Upon hearing that the snake carcass on the ground was worth two hundred spirit stones, Xia Qingqing suppressed her disgust and put it into the system warehouse.

Although she doesn't currently understand the value of spirit stones in this world, even a small amount is still something.

The tall young man smiled amicably upon seeing this: "I am Xu Xingyan from the Xuantian Sect. This is my junior brother, Yu Haoyuan. May I ask your honorable name?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Qingqing's eyes flickered slightly: "My name is Xia Qingqing. Are you disciples of the Xuantian Sect?"

"Fellow Daoist seems to know one of our Xuantian Sect disciples?" Xu Xingyan asked gently.

Xia Qingqing smiled brightly: "I do know one. I wonder if you two fellow Daoists have heard of Lu Jiaojiao?"

Yu Haoyuan stared wide-eyed at Xia Qingqing: "Are you Junior Sister Lu's friend?"

Who in the Xuantian Sect doesn't know Lu Jiaojiao? She's the beloved daughter of the two peak masters of Wanjian Peak and Yaoguang Peak. From birth, she was destined for extraordinary achievements, a status that most sect disciples can't even envy.

“That’s right, Jiaojiao and I are friends,” Xia Qingqing quickly nodded in agreement.

She was really lucky; she ran into Lu Jiaojiao's fellow disciple as soon as she arrived, saving her the trouble of searching for someone like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Hearing Xia Qingqing address Lu Jiaojiao by her name so intimately, Xu Xingyan secretly thought that the two must have a special relationship, but on the surface he remained unmoved and still maintained a faint smile: "That's quite a coincidence. Fellow Daoist, you didn't come here just to look for Junior Sister Lu, did you?"

It's no wonder he would make such a guess, after all, this place is right at the foot of Xuantianmen Mountain.

Xia Qingqing was pondering what excuse she should come up with to get someone to take her to Xuantianmen when the other party offered her a way out, and she immediately nodded:

"Yes, I'm here to see Jiaojiao. Would it be convenient for you two to take me to see her?"

Xu Xingyan looked embarrassed: "I'm sorry, but without the sect's permission, I cannot bring people in and out of Xuantian Sect on my own."

If every disciple can freely bring people in and out of the sect, then what's the point of setting up a sect formation? It might as well just become a marketplace.

"I see," Xia Qingqing frowned and pursed her lips.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then you can help me pass on a message to Jiaojiao, just say that Xia Qingqing is looking for her, and she will definitely come to find me after she hears it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xingyan nodded and replied, "That's no problem. Fellow Daoist, please wait here. My junior brother and I will inform Junior Sister Lu as soon as we return to the sect."

Actually, he had a sound transmission talisman, but to send a message to someone using a sound transmission talisman, you need the other person's aura or other objects to accurately send the message to the intended recipient.

Although Xu Xingyan and Yu Haoyuan are both inner disciples, their status is far lower than Lu Jiaojiao's, and their personal relationship is not close enough for them to use communication talismans at will.

"Alright, then thank you in advance, Fellow Daoist Xu," Xia Qingqing said to Xu Xingyan with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Xia, there's no need to be so polite. It was just a small favor," Xu Xingyan said with a gentle smile, his warm and refined demeanor drawing Xia Qingqing's attention.

I don't know if the good looks of these two people are random, or if everyone in the cultivation world is this good-looking.

Xia Qingqing waited in the same spot for about an hour. During that time, she encountered another monster. Adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, she killed it and put it directly into the system warehouse. She would find a place to sell it next time she had the chance.

"Sister Qingqing? Is it really you?" A sweet voice came from the air.

Xia Qingqing turned her head and saw a white figure falling from the sky and then rushing towards her.

She smiled and helped the person up, saying happily, "Jiaojiao, it's been a long time!"

Lu Jiaojiao hugged Xia Qingqing's arm with a grin: "Senior Brother Xu just said that a girl named Xia Qingqing was looking for me, and I didn't quite believe it. I didn't expect it to really be you."

"Of course it's me, otherwise do you know anyone else named Xia Qingqing?" Xia Qingqing smiled and playfully pinched her nose.

Lu Jiaojiao pouted: "But Sister Qingqing, why did you come here?"

Xia Qingqing had already explained this issue several times, so she repeated her explanation once again.

"I see. So that means you won't be staying here for long?" Lu Jiaojiao asked, frowning.

A few months is just a blink of an eye for cultivators. High-level cultivators can easily go into seclusion for a few months or even a few years.

Therefore, for Lu Jiaojiao, the two or three months that Xia Qingqing could only stay here was really short.

She took Xia Qingqing's hand and said, "Let's not talk about that now. Sister Qingqing, come back to the sect with me first."

As he spoke, he summoned his flying sword, intending to pull Xia Qingqing up with him.

"Is it alright? Didn't Fellow Daoist Xu just say that we can't bring outsiders into the sect casually?" Xia Qingqing asked hesitantly.

Lu Jiaojiao chuckled, her tone unconsciously haughty: "How can they compare to me? Sister Qingqing, don't worry about these trivial things. Just come with me."

"Fine," Xia Qingqing said reluctantly as she boarded Lu Jiaojiao's flying sword.

Her main concern was that Lu Jiaojiao would be punished. Since Lu Jiaojiao had such a strong background and connections, what else was there to say?

No matter what plane or era you're in, there will always be a few people who have special privileges.

In no time at all, Lu Jiaojiao and Xia Qingqing arrived at the entrance of Xuantian Gate.

There is a barrier here, which can only be opened by those who possess the Xuantianmen disciple token.

Xia Qingqing was pulled along by Lu Jiaojiao and swaggered inside. With her sharp eyes, she noticed that when they passed through the barrier, the token hanging from Lu Jiaojiao's waist flashed with a faint light.

Lu Jiaojiao took Xia Qingqing directly to her residence.

Along the way, she encountered many sect disciples dressed in white. Everyone would stop and greet Lu Jiaojiao when they saw her. Lu Jiaojiao would stop and say a few words to those she knew, but would nod coldly to those she didn't know.

"Sister Qingqing, this is my place. You'll be staying here with me for the next few days," Lu Jiaojiao said happily, pulling Xia Qingqing into a charming little courtyard.

The yard was filled with many flowers and plants, as well as a fruit tree whose name Xia Qingqing couldn't recall, with pale yellow fruits hanging from its branches.

Lu Jiaojiao noticed Xia Qingqing's gaze and introduced with a smile, "This is a Honey Spirit Fruit tree. Father knows I like to eat this kind of fruit, so he specially moved a tree to my yard. However, the fruit is not ripe yet, and we can only eat it after a while."

"I see. I just don't know if I'll have a chance to eat it before I leave," Xia Qingqing said with a smile.

Lu Jiaojiao nodded vigorously: "It's definitely possible, the fruit will be ripe in two months."