After Mu Changhong left the Eternal Sect, he kept waiting for Jun Changxiao to come find him. But this guy never made a move.

No good.

Must take initiative.

Thus, he brought Mu Honglian to visit proactively.

It wasn’t that Sect Master Jun was putting on airs. Mainly, he’d had side effects earlier and still needed to develop the sect to complete epic missions. Even wanting to visit City Lord Mu, it was difficult to find time.

These past months, Mu Changhong had been investigating everything about Jun Changxiao.

Especially—emotional matters!

The result satisfied him greatly. The young fellow focused entirely on developing his sect with absolutely no romantic scandals.

That was a must.

If paparazzi existed in this world, making a living by secretly photographing Sect Master Jun’s private life for exposés, they’d definitely starve to death.

Of course.

Unscrupulous editors might use clickbait headlines, like—

The dignified master of a third-tier sect still has a blank romantic life. Is this moral decay, twisted personality, or hidden circumstances?

Mu Changhong loved one person his whole life.

Jun Changxiao, such a promising rising star, with a completely blank emotional slate, naturally earned great favor. So he decided to send his daughter to this sect to cultivate.

“Does your Eternal Sect still need disciples? My daughter wants to enter your tutelage.”

The subtext of this sentence was: I need a son-in-law and want to marry my daughter to you.

Jun Changxiao said, “Yes!”

Princess Honglian’s aptitude was unquestionable. Moreover, she was female, which could balance the sect’s yang-heavy, yin-light situation. Even if several hundred came, he’d definitely accept them without hesitation.

“Honglian.”

Mu Changhong smiled, saying, “Hurry and pay respects to the Sect Master.”

Sect Master Jun was someone who accomplished great things. Having his daughter assist him, as they slowly built revolutionary friendship, wouldn’t things naturally fall into place?

City Lord Mu was very open-minded and absolutely wouldn’t care about any master-disciple relationship.

In his view, men and women of similar age, as long as they weren’t blood relatives, all had the right to love each other.

Managing city affairs?

He wasn’t old yet and could still handle it. His daughter’s happiness was more important.

Mu Honglian knew her father’s intention in having her join Sect Master Jun’s sect. Her face reddened as she bowed, saying, “Disciple Mu Honglian pays respects to Sect Master.”

She had wanted to join the Eternal Sect long ago.

It’s just that her father hadn’t emerged from seclusion and she still had to manage city affairs, so she could only delay again and again. Now it could finally be realized.

As for Mu Changhong’s thoughts, Mu Honglian wouldn’t take them to heart. She came to the Eternal Sect only to become stronger, not for life-long matters.

“Ding! Ding!”

After filling out the entry form, Princess Honglian became an Eternal Sect disciple.

“Sect Master Jun.”

Mu Changhong said, “I’m entrusting my precious daughter to you.”

Saying this, his emotions became somewhat difficult to control, nearly unable to hold back tears.

They say daughters are father’s little cotton-padded jackets.

But eventually they grow up and have a day when they marry out.

City Lord Mu!

Your daughter only entered the Eternal Sect, she’s not getting married. Don’t be so sentimental, okay!

…

Mu Changhong didn’t leave but began conversing with Jun Changxiao.

The two talked about everything from family trivia to the world’s great affairs. If they had deeper exchanges, they’d discuss the origins of the universe.

“It’s about time.”

As dusk arrived, Mu Changhong stood to take his leave.

Mu Honglian, who had just been assigned a chamber, came to see her father off. Looking at his somewhat weathered back, she couldn’t help calling out, “Father.”

“Daughter.”

Mu Changhong stopped, saying, “Cultivate well at the Eternal Sect. Don’t disappoint Father.”

Unable to express the complex emotions in her heart with a thousand words, after a moment of silence, Mu Honglian could only say, “Yes.”

Mu Changhong left.

Mu Honglian began her cultivation journey at the Eternal Sect. Having just entered the sect, everything was so unfamiliar and mysterious.

