The moonlight flows like water, sprinkling over the glistening lake surface, as if draped with a silvery light veil. The distant mountains and nearby lake reflect each other, while in the distance, the summer cicadas softly hum, and the pavilion is serene and picturesque.

    As Lu Jinan leaned on the railing to gaze far away, she gently shook her wine cup and softly opened her mouth, "Teacher, what do you think of those living people I found in the desolate cave?"

    The existence of the heavens has a long history, either a gift from the floating cloud continent to the cultivators, or the wealth left by transcending this world's supreme beings.

    The former is more prevalent.

    However, whether it is a natural or man-made cave, besides the anomalous beasts that have always existed within it, no 'living people' have yet been discovered.

    Because the environment inside is not suitable for cultivators to survive: the higher the level of the cave, the faster the spiritual power is consumed and isolated from the external heavenly qi, which cannot be replenished.

    And a year and a half ago, after the Wanda Sect and one of the seven colleges, the Hengshui Academy, jointly gained the right to explore the Shengji Cave, known as Desolation Cave, a cave of sacred status, there were casualties far exceeding those of past explorations of sacred caves.

    As the leader, Lu Jinan, was on her way to cover up the retreat of others, she discovered Lin Mu and dozens of mysterious people who were talking to Lin Mu along the way.

    At that time, Lin Mu was only a late-stage condensed essence realm cultivator, but under the influence of mysterious people's power, not only his spiritual power was not consumed, but also he was not pressed into a bloody foam by the energy contained in the sacred cave.

    He went unnoticed while eavesdropping, and driven by the desire to investigate, he followed Lin Mu out of the cave through another exit and into the Nan Zhuo Domain, where he stayed for a year and a half.

    Unfortunately, aside from learning about the conspiracy of those who consider themselves on top of the floating cloud continent, he did not obtain any intelligence on those mysterious people from Lin Mu's mouth.

    Therefore, after speaking of the events in the South Zhuo Domain, Lu Jinan had some expectations of gaining something from the mouth of the elder who was the teacher of the cultivator from the Shenlin Realm.

    At this moment, Pei Wanhu sat on the stone bench with her legs folded together. Since she hadn't arranged the hem, the slit of her yukata fell from both sides, and a pair of plump but not unsightly white and silky thighs were exposed to the air, emitting a delicate glow.

    Lu Jinan gave a fleeting glance at the almost visible root of the thighs, then quickly shifted her gaze to her expression. The teacher who was thoughtfully contemplating still exuded a seductive charm, but the added seriousness of being a mentor seemed to have an even greater allure.

    He gazed at it for a while and then put his eyes back to the wide-open collar. The graceful curve of her neck extended downwards, the light wrap of the snow-white collar was tightly stretched, emanating an alluring depth and mesmerizing appeal.

    Although the height of the stone table was not particularly high, her lower garment still hung over the edge, lightly tapping up and down with each sip and pour from her long and graceful arms, like the ripples on a lake surface under the moonlight.

    Lu Jinan's eyes narrowed slightly, probably because the lake side was a bit cold at night. He could clearly see the more tempting curves outlined on her smooth yukata, which was probably due to the cold weather.

    Feng Wanhu, who sipped wine and pondered, seemed to be unaware of the apprentice's gaze shrinking into two points. After putting down her wine cup again, she spoke softly: "After learning about the danger from the cultivators who had withdrawn, the top management of the various sects carried out investigations."

    But even the Tianyuan Hall has not reached a conclusion."

    While pouring wine during the cold winter, she turned her head to look at her apprentice, who had a good appearance and figure: "So even if we now know that there are mysterious beings in the cave, it is likely that we will not be able to come to a conclusion."

    But there is no doubt that it is related to those high-handed guys on top."

    Lu Jinan smiled, "Teacher, you've said a trivial thing."

    Pei Wanhu's eyes narrowed, the curve of her mouth enhanced by a beauty spot under her right lower lip made her even more seductive, but the low voice implied a certain degree of aggressiveness: "Are you mocking your teacher for being old and not as sharp as before?"

    You directly referred to your teacher as 'old man' next to Xia Ming, are you dissatisfied with your teacher?"

    "Teacher, you must have misunderstood," Lu Jinan stood up and said seriously, "I actually said 'Teacher, you still have a graceful charm.'"

    "Or do you mean, Teacher, you are old?"

    "I like the bigger ones." Lu Jinan indicated with her words, showing sincere intent: "I don't like the smaller ones."

    "So is Zhushuai Zi?" Pei Wanhu leaned forward slightly, her body supported by the heavy table edge, which looked substantial just by the weight of it.

    "Not as good as the teacher," Lu Jinan honestly said, "But much stronger than the teacher sister."

    "Qingyue has been……" Pei Wanhu's voice changed: "Do you think it's good for you to make such an evaluation of my daughter?"

    "Another one of those excuses?" Lu Jinan chuckled, then casually glanced at the shougong sand on her left forearm that had slipped out from under her sleeve. "Would I believe that?"

    "Doesn't our appearance look similar?"

    "Never mind!" Lu Jinan replied directly, thinking that since she had met Mu Qingyue, she had always had a black cloth covering her eyes, and she hadn't seen her remove it in all these years, so how could she see the full picture.

    "Once he asked the teacher and Mu Qingyue what their relationship was, but he never got an answer. So he guessed that this is probably not a secret that he can touch……caused by the difference in strength."

    Lu Jinan lowered her eyelids slightly and changed the subject: "Has there been any retaliation against the upper realm regarding Lin Mu's matter?"

    Pei Wanhu gently shook her head: "First, I don't know how long the plan of the upper realm has been implemented; second, it's not necessary to startle the snake now."

    As you said, another age of great contention has arrived."

    Pausing for a moment, she continued, "Especially since those who claim to be from the upper realm are not just the upper realm of the human race, and with the mysterious people in the cave, it's not beneficial to tear the masks off at this stage."

    "Mhm." Lu Jinan nodded, turned his head to the water surface with ripples, and sneered: "Those who claim to be from the upper realm might be because they can't easily interfere in human affairs, so they use this way to seize human fortune and become the so-called upper realm paradise."

    "Yes." Pei Wanhu's eyes narrowed slightly, fell into silence for a while, and then spoke again: "The upper realm is very strong, and it's unknown how many special talents they have grasped after reincarnation..."

    She turned her head towards Lu Jinan: "If discovered, of course, it's best to kill them, because once they grow up, there's a high probability they will be controlled by the upper realm."

    "But in this era of great contention, such talents are hard to kill, and no one can guarantee what will happen during the period of hundreds or thousands of years... "

    Pei Wanhu gently shook her wine cup: "Although you have successfully broken free from the cause and effect of Lin Mu, as well as the special constitution suspected of killing Xiao Li, it's possible that you haven't yet jumped out of a larger cause and effect within this floating cloud continent."

    "Strength is all that matters." Lu Jinan took a step forward, walked to the stone table, placed the wine cup on the surface, straightened her back, and looked at her teacher's captivating eyes with a determined gaze—

    "Shouldering their countless causes for death, I will bear the responsibility."

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