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

The two quickly put on their clothes and left the cave.

It was already dark, but the main peak was brightly lit, and the air was filled with Xuan Tian Sect cultivators whispering among themselves.

Among them were even Zhao Qinggong Lian and Wen Heng.

Lin Yichen and Su Mingyue exchanged a glance, then used a wind-controlling spell to fly towards them.

Lin Yichen asked, "What happened?"

Gong Lian looked at the two of them: "The spiritual energy of the main peak has all disappeared."

Su Mingyue asked with a worried expression, "How could this happen?"

But secretly, I breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it wasn't Lin Yichen's dantian spiritual root that had a problem, but rather the spiritual energy of the main peak that had disappeared.

Zhao Qing looked in the direction of the Cliff of Contemplation and said softly, "It seems that all the spiritual energy of the main peak is heading in one direction."

"Let's go take a look."

"Um."

The four disciples transformed into four streaks of light and flew away from Chaosi Cliff.

……

Main peak, Cliff of Repentance.

Lei Ziyue was originally lying on the edge of the 38th parallel watching Luo Huanzhen cultivate.

This was the first time he had ever seen someone truly and seriously engage in spiritual practice.

She seemed to be on the verge of advancing to the early stage of Foundation Establishment, but because she hadn't absorbed enough spiritual energy, her state was unstable, causing her realm to fluctuate.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was still rushing towards her frantically.

"Boom!"

A loud noise suddenly came from the sky.

Lei Ziyue looked up.

He saw in the darkness that the dark, churning clouds were piling up, quickly forming a terrifying cloud of calamity, within which were blue-purple, dragon-shaped lightning bolts.

Lei Ziyue felt that he shouldn't be lying down to watch Zhenzhen's Foundation Establishment, but rather kneeling down to watch it.

Who would be so kind as to build a foundation for a family, only to attract such terrifying calamities?

The surrounding spiritual energy was so dense it was almost liquid. The closer Lei Zi got to her, the more he felt he was about to suffocate from the dense spiritual energy with just one breath.

Before entering the Spirit Mountain Secret Realm, Lei Ziyue had already grasped the barrier to breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Under the impact of such rich spiritual energy, he felt that he was about to break through.

Only when a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage can they be considered to have truly embarked on the path of cultivation.

Condensing a nascent soul is equivalent to having a second life. One is no longer a low-level cultivator. Even if the physical body perishes, one can continue to live with the nascent soul.

However, the higher you go, the more difficult it becomes to break through.

Lei Ziyue thought of his senior brother Lin Yichen, who had already reached the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm ten years ago and was still at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm now.

This shows how difficult the path of spiritual practice is.

Forget it, I don't want to think about it too much. Breaking through is the most important thing.

Thinking of this, Lei Ziyue also sat cross-legged and began to focus all his energy on breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm!

……

At that moment, four streaks of light landed on the Cliff of Repentance.

The wind and clouds surged overhead, and Lei Ziyue's clothes billowed in the wind as he stood below the Cliff of Contemplation, radiating a dazzling golden light.

"What? So it's Senior Brother Lei forming his Nascent Soul."

"I never expected that my second senior brother's condensation of his nascent soul would cause such a huge commotion; it's terrifying."

"There's another person next to him, doesn't that look like Luo Huanzhen?"

"Yes, Master personally brought her to the Cliff of Repentance this morning to be punished."

"She really needs to be punished properly. She's becoming increasingly outrageous... If she continues to act so willfully, does she even want the forgiveness of us fellow disciples?"

Hearing his fellow disciples' discussion, Zhao Qing shook his head and sighed inwardly.

Why can't Zhenzhen learn kindness and compromise, and get along well with Mingyue? Now look what's happened, she's been punished by her master at the Cliff of Repentance.

He released his divine sense to check on Luo Huanzhen's condition and was surprised for a moment.

After confirming it repeatedly, Luo Huanzhen's cultivation level did indeed fluctuate between the Qi Refining stage and the Foundation Establishment stage.

Zhao Qing said, "It seems she's also getting promoted?"

Upon hearing this, Gong Lian's expression finally flickered for a moment. He leaned out and looked down: "Does everyone who comes to the Cliff of Repentance advance in rank?"

"Second Senior Brother's cultivation had stagnated, so it's perfectly reasonable that he's finally breaking through. As for Luo Huanzhen, breaking through from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage was easy for him." Wen Heng paused, then looked up at Gong Lian. "If Fourth Senior Brother wants to come, I'll sentence you to a few crimes?"

"..." Gong Lian, "Never mind."

The gale below looks quite torturous; didn't you see Luo Zhen was actually lying on the ground in pain?

Seeing Luo Huanzhen's miserable state, Su Mingyue felt a sense of relief.

Those disciples in the Lingshan Secret Realm who fawned over Luo Zhenhuan were ultimately a minority, and their cultivation levels were extremely low.

Upon returning to their sect, they vanished without a trace; the majority of her fellow disciples within the Xuantian Sect were the ones who favored her.

The grievances and torments she suffered in the secret realm will be repaid in full by her master and fellow disciples.

Lin Yichen: "There's nothing to see. Let's go back."

Wen Heng: "Mm."

His master sent him to find out what happened, and he also needed to report the situation to his master.

The group gradually left the Cliff of Contemplation.

Su Mingyue followed in the footsteps of her senior brothers, but before leaving, she glanced at the small figure shrouded in countless black mists and gales below the Cliff of Contemplation, and felt a vague unease in her heart.

