Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming-Chapter 418 - 415: Senior Sister, Be Gentle

Several days later, Qin Feng returned to the Sect riding a White Dragon.

Unlike his cautious departure, he did not conceal his figure this time. After all, he had already returned to the Sect, and it did not matter if he was seen by others. He was not afraid of being watched or having word of his arrival reach Taiyi Mountain.

As he moved forward, approaching the Beast Taming Sect's Mountain Gate and nearing the market, he encountered more and more Cultivators.

The Sect's own Disciples were one thing, but those Cultivators from other regions who saw the figure of the White Dragon from afar were all surprised, though none dared to abruptly block Qin Feng's path. However, they were all abuzz with speculation, and Qin Feng, moving his ears slightly, actually heard the term "Auspicious Beast" from among these Cultivators.

It turned out that many Cultivators of the Beast Taming Sect thought it sounded better for their True Disciples to ride an Auspicious Beast rather than to harness a ferocious Demon Beast. Therefore, they had spread the tale of the White Dragon being an Auspicious Beast from Tieling County to other places, to the point where now many Cultivators had come to call the White Dragon an Auspicious Beast from another world.

Qin Feng was indifferent to this and didn't bother with the Cultivators below. There were too many of them; even if he wanted to, he could not greet them all.

Thus, he rode the White Dragon high in the sky, flying directly over them and heading straight for the Mountain Gate.

Upon entering the Sect, Qin Feng went straight to the main hall of the Mountain Gate.

"Disciple Qin Feng pays respects to the Sect Master."

After announcing his arrival, Qin Feng entered the hall and bowed to Sect Master Gu Wuxi.

"Hmm, you're back."

Gu Wuxi nodded and smiled, asking, "This journey took several months, how was your harvest?"

"Reporting to the Sect Master, it was quite smooth."

Qin Feng did not elaborate much on the affair of the Golden Jiao, as with Gu Wuxi's Cultivation, he would not take much interest in a Purple Mansion Realm Golden Jiao. So, Qin Feng went straight to discussing the matter of the Demon Cultivators: "Sect Master, on my way back, I encountered Demon Cultivators on the frontier. They have already started slaughtering Cultivator families and looting resources."

"Hmm?"

At first, Gu Wuxi did not pay much attention. Indeed, there were quite a number of Demon Cultivators on the Beast Taming Sect's territory, and it was normal for Qin Feng to encounter a few.

But as he listened, his brows furrowed: "I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

Qin Feng was taken aback: "Sect Master, did you anticipate this?"

"Of course."

Gu Wuxi sighed softly: "The conduct of Demon Sect Cultivators is well-known to the world. Since the plan set by Gui Ling Ancestor, when the Sect prepared to sell the resources of the Red Flame Demon Realm, we've considered these matters. Over the years, under our deliberate guidance, the Sect turned a blind eye and never clamped down on these Demon Cultivators, who behaved rather well in return, only exchanging various resources for treasures from the Red Flame Demon Realm.

However, this was never a long-term solution, and in many places outside the Beast Taming Sect, skirmishes for resources have already begun. It's only because the Demon Sects fear attracting our attention, thereby causing us to stop selling the resources of the Red Flame Demon Realm, that they've been restraining their Cult Members from taking action on our turf.

But the path of the Demon Sect emphasizes following one's desires. Even if the higher echelons of the Demon Cult can bind their followers for a time, oversights are inevitable over the long run, just like the incident you encountered. Similar events are bound to occur in the future."

"You handled this very well this time. After detecting the signs, you directly had them killed, which can also deter other demon cultivators who have such thoughts. I think similar incidents won't occur again in the short term."

Qin Feng harbored doubts, "But even if we can deter them temporarily, other demon cultivators will inevitably not be able to withstand their greed later. I fear they will take risks, causing many cultivator families to be plundered, which would damage the reputation of our Beast Taming Sect."

"This is indeed a problem."

Gu Wuxi nodded, "However, you needn't worry too much. In my view, this may be a backlash from the Demon Sect's qi fortune. Nowadays, various sects are about to launch a cleanup against the Demon Sects. Even though the Gui Ling Ancestor and the others have cast spells to cover up the Heavenly Mechanisms to prevent the Demon Sect's great powers from noticing in advance, the Demon Sect has existed for so many years and still has some foundation. Invisibly, some demon cultivators of the sect should be influenced, hence these uncontrollable occurrences of madness. In other places, more and more demon cultivators from the sect are acting more wantonly, but most have been suppressed by the major sects and have not spread widely in the cultivation world. They are not only wanting to avoid causing panic among those small and mid-sized families but also to avoid stirring public anger. Otherwise, once panic spreads through the cultivation world and arouses the anger of cultivators from all sides, leading to their own initiative to encircle and suppress demon cultivators, it could very likely alert the Demon Sect's great powers to something suspicious. Because everyone is covering up the news, that's why you haven't heard about these matters."

