Martial Uncle, My Name Is Qinghe... What Is Yours?
Oh, Little C, are you crazy?!
Little A, Little B, quick, quick, quick! Hold Little C down and send her to the cold palace!!
Qingyu would still damage Qinghe's foundation.
Besides, keeping this Half-Step Heavenly Demon as a henchman and sect protector for Qinghe is a very worthwhile investment.
As for the Great Demon True Blood, there are plenty of wild, fat sheep in the Southern Lands Myriad Demon Domain; there's no need to fleece our own daughter.
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[You dispersed the golden light beneath your feet and removed the chains binding her Primordial Spirit.]
"Let us swear an oath."
[Azure Feather Luan, feeling as if granted a pardon, immediately swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao with her original demon soul.]
[Then, with a heavy heart, he tore off a large piece of his divine soul essence and left it to Qinghe, transferring the symbiotic contract to an equal Fate Dao contract.]
[Having done all this, the cyan light, now slightly dimmer, emerged from Qinghe's Sea of Consciousness and retreated back into its demonic body within the Ancestral Spirit Cave.]
[You also withdraw from the Sea of Consciousness and return to your physical body.]
[Qinghe opposite also awoke at the same time, the rune between her brows disappeared, and her soul and cultivation level rose steadily under the nourishment of the vast source.]
[At this moment, a muffled rumble echoed from within the Ancestral Spirit Cave.]
[The Azure Feather Luan demon body, which had slumbered for thousands of years, has awakened.]
This time, however, there was neither overwhelming oppressive power nor deadly wind blades attacking from within the cave.
[Azure Feather Luan was thoroughly humiliated by your "Bully at Home" in her Sea of Consciousness, and was terrified. Even after returning to her true form, she didn't dare to show herself to you.]
[Only a slightly short voice echoed from inside the cave, reaching Qinghe's ears.]
[After hearing the telepathic message, Qinghe looked up at you with a somewhat strange expression.]
"Uncle-Master, the one inside... wants me to come in and have a talk."
You smiled and nodded.
"Go, her life is now bound to yours; with the Heavenly Dao Oath as your bond, she cannot harm you."
Qinghe responded and stepped through the bronze door.
[You stood with your hands behind your back outside the cave, waiting, wondering what those two women from the same origin were talking about inside.]
[A full half hour passed before Qinghe emerged from the cave, her expression returning to its usual cool and calm.]
"Master, my sister said she has just awakened and needs to remain in the cave to consolidate her cultivation, so she won't be coming out to see me off."
[Hearing that familiar address of "older sister," the corner of your mouth twitched slightly.]
[With a flick of your sleeve, you led Qinghe away from the Myriad Spirits Valley.]
For the next month, the entire Profound Beast Taming Sect was enveloped by a faint, almost imperceptible, pressure from a Half-Step Heavenly Demon.
[The elders from all the peaks were filled with suspicion and rushed to Returning to Truth Peak to inquire about the news, but you dismissed them all with the eight words, "The ancestral spirit has awakened, and the sect will prosper."]
[Qinghe, on the other hand, is in seclusion within her cave abode.]
[She already had a solid foundation, and now, with the support of Qingyu's divine soul essence and the contract, her cultivation has skyrocketed like water released from a dam.]
[Golden Core Late Stage, Golden Core Perfection...]
[Just one month later, tribulation clouds gathered once again Returning to Truth Peak, and lightning raged wildly.]
[The Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation has arrived!]
[After a day of Heavenly Punishment Lightning, Qinghe entered the Nascent Soul Realm, and then spent over a month consolidating her Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation.]
[After leaving the pass, you stuffed all the Spirit Beast Bag and Storage Rings left behind by Zhu Wanshan, along with a large number of high-grade Pills and hundreds of Magic Talisman, into Qinghe's hands.]
[Even Spirit-Binding Gauze Spirit Transformation, left her a few bottles.]
[However, this poison is extremely dangerous, so you must give me some advice.]
[Qinghe, as always, accepted everything with a smile, hugged it to her arms, and thanked you.]
[The following day, the bell of Beast-Taming Peak tolled nine times, and the elders of the nine peaks gathered in the main hall.]
[When you announced that eighteen-year-old Qinghe would succeed as the Sect Master Profound Beast Taming Sect, Wang Guihe and other elders of the Human Venerable Sects instinctively wanted to jump out and oppose it.]
