Chapter 112: Inner Sect Disciple Selection
After waiting for a while in the garden, Mu Zhian soon saw a man who looked majestic as jade fly over from a distance.
He wore a white robe and had a smile on his face, looking outstanding in temperament.
Who is this guy? Judging from his appearance, his temperament is quite good. This skin is probably just a little worse than mine… Mu Zhian looked at this man.
Yi Hao cupped his hands very politely, without any arrogance of an elder, and smiled, “Young friend Mu, you were the one who wrote me the letter before, right?”
This person is Yi Hao?
The head seats of the major peaks are probably all around a hundred years old, and their cultivation, at worst, is at the Reversion Realm… Mu Zhian immediately became extremely respectful and cupped his hands, “Junior Mu Zhian, greetings to Senior.”
His attitude appeared sincere and respectful.
Yi Hao nodded with a smile and said, “I saw your letter. I heard that Senior Spirit Dragon is at your place now?”
Mu Zhian respectfully said, “Yes, Senior Spirit Dragon just ate an Eight Treasures Crane not long ago.”
Yi Hao’s eyelids twitched slightly, his face still showing a calm smile, and he nodded, “No matter, since it’s Senior Spirit Dragon, let her eat it if she wants to.”
That’s what you say, but if you didn’t care, why would you come to find me, Head Seat… Mu Zhian said, “Senior Spirit Dragon only caught the Eight Treasures Crane because she had never eaten it before, but for an existence like Senior Spirit Dragon, the Eight Treasures Crane has no effect.”
Yi Hao nodded slightly and smiled, “Young friend Mu, what do you think should be done?”
Mu Zhian pondered for a moment and said slowly, “Eating the Eight Treasures Crane like this is indeed a bit wasteful, so I also advised Senior Spirit Dragon, but…”
Mu Zhian hesitated for a moment and continued, “But please don’t worry, Senior. I will think of a way in the next few days.”
In fact, the Spirit Dragon herself ate an Eight Treasures Crane and felt that the taste was not as good as she imagined, so she lost interest in the other Eight Treasures Cranes.
Therefore, when Mu Zhian “asked for them” just now, she had no hesitation and planned to give them to him.
It’s just that Mu Zhian didn’t accept.
After all, if he “easily” took back all the Eight Treasures Cranes from the Spirit Dragon, this favor wouldn’t leave a deep impression on people.
Yi Hao’s expression softened a little, and he nodded, “Young friend Mu, then I’ll trouble you with this matter.”
With his identity, it was not very appropriate to ask the Spirit Dragon for the Eight Treasures Cranes.
After all, if this matter spread, it wouldn’t look good.
Not long ago, he had just righteously expressed in front of his junior brothers and sisters that “it’s fine to give all the Eight Treasures Cranes to Senior Spirit Dragon”, but if he went to ask for them back now, after it spread, how would he mix in the sect in the future?
Moreover, if the Spirit Dragon didn’t give them, Yi Hao really had no way.
If the other party was the Spirit Dragon, even if the sect master intervened, it might not work.
Therefore, this head seat of Boundless Sea Peak could only place his hope on Mu Zhian.
“By the way, why is Senior Spirit Dragon at your place?” Yi Hao suddenly thought of this important matter.
The Spirit Dragon rarely came out of seclusion, and apart from the sect master, she had never been close to anyone else. But now she was in the residence of this sect disciple who had just entered the sect not long ago, which was indeed unimaginable.
Hearing this, Mu Zhian looked a little worried and sighed, “Actually, when I entered Senior Spirit Dragon’s grotto heaven before, I happened to meet her by chance and got along quite well with her. I also obtained her destiny inheritance.”
“Oh?”
Yi Hao looked at this young man who seemed honest and obedient a few times and said, “Isn’t this a good thing? Why are you sighing, young friend Mu?”
“This was originally a good thing, but I didn’t expect that after leaving the grotto heaven, I found that the Third Prince was slandering me everywhere, saying that I abandoned my companions and was a person who broke my promise…”
When Mu Zhian said this, he sighed lightly, his face seeming a little heavy.
“The Third Prince…?”
Yi Hao thought for a moment and muttered to himself, “The offspring of that old thing from the Great Qian Dynasty… Humph, the royal family members would engage in such schemes and tricks.”
After saying that, he looked at Mu Zhian and said, “Young friend Mu, don’t worry. If someone makes trouble because of this, the sect will ensure absolute fairness.”
