10: You want me to take care of Xu Tian? Master, are you serious?

[Nether Pupil: Imperial Army Commander of Great Zhou, born with Reincarnation Dual Pupils, a trump card secretly cultivated by Empress Wu Feiyan. Adopted by her Revered Master since childhood, she has a fiery temper, and her small body contains terrifying explosive power.]

Cultivation: Golden Core Peak

Talent: Reincarnation Dual Pupils [Saint Grade]. Capable of seeing through all falsehoods; the Power of Reincarnation is terrifying!

Fire Concealment Spirit Body [Heaven-Grade]. Can transform into fire and conceal herself like nothingness, moving like thunder, appearing and disappearing unpredictably.

destiny value: 4121 [Four-fold Destiny Holder] [Plunderable]

What he thought: This kid actually entered the Golden Core Realm. If he sincerely assists Junior Brother Xu Tian, then it might not be a bad thing... As expected, the brainwashing of Junior Senior Sister Nether Pupil by Revered Master Empress was very successful.

Now, Junior Senior Sister Nether Pupil, influenced by the indoctrination of Revered Master Empress, has long regarded the never-before-seen Junior Brother Xu Tian as her future husband, wholeheartedly wanting to be his little darling wife.

Senior Sister Qing Luan is clearly different in this regard; she possesses inner brilliance and her own ideas.

Although Revered Master Empress often uses her methods to subtly influence her, it seems the effect isn't significant.

In the original owner's memory, the Senior Sister was three years older than him and often protected him when they were young. However, for the past two years, for unknown reasons, she deliberately distanced herself, which had made the original owner quite sad.

Now it seems that Senior Sister was trying to avoid suspicion, lest being too close to him displeased the Empress and dragged him down.

As for Junior Sister Nether Pupil, hehe, this girl, who resembles a porcelain doll, was simply a little devil in the original owner's impression. Proud as she was, she never regarded him as a fellow Disciple.

"Heh heh, Reincarnation Dual Pupils, hidden deep enough!" Cao Meng sneered inwardly.

The world only knows that Nether Pupil, the Empress's young Disciple, is skilled in Fire Escape Invisibility and has sharp techniques, making her a cultivation prodigy rarely seen in decades.

But they don't know that she also concealed the Saint Grade talent of Reincarnation Dual Pupils.

Now, if she unleashed her full power, Senior Sister, who just entered the Dragon Elephant Realm and hasn't yet awakened the Vermilion Bird Sacred Body, might not necessarily be her match.

"You want to be my enemy? Little demoness, you brought this upon yourself!"

The Saint Grade talent Reincarnation Dual Pupils, and the Fire Concealment Spirit Body—these are all good things.

And that Xu Tian, you who possess a body using a strange fruit, dare to covet my seven absolutes flying swords?

Fine, I'll suppress your little darling wife for you too.

Cao Meng thought this, but didn't show any unusual expression.

"Qing Luan, why have you entered the palace?" Wu Feiyan asked gravely.

Because the old servant Uncle Bai's identity as a demon cultivator was exposed and he was trapped in a dangerous place, the beautiful Revered Master's mood was very poor.

Qing Luan quickly said: "Reporting to Revered Master, the Azure Cloud Dao Trial Conference is about to commence. The Academy is recalling all registered Disciples with Qi Sea Ninth Level Realm cultivation and above to return and participate in the preliminary selection for the Azure Cloud Ranking."

"In addition, Prince Ying Li Xingkong has achieved Major Achievement in the Black Water Sword Dao and has emerged from seclusion. The Secret Investigation Department received intelligence that two mysterious experts have joined Li Xingkong's side, but their specific origins cannot be verified."

"Oh, Li Xingkong?" Wu Feiyan slightly furrowed her brow.

Wu Feiyan seized the throne of Empress from the Li Imperial Clan, so the Li Imperial Clan was naturally her primary target for prevention and suppression.

Li Xingkong of the Li Imperial Clan, the ninth son of the Former Emperor of the Li Imperial Clan, is a natural Sword Dao prodigy and one of the Ten Great True Disciples of the White Deer Academy.

This person holds the position of the legitimate successor of the Li Imperial Clan and has the backing of that Saint Realm Expert from the White Deer Academy. Although Revered Master Empress views him as a thorn in her side, she cannot openly bully the small with the large.

"Counting the days, Tian'er should also be setting off soon." Wu Feiyan pondered for a moment, then said to Nether Pupil:

"Tong'er, Li Xingkong's cultivation is similar to yours. Find an opportunity to provoke him into attacking and cripple him!"

