Chapter 53: It’s Really Not My Intention to Cheat…
The howling wind battered them, and everyone struggled to resist.
If it were just the chill on the ground, the Peerless Four wouldn’t even need to exert their full strength.
But they were the prodigies the sect had high hopes for, the leaders of the disciples of this Immortal Ascension Gate, so the requirements were much higher.
However, the four were also in competition with each other.
Among them, there was a leader.
The young man in golden robes was Ye Liufeng of Dawn Light Peak. As a direct descendant of the sect, he couldn’t lose to anyone.
His golden robe danced, his sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes shone, and he forcibly dispelled most of the chill.
Thus, Ye Liufeng had some energy to spare to observe the performance of the other four.
“Kong Lianbin’s aptitude seems to be on par with mine, Li Guixing is still shrouded in mystery… but it seems he’s also struggling quite a bit.”
The Daoist priest with squinted eyes was Kong Lianbin of Cold Edge Cliff. Although he maintained a faint smile, the beads of sweat on his forehead couldn’t lie.
Li Guixing, shrouded in shadows, didn’t say a word, but his trembling shadow revealed his struggle.
“As for Ye Ningshuang… heh, Falling Flower Peak has no one, just a little monkey acting as the king.”
Ye Liufeng glanced at Ye Ningshuang disdainfully. She was clearly the worst performer among the four, persisting only through sheer willpower, her face pale.
“As for that one who appeared out of nowhere…”
Ye Liufeng’s disdainful gaze slowly shifted to the small figure at the edge, but the scene he saw almost made him lose his composure.
“How… how is this possible!”
He saw Luo Xue playing with her bangs, looking bored, as if she found this test too simple.
His breathing quickened, and Ye Liufeng’s cultivation became unstable, the chill seeping into his bones.
“Focus.”
Xi Xiaofeng’s deep voice rang out, calming the ripples in Ye Liufeng’s heart and snapping him out of his near-trance.
Ye Liufeng didn’t dare to be careless and could only focus his mind, maintaining his resistance against the chill.
Xi Xiaofeng saw all of this. He glanced at Luo Xue, who was looking around, and sighed inwardly.
“If not for the Sect Master’s instructions…”
The outside world said that this white-haired girl, suspected to be Venerable Falling Flower’s daughter, was an unparalleled genius.
But he knew that she didn’t have any cultivation at all, not even meeting the minimum requirement for the aptitude test.
In this case, participating in the Immortal Ascension Gate was just being cannon fodder…
But the Sect Master had instructed him to accept her as a registered disciple.
The problem was, to become a disciple of the Peerless Summit Sect, one had to pass the Immortal Ascension Gate. This was the only unbreakable rule of the Peerless Summit Sect since its founding.
Then… he could only cheat.
“I’ve always treated people with kindness and sincerity, yet I’ve come to such a shameless point…”
Xi Xiaofeng lamented inwardly, guiltily avoiding Luo Xue’s gaze.
Finally, the test ended. After the elders finished recording the results, the bone-chilling wind stopped, and Xi Xiaofeng’s torment finally came to an end.
“Peak Master,” a nearby guardian elder bowed, “according to tradition, you need to say a few words.”
“I’ll pass.”
Xi Xiaofeng didn’t want to say a word more. He flicked his sleeve, turned around, and left hurriedly.
The guardian elder was stunned, but he quickly reacted, taking Xi Xiaofeng’s place and saying some encouraging words to the aspiring cultivators below.
“Little Junior Sister!”
A slightly weak but joyful voice rang out, and Luo Xue finally snapped out of her daze.
She had been standing there the whole time, not feeling anything until the test ended—after all, whether it ended or not made no difference to her.
Ye Ningshuang looked at Luo Xue with a mixture of shock and joy, her beautiful eyes shining.
“I didn’t expect Little Junior Sister to have such talent!”
“Huh?” Luo Xue blinked.
“This bone-chilling wind increases its intensity based on one’s cultivation. The higher the talent, the more efficient one is at resisting the chill with spiritual energy. That’s why it’s used as an aptitude test.”
Ye Ningshuang clapped her hands gently. “Little Junior Sister is amazing. This bone-chilling wind is like a warm breeze to you…”
“It really is a warm breeze…”
Luo Xue said with a mournful face.
She was telling the truth.
Just then, a discordant voice rang out, filled with resentment.
“Luo Xue of Falling Flower Peak, don’t get too cocky!”
Luo Xue instinctively looked towards the source of the sound and saw the arrogant young master in golden robes from earlier.
“I don’t know what tricks you used to feel so comfortable in the bone-chilling wind,” Ye Liufeng snorted coldly, “but in the next two tests, you won’t be so lucky. I am the true genius of this generation, and I will not lose to you!”
After saying that, Ye Liufeng flicked his sleeve and left.
“Little Junior Sister Luo Xue, this Senior Brother is also looking forward to your performance.”
The Daoist priest with squinted eyes, Kong Lianbin, put his hands in his sleeves and said with a smile, then also left.
As for Li Guixing, no one knew when he had disappeared.
“Don’t listen to that idiot Liufeng. He always fantasizes about becoming the next Sect Master and spouts nonsense.” Ye Ningshuang muttered beside Luo Xue. “Stay away from Kong Lianbin too. Those with squinted eyes are never good people.”
“As for Li Guixing… don’t mind him. You can hardly ever find him anyway.”
Luo Xue agreed with Ye Ningshuang’s words, especially the second sentence, which she deeply understood.
“So, Little Junior Sister, come with your Senior Sisters…”
Before Ye Ningshuang could finish her sentence, which sounded like she was trying to lure a little girl, the small figure before her vanished instantly, disappearing into the crowd.
Her hood concealed her white hair, and she was nowhere to be found in the crowd.
“Uh…” Ye Ningshuang stood there for a while, then scratched the back of her head. “Am I that scary?”
…
Luo Xue stealthily made her way back to Senior Sister’s residence deep within Falling Flower Peak and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The thought of being surrounded by those gossip-loving Senior Sisters made her scalp tingle.
After just two brief encounters, Ye Ningshuang had already revealed so much gossip, not to mention the rest of the sisterhood.
If it were just gossip, Luo Xue wouldn’t mind listening, but Ye Ningshuang clearly had ulterior motives.
She must have come to her to gather information!
If those gossip-loving Senior Sisters started questioning her, Luo Xue was afraid she would even reveal the color of Senior Sister’s underwear.
Yes, Senior Sister’s.
“In short, it’s better to avoid them…”
Just thinking about it was terrifying.
Luo Xue calmed down and turned her thoughts to what had happened today.
“Why were they helping me cheat? Senior Sister… no, it shouldn’t be Senior Sister, her personality wouldn’t allow for such a thing.”
“Could it be my convenient mother? It does seem like something she would do…”
With Luo Huaxin’s style, Luo Xue wouldn’t be surprised if she had threatened the Peak Masters with a knife.
However, as fellow Peak Masters, they probably wouldn’t be so easily threatened.
“Forget it, I’ll see tomorrow.”
After thinking for a while, Luo Xue decided to give up on further investigation. After all, without any clues, further thinking wouldn’t yield any results.
There were still the second and third trials of the Immortal Ascension Gate. At that time… she would see what was going on.
“I’ll continue to cultivate diligently and strive to reach the Innate Realm… Reaching the same level as my main body is the safest course of action.”
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