Lu Fuyue led Jiang Li to the main gate of Tianxuan Sect to meet up with the other disciples who were also heading to the cultivation competition. On the way, they happened to meet a female cultivator with a rather elegant appearance.

Behind the female cultivator was a woman in yellow. They bumped into Lu Fuyue and her companion and were slightly taken aback.

When the woman in yellow saw who it was, her expression changed drastically. "Lu Fuyue, how could it be you?"

Lu Fuyue was drawn over by the voice and saw Yan Wei, who had once caused trouble for her in the Trial Tower but had been taught a lesson by her.

The female cultivator standing next to Yan Wei quickly reacted. She reached out and tugged at her junior sister's sleeve reassuringly, then took a step forward with a gentle smile and slowly spoke.

“Junior Sister Lu, I am Jiang Yin, the eldest disciple of Elder Yuqing. I used to be focused on cultivation in seclusion, so I have never met you before.”

"Having met you today, I can see that you are indeed exceptionally talented, Junior Sister."

However, before Lu Fuyue could say anything, Jiang Li, who was standing behind her, was caught off guard by the familiar voice. She subconsciously looked up and glanced ahead, and immediately her body trembled as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

It's her...

Lu Fuyue's eyes darkened slightly. She turned her body slightly to subtly block the person behind her, concealing Jiang Yin's probing gaze, and smiled faintly, "Senior Sister Jiang."

Jiang Yin's dazed thoughts were immediately pulled back, and she looked at the female cultivator behind Lu Fuyue again, "Junior Sister Lu, who is this person following you?"

"He looks somewhat familiar to me, like an old friend."

The air around them seemed to freeze instantly upon hearing this.

Lu Fuyue frowned slightly, her expression turning indifferent. "She's just a disciple of the Alchemy Peak. Take her out to broaden her horizons."

A hint of doubt flashed in Yan Wei's eyes. Why would her senior sister suddenly care about a junior disciple? Even if the disciple was from the Alchemy Peak, there was no need for such concern.

So she craned her neck, trying to see clearly who was worth her senior sister's attention.

But after looking for a long time, I didn't see anything.

Lu Fuyue's eyes turned cold, and she was about to speak.

Just then, someone tugged at her sleeve from behind. Lu Fuyue paused, turned around, and glanced at the person behind her.

Jiang Li gently shook her head at her, then stepped out from behind her and bowed to Jiang Yin, saying, "Disciple Jiang Li greets Senior Sister Jiang."

Upon hearing the familiar name, Jiang Yin felt as if struck by lightning. She froze on the spot, staring at the female cultivator in front of her in disbelief.

She subconsciously raised her hand to reach out and pull her, but was dodged, and Jiang Yin's hand froze in mid-air.

"Ah Li, is it really you..."

Jiang Li lowered her eyes and took a few steps back, standing right next to Lu Fuyue. "Senior Sister Jiang, please just call me Jiang Li."

Jiang Yin's face stiffened. She moved her lips, but after a long while, she finally uttered a few words, "Ali, are you still blaming me?"

The atmosphere turned cold again.

"It's almost time to leave, Senior Sister Jiang, are you sure you want to waste time here?" After a while, Jiang Li looked up and stared straight at her.

Jiang Yin wanted to say something, but in the end, she couldn't say anything.

The next second, Lu Fuyue raised her hand and tore through space, instantly disappearing from the spot with Jiang Li, leaving behind only the words, "Senior sister, we're leaving first."

A wisp of cold wind ruffled the hair at her temples, and even though she had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, it still stung her skin.

Jiang Yin stared blankly in the direction where Lu Fuyue and Jiang Li had disappeared, her hand gripping the long sword at her side tighter and tighter.

Unexpectedly, this Junior Sister Lu, who had only recently cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, was already able to tear through space.

Yan Wei walked over and looked at her with concern, "Senior sister, was that your sister just now?"

...

On the other side.

Tianxuan Sect Mountain Gate.

A few disciples were already waiting.

Sensing the fluctuations emanating from the space, everyone present immediately looked over, and Lu Fuyue and Jiang Li appeared before them in an instant.

Xiao Ming and Su Chen's eyes lit up when they saw Lu Fuyue. Unable to contain their excitement, they ran forward and said, "Senior Sister, you've come."

Lu Fuyue's gaze lingered on the two of them for a moment, then she nodded. "Where are the others?"

Su Chen looked up at Lu Fuyue, thought for a moment and said, "There is still half an hour before the departure time. The sect leader should be arriving soon, and as for Senior Sister Jiang... she should be arriving soon as well."

No one knew the excitement in Xiao Ming and Su Chen's hearts. They had unexpectedly gotten the chance to participate in this cultivation competition and even met their most admired Senior Sister Lu, which made them extremely excited. They had been waiting here for a long time before dawn.

You should know that the two of them were just nobody in the outer sect at first. If they hadn't heard about how Senior Sister Lu, from a sickly girl who was about to die, had surpassed Uncle Yan, who was once known as the number one genius of Tianxuan Sect, in less than a hundred years, and become the number one disciple, they would have been completely forgotten.

They're probably still somewhere being bossed around.

At this moment, several fluctuations of spiritual energy appeared.

Lu Zhengming and the figures of the disciples following him appeared in the air.

He spotted Lu Fuyue, who stood out among the group, at a glance. He gave her a cold look, flicked his sleeve, and walked straight onto the large flying boat parked at the entrance of the Tianxuan Sect.

As Jiang Yin followed Lu Zhengming onto the flying boat, she glanced at Jiang Li standing next to Lu Fuyue out of the corner of her eye, bit her lip, and then turned and boarded the flying boat.

...

After a day and a night, the group finally arrived at the territory of Yunzhou.

Yunzhou is the central place of the cultivation world, and its spiritual energy is the most abundant in the entire cultivation world. It is controlled by the three major sects of the cultivation world, one of which is the Tianxuan Sect.

The person stationed here by the Tianxuan Sect is Elder Jianqing, who is also Luo Mingchuan's master who loves to travel the world.

As soon as Lu Fuyue and her group disembarked from the flying boat, they saw an old man in white robes and countless disciples standing together in the distance.

The old man in white robes smiled as he watched the group approach. With a wave of his hand, his disciples followed him forward to greet them. "Sect Master, it's been a long time."

Lu Zhengming's expression relaxed a bit as he looked at the newcomer, "Jian Qing, it has indeed been a long time."

"It's a pity that Mingchuan went out to train and couldn't make it in time, otherwise you and your master could have met today."

Elder Jianqing stroked his white beard, sighed, but remained silent.

However, the next second, his gaze shifted and landed on Lu Fuyue beside him. He paused for a moment and slowly said, "This must be Fuyue. It's quite a coincidence that we haven't met yet, but I've already heard a lot about your deeds."

There is no other cultivator in the entire cultivation world who has reached the Nascent Soul stage at such a young age.

Lu Fuyue stepped forward and nodded slightly, "Disciple greets Elder."