Transmigration! The System Wants Me to Pursue the Abstinent Senior Sister - Chapter 45

“Thank you, Senior Sister.”

Luo Yunhuan reined in her nervousness, her eyes crinkling with a smile as she looked at Qin Yiqiu. It seemed she couldn’t afford to walk while lost in thought anymore this wasn’t a smooth, wide road but a perilous secret realm filled with dangers.

After accepting the mission, the system interface had been displaying a countdown. Luo Yunhuan felt anxious, knowing that once night fell, the massive beast tide event would be triggered.

“Don’t just thank me; you need to remember this yourself.”

Qin Yiqiu tapped Luo Yunhuan’s head affectionately, their intimate demeanor enough to make others envious.

No wonder rumors had been spreading like wildfire within the sect lately with the way these two interacted, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they were cultivation partners.

“I understand.”

Luo Yunhuan replied playfully.

The group continued to advance, with Luo Yunhuan following at the rear. Along the way, she gathered quite a few materials for talisman-making. Occasionally, when the team stopped to rest, she would take the opportunity to practice drawing talismans, consulting Qin Yiqiu whenever she encountered difficulties.

As a result, she made rapid progress throughout the day.

She even managed to use an Ice Seal Talisman to successfully kill two mid Qi Refining stage demon beasts.

However, as the time displayed on the system screen steadily decreased, night approached, and the event loomed ever closer.

A massive crescent moon rose into the sky. It was said that the true Profound Moon Illusionary Realm featured a full moon, but for thousands of years, everyone had only ever seen the crescent.

Even so, this moon was unusually large, as if one were standing in a spaceship gazing at it from afar. Luo Yunhuan could genuinely relate to how astronauts must feel.

So this was the immensity of celestial bodies, and the insignificance of humanity so minuscule that they couldn’t even compare to the size of a flea on a planet, amounting to nothing more than a molecule at most.

“Don’t stare at the moon. Even if it’s just a crescent, it still has a somewhat mesmerizing effect.”

Just then, a cool, clear female voice drifted into her ears, causing her mind to waver slightly. Luo Yunhuan turned her head and saw Qin Yiqiu, clad in flowing robes, exuding an ethereal aura.

The Profound Moon in the Profound Moon Secret Realm appeared irregularly, usually as a crescent. If a full moon emerged, everyone would be in mortal danger.

At that point, the elders stationed outside the secret realm would have to intervene to rescue the disciples.

Therefore, when the Profound Moon appeared, only the most capable could leave the caves to hunt. Those who were even slightly physically weakened would set up camp in safe areas, waiting until the danger passed before resuming their hunts during the day.

Qin Yiqiu adopted this most cautious approach, finding a cave for everyone to rest in. She set up a barrier outside the cave, ensuring that no demon beast below the Nascent Soul stage could break through.

Today’s hunting had been faster and more efficient than the previous day, so many disciples were already exhausted. Some were meditating cross-legged to recover their spiritual energy, while others, who had sustained injuries, were circulating their energy to recuperate after taking medicine.

There were relatively few Qi Refining disciples in this training expedition, but to accommodate the weaker members, the group lit a bonfire and began roasting demon beast meat.

As the lead senior sister, Qin Yiqiu naturally received a portion. The demon beast meat was roasted, sprinkled with spices, and sizzling with rendered fat, emitting a rich, savory aroma.

“Would you like to try some?”

Noticing Luo Yunhuan’s gaze, Qin Yiqiu lifted the plate in her hand and picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks, her eyes seemingly holding a faint trace of anticipation.

She had once kept a spirit pet, but later her master said she shouldn’t have too many attachments, favoritism toward a spirit pet could become an obstacle in her cultivation. So, she had no choice but to give the spirit pet to her junior apprentice sister Rou Yun to raise.

“Thank you, Senior Sister.”