“Senior’s righteousness makes me admire you. Thank you, Senior.” Mu Zhian immediately “rejoiced” and cupped his hands respectfully.
Yi Hao nodded slightly, and before leaving, he reminded intentionally or unintentionally, “The Eight Treasures Crane has no effect on cultivators above the peak of the Spirit Refinement stage. If Senior Spirit Dragon wants to eat something, I will have someone send some other ingredients over tomorrow.”
“As for the Eight Treasures Cranes… If you can ask for them back, I will take the responsibility to give you one.”
“Leave this matter to me.” Mu Zhian said with confidence.
Yi Hao nodded with a smile, quite satisfied with Mu Zhian’s sensibility. He instructed a few more words, generally encouraging Mu Zhian to work hard on cultivation, and then left.
Mu Zhian cupped his hands respectfully and watched Yi Hao leave by stepping on air.
Only then did he withdraw his gaze, stretched his lazy waist, and returned to the room, seeing Lin Ling sitting in the room, propping her chin with her hands and seeming to be in a daze.
She sat in the room, her silver hair scattered, the candlelight casting a warm glow on that exquisite face, her towering bosom resting on the table. Although her charming figure was hidden by a loose plain robe, it was full of ascetic beauty.
“Senior Lin Ling, in a few days, we will return all the Eight Treasures Cranes to that head seat. Is that okay?” Mu Zhian quickly contained his thoughts and asked softly.
Even though he had asked once before, to be on the safe side, it was better to confirm again, in case the other party went back on her word.
Lin Ling returned from her previous daze to reality, glanced at him, and lightly nodded.
In the past, in order to suppress the karmic fire, Lin Ling had never come out into the world. This time, with someone’s help, she could temporarily leave her grotto heaven in human form, so naturally, she wanted to taste various delicacies.
The Eight Treasures Crane, after eating one, she lost interest.
“When will the exchange of destiny begin?” Mu Zhian asked again.
Knock knock.
Lin Ling knocked on the table and wrote something on it.
Mu Zhian nodded and looked.
“After the inner sect disciple selection is over.”
The transfer of destiny required some time to prepare. Even the Spirit Dragon needed some preparation rituals, and the transfer of destiny also needed to be done little by little, not completed in just one or two days.
Mu Zhian nodded with a smile, then continued to chat with the Spirit Dragon for a while, getting close to her, before leaving the room.
He didn’t immediately return to his room but went to Bai Ruoxi’s room along the corridor. When he quietly pushed open the door, he only saw Bai Ruoxi lying in the quilt, looking like she was resting.
But it was obvious that this was just an appearance. After all, a cultivator at the Spirit Refinement stage didn’t need to rest at all.
Moreover, what time was it now? How could Bai Ruoxi possibly go to bed so early?
Mu Zhian closed the door, took off his robe, and got into the quilt, hugging Bai Ruoxi’s soft body.
Another night of working hard for Bai Ruoxi’s cultivation, tasteless!
…
That night.
At this moment, in a side hall, the Third Prince Ning Long, who had a handsome appearance but had two dark circles under his eyes, lightly tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingertips, looking gloomy.
In front of him, two cultivators of the same age stood respectfully.
Usually, the rule of a dynasty would not exceed three hundred years, but in this world, the Great Qian Dynasty’s rule over the Eastern Realm had lasted for nearly a thousand years.
In the past hundred years, it had reached its heyday, until the last ten years, there seemed to be signs of decline at the peak.
But even so, the foundation of the Great Qian Dynasty still existed. In the past, there were also many royal family members who entered the Two Polarities Sect to cultivate and even climbed to high positions step by step.
After the Third Prince entered the sect, he also received some special treatment.
For example, these two cultivators were sent by the deputy head seat of Metamorphic Jewel Peak to solve some of the Third Prince’s daily troubles.
“You mean, Mu Zhian took the people who participated in the Spirit Dragon’s trial this time to the location of the destiny inheritance?” The Third Prince looked at the two, his face gloomy and terrifying, and he was even more regretful in his heart.
It was not surprising. He was the Third Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, born with the purple aura coming from the east. If he could obtain the Spirit Dragon’s destiny inheritance this time, he might be able to become the crown prince in the future by relying on the Spirit Dragon’s destiny.
