It’s not just Yu Qingzhu who feels like advancing; Little Celestial Master also feels like advancing. She’s about to advance to the Qi Refining Second Layer.

Before leaving, Yang Yuxin represented everyone in asking a question, "Liu Yiyi... how do you plan to handle this?"

Feng Jun sighed gloomily, "What can be done? Killing is definitely not an option; if it weren’t for her, I might have been stuck in the Void forever... Luckily, I didn’t kill her last time, so good deeds do pay off."

Gu Jiahui blinked, "But you can’t possibly keep her around, right?"

The little girl was growing up and gradually understanding the boss’s wandering heart. Especially with a few mesmerizing beauties eyeing the boss, protecting him had become her obsession, and now there’s another person unexpectedly showing up, making her quite resentful.

"But we can’t just send her away," Feng Jing unusually chimed in. With her mother’s rheumatism cured and her lifespan extended, she had no regrets, so she viewed things with extra tolerance, "The feuds of Kongming Mountain are trivial; the secrets of the Void are significant."

"Humph," Little Celestial Master stomped her foot angrily but couldn’t resist.

Once everyone agreed, they quietly returned to Mount Zhige. Liu Yiyi, who stayed there, didn’t even notice that those around her had disappeared.

Early the next morning, Feng Jun led everyone back to White Pebble Beach. Yu Qingzhu and Little Celestial Master announced their retreat one after another, followed by Zhang Caixin and Gu Jiahui, and then Gao Qiang and Gazi.

Gao Qiang was following the path of Martial Enlightenment, while Gazi felt relieved after finding Brother Jun safe and spent a few days fooling around with Luo Yuhuan, clearing his mind.

The overall atmosphere at White Pebble Beach was relatively stable, with Mi Yunsan, Yang Yuxin, and Yun Buyao. The first two just advanced, which goes without saying. Yun Buyao also advanced to the Sixth Layer recently; even with her excellent constitution, advancing from Intermediate Level to High-Rank is not instant.

Feng Jun couldn’t help but grind his teeth—please, I want to advance too. Theoretically, one can advance every two years in the Golden Core Stage, and I’ve been waiting four years!

Fortunately, after Mei Yeyu finished the Golden Core celebration, he returned to White Pebble Beach, at least bringing another reliable person to guard the place.

Strictly speaking, Feng Jun’s relationship with Mei Yeyu wasn’t very close, but they clicked, so there was no helping it.

Moreover, Mei Yeyu was extremely important to the Mei Family as a Golden Core, and they absolutely wouldn’t allow any accidents to happen to him. He also bore the clan’s heavy responsibilities; in this regard, he’s more reliable than other Golden Cores, because he cannot afford to fail!

Mei Yeyu still owed Feng Jun quite a few Spirit Stones, but that was not important. Since his successful breakthrough, all his external debts would be paid by the Mei Family’s treasury; it is just a matter of a word if he wishes.

But after the Golden Core celebration, Mei Yeyu hurried over upon hearing about Feng Jun’s disappearance, expressing when bidding farewell to his family: If I haven’t fallen at White Pebble Beach, I will return.

When he arrived at White Pebble Beach and heard about Feng Jun’s recent return, he turned around, wanting to leave.

This kind of behavior explains why he became a Sword Cultivator; truly too straightforward.

Feng Jun hurriedly stopped him, saying you still owe me a lot of Spirit Stones, agreed to work off the debt!

Mei Yeyu stated: I will fetch it from home; the treasury says it can be reimbursed, but I didn’t bring it this time.

"Help protect me first," Feng Jun replied without restraint, "Get the Spirit Stones when I’m at the Second Layer Golden Core."

Mei Yeyu agreed to protect but felt that there were enough Golden Cores here already, wasn’t he extra?

Sword Cultivators, who act independently, are the most annoying.

But Feng Jun knew how to deal with such a person, "Was I this indecisive when I agreed to help you?"

Mei Yeyu suddenly fell silent, realizing that Feng Jun wanted to keep him around to help Mi Yunsan, Yang Yuxin, Sister Hong, etc., clarify various mundane transactions.

According to Mountain Master Feng, "Guan Hongxiu, Qu Jianlei, these people are from the Four Great Sects and look down upon transactions. Sword Forging Peak folks are from clans, so you shouldn’t reject transactions."

What nonsense about not rejecting transactions! Mei Yeyu felt a bit collapsed, thinking am I such a petty person? Who are you looking down upon?

As an outstanding genius of the Mei Family, his mission was to advance bravely, and he wouldn’t engage in these trivial matters. Only when his life-bound Flying Sword was damaged, darkening his path, did he help with trifles at home, merely considering it Worldly Trials, but not involving transactions.

However, with Mountain Master Feng calling him "indecisive," he could only accept it reluctantly—Sword Cultivators never like being verbose.

Feng Jun was about to retreat and advance. He hadn’t planned to advance in the Golden Core Cave Mansion at the other yard; there were only three mansions, left for those who might need them. He set up his Golden Core Journey, and Qu Jianlei confidently followed him inside.

Guan Hongxiu only hesitated for a moment and then followed inside as well.

True Immortal Yi Jue did not respond. Given her status, there was no need for her to go out of her way to act as Feng Jun’s protector. However, it could be imagined that anyone from outside trying to approach the residence would not escape her notice, and if someone inside wanted to harm Feng Jun, the defensive formation wouldn’t stop her from taking action.

