They all became female demons after being reborn.

Chapter 21 Senior Sister, isn't this martial world a bit off?

The three of them ran wildly until the sun set and the moon rose above the willow branches before they stopped.

Bai Suyi looked around, then pulled Wu Cheng into a grove of trees, with Qingque gracefully following behind, holding an oil-paper umbrella.

When they reached the clearing in the grove, Bai Suying stopped, bent over, and gasped for breath, completely losing her previous calm and collected demeanor.

Wu Cheng was also leaning against a tree, panting heavily.

Once he had caught his breath, he straightened up and laughed loudly, "Senior Sister Bai, why are you so scared? You're hardly a fairy."

"A fairy? She has to be alive to be a fairy." Bai Suying straightened up, patted her bulging chest, and glared at him. "I was terrified! That was Fei Yuan! One of the three grandmasters of the Demonic Sect! Even if ten of me were tied together, I wouldn't be enough to defeat her!"

Of course, the future is uncertain.

Wu Cheng shrugged. "So you didn't have any seniors from the Wentian Sect following you at all, right?"

"If it were true, I wouldn't have run away." Bai Suyi chuckled.

When she smiles, her eyes crinkle, and when her sword-like eyebrows relax, her free and unrestrained heroic spirit softens a bit.

"What else can I do if I don't pretend? Do you expect them to take you away? I've traveled hundreds of miles, I'm not going to be a useless senior sister who just watches others steal you away."

"...Your description is quite apt." Wu Cheng pursed his lips.

"Hmph~ Of course!"

Bai Suyi's starry eyes were smug, but she also felt a sense of vigilance and lingering fear.

It seems that she has indeed changed a lot of the past after being reborn. What's that word again?

By the way, my junior colleague said this is called the "butterfly effect"!

If she hadn't been unable to contain herself and run out to find her junior brother, he probably would have been snatched away by the Extinction of Love Sect in Shen Family Village.

She pursed her lips, straightened up, and straightened her clothes that had been ruffled by the wind, then adjusted the long sword at her waist.

Then she raised her starry eyes, suppressed her smile, and looked at Wu Cheng seriously.

"Junior Brother Wu."

These three words, without any embellishment, seem to carry a thousand unspoken, complex emotions.

She had been waiting for this title for far too long.

Wu Cheng noticed, but didn't ask any further questions. He figured she wouldn't tell him anyway, and she would tell him when she wanted to.

So he put away his smile, straightened his clothes, and then solemnly bowed. "My name is Wu Cheng, from Lin'an, the unfavored fourth prince of the Great Yu Dynasty. I am currently on my way to the Wentian Sect to become a disciple and also to serve as a hostage. May I ask your honorable name, senior sister?"

Bai Suyi's eyes seemed slightly moist as they glanced at each other.

Her lips moved slightly, then she smiled freely and returned the greeting with a cupped hand, "Bai Suyi, the true disciple of the Sect Master of the Asking Heaven Sect, I am merely the Chief of the Sword Pavilion, greetings to Junior Brother Wu."

The two bowed to each other and remained bowed for several breaths.

The wind rustled through the woods, and Qingque stood a few steps away, holding an oil-paper umbrella.

Her lips moved, but she ultimately said nothing.

A moment later, Wu Cheng straightened up first, and Bai Suyi followed suit.

The two looked at each other and immediately laughed.

Qingque glanced at the two of them, then immediately turned and left.

Before long, she gathered enough branches to sweep away the leaves on the ground and start a fire.

After sitting down, Wu Cheng smiled and said, "Senior Sister Bai, wasn't my self-introduction formal enough?"

"Not bad." Bai Suying hummed with inward pleasure. "There's an even more formal ceremony at the mountain gate. My master won't be an easy opponent."

Wu Cheng didn't take it seriously, "With my senior sister protecting me, what am I afraid of?"

"Who said I was going to protect you?" Bai Suyi's clear voice was tinged with laughter. "I'm the senior sister, you know, even though I'm not the oldest among my peers."

"Then there's nothing I can do." Wu Cheng shrugged. "I can only give him the treasure I got from Shen Family Village as a gift for becoming his disciple. If he's happy, then it might be easier for me to become his disciple."

