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Floating Cloud Mountain. Mountain Floating Cloud.

The Cloudwater Sect had countless forces under it. Although Floating Cloud Mountain was not the largest sect in the world, it was still a faction that could not be underestimated.

In the northern part of the Tian Yuan Continent, there were many large and small factions of influence, and the Cloudwater Sect was undoubtedly one of them. Below the Shuiyun Sect, the three northern branches had been fighting secretly. These three powers were the Floating Cloud Mountain, the Cloud Chasing Pavilion, and the Flowing Cloud Hall.

The three of them were all affiliated with the Water Cloud Sect and were the three most powerful forces in the north. The three sects all wanted to annex the other two sects to become the Cloudwater Sect's sole spokesperson in the Heavenly Desolate Forest area. However, after so many years of conflict, they still had no results.

Floating Cloud Mountain towered into the clouds. The mountainside was surrounded by clouds and mist all year round. Standing at the foot of the mountain, one could not see the peak at all. This was how Floating Cloud got its name.

It was early in the morning and the sun was shining through the clouds. The refraction from the water mist caused several rainbows to appear in the sky. The beautiful scenery enchanted the face of the beautiful lady standing on the mountaintop amidst the cold wind.

Ever since she was young, she had enjoyed coming to the top of the mountain to look at the rainbow when the first rays of the morning sun shone through the clouds. The beautiful scenery could make her forget all her worries.

The young girl wore a white dress, her beautiful face revealing the joy that only a little girl would feel when she sees a gift that she liked. It was easy for her to feel satisfied, but her heart was not as cold as it seemed. It was just that her years of cultivation had made her accustomed to maintaining that tranquil indifference.

"Thousand …" "Why did you run up here so early again!" A benevolent voice sounded from behind her, pulling her gaze away from the beautiful scenery. Turning around, what entered her eyes was a woman who was also wearing a white dress.

The woman wore a gentle smile on her beautiful oval face. She wore the same white skirt and the same black hair that hung from her waist. She was older than Ning Qianyu and both her attire and disposition revealed two words — Classic.

"Master …" "Why are you here!" Ning Qianyu revealed a rare smile and stepped forward to block the woman's arm.

Ning Xiaoxi, Ning Qianyu's master, was also the person who brought her, who was still an infant, back to the sect to be nurtured and educated.

Ning Xiaoxi was one of the inner elders of the Floating Cloud Mountain, and her cultivation had long since reached the Core Forging stage. Although she appeared to only be around thirty years old, in reality, she had already passed the forty mark.

"Little girl, you …" "They say that you just broke through and that it is time for you to enter seclusion to stabilize your cultivation realm. You can't relax and cultivate just because of a fortuitous encounter …" Ning Xuexi dotingly pulled over Ning Qianyu. Although she seemed to be reprimanding her, she was actually showing more concern.

This disciple of his had been quite talented since he was young, and he'd even broken through to the spirit realm upon his return from this trip. Furthermore … Ning Xiaoxi had also heard from the grand master that Ning Qianyu's body had undergone a great change. Her meridians were now more than twice as smooth as they were before. Moreover, there was still some icy energy flowing through her dantian and meridians that they couldn't clearly see. It was because of this energy that Ning Qianyu's perception of water attribute battle qi had become much sharper. If she were to cultivate it, she would be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort!

Everyone thought that Ning Qianyu had met with some sort of fortuitous encounter, but when they questioned her about it, the latter kept quiet about it.

"The master I know …" Ning Qianyu seemed to have thought of something, and a luster that Ning Xiaoxi could not understand appeared in her eyes.

"It's good that you know this …" After a while, you can go to the back of the mountain to cultivate. The sect master has treated you as a treasure and you can take all the resources he has, so you better not disappoint the sect master's expectations! " After saying a few words, Ning Xueluo turned around and left, leaving behind Ning Qianyu who had a complicated expression on her face as she looked into the distance.

She was more aware than anyone of the changes in her body. At first, it wasn't obvious, but after returning to the sect for half a year, Ning Qianyu felt that her cultivation had become much more proficient than before. Not only did she absorb energy faster, her perception of spiritual energy was also many times better than before.

At first, Ning Qianyu didn't know why there was such a change. However, after breaking through to the spirit realm, the sect head told her that there was an ice and snow energy in her body.

It was him!

This was the young man who had saved her, yet not displayed the slightest bit of his strength along the way!

When she thought about the ice-cold, bone-piercing ice needles that she had seen when she woke up in the cave, Ning Qianyu was even more sure of her conjecture.

[How dare this guy lie to me that he is just a normal martial arts teacher who doesn't know anything about cultivation?]

Ning Qianyu was infuriated, but soon fell back into contemplation.

When she woke up in the cave, she found that Mo Li was very weak. Could it be that he had only possessed a secret treasure and he had really never trained in it?

Ning Qianyu rejected her guess. If that was the case, then how could he have been so calm as to travel through the Heavenly Desolate Forest?

If he couldn't figure it out, so be it!

Ning Qianyu wasn't the type of person who liked to get to the bottom of things, but this time, she wanted to find out. As for why … Maybe she didn't understand it herself.

Given the influence the Floating Cloud Mountain possessed in this region, it was not difficult to find out what had happened back then. Ning Qianyu found some of the mercenaries that had been active in the Heavenly Desolate Forest that day and got a piece of news from them.

When he had fainted that day, the cave he was in had let out a heaven-shaking roar that had been followed by a powerful ripple of energy.

Ning Qianyu fell silent.

Wise people could always deduce one thing from some clues: Ning Qianyu was such a person.

His strength was outstanding, but he didn't show it when faced with a crisis. There was only one explanation for this — he was very strong, but in order to save himself, he had used up all the energy in his body.

Ning Qianyu already knew that the Flaming Cloud Marten that she had taken a fancy to was actually the Flaming Cloud Marten King. Mo Li must have put in a lot of effort to pull her back from the brink of death and change her physique.

When she thought everything through, Ning Qianyu felt somewhat guilty. She felt guilty for the cold words she had said and felt back then. It was only now that she realized how many things he had done for her.

Why?

It was her first time meeting him. She didn't know him. Not only did she save him, she even gave him such a precious treasure. Ning Qianyu was very puzzled, and there was a vague feeling of unfathomable affection in her heart.

Why?

Mo Li was also thinking about this question.