One of my fairy-like friends

The relationship between the mother and daughter didn't seem to be very loving... Mingyan thought about it and realized that he was an orphan and didn't seem to have the right to judge these things.

Huang Junru remained silent for a long while before taking a step forward and walking up to Ming Yan.

As soon as Huang Junru approached, the fragrance emanating from her enveloped Mingyan. It was a subtle, yet extremely captivating scent, not particularly strong. Mingyan lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Huang Junru.

"Young friend, may I have a look?" Huang Junru's voice was very cold, as if that was her natural tone, making it hard to imagine her speaking gently. Ming Yan quickly took out a dagger, cut a wound on his fingertip, and handed it to Huang Junru.

Huang Junru reached out and gently touched the blood seeping from the wound with her slender, white fingers.

After a while, Huang Junru withdrew her hand. "May I check your constitution?"

Mingyan nodded.

Huang Junru stretched out her hand, fingers spread, and touched Mingyan's forehead. Mingyan felt a slightly hot spiritual energy enter his body from between his eyebrows, then flow around his entire body. Mingyan had a thought: there were some places where his spiritual energy couldn't pass through because certain nodes hadn't been opened yet... Mingyan memorized these places, perhaps they would be helpful on his future cultivation path.

Huang Junru's spiritual energy was slightly intense, making Mingyan feel somewhat uncomfortable. However, Huang Junru quickly withdrew her hand. She remained silent for a moment, and because her face was shrouded in mist, her expression was obscured. Mingyan also did not know the results of her examination of his physique, and he felt a little uneasy.

"Mother, do you think Mingyan's blood... can help Auntie?" Huang Feiyan asked cautiously before she even got up.

"...After all these years, you've finally done something worthwhile." Huang Junru turned to look at Huang Feiyan, her tone softening. "Mingyan's blood...is indeed helpful, and may even...be more effective than dragon blood."

Huang Feiyan was very surprised, then her face lit up with joy, "That means, Aunt... Aunt can be saved?"

Huang Junru nodded, "However, we'll have to wait until we get back to the Huang family to make a decision... After all, alchemy takes time... Did you ask your young friend for his opinion beforehand?"

Huang Feiyan nodded, "Mingyan is willing to help!"

Huang Junru turned to look at Ming Yan and nodded, "Then thank you very much, young friend. I have something else to say..."

"You two chat, I'll be leaving now." Ming Yan understood Huang Junru's meaning, nodded, and then left the mountaintop.

After Mingyan left, Huang Junru looked at Huang Feiyan, who lowered her head and said, "Please punish me, Mother..."

Huang Junru gave a heavy "humph," and said, "Get up. Is kneeling on the ground comfortable?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Feiyan blinked before standing up. "Mother... I'm sorry for making you worry..."

"You know how to make me worry? I thought you didn't know. You ran away from home and came here all by yourself, and you were almost killed. If Yue Wuxia hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid I would have had to come and collect your body, and I wouldn't even know who killed you." Huang Junru's words were cold, but her tone still revealed a little concern. After all, this was her daughter.

Huang Feiyan lowered her head and did not refute. After Huang Junru finished speaking, she asked, "Mother, is Mingyan's constitution very special?"

"It's not just special... How can the yang energy in the blood of a normal human be better than the yang energy in the blood of the ancient divine dragon race? There's only one possibility that surpasses the yang energy in the blood of the dragon race..." Huang Junru paused for a moment, "His cultivation talent is no worse than yours, and may even be stronger... But why is he only at the Accumulation Flow Realm?"

Huang Feiyan had long known that Ming Yan was no ordinary person. Upon hearing this, she smiled slightly and said, "I heard him say that he was rescued by someone and only officially began his cultivation a year ago. The achievements he will make in the future will definitely be very high."

"He could also become your competitor," Huang Junru said coldly. "It's possible that one day, he and you will become enemies."

“Why do you say that, Mother? Although I haven’t known Mingyan for long, he is a kind person with a strong sense of justice. He is not the kind of despicable person I would never be his enemy.” Huang Feiyan shook her head. “Besides, he has saved me... more than once... I don’t believe I would stand against him.”

Huang Junru didn't say much. "He possesses the Human King Physique. Do you know what the Human King Physique is?"

"Human King Physique?" Huang Feiyan was slightly puzzled upon hearing this, then shook her head. "I have never heard of it. Is it related to the Human King Realm?"

