Time flew by in the blink of an eye, and before they knew it, a year had passed. It was now early summer of the second year.
Xue Qingluan was patrolling the western perimeter of Pine Mountain when she sensed an approaching presence from afar.
She rose into the air and saluted the newcomer from a distance.
"Fellow Daoist, why have you come to Pine Mountain?"
"I am a messenger of the He Family. I have come to see Lord of the Wind, Lord Ling Rui."
As he spoke, the man took out a He Family token and passed it to Xue Qingluan through the air.
"It is indeed from the He Family."
After confirming it, Xue Qingluan led the messenger into the mountain.
In the years since Yang Guanfeng returned home, the cultivation of the Yang Family cultivators on Pine Mountain had all improved.
Yang Guanfeng and Elder Yu had successively broken through to ninth-level Qi Gathering. Zhao Qi had reached the Fifth Level of Qi Gathering, Wei Xinqing had just entered the Third Level of Qi Gathering, and Liu Zihao was at Eighth Level Qi Gathering.
After refining the phantom dragon head, Yang Lingrui relied on the deep fortune contained within it to step into the Third Layer Essence Condensation.
Xue Qingluan lagged slightly behind him, still remaining at the second layer.
Without the aid of a fortunate opportunity, she would likely need to accumulate strength for several more years before she could attempt to break through to a higher realm.
Before the Yang Family rose to become an aristocratic family, information from the He Family had always been relayed through Gao Hui.
But now, to demonstrate their respect for the Yang Family, they had dispatched a messenger to make the journey in person.
"Greetings, Lord Ling Rui."