Lin Shengwen was staring intently at the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon Palace when he saw her sign up for the Golden Core Realm competition, and an idea immediately formed in his mind.
Almost every sect in Tianxin City has people stationed here, whether to inquire about various matters in the cultivation world or to earn spirit stones and treasures, at least they won't be regarded as secluded sects.
Li Wunian asked, "This Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon Palace shouldn't lack prizes for the competition, so why did she choose to participate?"
Lin Shengwen: "I don't know, maybe it was just for fun."
"..." Li Wunian.
While Li Wunian and Lin Shengwen were chatting, Yuexi was still thinking about what they had just said.
Yuexi asked cautiously, "Senior?"
Have you thought it through?
"Yuexi just feels that being a senior's disciple doesn't usually end well..."
"Of course, I'm not saying you're a bad person, it's just... could you please try a different approach?"
Yuexi felt uneasy, wondering if refusing this demon would anger him.
"Oh? What kind of way? For example... becoming my maid? It's not impossible, but..."
"I think it's great to be a senior's apprentice. After thinking about it, Yuexi thought, 'Senior is already one of the top experts in this world. It would be an honor for Yuexi to receive guidance from him.'"
Yuexi rattled off the rest of her story in one breath. It was terrifying! Being this demon's maid was worse than killing her. She'd heard her senior sisters talk about demon maids before—they were terrifying…
Ji Yun was secretly pleased. It was indeed enjoyable to be a villain. He pretended to be calm and said, "Then I will now formally accept you as my last disciple."
With a solemn expression, Yuexi clasped her hands in a gesture of respect before the empty space in front of her and said, "Yuexi greets Master!"
"Well, we can discuss the apprenticeship ceremony later. It's inconvenient for me to show myself now."
"Alright, I'll make it up to you later." Yuexi put away her bow.
This scene was witnessed by Li Wunian and Lin Shengwen, who were standing nearby. They were puzzled, wondering who Yuexi was greeting.
But they weren't fools. The only being who could make them completely unaware and transmit their voices over a distance was a powerful being at the Nascent Soul stage.
In this world of cultivation, those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage can levitate and are skilled in using spiritual power.
The Golden Core cultivator can fly directly without the aid of external forces, but it also consumes a lot of energy.
Those at the Nascent Soul Realm can cultivate their Nascent Soul internally. Even if they die, as long as their Nascent Soul lives, they can continue to live.
The Nascent Soul stage is already the pinnacle of existence in this cultivation world.
Registration was now complete, and the elderly man in charge of registration at the City Lord's Mansion stood up and said:
"Registration is closed. We are waiting for the statistics to be tallied. Teams will be selected from groups 1-4. Teams will be assigned randomly. Everyone should gather at Arena 3 in half an hour. Latecomers will not be waited for. Failure to participate will be considered as a forfeit."
Afterwards, everyone dispersed, and the saintess from the Moon Palace left immediately after registering.
The remaining people either went directly to the venue to wait or made some preparations first.
Lin Shengwen suggested, "Junior sisters, we still have half an hour. Let's grab a bite at a restaurant first. The spirit wine at Baiyulou is quite good."
Li Wunian readily agreed: "Okay, it's been so long since I've eaten anything, Yuexi, let's go."
The three then headed to the restaurant, with Li Wunian holding Yuexi's small hand.
It seems that Senior Brother Lin and Senior Sister already understand the rules of the competition.
Yuexi was somewhat puzzled. She usually did nothing but cultivate, and when she went out for training, it was mostly in the wild. She didn't know much about these combat rules.
Yuexi looked at Lin Shengwen and suddenly stopped thinking. She used to ask him whenever she didn't understand something, but now there was no need. She wouldn't ask Senior Sister Wunian either, since she had a living old relic behind her.
"Senior, I don't quite understand the rules of this competition. Could you please explain them to me?"
"What did you call me?" Ji Yun asked, somewhat annoyed. What's wrong with you, fairy?
Realizing her mistake, Yuexi quickly said, "Master, it was a slip of the tongue. I'm still used to calling you that, please don't be offended!"
"Well, my good disciple, let me explain it to you. The rules of this competition are quite comprehensive. All the participants are randomly divided into four teams. Each team first determines the winner, and then the winners from the other teams compete against each other again."
Yuexi felt a headache coming on: "Why not use a points system? The points system used in the last sect competition was very good."
Hearing Yuexi's innocent words, Ji Yun shook his head. What an innocent and adorable little fairy.
"This arrangement is to prevent cheating. Unlike your sect's grand competition, this place is a mixed bag. What if someone deliberately loses to someone else? Then their points will keep increasing, and eventually the fairness of the competition will be compromised..."
"Therefore, the points system is a drawback, while the team system reduces this kind of intentional losing behavior. Those with strength will eventually make it to the end, unless they are unlucky and all the strong players are put on the same team..."
"But even so, if you are the strongest, you can still stand at the end, so this rule is actually a kind of protection for those who are strong."
Yuexi suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. No wonder he's an old monster who's lived for thousands of years; his analysis is so thorough."
Ji Yun stood with his hands behind his back, thinking to himself, "Strange! Why isn't there any reaction after all this talk?"
"I've wasted so much breath, my dear disciple, aren't you going to do something in return?"
Yuexi: "......"
Ji Yun gritted his teeth: "What's wrong with this disciple? How long has it been and he's already disobeying his master?"
Yuexi clenched her small hands, her eyes resolute, as if she had made up her mind.
"Yuexi would rather die than give herself to him!"
Ji Yun was dumbfounded. What was going on? How did things suddenly escalate to the point of offering herself in marriage?
"Junior sister! Why are you holding me so tightly? You're hurting me," Li Wunian said coquettishly.
"Ah! I'm sorry, senior sister, I was thinking about something."
Yuexi quickly loosened her grip on Li Wunian's small hand.
Li Wunian looked at Yuexi carefully and found that her ears were bright red and her face was flushed. This junior sister was a bit strange.
They had arrived at Baiyulou. Lin Shengwen glanced at Yuexi, then led them into the restaurant without asking any questions.
As soon as the three entered, someone came to greet them. The restaurant was bustling with people discussing the upcoming competition.
A woman in the restaurant asked, "Which floor would you like to sit on?"
Lin Shengwen: "Second floor, please find a window seat."
"Okay, this way please." The restaurant staff then led them to a window seat on the second floor.
Lin Shengwen was sitting across the table. He moved a little closer to the table, hoping to wait for Yuexi to sit next to him, but Yuexi ended up sitting with Li Wunian instead.
Restaurant waitress: "Please have some tea first. This tea is Spring Spirit Bud, and it tastes very good. Many fellow Daoists love it."
"Okay, bring two jugs of wine, and a few of your signature dishes, that'll do," Lin Shengwen ordered.
"Okay, please wait a moment, the food will be served shortly!"
The waitress turned and left.
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