[But before they could speak, a terrifying demonic Demon Qi pressed down from the direction of Myriad Spirits Valley, Azure Feather Ancestor's cold "Anyone have a problem with this?" exploded in everyone's Sea of Consciousness.]
[All the elders in the hall knelt down in unison, shouting their greetings to the new Sect Master.]
[At the subsequent succession ceremony, the Sect Master the Supreme Mystery Sect, as usual, eagerly came to return the sect's most Law Treasure, the Profound Spirit Seal.]
[Qinghe calmly accepted the seal, firmly establishing herself as the overlord of the Cangxuan Central Region.]
[On the night the ceremony concluded, the night was as still as water.]
[At the Returning to Truth Peak, a sea of clouds surges along the cliff edge.]
[Qinghe was still wearing the Sect Master's robe embroidered with dark Azure Luan patterns, her hair piled high, moonlight falling on her delicate profile.]
Seeing you standing neatly dressed in the pavilion, Qinghe stopped three steps away, her fingers, hidden in her wide sleeves, gently hooking the hem of her garment.
"Uncle-Master, are you leaving tonight?"
You turn around, look at the girl you've trained into a well-rounded, all-around warrior, and nod gently.
"The overall situation of the Profound Beast Taming Sect is settled, and you now possess the cultivation of Nascent Soul Middle Stage Pills, Talismans, Formations, and Artifacts, and artifact crafting independently."
"With that person from the back Back Mountain backing you up, no one in the Cangxuan Central Region can stop you."
"My uncle has an old promise he must keep; it's time for him to set off."
Qinghe lowered her head, staring at the Bluestone Slab in front of her feet, and remained silent for a long time.
The night breeze swept across the mountaintop, ruffling the stray hairs at her temples.
After a long while, she finally raised her head, as if summoning all her courage, and spoke softly.
"Uncle-Master, my name is Qinghe... What's your name?"
[Looking at the girl's hesitant and uncertain eyes, you're momentarily reminded of that little girl from years ago, standing before the desk, clutching her clothes, and asking you, "Uncle-Master, do you no longer want to care for Qinghe?"]
You smiled, stepped forward, and reached out to touch the top of her head.
"Small in stature but big in intelligence."
"My name is Lu Ping."
[She then took out the Grand Supreme Elder Token that she had prepared beforehand from her sleeve, carefully branded the two characters "Lu Ping" on it, and then handed the token to you.]
"Uncle-Master, with this decree, the entire Profound Beast Taming Sect shall obey your command."
[Options pop up.]
[A: He took the token, gave her a few words of advice like an elder would, and then left gracefully.]
[B: Hmph, you little brat...]
[C: You take the token and stuff it into your pocket, then pull out a book titled "Five Years to Nascent Soul, Three Years to Spirit Transformation" and shove it into her hand: "Stop with the sentimentality! Your martial uncle is away on business in the Myriad Demon Domain for a few years. When I get back, I'll test your progress in the Spirit Transformation Stage. If you haven't broken through, I'll break your legs!"]
Lu Ping discovered that Little B was straight, even straighter than him.
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
You reach out and take the jade pendant, then put it into your Storage Ring.
"Cultivate diligently, and don't neglect the skills your martial uncle taught you."
"Uncle-Master will return safely this time, right?"
[She looked intently at you and asked the question that had been weighing on her mind.]
You stood with your hands behind your back, smiling as you faced the night breeze.
["Nature."]
Qinghe did not press you further about your whereabouts, but simply took a step back, bowed deeply to you, and remained there for a long time.
[You didn't linger any longer, taking a step out of the pavilion, your figure transforming into a streak of light that plunged into the sea of clouds, disappearing in an instant into the vast night.]
[Outside the pavilion, Qinghe slowly straightened up, standing alone on the edge of the cliff, gazing absently at the empty night sky.]
[A moment later, a gust of green wind blew by, and Azure Feather Luan, dressed in a green palace gown, appeared and stood beside her.]
[Qingyu first cautiously scanned the surroundings three times with her Divine Sense, confirming that the evil star was truly gone, before finally letting out a sigh of relief and pursing her lips.]
"Finally gone! If he had stayed any longer, I wouldn't have dared to breathe!"
She rubbed her still throbbing temples, turned to look at the distraught Qinghe, and impatiently put her arm around her shoulder.
"Alright, stop looking, they've already flown eight hundred miles away!"
"Come on, let's go have a drink with your sister. From now on, we sisters will be in charge of the Profound Beast Taming Sect!"