Chapter 174

Chapter 174: The Change Begins

Hearing that, Du Ruo Lan’s eyes finally reddened, and tears fell soundlessly. She held Wei Yun Qing and sobbed quietly, venting the suffocation in her heart.

Wei Yun Qing could only hold her mother and comfort her. At this moment, she did not know whether she hated Wei Yun Xi more for laying everything bare, or hated Wei Ling Yue more for hurting her mother. Yet in her memories, Father truly favored her more.

After venting her emotions, Du Ruo Lan held her daughter’s hands and said, “Qing’er, don’t clash head-on with Wei Yun Xi again. She formed a golden core with three spirit roots, so she must have her own opportunity. Right now, you’re not her match, so you must protect yourself first.”

Wei Yun Qing did not like hearing that. She had her own opportunity too. Touching the concealed bracelet on her wrist, she nodded perfunctorily. “Mother, I know. My cultivation being low now doesn’t mean I’ll be inferior to Wei Yun Xi forever. One day I’ll surpass her, become the number one in the Wei Family, and become a personal disciple of Hao Ran Sect.”

Only then was Du Ruo Lan satisfied.

Yun Xi withdrew her divine sense, grabbed Dian Dian, and went back to her room to cultivate. There was still a female lead by her side. She could not let the other party surpass her.

At this time, Wei Ling Yue, in seclusion, still did not know that his daughter had already planned his future path for him. And Du Ruo Lan, who claimed to love him most, indirectly fulfilled Wei Yun Xi’s prediction. Until the day he closed his eyes, he would only ever be the Wei Family’s eldest young master, and his cultivation would stop at late Foundation Establishment.

After cultivating for a night, Yun Xi went to see the Wei Family’s clan head, preparing to openly stay at the Feng Family for two days.

The Wei Family’s clan head looked conflicted. After weighing his words, he finally said, “Yun Xi, Du Ruo Lan is your father’s wife now, and Yun Qing has returned too. Her cultivation is inferior to yours, but the future is hard to say. Between sisters, it’s best not to make the relationship so stiff.”

Yun Xi understood he was advising her to leave room in her actions. He had probably heard that yesterday Wei Yun Qing carried Du Ruo Lan back to Begonia Courtyard, covered in blood, so he said this.

Yun Xi immediately smiled and said, “Second Uncle, Yun Xi may be young, but I’m not someone who bullies the weak. Yesterday I only told Du Ruo Lan that the Youth-Preserving Pill Father used to please her belonged to my mother, and that Father took it back to repair his relationship with me. After hearing that, she got so angry she vomited blood.”

Wei Ling Tao looked at Yun Xi’s innocent little face and sighed silently. He swore to himself that he would always treat his own children fairly and never repeat his eldest brother’s mistakes. Letting children become hostile was a great taboo for the clan.

Seeing that Wei Ling Tao had nothing else, Yun Xi took her leave and went to the Feng Family.

When Feng Jia Qing saw Yun Xi, he asked, “I heard Wei Yun Qing returned yesterday too. What is her cultivation?”

“Mid Foundation Establishment, still a little short.”

“That’s good. In Kun Yu City, there’s no need to clash with her. Just focus your mind on cultivation. Don’t let these trivial matters affect you.”

“Don’t worry, Uncle. Yun Xi understands.”

“Good. I’m going to go into a small seclusion to consolidate my cultivation. I probably won’t see you when you return to the sect. These next two days, I’ll spend more time with you.”

Yun Xi waved a hand. “No need. Consolidating your cultivation is important. The Golden Core realm has a lifespan of five hundred years. We’ll have many chances to meet in the future. There’s no need to rush.

“You go into seclusion first. Over these two days, I’ll study the refinement of the Golden Core Formation Pill with Old Ancestor Feng. If we join forces, we might get a huge surprise. You don’t need to accompany me.”

