photocopies of them. I’ve organized the unimportant parts so you can review according to these; passing should be no problem.” Xie Yujia opened her bag, took out several documents and showed them to...Chapter 586: The Tianshan Token

All the characters were neatly written with consistent size and spacing, and each character had a distinct charm. Even after copying for an entire night, Hao Ren did not make any mistakes!

Clerical script and regular script both belong to formal Chinese characters; every stroke was meticulously executed. However, in such strictness, Hao Ren's writing showed a sense of freedom.

The ink on the Xuan paper hadn't dried yet, clearly indicating that it was freshly written by Hao Ren. Watching his brush movements, one could see his calligraphy come to life!

This brat... Hao Zhonghua was already at a loss for words from being surprised.

With such skill, he could easily participate in calligraphy competitions or even hold a calligraphy exhibition!

"I'm done!" Hao Ren lifted his brush and placed it on the inkstone beside him. "Dad, take your time checking; I have something to do today."

The night's copying left Hao Ren feeling refreshed rather than tired. Combining 'Fengguang Sword Shadow Technique' and 'Dark Water Sword Art', he felt his body was in perfect condition!

Additionally, from the text, Hao Ren gained some insights into celestial principles; concepts like yin-yang, five elements, birth, death, and reincarnation were all embodied within this thousand-character text.

This 'Thousand Character Text' was an excellent choice!

"Kid, have breakfast before you go!" Seeing Hao Ren write such beautiful characters made Hao Zhonghua's opinion of him rise significantly. Not only did he dispel yesterday's anger, but he even felt a sudden affection for Hao Ren.

"No need!" Wearing his shoes, Hao Ren left the villa.

It was Saturday; he had already obtained Xu Ke’s address from Huang Xujie and planned to investigate personally.

Hao Zhonghua saw Hao Ren rush out and looked down at these calligraphy pieces, growing more fond of them. This brat truly showed great potential!

He was forced by his mother-in-law to practice calligraphy for ten years, so he had some appreciation skills and feelings towards it. Seeing Hao Ren write such beautiful characters, surpassing his decade's worth of efforts in both strength and artistic conception, made him feel that this kid surpassed the previous generation.

"Today my wife and I have a meeting in the provincial city; we won't be back until tomorrow or Monday. You'll need to take care of your meals yourselves, or you can eat out."

Hao Zhonghua turned his head towards Xie Yujia, pulled out five hundred yuan from his wallet and said.

"Mr. Hao! No need!" Xie Yujia hurriedly refused.

"Your father asked me to take care of you well; this small amount is for your use. Take it." Placing the money in her hand, Hao Zhonghua took out another few hundred yuan and said, "Lily, Lili, this is yours."

"Thank you Mr. Hao!" Lu Lingling and Lu Lili didn't refuse but happily accepted.

Lu Qing used to give them pocket money frequently, but now they often stayed at Hao Ren's place; their expenses were tight.

Hao Zhonghua giving them money seemed like a gift from the master's father; there was no shame in accepting it. Instead, they felt happy, like being part of one family.

Seeing them accept the money, Xie Yujia couldn't refuse anymore and with a red face thanked Hao Zhonghua, carefully putting away the money.

In truth, she was rather frugal in her spending; without buying meals for classmates, 500 yuan could last her a month.

"Mr. Hao, I'll cook breakfast!" Recalling that they hadn't prepared breakfast yet, Xie Yujia rushed into the kitchen.

Hao Zhonghua looked at Xie Yujia's lively figure and thought of how skillful she was with her hands in the past; he felt that Hao Ren really lacked insight.

"Big Mistress, let us help..." Wearing blue polka-dot pajamas, Lu Lingling and Lu Lili happily ran over.

They were wearing slippers, their white heels exposed as they moved lightly, almost like they could fly.

Hao Zhonghua couldn’t understand why they called Xie Yujia 'Big Mistress,' but seeing Hao Ren often being pestered by them, he could only helplessly shake his head.

This kid's romantic luck is even better than his father's!

After eating the hearty breakfast prepared by the three girls, Yue Yang and Hao Zhonghua drove to the provincial capital for a meeting. Zhen Congming was still sleeping, while Xiaobai ran out of the room with its tongue hanging out, asking Xie Yujia for medicinal pills.

"Am I going to the Fifth Level Sky Realm Are you coming too" Xie Yujia gave two medicinal pills to Xiaobai and then asked Lu L琳琳 and Lu 莉莉.

