Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Entering Soaring Snow Peak

In the fourth year of seclusion, Yun Xi felt restless after staying still for too long. She decided to come out of seclusion.

Yun Xi had already brought her strength and cultivation into balance, and through the Interstellar Body-Refining Art, her physical body strength had reached the level of a Golden Core cultivator. It could carry her powerful soul.

Also, because of the boost from body refinement, she had not stopped growing after forming her foundation. Her height was now one point seven two meters, back to her height before transmigrating, which made her very satisfied.

Yun Xi’s cultivation also slowly rose to peak late Foundation Establishment Stage, but after that, no matter how she cultivated, she made no progress at all. She felt this might be related to her lack of an ice cultivation method, so she decided to come out and move around.

The first thing she did after coming out was send message talismans to her brothers and sisters to tell them where she was. Then she replied to messages from Qin Tong Shuang, Long Dao Yu, Mu Ning Zhu, and others, and only then did she look at Sheng Yu Hong’s voice talisman.

After reading Sheng Yu Hong’s voice talisman, Yun Xi pursed her lips. After replying to it, she adjusted her cultivation down to peak mid Foundation Establishment Stage. Only then did she prepare to go to the Inner Sect Mission Hall, planning to return to Kun Yu City once.

But before she could even leave the Inner Five Peaks, Sheng Yu Hong intercepted her.

“Junior Sister Wei is out of seclusion?” Sheng Yu Hong asked.

He swept his gaze over Yun Xi and immediately knew her cultivation had improved again. Her face had also lost its childishness and looked even more delicate and cute.

Yun Xi wore a standard polite smile and cupped her hands with great courtesy. “Senior Brother Sheng, Junior Sister just came out of seclusion. What urgent matter brings Senior Brother here?”

Sheng Yu Hong returned the salute, then explained, “Junior Sister Wei, please come with me to see the Sect Master.”

Yun Xi’s brows lifted slightly, and she said in surprise, “Senior Brother Sheng, did Junior Sister do something wrong? If so, please tell me in advance, so Junior Sister can be prepared.”

Sheng Yu Hong waved his hand. “Junior Sister Wei, you misunderstand. You didn’t do anything wrong. The Sect Master wants to see you to ask about what happened last time, when you broke the evil formation in Twin Mountain City.”

Yun Xi frowned. She did not think this was something she needed to explain, and it had already been four years. The details were probably dug up clean long ago. What else was there for her to say?

Sheng Yu Hong did not give Yun Xi time to ask more and urged her to go see the Sect Master.

Inside, Yun Xi cursed nonstop, but on the outside, she calmly followed Sheng Yu Hong to the Hao Ran Peak where the Sect Master was.

True Lord Yu Geng met Wei Yun Xi in the side hall.

When Yun Xi saw the Sect Master wearing a green robe with purple trim, she saluted respectfully. “Inner Sect disciple Wei Yun Xi pays respects to the Sect Master.”

True Lord Yu Geng lightly waved his hand. A gentle force lifted Yun Xi up, and he smiled. “You are Wei Yun Xi.”

“Yes, this disciple,” Yun Xi said.

“Yu Hong has praised you highly. He said you were bold and careful, and that you used your spirit pet’s breakthrough to break the evil formation, indirectly saving many cultivators,” True Lord Yu Geng said.

Yun Xi nearly failed to control her expression. She did not want Sheng Yu Hong praising her at all, so she immediately cupped her hands and said, “Sect Master True Lord, Eldest Senior Brother has overpraised me. Breaking the formation was not this disciple’s merit alone. City Lord Li attacked from outside the space, which let this disciple find a gap and use my spirit pet’s breakthrough to draw down tribulation lightning.”

“But you still had to dare to think and dare to do it!” True Lord Yu Geng said.

True Lord Yu Geng was very satisfied with the little girl in front of him, and he also had the intention to take her as a disciple. He smiled and asked, “Wei Yun Xi, are you willing to take me as your master?”

This time, Yun Xi was truly shocked. She looked up at the Sect Master with a stunned face, but inside her heart was in turmoil. Why could she still not avoid the fate of becoming Sheng Yu Hong’s junior sister?