Feng Jia Qing knew his niece had her own ideas, so he did not insist. He brought Yun Xi to Feng Feng’s residence, arranged everything, and then went into seclusion.

Yun Xi seized the time to exchange alchemy insights with the Feng Family’s old ancestor. She felt alchemy was like chemical blending-combining different spiritual plants in the right proportions, then filtering out the toxic impurities during the fusion process, extracting the useful medicinal properties from the spiritual medicine.

The Feng Family old ancestor’s alchemy techniques had been passed down through the clan, while Yun Xi often brought new viewpoints and ways of thinking. The two sides sparked many ideas, and both made progress in alchemy.

Yun Xi began refining Third Rank pills. As she mastered the refining methods for new pills, she slowly regained her feel for alchemy.

Looking at Yun Xi’s Purple Jade Coiling Dragon Cauldron, the Feng Family old ancestor said, “This pill cauldron is good, but it’s still a bit strained for refining Third Rank pills. And about your pill flame-you need to take it seriously. Find a pill flame that matches your spirit roots as soon as possible. Only then can you go far on the path of alchemy. It would also be best to upgrade this cauldron.”

Yun Xi nodded. “Don’t worry, Old Ancestor. Once I return to the sect, I’ll go to Artifact-Refining Peak to upgrade the cauldron. As for an exotic flame, it depends on fate. After the sect tournament, I’ll leave the sect to train, and I’ll look for an exotic flame along the way.”

She laid out her short-term training plan.

The Feng Family old ancestor nodded in satisfaction. “Good. Now that you’ve formed a golden core, there’s not much the family can do to help you. From now on, you’ll have to rely on yourself. But I had Jia Qing prepare some spirit stones for you. That will definitely help you.”

Spirit stones were hard currency in the Cultivation World.

“Thank you, Old Ancestor.”

Yun Xi accepted with a smile.

The next night, the Feixia Butterfly brought back the latest news. It had discovered something with Wei Yun Qing.

“You’re saying she’s wearing a scarlet bracelet on her left wrist, and she even took things out of it?”

“Yes, Master. To monitor her closely, I flew into her room to find out.

“In the middle of the night, she suddenly disappeared from her meditation cushion. Only a scarlet bracelet was left on the cushion. At dawn, she appeared again, and I saw her touch her left wrist.”

The Feixia Butterfly gave a firm answer. Its combat strength was a bit weak, but it was still Third Rank. As long as it deliberately disguised itself, Wei Yun Qing would not notice it.

“Good. I understand. Tonight, keep watching. If Wei Yun Qing disappears again, send me a voice transmission.”

“Yes, Master.”

After cutting off the connection with the Feixia Butterfly, Yun Xi sat in the courtyard and began organizing the clues.

Wei Yun Qing was very lucky this time. She had actually found a spatial treasure. More accurately, it was compensation certain things gave Yun Qing.

Because Yun Xi had kept her own spatial wooden token, and she also had the chat group as her strongest support, she ended up forcing Wei Yun Qing to lag behind at every step. Until now, Wei Yun Qing still could not step on her, and instead became her whetstone.

So the other side could not wait to make an arrangement like this. The goal was to forcibly steer the plot back onto its original track. But because of her appearance as a variable, plus one butterfly effect after another, things had already developed in a completely different direction. At the very least, in the novel, Yun Xi did not form a golden core this early.

Yun Xi thought about it and decided to take a risk. She would snatch Wei Yun Qing’s opportunity instead.

When the Feixia Butterfly sent word that Wei Yun Qing had disappeared again, Yun Xi immediately released her divine sense. It entered the courtyard where Wei Yun Qing was, passed through the isolation array like vines, and wrapped around the scarlet bracelet on the meditation cushion. She began forcibly erasing the divine sense imprint on it.

Inside the space, Wei Yun Qing’s heart clenched. She suddenly opened her eyes. In the next instant, she let out a scream, clutching her head as she was kicked out of the space.