Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Xuanwei, his face grim, said to Yanli, "Why didn't you tell us that Xiaoqing used the power of lightning to establish her foundation? You couldn't possibly not know how dangerous that was. Even if you made thorough preparations, she wouldn't survive if anything went wrong during that process!"

Mingyuan was also fuming, "If it weren't for the heavenly lightning she attracted during her Foundation Establishment stage, we would still be completely in the dark. Xiaoqing is our mutual disciple, and we weren't even there to help her through such a difficult time..."

Lin Xu was a sentimental person. Just one glance at Yun Qing's weak appearance and his eyes reddened. "We only have this one newly accepted disciple. How can you bear to let her suffer so much, making her soak in the Thunder Pool every day? Is that pain that anyone can endure?"

Yuehua opened her mouth, but they had already said everything they needed to say. After a long pause, she finally spoke, "Look what you've done to our beautiful little Yunqing! I won't let you get away with this!"

As the group chatted amongst themselves, Yan Li finally understood why they were angry. It wasn't their fault; when the heavenly lightning struck, he also hated himself for being powerless to stop it.

"Xiao Qing knew you would worry, that's why she didn't want me to tell you. As her master, how could I not feel sorry for her..."

Then, Yan Li repeated what Yun Qing had told him that day to the others: "That was Xiao Qing's choice, and none of us can change it. We can't stop her from moving forward just because of the excuse of 'for your own good'."

After listening, they all fell silent...

inside the room.

Pei Shubai looked Yun Qing up and down. "Is there anything else that's bothering you? I have a lot of pills here, take them first."

Yun Qing smiled and shook her head, "No need, Senior Brother. Master Yan Li has given me so much. I'm not feeling unwell at all right now, I just need some rest."

Jiang Mian also looked worried. "Junior Sister, is it your old injury?"

Yun Qing took out the Heart-Protecting Jade Essence and shook it. "With it, my heart meridian is perfectly fine."

Si Mingche poured tea for Yun Qing and fed her pastries. "Junior Sister, has your spiritual root really become a lightning spiritual root? Have you lost your other two spiritual roots?"

Yun Qing nodded, then shook her head. "I don't know, because I seem to have their shadows in my dantian, but I can't sense them in my sea of ​​consciousness."

Si Mingche comforted her, "It's alright. Perhaps when the time is right, Junior Sister will develop three spiritual roots: metal, wood, and lightning. Are you now like Uncle-Master Yan Li, your sword strikes are accompanied by lightning speed?"

Yun Qing smiled, waved, and gestured for the three to come closer. "Senior brothers, I'll show you something fun."

With that, she snapped her fingers, and a tiny bolt of lightning danced at her fingertips.

Si Mingche touched it out of curiosity, and then got a jolt of electricity...

He never imagined that such a small lightning bolt could be so powerful.

The three of them did not linger. After talking with Yun Qing for a while, they returned with their master.

Just as Yun Qing was about to climb into bed for a nap, she heard a rustling sound outside.

She immediately became vigilant, extending her divine sense to confirm there was no danger before opening the door.

"Second Senior Sister? What brings you here?"

Cen Ning stood outside the door, her face flushed, and said, "Actually... I arrived a while ago, but there were too many people just now, so I... didn't dare to come out."

Yun Qing could completely understand. She wasn't socially anxious, but she was still intimidated by those people.

After Cen Ning followed Yun Qing into the room, he handed her a storage bag. "These are some magical artifacts that I refined myself. I originally wanted to give them to you a few days ago, but I was in seclusion at the time and didn't know that you had become my junior sister."

Yun Qing took the storage bag. "It's alright, Second Senior Sister. I've been too busy to come find you yet. I'm very comfortable using the sword you made."

"That's good."

As Cen Ning spoke, she suddenly remembered something and took out her long whip. "Speaking of which, I have to thank you for the spiritual essence you gave me. After refining it with the Cloud-Entangling Whip, the whip is not only more resilient, but also more powerful."

Chanyun is the name of her long whip.

She pursed her lips and said, "You gave me such good things, but I don't have anything worth mentioning, only these magical artifacts..."

"No, that's not true! The magical artifacts crafted by Second Senior Sister are the best." Yun Qing said, holding her hand.

Cen Ning's fingers stiffened for a moment, but she didn't pull them back; only the tips of her ears turned red again.

Yun Qing continued, "If Second Senior Sister likes spiritual marrow, I'll take you to a place another day where there's plenty."

"Really? That's great!"

Cen Ning smiled, as if realizing she was too excited, then pursed her lips and added softly, "Then...then I'll wait for you to take me there."

Cen Ning stayed for a while and then left. Yun Qing fell asleep in just a few breaths after lying on the bed.

On the other side, after receiving the task from Pu Hengzhi, Master Zhou dismissed everyone and went into his room.

To be on the safe side, he set up several layers of isolation formations. After ensuring everything was in order, he took out the demon token and dripped a drop of his own blood onto it.

Then the demon token was activated, and a voice came from the other end.

"What is it?"

Master Zhou lowered his voice, "I've found a legitimate way to get close to Liu Fushu's tomb. All I need is for the adults to cooperate in setting up a teleportation array, and I can teleport that thing there without anyone noticing."

The person on the other end of the demon token seemed to consider something, remaining silent for a moment before saying, "Your identity hasn't been discovered, has it?"

"Of course not."

Master Zhou's tone was confident, "I set up those formations with Ji Wuce. Even if someone suspects it, they won't be able to find me so quickly. My master also knows about my formations. No one in Chengtian Sect can see through them. Hmph, the one who could see through them is already dead."

A voice came from the demon side again: "In that case, I will fully cooperate with you."

Master Zhou then pressed on, "So, regarding the matter that you promised me, is it...?"

"You don't need to worry about that. As long as you help my demon race obtain that thing, you will get everything you want."

The demon sneered inwardly. Once they got that thing, the entire Chengtian Sect would have no reason to exist anymore, and who would care about them then?

Hearing this answer, Master Zhou finally put away the demon token with peace of mind.

.........

Yun Qing woke up three days later.

The pain in her body had disappeared. She sat up and tried to circulate her spiritual energy. The cyan-gold lightning flowed from her dantian along her meridians without any obstruction, more than twice as fast as before she established her foundation. Even her divine sense covered almost half again as much area as before.

A smile curved her lips; the pain was worth it.

At this moment, Yan Li pushed open the door and came in. "You're awake? Your sect leader has captured Zhou Ke, and he's asking if you want to go see him?"

Yun Qing jumped out of bed immediately. "Go! Of course I'm going!"