Chapter 273: with translation of the chapter title

274. Chapter 271: Xixi, who sets off fireworks when wronged, the boss's little snack tea egg 【seeking monthly ticket】

The spring rain was mighty, pouring down from the high sky with a howl.

The northern cold front crossed the mountains, spreading out flat, causing the temperature between heaven and earth to drop considerably, ushering in a bout of biting spring chill.

The white jade archway, under the Qiankun plaque.

A silence fell; the atmosphere grew somewhat oppressive, even adding a touch of killing intent that brought a chill, so that the falling spring rain, like a barrage of countless arrows, actually carried a hint of bone‑chilling murderous intent.

The elders of the Qianyuan Divine Sect sat upright in their grand chairs, eyelids lowered.

All the prodigies who wished to participate in the Qianyuan Divine Sect sect master's personal transmission examination had tried to enter the gate of the Qiankun minor cave heaven, but after they could no longer get in, Jiao Shaoxiu, wearing an ancient simple robe, spoke in a low voice, stopping entry into the Qiankun minor cave heaven.

Many of the prodigies who had failed to enter the Qiankun minor cave heaven immediately let out unwilling cries.

They were soaked by the rain, full of unwillingness, clutching their fists, yet there was nothing they could do.

They couldn't even get past the entrance; it was purely a lack of talent, purely being useless.

The opportunity lay right before them, yet they lacked even the ability to reach out and grasp it.

Who else could they blame?

The sect master's personal transmission examination would surely select those with sufficient talent.

Each prodigy lingering on the white jade archway, still mired in sorrow and defeat, suddenly felt a killing intent and icy chill.

After a shiver ran through them, they felt their shoulders sink as the Qianyuan Divine Sect elders' eyes swept over them coldly and sternly.

Their hairs stood on end; they dared not linger, and one after another descended from the white jade archway, crossing the great flat to return to their respective camps.

Actually, the elders' aura was not aimed at them, but at the two guards wrapped in black robes.

They had come to escort the prodigy Jin Tai Sui, bearer of the Great Witch God's bloodline.

They were strongmen of the Dai Li court.

"The Dai Li court… quite bold, daring to let the Great Witch God's bloodline enter the Da Jing realm—aren't they afraid of being left here forever?"

With a slap, the chief elder Fang Hanshu struck his palm on the armrest of the grand chair, instantly evaporating the water droplets clinging to it.

His gaze locked onto the two Dai Li strongmen wrapped in black robes.

The immense pressure unique to Nascent Soul cultivators descended like collapsing mountains, crashing down with a boom.

At the same time.

Second elder Zhao Fangzhou, a Martial Saint powerhouse, and third elder Ding Zi, a Nascent Soul cultivator, also simultaneously erupted with aura.

The Qianyuan Divine Sect's Martial Saint–Nascent Soul tier combat power glared like angry eyes wide open.

Countless drops of spring rain were almost instantly evaporated to dryness.

Whoosh—

The wild wind rose, the currents surged!

Before the white jade archway, the atmosphere underwent a heaven‑overturning, earth‑shaking change in an instant!

The elders of the Divine Eagle Ridge also erupted with aura one after another.

Li Che glanced around, thought for a moment, and also released the aura of his breakthrough to the Divine Appearance realm.

The faint Divine Appearance aura, amidst the extremely strong auras of the many elders, … appeared rather out of place.

Like a husky mixed into a pack of wolves.

This drew many uneasy glances.

Li Che, however, kept a normal expression, his dark robe fluttering, his black hair whipping, maintaining the solemn demeanor of an elder.

The two Dai Li strongmen chuckled softly.

"We entered Da Jing… and we have a travel permit; moreover, the Dai Li court and Da Jing have been at a truce for ten years. If you were to provoke war between the two nations, you would bring suffering to the border peoples."

"Then go ahead and act."

One Dai Li strongman smiled faintly.

"The Grand Master of the Tai Bai Sect is ranked fifth among the world's great gods; wishing to recruit personal disciples, the Tai Bai Grand Master is famed for teaching without discrimination—even the Chi Kuang prince of my Dai Li clan can become his disciple, so why cannot a descendant of the Great Witch God's bloodline?"

The cloaks were blown open, revealing the silhouettes of the two figures wrapped in black robes.

They were two extraordinarily aged figures, with white‑tinged beards, their faces similarly coated with pigments and patterns.

