"Ya! It's my Xiao Ya!" Hearing that call, Mother Li cried out in uncontrollable excitement.
"All right! Try to stay calm!" Li Muzhi hurriedly caught Mother Li beside him and tried to soothe her, though his own eyes had grown moist...
"Have you all been well?" Li Xiaoya was deeply moved at the sight. After a long moment, he managed that stiff, awkward question.
"Yes! We've been very well!" Mother Li replied over and over. At that moment, she was no lofty immortal cultivator, but the most ordinary of mothers... her face filled with joy...
"Father, Mother! I've been doing well in the Upper Realm too!" Li Xiaoya let out a long breath and quickly added, "Don't worry about me!"
"Hmph! You little brat, how are Xian'er and Hong'er?" Li Muzhi snorted and asked gravely.
"Xian'er and Senior Sister are both well, but they aren't with me right now, so they can't speak to you!" Li Xiaoya hurriedly replied...
"Wonderful! Hong'er is all right...!" Fairy Qingxia exclaimed joyfully beside them, turning her eyes toward Heavenly Venerable Daoling...
"Mm!"
"Master, have you been well?" Naturally, Li Xiaoya had spotted Heavenly Venerable Daoling, and he hurriedly greeted him.
"Hehe, as long as I'm not dead, I'm doing well enough!" Heavenly Venerable Daoling chuckled, then quickly asked, "What's happening to the sky over the Human Realm? Is this your doing?"
"Yes!" Li Xiaoya hurriedly replied. "I'm transforming the Human Realm to make its spiritual qi more abundant. Master, none of you need to worry!"
In truth, he had prepared this explanation long ago. After all, refining an entire Human Realm Lesser Star Realm would be far too shocking for ordinary cultivators of the Human Realm. It was also something they would find difficult to accept emotionally. Even Li Xiaoya himself had hesitated many