"Your skills are lacking, go and investigate yourself." Huang Junru snorted, then said, "Tell me your experience in detail, and it's time to deal with these aftermath matters."

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After leaving the mountaintop, Mingyan returned to his room and found Liu Mengli there.

"Senior brother! Senior brother!" Liu Mengli jumped up and down excitedly when she saw Ming Yan return. "You're alright too! That's great!"

"What could possibly be wrong with your senior brother?" Ming Yan smiled and reached out to rub Liu Mengli's head. "Mengli, your senior brother might be going on a long trip in a few days."

Upon hearing Ming Yan's words, the excited Liu Mengli paused for a moment, her cute face showing a slight surprise. She slowly lowered her hand. "Sigh...where is Senior Brother going?"

"Let's go to... a very, very far place." Mingyan didn't know how far Yutai Blessed Land was from the Huang family. Although Huang Junru didn't take long to get from the Huang family to Yutai Blessed Land, a cultivator of her level was completely different from them, these lesser cultivators... The Xuanji Realm cultivator that even Sect Master Xia Yanming could only hold off with his own life was no different from an ant in front of Huang Junru, easily wiped out with a wave of her hand, while he himself was no different from an ant in front of Xia Yanming... There was a huge gap between them.

"Sigh...when will Senior Brother be back?" Liu Mengli pouted and reached out to grab Ming Yan's sleeve. "How long will Senior Brother be gone?"

"Senior brother doesn't know either. He went to rescue people. He should be back once things are settled." Mingyan pursed his lips. He wasn't sure how long it would take either; it might be resolved quickly, or it might take a long time...

“I want to go with my senior brother too!” Liu Mengli blinked and then said firmly.

"What are you talking about?" Mingyan smiled upon hearing this. "It's not like Senior Brother is going out for a trip."

In reality, Mingyan had already prepared for the worst. Huang Feiyan's attitude was self-evident, but as for others... if they knew that his blood had a strong yang energy... just as Huang Feiyan said, he would most likely be captured and used to refine medicine. Now that he could save Huang Feiyan's aunt, Mingyan would be of no danger to Huang Feiyan and Huang Junruo if he was useful to them, but whether they would turn against him after he saved her... that was uncertain.

Of course, Mingyan believed that Huang Feiyan was not that kind of person, but the ruthless Huang Junru... that was another matter entirely.

Whether accompanying Huang Feiyan and Huang Junru to the Huang family this time is a stroke of luck or a disaster remains to be seen...

However, Mingyan had already promised to help Huang Feiyan, so he naturally wouldn't go back on his word.

We just need to be careful.

Liu Mengli pouted, her little face showing a hint of grievance, "Senior brother is gone, and I'm all alone, so lonely..."

Even if he doesn't leave now, Mingyan will leave Yutai Blessed Land someday in the future. Just like his master and sect leader said, this is not his place. Mingyan rubbed Liu Mengli's arm and smiled.

"Will my senior brother come back?"

“Yes, no matter where you go in the future, Senior Brother... you will come back.” Mingyan nodded.

“Then let’s pinky swear!” Liu Mengli extended her little finger and said earnestly.

Mingyan looked down at Liu Mengli's small and cute little finger, hesitated for a moment, and then extended his little finger to hook it with hers.

"Pinky promise, not to change for a hundred years!...No, not to change for a thousand or ten thousand years!" Liu Mengli thought for a moment and felt that a hundred years was too short. She and her senior brother could probably live past a hundred years old, so a thousand or ten thousand years would be the best.

Mingyan lowered his hand and pinched Liu Mengli's cheek. "Are you satisfied now?"

Liu Mengli pouted and gave a soft snort, "I'm ignoring Senior Brother."

With that, Liu Mengli ran out...

Chapter Sixteen Breakthrough

In fact, Huang Junru was not the only one from the Huang family to come.

However, Huang Junru had the highest cultivation level, so he arrived first.

In the afternoon, the rest of the Huang family cultivators also arrived at Yutai Blessed Land. Xia Yanming had no idea when Huang Jun Rulai arrived. He only found out later, when he wanted to pay his respects to the Moon Shadow Saint Lord, that the Moon Shadow Saint Lord had already left.

However, Xia Yanming was aware of the arrival of the other cultivators from the Huang family and warmly welcomed them.

The Phoenix Clan cultivators were all female, with not a single male among them, which made Ming Yan, who was also receiving them, feel somewhat strange...

The Huang family really does have an imbalance of yin and yang; how come they are all female cultivators?

