At night, Xu Feiling bid farewell to some relatives, weeping throughout the night. The next morning, Yuchi held Xu Feiling's hand, bringing this girl in floral clothes into the Ascension Gate, causing the village folks to exclaim in wonder!
Ascension Gate.
The scenery was picturesque with birds singing, flowers blooming, the sky blue, and the greenery lush.
Halfway up the mountain.
"Sect Leader Senior Brother!" Shen Qinghan saw Yuchi approaching and dashed over, her black eyes filled with excitement!
It had been ages since she last saw her Sect Leader!
The Sect Leader seemed to have lost some hair, but it looked like he had grown stronger!
As expected, the Sect Leader is truly the Sect Leader!
No matter my cultivation level, I can't see through him!
"...Who are you?" Yuchi looked in surprise at the young girl before him, who was looking at him with expectation.
Has the Ascension Gate been robbed?
Why did this girl look so unfamiliar, with her fair face, a lively twelve or thirteen-year-old, full of youthful vigor!
She was adorable.
So, where did Qinghan go? Did she burrow into the ground?
"It's me, Sect Leader Senior Brother!" Shen Qinghan stomped her feet in mock fury.
She paused.
Excitedly said, "I am Qinghan!"
"Ah!" Yuchi was shocked, does cultivation have such effects?
The talk about eternal youth seemed like a bluff, but it turns out there really is such an effect.
As the saying goes, "Fairness conceals all flaws."
Not to mention, Shen Qinghan had a good foundation; she truly looked like a different person from the little girl he just brought back.
Moreover, it seemed like her frame had matured too, even in simple clothes, there was a special liveliness unique to a cultivator!
How long has it been?
Whoa, she has really grown up quickly and beautifully!
Yuchi's face broke into a wide smile, "I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"Yes! Sect Leader Senior Brother! I can feel a burning fire inside me now!"
"That's because you're about to break through!" Yuchi laughed, and handed her a Yuan Absorption Pill.
Then they exchanged glances.
"Eternal youth indeed! Sect Leader Senior Brother!"
"Haha."
Shen Qinghan accepted it like a precious treasure, and gave her Sect Leader Senior Brother a respectful bow.
"And here's some clothes, see if they fit." Yuchi casually took out some clothes, which he had gotten from his wardrobe.
But Qinghan has grown, who knows if they'll still fit.
"I'll go try them on!"
Compared to the elixir, the little girl clearly preferred the clothes Yuchi offered.
She rushed into the rundown cabin nearby.
Came out shortly after.
A girl around twelve or thirteen, wearing a light yellow dress, with a perfectly cinched waist, especially with a light blue flower embroidered on her shoulder, giving it a very fresh look!
Fair-skinned and pretty, though her legs were still short, compared to the former dark-faced little girl, it was like a complete transformation!
"Sect Leader Senior Brother!" Shen Qinghan looked expectantly at the young man in front of her.
"Beautiful!" Yuchi genuinely praised.
She really looked good; he wasn't much of a writer, but now Shen Qinghan truly felt like a young cultivator, with a special, different aura.
Very...
Hmm...
Very nice!
"Heehee!" Receiving the Sect Leader's praise, Shen Qinghan was quite delighted.
She pinched her chubby cheek to confirm it hurts, then laughed: "Not a dream, Qinghan truly has a Sect Leader Senior Brother!"
"Haha, of course you do." Yuchi was amused enough to burst into laughter.
Qinghan really had a good temperament.
Only then did Shen Qinghan finally notice someone else behind Yuchi.
She hadn't seen her at all, really only had eyes for Yuchi.
If it wasn't for the other person's strong emotions, she wouldn't have noticed.
This lady?
Shen Qinghan curiously looked at her.
Xu Feiling appeared somewhat nervous, having initially thought Yuchi might be a fraud, but now it was clear he wasn't!
The little girl in front of her was apparently younger than herself, yet she called the young man beside her, Sect Leader Senior Brother?
After comparing herself to this little girl, whether in body or looks, she just couldn't compete.
The other was a perfect celestial maiden, so what about her?
Suddenly felt like crying.
"Allow me to introduce, this is the disciple who will cultivate alongside you in the future. You are the first to join our Ascension Gate, so you will be her senior sister. Both of you can cultivate together, making it less lonely." Yuchi introduced calmly.
"Really?" Shen Qinghan was excited.
Little girls still like to play, and cultivating can be boring. Having someone around makes it different.
With no bad intentions, she immediately ran over and held Xu Feiling's hand.
"I have a junior sister now?" she exclaimed joyfully.
Xu Feiling seemed a bit shy.
"That's right."
Yuchi conjured up a book as if by magic.
Having spent a hundred tokens to exchange for this cultivation technique, unlike the Longevity Technique that Shen Qinghan learned before, this Ten Thousand Leaves Thunder Technique was evidently an entry-level thunder cultivation technique, which could also be cultivated to the peak of Qi Cultivation.
"Take this to cultivate, if you don't understand something, you can ask your senior sister Qinghan." Yuchi handed the book over.
He knew he wouldn't understand it anyway, so it was better to give the book to someone who would find it useful.
"Thank you, Sect Leader... Senior Brother." Xu Feiling spoke with difficulty.
Having to address a peer in such a manner.
A bit...
Embarrassing!
Such an embarrassing situation!
"Now that this is settled, Qinghan, you two chat. I shall take my leave. If there's anything urgent, use the Immortal Stone to call for me." Yuchi, in the manner of a sage, said.
Before leaving, he turned his back on the two girls.
