Qiongqi rubbed his face, feeling quite embarrassed. He was one of the Four Fiends of antiquity, yet he was being called Tiger Cub.
The problem is that I'm not angry at all; in fact, I find it quite pleasant to hear.
The landlady, tears welling in her eyes, involuntarily grasped Qiongqi's arm and said in a trembling voice:
"Brother Tiger, it's been 80,000 years, where have you been? Do you know how worried I was about you?"
Qiongqi looked at the proprietress with incredibly gentle eyes and smiled:
"I traveled around the myriad realms for a while, and it took me quite a while. Oh, by the way, let me introduce you: this is Brother Ling, Brother Great Sage, and Brother Lion..."
After introducing Ling Yun and the others, Qiongqi urged:
"Quickly bring out the pickled bamboo shoots and the spiritual tea!"
"Okay, coming right away!"
The proprietress wiped away her tears and immediately went to prepare.
Qiongqi watched the proprietress's retreating figure with a somewhat foolish smile.
Turning around and seeing the knowing smiles on everyone's faces, Qiongqi said embarrassedly:
"She used to be an orphan. When she first came to Qin Domain, I found her and rescued her. Oh, by the way, she's a white tiger!"
"White Tiger?" The Golden Lion was slightly taken aback, his eyes falling on the proprietress's voluptuous figure.
Snap!
Qiongqi slapped the golden lion on the head and gritted his teeth, saying:
"Its true form is a white tiger, but not the kind of white tiger you might imagine!"
The golden lion chuckled sheepishly, "I didn't say it was some other white tiger, haha~ White tigers are great~"
"Isn't a white tiger just a white tiger? Does it have any other meaning?" Abao asked Lingyun curiously.
"Ahem~" Ling Yun coughed lightly but did not answer the question.
Abao looked at Shangguan Hong, who smiled and said:
"How can I explain this to you? Little brother Abao, you're still young. You'll understand when you grow up."
Abao scratched his head, thinking that he would only know when he grew up. But wait, he was already grown up.
Soon the pickled bamboo shoots and spiritual tea were served.
The white Qilin Ling Shan immediately helped everyone taste the dishes. Now all nine Qilins have manifested human form. Ling Shan is in the form of a little girl in white, with a pretty face like a porcelain doll, and is very cute.
She picked up a piece of pickled bamboo shoot and took a bite. "Wow, it's so salty!"
The proprietress standing nearby smiled and said:
"Try drinking some of the spiritual tea~"
Ling Shan tentatively took a sip of the spiritual tea, and instantly the salty taste in her mouth became rich and fragrant. She then ate a bite of pickled bamboo shoots, and the fragrance of the spiritual tea grew stronger and stronger, with a faint trace of vital energy circulating within her body.
"Wow~ It's so delicious!"
Everyone quickly tried it and immediately gave it a thumbs up.
The golden lion exclaimed in admiration:
"White Tiger Girl, your combination of pickled bamboo shoots and spirit tea is truly creative. Excellent!"
White Tiger Girl!
Upon hearing this, both Qiongqi and the proprietress froze. It felt strange coming from the Golden Lion's mouth.
The proprietress paused for a moment, then smiled and said:
"My name is Hu Shuang!"
At this moment, the cultivators in the pavilion arrived one after another, carrying spiritual tea.
"I am the Third Elder of the Immortal Cloud Sect. Greetings, fellow Daoists!"
"I am He Wushuang, a disciple of the main peak of the Liuxian Sect. Greetings to all seniors and fellow Daoists!"
"Qingyun Sect's Jianming greets everyone!"
"..."
A group of great cultivators and geniuses offered tea, hoping to befriend Ling Yun and his group. They found that Ling Yun and his group were all exceptionally eloquent and unfathomable, and must come from powerful forces.
Moreover, anyone who has been to Misty Mountain knows that the proprietress, Hu Shuang, is a hidden expert, and is said to be a powerful figure at the Great Emperor Realm. The group of people that Hu Shuang values so highly must be very important.
