"Young Master, thankfully we mao finish the pa time." Standing in front of a magnifit pace, Xiao Lei looked at Yun Wuji cautiously and said.

  It had been two weeks since he began building the pace. Thankfully, with the manpower from the Xiao d the support of supplies from the Xia , they mao plete the pace within that time.

  "Hmm, good work," Yun Wuji praised him as he looked at his new home.

  The pce was incredible. Tall ns stood at the entrance, holding up a ceiling decorated with gold ats that shimmered in the light. Ihe grand hall was huge, with shiny marble floors and big deliers hanging from above. The walls were lined with beautiful tapestries and artworks, giving the pce a touch of luxury.

  Every room was furnished with a different style, and the gardens outside were just as stunning. Manicured wns, colorful flowers, and peaceful water features made it clear that this ace that bined grandeur with fort.

  "I'm pleased with your work; this is your due reward. If you use these pills wisely, you might even reach the Earth Profound Realm," Wuji said, satisfied with the pace. He waved his hand, and ten bottles of pills flew toward Xiao Lei.

  "Thank you, young master!" Xiao Lei quickly caught the bottles with his trembling hands and bowed deeply. He never expected such a generous reward from this young expert.

  "Distribute these items among everyone who tributed as well," Wuji instructed, handing Xiao Lei a pile of items.

  "Uood!" Xiao Lei said, pg the items into his ste ring.

  "You leave now," Wuji said, waving his hand to signal Xiao Lei to go.

  "...Young master, if I may..." Xiao Lei hesitated, not leaving right away and searg for the right words.

  "I know what you want to say. I have my own siderations, so don't worry," Wuji said, interrupting him.

  Xiao Lei opened his mouth to speak but ended up sighing, turning around, and leaving.

  It had been two weeks since his daughter and grandson stubbornly insisted on being Wuji's disciples. They had been kneeling in front of his room the eime, ae his efforts to dissuade them, they refused to listen.

  They remained kneeling in front of his room, barely eating or drinking, insisting that they were demonstrating their determination and siy to the young master.

  This left him helpless, he could only hope that Yun Wuji would deal with this.

  Yun Wuji began w on the formation arrays, pulling out a rge bataterials from his ste: blood, profound stones, dragon skin, and more.

  Array masters and alchemists are rare and highly sought after by major powers.

  With Yun Wuji's genius, it iece of cake for him to master how to set arrays.

  Using a special pen, he began drawing the array, starting at the pace gate.

  A few hours ter...

  "That should be it," Yun Wuji said as he returhe remaining materials to his ste and stretched. He had spent hours w on the arrays without a break. Although it didn't e much of his physical strength, the stant tration drained him mentally.

  He walked to the garden, took a deep breath of the night breeze, and theoward the Xiao . He still had o thing to handle before settling into his new home.

  Wheuro the Xiao , he found Xiao Yunhai and all the 's elders waiting in front of his courtyard.

  "Young Master!" They greeted him in unison as he approached.

  Yun Wuji nodded in aowledgment and tossed a sack filled with pills and other low-level resources toward them. "This is your reward for your efforts. How you distribute it is up to you."

  Without waiting for their response, he turned and walked into the courtyard. He had little i in minor characters like them, especially when they seemed so shhted.

  "We thank the young master for his generosity," Xiao Yunhai quickly caught the sack, his whole body trembling with excitement as he and the elders bowed deeply. Although he didn't know the tents of the sack, anything given by su expert would undoubtedly be invaluable to them.

  In the courtyard in front of his room, Yun Wuji observed the two kids still kneeling.

  "Holy, I didn't expect you to do something this foolish," Wuji said, a hint of admiration in his voice. Kneeling in the same spot for two weeks with barely any food or water was no small feat, even for dedicated adults, let alohirteen-year-olds.

  "...Y-young master," Xiao Lingxi lifted her head slowly, her voice faint and barely more than a whisper.

  "..." Xiao Che struggled to move his head slightly, his strength nearly depleted.

  "Very well, I'll take you as my nominal disciples, but if you 't meet my requirements ter, I'll kick you out," Yun Wuji said, shaking his head at their miserable dition and waving his hand.

  Light profound energy fell like rain, sh them and flowing into their bodies.

  "Ahn~" Xiao Lingxi moaned in relief as the fatigue and pain in her body melted away. She felt as though she were submerged in a hot spring, embraced by a warm, f presehat she never wao leave. Gradually, her eyes closed, and she drifted into a peaceful sleep.

  The same soothiion enveloped Xiao Che, aoo succumbed to exhaustion, falling into a deep slumber.

  Yun Wuji carefully picked up both Xiao Lingxi and Xiao Che and teleported back to his pace. He chose a random room for Xiao Che and threw Xiao Che in the bed. Afterward, he moved to another room, where he id Xiao Lingxi in a separate bed.

  At first, Wuji wasn't ied in taking on any disciples, including Xiao Che and Xiao Lingxi. Despite their roles as the main character and the Aral Goddess, they didn't seem particurly useful to him.

  Xiao Che, in particur, clearly wouldn't offer any substantial bes or support.

  As for Xiao Lingxi, it retty much the same story. Any bes from her would only e once she died naturally and the Aral Goddess could reinate.

  In the he Aral Goddess ended up failing her reination because Xiao Lingxi died of grief after Yun Che's death.

  So, Wuji would have to wait for at least a hundred years, and by then, he'd probably be just as strong, if not strohan her.

  Sedly, and most importantly, if Wuji were to develop feelings for Xiao Lingxi, he wouldn't want the Aral Goddess to reinate. That's because it would mean losing Xiao Lingxi as she is, with the reination essentially making her a pletely different person.

  Anyway, after taking care of the kids, Wuji headed to his room on the sed floor. He settled into a meditative position, took out a piece of Purple Veined Divine Crystal, and began abs its energy.

  Since Wuji arrived at Floating Cloud City, his cultivation speed had slowed dramatically due to the energy here being over ten times thihan in the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range.

  However, with the Purple Veined Divine Crystal, his cultivation rate would be signifitly faster pared to his time in the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range.

  With the help of these Divine Crystals, he could reach the Tenth Level of the Sky Profound Realm in just a few weeks!

  In the Xia 's Manor, Xia Hongyi ehe manor, followed by his guards. Today, he and Xiao Lei had finally pleted the pace for that expert.

  Recalling the day when that man desded upoy, Xia Hongyi felt a shiver. The aura and power he unleashed, even briefly, had left him feeling utterly powerless. For the first time in his life, Xia Hongyi questioned whether his decision to cultivation in favor of fog on business had been a mistake.

  "Ask Qio e to the study room," Xia Hongyi instructed a servant after ging his clothes.

  Soon, his thirteen-year-old daughter, Xia Qingyue, ehe study room.

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  I fot to save the chapter and I actally hit the F5 button. I had to rewrite the whole thing again.