Liu Yunqing knew the reason for Tingfeng Piaopiao's sneaking away without even asking; the comparison was with Liu Yunzhao.
It wasn't just Feng Piaopiao; in Liu Yunqing's fragmented memories, there were few outstanding young disciples from various families who weren't compared to Liu Yunzhao.
They are all the chosen ones, yet they are always told they are inferior to others; no one would accept that.
But Liu Yunqing knew that no matter how dissatisfied the disciples were, they would lose to Liu Yunzhao in every challenge.
Each time Liu Yunzhao won a challenge, he neither boasted about himself nor belittled others; instead, he sincerely exchanged ideas and learned from them.
Both in terms of strength and demeanor, they are impeccable, making the provocative behavior of those arrogant individuals seem childish in comparison.
After this happened several times, those arrogant and self-important individuals finally came to admire Liu Yunzhao.
Many of them later became staunch supporters of Liu Yunzhao.
However, it seems that none of them have the surname Feng.
No, the wind?
Could it be that unlucky guy who died young like her?
"You're from the Feng family? Could you be the one with the Feng spiritual root?"
Feng Piaopiao looked hurt.
He looked down at himself, then pointed to his face and said:
Is it hard to tell?
Feng Piaopiao didn't know about other realms, but in this realm, there was only one Feng family that could be called famous.
He directly introduced himself, and with such a dashing young man, is it really that hard to guess his identity?
"So you also think that if you haven't reached the Foundation Establishment stage by seventeen, you're inferior to Liu Yunzhao?"
Liu Yunqing felt that if she dared to nod in agreement, Feng Piaopiao would shatter on the spot, so she considerately changed the wording.
"Actually, everyone has their own way of living. There's no need to worry too much. On the path of cultivation, what matters is how far you go, not how fast you go."
Hearing the first half of the sentence, Feng Piaopiao pursed her lips, but was immediately comforted by the second half and nodded in agreement:
"You're right about the second half of what you said. Considering Liu Yunzhao's sickly appearance at that time, I think I'm the one who's gone the furthest, right?"
Liu Yunqing remained silent, her voice muffled as she said:
"No, not at all."
According to the trajectory of his previous life, this unlucky guy would have died because of a conflict with Liu Yunzhao in the secret realm.
Liu Yunqing was not clear about the specifics of the conflict, but conflicts in the secret realm were nothing more than competition for treasures and inheritances.
Unaware of Liu Yunqing's thoughts, Feng Piaopiao felt she had been tricked by him and was so angry that she didn't want to speak. She even controlled her flying artifact to stay far away from Liu Yunqing.
Liu Yunqing was preoccupied with a myriad of thoughts and didn't notice Feng Piaopiao's protest at all.
In the end, Feng Piaopiao managed to calm herself down and waited for Liu Yunqing to catch up.
For the rest of the journey, the two remained silent, traveling during the day and resting at night.
Except for the first day, Liu Yunqing strictly followed his usual plan, meditating, practicing magic, and archery, without letting up for a moment, except during the daytime travel.
Feng Piaopiao finally couldn't hold back any longer and, one evening during dinner, couldn't help but say to Liu Yunqing:
"Don't be so tense, relax a little."
"You look no more than thirteen or fourteen years old. You have plenty of time to establish your foundation before you turn twenty!"
Liu Yunqing finished the grilled fish in a few bites, casually dealt with the trash beside him, and shook his head, saying:
"I plan to establish my foundation before I turn fifteen."
"Eat slowly, and wake me up when it's my turn to keep watch."
Feng Piaopiao: "???"
We agreed on a distance-traveling competition, not a speed-traveling one. Are you kidding me?
After glancing at the grilled fish in her hand, Feng Piaopiao couldn't eat another bite.
His family used to say he was irresponsible and didn't care about cultivation, but he didn't really care.
He even said that he was not as good as Liu Yunzhao. Although he seemed indignant, it was mostly an act.
But after spending these days with Liu Yunqing and seeing her self-discipline and hard work, Feng Piaopiao often felt the urge to cultivate diligently.
