"Hmm"
Long Chen inspected the portrait with great interest, "What is this portrait depicting?"
Sheng Tian then took the time to explain how he had helped the Lotus Fairy Master suppress a curse, and how the curse originated from this person, a Devil worshiper.
"Devil worshipers..."
Long Chen massaged his temples as he frowned, "This could turn out to be very bad"
"If this person in the portrait is a Devil worshiper and they have started to make large waves..."
Sheng Tian help finish his thought, "Then we have to worry about an unknown enemy as well as the possibility that the Demon worshipers will move too"
Long Chen nodded, "I shall take this portrait to the Xia Empire's experts, they might know something about this person"
Sheng Tian nodded and they both went their separate ways. Before Sheng Tian left however, he poured some of his qi into the residence's formation. The purity of his qi will speed up the cultivation of anyone cultivating in the residence.
Whoosh!
Within minutes, he arrived at the residence of the Lotus Fairy Valley.
A disciple who was just about to leave froze when she saw Sheng Tian, who merely smiled. Her face turned red.
"Uh- w-what is y-your p-p-purpose???"
Her actions quickly attracted the looks of other disciples, who would look over and have similar reactions to the first disciple.
"I wish to see your sect leader," he replied with a wry smile.
A woman who had just got to the scene froze for a split second before running up the stairs.
"Let him in"
Before anyone else moved, Yue Ling'er sent out her voice with her spiritual sense. Sheng Tian politely walked past the female disciple by the door and used a movement technique to quickly get up the stairs. Turning to the right, he stood face to face with a set of double doors.
"Enter, quickly"
Creak!
Shutting the door behind him, Sheng Tian breathed a sigh of relief before cracking a joke, "Your disciples seem to be great fans"
Yue Ling'er sighed, "I hate that you're right about that"
"Huh?!"
Yue Ling'er laid down on her bed, placing an arm over her face. Sheng Tian secretly admired the view.
She wore a much looser green dress and looked as if she had just woken up. Her green hair was spread out and her jade-like arms and legs were an absolute masterpiece.
Had Sheng Tian lacked self control, he would be bleeding from the nose and hiding an awkward part of his body. Even still, he could feel his blood heating up for some reason.
'Dragons... are really horny creatures'
"After you saved everyone from the secret realm, won first place in the competition, and helped me suppress the curse, pretty much every one of my 150 disciples who have come and the thousands more in the sect have been smitten by you. And that's only counting my sect"
Sheng Tian inwardly sweated and thought to himself, 'Did I overdo it?"
Yue Ling'er propped herself up with her arms, leaning back to show off her perfect curves, "So... what are you doing here? Perhaps you wish to fight again?"
Sheng Tian quickly shook his head. He was still traumatized by her "secret" trump card, Nature God's Wrath, which had killed him.
"I have given my master the portrait that you had drawn last time. He'll go and hand that over to the experts from the Xia Empire and see if they can find anything"
"Oh, I see. The Xia Empire has a wide connection of resources and information. Speaking of which, have you collected your rewards for the competition yet?"
Sheng Tian thought back for a moment before smacking himself in the forehead, "It slipped my mind, I guess the envoy also forgot due to all the things that have happened recently"
She nodded, "You should go get them soon, as the rewards should not be stingy"
Without anything else to say, Sheng Tian began to make small talk, "So, where is Bing Xue and Xiao Hua? I haven't seen them around here"
Yue Ling'er pouted and used her qi to bring Sheng Tian into her embrace, much to his surprise. Sheng Tian tried his best to not enjoy the cool embrace of the green haired woman and suppressed his instincts.
"You just got here and haven't spoken my name once. Now you want to know where other ladies are, how thoughtless of you"
Sheng Tian was rendered speechless by Yue Ling'er's boldness. It seems like after the curse had been suppressed, the young woman inside of her was also released.
She giggled after being satisfied with Sheng Tian's stunned expression and let go of him, "I'm just kidding!"
Sheng Tian stood up and smoothed out his robes. Yue Ling'er crossed her legs and smiled, "Both of them are in seclusion, presumably to consume that Yin Ice Core you had concocted for her"
"I see..."
Sheng Tian took out a jade slip from his spatial ring, "I can also help you concoct a few pills suitable for wood attribute cultivators"
Clearly delighted, Yue Ling'er took the jade slip with a smile, "Finally you've developed a conscience"
Sheng Tian felt incredibly uncomfortable being near the childish Yue Ling'er. He preferred the cold Lotus Fairy Master from before as he was more comfortable that way. Now, it was like things were getting less and less formal between the 2 of them.
"Hmm~"
Sheng Tian turned his attention back to Yue Ling'er.
"I don't particularly need any of these pills. Just make sure to send me more of those Extreme Sun Origin Pills and I'll reward you properly~"
Sheng Tian nodded. He looked forward to the reward.
"Anyways," Sheng Tian turned around, "I won't hold any more of your time, Yue Ling'er"
Once he had left, Yue Ling'er threw herself onto the bed. Her face was slightly red and her thoughts were unknown.
...
Whoosh!
After an hour of flying, Sheng Tian found himself outside the residence of the representative. Conveniently, the man was drinking tea with several unknown but powerful people outside in the garden to the left of the residence.
One of the men saw Sheng Tian and partially drew his sword.
"State your purpose!"
The envoy quickly saw Sheng Tian and placed a hand on the aggressive man's shoulder, "Calm down, he's the champion I had told you about previously"