Immortal Only Accepts Female Disciples

Chapter 190: Unfair Plan

Chapter 190: Unfair Plan

Chen Wentian was satisfied with the matters of Bright Moon Kingdom were settled. The House of Paradise would soon take control of political power while the Zhou Clan would naturally expand its influence and help implement monetary policies that aligned with the overall strategy for the province.

He was pleased by Lin Qingcheng's rapid progress and decided to bring her to Cloudy Mountain for further training. They arrived together in Black Rock City and headed for his castle. After many months, his disciples had completely taken over the building which belonged to the previous lord. It had become their home away from home and it was cozy as it could be.

"Elder sis!"

"Chengcheng!"

Lin Qingcheng tackled Zhou Ziyun and the pair hugged like long lost sisters.

"Wow, you've gotten so much stronger!" Zhou Ziyun said after examining her.

"Hehe, of course. You have to catch up to me once again!" Lin Qingcheng said impishly and the pair shared a laugh.

Lin Qingcheng started to whisper to Zhou Ziyun's ear, probably telling her about whatever naughty things Chen Wentian had done to her. He was left feeling like a third wheel as the terrible duo ignored him and walked away giggling and conspiring about something.

He muttered to himself and left them on their own. He went off by himself to check the latest news from the Immortal Association. He was lucky to catch a critical piece of information that was published just a few days ago.

It was an emergency announcement for all the immortal sect masters participating in the Monster Fighting Competition. It stated that there had been a large number of reports coming in across all nine provinces of strange shifts in in the behavior of the monster armies. There were two months left in the competition and the monster kings surely knew about this as well. The worry was that they would try something drastic when the competitors became desperate and careless in their pursuit of points and rankings.

There was also a report of at two Spirit Lord monsters arriving in Cloudy Mountain Province. In response, Chen Wentian sent out his shadow fox for reconnaissance immediately. A few of his disciples were still missing suitable items and he also wanted more souls for his collection.

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A day passed uneventfully and his disciples all dutifully returned from missions to greet him. He held another dinner party for everyone where they could catch up with each other. The girls were all surprised and happy for Lin Qingcheng's recent progress.

Long Yifei's reaction was particularly pronounced and uncharacteristic. She probably expected Wu Qianyu to be her greatest competition. She didn't think much of Lin Qingcheng or Zhou Ziyun despite their early show of talent. But now that Lin Qingcheng was rapidly approaching the peak of the Spirit Initiate Realm, Long Yifei could no longer ignore her.

She still saw Chen Wentian's other disciples as her competition instead of her family. He would have to slowly change her mindset and make her see that she did not have to worry about it at all. He would never try to pit one disciple against another and cause needless conflict.

"Chengcheng had some nice breakthroughs but I heard the rest of you are also doing quite well. Ziyun, how is everyone's progress in the competition?" Chen Wentian asked.

"Master, everyone is working very hard to reach the goals you have set." Zhou Ziyun said, "Sister Qianyu is still comfortably in first place. I don't expect anyone to be able to challenge her. She is now mostly helping the others collect the most points possible."

Indeed, Zhou Ziyun had quickly copied his method of shuttling people around in Tortoise Can Fly. Wu Qianyu was the carriage driver that went around picking up the ice sisters and Long Yifei and dropping them off at the best locations. With the immortal flying item, they were able to return to Black Rock City and safely recover before heading out once again.

"Master, please take a look at the latest rankings." Zhou Ziyun handed him a roll of paper.

Chen Wentian saw Wu Qianyu at the top and looked down to see that Long Yifei had reached twelfth.

"Twelfth is quite good. Yifei, great job!" He praised.

"Thank you, master. I will continue to work hard. Although competition for the top ten is getting extremely fierce, I estimate I will be able to reach it in another two or three weeks." Long Yifei said.

"Excellent, excellent. When that time comes, I will reward you." He said and winked at her.

Long Yifei kept her composure but he saw her cheeks flush slightly.

He continued down the list and saw Li Yuechan's name at one hundred and fifty-six. The other ice sisters were slightly below her but they were all above the top two hundred. He gave them a few words of encouragement before turning to Zhou Ziyun again.

"Ziyun, at their pace, will they all be able to break into the top one hundred in time?"

Zhou Ziyun shook her head, "I estimate that if we consolidate our efforts, Sister Yuechan will be able to but the others may be problematic."

"Hmm. Not good. I don't like that. Is there any other way?"

Chen Wentian tried to think of a way but couldn't come up with anything that was within the rules. He looked around the room and noticed that Zhou Ziyun was staring unblinkingly at Jasmine. He also thought about Jasmine and a dastardly plan came to him.

"I've got it!" He clapped and drew their attention. "Jasmine, I need your assistance!"

"Do I even have a choice?" Jasmine muttered.

"No, but I will give you a generous reward."

"Fine" She sighed and returned to her food.

He ignored her and described the plan to the others. It involved using Jasmine and himself to force monsters of out hiding with their immortal strength. They wouldn't kill the monsters outright and instead drive them together so they can be easily exterminated. Wu Qianyu would still use Tortoise Can Fly to ferry everyone to and from the battlefield.

While other sects had one immortal sect master, hie effectively had three with this plan. Once an area was cleansed, they would all move to another area at maximum speed and repeat the process.

"Master, that's so unfair but it's great plan!" Zhou Ziyun said.

The rest of them agreed as well. Even Jasmine was on board after he promised that many beasts were quite tasty and he would definitely cook for her.

Chen Wentian smiled and beckoned to Jasmine, "And finally, to increase all of our combat abilities, Jasmine?"

Jasmine grumbled but extended her hands into the air. She spent a few seconds to gather a swirl of moonlight energy. Once it was ready, eight rays of light shot out towards his other disciples except Lin Qingcheng. Each of them was encased in a bright white fog for a while before it dissipated.

"This is the Lunar Blessing you've heard about. It will give you a decent boost in your combat ability. The operation starts tomorrow so everyone should get ready to leave first thing in the morning."

"Yes, master!"