Tianyin Divine Sect Arrives

"Come on. Your big sister will stand right here and let you make the first move." Feng Yu crossed her arms, her face full of disdain.

"Arrogant!" Flames continuously surged from Yu Yan's body and swept toward Feng Yu. Yet Feng Yu did not even bother to dodge. The flames instantly swallowed her, but the next second, Feng Yu slowly walked out of the fire. With a casual wave of her hand, Yu Yan's flames wound around Feng Yu like ribbons.

"How is this possible?" Yu Yan tried to withdraw her flames, but there was no response whatsoever.

"My turn." Feng Yu extended a finger, and flames ignited atop it. Yet upon closer inspection, the flames were white.

Is this the Vermilion Bird's natal flame—Southern Bright Leaving Fire? Shangguan Ye thought to himself.

Though it was only a finger-sized wisp, it remained incomparably fierce. The fiery ribbons around Feng Yu were slowly absorbed by the Southern Bright Leaving Fire.

"Well, little girl?"

"Who exactly is she? Not only is her understanding of the fire law superior to mine, even that flame of hers is unbelievably powerful." Yu Yan gritted her teeth.

"I lost," Yu Yan said, lowering her voice as much as possible.

"That's more like it."

Knowing she was inferior, Yu Yan hurriedly ran back into Nie Li's sleeve.

"Hehe, Master!" After her victory, Feng Yu immediately came before Shangguan Ye.

"You really know how to cause trouble."

"I was bored."

"Since you brought so many Monster Beasts in here, you can manage this place from now on."

"Okay!"

After settling the matter, Shangguan Ye and the others left the Mountain River Space.

A few days later.

"Whew, finally finished." Nie Li sat at the table and stretched lazily. After several days of tireless effort, he had finally refined several Dragon Blood Demon Spirits with god-level growth potential. One of them was even a mutated Holy Blood Winged Dragon, which Nie Li fused with. His cultivation had also broken through to the Destiny Seventh Realm.

Nie Li then gave one each to Lu Piao, Xiao Yu, and Gu Bei.

Afterward, the group went to find Shangguan Ye.

"Brother Shangguan, some people from the Tianyin Divine Sect and Fire God Sect are arriving today. I heard the Tianyin Divine Sect is full of beauties. Let's go take a look," Gu Bei said excitedly.

"Tianyin Divine Sect? Ning'er is coming!" Shangguan Ye was somewhat excited.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" The four hurried out the door.

Gu Bei led them to a side hall of the Heavenly Spirit Institute, where the geniuses from those sects had gathered.

Inside the hall, Xiao Ning'er, dressed in a white gown, was talking with Xiao Xue. Her eyes occasionally glanced toward the entrance.

Seeing Xiao Ning'er like this, Xiao Xue immediately understood.

"Ning'er, do you think Shangguan and Lu Piao will come?"

"I don't know..." Xiao Ning'er was somewhat nervous, but when she saw the bracelet on her wrist glowing, her anxious heart relaxed considerably.

At that moment, a woman in purple suddenly sat beside Xiao Ning'er.

"Junior Sister Ning'er, who are you looking for?"

"Shen Ling? Who we're looking for is none of your business," Xiao Xue said irritably.

Shen Ling glanced at Xiao Xue and smiled.

"Hehe, Junior Sister Ning'er is the finest student among the Tianyin Divine Sect's new generation. At such a young age, she has already reached the Heavenly Fate Eighth Realm. She will surely become our sect's favored daughter of heaven in the future."

"If Junior Sister Ning'er is interested in some young master, then as her senior sister, of course I need to vet him. Just who has captured our fairy's heart? Do I know him?"

"Hehe, I don't think Senior Sister Shen Ling knows him," Xiao Ning'er said with a smile.

"I thought it was Young Master Ye?"

Xiao Ning'er and Xiao Xue both felt rather helpless upon hearing that.

Who knows what benefits Shen Ling received from that Ye fellow? His cultivation isn't even as strong as yours, Ning'er. I heard Shangguan has become quite famous in the Feather God Sect, and his strength has even reached the Heavenly Star Realm, Xiao Xue transmitted to Xiao Ning'er.