"So, that's how it is."

Now that Qin Feng understood, he asked again, "Uncle Master, do you know when we will start the encirclement and suppression of the Demon Sects?"

"It's coming soon, very soon."

Gu Wuxi said softly, "With things having escalated to this point, it's almost impossible to keep on hiding it. I think the crackdown will begin soon. Otherwise, if the commotion among the true inheritors gets out of hand, even if the great powers of the Demon Sect are unaware of the calculations of the Gui Ling Ancestor and the others, they would know that something must have happened. If they react in any way, it would cause our Daoist sects to suffer heavy losses."

Hearing this, Qin Feng breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. This time, it was merely by chance that I encountered demon cultivators from the Yin Yang Demon Sect, but there might not be anyone so lucky the next time. If something happens where several families are raided in succession, I fear it would be difficult to keep it hidden."

Gu Wuxi also felt somewhat helpless, "Once such serial raids occur, they will definitely happen on the territory of our Beast Taming Sect. After all, cultivators from other places wouldn't all be willing to spend so many resources to buy treasures from the Red Flame Demon Realm. Only the affiliated forces under the alliance of various sects would be able to afford these items at relatively lower prices. This gives these families some benefits from following the alliance of the sects, but it also puts them in danger due to these benefits. Once the demon cultivators get the idea, they will surely start with these affiliated families. Well, later I will have some elders in the sect make rounds to the distant areas to deter the demon cultivators there. Before the sects start their crackdown on the Demon Sect, we'll try our best to avoid similar incidents."

"Uncle Master, your action is greatly benevolent."

Qin Feng nodded his approval.

Then, with a smile on his face, he ingratiatingly said, "Um, Sect Master Uncle Master, when sending people out for inspections, could the elders perhaps also visit my family's home? Although I didn't leave many resources from the Red Flame Demon Realm for my family during my visit a few years ago, there were still quite a few special treasures and magic equipment left to my family. If they catch the eye of demon cultivators, I'm afraid there might also be some danger. Please, Uncle Master, send someone to take care of this matter."

"Hehe... Of course!"

Gu Wuxi laughed, "Rest assured, I'll send out the orders later."

"Thank you, Uncle Master."

Qin Feng bowed courteously, "Then you must be busy, Master. I will take my leave now."

"Go ahead."

Gu Wuxi nodded slightly.

He had many matters to deal with and no time for idle chatter with Qin Feng.

Leaving the great hall, Qin Feng mounted the White Dragon and returned to Heavenly Snake Ridge.

Everything on the ridge was as before, his master had gone to the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven, and his eldest senior brother and Senior Sister Liu were both waging wars in other worlds. His second senior brother was as usual, either tending to his increasingly vast Spiritual Medicine Garden or buried in cultivation.

After suffering several setbacks, Hao Shicheng had become much more diligent than before. Although he still devoted a lot of time to the Spiritual Medicine Garden, he was no longer as laid-back and casual as before.

If one were to base it on his past outlook, reaching the Purple Mansion Realm within a couple of hundred years would suffice; there was no need to rush cultivation. In his opinion, what joy was there in cultivation if it only meant bitter practice?

But after being struck down several times, he felt it was better to engage in hard practice for a while to advance to the Purple Mansion Realm first. Otherwise, as the second disciple of Ning Wuxu, it would be quite a loss of face if everyone else among his fellow disciples had attained the Purple Mansion Realm, and he was still lingering in the Golden Core Realm.

Especially when Qin Feng returned this time, he found that his junior brother's cultivation was even stronger than a few months ago when he had left, having reached the late stage of the Golden Core Realm. This revelation suddenly heightened Hao Shicheng's sense of crisis.

He knew that his foundations were not as robust as Qin Feng's, and once Qin Feng advanced, his strength would surely exceed him. But he still wished to struggle and thought that if he could attain the Purple Mansion Realm before his junior brother, he might salvage some face.

Otherwise, it would be rather embarrassing if he couldn't live up to the strength of his junior disciples and had to wait decades more to advance.

