Red Bamboo Aflame (I)

The waves of monsters that invaded human territories were powerful and abundant. Even though the Immortal Association financially supported a large effort to recruit cultivators to the frontlines, they were still vastly outnumbered. But this did not mean the humans were losing. The various species of demons and beasts were each dangerous with their unique traits but it all paled in comparison to the power of organization and coordination from the human race.

It was now the fourth month of the monster invasion. Under the leadership of Immortal Gentle Lotus Gong Liyun, the monsters within Red Bamboo Province had been pushed back consecutively for almost two months. Tribes of demons or packs of beasts barely had a chance to settle down in their conquered lands before they were uprooted and eradicated. The human safe zones were continually pushed east and some residents that had fled even dared to return.

The cultivators paid no heed to these commoners, they were only focused on one thing, the leaderboard of the Immortal Sect Competition. With the massive amount of points flowing in from the eastward offensive, Wu Qianyu no longer had a strangle hold on first place. Indeed, Snow Fairy Long Yifei, Blaze Knight Fen Ziping, and Lonely Hero Peng Xiling were all constant presences in the top five. Their points were extremely close and they frequently changed places on the leaderboard.

The three were talented cultivators in their own right but they were also heavily supported by their entire sect. Their immortal masters were constantly close by to guide them and lead them to the best locations to farm points. Their fellow disciples even had to sacrifice their own scores to prop up them up.

Immortal Frost Diamond Murong Aiyin, Immortal Divine Blaze Fen Jue, and Immortal Desolate Sword Pen Yuefeng were all relatively competent and they realized that Wu Qianyu's lead was partly due to Chen Wentian's shameless taxi service. They did not hesitate to employ similar tactics but at a much larger scale, their sects were much larger after all.

Competition between the three major sects was fierce and getting more and more aggressive with each passing week. But try as they might, they still could not catch Wu Qianyu who always held a slight lead. It caused them even more fury when their informants in Cloudy Mountain Province reported that Chen Wentian left Wu Qianyu alone and rarely stopped by in the last month or so.

How was this possible? Did she have another immortal that shuttled her around the battlefield? It was simply impossible for her to rack up points like that by herself!

This was how Wu Qianyu found herself the topic of rumors and endless speculations.

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Li Yuechan, Song Wushuang, Xu Lanyi, Su Xue, and Su Yue were attached to Glacier Palace for the eastern offensive but they were relegated to support duties and cleanup missions. They weren't mistreated, more like ignored. The one thing they looked forward to was the occasional dinner with Long Yifei. She was still gracious and caring as before and chose to socialize with the sisters.

Tonight, was one of those times. The five sisters were sitting around a camp fire with Long Yifei and four junior disciples. Long Yifei was considerate of their initial meeting and only brought juniors with her instead of elders. While Xu Lanyi was still a bit distrustful, and Song Wushuang was ambivalent, the other three were slowly being worn down by Long Yifei's continued attention and show of comradery. Their little outdoor dinner party was quite lively and harmonious, with the four juniors putting on their best efforts to flatter and praise the five elder sisters.

"Wow!" One of the juniors cried out as she read from a news flyer, "Elder Sister Li, your senior sister is too fierce! Look, she regained her first place again!"

She handed over the paper and Li Yuechan looked at it curiously. Indeed, Wu Qianyu had briefly went down to third place for a few days only to storm back today with a dominating performance of over ten thousand points. The others on the leaderboard could only get over ten thousand points on their best days but Wu Qianyu made it look easy.

"I hope I can meet your senior sister; she sounds like an amazing fighter!" Another junior added.

Li Yuechan smiled, "She is a great senior sister. But don't forget you girls have an equally great senior sister as well."

"Sister Li, you are praising me too much." Long Yifei said lightly. "Although it is quite surprising. I hear she does missions alone and yet she's still able to keep up with us."

"Wu Qianyu is our master's strongest disciple. So of course, he has made amble preparations to make sure she will succeed." Song Wushuang said, "But this is a competition after all so I apologize for not being able to say anything more."

Long Yifei nodded with a smile and tactfully did not push for more details. She instead changed the topic and discussed the progress of the offensive campaign with Li Yuechan and Song Wushuang. The twins got bored and resumed the gossip about the leaderboard with the other four juniors. Only Xu Lanyi seemed a bit left out but she occupied herself with her food and drink.

Glacier Palace disciples were mostly vegetarian. They ate foods with strong yin properties, such as tofu, fruits, and vegetables. Everyone was surprised by the five sisters change in diet after their reunion. While they still ate some of the same dishes as before, they also ate an equal amount of food that contained yang energy such as red meat, milk, and alcohol.

The four juniors were especially fascinated by Xu Lanyi who continuously took swigs from a bottle of wine.

"Elder Sister Xu, is that good?" One of them asked.

"Hmm? Do you want to try?" Xu Lanyi held out the bottle. Her face was red and she was already a bit drunk.

The girl was about to reach over when her hand was slapped away by her fellow sister. "No! You know you can't drink alcohol. Do you want to get punished by the elder!"

Xu Lanyi laughed, "I totally forgot, yeah you girls can't drink this. It's bad for your cultivation."

The first girl didn't want to give up, "Why? I've never ever tasted it before; I want to drink like Elder Sister Xu!"

Xu Lanyi looked at her with interest. "Well, you could, you just have to…" She made a crude gesture with her hands, "… do it with a man."

The girl looked scandalized while the others laughed. Su Xue and Su Yue joined in and they started a spirited and giggling discussion of the male anatomy with the twins providing some 'expert' testimony.

It was an interesting and relatively open secret within Glacier Palace that sexuality was impossible to repress even within a sect that strictly required virginity. While the older members no longer found interest in such matters, the ones who were still young and fertile could not completely suppress their natural human desires and curiosity towards the opposite sex.

Almost all the girls had never seen a man's parts before and had only heard from others who had also heard from others. The rare few who had firsthand knowledge only saw them briefly by accident or during a dangerous situation. Naturally, there were a lot of misconceptions and misinformation passed around about the subject, from the length and girth, to the general shape, and also the act itself.

The four listened with wide eyes and open mouths as the twins described Chen Wentian's assets in great detail. They were completely captivated by the vivid explanation!

"Wow…"

"So big!"

"How can it fit? How does it feel?"

Su Xue and Su Yue looked at each other, lost for words, their thoughts drifting to the passionate nights with their master. Sex… it was wonderful. It felt hot and full, like their insides were being stretched to the limit. It felt like a fiery rod was piercing their soul and taking them to heaven. To them, it was simply the best feeling in the whole world but would these junior sisters believe them? How could they describe it to someone who had never experienced it?

They looked to Xu Lanyi for help, who was eavesdropping, but she only roared with laughter.

"How does it feel?" She grinned evilly, "You'll know when you try it!"