After all, the destiny brought by the Spirit Dragon, which represented the word “destiny”… even the Emperor had to consider it carefully.
As a result, he was kicked out not long after entering the Spirit Dragon’s grotto heaven…
If he hadn’t opened his mouth and had honestly stayed low-key, he might have already followed Mu Zhian to find the location of the destiny inheritance and even obtained the Spirit Dragon’s destiny!
The reason for all this was indeed his impulsiveness, but it was also because of Mu Zhian.
If it weren’t for his cheating, how could he feel that it was unfair and question the Spirit Dragon?
“It is said that the two people who obtained the destiny inheritance are Huang Manting, and the other is a girl from the Southern Man.” A cultivator beside him respectfully said.
In the Two Polarities Sect, even the identity of the Third Prince was not that intimidating, but he had the deputy head seat of Metamorphic Jewel Peak behind him… That was completely different.
Being able to work for the deputy head seat was a rare thing.
In the future, if he could gain the favor of the deputy head seat, he might be able to obtain some resource inclination from Metamorphic Jewel Peak… This was quite tempting.
“Can it be confirmed that Mu Zhian also obtained the destiny?” The Third Prince asked.
“It can’t be confirmed for now… At least from the surface, nothing can be seen.” The cultivator on the side immediately answered.
“By the way, I heard from the sect disciples that when Senior Spirit Dragon first left the cliff before, she seemed to have actively approached Bai Ruoxi, and Mu Zhian was also present at that time.” Another cultivator reported the information collected in the past two days.
“Oh?”
The Third Prince narrowed his eyes slightly and tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingertips.
After a long time, it was as if a blue lightning flashed through his mind, and he suddenly thought of a possibility.
“What if… the person the Spirit Dragon was looking for at that time was not Bai Ruoxi, but Mu Zhian?”
If that was the case, it could explain why the Spirit Dragon was with Mu Zhian in the grotto heaven at that time and even seemed to have a good relationship with him.
Because from the beginning, the person the Spirit Dragon was looking for was Mu Zhian, and Bai Ruoxi was just a cover!
“There must be some secret on Mu Zhian’s body.”
The Third Prince affirmed, “You continue to investigate. After the inner sect disciple selection ceremony is over, I want to see Mu Zhian’s past experience.”
The two disciples responded “Yes”.
Watching the two turn and leave, the Third Prince picked up the tea, took a sip, but his mind was wandering.
…
At the same time, on the other side.
“You are very dissatisfied?” An old voice also slowly sounded in Ye Yu’s heart, seeming to have noticed Ye Yu’s current inner irritability.
“My talent and even my destiny are stronger than his. Why did the Spirit Dragon finally choose him instead of me?!” Ye Yu’s unwilling voice roared in his heart, his breath even a little disordered.
The old man sighed, “Destiny only increases your chance of encountering opportunities, but being able to seize the opportunity depends on your own ability.”
“Master means that my ability is inferior to Mu Zhian’s?” Ye Yu was quite unconvinced.
“Your ability is not inferior to his, and is even much stronger than Mu Zhian’s.” The old voice said faintly, “But you don’t know how to be flexible.”
“In the world of immortal cultivation, strength is one aspect, but knowing how to be flexible in dealing with people is equally important.”
“Imagine, even if you are now at the peak of Qi Condensation or even Spirit Refinement and can defeat Mu Zhian in strength fair and square, but if he calls others to help, what can you do?”
The old man’s words directly rendered Ye Yu speechless.
Then, Ye Yu immediately shook his head and said, “No, relying on external forces is ultimately just a crooked way.”
But you have already been defeated by external forces several times…
Bai Ruoxi was originally your ex-fiancée, and Ye Lingxuan and Ye Qian were also your sisters… But now, they all stand on Mu Zhian’s side.
Aren’t these all external forces?
The old man sighed inwardly but didn’t open his mouth to guide Ye Yu anymore.
…
The next morning, Mu Zhian left the room early and came to Two Polarities Peak with Wei Mengrou.
He wrote a paper crane and threw it into Two Polarities Peak. Before long, he saw Lan Mulian riding a cloud to come in front of Mu Zhian.
She looked at Mu Zhian, who maintained a “safe distance” with Wei Mengrou, her eyes smiling, and said, “You came quite early.”
“Come in first. I have already made hot tea for you two.”
After saying that, she took Mu Zhian and Wei Mengrou to the pavilion in the back mountain.
