The Entire Sect is Full of Villains, Yet the Junior Sister Conquers All

Xuzhou, Mu Family.

The young man deliberately avoided the crowds and the main gate, skillfully climbing over the wall under the cover of night.

“……” Chu Sang looked up speechlessly. It was her first time seeing someone return home like a thief. How much did Sixth Senior Brother not want to come back?

“Step back, I’m coming!”

She stepped back twice, then rushed forward with a leap.

She didn’t control her strength well, it was too forceful.

“Oh crap!” Accompanied by the young man’s exclamation, there was a series of crashes as both of them fell from the top of the wall, piling on top of each other.

Before they could get up, a gentle, smiling voice came from above, “Xiao Huai, you’re back? And this is?”

Mu Chihuai sprang up like a carp, “Father!” His whole body tensed, rarely serious.

He didn’t forget to pull Chu Sang up as well.

Chu Sang patted her clothes and looked up to see a man in fine silk robes standing under a tree not far away. He was only about thirty, wearing elegant blue robes, looking scholarly and amiable. His features somewhat resembled Sixth Senior Brother’s.

She realized the man’s identity and stood straight like a rigid little poplar tree, smiling sweetly, “Hello, Uncle!”

“Father, this is my junior sister from the sect, Chu Sang. She’s also very interested in the Dao of pills, so she came along,” Mu Chihuai introduced.

Unlike his casual and lazy demeanor in the sect, faced with his own father, Mu Chihuai seemed somewhat stiff and quiet.

Bai Heng held a cup of tea, his gaze smiling as he looked at the two, “It’s chilly outside, come in.”

The two followed him inside.

It was late, so there weren’t many people around, just a few servants attending. Bai Heng had the attendants serve tea to the two.

He slowly sipped the hot tea in his hands, then set the cup down and lightly coughed into a handkerchief a couple of times, seeming somewhat frail.

“You left in such a hurry half a year ago and haven’t been back since. How has your pill-refining skill progressed?”

Bai Heng saw that Mu Chihuai had reached the Golden Core stage and showed some satisfaction in his eyes, but although his tone was gentle, it couldn’t hide his strictness.

After the following conversation, Chu Sang finally understood why Sixth Senior Brother was reluctant to come home. Unexpectedly, even climbing over the wall at night, he was still caught by his father who had been waiting specifically for him, and was gently lectured for several hours…… Chu Sang couldn’t help but want to tease: Why haven’t you smiled since coming home, Sixth Senior Brother?

“The preliminary round of the grand competition will begin in three days. Go back to your room and rest for a few days. I’ll help you deal with the clan members and elders, don’t worry,” Bai Heng put down his teacup and said kindly. “It’s late today. You can show Sang Sang around tomorrow and familiarize her with the house.”

“Yes, Father.” Mu Chihuai finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally over.

“The time was short, I didn’t expect we’d have an esteemed guest. I’ve already sent someone to prepare a room, it’s next to Huai’er’s courtyard. He’ll take you there in a moment,” Bai Heng looked at Chu Sang and nodded. “The Madam is in seclusion these days, I’m handling the household affairs. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask.”

This gentle tone was nothing like Sixth Senior Brother’s usual manner. Chu Sang marveled, Sixth Senior Brother would only secretly put something in the tea, who knows where he learned that from.

As they went to the back courtyard, they encountered a gloomy young man at a corner.

Seeing the two, he sneered disdainfully, especially challenging when looking at Mu Chihuai, “Oh, so you know how to come back. I thought you were planning to stay in that broken-down sect of yours and not return.”

One sentence offended two people, “……”

“Who is this? Such an annoying mouth.” Even more annoying than her, intolerable!

Mu Chihuai transmitted softly, “This is my half-brother from the same mother but different father, Mu Tu. He’s two years older than me, also at the Golden Core stage, and is now a direct disciple of the Pill Transformation Sect, one of the Eight Great Immortal Sects.”

Every time Mu Chihuai returned, he had to endure this fellow’s sarcasm. The words never changed, always about how Mu Tu was now a direct disciple under a respected elder of the Pill Transformation Sect, while he had joined some unknown small sect, using this to belittle him.

Mu Chihuai had heard it so many times his ears were calloused.

But it was indeed annoying.

Considering that they were both family disciples, Mu Chihuai suppressed the coldness in his eyes, not bothering to argue, and pulled Chu Sang to leave.

“Useless, you’re useless just like your father!” Mu Tu shouted.

Noticing the young man’s hand tighten slightly, Chu Sang paused her steps, turned back halfway and walked towards Mu Tu, “Had enough?”

“You’re his junior sister, heh, also useless. That trash sect of yours is full of useless—”

Before he could finish, Chu Sang directly punched his face, “What’s with all the dog barking, so noisy.”

