Born with the Saintly Soul Body, due to its unparalleled purity and a soul that could not be stained by anything, it was also known as a born immortal. Those who possessed this physique, as long as their cultivation resources were sufficient, were certain to ascend to immortality smoothly, without any setbacks.
Little Fengxi also knew the benefits of this physique. After comparing, it said, "But Master, a first-tier spiritual practitioner at twenty-five does not seem like an owner of the Saintly Soul Body?"
Ling Luoyi was also curious and asked, "Little Fengxi, are you sure you didn't misread?"
Little Fengxi was indignant. Its Master doubted its perception! Angrily, it said, "Master, I am sure I didn't misread! Nangong Suzhang's soul is indeed as pure as an infant's!"
"Then it's correct," Ling Luoyi confirmed.
However, Nangong Suzhang's cultivation was indeed different from what was recorded. The records stated that those with the Saintly Soul Body cultivated smoothly, generally advancing one tier every four months, regardless of spiritual root limitations.
This meant that even if Nangong Suzhang started cultivating at the age of ten, by the age of twenty-five, he should have been a ninth-tier spiritual scholar. Yet, Nangong Suzhang was undeniably a first-tier spiritual practitioner.
If it were about cultivation resources, he was the eldest prince, and his ability to cultivate to a first-tier spiritual practitioner indicated that his cultivation resources were not scarce.
Thinking of a possibility, Ling Luoyi said, "Could it be that the physique has not awakened?"
Little Fengxi rolled its eyes and said, "Master, you said I have a bad memory, but I think your memory is worse. You forgot, the records never said this physique needs awakening, and the Saintess Master also said this physique doesn't need awakening."
"Then Little Fengxi, what do you think is the situation?" Ling Luoyi certainly hadn't forgotten, but there was no reason to explain it.
"I... well, Master, I don't know." Little Fengxi was choked. It also didn't know why this was happening.
In its memory, Ling Luoyi was its first master. Its experiences and observations only began after following Ling Luoyi. What Ling Luoyi didn't know, it naturally didn't know either.
Ling Luoyi sighed. She knew some things about Little Fengxi.
Little Fengxi was the spirit of the Fengxi Bracelet. Before Little Fengxi, the Fengxi Bracelet was, after all, just a bracelet, an inanimate object without memory. Only after it gained sentience, meaning Little Fengxi, did it have memories.
According to Little Fengxi, she was its first master. Before Ling Luoyi contracted it, it couldn't see the outside world. Therefore, it was ignorant of everything happening outside. It didn't even know who created it.
"Little Fengxi, don't think too much about it. It has nothing to do with us anyway," Ling Luoyi comforted, seeing Little Fengxi looking a bit dejected.
"But Master, if he really is a Saintly Soul Body, cultivating him would be a great help to the human race in the future."
"Little Fengxi, my understanding of this world comes from books and hearsay. Whether the Saintly Soul Body needs awakening is not recorded in books, and no one knows. What can I do?"
"That's true. We don't know how to do it, so how can we cultivate it?"
"That's not necessarily true."
Hearing Ling Luoyi say this, Little Fengxi perked up its ears.
"Little Fengxi, although we don't know how to cultivate the Saintly Soul Body, we can cultivate ordinary spiritual practitioners."
Little Fengxi blinked its eyes and said excitedly, "Master, do you mean we can cultivate Nangong Suzhang like an ordinary spiritual practitioner?!"
"That's right."
"Then Master, how do you plan to do it?"
"The plan remains unchanged."
"Oh." Little Fengxi had initially thought Ling Luoyi had a different plan.
But on second thought, since Ling Luoyi intended to cultivate Nangong Suzhang using the method for ordinary spiritual practitioners, her plan naturally wouldn't change.
Ling Luoyi returned to Qingyin Pavilion, holding the ranking of Ling family disciples that she had asked Ling Huayu to obtain from the referee elder. This ranking was a comprehensive assessment based on the participants' cultivation, combat power, and other aspects during the competition. Only the top one thousand had a ranking, and this ranking would remain posted at the entrance of the competition venue until the next top one thousand were decided.
As Ling Luoyi was looking at the list, Zhuxue and Zhushuang came to report on matters.
"Zhushuang, how is the Pill Pavilion?"
"Reporting to Young Lady, everything at the Pill Pavilion is as usual, with no disturbances. Moreover, because the daily output has been increased recently, the daily income has also multiplied several times. All daily orders are picked up on time, with no delays."
Zhushuang was actually very curious. Her Young Lady gave her pills on time every day but had never seen her buy any medicinal ingredients. However, she knew her own position; if her mistress didn't mention it, she couldn't ask.
"Well done. Zhuxue, how about your side?"
"Reporting to Young Lady, everything on my side is going smoothly. The six new shops will be completed in one more day."
The shops Ling Luoyi had chosen were selected precisely because they were more convenient to transform into the appearance she desired, which was why they were being completed so quickly.
"Very good. Zhuxue, tomorrow you will post a notice to recruit people. Ensure that each shop has at least five people. The selection criteria should prioritize intelligence, followed by steadiness. When selecting people, Zhushuang, you will go with her."
"Yes, Young Lady."
"Yes, Young Lady." Zhuxue, seeing that she had no further instructions, said playfully, "Young Lady, congratulations on winning first place in the genius selection for spiritual practitioners."
Seeing Zhuxue speak, Zhushuang also chimed in, "Young Lady, congratulations."
Ling Luoyi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Alright, after we finish with things here, I'll take you all to Longqing Country for a visit."
Both of them were stunned. After realizing what she meant, they smiled and replied, "Thank you, Young Lady."
"Alright, I still have things to do. I'm going into the small world first. You two can go back and rest."
"Yes."
Matters concerning the small world were only known to Ling family members and a small number of servants. Although the move was known to the entire mansion at the time, she had sealed the memories of those who shouldn't know.
Inside the small world.
Ling Luoyi walked in from the city gate. Those who saw her called out joyfully, "Greetings, Eldest Young Lady."
"How have you all been these past few days?"
"Reporting to Eldest Young Lady, we have all been doing well and have had no difficulty adapting," an old woman said with a smile.
All the Ling family members had moved in. After a few days of adaptation, they had all gotten used to life in the small world. Since it was the same as life outside, they had no discomfort.
"That's good. I only had you all move in because I wanted you to live better."
"Eldest Young Lady, we are indeed living well. Because the spiritual energy is dense, this old woman's health has also improved significantly."
Hearing the old woman's words, the people around her all smiled. It was indeed a good place. They had all made considerable progress, far beyond what they had ever dared to imagine.
"This is exactly what I hoped for. By the way, if you wish to go to the outside world, you can exit through the city gates. You all know this, right?"
"Eldest Young Lady, we all know."
It was precisely because they knew this that they had no complaints about moving. If they didn't adapt, they could just go to the outside world, and they could return anytime. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Alright, I have something to discuss with the family head. I'll be going now."
"Okay, Eldest Young Lady. Please proceed."
Although the small world was vast, she had already placed many teleportation arrays here and written the teleportation addresses next to them. After so many days, they had become familiar with them.
Ling Xuan and Ling Yan, following Ling Huayu's instructions, divided the city into direct lineage, collateral branches, and external surnames. Direct lineage family members resided in the central area, collateral branches lived a bit further out, and external surnames lived between the city gates and the residences of the collateral branches.
Each residential area was separated by a river, and there were no bridges over the river.
These were not originally there; they were created after they moved in.
The city occupied half of the small world, with the other half being outside the city. The city had four gates leading to the outside, but only the gate next to the East City Gate could be used to go to the outside world.