"Really?" Xiao Ning'er looked somewhat surprised.

"Oh, Ning'er, all you do is cultivate in seclusion, so of course you wouldn't know. I originally wanted to find out some news about that useless Lu Piao, but he's so disappointing that all the information I got was about Shangguan," Xiao Xue said, exasperated.

"Don't say that. Lu Piao works very hard too." Xiao Ning'er secretly felt delighted.

Elsewhere, a grayish-purple-haired man was chatting with Murong Yu, though his gaze lingered on Xiao Ning'er.

"Brother Ye Xuan, are you interested in that maiden from the Tianyin Divine Sect? Wouldn't winning her over be effortless for you?" Murong Yu teased.

"Brother Murong, that is not quite right. Everyone in this world has their own preferences. How could those vulgar, powdered women ever catch my eye?"

"Oh? Could it be that this girl has a heart of stone? Even Brother Ye Xuan's talents cannot move her? I wonder what her background is," Murong Yu asked curiously.

"I looked into it. She is the most outstanding student of this generation in the Tianyin Divine Sect and comes from the Little Exquisite World."

"The Little Exquisite World?" Murong Yu's expression changed when he heard this. The scene of being instantly defeated by Shangguan Ye with a single move immediately surfaced in his mind.

"Wait... that bracelet on that girl's hand looks so familiar." Murong Yu inadvertently noticed the Heart Connection Grass Bracelet on Xiao Ning'er's wrist.

"Shangguan Ye seems to have one on his hand too! Could it be...?" Murong Yu fell into deep thought.

"Brother Murong? Brother Murong?" Seeing Murong Yu's gloomy expression, Ye Xuan hurriedly called out to him several times.

"Oh, oh, what is it, Brother Ye?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing, haha."

"Since Brother Ye Xuan likes her, why not pursue her boldly?" Murong Yu encouraged.

"I want to, but she never smiles or speaks much. I haven't even managed to exchange a word with her the entire journey," Ye Xuan said, shaking his head.

As the two talked, Xiao Ning'er suddenly stood up. Shangguan Ye and the others were walking in.

"Shangguan!" Xiao Ning'er cried out and rushed over, throwing herself into Shangguan Ye's arms. Xiao Xue also happily threw herself into Lu Piao's embrace, though the force nearly sent Lu Piao flying.

"Ning'er." Shangguan Ye gently patted Xiao Ning'er's back.

"Shangguan..." Xiao Ning'er rubbed her head against Shangguan Ye's shoulder before reluctantly letting go.

"What is it? Did someone bully you?" Shangguan Ye asked.

"No. I'm just so happy." Xiao Ning'er let go, tears swirling endlessly in her eyes.

Shangguan Ye gently wiped away Xiao Ning'er's tears.

"Have you been doing well over there?"

"Mhm, very well. The senior sisters have all treated me very kindly."

The intimate sight of the two attracted the attention of many people around them.

"Brother Ye Xuan, it seems she already belongs to someone," Murong Yu said with a smile.

"Then I can only give up." Ye Xuan was somewhat regretful, but he took it fairly well.

"Brother Ye Xuan seems to lack a little boldness. That Shangguan Ye may be in the Heavenly Star Realm, but his character is not very good. He defied his superiors and doesn't know how to respect his senior brothers."

"He's Shangguan Ye? The Shangguan Ye who dominates the rankings in your Feather God Sect's Sacred Spirit Immortal Realm and Ghost Ruin Land?" Ye Xuan's face was full of shock.

"Brother Ye Xuan is indeed well-informed." Murong Yu's expression darkened somewhat. Before Shangguan Ye arrived, he had always ranked first in the Ghost Ruin Land. Ye Xuan's words were like a knife stabbing into his heart.

"Ning'er, let me introduce you. This is Gu Bei." Shangguan Ye pointed at Gu Bei.

"Hello." Xiao Ning'er greeted him politely.

"Hehe, hello, Sister-in-law."

As soon as he said that, Xiao Ning'er immediately blushed.