During the day, she went to her third senior brother, Zhao Qing, again to ask for some pills to strengthen her foundation and aid her cultivation. She also subtly tried to sow discord between Zhao Qing and Luo Huanzhen, saying that Luo Huanzhen was bullying her in the secret realm because Yun Yao had given her magical artifacts and pills. Zhao Qing, however, said that Lei Ziyue had told him that Grandmaster Yun Yao had not given Luo Huanzhen any pills or magical artifacts.

Considering Luo Zhen's performance in the secret realm, could she really be a super-strong doll with an extraordinary ability to sense treasures...?

This made Su Mingyue feel a strong sense of crisis.

Although she didn't know if it was true or false, she absolutely couldn't just sit and wait to die.

Before and after a cultivator breaks through a realm, their realm is unstable. They are most averse to being disturbed or stimulated. At best, their realm will be incomplete; at worst, they will become dull or stupid.

Thinking of Luo Huanzhen, who was breaking through to the bottom of the Cliff of Contemplation, Su Mingyue suddenly had an idea.

The next day.

She dressed herself up, making herself look radiant, and then left the cave with a small food box.

Feeling the infatuated gazes of the male disciples of the Xuantian Sect along the way, Su Mingyue felt extremely pleased, but deliberately put on a worried look on her face.

Sure enough, a male disciple stepped forward to speak with him and ask him questions.

"Junior Sister Su, what's wrong? You seem to have something on your mind?"

Su Mingyue looked up at him and said softly, "Good morning, senior brother. Mingyue is going to the academy to ask for a day off."

The male disciple asked with concern, "Junior Sister Su, are you feeling unwell?"

Su Mingyue shook her head: "No. It's... it's that Junior Martial Aunt made a mistake and was punished by being sent to the Cliff of Repentance. She could have become my Senior Sister. The Cliff of Repentance is tough, with no food or drink... I was worried about her, so I brought some homemade food to visit her."

These were words carefully crafted by Su Mingyue.

This would not only demonstrate her kindness but also announce to the entire sect that Luo Zhenhuan had made a mistake and was punished by being thrown off the Cliff of Repentance, thus bringing shame upon her.

Su Mingyue has been busy these past few days.

Because she cried as soon as she returned, as the most popular person in the sect, many disciples naturally took the opportunity to show their concern and care for her.

Under her subtle hints and deliberate guidance, the entire sect had long since spread the news that Luo Zhenhuan had bullied Su Mingyue in the secret realm.

As expected, the male disciple showed a pained expression upon hearing Su Mingyue's words.

He couldn't help but grasp Su Mingyue's hand, "Junior Sister Mingyue, you are too kind and good-hearted. She bullied you in the secret realm, and you still think of her so much."

Su Mingyue smiled gently: "We're all from the same sect, I didn't take it to heart."

"Let your senior brother go with you."

Previously, with Lei Ziyue as her protector, many disciples who wanted to get close to Su Mingyue didn't have a chance and would inevitably get a beating from him in private.

Now that Lei Ziyue was gone, all the male disciples who had been itching to make a move flocked to him.

"Then I'll go with Junior Sister Su."

"Yes, I'll join too. Junior sister is weak and easy to bully, so she won't be bullied by Luo Huanzhen again."

"Count me in, I want to come too."

The crowd pushed and shoved around Su Mingyue.

Surrounded by so many men, Su Mingyue felt no disgust; on the contrary, she was secretly pleased with how popular she was.

She smoothed her hair behind her ear, her eyes sparkling with allure, and softly thanked everyone.

……

Cliff of Repentance.

Overnight, Lei Ziyue successfully condensed his Nascent Soul.

After stabilizing his cultivation level slightly, he turned to check on Luo Huanzhen's condition.

She has also finished her Foundation Establishment stage and is now fast asleep.

"Bad demon..."

Luo Huanzhen suddenly reached out his hand... Lei Ziyue's heart tightened, and he retreated nearly a hundred meters like the wind, assuming a full defensive stance.

Luo Zhen scratched his little belly and chubby turned over.

Lei Ziyue breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the spot.

The Myriad Demon Banner planted beside Luo Huanzhen was still frantically absorbing the fierce wind and demonic energy. The speed at which the fierce wind was generated at the bottom of the cliff could not keep up with the speed at which the Myriad Demon Banner absorbed it, so that this hundred-meter platform did not look like an execution platform, but instead became a viewing platform with a gentle breeze.

Lei Ziyue thought to himself: This is truly a thoroughly enjoyable "punishment".

It feels so good.

Not only did he not need to go to the academy to study, he even advanced a level by taking advantage of Zhenzhen's spiritual energy.

Just then, a commotion and discussion arose from above the cliff—

"If you ask me, she deserved it!"

"Exactly, what's with this ugly freak acting all high and mighty like a junior master?"

"Junior Sister Mingyue is so kind; she even made pastries by hand and brought them to her."

"If it were me, I wouldn't even acknowledge her. Look at Mingyue, she's beautiful and kind-hearted, and then look at Luo Huanzhen, covered in scars, he's just unlucky to look at."

A large group of people, at least nearly a hundred, arrived on the cliff.

Surrounded by people, Su Mingyue carried a small food box. She looked to be in a dilemma, pulling on this person and coaxing that person.

"Senior brothers... please don't talk about Junior Aunt like that. She's actually... not that bad. Maybe Mingyue did something wrong and made her angry."

The disciples, who had been gently coaxed by Su Mingyue after she pulled their sleeves, felt they had gotten a taste of success and started scolding her even more enthusiastically.