Yu Chuan successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, but Yan Xi remained stuck at the ninth level of the Golden Core stage.

Chongjiu said that she only needed one opportunity to break through.

Shu Jianyue thought for a moment, then took out a bunch of apples, pears, bananas and the like, and distributed them to the three children, telling them to eat some whenever they had time, so that they could replenish their spiritual energy and vitamin C.

"Xixi, we're not in a hurry. We believe in letting things take their natural course."

Yan Xi nodded and put away all the fruit. "I know, Mother. I'm not in a hurry. With my cultivation level, no one can bully me here."

Shu Jianyue nodded with a smile, hugged her and rubbed her, "Yes, my Xixi is both well-behaved and capable."

Yu Chuan squeezed in, "Mother, what about me?"

"Yes, our Yu'er is well-behaved, just a little bit mischievous." Shu Jianyue said, pointing with her fingers.

"And what about me?" Chong Jiu also came over, pulled them into his arms, and rested his chin on her shoulder.

Shu Jianyue rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "How old are you? Why are you getting involved in this mess?"

Yu Chuan pushed his head away, "Daddy, you're not a child anymore, don't try to take Mommy away from us."

Chong Jiu looked down at him, "Who told you I was going to fight you for Mom?"

"Hmm?" Shu Jianyue glanced at him sideways.

Chong Jiu kissed her earlobe and laughed, "Your mother was originally mine, why would I take her away?"

"It'll only be twenty or thirty years. By the time you've settled down and started your own families, you won't need to fight over it anymore!"

"Twenty or thirty years is just a short time. The time for cultivating immortality is like a sword, it's only a blink of an eye."

Shu Jianyue's lips twitched. She really knows how to calculate; has she forgotten that she's still in her probationary period?

The heavy moxibustion is just a calculation. Cultivators can live as long as heaven and earth when they reach the level of immortals. Why should they be afraid of these few years?

Besides, he didn't believe that these two little brats could keep bothering Yueyue for the next twenty or thirty years.

Shu Jianyue said irritably, "Have you ever seen a cultivator who gets married in their twenties or thirties?"

“Of course there are. There are those who were betrothed since birth, and those who were childhood sweethearts.” Chong Jiu said, giving a few examples.

"Although not many, there are still some."

Shu Jianyue rolled her eyes at him, not intending to argue with him about such a thing. The children were still young. Twenty or thirty years was just a fleeting moment for a cultivator, but if you counted, there were tens of thousands of sunrises and sunsets.

"The child is still young, so try to avoid doing this in front of them in the future, lest they imitate it and learn bad habits."

"Don't worry, the children can tell right from wrong." Chong Jiu gently rubbed Yan Xi's head in her arms.

Shu Jianyue rolled her eyes at him, and seeing Wu Yan sitting there alone, looking lost and forlorn, she felt a pang of heartache and called him over.

“Our Wuyan is very well-behaved, just too well-behaved. He doesn’t even know how to act cute with his master.”

"Wuyan, you're still young, there's no need to rush your cultivation. Let's take it slowly."

Wu Yan nodded.

Wu Huang was initially hesitant to intrude on the family's warm atmosphere, but now that Wu Yan was getting involved, she felt she could join in too.

So he squeezed in and snuggled right into Yan Xi's arms.

"Roar..." I want to come too.

DouDou snuggled into YuChuan's arms.

Yu Chuan was clinging to Shu Jianyue, and now Dou Dou was squeezing him, almost pushing him out.

"DouDou, what are you doing? You're squeezing me."

"Roar..." I want to come in too.

"If you're coming in, then come in. Why are you crowding me?" Yu Chuan pulled him out and threw him directly into Wu Yan's arms.

Wu Yan stared blankly at the little creature in his arms.

"Chirp..." The stupid dog was rejected.

In an instant, DouDou and WuHuang started arguing again.

Although Shu Jianyue found it noisy, she still watched with a smile and let them make a fuss.

Chong Jiu stood behind her, putting his arm around her to prevent the child from knocking her over.

Chaotian sat on the railing of the spirit boat, watching everything with a smile.

It was three months later when they returned to the Hunyuan Immortal Sect. Including the time they spent in the secret realm, they had been away for almost a year.

Shu Jianyue did not inform Yu Yangzi beforehand, so when their spirit boat landed on the square, all the disciples of the Hunyuan Sect watched with bated breath.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw her come out.

Seeing this, Shu Jianyue raised an eyebrow. "What, are you not welcoming me back?"

The disciples immediately bowed and said, "Welcome back to our sect, Grandmaster Uncle."

"Grandmaster Uncle, why are you only just getting back?"

"Yes, I heard from Uncle Fang that you went to ask for reward resources. Did you get them?"

"Go away, what are you all doing gathered here? Stop cultivating." As soon as the Grand Elder arrived, he chased away everyone who had gathered around the spirit boat.

Then he circled the spirit boat himself and clicked his tongue, saying, "Grandmaster Uncle, where did you get this spirit boat? It must be close to the Heavenly Grade."

Shu Jianyue jumped off the spirit boat and rolled her eyes at him, "You have no knowledge. This spirit boat is no ordinary spirit boat. You would never guess its grade even if you tried to guess higher."

"Where is Yu Yangzi? Isn't he in the sect?" He hasn't come out yet after so long.

The Grand Elder reached out and touched it, his eyes shining as he looked at her, "Grandmaster Uncle, could this be...?"

"No, it's not mine. Even if it were, you can't have it." Shu Jianyue pushed him away in annoyance.

"Still no answer, where is Yu Yangzi?"

The Grand Elder then said, "He went out to hunt spirit beasts with his disciples."

"Isn't it usually the peak masters who lead the teams for these kinds of things? Why did he have to go in person?" Shu Jianyue said, looking towards the direction of the rear peak.

Gu Yunxiao sensed her return and left the pass.

"Hey, who knows what he's like? He's probably not in a good mood." The elder said, then tried to board the spirit boat.

Shu Jianyue looked at him and suddenly asked, "How's your investigation into the Li family's evil cultivators going?"

Neither Dahe nor Lao had expected her to change the subject so quickly. "The Li family has all run away, leaving only some collateral branches behind, but none of them participated."

"However, the Li family has a daughter who is now a disciple of the Holy Star Sect, but she is not an evil cultivator."

Shu Jianyue's eyebrows twitched. "You don't even know where the Li family escaped to?"

The elder shook his head. "When I arrived, they had already run away. How would I know where they went? If you knew, I would have chased after them long ago."

Shu Jianyue shook her head. "If you really chase after them, you probably won't come back."

After speaking, he picked up Wuyan and rushed towards the back peak.

The Grand Elder was well aware of his own cultivation level, so he didn't care what Shu Jianyue said.

Looking at the spirit boat in front of him, his eyes lit up again.

Seeing that Shu Jianyue had left, Chong Jiu naturally wouldn't stay here any longer. Before the Grand Elder could even board the spirit boat, he put it away.

"Sigh..." Upon seeing Chong Jiu's expressionless, cold face, the Grand Elder immediately shut his mouth.

He had heard from Fang Cheng that this person was very powerful and could not be offended, nor could he afford to offend him.

Upon seeing Yu Chuan, she smiled and said, "Oh, little grandmaster, you've grown so fast! It's only been a short time since I last saw you, and you've grown even taller."