After killing the Wind Wolf King, Su Xiaomo and Xia Shuiyun returned to Taixuan Shengzong.
After handing in the task and receiving the reward, Xia Shuiyun gave the elixir and the time card to Su Xiaomo and said, "Don't ask why, this is what you deserve."
"Uh."
Su Xiaomo accepted all the rewards and said with a silly smile, "Thank you, Senior Sister."
In front of Xia Shuiyun, he had to pretend to be an ambitious person. In the sect, he still had to pretend to be a lowly and sociable little rascal.
Sigh.
It really tested his acting skills.
"In the future, spend less time with Sun Yingquan."
Xia Shuiyun said, "If there's any task, I'll call you to go with me."
"Okay!"
Su Xiaomo nodded.
"Oh, right."
Before Xia Shuiyun left, she stopped and said, "The outer disciple assessment will be held soon. I hope you can get good results and let the elders see you in a new light."
"This … I'll do my best." Su Xiaomo said.
Next.
He put his mind on cultivation.
Because of the merit points and the rewards from the tasks, his frequent appearance in the cultivation place did not arouse the suspicion of his fellow disciples.
During this period.
Xia Shuiyun also appeared often and took him to do tasks.
Su Xiaomo knew that after the incident in the Yin Mountain Ridge, this woman was obviously taking the initiative to help him obtain more martial arts resources.
"Gou Sheng, you've been very close to Xia Shuiyun recently. Do you really have that kind of relationship?"
On the way to the cafeteria, Sun Yingquan asked in a low voice.
Not only him, but many outer disciples were talking about it. After all, Sister Xia, who had always been cold, looked for Su Xiaomo too often. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that something was wrong.
"What kind of relationship can I have with Sister Xia? We're just doing tasks together." Su Xiaomo quickly denied.
He was also quite depressed now.
Because Xia Shuiyun's help was too obvious, it was easy to be gossiped about.
Moreover, as a beauty, she had no lack of admirers and pursuers in the sect. If he got too close to her, he might get into trouble.
As expected.
Just as he walked to the cafeteria and was about to get some food, a tall and handsome fellow disciple blocked his path and lightly said, "Boy, I advise you to stay away from Junior Sister Xia."
His name was He Zonghing.
He was one of the stronger disciples in the outer sect. It was said that he had a high chance of being promoted to the inner sect in the sect's grand competition at the end of the year.
There were many outer disciples in Taixuan Shengzong, but they were also divided into different groups.
Su Xiaomo, Sun Yingquan, and Xia Shuiyun entered the sect later, and belonged to the same batch. The other disciples became outer disciples earlier, and belonged to the previous batch or the batch before that.
To put it bluntly …
Just like in school, there were different grades.
If the outer disciples of Taixuan Shengzong were compared to junior high school, then Su Xiaomo was in his first year of junior high school. He Zonghing became an outer disciple earlier, so he could be considered in his third year of high school.
"The one with the surname He."
Sun Yingquan walked over and raised his head. "Who are you trying to scare?"
He Zonghing did not care about Elder Sun's son. He only lightly glanced at Su Xiaomo, then turned and left.
"Senior Brother He has been admiring Junior Sister Xia for a long time. Junior Brother Su and Junior Sister Xia have been a bit close recently. It's only a matter of time before something happens."
In the cafeteria, the outer disciples discussed in low voices.
"Gou Sheng."
Sun Yingquan put his hand on Su Xiaomo's shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. With Senior Brother here, that guy won't dare to bully you!"
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
Su Xiaomo carried his food and found a place to sit. Then, intentionally or otherwise, he looked at Xia Shuiyun, who was eating with her head lowered, and his heart collapsed. "Is she doing this on purpose or not?!"
…
"Elder Jun Tian?"
In the Sect of All Times, Jun Changxiao leaned back in his chair and muttered, "My new identity?"
