Cultivating with the Lotus

Li Qing did not delay and soon received Xu Xia, the current sect master of Lingyun Sect.

Eight years had passed since they last met. Xu Xia's cultivation had now risen to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, only a step away from the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

This rate of cultivation was neither fast nor slow, as Xu Xia's spirit root aptitude could not be called particularly outstanding.

The reason he had been able to rise to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage within eight years was also because of his current position, which allowed him access to comparatively more cultivation resources.

After all, as sect master, the daily sect affairs he had to handle were far too numerous and complicated. The time he normally had for cultivation was scarce indeed, so this was preferential treatment granted to him by the sect.

"Not bad. It seems you have been fairly diligent in your cultivation over the years. You are not far from the Foundation Establishment Late Stage either." Li Qing saw through Xu Xia's cultivation progress at a glance and offered a word of praise.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xia modestly replied, "It is all thanks to Uncle-Master Wuji's guidance. Without the cultivation resources provided by the sect, how could I have reached this point today?"

Li Qing only felt that the style of those words sounded somewhat familiar. Wasn't this precisely the tone he had always liked to use whenever he modestly downplayed himself?

Li Qing shook his head with an amused, speechless smile. He did not continue bickering over this matter and instead asked about what had happened in Lingyun Sect while he was away.

"Mm, tell me. What business brings you here this time? Was it that the sect encountered some trouble?"

As he spoke these words now,