Ji Fenghua, pulled along by Mi Xi, took advantage of her small size to slowly weave through the crowd and approach the martial arts stage.

Those of ordinary status or low strength would generally give way upon seeing Mi Xi's luxurious clothes.

When they encountered cultivators whose cultivation was stronger than theirs and who were determined not to give way to them, Mi Xi would throw spirit stones at them.

Ji Fenghua had some reservations about the young girl's arrogant and domineering behavior, but every time he couldn't help but want to admonish her, he would meet her eyes, which were full of joy, and he would be speechless.

Never mind, she's still young. Maybe she'll be more sensible when she's older.

Moreover, she did not commit any heinous acts of oppressing the good or disregarding human life.

My sister also said that in the world of cultivators, people who are only kind cannot survive.

Ji Fenghua silently thought to herself, trying her best to understand and be tolerant of Mi Xi.

The two finally squeezed into the spot closest to the martial arts arena.

Through the isolation array set up by the Qu family, the layout of the martial arts arena and the surrounding area can be seen in its entirety.

The usually simple martial arts arena was now surrounded by countless pale blue spirit flowers, each petal emitting a faint glow and a shimmering light, making the simple arena appear dreamlike.

You should know that the Blue Spirit Flower is a spiritual plant. Even if it's not extremely rare, it's still worth a hundred mid-grade spirit stones per plant!

A rough estimate suggests that there are at least five thousand Blue Spirit Flowers around this martial arts arena!

This doesn't even include the area around the martial arts arena, where every ten steps there is a fifth-tier spirit deer pulling a flower cart as a lucky beast.

The floats were loaded with genuine exotic flowers and plants.

The Qu family spent at least several million spirit stones to set up this entire venue!

"So beautiful! My future Daoist banquet must be even more beautiful and grand than this," Mi Xi murmured to herself, her eyes shining with envy, anticipation, and excitement.

A Daoist couple... or a banquet?

Hearing the little girl's innocent words, Ji Fenghua bit her lower lip and blushed slightly.

He wasn't that old, and he had never really thought about these things before.

Hearing the little girl's murmurs, he felt differently when he looked at the beautiful and dreamlike scene before him.

If the young lady wants a more beautiful and grander Daoist banquet than this... it seems he'll have to work harder!

But when she thought about the fact that she was already transforming into a demon, all the fighting spirit in Ji Fenghua's eyes instantly crumbled.

He doesn't even know how much longer he can live, so how can he expect the future?

Even if he survives, his sister has said that spiritual cultivation and demonic cultivation are inherently incompatible; staying together for too long will harm each other, let alone becoming partners. No matter how much he and the girl love each other, they can never stay together forever.

Just as Ji Fenghua was feeling sorry for himself, Song Huilan, who was walking hand in hand with Qu Jinghuai onto the martial arts stage, suddenly saw him.

"Feng Xiao?" Song Huilan exclaimed in surprise.

She thought she was seeing things and blinked hard.

Looking again, the dejected young boy was indeed Ji Fengxiao, who had lived in the ancient temple for some time!

If he's here, then are Princess Chonghe and the Ninth Prince here too?

Princess Chonghe and the Ninth Prince are here, so His Majesty... is His Majesty here too?!

Thinking of His Excellency, the fervor that Song Huilan had been suppressing in her heart burst forth.

She could no longer control herself and called out loudly, "Little Fengxiao!"