They all want to change my future.

Chapter 15: I Came First

Lin Yueyin's face darkened.

This inexplicable sense of superiority is really unpleasant.

Like a proud phoenix soaring through the heavens, looking down on the creatures on earth.

Anger flashed in her crimson eyes, and Lin Yueyin said, "If you don't tell me, I'll cling to him."

You, Phoenix, don't look down on me, but what would happen if I hung out with someone you respect?

"What kind of threat is that?" Ji Baizhi said helplessly. "But do you also think that Young Master can do it?"

Lin Yueyin was somewhat puzzled: "Did you accomplish what?"

"Reach the Third Realm within a month," Ji Baizhi said, enunciating each word clearly. "How long did it take you back then?"

Lin Yueyin fell silent, not because she was speechless, but because she was reminiscing.

Recalling those days of arduous training, practicing swordsmanship, physical conditioning, and spiritual cultivation.

She shouldn't slack off; she must make sure her survival is worthwhile.

"It took me half a year to go from the first realm to the third realm."

Half a year.

From drawing qi into the body, to mastering bone forging, and finally to achieving the complete circulation of innate true qi.

For ordinary people, it takes three, five, or even longer.

In just six months, she had already achieved astonishing speed, so fast that even her tutor was taken aback, calling her a once-in-a-century genius.

That is why he was able to become a disciple of his current master and inherit Chengying's legacy.

Ji Baizhi listened and simply nodded.

"And what about you?" Lin Yueyin retorted, her crimson eyes fixed on her. "How long did it take you to cultivate this phoenix?"

Ji Baizhi remained silent for a moment, seemingly wondering whether to speak.

"A month and a half," she said softly.

Lin Yueyin's pupils contracted slightly.

One and a half months.

Even faster than her.

It's unbelievably fast.

"Truly worthy of being called a phoenix," she said coldly, her tone neither praising nor mocking.

Ji Baizhi didn't respond to that. She knew she was about to pass away, and the responsibility she carried was even heavier than Lin Yueyin's.

"For ordinary people to reach the third realm, they start cultivating at the age of fifteen. Breaking through one realm a year is already considered very fast. Reaching the third realm at the age of eighteen is already considered genius in the eyes of the world."

Ji Baizhi looked at Lin Yueyin and continued, "Just like the fake identity you prepared for the young master."

Lin Yueyin understood Ji Baizhi's meaning.

Identity can be fabricated, family background can be forged, and experiences can be made up.

One's cultivation level cannot be faked.

One is one, two is two.

Standing on the arena of the Dragon Gate Trial, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the difference in cultivation level can be determined in a single fight.

If Li Zhi were to take the stage and reveal his cultivation level of less than the third realm, then his identity would naturally be false.

"He doesn't have to participate," Lin Yueyin said. "Registering is one thing, but there's a rule about withdrawing from the Dragon Gate Exam."

"You still don't understand." Ji Baizhi laughed again, a very happy laugh. "I mean, Young Master, you can definitely do it."

The trust in those words made Lin Yueyin uncomfortable, and she retorted, "What gives him the right?"

Yeah, why should we?

How could Li Zhi advance from the initial Qi Sensing stage to the third stage within a month?

He had no blood feud to avenge, nor any heavy responsibility to shoulder.

Even Lin Yueyin couldn't sense Li Zhi's dedication and yearning for cultivation.

Based on that prophecy, and that extraterrestrial visitor's identity?

Hearing this question, which was clearly said in anger, Ji Baizhi shook her head: "I'm relieved by Miss Lin's reaction. She probably won't bother with the young master anymore."

"Do you think I want this?" Lin Yueyin sneered. "If it weren't for the Holy Maiden's request, who would follow him?"

"I see." Ji Baizhi seemed to have figured something out, and sighed, "You really are an idiot."

Lin Yueyin was furious, truly furious, after all, she was a genius.

Although I can't compare to you, phoenix.

You can't treat me like an idiot either.

The more you don't want to, the more I'm going to do it!

"Very good," she said, almost gritting her teeth, enunciating each word clearly, "I will teach him swordsmanship."

Upon hearing this, Ji Baizhi not only did not stop her, but instead bowed slightly forward, performing a standard and graceful greeting.

Her posture was composed and elegant, displaying the unique demeanor of a royal woman.

Although Ji Baizhi was dressed simply and in a sorry state, her manners still instantly reminded people of her status as the eldest princess.

Caught off guard, Lin Yueyin's first reaction was to sidestep, her crimson eyes filled with confusion and wariness.

"What are you doing?"

"Of course I should thank someone for their help," Ji Baizhi said, straightening up as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Lin Yueyin was completely baffled: "I taught him, and you're thanking me? Why? What's your relationship?"

"Even now, Miss Lin, don't you understand?"

As Ji Baizhi spoke, a faint blush rose on her face, but she maintained a calm tone.

She has begun to get used to and adapt to her new identity.

I understand?

What do I need to know?

Lin Yueyin's mind started to work.

The saintess said that Ji Baizhi was willing to go all out.

Li Zhi used that method to tease Ji Baizhi.

The relationship between the two people.

The person who appeared out of nowhere was a man.

So, what else could that method be?

"You really trust him that much?" Lin Yueyin turned her face away and looked at Li Zhi, who was meditating cross-legged.

"Of course," Ji Baizhi said, "Young Master will definitely be stronger than me and cultivate much faster."

He himself entered the third realm in a month and a half, so naturally he wanted to complete it within a month.

"I still don't understand why you have so much faith in him."

Lin Yue didn't turn around; her voice came from the side, tinged with awkwardness: "To be honest, I admire you a little now, admire you for daring to do this."

Ji Baizhi stared at her awkward profile for a long time.

Then, she smiled softly.

"Admire me? To me, it's just escapism."

"Is it an escape?" Lin Yueyin said, "But in this way, in the eyes of the world, you, this phoenix, will just be a lovesick fool."

"It's alright," Ji Baizhi said nonchalantly. "I believe that Young Master will silence them later."

"Now I know what the stench of love is like." Lin Yueyin turned around. "I can't stay here any longer, I'm leaving."

She pushed open the door and disappeared outside.

A sour, rancid smell?

Ji Baizhi lowered her head and sniffed herself; she didn't smell anything.

But a faint blush still crept onto her face uncontrollably.

The blush faded quickly.

Because she had another question on her mind.

A bigger problem.

Since the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect saw through my methods, why did she still arrange that identity?

"From the south," Ji Baizhi murmured to herself, her brows furrowing slightly. "Knowing some Sword Sect techniques is quite normal."

Tiannan is the area under the jurisdiction of Tianzong. A member of a collateral branch from Tiannan learned some rudimentary skills of the Sword Sect by chance.

This makes perfect sense.

But that's not the problem.

The reason is that the saintess, who is said to know the secrets of heaven, must have had a deeper meaning in making such an arrangement.

Also, how much did she actually know about Li Zhi's future?

Was Lin Yueyin someone she arranged to get close to the young master?

If that's true, it doesn't matter now.

After this conversation, even if Lin Yueyin had that thought, she wouldn't do it.

This time, I was the one who arrived first.