Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 140

Chapter 140: Refining Spiritual Weapons

Elder Huang, Liu Meiling, and Elder Guo sat together. Although it seemed peaceful on the outside, the tension between them was palpable. Elder Guo’s gaze darted anxiously between the two women. After several moments of unbearable silence, he finally gathered his courage.

"Actually..." he began, but was immediately cut off.

"Shut up!" both women commanded in perfect unison.

Elder Guo’s mouth snapped closed, his shoulders slumping in defeat. He settled back into his chair, accepting his fate as a mere spectator in whatever confrontation was unfolding.

Elder Huang turned to Meiling, her lips curving into a smile. "So you’re Mei Mei. I’ve heard so much about you."

"And you’re the junior sister?" Meiling returned the artificial smile. "I’ve heard quite a lot about you as well."

Inwardly, Meiling couldn’t hide her shock. This guy really got married? I thought he was gay, she thought, studying Elder Guo curiously.

Xiuying, who had been observing the exchange with wide, innocent eyes, suddenly piped up. "Sister Mei Mei, is this what they call a love triangle?" she asked, tilting her head with genuine curiosity.

Meiling’s face flushed crimson. "Wh-what are you talking about? What triangle?" she sputtered, before quickly regaining her composure. She smoothed her robes and addressed Xiuying with forced authority. "Go and play by yourself. The adults are speaking."

"Oki," Xiuying agreed cheerfully, wandering away without further protest.

Once the girl was out of earshot, Meiling turned her attention back to Elder Guo, her expression sharpening. "Anyway, ’senior brother,’" she emphasized the title with subtle mockery, "you seem to have grown weaker since the last time we met."

Elder Guo chuckled. "Haha, I’ve grown old. Just letting the younger generation have a turn."

Meiling studied him with unconcealed skepticism. What did he mean by old? He was barely three hundred years old—practically in his prime for a cultivator. And what younger generation was he referring to?

"Hmph," she scoffed, folding her arms across her chest. "This wouldn’t have happened if you’d taken my offer back then." Her gaze hardened as she leaned forward. "When your Sect Master returns, you should convince her to take the Righteous Alliance’s offer. Otherwise, your sect won’t survive."

Elder Huang’s eyes flashed dangerously. "Do you think our sect needs your help?" she retorted, her voice rising with each word. "We’d die before we accepted any help from you self-righteous cult bastards!"

"What did you say?" Meiling rose to her feet, spiritual energy rippling around her like heat waves.

Elder Huang stood to match her, undaunted. So what if Meiling was a Golden Core cultivator? Did she think she could humiliate them in their own home? Besides, the woman was well within their formation’s attack range, and Elder Huang was itching to test its capabilities.

"Ladies, please calm down," Elder Guo attempted to interject, raising his hands in a placating gesture.

"Stay out of it!" both women shouted without even glancing his way.

Elder Guo sank back into his seat, resignation etched into his face. He couldn’t help but reflect on how far he had fallen. How could someone like him be treated with such disrespect? He had failed his ancestors. Silently, he prayed his disciple Xiang Yu wouldn’t meet a similar fate.

"Do you think my Azure Cloud Sect fears you?" Elder Huang challenged, her fists clenched at her sides.

"Hmph! What can you possibly do against a rank five sect?" Meiling countered. "Even the other rank five righteous sects can’t stand against the Wuming Cult leader."

As expected of the Righteous Alliance, Elder Huang thought bitterly. They aren’t doing this out of kindness but because they want to eliminate a competitor. In the end, it’s all about their own interests.

"If this efficiency continues to improve," he mused, examining a perfectly formed pill between his fingers, "I might eventually craft higher-level pills for the sect without depleting our resources." _{free.webn\ove(l)(.)c(o)m}

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