Chapter 55: Remember My Face

"Senior Sister Zixia, you are here! That's wonderful."

Two disciples of the Moon-Wind Sect came running over. One of them pointed at Chen Ping'an and accused him with grief and indignation, "Senior Sister, this disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect is utterly unreasonable. He attacked us the moment we met."

Upon hearing this, Zixia's pretty face turned gloomy, shrouded in a layer of dark clouds.

"An Azure Cloud Sect disciple, are they really that arrogant?" Luo Qingsong snorted coldly, casting an unfriendly gaze at Chen Ping'an.

Zixia turned to look at Luo Qingsong and smiled affectionately, "Brother Qingsong, this is a private matter within our Moon-Wind Sect, so you don't need to get involved."

"Alright."

Luo Qingsong nodded, thoroughly enjoying the attention.

Seeing this scene, Chen Ping'an felt a chill run through his body, and he harbored a faint urge to commit murder.

This Zixia was still the exact same Zixia who couldn't move her legs whenever she saw a handsome man.

She had this virtue several hundred years ago, and she still had this exact same virtue several hundred years several centuries later.

Back in the day, he had relied on his peerless good looks to defeat several romantic rivals before finally winning Zixia over.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. Confirmed: Zixia of the Moon-Wind Sect is former girlfriend Zixia. Reward: Heavenly-grade Alchemy Mastery."

The system's voice rang out right on schedule.

"Learn!"

Chen Ping'an commanded.

"Ding! Learning complete. The host has mastered Heavenly-grade Alchemy!" the system announced.

Suddenly, a wealth of pill formulas and alchemy techniques flooded into his mind, which overjoyed Chen Ping'an. With Heavenly-grade Alchemy Mastery, he would never have to worry about cultivation resources again.

Even the entire Azure Cloud Sect would benefit from this.

For instance, their Grand Patriarch had been stuck at the peak of the tenth level of the Divine Void Realm for many years. As long as he brewed a Void Spirit Pill, the patriarch would be able to break through to the Divine Void Realm.

"Your cultivation is too low. I'll give you a chance and grant you the time it takes to burn a stick of incense to run away first."

Zixia looked at Chen Ping'an with a haughty expression and slowly spoke.

She was the most talented proud disciple in the history of the Moon-Wind Sect, possessing a mid-grade heavenly wind and water dual-attribute Dao seed. Therefore, among the eight major sects, no one's movement technique could outpace hers.

The reason she hadn't directly attacked this Azure Cloud Sect disciple was also out of fear that word would get out and tarnish her reputation as Fairy Zixia.

"Run?"

Chen Ping'an smiled quietly.

This Zixia—even after reincarnation, she still cared desperately about saving face.

Back then, she and her disciple Bai Jing'er had fought to a mutual standstill, and in the end, unable to accept such an outcome, she had likely simply chosen death.

That was why Bai Jing'er had never been able to find her afterward.

Luo Qingsong chuckled teasingly, "Little brother, run quickly, or you won't have a single chance left!"

"Haha!"

Many Moon-Wind Sect disciples burst into laughter.

Chen Ping'an widened his eyes and suddenly let out an angry roar. The Lion's Roar True Word Technique instantly activated, causing everyone to lose their composure for a brief moment.

When the crowd finally snapped back to their senses, they discovered that Senior Sister Zixia was gone.

"Huh? Where is Zixia?"

Luo Qingsong had the highest cultivation and was the first to wake up, only to find that Zixia had vanished.

A Moon-Wind Sect disciple said dismissively, "Brother Luo, Senior Sister Zixia must have gone after that fellow from the Azure Cloud Sect."

"No."

Luo Qingsong shook his head, his brain spinning rapidly.

The True Word technique from just a moment ago was immensely powerful; even someone with his cultivation level had lost focus for a second, and Zixia surely wouldn't have been an exception.

"Damn it, could that brat actually be Chu Potian from the True Word Sect in disguise?" Luo Qingsong slapped his thigh fiercely, suddenly hitting upon the crucial point.

Chu Potian liked Zixia just as much as he did, and the two of them were bitter rivals.

However, recently Zixia seemed to have grown more fond of him.

