A Disaster for the Country and the People

Bai Lan noticed Ye Yuyan’s gaze.
Seeing the strange look in her eyes, Bai Lan guessed that Ye Yuyan was probably wondering why her appearance looked so strikingly similar to Bai Yiren’s.

In truth, Bai Lan herself was confused about this matter, let alone anyone else.

“Huh? Junior Martial Aunt Ye, why are you looking at me like that?” Bai Lan asked, interrupting Ye Yuyan’s intense scrutiny.

Hearing Bai Lan speak, Ye Yuyan quickly came back to her senses.
Just now, besides being puzzled by Bai Lan’s appearance, she had also used her spiritual sense to examine Bai Lan’s condition.

She discovered that not only did Bai Lan resemble Bai Yiren in appearance, but even her physique was extremely similar.
Her spiritual root was a high-grade Ice Spirit Root, and she also seemed to possess some special constitution, although Ye Yuyan could not fully determine what it was.

“Oh, it’s nothing. I was just curious why Senior Sister Bai would accept you as a disciple. Don’t you think you look very similar to your master?” Ye Yuyan asked.

Hearing this, Bai Lan simply shook her head calmly.
She truly did not know how to answer such a question.

“Alright, forget it. There are many people in the world who resemble each other, so it’s nothing strange. Come with me. I need to engrave a Cinnabar Chastity Mark on you first, and then prepare the Disciple Attire of the Immortal’s Abode and other items for you,” Ye Yuyan said, no longer dwelling on Bai Lan’s appearance as she motioned for her to follow.

When Bai Lan heard that a Cinnabar Chastity Mark would be engraved on her, she immediately felt a wave of awkwardness.
It was already embarrassing enough that she had become a woman, and now she even had to receive a restriction meant exclusively for female cultivators.

Indeed, the Cinnabar Chastity Mark was a type of restriction meant to warn disciples against engaging in improper relations with men.
Of course, this restriction functioned more as a warning rather than true prevention.
If someone engaged in relations with a man, the Cinnabar Chastity Mark would immediately turn black.

Bai Lan felt instinctively resistant to this.
It was a resistance that stemmed purely from her male consciousness.
However, it was only resistance and nothing more, because fundamentally she was still a man and could never truly fall in love with another man.
No matter how feminine her outward appearance became, it could not change the fact that her soul was masculine.

Bai Lan followed Ye Yuyan into a private room.
After entering, Ye Yuyan gestured for Bai Lan to remove her clothes and lie down on a stone platform.

This meant undressing again, but fortunately, since she had already experienced it once before, the psychological pressure was much smaller this time.

‘This little girl truly has an extraordinary figure. She’s practically an enhanced version of Senior Sister Bai. Could she be Senior Sister Bai’s relative?’ Ye Yuyan thought to herself while forming hand seals.

Meanwhile, Bai Lan closed her eyes, not quite daring to look at Ye Yuyan.

Soon, Ye Yuyan completed the hand seals required to engrave the Cinnabar Chastity Mark.

She first raised a finger and touched Bai Lan’s abdomen, and a clear and gentle power immediately flowed into her body.
This sensation made Bai Lan feel slightly self-conscious, especially as Ye Yuyan’s finger moved across her body.

Her finger rested briefly on Bai Lan’s abdomen.
Then, guided by a pink magical light, it slowly traced upward along Bai Lan’s body until it finally stopped between her eyebrows.

The pink energy quickly carved a half-petal pattern resembling a peach blossom onto Bai Lan’s forehead.

This was the Cinnabar Chastity Mark exclusive to Direct Disciples.
Disciples of different ranks possessed different types of marks.

“There, it’s finished. The restriction is now connected to the primordial yin energy within your body,” Ye Yuyan said with a faint smile.

Bai Lan slowly opened her eyes and instinctively touched her forehead.

How should she describe it?

The mark seemed to possess a subtle restraining force, but it had no influence on cultivation and therefore was nothing to worry about.

