Zhou Xu felt the same way!
Even someone as privileged as him was surprised enough to meet An Zhengzheng, but it didn't shake him to the core.
At this moment, both he and An Zhengzheng were trying to guess the girl's identity.
An Zhengzheng already had the answer in her heart.
"Hello, Senior Sister..."
The four senior brothers trembled with fear, none of them daring to raise their heads, including Pei Jin.
The person who came was indeed the senior sister of the Ruthless Path, and An Zhengzheng was not surprised.
That was Wen Yu, the legendary senior sister of the Siyue Sect, who was feared by everyone and was rumored to be acting mad!
She sat high above, perched on a tree branch as if on a high platform, and when she looked down at them, it was as if she were looking down upon all living beings.
"You two, quickly lower your heads and don't look at Senior Sister!"
Senior Brother Pei Jin transmitted his voice secretly to An Zhengzheng and Zhou Xu.
But An Zhengzheng and Zhou Xu are both principled and wouldn't easily back down to anyone.
The two young men, fearless as newborn calves, looked up and examined the surroundings more carefully.
The purple fairy dress she wore was surrounded by an aura, which meant that the dress was a divine magical artifact!
How could a mortal possess a divine artifact!
An Zhengzheng was completely baffled.
Senior Sister Wen Yu found it amusing, raised an eyebrow, and spoke with a hint of seduction in her voice.
“Look me in the eye…” A smile flickered in her amber eyes, “How long can you look me in the eye?”
An oppressive feeling instantly washed over her, and An Zhengzheng felt an invisible force pressing her head down.
Shaking, my body trembled uncontrollably.
An Zhengzheng frowned and looked at Zhou Xu, who had already lowered his head.
"...Don't hurt her." Master Wushang hid in the cave and dared not show himself, but An Zhengzheng was his disciple after all, so he sent a message through his voice.
Senior Sister Wen Yu smiled and tapped her fingers lightly in the air a few times.
An Zhengzheng calmed down instantly.
In the moment she calmed down, she discovered that she had actually lost her cultivation level.
His cultivation level dropped!
Why does my cultivation level drop just because I look directly at my senior sister?!
An Zhengzheng was shocked.
Wen Yu rested her chin on her hand, looking down at An Zhengzheng.
"Old man, you actually took on a female disciple..."
"Has our Ruthless Path ever had any female disciples in all these years? It seems like we haven't had one in a thousand years, has it?" Wen Yu said to himself.
However, no one dared to respond to her.
Taking advantage of the moment, An Zhengzheng asked Senior Brother Pei Jin, "Senior Brother, I only glanced at Senior Sister a few more times, why did my cultivation level drop?"
She never slacked off in her daily cultivation, yet she lost her cultivation level because of this?!
Senior Brother Pei Jin was surprised, but he didn't dare to look up: "...This, Junior Sister, I'm not quite sure either. There's no precedent of someone losing cultivation level after seeing Senior Sister."
An Zhengzheng was confused.
This telepathic transmission couldn't escape Senior Sister Wen Yu's ears at all; she found it quite amusing.
"Because you glimpsed the immortal robes. How could you, a mortal, not lose your cultivation when looking at things from the immortal realm?"
These words were incredibly revealing, causing the people who were already looking down to bury their heads even deeper.
This senior sister is amazing; she's actually wearing celestial robes!
An Zhengzheng never expected that it wasn't a divine artifact, but a celestial object.
“No wonder…” Master Wushang said, “I was wondering why you didn’t go crazy when those two little ones were staring straight at you.”
He was terrified just now, one hand pressing on the talisman and the other preparing to make a hand seal, fearing that Wen Yu would go crazy.
Senior Sister Wen Yu shrugged weakly, her voice listless: "Wearing the fairy robes is like Sun Wukong with the golden headband on; it's not good to go crazy now. Looks like now isn't a good time to go crazy..."
