The Ling family has been receiving many guests recently, all eager to meet Ling Luoyi.
No one who holds power in a faction is a fool.
The changes in the Ling family all occurred after Ling Luoyi's return, making it easy to imagine her connection to this place.
These individuals were all trying to inquire about the method for Ling Luochen's spiritual root enhancement and the method for Ling Luofu, an ordinary person, to grow a spiritual root. Ling Luoyi refused to see any of them, instead enjoying fruit juice squeezed from spiritual fruits and eating spiritual fruits in her courtyard.
Since Ling Luoyi refused to see guests, Ling Huayu also found it troublesome to deal with them. After seeing off one group of people, and before the next group arrived, Ling Luoyi deactivated the barrier. Now, only those inside the Ling manor could leave, but no one could enter.
When the next group of people arrived, they found they couldn't enter no matter what. They wanted to curse, but dared not, so they could only leave with sullen faces, returning the way they came.
Although they were very angry, they did not want to offend Ling Luoyi, so when asked, they provided a plausible reason.
After that, no one came to the Ling family anymore.
The third day of the genius selection competition was the advancement round from one thousand to one hundred. One hundred people would advance from the thousand who qualified in yesterday's elimination rounds and the sixty-eight who advanced directly.
The competition venue was the same as yesterday, with ten arenas. However, the arenas were much smaller, only able to accommodate five hundred people fighting simultaneously. The competition rules were also the same as yesterday: the match time was one hour, and the ten people remaining in each arena would advance.
However, there was one difference: today's competition no longer had level divisions.
Ling Luoyi, being the participant with the highest cultivation, stood on Arena Number One.
After Ling Luoyi chose her spot, the others began to move.
Ling Luoyi waited for a long time, but no one came forward. Ling Luoyi sighed and sat down to the side, propping her head and closing her eyes. To outsiders, it looked like she was dozing off.
Thinking that time was almost up, Ling Luoyi sent her divine sense clone into the Fengxi Realm.
The divine sense clone flew to the vicinity of the island in the Fengxi Realm but did not enter it.
The divine sense clone waited outside the island for a while, watching the Primordial Chaos Fruits mature one by one before flying into the island.
This was not her main body, so there was no issue of lifespan, and she was not afraid of the incredibly fast time flow on the island.
The divine sense clone was controlled just like the main body. Ling Luoyi picked the fruits from the Primordial Chaos Tree one by one.
After picking the last one, Ling Luoyi examined them carefully. Finding that not a single one was left, she flew away.
Ling Luoyi placed all the newly picked Primordial Chaos Fruits next to the little Fengxi, closed the door, and returned to her main body.
This process was not long, less than fifteen minutes.
Half an hour later, Ling Luoyi's Arena Number One still only had her. Others dared not come up. Even the Ling family disciples who wanted to test their strength did not come forward.
Before the competition ended, someone ran up with gritted teeth.
Ling Luoyi did not make a move and said lightly, "This arena can only hold ten people. It seems you have a few too many."
The people who ran up looked. There were fifteen of them in total. Including Ling Luoyi, there were sixteen people on this arena, meaning six needed to be eliminated.
They looked at each other, making no move.
Ling Luoyi raised her eyes and said, "I'll give you ten breaths. If there are still too many people, I will throw all of you out."
Seeing that they were still not moving, Ling Luoyi narrowed her eyes dangerously, her tone chilling, "Seven breaths left."
The group reacted, pushing the people next to them off the arena. No one wanted to be eliminated.
Ling Luoyi counted down with her fingers. By the time her fingers were all down, only ten people remained on the arena.
The competition time also ended. The same elder announced, "Congratulations to the hundred people on the arena for successfully advancing. Since tomorrow is the resurrection match, those who advance today do not need to be present tomorrow."
The resurrection match was the last chance for the participants eliminated in the past two days. The reason for the resurrection match was to prevent talented individuals from being eliminated by accident.
Ling Luoyi felt nothing about this; it had nothing to do with her anyway.
As soon as Ling Luoyi returned to Qingyin Pavilion, she suddenly sensed a very familiar aura in the room.
Ling Luoyi dismissed the maid and hurried upstairs, opening the door. She saw a familiar figure on the chair where she often lay.
It was a fluffy little fox, pure white all over, with only a light blue color on its ears. It looked very beautiful.
The little fox had its back to her, so Ling Luoyi could not see its expression.
Ling Luoyi walked closer slowly and clearly saw the little creature's ears twitch.
The movement was not large, and one would not notice it without careful observation. However, Ling Luoyi was staring intently, so she saw it.
Ling Luoyi walked over and, without a word, directly picked up the little creature.
The little creature had been sleeping soundly. Suddenly, it felt its body being picked up by a very familiar person, but it did not resist.
Ling Luoyi carried the little creature to the bedside and lay down, placing the little creature in front of her. She gently stroked its head. The little creature had a light blue mark in the center of its forehead, resembling an orchid, which was very beautiful.
The little creature had its eyes closed, waiting for Ling Luoyi to speak, but she never did.
The little creature couldn't wait any longer. He had been restraining himself for the past two days from contacting Ling Luoyi and from letting Ling Luoyi know his whereabouts. Except during emergencies when he was in seclusion, he would speak to Ling Luoyi every day. He hadn't heard her voice for two days, and he missed her terribly.
The little creature opened its round eyes, its blue pupils reflecting Ling Luoyi's smiling face.
She was mocking him!
The little creature realized this and became angry.
Ling Luoyi looked at the little creature's puffed-up cheeks and laughed even harder.
Seeing Ling Luoyi smile even more brightly, the little creature extended its two front paws, adopting a scratching posture, and wagged its paws.
Although it was a threatening gesture, Ling Luoyi found it particularly cute.
Ling Luoyi gently stroked the little creature's head and said, "A'su, why have you come?"
The little creature glanced sideways at Ling Luoyi, its expression seeming to say, "What, you're only asking now."
Ling Luoyi chuckled. The little creature was small, but it had quite a temper.
"Alright, alright, I was wrong."
Hearing Ling Luoyi's plea, the little creature finally calmed down and climbed into Ling Luoyi's arms.
"A'su, you still haven't answered me."
The little creature was stunned, shook its head, and said nothing.
Ling Luoyi was very curious, but since she had asked twice and A'su hadn't answered, she stopped asking.
"Okay, A'su, if you don't want to say, then don't," Ling Luoyi remembered something and asked, "A'su, did you come alone?"
The little creature didn't answer. Instead, a figure suddenly appeared out of thin air from behind the screen.
The figure bowed respectfully and said with a fawning smile, "Your Highness, your subordinate has also come."
"Xing Yu? Just you?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Fine."
Seeing that Ling Luoyi's attention had shifted, the little creature's anger surged, but it did not show it on its face.
Ling Luoyi knew this fellow's temper and said, "Xing Yu, go out. Don't let anyone discover you."
"Yes." Xing Yu also knew his master's personality, so he replied and prepared to withdraw.
"Close the door."
"Yes."
After Xing Yu left, Ling Luoyi carried Gu Yuncheng into the Starry Night World.
This small world was more than half the size of the Ling family's small world. It was the first small world Ling Luoyi had condensed herself. There were not many things inside, only a few small buildings.
In a room within a small building, Ling Luoyi lay on the bed, propping her head with one hand and resting the other on the little fox, transmitting spiritual energy.
Gu Yuncheng initially wanted to refuse, but seeing Ling Luoyi's earnest gaze, he knew she felt guilty and went along with her.