Before Baicao could react after Nanqu finished speaking, the steward spoke up first: "Don't even think about it. From now on, you are no longer an outer disciple, but the eldest disciple under Xuanyi of the inner sect! It will be announced to the public directly after Xuanyi's coronation ceremony."

Now, you must first formally become an apprentice!

After saying that, Nan Qu felt her legs go weak and she knelt down on the ground.

The steward raised his hand and handed Nan Qu a cup of tea.

Before Nanqu could react, the tea in her hand was taken away and stuffed into Xuanyi's hand.

Everyone except the person in charge looked completely bewildered by the whole action.

Even Xuan Yi was caught off guard and already had a cup of tea in his hand.

Silence was the only sound in the hall at that moment.

Unlike the others who looked on incredulously, Nan Qu felt a little scared.

"Xiao Kong, why couldn't I control myself just now?"

"Of course, this manager is at the late stage of the Tribulation Transcending realm. In the Xuanjian Sect, he's practically a hidden master. Don't even mention that you're currently without martial arts skills; even if you were at your peak, you wouldn't be a match for him. But don't worry, I and the giant dragon are here. If you're ever in real danger, we'll save you immediately. Also, how could my name be so irresponsibly decided?"

Hearing the Time-Space Beast's words, Nanqu finally relaxed. She could even joke around now. "Isn't 'Little Space' nice? What about 'Little Time'?"

"Never mind, let's go with Xiao Kong. I always feel like you'll add a number before Xiao Kong or something."

Nan Qu relaxed here, but Xuan Yi was left standing there. Looking at his master in charge, he had no choice but to drink the cup of tea.

"Alright, you've now become an inner disciple under our witness. You can move there after your master establishes his own cave dwelling. For now, things will remain the same as before."

Nanqu chuckled.

Bai Cao, standing next to Nan Qu, chuckled in imitation.

This made the manager feel a little embarrassed.

Anyone could see that the manager was worried that Nanqu's departure would mean their sect would lose such a good disciple, which was why he did this. Did Baicao know that this girl had signed a contract with a high-level spirit beast?

If this were to reach the Beast Taming Sect, they'd probably be offered a top disciple position right away. Clearly, the person in charge shouldn't be too obvious about their intentions.

Seeing the manager's guilty conscience, Xuan Yi came to his rescue, saying, "Now that I have become your master, I should be responsible for your cultivation to the end. Uncle-Master, may I borrow your training room?"

Xuan Yi hadn't expected his eldest disciple to appear so suddenly; he wasn't prepared at all. He simply couldn't act like others, addressing his teacher respectfully.

The peak master of Spirit Beast Peak hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, it's inside. You can go in."

Xuan Yi glanced at Nan Qu and said, "Come with me."

As Xuan Yi instructed, Nan Qu sat cross-legged on the futon, focusing her mind and calming her spirit. Suddenly, she felt a light before her eyes.

The beam of light entered her body through her brow. Nanqu subconsciously followed the light as it wandered through her body.

Only when the dawn, like a gluttonous snake, devoured the darkness within her did it survey its territory once more before returning to its lair.

The feeling was subtle. Gradually, Nanqu noticed that the original white light had turned into two beams of red and green light. Compared to the white light, the red and green light seemed more beautiful. The two beams of light intertwined and entered her body, but when they entered her lair, they did not mix together. Instead, they each remained in their own positions, forming two clusters of red and green light.

This ball of light was only the size of a mung bean.

Well, there's quite a bit of yarn coming in. Even if it's just a ball of yarn, there shouldn't be only this little bit, right?

Unconvinced, Nanqu attracted all the red and green light spots outside into her body, watching as the pea-sized ball of light grew to the size of a soybean, and then to the size of a peanut.

Just as she was getting into it, she felt her brain was working hard and her eyes seemed to be seeing golden light.

Nan Qu quickly snapped out of this strange feeling.

Then they saw Xuan Yi standing there, looking at Nan Qu with a complicated expression.

"You do have some talent. However, you've only just started cultivating, so don't be impatient for quick results. Go and get something to eat."

After saying that, Xuan Yi left.

Nan Qu, whose eyes were still shining with excitement, realized that she must have used too much force.

Nanqu took out a rice bowl from her spatial storage and started eating it without any regard for her image.

Sigh, everyone says pre-cooked food is bad, but in Nanqu's opinion, Space brand pre-cooked food is delicious.

Available whenever you want to eat.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Nanqu stood up after a short while.

As a result, he stood up and then sat down again.

My legs are numb.

Goodness, how long has she been sitting there?

She never liked sitting cross-legged; she used to practice martial arts lying down.

I wonder if cultivation can be like this.

She'll look into it later and then we'll talk about it.

When Nan Qu came out, everyone except Xuan Yi had left.

The training room was isolated by an array, so naturally no one knew what Nan Qu was doing inside.

Xuan Yi also had things to do, so he only said, "The apprenticeship ceremony will be held on the day the cave is opened. You should practice your skills well recently," and then left.

Nan Qu and the peak master of the Spirit Beast Peak didn't have much to talk about, so Nan Qu bowed and took his leave.

The peak master of Spirit Beast Peak was completely bewildered by today's events. Who would have thought that a golden egg would fall into his wretched place?

As he walked towards the training room, lost in thought, he was met with a dark expression from the Spirit Beast Peak Master: "Who told her to eat here?!"

The whole room smelled terrible!

With a wave of his hand, the peak master of Spirit Beast Peak cast a dust-removing spell, leaving the room spotless. The aura was also dissipated from the training room with another wave of his hand.

Nanqu is now very interested in practicing martial arts.

She went back to her place and began to study it.

At first, she didn't dare to act on her own initiative in her cultivation, but instead followed the rules and techniques meticulously. She now knows that she has reached the third level of the Qi Refining stage.

With this level of cultivation, she could practice some minor spells, but she was more curious about how to nourish her body with spiritual energy.

Nan Qu silently recited the incantation, urging some of the green ball of light to disperse and begin circulating within her body.

The feeling is truly subtle, like lying in a hot spring, making you feel incredibly comfortable.

When Nan Qu came to her senses, she found that her body was emitting a foul odor.

Nan Qu realized that this was the legendary "washing tendons and marrow".

The instructor mentioned in class that only those with wood-type spiritual roots could do this; others would need to use a marrow cleansing pill. However, since all cultivators consume pills, they would also have toxins in their bodies.

Therefore, before reaching the Nascent Soul stage, one must take a Marrow Cleansing Pill every so often. This is precisely why the price of the Marrow Cleansing Pill has remained high.

Of course, if you can completely stop eating after fasting, including not taking any pills, then there is naturally no need for it.