Chapter 316: That’s the Person Elder Ke Has Her Eye On

Once they were outside the hall’s doors,

Chihe Zhenren, knowing Song Jiulai was still confused, turned back and said.

"From now on, you are my disciple. You must remember this: you are not to tell anyone that you refined the Five Elements Colored Stones. You can only let people know that you refined the Three-color Stone—specifically, the earth, water, and wood elements. Understand?"

Song Jiulai didn’t understand, but she answered obediently, "Yes!"

’I know that refining the Five Elements Colored Stones is probably unusual, but why would the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect want to help me hide it?’

’I was even afraid the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect would find out something was wrong when I refined the Five Elements Colored Stones.’

’It seems they did find out, but they covered it up immediately.’

Seeing how obedient Song Jiulai was, Chihe Zhenren gave her a serious, appraising look.

The body Song Jiulai had formed was quite decent.

Her appearance was lively and spirited, making it easy for others to take a liking to her.

"First, come with me to test your Spirit Root."

Chihe Zhenren led Song Jiulai toward his hall. He didn’t teleport, choosing instead to fly slowly with her.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Sect’s grounds were very quiet.

Song Jiulai hadn’t seen any sign of other cultivators on their entire flight.

Chihe Zhenren glanced at her, seemingly understanding what she was thinking, and explained, "This is merely a symbolic representation of the Sect. It’s not where the members of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect actually live. Every cultivator has their own Cave Heaven Blessed Land. This vast Heavenly Palace is simply our Sect’s Treasure."

Song Jiulai and the System both went, "Wow."

’So extravagant.’

Chihe Zhenren then led Song Jiulai to a testing hall, where he extended a hand and sent a Spiritual Technique into the door.

The hall door slowly dissolved into a vortex. Chihe Zhenren walked into it, and Song Jiulai followed suit.

In an instant, they were in an environment filled with the songs of birds, the fragrance of flowers, and radiant spring light.

The Spiritual Energy was also dense. It was a bit like the Mortal Realm, but there was no one around.

It seemed a little lonely.

"This is my cave residence."

Chihe Zhenren said, "My name is Chi He. From this day forward, I am your master. Ever since your eldest martial brother..."

His eyes dimmed at the sudden mention of an eldest martial brother. "After your eldest martial brother fell, I never took another disciple."

Song Jiulai immediately bowed her head respectfully. "Master."

’There must be a sad story behind that,’ Song Jiulai thought, so she knew better than to ask.

Chihe Zhenren nodded. "You are extremely clever. Why haven’t you asked a single question this entire time?"

Everything had seemed far too rushed since Chi He had brought her here.

Song Jiulai should have been full of questions.

Song Jiulai answered calmly, "Refining the Five Elements Colored Stones must not be a common occurrence."

Chihe Zhenren looked at her intently, then chuckled after a moment. "It’s more than ’not common.’ In the entire history of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, you are only the eighth person to have refined the Five Elements Colored Stones."

"..."

System: "Holy crap, you’ve hit the jackpot with this cheat."

Song Jiulai truly hadn’t expected that.

’After all, the benefits of refining the Five Elements Colored Stones were just too great. I couldn’t resist!’

’Good thing my main account got most of the benefits.’

In truth, Chihe Zhenren also had his own questions.

When they had entered the main hall earlier, the Sect Master had only given Song Jiulai a single glance before directly ordering him to conceal the matter and tell no one.

To give Song Jiulai a legitimate background, he was simply to explain to others that she had refined the Three-color Stone.

Chihe Zhenren didn’t actually understand the Sect Master’s reasoning, but he would naturally obey his orders.

He knew full well that he couldn’t fully guide a Refiner of the Five Elements Colored Stones, but at her current Early Stage of Qi Refining, he could still provide some general direction.

Song Jiulai hesitated, finding it hard to admit that she even felt the Five Elements Colored Stones weren’t enough.

Chihe Zhenren summoned a Magic Treasure for testing Spirit Roots. The moment it was tested, both Song Jiulai and Chihe Zhenren turned pale with shock.

"Still a White Spirit Root?"

"How am I still a White Spirit Root?"

’By my logic,’ Song Jiulai thought, ’I’ve changed bodies, and the Sect’s Energy Pool has been working so hard for so long. At the very least, there should be some improvement, right?’

’Why is my new avatar still white!’

