"You performed very well."
"You even exceeded my expectations from the very beginning."
"I truly look forward to the day you reach the pinnacle of your life."
"I imagine it will surely be a glorious sight unlike anything I have ever witnessed with my own eyes—"
When Ling Wuyuan saw Su Qingyue,
Without hesitation,
She immediately smiled and voiced her thoughts.
Her words brimmed with countless expectations and delight.
Especially when Su Qingyue considered that Pei Yiman was now only a single step away from the Spirit Infusion Realm—and that, if not for her desire to lay a solid foundation, she could have advanced long ago—that anticipation and joy naturally grew even stronger.
For a moment,
As Ling Wuyuan slowly walked toward her while holding Pei Yi's hand,
Su Qingyue felt as though she could already see the sect's future at the very pinnacle of the world.
It was a complex feeling, difficult to describe in detail.
It filled her heart with excitement she could scarcely suppress.
Seeing this,
Ling Wuyuan could only respond somewhat helplessly:
"Although I'm very happy that you think so highly of me,"
"I think we should focus on the present instead. We shouldn't aim too high—"
Those words
Immediately earned her a roll of Su Qingyue's eyes. "And now you're trying to lecture me!"
Her rather disdainful eye-roll made everyone around them smile despite themselves.
At the same time,
Within an external viewing facility packed with people,
Amid the roaring din of voices,
Shen Zhenhai was pondering with an exceptionally solemn expression:
"This really is a bit troublesome."
"If I were to seriously fight her, I'd probably have to use every trick I have."
"Sure enough..."
"I should just probe her casually, take one hit, then pretend I can't win."
The reason he did not