Xiaoyue felt her worldview collapsing.

She had always thought her young master was a prodigious genius, but it turned out he was someone with even less aptitude than herself.

However, she could see how much the Mistress cared for Xiao Yifeng.

Lin Ziyun, due to recent rumors, had comforted Xiao Yifeng and sent over a lot of cultivation resources.

Such care made Xiaoyue speculate a lot about Xiao Yifeng's identity. Her gaze towards him was quite peculiar.

But being a smart person, she served Xiao Yifeng very earnestly, not looking down on him because of the rumors outside.

Xiao Yifeng, after blushing initially, didn't mind later on, probably because a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water.

He didn't care about outsiders' opinions, only about some people in the Boundless Hall.

Moreover, Xiao Yifeng knew he had poor aptitude, but diligence could make up for clumsiness, and with the Unification of the Three Religions, he believed he could achieve great things with time.

With the iron-blooded deterrence of the third senior brother and his secluded residence, he had no distractions.

In his spare time from classes, he fully utilized the Formless Heart Sutra to assist in cultivating the Nine Volumes of Heaven-Inquiry and the True Explanation of Stars, and his cultivation did not falter. Finally, after three months, he successfully reached the first level of Qi Refining.

When Xiao Yifeng awkwardly announced to everyone that he had reached the first level, everyone laughed heartily, overjoyed.

Lin Ziyun naturally encouraged him, urging Xiao Yifeng to strive forward, believing that the heavens reward diligence and that hard work could compensate for lack of talent.

Su Miaoqing made a funny face at Xiao Yifeng and then laughed herself.

Su Qianyi's expression was strange, extremely colorful, and he finally shook his head helplessly, thinking, "Oh well, as long as he's healthy and grows up safely, I don't expect him to bring me any glory."

Time passed by swiftly, and three years went by unnoticed.

This year, Xiao Yifeng turned thirteen.

Since reaching the first level of Qi Refining, Xiao Yifeng's progress remained astonishingly slow.

It took him a year and a half to barely reach the third level of Qi Refining, and now, three years later, he was at the fourth level.

Although his cultivation progress was extremely slow, due to daily exercise and consuming heavenly treasures, his body grew quickly.

Even though he was a year younger than his senior sister Su Miaoqing, he was already about the same height.

His youthful face gradually matured, and with the Heaven-Inquiry Sect's attire, as the senior brothers would say, "Even if he can't fight, he still looks the part."

Su Miaoqing had grown from an eleven-year-old girl to a fourteen-year-old young lady.

As she matured, her stunning beauty began to take shape, with a special charm in her every smile and frown.

Su Miaoqing had excellent aptitude, and after three years, she had reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, just a step away from the eighth level.

If not for Su Qianyi and his wife believing that progressing too fast in cultivation wasn't good and thus repeatedly helping her stabilize her foundation, she might have already reached Foundation Establishment. She often boasted in front of Xiao Yifeng, followed by encouragement.

Su Miaoqing always liked to stay with her hardworking and accommodating junior brother, who knew how to cheer her up.

After three years, the two had become very close.

However, Su Miaoqing always had the upper hand, and Xiao Yifeng, having lived two lives, naturally wouldn't fuss over anything with the little girl Su Miaoqing.

One evening, after finishing their lessons in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting with Lin Ziyun, Xiao Yifeng and Su Miaoqing came out.

Xiao Yifeng said goodbye to Su Miaoqing, but she grabbed him.

Su Miaoqing, looking unhappy, said, "Xiaofeng, are you going back to cultivate again? Aren't you tired of cultivating every day?"

Xiao Yifeng could only smile wryly and said, "Senior sister, isn't this diligence making up for clumsiness?"

"But I haven't seen your cultivation improve much. It won't hurt to take a break. Come on, let's go out and play," Su Miaoqing said discontentedly.

Seeing her displeased, Xiao Yifeng thought for a moment and realized he hadn't gone out to play with her much recently.

He had to agree, "Alright, I'll listen to you, senior sister."

