Am I the only good person in this cultivation world?

Not far ahead, three cultivators were suspended in mid-air, with two islands to the northeast of Feixia Island beneath them.

There were three people, one man and two women. The person in the lead was none other than Yao Han's master, Yingxi Zhenren Su Yao. She was pacing in the air when she noticed the commotion and looked at Yao Han.

Behind Su Yao, Fang Tingyu's eyes lit up when she spotted Yao Han. She waved enthusiastically at him and greeted him.

The other person was a man I had never seen before. He was young, with a high nose bridge, and his full head of black hair was half tied up and half loose. He had a blade of grass in his mouth and was standing with his arms crossed on a long sword with a dragon pattern. He looked quite unrestrained.

He was the last to spot Yao Han, but the first to approach him. Spitting out the straw from his mouth, he chuckled heartily and sent his magic sword hurtling towards Yao Han.

"Haha, you must be Junior Brother Yao! I'm Jiang Fanyu, your fourth senior brother! I've heard for a long time that a new junior brother has joined the sect, and I was thinking of inviting you for a drink. I didn't expect you to be in seclusion for a whole year, just like Senior Brother Xu!"

Yao Han smiled slightly and rode forward on his sword:

"Greetings, Senior Brother Jiang."

"Congratulations on breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, Junior Brother. We all heard your long roar just now."

Fang Tingyu smiled brightly, riding on her emerald green satin dress, and floated towards Yao Han. She also offered her congratulations, her gaze sweeping over him before settling on Xiao Yuan on his shoulder.

"I didn't expect that not only you, but even your spirit snake broke through to a higher realm. It seems that you are quite skilled at cultivating spirit beasts, Junior Brother."

"Senior sister, you flatter me. I was just lucky."

"Hahaha, what's with all the luck? Just being able to advance to Foundation Establishment is great!"

Jiang Fanyu patted Yao Han's shoulder casually.

Yao Han smiled in response, flew towards Su Yao, and bowed respectfully.

"Master."

"Um."

Su Yao glanced back at Yao Han, her divine sense sweeping over him, and nodded with satisfaction:

"Well done. You advanced to the Foundation Establishment realm after only a year of seclusion. My efforts were worthwhile. Come with me to the cave in a moment."

"clear."

If they knew that Yao Han had actually broken through two minor realms and one major realm in one go within a year, they would probably be even more surprised.

However, showing off in front of others is not in his nature. For Yao Han, occasional showing off and boasting are to achieve a goal. If there is no profit to be gained, he will not choose to do so.

Just like the duel with Cao Li in Jiuyin Market a year ago, Yangming's goal is to better protect Yunli and Zhiyu, so that Zizai Pavilion can continue to operate smoothly.

A year has passed, and I wonder how those two are doing.

"However, I still want to congratulate Master today. It's a double celebration. Not only is Senior Sister He about to emerge from seclusion, but Junior Brother Yao has also made progress. Our Feixia Island is truly thriving. It seems we can achieve another good result in the inner sect competition in six months."

Senior Sister He, it's time for the Inner Sect Competition.

Yao Han's eyes flashed, accurately catching two pieces of information.

"If you two could be as diligent as them, I wouldn't have to worry so much."

Upon hearing this, the two laughed awkwardly, and a moment of silence ensued. Yao Han seized the opportunity to interject:

"I was just wondering why you were staying here. It turns out that Senior Sister He is about to emerge from seclusion. I heard before that her cultivation had reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Could it be that she is about to break through to the late stage?"

Yao Han's rescue made Jiang Fanyu feel like she had been granted a pardon, and she quickly picked up the conversation:

"That's right, Junior Brother Yao, you don't know this, but Senior Sister He's cultivation method is special, and the commotion she makes when she breaks through her cultivation is particularly loud. Just now, the two of us returned to the island with Master and happened to sense this familiar fluctuation of magical power, so we thought we'd come and take a look. By the way, Junior Brother, you haven't met her yet, have you? It'll be perfect if you two get to know each other when she comes out of her cultivation."

"Senior Sister went into seclusion a long time ago. Junior Brother Yao hadn't even entered the sect yet, so he definitely hadn't seen her," Fang Tingyu added.

"How long has Senior Sister been in seclusion?"

Fang Tingyu was taken aback, frowning as if deep in thought:

"Uh... five years? Or four years? Now that you ask, I can't remember."

"Four years and three months."

Su Yao remained calm and stated a precise number.