Lü Taibai's silver hair was soft and smooth; in the spring breeze each strand was distinct.

"A Nascent Soul from Witch God Mountain?"

"Not bad courage… no problem; go back and tell your Great Witch God, I, Lü Taibai, will go see him sometime." Lü Taibai said lightly.

Those two elderly cultivators respectfully formed the Witch God seal and performed the rites.

The cultivators of Witch God Mountain revere the strong; Lü Taibai's strength has long earned their acknowledgment.

Lü Taibai raised his hand and pressed down lightly.

Only then did elders like Fang Hanshu and Fang Zhou Zhao restrain their auras.

The Divine Eagle Ridge's Gong Xu Jingjun, Tang Xiejia, and others also restrained their intimidating presence.

Li Che's aura, like a husky mixed among wolves, also retracted, his face showing a gentle expression.

The spring breeze swayed, neither shy nor agitated.

Even with many strange gazes, even those holding back laughter, he remained calm and composed.

He split his focus halfway, a gentle smile on his face, immersed in observing Xixi's current situation.

Yet his gentle gaze toward the two Witch God Mountain cultivators carried a faint, barely perceptible chill.

After all…

Inside the Qiankun minor cave heaven, that descendant of the Witch God, Jin Tai Sui, opened his mouth to curse Xixi as trash, even leaving a yin hand, hoping to afflict Xixi.

Although he did not unleash a killing blow, he intended to disrupt Xixi's stacked talents.

How dare he bully Xixi!

Li Che's eyes flickered with a surge of cold intent.

On the great flat before the Divine Sect's mountain gate, the restless clamor gradually rose and swelled.

Everyone stared fixedly at the gate of the Cosmos Minor Cave Heaven, unable to see through it or discern anything.

Lü Taibai rose to his feet, his light gauze white robe billowing in the spring breeze, and he came before the Cosmos Minor Space.

His long, narrow eyes swept lightly over the curious crowd.

"To ensure the fairness of Lü's disciple selection, let everyone see the specifics of this talent trial."

Lü Taibai said lightly.

Then, with one hand behind his back and the other raised, he flicked a finger, and instantly a surging sword light struck the entrance.

The entrance to the Cosmos Minor Cave Heaven was instantly engulfed by countless silver sword lights.

Slowly, the scene inside the minor cave heaven began to appear.

Everyone's gaze tightened.

Some parents seated in the carriages hurriedly climbed out, holding up oil-paper umbrellas against the wind and rain, craning their necks to view, through the hazy rain curtain, the image reflected in the silver sword light.

The white staircase wound like a dragon's spine, mist and clouds twining, ethereal and divine.

At the very peak of the staircase sat a transcendent Daoist immortal eagle statue, the patriarch of the Qianyuan Divine Sect.

Upon the white jade staircase, resembling a dragon's backbone, tiny figures strained upward in their climb.

The sword qi swirled, as if a lens zooming in, revealing a clear picture of the white jade staircase.

On the white jade staircase, the highest climber had already passed halfway.

Everyone also saw clearly the climbing rankings on the white jade staircase.

For a moment, exclamations rose and fell across the great flat.

"First place goes to Gongshu Wentiān—indeed, as expected of a genius from the ancient Gongshu clan!"

"Second is Xuanyue?! This little girl is that strong? I thought Guhe entered before her."

"Who's third? It's a bit blurry, I can't see clearly…"

"Who is this girl?! She doesn't seem to be Ning Caihe of the Seven Treasures Divine Sect!"

"The Yun clan, Yun E! The Yun clan's prodigy! My heavens, this girl… actually surpasses Guhe, Lü Qingxuan, Ning Caihe, and Yang Yi?!"

……

The rankings came as a surprise to many.

Gongshu Wentiān ranking first wasn't surprising, but second place Xuanyue and third place Yun E exceeded everyone's expectations!

Following in order were Guhe, Lü Qingxuan, Zhou Peng, Ning Caihe, Yang Yi, Tie Shancai, Lü Chi, Yue Linghu…

This ranking left many people staring at each other in disbelief.

The Zhou and Yun clans… the two top aristocratic houses of Qianyuan Dao City… they've been holding back a big move!

Zhou Peng actually managed to outrank Ning Caihe and Yang Yi, and even pushed back the Shendu‑born Tie Shancai and the little prince Lü Chi…

Truly surprising.

