This was the consequence of casually letting others cultivate in one's own home!
Master Yan was something of a technical nerd. Other than cultivation, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to studying formations and had little interest in scheming against others.
But he had sect assignments and annual assessment quotas—taking disciples was only a minor quota, and failing to meet it would not bring much punishment, but punishment was still punishment. As an Adept, he would lose face.
As mentioned earlier, he occasionally went into Pacify Arms Mountain and spent some Spirit Stones cultivating in the Spirit-Gathering Formation.
Not long ago, when he entered the Spirit-Gathering Formation to cultivate, he noticed an unusual little girl.
After observing her for a while, he asked around about whose child she was and learned that Feng Jun had brought her back from Qiuchen Market.
He had more or less analyzed the little girl's situation. She had an Innate Metal Body, her cultivation technique suited her, and she was beginning cultivation at exactly the right time—if the girl started five years later... no, even three years later, sixty percent of her potential would be wasted.
Fortunately, the girl had not yet entered the Qi Condensation Stage. Cultivation seedlings at this stage could, in fact, be transferred or even traded.
Master Yan was now considering how to bring this little girl over, but she was only at the Fifth Layer of Mortal Transcendence, so there was no rush.
When he returned from cultivation today and saw the Tiantong Merchant Alliance brightly lit, he took a detour. Unexpectedly, he overheard Luo Shuchen talking about Adept Feng. Pricking up his ears, he realized that Adept Feng seemed to be inside as well, so he simply came in.
"Yun Buyao..." Feng Jun felt a bit of a headache. To be