Chapter 50 The Moonlit Butterfly

A silver-bell-like laugh came from the corner: “Young Master is indeed sharp.”

Qin Wu tightened his long sword and looked towards the newcomer.

She slowly walked out from the shadows, her clothes so thin they were almost transparent, outlining a slender, pale silhouette.

Fine silver ornaments adorned her neck, waist, and ankles, yet they made no sound whatsoever.

Her bare feet trod the ground, landing lightly, not even stirring up dust.

“Young Master, I am Miner, the attendant to Qing Xuanzi’s direct disciple.”

Miner’s eyes flowed with charm as she performed a graceful curtsy toward him, her posture and tone exuding astonishing allure.

Qin Wu’s brow unconsciously furrowed.

He could not imagine that the attendant by the side of someone as aloof as Qing Xuanzi would be like this.

“Miss Miner, have you come here because Senior Sister Qing Xuanzi has something to tell me?”

Regardless of what he thought, not a trace showed on his face as he smiled and asked.

“That’s right.”

Miner lightly tapped her toes and gracefully circled Qin Wu twice. Her slender, white fingers were about to hook onto Qin Wu’s neck, but he stepped back to evade her.

Qin Wu’s smile remained unchanged: “Miss, please show some self-respect.”

“Little prude,” Miner covered her mouth and chuckled lightly, her gaze seeming drawn out. “But Young Master is quite capable to have killed Liu Yuzhi.”

Qin Wu was startled. Since the person he killed could alarm Qing Xuanzi, this Liu Yuzhi must be the Senior Sister he killed at the cliff edge in the center of the sea of fire.

It was discovered so quickly?

Miner dropped the teasing expression on her face, becoming serious in an instant: “Since you killed her, you have proven your strength, and the Master will naturally respond.”

Qin Wu’s eyebrows shot up.

He had thought that after Qing Xuanzi threw him into the Taixu Holy Land, their connection would end there.

“Don’t blame the Master for ignoring you during this time,” Miner said. “After all, how could a mere mediocre person warrant the Master’s extra effort?”

“I am grateful to Senior Sister, how could I blame her?” Qin Wu’s words were sincere.

He hadn’t expected Qing Xuanzi to help him, and moreover, if she hadn’t handed Consort Lian over to him, that direct disciple Ming Yuan might have intervened personally.

In the end, she had already helped him immensely.

“Let me tell you about Liu Yuzhi.”

Miner leaped onto the table, crossing her long white legs.

“She was originally the daughter of an elder in the Chentian Dao Academy, but later became a spy planted by the Dao Academy in our Taixu Holy Land.”

“Speaking of which, killing her was actually meritorious!” Miner got off the table again and walked in front of Qin Wu, placing her hand on his shoulder.

“So, even though she is dead, the Chentian Dao Academy can only swallow this loss silently. As long as you remain within the Holy Land’s boundaries, they dare not do anything.”

Hearing this, Qin Wu relaxed.

The Chentian Dao Academy and the Taixu Holy Land were both major powers in the ‘Immortal Sects,’ but their territories were adjacent, leading to frequent friction over resources and other issues.

Qin Wu’s gaze flickered.

If he could unlock the corresponding plotline, he might be able to switch identities and enter the Chentian Dao Academy.

As for Liu Yuzhi’s revenge, it was committed by the Qin Wu of the Taixu Holy Land; what did it have to do with the Qin Wu of the Chentian Dao Academy?

“Liu Yuzhi had a fake younger brother in the Holy Land, but Miner has already killed him for Young Master, so there’s no need to worry.”

Miner exhaled a breath like orchid fragrance, then took out a still-dripping head from a storage ring.

Qin Wu lowered his head to look, and with a flash of sword light, he tore the head to pieces.

“Young Master is truly brutal.” Miner laughed again. She finally took out two Jade Slips and stuck them onto Qin Wu’s chest.

“The Master has two Cultivation Techniques here, one is a sword technique, and the other is for Body Refining. Which one do you want?”

When sword techniques were mentioned, Qin Wu’s first thought was: “Thousand Swords Returning to Ruins Mountain?”

