At the same time in Frozen Cloud Immortal Pace's main hall, a major event happened.

  "Yue, I overlook you breaking the sect rules, but you o end your retionship with that man!" Gong Yuxian, the Pace Mistress, shouted at her disciple.

  She appeared to be about thirty, with fwless, smooth white skin that showed no signs of aging. Her expression was cold and stern as if everyone in the world owed her something.

  Her figure was exceptionally curvaceous, with a slim waist and ample breasts that strained against her robe, threatening to burst at any moment. Her peachy, rounded juicy ass was entig, causing her curves to sway with each step, making her both alluring and provocative.

  "Why? Wuji helped us eliminate all the side effects from the Frozen Cloud Arts and make it five times strohis tribution is enough to surpass all our aors's efforts bined!" Chu Yue stood her ground and asked, "Why 't you make an exception this time?"

  "These are sect's rules that have been passed down for thousands of years, I 't break them," Gong Yuxian replied firmly. "Besides, who knows what his true iions are in approag you? He might have hidden motives regarding our sect."

  She uood the value of the improved arts, but she couldn't accept that her adoptive daughter was in a retionship with a man.

  Deep down, she felt a mix of envy and jealousy, seeing how her daughter was brave enough to break the rules for love, something Gong Yuxian couldn't bring herself to do.

  This brought her back to 80 years ago when she first met that man. With him, she felt happiness she had never experienced before in the Frozen Cloud Immortal Pace. But unlike Chu Yue, she wasn't brave enough to pursue it. She stepped back from the retionship, breaking all ties with him, and they never saw each ain.

  "Master, excuse me for being rude, but holy, you've elevated my definition of ignorance," Chu Yue said with a frown, not holding back. Perhaps, spending too much time with Yun Wuji had made her pick up some of his provocative way of talking. "With Wuji's strength, he doesn't o resort to schemes; he could crush our sect directly."

  "I've seen him literally sp Tyrant Profound Realm beasts to death. Do you really think someoh his strength would bother scheming against us?" Chu Yue tried to reason with her master.

  "Yue! How dare you speak to me like that?" Her master shouted, her cold face twisted in anger. "I raised you and taught you how to cultivate. Not only did you risk destroying our sect's thousand-year reputation, but you also showed no respee, your master!?"

  "I didn't mean to disrespeaster," Chu Yue was surprised by her master's outburst and lowered her head. She realized her words might have been too harsh. "Sorry, master, you're not dumb; you're just a bit shhted."

  Yun Wuji really did influence her way of talking.

  "You!!!" Her master's face bees red from anger. Never in her dreams did she imagihat her usually serene and dignified adoptive daughter would talk to her this way.

  "Enough!" Suddenly, a powerful shout echoed, and an old woman followed, walking in immediately afterward.

  "Grand Mistress!"

  "Granny Qianhui!"

  "You don't o expin; I've heard everything," Feng Qianhui said as she walked in slowly. "Yuxian, Yun Wuji has helped us improve on the Frozen Cloud arts, removing a critical hidden danger. He is our beor!"

  "Little Yue, show me the improved teique," the old woman said with a kind smile.

  "Yes, Granny Qianhui," Yue replied, nodding respectfully as she handed over the teique.

  "Incredible! Fasating! How truly fasating!" the old woman excimed, her voice filled with shod admiration. "To think our Frozen Cloud Art could bee this powerful!"

  The improved Frozen Cloud Arts were so profound and powerful that she could hardly believe it was the same teique they had always used. paring their inal version to this one was like paring mud to clouds. The iy and talent required to make such a transformation were nothing short of terrifying.

  The talent of this man named Yun Wuji is almost frightening!

  She could sehe gravity geed by his genius.

  "Your little lover is a real blessing," the old woman said, taking a deep breath to steady her rag emotions. "After going through this improved manual, I already feel my bottleneck easing up. I'm going to go into seclusion for a bit and try to make a breakthrough."

  "Once I'm out of seclusion, I'll e with you to thank him," She became determio meet this man and bring him to their sect.

  "Really? gratutions!" Chu Yue leasantly surprised.

  "Hmm, you just returned, go take a rest." The old woman nodded her head and told her to go rest.

  Chu Yue g Gong Yuxian, nodded, and thehe hall.

  "Gong Yuxian, you've disappointed me," Feng Qianhui said, her voice heavy with disappoi after Chu Yue had left.

  "Master, what do you mean?" Gong Yuxian asked, puzzled.

