Zhang Mengmeng shouted for a long time but no one paid any attention to her, so she had no choice but to come over and eat while cursing.

Yuan Qi felt too tired and she was about to collapse. Over the years, she had long since used up all her family's wealth, and she could only dig for spiritual herbs and fight monsters to exchange for some spirit stones to make ends meet.

But her mother still found fault with her all the time, showing no consideration for her hard work.

In the quiet of the night, she often wondered what her sister was doing now, and whether she was doing well.

The mother owed her sister a great deal, but sadly, she will never see her again.

In fact, Yuan Qi knew that he was overthinking things. His sister was highly skilled and would surely be able to protect him.

"How can I sleep in this heat? I need an ice silk velvet pillow and a thousand-year-old silk quilt..."

His mother was making a fuss again. Yuan Qi gave a bitter smile. Ever since his dantian was destroyed, his parents' bodies had been ruined, and they were not even as good as ordinary people.

Not only did they age quickly, but they were also plagued by illnesses, which is why the spiritual stones in their home were used up so fast.

My father was alright; he silently endured his illness and tried his best not to cause himself any trouble. My mother, however, was quite a handful.

She wants this one minute and that the next, she's never satisfied.

Over time, Yuanqi became numb to it. She would just let her say a few words and ignore her, and the girl would quiet down after a while.

Yuan Qi got up and returned to her room to meditate. Although her progress was slow, she could not give up.

Xiao Li watched all this, then silently turned and left. This was all something they owed Li Xiao Li.

Knowing that they were not doing well made her feel better.

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Once outside Sifang Town, the streets were bustling with activity. A group of people were running in one direction, and no one knew what had happened.

Xiao Li casually grabbed a little girl and stuffed a spirit stone into her hand. The little girl, who had been furious, immediately put on a smiling face.

"Fairy, what are your orders?"

Xiao Li found it amusing to watch her change of expression and couldn't help but smile. "Where are you all going?"

Gu Wei felt relieved. "Oh, the Qingyun Sect is recruiting new disciples. Let's all go and sign up."

The name Qingyun Sect sounds familiar.

Xiao Li released her and checked her spiritual roots. She had five spiritual roots. She wondered if she was qualified to enter the outer sect.

Seeing that the fairy was alright, Gu Wei respectfully bowed to Xiao Li before continuing to run forward.

Xiao Li thought of Fang He and Fang Xi, who had entered the Qingyun Sect back then, and she couldn't help but follow them.

The long queue stretched all the way to the end of the street. Xiao Li sized up the several cultivators dressed in Qingyun Sect robes.

Several cultivators testing their spiritual roots were busy, and a woman was standing nearby.

"Senior sister, could you please take a look over here..."

The woman immediately went over; she appeared to be the leader of this group of cultivators.

Upon closer inspection, Xiao Li could vaguely see the shadow of Xiao Fangxi; it was indeed Fangxi.

Unexpectedly, she has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage and become an outer sect steward. It seems that the brother and sister are doing quite well after entering the Qingyun Sect.

The line moved slowly forward, and finally it was Gu Wei's turn. No one knew what had happened, but Gu Wei started crying, and Fang Xi went over to her.

What happened?

The junior disciple said with difficulty, "Senior Sister Fang, this girl has five spiritual roots, but according to the rules we only accept those with four. I've told her that, but she just won't leave. What do you think..."

Gu Wei was particularly good at reading people. This fairy-like woman was obviously someone she could talk to, so she immediately switched her attention.

"Sister, I'm all alone at home now, please take me in. I will definitely work hard in my cultivation, and I can do any kind of work."

I'm easy to take care of, and I don't eat much, so please take me with you.

Fang Xi looked at Gu Wei, feeling a little embarrassed, but looking at the little girl, she seemed to see her brother and herself from many years ago.

"Take it, but you can only be a menial disciple. If your cultivation can reach the third level of Qi Refining in half a year, you can enter the outer sect."

Gu Wei nodded and thanked them repeatedly.

"Thank you, fairy sister! Thank you, brother."

Tears still clung to her face, yet she wore a radiant smile.

Fang Xi laughed, wiped her face, and told her to come here at this time tomorrow to meet up and return to the sect together.

Gu Wei ran out happily. She was very hungry and planned to buy two steamed buns to fill her stomach.

As she passed by Xiao Li, she noticed a jade slip at her feet. She picked it up and saw that it seemed to be a valuable item.

Just as she was about to ask if it was Xiao Li's, a beam of light shot out from the jade slip and went straight into her mind.

Because they were close by, no one saw them.

Before she could even react with surprise, she heard an aged voice echo in her mind, "It's you."

Xiao Li was also dumbfounded. Was this the jade slip?

Back in the secret realm, Ancestor Sheng Yan left behind his legacy and then disappeared. Xiao Li didn't put the jade slip into her spatial storage, but instead put it into the storage bag at her waist.

She looked down and saw that the storage bag at her waist had a hole in it, which was obviously burned by Youyou.

Youyou shivered; it had no idea when it had gotten into trouble.

The jade slip fell out and was picked up by this little girl, who then received the inheritance.

Just a few breaths later, Gu Wei opened her eyes. Before the surprise in her eyes had faded, she saw Xiao Li staring intently at her.

She was startled, but quickly regained her composure and handed over the jade slip with both hands.

"Senior, did you drop this?"

Xiao Li pursed her lips and took the jade slip.

"Yes, it's mine. Thank you."

Gu Wei smiled, her eyes crinkling. "You're welcome."

Her round face looked especially endearing, and Xiaoli couldn't resist giving it a squeeze.

Gu Wei didn't dare to make a sound and let Xiao Li knead her.

Xiao Li watched as Gu Wei's luck changed from red to purple.

123 exclaimed, "This is the new female lead."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Li put the jade box that Ancestor Sheng Yan had given her into her storage bag and stuffed it into Gu Wei's clothes.

That is also a kind of strange fire.

"You must cultivate diligently."

Gu Wei was astonished, watching as Xiao Li disappeared in just a few steps.

She touched the storage bag in her chest, her heart racing. Forgetting about buying steamed buns, she went straight back to the Qingyun Sect's residence.

She planned to stay here overnight and leave tomorrow.

When Fang Xi saw Gu Wei return, she greeted her happily. Hearing that Gu Wei's stomach was growling with hunger, she gave her a fasting pill, and Gu Wei's stomach finally stopped being hungry.

She crossed her arms and her eyes became even more determined. She would never be so weak forever; she would become a powerful cultivator like Sister Fang and that fairy.

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Xiao Li went to the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts and went to see Li Yan. He was still guarding the Demon Abyss as before and had not left.

Not knowing what his mission was, Xiao Li didn't investigate; she sensed that she was about to advance in her cultivation level.

She went to the desert, a place devoid of human habitation, where she would undergo her tribulation.

After eighty-one tribulations of lightning, Xiao Li disappeared from this world.

(over)