The red light in the dead rat's eyes dissipated. Suddenly, one of the crows pecking at the rat let out a shrill cry, spread its wings, and its originally black eyes turned red, frightening the other crows into a hasty flight. The crow that had eaten the rat's heart flew up a short distance, then plummeted to the ground with a thud, its body enveloped in a black mist.

The crow's cries sounded like "Ah—Ah—", but now they seemed distorted, resembling human screams that sent chills down one's spine. The pitch-black wings struggled in the black mist.

In a short time, it had merged with some of the power from the rat and fox demons, and combined with the crow's body full of ominous energy, it transformed into a new demon.

Suddenly, with a bang, the black crow exploded, and from the pile of rotten flesh crawled out a tiny, pitch-black rat. The rat had red eyes, like flowing blood, and it let out a dazed moan, "So hungry... I'm so hungry... Eat... Find, find her..."

After crawling for a distance, its body suddenly contracted, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a crow again. It spread its wings, flew over the treetops, and disappeared at the edge of the sky dyed red by the setting sun.

...

"Alright, place this spirit jade pearl here, and this small formation will be complete."

The leading senior brother from the Guiyi Immortal Sect stood up, pointed to the formation under their feet, and explained to Bai Ling, "Junior Sister, look, this formation was created by the elders of our sect. There are forty-nine such small formations, and besides this one, other fellow disciples are setting them up in various places. The small formations are interconnected, forming a large formation that will envelop Luyang and the surrounding area."

"The recent plague in Luyang is actually due to a crack that opened up there, allowing evil energy from the Demon Abyss to seep out. This caused the people living nearby to be infected with foul energy, and now even the filth in that area can easily turn into demons. We can't close that crack for now, so we can only block the energy inside to prevent it from spreading, and then invite fellow Taoists who are good at purification and healing to come and save the people."

"Alright, our task is complete, and we can return to the sect now."

Having dealt with the formation matters, everyone prepared to set off back to the sect.

The male senior brother said a bit embarrassedly, "We are actually just ordinary disciples and haven't learned how to fly on swords yet, so..."

Bai Ling: "Very good, I like down-to-earth people!"

With someone leading the way, Bai Ling finally successfully arrived at Guiyi Immortal Sect. It was indeed a sect located in the mountains, covering a large area, surrounded by mountain ranges. Behind the scattered buildings, there was also a large lake, shimmering with ripples under the sunlight.

Bai Ling: There's such a large place for bathing, I've come to the right place!

Old Seashell: "Little master!"

Bai Ling: "No talking."

Old Seashell: "Sob."

Joining Guiyi Immortal Sect went exceptionally smoothly. Who knows how those seven disciples reported it, but Bai Ling caused quite a stir in Guiyi Immortal Sect. From the sect master at the top to the outer sect servants at the bottom, everyone ran to the square to watch.

"It's actually the dragon clan, the dragon clan hasn't appeared in the world for many years!"

"I wonder if there will be a chance to see the dragon clan's original form in the future. I heard that worshipping the dragon clan can bring good luck. I've been a bit unlucky recently, why don't we try it?"

"I heard that all adult dragons can bring clouds and rain. I wonder if this one is an adult? Bringing clouds and rain is so cool!"

The sect master was moved to tears. Looking at Bai Ling, he had the expression of someone who had been hit by a windfall.

"Come, come, come, see which peak you want to join. I heard you're very interested in Mount Youfu. As long as you join our main peak's direct lineage, you'll have a great chance to go to Mount Youfu and broaden your horizons."

The peak masters of the other peaks pushed him aside, each one eloquent. "Little Bai, look, you're most suitable for our peak. We all specialize in flying on swords. We all fly in the sky. When you join, I'll have your senior brothers and sisters accompany you to fly and play. It's very fun~"

"No, no, our peak is more suitable. We practice water-based spells. We can fly without swords, and we can also ride clouds. You can learn it as soon as you become a direct disciple!"

"Get out of the way, you're all scaring people like this. Bai Ling, consider our peak. Our peak is the tallest in the entire Guiyi Immortal Sect, and you can look down on all the other mountains..."

They were like a group of black taxi drivers and small hotel owners soliciting customers at a train station.

