Watching the two girls flutter around him like colorful butterflies, Li Yunjing felt at peace. This was the kind of life he longed for!

"Huh? What’s this?"

Only then did the two girls notice the little creature on Li Yunjing’s shoulder and ask curiously.

"Chirp chirp..."

The little creature, seeing so many people, felt fearful and gripped Li Yunjing’s shoulder tightly with its tiny claws, as if afraid of being taken away.

"Haha! This is Little Yellow! My ’spirit beast egg’ hatched this little guy!"

Seeing the little creature being a bit shy, Li Yunjing smiled bitterly, grabbed it, and introduced it to Yu Yunyi and Lv Ruoxi.

Then, Li Yunjing walked forward, helping the little creature recognize each person as part of his team.

"Let me take care of Little Yellow for a few days, it’s so cute!"

Lv Ruoxi seemed very interested in the little creature and snatched it from Li Yunjing, gently stroking its feathers.

In response, Li Yunjing merely smiled and ignored the little creature’s pleading eyes, glancing around at his friends and laughing lightly, "I’m sorry for keeping you waiting here, I feel quite embarrassed!"

"Why so polite?"

Fu Chao smiled and said, "It’s rare to have a chance to get out, let’s go! I’ll treat everyone at ’East Splendor Tower,’ let’s all gather together!"

After three years apart, Li Yunjing looked around and saw many of his former Inner Sect friends had already advanced to Foundation Establishment Realm, and Yu Yunyi, Lv Ruoxi, and Fu Chao had also solidified their cultivation, truly mastering the Foundation Establishment Realm’s abilities.

The others had also made some progress, and Li Yunjing’s team had become much stronger again.

"Alright!"

Since Fu Chao had organized the gathering, Li Yunjing naturally wouldn’t oppose it. He chatted with others for a while.

Upon seeing Yu Zongzhe, Li Yunjing’s eyes lit up and he congratulated, "Brother Yu, congratulations! You’ve been promoted to True Disciple! I guess you won first place in the Inner Sect competition this year?"

Last time, Li Yunjing knew that Yu Zongzhe hadn’t elevated his cultivation because he was suppressing it, aiming to win first place in the Inner Sect competition.

One should know that the first place in the Inner Sect competition had much more substantial rewards than the Outer Sect competition’s first place.

Generally, the first place in the Inner Sect competition had a very high probability of becoming a True Disciple.

Unless that particular class was generally mediocre, lacking any outstanding talents.

Now, Yu Zongzhe could wear the "Great Sun Daoist Robe," indicating he had successfully achieved his goal.

"Hahaha! You broke through to Foundation Establishment Realm early, otherwise, if you had participated in the competition, there would’ve been no chance for me!"

Yu Zongzhe said modestly.

The more he interacted with Li Yunjing, the more he admired him thoroughly.

Yu Zongzhe and Yu Yunyi belonged to the same clan and got along well, naturally having heard Yu Yunyi talk about Li Yunjing, knowing everything clearly from Li Yunjing’s return journey from the "City of Glory" to "Shenxiao Dao Sect."

Even if Yu Zongzhe was very proud, facing Li Yunjing, he had to bow his proud head.

In fact, there were many people like Yu Zongzhe.

Li Yunjing joined this team through Yu Yunyi’s initiation. At that time, Li Yunjing was merely an insignificant figure, even being challenged by others.

As time passed, Li Yunjing’s strength grew, gradually becoming the core of the team, implicitly becoming the leader.

Even several senior True Disciples had to avoid conflict because of Li Yunjing, Yu Yunyi, Lv Ruoxi, and Fu Chao forming a strong alliance.

Some people left the team for this reason, unwilling to face the increasingly dominant Li Yunjing.

For instance, Yu Yunyi’s pursuer Xu Xun no longer participated in their gatherings, cutting off contact.

Among friends, Li Yunjing didn’t neglect anyone and proposed, "Being confined for three years feels a bit stifling, why don’t we take a walk together?"

"Sure! Let’s take a walk with you!"

Yu Yunyi naturally agreed, responding with a cheerful smile.

"I agree too! A walk sounds great!"

Lv Ruoxi, teasing Little Yellow in her hands, also nodded in agreement.

Others naturally wouldn’t decline Li Yunjing’s suggestion, everyone wore cheerful expressions, willing to walk in the mountains with Li Yunjing and talk.

Along the way, through their conversations, Li Yunjing learned many things that had happened in the past three years.

For instance, at the front line, "Shenxiao Dao Sect" had completely stabilized the battlefront, and "Youyue Country," "Netherworld Ghost Sect’s" territory, had been firmly secured.

"Netherworld Ghost Sect" organized two counterattacks, ending up leaving behind nothing but corpses, unable to cause any trouble for "Shenxiao Pass."

Thus, under the protection of "Shenxiao Pass," the whole "Transverse Mountain Range" had started a grand sweep, eliminating all demon fiends and threats, all cleared by "Shenxiao Dao Sect."

Throughout this process, many first-rate sects and clans; second-rate sects and clans; third-rate clans and sects, and many loose cultivators from the Great Ming Dynasty’s Immortal Cultivation Realm were recruited to participate in this action.

This time, "Shenxiao Dao Sect" provided extremely generous conditions to these forces. The first condition was the exemption from taxes for participants and allowing them to carve out territories within the "Transverse Mountain Range" based on merits or contributions.

Additionally, in the area around "Shenxiao Pass," nearly half a large region’s land was also allocated.