After Liu Zhimao left, Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye were filled with trepidation as they entered the room and sat down.0

Liu Zhimao hadn't used his earth immortal mystical powers to create a barrier and keep secret his conversation with Chen Ping'an, nor had he purposely held back on saying anything.0

As a result, Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye had been able to vaguely hear the chatter and laughter coming from the room.0

There was a complicated look in Ma Duyi's eyes.0

Meanwhile, there was a look of puzzlement on Zeng Ye's face.0

Chen Ping'an didn't explain anything, and he simply asked Zeng Ye about his cultivation progress, answering each of the young boy's questions and occasionally providing some guidance or inspiration when they discussed more intricate specifics. Even though Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye were cultivating together and pushing each other forward, with the former even able to answer questions for the latter, Ma Duyi was still slightly lacking compared to Chen Ping'an. At the very least, this was what Chen Ping'an felt. However, when Chen Ping'an's seemingly bland and ordinary words entered Ma Duyi's ears, the young woman who was more talented than Zeng Ye was struck by inspiration after inspiration.0

It was as if an immortal had led them to a waterfall, where both she and Zeng Ye could only stand at the foot of the waterfall and catch water with bowls and buckets to quench their thirst.1

Only after Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye took their leave did Chen Ping'an undo the restriction on the messenger flying sword from the Great Li Empire's Cloud Drape Mountain.0

It was an unexpected piece of news.0

An assistant minister from the Great Li Empire's Ministry of Rites had personally visited Dragon Spring Prefecture, and apart from inspecting matters pertaining to the scholarly temple and the martial sage temple, he had privately visited Mountain God Wei Bo as well, offering a new suggestion during their conversation.0

The imperial court of the Great Li Empire...0