System: "Oh, come on. Your Spirit Root is different from other people’s. ’Players’ only enjoy their own innate talent, but you’re with me. What difference does it make if your Spirit Root is white or not? Do you really think your current speed is something a White Spirit Root should have?"

"..."

’That’s true.’

But Chihe Zhenren was completely stunned.

’She refined the Five Elements Colored Stones, but she’s just a White Spirit Root?’

’The worst talent on the Yunzhou Continent!’

’What the hell is this?’

Even Chihe Zhenren likely couldn’t comprehend it.

After testing several more times and confirming that Song Jiulai was indeed a White Spirit Root, Chihe Zhenren exclaimed, "This old man has lived for so long, yet I have never heard of such a situation!"

Song Jiulai: "..."

’Well, you’ve heard of it now.’

While Chihe Zhenren was still pondering, Song Jiulai took the opportunity to check the Sect warehouse and paled. "Where are the spirit materials for my Dragon Breath Spirit? Did you secretly sell them behind my back?"

"Of course not. I gave them to Xue Yao for practice. He said if he gets the chance, he can forge an Earth Grade Thunder Stone Dragon Breath Spirit Magic Treasure with multiple stacked buffs for you by the time he reaches Late-stage Foundation Establishment. At that point, fighting above your level will be a piece of cake. But I think... your main body might even be able to take on a Golden Core Stage cultivator now."

Song Jiulai’s cheat this time was huge, and the Nine Transformations Dragon Bone was a qualitative leap.

There should have been an astonishing change.

But she was far too cautious, taking a cowardly approach to the extreme.

She would never willingly pick a fight.

Once she heard that, Song Jiulai wasn’t bothered anymore, but she was very curious. "Can he really forge it?"

"Let him try. His talent is so high, it’d be a waste not to cultivate it."

Song Jiulai nodded. ’If Liang Xueyao can really refine an Earth Grade Thunder Stone Treasure with the Dragon Breath Spirit for me, that would truly be invincible.’

Chihe Zhenren couldn’t figure it out, so he decided to stop thinking about it.

"When this refining session ends, the final disciples will have a competition. Since I’ve already taken you as my disciple, you don’t need to go through those procedures. But would you like to go back and watch?"

Song Jiulai thought for a moment. Lian Mi was still there, and she wanted to see what Lian Mi’s result was.

That female cultivator had saved her, even if she’d had the strength to save herself.

Still, a kindness should be repaid. If Lian Mi couldn’t enter the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, it would be difficult to meet again in the future. Song Jiulai wanted to give her some spirit materials.

So she nodded. "I want to go back."

Chihe Zhenren glanced at her.

’Only at the Early Stage of Qi Refining, yet she has her own opinions.’

"The flag is still on you, so your cultivation is still temporarily suppressed at the Early Stage of Qi Refining. Once the competition is officially over, I will remove the suppression and take you to Wanxian Sect City to meet the others."

That place before was the Core Sect of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, but no one was there.

The Sect City is where all the action is.

Song Jiulai nodded.

Chihe Zhenren instantly took her back to the Biyin Sect. ’This is so much better than a Teleportation Array, and it’s free,’ she thought.

All the people who had refined the Five Elements Colored Stones were gathered on the temporarily-created mountaintop.

When Ziyan saw Chihe Zhenren return, a smile spread across her face. Having received a transmission from the Sect Master, she announced in a loud voice, "Congratulations to Chi He for accepting a Three-color Stone disciple!"

The words had barely faded when a voice, its tone unreadable, spoke up.

"Three colors? A Three-color Stone disciple has actually appeared?"

Song Jiulai focused her gaze and saw a man with long, flowing hair standing next to the beautiful woman.

He was squinting, sizing up Song Jiulai.

’His bright red hair is incredibly flashy. He’s not bad-looking, but not as handsome as Wuming and the others.’

And then she really did see Wuming. He was standing behind a female cultivator, his features so handsome it was hard to look away.

The System’s reminder came belatedly: "Oh, right. Wuming was scouted by an Outer Elder of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect because of his good looks. You were busy refining stones earlier, so I didn’t mention it."

Song Jiulai: ?

For a moment, she was heartbroken. "Has my great Longevity Sect finally stooped to this? Oh, my poor boy!"

She gave Wuming a grief-stricken look, and Chihe Zhenren suddenly sent her a voice transmission.

"Nonsense. That’s the person Elder Ke has taken a liking to. You must not get into a conflict with her."

Song Jiulai: ?

Huh?!