Silent.
Cold.
Empty.
The entire Dustwind Valley froze as the last whisper of the Sterility Immortal faded into the wind.
New disciples—hundreds of them—trembled at the mountain gate.
Dustwind elders wiped sweat from their brows.
Even the hidden clans observing from afar turned pale.
Only one person remained calm.
Miyu.
Not because she wasn't scared.
But because her adult perfectionist mind was trying desperately to categorize the threat.
"…This sterile energy is… too orderly.
Too symmetrical.
Too unnatural."
Solene stepped in front of her, lifting her broom like a weapon.
"Master, stand back."
Behind her, Jin Haru whispered:
"Solene-sama is serious…!!"
Lin Ruyin clung to Liang Yuefeng's sleeve.
"If even Solene-sama is scared… we're all doomed!"
Yin Huani, leaning against a rock with arms crossed, smirked.
"Finally. A threat interesting enough to challenge Miyu."
---
✨ The First Strike Arrives
A faint crack echoed from the sterile forest.
Then another.
Then—
BOOOOOOOM!!!
A shockwave blasted out from the woods, turning stone to white dust.
Air rippled.
Trees vaporized.
The white energy surged like a silent tsunami.
"It's expanding!!"
"The sterile zone is eating the land!!"
"AHHHH!!"
Solene released divine energy and slammed her broom into the ground.
BOOOOM!!!
A golden barrier flashed outward, holding the sterile wave back.
But barely.
Hairline cracks spread across the barrier like a spiderweb.
Solene gritted her teeth.
"This… pressure…! Even I cannot withstand it easily."
Yin Huani's eyes lit up.
"So this is the power of that monster.
How exciting."
---
✨ The Envoy Appears
Out of the sterile forest, something walked forward—
White.
Silent.
Emotionless.
A humanoid figure, tall and slender, wearing pure white robes without a speck of dust.
Its eyes were blank silver mirrors.
Its skin flawless.
Its feet left no prints.
A sigil glowed on its forehead:
「無菌」— Sterility.
Lin Ruyin gasped.
"W-What IS that?!"
Gu Wenhai fell to one knee.
"An envoy… a divine avatar…!"
Solene whispered:
"That is the Sterility Immortal's Envoy."
Yin Huani tilted her head.
"Looks boring."
The Envoy stepped forward, and the ground beneath it turned white.
It spoke in a voice with no emotion, no breath, no warmth:
"The Immortal of Absolute Sterility has sensed your odor."
Everyone trembled.
"The Ancestor has an 'odor'?!"
"Is that an insult or divine recognition?!"
"WE DON'T KNOW ANYMORE!!"
The Envoy lifted its head slowly, silver eyes reflecting Miyu's small figure.
"You.
Child of imperfect order.
He calls you… Rival."
The disciples nearly died from shock.
Lin Ruyin screamed:
"THE ANCESTOR HAS A RIVAL?!!"
Bao fainted.
Liang Yuefeng, voice trembling:
"Try not to die, everyone."
Solene's grip on the broom tightened.
"Miyu-sama… please stay back."
---
✨ Miyu Steps Forward Instead
Miyu blinked.
"…I don't like him."
Solene froze.
"Master—?!"
Miyu frowned deeply.
"He's too clean.
Weirdly clean.
Like… hospital-clean.
It's unnatural."
The disciples whispered:
"She's fighting based on cleaning logic again…"
"Hospital-clean…? What terrifying level is that?!"
"Is this the Dao of Life-Taking Cleanliness?!"
Miyu stepped closer, squinting at the Envoy.
"…Your robe is too symmetrical."
The Envoy tilted its head.
"I am perfection."
Miyu shook her head.
"No. Perfection has heart.
You're just sterile."
Behind her, the disciples choked.
"Ancestor is arguing about morality of cleanliness—!!"
"She's so cool!!!"
"I want to be clean like her!!!"
Even Yin Huani's mouth twitched upward.
"…I like her more now."
---
✨ The Envoy Attacks
The Envoy raised its hand.
White energy formed.
Not qi.
Not spiritual force.
Something worse—
Anti-Qi.
A wave of vacuum exploded outward.
Solene shouted:
"Master, move—!!!"
Miyu didn't move.
Her perfectionist instincts flared.
She flicked her wrist.
A single flick—
BOOOOOM!!!
Her qi split the sterile wave in half.
The Envoy stumbled.
The world froze.
Lin Ruyin screamed:
"ANCESTOR DEFLECTED IT?!!"
Jin Haru sobbed:
"S-She flicked… and saved reality…"
Yin Huani grinned.
"Ah… beautiful."
Solene was stunned.
"M-Master… your reaction time…"
Miyu blinked innocently.
"…It was crooked.
I corrected it."
Dustwind disciples fainted from admiration.
---
✨ The Envoy Responds
The Envoy's voice echoed:
"Unacceptable correction detected.
Counteracting."
White sigils appeared around it.
Then—
SCHWING!!!
Twelve sterile blades shot outward like silent rays of death.
Miyu didn't understand combat.
She didn't understand formations.
She didn't understand killing.
But she DID understand:
something sharp and messy was flying toward her.
Her brows knitted tightly.
"That's dangerous. Stop."
She raised her hand.
"Order Reversal Correction."
A shockwave exploded outward—
CLANG!
