You call this the way of the sword?

The movement range of a sword spirit is restricted by the rules of heaven and earth, but that's okay, there's also the soul vision.

The surrounding forest was shrouded in mist, giving the impression that it was a vast area. However, when Yang Qingfeng switched his soul vision, he discovered that the forest could actually be seen to its end at a glance.

Moreover, the forest was filled with soul fire; apart from some blue ones which were human cultivators, all the other colors were monsters.

The soul fires of countless monsters drifted through the forest, which seemed quite eerie at first glance, but upon reflection, it was all just experience!

However, despite the abundance of monsters, the influx of thousands of new cultivators will make this forest crowded, truly a case of too many wolves and too little meat.

Yang Qingfeng felt quite lucky, being at the forefront and getting the fattest piece of meat.

As the old saying goes, on the path of spiritual practice, if you take one step slowly, you will take every step slowly.

Looking at the blue soul fire gathered in the distant mountains, Yang Qingfeng guessed that it was the location of the Void Mist Canyon's stronghold. After weighing the options carefully, he decided to postpone his trip.

The stronghold is there and won't run away. It's fine to go later. But if we leave this easy opportunity untouched, even Grandpa would be furious enough to come back to life.

"Let's get to level 10 first!"

Yang Qingfeng cleared his mind of distractions, raised his hand, and even released his little spirit sword to kill monsters.

In that instant, the sword spirits were all inspired by Yang Qingfeng and fought even more fiercely.

Outside the canyon.

The dungeon vortex shines once more.

Following Yang Qingfeng, someone else has finally cleared the dungeon.

This time, all the gentlemen were taken aback and stood up, looking over nervously.

"Why is someone else coming out again?"

"Less than nine hours, great, great, great!"

"I never expected that besides that little prodigy Yang Qingfeng, there would be such promising talents!"

"Whose student is this?"

The gentlemen present were all politely deferring to the children, but in their hearts they were all thinking... Could it be my child? The kids are so impressive! They're letting the husbands get some recognition too!

Chang Maofu remained calm, having already achieved his goal this year with Yang Qingfeng's outstanding performance as a precedent.

Yang Qingfeng is like a curse, having nailed all those who followed him to the spot. No matter how well anyone else achieves, they will never be able to escape his influence.

To be honest, the joy of a teacher gaining prestige through their student is intoxicating, even without tea.

Chang Maofu was sipping his tea, secretly enjoying himself, when he suddenly felt everyone looking at him. He was stunned and then realized that the people who came out of the instance were a man and a woman, both wearing the robes of Wendao Caotang!

"Old Chang, you deserve to die!"

"Three rare items, two talents—you've swept the top three spots on day one!"

"You damn scoundrel, you might as well just take all the top three spots in this year's imperial examinations!"

Ignoring the angry rebukes of the gentlemen, Chang Maofu stood up in astonishment.

The two siblings, Qiao Lie and Qiao Lie, walked towards him at that moment.

He had anticipated this result, but it still greatly exceeded his expectations. In addition, Qiao Lie insisted on comparing himself to Yang Qingfeng, so this sudden surprise suddenly felt a bit horrifying.

Oh no, I forgot about that… Chang Maofu quickly turned his back to Qiao Lie, using the act of putting down his teacup as an excuse to think of a solution.

"Sir, we're back."

Qiao Wanyi's voice was like that of a lark, light and melodious. Moreover, she was precocious and graceful. At this moment, she walked over with the demeanor of a good student, bowing respectfully to the teachers. Her beautiful and elegant temperament was naturally radiating out.

The gentlemen didn't have a very good impression of Chang Maofu, but when they saw how well-behaved and outstanding Qiao Wanyi was, they immediately showed various gratified smiles.

Although he's not one of our own children, he's still a young man from Tiannan, no matter what.

"Sir, has Yang Qingfeng come out yet?"

Upon hearing Qiao Lie's fierce question, Chang Maofu stiffened slightly, and his movement of turning around slowed down. Just as he was hesitating whether to tell the truth, the gentlemen beside him stepped in to help.

"Don't mention that kid."

