"Greetings, Young Master Xu!" A Yao's voice was clear and melodious, like pearls falling onto a jade plate.
Xu Fengzhi gazed at her beautiful face, his voice gentler than ever before: "Greetings, Seventh Miss!"
Xu Fengzhi's gaze puzzled A Yao greatly. Why was he looking at her like that? Had he fallen in love with her at first sight? No way! She hadn't seen him fall in love with her at first sight in her past life!
When she first returned to the Lu family in her previous life, she was a thin, small, dark-skinned girl, but she still had the basic features, and after several years of raising her, she actually recovered. Even if she became a beauty, it was useless; their dislike for her remained unchanged.
In her past life, Ayao had no one to teach her manners, and with Lu Xuening deliberately tripping her up, she often made fools of herself in the early stages. Later, she would pay close attention to Lu Xuening's every move, only to be accused of imitating her poorly, so she gave up and became reckless. At first, everyone's evaluation of her was that of a vulgar and ugly girl, and later they would say that she was just a pretty face with no substance.
But things are different now. She was originally a stunning beauty, and with the transcendent demeanor she had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years in her previous life, even if someone were to take her form, they could not replicate her otherworldly aura.
In her previous life, A Yao's first meeting with Xu Fengzhi was not beautiful either. At that time, she was being chased by demonic beasts and was in a sorry state. Under such circumstances, it was naturally difficult for Xu Fengzhi to fall in love at first sight. But now it's different. Now she is impeccably perfect, and every move she makes exudes an indescribable elegance.
It's not surprising at all that Xu Fengzhi would like A Yao like this.
Seeing Xu Fengzhi's expression, Lu Xuening was consumed by jealousy. How could she not be furious that the young master of the Divine Dream Sect, who disdained her, was looking at this lowly servant Lu Xueyao with such infatuation? She had a very ominous premonition that this lowly servant Lu Xueyao was about to steal everything from her.
No, no, we absolutely cannot let that happen.
"Seventh Sister, when did you form your Core?" Lu Xuening asked innocently. "Why didn't you tell us you formed your Core?"
Ayao said, "It's just forming the core, it's not a big deal."
Her nonchalant tone made Lu Xuening's face turn a deep purplish-red. Lu Xuening's aptitude was actually quite average. After consuming piles of rare and precious herbs and undergoing countless marrow cleansing treatments, her aptitude improved, but her comprehension remained stagnant. As a result, despite all the rare and precious herbs being wasted on her, she was still only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
A Yao's words made Lu Yunxing, Lu Yunlin, and the others look rather unpleasant, because each of them celebrated their Core Formation with a grand banquet.
When A Yao's eldest brother Lu Yunli, second brother Lu Yunchuan, and third brother Lu Yunshen formed their Nascent Souls, they invited a great many guests. Especially when Lu Yunli became a Deity, the Lu family hosted a banquet for almost every sect, large and small, in the Southern Region. Even when Lu Xuening established her Foundation, the entire Lu family joyfully celebrated.
Ayao's nonchalant attitude, as if it were nothing serious, made Lu Yunxing and the others feel a little embarrassed. He had heard others gossip before, saying that it was one thing for the Lu brothers to host a banquet for guests at the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation stages, but to make such a big fuss about Foundation Establishment and Core Formation stages was like a wedding, which was really making a mountain out of a molehill.
However, Lu Yunxing, Lu Yunlin, and Lu Yunqi all felt that others were just jealous. It was only now that an eighteen-year-old late-stage Golden Core cultivator was standing in front of them, and she was their younger sister, that they were dealt a heavy blow.
All the brothers were talented, but the best was their eldest brother, Lu Yunli. Even their eldest brother didn't form his core until he was twenty-eight. The others didn't form their cores until they were over thirty. Their cultivation speed was already considered genius-level, but now they felt like they were nothing.
Not to mention Lu Yunxing and the others who felt this way, even Xu Fengzhi, a genius among geniuses, felt that compared to A Yao, he was nothing.
Xu Fengzhi formed his core at twenty-six and reached the late Golden Core stage at sixty-five. Few in the entire Canglan Realm could match his cultivation speed, and now, looking at A Yao, he felt that his aptitude was rather ordinary.
He looked at A Yao and said with a smile, "Seventh Miss is exceptionally talented, making us all ashamed. From now on, I, Xu, will never dare to call myself a genius again."
"Seventh Sister's cultivation speed is so fast, it's truly terrifying. I've heard of an evil technique that can rapidly increase cultivation level in a short time, but it severely damages the foundation. Seventh Sister, you didn't accidentally cultivate such an evil technique, did you?"
As Lu Xuening spoke, she looked at A Yao with a worried expression. She didn't believe that A Yao's cultivation speed could be so heaven-defying; she must have used some kind of evil magic.
The moment Lu Xuening said this, the expressions of everyone around her changed.
There is indeed such an evil technique that sacrifices one's future cultivation level for a temporary surge in power. After practicing this evil technique, no matter what elixirs or rare treasures one consumes in the future, it will be to no avail; one's cultivation level will forever remain at a certain stage.
Lu Yunshen and Lu Yunxing looked at A Yao. Could it be that Xiao Qi really couldn't think straight and practiced that kind of evil technique for the sake of temporary cultivation?
The others looked at Ayao with strange expressions.
"Xiao Qi, how can you be so short-sighted?" Lu Yunxing said. He believed Lu Xuening's words without her saying anything.
Not only him, but Lu Yunqi also believed it. He thought A Yao was really stupid and scoffed at her.
Lu Yun Shen looked at A Yao with a worried expression. Xiao Qi, could it really be...?
Ayao looked at Lu Xuening, who had ill intentions, and chuckled lightly, a mocking laugh: "Eighth sister is really knowledgeable. I didn't even know there was such an evil art."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xuening immediately put on a pitiful expression: "Seventh Sister, I...I...I was just concerned about you..."
As she spoke, she became tearful, looking as if she was about to cry.
Lu Yunlin stepped in front of Lu Xuening, acting as her protector. He looked coldly at A Yao, as if she had done something unforgivable: "What are you doing?"
His overreaction caused Xu Fengzhi and the people from Shenmeng Sect to look at Lu Xuening with strange expressions. What was she doing? The Seventh Miss hadn't said anything excessive, had she? Looking at Lu Yunlin and the others' reactions, and recalling the way the Lu family had looked at A Yao earlier, everyone in Shenmeng Sect suddenly understood: this Seventh Miss, whom they had found, was not valued.
Not only was she not valued, but she was also disliked in the Lu family because of Lu Xuening. Otherwise, why would her own brother look at her like an enemy, why would her family not even know that she had reached the Core Formation stage, and why would she seem unfamiliar with the rest of the Lu family?
"Sixth Brother, what are you doing? Get out of here!" Xu Lianxin scolded. Xu Lianxin glared at Lu Yunlin, her face ugly. Xiao Qi didn't say anything. You suddenly jumped out like you were facing a great enemy. Wouldn't outsiders think too much if they saw this?
After being glared at by his mother, Lu Yunlin pulled Lu Xuening's hand and stepped aside.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Xu Fengzhi took the initiative to break the awkwardness and said to A Yao, "Seventh Miss, I have come here specifically to thank you. If it weren't for your help that day, I would probably have perished in the Ghost Spirit Abyss."
Ah Yao said modestly, "Young Master Xu, you're too kind."
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