70: Chapter 69 Master and Disciple

Upon arriving at the Commission Hall, Li Fan looked around, searching for where to collect the items for the commission here.

A woman with long, pale green hair walked up.

Her expression was cold, and she spoke in a sharp, unkind tone:

"Are you Li Fan?"

She scrutinized him for a moment, then sneered:

"You certainly look completely hollowed out."

This person was Master Lin Wan, who had formally accepted Li Fan's commission.

She had previously seen that the reward for this herb-gathering commission was quite high.

She had thought it was for saving a life.

Little did she know, upon arriving at Guangyin Planet, a local Cultivator informed her that these were actually the main ingredients for refining those crude Medicinal Pills.

They were mostly used by dissolute scions of wealthy families to restore their virility and continue their decadent pleasures.

She even heard that the refined pills had mind-altering and aphrodisiac effects, a method some Demonic Cultivators specifically used against female Cultivators.

And she was likely aiding in this evil.

Thinking of this, Master Lin Wan felt a wave of nausea and threw the Storage Pouch containing the herbs onto the ground.

She spoke in an unkind tone:

"I have remembered your face. If I ever find out you have done any evil deeds..."

"I will definitely..."

Master Lin Wan stopped there, but the threat in her words was obvious.

With a cold snort, she left the Commission Hall without even looking back.

After stepping outside, she glanced back, her expression complex. After pausing briefly, she sighed softly:

"I wonder which female Cultivator he will go off to harm next..."

After speaking, she walked away again, following the path back to the Foundation Establishment Secret Realm.

Passing by a secluded path, Master Lin Wan raised an eyebrow, unexpectedly discovering a familiar figure.

It was Chang Yufei, whom Luo Shuying had been searching for for a long time.

"How is she here?"

"Wasn't this place searched just a few days ago?"

Suppressing the doubts in her heart, she approached and leaned down to sense Chang Yufei's aura:

"Still alive, and even... in decent condition?"

So she raised her hand to channel Spiritual Qi, lifting Chang Yufei into the air, and sped toward the Foundation Establishment Secret Realm.

Returning to the small courtyard in the Secret Realm, Master Lin Wan immediately and gently woke up Luo Shuying, who was Cultivating:

"Shuying, look who this is."

Luo Shuying looked up; Chang Yufei was lying on a bamboo bed in the courtyard, her breathing steady.

"Sister Yufei? Master, where did you find her?"

After Master Lin Wan recounted her experience of encountering Chang Yufei, Luo Shuying also felt it was incredible.

"That area should have been searched many times."

"Could it be that the culprit was pressured into releasing Sister Yufei?"

Hearing this, Master Lin Wan nodded; currently, this was the most reasonable guess.

"Her Divine Soul is experiencing some fluctuations right now."

"It will probably take some time before she wakes up."

"Let's just settle her in the courtyard for now; I will take care of her."

Seeing her Master being so devoted, even though she had no prior connection with Chang Yufei.

It was likely she took it upon herself so that Luo Shuying wouldn't be distracted from her Cultivation.

Thus, Luo Shuying refused:

"Isn't Master planning to attempt a Golden Core Breakthrough?"

"There is no need to trouble yourself for this Disciple anymore."

Then, thinking of something, she continued to ask:

"Master, was the previous commission completed?"

"Didn't you say last time that you were just short of these credits to exchange for the spiritual items needed for the Golden Core Breakthrough?"

Hearing Luo Shuying bring this up, Master Lin Wan's expression turned cold, and she said with some anger:

"Although this commission earned quite a few credits, it is still slightly short."

"And there is one thing that makes me extremely angry!"

Thus, Master Lin Wan recounted the detailed situation to Luo Shuying, naturally adding some embellishments.

Hearing this, Luo Shuying was slightly startled:

"I didn't expect it to be used for refining such vicious Medicinal Pills..."

"With so many herbs, who knows how many women will suffer..."

Master Lin Wan just sighed deeply...

"My commission is there; I had to hand it over to him..."

"I can only trust that the Fellow Daoists from the Xuanxing Department's General Management Bureau will be able to stop him from doing evil in time."

Her gaze fell heavily upon Luo Shuying.

Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, and even in her slightly worried brows and eyes, a moving charm was fully displayed.

With such peerless elegance, Master Lin Wan couldn't even imagine what she would look like with a male Dao Companion in the future.