Therefore, Chu Potian must have disguised himself as an Azure Cloud Sect disciple within the Azure Cloud Secret Realm, suddenly unleashed the True Word technique, and carried Zixia away the moment she lost focus.

"Chu Potian, I'll never let you get away with this!"

With an angry roar, he charged out as well, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

The remaining Moon-Wind Sect disciples finally came to their senses and began cursing Chu Potian of the True Word Sect for being utterly shameless.

Somewhere in the Azure Cloud Secret Realm, a handsome young man sneezed violently, almost falling off the top of a tree.

"Damn it, who is cursing me behind my back?"

He muttered curses under his breath.

...

Thud!

A soft bundle was tossed into the gloomy, dark cave.

Chen Ping'an stood beside Zixia with his arms crossed, pondering how to properly discipline this face-obsessed young woman.

"Chu Potian, aren't your methods a bit too despicable?"

Anger burned fiercely in Zixia's chest as she opened her mouth and cursed.

Her cultivation was sealed, rendering her completely unable to use any of her abilities.

Chu Potian?

Chen Ping'an froze for a second before bursting into laughter. Well, well—he had cast the Lion's Roar True Word Technique, yet Zixia had actually mistaken him for Chu Potian, the arrogant pride of the True Word Sect.

How utterly amusing.

Chen Ping'an had no intention of revealing his true identity just yet.

He squatted down with a teasing smile, "Zixia, from now on, you are the woman of me, Chu Potian."

"Chu Potian, what do you want? If you dare lay a hand on me, my Moon-Wind Sect will definitely declare war on your True Word Sect!"

Zixia threatened fiercely.

Her almond-shaped eyes widened so much they looked like they were breathing fire.

"Oh, I almost forgot. The cultivation method of the Moon-Wind Sect is special; its disciples are forbidden from marrying for life."

Chen Ping'an slapped his forehead, realization dawning on him.

What the Moon-Wind Sect practiced was the Ice-Purity Technique. Once a female disciple engaged in intimacy with a man, her cultivation would stagnate permanently.

"From now on, stay away from Luo Qingsong, do you hear me?"

Chen Ping'an turned the tables and threatened her with a ferocious expression, "Swear a Dao oath, or I'll deflower you right here and now!"

"You!"

Being threatened like this left Zixia full of burning rage with nowhere to vent. Fearing that her entire cultivation would be ruined, her anger turned into deep anguish, and two trails of clear tears welled up and spilled down the corners of her eyes.

Seeing Zixia looking so tearful and pitiful, Chen Ping'an felt not a shred of sympathy.

He had to teach this infatuated woman a lesson so that she would stay away from all those flashy men in the future.

"You don't have a choice."

Chen Ping'an suddenly reached for the clothes at Zixia's chest, as if about to tear them open.

"I swear..."

Frightened out of her wits, Zixia turned as pale as a sheet, her mental defenses completely collapsing. Afterwards, she stumbled over her words while making the oath, and Chen Ping'an had to patiently correct her several times before she managed to complete the full vow.

"Good, Zixia."

Chen Ping'an smiled playfully and wiped his face, revealing his true appearance as he said, "I am not Chu Potian. Remember my face; we will meet again in the future..."

"You..."

Zixia's breathing grew shallow, and her heart pounded wildly.

The face of the young man before her was flawless and breathtakingly handsome, as if it had once appeared in her dreams.

Handsome—truly, shockingly handsome.

Seeing Zixia break into her classic infatuated smile once again, Chen Ping'an smiled helplessly, turned around, and drifted away gracefully.

The cultivation seal within Zixia's body would automatically lift after half an hour.

Zixia scrambled to her feet and rushed to the cave entrance, only to find that Chen Ping'an had already vanished.

"Oh heavens, how can there be such a handsome man in this world? So handsome, so charming... even if I lost my innocence to him, I wouldn't regret it..."

Her face blushing crimson, Zixia muttered to herself.

After leaving the cave, Chen Ping'an changed his appearance once more. He looked much more handsome now, resembling a refined young scholar.

"Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xiaolong once boasted grandly. This Sword Pool quota must absolutely not fall into anyone else's hands..."

He smiled faintly and strode in the direction of the Sword Pool.

This Sword Pool had been painstakingly built by his master back in the day. He had to guard the Sword Pool well for his master and never allow disciples from other sects to contaminate it!