Situ Xuanming immediately cupped his hands. "Many thanks to True Venerable for protecting my elder sister. The Situ Family will certainly compensate the Haoran Sect for its losses."
True Venerable Haoran nodded. "Since she is in the Haoran Sect, I naturally will not let anything happen to your elder sister, nor will I interrupt her breakthrough. The Situ Family can make up for the Spiritual Vein that was consumed."
With that, he beckoned to Haohui. Haohui flashed to True Venerable Haoran's side. "Old Ancestor, what are your instructions?"
"Watch over the Situ girl. I will go check on Yunxi; she cannot ascend for the time being."
"Yes, Old Ancestor."
In the next instant, True Venerable Haoran vanished from midair and headed straight for the back mountain.
When Yunxi regained consciousness, she discovered that she had been moved elsewhere. Sweeping out with her divine sense, she saw True Venerable Haoran playing chess not far away. She immediately got up and sat across from him.
"Old Ancestor, how did I get to the back mountain?"
True Venerable Haoran raised a hand and placed a white piece on the board before looking up. "Take a look at your cultivation."
Obediently turning her divine sense inward, Yunxi found that her cultivation had stabilized at the peak late Mahayana stage. She could break through to the Immortal stage and ascend at any time. She immediately patted her chest. Thank goodness, thank goodness. She had nearly crossed the line.
She then recalled what had happened earlier and immediately understood. Calmly taking a black piece from the chess box and setting it on the board, she explained, "I was watching Situ Xuanwu refine artifacts earlier. The rhythm of her hammering gave me some insight, so I accidentally advanced again."
True Venerable Haoran looked at the black piece