Chapter 6: Getting Flirted With by Senior Sister?

The Fire-Yin Mountain Range was an extremely peculiar mountain range. Within this single range, both fiery heat and bone-chilling cold coexisted.

One side of the range was unbearably hot, while the other side was freezing cold all year round.

Many powerful cultivators had tried to uncover the reason behind this anomaly, but none had succeeded.

However, as a regressor, Bai Yuyan knew the truth. Deep within a cave in the Fire-Yin Mountain Range, there was a passage leading further into the mountains where the supreme treasure of the cultivation world, the Yin-Yang Pearl, was hidden.

This treasure not only protected its wielder from both extreme heat and cold, but once refined, it also had the potential to purify one’s spiritual root and elevate its grade.

That’s right. Spiritual roots were divided into four grades: Immortal, Heaven, Earth, and Mortal.

An Immortal-grade spiritual root appeared only once every ten thousand years; it was incredibly rare.

That scoundrel from her past life possessed such a root. However, he hadn’t been born with it; originally, he had only a Mortal-grade root. But through the blessings of heavens fortune and by repeatedly obtaining treasures that enhanced spiritual roots, he gradually rose to possess an Immortal-grade root.

But now? All of that belonged to her junior brother!

Bai Yuyan knew that her junior brother had originally possessed no spiritual root at all. Later, due to certain circumstances, he obtained a Mortal-grade root. From there, through his own efforts, he steadily advanced until he gained a Heaven-grade spiritual root.

He had told her all of this in their previous life. After he had saved her.

And yet, even with a Heaven-grade root and having reached the Ninth Grade Realm, her junior brother still lost in the end to the scoundrel blessed by heavens fortune.

As the flying sword landed steadily on the ground, Chu Feng staggered down with his legs trembling.

In just two short days, he had already experienced two high-altitude sword flights. For someone with a fear of heights like Chu Feng, it had been way too intense…his heart could barely take it.

But the moment he stepped off the sword, Chu Feng immediately felt it.

So hot!

Before long, beads of sweat began to form on Chu Feng’s forehead. The air around him felt increasingly dry and stifling.

What the heck. Did I get dumped into a desert or something? Why is it so hot?!

Seeing how disheveled her little junior brother looked, Bai Yuyan took out a bottle of pills. She poured out an icy blue, round pill and placed it steadily into Chu Feng’s palm.

“Senior Sister Yuyan, what’s this?”

Chu Feng held the pill up curiously and examined it closely.

A cool sensation spread from his palm, refreshing his entire body.

“Try taking it, Junior Brother,” Bai Yuyan said gently.

Chu Feng hesitated for a moment, then followed her suggestion.

The moment he swallowed it, the heat inside his body vanished completely. A wave of coolness washed over him, leaving him feeling unbelievably refreshed. Like chugging a cold Sprite on a sweltering summer day.

“Thank you, Senior Sister Yuyan!”

“How much does this pill cost? I’ll be sure to pay you back later.”

Chu Feng, though not one to pass up a good deal, wasn’t someone who would freeload without paying his dues.

Hearing his words, Bai Yuyan froze for a moment, as if she had gone back to her past life when she used to toss him failed pills. Back then, he had said the same thing.

Her heart suddenly ached.

Junior Brother… In this life, Senior Sister will make sure you get the very best pills!

“There’s no need. It’s just a pill, nothing worth mentioning. Senior Sister is an alchemist, after all. I’ve got plenty more where that came from~”

Bai Yuyan gave him a warm gentle smile.

An alchemist?!

In Chu Feng’s understanding, this profession in the cultivation world was basically synonymous with wealth. Alchemists were never poor.

So it turned out this senior sister in front of him… was actually a rich lady!

A rich big sister… I’m hungry… feed me.

Suddenly, Chu Feng remembered what a doctor once told him: with a weak stomach, he needed to stick to eating “soft rice” regularly.

(TN: “Eating soft rice” is a term for relying on a rich woman.)

But wait…weren’t they supposed to be heading to a cave?

Yet in front of Chu Feng, there was no cave at all….only a sparkling lake.

The surface shimmered with light, but within moments, the sky darkened, growing overcast.

Soon after, a gentle drizzle began to fall. The raindrops landed softly on Chu Feng’s body.

Tch! I didn’t bring an umbrella!

