Lu Ye asked Fourth Senior Brother when he planned to advance to the Cloud River Realm. Fourth Senior Brother only said that his Spiritual Apertures had just been repaired and he needed some time to recover; the exact timing remained undecided.
After ending the transmission with Fourth Senior Brother, Lu Ye fell into thought.
As dawn gradually broke, Lu Ye stepped out of his residence. Several figures stood outside: Jujia, Yiyi, Feng Yue, and Gu Yang.
Over the past month, Lu Ye had seen Jujia only a handful of times. During the day, Jujia spent nearly all his time cultivating in his own quarters, while at night, he took Amber out to breathe in the Moon Essence.
Moreover, Jujia had somehow already advanced to Heaven Seven.
This was hardly strange. He had long possessed the foundations to advance to Heaven Seven, but had kept suppressing himself rather than breaking through. Lu Ye vaguely suspected that if Jujia completely let go now, he might even open all 360 Apertures and advance directly to the Cloud River Realm.
Yiyi had also rarely shown herself lately. While Lu Ye studied the Spirit Pattern Path with Madam Yun, she studied spells with the Sect Master. At night, each cultivated on their own.
After a month, Yiyi's aura had clearly grown much stronger as well.
"Fifth Senior Brother!" Feng Yue called softly, her eyes brimming with gratitude.
When she had previously asked Lu Ye for permission to enter the Inner Circle to gain experience, he had ruthlessly refused her, leaving her hurt and helpless. In private, she and He Xiyin had cursed Lu Ye upside down and inside out.
Yet yesterday, she had suddenly received word telling her to return to the Main Sect, collect some supplies from Shui Yuan, and set out for the