So after exchanging greetings with Qin Feng, Hao Shicheng hurried back to continue his cultivation.

Watching his second senior brother rush off, Qin Feng felt a bit surprised; this was indeed a change of heart, as he had never seen his second senior brother so diligently devoted to cultivation before.

Since his second senior brother was so diligent, of course, he could not afford to fall behind him in this aspect.

After all, he and Hao Shicheng were different; Hao Shicheng only had to comprehend one law to advance, while he had too many things to learn, including the cultivation technique divine powers and the laws he would eventually need to use.

Especially since he inherited the "Yin Yang Great Sorrow Ode," the once-vague concept of the Purple Mansion Realm suddenly became much clearer.

Since he intended to comprehend several laws to forge the most perfect Daoist Foundation and pave the way for proving the Dao in the future, why not also take the opportunity to practice the cultivation method of the "Yin Yang Great Sorrow Ode"?

As long as he could comprehend the corresponding laws, integrating this illustrious inheritance's operational method into his cultivation technique, his war power would certainly multiply when it burst forth.

Thus, following the inheritance of "Yin Yang Great Sorrow Ode," he quickly listed some laws that would benefit him the most, planning to choose corresponding spiritual beasts to subdue, also utilizing the Demon Refining Pot to comprehend the power of their laws.

Qin Feng returned to his Cave Mansion and began to seclude himself for cultivation.

He intended to push his cultivation further before the sect waged war against the Demon Sect, at the very least to comprehend the Gold Element Principle. This would not only strengthen him further but also reduce the time needed to refine the Demon Refining Pot.

Contemplating the Gold Element Principle took a toll on his energy since the Ruyi Golden Snake, which had merged with the Golden Jiao bloodline, had not been for long. He had only just managed to begin integrating the Spirit Transformation Golden Wind and Ruyi Golden Light, yet to make them wholly unified, he would need a higher achievement in the Gold Element Principle.

Fortunately, the Ruyi Golden Snake was already quite powerful, a mere half step away from the Purple Mansion Realm. With Qin Feng's efforts, he finally managed to grasp the Gold Element Principle.

After another month of contemplation, he gained a preliminary mastery of the Gold Element Principle. By now, not only had the strength of his Gold Element techniques and divine powers increased, but he also achieved a deeper understanding of many previously obscure concepts.

Since his cultivation had improved and the recent secluded, intensive practice had drained much of his energy, he felt fatigued in spirit and chose not to continue his seclusion. Instead, he left his Cave Mansion for a walk around the sect to clear his mind.

He had been part of the Inner Sect for nearly a decade, but truth be told, he had spent most of his years either in seclusion or out fighting, leaving him little time to explore the mountain gate thoroughly, which is why he was unfamiliar with many places within the sect.

"Senior Brother Qin..."

As Qin Feng wandered idly, suddenly a cute little voice reached his ears.

Startled, Qin Feng turned his head to see Luoluo, a little girl in a lovely dress, crouching behind some flowers, looking at him with surprising big eyes.

"Senior Brother Qin, are you here to find me?"

"Uh..."

Qin Feng shook his head, asking curiously, "Junior Sister Luoluo, why are you hiding here?"

Hearing Qin Feng's question, Luoluo let out a sigh of relief, patting her chest with her small, plump hand, "So you're not here to find me. That scared me; I thought you discovered me just as I hid.

I'm playing hide and seek with my senior sisters, you should hurry away, Senior Brother Qin. Don't let them catch you talking to me, otherwise, they'll find me!"

"Hide and seek? No wonder I didn't sense your presence just now!"

Qin Feng found the petite Luoluo crouching behind the flowers rather amusing, so he flashed over to her side.

"Hey, you have to go, you have to go."

Luoluo peeked out from behind the flowers to glance outside, saw people approaching from a distance, and hurriedly pushed him, saying, "You're too big; it's easy to be discovered if the two of us hide here together."

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"Hehe, don't worry," Qin Feng assured her, restraining his aura and using the Big and Small Ruyi Divine Power to shrink himself down to the size of a palm. He looked at Luoluo with pride, saying, "How about that? Is my divine power impressive?"

"Amazing!"

Luoluo's eyes widened like lustrous grapes, and she curiously poked Qin Feng, "Senior Brother, can you teach me this divine power?"

"Not now."

Qin Feng shook his head with a smile, "Unless I reach a high level of cultivation and advance this divine power to the point where I can pass it on, then I could condense a Divine Power Seed for you."

"Oh."

