The Victor Becomes King, the Defeated Become Outcasts

After everyone had left, Li Hange couldn't help praising him. "Senior Brother Pei really is a peerless genius whom Sister Lie Yue personally brought back to the sect. Su Zhenhe may not be as strong as Sister Lie Yue, but he has a second-grade Golden Core and was carefully trained by the Su Clan. Among the true disciples, he's still above average."

"And yet he couldn't withstand even one move from Senior Brother Pei. By provoking him, he only brought humiliation upon himself."

"The position of Holy Son should rightfully belong to Senior Brother!"

Pei Ling smiled and was about to answer when a faint rustle of footsteps came from behind him. Li Lieyue emerged from the rear hall, her expression calm. Her Black Gauze Dress fluttered like the night, and the rune between her brows seemed so vivid it could drip with color. Beneath the lamplight, she appeared all the more delicate and graceful, with the bearing of an immortal.

She looked at Pei Ling, admiration in her eyes, and nodded. "Not bad."

Then Li Lieyue said, "Hange, have someone clean this place up. Let Junior Brother Pei go back and cultivate."

Li Hange hurriedly agreed.

Pei Ling sent Li Lieyue a voice transmission. "Senior Sister, I need to return to my cave abode first and prepare for Nascent Soul Formation."

He would be able to enter Lesser Freedom Heaven and form his Nascent Soul in just a few days, but it wouldn't be convenient to visit Senior Sister Li's Chao Na Temporary Palace again.

Hearing this, Li Lieyue nodded, then sent him a voice transmission. "Nascent Soul Formation is no small matter. I'll return to the clan and bring you some Nascent Soul Experience."

Nascent Soul Experience?

Even with the system managing his cultivation, learning more about Nascent