Chapter 326 - 158: Advancing to the Immortal Robe, Reaching the Peak of the Power Barrier! The Former ’Qi and Sword Dual Proficient’ Young Lady Heir, Xiao Mingli

Chapter 326: Chapter 158: Advancing to the Immortal Robe, Reaching the Peak of the Power Barrier! The Former ’Qi and Sword Dual Proficient’ Young Lady Heir, Xiao Mingli

"Even if he becomes a Grandmaster and earns a Title in the future, any dealings we have will be transactional. I won’t owe him anything, and my conscience will be clear."

"But Xuanyi, you can’t bring harm to others. It would weigh on my conscience."

The woman’s amber eyes met the morning’s splendor. She gazed at the Anomaly, a vision of a skirt made from a rainbow, and though her tone was light, her words were earnest.

Li Xuanyi sighed.

"I was just bringing it up. Besides, it was the Marquis’s idea, not mine."

"Furthermore, that boy has been in our Marquis’s Mansion for so long. If he runs off to the Xie Family just because of a Cultivation Technique..."

"Wouldn’t you be losing out, Senior Sister?"

After speaking, Li Xuanyi snuck a glance at Xiao Mingli and said with deliberate provocation,

"And what’s more, the guards reported last night that our dear Young Master Ji returned late, covered in frost, carrying an arm’s-length, Fifth Grade Glazed Trout!"

"A man’s word is his bond. He may be young, but he takes his promises very seriously—not like all those opportunistic bootlickers out there."

"If the Xie Family extends an olive branch and lures him away with the Limit-Breaking Technique for the Feathered Immortal Robe..."

"Won’t you regret it, Senior Sister?"

Xiao Mingli listened quietly.

When she heard that Ji Xiu had returned to the Marquis’s Mansion under the moonlight, chilled to the bone and carrying a precious Glazed Trout, a hint of warmth softened her expression.

Her look shifted, and she let out a soft huff.

"The Xie Family may be great, but the stature of a Giant House has little to do with one junior."

"Even without them extending an olive branch, if he wants to learn the ’Feathered Immortal Robe,’ then I’ll risk it and teach him myself."

Li Xuanyi grinned.

"Exactly! We can’t let those haughty bastards look down on us."

"So what if we break a few rules? Back when we were in that Celestial Pillar, we broke our fair share of them!"

"Now *that’s* the person I know! The legendary ’Qi and Sword Dual Proficiency’! They said that in sixty years, you’d be an equal to that Celestial Pillar Lineage heir of the Jiangnan Sword Master. Such unparalleled grace!"

Hearing this, Xiao Mingli ignored her friend’s flattery. Having finished her morning preparations, she looked radiant. She checked the time and began to move her wheelchair.

"Let’s go. She should be arriving soon."

"It’s been years. Let’s go see this ’Miss Xie.’"

"Let’s see..."

"...what that pampered little gardenia from the greenhouse looks like now."

...

「Before the stone steps of the Beicang Marquis’s Mansion.」

A carriage, drawn by four Alien Species resembling Jade-Horned Spirit Deer, arrived at the gates.

Sixteen Attendants flanked it, front and back, holding ornate placards in a display of utter extravagance.

As the silk canopy of the carriage was gently parted, a delicate hand reached out from the window.

The woman’s eyes widened in surprise as she gazed at the faint Anomaly visible within the Marquis’s Mansion.

’A Daoist Treasure Robe? A Purple Ribbon Prototype?’

’It seems my cousin’s mansion isn’t lacking for talent.’

’But to think they’re cultivating the Nishang Scroll... Hmph.’

’She must have trained such a talent personally.’

At this thought, a smile played on Xie Zhinan’s lips.

’But the Limit-Breaking Technique of my Giant House is a Secret Inheritance. It cannot be taught to anyone who isn’t one of our In-Laws.’

’How could a person of this caliber be content without breaking the Great Limit and forging a Treasure Body?’

’He might as well return with me. Marry a girl from a branch family, I’ll take him under my wing, and I’ll see to his development. It’s far better than being cooped up in this little mansion.’

The woman drew the curtain closed.

The carriage entered the Marquis’s Mansion.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Ji Xiu, having successfully cultivated the Immortal Robe, was brimming with energy, as if he had undergone a complete Transformation.

He looked at the Glazed Trout in the bucket, seized it with one hand, and thought to himself:

’I was only able to create this Immortal Robe today because of the immense help from Young Lady Heir Xiao Mingli. Without the aid of the Earth Treasure, my future Cultivation will depend heavily on that Spiritual Spring Blessed Land...’

’This is perfect. I’ll take this Glazed Trout to her.’