Challenge!

After the meeting in the grand hall ended, Ning Luo spoke once more with the still-excited Yao Lao and the others about the various affairs of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance over the past few years. Only then did he return to the quiet courtyard he had been away from for two years.

"Daddy!"

The moment Ning Luo entered the courtyard, a familiar cry of delight rang out. A small figure arced through the air and shot toward him from afar.

"Hehe, the little girl has grown quite a bit."

Smiling, Ning Luo stretched out his arms and steadily caught the petite figure in his embrace. He then looked at Xiao Xiao's tiny face, filled with joy and childish innocence.

"After hearing that you had returned, she kept waiting until now." As Ning Luo affectionately held Xiao Xiao, a gentle, tender voice sounded before him.

Xiao Yi Xian stood there in a set of black clothes, smiling at him. Two years apart had made her even more gentle and soft, her soothing warmth carrying an almost intoxicating charm.

"You've become a Dou Saint?" Ning Luo asked with a smile as he held Xiao Xiao and looked at Xiao Yi Xian. With his eyesight, he could naturally see her current strength. A one-star Dou Saint. In two years, she had broken through that barrier, crossed the Half-Saint stage, and reached the one-star Dou Saint level. Such speed was already quite impressive.

"It was thanks to that drop of Demon Saint Blood Essence from back then." Xiao Yi Xian smiled faintly. Then, noticing Ning Luo's wandering gaze, she said with a smile, "Ever since Cai Lin entered the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring, she has never come out. But you needn't worry. Qing Lin and I visit the Nine Netherworld Nether Python from time