Bai Ling's scalp was about to explode from listening. Why did they all want to fly? Didn't any of these cultivators practice with their feet on the ground?

She firmly said, "I want to choose one where I don't have to learn to fly on swords, don't have to learn to ride clouds, and don't live on a mountain."

In the end, under her insistence, she was led away by a two-meter-tall, red-haired big man, under the regretful gazes of the sect master and the other peak masters.

"Choosing me as your master, kid, you have good eyes. I am the Immortal Chi Yan. In the past, I was in charge of forging weapons and various artifacts in the Immortal Court. Now in Guiyi Immortal Sect, I am the master of Blazing Flame Valley. Unlike the other peaks, our valley has few people, but no one dares to provoke us. Rest assured, after joining my sect, your master and senior brothers will protect you, and no one will dare to bully you!"

Chi Yan's voice was like a bell, his speech like thunder, and the muscles on his body were like rocks. The exposed half of his arm was covered in flame spiritual patterns.

Blazing Flame Valley had the fewest disciples in Guiyi Immortal Sect. Besides Master Chi Yan, there were six senior brothers, all tall and burly like their master, standing in a row like small mountains, enough to block out the sky when pulled out.

Compared to these senior brothers, Bai Ling's height only reached their waists.

Surrounded by her six senior brothers and being observed, Bai Ling felt like a pitiful little creature that had accidentally entered a monster's den. Looking at her senior brothers, she was momentarily a bit face-blind and couldn't help but think, did her new master have some special preference for this body type? The disciples were all the same size, XXXXL.

Chi Yan's palm, like a cattail leaf fan, pushed the bear disciples away one by one. He pointed at Bai Ling, "From now on, this is your junior sister. It's the first time our Blazing Flame Valley has a female disciple. You all need to take good care of her. This child is different from us, still a baby dragon. You, as her senior brothers, must behave properly. No wicked thoughts, and no bullying her, you hear me!"

The senior brothers responded in unison, "Yes, Master!"

It sounded like a chorus at the Yellow River.

Chi Yan nodded with satisfaction and said to Bai Ling, "Our Blazing Flame Valley is a place for forging divine weapons. Although it's forging, don't underestimate it. It's also a form of cultivation. We achieve divine weapons, and divine weapons are also achieving us. Cultivation is everywhere in this world. Come, your master and senior brothers will show you around first."

Bai Ling followed the group of burly men, master and senior brothers, to tour the Blazing Flame Valley. She saw the magnificent furnaces and thousands of red-hot swords in the lava pool.

The flowing magma from the earth's interior surfaced, raising the temperature of the area considerably. After seeing everything, Bai Ling understood that she would learn blacksmithing with her master in the future.

Blacksmithing is quite good, as long as she doesn't have to fly, anything is fine. Rather, she was a bit eager to try this violent feeling, very interested.

Sensing her thoughts, Old Seashell almost cried out loud. He was a little afraid that his beautiful little master would turn into a figure similar to these big men in the future. He tragically shouted in the voice transmission, "Little Master, no!"

Bai Ling happily transmitted back, "No, I think blacksmithing is not bad."

After seeing various places in the valley, Chi Yan said, "Good disciple, you just arrived here. Master will give you a weapon. What do you want?"

What weapon? Bai Ling began to ponder. Seeing her hesitation, several senior brothers came forward to show her their weapons. "Little junior sister, look, I, the eldest senior brother, use a big knife. This knife weighs a hundred pounds and is made from sun meteorite."

"Junior sister, look at mine, I use a rake. Don't mind its unsightly appearance, it has great power!"

Bai Ling thought: Using a rake, as expected of second senior brother.

"Junior sister, what do you think of this giant sword of third senior brother? Every time I walk out with it on my back, girls keep staring. It's very popular."

It came to the last senior brother. He took out a huge weapon that looked like a shovel. "Junior sister, look at my shovel. It was made by Master for me. Not only is it powerful in fights, but it's also very convenient and practical for digging minerals and such. Master still has a smaller one, it must be suitable for junior sister!"

Bai Ling looked at the golden big shovel, the corner of her mouth twitching. "Choosing a shovel, I'd rather choose a hammer!"