"He came out a long time ago."

"We're more than an hour faster than you."

"And it's leveled up to level 7."

"What the hell?!" Qiao Lie exclaimed, his eyes wide like saucers. "Yang Qingfeng is already level 7? How did he do that? How did he do that?!"

Yang Qingfeng's completion speed is faster than his, which he can accept, but how did he get to level 7?

"I've already reached level 7..."

Qiao Wanyi was also very surprised.

While they were in the dungeon, Qiao Lie kept calculating accounts for her.

If Yang Qingfeng is faster than them, it must be because he has abandoned most of the monsters, and at most he is only around level 5 or 6.

Qiao Wanyi initially thought it made sense, but the reality was quite different... Brother Qingfeng was far more outstanding than she had imagined, which was wonderful!

Chang Maofu then turned around and glanced at the siblings' information, his feelings becoming even more complicated.

[Qiao Lie, Crimson Fire Path, Level 5]

[Qiao Wanyi, Waterway, Level 5]

Unlike Yang Qingfeng's solo runs, the highest record for team dungeon runs is 6 levels in one day.

It's conceivable that with Qiao Wanyi's assistance, Qiao Lie was fully capable of clearing all the monsters in the dungeon, but in order to compete with Yang Qingfeng for the lead, he made a bad move.

They not only failed to get ahead, but also lost their ranking.

Wait, that's not right.

Seeing Qiao Lie calm down for the first time ever, Chang Maofu's eyes flashed with a glint of light, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Tell me, how did you get out so quickly?"

"You're only level 5? You two siblings must have missed a lot of monsters, right?"

Only level 5?

Gentlemen, look at Chang Maofu sideways and ask yourselves if he is speaking like a human being.

Qiao Wanyi smiled and looked at Qiao Lie with a graceful demeanor, showing her status as his elder brother.

Qiao Lie was not intimidated and stated frankly in front of everyone, "What you said is correct, sir. We did bypass many monsters, but not because we were afraid, nor because we were unable to continue. It was because Wanyi discovered that the experience given by the monsters was incorrect, and thus deduced that the new dungeon was not suitable for leveling up."

"The purpose of the new dungeon is to help us get used to the demons and become proficient in combat. Everything is just to prepare us for entering the canyon. We are ready, so we came out."

In the distance, the guardian sitting beside the dungeon vortex opened his eyes and looked at Qiao Wanyi.

Sure enough… Chang Maofu couldn’t help but laugh heartily: “Good, good, good. Wanyi has good judgment, and you have the courage to make decisions. You two siblings are both very good. You are indeed children raised by Tiannan.”

Upon hearing this, the gentlemen were immediately delighted, as if they had eaten honey.

At this moment, Qiao Wanyi stepped forward gracefully and whispered to Chang Maofu, "Sir, don't be too happy yet. Qiao Lie told Brother Qingfeng that they would compete based on their exam results, so he's thinking that the outcome is still uncertain, and losing for now doesn't mean he's truly defeated."

After saying that, she winked mischievously, looking like she was waiting to see a good show.

Chang Maofu was both amused and exasperated, thinking to himself, "Why do you think he would compete with Yang Qingfeng? A dignified young lady from the capital, calling her own brother by his full name, yet chasing after a country bumpkin calling him 'brother' this and 'brother' that—what kind of behavior is that?"

However, it's not easy to say these words out loud. Young girls experiencing their first love are very sensitive. If you dare to tell her that you can't do this, she might just turn around and disown you as her husband.

After some casual conversation, Chang Maofu once again took out various items.

Just like he did with Yang Qingfeng, he repeatedly told the Qiao siblings to take care of each other, to act within their capabilities, to pay attention to safety, and to be good at making peace with themselves, and so on.

To Qiao Lie, these words sounded like mere nagging, but Qiao Wanyi frowned, feeling quite uncomfortable.

Just as Qiao Wanyi was about to ask, a sudden gust of wind swept through the air.

Several figures flashed over and looked down at the crowd, saying in a deep voice, "Which gentleman from Youlong Town is this? Please come with us."