After Zhao Yanzi moved her Lingzhao Middle School across from Donghai University, she adopted a confrontational stance, but surprisingly, her relationship with the Lu sisters became more harmonious as a result.

"We're not going! We're going to go shopping downtown!" Lu L琳琳 and Lu 莉莉 glanced at each other and replied.

Xie Yujia thought for a moment, walked out onto the balcony, and called Zhao Yanzi. Hao Ren had once entrusted Zhao Yanzi to Xie Yujia's tutelage for a few days, so she still had her number.

"The Great Lady really does have the bearing of a great lady!" The Lu sisters said in admiration when they saw Xie Yujia call Zhao Yanzi.

Xie Yujia bore no grudges against Zhao Yanzi and didn't exclude her from going to the Fifth Level Sky Realm. Her magnanimity indeed surpassed that of Zhao Yanzi.

A short while later, Xie Yujia returned from the balcony into the living room, saying, "I'm going to pick up Zi Zi. I'll take you downtown on my way."

"Thank you, Great Lady!" The Lu sisters answered with a smile.

Lu L琳琳 and Lu 莉莉 felt that they only treated Hao Ren well, but Xie Yujia was kind to everyone. She was amiable, gentle, and efficient in her interactions with people, even more so than them.

In their opinion, it really wasn't right for Hao Ren to neglect Xie Yujia.

"Xiaobai, let's go!" Xie Yujia tugged on Xiaobai's ear.

Bang!

Xiaobai, now in the third stage of cultivation, instantly transformed into a snow lion and carried Xie Yujia and the Lu sisters out through the balcony.

In town, Xie Yujia dropped off the Lu sisters before heading to pick up Zhao Yanzi.

The sky was overcast with rain beginning to fall.

Sitting by the window, Zhao Yanzi had just completed her copying of 150 classical texts. Staring out at the drizzle, she lost herself in thought.

With half the window open, there was a chill in the air.

When Xie Yujia called her to say she would pick her up for Fifth Level Sky Realm cultivation training, Zhao Yanzi assumed that this must be an attempt by Xie Yujia to negotiate with her. Given her recent aggressive advances, it was sure to have roused Xie Yujia's animosity; on such a rainy day, Xie Yujia might want to talk things out... With her hands propping up her face, Zhao Yanzi pondered how she should respond when Xiaobai carrying Xie Yujia suddenly appeared outside the window.

In the rain and wind, Xie Yujia wore a short knit top and rolled-up denim pants, giving off an air of a friendly older sister.

Most of the rain was repelled by her barrier, but because she wasn't proficient in controlling it yet, some droplets still wetted Xie Yujia's hair, making her look very graceful.

In particular, her slightly damp cheeks that were red with a hint of white complemented her standard facial features and sparkling eyes. Zhao Yanzi simply couldn't deny how beautiful she was.

The retorts she had thought up earlier now failed to come out in the face of Xie Yujia's mild smile.

"What about your parents" asked Xie Yujia.

"They're both out," said Zhao Yanzi, nodding towards somewhere behind her.

She had planned to have Hao Ren come over to tutor her today, but when she called him, his phone was turned off. Just as she was wondering about this, Xie Yujia's call came through.

"Hm, let's go to the Fifth Heaven!" Xie Yujia extended her hand towards Zhao Yanzi.

A few times before, she had also been pretty annoyed by Zhao Yanzi. But then again, why should she bother with a middle school girl like Zhao Yanzi Recalling when she was in junior high herself, she too had a bit of attitude and didn't really socialize much with others either—much like Zhao Yanzi.

"You... aren’t here to negotiate with me" Zhao Yanzi stared at her and asked.

"Negotiate" Xie Yujia looked at her in confusion.

In Zhao Yanzi's imagination, Xie Yujia would use some excuse to lure her out and then sit face-to-face in a coffee shop to clear the air—something girls who like the same boy do in junior high school.

Seeing Xie Yujia’s slightly puzzled look now, she realized she had overthought it. Her cheeks flushed as she said, "But anyway, I won’t give Hodge to you!"

Xie Yujia was taken aback—she hadn't expected Zhao Yanzi to say something like this. On her way there to pick up Zhao Yanzi, she had considered various scenarios but never imagined Zhao Yanzi would be so straightforward.

"Me... won’t give him either!" Xie Yujia couldn’t help but respond when pushed.

After saying that sentence, Xie Yujia's face also flushed. She thought to herself why should she bother with a young girl like Zhao Yanzi

"Great! Then let’s see who’s better!" With clenched teeth and gritted words, Zhao Yanzi jumped out the window, seating herself in front of Xie Yujia.

