Wang Qinghe felt impressed. He turned around and thanked Gu Qingyin for accompanying him. Gu Qingyin smiled gracefully and nodded gently.

"The outside world is filled with chaos, but things are more peaceful inside the sect. You can cultivate in peace here, Brother."

Gu Qingyin cupped her fists and lowered her head toward Qinghe.

"I’ll take my leave, Brother Qinghe."

Not long after, the woman quickly flew away, leaving Wang Qinghe alone.

The guest residence before him was fairly large, though it only had a single floor.

There was a garden and pond in the front yard, while lush trees surrounded the area around the house.

Wang Qinghe took action. He raised his hand and released qi light before forming hand seals.

He had no intention of using a specific technique. His focus was on creating a formation capable of protecting the residence.

The rune array shot toward the four sides of the house, forming a transparent golden qi barrier.

It was not a complicated rune array, merely a simple one, but still difficult to break or destroy for anyone below the Nascent Soul realm.

Once the protective formation was activated, he walked forward with Yue following behind him. They entered the guest residence and looked at the furniture inside.

It was neither luxurious nor overly furnished. Wang Qinghe did not particularly care about such things.

"For a major sect, they accepted someone too easily," Yue said.

"Your concerns are valid. The Tianzun Sect I knew was extremely strict about allowing outsiders inside," Wang Qinghe replied.

"They all seem suspicious enough. You should be careful, Qinghe."

Wang Qinghe nodded in agreement after hearing Yue’s words. He turned to the side and asked Yue to inspect the spiritual qi within the residence.

Yue’s eyes glowed with bright golden light as she looked around and examined the surrounding area. Wang Qinghe quietly watched what she was doing.

"This place is good and clean. The spiritual qi and natural qi are perfectly balanced. I can’t sense any corrupt energy inside this sect," Yue explained.

"That means we can use this sect for training and cultivation."

"I’ll also use the natural qi here to recover and break through."

Wang Qinghe narrowed his eyes after hearing that.

"Fairies are different from cultivators. Do you have your own cultivation stages?"

Yue turned and nodded. She explained that fairies from the Natural Transformation Star possessed a cultivation system different from most cultivators, though their strength levels were equivalent.

They called it Star Cultivation, divided from One-Star to Seven-Star.

"Right now, I’m at Three-Star. My abilities are equal to Soul Formation in your cultivation stages."

Three-Star was already equal to Soul Formation. Then what about the peak Star stages?

I already suspected it. Yue is stronger than me.

"Even so, if I fought a Soul Formation cultivator here, I would lose."

"Because Planet Shangguan is a world dominated by spiritual qi."

"I understand," Wang Qinghe replied.

"I didn’t bring you out because I needed your help in battle, but for something more important."

"Of course, Qinghe. I’ll do my best to help you."

Yue said her goodbye and headed toward the front yard, where natural qi was abundant. Unlike her, Wang Qinghe remained inside the house.

His hands formed hand seals as he entered deep cultivation.

He understood that fighting against the Abyss Demon Sect Alliance required tremendous strength.

Nascent Soul alone was not enough. Wang Qinghe needed to continue cultivating until he reached Perfect Nascent Soul. Once that happened, his final step would simply be seeking dao enlightenment.

Streams of spiritual qi flowed into the guest residence, while natural qi gathered into Yue’s body.

The two of them cultivated endlessly through day and night, autumn and winter.

Time continued to pass, and Wang Qinghe remained immersed in cultivation, while Yue had already recovered fully.

She abandoned her intention of breaking through to Four-Star. Besides the enormous resources required, the outside situation was still unstable.

She would only attempt a breakthrough when the opportunity came. For now, Yue focused entirely on protecting Wang Qinghe.

Battles erupted one after another. Sometimes Tianzun Sect launched attacks against the enemy, while at other times demon cultivators came to harass the sect.

Sun Wei and the other sect elders handled those conflicts carefully and cautiously. Yue often saw them leaving the sect to carry out unknown tasks.

Among all of them, Gu Qingyin visited the most often. However, Yue always turned her away because Wang Qinghe remained focused on closed-door cultivation.

Gu Qingyin had no choice but to accept Yue’s explanation. After all, Wang Qinghe’s closed cultivation was for everyone’s sake.

Perhaps he would meet her once he finished cultivating, though she had no idea how long she would need to wait.

***

Five years later.

"What do you people want?!" Yue shouted.

Her eyes stared directly ahead at the many Tianzun Sect disciples gathered outside Wang Qinghe’s guest residence.

They did not act without reason. Five years had passed since Wang Qinghe arrived, yet none of them had ever seen him participate in battle.

"Your master! Tell him to come out and help us fight!" they shouted.

"Haven’t I already told you he’ll help once he finishes his closed cultivation?!" Yue yelled back.

In the middle of the argument, one of the sect elders arrived and stepped onto the sky itself. His attention fixed on Yue and the guest residence.

Five years had passed, yet Wang Qinghe still remained in closed cultivation. No one knew when he would emerge and assist in battle.

The moment the Nascent Soul elder arrived, many disciples cupped their fists and lowered their heads.

"Greetings, Elder Wei!"

"Miss, allow us to enter and speak directly with Senior Wang Qinghe," Elder Wei said.

"I’m afraid I cannot let you enter. I was tasked with protecting him during his closed cultivation."

Elder Wei’s expression darkened. He had no choice except to force a meeting with Wang Qinghe.

His hands formed hand seals as magical runes activated behind his back. With a forward gesture, he sent the sword flying toward the dome barrier.

A violent qi collision erupted, and shockwaves spread throughout the area. Yue extended her hand, reinforcing the barrier against destruction.

She used her natural qi to maintain the dome, enough to keep Wang Qinghe protected.

Then, without warning, a pillar of golden light shot into the sky from the guest residence, shocking every cultivator within Tianzun Sect.

Elder Wei immediately stopped attacking and stared at the qi pillar. Its aura felt far stronger and more dominant.

"He already broke through? In only five years?"

The guest residence door opened as fierce winds surged forward. The pressure of cultivation crashed against Elder Wei and the surrounding disciples.

From inside the residence, Wang Qinghe stepped forward firmly, each step accompanied by a faint qi explosion.

Everyone gasped in shock as they looked ahead and realized Wang Qinghe’s cultivation had already reached Perfect Nascent Soul, equal to the Sect Master himself.

"Perfect Nascent Soul?!" Elder Wei exclaimed in disbelief.

Wang Qinghe took another step forward, instantly appearing completely outside the guest residence.

"You want me to fight them?" Wang Qinghe asked.

"Then you shall have it."