The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Seeing that it was no longer possible to cultivate beside the Immortal Wutong Tree, Yun Yici bid farewell to Chen Fan and returned to their courtyard with Wan Nian.

When they returned, they only found Shen Huaichuan; the imperial edict was nowhere to be seen.

Hearing the commotion from the two, Shen Huaichuan asked in surprise, "Can't one cultivate near the Immortal Wutong Tree?"

Yun Yici described what she had seen to Shen Huaichuan, and added, "The Immortal Wutong Seed has only just sprouted."

"Absorbing the spiritual energy that it has painstakingly purified and exhaled will not be of much use; on the contrary, it will slow down its growth."

This is no different from draining the pond to catch all the fish.

Shen Huaichuan pondered for a moment and said, "When I came to the Demon Realm in the past, I was not greatly affected by the climate of the Demon Realm because I had cultivated a technique of my sect."

"I originally thought that having the Immortal Wutong Seed wouldn't affect your cultivation, so I didn't intend to make you go through another roundabout process."

"If that's the case, then use your spiritual sense to search within the cabinet."

The technique Shen Huaichuan mentioned is called the Spirit Breath Method, which originates from the Turtle Breathing Technique. However, unlike the breathing and exhalation techniques of the Turtle Breathing Technique, the Spirit Breath Method involves breathing in and out spiritual energy.

As a cultivator's cultivation level breaks through and advances, their meridians will continuously expand, absorbing more spiritual energy for their own use, thus enabling them to use more powerful techniques than before.

The method of spiritual breath, however, does the opposite; it can purify spiritual energy and regulate breathing.

Its usefulness is precisely in the harsh environment of the Demon Realm.

The Lingwei Seal contains three thousand sword spirits. Almost as soon as Yun Yici said it, they found the jade slip containing the method of spiritual energy.

The spirit of the Fuluan Sword personally delivered the jade slip to Yun Yici.

Wan Nian watched longingly from the side, and Yun Yici said, "Wan Nian, cultivate with me too."

Shen Huaichuan naturally wouldn't object. He was kind and gentle by nature, and the Lingwei Sect had no prejudice against the demon race because of Jiuying.

Their Lingwei Sect currently has few disciples, so it's a good thing to have one more of their own people learn some of their traditions.

Yun Yici and Wan Niancai sat down to cultivate for a while, when Xi Niang rushed in with a panicked expression.

"Fairy Yun...I wonder if you have the ability to contact Lord Imperial Decree?"

"Zhong Tu Demon Lord is out there with many demons!"

Xi Niang's eyes were filled with panic, her face was completely drained of color, and her lips trembled slightly.

Yun Yici said anxiously, "How could that be? Could it be that they've discovered the matter of Juexian City and are coming to settle scores with us?"

Xi Niang said, "I don't know either. We've clearly cleared up all the mess."

"The Emperor just went out. What a coincidence."

It was also because he had been away from the human realm for too long that Emperor Zhao felt that the demon lords he had raised had gained enough weight and it was time to go and harvest them.

So, having nothing else to do, I went out.

They just happened to miss Zhong Tu, who was coming to their door, and avoided running into him.

Xi Niang thought that given the relationship between Yun Yici and Di Zhao, Yun Yici would have a secret way to contact him, but she didn't expect that Yun Yici would be unable to contact Di Zhao.

Xi Niang was almost in tears when Yun Yici calmly asked, "How did you deal with these demon lords when they came to our door before?"

Xi Niang was taken aback: "Since I arrived here, I have never seen any demons come to our door..."

"Chen Fan has already taken some people there. I'm afraid they'll fight and lose their lives for nothing."

Yun Yici pondered for a moment and said, "I have shown my face outside Juexian City. I must not let Zhong Tu see me. Let Wan Nian disguise himself as the Emperor's decree to see Zhong Tu first."

Wan Nian trembled with fear, but he still straightened his back when he thought about his performance outside Juexian City.

Xi Niang was taken aback and looked at the cowering Wan Nian, "This doesn't seem like Lord Di Zhao at all."

Wan Nian spun around in place, her white robes turning crimson, her clean and kind face instantly transforming into a bewitching, arrogant, and domineering appearance.

"Lord Emperor Zhao!"