Author of “Waste Immortal”? Put away your little tricks

Although the little girl was eager to cultivate, Gong Ning couldn’t just teach her recklessly.
This was her first direct disciple, so she had to create a tailored cultivation plan for her.

“I see you already have some cultivation. Have you ever practiced any techniques? And who taught you to draw qi into your body?”

Tao Lingling would never seek out anyone else.
She had sworn an oath that she would only have one Master, in this life and the next.

But she didn’t dare answer this question carelessly.
She had experienced her Master’s vast abilities in her previous life.

“Your disciple has cultivated a demonic technique called the Gluttonous Devouring Calamity Record.”

Seeing that her disciple wasn’t lying, Gong Ning nodded and glanced at the system interface again.

Disciple Name: Tao Lingling

Aptitude: Mixed Metal-Fire Spiritual Roots, Deficient Bone Structure.

Cultivation: Qi Refinement, Second Layer.

Cultivated Techniques: Gluttonous Devouring Calamity Record.

Temperament: Open-minded, dedicated, lively, impetuous, timid and afraid of trouble, opinionated, opportunistic, vindictive.

Universal Values: Moderate.

System evaluation: Your disciple’s flaws outnumber her virtues, and her morals are lower than her aptitude. Letting her embark on the path of cultivation will only waste a hundred years of her life. Perhaps due to her family’s misfortune or having met a good person, she is not beyond redemption and will at least not bring harm to the region.

System Recommendation: Cultivating her in the righteous path will consume too many resources. If cultivating her in the demonic path, pay attention to the disciple’s morals.

Gong Ning felt a bit ashamed reading Tao Lingling’s information.
This disciple looked cute, but her profile was not cute at all.
For a moment, she suspected her disciple might be an undercover agent sent by the demonic path.

The system could only display information after she had formally established a Master-disciple relationship with someone.

But if she had seen it beforehand, Gong Ning would have been even more determined to accept her.
An ignorant and young sapling should be nurtured, not snuffed out.

“Since you already have cultivation, you must have killed someone.”

“Replying to Master, the disciple only killed her enemies!”

Tao Lingling dared not harm the innocent again.
In her previous life, she had killed many, but it was only when she truly broke her bottom line and used innocent people to replenish her cultivation that her Master severed ties with her.

“I am not blaming you. In this world, the constraints of justice and law are too weak. In places beyond the law, taking revenge as one pleases is the norm.”

Gong Ning was about to say more, but the jade pendant Jiang Yuyao had given her suddenly lit up in her hand.

This jade pendant was the means for elders to contact each other within the sect.
This frequency meant that an elder had requested a council meeting.

Three in favor, three against.

Jiang Yuyao giving her the jade pendant meant that she was to act as the temporary Hall Master.

The Heart-Sword Hall had failed to recruit anyone this year, which was a major event, but for some reason, three people had refused the council.

She took out some silver and a token and gave them to Tao Lingling.

“Cultivation cannot be rushed. Your Master must attend to a meeting first. You can go wander around the Heart-Sword Hall. If you see anything you want to eat or buy, use this silver, but don’t be extravagant.”

“Yes…”

‘It seems my sweet time with Master is temporarily over.’

Tao Lingling put away the silver and walked out of the Heart-Sword Hall.

The Profound Heaven Sword Sect was a major sect, and the Heart-Sword Hall had once been its most glorious faction, so it naturally had a deep foundation.

But Tao Lingling didn’t know where to wander.
She had been to all the places she should go countless times.
Now, stepping on familiar ground again, she at most felt a little regretful because she had never walked them with her Master.

She could buy some clothes, or some nice clothes for her Master… or buy some ingredients to cook some good dishes for her Master.

Or maybe buy some wine?
Wait until Master is drunk…

Tao Lingling started fantasizing again, but a sudden tap on her shoulder made her jump.

She immediately turned her head, but this look made her jump even more.

Because standing before her was a familiar face from her past life.

“Th-th-th…”

“Hmm? Fellow Daoist, what are you saying?”

The girl blinked her watery eyes at her.

Tao Lingling immediately realized that she was a reincarnated person and there was no need to be so stressed.

“Ah, I mean, who is it, suddenly scaring me like that…”

“Oh, then what is Second Senior Sister doing here?”

“G-going to buy things… wait!”

Tao Lingling quickly took several steps back.

“Tang Qiaohuan, you too?”

“Well, of course.”

Tang Qiaohuan stood with her hands on her hips, looking at this Senior Sister she hadn’t seen in a long time.

Her body was much smaller than others her age, and she didn’t like to wear small clothes because it made her look like a child, but wearing large clothes made her look even smaller.

“I was waiting for you at Profound Heaven Peak the day before yesterday, but seeing you couldn’t even climb the Dao-Inquiring Steps and were still shouting about joining the Heart-Sword Hall, it was just too embarrassing.”

