"Young Mistress, are you awake?" A maid's voice came from outside.
"I am," Wen Xiangjie replied.
Today was the day she would officially depart for the Taiyi Sect.
The maids entered upon hearing her, respectfully serving Wen Xiangjie as she dressed and washed.
The Wen Family and the Taiyi Sect were closely related; the current Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader, if one were to trace their bloodline, Wen Xiangjie should address her as Great-Grandmother.
That was why the Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader personally came to accept Wen Xiangjie as her direct, closed-door disciple, and why the Wen Family would send their Young Mistress to the Taiyi Sect for cultivation.
As the Young Mistress of the Wen Family, a top Cultivation Family, Wen Xiangjie enjoyed only the most premium resources.
The bed she woke up in was crafted from a single piece of ten-thousand-year spiritual jade, containing spiritual energy comparable to a small spiritual mine vein.
The Profound Ice Thousand Illusions Merfolk Gauze Robe she currently wore was made from ice gauze formed by the tears of North Sea merfolk; it would not get wet in water nor burn in fire, and it could conceal her aura and cultivation, preventing Cultivators below the Leaving Aperture Stage from discovering her.
The Nirvana Fire Feather Hairpin on her head was said to be carved primarily from a tail feather refined by true phoenix fire; if the hairpin left her body, it would instantly transform into a fierce flame to protect its owner.
Every single accessory Wen Xiangjie wore was a supreme item that would make everyone in the Cultivation World flock to it.
After eating breakfast made from spiritual plants and spiritual beast meat, Wen Xiangjie arrived at the courtyard of the Wen Family Head and his wife.
Seeing Wen Xiangjie enter, the Wen Family Head's wife, Xie Qixuan, immediately pulled Wen Xiangjie into her embrace.
The Xie Family was also a renowned Cultivation Family in the Cultivation World, and Xie Qixuan herself was a powerhouse at the early Great Ascension stage.
"Jie'er, why are you up so early? Have you had breakfast yet?" Xie Qixuan asked with a concerned expression.
For Wen Xiangjie, her only beloved daughter, Xie Qixuan had always doted on her, afraid of melting her if held in her mouth, or breaking her if held in her palm; she simply couldn't be a strict mother.
The Wen Family Head, Wen Yanghong, standing nearby, was no better. Given that his daughter was already grown and he couldn't hold her in his arms like Xie Qixuan, Wen Yanghong merely stood beside Xie Qixuan, gazing longingly at Wen Xiangjie in Xie Qixuan's embrace.
"Mother, I've eaten. Today's crystal steamed buns were delicious, Jie'er ate five of them!" Wen Xiangjie said playfully, nestling in Xie Qixuan's arms and showing Xie Qixuan a 'five' hand gesture with her right hand.
In this game instance, although the life before the age of 15 was not personally experienced by Wen Xiangjie, it was all evolved by the game instance based on Wen Xiangjie's personality, so Wen Xiangjie played the role of her 15-year-old self with ease.
"Since Jie'er loves them, your father will order the kitchen to make ten more trays for you later, and put them on the Cloud Stepping Boat for you as snacks on your way to the Taiyi Sect. It's fine if you finish them, just send a message to your father, and your father will have your Steward Uncle personally deliver them to you..." Wen Yanghong rambled on.
"Thank you, Father! I knew Father and Mother are the best to me!" Wen Xiangjie happily tugged at Wen Yanghong's sleeve, swaying it playfully.
Feeling the swaying of his sleeve, Wen Yanghong grinned so wide his mouth almost reached his ears, completely losing the dignified demeanor he usually held as the Wen Family Head.
After the Family of three chatted happily for a while, footsteps were heard at the door.
A middle-aged man, dressed in extraordinary attire with a stern face, walked in. When his gaze fell upon Wen Xiangjie, it immediately softened considerably.
"Family Head, Family Head's wife, the Cloud Stepping Boat is ready. The Young Mistress should depart for the Taiyi Sect now," the middle-aged man, who was the Wen Family's chief steward, Wen Kunhai, said respectfully.
Upon hearing that Wen Xiangjie was about to depart for the Taiyi Sect, Wen Yanghong and Xie Qixuan's expressions immediately turned to one of extreme reluctance.
Xie Qixuan hugged Wen Xiangjie tightly, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears.
Wen Yanghong was no better; he embraced Xie Qixuan and Wen Xiangjie together, shedding tears profusely.
Although Wen Kunhai was also very reluctant to part with his charming Young Mistress, seeing Wen Yanghong's behavior, he couldn't help but twitch his lips a few times.
Wen Yanghong was already over a thousand years old, and at such an advanced age, he cried more miserably than the Family Head's wife. This 'dead son,' Wen Kunhai didn't even want to speak when he saw him.
"Alright, alright." It was Xie Qixuan who irritably slapped a handkerchief onto Wen Yanghong's face. "Wipe your snot properly. The child is so grown up, and you're still crying like this in front of her. Aren't you ashamed? After you're done, just burn this handkerchief, don't give it back to me, I find it dirty."
Wen Yanghong looked at his wife aggrievedly, then obediently wiped his entire face clean with his wife's soft, fragrant handkerchief before forming a fire incantation and burning the handkerchief.
"Jie'er, when you go to the Taiyi Sect, if you have something, find your master. If you have nothing, also find your master. Remember, you are the Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader's direct, closed-door disciple, the current Taiyi Sect Sect Master is your senior brother, and you are the next Family Head of the Wen Family. If anyone dares to provoke you, the Taiyi Sect, the Wen Family, and the Xie Family will not spare them!" Xie Qixuan instructed.
"Jie'er, take this storage ring. It's filled with resources your father carefully selected for you. Use them as you please. If you run out, just tell your father, and your father will immediately replenish them for you." Wen Yanghong handed a simple yet grand storage ring to Wen Xiangjie.
After Wen Xiangjie took it, she casually scanned it with her divine sense. It was densely packed with various top-grade Cultivation resources and daily necessities like clothing and accessories, enough to make anyone gasp in amazement.
As expected of a starting point where all stats were maxed out, it truly meant winning at the starting line.
The resources in this one ring alone would probably be a lifetime's worth for some players.
Under the reluctant gazes of everyone in the Wen Family, Wen Xiangjie boarded the Cloud Stepping Boat.
This top-grade flying artifact was now Wen Xiangjie's private property. Its internal space was vast, and its flying speed was extremely fast. The value of this single flying artifact could rival the entire wealth of some smaller sects.
This was the power of the number one Family in the Cultivation World.
This trip to the Taiyi Sect included not only Wen Xiangjie but also several other young disciples of the Wen Family.
Upon seeing Wen Xiangjie board the Cloud Stepping Boat, regardless of whether they were older or younger than Wen Xiangjie, they all bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Young Mistress."
With Wen Xiangjie's current status, when she represented the Wen Family outside, people from other major sects and prominent families would also respectfully address her as the Young Mistress of the Wen Family.
The Cloud Stepping Boat truly lived up to its name as a top-grade flying artifact; it flew extremely smoothly, barely feeling like it was moving.
Wen Xiangjie returned to her private master bedroom. The desktop in the bedroom was, at some point, already filled with various snacks, with a tray of translucent crystal steamed buns in the very center.
Today was the annual day for the Taiyi Sect, the largest sect in the Cultivation World, to widely recruit disciples. At this moment, the foot of the Taiyi Sect's mountain gate was already overflowing with people, and everyone coming and going was discussing matters related to the Taiyi Sect's recruitment.