Upon discovering that the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan possessed the same diary as herself, Lian Nishang's first thought was to eliminate her.

After all, the diary was so magical that it represented a truly unique adventure for her, potentially even a spur to greatness.

Anyone who knew someone else had the same adventure would likely want to eliminate them.

However, the thought of eliminating the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan was fleeting.

Lian Nishang knew she was no match for the Child-Grandmother.

Her power was simply beyond her current capabilities. Furthermore, if she, Lian Nishang, possessed the diary, so did the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan. Could someone else possess it

as well? If so, eliminating one would be meaningless.

Crucially, the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan had the ability to kill her the previous time, but she chose not to, instead sparing her. Now, was Lian Nishang supposed to turn around and try every possible means to kill Tianshan Tonglao? She couldn't do that either.

Of course, Lian Nishang also suspected that the women around Ye Xiu might also possess diaries, just like her and Tianshan Tonglao. Otherwise, why would they flock to Ye Xiu?

While Lian Nishang admitted that Ye Xiu was indeed quite handsome, given the pride of women like Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue, it would normally be impossible for them to serve the same man at the same time. Yet, they both fell in love with Ye Xiu, slept with him, and even managed to coexist peacefully. This was completely unnatural.

Therefore, Lian Nishang was looking for an ally. And the Tianshan Tonglao before her was undoubtedly a very suitable candidate.

First, the Tianshan Tonglao possessed the same diary as her. Another point was her appearance: that of an eight or nine-year-old girl.

Ye Xiu's diary revealed that while he was a bit of a playboy, he wasn't a pervert. At least, he wouldn't prey on an eight or nine-year-old girl, even one who merely looked like one.

Therefore, Tianshan Tonglao wasn't particularly competitive in certain areas, so partnering with her was undoubtedly the best option.

Lian Nishang then adjusted her mindset and began discussing the diary with her.

Having only recently acquired the diary, Tianshan Tonglao wasn't aware of the monthly rewards, or even the fact that it controlled favorability. She simply thought the diary's automatic daily appearance of new content was magical.

However, after a brief conversation between them, Tianshan Tonglao was stunned to discover just how amazing this diary truly was!

Previously, Tianshan Tonglao had simply assumed that the information she could obtain from the diary was secondary to the rewards it offered.

"My cultivation is stuck at the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm, unable to break through. Can the rewards from this diary help me break through?" Tianshan Tonglao's eyes lit up.

"Well, I'm not entirely sure. After all, I'm not stuck like you. But the diary is so magical. As long as your favorability is high enough, you're mentioned enough times in the diary, and the rewards you receive are generous enough, perhaps with the impact of a large amount of true qi, you can break through the bottleneck." Lian Nishang thought for a moment and said this.

Tianshan Tonglao's eyes flickered at this.

To be honest, Tianshan Tonglao didn't really believe the rewards from the diary would help her break through. After all, she knew her own situation.

At the age of twenty-six, she was deceived by Li Qiushui and became possessed, which even caused severe damage to her body. Until her body was healed, it was impossible for her to break through to the Grandmaster level.

After all, one of the prerequisites for breaking through to the Grandmaster level is a healthy body. If this requirement isn't met, no matter how much practice one does, no matter how profound one's Qi cultivation, there's no way to break through.

However, although Tianshan Tonglao doesn't believe in breaking through bottlenecks, don't forget that she'll enter the rejuvenation phase in less than a month.

By then, she'll have lost all her martial arts skills. If she can obtain the diary's reward at that time, her cultivation will be restored sooner, potentially shortening her rejuvenation phase, and thus better protecting her personal safety!

"Little girl, are you telling me all this? Do you have any ideas?" Tianshan Tonglao was extremely curious about the diary's magical reward and was extremely excited.

However, Tianshan Tonglao was a seasoned practitioner after all, and she could tell at a glance what Lian Nishang was thinking, so she asked directly and frankly.

"I want to form an alliance with you!" Lian Nishang said seriously.

"Alliance?" Tianshan Tonglao's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"That's right. Since you and I both have diaries, it means that there are not just one diary, and there may not just two. You should be able to see it from Ye Xiu's diary. Ye Xiu was originally not very noticeable in the Huashan Sect. He was even just an ordinary Huashan Sect disciple. But after he started writing a diary, everything seemed to start changing. First of all, his master's wife paid more attention to him. She even sent Ye Xiu to the Cliff of Regret after Ye Xiu said he wanted to go there. Then came his junior sister Yue Lingshan, and later Dongfang Bubai, Huang Rong and so on. They almost all appeared in front of Ye Xiu one by one after he started writing a diary."