As she spoke, she shook her head and sighed theatrically, her words filled with mockery.

“This Second Senior Sister of mine, not only has she gone crazy, but she’s also lost her mind. The once Calamity-Bringing She-Devil has now turned into such a laughable figure. It makes one sigh… pfft.”

Tao Lingling was furious.
No matter how much time had passed, she couldn’t stand Tang Qiaohuan’s voice.
It was as naive as a child’s, but sharp enough to pierce her heart.

But more important than getting angry, she remembered something crucial.

“Tang Qiaohuan, since you’re also here, why didn’t you stop Master from going to Flower Islet a month ago? Do you know…”

“Aiya, who asked you to die so early? It’s so easy to get annoyed listening to the ignorant speak, and the key is I don’t want to listen.”

Tao Lingling was stunned.
‘Could there be a hidden story?’
She quickly asked, “What do you mean?”

“Aiya, I’m not telling you, I’m just not telling you.”

“Can you stop with the ‘aiya‘s!”

“Aiya, so anxious, so anxious, I hope you die of anxiety…”

“Tang Qiaohuan, I’ll f*cking kill you!”

Tao Lingling was so angry her hair stood on end.
She rushed forward to choke her and pull her hair.
This was already restrained; in their past life, they would have tried to kill each other directly.

However, Tang Qiaohuan, in order to humiliate her, had already done her homework and learned a movement technique.

The small girl dodged and weaved, as agile as a cat.
Every time she escaped, she would make a face at Tao Lingling, until Tao Lingling was sweating and out of breath.

“You can’t catch me, stupid Senior Sister, hehe… sigh, forget it. Teasing a fool is no fun. I’ll be merciful and tell you something.”

At this point, Tao Lingling could only swallow her anger, secretly vowing to get revenge later.

“Speak!”

“See, you’re anxious again.”

Tao Lingling almost couldn’t hold it in and was about to start a second round, but Tang Qiaohuan finally opened her small mouth slowly.

“Eldest Senior Sister… oh, you’re the Eldest Senior Sister now. Anyway, Lu Yunling. I went to find her on my own initiative, but not only did she not recognize me, she also believed your rumors and didn’t go to the Heart-Sword Hall, but to the Sword-Riding Cottage instead. You should know, the Azure Firmament Evasion Sword Art of the Sword-Riding Cottage is the most suitable for her. When it comes to the disciple competition, I’m afraid you won’t be able to beat her.”

Tao Lingling’s heart clenched.

“But don’t be afraid, I have a little plan. Don’t you have that sucking-sucking technique? Go suck some cultivation, and you’ll be able to win, right?”

“Get lost, get lost, keep your little plans to yourself.”

She finally saw it.
This person was just here to cause trouble.
Their sisterly relationship was not good; mutual exclusion was all too normal.

In their past life, it was Tang Qiaohuan’s little plan to have them act out a play to get the Gluttonous Devouring Calamity Record from their Master.

If she harmed innocent people for cultivation like in her past life, her Master would never forgive her.

Not a single word from Tang Qiaohuan could be trusted!

“In that case, why haven’t you become a disciple yet? I won’t believe a single word you say!”

Tao Lingling cursed a few times and then ignored her, walking away on her own.

Tang Qiaohuan sighed, shook her head, and muttered, “I’ve tricked the fool too many times, it’s not so easy anymore…”

Wang Cheng was just a minor character, not worth worrying about.
To her, the most important thing was how to ensure she was the only one by her Master’s side.

But she hadn’t come to the Heart-Sword Hall just to tease a fool; she had another matter to attend to.
It wasn’t to become a disciple; she hadn’t joined any faction.
She was the Sect Master’s daughter; she could stay in whichever faction she wanted.

What she had to do was to “rectify” her Master’s name.

In their previous life, the Sky-Sword Pavilion and the Sword-Riding Cottage always slandered their Master.
They could twist any matter into a rumor, dirtying her reputation until it was unbearable.

And people loved to listen to scandals, regardless of whether they were just or not.
The rumors never stopped.

So, after careful consideration, Tang Qiaohuan came up with a little plan.

Write a book, a heart-pounding popular novel, and in it, fully depict her Master’s beauty, making everyone want to become her disciple.
Wouldn’t that work?

No matter how you spread your rumors, can you spread them faster than my entertaining novel?
The more you slander her, the more pitiful and lovable I’ll write her to be in the book.

I’m the Sect Master’s daughter, I hold power in my hands, I can spread it however I want!

Tang Qiaohuan put on a cloak and a mask, walked to a corner of the Heart-Sword Hall, and threw down a few books there.

The books, in the shadows, had brand new paper covers, and the covers didn’t look very grand, as if they were made in a small workshop.

On the cover were the large characters “The Crippled Immortal,” with the author’s name signed: Xi Yao.