Chapter 384.1: Sisterly Affection, Deep as the Sea

Qiyuann Sovereign: When Iceberg Empress Sister wakes up, remember to tell her that I've reached the Violet Palace realm!

Then, he closed the chat group. As he walked through the Divine Radiance Sect, every cultivator who saw him—whether disciple or elder—revealed expressions of reverence. He had clearly become a legendary figure within the Divine Radiance Sect.

"So that's Senior Brother Qi Yuan?"

"I heard he's even stronger than Senior Brother Kang Fulu!"

"Didn't Senior Brother Kang make it onto the Eastern Lands Prodigy List?"

Some disciples exclaimed in surprise. To them, even the Eastern Lands Prodigy List, let alone the Great Shang Prodigy List, were heights forever beyond their reach.

"Who cares about the Eastern Lands Prodigy List? Senior Brother Qi Yuan made it onto the Canglan Prodigy List!"

"What kind of list is that?"

"Hehe, don't know, do you? My uncle's nephew's older brother told me he personally witnessed Qi Yuan ascending the mysterious Canglan Prodigy List!"

"I don't believe it. It must be a rumor. Senior Brother Kang Fulu is our sect's number one prodigy. He even dared to peek at the junior sisters while they were bathing!"

"No, Senior Brother Qi Yuan is the real deal. He dared to steal beautiful female elders' undergarments!"

For no apparent reason, the crowd began arguing.

Qi Yuan felt helpless. "Hey, I've never stolen beautiful female elders' undergarments. Please stop spreading rumors!"

The disciples immediately lowered their heads and saluted. "Senior Brother!"

The female disciple who had spoken up for Qi Yuan proudly said, "Senior Brother never stole beautiful female elders' undergarments. The beautiful female elders delivered them to him at night!"

She felt quite proud of her wit, preventing Qi Yuan from being portrayed as some underwear thief.

Qi Yuan found himself speechless.

It felt like something similar had actually happened? However, that had been during his refinement of the Five Elements Essence, which had caused a period of frenzied chaos within the Divine Radiance Sect. It couldn't be taken seriously.

Qi Yuan glanced at this fan of his and casually remarked, "Haa... You... It's been three years, and you've improved somewhat, becoming an ordinary disciple. Stop spreading rumors so carelessly. Ordinary disciples represent the image of the Divine Radiance Sect."

The woman became delighted. "Senior Brother Qi Yuan remembered me!"

Back then, she had been a labor disciple of the Divine Medicine Peak, responsible for receiving visitors. When Qi Yuan had gone there seeking medicine, she had been the one to receive him and recommend Elder Xuanchong. Later, Qi Yuan had pointed out flaws in her cultivation, allowing her to resolve them. Her cultivation advanced rapidly, and she eventually became an ordinary disciple.

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Back on the Seven-Colored Peak, Qi Yuan was in an excellent mood. Now that he had become a Violet Palace cultivator, he naturally had to improve his style and status. He could not tolerate the existence of houses that were grander than his. Lord Withered Tree had already taken Qi Yuan's design plans and gone to arrange for construction workers to build him a small villa.

Only a small villa can match my current status. When my wives move in, they won't have to worry about private bedrooms!

Of course, there was also his daughter, Qi Jianjun, who ran around everywhere fishing aimlessly. No one knew where she had wandered off to these days.

As for Shen Wushen, he should still be in the upper world. Based on the timing, he would descend again after some time to deliver divine techniques. Thinking of Shen Wushen, Qi Yuan's gaze unconsciously drifted toward the palaces atop Seven-Colored Peak, as well as the enormous Ancient Qichun Tree.

"Shen Wushen once said that the letter would take three years to reach Jin Li's hands. Two and a half years have already passed..."

Half a year later, Jin Li would receive his letter. Gentle ripples stirred within Qi Yuan's heart. He thought of Moon Maiden’s petite figure by Seventh Moon Lake, and of Empress Jin Li, whom he had never met face to face.

Just then, Jiang Lingsu rushed to his side and tightly hugged his arm. "Senior Brother, run!"

Qi Yuan snapped out of his melancholy, and noticed that she was dressed conservatively. "What happened? Why are you in such a hurry? Did the sky collapse or something?"

As a legendary Violet Palace cultivator, he naturally had to maintain his composure. He would remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed before him.

"My father is coming!" Jiang Lingsu said anxiously.

The image of that enthusiastic middle-aged man immediately appeared in Qi Yuan's mind. That uncle had been acting chummy back on the spirit ship.

For the sake of his grand plan, Qi Yuan had tricked everyone into uploading cultivation techniques to the Divine Flower Society. Then, using the Qiyuann Sovereign account, he spun stories about his humble origins, how his senior brothers had looked down on him, and the countless cold stares he had endured.

However, all that changed after he uploaded cultivation techniques to the Divine Flower Society and exchanged them for more powerful ones. Everyone admired him. Aloof senior sisters would cast affectionate glances his way, while busty junior sisters would sneak into his room in the middle of the night.

Back then, Jiang Ruhua had taken Qiyuann Sovereign's story seriously and, drawing from his own experience, had personally advised Qi Yuan to choose the busty junior sister.

As for what if the busty junior sister's father disagreed? Simple. Cook the rice first. Let the busty junior sister appear with a swollen belly, and her stubborn old father would have no choice but to accept it.

Sharing life experience with juniors and satisfying one's desire to mentor others was immensely gratifying and all, but upon discovering that the busty junior sister in question was his own daughter, Jiang Ruhua completely lost it. He abandoned his business affairs and settled down in Great Shang. Upon hearing that Qi Yuan had emerged from seclusion, he immediately rushed over.

Qi Yuan also lost his composure. "Oh my, we really do need to run. Otherwise... it'll be way too awkward!"

As a highly socially anxious person, he didn't dare face Jiang Ruhua again. He didn’t even dare imagine how awkward that meeting would be.

Lifting Jiang Lingsu into his arms, Qi Yuan transformed into a streak of light and disappeared. "Quick, run!"

Outside, the azure-robed Jiang Ruhua couldn't help but curse, "You little brat, why are you running?!"

As much as he wanted to slash Qi Yuan with his sword, his daughter was there too!

Jiang Ruhua was indignant. "You little brat! You even had people mute me in the Divine Flower Society. You have no respect for elders whatsoever!"

Originally, he had planned to spread rumors on the Divine Flower Society forum. Yet the moment he insulted Qiyuann Sovereign, he was immediately muted.

"Haa. What a miscalculation. I thought I was passing dragon-slaying techniques to that kid. Who would've thought I was the dragon in question!"