Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 1: Junior Brother of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace

"...Junior Sister, can this speed go any faster?"

Above the vast and profound sky, a golden star streaked across at a dazzling speed, leaving behind a long, bright trail.

As the view zoomed in, it revealed a dazzling golden brilliance with a diameter of dozens of zhang. Inside it was a gorgeously designed carriage, tearing through the vast clouds with a majestic and imposing aura, traveling hundreds of li in an instant.

"...Senior Sister, this carriage is already speeding, if we go any faster, it will exceed the maximum capacity of the formation and damage this treasure," a slightly hesitant voice responded.

Driving the carriage was a fair and beautiful girl in a light yellow dress. At this moment, she was continuously activating her spiritual techniques, focusing all her attention on stabilizing the increasingly turbulent fluctuations of spiritual power in the formation, in order to prevent it from completely losing control.

Inside the carriage, a graceful and noble woman sat upright behind delicate pearl curtains. She had a slender figure, exuding an extraordinary aura. Her fair and delicate skin was as fragile as a blown eggshell, her black hair shining like ink, and her beauty was even more enchanting and captivating when juxtaposed with the shimmering pearls. Her deep and captivating eyes were clear like water, possessing a beauty that was truly breathtaking.

Xue Bingxuan, the outstanding disciple of the new generation in Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, was personally chosen and taught by the Sect Master since she was young. With her cautious and steady temperament, combined with her decisive and heroic nature, she had achieved profound cultivation and possessed exceptional talent, surpassing all the core disciples of the same generation. In addition, she had accomplished numerous great deeds, making her a strong candidate for the position of the next Sect Master.

Just a few days ago, while she was traveling and visiting an ancient immortal's Cave Mansion, she received an urgent summons from the Sect Master. Not daring to delay, she immediately dropped everything and hurried back.

"...Hmm, could there be something happening in the sect? Otherwise, the Sect Master wouldn't easily use this highest level of emergency summons. It's strange, I haven't heard of any major events happening inside or outside the sect recently," Xue Bingxuan lightly touched a small blood-colored communication jade token in her sleeve, her beautiful eyes filled with seriousness. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly as she silently used the secret technique of divination for a moment, but the feedback she received was a chaotic and confusing mess, without any useful information.

Fortunately, they were not far from the sect's dojo at this moment, and it wouldn't take long to see the Sect Master. By then, she would naturally learn the truth.

The carriage raced through the sky, leaving behind a trail of light that stretched hundreds of zhang. Above was the dark and vast void, and below, the hazy earth rapidly receded, lifeless and desolate. Occasionally, scattered oasis cities could be seen passing by in a flash.

But in just a short moment, the entire land had disappeared behind them. In fact, it was a massive continent with a radius of tens of thousands of li, and the edges of the continent were fragmented and uneven, not like a natural formation, but rather as if it had been forcibly torn apart and shattered by some terrifying force.

In the boundless starry sky, there were countless floating land masses of various shapes, numbering in the tens of thousands, as numerous as the grains of sand in the Ganges River. The largest land mass had a radius of several million li, while the smallest was only tens of li in size, resembling large stones floating in the void.

Among the countless void land masses, the majority were lifeless and barren, only a small portion had a large enough area and a relatively stable trajectory, forming a stable atmospheric protective layer on the surface of the land mass, creating an environment suitable for the reproduction and survival of various creatures.

"... I don't know when the world and the boundless starry sky will be able to restore the grandeur of the past immortal era."

Xue Bingxuan sighed softly in his heart. According to legend, in the distant and difficult-to-verify ancient era, this world was a vast continent that was seamlessly connected, with magnificent mountains and rivers, and various legendary treasures scattered everywhere. Countless powerful rare birds and exotic beasts could be seen everywhere, and peerless geniuses emerged endlessly... It was an era of the immortal civilization that could not be described in words.

Unfortunately, such a beautiful scene did not last long. From an unknown time, one calamity after another descended, countless bloody battles, numerous powerful beings fighting each other, galaxies collapsing, stars falling like rain, the continent shattered, and the blood of countless trillions of living beings stained the starry sky, ultimately leading to the end of this era of immortal grandeur.

