The summer sun blazed.
In Azure Cliff City, Li Hao sat in the Hedge-Enclosed Courtyard, eating chilled fruit and occasionally offering Ren Qianqian pointers on her swordsmanship.
Another spring had passed, and he was now fifteen.
Ren Qianqian had just turned fourteen.
By now, Ren Qianqian had cultivated a top-tier sword technique to supreme perfection.
Aside from members of the Imperial Clan, hardly anyone at her cultivation level could match her.
After eating dishes made from those great demons and the Demon King Ghost Lady, all rich in energy, her cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. In half a year, she had gone from breaking into the Spirit Wandering Realm to reaching its seventh level.
Her strength had already surpassed that of the city lord Li Hao had met while slaying demons in Cangyu City, Qizhou.
Having only just turned fourteen, Ren Qianqian already possessed the strength to oversee an inland city on her own.
After all, life in many cities within the borders was peaceful, and the demons in the surrounding wilderness were generally weak. The Spirit Wandering Realm was enough to deter them. With a City Protection Formation as well, even a Heaven and Man Realm demon could be held off briefly, allowing time to request reinforcements.
Besides teaching her swordsmanship, Li Hao also shared his insights into opening the Yin Yang Dual Meridians.
Learning that Li Hao had actually opened both divine meridians, Ren Qianqian was astonished, yet also realized it made sense. After all, his strength exceeded that of others at his cultivation level by far too much...
Following Li Hao's insights, Ren Qianqian had also managed, with some luck, to open one divine meridian: the Profound Meridian.
Opening the Yang Meridian, however, was extremely dangerous unless one had been born with it open. One