Chi Yan laughed loudly, "Good, worthy of the little one I valued. Bold and ambitious. Since you say hammer, we'll use hammer! It just so happens Master has a pair of mountain-splitting hammers, made with quite a few precious materials. This time, they're yours!"

Before Bai Ling could speak, the six senior brothers started blindly boasting, clapping their hands and cheering thunderously.

"Junior sister is mighty! Junior sister is awesome! Junior sister is especially suited for hammers!"

"Junior sister is indeed extraordinary, worthy of the dragon clan!"

"Junior sister is a heroine of the time! Senior brothers admire you!"

The six of them created the momentum of a thousand-people concert.

Just with this delay, the decisive master had already taken out that pair of hammers. "Come look, this hammer, one is forged from heavy yin stone, one is forged from heavy yang stone, a perfect unity, possessing the ability to break open yin and yang. One hammer strike can smash open a mountain. Ordinary immortals don't dare to directly face it. And this hand guard, made from the skins of fierce beasts I collected in my early years..."

Bai Ling suddenly felt that this pair of hammers wasn't bad either. She reached out to take the hammers, feeling her two arms sink. The two hammers hit the ground with a thud, shaking the earth.

Bai Ling: "...Good, imposing enough, I like it!"

She gritted her teeth and picked up the hammers.

Chi Yan's eyes showed gratification. "Not bad, this pair of hammers weighs three hundred pounds, heavier than your senior brothers' weapons. You are of the dragon clan, your strength is inherently great, and it will grow greater in the future. At that time, Master will reforge for you, forging them into thousand-pound, ten-thousand-pound hammers. By then, with these hammers in hand, ordinary monsters and little immortals, you can smash one dead with one strike!"

The senior brothers once again cooperatively gave a round of fierce praise, praising Bai Ling until she was overjoyed. She performed a hammer swinging demonstration on the spot. Accidentally, she flung one of the hammers into the mountain wall, deeply embedding it.

Senior brothers: "Ooh! Junior sister is awesome! Junior sister, do it again!"

At this time, the Supreme God Xuan Cang, the original male lead far away on You Fu Mountain, did not know that the female lead disciple who should have belonged to him, due to her fear of heights and not knowing the way, gave up on the spot and went to join Guiyi Immortal Sect to learn blacksmithing instead.

The little disciple who was supposed to be soft and lovely, using silver bells and colorful silk as weapons according to the plot, now wielded big hammers and walked towards another path of being able to lift a boulder with strength.

Bai Ling settled down in Guiyi Immortal Sect. She quite liked Blazing Flame Valley. Master and the several senior brothers didn't have many schemes and treated her well. Especially Master Chi Yan, if she didn't know her own father was the patriarch of the White Dragon Clan, she would have suspected that this master was actually her long-lost father.

Worried that she wouldn't like the environment of Blazing Flame Valley with its rolling magma, Master specially opened up a new residence for her in the warm area of the back mountain where the vegetation was lush. And because she was a baby dragon who liked to play in the water, he directly created a lake near her residence - the old man punctured the water veins in that area and forcibly made a lake.

Since coming to this world as an orphaned dragon, it was the first time Bai Ling was so doted on by an elder. She felt somewhat moved in her heart, but while feeling moved, she also had some doubts. So she asked directly.

"Master, why are you so good to me, there must be other reasons?"

Chi Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Little Dragon, you really are a direct child."

"Actually... it's nothing much. Many years ago, when I was expelled from the Immortal Court, I suffered a very heavy punishment and nearly perished. At that time, a woman saved me. She was from the White Dragon Clan. We spent several years together, mutually admiring each other. Just before we were to marry, she said the White Dragon Clan was in danger and had to go help her clan. Afterwards... she never returned. Not long after, news came that the White Dragon Clan was exterminated, and white dragons no longer existed in the world."

"Seeing you now, I feel somewhat relieved, knowing that there are still people from the White Dragon Clan. You are one of her clansmen, and if she were still here, she would certainly take care of you in the same way." Chi Yan carefully patted her head, and on his rugged face, a gentle expression appeared.

Author's Note:

Still waiting for server maintenance, Green Green who couldn't come online: ...My female lead, she went to be a blacksmith?

Me: No, no, she's not your female lead anymore.