"This is fate."
A wind laden with countless medicinal fragrances blew into Shengdan City. In a luxurious, imposing seven-story inn, Feng Qing'er lay spread-eagled across a jade bed.
Her picturesque features and delicate oval face were filled with undisguised envy, while her sharp eyes brimmed with longing.
As a direct descendant of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and the daughter of a Dou Sheng, she had always been proud and looked down on everyone in the world.
But after obtaining the Observation Copy of the Notes, she had come to understand her own insignificance and reined in that arrogance.
Not to mention comparing herself to Xun'er—even the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and Woeful Poison Body surpassed her.
And now that Xun'er had obtained the Fen Jue, Feng Qing'er was even more deeply envious. After all, it was a path to becoming an Emperor. Given Xun'er's talent and background, she would likely travel it exceptionally smoothly.
"Don't dwell on things that aren't yours." Feng Qing'er composed herself, sat cross-legged, and entered a cultivation state.
As long as she could seize hold of Xiao Ting, she too could have a wonderful future.
Meanwhile, atop a mountain range north of the Black-Corner Region, fierce astral winds surged and enveloped the mountains, forming a natural barrier.
The flying magical beast ridden by Jia Nan Academy's recruitment team darted swiftly through the clouds. A layer of storm swirled around it, separating the surrounding astral winds.
Atop the flying magical beast, a cute, delicate-faced girl in a white dress lazily gnawed on a piece of fruit. "It seems I've never cultivated any technique. I've always grown stronger by eating. I wonder whether Xiao Ting has any cultivation technique suitable for me."
"Pah! Even if he does, I won't cultivate it. I