The current cultivation civilization is nothing more than a struggling and regrowing force on the ruins of the old era. In terms of inheritance of techniques, spiritual energy resources, precious treasures of heaven and earth, and even talented individuals suitable for cultivation, they are far from being comparable to that glorious era.

After several hours, a magnificent carriage flew swiftly over a gray-black landmass with a radius of over a hundred thousand li. It easily crossed over half of the land and arrived in the southwest region. A pale blue, glass-like grand array covering over a thousand li appeared in the field of vision. Inside, hundreds of beautiful and vibrant mountains could be clearly seen, with many exquisite and unique pavilions, towers, palaces, and temples scattered among them.

Inside the protective array, white mist filled the air, and visible spiritual energy flowed like water ripples. Towering ancient trees formed continuous forests, clear springs murmured, extraordinary exotic beasts appeared and disappeared in the mountains, white cranes carrying Lingzhi mushrooms soared in the clouds, and smoke and clouds rose, radiating brilliant colors.

Outside the protective array surrounding the mountain, nourished by the overflowing spiritual energy of the earth's veins, there were vast plains and lakes, and numerous cities and towns with dense populations.

This is one of the important branch halls of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, where Xue Bingxuan and several other close junior sisters usually cultivate in seclusion.

The influence controlled by Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace is quite vast, and it certainly has more than just this Grotto-Heaven blessed land. However, due to the limited scale of the spiritual veins and resource output here, it cannot accommodate too many disciples for cultivation. Therefore, the high-level members of the sect can only scatter and settle a large number of disciples. There are hundreds of similar-sized branch halls, Grotto-Heavens, and secret realms, all located on different void landmasses.

In this era of scarce resources and the entire Great World struggling to recover, almost all sects and aristocratic families are in a similar situation.

The protective array of the mountain became closer and closer. As the girl driving the carriage skillfully cast several spiritual spells, the light curtain of the array silently opened a portal, and the carriage drove straight into it. With the sound of rolling thunder gradually slowing down, it finally landed smoothly on the square in front of the main hall of the sect.

Seeing that it was the carriage of the senior sister, the many low-level disciples and guards on duty at the square dared not stop and greeted her with salutations. Xue Bingxuan simply nodded in acknowledgement, gracefully stepped down from the carriage, and walked lightly towards the main hall.

...

In the back mountain area of the sect, inside a secret hall shielded by layers of formations.

Supreme Mu Yinghua, the current head of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, sat upright on a cloud bed. A powerful aura surrounded her, and her figure was enveloped in dazzling light and surrounded by swirling clouds, making it difficult to see her face clearly.

Facing her was a young man with a face that outshone the stars, with features as if sculpted by a master craftsman. His eyebrows were heroic, his nose straight, his bright eyes shining like stars, and his fair skin had a gentle and masculine beauty.

In the deep and tranquil depths of Qin Muling's dark eyes, there was a sense of calmness. He remained silent, seemingly not fully adapted to his current situation.

Deep within his sea of consciousness, a seed with ancient and colorful hues, faintly exuding a chaotic aura, floated and slowly rotated. On it, one could vaguely see countless simple and natural, yet naturally formed, patterns of the great Dao. Occasionally, wisps of purplish-blue energy would emanate from the surface of the seed, and there would also be mysterious and profound, inexplicable Dao rhymes that would quietly merge with him.

Qin Muling now knew that this was a kind of Innate Hongmeng Spirit Root born from the chaotic void. However, when he consciously tried to communicate with it, he rarely received a response, perhaps because he was still too weak at the moment.

In his previous life, when he was bedridden with a serious illness, his soul consciousness was able to traverse time and space and come to this unfamiliar Great World, perhaps all because of it. It seemed that the mysterious fate in the dark was not unkind to him. He could actually start a completely new life in this way.

"...Your background and origins are too mysterious. Remember not to mention it to anyone. From now on, your identity is my direct disciple. How about that?" Mu Yinghua said at the end.

She was able to find Qin Muling because of a fortunate coincidence and at great cost. Of course, there was no need to tell this to outsiders. It was enough for her to know in her heart.

