Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Yun Qing followed Pu Hengzhi to the main peak, Tian Shu Peak.

Pu Hengzhi walked ahead, while Yun Qing followed behind, barely suppressing the urge to pull his ear.

She still remembered when she first learned alchemy, she always used her senior brother, the sect leader, as her experimental subjects. Once, she messed up the hand seal sequence, and Pu Hengzhi ate the pill and immediately grew cat ears.

Pu Hengzhi was about to cry, but she was happily pulling at his ears. Later, when the cat ears disappeared, she pulled his own ears instead.

Habits are hard to change.

As Yun Qing was thinking this, Pu Hengzhi suddenly shouted, "Fushu!"

Yun Qing paused, her heart churning with emotion, but she feigned nonchalance and asked, "Does the Sect Leader intend to support my Martial Uncle?"

She really wanted to tell her senior brother, the sect leader, that she was Liu Fushu and that she was not dead.

But what's the use of saying anything? She doesn't even know if she can complete the task given to her by Heaven this time. If she dies again, she'll be saddened again, and how will she go on living then?

Pu Hengzhi noticed that her tone was calm, with a hint of curiosity, just like an ignorant junior disciple inquiring about his senior's past.

He shook his head with a self-deprecating smile. Perhaps it was because he missed his junior sister so much that he thought the person opposite him with sword moves similar to his junior sister's could be her.

"Yes, she's amazing. If she were still... still alive, she would definitely like you a lot."

Yun Qing really wanted to say that she did like her very much.

Pu Hengzhi didn't continue the topic. He took out a storage ring from his sleeve and placed it in Yun Qing's hand. "Use this. That way, you won't have to worry about your storage bag being stolen."

Yun Qing blushed. "Sect Leader, please stop teasing me."

Pu Hengzhi chuckled and ruffled her hair. "Let's see what's inside. The apprenticeship gift and your reward for guarding the Stele Forest last time are all in there."

Yun Qing probed with her divine sense, and then her eyes turned into starry eyes.

One million spirit stones, many cultivation technique jade slips, defensive magical artifacts...

In addition, there was a token, made of white jade, that emitted a warm, spiritual light.

"This token..."

Pu Hengzhi explained, "This is a protective token that can withstand a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator or above."

Yun Qing tilted her head, smiling brightly, "Thank you, Sect Leader!"

Pu Hengzhi smiled and said, "Go ahead. You still have other gifts to take with you when you become an apprentice. I've already asked your senior brother to prepare accommodations for you. He'll come to pick you up in a bit."

Yun Qing nodded and walked out of the main hall.

As soon as she stepped out, she saw Pei Shubai looking at her with a warm expression. "Junior Sister, Master and the other senior uncles said you are too tired today, so you don't need to make a special trip. Go tomorrow after you have rested."

So, shall we go back to Qingyun Peak first? That's where we're staying.

Yun Qing nodded; she was indeed very tired. She had barely stopped for the past three days of trials, and she longed for a good night's sleep.

Yun Qing boarded Pei Shubai's flying sword and arrived at Qingyun Peak, where the disciples usually rested and cultivated.

This arrangement wasn't intended to give them special treatment or separate the personal disciples from the inner and outer disciples. Rather, it was because these personal disciples made too much noise during their cultivation, frequently blowing up houses and damaging buildings. This arrangement was also to protect the other disciples.

As soon as Yun Qing landed on her flying sword, she saw several houses that had been destroyed by the bomb, which must not have been renovated yet.

Pei Shubai pointed to several nice houses and asked Yun Qing, "Junior Sister, I've prepared all these courtyards. You can choose any one."

Yun Qing chose the one closest to Pei Shubai's courtyard because she felt that he was the most reliable one at the moment.

Before Yun Qing went inside, Pei Shubai called her back and handed her a storage bag.

"Junior sister, these are some interesting things I've collected from my travels over the years. You can take them and have some fun with them."

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Yun Qing also took out a Condensation Fruit from her storage bag and placed it in Pei Shubai's hand, "This is a return gift."

Pei Shubai refused to accept it, saying, "This Condensing Essence Fruit is something you might not be able to buy even if you have money. This gift from Junior Sister is too precious; I cannot accept it."

"I have many gifts to offer as a disciple, this is nothing. Senior brother, please accept it, otherwise you won't acknowledge me as your junior sister."

Her eyes crinkled with laughter, and Pei Shubai was momentarily stunned, forgetting to refuse her.

My junior sister is so cute!

After Pei Shubai left, Yun Qing pushed open the door to her room, which was indeed decorated very warmly.

All she wants to do right now is sleep!

Before that, we should reward the little wooden stick.

She found a container, poured in the spiritual spring water she carried with her, and soaked the small wooden stick in it. Only after doing this did she fall asleep, satisfied.

Yun Qing slept very comfortably that night. The next morning, she planned to go out to find Master Yan Li first, as her Foundation Establishment stage barrier had already loosened.

But... how will she get there?

She doesn't know how to fly on a sword yet, and she doesn't have a flying magic weapon. Tianji Peak is the farthest point from here, and it would take two hours to walk there.

After thinking about it, Yun Qing decided to go and bother Pei Shubai.

She knocked on the door, but there was no response for a long time.

Still half asleep?

No way, as far as she knew, Pei Shubai would get up and cultivate every day at the hour of Yin and Mao (3-5 AM).

Yun Qing hesitated for a moment before pushing the door open and entering, and then she saw...

Pei Shubai was sitting upright in front of the mirror, practicing the curve of his lips when he smiled.

He was probably too engrossed in his work to hear her knocking.

For some reason, Yun Qing felt even more embarrassed than him. Just as she turned to leave, she heard Pei Shubai get up.

She quickly retreated outside the courtyard gate, pretending that she had never been inside.

Children's self-esteem still needs to be protected.

Pei Shubai was taken aback when he saw her. "Junior Sister, why are you awake so early? Is something the matter?"

Yun Qing chuckled, "Senior Brother, I don't know how to fly on a sword yet, so could you please take me to Tianji Peak? I want to go find Master Yan Li."

"Of course." With that, Pei Shubai summoned his flying sword and beckoned Yun Qing to mount it. "Come on up. If you ever need anything, just come to me."

Pei Shubai left after dropping her off at Tianji Peak. As a qualified senior disciple, he had many things to attend to.

As soon as Yun Qing stepped into Yan Li's courtyard, she heard his sarcastic voice.

"Hey, who's here? Could it be my new little apprentice?!"

"Sigh! You are my only one, but I am not your only one. Since you left, why did you come back?"

Yun Qing: ...Why is there a sour smell in the air?

She peeked out and saw Yan Li sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, holding a cup of tea in his hand. His gray-purple pupils were staring at her with a deep look, making him look like a resentful woman who had been abandoned.

"Master, are you alright?" Yun Qing walked over cautiously.

"It's nothing." Yan Li put down his teacup and snorted coldly. "What could possibly be wrong with me? I'm just a little disciple who has taken on five masters."

Yun Qing: "..."