The night was as cool as water.
In the quiet courtyard, Yuan Shu's figure was no longer visible.
Calculating the time, she should already be fast asleep.
Yun Sheng exhaled softly, rotated his wrists, found an open space, and began to practice the horse stance.
In the past, he always felt that working hard on cultivation from the very beginning and circulating his qi was the best method.
But Yuan Shu had just told him that without a good physique, it was like not having a good container.
Even if a massive amount of spiritual energy gathered inside, it would be useless if the body couldn't withstand it.
Alongside cultivation, exercising the body and strengthening the physique were also extremely important.
Moreover, the most ordinary body-tempering fist technique of the Falling Immortal Sect could solve this problem.
It was just that too many disciples didn't want to put in the physical effort; their vision was obscured, and they ignored this point.
Now, he was going to pick up the body-tempering fist technique and train his physical fitness.
Not only so he could upgrade his cultivation in the future, but also because of what Yuan Shu had said.
She liked robust and well-built men!
And his current body clearly did not meet her standards.
Daily nourishing meals also needed to be arranged.
Yuan Shu had given him quite a few spirit stones, enough to ensure that all the food in the courtyard was made from top-grade spiritual ingredients!
No matter what, he could not let down the pills Yuan Shu had given him!
Meanwhile, Yuan Shu, whom Yun Sheng mistakenly thought was fast asleep, was also sitting cross-legged, circulating her qi.
No one's success was achieved in a single step to the heavens.
In her previous life, she was able to become the Sect Master of the Joyous Union Sect because her own strength was formidable enough.
Otherwise, who would willingly submit to you?
Her seventh level of the Qi Condensation stage had already been consolidated. The Joyous Union Divine Tree needed at least five top-grade spirit root foundations to unlock the second level.
It was indeed a bit difficult.
Yuan Shu thought of Shen Qi, then frowned and tossed the man out of her mind.
Disciples from overly orthodox sects were truly not easy to handle; she would put him aside for now.
...
"Are the things I instructed you to do all prepared?"
In the Affairs Pavilion of the Demonic Beast Cliff, Ji Yunzhao was rolling a pair of jadeite baoding balls in one hand as he waved over a disciple standing not far away.
"Senior Brother Ji, rest assured. I will definitely handle the matter you ordered perfectly. The item will certainly be delivered into Yuan Shu's hands!"
Seeing Ji Yunzhao, the young disciple's eyes lit up. He quickly put down the work in his hands and ran over like a fawning lapdog.
Hearing this, Ji Yunzhao smiled in satisfaction. He casually tossed over a bottle of pills and reached out to pat the disciple's shoulder.
"Work well. After the matter is done, there will be more benefits!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I will definitely get this done for you, Senior Brother!"
The young disciple bowed and scraped with an obsequious smile until he saw Ji Yunzhao out of the Affairs Pavilion. Only then did he turn and go to a side room, bringing out a parcel.
"I heard that the personal disciple of Qingyun Peak is only at the Qi Condensation stage. She sure is lucky. A Qi Condensation cultivator can become a personal disciple?"
"However, it ends here. Heh, who told you to offend the wrong person?"
The young disciple sneered coldly, turned, and walked out of the Affairs Pavilion.
...
"Personal disciple of Qingyun Peak, Yuan Shu, these are your supplies for today."
The disciple responsible for distributing supplies handed a parcel to Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu raised an eyebrow, casually glancing at the other parcels piled on the ground not far away.
There were more than ten disciples participating in guarding the Demonic Beast Cliff, yet only her parcel was handed out individually.
If she remembered correctly, this parcel had long been tampered with!
"What are you staring blankly for? Hurry up and take it!"
Seeing Yuan Shu unmoving, the young disciple frowned and shot her several glances.
She was quite good-looking; no wonder a Qi Condensation cultivator could become a personal disciple?
The corners of Yuan Shu's lips curled into a rather meaningful arc. She reached out and took the parcel. "Thank you, Senior Brother."
The young disciple looked at Yuan Shu with some surprise, seemingly not expecting her to be so polite.
But he didn't say much else. He glanced at the other disciples behind Yuan Shu and raised his voice.
"The Demonic Beast Cliff has a total of four guarding directions and eight guarding locations. You will form groups of two to guard one location each."
"Inside the parcel is a temporary communication jade talisman, a basic standard sword, and two fasting pills."
"Those who do not want the fasting pills can go to the side to exchange them for food."
"Your mission is to guard your assigned exits well to prevent any accidents. Have you all heard clearly?"
"Heard clearly!"
As soon as the Affairs Pavilion disciple's voice fell, the crowd here responded in unison.
"Alright, take your things and head to your respective guarding locations!"
The person teamed up with Yuan Shu was a young female cultivator who looked even younger than Yuan Shu.
She stepped forward to pick a parcel, and when she turned to look at Yuan Shu, she revealed a friendly smile.
"Hello, my name is Qi An'an. I am the youngest personal disciple of Lingyun Peak. Um, my strength isn't very high, so I might drag you down..."
Qi An'an smiled apologetically and took the initiative to reach out, wanting to help Yuan Shu carry her bag.
However, she was frightened back by a cold shout from the Affairs Pavilion disciple who had been paying attention to this side the whole time.
"What are you doing? The parcels contain assigned communication jade talismans; they cannot be exchanged at will!"
Qi An'an was startled, her expression shaken.
Yuan Shu raised an eyebrow and smiled indifferently. "It's fine. My name is Yuan Shu. I can carry my own things. Let's go."
The other party had not only prepared a special parcel for her alone but had also arranged the weakest partner for her.
If someone said there weren't any special tricks involved in this, Yuan Shu herself wouldn't believe it.
Narrowing her eyes to recall carefully, Yuan Shu remembered.
In the original book, the original owner participated in this Demonic Beast Cliff guarding event.
The parcel in her hands had been tampered with by the female lead, Su Lingxi, attracting a large horde of low-level demonic beasts to hunt her down.
Not only was her face ruined, but her leg was also injured.
This caused her to become increasingly villainous later on!
Meanwhile, during this demonic beast riot, Su Lingxi helped her fellow disciples fight against the beasts, reaping a wave of popularity and goodwill.
She thrived more and more on Qingyun Peak!
However, what surprised Yuan Shu was that she did not see Su Lingxi today.
Perhaps her rebirth had changed the original plot.
But no matter how it changed, this special parcel still fell into her hands.
It seemed that within this Falling Immortal Sect, Su Lingxi wasn't the only one who wanted to see her meet with an accident!
Yuan Shu opened the parcel to take a look and quickly recognized it.
The communication jade talisman had the scent of beast-attracting powder on it.
However, beast-attracting powder alone would be useless if no maddened demonic beasts escaped from the demonic beast cave.
Presumably, the other party had a follow-up move!
Yuan Shu raised an eyebrow. Once they found their guarding location, she handed her things to Qi An'an.
"I'm going to relieve myself. I'll be gone for a moment and will be right back."
Qi An'an did not suspect anything. She nodded and told Yuan Shu to take her time.
Yuan Shu smiled faintly. After walking into the bushes, she utilized the Phantom Trace Footwork and quickly swept toward the demonic beast cave deep within the cliff.
The entrance of the demonic beast cave had fine iron fences and a confinement array to prevent the demonic beasts inside from escaping.
If no one tampered with it, under normal circumstances, no demonic beast would be able to run out.
However, since the other party had found this opportunity to strike, they must have made foolproof preparations.
Someone would definitely come to mess with the array at the entrance of this demonic beast cave!
Yuan Shu looked up, checked both sides, found an inconspicuous groove on the stone wall, and placed a recording stone inside.
