374: Li Yang

"The Ice Phoenix Spirit has been cultivated successfully."

Li Qingqiu muttered to herself, rose from the Ice Phoenix, and with a slight wave of her jade arm, the Ice Phoenix let out a cry and transformed into a streak of light, directly merging into her body.

The next moment, her gaze swept over the Li Family Old Ancestor and the others, and her figure flickered, disappearing into the air.

All the experts of the Li Family had a hint of joy in their expressions.

"This must be the Ice Phoenix Spirit from the Ice God Art. Qingqiu actually cultivated it successfully. It seems her strength has greatly advanced."

"Hehe, Qingqiu's talent is the best in our Li Family in a million years."

"As expected of a successor of our Li Family, in the future, Qingqiu will definitely be able to lead our Li Family to a higher level!"

They discussed excitedly, showering Li Qingqiu with generous praise without reservation.

Only the Li Family Old Ancestor had a face full of bitterness.

With such a big commotion, he knew that Qin Jiang couldn't possibly not see it.

And he had set his sights on Qingqiu.

What should be done about this?

Looking at the excited crowd, he felt a bit annoyed, waved his hand, and reprimanded:

"What's there to be happy about? A small improvement and you're already praising her to the heavens!"

Get out, all of you! Go and carry out the tasks I assigned. If there's even a single mistake, I'll hold you accountable!"

"..."

Everyone's expressions stiffened, but they didn't dare to talk back to their own Ancestor. They gave awkward smiles and left one after another.

Taking a deep breath, the Li Family Old Ancestor sighed and headed in the direction where Li Qingqiu was.

At the same time, in a secluded small courtyard, a man with a resolute face only withdrew his gaze after Li Qingqiu's figure disappeared.

His face was full of envy, and deep within his eyes, a hint of admiration was hidden:

"Li Qingqiu's strength has improved a lot again."

He was also a member of the Li Family, though not from the main branch. Even so, his status was still very noble, but his talent...

In short, at the age of thirty, he only had the cultivation of the Golden Body Realm. Let alone in such a large clan, even in the Ten Lands, his talent would be considered very poor.

It was precisely because of this that after wasting many resources, the Li Family decisively gave up on this waste.

But he himself firmly believed that diligence could compensate for lack of talent.

All along, he had never given up, cultivating diligently day after day.

Although the improvement was slow, he was growing nonetheless.

"Alas, if I had half of Li Qingqiu's talent, with my diligence, I wouldn't be worse than Li Qingqiu, right?"

He sighed.

And just then, a long sword at his waist trembled slightly.

The long sword looked dusty and unremarkable.

However, only Li Yang knew that this long sword was not simple; Three Old Monsters resided within it.

"Hey, Li Yang kid, you're too self-deprecating. Let me tell you, your talent is definitely not worse than that little girl with the Ice God Body!"

"That's right!"

Although we can't determine what kind of Physique you have, the fact that you can absorb Chaos Qi and unseal the chaos sword proves that you are definitely not ordinary!"

"What's more, don't forget, although you are only in the Golden Body Realm, your strength is so powerful that it can rival divine abilities. Li Yang kid, you are absolutely a Genius seen once in ten thousand ages!"

Within the long sword, voices entered Li Yang's mind one after another.

Hearing this, Li Yang's face merely showed a hint of helplessness. He also wanted to believe he was a Genius, but the truth was, his cultivation speed was incredibly slow.

As for strength, it was indeed very strong. He possessed innate divine strength, showing power far exceeding ordinary people from a young age, and was therefore specially nurtured.

Unfortunately, he was given high hopes but ended up disappointing everyone.

Many resources were wasted because of this.

It was precisely because of this that after being abandoned by the Family, the Disciples of the same generation often mocked and ridiculed him.

He also encountered many injustices.

However, there was one person, and that was Li Qingqiu, who treated everyone fairly.

She looked down on him, but similarly, she also equally looked down on other Disciples.

This was the only fairness Li Yang felt.

Therefore, in his heart, Li Qingqiu was the true goddess, the only one in his heart.

The reason he never chose to give up was partly because of Li Qingqiu. He hoped that one day, he could become a different existence in her eyes.

He hoped that he could make her look up to him.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Li Yang's face, and his heart became even more resolute.

He reached out his hand, grabbed a handful of air in the direction where Li Qingqiu had been, brought it to his front, took a deep breath, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

It was as if he had grabbed the air from beside Li Qingqiu.

But even so, it was actually a bit perverted.

"Hey, Li Yang kid, why are you acting like a pervert? If you like that girl, go chase her! Grabbing air here, you really are..."

From the chaos sword, a voice filled with disdain came out.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Li Yang's face. He scratched his head and said with a wry smile:

"Seniors, it's not like you don't know. Li Qingqiu is very arrogant. In front of her, I probably won't even get a glance, and she might not even recognize me..."

As he spoke, Li Yang's expression was also a bit bitter.

But soon, he cheered up again and continued:

"However, everyone else is the same, also looked down upon. What I admire most is Li Qingqiu's attitude of treating everyone equally."

"..."

Within the chaos sword, the Three Old Monsters were all a bit speechless.

What kind of logic is this?

"Besides, haven't you always said that I am a Genius seen once in ten thousand ages?"

Maybe one day I'll directly explode and make Li Qingqiu look at me with new eyes. At that time, I will be a different existence in Li Qingqiu's eyes."

Li Yang said, smiling and imagining.

The old monster in the chaos sword said somewhat speechlessly:

"You are indeed a Genius."

"And a simp!"

"No, no, no, he hasn't even simped successfully, how can he be considered a simp? He doesn't even have the qualifications to be a simp."

Hearing the words of the Three Old Monsters, Li Yang was noncommittal. His state of mind was already indestructible.

Without saying more, he raised his head and looked at the spot where Li Qingqiu had lingered, a look of infatuated smile on his face.

"Alright, stop acting like an idiot!"

It's time to Cultivate!"

After a while, the old monster in the chaos sword reminded him.

Hearing this, Li Yang came back to his senses, reluctantly withdrew his gaze, and after agreeing, returned to his room to start cultivating.

Before cultivating, he even clenched his fist and encouraged himself:

"Li Yang, you can definitely make Li Qingqiu look at you with new eyes!"

The Three Old Monsters were full of helplessness.

This kid talks about diligence all day, but in reality, he spends more than half of his time daydreaming and spacing out.

If they weren't certain that this kid's talent was absolutely unique in ten thousand ages, they would have left with the chaos sword long ago.