Resisting the pressure of a waterfall???

"Do you really need to perform such a difficult maneuver to learn magic?" Qian Xiao asked weakly. "I don't think that's quite right."

"I don't care what you think, I care what I think, and I think it's necessary!" Beibei said sternly.

Qian Xiao was speechless.

"Fine, forget it," Beibei said, playing hard to get. "It's not like I wanted to teach you anyway. What's in it for me if I teach you Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix?"

That seems to make sense...

Qian Xiao grew anxious. "Sister Beibei, I'm begging you! I promise to buy you potato chips every day. Please, just teach me."

"Who wants to eat that junk food? I only eat seaweed!"

"What kind do you want? I'll go buy it right now," Qian Xiao said hurriedly. I absolutely cannot miss this opportunity. Learning this is a huge win! Plus, it'll annoy Beibei, who can't stand me. This is just killing two birds with one stone!

"I suddenly don't feel like teaching you anymore," Beibei said, acting haughty.

Disappointment was written all over Qian Xiao's face, and he grew sullen.

Ruan Tang couldn't stand it any longer and said softly, "Beibei, please teach Qian Xiao."

Only then did Beibei reluctantly agree.

To Beibei, Ruan Tang wasn't just Yiyi's mother; she was like a second mother to her. After all, Ruan Tang treated her as dearly as her own daughter—her kindness couldn't be surpassed. So, she would grant her this favor.

Beibei raised an eyebrow at Qian Xiao. "Hey, just remember, you're the one who begged me to teach you. If any accidents happen, I won't be held responsible."

Qian Xiao nodded repeatedly.

But thinking that wasn't solemn enough, he added with a pompous air, "Life and death are fated, wealth and honor decreed by heaven. I know the rules of the martial world!"

You don't know a thing, Xu Lai thought, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This little guy, Qian Xiao, was not only getting his intelligence trampled by Beibei, but he was also helping count the money after being sold.

But one couldn't really blame Qian Xiao. After all, Beibei was a monster over a hundred years old.

However, for a Sea Demon comparable to a peak Ninth Grade of the Human Race, bullying a child was somewhat undignified.

But—

Xu Lai felt great about it! It was Qian Xiao's own fault for always having his sights on his daughter.

「Back at Haitang Court.」

The conch maiden had barely stepped through the door when she was nearly knocked over by the roly-poly Xiao Hei. Scared pale, she shrieked, "Get away!"

"Xiao Hei," Yiyi said, holding his paw and gently admonishing him, "Beibei is our companion. You can't bully her."

WHIMPER. WHIMPER.

The black-and-white Xiao Hei looked up at Xu Yiyi with adorable innocence, as if he hadn't done a thing.

"Darn it!" Beibei fumed. She leaped onto Qian Xiao's shoulder and snapped, "Qian Xiao, let's go! To the waterfall!"

She needed an outlet for her anger. And Qian Xiao was clearly the best one available, bar none.

"Can we go after lunch?" Qian Xiao hesitated. "The cloud tofu pudding Uncle Xu Lai makes is especially delicious, and so are the rainbow noodles. They taste like first love."

"There's a saying in the Human Race: 'When heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it first tests his resolve, tires his muscles and bones, and starves his body,'" Beibei said with an air of regret. "Qian Xiao, it seems you lack the proper mental fortitude. Never mind, never mind. I never had any hope for you to begin with, and now it seems... I was right."

After saying this, Beibei let out a sigh.

Hearing this, Qian Xiao felt an inexplicable sense of shame.

He resisted the temptation of the delicious food and headed for the back mountain of Mount Haitang, looking back reluctantly every few steps.

For Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix.

He would endure!

「After lunch.」

Ruan Tang went to the company to work, while Xu Lai stayed home with Yiyi for her Cultivation.

Watching Yiyi sit cross-legged in a perfect posture, Xu Lai's eyes filled with amazement.

