Forced to Be a Villain: Starting With My Brain Extraction System-Chapter 130: Elder Yan Yue’s Summon!

"Zhiran...? Are you finally here? Where did you go?"

Xiao Lan asked, surprised as she saw Mo Zhiran after so long. She didn’t know where he went, as he didn’t inform her.

To be honest, she thought he was cultivating indoors diligently before, but when Elder Yan Yue asked her to fetch him, she didn’t find him anywhere.

Only then did she find out that he was missing.

"Xiao Lan? What a surprise. I don’t know why, but I always find you strolling around the peak."

Zhiran smiled widely as soon as he saw his beautiful senior, who hadn’t changed much.

Then, he thought he was just out for around a month. What would change at all in such a small time?

Still, he didn’t know why, but he felt quite good seeing this senior who had a good impression of him.

So, naturally, he came close and directly hugged her slightly, totally surprising Xiao Lan. But before she could understand what just happened, Zhiran removed her from his embrace before lightly flicking her glabella.

"Senior, you always wander around the sect. Take your time to cultivate, too. This way, you won’t live long."

He joked lightly. Maybe he was now at the realm of the Late Stage of Foundation, so he didn’t feel as reserved in front of her as before.

Even saying senior was just his way of joking around, which Xiao Lan was completely unaware of.

"You..."

At first, Xiao Lan wanted to admonish him for his frivolous behavior. Then, seeing the genuine smile on his face, she decided otherwise.

Besides, she already expressed her intention before, didn’t she?

So, ignoring his antics, she just lightly slapped his chest and said,

"Tch... look at yourself before pointing at others. I know what I am doing. What about you? Where did you disappear suddenly? Do you know Master Yan Yue has been looking for you all this time?"

Xiao Lan said, admonishing him. She thought he was playing around.

And her thought wasn’t wrong, as most outer sect disciples get too excited after getting promoted to the inner sect. It was common for them to ignore their cultivation for some time, only to get stumped later on.

Xiao Lan didn’t want Zhiran to suffer before waking up, though.

"Peak Master is looking for me?"

Zhiran raised his eyebrow and asked.

To be honest, he was kind of conflicted about this Elder Yan Yue. He knew that she was a spy from the demonic sect, and he also knew that going to the Blood Mist Valley secret realm was a dead end.

If before, he was really thinking of just skirting around. After all, he wasn’t stupid enough to waste his life.

But after his transformation and increase in realm to foundation establishment, his mindset completely changed.

’If I remember correctly, it seems Tianyu got a very good treasure inside that secret realm. Although it was dangerous for others and many lost their lives due to the Black Lotus Sect, that guy came back directly in the foundation realm.’

Zhiran remembered bits and pieces of information he heard in his last life while he was bedridden.

He remembered this incident because, at that time, he was still hopeful that Tianyu would help him.

After all, for reasons and ethics, Tianyu was his clan brother. He was the closest person he could lean on while he was hopeless in this unknown sect suddenly.

Besides, the reason why he was like that was also mostly because of Tianyu’s grudge. He thought that if Tianyu helped him, or at least tried to, he would forgive him, although a little grudgingly.

But the situation later drove him totally into despair with no light in sight.

Zhiran totally knew that his grudge against Tianyu and heaven might look totally stupid to some people.

After all, he himself was a weakling who couldn’t save himself. What was the point of blaming others?

But only he, who lived through that despair, knew what it was like to be driven around like a puppet on a string.

What it was like to be given slight hope only to get thrashed again and again through various supposedly random circumstances.

What it was like to be a side character in someone else’s plot.

’But the situation has changed, hasn’t it? This time, whatever happens, I can take it head-on.’

Zhiran had this confidence as he smiled as if in relief. He knew that Tianyu wouldn’t go down so easily.

That guy was definitely a protagonist. Even though he lost big by losing Xueyin, he might get something else. Who knew?

