"Old Shi, you sigh and moan all day, aren't you just boosting others' morale, but killing our own family's prestige?"
"Forget it, forget it."
Ye Chen waved his hand impatiently, "Since you're still worrying, this princely heir will go to check it out!"
"Didn't Chu Youwei say that she was going to bathe in the Spiritual Spring ahead? This princely heir will go and greet her!"
A malicious glint flickered in Ye Chen's eyes.
The more he thought about it, the more impatient he became as he strode off ahead.
As he got closer and closer to the Spiritual Spring at the end of the canyon, he was surprised to find numerous beautiful female cultivators flying over on their swords!
Looking at their insignias, they were all from Phoenix Caw Peak, disciples of Su Mei!
"After all this time, this place has become Phoenix Caw Peak's territory."
More and more curious, Ye Chen took a few steps forward and found a massive stone tablet with the words 'Fairy Pool' written on it.
"Fairy Pool?"
"Chu Youwei is probably bathing here. She has been delaying on purpose, probably waiting for this prince to take the initiative to go there."
"Tsk tsk, Lin Xiao, it is sad that your own sect sister is so possessive over another man, hahaha~~"
With these thoughts, Ye Chen became even more excited, taking a step that spanned tens of meters.
At the farthest point he could see,
A slender figure dressed in snow-white clothes was crossing the void!
Not daring to be negligent, Ye Chen's taking his enormous black sword from the sheath on his back, at the ready!
"Which thief dares to trespass into the forbidden pool of Phoenix Caw Peak?"
With a chilling voice,
The woman in white revealed her face.
Her eyebrows were like strokes of ink, her complexion as white as snow, her long hair fell like a waterfall, her figure tall and slender.
On her stunningly beautiful oval face, she had a pair of bold eyebrows which gave her a serious and authoritative aura, causing her to seem detached and aloof from worldly concerns.
"Speaking of character alone, this woman's beauty might not be inferior to Su and Xiao's."
"Who would have thought that Phoenix Caw Peak would have such a beauty?"
Ye Chen unconsciously swallowed.
"Young friend! Hurry...run away! This woman was born with an Asura battle body! Her killing intent is awfully heavy! And her strength is far beyond yours!"
Old Shi in the ring issued another warning.
"Ah, Old Shi, look at you? Aren't you fretting again?"
"Watch closely. This Heir will go and strike up a conversation with this fairy in white!""
Ye Chen touched his nose and brushed it off.
Yes.
Ever since he was born, he knew he had a sort of special charisma that was irresistible to beautiful women!
And this one, naturally, will be no exception!
"Ah, young friend, when I first saw you, you weren't like this..."
"The resilient, determined, and daring young man in black who fought his way out of the Great Zhou imperial city, passionate but also rational..."
"But ever since you met this man named Lin Xiao, under his unseen influence, you have become more impatient, and your character gradually distorted. This isn't the demeanor a Son of Destiny should have!"
"This man might well be the one to snatch your fortune!"
"Forget it, there's no point in saying more. I hope... you can recognize this point yourself, sigh~"
The old man in the ring sighed again.
...
"Paying respect to the Fairy,"
Ye Chen sheathed his sword, and elegantly bowed: "The Fairy is truly unparalleled in beauty, the likes of which I have seldom seen."
"Not answering my question means courting death!"
Despite his words, the woman's phoenix eyes were wide open with anger, and with an explosion of true energy from her body, she rushed forward, her sword intent as devastating as a flood, piercing through the air!
"What a domineering and sharp sword intent!"
"This woman... does she really want to kill me?"
Ye Chen''s heart sank, he wanted to draw his sword as a defense, but it was already a step too late!
Whoosh!
A golden sword light pierced through him!
He felt a sharp pain in his arm, blood spattering!
The next moment, his consciousness gradually blurred, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Such a useless man, dare to spy on the Fairy Pool?"
"Huh? It's actually a disciple of Master Yuanyi from Tiandang Peak?"
Zhu Wanning's sword eyebrows knitted together, noticing the sect adornment on the young man's body, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"First, let's report this matter to Master. She'll decide what to do!"
"Let's see what Elder Yuanyi has to say!"
Zhu Wanning said to several junior sisters behind her.
"Yes! Eldest Senior Sister!"
....
In the distance, Chu Youwei, who had been watching secretly all along, breathed a long sigh of relief!
