Chapter 75: Getting a Master (1)
Her? Who is she?
The beautiful sect leader turned and glanced at Cheng Hong Ling. Perhaps due to her status, she didn’t directly scan her with her spiritual sense.
“Her name is Jiang Ling, and she’s a cultivator who came to join our Hua Rong Sect.”
Shi Yuqi said eagerly, a stark contrast to her cold and beautiful appearance.
“This kind of trivial matter, you few can discuss it among yourselves, why bother coming to me?”
The beautiful sect leader showed an impatient expression.
“Sect Leader, this is no small matter! This little girl, at only eighteen years old, has reached the second level of the Huashen Realm, and her bloodline is definitely around eight points.”
The old woman surnamed Zhou introduced solemnly.
“What? Such a thing?”
The beautiful sect leader’s expression finally turned serious, and she then turned to Cheng Hong Ling and said, “Little girl, you don’t mind if I scan your cultivation level with my spiritual sense, do you?”
“No!”
Cheng Hong Ling refused expressionlessly. Although they were all women, she had Profound Ice True Qi in her body, which was no longer a secret in the Xihui Dynasty. To be safe, it was better not to expose it.
Of course, Cheng Hong Ling was not someone unreasonable. After politely refusing, she immediately released Qi Huang, her clone, to prove that her cultivation level was above the Huashen Realm.
“I’ve become a tool person again!”
Qi Huang showed a helpless expression.
“It seems to be indeed the cultivation level of the Huashen Realm, but the age…”
The beautiful sect leader showed a thoughtful expression, then extended her right hand and took out a white circular stone, saying, “Drip a drop of blood on it!”
“For what?”
Cheng Hong Ling showed a vigilant expression.
“You don’t even know the Age-Testing Stone?”
The beautiful sect leader showed an astonished expression, and the other high-level figures around also looked at each other.
“I… should I know?”
Cheng Hong Ling asked cautiously.
“Judging by your accent, you’re from out of town, right?”
The beautiful sect leader probed.
“Yes, I am from North Continent, from a remote small sect.”
Cheng Hong Ling replied vaguely.
“No wonder! This is the Age-Testing Stone. As long as you drip a drop of blood on it, it can accurately test a person’s age. From zero to ten years old, it will show tender green; from ten to twenty years old, it will be emerald green; from twenty to thirty years old, it will be dark green, and so on, following the same color change pattern as most plant leaves.”
The beautiful sect leader patiently explained.
“There is such a magical thing in this world?”
Qi Huang couldn’t help but sigh.
“Magical? Isn’t this quite common in the Cultivation World?”
Shi Yuqi next to her asked doubtfully, a strange expression appearing on her face. The other high-level figures were also the same.
Qi Huang was immediately rendered speechless. She suddenly realized that she had been too “startled by a common occurrence” and was being treated like a bumpkin.
Cheng Hong Ling could no longer stand the strange gazes. She glared fiercely at Qi Huang, then put her back into her Sea of Consciousness. Without delay, she dripped a drop of blood onto the stone.
The high-level figures all stepped forward to examine it closely, as they knew that the Huashen Realm cultivator before thirty and after thirty were completely different concepts.
Under everyone’s gaze, the Age-Testing Stone gradually showed an emerald green light, which meant Cheng Hong Ling’s age was under twenty.
“It seems you didn’t lie. Reaching the third level of the Huashen Realm at eighteen years old, such talent is enough to rank in the top ten in our Hua Rong Sect.”
The beautiful sect leader was slightly moved, a hint of admiration in her eyes.
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression, however, was somewhat dim. She knew that in the Xihui Dynasty, her talent was unrivaled. To think that after coming to South Continent, she could only rank in the top ten within a sect was something she, with her strong self-esteem, found difficult to accept.
The beautiful sect leader then took out the Immortal Choosing Token and tested Cheng Hong Ling. As expected, the result was eight points.
“Little girl, what should I call you? Since you have such high talent, why did your sect abandon you?”
The beautiful sect leader immediately began to inquire about Cheng Hong Ling’s background. After all, Hua Rong Sect was a righteous sect, and they couldn’t accept just anyone.
“My name is Jiang Ling. I come from a remote small sect in North Continent. Because the sect can no longer provide me with enough resources, I’ve come to join the Hua Rong Sect.”
