Xiao Lingyue was certain Chan'er was a disciple of Silver Moon Palace. Unrivaled Palace and Silver Moon Palace had always been one family, and having verified her foundational cultivation method, she believed it without doubt.
Seeing that she had been fed a bowl of bewitching soup by that demoness, Xiang Yuan simply stopped arguing and asked curiously, "Senior Sister, what world did you go to? How did you end up in such a miserable state?"
"It was a world where humans and demons lived together. I broke through my bottleneck, and my cultivation has reached Spirit Transformation. Senior Sister White Phoenix told me to find you, then bring along Junior Sister White Tortoise..."
"Wait!"
Xiang Yuan cut in.
Xiang Yuan really cut in—sticking a finger straight into Xiao Lingyue's mouth. With a strange look on his face, he asked, "Senior Sister, you're not in the Innate stage anymore?"
"Mhm."
Xiao Lingyue narrowed her eyes, clearly enjoying herself, and replied vaguely, "After we last met, I entered seclusion to seek the possibility of a breakthrough. Senior Sister White Phoenix told me that if I emerged with Spirit Transformation cultivation, I could join forces with White Tiger and White Tortoise to go to a new world, complete 'her' task, and seek other opportunities."
So fast—how had she broken through already?!
Xiang Yuan wore an inexplicably grief-stricken expression, though he was genuinely happy for Xiao Lingyue.
Senior Sister White Dragon's cultivation had soared; that was cause for celebration. But Senior Sister White Dragon had suddenly left him far behind without even waiting for her favorite junior brother White Tiger. She truly was a heartless, shameless, unreasonable creature.
Xiang Yuan had even been thinking that he was about to reach the Innate stage and catch up to Xiao Lingyue's realm, so he would be