"Um… what about Li Nuanxi, the first to enter the Cosmos Minor Cave Heaven?"

"Right, Elder Li's daughter was the first to go in—why is there no trace of her?"

"What else could it be? She didn't make it to the front… meaning her talent wasn't enough, she was shoved to the bottom, and even the sect master's divine sword qi couldn't reach her image because she was too low."

"And the little dragon girl from the Dragon God lineage of the Pacifying King's consort's family also vanished—indicating she climbed too low on the white jade staircase, her talent too weak."

The chatter echoed without cease, and even the onlookers' tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.

"Li Nuanxi, Elder Li's daughter… though considered a prodigy in Jinguang Prefecture, she still falls short compared to the true prodigies of Dao City, Shendu, and the Divine Sect."

"As for Gongshu Wentiān, rumor has it he possesses ten thousand feet of purple aura, just a hair's breadth from the Heaven-Reaching Purple Aura talent."

"How could one compare?"

……

The voices drowned out the spring rain.

Zhang Ya sat in the carriage, quite unhappy.

Madame Mu and Shangguan Qinghong sat opposite her, offering a few words of comfort.

"Aunt Zhang, don't take their words to heart—Xixi being able to pass through the minor cave heaven's entrance already puts her ahead of many prodigies!"

Shangguan Qinghong clenched her fists and said angrily.

Zhang Ya pressed her lips, shook her head, her eyes dim: "My husband's talent is unquestionable; Xixi surely inherited his talent…"

"But I am ultimately Xixi's mother; I'm just an ordinary person… my talent is too common, undoubtedly holding Xixi back."

Zhang Ya clasped her hands on her knees, biting her lip, full of self‑reproach.

Having heard that talent is closely tied to bloodline, Li Che's lineage is fine, so the problem… naturally lies with her.

Alas, little Xixi, it's the old mother who has dragged down your Great Emperor's path.

Suddenly.

Again, a cry of surprise rose from the great flat.

"Who is that?"

"It's the brat from Dalai who just entered!"

"A Dalai prodigy? How is he so fast?!"

"He seems to be catching up to Xuanyue!"

"Damn, he's so sneaky! He seems to be using underhanded tactics!"

……

The exclamations were like firecrackers continually exploding, booming and wailing across the great flat.

Zhang Ya couldn't even spare a moment for self-reproach; she widened her eyes, piercing the rain curtain, and gazed at the scene unfolding in the small cave-heaven where sword qi intertwined and reflected.

On the large flat.

The two powerhouses from Wushen Mountain, cloaked in black robes, listened to the exclamations of the Dàjǐng people on the large flat, exchanged a glance, and shared a smile laden with meaning.

This... is only just beginning!

Watching the Golden Tai Sui speeding wildly across the white jade steps.

A hint of excitement flickered in their eyes.

On the Dàjǐng people's land, after suppressing many of their own... and then even having the Grand Master of the Qianyuan Divine Sect accept the Golden Tai Sui as a personal disciple, making him the sect's heir...

This is truly quite interesting.

At a juncture when tensions between Dàjǐng and Dàlí borders are escalating, with a major war liable to erupt at any moment.

If the Golden Tai Sui truly accomplishes it.

It's no less than winning a great victory!

Suddenly.

The smiles on both their faces stiffened slightly.

Then they saw the originally racing Golden Tai Sui suddenly halt in its tracks.

Then a tiny figure darted forward, arms clenched into fists, belly sticking out, short legs pumping, shooting like a cannonball—and pursuing with even greater ferocity!

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Then caught up with the Golden Tai Sui.

Next...

Under the gaze of countless onlookers.

The tiny figure produced a pink device with six rotating metal tubes.

In a fury, he pointed the six metal tubes at the Golden Tai Sui.

……

……

The Qiankun Small Cave-Heaven.

Above the white jade steps, mist and clouds lingered.

Next, the entire staircase shuddered violently, as if a giant beast had trampled it, bending the very dragon spine, shaking and quivering!

That serene mist of ages instantly burst apart, erupting into dense vapors that wildly swirled.

The little dragon girl Ao Qingqing trembled as she beheld Li Nuanxi, tiny as a bean.

Gazing at the little lass, her hair flew wildly upward, the flesh on her cheeks trembling, her qi and blood surging like a blazing furnace laid bare!

Xixi took a step, and the steps trembled.

As if the inverted purple-qi divine waterfall were roaring and scouring!