Xie Yujia bit her lip—she had no idea how to respond. She never thought she would have to compete with another girl for her "little brother" (Hodge).

She used to think that if Hodge already had a girlfriend, she wouldn’t get involved and hoped he was happy. But now things were complicated.

"Little White, take us to the Fifth Heaven!" Zhao Yanzi sitting in front patted Little White's head hard.

Choo choo... Choo choo... Little White lowered its head, with fiery flames at its paws. It shot into the sky, flying swiftly. Deep down it felt wronged—Why are you two fighting and hitting me

The rain was drizzling, and a cold wind blew in waves.

Little White’s flight speed was extremely fast; the raindrops seemed like bullets attacking them. Xie Yujia, at the Foundation Establishment Initial stage, struggled to maintain an energy shield but noticed that Zhao Yanzi's forehead was still getting wet. So she raised her hands to block the rain for her.

Lost in thought, Zhao Yanzi suddenly realized there were soft almost translucent palms blocking the rain above her forehead. Turning around to see Xie Yujia, her heart sank inexplicably.

I treat her like this and she still takes care of me... Is it because that one sentence Hodge said—asked her to take care of me

Zhao Yanzi’s heart softened a little but remained firm on the surface. She reached out, removing Xie Yujia's arm, saying, "I don’t need your help!"

Boom!

Zhao Yanzi herself summoned an energy shield.

At the Foundation Establishment Intermediate stage, her cultivation level was higher than Xie Yujia’s. Therefore, the quality of the shield she conjured was also better, instantly becoming impenetrable.

Xie Yujia felt a bit hurt but didn’t bother to argue with her. From some incidents, Zhao Yanzi wasn't actually an evil person at heart.

If it weren’t for Hodge, she believed that she would like Zhao Yanzi too, and Zhao Yanzi wouldn’t have such strong animosity towards her either.

Sigh... Xie Yujia sighed softly—she never thought she'd be competing with a middle school girl over a boyfriend.

The flames under Little White’s paws turned into four beams of light, rushing into the Fifth Heaven.

In the ethereal peak, dozens of snow lion cubs were rolling around in the grass. Various spiritual herbs inside isolated fields were lush and green.

According to the five-element distribution system, different types of spiritual plants thrived: water lilies, earth mosses, gold grass, wood fruits, and fire roots all grew well.

The fire-type spiritual herbs were cultivated in warm houses; water-type ones floated in ponds; soil-type ones were planted in the ground—these agricultural principles were taught to Xie Yujia by her grandmother, and then jointly improved upon with Hodge’s help.

Seeing Little White appear, a dozen fluffy snow lion cubs staggered towards him. They pushed each other around, several of them rolling over a few times before getting back up immediately.

"Food is here!" Xie Yujia scattered dozens of third-grade spiritual pills.

The little white yawned as it watched the playful snow lion cubs wrestle and compete with each other, adopting a rather indifferent attitude. At this point, Little White no longer showed interest in the third-grade spiritual pills.

Zhao Yanzǐ jumped onto the grassland and picked up one of the snow lions. This little snow lion was eager to eat spiritual pills, its paws flailing anxiously as it looked extremely cute.

Xie Yujia went around the spiritual fields and found that the growth of the spirit herbs was quite satisfactory. She then sprinkled a bit more of Little White's golden droppings on some withered-looking spirit herbs to replenish their essence.

Within this Illusory Peak, there was an abundance of spiritual energy, with Zhēn Cōngmíng setting up a gathering spiritual energy formation around the spiritual fields. As such, these spirit herbs could absorb an ample amount of spiritual energy. However, some higher-grade spirit herbs required even more concentrated essence to thrive, which is why Little White's "concentrated essence" was necessary.

Xie Yujia sprinkled the remaining little bit of droppings into a pond, and those spirit herbs with drooping flowers immediately regained their vibrancy.

Becoming a third-tier spiritual beast, Little White’s droppings had become more valuable. Especially since it ate fourth-grade spiritual pills rarely found even in the Sixth Layer Sky, the effects of its golden droppings were可想而知。

Some of these "concentrated essences" were collected by Hao Ren and some by Xie Yujia. Now, whenever Little White needed to poop, it would actively wiggle its butt before Hao Ren or Xie Yujia, who would then clean up after it.

Xie Yujia was more patient and found this okay, but Hao Ren thought it rather disgusting... although the smell of Little White's droppings wasn't unpleasant at all.