“You actually know about Thousand Swords Returning to Ruins Mountain?” Miner was surprised, then shook her head helplessly. “You wish! But the sword technique the Master gave you is not far behind.”

Hearing this, Qin Wu shook his head. As long as he could obtain Meng Shujian, the sword technique of Thousand Swords Returning to Ruins Mountain would be within his grasp. Why bother cultivating a lesser one?

His Lifespan wasn’t something gained easily.

“I’ll take the Body Refining Cultivation Technique. The conditions in the Burning Fire Sea are too harsh; I want to improve my physical strength first.”

“You certainly know how to choose,” Miner tossed one of the Jade Slips into Qin Wu’s hand.

“This Cultivation Technique was carefully selected by the Master and is most suitable for you. Moreover, it is a tier higher than that sword technique.”

“I will come to see you in a month. I hope you have already started practicing and have not disappointed the Master.”

She chuckled, but her fingertip traced across Qin Wu’s throat, sending a bone-chilling coldness that raised goosebumps on the back of his neck.

He had no doubt that if he failed to meet her requirement, he would be in trouble, if not dead, a month later.

Qin Wu remained composed: “I will certainly not disappoint Senior Sister Qing Xuanzi!”

Seeing Miner transform into silver butterflies and vanish before him, Consort Lian lazily climbed onto his shoulder: “Your mind is quite firm; you weren’t confused by her.”

“What do you mean?” Qin Wu turned to look at her.

Consort Lian snorted twice: “She is not human, but a transformation of a Ghostly Moon Butterfly. This species feeds on emotional threads, desires, and Dao Hearts.”

“If your mind were ensnared by her, you would likely lose both your cultivation and your Lifespan.”

Qin Wu was stunned.

He remembered the Ghostly Moon Butterfly. In his previous life, a female employee at the game company was deceived by a scumbag, and in anger, she created this race.

Extremely beautiful and seductive, they specialized in killing men whose resolve was weak and who were overcome by lust.

Qin Wu’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.

He hadn’t seen the finished product in the game, but instead encountered it after becoming reality.

With complicated feelings, he picked up the Jade Slip Miner had given him.

“Bone-Weeping Chill Art?”

It was indeed good; it could be cultivated all the way to the Golden Core Stage. It was clear at a glance that Qing Xuanzi wasn’t just casually fooling him.

But since she valued him so much, her demands must be greater.

Qin Wu opened the game panel.

Unfortunately, the Lifespan required to Breakthrough the Ten Directions Taixu Sacred Method was a thousand points, so he had to postpone that.

【Cultivation Technique: Bone-Weeping Chill Art (Not Yet Mastered)】

【Consume 200 Lifespan points to begin practice?】

Qin Wu paused, frowning in confusion.

The Seven Star Phantom Steps only cost 50 points to begin practice; why was this Body Refining Cultivation Technique so expensive?!

As if knowing Qin Wu’s inner question, the panel displayed another line:

【Breakthrough possible in the Extreme Cold Ghostly Land】

Qin Wu’s face immediately darkened. So, the high Lifespan cost was because of the environmental requirements of the Burning Fire Sea?

But where could he find the Extreme Cold Ghostly Land? And Qing Xuanzi clearly knew he was in a scorching region, so why give him a Cultivation Technique with such high environmental demands?

Qin Wu recalled what Consort Lian had just said—that Zhou Yueyin’s Physique often manifested in the Extreme Cold Ghostly Land.

After some thought, he summoned Zhou Yueyin.

“Master?” She looked at Qin Wu doubtfully.

“Are there any places like the Extreme Cold Ghostly Land in the Burning Fire Sea?” Qin Wu asked.

“Of course not,” Zhou Yueyin looked surprised. “How could the Burning Fire Sea have such a place?”

Although he had expected her answer, Qin Wu was still somewhat disappointed. He pressed further: “Then what about your Physique? How could an Yin Water Physique manifest in a scorching land?”

“I don’t know either,” Zhou Yueyin looked lost. “My brother picked me up. He might know.”

Qin Wu rubbed his temples. It seemed he would have to wait for Zhou Xinglan to wake up.