Volume 1, Chapter 13 – Hidden Ten-Star Disciple

Meanwhile, in the main hall of the Yaochi Immortal Palace.

[Ding! Emergency mission triggered! A disciple with Hidden Ten-Star potential has been detected and is currently in danger!]

[Target location: one hundred and thirty li to the southeast, an unnamed cave!]

[Kind system reminder: If Host doesn’t get there soon, this promising seedling is going to be “eaten” by someone~]

A rapid series of system notifications, urgent yet carrying a strange teasing tone, exploded in Gu Han’s mind.

Gu Han’s eyes snapped open, and she immediately sat up from the cloud bed.

“A disciple with Hidden Ten-Star potential?”

“And caught up in this kind of bizarre crisis?”

Gu Han quickly spread her divine sense toward the southeast.

A distance of a hundred li was laid bare in every detail beneath her vast divine sense.

In an instant, she “saw” clearly what was happening inside the cave.

A beautiful young girl with torn clothes and dazed eyes was lying on the ground, her face full of despair.

A lecherous old man with a filthy grin was just about to undo the girl’s clothes.

“Holy shit! This old bastard is way too shameless!”

Gu Han could not help blurting out a curse, her eyes full of contempt.

She could hardly be called a good person herself, but she truly could not accept this kind of forced violation.

With a thought, her figure vanished from where she stood.

Inside the cave.

Liu Ruyan closed her eyes in despair, tears slipping down soundlessly.

Just as she gathered the last trace of spiritual power, preparing to shatter her soul in search of release,

a ripple suddenly spread through the space inside the cave without any warning.

An indescribably ethereal aura instantly filled the cramped space.

Time itself seemed to have been put on pause at that moment.

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The red-robed old man’s hand froze in midair, and the smile on his face stiffened into boundless horror.

He felt like a bug caught in the grip of an invisible giant hand, unable to move even a finger.

Even his thoughts stopped functioning beneath that aura.

Liu Ruyan felt it too, and barely managed to open her dazed eyes.

The space inside the cave twisted slightly, and a figure appeared out of thin air.

The newcomer wore a moon-white long dress. Its hem stirred without wind, as though starlight were flowing across it.

Her silver hair, white as frost and snow, cascaded behind her, with a few strands brushing past her perfectly shaped jawline.

Her face was veiled in a faint hazy glow, making it impossible to see clearly.

Only the flawless outline could be vaguely made out, along with a pair of beautiful eyes calm and still as water.

The red-robed old man’s teeth began chattering uncontrollably as limitless fear swallowed him whole.

With that bearing, that aura, that terrifying way of appearing, was she someone he could possibly afford to provoke?

“S-Senior…”

He was obviously a very perceptive sort, and instinctively tried to beg for mercy.

But Gu Han did not even spare him a glance.

She merely raised a hand and slapped in his direction.

The motion was as casual as swatting a fly.

“Pff.”

There was no earth-shaking boom, nor any dazzling burst of light.

The red-robed old man’s body, together with the expression frozen on his face, was like a sand sculpture crushed by an invisible giant palm.

He silently turned into powder, leaving not the slightest trace behind.

The last remnant of Liu Ruyan’s reason was stunned blank by this understated yet utterly terrifying scene.

No hand seals, no incantations, not even any obvious fluctuation of spiritual power…

Just a casual wave, and a Golden Core evil cultivator was gone?

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What realm was this mighty expert in?

At that exact moment, the medicinal effect of the Hehuan Pill flared up again, swallowing her remaining consciousness once more.

“Hot… so hot… save… save me…”

She murmured unconsciously, her restrained body twisting slightly under the influence of the medicine, her eyes completely losing focus.

After dealing with that old creep, Gu Han turned her gaze to the girl writhing on the ground.

Her brows drew together slightly. Then she raised her hand again and gave a light wave in Liu Ruyan’s direction.

A cool and pure stream of spiritual power, containing profound Dao resonance, fell like moonlight and enveloped Liu Ruyan.

