All The Female Disciples Want To Kill Me

"If a talisman is crafted from the flower that blooms from the Immortal Fate Grass, it can greatly conceal one's aura, allowing for a silent breakthrough. Only after the talisman's effect has expired will the heavenly thunder fall, but by that time, the cultivator would have already broken through. Generally, the likelihood of withstanding the heavenly thunder would greatly increase..."

"Given this situation, it seems that the Immortal Fate Grass is about to bloom..."

Listening to Dan Wulan's comprehensive and somewhat abnormal explanation, Su Bei furrowed her brows, her eyes fixed on the Immortal Fate Grass.

She then glanced back at Xiao Ruoching, noting her wastrel disciple's face showed no signs of excitement, which puzzled her even more.

Could this be the fated opportunity? Had my expectations been too high? How could good fortune be so underwhelming... Although the Immortal Fate Grass might be considered a precious item, it's certainly not the exceptionally powerful thing I had hoped for. At the very least... it seems utterly useless to Xiao Ruoching. Could I have guessed wrong? Had my disciple simply fallen off the cliff without any hidden significance?

As Su Bei pondered, she suddenly sensed a low, rumbling snoring sound around her.

Ah, that unique purring sound characteristic of felines.

Instantly, cold sweat began to seep from Su Bei's back.

Dan Wulan also realized that several terrifying presences were gradually encircling them. With a flick of his fingers, his Longsword whirled out from his waist, drawing a beautiful sword flower akin to a blooming blue lotus, leaving a clear "trace" as it cut through the falling snow.

Subconsciously, Su Bei reached out to protect Xiao Ruoching behind her, unleashing her Selfless Realm mastery as she surveyed the surroundings.

The snow fell silently, and the previous tranquility of this place vanished, replaced only by an air of slaughter, thick with Sword Qi.

Xiao Ruoching let Su Bei's left hand stay behind her, her gaze fixated on her master's unintentional gesture.

A person's subconscious actions can never lie.

Her small hand gripped the Qingping Sword tightly, while her mind kept replaying the image of Su Bei shielding her.

「...」

Su Bei had no time to notice the complex look on Xiao Ruoching's face as her right hand drew the Qingping Sword from her waist in a swift motion.

CLANG!

The crisp sound of the sword's cry instantly overpowered the low growls.

As she drew her sword, it pulsed with Sword Qi.

Su Bei exchanged a glance with Dan Wulan, both seeing the gravity in each other's eyes.

"Great Demon!" Su Bei murmured softly.

To ordinary human cultivators, the Immortal Fate Grass was merely a rare and precious material, but to Ferocious Beasts, it was an incredibly divine item!

For a Ferocious Beast to transform, they must undergo the Transformation Phase and endure the Heavenly Tribulation. The flower of the Immortal Fate Grass significantly improved the success rate of a beast's transformation.

Under the influence of the Selfless Realm, I feel no fear. Su Bei gently licked her lips. Every rustle of grass in the valley below was under her control, and she could feel not just a few, but a pack of Ferocious Beasts surrounding the Immortal Fate Grass, all seemingly in wait.

Ferocious Beasts often gathered in mysterious places like Unrepentant Cliff to avoid being hunted by human cultivators.

The transformation of a Ferocious Beast was equivalent to a human's Tribulation-Crossing Stage. Before transforming, they needed to face multiple Heavenly Tribulations and undergo bone and muscle strengthening before finally shedding their beastly form to take on a human shape.

If successful, they could assume a human form and proceed to cultivate as humans do, potentially reaching Mahayana and Ascension.

Although one seldom sees Great Demons undergoing Heavenly Tribulation, we'll be in dire straits if we get entangled with these numerous beasts, many of which are likely at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul Realm.

"Their target is this Immortal Fate Grass," Su Bei turned to Dan Wulan and whispered. "As long as we don't touch the grass, we should be entirely safe..."

If Dan Wulan hadn't been injured and still possessed his full strength from the Refining Void phase, we wouldn't need to be so cautious. Right now, among the three of us, only I have some fighting capability... well, a rather shaky fighting capability at that. I won't fool myself into thinking I'm invincible just because I got lucky and struck down a Refining Void cultivator with one sword strike. I'm well aware of my own limits. Apart from that cheat-like Sword One, I haven't practiced any proper Cultivation Techniques or sword forms for many years. I have, however, trained in quite a few strange and eccentric Cultivation Techniques.

She subtly retracted her Sword Qi and did her best to lower her presence as the three of them slowly backed away.

Many Ferocious Beasts with gleaming red eyes stared at Su Bei and her companions, foul-smelling drool constantly dripping from their maws onto the ground.

However, the beasts did not rashly attack the three individuals before them.

Their natural instinct to seek advantages and avoid harm told these Ferocious Beasts that the humans in front of them were definitely not to be trifled with.

「...」

Xiao Ruoching's eyes were fixed on the petals that were about to bloom in the distance. Biting her thin lips, a blush crept up her ears as she hesitated and asked in a soft voice, "Master... do we really need to be this close?"

"I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed, Master."

Feeling the warmth from her disciple's body, Su Bei pressed close to Xiao Ruoching, her expression serious and earnest as she said, "It's because I fear for your safety! My body will shield you from everything!"

Xiao Ruoching's normally cool eyes suddenly filled with a touch of emotion. But after a moment, she felt something was amiss. Her expression became suspicious as she tentatively asked,