Insufficient balance

  Tang Hao finally had the leisure to look at the appearance of the man and woman, only to discover that they were those two parasites beside Lin Yun Dan.

  Lin Yundan's gaze lingered on Tang Hao for a few seconds before she looked away, instead turning to Qin Siyu who was unconscious beside him.

  Lin Yundan got down from the tree and landed beside Qin Siyu, checked her injuries, and then expressionlessly said: "It's just that she was poisoned a bit, nothing serious, apply some antidote to the wound, rest for a while and she'll be fine."

  Lin Yundan took out a white porcelain bottle, intending to undress Qin Siyu's clothes. Suddenly thinking of something, she said to Qin Heng, Tang Hao, and the white-robed male Taoist: "You three withdraw for a moment, I want to take off her clothes."

  Tang Hao didn't think much and directly turned around, not wanting Qin Si Ruo to weakly say: "Don't, from small to big no stranger has seen my body."

  Bai Yi said: "Sister Lin personally applied medicine for you, and you actually didn't show any gratitude. Don't be shameless if you don't want to lose face."

  Lin Yun Dan still had no expression on her face and coldly said: "Although you are not deeply poisoned, but if the poison is not detoxified for a long time, it may disfigure you."

  Qin Si Ruo's face showed a hint of fear, and most women would be extremely terrified when they heard the word "disfigurement".

  "Let Wan'er sister give it to me." Qin Si Ruo gritted her teeth and said.

  Tang Hao was taken aback and suddenly realized he was now a woman, why bother turning back.

  Lin Yun's face finally revealed a hint of anger on the calm surface, and her voice became even colder. "Suit yourself, ask her if she is willing or not."

  Tang Hao knew that she was now in a woman's body and also close to Qin Si Ruo, so there was no reason for her to refuse.

  Tang Hao took the medicine bottle from Lin Yun's hand, but Lin Yun did not let go, and Tang Hao's hand touched Lin Yun's hand.

  Tang Hao felt a bone-piercing chill, different from the many times he had held hands before. The previous feeling was smooth and warm, but now it felt icy like jade. Perhaps it was because cultivators became closer to ice muscles and jade bones as they cultivated further, or perhaps Lin Yun Dan had changed.

  Tang Hao saw that Lin Yun Dan still hadn't let go, so he bowed and said: "Thank you, Senior Sister Lin. Don't bother yourself with this small matter, I'll take care of it."

  Lin Yun Dan finally let go and walked ten meters away, with his back to Tang Hao, saying: "Hurry up, we'll be heading back to the Men's Sect later."

  The woman in white robes asked hesitantly: "Lin Shijie, aren't we going to look for others anymore?"

  "Never mind," Lin Yundan said coldly. "It's been a month already, if we can't find anything by now, there's definitely no hope of survival left. Let's head back."

  Tang Hao took off Qin Si Ruo's clothes and looked at the delicate woman in front of him. If Tang Hao said he didn't have any thoughts, that would definitely be a lie. Tang Hao suppressed the turmoil in his heart and applied the antidote to Qin Si Ruo's wound.

  "Wan Er sister, you're hurting me."

  Tang Hao's mentality hadn't adjusted yet, and he had indeed used a bit too much force just now. Looking at Qin Siyu's numerous wounds all over her body, Tang Hao could only say: "First time no experience, some pain is normal, next time I'll be gentle, try not to make you hurt."

  Lin Yundan suddenly turned around and shouted: "It's just applying some medicine, why so many words, hurry up and leave!"

  Everyone was stunned, especially the white-robed male and female cultivators, who were even more shocked. They had never seen Lin Yun Dan lose his composure like this before.

  Tang Hao felt a bit helpless. Qin Si Ruo seemed to have been frightened as well and stopped talking, but Tang Hao was finally able to calm down and apply the medicine.

  Along the way, there was Lin Yun Dan's opening road, and no monsters dared to disturb them. The crowd's journey was still relatively smooth.

  With nothing better to do, Qin Si Ruo began chatting with the pair of white-robed cultivators, "I wonder what you sirs and madams are called?"

  The white-robed woman replied, "My name is Zhong Ying, you can call me Zhong Shijie. This is Wu Cheng, Wu Shixiong, and the one in front is Lin Yundan, Lin Shijie. However, you'll soon have to change your address to Lin Shishu. It's really fortunate that you two managed to survive after being forced so deep into the beast tide."

  Qin thought for a moment and said weakly: "We didn't want to either, we were transported in."

  Tang Hao didn't think of hiding the encounter from everyone, after all, the birth of a lust demon wasn't something minor. Although Tang Hao currently had no intention of saving the world, for some reason, he had an even worse impression of the lust demon.

  "Did you send it in? Did you make a mistake with the jade slip design?" Wu Lian asked doubtfully.

