As the Shaking Light Saint Son, Qin Sheng had his own sacred mountains and floating islands. They stood in the most favorable part of the Holy Land, within its inner circle.
Once they returned, Jin Shanshan and the others were free to seek out places that suited them.
Yao Xi held Xiao Nannan and poked her plump little cheeks. The child wriggled and giggled happily.
"Saint Son, is this little fox a member of the Demon Race you brought back from Ziwei?" Yao Xi asked, watching Tushan Doudou dart about on the ground.
She could sense something extraordinary about Doudou. The little fox possessed a natural grace, radiated divine splendor, and had an immensely powerful bloodline.
"My name is Tushan Doudou, and I'm Master's disciple!" Doudou sprang from the ground onto Yao Xi's shoulder.
Nearly a year after birth, Doudou's powerful bloodline and Myriad Laws Demon Physique had already set her far beyond ordinary creatures.
Qin Sheng had said Doudou should reconsider becoming his disciple once she grew up, but he had not corrected what she called him.
She was still a child, after all.
"Saint Son, you already have a disciple?" Yao Xi was surprised.
And a member of the Demon Race at that!
"Still, with your current cultivation, Saint Son, taking a disciple to inherit your Dao arts makes perfect sense."
Yao Xi added, "If Doudou inherits your abilities, Saint Son, she'll surely be unbeatable among her generation in a few decades."
"Doudou is an Undying Fox. She can rival Dragonkind and stands no weaker than a Phoenix Bird. Her potential is immense." Qin Sheng glanced at Yao Xi. "If you don't cultivate diligently, Doudou might catch up to you—or even surpass you—in twenty or thirty years."
In the original Plot, twenty or thirty years later was roughly