A face full of reluctance.
With a wave of his arm.
The mountain slope, once overgrown with weeds, became shiny and new, the ground completely paved with smooth blue stone bricks.
Then he witnessed two bedrooms rise from the ground.
The green bricks and tiles, with an antique charm, left Shen Qinghan utterly speechless, and Xu Feiling even went weak at the knees, kneeling down!
Oh, wow!
He truly is a master!
"My money! My Dao points!"
Yuchi held back his sorrow.
He pretended not to care, casually saying, "Girls, cultivate well, the future world belongs to you."
"Heh."
With a snort, Yuchi vanished into the Ascension Gate.
The Ten Thousand Leaves Thunder Technique only cost a hundred Dao points, which was quite cheap.
The green stone brick ground shockingly required five hundred Dao points!
As for the two rooms, together they totaled an unbelievable one thousand!
Yuchi calculated his Dao points in his mind; he had earned all these things himself. Who could withstand such spending?
Still need to make money to sustain the sect!
...
Within the Ascension Gate, Shen Qinghan looked around at the surroundings, exclaiming in awe.
My Sect Leader Senior Brother is really impressive!
Can such things be casually made?
To be able to effortlessly create such houses!
Though it might not have the grandeur of an imperial palace, this cultivation hall floating amidst the misty mountains and waters is even more enchanting!
Taking a sip, Shen Qinghan beamed at Xu Feiling, "Junior Sister, from now on, you also need to cultivate diligently!"
"Sect Leader Senior Brother is so good to us!"
"We can't let Sect Leader Senior Brother down!"
Xu Feiling looked at her blankly, "What's the Sect Leader's name?"
"Ah," Shen Qinghan paused, immediately crouching down with her head in her arms, "I forgot!"
No way, girl!
You don't even know this young man's name?
You're cultivating under someone else's sect?
How does that even work out?
"Do you know, Junior Sister?" Shen Qinghan moved her gaze away from her knees.
"I don't know," Xu Feiling said awkwardly.
"Haha, ask next time then; for now, let me take you to wash up, and then you need to focus on cultivating the technique!"
Shen Qinghan smiled, dragging Xu Feiling to a small cabin nearby.
With an air of maturity, she scrubbed Xu Feiling clean inside and out, leaving her face red as a beet.
All the places that needed and didn't need washing were attended to.
What bad intentions could a little girl have?
Completely clean now, Xu Feiling dirtied three buckets of water.
Fortunately, there was a mountain spring, crisp and clear, from which Shen Qinghan took a sip with pleasure.
Xu Feiling followed suit.
"Gulp gulp gulp—"
The mountain spring was indeed exceptionally sweet!
Eyes still a bit bewildered; it's hard to imagine being here now.
To think, just yesterday, she was out hunting.
Could this young man really be her benefactor?
"What is this?" Her gaze fell onto a lotus pond; the appearance of the pond was breathtaking.
"This is the Blessed Land provided by Sect Leader Senior Brother 'for me!!!'"
"Cultivating here can enhance your cultivation speed!"
"Junior Sister."
Shen Qinghan placed a small flower in Xu Feiling's hair while on her tiptoes, satisfied as she complemented, "Cultivate well, Sect Leader knows everything that happens in the sect, and only by doing well can you receive Sect Leader Senior Brother's expectations and receive some cultivation techniques and elixirs!"
"Alright... I'll try my best," Xu Feiling said in awe.
But she immediately asked, "Do we just need to cultivate, without doing other things?"
"What do you mean?" Shen Qinghan was puzzled.
"That's how it is! Isn't some money needed for sect cultivation? I brought money; when do I pay the entrance fee?"
Shen Qinghan didn't understand, but Xu Feiling did.
She had refused Yuchi before because she knew cultivation was costly.
Especially upon entering a sect, a sum needs to be paid to receive the cultivation techniques.
Then, completing sect tasks earns you some elixirs.
Following this were the sect martial competitions and various assessments.
What sect offers a secret manual right off the bat?
"Not sure, is that true?" Shen Qinghan scratched her head.
"Yes! It's like that! Haven't you paid anything?" Xu Feiling was shocked.
"No, when I was chopping wood, Sect Leader Senior Brother found me and then told me to cultivate," Shen Qinghan honestly admitted.
"Isn't it? Who is he really to give such things indiscriminately!"
Cultivation isn't a straightforward path; for sects, it's a business.
But Shen Qinghan continued, touching her cheek, "Then Sect Leader gave me the Blessed Land and elixirs, seemingly Yuan Absorption Pills, which cost a hundred taels of silver each outside!"
"Hiss! A hundred taels!" Xu Feiling clutched her chest, feeling a burning sensation.
"Two pills!" Shen Qinghan gleefully held up her slender fingers to her forehead.
"Pfft!" Xu Feiling couldn't hold it in, looking at Shen Qinghan, utterly speechless.
This is possible?
Why?
It doesn't make sense!
Why does he give this pretty little girl so many elixirs?
Logically, there should be mutual interests!
Could it be...
Xu Feiling eyed Shen Qinghan, a blush suddenly spread through her gaze!
Could it be... that she repays with her body?
This young man is not decent; he spares not even young girls!
Yuchi, "?"
Shen Qinghan's pretty face also turned crimson, "What nonsense are you thinking, Junior Sister!"
"No?" Xu Feiling was a bit frightened.
"Of course not!" Shen Qinghan exclaimed, shooting a palm out, blasting a wasp three meters away with the force.
The wasp, "Did I offend someone?"