Rong Jiaojiao's eyes lit up. She loved candy the most, so she obediently climbed out of Qing Xuanzi's arms, stretched out her little arms, and let Leng Muya pick her up.

Leng Muya held Rong Jiaojiao in her arms, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter: "Oh my, this child is so sensible, even more well-behaved than your master was when he was little."

Qing Xuanzi smiled helplessly. He knew that Leng Muya had always wanted a daughter, but ended up having a bunch of sons.

She longed for a granddaughter, but none of her sons have given her one so far.

She spoils the daughters of her nephews and nieces rotten.

Leng Muya took out a bag of milk candies and gave it to Rong Jiaojiao, saying, "Here, these are all for you."

Rong Jiaojiao held the candy and looked at Qing Xuanzi. Seeing him nod, she smiled and revealed her tiny teeth.

Once inside the reception room, after the senior and junior disciples were all seated, Leng Muya put away her jokes and said seriously, "Your cultivation has improved again? You've already broken through to the Earth Master realm, haven't you?"

Qing Xuanzi nodded: "Yes, I just broke through a year ago."

Leng Muya nodded. She was only at the early stage of the Profound Master realm and could not sense Qing Xuanzi's cultivation level. She could only sense that Qing Xuanzi was giving her a stronger sense of pressure, which led her to make this guess.

She wasn't very talented, and it took a lot of rare and precious materials to reach her current level of cultivation.

She looked at Qing Xuanzi with satisfaction, then turned to Rong Jiaojiao and frowned, saying, "What's wrong with this child? How can she have such a high level of cultivation at such a young age?"

Qing Xuanzi said proudly, "Jiaojiao has high talent, and I obtained a lot of Yuanli Zhuguo before. She ate them all after she started cultivating. It won't be long before she breaks through to the Mage realm."

Leng Muya rolled her eyes at Qing Xuanzi and said, "You're so carefree. Why didn't you find a magic artifact to cover her up so that others wouldn't be jealous?"

As he rummaged through his sleeve, Qing Xuanzi said with a sigh, "I was just thinking about finding her some kind of magical artifact to conceal her cultivation level during this trip to the capital, otherwise her cultivation level is too conspicuous."

At this moment, Leng Muya produced a jade tablet and handed it to Rong Jiaojiao: "Here, my darling, this is a gift from your senior uncle. Drip a drop of blood on it, and then think about suppressing your cultivation to the mid-stage of the Dao Realm. It will then be able to conceal your cultivation level."

Rong Jiaojiao was initially flustered by the serious looks from the two people, but unexpectedly, her senior uncle gave her a jade pendant.

She looked at Qing Xuanzi, and after he nodded, she took the jade token and said, "Thank you, Uncle-Master!"

Leng Muya patted her little head: "You're welcome, baby, try it and see if it works."

Rong Jiaojiao nodded, but no blood was drawn yet. She was simply following her master's instructions and silently chanting them in her heart.

She herself was completely unaware, but under the watchful eyes of Qing Xuanzi and Leng Muya, her cultivation level was unknowingly declining like flowing water, gradually being suppressed to the mid-stage of the Dao Realm.

Both of them knew clearly that Rong Jiaojiao had not recognized the jade pendant as her owner, so there must be another reason why her cultivation level had dropped.

Qing Xuanzi guessed that it was probably Rong Jiaojiao's magic weapon that caused this. No matter how he sensed or investigated, Rong Jiaojiao's cultivation level was only at the mid-stage of the Dao Realm.

Qing Xuanzi was overjoyed. Even he, a master of the Earth Realm, could not sense it, so those with lower cultivation levels would certainly not be able to sense it either, unless they possessed some special ability.

I wonder if someone with a higher cultivation level than me can sense it. Maybe I should take Rong Jiaojiao to my grandmaster's place sometime and try.

For some reason, Leng Muya turned her head and saw Qing Xuanzi looking thoughtful, and knew that this child probably had other secrets, but she did not intend to investigate.

She said, "If it's not necessary, there's no need to go through all that trouble. After all, this jade pendant can't be hidden once it's worn, and it's easy to be discovered."

Qing Xuanzi nodded: "Jiaojiao, you don't need the jade pendant, why don't you return it to your master?"

Leng Muya shook her head: "Let her take it; it'll be convenient if she needs it."

He then instructed, "This child must have something special about her, but I won't ask too many questions. However, you must be careful until she learns to hide her abilities. We're not without enemies."

"I know, Senior Sister." Qing Xuanzi nodded, then asked, "Senior Sister, why are you the one stationed here?"

You should know that his senior sister is the young sect leader. She is usually very busy. Although she is the young sect leader, she carries the responsibilities of the sect leader.

She considered herself not particularly talented, but she usually managed the sect's affairs in an orderly manner so that the sect leader could focus on his cultivation.

Despite her low cultivation level, no one in the sect dares to disobey her.

Their Xuanqing Sect has many people with profound Taoist skills, but what they lack is someone like Leng Muya who is shrewd and tactful, yet wholeheartedly loves the sect and strives for its interests.

Instead of answering, Leng Muya asked, "Have you ever heard of demon spirits?"

Qing Xuanzi nodded: "I know. I came to the capital this time for this matter. May I ask why Senior Sister is asking?"

Leng Muya said resentfully, "Some time ago, several disciples of our sect went on training, but they went missing after going down the mountain. When we sent people to search for them, we found out that the demonic spirits had started to run rampant again. I came down the mountain to help the National Xuanmen Group find the demonic spirits that were causing trouble."

Qing Xuanzi frowned and asked, "What do you mean by 'starting to run rampant again'?"

Leng Muya glared at him when she heard his question: "I told you that once you left the mountain, you wouldn't go back for many years. I can't reach you when I send you messages, and I can't contact you when something happens."

Qing Xuanzi quickly apologized to her: "Senior Sister, it was my fault. Don't be angry, let's talk things out, let's talk things out, hehe~~"

Leng Muya snorted coldly before saying, "This is a long story, and I'm sure you've heard of the legends of the Three Thousand Realms."

Qing Xuanzi nodded, and Leng Muya continued, "Our world is a small world attached to a large world within the Three Thousand Realms. In other words, our small world is just an appendage of the large world."

“In earlier times, our world was rich in spiritual energy, and many people could cultivate immortality. After reaching the Golden Core Realm, they could use the Ascension Array to go to the Great World to continue cultivating to a higher level.”

"But ten thousand years ago, a demonic soul suddenly came to our world through the ascension passage and destroyed it upon entering."

“Since then, our world has been unable to ascend anymore.” Leng Muya’s voice carried a hint of helplessness.

"And then?" Qing Xuanzi asked, engrossed in the conversation.

Leng Muya continued, "That demon's soul was extremely powerful. Although it was suppressed after arriving in this world, and its soul power could only be used up to the Nascent Soul Realm, it was still far more advanced than the cultivation of our predecessors here."

"Before the arrival of the evil spirits, our predecessors would leave this place once they broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm. But since the passage was destroyed, no one has been able to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm."