"Weiwei..."
Lan Yuexi hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping herself. If she had known Leng Xingzhi was not truly a member of the Leng family, she would never have reminded her daughter about the feud with the Leng family.
"Mother," Chu Lingwei said, holding Lan Yuexi's hand tightly, "Mother, don't worry. I will cultivate diligently and will not let anything hinder my path of spiritual cultivation."
Hearing this, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief. Their greatest fear was that Weiwei would be disturbed in her cultivation by Leng Xingzhi's departure.
"Eldest Uncle, now that our Phoenix Clan is safe, when do you plan to rebuild it?"
Hadn't all the citizens of the Phoenix Clan strived for a thousand years hoping to rebuild their clan? Now the time had come.
"We are already preparing."
Lan Xingning laughed heartily. They were already making preparations to further flourish their Phoenix Clan.
Chu Lingwei took out cultivation resources from her spatial artifact and handed them to her eldest uncle, hoping he could help them rebuild the Phoenix Clan.
"Aunt, are you going on a trial?"
Feng Ziqian came to Chu Lingwei's courtyard and asked hesitantly.
"Yes."
She had been living in the Phoenix Clan for over a month now. Seeing that her family was well, Chu Lingwei felt at ease to go on trials, improve her state of mind, and cultivate diligently.
"Aunt, I want to go to the Spiritual Cultivation Academy."
Feng Ziqian, after much thought, finally mustered the courage to say it.
"That's a good idea," Chu Lingwei nodded with a smile. Their Phoenix Clan had always feared being discovered, and a strict rule was that all Phoenix Clan disciples were forbidden from joining other sects.
Upon hearing Chu Lingwei's agreement, Feng Ziqian looked up in surprise, "You don't object?"
"Why would I object?" Chu Lingwei laughed. "If you want to go to the Spiritual Cultivation Academy, you can go to Eldest Uncle. He has quotas."
Feng Ziqian became even more confused.
"What quotas?"
"Quotas for attending the Spiritual Cultivation Academy, of course."
As the highest-level sect on the entire Profound Sky Continent, the Spiritual Cultivation Academy would have other sects send elite disciples to study every ten years. If they performed exceptionally well, or were noticed by a powerful figure in the Spiritual Cultivation Academy, they could directly become a disciple and remain at the academy forever.
To foster more talent on the Profound Sky Continent, the Spiritual Cultivation Academy would issue quotas to every sect for their disciples to study.
This time, Chu Lingwei had requested several quotas from her master.
"However, Eldest Uncle said that only elite disciples can go to the Spiritual Cultivation Academy, so you must work hard."
Feng Ziqian understood and was overjoyed. "Yes, Aunt. I will go cultivate now."
Watching Feng Ziqian's receding figure, Chu Lingwei stood up. It was time for her to go on her trials and walk her own path.
After bidding farewell to her parents, who promised to visit her at the academy upon her return, Chu Lingwei embarked on her journey to her training destination.
Breathing in the fresh air, Chu Lingwei's mood became increasingly relaxed.
Her first stop was the Vast Sea Forest.
It was also in the Vast Sea Forest that she had encountered Yu Qinghong.
Entering the depths of the Vast Sea Forest, Chu Lingwei had Huan Mao set up a barrier. Yu Qinghong and Uncle-Master Li Chen appeared before her.
"Weiwei, what is this?" Yu Qinghong looked at the familiar place, not understanding Chu Lingwei's intention.
"Grandpa Yu, Uncle-Master Li Chen, all the Grandmasters at the Dominator realm on the Profound Sky Continent are busy ascending. Furthermore, Senior Brother has left them artifacts to conceal their auras, so you can travel freely on the Profound Sky Continent without having to stay in the spatial artifact all the time."
The spiritual energy in her spatial artifact was no longer as dense as before, and the space within was no longer sufficient for Yu Qinghong and Uncle-Master Li Chen to cultivate.
"This..." Yu Qinghong frowned. While what she said was true, he had come to consider the spatial artifact as his home. The thought of leaving it suddenly made him feel reluctant.
"Grandpa Yu, don't you want freedom?" Chu Lingwei did not see happiness on Yu Qinghong's face.
"That's not it. It's just, can we still enter the spatial artifact in the future?" Yu Qinghong was still thinking about the spiritual herbs, immortal medicines, and the Nine-tailed Ice Fish in Weiwei's spatial artifact.
"Of course, you can. Whenever Grandpa Yu and Uncle-Master Li Chen wish to enter, you can do so at any time," Chu Lingwei smiled. Grandpa Yu was truly interesting.
Yu Qinghong became happy then, and tugging at Chu Lingwei's arm, he became somewhat impatient, "I heard you're going on trials. I'll go with you."
"Grandpa Yu, I'm going on trials, not sightseeing." Chu Lingwei saw that Grandpa Yu's demeanor made it seem like she was going on a leisurely trip.
"Trials are for cultivating your state of mind, and it doesn't necessarily mean going to dangerous places."
Yu Qinghong said seriously, he sized up Chu Lingwei, "Weiwei, you need to cultivate your state of mind now."
Chu Lingwei was startled. Her little thoughts had been discovered so easily.
"Yes, alright then."
"Uncle-Master Li Chen, are you also going with us?" Chu Lingwei asked softly, as Uncle-Master Li Chen did not seem to have any intention of leaving.
"Yes, I will go with you. I have nowhere else to go," Li Chen nodded.
"Alright then."
Chu Lingwei shrugged. In her heart, she had planned for her trials to be in dangerous places like the Ice Extreme Cliff. She had never imagined that she would be traveling with two Grandmasters and two children.
However, she did quite enjoy this kind of life.
"Weiwei, this is the true trial." Yu Qinghong and Feng Ming ate the chicken legs in front of them with great pleasure, happily.
"It is quite good," Chu Lingwei couldn't help but smile. How could it not be good? They spent their days eating, drinking, and having fun, and had long forgotten about cultivation.
"Weiwei, your state of mind still needs diligent cultivation."
Yu Qinghong had never been so happy. He clapped Li Chen, who was beside him, on the shoulder. "Little Chen, don't you think so?"
Li Chen smiled calmly, causing the passing young women to frequently turn their heads. "Yes."
"Grandpa Yu, I'm going back to the Profound Sky Continent."
Chu Lingwei said seriously. They had been in this mortal realm for almost three years, and it was time for her to return and cultivate diligently.
"Going back so soon?" Yu Qinghong was reluctant to part with the food here. Although the food here had no spiritual energy, it was incredibly delicious.
"Grandpa Yu, we have been here for three years," Chu Lingwei's voice rose slightly. In two years, it would be the day when Old Ancestor Chonghua would undergo his tribulation and ascend. She had to return to witness it.
"Alright, let's go back then." Yu Qinghong said helplessly. He could only order a few more roasted chickens to take back and eat slowly.
Returning to the Profound Sky Continent once more, the rich spiritual energy enveloped them. This was indeed the place they longed to be.
They arrived at a town where mortals and cultivators mingled, and Chu Lingwei and the others found a restaurant to sit down.
"Have you heard? A high-level secret realm has appeared between Ling Province and the Spiritual Cultivation Academy?" As soon as they sat down, they overheard cultivators chatting.
"A high-level secret realm is a place we can only dream of," a cultivator at the same table sighed.