Bai Shuying sighed with relief that her demon core did not shatter.
Did I advance in my demon cultivation?
Bai Shuying curiously thought.
Soon, Bai Shuying frowned, feeling uncomfortable. She felt as if the weight on her lower back increased. From the corner of her vision, she noticed a red object. She turned to the left and realized it was her tail, but she soon noticed a similar object to her right.
Confused, Bai Shuying turned her head left and right, seeing the same red tail. Suddenly, she felt as if she had been hit by a bolt of lightning.
She suddenly stood up from her cushion and tried her best to turn her head around to get a better look at her backside.
"Wha…"
Bai Shuying exclaimed.
"I-I have two tails!"
Bai Shuying said loudly. Looking at the swaying two red tails.
"Wa-wait, what about my robes?"
Bai Shuying said with worry.
Every time her tails manifest, they would always stab through and tear her martial robes. She felt embarrassed having a slit near her butt. Bai Shuying could not just replace her sect uniform, so she would sew the tear, no one had noticed so far, but that was what she believed.
Due to her shoddy sewing skills, Hua Xiran, Hua Qingyan, and Su Meilin had noticed long ago, but did not mention it. While she slept, Su Meilin would resew her clothes; after all, as a former beggar, she had picked up valuable skills.
Bai Shuying retracted her fox features and saw the large hole created by her two tails.
"N-now, I have to sew it again."
Bai Shuying said in a sad voice, looking gloomy.
Bai Shuying remembered that she was not alone and that Elder Hua was here. She quickly turned and looked at where Elder Hua was sitting, but saw that she was gone.
"Where did she go?"
Bai Shuying softly said, looking around. She walked closer to the cushion and saw a piece of paper. As she got closer, she noticed a faint fragrance emitted from the cushion. Bai Shuying stretched her hand to pick up the paper accidentally poked the cushion.
"That's weird. Why is the cushion moist?"
Bai Shuying, curiously, said, but after a moment, she decided to read the paper and ignore the weird cushion.
[Shuying, I had an emergency and had to leave quickly. - Hua Qingyan.]
Reading the message, Bai Shuying nodded her head. After all, Elder Hua was the Grand Elder. Bai Shuying took out a brush and ink from her spatial ring. She turned the paper Hua Qingyan used and wrote a message on the back. Then she placed the paper on the cushion she used.
Bai Shuying smiled and left Hua Qingyan's home.
…
The sun touched the horizon, bathing the Yin-Yang Sect in a gleaming reddish-orange light.
Bai Shuying admired the mundane scene that was similar to her previous world.
Guess something's still stayed the same.
Bai Shuying thought while fondly reminiscing.
Bai Shuying put her hands behind her back, covering the hole in her martial robes, and walked back to Su Meilin's residence. On the way, she saw a few disciples here and there doing their tasks.
Suddenly, Bai Shuying spotted Ye Mingyue with a troubled expression, clenching a book.
Bai Shuying did not understand Ye Mingyue, but as fellow disciples of the same sect, she wanted to at least give her a helping hand.
"Is something troubling you?"
"I'm trying to find this aut…"
Ye Mingyue was troubled with the task her master assigned her, so when she heard Bai Shuying's question, she answered unconsciously, but stopped. Ye Mingyue looked at Bai Shuying and felt irritated.
She hated women who were more talented and beautiful than her. Bai Shuying defeated her in alchemy, and from her current appearance, everyone could tell she would grow up to be a beauty. Plus, she was related to Su Meilin, another woman she hated.
"Tch, mind your own business."
Ye Mingyue said with a frown and walked away. Bai Shuying scratched her head and shrugged her shoulders.
She didn't finish her sentence, but was she about to say author?
Bai Shuying thought for a moment, but shook her head.
It doesn't have anything to do with me.
Bai Shuying quickly walked away, remembering it was not the time to stay in the open, her back was ripped!
…
Bai Shuying lay on her bed, sighing with relief. After she returned, she tried to sew the tear in the back of the robes, but now, when she took a closer look, she decided.
"I need to buy more robes!"
Bai Shuying said.
Bai Shuying took Bai Yuying out of the beast pouch and played with the egg for a moment, then placed it onto a cushion near her.
Bai Shuying then took out the jade slip Xiao Yunxi gave her.
"I know the structure of the sect, but not who is who."
Bai Shuying murmured.
Bai Shuying placed the jade slip onto her forehead, and a flood of information entered her mind.
