"If you're so generous, why don't you give it to me?"

Jiang Xin choked for a moment. She wanted to give it to him, but the problem was that her brother Yu didn't need it!

"It's alright, it's alright. These things are based on mutual consent. Since my cousin is unwilling, I won't force her," Feng Yu said with a smile.

"Alright, enough talk. Time's almost up. Have you all redeemed what you were supposed to?"

Luo Beiyue stepped forward, interrupting everyone's thoughts.

Everyone took out the spiritual treasures they had obtained to exchange for them, while Ji Jiuying had already quietly finished exchanging them in a corner where they couldn't see her.

Lan Zhao's face was full of worry as he looked at the scroll in his hand with great reluctance.

What are you doing?

Ji Jiuying suddenly leaned closer to him and asked in confusion, but her gaze fell on the array scroll in his hand.

“I’m still short of points, could you…” Lan Zhao said. Ji Jiuying immediately understood what he wanted to say, took the scroll from his hand, glanced at it, and then swiped it onto her learning token.

"Here you go, but this formation is of average grade. What do you want it for?"

"This is for my sister, Lanxi," Lan Zhao said, glancing to the side before leaning closer to Ji Jiuying and whispering.

Ji Jiuying instantly understood. She had already learned about Lan Xi's interest in studying various formations through the notebook her second uncle had given her, and she would like to get to know this Lan Xi if she had the chance.

The time to leave the secret realm was quickly approaching. A dazzling light flashed, and when I opened my eyes again, I was back in the academy's square.

Some were happy while others were sad. Some returned with a full load while others returned empty-handed. But even those who returned empty-handed had made considerable progress in their cultivation after staying inside for ten days.

Ji Jiuying looked around and found that there was nothing to see into the secret realm. She breathed a sigh of relief and took advantage of the crowd to quickly leave. However, before she could return to Xianlin Peak, Xiao Yichen intercepted her halfway.

"Little Jiu, you're back?"

"Uncle-Master Xiao?"

"Girl, would you like to come and sit at my Immortal Bamboo Peak?" Xiao Yichen looked at Ji Jiuying with a smile.

Seeing Xiao Yichen's smile, Ji Jiuying's eyes flickered slightly. Her intuition told her that his stopping her halfway must be related to the secret realm. After a long silence, she nodded.

After the two sat down, Xiao Yichen asked, "How is Little Nine doing in the secret realm?"

Ji Jiuying lowered her eyes, was she testing her?

"It went fairly smoothly."

"Did Little Nine receive the inheritance of Senior Qi Yun?" Xiao Yichen asked bluntly.

Ji Jiuying glanced at him and saw that he still had a wicked smile on his face. If you looked closely enough, you would see a hint of doting in his eyes.

"You know everything that happened in the secret realm!"

Ji Jiuying said with certainty.

Sensing her wariness, Xiao Yichen wore a nonchalant, lazy smile: "Looks like I guessed right."

"Don't worry, I couldn't see anything when you disappeared into the white wall. I only knew that you received Senior Qi Yun's inheritance because you used that sword technique."

It seems her guess was right; that means he also knows Xiao Huang'er's identity.

"So, Uncle Xiao summoned me here just to confirm whose inheritance I received?"

"No, but that's one of the reasons."

What is another reason?

"Of course it's about Feng Che."

Ji Jiuying frowned: "What do you want to know!"

Xiao Yichen got straight to the point: "Actually, it's nothing. I just wanted to ask if Little Jiu had a tiger-head-shaped token engraved in Senior Qi Yun's tomb."

"That token is the key to unlock the spiritual veins beneath the academy. Over the years, because there's no key, every dean has had to repair the spiritual veins from the outside, which is not only exhausting but also only a temporary fix. So I wanted to ask if you brought that thing with you?"

A token engraved with a tiger's head? Ji Jiuying searched the space with her mind and indeed saw the tiger-head token that Xiao Yichen had mentioned. Moreover, Ji Jiuying felt that this tiger-head token was somewhat familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.

A flash of inspiration struck Ji Jiuying, and she narrowed her eyes. She remembered that this tiger-head token looked very similar to the Azure Dragon Talisman that Hua Li had taken before, and even their auras were similar. Could it be that... this token has some connection with the divine beast White Tiger?

"Senior Qi Yun, is what Xiao Yichen said true?"

She hadn't blocked the chat space during those conversations, so Qi Yun knew about them.

“What he said is true, but this tiger head token is not only the key to opening the spiritual vein, but also the key to breaking the seal of the white tiger.”

Ji Jiuying fell silent. Did Xiao Yichen really only want to open the spiritual veins below for repair? Did he also know about the White Tiger?

“Girl, now that ten thousand years have passed, the spiritual veins beneath are probably already damaged. If they are not repaired, the academy may never be able to gather spiritual energy again. The White Tiger Token is all about fate. If you are not destined to have it, it will not be of any use in your hands.”

Hearing Qi Yun's words, Ji Jiuying suddenly understood. At the same time, she remembered that Hua Li had taken the Azure Dragon Ode and even entered the forbidden area before them, but in the end, she was the one who benefited others.

As if it were preordained, she now possesses the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. With them by her side, she believes that even without the White Tiger Token, she can still form a contract with the divine beast White Tiger.

Seeing her deep in thought, Xiao Yichen assumed she was reflecting on something, so he quietly stayed by her side without disturbing her.

Suddenly, Ji Jiuying raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Yichen: "I can give you the token, but you have to promise me one thing."

Upon hearing Ji Jiuying's words, Xiao Yichen was overjoyed, and his face beamed with barely suppressed delight.

"Little Jiu, I'll agree to all three of your requests, let alone just one."

Ji Jiuying raised an eyebrow. Was she really that happy? Did the token have some other use for him?