Chapter-10 -Liu Qingxue's Departure
Elder Yin Hua stood with her hands behind her back, her gaze finally no longer wandering, no longer playful.
It settled fully on Liu Qingxue.
The teasing smile that had lingered on her lips since her arrival faded inch by inch, replaced by something solemn… and respectful.
She looked at Liu Qingxue not as a junior, not as a child—
then she said "Miss Liu, you have connection with Immortal lotus palace and this lower world is not the place for you, please come to Immortal lotus palace with me, you will be cultivated by the immortal lotus palace"
Liu Qingxue felt her chest tighten.
She didn't understand everything—but she felt the weight behind those words.
The words fell like stones into still water.
The Immortal Lotus Palace.
Even though she didn't know how it is, but it is definitely not simple.
Elder Yin Hua looked back at her.
"I am Yin Hua," she said, her voice steady."An Elder of the Immortal Lotus Palace."
There was no need to exaggerate.
"Your physique," Elder Yin Hua continued, "is not meant to remain in the Lower World. If you stay here, it will either stagnate… or be destroyed by forces you cannot yet face."
Her tone was not threatening, It was factual.
True inheritance, cultivation resources and protection
She looked directly at Liu Qingxue.
"Are you willing?"
Elder Yin Hua then waited in silence for Liu Qingxue's reply
Liu Qingxue did not answer immediately.
The forest seemed to hold its breath.
Her fingers tightened slightly at her sides. Her breathing slowed—not from fear, but from the effort of steadying herself.
Then she turned her head.
And looked at Su Xiaoyao.
For a brief moment, nothing was said.
But everything was understood.
Su Xiaoyao met her gaze calmly.
There was no shock in his eyes, no hesitation, no attempt to persuade her one way or another, only clarity.
He said "You should decide, I support your decision"
She said "I want to"
He gave a single, small nod, "Go," he said.
Two simple words.
Then, after a pause, he added—quietly, firmly:
"The sky above is wider."
That was all.
Liu Qingxue's chest loosened.
Something that had been pressing on her heart dissolved.
She turned back to Elder Yin Hua.
"I am willing," she said without hesitation or trembling but with steadiness and firmness
Elder Yin Hua's eyes narrowed slightly—not in suspicion, but in approval.
Good.
Very good.
They stepped aside.
Just the two of them, there was no one else
Liu Qingxue stood facing Su Xiaoyao, fists clenched tightly, nails pressing into her palms.
She took a slow breath.
"I will become strong," she said, "Strong enough that when we meet again… I won't be standing behind you."
Su Xiaoyao looked at her for a moment.
Then he nodded.
"I know."
No reassurance, no drama only acknowledgement and confidence
That was enough.
Elder Yin Hua watched from a distance, her gaze sharper now, reassessing Su Xiaoyao entirely.
'This boy.. I thought he would cling and plead take him with her but he is calm, as if they would definitely meet again in the future"
then Elder Yin Hua tossed a Exquite Jade in it Immortal Lotus Palace was carved and dao rythm flowed around the jade the jade it self was a tresure"
then Elder Yin said" this is the identity token of our Immortal lotus sect, it can be helpful to you in critical times"
Then the sky rippled.
An elegant, ancient artifact descended silently from above—petal-shaped, translucent like crystal lotus leaves layered upon one another.
It radiated overwhelming force, space around it was like a thin paper scattering where ever it passed.
The moment it appeared, the forest bent.
Trees leaned, Beasts sattered and hid.
Liu Qingxue stepped forward, a crystal clear drop slid from her eyes.
She did not look back, not because she didn't care.
But because she had already chosen her direction and if she saw him, she wouldn't be able to leave him.
then Elder Yin also stepped.
The lotus artifact rose, space scattered and broke around it, and in the next breath—
It was gone.
Elder Yin Hua voice lingered for half a heartbeat longer "I hope you don't die or else Miss Liu Qingxue will be sad"
And vanished.
Silence returned.
The forest felt… empty.
Su Xiaoyao stood alone for a moment, the breeze brushing past his robes, his hair fluttering and his eyes deep as he glanced at the place Liu Qingxu once stood, the breeze flowed carrying away the last trace of her presence.
He didn't sigh or regret.
This was necessary.
This was the cost of climbing.
He turned.
Deep within the forest, he found a secluded place—a natural hollow wrapped in ancient roots and stone.
He raised his hand.
Formations layered one by one, invisible yet precise.
Then—
"System. Activate isolation barrier."
"Confirmed."
The world separated.
Su Xiaoyao sat down his eyes closed, took a pill and started cultivating
Time passed bit by bit...
Half a day passed, Qi surged around him without restraint
Qi Refining 7th Stage → 8th Stage.
Then another half a day
9th Stage.
His breath steadied.
He retrieved the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill.
Without hesitation, He swallowed it.
Ten days passed passed like flowing water.
Qi surged around even more violently his white robe fluttering and the world trembled faintly.
His Meridians expanded, Qi crystallized, Foundation formed—solid and flawless
Foundation Establishment Realm.
He didn't stop.
8 days passed...
When he finally opened his black deep eyes—
Foundation Establishment Realm — 3rd Stage.
His aura stable, refined, Qi flowed around him faintly
"Open status panel."
[Status Panel]
[Name: Su Xiaoyao ]
[Age: 10]
[Realm: Foundation Establishment Realm — 3rd Stage(Concealed: Qi Refining 5th Stage)]
[Physique: Spiritual Origin Body — Stage 1 (Evolving)]
[Unlocked System Function:]
[System space -Active]
[Sign in function -Active]
[Luck Harvester Function -Active]
[Other functions -Locked]
Su Xiaoyao stood.
Left the forest.
Black Rock Town lay ahead.
And then—
A cold mechanical voice echoed in his mind.
DING!
Special Sign-In Location Detected
[Fallen Immortal Boundary Domain]
Su Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow.
A faint smile curved his lips.
"It looks like there is more surprise waiting for me"