Liu Yiyi, upon seeing the situation, was rather confused. She silently approached the residence, looking around, unsure whether she should enter—aren’t you going to advance in cultivation? Don’t you need me?

Luckily, Feng Jun’s divine sense was quite sharp, and he noticed her outside the door. He sent out a thought, "The cultivation technique I practice has no bottleneck at the Golden Core Stage. I’m not interested in forcing you... I promised to protect you, so you don’t need to worry overly much."

Liu Yiyi was stunned for a long while before she muttered softly, "So, should I continue practicing the Innate Fetal Breath Technique?"

Feng Jun was momentarily speechless. He had kept her confined for almost seven years, and she had saved his life—although it was also a self-rescue, Feng Jun, as a person who takes principles seriously, of course, attributed everything to himself.

So... should Liu Yiyi continue to hibernate? That seemed a bit cruel; she’s merely at the Qi Refinement Realm, and time is something she can’t afford to waste.

Of course, there’s another critical point, which is that Liu Yiyi is quite beautiful. Tall with long legs, she’s no less attractive than Yu Qingzhu. She may lack the regal demeanor of Feng Jun’s former goddess, but she exudes a certain heroic spirit.

If she were hideous, Feng Jun wouldn’t hesitate.

After pondering for a moment, he decisively said, "If you want to find a kindred Dao companion, just continue cultivating on your own; there’s no need for the Innate Fetal Breath Technique. It’s best if you can reach the Emergence Stage by yourself. If you meet someone suitable in the future, just let me know."

"If you don’t want to wait, after I advance, I can help you emerge, but there are many female cultivators around me... give it some thought."

The last sentence clearly showed that he was, after all, a man who wouldn’t want to pass up the opportunity when a fitting beauty presents itself.

Do I have any other choice? Liu Yiyi sighed inwardly. Initially, her plea for mercy from Feng Jun was purely out of fear of his martial power and a desire to survive. Now she truly wanted to seek protection under White Gravel Beach.

Not to mention, she had personally witnessed Feng Jun leave the Void, and for the Liu Family on Kongming Mountain, an ability like this was simply unimaginable. Cultivators who get lost in the Void and return usually have an element of mystery about their return.

Those who can return by their own ability are at least at the Emergence Stage; even those at the Nascent Soul Stage dare not claim so.

Yet Feng Jun managed it, returning as he said he would, even though she ended up in a Spirit Beast Bag again, but her estimation of time wouldn’t be far off.

Moreover, there are many True Immortals at White Gravel Beach. She’s always known that Feng Jun is no ordinary person. Conversations in the Void further revealed that White Gravel Beach had grown stronger, but no words could compare to her seeing in person the gathering of five True Immortals.

The fame of True Immortal Yi Jue rings throughout Tianqin, although she hadn’t heard of it. One can’t help it, being from a small clan does mean limited exposure.

Yet, as limited as her knowledge might be, she could see that this True Immortal overshadowed the others; all four respected and feared her. Furthermore, there seemed to be an unusual sentiment she held toward Mountain Master Feng?

Alright, even if True Immortal Yi Jue is not mentioned, the fact that all four True Immortals knew Feng Jun had entered the Void and still made a special trip to White Gravel Beach to help maintain order—these are True Immortals from the Seven Sects! Doesn’t that explain everything?

Moreover, Feng Jun is not hard to look at and has immense potential...

Considering all these, does she need to contemplate further?

Liu Yiyi, after all, is just an ordinary female cultivator in need of strong support, so she quickly made her decision and whispered, "No need to consider further. My choice is you."

The beauty has already expressed herself, yet Feng Jun insisted on maintaining propriety. Pretending to be serious, he said, "No rush to decide; you can reconsider before I exit seclusion. As I said, I won’t treat you poorly."

"Ah, men," True Immortal Yi Jue couldn’t help but snort. She had already seen through his true nature!

However, she had no intention of commenting further. What is called love? It’s merely the stirring of youth; those ordinary people place so much emphasis on it solely because their lives are short and they fail to find other resonances within their expiration dates, nothing more.

This time, Feng Jun’s advancement took quite a while, a full twenty days. He had endured over two years in the Void, which took a substantial toll on his body, leaving numerous minor issues, though not many major ones.

During this time, he paid great attention to concealment, employing all kinds of formations. Yet, True Immortal Yi Jue still noticed some subtle things, so infuriated that she stomped her feet, "Ah... if only there was a Heavenly Fragrance Fruit, this bastard, I want to kill you!"

Feng Jun couldn’t have known her reaction. After completing his advancement, he intended to retract his residence, only to find Liu Yiyi standing resolutely at the door, "I’ve made my choice; you’re the only one worthy of me on the entire White Gravel Beach."

Fifteen days later, Feng Jun ventured out once more, while Liu Yiyi remained inside the residence, consolidating her realm. It was expected that when she emerged, she would be at the peak of the First Layer Emergence Stage.

Of course, due to his gratitude for her saving his life, Feng Jun had borne considerable costs in raising her cultivation to this level in such a short time of half a month—the scent of Heavenly Fragrance Fruits lingering around him manifested from what he consumed over the last few days.

He knew that True Immortal Yi Jue would likely detect this scent; however, he felt confident he could handle such crises now—so what if it’s discovered? Could the allure of Heavenly Fragrance Fruit surpass the enticement of the Void?