"Eldest Senior Brother is indeed a tactical genius."
"With this, I can report back to him!"
"However, Sister Zhu is indeed ruthless....."
"Being this beautiful and strong, she must be the object of affection for all men..."
"No... Eldest Senior Brother had me bring Ye Chen here, precisely because he understood Sister Zhu's nature, so, Eldest Senior Brother can't possibly have feelings for Sister Zhu....."
The more Chu Youwei thought, the more disappointed she felt. Then she said to herself:
"No! Eldest Senior Brother can only be mine!"
"If Eldest Senior Brother truly likes strong girls, then I will become stronger than Sister Zhu!"
Having said that, she flew off on her sword towards Divine Phoenix Peak.
...
Divine Phoenix Peak, inside the senior disciples' dormitory.
Lin Xiao was carefully repairing the Photo Stone.
Indeed, he wanted to restore all the parts concerning Lu Yingying and Guo Yourong that had been deleted by Chu Youwei!
Of course, mainly the parts of Second Junior Sister Guo Yourong.....
Who in their right mind would be interested in a little girl like Fourth Junior Sister?
While he was busy, a voice rang out in his mind:
"Ding!"
"Due to the [Main Character Ye Chen] being indirectly persecuted by you and suffering serious injuries, Luck Value loss: 100 points!"
"You have successfully restored your character as the villain!"
"You have received rewards: Large Cultivation Experience Pack x1, Nine Refinement Golden Elixir (first grade treasure pill) x1, Sword Dao +35 (Sword Dao level has increased!)!"
"Ding! Due to the increase in your Sword Dao realm, you, who possess the Formless Sword Body, have automatically comprehended the Sword Technique Divine Skills: Sword Supplement Azure Dragon Technique!"
.....
"What the hell is going on?"
"Wasn't it only possible to trigger rewards by following the original plot before?"
"Lousy system, explain?"
Lin Xiao frowned, having a vague feeling that the situation was not that simple!
However, the lousy system chose to ignore him and did not respond, as usual.
"But speaking of which.... According to the system's prompt, Ye Chen fell indeed into Third Junior Sister's trap and got seriously injured by that icy Zhu Wanning."
Lin Xiao looked into the void, his eyes deep and profound.
Initially, he asked Chu Youwei to trick Ye Chen into entering the off-limits area for female cultivators in Phoenix Caw Peak.
This was to test whether the bond between Third Junior Sister and Ye Chen, like in the original story, would still exist!
According to the original plot, on the night of the disciple acceptance ceremony, Third Junior Sister Chu Youwei went to visit Ye Chen. They became closer as they chatted, and unknowingly flew to Phoenix Caw Peak. They encountered Su Mei's first disciple, Phoenix Caw Peak's top disciple, Zhu Wanning.
Because Zhu Wanning is the last woman Ye Chen flirted with in Qinglan Sect.
Zhu Wanning was indifferent, cold as frost, and had a very volatile temper. She immediately started to fight with them. Ye Chen managed to escape safely only with the aid of Chu Youwei.
After this shared ordeal, the two gradually developed feelings for each other.
"Now it seems that with the repeated changes in the early plot, the bond between Ye Chen and Third Junior Sister from the original story is completely severed here."
Upon thinking of this, Lin Xiao felt a strange sense of relief in his heart.
After all, who would want to see their precious junior sister develop feelings for a guy like Ye Chen?
But at the same time, he was more worried about his upcoming actions:
"Now that Third Junior Sister's character has definitely collapsed, the second big event in Ye Chen's journey of outshining others at the sword tomb can only rely on the other two junior sisters."
"Right, what's done cannot be undone."
"The deviations in the plot up until now are tolerable, at least Ye Chen was finally accepted as a disciple, the big picture is still intact!"
"Aside from the other two junior sisters, Ye Chen's other love interests, Su Mei, Zhu Wanning, and that gorgeous woman from the Upper Realm who was sealed off at the sect's forbidden grounds, Moon Princess, should all still be normal!"
"After the Five Branches Martial Meeting, I will be getting closer and closer to completing my plot and ascending through Dao! Therefore, I have to be more vigilant and professional in playing along with the upcoming plot!"
With this in mind, Lin Xiao adjusted his mentality.
"Stupid Ye Chen, I'm giving you one last chance, don't force me to be the villain!"