447: Chapter 447 Who Will Be Number One? Diligent Cultivation

The Moon Pool Garden; the night was gentle.

Steam billowed from the hot spring pool, where pale pink lotus petals drifted gently with the ripples. An invisible Formation enveloped the entire villa, with spiritual runes flowing like water along the garden walls, isolating it from outside gazes, sounds, and Divine Thoughts.

Surrounding the pool, several soft cloud-brocade couches were arranged, draped in thin merfolk silk gauze, with incense sachets and fresh petals scattered casually about.

Dozens of lotus-shaped colored glass lamps hung in mid-air, casting a soft yellow glow that made the entire villa look like a dreamlike illusion.

On a long green jade table, plates of spiritual fruits were stacked exquisitely. White Jade Frost Pears, Amethyst Grapes, and Spiritual Osmanthus Jade Lotus Slices overflowed with Spiritual Qi, their fragrance filling the air.

Amidst the rising mist of the hot spring, seven women wearing only the thinnest gauze were faintly visible, quietly waiting for tonight...

Chi Wanhe reclined on the main couch directly facing the entrance, pink gauze loosely draped across her side, revealing a section of her snow-white waist.

She toyed listlessly with the petals by the couch, complaining in a delicate voice:

“Why hasn't Revered Master arrived yet... We've been preparing for so long.”

Qin Zhaoxue sat upright on the soft couch to the right, green gauze lightly covering her legs.

The corners of her mouth turned up as she said unhurriedly:

“Senior Sister, do not be impatient. Revered Master will surely come. I just wonder if, once he arrives, he will truly... truly taste our... spiritual fruit.”

Du Yuqing sat cross-legged on a white jade platform by the left side of the pool, her eyes tightly shut. Her figure was faintly visible beneath the gauze, yet she remained as still as a statue, as if in deep meditation.

Lu Changning twisted her fingers, a hint of trepidation in her eyes.

“What if Revered Master is unwilling... what should we do?”

Lin Xiwei leaned against the edge of the soft couch by the pool, one long jade-like leg dangling into the hot spring, the ripples gently washing over her calf. She said calmly:

“If Revered Master is unwilling... we cannot force him. However... since this Moon Pool Nectar Banquet has already been laid out, there is no reason to give up halfway.”

“Oh my!”

Shui Liuli sat sideways on a small jade stool by the pool, her silver hair half-damp, her purple eyes flashing with a cunning light:

“Even if Revered Master agrees... the question is, who gets to let Revered Master taste first? Senior Sister has snatched the most prominent position, but in the end, whose fruit wins Revered Master's heart might not be so certain~”

Before she could finish, Chi Wanhe immediately sat up straighter in indignation, the gauze beneath her trembling slightly as she glared:

“Shui Liuli! You stay out of this. You had no part in the siege of Yan Gang Demon Ancestor. If you want some, you'll have to wait until we've finished enjoying ourselves. Distribution is based on contribution, and mine is the greatest! The first... spiritual fruit Revered Master eats should naturally be the one I offer!”

Qin Zhaoxue smiled and looked up: “Without me pinning down that Demon Ancestor's Magic Treasure, none of you would have fared well. So...”

“Without the empowerment of my Formations to buy you time, you couldn't have killed that Demon Ancestor.”

Lin Xiwei was not to be outdone.

Du Yuqing also opened her eyes:

“I broke the Demon Ancestor's defense. I was the one who bore the brunt of that final heavy blow. Revered Master should taste mine first.”

Lu Changning interjected urgently:

“But, but the final blow was mine...”

Shui Liuli covered her lips and giggled, her purple eyes shifting: “If everyone argues like this, won't Revered Master be worn out from the work?”

To the side, Xia Yingying was curled up in a corner, feeling confused.

Why did all the Senior Sisters want Revered Master to be the first to eat the spiritual fruit they offered? Weren't those spiritual fruits just sitting on the long table over there for anyone to eat?

Could it be that the Senior Sisters had prepared some special spiritual fruits? But... why didn't they tell her to prepare in advance!

The Senior Sisters were too mean!

And... Xia Yingying looked at Shui Liuli, feeling that her little Junior Sister was fanning the flames, looking very much like she wanted the Senior Sisters to start fighting.

And so, one word led to another, their voices becoming more delicate and their faces flushing red from the argument.

The thin gauze trembled, and the water droplets on the women's bodies shimmered with an ambiguous luster under the lamplight.

Right then—

Accompanied by a gentle ripple in the hot spring mist, a figure in black stepped slowly into the Moon Pool Garden.

...

Starfall Cold Jade Peak, at a certain pavilion.

Beside a stone table, Yue Xinxi felt a bit restless.