Luo Yunhuan opened her mouth, her pink tongue wrapping around the roasted meat as she chewed slowly. The meat of this demon beast was exceptionally tender, with a perfect balance of fat and lean. Even the tough tendons that were usually hard to chew had been removed, making the texture quite delightful.

Watching the way the girl’s cheeks puffed out slightly, Qin Yiqiu couldn’t help but be reminded of the winged lion she had once raised.

The winged lion wasn’t an especially powerful spirit pet as the name suggested, it was a lion with wings. Because of its striking appearance and full marks in looks, many people loved to keep one as a flying spirit beast for travel.

Perhaps driven by lingering affection, Qin Yiqiu unconsciously reached out, her slender fingers gently stroking Luo Yunhuan’s smooth, silky hair.

It was just like petting the winged lion she had raised back then, and she ended up tousling Luo Yunhuan’s hair bun slightly.

“Rest well today. I’ll keep watch tonight, so there’s no danger.”

Qin Yiqiu’s heart stirred, and she carefully rearranged her junior sister’s disheveled hair bun.

She stood up and began meticulously preparing the bedding. First, she laid a soft grass mat over the flat cave floor, then spread a thick bearskin over it, followed by a bedsheet.

Luo Yunhuan was stunned by the scene.

And it wasn’t just her everyone in the cave was equally shocked. This… this… this.

To think that the esteemed head senior sister of the Cloud Sword Mountain Sect was actually making a bed for an outer sect disciple, it was enough to make anyone’s jaw drop.

Luo Yunhuan was nearly moved to tears. Senior Sister had such a good nature, and yet she had to flirt with her for a mission. She felt deeply uneasy about it.

But honestly, even without the system, Luo Yunhuan suspected that if she had accidentally transmigrated here, she would still have developed a crush on Qin Yiqiu.

However, back then, she probably wouldn’t have had the courage to pursue love. After all, falling for someone who practiced the Path of Emotionless Severance was a risky affair one misstep could cost her life.

But tonight, she might have to disappoint Senior Sister’s kindness, because there were only about ten minutes left until the beast tide dungeon refreshed.

Luo Yunhuan’s heart pounded like a drum. She didn’t dare imagine what it would be like to have a horde of wild beasts charging at her.

She’d probably be chewed up like little bear crackers.

And they’d gobble her up one by one, with a satisfying crunch.

Stop!

No more thinking like that. The dungeon hasn’t even started yet, why be scared?

Luo Yunhuan scolded herself inwardly, then took a deep breath and reached out to stop her senior sister’s busy hands.

“What’s wrong, Junior Sister? Just wait a moment I haven’t finished making the bed yet.”

Qin Yiqiu was meticulous in everything she did. She even tucked the bedsheet in carefully, as sleeping on a wrinkled sheet would be very uncomfortable.

“Senior Sister, do you hear something?”

Luo Yunhuan’s cultivation level was low, so she couldn’t actually hear anything. But based on the system’s countdown, she guessed the beast tide was probably approaching. She quickly reminded Qin Yiqiu to be prepared.

Hearing her junior sister’s words, Qin Yiqiu closed her eyes, extending her spiritual sense to cover a radius of a hundred miles. But she had barely begun her investigation when her expression drastically changed.

As the saying goes: When the crescent moon appears, the beast tide emerges.

Because the beasts had been affected by the Mystic Moon, they became exceptionally frenzied, gathering into a tide-like swarm, much like the moon pulling the tides.

Qin Yiqiu’s gaze fell upon the crescent moon outside the cave, but at some unknown moment, the crescent had gradually begun to round out!

The curved crescent transformed into a massive, full disc, a white moon pitted and scarred, strikingly resembling the shape of a laurel tree.

And accompanying the formation of the full moon came the thunderous, unstoppable sound of galloping hooves.

“Not good, it’s a beast tide!”

“Everyone, prepare to flee for your lives!”

Qin Yiqiu had already abandoned any thought of facing it head-on. The situation now was to escape as far as possible.