A hint of curiosity arose in An Ran's heart about the Mysterious Ice Holy Pond. What kind of benefits did this energy have for cultivation? This made An Ran think of the Black Pool energy...

The Xuanbing Sacred Pond wasn't close by. After leaving the Azure Dragon Hall, they headed towards the back, and gradually, fewer disciples appeared around. An Ran then noticed a bridge not far ahead of them, connecting to another mountain. Could it be that the Xuanbing Sacred Pond was on that mountain?

Everything that happened next proved An Ran's suspicions correct. They all made their way to the bridge. As they passed the bridge, An Ran couldn't help but glance down. Although she had expected this, the sight still frightened her. Under the bridge lay an abyss with no bottom in sight. If she fell, she would be shattered to pieces.

The bridge is very sturdy and the guardrails are very safe. There is no possibility of falling off unless it is intentional.

When everyone reached the top of the mountain, two mountain guards appeared in front of everyone. Qing Ling took out a token and showed it to the man. Then they retreated and let Qing Ling and others go in.

After walking for a while, a palace appeared in front of An Ran and others again, but this palace was several times smaller than the Qinglong Palace, and the golden gate was tightly closed at this time.

Beside An Ran there are disciples from the Suzaku Hall. The gate is now closed naturally to wait for the disciples from the White Tiger Hall and the Black Tortoise Hall.

"We in the Suzaku Palace are the strongest. I really don't know why some people are so bad at choosing..." The people from the two palaces heard the words coming from the Suzaku Palace before they had even stood there for a while.

Jun Zichen, An Yu, and Xu Errong, who had just walked up to An Ran, frowned. An Yu said to An Ran, "Ran Ran, why does it seem like trouble follows us wherever we go?"

During the time they were in Guangming Island, they had never taken the initiative to provoke others, but the trouble seemed to keep coming to them.

Hearing this, Xu Errong's mouth also pulled out a helpless smile: "Forget it, there is nothing we can do about it."

The Suzaku Palace is the strongest among the four palaces. Most people would choose the Suzaku Palace in such a situation, but her doing the opposite would naturally cause a little dissatisfaction in the Suzaku Palace.

It's just talk, she doesn't care much, as long as it's not too excessive.

However, just because An Ran and the other three didn't care didn't mean the others didn't care. Qing Ling couldn't help but retort, "What do you mean by that? Are you unhappy that Zhili came to our Qinglong Palace?"

"What's wrong with not accepting it? We're just saying someone has no vision!"

"Come and challenge me if you don't agree! You're just saying the grapes are sour because you can't eat them."

"What did you say?"

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Originally, it was only Qing Ling and one person from the other side arguing, but in a short time, all the people from the two halls were arguing. An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen and Xu Errong stood aside and watched this scene with difficulty on their faces.

The four of them weren't good at arguing with others, and usually just started fighting. This situation was clearly not suitable for fighting, so they could only watch them quarrel from the sidelines...

At this moment, a white figure descended from the sky, and the noise stopped the moment he appeared...

Everyone looked at the figure in front of them and everyone shut their mouths.

"What are you doing? As fellow disciples, you should live in harmony." The Great Elder spoke with some displeasure.

"The elder is right."

"It's our fault."

The people from the Azure Dragon Hall and the Vermillion Bird Hall actually apologized at the same time, without a trace of dissatisfaction in their words.

Seeing this scene, the Great Elder's face showed a hint of satisfaction: "No matter which hall Junior Sister An and the other three are cultivating in, she is still our Junior Sister from Guangming Island. As senior brothers and sisters, you should help her instead of doing this."

At this point, the disciples of Azure Dragon Hall and Vermillion Bird Hall all showed a hint of confusion on their faces. The Great Elder was acting a little strangely today! Normally, the Great Elder rarely paid attention to other matters, let alone specifically mentioning the names of An Ran and the other three like he did today.

An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen and Xu Errong didn't feel anything. They just thought that what the Great Elder said was normal. However, in the eyes of others, what the Great Elder did was undoubtedly helping An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen and Xu Errong.

In all these years, they have never seen the Great Elder treat anyone specially.

Thinking of this, everyone's eyes looking at An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen and Xu Errong also changed a little. From now on, it is estimated that no one will have any objection to An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen and Xu Errong entering the Qinglong Palace.

They cannot disobey the orders of the Palace Master.

When the Great Elder was scolding them, people from the White Tiger Hall and the Black Tortoise Hall also rushed over. When they saw the Great Elder smiling while talking to An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen and Xu Errong, they couldn't help but rubbed their glasses, thinking they were dazzled.

Just by looking at each other's expressions, one knew that all this was true. The Great Elder actually laughed! These four new junior brothers and sisters were too legendary, weren't they? On weekdays, the Great Elder, apart from talking to the Jiji Palace Master, basically did not interact with others, and was stationed at the Xuanbing Holy Pond all year round.

How could An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen, and Xu Errong, who had just arrived, actually talk to the Great Elder? Everyone felt that all the legendary stories about An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen, and Xu Errong before were not as legendary as today's conversation with the Great Elder...

After the Great Elder left, the extremely quiet place suddenly exploded, and everyone's eyes fell on An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen and Xu Errong.

This discussion didn't last long. After everyone arrived, the great elder in charge of the Xuanbing Sacred Pond walked up to everyone and opened the golden gate in front of them. "Everyone in the sacred pond, do your best to absorb the energy. Do not fight, otherwise you will lose your chance to enter the Xuanbing Sacred Pond."

"Yes!" Everyone nodded in response

Although they cannot fight in the Xuanbing Holy Pond, there are many ways to compete.

An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen and Xu Errong walked in behind Qing Ling. Qing Ling walked beside them and told them some of the characteristics of the Xuanbing Holy Pond.

An Ran, An Yu, Jun Zichen, and Xu Errong didn't refuse. They learned about the characteristics of the water in the holy pond from Li Su. As the name of the Xuanbing Holy Pond suggests, the water carries a hint of icy energy, requiring some acclimatization upon first entering.

Therefore, the energy gained the first time would be relatively small, and the adaptation process would be longer, but after adapting, the second time would be much better. They had all been through this, and now they were very accustomed to the energy in the Xuanbing Sacred Pond.

(To be continued.)