"Master, don't worry, Disciple has her own plans. I guarantee this child won't pose a threat to Junior Brother Xiao Tian." Junior Senior Sister Nether Pupil said, chuckling.

"Mhm."

Wu Feiyan nodded. "You two prepare; we depart tonight. Dear Meng, come with me~"

"Yes, Master!" Nether Pupil and Qing Luan bowed in agreement.

Inside the sleeping quarters.

Wu Feiyan's fox-like eyes gazed at the Rebellious Disciple standing before her. After pondering for a long time, she spoke seriously:

"Cao Meng, from now on, I will wholeheartedly instruct you. How about we wipe the slate clean regarding past matters?"

By the end of her sentence, Wu Feiyan's tone carried a hint of pleading.

"Wipe the slate clean? Master, that's thinking too cheaply, isn't it?"

...An hour later, the Empress stood before a bronze mirror with a lazy expression.

"Master, the True Qi you've gathered now should be enough to unleash one ultimate move, right?" Cao Meng asked, smiling, as he gently combed Her Majesty the Empress's soft black hair.

"You—how did you know?"

Revered Master Empress panicked immediately when her secret was exposed.

This True Protective Aura, which she had managed to accumulate with great difficulty, was her current life-saving trump card, yet this boy had detected it.

Previously, Wu Feiyan's purpose in accumulating this Protective Aura was simple: to kill this Rebellious Disciple.

But now, her intentions had changed somewhat.

Facing the Rebellious Disciple, it was difficult for her to raise any killing intent.

Moreover, the Rebellious Disciple could help her reduce the Reincarnation time of her Cultivation Technique, allowing her to reach the Saint Domain earlier.

"Our divine charms are fused, so how could I not know what you're doing?" Cao Meng chuckled and stood up, finding a black gauze dress and gently draping it over the Empress.

Beautiful~

"Hmph~"

The peerless Empress slightly raised her chin, looking a bit arrogant.

"Revered Master, please rest well. Disciple will come back to see you later." Cao Meng reluctantly glanced at the peerless Fenghua beneath the black gauze dress, then turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Wu Feiyan called out to Cao Meng.

"Is Master reluctant to see Disciple go?" Cao Meng asked, smiling.

After several days of in-depth understanding, the Empress had a general grasp of this Rebellious Disciple's personality, so she simply pretended not to hear him.

She gracefully walked to the Dragon Couch, took a treasure chest from the cabinet, retrieved half of a Yin and Yang Fish Jade Pendant from it, and handed it to Cao Meng: "I did treat you unfairly before. I obtained this jade from an Ancient Danger Zone. It contains a Cultivation Technique—the Chaos Profound Yang Supreme Art. This Cultivation Technique requires a Top-tier Pure Yang Spirit Body to Cultivate, which is a perfect match for your Pure Yang Sacred Body... I bestow it upon you!"

"Chaos Profound Yang Supreme Art?"

Cao Meng was stunned.

This Cultivation Technique sounded incredibly awesome, and he quickly accepted it.

"Is this Cultivation Technique incomplete?"

This world had just gone through the Era of Dharma Decline, and the Path of Cultivation had only recovered for over a thousand years. Almost all top-tier Cultivation Techniques were obtained from Pre-Qin Ruins, and ninety-nine percent of them were incomplete copies; Complete Manuals were extremely rare.

This Yin and Yang Fish Jade Pendant was only half, clearly missing the other half.

"Yes, it is an Incomplete Chapter. You can Cultivate up to the Saint Realm at most, but it is a genuine Saint-Grade High Grade Cultivation Technique, far surpassing the Four Great Heaven-Grade Secret Canons of Great Zhou in power..."

Wu Feiyan paused slightly, hesitated, and then added: "As for the lower half of this Cultivation Technique, it is not in my hands. I will tell you its location once you enter the Saint Realm."

"Then many thanks, Revered Master."

Cao Meng put away the jade pendant and turned to leave.

"Wait." The Empress called out to Cao Meng again. "Xu Tian will arrive at the White Deer Academy in a few days. My status makes it inconvenient to personally look after him, so please take care of him for me."

"Xu Tian?"

Cao Meng sneered inwardly. "No problem, I will definitely take care of him like my own son."

Strictly speaking, that Xu Tian was merely a nine-turn strange fruit possessing a body, and there was no Bloodline relationship between him and Revered Master Empress. He was just a person formed when the Empress ate a spirit fruit and spat out the core, merely holding a nominal title.

The Empress treating him like a son was probably just wishful thinking.

Hearing this, Wu Feiyan immediately became extremely embarrassed and angry:

"Nothing good ever comes out of your mouth! Get lost!"