"Grandma, don't you think it's very strange and coincidental? It's even a bit deliberate. If they also have diaries like us, then everything can be explained." Lian Nishang wanted to call Tianshan Tonglao "Grandma". After all, Tianshan Tonglao is now over ninety years old. At this age, it is normal for Lian Nishang to call her "Grandma".

However, when Lian Nishang saw the girl, who looked like a mere eight or nine-year-old, standing before her, barely taller than her waist, she couldn't bring herself to say "Grandma."

Of course, there was another reason. While Tianshan Tonglao was stronger than her, her cultivation was at the eighth level of the Grandmaster Realm, while Tianshan Tonglao was only at the ninth level. Therefore, Lian Nishang felt that Tianshan Tonglao's strength was limited, and she felt that she was unworthy of the title of "Grandma."

After all, in the martial arts world, martial arts are respected. Without absolute strength, it's difficult to gain recognition.

Tianshan Tonglao wasn't particularly concerned about Lian Nishang's question about her address; more accurately, she was focused on other things.

"Ning Zhongze, and even Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue, have diaries?" A flicker of surprise flashed in Tianshan Tonglao's eyes.

"That's right. As far as I know, Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue, their previous strength had not reached the Grandmaster level. Even Yao Yue, she was stuck at the ninth level of the Grandmaster level for more than ten years. But not long after they met Ye Xiu, they became Grandmasters. I suspect that they broke through to the Grandmaster level because of the reward from the diary." Lian Nishang came to this conclusion after analyzing the information she had investigated with her forces and combining it with the diary.

"Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue only reached the Grandmaster realm thanks to the diary's reward, and Yaoyue was stuck there for over a decade—" A gleam of heat flashed in Tianshan Tonglao's eyes once again.

Although she still didn't believe the diary would allow her to reach the Grandmaster realm, she couldn't help but harbor a glimmer of hope.

After all, she had been stuck at the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm for far too long. And she clearly could have reached Grandmaster or even higher.

In fact, Tianshan Tonglao had harbored murderous thoughts towards Li Qiushui more than once, after all, she had wronged her so terribly.

However, she remained steadfast in her bond with her master, and even more so, out of respect for him. She felt that Xiaoyaozi would never want to see his disciples fighting each other, so she repeatedly restrained herself.

This restraint, coupled with her own circumstances, led to her increasingly erratic and difficult personality over time.

Inner restraint, coupled with her own physical anomalies and Li Qiushui's reckless insistence—all these factors—were the reason Tianshan Tonglao could have driven anyone else insane. Even if she hadn't, she would have become a psychopath.

Therefore, the Tianshan Tonglao's volatile outward personality alone was already quite good.

"Yes, Yaoyue's state of mind was affected by Jiang Feng's incident, and her cultivation was stuck at the ninth level of the Grandmaster Realm for over a decade. But after meeting Ye Xiu, she quickly became a Grandmaster. This was clearly due to the reward from the diary, which allowed her to break through. Your situation is somewhat similar to Yaoyue's. Perhaps you too can break through and become a Grandmaster," Lian Nishang tempted Tianshan Tonglao.

In reality, Lian Nishang herself doubted Tianshan Tonglao's ability to achieve a breakthrough, as Yaoyue's problems were only related to her state of mind, while her body remained intact. Perhaps after obtaining the diary and realizing its magical power, Yaoyue's state of mind had naturally healed, and it wasn't a reward from the diary itself.

As for the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan, her problem was her body, which was a real injury. Unless the diary could heal the injuries on her body, it would be almost impossible for her to break through.

This was one of the reasons why Lian Nishang did not have enough respect for the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan.

After all, in Lian Nishang's opinion, she would be able to surpass the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan in terms of cultivation sooner or later, while the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan could only stay at the ninth level of the Grandmaster Realm for her entire life, so the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan was not qualified to be her predecessor at all.

"Okay! Let's form an alliance!" The Child-Grandmother of Tianshan looked at Lian Nishang and decided to form an alliance.

Although the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan could also see that Lian Nishang did not respect her enough, the diary was very important to her, and she had to face the two Grandmasters, Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue - no, there seemed to be Zhong Ling, who practiced the Divine Art of the North Sea and became a Grandmaster.

The thought that Zhong Ling practiced the Divine Art of the North Sea and became a Grandmaster at such a young age was enough to make her feel uncomfortable.

Tianshan Tonglao believed that Zhong Ling must have absorbed the inner strength of others to achieve such a high level of cultivation at such a young age. As for her breakthrough to the Grandmaster realm, it was most likely due to the diary.

With this thought, Tianshan Tonglao became even more excited about the diary and Ye Xiu.

With a snap—

two palms, one large and one small, collided, and the alliance between Tianshan Tonglao and Lian Nishang was established.

"Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue are staying by Ye Xiu's side, making it difficult for us to approach them and infiltrate. So we can start from other directions."

"Other directions?"

"The women mentioned in Ye Xiu's diary aren't just Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue."

"You mean, we should search for the people mentioned in the diary one by one, find those who have the diary like us, and then unite to fight Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue?" "

That's right. After all, there's strength in numbers. Since they have the diary, they will probably want to get close to Ye Xiu and get more rewards. If we find them, they won't miss this opportunity."

"Okay!"

...

"This is Leigushan. Is my grandfather really here?" Wang Yuyan couldn't help but ask, looking at Leigushan ahead.

"Don't be afraid, Yuyan. We're already here, we can't retreat. Let's remove the disguise now and go in directly," Ah Zhu said from the side.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, Sister Ah Zhu." Wang Yuyan nodded nonchalantly.

Soon, two beautiful young women appeared within Leigu Mountain.

Old man Su Xinghe, who had been sitting silently in front of the chessboard in the mountain's valley, seemingly completely absorbed in the game, heard the noise but remained motionless, like a deaf-mute.

"Excuse me, are you Senior Su Xinghe?" Ah Zhu approached and asked coquettishly upon seeing Su Xinghe.

Su Xinghe then slowly turned his head, fixing his gaze on Ah Zhu and Wang Yuyan.

But when Su Xinghe saw Wang Yuyan, he was startled, a flicker of worry and fear crossing his face. "Master's Wife—no, who are you?" Upon

seeing Wang Yuyan, Su Xinghe initially thought it was Li Qiushui, but then he realized she wasn't Li Qiushui.

Although Wang Yuyan and Li Qiushui bore a striking resemblance, almost identical, Wang Yuyan's adorable and innocent aura was definitely not Li Qiushui's. Furthermore, Su Xinghe could sense that Wang Yuyan's cultivation was very low, making her no match for him.

"I'm Wang Yuyan, and my mother is Li Qingluo—" Wang Yuyan, a bit shy, replied anyway.

"Junior Sister Li Qingluo? You're my junior sister's daughter?" Su Xinghe was stunned, surprised, and a bit worried.

He didn't know why Wang Yuyan had come here. Was it related to Li Qiushui?

If it was, then his master, Wuyazi, would be in danger.

"Master," Wang Yuyan called him sweetly.

"Yes." Su Xinghe looked at Wang Yuyan, his heart aching. He wanted to send Wang Yuyan away, but he didn't dare, because he wasn't sure if Li Qiushui had sent her there.

Furthermore, Wang Yuyan was Wuyazi's granddaughter.

Most importantly, Wuyazi's condition was dire; he was on the verge of collapse, and recently, Wuyazi had been asking Su Xinghe to help him find a successor.

And Wang Yuyan, whether in appearance or blood relationship, is undoubtedly the most suitable person to be Wuyazi's successor.

"Wait here for a moment." Su Xinghe decided to ask Wuyazi and see what he would do.

...

"Songshan—" Ye Xiu, Dongfang Bubai, Yaoyue and the others had already arrived at the foot of Songshan.

In addition to the Songshan Sect, Songshan also includes the Shaolin Temple.

Therefore, Ye Xiu, Dongfang Bubai and the others had to conceal their presence, at least to prevent the people from Shaolin Temple from discovering their presence.

After all, even with Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue, they might not be able to gain any advantage if they really went up against Shaolin Temple.

After all, no one knew how many old guys and old things were hidden in Shaolin Temple. Moreover, no one could guarantee that there were no masters at the Grandmaster level among these hidden old guys.

However, if Ye Xiu wanted to attack the Songshan Sect, he would have to consider the Shaolin Temple. But if he were given a little more time—a year or two at most—Ye Xiu was confident that, even in that time, he would have no concerns about facing the Shaolin Temple.

Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue also cast meaningful glances in the direction of the Shaolin Temple.

Their sentiments were similar to Ye Xiu's, perhaps even more ruthless.

After all, neither Dongfang Bubai's Sun Moon Sect nor Yaoyue's Yihua Palace could be considered reputable and respectable. They

had no favorable impression of a sect like the Shaolin Temple.

And now, the Shaolin Temple had forced them to conceal their whereabouts, which they viewed as a form of humiliation.

If they weren't allowed to seek revenge once they were stronger, they wouldn't be Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the Songshan Sect's gate.

"Is it really not necessary for us to take action?" Dongfang Bubai asked Ye Xiu.

"No, let me do it myself, and I also want to test my true fighting ability." A hint of confidence flashed in Ye Xiu's eyes. He had no worries at all. The main reason was that in addition to his own strength, Ye Xiu also had two great masters, Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue, guarding him. With them protecting him, Ye Xiu did n't think anyone could hurt him.