"Are you leaving again this time, Hanshuang?"

Yun Haoyu and Yun Hanshuang chatted idly along the way, each briefly recounting the events of the past few years. However, Yun Hanshuang concealed the fact that he could now cultivate. He did not plan to tell anyone this, including his parents. It was fortunate that once Yun Hanshuang returned to his male body, he had no spiritual power fluctuations whatsoever; otherwise, he truly wouldn't have been able to hide it.

"I'll leave, yes. I've come back this time just to stay a few days before going."

"Isn't it good to stay in the family? Our Yun family doesn't have all those twists and turns."

In the cultivation world, the Yun family was a rather special family, because the members of the family all got along very harmoniously. Clansmen who could cultivate did not look down on those who couldn't, and the family maintained a protective attitude toward those unable to cultivate.

Yun Hanshuang understood what Yun Haoyu meant. The other was afraid that he, as a mortal, would be in danger out there and wanted him to live out his life peacefully under the family's protection.

If Yun Hanshuang were still unable to cultivate as before, he truly would have considered spending the rest of his days plainly. But now that he could cultivate, he could not possibly remain in the family. Yun Hanshuang's purpose in cultivating immortality was to roam free across heaven and earth and travel through the myriad worlds.

"Brother Haoyu, I'm still an Innate Master after all. As long as I don't go provoking cultivators, you can rest easy about my safety."

"Fine, then."

Yun Haoyu shook his head and no longer tried to persuade him, knowing that Yun Hanshuang was not someone content with the status quo. Chatting as they went, it wasn't long before Yun Hanshuang and Yun Haoyu arrived before an enormous gate over thirty meters tall. The guards before the giant gate, seeing Yun Hanshuang and Yun Haoyu, immediately saluted them.

"We respectfully welcome Young Master Haoyu and Young Master Hanshuang home."

Yun Hanshuang and Yun Haoyu gave a slight nod to the guards and walked straight in.

"Hanshuang, I still have to make a trip to the Mission Hall, so I won't accompany you back. I'll come find you tonight."

"Alright, I'll wait for you."

After parting ways with Yun Haoyu, Yun Hanshuang headed straight for his parents' courtyard.

"Father, Mother, your child has returned."

The moment Yun Hanshuang reached his parents' courtyard, he called out loudly inside. The head steward, responsible for managing this courtyard year-round, heard Yun Hanshuang's voice and immediately ran over, bowed to him, and then produced a letter, saying: "Young Master Hanshuang, the Master and Madam are not in the family. This is the letter they left for you when they departed."

Yun Hanshuang's call did not receive a response from his parents but instead yielded a letter. Opening it, Yun Hanshuang was speechless after reading its contents. The letter read as follows:

My son, by the time you read this letter, the two of us will already have embarked on a journey of sightseeing. If you have matters, go find your grandfather.

Yun Hanshuang let out a sigh and cupped his hands toward the head steward.

"Grandpa Steward, since my parents are not here, I'll take my leave first."

"Young Master, take care."

After leaving his parents' courtyard, Yun Hanshuang did not return to his own courtyard but went to the courtyard where his grandfather and grandmother lived. Every time Yun Hanshuang saw his grandfather's courtyard, he was rendered speechless by his grandparents' aesthetic tastes.

Yun Hanshuang's grandfather was extremely fond of gold, so he had constructed an entire courtyard out of it. And his grandmother loved all kinds of gemstones, so the gold-crafted courtyard was inlaid with gems of every color. Therefore, Yun Hanshuang's grandfather's courtyard, whether day or night, always sparkled with multicolored radiance, making it the most magnificent and dazzling courtyard in the entire family.

From afar, Yun Hanshuang spotted a middle-aged woman in a blue dress standing before that multicolored courtyard, smiling warmly at him. Seeing that figure, Yun Hanshuang quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Grandmother, how did you know I had returned?"