Seeing that Yun Xi did not answer, True Lord Yu Geng looked at her surprised expression and said with amusement, “What? You’re not willing?”

Yun Xi acted as if she were flattered and said, “Yun Xi is only surprised. This disciple has ordinary three spiritual roots aptitude and does not think I am qualified to be the Sect Master’s disciple.”

“With your bone age of fifteen and peak mid Foundation Establishment cultivation, you are already a talented disciple. Naturally, you are qualified to be my disciple,” True Lord Yu Geng said.

After hearing that, Yun Xi felt anxious. She was thinking about how to refuse without offending the Sect Master, and still retreat safely. In any case, she was unwilling to enter under the Sect Master.

Sheng Yu Hong grew a bit anxious and spoke up. “Junior Sister Wei, the Sect Master only has three disciples under him right now. Besides me, there are two junior brothers. If you enter under Master, you will be the only Junior Sister.”

What he meant was obvious: as the only Junior Sister, Yun Xi would certainly be the most favored.

Yun Xi glanced at Sheng Yu Hong, cursing him nonstop inside. At that moment, a cold wind swept into the side hall. In the next instant, snowflakes drifted down, and a white figure appeared in front of Yun Xi.

This sudden change interrupted the Sect Master taking a disciple. True Lord Yu Geng looked speechless as he stared at the cold, clear man in front of him. “Senior Brother, why would you leave Soaring Snow Peak? Weren’t you preparing to challenge Soul Transformation?”

The man wore a white robe with subtle dark patterns, spotless and clean. Even his hair was silver-white, tied only halfway with a simple wooden hairpin. Aside from a black bracelet on his wrist, he wore no other accessories. His dust-free face and cold aura held everything up.

His voice was cold as well. He glanced at Yun Xi before speaking. “I sensed that my only disciple appeared.”

Only then did True Lord Yu Geng straighten up. He also glanced at Yun Xi, then sent a voice transmission. “Senior Brother also has your eye on this little girl?”

“Yes,” the man replied.

“Can you pick another?” True Lord Yu Geng asked.

“No. It can only be her,” the man said.

“She is that…” True Lord Yu Geng hesitated.

“Yes, and no. You’ll know later,” the man said.

Then Leng Ruo Han swept his sleeve, wrapped Yun Xi up, and left the side hall of Hao Ran Peak.

Sheng Yu Hong only felt that in the blink of an eye, Wei Yun Xi had disappeared. His master had a thoughtful look on his face, and he immediately cupped his hands. “Master, what is going on?”

True Lord Yu Geng said helplessly, “Sigh. That girl didn’t want to take me as her master. Your Martial Uncle Leng snatched her.”

Sheng Yu Hong’s heart jolted, and he said with difficulty, “How could that be? Clearly Junior Sister…”

True Lord Yu Geng waved his hand. “Yu Hong, perhaps because you didn’t bring that little girl to me four years ago, I already missed the best time to take her as a disciple.”

Sheng Yu Hong still tried to struggle. “Master, Martial Uncle Leng is preparing to challenge Soul Transformation. How would he have time to teach a disciple?”

“Enough. That’s not something you need to worry about. But you will have chances to interact in the future,” True Lord Yu Geng said.

True Lord Yu Geng did not want to explain further and waved his eldest disciple away.

Even though Sheng Yu Hong was unwilling, he could do nothing. He only looked toward Soaring Snow Peak from afar, waiting for the next chance to see Wei Yun Xi.

Leng Ruo Han swept Yun Xi to the main hall on his own peak, then set her down and asked, “I am Leng Ruo Han, an ice-element single spiritual root. I am the Peak Lord of Soaring Snow Peak, with peak late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation. Are you willing to take me as your master?”

Yun Xi immediately dropped to her knees and bowed, afraid of missing this chance to avoid becoming the Sect Master’s disciple. Besides, just looking at True Lord Leng’s face and his ice spiritual root, she felt it was worth it.

“Master above, please accept your disciple Wei Yun Xi’s bow!”

“Get up,” Leng Ruo Han said.

Leng Ruo Han waved his sleeve, and Yun Xi stood up without being able to resist.

Wei Yun Xi smiled with complete sincerity, feeling that her good luck had finally arrived.