Li Luoqiu smiled. "Little Mo also said that Elder Xia's granddaughter, Xia Shuiyun, has been bothering him recently, so she was warned by the outer disciples and asked what the Patriarch should do."
"Now that he has a firm foothold in Taixuan Shengzong, if he wants to climb up, he must use his strength to move the upper echelons."
Jun Changxiao thought for a moment and said, "Tell Little Mo that there's no need to keep a low profile all the time. If he explodes at the right time, he can gain the upper echelons' attention."
In traditional novels, when the main character entered a sect, they would go from the initial forbearance to the full display of their abilities, then to the point where they would slaughter their way to the peak of their lives. That was why he planned to let Su Xiaomo do this.
"Okay."
Li Luoqiu left and sent the message out.
Jun Changxiao rubbed his chin and said, "If an expert's disciple entered Taixuan Shengzong's sect is known, he should be able to gain enough attention, right?"
He lightly tapped his fingers on the armrest. "Once the matter of the Planar Battlefield is over, I will use Elder Jun Tian's identity to do something, to make Little Mo's lies more realistic and three-dimensional."
The System said, "The host wants to let Su Xiaomo advance to a higher position, not just to obtain Lu Qianqian and Fang Lingyu's matters."
"If my disciple has the ability to infiltrate a large sect and gain an important position, that's not bad either." Jun Changxiao said.
…
Taixuan Shengzong.
After Su Xiaomo received Hall Master Li's message, he thought to himself, "How can I explode at the right time?"
This "right time" was very important.
He couldn't just release his cultivation to Martial King, then beat up He Zonghying.
Torturing him was fine.
But it had to be reasonable, so that others couldn't find fault with it.
"Let's go to the Scripture Pavilion and exchange Merit for Martial Skills."
Su Xiaomo stood up, then entered the Scripture Pavilion for outer sect disciples, picked a movement and a fist technique, then left after registering.
"This brat used 500 Merit to exchange for two of the most difficult Martial Skills to learn?"
The Scripture Pavilion Elder glanced at the registration book, seeing the names of two relatively high-ranked Martial Skills that were hard to learn. His eyes were filled with surprise.
After returning to his place, Su Xiaomo began to focus on cultivation.
With his Saint grade spiritual root and Martial King cultivation, comprehending this kind of high-ranked Martial Skill is as easy as pie.
"Let's go."
Xia Shuiyun shouted from outside: "Go do your mission."
"Yes, senior apprentice sister."
Su Xiaomo stood up and continued to interact with this woman, continuing to do missions to earn Martial Skills resources that will give him a reason to become stronger.
"He Zonghying has the qualifications to become an outer sect disciple."
On the way to do missions, Xia Shuiyun said: "If you can defeat him, you'll definitely be valued by the higher-ups."
Su Xiaomo's mouth twitched: "You're asking me to do missions every day, is that on purpose?"
"I'm helping you fulfill your dream."
Xia Shuiyun stopped and turned around to look at him.
Sure enough, every time this woman comes to me openly, it's on purpose. She's purposely causing trouble for me!
Although he doesn't know what her intentions are, Su Xiaomo also knows that if he can defeat He Zonghying under reasonable circumstances, he'll definitely gain a lot of recognition.
"Here."
Xia Shuiyun casually tossed over a Space Ring, saying: "There are 50 Natural Spirit Stones inside."
"This …" Su Xiaomo was stunned.
50 Natural Spirit Stones is already quite a lot, an outer sect disciple of Taixuan Shengzong might not even be able to earn that much in a few years.
"Don't ask why."
Xia Shuiyun said: "I just hate He Zonghying."
Su Xiaomo understood.
That guy always comes to bother her, so she's purposely getting close to me to use me as a shield!
Su Xiaomo smiled: "The person that senior apprentice sister hates is my enemy. Senior apprentice sister hates the entire world, so I'll be the world's enemy."
Xia Shuiyun's expression froze, whispering: "Big idiot."
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