Luoluo was somewhat disappointed that she couldn't immediately start practicing the Divine Power, but she quickly became happy again, "Senior Brother Qin, I heard from Senior Sister that you're making fast progress. You must cultivate well and help me condense a Divine Power Seed soon."

This little girl was still young and had no idea how difficult it was to condense a Divine Power Seed. Plus, her family had once given her a Divine Power Seed, so she thought this was a relatively common method of inheritance.

"Okay."

Qin Feng did not refuse. His main focus at the moment wasn't on the Big and Small Ruyi Divine Power. Even if he was to deduce this Divine Power in the future and could condense a Divine Power Seed, he would probably have already become an Immortal at that time. Then, he really wouldn't mind the loss of a Divine Power Seed.

Just as he was about to say something, Luoluo placed her finger on her tender little mouth and transmitted, "Shh, be quieter, they're here."

Qin Feng couldn't help but chuckle, but he didn't spoil the little girl's fun, and he chose to not say anything more.

Elsewhere, two young girls had been searching nearby for a moment, then pretending to be surprised, they duplicitly said, "Haha, I see you now, little Junior Sister, come out."

"Ah?"

The naive little girl was caught off guard, looking pitifully at Qin Feng, "What should I do? I've been found out? Mother said I could only play for a while; if I'm captured so quickly, I'll have to go back to reciting those Daoist books again."

"Is that so!"

Qin Feng instantly melted at the sight of the little girl's pitiful appearance: "Don't worry, your Senior Brother will help you."

"Senior Brother Qin has a way to help me hide?"

Luoluo was overjoyed, "What way?"

"Senior Brother I am proficient in various invisibility and hiding techniques. Since you're not willing to recite Daoist books, let's take a rest today. How about I take you to Heavenly Snake Ridge to play?"

"Yes, yes!"

Luoluo clapped her little hands happily. As a result, she had indeed been discovered.

"Haha, you're right here; let's see where you can hide now?"

The two girls had smiles on their faces, "Junior Sister Luoluo, just come back with us to recite books obediently."

They were both disciples of Luo Zhancheng's Daoist company, like Li Miao Zhen, but they were also Luoluo's Senior Sisters.

"I won't go, I won't!"

Luoluo didn't react until then, "You just lied to me; this doesn't count!"

"That won't do; our Master said that if we caught you, we must bring you back."

"I don't care; you didn't catch me anyway."

Luoluo reached out her little hand to grasp Qin Feng, pleading, "Senior Brother Qin, please take me away from here quickly."

"Okay."

With a light chuckle, Qin Feng activated the Shadow Transformation Divine Power, covering Luoluo with it, pulling her into the shadows with him.

Then Qin Feng, holding Luoluo, circled around the two girls twice. Curious, Luoluo stretched out her hand and poked them, startling the girls. But before they could react, Luoluo's cheerful laughter had already drifted away.

"Both Junior Sisters should go back first. Since you didn't catch Junior Sister Luoluo, let her have some fun today. I'll bring her back to White Tiger Ridge before nightfall."

With Qin Feng's words fading away, Luoluo's laughter, reminiscent of silver bells, also grew fainter and fainter. Throughout the whole time, the two girls never caught a glimpse of their figures.

After Qin Feng and Luoluo's voices had completely disappeared, the two girls looked at each other, both seeing a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes, along with a bit of confusion.

"Which fellow disciple just used a Divine Power?"

The girl in a blue long dress was full of surprise, "Why didn't I see anyone?"

The other girl in a goose-yellow dress with an ovoid face said, "More than that, I felt Junior Sister Luoluo's little hand poking me twice, but I couldn't sense her presence at all. It's very strange."

"Could it be that one of the Sect's Elders took Luoluo to play?"

"It can't be."

The girl with an ovoid face said, "Just now I clearly heard Junior Sister shouting for Senior Brother Qin. It shouldn't have been an Elder."

"The surname is Qin? Could it be Senior Brother Qin of the Spiritual Snake Lineage?"

The girl in the blue dress spoke with curiosity.

"It's hard to say, let's hurry back and inform the Master. If the Master is worried, we can go up to Heavenly Snake Ridge to check. Whether it's Senior Brother Qin of the Spiritual Snake Lineage who took Junior Sister Luoluo or not, we could take the opportunity to meet Senior Brother Qin."

"Silly girl!"

...