It had to be said, his daughter's innate talent was terrifyingly strong.

After all, she was the daughter of the Supreme Emperor Xu Lai, the Princess of the Heavenly Court, and the future Empress of the Immortal Domain.

After only a few days of Cultivation, the Spiritual Energy in her body was as vast as an ocean. In a few more years, she would be ready to be thrown into the forbidden lands for a proper trial.

SWOOSH!

A flame danced on Yiyi's fingertip, the light flickering in her eyes.

She suddenly lost interest, extinguished the flame, and snuggled into Xu Lai's arms, her large eyes blinking. "Daddy, let's go check on Qian Xiao."

"...What's there to see? You're in the middle of Cultivation. You can't get distracted, or you risk falling into deviant cultivation," Xu Lai said seriously, taking the opportunity to correct her.

Xu Yiyi pouted, complaining, "Daddy, Cultivation is so boring."

Xu Lai was helpless. His daughter had been enthusiastic at first, likely because of the upcoming "talent show" at school. Now that the parent-teacher conference was over, her interest had naturally waned.

"Alright. If Yiyi can't settle down right now, we can wait until you're older," Xu Lai said, stroking his daughter's hair with immense affection. "Besides, Yiyi is the smartest person in the entire world."

"Hee hee hee," Xu Yiyi giggled happily. "Yiyi isn't as smart as Daddy and Mommy. Oh, right, Daddy, why does Qian Xiao have to go to a waterfall for his Cultivation?"

The little girl scratched her head and continued, "Isn't Cultivation just about sitting still?"

Xu Lai coughed. "Come on, let's go see him."

「At that moment, at the waterfall on the back mountain.」

Qian Xiao stared, dumbfounded, at the waterfall that was about three hundred meters high with a torrent powerful enough to sweep a person away. "Sister Beibei, this... this is what you called a *small* waterfall?"

He suddenly wanted to go home.

Surviving under this waterfall for even ten seconds would be fatal!

"Scared?" Beibei asked lazily as she lounged in a pool at the base of the falls. "If you're scared, then hurry up and go home. I'd rather sunbathe than waste time playing house with you."

"..."

Qian Xiao clenched his jaw and jumped into the pool. The October air was already getting chilly, and the water was even colder. He shivered violently upon entering but then steadfastly began to walk toward the waterfall. However, with his current physical state, he couldn't even get close, let alone stand on the rocks directly beneath the cascade.

In the face of the raging current, the frail Qian Xiao was like a fragile leaf. Beibei hesitated for a moment before calling out, "Breathe."

"What?" The roar of the waterfall was so loud that Qian Xiao couldn't hear her clearly.

"Breathe!" Beibei repeated impatiently. "Don't breathe with your nose. Breathe with your heart."

Breathing was the most crucial foundation of Cultivation. Beibei decided to teach Qian Xiao a little bit about body refinement; otherwise, this skinny sprout would probably kick the bucket in a few days.

It's not because I feel sorry for him or have a soft heart. Of course not. After all, I am Beibei, the greatest swordswoman in these seas. My Merciless Sword Style is known to all.

While Qian Xiao was getting his first taste of cultivation breathing techniques at the waterfall, the Martial Dao World of Hua Country was in an uproar.

Because of the recent opening of Mount Zijin, Ji Qingshan, a peak Ninth Grade Martial Ancestor from Hua Country, and three other Eighth Grade Martial Ancestors had not only emerged alive but had also brought back a huge amount of rare resources and treasures.

Thanks to this fortuitous event, two peak Eighth Grade Martial Ancestors broke through to the Ninth Grade, extending their lifespans by another twenty years.

But the news that truly shook every Martial Artist in Hua Country was that the peak Ninth Grade Martial Ancestor, Ji Qingshan, had begun his final closed-door Cultivation session today.

If he succeeded, he would enter the Divine Gate Realm.

If he failed, a pile of yellow earth would be his final resting place on Shushan

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