A hundredfold return! My unfilial disciples are all reincarnations of the Empress.

A night passes in the blink of an eye.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Liu Yushu had already packed her simple belongings and stood quietly outside the cave waiting.

She was dressed in the uniform of a sect disciple, simple yet neat and tidy. Her small figure was tall and straight, already showing a hint of the aura of a future empress.

Lin Feng, standing to the side, was still dressed in white. Even with his hair disheveled, he still exuded an air of otherworldly elegance and refined charm.

The master and disciple descended the mountain side by side, walked out of the Xiaozhu Peak gate, and arrived at the center of Qingyun Palace.

Just then, a hoarse voice, tinged with sarcasm, suddenly rang out.

"Oh, isn't this Peak Master Lin Feng? What brings you down the mountain today?"

The idle elder Zhao Qian stood with his hands behind his back, looking Lin Feng up and down with disdain.

This person has always been an opportunist. Ten years ago, when Lin Feng's cultivation was at its peak, he fawned over him in every way.

After Lin Feng's cultivation was completely destroyed, he took advantage of his misfortune and wished he could trample on Lin Feng's head.

Zhao Qian's gaze then fell on the slender Liu Yushu beside him, and he sneered, "Tsk tsk, how strange. Peak Master Lin can't even find a decent disciple these days, and has to take in a little beggar to fill the gap?"

The outer disciples passing by also looked over when they saw the commotion, their eyes filled with scrutiny and mockery.

"Elder Zhao is making sarcastic remarks again."

"There's nothing we can do; after all, Peak Master Lin is now a cripple."

"Even the disciples are so unremarkable, Xiaozhu Peak has truly fallen into ruin."

Hearing the surrounding chatter, Liu Yushu's face paled, and she subconsciously took half a step forward, wanting to stand in front of Lin Feng.

She felt both guilty and anxious, thinking that it was her malnourished appearance that caused her master to be ridiculed.

A pair of large, strong hands blocked her way.

Lin Feng's expression remained calm and composed as he looked up at Zhao Qian, his tone languid yet carrying a hint of sharpness.

"If Elder Zhao has nothing better to do, he should go into seclusion and cultivate. Instead of spending his days gossiping about my Little Bamboo Peak, he should think about how to break through to the peak of the Golden Core realm, which he has been stuck at for seven years."

Zhao Qian's face instantly darkened, and he angrily rebuked, "Lin Feng! Your cultivation has been crippled, and you've become a cripple, yet you dare to speak disrespectfully to me?"

"A useless person?"

Lin Feng chuckled, his eyes sharpening: "Back when I was at my peak, you were just a junior barely reaching the peak of the Golden Core stage."

"Watch your mouth. If you dare to disrespect my master and me again, don't blame me for disregarding our fellow disciples."

In just a few words, his aura was overwhelming. Zhao Qian's face turned pale and then red, filled with anger and annoyance.

He never expected that Lin Feng, who had become a cripple, would have the audacity to challenge him!

He knew in his heart that if he really made a move in public, he would be accused of harming his fellow disciples.

But in front of so many disciples, he didn't want to lose face, so he forced a cold snort: "Arrogant and conceited! Since you want to take this girl to the secret realm for training, I'd like to see what kind of skills a disciple taught by a cripple can have! Don't go in alive and come out lying down!"

"No need for the elder to trouble himself."

Lin Feng, too lazy to argue with him any longer, waved his hand and said, "Yu Shu, let's go."

Having said that, he ignored Zhao Qian's livid face, turned and left with Liu Yushu, heading straight for the entrance to the sect's secret realm.

The Myriad Beasts Secret Realm of Qingyun Palace is a training ground specifically for inner disciples. It is filled with low- to mid-level demonic beasts and has abundant spiritual energy, making it ideal for low-level cultivators to hone their combat skills and break through to higher realms.

As soon as the two stepped into the secret realm, roars of beasts rose and fell from all directions, and the air was filled with danger.