This impulse reached its peak after Liu Yunqing expressed his desire to achieve foundation building before the age of fifteen.
Feng Piaopiao has made up her mind: once this training is over, she will go back and begin her Foundation Establishment!
He can't possibly lose to this little girl who's dressed all in pink, can he?
"Moo—!!!"
No sooner had Feng Piaopiao made up her mind than she hadn't even swallowed the grilled fish in her mouth when she was startled by a roar from a monster and jumped up.
Just by listening to the roar of the beast, you can tell that this monster is quite powerful.
The thought that Liu Yunqing had only reached the fifth level of Qi Refining made Feng Piaopiao even faster, and she indeed rushed over as fast as the wind.
Then he saw a scene that left him speechless.
Indeed, a monster has attacked; it is a one-eyed demon bull.
The strength of the one-eyed demon bull was about what he had estimated—close to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Meanwhile, the chubby little girl in Feng Piaopiao's eyes was riding on the back of a bull, swinging her arm and giving the bull's one eye a good beating.
The demon bull roared in pain and struggled violently, trying to throw Liu Yunqing off.
After all, Liu Yunqing's cultivation level was much higher, and he was thrown off the cow's back after only about ten punches.
Feng Piaopiao instinctively reached out to catch her, but Liu Yunqing landed with a roll and then nimbly jumped to her feet.
Once he was in mid-air, he found himself drawing his bow and firing a swift arrow at the rocks flung from the demon bull's tail.
Before Feng Piaopiao could dodge, there was a loud "boom" as the shattered rocks and dirt rained down on him.
After he brushed the dust off his face, Liu Yunqing was already nimbly moving among the tree trunks and branches like a pink monkey.
Of course, her expression wasn't as cute as her outfit.
His usually clear and indifferent eyes now held only excitement, fierceness, and focus.
The One-Eyed Demon Bull was Liu Yunqing's first real battle after recovering his spiritual roots and entering the ranks of cultivators.
At this moment, she was completely focused on dealing with the one-eyed demon bull.
At first, lacking experience in fighting enemies, Liu Yunqing instinctively rushed forward and started punching wildly with his bare hands.
As she was thrown off the ox's back, the instant she instinctively reached for her longbow, she felt something come alive inside her.
Those tree branches were no longer obstacles in her eyes, but rather points of leverage and barriers to dodge attacks.
Dodging, maneuvering, drawing the bow, nocking the arrow, aiming, and releasing—this series of actions, though seemingly complicated, is nothing more than a fleeting moment for Liu Yunqing.
"Boo hoo hoo—!!!"
He fired three arrows in quick succession, each one hitting its mark.
But it only left a few white marks on the demon bull's hide, and could be said to be completely unharmed.
"Moo—!!!"
The demon bull, previously intimidated by Liu Yunqing's swift and skillful movements, was now seeing that she was nothing more than a "paper tiger," and immediately roared smugly in provocation.
Immediately afterwards, he opened his mouth wide and threw a fireball the size of a watermelon at Liu Yunqing.
Liu Yunqing, who was focused on finding a weakness in the demon bull, didn't think twice and retaliated with a fireball.
However, the fireball she threw with a hand seal was only the size of a fist, which was nothing compared to the fireball of the demon bull.
Seeing this, the one-eyed demon bull bellowed triumphantly, its tail wagging back and forth.
However, in the next instant, with a "whoosh," the watermelon-sized fireball vanished instantly upon colliding with Liu Yunqing's fireball, as if it had encountered its natural enemy.
"Gah—"
The one-eyed demon bull was dumbfounded, and its bellowing abruptly stopped.
Liu Yunqing's eyes lit up, and he nocked an arrow again.
Taking advantage of the one-eyed bull's dazed state, the arrow tip, carrying golden-red flames, shot out with a "whoosh" and pierced straight into the one-eyed bull's single eye.
"Moo!"
"hiss--"
Feng Piaopiao, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, couldn't help but cover her eyes, which were experiencing "phantom pain," the moment she saw the one-eyed demon bull scream and fall to the ground.
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