"Yeah, Peak Master Yan Yue has already ordered you to go and meet her after you come to the sect. In fact, I think you should go meet her. She seemed to be in a hurry."

Xiao Lan said, remembering how she already summoned her three times to ask about Zhiran. To be honest, even she was curious now.

What was so important that Elder Yan Yue wanted to meet with Zhiran so badly?

"Okay then. Let’s meet another time, Xiao Lan. Maybe let’s go wander around Azure Flame City later? What do you think?"

Zhiran said casually. This senior was quite beautiful and was interested in him from the beginning. He didn’t mind getting close to her.

"Hmm? O-Okay."

Zhiran was so forward and bolder than before that Xiao Lan felt a little awkward. She could only nod lightly, completely unbecoming of a senior.

She even forgot that she was a foundation realm cultivator while Zhiran was just a Qi Condensation realm cultivator.

But she indeed noticed some change in him instinctively.

’So weird... why do I have a feeling that this junior is stronger than me?’

Xiao Lan thought, watching Zhiran’s disappearing figure.

’No way... he is just a Qi Condensation cultivator. Although he has great potential and even Elder Yan Yue cares about him, he just joined the inner sect. How can he build his foundation this early?’

Xiao Lan shook her head, feeling that she was overthinking.

Ember Lotus Peak was as quiet as before Zhiran left. While walking to the peak, Zhiran really saw only a few people around.

’Isn’t Peak Master too withdrawn? Isn’t it better to accept a few more disciples?’

Zhiran thought, feeling speechless. Even though you are a spy, you shouldn’t be so withdrawn, right?

In fact, it was better to accept and train a few disciples to better infiltrate the Divine Cauldron Sect.

At least that’s what Zhiran thought.

"Elder... I am Mo Zhiran. I heard that you asked Senior Xiao to summon me."

It didn’t take long for Zhiran to reach the top of Ember Lotus Peak. Once he was near, he shouted softly, intending to give the Elder a heads-up.

What could he do, as this peak didn’t have any barrier to speak of, nor were there any guards around?

Elder Yan Yue was really a loner through and through.

He could only wait for the Elder to summon him. Fortunately, he didn’t have to wait for long.

"Come in."

A soft voice directly echoed in his mind that belonged to Elder Yan Yue.

After getting her permission, Zhiran swiftly entered, right beneath the huge Fiery Lotus.

’It really is an array, and there are quite a few. No wonder there was no barrier.’

However, unlike before, Zhiran immediately noticed something odd. Just like he guessed before, that calm feeling he got after entering this place was due to an array. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

But besides that, he sensed some complex arrays around. Of course, he didn’t use his divine sense to look at them.

Rather, it was all due to the effect of the Immortal Brain in his consciousness platform.

After all, that immortal seemed quite versed in arrays, as Zhiran was able to use the instinctiveness of that brain even when it was basically dead.

"You finally came? Where did you run to? Didn’t I ask you to practice diligently?"

Just as Zhiran was lost in his own thoughts, a soft voice dragged him back to the present.

The voice of course belonged to Elder Yan Yue. But unlike before, she wasn’t standing before him.

Rather, she was currently submerged inside the huge pond right in the middle.

Yes, Zhiran saw that Elder Yan Yue was actually taking a...bath.

’No, she seemed... injured?’

Zhiran wasn’t sure, as the piercing gaze of the Elder forced him to lower his head. But still, he managed to see her smooth thighs sprawling around.

To be honest, he was kind of jealous of the fish inside the pond.

After all, Elder Yan Yue really had a gorgeous figure, rivalling Lianhua.

’What am I thinking? Did my brain get damaged by the last extraction?’

Zhiran shook his head, feeling his thoughts were too random. Was he seriously thinking about the Elder’s figure right in front of her?

When did he become so fearless?

"Speak... why don’t you answer me? Or... did you go stupid from what you saw?"

Yan Yue asked with a slightly raspy voice after seeing Zhiran shaking his head suddenly, her cold eyes filled with slight disappointment.