Once the spiritual power entered her body, it swept through her meridians in a forceful yet gentle flood.

Wherever it passed, the scorching lust poison that burned through her body melted away like ice and snow, swiftly cleansed and dissolved.

“Mmm…”

Her racing heartbeat and burning body temperature quickly calmed as well.

A few breaths later, the haze in her eyes completely dispersed, and her mind regained clarity.

She blinked and saw clearly the situation she was in now.

Her clothes were in disarray, while the silver-haired fairy who had saved her was standing not far away, watching her.

Boom.

Liu Ruyan’s face instantly turned so red it looked ready to drip blood.

In a fluster, she tried to tug her somewhat tattered clothes into place, so embarrassed she almost fainted on the spot.

“S-Senior… I… I…”

Liu Ruyan stammered incoherently, not daring to lift her head and look at Gu Han at all.

Seeing how she looked as if she wanted the ground to swallow her whole, Gu Han found it rather amusing inside.

But outwardly, she maintained the bearing of an aloof expert. With a light sweep of her sleeve, a gentle stream of spiritual power wrapped around Liu Ruyan.

As the spiritual power flowed, it transformed into a plain long dress that settled neatly onto her body.

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“I’ve already removed the poison for you.”

Gu Han’s voice was calm, with no emotion to be heard in it.

Feeling the comfortable, well-fitting clothes on her body, Liu Ruyan’s panic and shame eased a little.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, she dropped to her knees and kowtowed deeply to Gu Han in the most respectful posture possible.

“This junior, Liu Ruyan, thanks Senior for saving my life!”

“This junior is willing to serve as your ox and horse to repay such great kindness!”

Her voice trembled with the shock of surviving disaster, but it also carried incomparable resolve and awe.

A raised hand erased a Golden Core cultivator, and a wave of the hand dispelled lust poison…

This silver-haired fairy before her, even more beautiful than herself, was definitely a true big shot.

And even if she wasn’t, with that face and that aura alone, there had to be a whole crowd of terrifyingly powerful admirers around her.

Looking at the girl kneeling before her, Gu Han naturally had no idea what random thoughts were running through her head.

The system interface automatically displayed Liu Ruyan’s information.

[Name: Liu Ruyan]

[Age: Nineteen]

[Beauty: Stunningly beautiful]

[Potential: Hidden Ten-Star (unawakened)]

[Cultivation: peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refinement]

[Status: lightly injured, weak, emotionally agitated]

[Loyalty: 50 (deeply grateful)]

[Special: Reincarnator (requires further confirmation)]

Oh? So she was a reincarnator too?

Gu Han’s heart stirred.

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She had not expected Liu Ruyan to have such a background.

But clearly, now was not the time to investigate further.

“You may rise.”

Gu Han said indifferently,

“I see that your aptitude is acceptable. Are you willing to become my disciple?”

Liu Ruyan suddenly lifted her head, her eyes bursting with disbelief and light.

“B-Become Senior’s disciple?!”

A wave of joy drowned her.

“Yes! Yes!”

Liu Ruyan hurriedly kowtowed three times, her voice choking with emotion.

“Liu Ruyan greets Master.”

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on accepting disciple Liu Ruyan!]

[Potential assessment: Hidden Ten-Star. Conditions satisfied!]

[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the ‘Peerless Immortal Seedling’ grand gift pack!]

[The gift pack has been placed in the system storage…]

Listening to the system notifications and looking at her excited new disciple, Gu Han felt satisfied.

At last, the Yaochi Immortal Palace no longer had only her and A-Yao.

Although the name Liu Ruyan did not sound especially auspicious, she had the system in hand, and no karmic ties could cling to her.

With a wave of her sleeve, a gentle stream of spiritual power lifted Liu Ruyan to her feet.

“Since you have entered the sect, come back with me first.”

As soon as her words fell, ripples spread through space once more, and the figures of the two vanished from the spot.

Only the empty cave remained, bearing witness to everything that had just happened.