Cheng Hong Ling continued to introduce herself vaguely, knowing that the more she said, the more likely she was to be exposed.
“Since you come from North Continent, why did you travel thousands of miles to join Hua Rong Sect? North Continent also has Immortal Sect forces, and at worst, you could join a closer sect in Zhongzhou.”
The beautiful sect leader pressed on.
“Because Hua Rong Sect is the largest pure female Immortal Sect in the entire Cultivation World. I’m devoted to the path of cultivation and don’t want to be influenced by romantic affairs. This is undoubtedly the most suitable place.”
Cheng Hong Ling had already thought of a reason.
“Ambitious!”
The beautiful sect leader praised immediately, but her expression quickly dimmed. “Alas! If only Hua Tong thought like you.”
“If she did, would I still be worrying?”
The beautiful sect leader sighed.
“What a thankless wretch!”
Shi Yuqi couldn’t help but curse.
“Junior Nephew, speak and act cautiously. She is, after all, the Saintess of our Hua Rong Sect, and also the Sect Leader’s personal disciple.”
Elder Zhou reminded her.
“Hmph, she made a solemn oath in front of the Immortal Tablet that she would never marry. Now she has gone back on her word. Is such a person worthy of being the Saintess?”
Shi Yuqi rebuked angrily.
Upon hearing this, the faces of the few high-level figures turned extremely ugly, and the atmosphere in the grand hall became tense.
“Sect Leader, there are only a few days left before the deadline given by the Cao family. What should we do then?”
Elder Zhou asked with worry.
“Let’s not talk about her for now!”
The beautiful sect leader changed the subject. “The main thing now is to handle Jiang Ling’s matter of choosing a master. I wonder who among you is willing to take her under your wing?”
“I… I… I was the first to contact her. Everything is about first come, first served.”
Shi Yuqi eagerly said.
…
“Junior Nephew Shi, respecting the old and caring for the young is a traditional virtue of our Hua Rong Sect. You should give this disciple to me, your Martial Uncle.”
“If we’re talking about age, who can be older than me? I haven’t even spoken yet, how dare you call me young?”
“What’s the use of being old? High cultivation is the key, otherwise how can you teach her well?”
…
The other high-level figures naturally wouldn’t back down and spoke up to fight for her.
“Sect Leader, as you know, I’ve just become the Chief of Jade Peak and don’t have a single decent disciple under me. As for them, who doesn’t have an Immortal Seed with an eight-point bloodline under them? You must be fair, otherwise, the heritage of my Jade Peak will be cut off.”
Shi Yuqi stepped forward, almost tearfully.
“Alright, Jiang Ling will be under your tutelage from now on.”
The beautiful sect leader was indeed moved and made the final decision.
Although the other high-level figures were unwilling, they could not disobey the Sect Leader’s orders, so they left dejectedly. Cheng Hong Ling’s talent was strong, but not strong enough for them to risk everything.
The beautiful sect leader also left in a hurry, her purpose naturally being to continue her ideological work with her Saintess disciple, so that a perfectly good piece of “cabbage” wouldn’t be eaten by a “pig.”
“Heh heh, I finally have a disciple with an eight-point bloodline.”
Shi Yuqi’s face flushed with excitement, and she ran over to grab Cheng Hong Ling’s jade hand.
Cheng Hong Ling, however, dodged her subtly. She was not used to being too close to people.
Of course, except for Qi Huang.
Shi Yuqi was not annoyed and said to herself, “Disciple, come back to Jade Peak with me! Don’t worry, although I look young, my cultivation has actually reached the late stage of the Huashen Realm. Teaching you, a cultivator in the early stage of the Huashen Realm, is more than enough.”
“What nonsense? Late stage of the Huashen Realm? I thought it was Shentong Realm?”
Cheng Hong Ling was greatly disappointed, as she had a clone in the Heavenly Punishment Realm, albeit a crippled one.
“Shentong Realm? Are you kidding me? I am only thirty-six years old this year. Except for those monsters with Immortal bloodline, no one can reach the Shentong Realm at such an age.”
Shi Yuqi immediately retorted defensively.
“That’s not necessarily true.”
Qi Huang suddenly appeared, thinking to herself that as soon as she and her main body mastered the “Body-Substitution Technique,” she would soon know what true monsters were.