When she first recognized Yue Xinlan, she was so excited she almost cried. But after the excitement passed, there was an indescribable sense of restraint.

After all, the person before her was Supreme Baiyan—one of the nine Supremes of the Shi Continent. Was she really her sister?

On the way back, with that beloved man by her side, Yue Xinxi could still maintain some composure.

Now that they were alone, she felt her palms sweating.

“Laner... no, Supreme Lord...”

Yue Xinlan sat opposite her. Because she had the body of a loli, she looked much shorter than Yue Xinxi from the side, yet her Aura firmly suppressed the other side.

She swung her legs, then suddenly felt this was inappropriate and stopped.

That momentary childishness made her truly look like a little girl.

“...In terms of my identity in this life, I am your sister.”

Yue Xinlan spoke, “I previously underwent Reincarnation because I was on the verge of death. It was only after ‘dying’ that I awakened and recalled my previous memories.”

Finally, she added: “I am not lying to you.”

Yue Xinxi fell silent.

As one of the nine Supremes, there was indeed no need to lie to her.

But it was just... awkward.

She had found her sister. But this sister was the Reincarnation of an ancient monster.

Yue Xinlan also fell silent.

When she was one of the nine Supremes of Shi Continent in her past life, almost no one had a higher seniority than her. Now, suddenly having an older sister who was even higher in the family hierarchy, she didn't know what attitude to adopt.

Call her 'Sister'? Given her actual age, she really couldn't bring herself to say it.

Neither of them spoke, and for a moment, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

“Is he good to you?” Yue Xinlan suddenly asked.

Yue Xinxi was stunned for a moment before realizing who 'he' referred to.

“Yes. He is very good to me.”

She nodded, choosing her words carefully,

“Although he is philandering and fond of... fond of worldly people, he is responsible and takes charge. He is a good Sect Master, a good... Revered Master.”

Yue Xinlan didn't know if she had caught the slip of the tongue.

“Could you tell me... about your previous experiences, Sister? The ones related to him...”

“Well, before I met him, I only had my Divine Soul left, residing within the Sea of Consciousness of a girl named Xia Yingying...”

“She entered the Moonshadow Sect through the Nine-Turn Corridor, and I followed her in...”

“When Xia Yingying went out for training, I went along... With his help, I reconstructed my Physical Body... During the battle of the Western Main Rift...”

As for things like controlling Xia Yingying's body to seduce a certain someone, having their Divine Souls swapped and being repeatedly 'stir-fried', or actively calling Xia Yingying to battle the evil Sect Master after reconstructing her body—those things naturally could not be said.

The two sisters, who originally had a gap between them, began to gradually become familiar with each other because of a man.

By the time Yue Xinxi left, a smile was on her face.

Yue Xinlan sat in place, staring blankly at her departing back.

Shi Yunyu walked in carrying a cup of warm tea and placed it gently in front of her:

“Young Miss, please have some.”

Yue Xinlan glanced at the tea, then at the full curves of Shi Yunyu's chest, raising an eyebrow: “Is this your... rock milk?”

Shi Yunyu's face instantly turned red, and she waved her hands hurriedly: “No, no. This is Jade Pith Condensed Milk Tea.”

Only then did Yue Xinlan pick up the teacup, take a small sip, and set it down.

“Xiao Yu, has he drunk yours?”

She didn't specify what he had drunk, but the meaning was clear.

Shi Yunyu lowered her eyes, her earlobes tinged with crimson, as she gave a soft “Mm.”

Yue Xinlan remembered the way the two of them leaned close to each other in the Ten Thousand Miasma Demon Forest, and recalled the public announcement of their Dao Companion status at today's banquet.

She asked again: “He is about to become your son-in-law. Do you... intend to continue being like this with him behind your daughter's back?”

Shi Yunyu bit her lip and said in a low voice:

“Qingxuan is not my biological daughter.”

Yue Xinlan was speechless.

You raised her since she was a child, isn't that basically the same? She even calls you Mother.

The relationship is right there!

Shi Yunyu was silent for a moment, then added: “Shi Qingxuan won't mind.”

Yue Xinlan: “...”

One after another, they have all fallen.

However... she had to admit that putting aside his character and personality, just based on that handsome face alone, that man's charm was immense.

Perhaps it was because so many of his Daos had reached Perfection? He seemed to possess an attraction that was almost like the 'Dao' itself.

Quantity leads to quality. Perhaps he really does have hope of becoming the first Immortal after the disappearance of the Heavenly Dao?

But even if he is a Prodigy, to comprehend so many perfected Daos, he must have put in an amount of effort unimaginable to ordinary people, right?

Yue Xinlan looked toward the direction of Canglan Peak. The night wind was slightly cool, and the moonlight was like water.

Right now... perhaps he is also working hard at his cultivation?