Ao Qingqing's face was horrified; she probably... was just seeing things?

Could that be a divine pillar one can possess?

No...

This can hardly be called a divine pillar anymore, can it?

Even a divine child whose purple qi reaches the heavens couldn't possibly attain such an exaggerated degree, could they?

She glanced at her own thumb-thick purple-qi divine pillar emanating from her brow, and felt she had suffered a tremendous blow.

To defeat such a freak.

Little aunt...

Qingqing can't do it.

Boom——!!!

Soon after, Ao Qingqing discovered that Li Nuanxi had vanished!

That heavy step she took unleashed tremendous power, bearing that waterfall-like purple-qi divine cascade, and shot straight upward!

Like a cannonball, it instantly shot out from beside her.

Ao Qingqing felt the immense pressure emanating from the white jade steps, demanding she expend the divine energy on her purple-qi divine pillar; moreover, for some unknown reason, she felt she had to consume twice as much divine energy as others...

Just a momentary lapse, she lifted her head and looked again.

Then she discovered Xixi had long since vanished without a trace.

Whoosh——

A gentle breeze stirred, and Ao Qingqing found herself on the eleventh step of the white jade staircase...

It seems...

The scenery here is also quite nice.

Xixi paid no heed to Ao Qingqing; she was now filled with rage!

After all, she felt she was about to let the ancestral master open his eyes!

But that purple-haired youth's flame slap shattered it, forcing her to wake prematurely!

Xixi was furious, having been ambushed!

Been woken up by the noise!

Her morning grumpiness is severe!

"Hey ya——!"

Xixi stepped down, the white jade steps trembled anew, her whole body shooting forward like a projectile, leaping over a hundred steps.

It was like a blood-colored lightning flashing across the white jade steps!

Yue Linghu's forehead was drenched in cold sweat; that sudden flash of blood-colored lightning—what the hell is that?

Earlier, the purple-haired youth surpassed him, leaping over ten-odd steps in a single bound, moving like flying on the white jade steps where the rank's pressure was immense.

Now another blood-colored lightning appeared……

That is……

That little bean sprout?!

Yue Linghu recognized him, instantly drawing a deep breath.

This little girl…… wasn't she stuck on the tenth step?

How did she suddenly go crazy?

Aren't you afraid the purple qi divine pillar will be dissolved by the power of the white jade steps?

Yue Linghu was a bit nervous; he took out a pill, stuffed it into his mouth, his talent instantly erupted, then he took out a divine talisman, the Xuanhuang talisman paper burned, and an intangible rune struck into his body……

His talent surged again!

All kinds of means to boost talent were employed!

Boom——

Yue Linghu only felt that the purple qi divine pillar at his brow had grown by thirty percent!

However, that was all.

Also, his steps on the white jade stairs became a bit easier.

But to achieve a flying gait……

After just two steps, the speed at which his purple qi divine pillar would dissolve would likely exceed his limit……

He couldn't catch up……

Yue Linghu stared blankly.

Xixi surpassed one prodigy after another, like a spring compressed to the limit, launching off, utterly astonishing all climbers.

Lv Chi watched as Xixi instantly overtook him without pausing, slowly exhaled, and pulled from his bosom a Third Prince divine wood carving.

This was, after he returned to Shendu, commissioned from a divine eagle holy artisan……

"Xixi, I will catch up to you."

He fiercely pressed this Third Prince divine eagle against the prison-lotus divine mark on his brow.

In a daze.

Lv Chi actually felt as if he had returned to Fēiléichéng, outside the Xu family manor, using the Third Prince wood carving to unleash divinity and protect Xixi's family.

It was a feeling that made him immensely nostalgic.

His lips twitched, then he couldn't help but slightly raise them.

The next moment.

The Third Prince divine wood carving erupted with immense divinity, astonishingly similar to temple god divinity, surging wildly into Lv Chi's prison-lotus divine mark.

Lv Chi's aura also rose steadily.

He began to stride swiftly, chasing Xixi.

Yang Yi, Ning Caihe, Zhou Peng and others, after being surpassed by the wildly laughing, purple-haired Da Li Golden Tai Sui, had intended to muster spirit to pursue, but a flash of blood light quickly scattered their thoughts.

Zhou Peng's mouth-held xiaolongbao fell directly onto the steps.

"That…… is Xixi?"

Xixi paid no heed to the people around her.

