One step away!

"Express delivery?" Fairy Lychee looked puzzled. She hadn't ordered any magical treasures or items from any cultivation market recently. The items she bought in the Mortal World were always sent to her residence in a small town a hundred miles away, where someone would collect the packages for her.

Despite her doubts, the Fairy Lychee still went out to receive the package.

After opening the cave door, Fairy Lychee saw an angelic man with three pairs of wings on his back and a face full of Holy Light.

She almost got itchy to throw a Palm Thunder at the face of the True Lord White Crane —the relationship between the Fairy Lychee and the Western native deities was rather strained, and their communication was basically conducted through fists.

"You must be the Fairy Lychee. This is a gift that Senior White asked me to deliver to you. Please accept it." True Lord White Crane took out an exquisite wooden box with the words 'Fairy Lychee' written on it in marker.

"Senior White?" Fairy Lychee took the wooden box, her face showing even greater confusion. When it came to Senior White, the only person she could think of was Venerable White, the most handsome member of the Nine Provinces Number One Group.

But why is Venerable White suddenly giving her a gift?

"Furthermore, Senior White said that he has placed a seal on this wooden box, and it will not be opened for five days. Oh no, it will be opened in four days! In four days, when the seal is broken, there will be a super big surprise inside!" True Lord White Crane introduced.

The Fairy Lychee blinked. "The seal will be opened in four days? A super big surprise?"

"Yes, what a pleasant surprise!" True Lord White Crane smiled slightly, "Then, Fairy Lychee, I'll go deliver some packages to the other fellow Daoists in the Nine Provinces Number One Group now. Goodbye!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the Heaven-and-Earth Bag in his hand, which still contained a large number of gifts that he hadn't given away yet.

The main problem is that the fellow cultivators in the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group' live in very scattered places, and many of them even live in some independent Grotto-Heaven and Secret Realm, so it's not easy to deliver a few packages—these days, being a deliveryman isn't so easy either.

"Delivering packages to other fellow cultivators?" Fairy Lychee tilted her head and asked, "Did Venerable White prepare gifts for many fellow cultivators in the group?"

"Yes, many fellow cultivators in the group received one. I got one too, I'm so happy." True Lord White Crane said, pointing to the gift box behind his waist, with a satisfied look on his face.

When Fairy Lychee saw that True Lord White Crane had gift boxes tucked into his waistband, she nodded slightly—it seemed that Senior White had emerged from seclusion and was about to give some benefits to his familiar fellow cultivators in the group.

This practice of senior cultivators emerging from seclusion to give gifts to younger fellow cultivators has happened before. It's similar to how elders give lucky money to younger generations during the Lunar New Year.

At this moment, True Lord White Crane cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Fairy Lychee: "I must say more, I still have many gift boxes to distribute. Fairy Lychee, farewell!"

"Fellow Daoist White Crane, may you have a safe journey!" Fairy Lychee also bowed and watched True Lord White Crane depart.

After the figure of True Lord White Crane disappeared into the horizon, Fairy Lychee took out her phone and logged into the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group'.

In the Nine Provinces Number One Group, after two days of frantic chatter, the number of fellow Daoists spamming "Senior White Sticker Pack" has finally decreased.

However, Senior White's emojis are still the most frequently used content in the group chat.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator: "By the way, is this year's 'Flying Sword Race' about to begin? [Senior White smiling emoji]"

Old Northern River's profile picture features the [White Venerable's Disdain] emoticon.

This profile picture made his recent chats with Copper Trigram Immortal Master very engaging—unfortunately, Master Copper Trigram was using the exact same profile picture. During their chats, they both felt like the other was constantly 'looking down on' them, and the atmosphere quickly became tense, almost like they were itching for a real-life duel at the Forbidden Summit.

Incidentally, it seems the Copper Trigram Immortal Master is acting as a matchmaker, arranging a marriage for Zhou Li 'Heaven-Hiding Hook' under the True Lord Yellow Mountain. Although matchmakers and divination masters have always been a well-matched profession... this black divination seems rather unreliable! Will this matchmaking go wrong?

While pondering, Mad Saber Three Waves replied, "Any fellow cultivators in the group want to participate in the 'Flying Sword Race' this time?"

The group includes members of the Fourth-Grade, Fifth-Grade, and Sixth-Grade, and people from all three ranks have participated in the Flying Sword Race in the past.

Well, although it's called a 'Flying Sword Race,' it doesn't actually limit what weapon you use.

Whether you fly with a sword, a staff, or even a copper hammer, no one will object, as long as you fly fast enough and use the 'Sword Flight' technique, you can participate.

Snow Wolf Cave Master: "There should be many fellow cultivators participating, but I've been quite busy with work lately, so I won't be joining in."

Fairy Lychee scrolled through the chat history and said, "I want to participate! This time I can participate in the Sixth-Grade 'Sword-Escape Competition,' which is a perfect opportunity to test the speed of all the seniors!"

"Sixth-Grade Sword-Escape Competition?" Northern River's Loose Cultivator's eyes widened. "Fairy Lychee, when did you advance to the Sixth-Grade?" [Senior White's surprised expression]

How could he have advanced from the Fifth-Grade to the Sixth-Grade without any warning or Heavenly Tribulation? Before, Fairy Lychee's cultivation level was about the same as his.

The Fairy Lychee replied, "Last time I went to the Western to slay that native god, and afterwards, I had some inner connection in its special space, which allowed me to advance in rank. That's why I stayed outside for a relatively long time. After returning, I often went into seclusion to consolidate my cultivation level. [Shy Senior White's expression]"

Northern River's Loose Cultivator: "..."

"Oh right, I almost forgot, there's something else I wanted to talk about in the group." Fairy Lychee first took a picture of the 'wooden box' gift box given by Venerable White and posted it in the group.

"I just received a gift from Venerable White, sent by Fellow White Crane. This gift is very mysterious; it can't be opened yet and will only be available in four days. Venerable White said there will be a surprise then. I wonder what the gift will be? Has anyone else in the group received this gift yet?" Fairy Lychee asked.

Snow Wolf Cave Master: "So Fairy Lychee also received this gift. I also received a gift from Senior White."

True Lord Dustfall: "The gift has been received... It will also be opened in four days."

The Fairy Eastern Six: "Same as upstairs!"

Master Profound Principle: "[Thumbs up emoji]"

Moreover, the number of people receiving the gift boxes continues to rise.

"So many people received gifts?" Fairy Lychee smiled with relief. It seemed that this was indeed a surprise gift from Venerable White. Everything was fine.

Meanwhile, on the other side, on an isolated island in the Eastern Sea.

Yu Jiaojiao let out a long dragon roar. At this moment, she was covered in blood, with dozens of wounds on her body so deep that the bone was visible.

And now, she is only one meter away from the Dragon Gate!

This is just one step away. One more step and she can leap over the Dragon Gate and transform into a half-human, half-fish form!