His expression stiffened. Just then, a paper umbrella appeared, shielding him from the rain.

Bai Yuyan seemed to have anticipated the weather and had thoughtfully brought an umbrella.

Chu Feng hadn’t yet reached the stage of drawing qi into his body; his physique was still that of an ordinary mortal. He was fragile and weak.

“Thank you, Senior Sister Yuyan!”

Sharing an umbrella in the rain with a goddess-like beauty….Chu Feng used to only dream about such things. Who would’ve thought it would actually come true?

Also… the scent from Senior Sister Yuyan was amazing. It was fresh and soothing, like it reached straight into the soul.

A man and woman sharing an umbrella in the rain… As Chu Feng gazed out at the lake before him, he couldn’t help but think of the tale of Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian.

Now that he thought about it, Xu Xian wasn’t just some local hero; he was someone who didn’t know how lucky he was. Bai Suzhen was basically a wealthy goddess, and he completely blew it.

If it had been him? He would’ve embraced that “soft rice” life with no hesitation.

“Junior Brother, do you dislike Senior Sister?”

“Huh?”

Chu Feng turned his head and saw Senior Sister Yuyan staring at him. A trace of grievance flickered in her eyes.

“Senior Sister Yuyan, why would you say that?”

“Look.” Bai Yuyan stretched out her other hand and gestured between them. “Junior Brother is standing so far from Senior Sister. Doesn’t that mean you dislike me?”

“…….”

He glanced at the distance between them….it was at most twenty centimeters. That was already really close, wasn’t it?!

Chu Feng couldn’t understand what his senior sister was thinking. Did she expect them to be pressed together for it to count as close?

“Could it be that Junior Brother thinks men and women should keep their distance? That’s just a mortal’s way of thinking. Besides, you and I are senior and junior disciples. Put it in another way, we’re like brother and sister. There’s nothing wrong with being a little closer.”

“Or… does Junior Brother perhaps have other thoughts about his Senior Sister?”

Bai Yuyan smiled as she said this to Chu Feng.

Looking at her smile, Chu Feng suddenly felt overwhelmed with shame. He never expected his senior sister to see him that way, while he himself harbored improper thoughts about her!

Damn it! He really was no good. Senior Sister treated him so kindly, and yet he…

Chu Feng suddenly felt that this cultivation world was surprisingly warm and affectionate. Not only was his master incredibly kind to him, but even the senior sister he had just met treated him the same way.

Oh, right. Some idiots existed here too. It seemed there was no avoiding that.

“Senior Sister, please forgive my rudeness.”

Chu Feng leaned slightly closer to her.

When Bai Yuyan saw this, a glimmer of satisfaction flickered in her eyes….her little scheme had worked.

This Junior Brother really was simple-minded. Tricking him was this easy. If it weren’t their first meeting, she might have even coaxed him into foolishly becoming her cultivation partner without realizing what it meant.

Thinking of that, Bai Yuyan quickly restrained her excitement. No, rushing things would only scare him off. She had to take it slowly, step by step, until her Junior Brother couldn’t live without her~

The lake they were standing beside was called Yin-Yang Lake. Within its waters, yin and yang energies intertwined, resembling the union of man and woman.

Because of this, it was a famous spot for cultivation partners to visit together. However, once the Yin-Yang Pear was taken away, the yin-yang energy within the lake would vanish.

That was why, before retrieving the pearl, Bai Yuyan had deliberately brought her Junior Brother here to leave behind a memory.

Chu Feng sneaked a glance at Senior Sister Yuyan beside him, only to see her brows and eyes filled with a smile. Just then, a gentle, soft warmth brushed against his palm.

Looking down, he realized that it was his Senior Sister who had taken the initiative to hold his hand!

“Senior Sister Yuyan, you…”

“Shh, Junior Brother, look. Isn’t the rain here beautiful?”

“Ah? Beautiful! I think it’s very beautiful.”

“But,” Bai Yuyan said while gazing straight at him with her bright, enchanting eyes, “Senior Sister finds it still not as beautiful as what’s right in front of me.”

There wasn’t the slightest hint of joking in her expression.

Thump, thump—

Chu Feng’s heartbeat quickened and started going faster and faster, leaving him flustered and at a loss for words.

Was this… was Senior Sister actually flirting with him?!