Later that evening, Xia Yanming and several other elders arrived at the mountaintop, seemingly to discuss how to handle the aftermath. By evening, it seemed that the matter had been settled, and Huang Feiyan found Mingyan, who was still waiting for news in his room.

"Mingyan." Huang Feiyan knocked on the door. She could sense that Mingyan was inside, but she did not push the door open. Respect between people is shown in these small details.

"Please come in, fairy sister," Mingyan said upon hearing this.

Huang Feiyan pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing Mingyan sitting on the edge of the bed, she smiled slightly and sat down next to him. "Everything has been settled. My mother went to the Fengling Yueying Holy Land and talked with the Yueying Holy Lord for a while. The Fengling Yueying Holy Land is willing to protect the Yutai Blessed Land. In addition, they are willing to provide a new address for the Yutai Blessed Land to rebuild its sect. Besides, the Huang family has also brought a lot of cultivation resources. If you want to ask about these things in detail, you will have to ask your sect leader and a few elders. Your sect leader and your master have also agreed to let you come back to the Huang family with us. Rest tonight and we can set off tomorrow."

Mingyan nodded. "Fairy Sister, how long will it take to return to the Huang Clan?"

"Using the intercontinental teleportation portal, we can depart tomorrow and arrive the day after. However, the alchemy process involves many matters and may take some time, so you may have to stay at the Huang family for a while longer," Huang Feiyan said with a smile.

Ming Yan was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, "An intracontinental teleportation portal?"

“Yes, the intra-continental teleportation portal was built by many aristocratic families and holy lands in the Eastern Continent to facilitate the use of cultivators and disciples of aristocratic families and holy lands. Otherwise, with our cultivation level alone, it would take us four or five years to get there.” Huang Feiyan nodded. “Even for cultivators like my mother and the Moon Shadow Saint Master, it would take them nearly a month to travel from the Rain Terrace Blessed Land to the Huang family without the help of the teleportation portal.”

The difference between four or five years and a single day is just too great...

"If it weren't for Fairy Sister, I don't know how long it would have taken me to come into contact with these things," Mingyan sighed.

"With your talent, you will eventually stand at our level." Huang Feiyan said with a light laugh, "Don't underestimate yourself. My mother said that your talent for cultivation may be better than mine. You just started later."

"Fairy Sister, is your mother at the same cultivation level as the Moon Shadow Saint Lord?" Mingyan asked.

Huang Feiyan nodded. "My mother and the Moon Shadow Saint Lord are both at the Human Welcome Realm."

The Human-Welcoming Realm... this is the last minor realm of the Saintly Realm, only one minor realm higher than the Xuanji Realm. Is the difference between the Human-Welcoming and Xuanji Realms really that great? So much so that Huang Jun's killing intent towards Xuanji Realm cultivators is no different from slaughtering chickens and dogs, even seeming simpler, as if he could crush them with a flick of his wrist...

Is the gap between realms really that vast?

"May I ask, fairy sister, how many years did it take your mother to reach her current cultivation level?" Mingyan asked curiously.

"Over three hundred years ago, my mother and the Moon Shadow Saintess were among the earliest cultivators to reach the Human Harmony Realm, but they've been stuck there for a very long time." Huang Feiyan didn't hide anything, which meant that Huang Junru and the Moon Shadow Saintess were at least 300+ years old? Stuck here for so long, they might even be six, seven, or eight hundred years old... Although their voices sounded cold, they really didn't sound like white-haired old women...

However, cultivators... especially those at the Human Realm, must have very long lifespans...?

"Oh, right, there's something else. Because our Huang family is a bit special, even if you are a very important guest, we can only let you stay in the Huang family's reception area temporarily." Huang Feiyan said apologetically. "Our Huang family does not allow men to enter the inner courtyard. We hope you can understand this."

Mingyan nodded. "It doesn't matter, I don't care about these things."

"That's good." Huang Feiyan breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Please keep a low profile about my mother and the rest of the family coming here. Pretend we've never been to Yutai Blessed Land. Although the Yun family may already know that Yun Ling is dead, they shouldn't be able to trace it back to Yutai Blessed Land. Even if they do, with Feng Lingyue's protection, Yutai Blessed Land won't have any trouble. But there's no reason to bring it up. Also, the Huang family has many guests, so please don't let it slip. Otherwise, it might reach the Yun family's ears. We, the Huang family and my mother, will bear the consequences of all this."

