Gujiajia didn’t even know when she’d returned to the martial arts school.
Luo Shiya’s bold flirtations and Su Qingshan’s domineering wall-pin left her utterly stunned.
Especially that wall-pin—it made her heart skip a beat.
She hadn’t been pinned herself, yet her face flushed and heart raced.
That was just… so cool!
How could such a Dark Dragon not make her act strangely?
Seeing Gujiajia still dazed, Su Qingshan found it amusing.
Big Sister was still so easy to tease.
Su Qingshan leaned in, face to face, and raised her hand.
She snapped her fingers near Gujiajia’s ear.
“Hey, snap out of it.”
Gujiajia turned, still looking dazed.
“What do you usually have the kids do here?” Su Qingshan changed the subject.
The courtyard was silent; the children were gone.
Before funding the school, Big Sister worked hard to pay rent. What about the kids?
Children weren’t pets to lock in cages.
If it was just charity, why run a martial arts school?
“Cultivation.” Gujiajia blinked, matter-of-fact.
She finally pulled her thoughts back.
“All those kids? Can they all cultivate?” Su Qingshan was surprised.
Cultivation wasn’t simple.
Divine Beings existed, but cultivators were rare. Many never met one.
Did the Azure Rainbow Sect only take kids with talent?
Hearing this, emotion surged in Gujiajia.
“Our sect’s principle is teaching without discrimination. Anyone can learn our techniques, good or bad aptitude.”
Her eyes sparkled; she radiated pride.
“Teaching without discrimination?” Su Qingshan was astonished.
Such magnanimity wasn’t ordinary!
Major sects might have it, but Azure Rainbow was a declining minor sect.
This broad-mindedness was unexpected, commanding respect.
Su Qingshan grew serious.
“Every day?”
“Naturally. Cultivation demands hard work.”
The kids trained daily.
She trained too, but recent events delayed her.
Unexpectedly, just being near the Dark Dragon boosted her cultivation!
Gujiajia’s eyes brightened.
Su Qingshan got interested.
“What technique do you use?”
“Vast Star Return Flow!” Gujiajia’s voice brimmed with pride.
It was innate confidence, years of belonging.
“Vast Star Return Flow?” Su Qingshan repeated slowly.
Never heard of it.
“What is it?”
Proudly, Gujiajia carefully pulled out an ancient book.
Worn but well-kept, its pages neat.
“Let me see.” Su Qingshan reached out.
Gujiajia yanked her hand back, shaking her head vigorously.
“No! It’s our sect’s secret. Outsiders can’t see it—especially not an evil Dark Dragon!”
She trusted Su Qingshan now, but not with this.
Su Qingshan shot her a sidelong glance.
Not letting me see?
Had Big Sister forgotten being captured after trying to assassinate her?
Could she stop Su Qingshan’s decisions?
Su Qingshan grabbed Gujiajia’s wrist and squeezed.
Gujiajia froze—dizziness hit, a faint fragrance filled her nose.
Her heart stopped; cool scent enveloped her. She was in Su Qingshan’s arms!
Heat spread. She felt shy, yet secretly pleased.
Then—
Her hand was empty.
The book was in Su Qingshan’s hands.
Gujiajia: !!
Bewitched by her beauty!
Gujiajia looked dejected, gloomy.
Su Qingshan flipped to the first page.
She’d expected a mediocre technique. Azure Rainbow’s inclusiveness hid flaws.
But this was pure immortal cultivation!
Seeing Su Qingshan’s shock, rare pride swelled in Gujiajia.
Vast Star Return Flow was genuine, obscure, hard to master!
Even talented people needed a year to start; progress took years.
Let the Dark Dragon look—she couldn’t learn it!
Gujiajia’s lips parted in shock, eyes wide.
Su Qingshan glowed with starlight. A starry river appeared.
Her silver hair stirred without wind—she’d mastered it!
The river glittered. In a breath, she reached the third level!
Gujiajia’s eyes bulged, mouth forming an “O.”
She covered it, gasping silently.
How?
Her own journey took three years to level three.
Her master called her the sect’s future hope!
But the Dark Dragon—less than a minute!
Impossible!
Yet the dazzling starry river proved it true.
Gujiajia felt sour, jealous. She was the sect’s most talented—four and a half years total!
Why was the Dark Dragon faster?
Her heart shook.
The Dark Dragon was stronger, cultivated faster—she’d be bullied forever!
Gujiajia felt like a leaf in the wind, pitiful and helpless.
Su Qingshan missed her emotions.
She’d entered the path, feeling every change inside.
An incredibly comfortable, mysterious sensation.
As a Dragon Princess, her body was powerfully built.
Pure physical strength—a racial gift!
Now…
Su Qingshan closed her eyes. Her senses spread outward.
Specks of light surrounded her—heaven and earth’s spiritual energy!
Dragon Princesses couldn’t channel it—a cosmic limit.
Heaven gave strong bodies but imposed restrictions.
This inability was their greatest weakness.
Yet this technique broke that shackle!