In her view, Luo Shuying should remain aloof from the world, or be with her...

Coughing twice to suppress her drifting thoughts, Master Lin Wan adopted the tone of a Master and admonished her:

"Shuying, that is why you must be careful of all the male Cultivators in the world. They have ulterior motives; not many of them are good people!"

Luo Shuying nodded very decisively; in her heart, she had long since firmly chosen one person.

Naturally, she would have no interest in any other male Cultivator.

Seeing Luo Shuying's resolute appearance, Master Lin Wan felt a surge of joy.

Could it be that Luo Shuying really was as she thought, looking down on the male Cultivators of the world, and she still had a chance?

"That is how it should be! That is how it should be!"

How could such an immortal-like person have vulgar romantic feelings like ordinary people?

Only pure interaction between people of the same sex like them was correct!

Thinking of this, Master Lin Wan began to feel a bit floaty, her mind already imagining the scene of sleeping in the same bed with Luo Shuying in the future.

"Master? Master!"

Luo Shuying called out repeatedly, which finally pulled her back to reality from her fantasies.

She composed herself and asked softly:

"Shuying, are there any other questions?"

She continued along the previous topic:

"What is that male Cultivator's name? I will be careful in the future."

Hearing this, Master Lin Wan immediately said the name; she had to make Luo Shuying be careful.

After all, under her perception at that time, that male Cultivator had the cultivation of the fifth level of Foundation Establishment; they might run into him in the future.

"His name is Li Fan!"

Li Fan? Hearing this name, which she had silently repeated thousands of times in her heart, Luo Shuying's body froze, and she lost focus for a moment, her brain feeling numb.

Thanks to the stable state of mind polished by hard cultivation, she managed to steady herself and did not lose her composure.

Suppressing the emotions in her heart, Luo Shuying asked:

"Master, do you have a projection of his appearance?"

Within this Xuannü Civilization, there are thousands of people named Li Fan; only by seeing his face clearly could she be sure.

Master Lin Wan nodded; as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, she naturally possessed such means.

So she closed her eyes and recalled the appearance of Li Fan she had seen in the Commission Hall.

Disheveled hair, looking like he had just come down from some woman's bed.

Eyes dull and listless, steps soft and unsteady, clearly indulging in debauchery every night and living a dissolute life.

As Master Lin Wan embellished and distorted Li Fan's appearance in her mind.

The final projection presented before Luo Shuying was a standard, ugly, and hollow Young Master.

"Remember this male Cultivator's appearance. He is at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment."

"Although he is not your match, you should still be careful."

"Lest you fall into his traps."

Luo Shuying's gaze fell on the male Cultivator's face. After examining it closely, she did not take this face to heart.

To her, all male Cultivators in the world were like clouds and smoke.

Only Li Fan's appearance was worthy of being engraved into her Divine Soul, never to be forgotten in the slightest.

Therefore, after a quick scan.

This person and the ethereal, immortal-like Brother Li Fan in her mind...

Did not resemble him in the slightest!

With a soft sigh, a trace of melancholy flashed in the depths of Luo Shuying's eyes.

"Master, I have noted this person."

She withdrew the melancholy from her eyes, and her expression returned to indifference.

Seeing that Luo Shuying recognized this male Cultivator, Master Lin Wan put away the projection with satisfaction.

Currently, Luo Shuying had already stepped into the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, while Master Lin Wan, as her Master, was still at the Perfection Realm of Foundation Establishment.

If she delayed any longer, it wouldn't be long before the exceptionally talented Luo Shuying would inevitably overtake her, easily catching up to and even surpassing her.

When the cultivation levels of the Master and Disciple were reversed, by what right could she continue to act as her Master?

And what reason would she have to remain by Luo Shuying's side and be close to her?

At this thought, a strong sense of crisis surged into Master Lin Wan's heart.

The Golden Core Breakthrough had become the most urgent matter at hand.

Thus, Master Lin Wan did not hesitate any longer; she took out her terminal and spoke slowly:

"Shuying."

"The date for the Joint Tournament has been finalized; it is set for seven days from now."

"I have specifically inquired; both you and I are on the entry list for the Foundation Establishment group."

Speaking of this, she added a touch of solemnity to her tone:

"Cultivate well and prepare in advance."

"If we win, the rewards from Xuanzhuan University will not be small."

"By then, Shuying, you will be able to advance further, and I will have enough resources for my Golden Core Breakthrough."