Mingyan nodded. "Fairy sister, you're overthinking it. I'm not stupid, so naturally I won't bring it up."

"Of course I know you're not stupid, but I still need to give you a token reminder." Huang Feiyan smiled sweetly. "Alright, I won't disturb your rest any longer..."

Huang Feiyan stood up, intending to leave, but after taking two steps, she stopped. She looked at Mingyan and said, "I want to thank you again, Mingyan. You not only saved me, but also gave me hope for my aunt's awakening. My mother and I have discussed it, and I will help you find the person who saved you that day. Also... Sect Master Xia hopes to send you to a better place to cultivate... After it's done, I will have my mother write a letter of recommendation to recommend you to the major holy lands. If you have any preferred places, you can tell me. I will remember your kindness. If you encounter any trouble, contact the Huang family, or contact me directly... Hehe, I believe that after all this, we can at least be considered friends, right?"

Friend? Mingyan was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, and then said, "If Fairy Sister considers me a friend, then we are friends."

“Since we’re friends, then don’t call me Fairy Sister anymore. I’m really only two years older than you, so you can just call me by my name, or, like Qingying, call me Feiyan.” Huang Feiyan brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled gently. “You’re my first male friend, you know.”

Mingyan was a little embarrassed, "I'm glad you don't mind, Fairy Sister."

"Hmm? Still calling me Fairy Sister?" Huang Feiyan tilted her head, glanced at Ming Yan, and gave him a half-smile.

"Hmm...Huang Feiyan...? Feiyan?"

Huang Feiyan nodded in satisfaction and chuckled, "Alright, get some rest. We'll set off tomorrow."

After saying that, Huang Feiyan left Mingyan's room.

Friend... Mingyan felt a little strange. To be friends with such a privileged girl? To be honest, his vanity was greatly satisfied, but Mingyan quickly realized that even if he became friends with Huang Feiyan, it wouldn't mean anything. If he couldn't catch up with her and integrate into their circle as soon as possible, his relationship with Huang Feiyan would be meaningless. Even if Huang Feiyan respected him and was willing to befriend him because he saved her, Mingyan wouldn't allow himself to be inferior to others.

Moreover, he still hadn't found her... Mingyan's eyes hardened. He sensed the spiritual energy around him. Although it seemed thinner than usual, Mingyan was already on the verge of a breakthrough and didn't need to wait until late autumn to break through. Mingyan closed his eyes and immersed himself in the world within his body.

As the first stage of cultivation, the main purpose of the Spring-Drawing stage is to lay a solid foundation for a higher and stronger path of cultivation. Therefore, although Mingyan had long been on the verge of breaking through, he had not yet broken through. This was not only because he was waiting for a suitable opportunity, but also because he wanted to polish the spring in his body to perfection. Now, the spring has been polished, and all that is needed is to use spiritual energy to dig a new spring and connect the new spring with the old spring.

Springs can be connected freely, as long as it does not harm the body. However, better connecting channels will allow spiritual energy to flow more quickly from one spring to another. These channels are spiritual veins.

In the body, spiritual energy is like a person. Originally, there was no path between springs, but as spiritual energy travels and accumulates, a path is formed, which is the spiritual vein. However, there are differences between these paths. A wider and shorter spiritual vein is more conducive to the circulation of spiritual energy within the body. In cultivation, this means that you can use spiritual energy faster and use more spiritual energy at once, naturally making you stronger. However, you cannot blindly pursue short-distance spiritual veins, since it is working within the human body. If you are not careful, you can damage the meridians. At best, it will damage your body; at worst, it will cripple you. Therefore, some cultivators, for the sake of stability, make their spiritual veins bypass some sensitive areas, so they are longer and thinner. Naturally, the spiritual energy in such spiritual veins will circulate slower than that of ordinary people, and their strength will naturally be weaker than that of ordinary people.

Because of differences in physical constitution, the sensitive areas of people are not the same, so a single method cannot be universally applied.

Mingyan's physique is very special. He originally had a natural spiritual vein in his body. He didn't need to dig it from scratch. He only needed to dig the spring to break through. Moreover, the natural spiritual vein was short and wide, which proved that his combat power was extremely outstanding among those of the same level.

However, the "Yutai Sutra" of Yutai Blessed Land does not record many techniques, but focuses more on the springs and spiritual veins for beginners. This is why Mingyan, although he has a physique stronger than most cultivators, cannot show it.