After saying that, she looked down at her feet and saw that An Zhengzheng was still staring at her stubbornly.
Oh, this little girl is unwilling to accept that her cultivation level has dropped.
"Hmm... You little girl, it hasn't been easy for you either." Wen Yu gestured a few times in the air, and An Zhengzheng's cultivation level quickly returned to normal.
An Zhengzheng couldn't believe that there were mortals in this world who could control a person's cultivation level like a god.
Could it be that Senior Sister Wen Yu has ascended to immortality?
Everyone was speculating in their hearts.
"Are you going to participate in the annual assessment?" Master Wushang asked her.
Wen Yu said dismissively, "Boring."
"In that case, Pei Jin, lead them into the magic array first." Master Wu Shang was truly worried, fearing that something might go wrong.
"Yes." Pei Jin quickly activated the magic array and led his junior brothers and sisters to participate in the annual assessment.
After they entered the magic circle, Wen Yu, feeling bored, went into the cave of True Person Wu Shang.
As for An Zhengzheng, she relaxed a lot as soon as she entered the magic array.
The previously oppressive atmosphere eased considerably, and the senior brothers all wore expressions of relief, as if they had survived a disaster.
One of the senior brothers said, "This is the first time I've seen Senior Sister Wen Yu without her going crazy." This senior brother, named Yu Tiao, was one of the more humane ones among the senior brothers.
Zhou Xu suddenly asked An Zhengzheng, "Why didn't you lower your head just now?"
An Zhengzheng found it strange that they hadn't been in contact since Zhou Xu inexplicably told her to stop doing business.
Why did I suddenly start talking to her this time?
Given that the assessment was a team effort, and not wanting the situation to become too awkward, An Zhengzheng replied, "I didn't know at first that seeing Senior Sister would cause my cultivation level to drop."
"You don't know?" Zhou Xu asked, puzzled. "Given the An family's wealth, equipping you with the appropriate magical artifacts for identification shouldn't be difficult, right?"
An Zhengzheng said, "...Indeed, no."
However, she also figured out why Zhou Xu had lowered his head just now; it seemed that the magical artifact on his body had quickly reminded him.
"Everyone be careful." Pei Jin interrupted the two's conversation and led the team towards the lake. "In this assessment, we have to kill the dragon to begin the test."
The dragon is hiding in the lake, and the lake set up in this magic array is the Golden and Silver Lake.
As the name suggests, it tests the cultivator's state of mind. Once you enter the Gold and Silver Lake, it will arouse your desire for wealth, power and fame.
The stronger a person's desires, the more attractive they are to the dragon in the lake, so the dragon will attack the person with the strongest desires.
If that person wants to escape, the best way is to let go of their greed.
The senior students took the lead and entered the lake one by one.
An Zhengzheng walked at the back. By the time she entered the water, her four senior brothers had already stood in four directions, setting up a protective shield.
An Zhengzheng and Zhou Xu, as the weakest members of the team, were placed in the position of being protected for the first time.
Inside the protective shield, the two of them, along with their fellow disciples, cast spells to search for traces of the dragon.
"hiss--"
"hiss--"
"hiss--"
With three slams, everyone's attention was drawn in.
"That doesn't sound like a dragon's roar, does it?"
An Zhengzheng had never seen a dragon in modern times, but she had read books in the cultivation world, and the dragon's roar described in those books shouldn't be the sound of it flicking its tongue.
Senior Brother Pei Jin said with a serious expression, "It's a snake."
At this moment, An Zhengzheng frowned.
Snakes—snakes are what she hates most in both her lives.
"How could it be a snake?" Yu Tiao was also afraid of snakes.
Zhou Xu guessed, "I've heard that the dragon's predecessor was a snake. If it hasn't transformed into a dragon yet, it should be easier to deal with."
That makes sense, but An Zhengzheng would still rather encounter a dragon.
"Ah, what is this thing!" Yu Tiao suddenly exclaimed.
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