All beasts submit, and the peerless imperial princess is about to defy the heavens!

The man meant that Feng Ning would be his subordinate from now on and would have to work for him.

Feng Ning thought that once they reached the Golden Core stage, they could start their collaborative endeavors.

The two of them completely missed each other's correct answer.

After saying that, the man stood up. "Goodbye, little clown."

Feng Ning remained silent.

What a clown girl! That's awful!

But she still happily held the two cultivation manuals, grinning from ear to ear.

Fine, fine. Considering you've given me so many good things, I'll call you whatever you want. Call me whatever you like.

She quickly put the items into her storage space.

He then began to meditate cross-legged.

Fortunately, she hadn't been completely idle before. While she was in the slave factory, she hadn't done much else, but she had certainly fought quite a few battles.

The body tempering is almost complete; only the Qi induction into the body remains.

My spiritual veins have just been re-formed and I have also drawn Qi into my body, so I have officially entered the Qi Refining stage.

From then on, I could only rely on myself for cultivation.

She now only wants to seize every moment to cultivate, and she doesn't even have time to eat.

The desire for strength has become an obsession.

There's always a sense of unease when you're too weak.

Only true strength belongs to her and can give her peace of mind.

So she wrote a note and slipped it under the door, and began her cultivation.

The note said to them not to come in and disturb them unless necessary.

Food was delivered to her, and she would occasionally eat something, and take a nap when she was tired. But she spent most of her time cultivating.

Meanwhile, Hai Lingruo, having waited in vain for Feng Ning to come out, got angry and started venting her frustration in the courtyard.

"That ugly freak! Bastard! He's like a turtle, hiding in that yard and refusing to come out. What's the meaning of that?"

The servants were too frightened to reply and could only cower in their places, not daring to move.

But Hai Lingruo wouldn't let them off so easily, and kicked the maid who was closest to her away.

"Get out! Useless things! What use are you to me? You can't even handle such a small matter. Get out of here!"

Everyone was so frightened that they quickly ran outside.

Just then, a young woman walked in.

"Ling'er, what's wrong with you?"

Hai Lingruo looked up, her eyes reddening, "Mother!"

She rushed over and buried her face in the woman's arms.

This woman was Xia Man, the wife of the patriarch Hai Chenghao.

"What's wrong? Who bullied our Ling'er? I just went back to my parents' home. Do you think someone would dare to bully you?"

Xia Man hugged Hai Lingruo tenderly, stroking her back again and again.

“Mother, you don’t know that Grandfather brought back a bastard child, insisting that she is Second Uncle’s daughter, and she has already moved into our house.”

A look of surprise flashed across Xia Man's eyes. "Daughter? Your second uncle has been missing for so long, where did this daughter come from?"

Hai Lingruo nodded abruptly, "She's a bastard! And she's ugly as hell. How could someone like her be worthy of being Second Uncle's daughter?"

A cold glint flashed in Xia Man's eyes. "Yes, how could a bastard be worthy of being your second uncle's daughter?"

She quickly pulled Hai Lingruo down to sit down. "Alright, don't be angry anymore. Leave this matter to Mother. I will never let her get in your way. The Hai family will only have one daughter, and the marriage between the Hai family and the royal family will only be for you."

Hearing her say that, Hai Lingruo felt a little relieved.

“Mother…you must drive her away, and it would be best to kill that little bitch. You don’t know, she even slapped me. I’ll make her pay a thousand times over.”

Xia Man hurriedly looked at her face, but unfortunately, too much time had passed and nothing could be seen on her face anymore.

Her anger intensified.

"A mere bastard dares to hit my daughter! Don't worry, Mother will make her regret it!"

A mad glint flashed in Hai Lingruo's eyes, "Mother, I don't want her to die so easily. I want to torture her, to make her regret offending me, to make her regret trying to take her from me!"

Xia Man stroked her daughter's head affectionately, "Okay, I'll listen to Ling'er."

Hai Lingruo rested her head on Xia Man's shoulder, a hint of hatred flashing in her eyes, but more so a sense of satisfaction.

Just you wait, you little bitch!

My mother is back; you're in for a rough time.

I'll send you back to where you came from, and make you regret ever coming to the Hai family.

After calming herself down, Hai Lingruo asked, "Mother, what are you planning to do about her?"

Xia Man thought for a moment and said, "Your grandfather values ​​her highly. If she dies in our hands, it will give us something to talk about. I have a good idea that we can use someone else to do the dirty work without getting our hands dirty."

Hai Lingruo's eyes lit up. "What method?"

Xia Man smiled and moved a few steps closer to her, whispering a few words in her ear.

Hai Lingruo revealed a satisfied expression.

"How could I not have thought of that? Mother is truly the best! With Mother around, Ling'er can always rest easy."

Only then did she snuggle in her mother's arms like a little child, acting coquettishly.

Unfortunately, her smile was one of scheming against others.

Not only is it not cute, it also looks somewhat ferocious.

Days passed one after another, and Feng Ning felt as if she could never stop.

It was as if something had become addictive to her; all she wanted to do was cultivate, and her mind was filled with nothing but cultivation.

But she knew that was wrong.

This kind of cultivation, achieved by simply absorbing spiritual energy, will ultimately be like a bubble, bursting at the slightest touch.

What she needs is to consolidate her cultivation.

We need to solidify our strength, rather than drifting aimlessly like this.

But she felt that improving her skills was the right thing to do first.

What's the use of stabilizing your cultivation if you don't have real strength? A novice's cultivation level is still a novice no matter how stable it is.

She seemed to be caught in a vicious cycle, torn between two conflicting ideas.

But she never neglected her cultivation, urging herself to cultivate diligently time and time again.

I kept reminding myself that there are many strong people in this world, and I could lose my life if I wasn't careful.

To survive, you need to stand higher than others.

To get revenge, you have to be stronger than others.

She finally stopped when she reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

It wasn't that she wanted to stop, but rather that her strength had reached a bottleneck and she couldn't improve any further.

Even though she wanted to improve further and overcome that hurdle, she still couldn't achieve her goal.

I was finally stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

She finally decided to go out and explore; what she needed now was practical experience.

We need to break down that barrier, but we also need to solidify our cultivation.

During this time, she did not forget to practice the two cultivation techniques.

I have mastered the first level of the Frost Technique.

He has mastered the Illusion Technique and has reached the second level.