Yao Han was quite surprised. His master really cared about his disciple, even remembering the time of his seclusion so clearly. This was very different from the Core Formation elders he remembered.

Although he had never been a Core Formation cultivator for more than a few days, he had met quite a few fellow cultivators.

"The master leads you through the door, but the cultivation is up to you." In the cultivation world, most Core Formation cultivators who take on disciples are hands-off managers. Occasionally giving them a few pointers or a couple of bottles of pills is considered a first-rate teacher. Someone like Su Yao is truly rare.

"Haha, it's all thanks to Master remembering so clearly!"

Jiang Fanyu smiled and flattered her, but seeing that Su Yao didn't react to his words, he rubbed his hands awkwardly.

Yao Han asked curiously:

"Four years and three months, from the middle to the later stages. I wonder how old Senior Sister He is?"

"Mu Ran was very young when she joined the sect, around eight or nine years old. Almost twenty years have passed since then, but she should not be thirty yet."

Yao Han's eye twitched.

A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator under thirty years old!

The cultivation speed of this Heavenly Spiritual Root is simply too exaggerated!

Although he had long heard that the talent and aptitude of the Heavenly Spiritual Root were monstrous, he was still shocked after Su Yao confirmed it.

I thought my cultivation speed was fast enough, but I didn't expect there to be another genius in this sect.

Yao Han felt a surge of emotion and became increasingly curious about this senior sister she had never met.

"Twenty years ago, I went down the mountain to visit a friend. When I passed through an ordinary village, I suddenly felt something and met her in an abandoned ancestral hall."

"Back then, Mu Ran was just a little girl, wearing tattered clothes full of holes, her little face dirty, and she was stuffing a moldy piece of bread into her mouth."

"This village was recently ravaged by bandits and is deserted. There are no other survivors except her. I felt sorry for her and found You Tian's jade pendant in the lining of her clothes, so I decided to take her back to my clan."

Su Yao stared intently at the small island below, a slight smile playing on her lips, a look of reminiscence in her eyes, and chuckled as she said:

"That You Tian guy is something else, always throwing his jade token around, taking in disciples but not bringing them back. But thanks to him, I had the chance to see Mu Ran and bring her back to the sect. The things in this world are truly unpredictable, full of twists and turns."

"Oh? So Senior Sister has such a past. This is the first time I've heard of it. Master is usually so serious, why is he so sentimental today?"

Fang Tingyu asked with a grin.

"Who knows? Maybe I'm just getting old. When people get old, they tend to reminisce about the past."

Yao Han could deeply empathize with Su Yao's words.

People who are both over 100 years old often share similarities in their state of mind.

However, Su Yao is probably several hundred years old.

"here we go."

Yao Han's eyes flashed, and she looked down with everyone else.

He had just noticed that there were rapid fluctuations of magical power surging beneath him, filled with extremely pure water-based spiritual energy, spreading outwards from the island in all directions.

Now, it can no longer be called fluctuations, but "waves". The pure and rich water-based spiritual energy condenses into streaks of fluorescent blue, which swirl and churn around the island. The surrounding waters are suddenly turbulent with white waves.

The waves grew higher and higher, more and more rapid, as if a hurricane had swept across the island, causing flowers and grasses to flutter and trees to rustle.

This scene lasted for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, until at one moment, the wind stopped and all fluctuations ceased abruptly.

The wind has stopped, but the momentum is not yet calm; the waves have subsided, but the dust has not yet settled.

Amidst the swirling spray and falling leaves, a graceful figure pierced through the purple and red light, stepping on the flowers as she arrived.

Her long, flowing black hair was tousled by the wind, and her light blue gauze swayed gracefully around her.

She held a sword in her hand and leaped towards the horizon, the sword's light clear and bright, like a full moon hanging high in the sky.

A moment later, the sword light dissipated, and He Muran gracefully landed in front of Su Yao.

The aura emanating from her body had not yet dissipated, and Yao Han could not see her face clearly. He only felt the red flowers and purple leaves coming towards him, and his nose was filled with the fresh and pleasant fragrance of Hongxia, like an orchid growing in a secluded valley, quiet and serene.

He felt a moment of disorientation, his brow furrowed, and he calmed himself down, bowing respectfully.

Yao Han was trying to get a good look at what this senior sister looked like, but before he could get a good look, He Muran's expression suddenly changed drastically, and a massive, water-colored sword aura came slashing down at him!