Mortal: I really didn't want to be reborn as Zi Ling!

Han Li felt somewhat disappointed.

Just then, a childish voice rang in his ear, so clear it was like a whisper—

"Fellow Daoist, although this is our first meeting, for some reason I feel a strange sense of familiarity with you. Therefore, I am prepared to tell you some news—if possible, leave Kui Xing Island as soon as possible."

Han Li was taken aback.

He subconsciously looked up, but the carriage had already disappeared around the corner of the street, leaving only the lingering sound of its wheels rolling over the bluestone slabs.

Immediately, he was startled.

Given his age, how could he possess such profound spiritual awareness? Could he be from some powerful family?

However, what does it mean that the other party wants you to leave Kuixing Island as soon as possible?

Han Li felt a vague unease.

He didn't believe the other party would make baseless accusations, because he also felt a special affinity for that little girl.

But to leave like this...

"no."

Han Li shook his head inwardly.

The Demon Suppression Ceremony will begin in one month.

The Dust-Subduing Pill, a strategic resource that can help people break through to a higher realm, is extremely rare and very difficult to obtain on the market. Apart from this method, obtaining it through other means is as difficult as climbing to the sky!

He's come this far with great difficulty, how could he give up just because of something the other person said out of the blue?

"However, since they've already warned me, it would be foolish to be careless again. It's always better to be prepared."

Thinking of this, Han Li turned around.

He had planned to return to Xiaohuan Island to rest for a while, but instead headed straight for the most bustling commercial area on Kuixing Island.

It's always good to have extra life-saving measures on hand.

-

Meanwhile, on the carriage.

Zhou Yuan looked her daughter up and down curiously: "Do you know that young man from earlier?"

Wang Heng's gaze also fell upon them.

Clearly, Wang Ning's telepathic message had not been kept secret from her parents, who were both Core Formation cultivators.

"I don't recognize him, but there's a strange sense of familiarity about him, like I've seen him somewhere before."

Wang Ning pouted as she answered.

Of course, she wouldn't admit that she knew the other person.

But he wasn't planning to go up and get to know Han Li right now.

Putting aside Han Li's extremely high level of vigilance, even if we were to become acquainted now, it wouldn't be of much help to the situation ahead. Although Han Li is quite strong now, his Foundation Establishment cultivation is still too immature. In the great vortex of the Chaotic Star Sea, how much of a ripple can a Foundation Establishment cultivator cause?

Her actions were merely to build goodwill and pave the way for the future!

Mr. and Mrs. Wang clearly thought so too.

As for the so-called "familiarity," the two felt it was mostly just a young girl's wishful thinking, using familiarity to appease them.

However, the two of them didn't pay much attention to it.

Their daughter has been extremely opinionated since childhood and never speaks without reason.

"Could it be that that young man was something special? Or has my daughter really taken a liking to him?"

Wang Heng and Zhou Yuan exchanged a glance, and a strange feeling arose in their hearts at the same time.

My daughter seems to have grown up.

Upon hearing this idea, Wang Heng's expression immediately turned serious.

As the saying goes, the more a father-in-law looks at his son-in-law, the angrier he gets.

Although the person was young, he was not good-looking at all—his features were plain and his clothes were rather shabby, making him inconspicuous in the crowd.

How could such a person be worthy of Ning'er, who is as beautiful as a flower?

Besides, his daughter is only twelve years old!

In fact, over the years, many people have proposed marriage to Wang Heng, but he has rejected them all on the grounds that "his daughter is still young."

Moreover, he knew very well that his daughter had no such intentions.

Not only that, this little girl is always clinging to the maids. If his daughter weren't so young, he would have suspected that she had some kind of psychological problem.

Looking back now, I realize I was overthinking it!

It's just that I haven't met anyone I like.

But this perspective—

Wang Heng felt a mix of emotions, unsure whether to be happy or worried.

Unlike her husband's dilemma, Zhou Yuan wasn't particularly concerned about Han Li's appearance.

Compared to his appearance, she cared more about Han Li's strength—a peak late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with a promising future.

Moreover, he looks very young, so his qualifications are definitely not bad.

If they are of good character, she felt it wasn't impossible to help them be together.

With the other party's support, when the couple grows old, their daughter and Miaoyin Sect will also have someone to take care of them.

However, Ning'er is still young, and it is obviously too early to talk about such things now.

We'll have to wait at least two more years, until I finally get my period.

Wang Ning was clearly unaware of the turmoil her actions had stirred in her parents' hearts.

At that moment, she leaned against the car window, her fingers unconsciously tapping the window frame, her mind already preoccupied with something else—

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, should I really focus on cultivating demonic arts?

Wang Ning was not worried about not being able to establish her foundation. Her parents had prepared five or six foundation-establishing pills for her. If it weren't for the Demon Suppression Ceremony, she would have already broken through to the 59th level of Tianxing City.

The Chaotic Star Sea may seem to have another hundred years of peace, but the undercurrents beneath the surface are already turbulent, and it is about to descend into chaos. Han Li's appearance undoubtedly increased Wang Ning's sense of urgency.

As a woman, and a rather famous beauty at that, if she cannot quickly improve her cultivation and rise to prominence, her future days will certainly not be so pleasant!

The carriage continued forward.

The sound of wheels rolling over the bluestone slabs was monotonous and dull, like some kind of ancient countdown.

The sunlight streaming in through the window fell obliquely, landing on Wang Ning's fair cheeks and outlining a soft curve in her profile.

Her eyelids drooped as she looked at the gold bracelet on her wrist.

One month left.

"Hope everything goes well!"

-

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

There is only one day left until the Demon Suppression Ceremony.

At the Miaoyin Sect's base on Kuixing Island, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was visibly converging on a certain point. The energy was so dense it was almost tangible, forming a faint vortex above the pavilion, slowly rotating.

Outside the door, Wang Heng and Zhou Yuan stood side by side, looking tense.

A month ago, Wang Ning wanted to explore Kuixing Island by herself, but her parents refused, citing safety concerns.

Fearing she might do something rash, the two locked her in their home and placed a restraint on her.

Wang Ning was so angry that she stomped her feet.

She originally wanted to ask Wen Qiang to do something, at least to buy some time and give the Sixth Elder of Tianxing City enough time to arrive.

As long as she can delay for even a little longer, even just for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, her parents' safety will be greatly improved. With her own Core Formation expert in charge of the Miaoyin Sect in the future, she will have more confidence.

Moreover, as long as her father is still alive, her family's relationship with Tianxing City will not be severed, and she will be able to handle the turmoil a hundred years from now with greater ease.

Unfortunately, although her parents still doubted that anyone would dare to cause trouble at the Demon Suppression Ceremony, they genuinely cared about their only daughter.

I don't want her to take any risks at all.

Out of desperation, Wang Ning, who was bored at home, simply took a Foundation Building Pill in order to accumulate some experience.

Given her three spiritual roots, she never intended to succeed on her first try.

Otherwise, her parents wouldn't have prepared five or six Foundation Establishment Pills for her.

The two elders had long been prepared for their daughter to attempt the Foundation Establishment stage multiple times.

But it's unclear whether Wang Ning's solid foundation or she was just lucky.

The moment she swallowed a Foundation Establishment Pill, she sensed something was wrong.

The warm medicinal power exploded in the dantian, surging along the meridians to the limbs and bones. Every acupoint was trembling, as if something was breaking out of its cocoon inside the body.

Having been instilled with countless scenarios of what might happen during Foundation Establishment by her parents, and with the help of the ancient texts she had consulted, Wang Ning instantly understood that her Foundation Establishment had begun!