As the personal disciple of the old chief priest and one of the most famous teachers in the back mountain of the academy, she had deliberately lowered her cultivation level to avoid standing out too much during the Crown Princess selection process.

Now that she had no more scruples, and with the thought of protecting Xiao Xi in mind, she focused on cultivation, and her cultivation level naturally improved by leaps and bounds.

Xiao Xi's cultivation level is relatively lower, only around the initial stage of the ninth rank.

Seeing that everyone else's cultivation level far surpassed hers, Ji Xiaoxi almost burst into tears.

After spending some time together, all the women grew fond of this kind and adorable little sister and comforted her one by one.

The more they comforted her, the more useless Ji Xiaoxi felt.

Seeing this, Zu An couldn't help but laugh and said, "Xiao Xi, your improvement speed is too fast. You should know that in the past, it was basically unprecedented and unparalleled for someone your age to reach the ninth rank. It was something that would be recorded in the history of cultivation."

Ji Xiaoxi pouted, "Brother Zu, you lied to me again. Didn't you and all the other sisters easily reach the ninth rank back then?"

Zu An's expression stiffened: "Uh, we're a bit special. Your current cultivation speed is already considered genius-level. Besides, your forte is medicine and alchemy, cultivation isn't your main profession."

“But Sister Xie is also skilled in talisman formations, and she’s almost a Grandmaster now.” Ji Xiaoxi said, her eyes welling up with tears.

Xie Daoyun looked strange, thinking that if she had cultivated normally, she probably would not have reached her current level.

It all started with my brother Zu's series of adventures, which led me to obtain the three magical talismans and Sun En's legacy, which is how I got to where I am today.

Zuan laughed and said, "You're the youngest. Give you another year or two, and you'll probably grow to this level too."

"Really?" Ji Xiaoxi was somewhat skeptical. It seemed a bit unbelievable that someone could advance from the initial stage of the ninth rank to the peak of the grandmaster level in just one or two years.

“Of course it’s true,” Xie Daoyun said with a smile. “Being by Brother Zu’s side will allow you to improve very quickly. Besides, a significant portion of your combat power comes from medicine. You can not only use poison pills to injure people, but also use spiritual pills to improve your own cultivation. Your cultivation speed will definitely be faster than others.”

She majored in talismans, so she could empathize with this very well.

"But my father said that using pills to improve cultivation would lead to an unstable foundation." Ji Xiaoxi was skilled in medicine and pills, so she naturally knew the advantages and disadvantages of this method.

Zuan pondered for a moment: "That was in the past. Now that the world has merged and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is abundant, it is feasible to use pills to assist in cultivation, and we can help you refine the medicinal power. Just don't rely solely on pills to raise your realm."

Previously, the spiritual energy in the weather was far less abundant than that contained in elixirs, so cultivators who relied solely on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate were indeed much slower.

However, if one relies on pills to break through to a higher realm, the cultivation speed will be faster, but because the difference between one's cultivation and the primordial energy of heaven and earth is too great, it is inevitable that one will go against the heavens and naturally encounter a lot of problems.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the world is now far greater than before, narrowing the gap between the two, and the side effects of relying on elixirs for cultivation have been greatly reduced.

"Okay, I'll listen to Brother Zu." Having found the path to becoming stronger, Ji Xiaoxi beamed with joy.

The women all thought to themselves, "We tried so hard to persuade you, but it wasn't as effective as a few words from your great-grandfather. You really are a womanizer."

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After several days, everyone had made preparations. The group arrived in front of the formation, took out the Four Symbols Stones, and decided to go to the demon world to find out what was going on.

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