She sped all the way, stimulating the three divine weapons within her body, and crushed the white chess pieces her father had given her.

Each time she crushed a white chess piece, Xixi felt as if aided by divinity, that wonderful sensation she had when facing the sect leader's wife master's trial in the Divine Talisman Tower returned!

Dragon-elephant roaring, flawless, immortal artisan gleaming, ink painting like talismans……

Each corresponding to martial arts, divinity, divine eagle, divine talismans, etc.; plus Xixi's three divine weapons inside her, it made up for the deficiency in divine weapons.

The only remaining talent in the divine pill aspect, Xixi had just thought of a way to make up for it, when she was interrupted!

The hexagonal warrior Xixi Great Emperor……

Failed to form!

Xixi was furious to the point of exploding.

Because after Xixi crushed the white chess pieces her father gave her, feeling as if aided by divinity, the way she thought to make up for her divine pill talent was the little snack her boss had prepared for her!

However, she hadn't even eaten the snack before her talent divinity accumulation was interrupted!

Xixi, who loves to eat the most, how could she bear this injustice?!

"Ah ya ya ya!"

Xixi let out a long roar, her furnace-like flesh burned, dragon and elephant roared in unison!

Her whole body grew faster and faster!

With her current purple qi divine waterfall, the white jade steps easily offset the consumption.

Finally.

Xixi saw that purple-haired youth, with a purple bell hanging from his neck, the Golden Tai Sui!

Xixi's eyes instantly turned red; seeing that purple-haired youth, she thought of those little snacks she hadn't yet swallowed!

The further she went, the angrier she became!

Xixi grabbed with her five fingers, and pulled out the pink immortal artisan blood-fire bodhi Gatling!

The spirit-wood ferry crows squawked 'gua gua gua' in disorder, hovering around Xixi like a stellar ring, then all darted about, automatically loading ammo!

She stomped down hard with her foot.

Xixi instantly closed the distance, appearing before the Golden Tai Sui with purple hair flying wildly.

He felt only a burst of raging wind and waves, then scorching hot qi and blood surged.

He turned his head and saw... a little girl like an exploding-haired mad lion.

How is she here?

Shouldn't she have been slapped down the white jade steps by the fire released from his purple gold bell?

Golden Tai Sui's eyes narrowed, and then he suddenly froze.

Six pink-coated metal tubes abruptly poked his face.

A feeling that made his hairs stand on end spread—a feeling of facing death head-on.

This mechanism...

Maybe... it could kill him!

"Mechanism?"

"Little girl, what are you trying to do? Do you want to hurt me? This is during the assessment..."

However.

Golden Tai Sui's words had not yet finished.

Xixi, furious, shouted in a childish voice: "You started it!"

"You're in trouble, you know that?!"

"Traitor! Kneel!"

Xixi cannot tolerate any injustice, as taught by her father and Master Niu Niu.

Any injustice suffered must be repaid immediately!

If not repaid now, she will secretly accumulate strength and repay it covertly!

The next moment, Xixi fiercely struck the mechanism's trigger.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang—!

A terrifying explosion burst instantly in Golden Tai Sui's eyes!

The six metal tubes spewed blazing flames, spinning rapidly, scorching heat intertwining and spreading!

The powerful recoil made Xixi's little flesh tremble all over, her protruding belly shaking at extremely high frequency, leaving afterimages.

Golden Tai Sui's hairs stood on end!

This crazy girl!

He quickly flicked his finger on the purple gold bell twice, two bell sounds exploded, a ring of purple-gold shield enveloped him.

The wood passage crow ejected at high speed from the barrel, shooting wildly, screaming, like golden sword qi, it slammed hard onto Golden Tai Sui's all-around shield, sparking countless flames, a powerful ravaging shockwave surging!

Eight hundred turns per second!

The terrifying explosion, immense impact force, and that surging shockwave... slammed hard onto Golden Tai Sui's shield, causing his eyes to narrow slightly.

What the hell kind of mechanism is this?!

If that shell hit him, with his Grand Master Perfection cultivation, he'd likely be blasted to death, leaving no corpse!

Boom——!!!

Flames shot up to the sky, black smoke billowing and spreading!

No one would act in the Talent Pass, after all... they want to leave a good impression on the Supreme God Sect Master.

But Xixi seems completely indifferent...

On the white jade steps.

Many prodigies fell silent.