Ling Yun and the others returned the greeting with clasped hands.
After everyone had dispersed, Qiongqi laughed:
"Wait a minute, let's go to the top of Misty Peak, there's a great master there!"
Master!
Anyone whom Qiongqi calls a great god must be extraordinary.
At this moment, Abao whispered:
"I heard those people talking about Starry Sky Academy's admissions."
Everyone immediately perked up their ears to listen.
"I heard that Tang Yu has gathered all the powerful figures in the Illusionary Sea Starfield to establish the Starry Sky Academy."
"Wouldn't Starry Sky Academy be the strongest academy in the Illusionary Sea Star Region?!"
"The Starry Sky Academy has very strict admission requirements. Applicants must be from the younger generation and at least at the Great Ascension stage, supposedly in preparation for future wars!"
"I've heard about that. The envoy from Tangyu has already come to Qinyu to recruit students. Now all the major sects and forces are trying to find ways to send their strongest geniuses into Starry Sky Academy!"
"..."
Hearing the murmurs of the crowd, Ling Yun looked at A Bao and the others and smiled:
"Are you interested in training at the Starry Sky Academy?"
Abao and Lingxi immediately shook their heads like rattles.
"No way. Even if Starry Sky Academy is amazing, does it have instructors as amazing as Big Brother Qiongqi, Great Sage, and Lion?"
Lingxi spoke up. Now Lingxi is about the same age as Lingyao, both being girls around ten years old, and her true form has grown into a large white fox.
When Lingxi took human form, her captivating beauty was so striking that any man who saw her would be moved.
Ling Yun rubbed Ling Xi's head and smiled:
"Our Lingxi is so eloquent! Let's go, let's go to the mountaintop to see that great god!"
Immediately, everyone stood up. Hu Shuang packed up her stall and followed along. She and Qiongqi walked side by side, and as they walked, their hands came together.
Seeing that Ling Yun and his group walked so easily, everyone was immediately shocked.
Only the Great Emperor could traverse the path from the mountainside to the summit. Seeing how effortlessly they walked, everyone was deeply awestruck.
"Could it be that we've encountered a true immortal?"
Just then, Ling Yun and the others suddenly turned around and saw that over a thousand top geniuses and several hundred powerful figures had arrived halfway up the mountain.
Ah Bao said:
"It is estimated that the envoy from Tangyu Starry Sky Academy is preparing to select disciples at Misty Mountain."
After glancing at these geniuses, the group continued climbing.
On the way, the golden lion asked curiously:
"Brother Qiongqi, who is that great god on the mountaintop?"
Qiongqi laughed:
"You'll see when you get there. You may not have heard of his name, but he's a true master!"
This immediately piqued everyone's curiosity.
Before long, the group arrived at the mountain peak. Looking out, they had a panoramic view of Misty Mountain. From the top, the entire Misty Mountain looked like a fairy playing the zither, a breathtaking sight.
The spiritual energy at the mountain peak was so dense that it was outrageous, even forming spiritual stones scattered all over the ground.
Then, everyone saw a chessboard in the very center of the mountaintop.
There is an unfinished game of chess on the board, and next to the board is a stone sculpture of a person holding a piece and preparing to place it.
Qiongqi Road:
"This great master is named Zhuge Qingtian. He entered the Dao through Go and cultivated to the realm of Immortal King. He once said that if he could break this game, he could become an Immortal Emperor."
However, he has been in this place for tens of millions of years, and still hasn't been able to break the deadlock.
After he finished speaking, the stone carving shattered with a crack, revealing the image of an old man with white hair and a white beard.
The old man had deep eyes and a restrained aura, yet he still maintained the posture of holding a chess piece, ready to place it.
The old man was none other than Zhuge Qingtian, the great god mentioned by Qiongqi.
Golden Lion nodded and said:
"To be able to cultivate to the Immortal King realm using Go, a seemingly minor skill, is enough to be called a master!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuge Qingtian suddenly turned to look at the Golden Lion:
"Go is no trivial matter!"
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