Yan Kingdom, Taihang Commandery, Soaring Cloud Peak.
In Ye Jingcheng's courtyard, the verdant Spring Welcoming Tea had sprouted delightfully tender new shoots, while the apricot tree beside it was now covered in snow-white blossoms.
A few apricot blossoms had bloomed too brilliantly and, when the wind blew, drifted down onto the black hair of a woman in a green dress.
She gently pinched one between her fingers, placed it in her palm, and held it up to the light as she gazed into the distance.
She murmured:
"Fourth Granduncle, you bear so many flowers every year. You must be very capable. You have to bless Jingcheng and help him succeed in his breakthrough!"
This female cultivator was none other than Chu Yanqing. Ten years had now passed, and she naturally could not help worrying about Ye Jingcheng.
After all, she had heard that a Purple Palace cultivator breaking through to Golden Core would also face a lightning tribulation.
Ye Jingcheng had not made his breakthrough on Soaring Cloud Peak, so she was naturally concerned.
Just then, a light knock sounded at the gate.
"Eleventh Great-Granduncle's wife." A faint voice called out, and Chu Yanqing answered:
"Come in, Yunxi!" As the courtyard gate opened, an eleven-year-old girl walked in.
But despite her young age, the girl's cultivation had already reached the third level of Qi Refinement.
One had to know that Ye Yunxi had only cultivated for a little over a year.
That was enough to show just how formidable the talent of a water spiritual root was.
She might even become the Ye Family's first cultivator to reach Foundation Establishment in her teens.
"Have you run into any problems with your cultivation these past few days?" Chu Yanqing asked with great patience.
Ye Yunxi not only carried Ye Family blood,