Meanwhile, at Danxin Peak.
Projection stones are scattered throughout every corner of the secret realm, transmitting all the scenes within to a giant water mirror.
This water mirror was placed in front of the council hall of Danxin Peak, one of the main peaks of the Flying Star Sect. The hall was very spacious, and almost all the disciples of the Flying Star Sect were seated on the first floor, including the new disciples who had just had their spiritual roots tested.
Meanwhile, the elders of the Flying Star Sect were seated on the second floor of the council hall.
The elders, observing the various scenes displayed on the water mirror, began to whisper among themselves.
When the spiritual roots were being tested, some disciples used projection stones to "live stream" the spiritual root aptitudes of these cultivators. The elders, with their profound cultivation and excellent memory, naturally had a general impression of these people.
An elder physician looked approvingly at the white-robed man in the water mirror and said, "This wood-elemental cultivator named Ren Pingsheng is quite good; he seems very straightforward."
"Elder Lin, if you've taken a liking to him, why not accept him as your disciple?"
Elder Lin laughed and said, "With such good aptitude, I'm afraid all the elders will be scrambling to get it, so I won't join in the fun."
"That He Miao is not bad either; he has already killed a demon beast."
"Huh, why is there still someone who hasn't moved?"
"Ah, I remember now, isn't this the one who said that eating ten Marrow Cleansing Pills would allow him to defy fate and change his destiny?"
Venerable Canglang, who had already arrived at the council hall, glanced at the girl who remained motionless in the water mirror and felt somewhat puzzled.
They were so eager to grab weapons, but why did they become so quiet once they actually entered the secret realm?
Another elder laughed, "Hahaha! Why is this girl so slow to react? Hey? What is she doing? Wait, why is she climbing a tree!"
On the second floor of the council hall, a man dressed in a moon-white, wide-sleeved robe, who had been resting with his eyes closed, frowned and opened his eyes when he heard the commotion around him. He looked at the water mirror.
Suddenly, he stood up abruptly, his eyes fixed on the girl reflected in the water mirror.
The Crimson Lotus Fairy standing beside him asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Broken Moon?"
In the secret realm.
Qi Yu squinted at the projection stone on the towering tree, then suddenly gripped the long sword in his hand and climbed up the tree trunk with one hand.
Suddenly, a fluffy black beast appeared on her head and whispered something in her ear.
Qi Yu's lips curled into a confident smile. He leaped into the air, his feet barely touching the ground, and slashed fiercely at a branch of tree that was slightly darker in color than the others.
The branch she cut off with her longsword instantly transformed into a long, brown snake.
The snake's tail was cut off, and it angrily lunged at the girl in black, its tongue flicking out.
Qi Yu unleashed the first move of the Jade Carving Sword Technique—
"Like carving and polishing."
She held the longsword in her hand, and her slashing movements were so fast that they were almost invisible.
The brown serpent was unable to withstand the attack; the sword shadows pierced through its body several times, and the serpent broke into several pieces in the air, crashing to the ground one by one.
Little Black stared with its bright blue dog eyes and stammered, "Master, Master is getting more and more fierce."
Qi Yu nimbly jumped down from the tree and used her longsword to gather the scattered snake corpses together.
"Hiss, isn't this a bit too broken? Will it even count towards the points...?"
Suddenly, the familiar voice of Venerable Canglang came from the call bell that she had threaded through with a rope.
"Calculate."
Qi Yu was startled, not expecting that the projection stone could also record sound.
That's so high-end!
Inside the council hall, the disciple controlling the water mirror, upon hearing the elders' discussion, wisely enlarged the image of Qi Yu and played her voice. The sound of Qi Yu's clean and swift slaying of the snake, along with her questioning voice, immediately echoed in the council hall.
The elders: "..."
Venerable Canglang covered his face and answered Qi Yu's question through the call bell.
The elders were stunned by Qi Yu's sudden act of slaying the snake without warning. After a while, someone finally spoke up, saying, "I wonder where that move came from. It seems rather mysterious."
"Indeed, it's no wonder that this girl dared to enter the secret realm trial with her five spiritual roots; she's got some skills."
"Haha, this girl is quite decisive. I like her. If none of you want her, I'll take her in!"
The Red Lotus Fairy frowned slightly as she looked at Yun Poyue, who was staring motionlessly at the girl in the water mirror.
Yun Poyue was dressed in a moon-white robe, with black hair and a jade crown. He was handsome and dashing, standing out even among the elders in the council hall who had an air of otherworldly elegance. He had the demeanor of an immortal.
He was slightly lost in thought, seemingly lost in memories, or perhaps looking at others through the girl's reflection in the water mirror.
"..." Fairy Red Lotus narrowed her eyes and carefully examined the girl. Her eyes suddenly trembled for a moment.
On the first floor of the council hall, Bai Huan pulled Liu Xing and squeezed in front of the water mirror. Watching Qi Yu suddenly expose the long snake's disguise and then swiftly tear the snake to pieces, Bai Huan excitedly tugged at Liu Xing's sleeve.
"My goodness, Xiaoyan is amazing! Meteor, did you see that?!"
Meteor nodded silently, but a glimmer of light quietly appeared in his eyes.
Bai Huan noticed that something was wrong with him and said, "Meteor, don't be too disappointed. Xiao Yan'er also has five spiritual roots! Look at her move, wow, it's so refined and polished! How amazing! I think even someone with only one spiritual root might not be as good as Xiao Yan'er!"
Meteor looked at the girl in black who was startled by the distress bell reflected in the water mirror, pursed her lips, and softly hummed in agreement.
Can he do that too?
If he could be like her, then perhaps...
Meteor lowered her eyes, her resolve gradually hardening.
...
Qi Yu squatted down, brushed aside the scattered snake carcasses on the ground, and murmured, "I was thinking of keeping them to make snake soup, what a pity..."
Xiao Hei: "..." How terrifying! My master actually eats snakes. Could she also eat dog meat... no, wolf meat?
The elders: "..." Did she deliberately chop the snake into pieces just to make snake soup?
Unaware of what the others were thinking, Qi Yu sighed, regretfully stuffed the snake corpse into the Flying Star Sect's storage bag, stood up, and casually chose a direction to walk slowly away.
In the previous world, Lan Ya had once stewed snake soup, and she had tasted some. The taste was quite wonderful, and it made her nostalgic.
It's a pity that even if there were snakes, the taste might not be the same as what Lan Ya makes.
Carrying a dog on her head was still a bit tiring, so Qi Yu took a few steps and then pulled Xiao Hei off.
Little Black trembled violently and struggled, crying out, "Master, don't eat me!"
Qi Yu: "...Who said I was going to eat you?"
Is it imagining something incredible?
Xiao Hei swallowed hard and chuckled dryly, "No, no, Xiao Hei was just spacing out."
The elders, who couldn't hear Xiao Hei speak but only heard Qi Yu mumble the word "eat" again, were speechless.
Considering the way that little black-furred beast was trembling...
How could this person even eat their own spirit pet? That's outrageous!
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