Not far away, Xuan Yue's eyes began to glow, a kind of... the shine of looking at an idol!

Is this the little disciple of the great-grandmother?!

So domineering, girl!

Gongshu Wentian then sensed something, took a deep breath, turned around, and madly quickened his pace, climbing toward the top of the white jade steps!

Boom——

Amidst the fireworks, Golden Tai Sui's Five Elders Divine Weapons' purple gold bell defense was truly formidable.

Inside the shield, Golden Tai Sui was unharmed, but the immense impact force actually blasted him right off the thousands-of-steps white jade stairs, throwing him down.

Like a ball, he rolled all the way down.

During the fall, his purple qi divine pillar on his body was actually being rapidly dissolved by the white jade stairs!

Golden Tai Sui panicked a little; his purple qi divine pillar, no matter how strong, couldn't possibly be worn back and forth like that!

Xixi hoisted the pink Immortal Craft Gatling, its six metal tubes emitting scorching heat.

She rubbed her trembling, slightly numb belly, then exhaled.

She wrinkled her little nose: "Hmph!"

Looking at Golden Tai Sui, who had been shot back thousands of steps.

Xixi proudly raised her little head, still shouldering the Immortal Craft Gatling, and gave a hard push.

The entire white jade steps shook violently.

Xixi rushed upward like a cannonball.

"She's catching up!"

"She's here!"

Gongshu Wentian strode forward, eyes narrowed, gazing at the white jade steps' peak already appearing in his sight.

He had already seen the Ancestor Master's divine condor.

He was about to become the first prodigy to arrive!

From childhood, he was first in everything!

This time, he also had to be first!

He couldn't lose!

He had to be the first to reach the summit!

Suddenly——

Gong Shu Wentian's expression stiffened; he was still a hundred steps away from the Ancestor Master's Divine Condor.

His Purple Qi Divine Pillar had actually been exhausted……

He had used every means of enhancing his talent that he originally looked down upon.

But……

It was useless; his talent seemed to have been exhausted here……

He looked hopefully toward the Ancestor Master's Divine Condor.

The Divine Condor kept its eyes closed, showing no sign of opening them.

"Open your eyes!"

Gong Shu Wentian gasped heavily, sweat streaking across his cheeks!

Suddenly.

Xixi, wielding the Immortal Craft Gatling, launched herself in a sudden surge, almost without any hesitation, surpassing him.

The steps where his proud Purple Qi Divine Pillar had been exhausted actually posed no hindrance to Xixi at all.

The gap……

Could it be this big?

Gong Shu Wentian stared blankly; the glass Dao-heart that had originally healed was now covered in cracks again.

"Hey!"

Xixi, at his side, covered the final hundred steps as if performing a standing long jump, clearing them in a single leap.

She landed at the apex of the White Jade Steps, before the Ancestor Master's Divine Condor.

In that instant, the scene seemed to freeze.

On the White Jade Steps.

The trembling Ao Qingqing, the frantically re-climbing Jin Tai Sui, Lu Chi, who seemed to have incarnated as the Third Prince, Yun E, whose expression was cold as if riding the wind away, and Gong Shu Wentian, whose Dao-heart was shattered……

All of them froze, as if time had solidified.

Except for Xixi, standing before the Ancestor Master's statue.

Xixi put away the Immortal Craft Gatlin.

She lifted her chubby cheeks, gazing at the Ancestor Master's Divine Condor whose eyelids kept twitching.

Afterward, she rubbed her hands, full of anticipation, and crushed the white chess piece Li Che had left for her.

Her father said, inside this chess piece was a little snack the boss had given her.

After crushing the white chess piece,

In Xixi's hand then appeared a brown tea egg, its surface covered in cracks.

The intensely rich aroma made Xixi's saliva uncontrollably flow.

Thus, Xixi remained there, before the Ancestor Master's Divine Condor.

She squatted on the ground and began earnestly peeling the tea egg's shell.

And the shells that peeled off and fell onto the White Jade Steps actually turned into specks of light, swirling like dust around the Ancestor Master's Divine Condor.

"Dao Essence?"

A soft voice echoed.

The Ancestor Master's Divine Condor opened its eyes.

Xixi, squatting on the ground, bit into the shelled tea egg, her motion freezing……

Like a child caught sneaking a snack, she raised her puffed cheeks.

She locked eyes with the wide-eyed Ancestor Master's Divine Condor.