"You should keep it for yourself. Once you're inside, don't tell anyone." Bai Suying's expression turned serious. "Also, when you see my master, don't call him 'old man,' or you'll get a good beating."

"Uh... okay."

The sect leader of the Wentian Sect looks rather strange.

Wu Cheng suppressed his curiosity and asked, "Senior sister, I've always lived in the palace and don't know much about the martial arts world. Can you tell me about the different levels of martial arts cultivation?"

"Martial arts realm?" Bai Suyi asked, her starry eyes filled with doubt.

"Yes," Wu Cheng nodded, "like martial arts realms such as Qi Induction, Body Tempering, Foundation Strengthening, Meridian Opening, Yuan Gathering, Spirit Concentration, and Unity of Heaven and Man."

Bai Suying tilted her head. "There's no such thing. When we practice martial arts, we're not ranked by the level we reach in the technique."

"Huh?" Wu Cheng was taken aback. "Then how do you know if you can beat someone in the martial world?"

"It depends on your eyesight, or you'll only know after you fight them." Bai Suyi shrugged. "But if we're really talking about realms, once you reach the Innate Realm, you're a Grandmaster. Below the Innate Realm, there's no such thing as a realm."

Wu Cheng suddenly realized, "Is there an insurmountable wall between the innate and the acquired?"

"That's natural. Once you reach the Innate Realm, you're no longer considered an ordinary person. If a country bumpkin saw you, he'd probably kneel down and kowtow, saying it was a divine intervention." Bai Suyi spread her hands.

Wu Cheng realized, "No wonder my senior sister dragged me away; it turns out that the Lord of Extinction of Emotions is a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm."

"Yes, the three grandmasters of the three sects and six paths of the demonic sect are all innate masters, but you don't need to be envious." Bai Suyi patted his shoulder, "Your future master is also an innate master."

"Then you'll have to pass on your true skills to me first." Wu Cheng then asked, "Isn't there some kind of ranking system for the top masters?"

"It has happened before."

Bai Suying glanced at him before continuing, "The ancient Feng Dynasty, which ended three thousand years of chaos, was the source of all martial arts. At that time, the Feng Dynasty collected all weapons in the world and created the Heaven Ranking, Earth Ranking, and Human Ranking. However, with the demise of the Feng Dynasty two thousand years ago, these rankings naturally disappeared."

"During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, martial arts developed rapidly. If we were to trace the origins of all the major sects and worlds today, we could generally trace them back to that time."

"When the dynasty reaches its peak, the former dynasty will take the essence of the imperial list and change the Heavenly List to 'only Grandmasters of the Innate Realm can be listed', the Earthly List to 'only martial arts forces, clans, and aristocratic families can be listed', and the Human List to 'only masters under the age of forty can be listed'."

"When the Later Ding Dynasty came to power, Buddhism and Taoism emerged, but the rankings remained the same as before."

"Then during the reign of the previous dynasty, the Heavenly Ranking and Earthly Ranking were abolished, and the Human Ranking was changed to the Hidden Dragon Ranking. Only those over thirty years old could be included on the list, and 108 people were listed."

Wu Cheng asked curiously, "What about the Grandmasters of the Innate Realm? If we don't create a ranking list and let them compete among themselves, won't they start thinking about fighting the imperial court?"

Bai Suying nodded. "Yes, that's why Bao Jing created lists such as 'Number One Sword Under Heaven' and 'Number One Blade Under Heaven,' with only one spot reserved for each list."

Wu Cheng laughed, "This is truly a way to create chaos. However, only a unified dynasty could produce such a list that everyone can trust and that can count all the masters in the world. It's just that the court wants to control the world by creating this list, but it will surely suffer a backlash once the court declines."

"Therefore, the Great Yu Dynasty has now abolished all rankings in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the tyrannical Emperor Jing."

At this point, Bai Suying couldn't help but glance at Wu Cheng again.

Is there really no such list of people who bring chaos to the world?

Hard to say!

You know, in my past life, it was my junior brother who created all those new rankings...