Driven out by the Door.

Qin Ran and Long Qiqi rode on Chasing the Wind's back and entered the gate of Dao Sword Sect's Master Peak. Instead of returning to Dan Peak, they went straight to the main peak.

Along the way, people kept greeting Chasing the Wind and asking him, "Great King, have you found your dad?"

Chasing the Wind always maintained the proud and aloof demeanor of the Tiger King, keeping a cold face, looking down at people with his chin raised and exhaling through his nose, giving a "hmph" to indicate that he had found him.

From this, it can be inferred that before Chasing the Wind went outside Dao Sword Sect to find his dad, he had already searched several times within Dao Sword Sect.

Long Qiqi sat cross-legged on Chasing the Wind's head and, seeing this, patted his forehead, saying, "You really think highly of yourself."

Upon hearing this, Chasing the Wind thought it was a compliment and smiled with a satisfied expression.

"But who knows when you'll die," added Long Qiqi.

Chasing the Wind's smile froze, and he asked in confusion, "Why?"

"Do you really think they like you?" Long Qiqi sneered. "They only greet you with smiles because of your dad and Shiyin's face. This is a human sect, and you're a monster! You're not the same as them."

"But... But I'm a member of Dao Sword Sect too!" Chasing the Wind protested.

"You think you are, but they don't think so."

Chasing the Wind then asked Qin Ran, "Dad, am I a member of Dao Sword Sect?"

"Yes..." Qin Ran sighed. "After Shiyin comes out of seclusion, I'll get you an identity token."

Hearing Qin Ran's words, Chasing the Wind showed off to Long Qiqi, saying, "See, Dad said I'm a member of Dao Sword Sect."

"I said you think you are, and Dan Peak thinks so too, but others don't," Long Qiqi said, exasperated by Chasing the Wind's foolishness.

While listening to the two arguing, Qin Ran had a momentary hallucination and seemed to hear the words "precious life of a monster."

Of course, this was the human cultivation world, where the lives of monsters were indeed not valued highly. He said to Chasing the Wind, "Chasing the Wind, don't go running around alone anymore!"

The three of them—Qin Ran, Long Qiqi, and Chasing the Wind—arrived at the back mountain of the main peak.

At this time, there were still many people from outside the sect waiting here for the people inside the sect to come out.

When the people from Dan Peak arrived, no one had come out of the sect yet, but dark clouds were gathering overhead, and thunderbolts were striking into the sect.

Obviously, someone inside the sect was undergoing tribulation.

"It's the Nascent Soul Tribulation!" The crowd was lively, and someone said, "I wonder which genius is undergoing tribulation and forming their Nascent Soul! Is it Lu Junxing? Or Liu Baixuan?"

"Probably Liu Baixuan..." someone analyzed. "Before entering the Dao, Liu Baixuan was already at the False Nascent Soul stage. Now, comprehending the Dao and forming the Nascent Soul is a matter of course!"

Although Lu Junxing had stronger power, Liu Baixuan had a higher realm. This was something many people knew. So many people agreed with this analysis and congratulated Liu Boxian, offering their greetings and gifts.

Liu Boxian, as the peak master, was still waiting here at this time. He looked very happy, constantly returning greetings to the people around him.

Qin Ran assessed the intensity of the tribulation thunder and found that it wasn't that strong. It shouldn't be someone of Lu Junxing's caliber. From this perspective, it was indeed Liu Baixuan who was forming the Nascent Soul.

He also stepped forward to offer his congratulations and gave two Soul Calming Pills as a token of goodwill.

The Soul-Calming Pill is a pill he refined using the Awakening Herb. It has the effect of soothing the soul and stabilizing one's cultivation and nurturing the Yuan Infant after the Nascent Soul stage.

Liu Boxian accepted the Soul-Calming Pill and encouraged Qin Ran, saying, "Junior nephew, you also need to work hard and achieve Nascent Soul cultivation as soon as possible!"

Qin Ran smiled and replied, "I'm not in a hurry. Golden Core cultivators have a lifespan of 800 years, and I'm only in my twenties this year. I plan to break through when the time is right."

"Hahaha... Junior nephew, you're really joking... But indeed, you are still young..." Liu Boxian was in a good mood today and didn't speak sarcastically. He laughed and continued along with Qin Ran's words.

