After disappearing for ten years, the junior sister made the entire sect kneel down to welcome her.

She doesn't understand.

Why does Yun Yao treat me so coldly, yet treat Luo Huanzhen with such special regard?

Isn't that just an ugly little kid who hasn't even grown all his hair yet?

Although Hengyangzi did not see Luo Huanzhen off, the thought that Luo Huanzhen would become Yun Yao's only disciple in the future gave him a headache.

But he had no choice.

Yun Yao's realm and status are too special; even I, as the sect leader, must listen to him.

Hengyangzi waved his hand, looking exhausted, and said, "Tomorrow I will explain Mingyue's identity and return the name Luo Huanzhen to her."

Su Mingyue: !

How will she ever be able to hold her head high in the sect again?!

In the past six years, she has used a lot of resources that belong to Luo Huanzhen. Her virtue is not commensurate with her position, which has attracted a lot of criticism, including the female disciple who once questioned the authenticity of her inspiration, but was instead retaliated against by her, accused of jealousy, and expelled from the sect by Lei Ziyue.

Without the title of cultivation genius, they still have to bear the infamy of being usurped, wouldn't that just confirm those criticisms?

When that time comes, she will definitely be pointed at and gossiped about by the sect disciples.

Thinking of all this, Su Mingyue bit her lip hard, trying to suppress the grievances and sadness in her heart.

But large tears still streamed down her cheeks.

While frantically wiping away her tears, Su Mingyue kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... It's Mingyue's fault, Mingyue shouldn't have cried."

"But... But Mingyue is so sad... Mingyue knows in her heart that Zhenzhen is truly blessed to have Grandmaster Yunyao as her backer. Mingyue has only been guarding her name for ten years."

"The owner of the name has returned. Mingyue has no face to face everyone in the sect, so it's time for her to leave..."

Lei Ziyue immediately panicked, "Zhenzhen! Oh no, Mingyue, where can a delicate young girl like you go if you leave Xuantian Sect!"

"No, I should leave. Luo Huanzhen's name, Luo Huanzhen's life, never belonged to me..." Su Mingyue looked at everyone present with red eyes, her voice trembling with tears yet managing a forced smile. She recited a list of names like a menu: "But Master, Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Brother, and Elder Danhong. Mingyue can't bear to leave... Mingyue really can't bear to leave you all!"

She cried until she was exhausted, and her whole body seemed to be swaying and about to faint.

Seeing this, Elder Danhong quickly helped her up and pulled her to sit down on the chair next to her.

"You foolish child, what nonsense are you spouting? You've lived here for ten years, and I've long regarded you as my daughter. No one has the right to drive you away. Even if that little beast is now some so-called junior uncle, he still doesn't have that right!"

After Elder Danhong finished speaking, she looked up at Hengyangzi and asked with a dark face, "Sect Master, do you really intend to force Mingyue away? Can you please not reveal her identity?"

Hearing the elder's words, Su Mingyue looked at Hengyangzi with a wronged expression and expectation.

In the past, Hengyangzi would have felt sorry for Su Mingyue and would have indulged her unconditionally.

But now, Yun Yao has gotten involved.

Hengyangzi felt exhausted whenever he thought about this.

He looked up, retorting with a defiant air, "What can I do? I can't really go against Junior Uncle Yun Yao, can I? Can you beat him or I beat him?"

Speaking of his junior uncle, Yun Yao.

He is also a legendary genius.

Since embarking on the path of immortality, he has never encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation, advancing at a speed that crushes all his peers.

But at the last moment, he was unable to comprehend the step of ascending to immortality.

Hengyangzi thought so.

He meddled in too many other people's business and was punished by heaven.

Why didn't he just forcibly confiscate Luo Huanzhen's magical artifact and expel her from the sect?

What kind of trouble could a little brat possibly cause? He didn't understand why Yun Yao wanted to take her as his disciple. Was she just being nosy?

Then the sect will talk about me.

