But compared to the arduous climb up,
on the way down, Bai Ye tentatively performed the movement technique, Phoenix Dance Six Illusions. His entire body instantly became as light as a swan's feather. With a leap, he drifted gracefully down the mountain without suffering the slightest injury.
"Phoenix Dance Six Illusions really is pretty good!"
After experiencing the effects of Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, Bai Ye was delighted. In high spirits, he made his way back home to Holy Soul Village.
When Qing Lin finally saw Bai Ye return, she was overjoyed.
Having come alone to this unfamiliar world, she had actually been somewhat afraid and lonely, as though she did not belong in this world at all.
Only when she saw Bai Ye could she feel that she truly existed.
"Young Master, you're back! I've already cooked the porridge. It's just cooled down, so let's eat!"
As soon as Bai Ye returned, Qing Lin happily pulled him toward a shabby square wooden table in the living room. A small bowl of cooked white porridge had already been placed on it, along with several small dishes of pickled vegetables in the middle.
"You made all this by yourself?"
Seeing the porridge on the table, Bai Ye froze in surprise.
Looking at Qing Lin's small body, even shorter than his own, and the traces of soot still left on her delicate little face, plump with baby fat, making her look adorably silly, Bai Ye suddenly felt touched.
This little girl is working far too hard!
The earthen stove is so high. With a body even shorter than mine, you'd have to stand on a stool and probably tiptoe just to cook. And you still had to add firewood—how did you manage to cook this porridge?
Even though I said you were my maidservant, in a way, I've always treated you as my little sister!
Moved, Bai Ye could not help but pull little Qing Lin into his arms. With a gently reproachful tone, he said, "Don't do this again next time, understand? The stove is so high, so cooking is already inconvenient for you. And you still have to add firewood midway through. What if you get burned? I'd be heartbroken. After all... you're my only Little Maidservant!"
"Young Master..."
Realizing that Bai Ye cared about her so much, Qing Lin was touched as well. She obediently nodded and said timidly, "I... I understand. Next time, I'll wait obediently for Young Master to come back so we can cook together."
"It's good that you understand!"
Seeing Qing Lin's timid, adorably foolish little-girl appearance, which made her seem especially easy to bully, Bai Ye could not help but smile and reach out to tap her delicate nose.
After breakfast, Bai Ye chopped firewood for a while before spending the rest of the day cultivating the Cultivation Methods and Martial Arts bestowed by the system.
He certainly could not achieve much in just one day.
But simply familiarizing himself with them and getting started with the relatively simple Cultivation Methods and Martial Arts, such as the Pure Qi Art, Mysterious Jade Body, and Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, should not be a problem.
In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.
When he had summoned Qing Lin before, the system had explained that after being summoned to Douluo Continent, Qing Lin's body had also been slightly modified by the system to adapt to the rules of Douluo Continent.
Therefore, she could awaken a Martial Soul.
And since Qing Lin was only six years old now, Bai Ye planned to take her to the Martial Soul Hall branch in Nuoding City to undergo her Martial Soul awakening.