65: Chapter 65 It turns out I'm the most ordinary person on this mountain.

Luo Li sheathed her sword and stood still. Fine beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, which she casually wiped away with her sleeve.

"You're awake?"

"Good morning, First Senior Sister." Zhao Ruoan stepped forward.

"Why not sleep a little longer? You exerted yourself so much earlier." Luo Li returned her sword to its scabbard.

"I've mostly recovered." Zhao Ruoan stretched his limbs. "Outside... why is it so quiet? Has the beast tide retreated?"

"It retreated." Luo Li's answer was crisp and direct.

"Last night, Revered Master joined forces with several powerhouses from allied Sects and a few Great Demon Kings from deep within the Demon Lands, charging directly into the nest of the frenzied Yao Beasts."

"They slaughtered the craziest leaders, and the rest naturally scattered like birds and beasts."

Zhao Ruoan's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

"Then when are we returning to the Sect?"

"Once Elder Huang and the others settle the aftermath and finish tallying the casualties, probably in a day or two," Luo Li said.

She looked Zhao Ruoan up and down, then suddenly said, "Don't think that just because you had a fortunate encounter and obtained Revered Master's Cultivation Technique you can slack off. The path of cultivation is like rowing a boat upstream. Talent determines your starting point, but sweat determines your destination. Look at me—my morning practice has never been interrupted for a single day."

"Junior Brother takes your teaching to heart," Zhao Ruoan nodded earnestly.

Looking at First Senior Sister's strikingly heroic face, a thought stirred in his heart.

What was that talent rewarded by the System yesterday called again?

Eye of Insight.

Should I... give it a try?

Once this thought arose, he couldn't suppress it any longer.

He chanted silently in his mind.

"Eye of Insight, activate."

The next second, a pale blue light screen visible only to him unfolded over Luo Li.

[Name: Luo Li]

[Realm: Ninth Layer Soul Transformation Realm (Target's cultivation is too high; part of the information is obscured by the Heavenly Dao Law and cannot be fully inspected)]

[Spiritual Root: Heaven Rank Ultimate · Gengjin Sword Bone]

[Physique: Supreme Sword Body (Not Fully Awakened)]

[Talent 1: Lucid Sword Heart (Exclusive to Sword Dao Prodigies, all techniques can serve as swords)]

[Talent 2: Reality-Piercing Spirit Eyes (Can see through all illusions, illusionary arts, and Formations)]

[Background: Direct Bloodline of the 'Luo Family', a secluded Sword Cultivator Family in the Upper Realm. Due to her innate Sword Bone being incompatible with the Family's main Cultivation Technique, she was regarded as Trash. She was later discovered by Yun Qinghan wandering the Upper Realm, who made an exception to bring her back to the Lower Realm and take her as a Personal Disciple.]

"..."

Zhao Ruoan froze completely on the spot, his brain going entirely blank.

What on earth?

Ninth Layer Soul Transformation Realm?

That's literally combat power ceiling level!

And that Heaven Rank Ultimate Spiritual Root, Supreme Sword Body, Lucid Sword Heart... with this setup, are you sure she isn't the Chosen One of some Xuanhuan novel?

Direct daughter of an Upper Realm Family, born with a divine Physique yet treated as Trash by her Family, then picked up by a passing powerhouse...

This script is way too textbook!

Zhao Ruoan felt like his worldview had been hit with a billion points of impact.

He had always thought that having a System made his starting hand an absolute winning setup.

Looking at it now, compared to First Senior Sister, his setup was practically laughable.

"Little Junior Brother? What are you staring at?"

Luo Li's voice pulled him back from his shock.

She noticed Zhao Ruoan staring straight at her, his expression constantly shifting between shock and stupor, looking completely dazed.

"Ah? Oh, it's nothing." Zhao Ruoan quickly snapped back to his senses, forcing himself to calm down as he hastily made up an excuse. "I just felt that First Senior Sister is so amazing that I zoned out for a moment."

Luo Li was amused by his clumsy excuse and gave him a playful, reproving glare.

"Glib tongue. I think you're just dazed because you haven't fully woken up."

She cracked her wrists, producing a series of crisp popping sounds.

"Just as well, that girl Hongling isn't up yet. Since we have free time, come spar a few moves with me."

"Let me test if you've been slacking off recently."

"Ah?" Zhao Ruoan was startled.

