Chapter 72: Sect Authorization Ceremony (Part 1)
After the Snowfall Sect’s sect test, the Sect Master, Jiang Xianyue, announced that she had accepted a second personal disciple.
The news shocked the entire sect.
In fact, most people could already guess who it was. After all, Su Lingxi had been extremely outstanding in this sect test and possessed a talent that was no less than Luo Chuxue’s.
Therefore, the Snowfall Sect Master’s second personal disciple was undoubtedly Su Lingxi.
On the back mountain of the Snowfall Sect, there was an ancient and solemn altar. The altar was made from a single piece of thousand-year-old, unmeltable profound ice, and it was carved with many unique patterns that symbolized the Snowfall Sect.
Whenever there was a major event in the clan, this altar would be used.
Not many disciples were invited to watch the ceremony on site, but they were all the most elite among the Snowfall Sect’s disciples.
Other ordinary disciples who wanted to watch the ceremony could only watch the projection in a specific place.
The five great elders of the sect were all gathered, their expressions serious. They had all changed into the gorgeous long robes that were unique to the Snowfall Sect, clearly showing that they attached great importance to this ceremony.
On the altar, Jiang Xianyue was dressed in an even more gorgeous ice-blue long robe. A few well-placed pieces of jewelry made from profound ice adorned her face.
Jiang Xianyue bowed heavily to the altar, and the other five great elders all stood up and followed suit.
This was the most important step before the ceremony: to hold a sacrificial ceremony for the successive Sect Masters of the Snowfall Sect.
“The 107th generation Sect Master of the Snowfall Sect, Jiang Xianyue, pays her respects to the ancestors. Thanks to the ancestors’ blessings, two geniuses who are enough to look down on the world have appeared in this generation.”
“This is a great fortune for the sect. Jiang Xianyue will not fail the ancestors and will definitely cultivate these two into important cornerstones of our Snowfall Sect’s future.”
Jiang Xianyue’s attitude was sincere and her tone was humble. With that, she picked up an ice cup in front of her and poured the nectar and jade dew inside onto the altar.
The altar seemed to have a life of its own, flickering with a faint pale blue light.
Then, she picked up another ice cup and bowed slightly to the five elders.
“Although Xianyue is the Sect Master, I will still need the elders’ full support in the future.”
The several elders also picked up their ice cups in return. “We will follow the Sect Master’s will! We will definitely do our best for the Snowfall Sect until we die!”
“For the Snowfall Sect!” Jiang Xianyue raised her cup.
She drank the jade liquid in the ice cup in one gulp, and the other five great elders did the same.
Then, she looked into the distance. After a moment, she slowly said, “The time has come. Let the ceremony begin!”
With that, the disciples who had been prepared on both sides began to play music with all their might.
At the foot of the mountain, Xiao Yun’s head was drooping, and he looked unhappy.
Just now, he had planned to enter the site to watch, but he had been stopped by the disciples on site.
“That’s my brother. My brother has been accepted as a personal disciple. Can’t I even go in and take a look?”
The disciple on site looked at Xiao Yun with suspicion and a strange expression. “Are you alright? The new personal disciple this time is a woman.”
“How can you say that she’s your brother?”
“Eh? A woman? Impossible! How could I not know my brother?”
Xiao Yun didn’t believe it either. He then continued to ask, “Isn’t her name Su Lingxi?”
“Yes, her name is Su Lingxi.”
“But we all call her Fairy Lingxi!”
Hearing the disciple’s words, Xiao Yun almost threw up his breakfast.
“Fairy… Lingxi…”
Alright, he admitted that his brother Su Lingxi was indeed good-looking, but it wasn’t to the point of getting his gender wrong.
“You might have gotten it wrong. My brother is a man.”
The disciple on site had no patience to explain to Xiao Yun anymore. He was about to drive him away.
“Go, go, go. Believe it or not. If you don’t believe it, go down and watch the projection.”
“Don’t say I didn’t remind you. Don’t say that Fairy Lingxi is your brother. Be careful you don’t get beaten up in this Snowfall Sect and not even know why.”
Seeing the disciple’s firm attitude, Xiao Yun was also a little disappointed and didn’t want to stay here anymore.
He immediately pouted. “If you don’t let me in, then don’t. When I drink with my brother in the future, you’ll have your turn to curry favor!”
With that, Xiao Yun put his hands in his pockets and hummed a tune as he walked down the mountain.
Returning to the ceremony, Su Lingxi couldn’t help but feel nervous when she heard that the ceremony had begun.
At this moment, she was wearing a long dress specially made by the Snowfall Sect, and a little makeup had been applied to her face as requested by Jiang Xianyue.
The makeup was very elegant, and a little powder on her cheeks brought out her exquisite features to the fullest.
“You look really beautiful today. Your Sect Master has good taste.”
Xiao Bai also couldn’t help but praise Su Lingxi’s appearance. Today was the most beautiful she had ever seen Su Lingxi.
“Really? I still prefer to wear men’s clothes. For no other reason than that it feels more comfortable than women’s clothes.”
Dresses and the like were still a little embarrassing.
The ancient music outside came to an abrupt halt. Su Lingxi realized that it was time for her to go out.
“Good luck. Charm all the male disciples of the Snowfall Sect and make them all fall at your feet.”
Su Lingxi was so nervous she was about to die and had no time to listen to Xiao Bai’s jokes.
The music stopped, and everyone was looking in the same direction.
Su Lingxi took a deep breath and walked towards the altar with light steps. Her gaze was firm but could not hide her nervousness. Every step seemed to be stepping on the hearts of the crowd.
The moment Su Lingxi appeared, she attracted everyone’s attention.
Many male disciples were almost drooling. With the addition of her clothes and temperament, Su Lingxi was undoubtedly a celestial being who had descended to the mortal world in the hearts of the crowd.
Even some female disciples were infatuated and exclaimed, “So beautiful!”
But the most shocked was Xiao Yun at the foot of the mountain. His legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.
His eyes were fixed on that back.
“Su Lingxi… Su Yuebai…”
“They really are the same person!”
“What have I done…”
Xiao Yun thought of the stupid things he had done before and wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
At the same time, he also let out a heavy sigh. The gap between him and Su Lingxi was getting bigger and bigger.
In the future, who knows if Su Lingxi would still recognize him as her big brother.
Xiao Yun was a little sad, but he prided himself on his strong psychological endurance.
Sigh, he had lost a brother. Xiao Yun felt that his heart was empty.
He had to go back to his old days of being a workhorse alone.
On the altar, Jiang Xianyue looked at Su Lingxi’s appearance today with great satisfaction.
“Not bad. This is what I had in mind.”
After Su Lingxi came to her side, Jiang Xianyue immediately announced to the crowd below, “Before entering the sect, Su Lingxi had always been in the guise of a man. Now that she has become my personal disciple, some of the previous misunderstandings must be cleared up.”
“From now on, Su Lingxi will only have the identity of a woman in the Snowfall Sect. I hope all the disciples will know!”
The five great elders’ expressions did not change. It was clear that they had already seen through it, but they had just not exposed it.
Just as the Sect Master had said before, no one had the right to interfere with other people’s secrets.
“I declare that the authorization ceremony officially begins!”