Qin Muling remained silent for a few moments before nodding slightly, "Alright."

Outside, Xue Bingxuan, who had just stepped onto the steps, felt something and suddenly raised her head. She saw the sky above the sect changing dramatically, with magnificent rainbows spanning the horizon. Countless purple energy and golden radiance poured down like the Milky Way, and a blue auspicious cloud covered the sky. On the auspicious cloud, flickering golden lights created numerous beautiful and magnificent illusions of celestial palaces.

Within the vast sect's training ground, cries of surprise rose one after another. Almost all the elders and disciples were alarmed. However, the celestial phenomenon appeared without any warning and disappeared just as quickly, lasting only a dozen breaths before vanishing, as if everything that had happened before was just an illusion.

Xue Bingxuan furrowed her brows slightly, hesitated for a few moments, and then remembered that her master was still waiting. She had to temporarily suppress all her thoughts and hurriedly left.

Inside the secret hall.

Mu Yinghua's soft and pleasant voice sounded unhurriedly, "I am busy with my affairs, so I won't have much time to personally teach you. Therefore, the task of taking care of you will fall on your senior sister. She will guide you in your cultivation. Whatever you need, just ask her."

Qin Muling nodded, "I will rely on Master's arrangements."

"...Master, the disciple has returned."

The communication array at the entrance of the secret hall emitted a faint light, and the voice of Senior Sister Xue Bingxuan could be heard.

"Come in and talk."

Mu Yinghua waved her hand to remove the formation restriction, and the heavy palace doors slowly opened. Accompanied by the pleasant sound of jingling ornaments, the noble and beautiful Xue Bingxuan walked in gracefully. She approached and greeted Qin Muling, her eyes briefly scanning him with a hint of surprise, but she did not ask any questions.

Qin Muling glanced back at her. The newcomer had a slender yet voluptuous figure, taller than himself, exuding a powerful aura. Her dark and beautiful eyes were filled with a captivating charm.

The sect leader pointed directly at Qin Muling with her jade-like hand and instructed Xue Bingxuan in an unquestionable tone, "From now on, he is my newly accepted closed-door disciple and your junior martial brother. His status within the sect is equal to yours, and it will be your responsibility to guide him in his cultivation."

"What? This..." Xue Bingxuan's mouth slightly opened, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace is a sect exclusively for female cultivators. From the ancient times of its founding ancestor to the present, it has gone through hundreds of generations of sect leaders, all of whom were women. There has never been a precedent for accepting male disciples. Now, is this going to change because of the mysterious young man before them? What kind of background and origins does he have to make the sect leader disregard the sect's rules and make such an extraordinary decision?

"Master... Isn't this too hasty? Will the elders in the sect agree?" Xue Bingxuan asked tactfully. This matter was of great importance, and even if it was a decision made by the Supreme Sect Leader herself, it would be difficult to convince the higher-ups of the sect without very sufficient reasons.

"There is no need to worry about this," Mu Yinghua smiled indifferently. "Once they learn of my arrangement, they will wholeheartedly support it without any objections!"

"Well... alright then!" Xue Bingxuan stopped questioning. As the most favored and trusted direct disciple of the sect leader, and the future sect leader herself, her interests and the sect leader's position were completely aligned. Since Mu Yinghua dared to make such a decision, there must be a reason behind it.

As for guiding Qin Muling in his cultivation, it was only natural. It was a common practice in many sects and forces in this world. When the sect leader was not willing to handle mundane matters, it was normal for their direct disciples to assist in daily affairs or even teach on behalf of the sect leader.

The master and disciple discussed various details for half an hour, not missing the anomaly at the mountain gate. Mu Yinghua immediately issued a seal order, strictly forbidding all disciples from discussing this matter, with severe punishment for violators.

"...Alright, I still need to return to the sect's important place to discuss matters with the elders. I'll leave Qin Muling to you for now. In the future, all his resources and treatment should be on par with the core disciples of the sect..." Mu Yinghua said finally, giving careful instructions before leaving gracefully.

(End of this chapter)