After paying his respects, Qin Ran returned and heard Long Qiqi asking Chasing the Wind, "The senior brother in Jiange is named Liu Baiyun, and the head of Jiange is named Liu Boxian. Is there any connection between them?"

Qin Ran tapped her on the head and said, "Don't gossip behind people's backs. Everyone here is a powerful cultivator. Do you think no one can hear you?"

"I'm just curious! It's not something secretive. What's the big deal?!" Long Qiqi asked.

Qin Ran glanced at Liu Boxian's direction and noticed that he wasn't paying attention, indicating that he didn't mind. He then said to Long Qiqi, "What's there to be curious about? Whatever you think, that's the result. You said it's not something secretive."

"Oh!" Long Qiqi understood and nodded.

"So..." Chasing the Wind blinked her big eyes and asked, "What's their relationship?"

"Ah!" Qin Ran really couldn't stand it. This was both foolish and nosy.

The group waited outside the Dao Sect for two more days when suddenly dark clouds gathered in the sky, followed by thunder.

"Golden Core Tribulation!"

"Somebody in the Dao Sect is forming their Golden Core!"

This was a wave of Golden Core Tribulation, and out of the ten people who went in, only Tian Wenjin and Li Shiyin would face the Golden Core Tribulation.

Qin Ran assessed the intensity of the thunder and estimated it to be between the Danxia Thunder Tribulation and the Yuxiao Divine Thunder Tribulation. It was difficult to determine if this was Li Shiyin's Golden Core Tribulation.

His expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Li Shiyin started her cultivation relatively late, and her foundation wasn't very solid. Over the past few years, Qin Ran had refined many pills to nourish her foundation, hoping that she could go further on her cultivation path.

He had reminded her many times not to form her Golden Core yet... If she formed it now, his efforts over the past few years would be in vain.

Cultivation was never about speed but about going farther.

The stronger the foundation laid during the Foundation Establishment stage, the deeper the accumulation, and the farther one could go afterwards.

Therefore, when someone came to congratulate Qin Ran, it was difficult for him to maintain a pleasant expression.

"Junior nephew, what's wrong? Not happy?" Liu Boxian noticed Qin Ran's expression and walked over to ask, "Forming the Golden Core is a major step on the cultivation path. Why aren't you happy?"

"It's nothing..." Qin Ran forced a smile and replied.

"Hehe! Junior nephew, sometimes you need to learn to be content." Liu Boxian understood Qin Ran's thoughts. Perhaps he wanted to cultivate a disciple who could be invincible at the same level, like the disciples of the Lingnan Immortal Sect. He smiled and advised, "You always hope she can go further, but reaching the Yuan Infant stage is already impressive. With her talent and the resources you provided, creating another Yuan Infant for your Dan Peak is already a great achievement."

"Indeed, what Shishu said is absolutely right!" Qin Ran nodded in agreement.

However...

As they were discussing, thunderous tribulation struck from the sky, and the entrance to the Dao Sect flickered, revealing a graceful figure.

And behold, with her fair complexion, extraordinary long legs, and a temperament as sharp as a sword's edge, who else could it be but Li Shiyin?

As she stood firmly and glanced in this direction, her eyes immediately found her master.

Then, she shouted, "Master..."

With a leap, spanning several zhang in distance, she landed precisely on her master.

"Boom!" Qin Ran was almost knocked off balance by Li Shiyin's soaring embrace, even with his physical aptitude.

But he let out a sigh of relief because his foolish disciple had come out. That meant it wasn't her who was undergoing the tribulation inside.

"Why did you come out so quickly?" he asked her as he embraced her back.

"Master, didn't you say not to fully trust the Dao Sect's teachings?" Li Shiyin nestled in Qin Ran's arms, her voice muffled, "Sometimes I feel it's wrong, so I don't listen to it. After a few times, I couldn't enter the Dao Realm anymore. Then I was expelled."

"... " Qin Ran was momentarily speechless, unsure of what to say.

Meanwhile, he discreetly glanced to the side, and upon hearing Li Shiyin's words, most of the others wore expressions of disbelief, not knowing how to respond.

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