  "You've let your past experiences aions cloud your judgment," Feng Qianhui replied, shaking her head.

  "I...i" Gong Yuxian wao deny but the words stu her throat.

  "Sigh, keep this in mind and don't make the same mistake iure," Feng Qianhui sighed at her disciple's disappointing performa chose not to dwell on it, adding, "The prophesied thousand-year camity is drawing near."

  "We o muster every bit of strength to face it, and perhaps this young man, Yun Wuji, could be of help," Feng Qianhui added with a serious expression.

  Gong Yuxian was startled and recalled the prophecy that their founder Mu Bingyu. She couldn't help but feel ashamed of her own as, as the pace mistress she let her own jealousy and envy get in the way of seeing the bigger picture.

  "You're right, Master. I was shhted a my emotions y judgment," Gong Yuxian said, l her head and aowledging her mistake.

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  "You wao help yrandson?" Wuji said gng at the trio kneeling in front of him.

  A short while ago, Xiao Lei had visited him with his grandson and daughter, begging Wuji to heal his grandson's damaged profound veins.

  "If you help him, I'll pay any price," he pleaded, pressing his forehead to the ground. The man before him was the only ce his grandson had to heal his profound veins and step into the profound way.

  He was already advanced in age and was deeply ed about the hardships his grandson might endure once he was no longer around.

  "Young master, please help Little Che!" Xiao Lingxi begged, joining her father on the ground. She k beside him, banging her head on the floor in a desperate plea.

  "Grandpa! Little Aunt!" Xiao Che watched as they begged the man for his sake, and his nose grew sore with emotion. He couldn't find the words to stop them.

  "Please, help me, young master!" he said, joining them on the ground. "I want to bee strong so I protect my grandpa and little aunt!"

  "Hmm, what a moving se," Yun Wuji said, the trio kneeling before him. It felt a bit strao see both the main character and the Aral Goddess in such a position.

  Holy, his vanity felt somewhat satisfied.

  'No, no, I 't pursue vain things like this,' he pretentiously admonished himself

  "You're very lucky," Yun Wuji said with a smile, gng at them. "On this p, I'm probably the only person who heal yrandson."

  "Really?!" Xiao Lei's head shot up in surprise.

  Xiao Lingxi also looked up, her eyes sparkling with hope. The same for Xiao Che, it would be a lie to say that he wased.

  "But what you offer me iurn for helping you?" Yun Wuji asked, his gaze filled with curiosity. Healing Yun Che was simple just a matter of lifting a finger and he already inteo help him.

  However, he decided to have a little fun with them first.

  "I will serve as your sve for the rest of my life!" Xiao Lei decred. He first looked at his daughter, then at his grandson, Xiao Che, before himself in exge for healing his grandson.

  "Dad!" Xiao Lingxi excimed, staring at her father in shock.

  "Grandpa! You don't have to do this I'd rather stay crippled!" Xiao Che said, frightened. He grabbed his grandfather's arm, trying to dissuade him from his drastic offer.

  "You?" Yun Wuji tilted his head and then ftly refused. "I don't mean to look down on you, but there are many people far strohan you who would kill to bey sves and servants."

  "I... I..." Xiao Lei was at a loss for words.

  Yun Wuji ignored him and instead focused on Xiao Lingxi with curiosity. It was truly remarkable how an ordinary woman like her could be the reination of the stro being in the universe, the Aral Goddess.

  Sensing his gaze, Xiao Lingxi clutched the hem of her clothes, struggling with her emotions. Finally, she lifted her head and said with a trembling voice, "I... I'll do it! Please help Little Che!"

  "Lingxi! What are you doing?!" Xiao Lei shouted fiercely.

  "Little Aunt!" Xiao Che excimed, uo believe what he was hearing.

  "Hahaha, little girl, I'm just teasing you. I have no i in kids. Lolis and tsunderes are outdated," Wuji ughed, enjoying her expression as if she was making a great sacrifice.

  "Alright, I'll stop teasing you," he said, his ughter subsiding. He gestured for Xiao Che to e closer. "e here."

  "..." Xiao Lei and Xiao Lingxi stood silent, their expressions a mix of relief and fusion.

  Xiao Che approached timidly.

  Yun Wuji pced his hand on Xiao Che's shoulder and ied light profound energy into his body.

  Xiao Che felt a warm sensation spreading through his body. After a moment, Wuji withdrew his hand and said, "Alright, you leave now."

  "So fast?!" Little aunt excimed.

  "..." Yun Wuji g her and decided tive her since he was still young and ignorant.