Chu Qingjian had intended to drive the two of them straight off the mountain, but after hearing Jiang Yang's suggestion, she decided to see her help through to the end and take the adult and child on another trip to the Cong Household.
Less than two days after Chu Qingjian left, Bi Xingjian returned.
He had originally intended to be present for such an important matter, but Butterfly-Bearing's birth mother—another spirit civet who had attained the Dao—had come from Qi Mountain to visit the Sect.
This True Person Snowridge Pine-Listening Civet had fur whiter than snow and primarily cultivated the path of "cold qi." Upon meeting her old flame, True Person Xuanyan, she said she had been delighted to hear that her eighth child had awakened his intelligence and wanted to see him.
Once one reached the Purple Mansion level, producing offspring became exceedingly difficult. Spirit beasts fared somewhat better than humans thanks to their innate advantages, but only to a limited extent, so every descendant was precious. Unless they were cold-blooded and heartless, parents would generally take some interest in their children.
This was also largely why the Chu Household's elders kept urging Chu Qingjian. Breaking through to Purple Mansion was dangerous enough, and once she succeeded, having children would be all but impossible.
With a True Person summoning him—and his companion's own parents at that—how could Bi Xingjian have any reason not to go? He had hurried to Cold Creek Valley with Butterfly-Bearing and stayed there for quite some time.
As soon as he returned, Bi Xingjian went to the mountaintop to pay his respects. He had met Second Senior Sister Cong Ya before, but she had already been a foundation establishment late stage cultivator when he joined the peak.
Unlike Third Senior Sister Chu Qingjian, he had