Seeing Xiao Yifeng agree, Su Miaoqing immediately beamed with joy, happily pulling Xiao Yifeng along as they ran.

The two ran out of the palace, heading outside. Su Miaoqing never liked playing inside the palace because she had already explored it thoroughly and could easily be caught by Lin Ziyun.

Su Miaoqing led the way, with Xiaobai happily running behind her.

Xiao Yifeng followed closely behind, and they ran towards the back mountain.

The mountain range behind the palace was vast, with the Boundless Hall's back mountain being extremely expansive, covered in lush greenery and layers of foliage.

As the mountain wind blew, the forest swayed like ocean waves, creating a magnificent view that broadened one's mind.

Su Miaoqing loved exploring this unknown world, although it was unknown only to her.

Upon reaching the open area, Su Miaoqing played with Xiaobai, complaining that Xiao Yifeng was too slow.

Suddenly, a glow flashed around her, and a multicolored ribbon floated behind her head.

The ribbon passed under her arms and wrapped around her arms, making Su Miaoqing look like a celestial maiden descending from the heavens.

She laughed like silver bells, gently spread her hands, and flew off the ground, waving to Xiao Yifeng and Xiaobai running below.

With a wave of her hand, the two ribbons, like spirit snakes, wrapped around Xiao Yifeng and Xiaobai.

She wrapped Xiaobai into her arms, while the other end wrapped around Xiao Yifeng's waist.

She laughed happily, "Let's fly!"

Su Miaoqing took Xiao Yifeng and soared into the sky.

This was the flying magic treasure given to Su Miaoqing by Su Qianyi and his wife after she reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

It was a Peak-Grade Dharma Tool, capable of both flight and protection, perfect for Su Miaoqing at her current stage.

Since obtaining it, Su Miaoqing had been having a great time with it.

Normally, one could perform Object Manipulation at the fifth level of Qi Refining, but Su Qianyi and his wife were afraid Su Miaoqing would become obsessed with playing, so they hadn't given her any Dharma Tools.

It wasn't until now that they gave her this and a Low-Grade Immortal Sword.

Of course, for Su Miaoqing, the most important thing was its appearance.

Flying on a sword wasn't as visually pleasing as flying with this ribbon.

Su Miaoqing took Xiao Yifeng and flew high through the sky.

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With ribbons floating around her and holding the snow-white Xiaobai, she looked like a fairy.

Xiao Yifeng, hanging from the fairy's ribbon, seemed like a mortal being taken by a celestial maiden.

It wasn't Xiao Yifeng's first time being taken flying like this, so he was used to it.

One could only wonder what ordinary people would think upon seeing this, and what kind of mythical tales would arise.

Su Miaoqing yearned for this sense of freedom and unrestrained feeling.

She laughed like silver bells, flying faster and faster.

Before long, they had flown beyond the area they had previously explored.

This place was deep in the back mountain of the Boundless Hall, home to some monster beasts, but they were all low-level, with the strongest only equivalent to the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Therefore, Su Qianyi and his wife weren't too worried and allowed Su Miaoqing to roam freely.

Xiao Yifeng reminded, "Senior sister, don't fly too far, or we won't make it back in time for dinner, and Master and Mistress will scold us."

Su Miaoqing pouted, "Xiaofeng, you glutton, always thinking about food, yet you haven't gained much weight."

Xiao Yifeng, hanging below, could only smile wryly and try to persuade her kindly.

Despite her words, Su Miaoqing slowly descended not far away.

As soon as they landed in the forest, Su Miaoqing frowned, covering her nose and shouting, "What's that smell? It's so stinky."

The Xiaobai in her arms squirmed uneasily.

Xiao Yifeng also frowned, carefully following the scent.

Not far from where they landed, in the grass, lay a dead demon wolf.

Xiao Yifeng pinched his nose, walked over to the corpse, and squatted down to examine it.

It was a Gale Wolf, the most common type of demon wolf in this area.

The demon wolf's body was already quite decomposed, with its bones broken all over, its belly cut open.

Its Demon Core had been taken, but its precious fangs remained.

A trail was left on the grass, as if something had crawled over it.