Mu Tu was stunned, thrown to the ground by the punch. When he came to his senses, his face flushed red and blue. He pointed at her angrily, “You, you dare to hit me!”

Mu Chihuai was also shocked.

Almost every time he returned, he would be sarcastically mocked a few times. To be honest, he had become used to it.

He didn’t want to trouble his mother and needed to maintain the steadiness and magnanimity of an heir, so no matter how uncomfortable he felt, he always endured it.

He didn’t expect his little junior sister to be so wild.

Resorting to violence at the slightest provocation.

That punch…… was good!

[Villain Mu Chihuai’s Corruption Value -1]

“I hit you, alright. How does it feel to be knocked down by a ‘useless person’? Feels good?” Chu Sang grinned, looking quite smug.

Pill refiners were all a bunch of weaklings with no combat ability. When faced with sword cultivators, they could only be beaten. Mu Tu scrambled up from the ground, retreating two steps with a hint of fear, glaring fiercely at the two, “I’m a young master of the Mu family, who are you, some servant, how dare you lay hands on me!”

“Someone, come and seize this rebellious person!”

More than ten guards rushed over upon hearing the call, about to take action.

Mu Chihuai frowned and shielded her behind him. His usually smiling voice finally carried a trace of anger, “My junior sister is my honored guest. Who dares to touch her?”

“This……”

The guards looked at each other, lowering their flags and drums, and fearfully retreated.

Mu Tu clenched his fists, his face changing colors, extremely ugly, unwilling and mocking, “As expected of the future head of the Mu family. It seems I, as an elder brother, truly have no standing in this family.”

“In the grand competition three days from now, I hope you can successfully claim the top position. Don’t disappoint everyone.” With that, he swept his sleeves and left.

“Why do I feel like this person wants to cause trouble?” Chu Sang said, “Sixth Senior Brother, be careful.”

“Don’t mind him.”

Three days later, the Mu family’s grand competition officially began. Chu Sang had come with Mu Chihuai, so she was naturally treated as an honored guest and given the best viewing position.

She looked around curiously, the crowd’s formation was grand and imposing.

It must be said that the Mu family lived up to its reputation as the foremost of the four great pill-refining families. The family’s grand competition held once every ten years was indeed spectacular, attracting many cultivators.

Not only were there some idle onlookers, but there were also several powerful concealed auras, likely representatives from various families and forces coming to observe the situation.

The spectator stands, capable of holding over ten thousand people, were fully occupied.

Everywhere, people were whispering and discussing.

It felt even more lively than the auction at the Treasure Forging Tower last time.

There were about four to five hundred disciples from the Mu family participating in the competition, including not only the several branches of the main family in Xuzhou but also many branch families from other provinces.

Whether they were direct descendants, children of concubines, from the main family or branch families, all the disciples stood straight and solemn, their strength and cultivation levels all impressive. It was evident that the Mu family’s disciplinary style was indeed as strict and selective as rumored outside.

The most eye-catching was naturally the noble and graceful young man at the front.

As the next head of the Mu family and a once-in-a-century pill-refining prodigy, Mu Chihuai’s aptitude even surpassed that of his mother, who had made a name for herself in the cultivation world in her early years. His father was also from the Bai family, one of the four great pill-refining families, and had once been at the peak of his time. Although he later fell ill, the child of two great pill-refining geniuses lived up to expectations, inheriting his father’s divine hands in pill refinement.

The moment the young man appeared, the focus of the entire venue fell on him.

Beside him, Mu Tu’s eyes were almost burning with jealousy.

As if remembering something, he sneered and turned his head away.

The first round was an elimination match. The elders would set the questions, and as long as the disciples could refine the required pills in sufficient quantity and quality within the specified time, they could advance to the next round.

Chu Sang sat in the front row of the stands, resting her chin on her hand, watching the activity on the stage intently.

There were eight arenas in total.

The arenas were sufficiently large, with dozens of disciples sitting cross-legged on each, various pill-refining furnaces placed before them as they concentrated on refining pills.

Whether by coincidence or not, Mu Chihuai and Mu Tu were matched up, both on the same arena.

Chu Sang had been focusing on Sixth Senior Brother’s side, but as she watched, she noticed something was off.

The purpose of the first elimination round was merely to weed out those who were subpar, so the test questions usually weren’t very difficult. The elders had only required them to refine a batch of Heart-Clearing Pills.

This pill should be child’s play for Sixth Senior Brother, but why did his expression seem…… somewhat off?

Chu Sang was stunned for a moment, quickly discovering the issue.

—Someone was using their spiritual sense to interfere with Sixth Senior Brother.

And it wasn’t just one person, but a group of people.

Naturally, Mu Tu was at the forefront.

There were more than a dozen disciples who seemed to be on Mu Tu’s side, or perhaps they had been bribed before the competition began.