"Your grandfather is at least the clan head. If he didn't even know you'd come back, he'd have been clan head for nothing."

The middle-aged woman pulled Yun Hanshuang into the courtyard.

"Grandmother knew you hadn't eaten yet, so I had the servants prepare some of your favorite dishes."

"Thank you, Grandmother."

Yun Hanshuang and the middle-aged woman sat at the dining table, waiting for the servants to bring the dishes.

"Grandmother, what's the situation with my sister?"

"If you hadn't awakened the Profound Yin Physique, you probably could have left together with your sister!"

The middle-aged woman looked at Yun Hanshuang with a sigh before recounting.

"Three months ago, the Heavenly Fire Daoist of the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect traveled here. Seeing that Hanbing's fire spiritual root was exceptionally pure, he was moved to take on a disciple. Then, with Hanbing's consent, the Heavenly Fire Daoist accepted her as his closed-door disciple."

The middle-aged woman knew what Yun Hanshuang wanted to ask, so without waiting for him to speak, she continued.

"The Azure Cloud Immortal Sect is located on the Heavenly Abyss Continent. Our Marsh Island is incomparably far from the Heavenly Abyss Continent. To go from Marsh Island to the Heavenly Abyss Continent, there are three methods. The first method is to board a flying ship that passes by here only once every thousand years. The second method is to spend a colossal amount of spirit stones and use an ancient teleportation array to teleport over. The third method is to break through to the Spirit Transformation stage, then tear open space and cross over."

After listening to his grandmother's account, Yun Hanshuang fell silent. For him at present, these methods were virtually impossible to accomplish. Seeing Yun Hanshuang's dejected expression, the middle-aged woman thought he was missing his sister, so she stroked his head and comforted him: "Don't be sad. Here, this is your favorite big pork elbow." She pushed a plate of pork elbow in front of Yun Hanshuang.

"Grandmother, I'm fine. I know that the path of cultivating immortality is just like this."

"Sigh! If only you hadn't awakened the Profound Yin Physique!"

Hearing his grandmother sigh and knowing she was once again saddened by his inability to cultivate, Yun Hanshuang immediately changed the subject and asked: "Where's Grandfather? Didn't he know I was back? Why don't I see him?"

"Sigh! The most fertile herb field of our family was destroyed by a fourth-tier spirit beast not long ago. Your grandfather is worrying himself sick over this matter!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Hanshuang's brow furrowed tightly. The Yun family mainly dealt in the business of spiritual flora and medicinal pills. If he remembered correctly, nearly half of the family's annual spiritual flora yield was supplied by that herb field. If it was destroyed, the losses would be immeasurable.

"A fourth-tier spirit beast? Did anyone in the family get hurt?"

"No one was hurt, but the treasure herb that the family had meticulously nurtured was damaged. Your grandfather and the clan elders are working desperately to save it!"

The Yun family had a million-year-old Blood Ginseng. Its grade had already surpassed the fifth tier, and it had even given birth to spiritual intelligence. They never expected it to be harmed. Yun Hanshuang suddenly thought of the Myriad Soil Spirit-Gathering Pot within his Qi Sea. He wondered whether putting the Blood Ginseng inside could help it recover.

"Grandmother, I obtained a treasure during this trip outside. I forgot to bring it over; I'll go back and fetch it now."

Having said this, Yun Hanshuang dashed out from the dining table before his grandmother could react.

"Don't rush, you can eat your fill before going to fetch it."

The middle-aged woman, hearing Yun Hanshuang say this, had just wanted to stop him when she saw he had already bolted to the courtyard gate. In the end, she shook her head helplessly and sat back down at the dining table.

Running all the way to his own courtyard, Yun Hanshuang summoned the Myriad Soil Spirit-Gathering Pot and then dissolved his contract with it.

‘My spiritual root and physique are both unsuitable for pill concocting. Keeping this treasure would be a waste on my part. Left with the family, it can better reflect its value.’