  Qin Si Ruo didn't elaborate, she knew that even if she spoke out, with the two cultivators' experience, it was highly likely they would think she made up a lie to enter the sect.

  "What about the other masters who participated in the selection? Why did you come to rescue us?" Tang Hao also asked.

  Zhong Ying smiled slightly at Tang Hao and said, "You guys are really unlucky. As soon as you entered the Xuan Yin mountain range, you encountered a rare beast tide. Although the level of the beast tide is not very high, it's still extremely terrifying for low-level cultivators. The participating cultivators either used their jade slips to return to their sects or died in the beast tide. Of course, there were also some lucky ones who successfully collected the demon spirits and returned to their sects."

  Tang Hao knew that the beast tide was mainly aimed at them, after all, they had started to show off too much and were naturally targeted by the lust demon, becoming the best choice for flesh. Then the lust demon controlled those mentally handicapped demons to drive them into the White Gold City, in order to seize their flesh.

  "So we can't enter Rufeng Sect anymore?" Qin Gao said, getting down to business.

  Zhong Ying smiled and said, "You guys aren't too unlucky either. This time, the matter came suddenly, so the original time limit is gone. As long as you collect enough demon spirits, you can also enter Rufeng Sect and become an outer disciple."

  They finally arrived at the foot of Feng Xuan, Lin Yun Dan led Tang Hao and others into the Fenglin Temple, and the one responsible for assessing their results was still Song Ning Wei.

  Song Ningwei saw Lin Yundan and smiled wryly: "Thanks for the trouble, Lin sister, to personally bring them in, you're really working hard."

  Lin Yundan still had a cold expression, "I just accepted the task."

  Song Ningwei fixed her gaze on Tang Hao and the other two, saying: "Qin Gao, Qin Si Ruo, Tang Wan Er."

  Tang Huan was shocked, there were at least a thousand participating cultivators, and yet Song Congwei could still remember his name. Although it's true that the higher one's cultivation level, the stronger their memory, but it shouldn't be this strong.

  Song Ningwei examined the three people's collected demon spirits and frowned, saying: "This is not right. Wanyu sister, you are currently at the fifth layer of Qi Refining stage, but you only have one demon spirit for the sixth layer of Qi Refining stage. Qin Geng and Sui Ruo sisters' demon spirits are also insufficient in number."

  Tang Hao came to his senses, and they had actually risen two levels in the Ling Xian Pavilion. The original number of demon spirits was naturally not enough. However, Tang Hao did not want to give up the opportunity to learn the Five Elements Technique, so he explained: "Actually, we have improved by two small realms in just one month."

  Song Ningwei took a look at the registration form, and at that time Tang Hao's cultivation was indeed in the third layer of Qi Refining. Moreover, the inspection during the registration process was extremely strict, so it was impossible for there to be any mistakes.

  Song Ningwei smiled and said: "In just one month, you've risen two levels. This must be unbearable for Lin Shi Mei, who is known as a genius. Alright, let's consider the time when you registered as the starting point. You have passed."

  Lin Yun Dan's face stiffened and she said, "No way, the rules of the sect aren't decided by just one person. Since they can't produce enough demon spirits now, then they can't be considered to have passed."

  Qin Si Ruo was shocked and asked: "Lin Shijie, what's wrong?"

  Lin Yundan said coldly, "Saving you is one thing, letting you join the sect is another. Besides, do you think Rufeng Sect is your paradise? You may be the pride of heaven in your respective branches, but once you enter Rufeng Sect, you're just ordinary cultivators. Don't even mention building foundations or forming dan; you might even lose your lives here." Lin Yundan emphasized "lose your lives" particularly heavily.

  Tang Hao didn't want to give up, so he said: "Actually, we haven't returned for a month, not because we were hiding in the Xuan Yin mountain range, but because we discovered a secret within the Xuan Yin mountain range."

  "What secret?" Song Ningwei asked curiously, and Lin Yundan also stopped talking.

  "If I say it out loud, will you let me join the sect?" Tang Hao naturally wanted to use it as a bargaining chip.

  Song Ning smiled and said: "I didn't say you can't join, it's just that Lin Shimei is too stubborn. But if the secret you're talking about is really useful, I believe Lin Shimei won't make things difficult for you either."

  Lin Yun Dan let out a cold snort and didn't say another word.

  Tang Hao seeing that there was a play, continued to say: "This month, the reason why we have been cultivating so quickly is because we entered the White Gold City in the Ling Xian Pavilion."

  Lin Yundan was taken aback, and Song Congwei was shocked. He then said: "How is that possible? How did you all escape? When our Lu Feng Sect entered Qingmu City back then, several Nascent Soul cultivators went missing without a reason, and my father's Primordial Spirit suffered severe injuries. You few Qi Refining cultivators actually managed to retreat unscathed. How can I possibly believe you?"