“Senior Sister.”

Huo Ling lowered his voice, saying, “Coming to the Eternal Sect, you must be careful of Senior Brother Li. His Happy Soccer is completely unreasonable!”

As someone who’d been through it, he’d suffered greatly.

Whoosh—

Sure enough, Happy Soccer dragged a flowing light, explosively shooting over from the martial arts field.

“Senior Sister, watch out…”

Before finishing his words, Huo Ling’s eyes suddenly widened. Because the ball’s locked target wasn’t Mu Honglian, but himself!

“Oh no!”

Frightened, he hurriedly tried to dodge.

But too late. He directly caught the ball with his face, then ‘bang’—crashed into the wall.

“…”

Mu Honglian stood rooted to the spot, dumbstruck.

That thing that just flew past seemed not particularly fast, yet seemed to contain some ability making it impossible to dodge.

This was Li Fei’s Golden Right Foot ultimate technique—One Hundred Percent Face Catch.

Once this move was executed, apart from the Sect Master and a few disciples who could dodge, everyone else could only assume the position to receive it!

…

The Eternal Sect had an unchanging law.

Male disciples who joined all had to experience eighty-one trials and tribulations. Only female disciples received special care, so Mu Honglian didn’t suffer any torment. In just a few days, she gained completely new understanding of the sect.

“Sect Master.”

This day, she came to the great hall, saying, “Can I cultivate that flame martial technique?”

She was referring to Crimson Heaven Flame Slash.

When Jun Changxiao was at the academy, he directly dissolved a powerful academy expert’s technique, leaving a deep impression on Princess Honglian.

“That martial technique is only suitable for males.”

“That’s quite unfortunate.”

Mu Honglian’s bright eyes showed a trace of dejection.

“However.”

Jun Changxiao said, “The sect has many other excellent martial techniques you can freely learn. Yuanxue, take her to the Technique Pavilion to select.”

“Yes, Sect Master.”

Ling Yuanxue brought Mu Honglian to the Technique Pavilion.

The latter entered and saw the dazzling array of martial techniques on the shelves, saying in surprise, “So many martial studies?”

“Junior Sister.”

“These are all outside martial studies.”

“The Sect Master says they’re for filling numbers, no need to cultivate. Our sect disciples who want to learn must learn exclusive martial techniques.”

Ling Yuanxue said while pointing to a certain shelf, “These here are all our Eternal Sect’s exclusive martial techniques. You can freely select and cultivate.”

“Oh.”

Mu Honglian walked over, casually picking up the ‘I Slash’ manual. Seeing the technique records inside, she immediately became deeply immersed, unable to extricate herself.

I Slash’s level wasn’t high, but as a spiritual power-type martial technique, its advantage was extremely low consumption, which shocked her greatly.

Afterward.

Mu Honglian successively browsed through Explosive Fist, Mountain-Opening Palm, and Spiritual Armor martial techniques. The shock in her bright eyes grew increasingly intense.

Especially Seven Profound Sunlight Break!

This martial technique’s incantation and circulation method differed from Xingyun Continent—truly profound and unfathomable!

Closing the manual, Mu Honglian’s state of mind remained unsettled for a long time as she murmured, “No wonder Senior Brother’s strength is so formidable. These martial techniques are all extremely superior!”

“Junior Sister.”

Ling Yuanxue walked in, saying, “These are Body Tempering Pills and Spirit Refining Pills. I’ve collected them for you.”

“Body Tempering Pills?”

Mu Honglian said rather surprised, “The pills sold by the Ai Family in Huyang City?”

She’d heard of this pill but never paid it much attention, even thinking that even if it had miraculous effects, it would only be suitable for low levels.

“Right.”

Ling Yuanxue said, “In our sect, all new disciples must consume them.”

Mu Honglian was stunned.

This expensive pill—new disciples all had to consume them, meaning the sect had many!