"From this day forward, the training officially begins."

Lin Feng stood with his hands behind his back, his voice steady: "You'll be responsible for facing the demonic beasts head-on and gaining practical combat experience. I'll be there to watch over you, guide your moves, and make sure you don't suffer any fatal injuries."

"After slaying the demon beast, its demon core is yours. If you encounter any refining materials such as thousand-year-old spirit wood, black iron, or beast bones, keep them safe. I will craft a natal magic weapon tailored just for you in the future!"

"Disciple understands, thank you Master!"

Liu Yushu nodded emphatically, her eyes resolute.

For the next two weeks, the screams of monsters echoed throughout the secret realm every day.

Lin Feng stood guard by the side, and whenever there was a fatal danger, he would resolve it immediately, leaving only equally matched opponents for Liu Yushu to deal with alone.

With daily practice, her movements became increasingly agile, and her attacks became more decisive and swift.

She internalized the spiritual energy of each demon core using her Taiyin Body's extremely high absorption efficiency.

After a month of relentless, high-intensity monster-hunting, the master and apprentice duo had almost wiped out most of the low-level monsters in the secret realm.

Liu Yushu's cultivation level soared even higher!

Qi Refining Level 1, Level 2, Level 3...

boom--!

One day at noon, the bottleneck suddenly loosened, and rich spiritual energy surged into Liu Yushu's body. Her spiritual power overflowed, and her aura rose steadily!

"Ding! Disciple Liu Yushu has successfully broken through! Entering the fourth level of the Qi Refining Realm!"

With abundant spiritual energy flowing through her body, Liu Yushu's aura underwent a complete transformation, and she was no longer as weak as before.

At the same moment, a system notification sounded in Lin Feng's mind.

"Ding! New player training mission completed!"

"Congratulations, host! You have obtained a wisp of spiritual energy to repair your spiritual root, and one critical hit lottery draw."

The next second, a surge of pure spiritual energy from heaven and earth instantly flowed into Lin Feng's dantian, then circulated throughout his body along the meridians, and his dantian was repaired and tempered once again!

His destroyed spiritual root has now been one-third restored!

Lin Feng opened his eyes, a glint of tears in them. He could feel that his spiritual energy was flowing smoothly again.

During this month-long training in the secret realm, the disciple broke through to the Qi Refining stage, and his spiritual root was also repaired by one-third!

Lin Feng couldn't help but clap his hands, thinking to himself, "Haha, once we leave the secret realm, we'll go down the mountain and have a good drink."

"Master! I've broken through!"

Liu Yushu's face lit up with joy as she turned to look at Lin Feng, her happiness barely concealed.

Lin Feng looked at his transformed apprentice and a calm smile appeared on his lips.

"Well done. This month of hard work has finally paid off."

He raised his hand and counted the storage ring materials he had accumulated over the past few days.

"Our training in the secret realm ends here. We'll leave today. It's time to deliver the natal magic weapon I promised you."

As soon as the master and disciple stepped out of the secret realm's light barrier, all the outer disciples of Qingyun Palace who were sweeping and cleaning, along with several elders on duty, turned to look at them.

Whispers rose and fell again.

"They're out! What did they do in there that they stayed for a whole month?"

"For a whole month, I thought that little girl had already perished in the monster's mouth, but I never expected her to be completely unharmed?"

"A useless peak master, a mortal disciple. Alas, Lin Feng used to go to high-level secret realms."

Before the sarcastic and lamenting words could be finished, a cold and aged voice suddenly rang out.

"Lin Feng, your one-month training in the secret realm has ended. I wonder if your mortal disciple has made any progress in cultivation?"

Zhao Qian slowly walked out of the crowd, his gray robe fluttering, his face full of sinister mockery, his eyes sweeping contemptuously over Liu Yushu, sizing her up and down.

For the past month, he had been waiting every day, just to see Lin Feng and his apprentice make a fool of themselves.