On Heavenly Snake Ridge, Qin Feng took Luoluo around for a spin, also leading her to pick more than a dozen ripe Spirit Fruit from his Second Senior Brother's Spiritual Medicine Garden. They intentionally touched the Prohibition set by his Second Senior Brother, which prompted him to come out to investigate. During that, the two of them, hands full of Spirit Fruit, ran back to the cave mansion, shouting joyfully along the way.

Hao Shicheng watched speechlessly from behind; his own Junior Brother did have a knack for indulging children. If you wanted to pick Spirit Fruit, just pick it, alright; I wouldn't stop you. But was it necessary to deliberately touch the Spiritual Medicine Garden's Prohibition to alert me?

It made me think someone was after my precious plants.

He saw it clear now; Qin Feng brought him out just to play with and amuse the child.

"The real question is, they didn't even chase after the two, so why did they run off so cheerily?"

Hao Shicheng didn't understand that sometimes the joy of children doesn't need a reason. Qin Feng's boisterous behavior only served to excite Luoluo more.

Qin Feng played with Luoluo in the cave mansion for a while, and after they had eaten some spirit fruits, he took her to visit his second junior brother, and also brought some gifts along.

Although Hao Shicheng didn't care about a few spirit fruits, he knew that playfulness had its limits. He couldn't really allow Luoluo to develop a habit of casually picking the fruits belonging to his fellow disciples.

Just as the two were wandering around Heavenly Snake Ridge, teasing some ancient snakes that had been living in the back mountain for who knows how many years, a majestic tiger's roar suddenly came from a distance.

Luoluo's ears twitched, and in an instant, she jumped onto Qin Feng's back, "Senior Brother Qin, run fast, it must be Senior Sister coming to catch me. You must use the divine power you showed me earlier to hide us again, so she won't find out."

"Alright then."

Qin Feng was easygoing about it, and with a flicker of his body, he vanished into the shadows of the trees with Luoluo.

But just as he moved, he hadn't gotten far before a powerful divine sense locked onto his position, and a crisp voice followed, "Why run? Come out!"

From the shadows, Qin Feng shared a helpless glance with Luoluo before they reluctantly revealed themselves from beneath a boulder.

A gust of wind blew, and a white tiger of immense stature appeared atop the huge stone.

Subsequently, Li Miaozhen's figure landed with a thud in front of them.

"Senior Sister."

Luoluo slid off Qin Feng with a swift motion, standing on the ground with the demure demeanor of a young lady.

"Senior Sister Li."

Qin Feng approached with a cheeky grin, "When did Senior Sister return? You didn't even send a sound transmission talisman to let your junior brother know."

"Hmph."

Li Miaozhen pushed his face away with a slap, "Don't get too familiar. Tell me, why did you take little junior sister away without a word?"

"Didn't I?"

Qin Feng looked innocent, "I told those two junior sisters, didn't I?"

"You didn't even show your face, how would they know who took Luoluo away?"

Li Miaozhen glanced at him, "Besides, little junior sister's daily cultivation timetable is all set by our master. You just barged in and disrupted that plan. Aren't you afraid master will come after you with a knife?"

"Eh? Isn't Elder Luo's Daoist partner known for her gentle nature, avoiding fighting whenever possible?"

Qin Feng was surprised, "Could the rumors be wrong?"

"The rumors aren't false!"

Li Miaozhen looked at him with a smirk that wasn't quite a smile, "But that was before."

"Ah?"

Qin Feng was somewhat bewildered.

"What's that 'ah'? Don't you know people change?"

Li Miaozhen snorted, "Even the most gentle temperament would be unavoidably influenced by staying around someone like my master all the time.

Even if she wouldn't really come at you with shouts and swords, if you really anger her, you can't escape a beating."

Qin Feng smacked his lips, "The White Tiger Lineage is indeed extraordinary."

He paused, then asked curiously, "Senior Sister, could your temperament change in the future?"

"Me?"

Li Miaozhen looked at him, somewhat puzzled.

"Yeah, will Senior Sister become gentler in the future, not like now...?"

"Now?"

Her eyes narrowed, "What's wrong with how I am now?"

"It's fine, just not gentle enough!"

"Not gentle enough, is it? Well, I'll show you gentle right now!"

Her words ended, and a flash of a blade followed.

"Ah..."

A painful cry from Qin Feng echoed through Heavenly Snake Ridge, startling the spiritual snake that he and Luoluo had just teased. It raised its head to look over, showing a schadenfreude expression through its slitted pupils.

"Senior Sister, that hurts, be gentle..."

"Shut up, why are you yelling so loudly?"