Standing to one side, Wu Xuantian nearly burst out laughing at the sight. To distract himself, he picked up Little Azure and said sternly, "Little Azure, if you act like those two, I really will stew you!"
Little Azure narrowed its eyes and gave the monkey and yellow dog on the ground a disdainful glance. Then it licked Wu Xuantian's palm with its little pink tongue, as if to say it would never be so childish.
"Senior Brother Zhang Xiaofan, not bad. You've reached the Third Layer of Jade Purity in just a few years."
Wu Xuantian looked at Zhang Xiaofan and spoke with a smile.
"Junior Brother, I'm... actually very slow."
Wu Xuantian smiled and handed Zhang Xiaofan a copy he had made of the general principles from the First Volume of the Heavenly Book.
"This is a mysterious cultivation method I found during my travels. Study it when you have time.
"Oh, and once you've memorized it, remember to destroy it."
"All right!"
Cultivators in this world placed far too much importance on sect boundaries. Wu Xuantian had no desire to invite a heap of trouble.
Spring gave way to autumn, and moons rose as suns set. Before Wu Xuantian knew it, nearly a year had passed since his return to Dazhu Peak.
He had spent that year cultivating in seclusion in Taiji Cave. His body had also officially passed twelve years of age, though he had yet to turn thirteen.
Thanks to cultivating from childhood and getting plenty of nourishment, he looked like an ordinary boy of fourteen or fifteen and stood nearly 1.6 meters tall.
"Finally, I've reached Shangqing."
Inside Taiji Cave, Wu Xuantian looked delighted. What pleased him even more was that his martial cultivation had returned to the Innate level.
He was not