After listening to Yunxi's account, Venerables Haohui and Haoqing could not help but marvel at the bad luck clinging to the little girl. Still, disaster and fortune went hand in hand—she had actually managed to come out alive despite all that.
Haoqing sensed several strands of divine sense sweeping across the soundproof barrier and said:
"Let's head back first. Those people are still waiting!"
Haohui nodded, then said with a cold smile:
"They've turned their spearheads on Yunxi."
It was a statement of certainty. Haoqing replied calmly:
"Yes. Huayu of the Huaxian Sect is acting as though Miss Wei stole the limelight from their disciple."
Yunxi merely listened from the side, obediently refraining from interrupting. Yet her impression of the Huaxian Sect worsened further. The three of them then strolled through the air back to the temporary Dharma House.
Yunxi had not yet fully retracted her pressure, but her Nascent Soul Realm cultivation was genuine. Moreover, when she had fought Li Chang earlier and forcibly raised her cultivation to the Spirit Transformation Realm, the width of her Meridians and the size of her Dantian had both become twice those of an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator. After absorbing the Spirit Rain bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, her cultivation had already reached the peak early Nascent Soul stage.
Once the three entered the Dharma House, nearly everyone's gaze fell upon Yunxi. Venerable Minghong said with a gentle smile:
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Wei, on advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm. There are no outsiders here, so you may remove your disguise."
Yunxi glanced at Haohui and Haoqing. The two gave slight nods, and only then did Yunxi lightly brush her face. The Glazed Jade Mask returned to transparency, revealing her original appearance.
Yunxi turned once on the spot and changed into her azure