Three years fluttered past.
Over those three years, Zhang Qingxuan led a full and orderly life.
By day, he guided the women in their cultivation, sharing his insights; by night, he continued helping several of them cultivate more deeply.
Under Zhang Qingxuan's attentive tutelage, their cultivation advanced at an astonishing pace.
Among them, Snow Empress and Lu Xueqi made the most remarkable progress.
With an abundance of mystic ice marrow to sustain her, Snow Empress's cultivation soared like a rocket.
Now, however, to prepare for her final breakthrough to godhood, she was fiercely suppressing her own power and building her reserves, like a volcano on the verge of erupting, awaiting that last push.
During this time, Gu Yuena, Gu Shuang'er, and Gu Fei'er had also begun pursuing Zhang Qingxuan, both openly and in secret.
Each was more relentless than the last, each striving to outdo the others, leaving even Zhang Qingxuan, the object of their pursuit, struggling to fend them off.
Inside the Lunar Goddess's room.
Li Yingxue, Xiao Bai, Lu Xueqi, and even Snow Empress, who had recently been building her reserves, had all gathered there.
Looking at her four uninvited guests, Xiyue pressed a hand to her forehead, at a loss for words. "Hey, ladies, why are you all coming to my room in the middle of the night?"
Li Yingxue sidled closer with a chuckle. "Hehe, Sister Xiyue, your room is the safest!"
Xiao Bai nodded repeatedly in agreement. "Exactly! You're the strongest among us, Sister Xiyue. Those others can't spy on us here!"
Lu Xueqi and Snow Empress said nothing, but their eyes conveyed much the same thing-coming here was a safe bet.
Xiyue sighed helplessly. "I give up on you lot. Hurry up and discuss whatever it is, then leave! Don't get in the