A purple figure tore through the air, quickly leaving Jia Nan Academy far behind...
Xiao Yi Xian held Zi Yan as she flew swiftly through the high skies. Her translucent purple wings stirred whirlwinds around them again and again, and she streaked across the heavens like a meteor.
With a sharp whoosh, Xiao Yi Xian stopped in midair and slowly descended. A small whirlwind wrapped around her, her long purple hair fluttering as her original appearance gradually emerged.
Gently setting Zi Yan down, Xiao Yi Xian looked at her and smiled. "We're out."
Zi Yan nodded lightly, a trace of confusion flashing through her eyes. She looked at Xiao Yi Xian curiously and asked, "Dragon Sister, where are we going?"
Xiao Yi Xian answered without hesitation, "First, we'll go to Medicine Emperor City. After that, we'll head south."
Hearing Xiao Yi Xian speak so decisively, Zi Yan nodded. She took out a medicinal herb and bit into it, then asked curiously, "Dragon Sister, why do we cultivate?"
"What is the end of cultivation?"
Xiao Yi Xian froze for a moment, shock flickering through her eyes. Then she rubbed Zi Yan's head and smiled. "Cultivation is naturally meant to give us control in this world where the strong prey on the weak."
"You should know that this world has never been kind to women. Women are generally the vulnerable group, and there are very few truly powerful female cultivators."
"If you want something you like, you need enough strength to obtain it and protect it."
"The end of cultivation may be the endless pursuit of life's limits—the desire to live as long as heaven and earth, never grow old, and never die."
Zi Yan's little head felt dizzy from hearing such grand principles, but she still nodded. She might not understand