Pill refining was already extremely mentally taxing and required intense concentration. With more than a dozen people using their spiritual senses to interfere simultaneously, even if Mu Chihuai’s hands were steady, it would be difficult to avoid mistakes.

It seemed that Sixth Senior Brother’s brother was truly very wary of him. This was only the first round, yet he couldn’t restrain himself.

Chu Sang could see that this person wanted to cause trouble, but she hadn’t expected him to be so impatient.

If the future head of the Mu family were to be eliminated in the first round under everyone’s watchful eyes, it would be a laughingstock when word got out, and his position might be in jeopardy.

Bai Heng looked at the activity on the stage, his gaze slightly cold, his hand tightening on the teacup. His back had just left the seat when the elder beside him lazily said, “It’s just some minor scuffling among the younger generation. We elders should just watch for amusement.”

“Indeed, they’re not little anymore. They should be able to handle things on their own. Let the youngsters settle their own affairs.”

Bai Heng leaned back again, his fingers turning around the rim of the teacup. His tone remained gentle without much fluctuation, “You’re all quite right.”

A servant nearby couldn’t stand it anymore and said angrily, “With the family head in seclusion, these people are truly becoming more and more brazen, openly cheating and disregarding the rules. It’s despicable!”

Bai Heng didn’t speak.

Most of these elders were Mu Tu’s supporters. Undoubtedly, his father had indeed won over many hearts in the Mu family before.

To uproot them one by one would still take considerable time.

Thanks to her good position, Chu Sang could hear the extreme tug-of-war between the two factions within the Mu family clearly.

She was surprised to find that the situation in Sixth Senior Brother’s family was far from as peaceful as it appeared on the surface.

The other side was already so brazen.

Even more brazen than her.

How could this be tolerated?

Sixth Senior Brother’s father had his concerns, but she didn’t.

Chu Sang extended her spiritual sense over the arena, specifically targeting those dozen or so disciples.

Among the younger generation of disciples, only Mu Tu and Mu Chihuai were exceptionally gifted, entering the Golden Core stage in their teens. The other disciples were comparatively less advanced, around mid to late Foundation Establishment.

Chu Sang’s spiritual sense strength had long been honed to the equivalent of a Nascent Soul stage.

Several disciples’ furnaces exploded without warning, leaving them bewildered.

Those elders instantly lost their composure, standing up and slamming the table, shouting at Chu Sang, “What are you doing? Openly interfering with our Mu family disciples’ competition, what are your intentions?”

Chu Sang blinked her eyes, her tone innocent, “What did I do?”

“Still playing dumb? We all saw just now, you dared to extend your spiritual sense to disturb the disciples’ competition, directly causing their furnaces to explode. If this isn’t cheating, what is?” Knowing she was brought by Mu Chihuai, some elders had already assigned people to specifically watch her every move.

“Oh, are we not allowed to use spiritual sense to interfere?” Chu Sang looked confused. “If it’s just simple pill refining, what’s the difficulty? If there’s a demon invasion, would there be such a quiet place specifically for them to refine pills?”

“If someone deliberately interferes maliciously, does that mean pills can’t be refined? Are pill refiners that incompetent?”

The grand elder was infuriated by her twisted logic, his beard quivering, “Sophistry! This is a competition, not a demon invasion! The thing pill refiners fear most is external disturbance. Minor cases risk furnace explosions, severe cases could damage the spiritual sense, turning one into an idiot.”

“If something really happens to our Mu family disciples, what can you offer in compensation?!”

This commotion drew the attention of many onlookers.

Bai Heng’s gaze also flickered slightly.

Chu Sang let out a long “Oh,” suddenly enlightened, “So that’s how it is.” She pointed towards the stage, “If that’s the case, then why did the grand elder turn a blind eye, as if blind, when this group of people just now joined forces to secretly use their spiritual senses to interfere with Sixth Senior Brother, blatantly cheating?”

“Or……” She pondered thoughtfully, saying loudly, “Or is it that these black and white rules are actually selective? Specifically targeting my Sixth Senior Brother?”

“What nonsense are you spouting?!” The elder seemed not to have expected her to be so bold. His face reddened as he faced the onlookers’ surprised gazes and discussions. After a long while, he finally squeezed out a feeble response, “Outsiders naturally cannot interfere, but this is internal sparring among disciples. The grand competition naturally examines not only pill refining skills but also how one conducts oneself. Using some small tricks is, of course, not out of bounds.”

“The elder makes a good point!” Chu Sang clapped her hands.

“If that’s the case, then let everyone interfere! If others can use spiritual sense to interfere with Sixth Senior Brother, then naturally Sixth Senior Brother can use spiritual sense to interfere with them.”

“You explode your furnace, I explode mine, let’s all explode our furnaces and get eliminated together.”

“What grand competition held once every ten years? Let’s just give the other families something to laugh about.” Chu Sang waved her hand, righteous and confident.