The Heavenly Cloud Sect's outer sect holds a disciple selection competition held once every ten years.
Qin Wan opened her eyes and was met with a pair of adoring, burning black eyes...
"I really envy Senior Brother Xiao for having such an excellent, meticulous, and gentle master as True Monarch Fengming."
Qin Wan: "..." This sounds a bit strange.
"Who are you?" Qin Wan looked at the young man in front of her with surprise.
"Ji Jue of the Ji family greets True Lord Fengming."
The simple words "Ji Jue of the Ji family" instantly changed Qin Wan's gaze towards him.
Hmm, the target of my strategy in this dimension.
"Are you an inner disciple of the Tianyun Sect?" Qin Wan glanced indifferently at the inner disciple's robes on the other party's body.
"Yes, this disciple is dull-witted, unlike Senior Brother Xiao who is exceptionally gifted and gained the favor of the True Lord as soon as he entered the sect..."
"..." Qin Wan's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.
This has a strong green tea flavor.
After her gaze lingered on Ji Jue for a second, Qin Wan said, "Your bone age is twenty, and your cultivation is at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. Your talent is no less than Xiao Han's."
Xiao Han, the original owner's eldest disciple, is also the senior disciple with the most outstanding spiritual root talent in Phoenix Mountain.
The original owner had three disciples, but only Xiao Han was taught by her personally.
The other two disciples were chosen by the sect leader after much persuasion, who complained that Phoenix Mountain was deserted. He forcibly selected two talented and lively disciples from the inner sect and forced them on her.
The excuse was that having these two disciples accompany Xiao Han would also bring more human presence to Phoenix Mountain.
Even today's disciple selection competition, Qin Wan was forcibly dragged here by the sect leader.
She had no intention of taking on any more disciples, and the sect leader tried several times to force her to accept them, but she refused each time.
In the original storyline, Ji Jue, just as before, expressed her envy of Xiao Han, as well as her admiration and worship for the original owner of the body, the Phoenix Cry True Lord.
Unfortunately, the original owner was a cultivation fanatic and had no interest in taking on disciples.
In the original story, although the original owner had no intention of taking on disciples, the sect leader forced him to take on disciples once again because of Ji Jue's enthusiasm and his background in the Ji family.
He also promised that once the original owner accepted Ji Jue, he would never force her to take on any more disciples again.
In the end, the original owner had no choice but to agree.
After becoming an apprentice, Ji Jue initially took the original owner of the body very seriously.
Unfortunately, the original owner really didn't know how to teach him, let alone how to get along with him.
With a breakthrough imminent, the original owner left a large number of cultivation manuals, elixirs, and magical artifacts to Ji Jue, entrusting him to Xiao Han, and then went into seclusion again.
When the original owner emerged from seclusion, her little disciple Ji Jue had fallen into demonic ways and become a demonic cultivator hated by everyone in the cultivation world.
Her eldest and second disciples turned against each other in a fight over their junior sister...
Her nominal senior brother, the man with whom she was destined to be together, also treated her only female disciple with special regard.
The original owner was very confused...
Before she could figure out what was happening, the war between immortals and demons broke out.
As the master of Phoenix Mountain and one of the ten True Monarchs of the Lingyun Sect, she could only suppress her doubts, pick up her natal magic weapon, and rush into the battlefield to fight against ten thousand men single-handedly...
The former master and disciple turned against each other. In order to protect his disciples, the original owner sacrificed himself at the critical moment, saving Ji Jue's life.
In the end, the demonic cultivator was defeated and sealed in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
The demon protector Ji Jue disappeared without a trace, and there has been no news of her since.
The original owner's only female disciple, Nangong Rou, enjoyed a life pursued by many proud and talented individuals in the cultivation world.
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Qin Wan and Ji Jue looked at each other, their eyes locked.
Ji Jue's eyes showed genuine affection for Qin Wan. Seeing that Qin Wan did not react for a long time, the sect leader spoke up just like in the story.
"I think this disciple truly admires you, why don't you take him in?" the sect leader said, looking at Qin Wan expectantly.
"..." Qin Wan was silent for a moment. Just when the sect leader thought she would refuse as always, she suddenly looked at Ji Jue.
"Would you like to become my disciple?"
Qin Wan's words shocked everyone around her, and they all turned to look at her and Ji Jue.
In particular, many eyes were drawn to Ji Jue, including envious glances from other inner disciples below the stage, as well as scrutinizing looks from the sect leader and a group of elders.
He's just an ordinary dual-elemental root of water and fire. Although his talent is decent, it's not outstanding, and he can't compare to a direct disciple with a single elemental root.
A twenty-year-old at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage is not bad, but it is not uncommon, let alone rare.
So, what's wrong with True Monarch Fengming taking a liking to this kid?
Thinking of this, the elders' gazes fell strangely on Ji Jue's androgynous and otherworldly face.
It wasn't that they wanted to imagine it; it was mainly that Ji Jue's most outstanding feature was his face...
Oh, no, there's also that mouth.
Thinking of what Ji Jue had just said, the elders present exchanged glances and couldn't help but mutter a curse in their hearts.
Unexpectedly, the usually stern and serious Fengming Zhenjun, who was engrossed in cultivation, was actually easily swayed and liked to hear flattery.
However, upon closer reflection, it's not hard to understand.
True Monarch Fengming is usually engrossed in cultivation and rarely interacts with others. Although her disciples admire her, they still respectfully maintain the etiquette between master and disciple.
It is indeed rare to find a disciple as lively and sweet-talking as Ji Jue, who is not at all reserved.
"Disciple Ji Jue greets Master!"
Under the complex gazes of the crowd, Ji Jue very tactfully knelt down and completed the formal apprenticeship ceremony in full view of everyone.
Sect Leader: "..." This eldest son of the Ji family really has good judgment.
The ladder had barely been handed out when he climbed it on his own, without needing any prompting.
Not bad, not bad, this child is teachable.
Thinking of this, the sect leader, with a loving expression, took out a Qiankun Ring and threw it to Ji Jue.
"Your master is usually a quiet person, so you must take good care of her," the sect leader earnestly instructed.
He was truly heartbroken over Qin Wan.
This girl is clearly young and has an exceptional talent for cultivation, yet she is quiet and reserved and prefers to be alone.
She had been betrothed to Shangling Zhenjun for nearly a hundred years, yet she had yet to express her feelings.
At first, Shangling Zhenjun would take the initiative to visit her occasionally at Phoenix Mountain, showing concern for her and often gifting her some rare and precious materials he had obtained during his training trips.
But human hearts are made of flesh and blood, and Qin Wan, like a vacant stare, was slow to understand.
After a while, even the True Lord Shangling got tired and weary...
He, as the sect leader, was like an "old father," extremely anxious.
Yet this girl, as one of the parties involved, remained as calm as a mountain, showing no sign of anxiety or concern, and always went into seclusion.
Even when it came to taking on disciples, only Xiao Han was personally taught by her. Later, Jiang Shuyu and Nangong Rou were almost entirely managed by Xiao Han, the senior disciple.
In the past, when Qin Wan took on disciples, the sect leader would instruct her to take good care of and teach her personally taught disciples.
When it came to Ji Jue, the sect leader had given up struggling and instead instructed Ji Jue to take good care of Qin Wan.
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