Hengyangzi became increasingly agitated, so he simply stopped thinking about it. "This matter is settled. Don't bother me anymore; I'm very busy."

After saying that, he left the scene.

The remaining disciples also left one after another, feeling dejected.

Elder Danhong held Su Mingyue and coaxed her for a while, promising her many spirit stones and pills, and then personally escorted her back to her disciple's cave before leaving.

Yun Yao lives alone in a small wooden house on Zhiyun Peak.

This peak is the highest point in the entire sect, and it stands alone all year round, lonely and desolate.

From today onwards, I will have one more person by my side.

Yun Yao bent down and placed a drop of spiritual energy between Luo Huanzhen's eyebrows with his index finger.

Luo Zhen touched his forehead.

It's piping hot.

"What is this?"

Yun Yao smiled and explained, "With this mark, you can freely enter and leave any place in the Xuan Tian Sect. If you are unhappy about anything, just come back to your master. Your master will stand up for you."

Luo Huanzhen hugged Yun Yao's leg, looked up happily, and said, "Master, you're so kind!"

Looking at her face covered in mottled scabs, Yun Yao asked with heartache, "Could you tell Master about what happened to you in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave?"

Luo Huanzhen crossed his legs and began to boast about his great achievements.

The more Yun Yao listened, the more her brows furrowed.

Calling this little guy a prodigy is too understatement!

Having been unsupervised for ten years, he leveled up to the Tribulation Transcending stage on his own, a feat unmatched throughout history.

No wonder it was able to form a contract with the Myriad Demon Banner.

Luo Huanzhen propped his chin on his hand and sighed deeply, "It's just that my cultivation level suddenly dropped, and I've become a useless Qi Refining stage cultivator. I have to start cultivating all over again."

Yun Yao patted her little head, "You really are a genius. You won't be slow, your master will teach you later."

They've been busy for thousands of years, but they still haven't figured out why they can't break through.

Instead of wasting time sitting idly on Zhiyun Peak, it would be better to train an empress.

at the same time.

Su Mingyue smashed things all over the floor in the luxurious cave.

"Why! Why do we still have to give her back her identity!"

"Why did she come back alive?!"

"That despicable man, Yun Yao! Why is he helping that ugly brat Luo Huanzhen?!"

"And Master, Master doesn't love me at all!! Doesn't he know what this means to me?! Waaaaah..."

Just then, a familiar figure reappeared in Su Mingyue's cave. He stepped over the mess and sighed.

"Okay, don't be angry. Actually, it's not a bad thing. At least we won't have to live in fear of our identities being exposed anymore."

Su Mingyue threw herself into his arms, her eyes red as she cried, "Senior brother. I don't want to be criticized! What will those disciples think of me? How will I maintain my standing in the Xuantian Sect...?"

She couldn't accept the fall from grace, from heaven to dust.

The thought that those disciples who once fawned over her would turn around and criticize her made Su Mingyue grit her teeth in hatred.

The handsome young man patted her back and comforted her softly, "No, Mingyue. Grandmaster Yunyao is usually so focused on breaking through the ascension barrier that he doesn't have the time or energy to teach his disciples. She'll definitely be left to her own devices."

"Her peerless Heavenly Spiritual Root was destroyed long ago in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave. She's a useless Qi Refining stage cultivator who can't break through for a long time. As long as you perform better than her in the academy, what does it matter if she has Yun Yao behind her? When you stand next to her, the difference in your abilities will be immediately apparent."

"Senior brother is right."

Su Mingyue lifted her head from his embrace, tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes, but a forced smile already played on her lips. "I almost forgot, that ugly kid isn't a genius anymore, he's just a piece of trash with a low-grade spiritual root!"

"I must surpass her in everything! Suppress her! Let everyone know that she is a piece of trash, and I am the only one worthy of being the proud daughter of the Xuantian Sect."

She not only wanted to make the entire sect hate Luo Huanzhen, but she also wanted to make Yun Yao fall in love with her and regret ignoring her today.

One day, she will make Yun Yao kneel before her and beg her.