CLANG!
CLANG!!
All twelve sterile blades:
froze mid-air
bent at perfect right angles
arranged themselves alphabetically
then stacked into a neat pile on the ground
The disciples SCREAMED.
Lin Ruyin:
"SHE… SHE ORGANIZED THE ATTACK!!!"
Jin Haru:
"THAT'S THE TRUE DAO OF PERFECTION!!"
Lady Yuehua, watching from the sky:
"…This little girl… defies heavenly logic…"
Yin Huani laughed softly.
"She's unstoppable."
The Envoy trembled.
"Impossible…
Rearranging my attacks…?"
---
✨ Solene Joins the Fight
The Envoy targeted Miyu again.
Solene appeared instantly—
her broom glowing with divine light.
"Do not touch Master."
She swung the broom sideways.
BOOOOOOM!!!
A golden arc split the sterile aura.
The Envoy was thrown back several meters.
Everyone gasped.
Lin Ruyin:
"S-Solene-sama is insanely strong!!"
Gu Wenhai bowed.
"As expected of the Master's divine attendant…"
Yin Huani tilted her head, impressed.
"…She's even stronger than rumored."
Solene floated into the air, divine hair fluttering.
"You threaten the wrong sect."
---
✨ Yin Huani Interferes (Of Course)
The Envoy gathered sterile energy.
Solene was about to strike—
When Yin Huani appeared in front of it with a sweet smile.
"Hello."
The Envoy paused.
Yin Huani placed a hand on its chest.
"Hm. No heartbeat.
No warmth.
Like a corpse."
She leaned forward, whispering into its ear.
"I hate you already."
BOOOOM—!!!
She unleashed black serpent qi, shattering the sterile aura.
The Envoy staggered back violently.
Lin Ruyin screamed:
"WHY IS SHE HELPING US?!"
"SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DANGEROUS!!"
Jin Haru cried:
"I DON'T KNOW WHO TO FEAR ANYMORE!!!"
Solene glared at Yin Huani.
"…I did not ask for your help."
Yin Huani smirked.
"I'm not helping you.
I'm helping Miyu."
Solene's aura flared in fury.
"Stay away from Master."
Yin Huani winked.
"Make me."
The disciples prayed desperately for peace.
---
✨ The Envoy Activates Full Power
The Envoy, enraged, began disintegrating the ground around him.
Silver light engulfed its body.
"Activating Sterile Purge."
Solene and Yin Huani both shouted:
"EVERYONE BACK—!!"
Dustwind disciples ran for their lives.
Even hidden clans retreated.
The sterile energy condensed into a spear aimed directly at—
Miyu.
The girl blinked.
"…That's rude."
Solene screamed,
"MASTER!!"
---
✨ Miyu's Adult Instinct Awakens
Something snapped inside Miyu.
Not fear.
Not anger.
Annoyance.
Deep, pure annoyance.
The kind only overworked adults know.
"This is messy.
Everything is becoming messy again."
She stepped forward alone.
Solene gasped.
"M-Master!!"
Yin Huani's eyes widened.
"…Oh? Interesting."
Miyu raised her hand.
Her past-life perfectionism fused with her Murim power.
She exhaled slowly.
"…Stop making a mess."
"Order Domain — Level Zero."
The air rippled.
The sterile spear froze mid-air.
Cracks spread across it like cracking glass.
Then—
CRAAAAASH!!!
It shattered into dust.
The Envoy fell to its knees.
"No…
This cannot be…"
Miyu glared with the full weight of an adult fed up with nonsense.
"You're making everything unbalanced.
Leave."
BOOOOOM—!!!
A shockwave of pure order blasted outward, sending the Envoy flying into the sterile forest.
---
✨ The Envoy Retreats
The Envoy tried to stand.
But its body trembled.
"I must report…
to His Excellency…"
It dissolved into sterile motes and vanished.
Everyone stood frozen.
Dustwind disciples stared at Miyu as if witnessing a goddess.
Lin Ruyin:
"T-The Ancestor… chased it away…"
Jin Haru sobbed.
"She defeated a MONSTER by being ANNOYED!"
Bao clutched his broom.
"I want to be like Master…"
Lady Yuehua bowed from the sky.
"…Dustwind may become a major sect indeed."
Solene ran to Miyu's side.
"Master! Are you hurt? Dizzy? Emotional? Hungry? Sleepy?"
Miyu blinked.
"…I want snacks."
Solene almost cried from relief.
---
✨ System Unlock: Order Barrier (Lv.1)
Lazy-chan reappeared with confetti.
"Host!! You unlocked a new defense system!"
> [Order Barrier Lv.1 Activated]
Protects entire Dustwind territory
Repels sterile energy
Strength +50%
Expands influence with each disciples recruited
Dustwind disciples cheered.
"We're saved!!"
"Long live the Ancestor!!"
"Expand the sect!!"
"We need more cleaners—I mean disciples!!"
---
✨ Ending Scene — The War Begins
Far beyond the valley, deep within a sterile dimension—
A tall, flawless man sat upon a cold white throne.
The Sterility Immortal.
He lifted his head slightly.
"A child dares oppose my Dao?"
His silver eyes narrowed.
"…Interesting."
He stood.
And the sterile world trembled.
"I will cleanse her myself."