"What 'ah'? Come over." Without allowing any argument, Luo Li pulled another standard-issue longsword from her storage ring and tossed it over. "Use this one; don't break that precious sword of yours."

Zhao Ruoan had no choice but to catch the longsword and walk into the center of the courtyard with a bitter expression.

Spar with a Soul Transformation Realm boss?

Isn't this just asking for a beating?

"Come at me with your strongest sword move. Let me see what you've got." Luo Li stood firm, not emitting even a single ripple of Qi, looking just like an ordinary Mortal woman.

Yet Zhao Ruoan felt as if he were facing a towering mountain, feeling immense pressure.

Inside the courtyard, the ringing of a sword resounded.

Not long after, Third Senior Sister Mo Hongling ambled out of her room, bleary-eyed.

She was still wearing a pink nightdress, her hair messy, clutching half a gnawed spiced spirit pig trotter in her hand, dazedly stuffing it into her mouth as she walked.

"Mmm... First Senior Sister, Little Junior Brother, what are you doing... fighting and killing so early in the morning..."

She mumbled indistinctly.

Luo Li stopped her movements and looked at her helplessly: "Finish eating before you talk."

"Oh." Third Senior Sister Mo Hongling nodded dutifully, then stuffed the rest of the pig trotter into her mouth in two or three bites and let out a satisfied burp.

She wiped her greasy little hands and began pulling things out of her Storage Pouch as if showing off treasures.

"I have breakfast here! Little Junior Brother, come try my newly developed Crab Roe Soup Dumplings! Also Crystal Shrimp Dumplings, Hundred Flowers Honey Porridge, Milk Hibiscus Cake..."

Before long, the stone table in the courtyard was covered with a dazzling array of exquisite breakfast dishes, their aroma instantly filling the entire yard.

Even Luo Li couldn't help but salivate upon smelling it.

"At least you have some conscience." She sheathed her sword and pulled Zhao Ruoan—who was on the verge of doubting his life choices after her "guidance"—over to sit by the stone table.

Zhao Ruoan looked at the table full of spiritual food, then at Third Senior Sister Mo Hongling, who was waiting expectantly for praise.

That thought crossed his mind once again.

First Senior Sister is already such a monster. What kind of setup does this Third Senior Sister—who looks harmless and only cares about eating—possess?

Curiosity killed the cat.

But he couldn't help himself.

"Eye of Insight."

The pale blue light screen surfaced once more.

[Name: Third Senior Sister Mo Hongling]

[Realm: Third Layer Void Refining Realm (Target's cultivation is too high; part of the information is obscured by the Heavenly Dao Law and cannot be fully inspected)]

[Spiritual Root: Heaven Rank Ultimate · Yimu Longevity Physique]

[Physique: Ten Thousand Dao Devouring Divine Physique (Not Fully Awakened)]

[Talent 1: Taotie Stomach (Can devour and digest all things, transforming them into the purest Origin energy)]

[Talent 2: Heart of a Spirit Chef (Possesses culinary talent that turns the mundane into miraculous, capable of perfectly processing any ingredient and granting it special effects)]

[Background: Orphan of a Dynasty in the Mortal Realm. Experienced war in her youth—the Dynasty fell, leaving her homeless and nearly starving to death in a famine, giving her an intense obsession with food. She was later saved by Yun Qinghan wandering the Mortal Realm and taken as a Personal Disciple.]

Zhao Ruoan froze once again.

Void Refining Realm?

A whole major Realm higher than First Senior Sister?

Ten Thousand Dao Devouring Divine Physique? Taotie Stomach?

Good lord.

Able to devour all things and turn them into energy? This talent is simply unreasonable!

No wonder the effects of the spiritual food she makes are so Heaven-Defying; it turns out to be a talent skill.

Zhao Ruoan fell silent.

He silently picked up a soup dumpling with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

The delicious broth burst in his mouth, the ultimate delicacy instantly lifting his spirits.

Then, he looked at his two Senior Sisters.

One Supreme Sword Body, one Devouring Divine Physique.

One abandoned daughter of an Upper Realm Family, one orphan of a Mortal Realm Dynasty.

All of them are standard protagonist templates of destiny.

And moreover, both of them were picked up by Revered Master.

Zhao Ruoan suddenly felt that as a Transmigration candidate with a System, he seemed to be the most "ordinary" person on Qinghan Peak.