"Chu Jianqiu recalled the battle just now and couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. The power of this blood python was somewhat beyond his expectations; its remaining strength was probably not just at the peak of the seventh level of the True Qi Realm, but close to the eighth level.To defeat this blood python, he used almost all his trump cards: the Xuan-rank combat skill Seven-Fold Raging Wave Palm, the Golden Shield Talisman, the Power-Boosting Talisman, the Evasion Talisman, and the Flowing Shadow Sword, a second-tier high-grade magic weapon given to him by his master, Cui Yayun.Although the price paid was considerable, th