Descending from the steps, Lu Jin'an responded to the greetings of his junior brothers and sisters, and then with one step, disappeared from everyone's sight in the venue.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting, I am Lu Jin'an, the host of today's examination."
"I declare the examination officially begins today."
As Lu Jin'an's voice sounded from the high platform, everyone's gaze involuntarily followed—no one saw how he traversed this several kilometers distance.
"The senior brother of Wandao Sect, he's even more handsome than the portrait."
"It's rumored that the senior brother of Wandao Sect has profound attainments in space, and seeing it today, he truly is extraordinary."
"Do you know who he is? The youngest Tongsheng Realm Saint in the history of our Human Clan."
"First among peers in the Five Sects and Seven Schools."
"He is the fierce individual who, as soon as he broke through to the Tongsheng Realm, chased down and fought five Demon Kings alone at the Two Realms Pass."
"Not to mention the Human Clan, among the same generation of the Hundred Clans, who dares to claim they can suppress him? I really wish my child could become his disciple."
"Can he take disciples?"
"He just can't establish a sect, can't he take disciples?"
"But he may not be willing to accept, still so young, taking on disciples is pure waste of time."
"What if..."
The whispers gradually subsided as the examination began, naturally, as families, they paid more attention to their children, after all, if they don't get into the Wandao Sect, it's all for nothing.
On the high platform, Jiang Wuya smiled faintly: "Senior brother's attainments in space have improved."
Lu Jin'an smiled slightly, thinking that having gone upstream the river of time and space once, it would be unreasonable not to make progress.
"Senior brother, have you had breakfast? Freshly cooked mountain bull meat buns."
"No, you guys eat." Lu Jin'an looked at the disciples beginning their exams under the guidance of Inner Sect Disciples, his eyes slightly narrowed.
Wondering if there are any possessors from the Upper Realm among them?
But even if there were, it would be impossible to find out, the Seizure Secret Method from the Upper Realm is nearly perfect, if I hadn't been aware beforehand, I wouldn't have kept an eye on Lin Mu... Only upon reaching the Sitting and Illuminating Realm can one glimpse a bit.
After all, no matter which possessor, when facing the question of 'Am I me' during Sitting and Reflecting, they can't remain internally calm.
Some with weak minds would directly fall into madness.
So the Upper Realm allows the clan's waste to possess, it's entirely a business of huge profit margins.
"Any considered students, senior brother?" Jiang Wuya, slightly lagging behind, asked: "Or does the Deputy Sect Master want to take in disciples?"
Lu Jin'an shook his head: "Just taking a casual look, there are quite a few people this year."
"The age of great competition after all." Zhao Shize, the chief of Taisu Hall and Lu Jin'an's third junior brother, swallowed a bun: "Since you returned from the Ruins Cave Heaven, the Five Sects and Seven Schools met once to prepare for the coming age of competition."
"Wonder what kind of chaos this time." Guan Wen, the chief and fourth junior sister of Taiji Palace, clapped her hands: "Fifty thousand years ago, the aliens from somewhere unknown outside the sky were dealt with by our joint forces at Yunding, twenty thousand years ago the Hundred Clans battled, finally determining today's pattern, this time, I wonder if it's internal or external."
"Whether external or internal, it doesn't matter, we Human Clan are stronger than we were fifty thousand years ago as cannon fodder, stronger than we were twenty thousand years ago when vying with the Hundred Clans." Zhao Shize took another bite of a bun: "Moreover, there's senior brother, with senior brother's breakthrough... huh?"
Zhao Shize opened in confusion: "Senior brother, you haven't Harmonized? Did something go wrong during seclusion?"
"A new idea came up." Lu Jin'an smiled: "Decided to delay a bit."
"Heh, second senior brother, you have started Harmonizing, quickly go challenge senior brother's position." Guan Wen nudged Jiang Wuya playfully with an elbow.
Jiang Wuya's eyelid twitched, and he discreetly distanced himself: "You go... and don't touch me."
"Teasing second senior brother is so fun, who's to blame for you being unable to touch women?" Guan Wen said with a mischievous grin: "Unless you become an Immortal, you can't even find a Daoist couple."
Jiang Wuya huffed, refraining from stooping to argue with women.
"Junior sister, you better not court danger." Lu Jin'an teased: "If our junior brother loses his purity, Deputy Sect Master Ji would go crazy."
"I know my limits." Guan Wen waved her hand: "I don't really dare to make our second senior brother, the 'Pure Yang Boy' of the Innate Pure Yang Immortal Body, lose his purity."
"But teasing second senior brother occasionally and making him go crazy is quite fun."
"Junior sister speaks well."
Chatting and laughing among his junior brothers and sisters, Lu Jin'an's gaze occasionally swept over the candidates taking the examination below, starting to use the "Great Freedom Visualization Technique" to observe some candidates' futures, just in case of uncovering issues.
Taichu Hall.
Pei Wanyu, cloaked in a deep purple Ru skirt, trimmed plants with a smile at the corner of her mouth, with Dong Han silent behind, and Xia Ming chattering away.
"Everyone was so happy to see senior brother, those not too busy went to the mountain gate to greet senior brother, senior brother's reputation still as it ever was."
"The atmosphere when senior brother was talking with Jiang Wuya and them was wonderful~"
"So I sometimes don't understand why some second senior brothers of sects always want to seize senior brother's power, snatch senior brother's woman, and even kill senior brother."
"And also, direct disciples bully Inner Sect Disciples, Inner Sect Disciples bully Outer Disciples... Our Wandao Sect is still the best."
Dong Han interjected here with a sentence: "Otherwise, how could it become the first Immortal Sect in the world?"
"Yes, yes." Xia Ming nodded vigorously and was about to speak when the deputy sect master suddenly raised his head, looking in a direction, leaving behind the words "exited seclusion" before disappearing on the spot.
In front of the cave mansion at the cliff of the Taichu Peak's back mountain.
The manifesting Pei Wanyu looked at the figure stepping out from the opening cave door, a hint of mischievous smile tied to her lips.
Mu Qingyue, with her cascading silver-white hair, wearing garments whiter than snow, and blindfolded with a black cloth, just appeared, there was clearly no spiritual power fluctuation, yet the hot summer seemed shrouded in a layer of frost, the temperature plunged abruptly.
Mu Qingyue seemed like a fairy exuding coldness from her very bones.
A strange gleam flashed in Pei Wanyu's eyes, able to feel Mu Qingyue's cultivation hadn't significantly advanced, what had she been in seclusion for more than a year doing?
But it was not important, she wondered if telling her about Zhu Nanzhi, could her precious daughter continue to remain like an ice mountain?
Thinking about this, just as Pei Wanyu was about to speak, she suddenly saw the thing held tightly in both of Mu Qingyue's hands and couldn't help but be stunned: "A collar?"
She felt curious, so she asked further: "Are you planning to raise a dog or some other pet?"
"Hmm..." Mu Qingyue's slightly parted red lips uttered a sound that was cold as if devoid of any emotions: "I've always wanted to raise... something uniquely mine..."
Pei Wanyu didn't overthink, instead, she said: "Jin'an has returned, you know about him being outside... Why are you in such a hurry to leave? I haven't finished."
"Junior brother has returned..."
Mu Qingyue's footsteps didn't stop, but what she said made Pei Wanyu even more puzzled.
"Just right to test... the size and fit."
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