Li Qingshan did not expect Little Nine to join the Yuhua Sect.
When he heard that she had joined the Yuhua Sect because she was worried and wanted to save him, Li Qingshan found it heartwarming.
After seeing Little Nine off, Li Qingshan continued back to his idyllic home to focus on improving himself.
He was reassured that Little Nine was studying under the Yuhua Sect Leader.
At least her treatment would be better than his.
Since the Yuhua Sect Leader accepted Little Nine, he would treat her well due to the Great Yan Dynasty, even if Little Nine was not extraordinarily talented.
Thus, after Li Qingshan returned, he continued to improve himself steadily. He operated the Immortality Method and nourished the forest-like root bones, helping them grow strong.
On the other side, the five ghosts who had received the Five Emperors Demonic Technique were also evolving without a sound.
Before, they only knew how to kill. They did not have much of a sense of identity. They were born only to be killing machines.
But now, they have learned how to think and cultivate. After doing the daily housework, they would sit silently on the side like statues and study the Five Emperors Demonic Technique.
They improved speedily with Li Qingshan.
Time passed quickly in the blink of an eye, and another three months went by.
During these three months, Li Qingshan comprehended a few steles every day. Then he would cultivate studiously and help his root bones grow.
The root bones grew a bit faster during these three months.
On one rainy night, he entered the Grandmaster Plane while listening to the rain in bed.
It was just a matter of time.
After all, with his forest-like root bones, absorbing spiritual Qi was like a bandit robbing everything within miles.
Li Qingshan was also lucky that he was the only one left on Repentance Cliff.
"A Grandmaster Domain is formed in the Grandmaster Plane. The size of the domain depends on the person's strength.
"My Grandmaster Domain covers the entire Repentance Cliff and shows signs of more expansion. This is where my confidence comes from."
Li Qingshan dared to say that he was undefeatable in the Grandmaster Plane!
Today, Li Qingshan fished while pondering wordlessly.
The breeze blew, and sunlight shone down. The surface of the river rippled, and the fish swam happily.
Li Qingshan had so many talents and skills that it was indescribable. In close to one year, he had comprehended countless techniques. Moreover, he had studied all of these seriously and hung them from different root bones.
The forest-like root bones were not filled yet. Li Qingshan was not in a hurry either. Right now, time passed naturally. His lifespan also increased to 300 years after reaching the Grandmaster Plane.
No one would have imagined that Repentance Cliff, which is insufferable to most, would become a paradise for Li Qingshan.
While Li Qingshan was fishing, his mind twitched. He spread out his Grandmaster Domain and sensed that someone had arrived at Repentance Cliff.
Little Nine!
She was skipping and hopping happily. Finally, after three months, she had come again.
"Brother, Brother!" Little Nine's bright, chirpy voice arrived before her physical body.
Li Qingshan smiled. Forgetting about the fish he had just caught, he waved his hand. "I am here!"
Little Nine wore a red dress. The girl was five years younger than Li Qingshan, so she was only 13 years old. She was innocent and lively.
"Brother, I missed you so much," Little Nine said with a giggle. She ran over and hugged Li Qingshan from behind, pressing against his neck.
The little girl had a milky fragrance. Li Qingshan let her hug him and asked gently, "How has your cultivation been?"
He was worried that Little Nine would not be used to life in the Yuhua Sect because the royal family had pampered her.
"I am well. Master is very nice to me too. He is just very strict about cultivation," Little Nine said unhappily with a pout. "He said that I started cultivating a few years later than the other disciples, so I have to hurry up. Otherwise, I would have come to see you long ago."
"If you cultivate, you should focus on that. I will always be here. I won't run away." Li Qingshan smiled and squeezed Little Nine's soft hands.
"Yeah, I promised Master that if I enter the Grandmaster Plane in half a year, I'll be able to come visit you. So I will continue to work hard after returning this time," Little Nine said with determination.
Li Qingshan arched an eyebrow. Little Nine had only been in the Yuhua Sect for three months. If she would enter the Grandmaster Plane in the next half year, then that would mean that she would have gone from a newbie to a Grandmaster in one year.
She was frighteningly talented.
But Li Qingshan did not press further. He was happy for Little Nine to be so talented. It was difficult for them to meet, so Li Qingshan did not want to put her under more pressure.
"Has anything interesting happened in the Yuhua Sect recently?" Li Qingshan asked conversationally. He brought over a stool and had Little Nine sit down.
After taking a seat, Little Nine sprawled across Li Qingshan's lap and closed her eyes in comfort. "I've been cultivating all day," she muttered. "How would I know if there are any interesting things? But monks from the Foreign Western Regions came a few days ago to receive scriptures. Master Sect Leader has to host them, so he let me come visit you today."
"Monks from the Foreign Western Regions..." Li Qingshan helped Little Nine do her hair while thinking. He could not figure out what the monks from the Foreign Western Regions had to do with the Yuhua Sect.
"Who knows? Those monks do not seem good. They all have aggressive eyes, which are completely unlike the ones from the Central Plains. I ignored them and came to see you," Little Nine said, not caring.
"You little girl." Li Qingshan poked Little Nine's forehead and smiled affectionately. Then, he started chatting with her about other things.
On the outside, Little Nine looked like a cold goddess. But her beauty made other people feel pressure.
But when she was with Li Qingshan, she turned into a chatterbox who could not stop talking. She recounted their years growing up together.
Li Qingshan thought about how his former body had left the Great Yan Dynasty back then. She had only been a few years old and had sobbed pitifully.
Little Nine had depended on him greatly since childhood, especially after their mother passed away. They were now the closest in the world.
"Little Nine, I have a secret technique here. You can cultivate it yourself, but do not tell anyone, or I will get punished," Li Qingshan whispered in Little Nine's ears.
"Sure," Little Nine agreed instantly. She did not ask what technique it was. Instead, she just believed her brother wholeheartedly.
Li Qingshan immediately passed the Immortality Method to her. This was a technique of the Yuhua Sect that could improve a cultivator's root bone.
Even though Little Nine could not have forest-like root bones like Li Qingshan, she could still upgrade her root bone.
This way, she would have fewer obstacles in cultivation.
It was already evening by the time Little Nine fully learned the Immortality Method. She looked reluctantly at the sky. "Brother, I will come to visit you again."
"Let me see you off!" Li Qingshan got up. He walked to the chains at the side of Repentance Cliff with Little Nine.
After seeing Little Nine off, Li Qingshan put his hands behind his back and prepared to go back.
Suddenly, he expanded his Grandmaster Domain and sensed someone had slipped into Repentance Cliff.
This person had completely overlooked Li Qingshan. He slipped deep into Repentance Cliff and started looking for something.
Li Qingshan frowned. He concealed his aura and hid in the shadows to look more closely.
"Foreign Western monk?" Li Qingshan noticed that the person wore a monk's robe. He had hair, but it was very short. Each strand stood up like bristles.
He was clearly a monk from the Foreign Western Regions.
"But why would he come to Repentance Cliff?" Li Qingshan raised an eyebrow. He felt like he had discovered a big secret.