As the Ancestor of Dongxu, Xi Muzheng was a true Ancestor, far surpassing those merely titled "Golden Core Ancestor." The power of Dongxu Zhenren was beyond words.
Since Xi Muzheng had become the Ancestor of Dongxu, he naturally hosted a grand banquet for cultivators across the world. For the first time, the Sage Academy opened its doors to the public.
However, this had little to do with Zhu Yanyi. Such matters were handled by the hall masters. Students like Zhu Yanyi continued their usual routines, focusing only on their own cultivation. With Senior Brother Yi Yunfei present, it was impossible for the students to cause any trouble.
Zhu Yanyi now spent most of her time in her herb fields and on alchemy. Since she had given the middle volume of the Azure Sovereign Pharmacopoeia to Xi Muzheng for the library, she was granted ten days of access to the library. She would not waste this opportunity. In her spare time, she visited the library to read classic texts.
Her powerful memory came into play. She could memorize a book after reading it just once. During her ten days in the library, Zhu Yanyi read nearly a hundred classics.
To be safe, she recorded what she read in her Ruyi Space every time she returned. As the saying went, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. Although she was confident she would not forget, writing it down was better.
Meanwhile, some senior and junior brothers who had been away gradually returned, including Ouyang Tianyun.
After returning, Ouyang Tianyun visited Zhu Yanyi. She sighed, "I didn't expect to return in less than two months. And our Dean has become the Ancestor of Dongxu."
Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Isn't that good news? If the Dean is strong, the Sage Academy is strong. If the Academy is strong, we students have a better backing. Isn't that a good thing?"
Ouyang Tianyun laughed. "You are quite open-minded."
"What is there to be closed-minded about?" Zhu Yanyi waved her hand and smiled. "But Senior Brother, since you are back, where are the local specialties? You didn't come empty-handed, did you? We are close siblings, after all."
Ouyang Tianyun glared at Zhu Yanyi and casually tossed a storage bag to her. "I bought quite a few local snacks. Here you go."
Zhu Yanyi didn't mind. She opened it, looked inside, and laughed. "Roast duck? Did you go to our mortal realm?"
"Yes. Didn't you say your mortal realm was nice? So I went there for a while. But I still don't like mortal life, so I spent most of my time in the primeval forest." Ouyang Tianyun admitted he really couldn't adapt to life in the mortal realm.
To her, life in the mortal realm was too terrible. Not only was there no spiritual energy, but the air was bad too. However, she didn't say this directly, knowing Zhu Yanyi came from there.
"The rapid development of modern technology made you feel a bit uncomfortable, didn't it?" Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.
"Exactly. It was too noisy there. To be honest, I really didn't like it. I am suited for quiet places.
But I must praise you. The Aoyan Traditional Chinese Medicine School you established is quite good. I even taught a class there. It left a deep impression on me. I think if I enter the mortal world again, I could teach for a while."
This was Ouyang Tianyun's sincere thought. At the Aoyan Academy, he had truly felt the sincere atmosphere.
"Oh, right. These are from your family and some junior brothers from there. They asked me to bring them to you." Ouyang Tianyun said, throwing out various items. There were boxes of Azure Sovereign vegetables and fruits, mostly ones she liked, and several letters. Zhu Yanyi loved letters.
There were letters from Zhu Shun Yao, Zhu Yanli, and Zhu Zhibin, as well as from Old Man Yao and Gu Jingtian, among others. Letters from Hui Junlan and his three students were also included.
After dropping off the items, Ouyang Tianyun left. Zhu Yanyi began to read the letters slowly.
Zhu Shun Yao's letter was a composite one, containing words from Zhu Xinfu, Huang Meiying, and Xie Xinlian. They had nothing else to say, mostly just telling her to take care of herself while away.
Zhu Yanli's letter shared daily life updates, including stories about the little monkey.
Zhu Zhibin told his sister not to worry, saying he was doing well in university and taking care of the family.
Old Man Yao mostly talked about school matters.
Gu Jingtian and other junior brothers discussed medical problems they had encountered, hoping she could help solve them next time.
Hui Junlan and her three students told Zhu Yanyi they had applied for positions as battlefield doctors in the peacekeeping force and would be departing soon.
Everyone had their own life, but life never stopped for anyone.
In limited time, one must constantly do things, so that more people understand that the value of life lies in contributing one's remaining heat in this space of survival.
Zhu Yanyi suddenly entered a state of enlightenment. When she woke from it, she had a thought. The competition was in a month. After the competition, if she removed her seal, she wondered what stage her cultivation would reach.
Zhu Yanyi knew her cultivation foundation was extremely solid. Once the seal was removed, she didn't know what stage she would enter. Perhaps the mid-stage of Void Transformation.
A smile appeared on Zhu Yanyi's face. No matter what, her cultivation had improved. Only then could she better stay by Yan Aohan's side in the future.
Thinking of Yan Aohan, Zhu Yanyi couldn't help but miss him. She wondered how he was doing now. It had been nearly three years since they last met.
Zhu Yanyi sighed, shaking off her longing, and organized the items her relatives had brought.
At this moment, Yan Aohan looked at Old Pan with a dark face. He pointed to a female soul body nearby, which was nearly shattered by his divine power. "How did this soul body get in? Don't tell me you don't know."
Old Pan said, "This really has nothing to do with me. It was Meng Po's idea. Meng Po said that since Your Majesty has not had a yin body companion for a long time, it is bad for Your Majesty. So she brought this female soul body over, saying it is a soul with fortune in all aspects."
Yan Aohan sneered. "Since when did matters concerning this Venerable need to be managed by someone surnamed Meng? Back then, she caused my wife to use her body as a medium to refine pills. What? You think because this Venerable didn't hold it against her, I have forgotten? In that case, Meng Po no longer needs to sit in her position. She is just a small Reincarnation Envoy, yet she dares to interfere in this Venerable's affairs. Since that is the case, let her reincarnate properly for several lifetimes."