"Chasing Wind Grass, Stone Lotus, Blood Transforming Grass..." Xie Yujia picked some mature spirit herbs, preparing to brew another batch of "Face-Fixing Pills."

Currently, the Face-Fixing Pill had become a hot commodity alongside Foundation Establishment Dan in the Fifth Layer Sky, with their prices almost equal. Particularly for female cultivators at the Core Formation stage who wanted eternal youth after completing foundation establishment, and given that such cultivators tended to be quite wealthy with abundant resources of spirit herbs.

Additionally, male cultivators eager to court female cultivators in sects would go all out to collect various spirit herbs just to get a Face-Fixing Pill from Illusory Peak's Qingyin Sect. This situation was akin to men in the First Layer Sky buying engagement rings for women.

Some rival female cultivators started using Face-Fixing Pills as a means of bragging about their wealth and status, such as boasting they had Dan Wang Ancestor’s Face-Fixing Pill—words that could drive others mad with envy.

If the Foundation Establishment Pill was the hottest medicine in the cultivation world, then the Face-Fixing Pill was its luxury item. Such Face-Fixing Pills were also limited and exclusive! Xie Yujia's batch could produce twenty to thirty pills, but not every week; sometimes she would brew Foundation Establishment Dan instead. For many cultivators, this quantity was insufficient!

The Face-Fixing Pills obtained from trading spirit herbs with the Qingyin Sect quickly became highly sought after outside. As a result, all sects and cultivators spared no effort to gather spirit herbs for exchange at Illusory Peak's Qingyin Sect.

To obtain one Face-Fixing Pill through trade, then sell it as Spirit Stones, could make someone instantly rich!

A steady stream of spirit herb resources poured into Illusory Peak. Even some spirit herbs from the Sixth Layer Sky trickled down to the Fifth Layer Sky.

Having gathered enough spirit herbs, Xie Yujia entered her cave dwelling. Deeper inside was her alchemy room, but these freshly-picked spirit herbs needed to be dried before they could be processed.

"I'm going for a walk with Little White!" Zhao Yanzǐ called out from atop Little White's back as she retrieved her Purple-Green Treasure Sword and flew out of Illusory Peak once more.

Little White had reached the third tier, its strength significantly upgraded. Zhao Yanzǐ herself was now at the mid Foundation Establishment stage with the North Dipper Sword Technique mastered to the Tianxuan level—facing ordinary cultivators needn't be a concern for her anymore.

Xie Yujia shook her head and focused on practicing the "Myriad Methods Return to Symbol Scripture." With talent far inferior to Zhao Yanzǐ's, who had already reached mid Foundation Establishment stage, she knew that diligence was key if she wanted to catch up—practice hard.

"Little White, go a bit faster!" Zhao Yanzǐ, now outside Illusory Peak, felt delighted and at ease. She had been worried about being bored over the weekend but ended up having fun in the Fifth Layer Sky instead. Little White's flight speed seemed even slightly quicker than before upon reaching third tier; the beautiful scenery of the Fifth Layer Sky was perfect for carefree flying.

Flying through clouds, other cultivators hurriedly hid into nearby forests when they saw a creature with near-Nirvana Realm cultivation level passing by.

How could Nirvana Realm cultivators be trifled with by mere Fifth Layer Sky cultivators

The Heavenly Mountain Sect of the Sixth Layer Sky had recently issued the "Heavenly Mountain Command," investigating a minor sect called "City Sect" in the Fifth Layer Sky. Occasionally, Nirvana Realm cultivators would appear there, putting all Fifth Layer Sky cultivators on high alert.

A small sect named "Prosperity Sect" was suddenly raided by several Core Formation-stage cultivators due to its similar-sounding name. The sect couldn't withstand the disruption and collapsed immediately.

Another minor sect, said to have over ten Core Formation cultivators focusing on sword arts, was targeted by Heavenly Mountain Sect. A Nirvana Realm cultivator arrived, thoroughly investigating every member of the sect, even damaging their restricted areas. Though the sect narrowly avoided destruction, it suffered immense damage—those elders guarding the restricted area were severely injured.

Some minor sects associated with Heavenly Mountain Sect secretly spread rumors that this Heavenly Mountain Command was issued directly by a Nirvana Realm late-stage uncle-grandmaster who hadn't been involved in affairs for centuries!even just her very full bust made her have to unbutton two buttons on her shirt, driving young male teachers crazy.Unfortunately, Hao Ren couldn’t see Su Han dressed up like this. If she bent over sli...