Sect Master - Hua Xiran
Grand Elder - Hua Qingyan
Yin-Yang Sutra Pavilion - Qin Xuan
Law Enforcement Pavilion - Huan Yi
Task Hall - Xue Ling
Combat Hall - Su Moyan
Alchemy Hall - Lin Xi
Multi Hall - Yuan Ji
Refining Hall - Lan Xin
Bai Shuying was surprised.
Elder Su was in charge of the combat hall?!
Bai Shuying thought.
Bai Shuying knew the majority of the top brass of the Yin-Yang Sect. Hua Xiran knew if she wanted to control the sect, she needed to place her people in key positions. This is one of the reasons why Mo Xingyu was frustrated; all her people were removed, leaving her only a little authority.
The only thing she could rely on was that her faction was a key part of the sect's power. If Hua Xiran truly began a purge, the Yin-Yang Sect might not even qualify to be a top 8 great sect.
Bai Shuying was amazed by how detailed the information Xiao Yunxi had collected. But as she browsed through it, she realized something that made her lip twitch.
Instead of calling it the Yin-Yang Sect, they should change their name to the Widow Sect!
Bai Shuying thought.
The jade slip included information about the elder's marital status. Elder Yuan was married, Elder Qin was single, as Bai Shuying expected, but all the female elders' situations were—complicated.
Master never had a partner; Elder Hua killed her dao companion, and all the other elders' partners were killed in different situations.
With the way the Yin-Yang Sect was, it was already a miracle that one elder was happily married.
You may wonder why most of the tops were women? Well, there is a certain saying that oxen have limited stamina while there are boundless fertile fields.
Yin-Yang Sect men were better at a certain exercise than the regular cultivators, but even then, it was difficult to beat a Yin-Yang Sect demoness.
Come on, think about it, how do you beat a relentless opponent, no matter victory or defeat? These women may be loose, but their will is firm. So what if you've fallen a hundred times? Stand again—for victory belongs to those who dare to rise one more time than they've been struck down! Truly an admirable mentality, if only it were not for the battles under the covers on a soft bed.
Bai Shuying placed the jade slip back into her spatial ring, but suddenly felt a jolt through her body.
"Oh, no, is it that time of the month?!"
Bai Shuying was panicking. She always forgets the negative traits she chose. She quickly tried to get into meditation to run the Blooming Lotus art to mitigate the effects of the Lustful trait, but failed.
Before she could stand up, another jolt passed through her body, forcing her to lie down on the bed. The Yin energy in her dantian started to boil. Bai Shuying's Yin qi had a high purity, but it was manageable. Now that she had absorbed Hua Qingyan's Yin qi, it added to the large amount she already possessed. The Lustful trait stimulates the Yin energy in her body, sending jolts of pleasure through her.
Bai Shuying could only hug her knees, bite her lower lip, and shut her eyes tightly. Electrical currents traveled through her body, stimulating her, and she could not help but blush.
…
While Bai Shuying suffered, she was not alone. Hua Qingyan, seeing her situation, quickly disappeared from her room and entered the room to the left.
The room on the left belonged to Hua Xiran when she was young. Just like Hua Qingyan's room, it had a similar style, minimalistic!
Hua Qingyan quickly lay down on the bed. Her body was balancing the Yin and Yang energies, her cultivation art ran itself. This was quite a good thing for Hua Qingyan.
As the energies balanced, her foundation strengthened itself. Before, with all the Yin energy in her body without any Yang supplements, it was fragile, as if it were frail glass.
Honestly, if Mo Xingyu had the courage to challenge Hua Qingyan, she would have won, but alas, Hua Qingyan is a great pretender!
Hua Qingyan shifted and rubbed her legs together to alleviate the heat she felt in her lower abdomen. Her robes slowly came undone, revealing pieces of her white jade-like skin. Sweat traveled from her neck down her body, disappearing into her valley.
Delicate green painted toes curled while she clenched the bed sheets. Her breathing became heavy and rapid, and the room was filled with a floral scent.
A tai chi symbol appeared below her, shifting Yin and Yang. With every shift, a small sound escaped her mouth.
"Ah~"
Hua Qingyan tried her best to close her mouth, but failed.
Even so, she stayed conscious; she knew this was just the struggle, while the benefits were immense. She could not help but think of the person who made her like this, to make her feel like this.
"Shuying~"
Hua Qingyan softly called out her name.
As the sun dipped below the horizon, swallowing the world in twilight, the only sound left in the room was the slow, steady breathing of a woman who had weathered the storm of passion.
Hua Qingyan slept with a smile on her face.