Wei Zonghao immediately cupped his hands and said:
"Sister Yunting is right. If no one has anything else to do, I'd like to consolidate my cultivation first."
Zonghao's intention to see his guests out was obvious, and none of the Wei family members objected. Especially since even Zonghao, with his Three Spiritual Roots, had cultivated to the late Qi Refining stage—if they did not work harder, they would only be left farther behind. After exchanging farewells, everyone departed.
The only one still remaining on the Outer Nine Peaks was Wei Yunying. Her cultivation speed truly could not compare with everyone else's; she was currently still hovering at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, so she had not yet moved to the Outer Three Peaks.
However, her cultivation speed was only considered slow when compared to Wei family disciples. Compared with ordinary Outer Sect Disciples, she was still above average.
Of those who left, Wei Yunqing wore the ugliest expression. She could not tolerate Zonghao, with his Three Spiritual Roots, cultivating faster than she did. How was she, the Wei family member with the best aptitude, supposed to bear that? And what would those Inner Sect elders think?
After Wei Yunqing returned to Alchemy Peak, she went to Senior Brother Ye and cried to him again.
Ye Shaotian was rather fond of this pretty little junior sister. Moreover, Yunqing's Water-Wood Dual Spiritual Roots made her particularly skilled at growing spiritual plants, and she had taken excellent care of his Herb Field. Her aptitude was there for all to see; entering the Inner Sect was only a matter of time. Thus, Ye Shaotian did not mind investing in her in advance.
"Junior Sister Yunqing, your cultivation is only one layer lower than his. You are both still in the Outer Sect, and