“The Cinnabar Chastity Mark mainly serves as a reminder. It will not affect your cultivation in any way. Please wait a moment while I retrieve the Direct Disciple attire and other items,” Ye Yuyan said casually before turning and walking into another room.

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Bai Lan picked up a nearby piece of clothing and held it in front of her while waiting for Ye Yuyan to return.

“Sigh…” Bai Lan let out a soft sigh.

“Congratulations, Bai Lan. For engraving your first Cinnabar Chastity Mark, you are rewarded with one thousand experience points and an Ice Soul Condensing Crystal Chain,” Yun Yao’s voice suddenly sounded.

Bai Lan was not surprised to hear Yun Yao’s voice, because it always seemed to appear whenever an awkward situation occurred.
Yun Yao usually did not bother Bai Lan with small experience rewards, but she always announced the larger ones.

After the notification appeared, Bai Lan’s experience points increased by another thousand.

At the same time, a glittering chain appeared in her hand.
It was composed entirely of crystal beads that emitted a faint chilling aura.

This item was also a ninth-grade magic treasure, but it belonged to a special category.
Its primary functions were soul suppression and warding off evil.

It could firmly bind one’s soul within the body, allowing the user to resist a portion of soul attacks.
As for warding off evil, it meant that ordinary ghosts and specters would not be able to approach Bai Lan.

“Yun Yao, could you at least reward me with something practical? Why are all these items so flashy and useless?” Bai Lan complained in frustration.

“With your current cultivation, even powerful offensive magic treasures would be unusable for you,” Yun Yao replied calmly.

Yun Yao’s responses always left Bai Lan speechless.
With a single sentence, she effortlessly ended any attempt at further conversation.

Soon, Ye Yuyan returned carrying several items: a set of clothes, a sword, an identity token, and several basic cultivation manuals.

The clothes were identical to those worn by Ximen Xue and Luo Yuyan.
Bai Lan had worn something similar before, but those had been the robes of a younger disciple, so there had been nothing special about them.

However, to be fair, these robes were truly beautiful.

At least every time she saw Ximen Xue wearing those ethereal white robes, she felt as though she were looking at a fairy descending from heaven.
She felt that if she wore the same clothes, she probably would not look bad either.

The set included various accessories.

“Everything is here. Go ahead and change,” Ye Yuyan said.

Bai Lan immediately picked up the clothes and began putting them on.

However, these robes were far more complicated than the outer sect disciple attire.
After studying them carefully and recalling Ximen Xue’s appearance, she gradually figured out how they should be worn.

It took nearly ten minutes.

Yes, assembling the entire outfit took her quite a while.

This was her first time wearing the robes of a Direct Disciple, so she was naturally somewhat clumsy.
The attire was intricate and consisted of multiple layers, including a long robe whose hem nearly brushed the ground.

Yet the fabric itself was extraordinary.
It was woven from high-grade materials that repelled both dust and water.

Even if a bottle of ink were spilled on it, not a single stain would remain.

Moreover, the robe could automatically adjust its size to perfectly fit the wearer’s body.

Moments later, an ethereal celestial maiden appeared before the full-length mirror in the room.

Bai Lan stood before the mirror and stared blankly at the figure reflected within.

‘Damn. If such breathtaking beauty existed in my previous life, she would have been remembered as an immortal goddess for a lifetime. What a pity that this so-called fairy is actually me. Such a face capable of toppling kingdoms might be fine here in the Luoshen Sect, a place consisting entirely of women. But if I ever left the Luoshen Sect and entered the outside world, I feel like I would be devoured by the gazes of countless men,’ Bai Lan thought while staring at her reflection.

She evaluated herself from a man’s perspective.

If she had to score her appearance, she believed her beauty could rival even the most famous courtesans.

Only now did she truly understand the usefulness of the Ice Crystal Profound Jade Earrings.

Without them, Bai Lan felt that sooner or later she would go insane.

What kind of torment was it to constantly look at such a delicate and beautiful body while possessing a man’s mind?

It would inevitably give rise to inappropriate fantasies.