"Great!"

"Half-step into the realm of health preservation!"

Zi Yue couldn't stop smiling; after cultivating for so long, she had finally made some progress.

Jin Yan looked at Qin Luo with curiosity in his eyes, "Senior brother, what realm are you in now?"

"Awakening to self, nourishing life, carefree, immaculate, transcending the mundane, detached! I am now immaculate and free from dust, which is probably what Master refers to as the Immaculate Realm," Qin Luo replied with a smile.

"The Realm of Immaculate Purity!"

Jin Yan regards Qin Luo as his role model. Now that his cultivation journey has just begun, he needs to work even harder in the future.

......

In the depths of winter, the nights are long and dark.

A fierce snowstorm swept across the north, and most people stayed at home to avoid the wind and snow. Few people came to Longhu Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. At the foot of the mountain, only the porridge stalls were still open, mainly serving children from the neighborhood. Zhao Qing'er taught them to read, and they read the classics that Qin Luo had given them.

In the blink of an eye.

More than a month has passed.

As the New Year approaches, the weather is getting warmer.

The Taoist temple is particularly deserted at the end of the year. In the last two days, there have been no people coming to burn incense and pray for blessings. Fortunately, the porridge shop is still open, and Zhang Fulong goes there to drink porridge every day.

early morning.

Zi Yue found Zhang Fulong, who was preparing to go down the mountain for some porridge. Her bright eyes sparkled. "Master, the New Year is in two days. Can I go home for the New Year?"

Zhang Fulong nodded and reminded him with a smile, "Have your senior brother take you back! Be careful on the way!"

"Alright!"

Zi Yue beamed with joy. She turned around and went back to her room to pack her clothes and put all the things she needed to take into her storage ring. Then she went to the yard and dug out all the snow pears that she had hidden in the water tank. She loved snow pears, but she hadn't eaten any herself. She just wanted to take them back with her for her family to try during the New Year.

"Happy New Year, junior brother."

"ah?"

Jin Yan scratched his head.

"Hehe, I told you in advance."

"Happy New Year to you, Junior Sister."

Jin Yan had a simple and honest smile on his face.

Ziyue knew the way home, and besides, she had learned some skills now. "Senior brother, you don't need to see me off."

"It's okay, I like walking."

In Qin Luo's eyes, his junior sister was still a child.

Leaving Longhu Temple, Ziyue held a peach wood sword in her hand, waving it left and right, humming a cheerful tune all the way.

Qin Luo followed behind at a leisurely pace, watching his junior sister's lively figure with a smile on his face.

The snow and ice in the mountains began to melt, and ice shards fell from the trees from time to time. Zi Yue deliberately stood under the tree and waited for the ice shards to fall, then shattered them with a single sword strike. "Senior brother, wasn't I amazing?"

"sharp."

Qin Luo praised him with a smile.

On the way home, Ziyue walked very fast, like a gust of wind. Qin Luo followed behind at a leisurely pace. He sensed the heavens and earth and heard the wind and snow whispering among themselves.

When passing through Qingshui Town, there were vendors selling candied hawthorns. Ziyue glanced at them but did not buy any.

Arriving at the bridgehead in Shuanghe Village, Qin Luo said with a smile, "Junior Sister, Happy New Year! Please give my regards to Uncle and the others. See you next year!"

Qin Luo didn't want to cause trouble for the Zi family.

"Senior brother, all the money we earned this year is hidden under the bed. If you need money, just go and take it."

Zi Yue waved to Qin Luo, knowing that her senior brother didn't like to trouble others, so she didn't try to stop him.

"good."

Qin Luo turned and left.