Chapter 51: Il-, Illegitimate Daughter?
“Okay,” Luo Xue scratched the back of her head. “But why do you call me Little Junior Sister?”
Come to think of it, the girl had been calling her Little Junior Sister from the very beginning…
“Because you’re the youngest in this batch.”
The girl replied as if it were obvious.
“And who are you?” Luo Xue asked.
Judging by her attire, she was undoubtedly a disciple of Falling Flower Peak… or perhaps, a second-generation immortal of Falling Flower Peak?
“I’m Ye Ningshuang, and like you, I’m also a disciple participating in this Immortal Ascension Gate.”
Ye Ningshuang patted her already developed chest, introducing herself skillfully, with a natural air of pride.
She seemed very interested in Luo Xue. After introducing herself, she chattered incessantly, asking,
“Little Junior Sister, where do you usually live? Don’t tell me it’s really with Senior Sister? Isn’t it a bit… to live with her?”
“Do you never go out? Or does Senior Sister not allow you to go out? How come I’ve never seen you before?”
“Oh my, I’ve been on Falling Flower Peak for over a decade and never noticed you. You’re really good at hiding…”
The barrage of questions stunned Luo Xue, and she quickly interrupted.
“Wait, let me sort this out…”
“Okay.”
Ye Ningshuang nodded.
“First of all, what does Young Mistress of Falling Flower mean? Is it Venerable Falling Flower’s daughter?” Luo Xue asked her main question.
“…”
Ye Ningshuang’s face immediately filled with horror. She fidgeted for a moment before whispering,
“Little Junior Sister, I’m not your older sister… Young Mistress of Falling Flower is just a title.”
“?”
A big question mark hung over Luo Xue’s head.
Seeing Luo Xue’s confused expression, Ye Ningshuang realized that this Little Junior Sister was probably not very familiar with Falling Flower Peak.
So, Ye Ningshuang organized her thoughts and explained what she knew to Luo Xue.
It turned out that many people had seen Luo Xue go to the Law Enforcement Hall to find the Second Elder that day.
That was the Law Enforcement Hall!
And it was the Second Elder, known for his strictness!
He was actually… talking amiably with a young, white-haired girl…
It was simply unimaginable.
Some Law Enforcement Hall disciples dared to ask the Second Elder, and he didn’t hide anything, telling them about Luo Xue’s origins.
As a result, the entire outer sect of the Peerless Summit Sect was in an uproar.
For a time, rumors spread among the disciples that the usually stern Senior Sister of Falling Flower Peak was secretly raising a young, white-haired little sister.
Moreover, she had the same surname as Venerable Falling Flower.
This inevitably led people to think of the rumors surrounding Venerable Falling Flower, further shrouding Luo Xue’s identity in mystery.
In no time, Luo Xue unknowingly became a prominent figure in the Peerless Summit Sect.
Some even directly ranked Luo Xue as the fifth member of the Peerless Four.
The so-called Peerless Four referred to four second-generation immortals, all of them talented young disciples from the four peaks, whose strength was almost on par with outer sect disciples.
It was only because the Immortal Ascension Gate was held every twelve years that they hadn’t officially entered the sect.
The reason Luo Xue was included was because of Senior Sister Bai Zhanying.
After all, Bai Zhanying had also been one of the Peerless Four back then.
Luo Xue, who was brought up by her, although her strength was still unknown, logically wouldn’t be too far behind.
However, Falling Flower Peak already had a representative among the Peerless Four, Ye Ningshuang.
If Luo Xue, who appeared midway, took her place, it would be difficult to convince the others, so she was placed in the fifth position.
Ye Ningshuang didn’t have any competitive thoughts towards Luo Xue.
She was just curious.
After all… Luo Xue looked like a young girl just over ten years old, still a child.
And Ye Ningshuang was already eighteen, considered an adult in the mortal world.
For them to be considered peers was already a stretch.
Not to mention, according to the rumors, this white-haired girl was Venerable Falling Flower’s…
“Come, come, Little Junior Sister, I’ll introduce you to our peers,” Ye Ningshuang said excitedly. “With Little Junior Sister here, our Falling Flower Peak can definitely beat those stinky men and become the number one among the four peaks!”
Originally, each peak had one representative among the Peerless Four, but now Falling Flower Peak had two, so Ye Ningshuang was immediately filled with confidence.
However, Luo Xue wasn’t very interested in these things. She had always disliked fighting and wasn’t interested in socializing.
Without any threat to her life, Luo Xue just wanted to live a peaceful life.
“Well, in that case, I’ll go cultivate for a bit.” Luo Xue stopped and bowed. “I’m not used to crowds, please forgive me, Senior Sister.”
“Ah, so… alright.”
Ye Ningshuang was a bit disappointed, but she didn’t insist.
Thinking about it, being raised by the taciturn Senior Sister, it would be strange if Luo Xue liked crowds.
But Little Junior Sister was so diligent…
Even at this time, she was still thinking about cultivation.
Ye Ningshuang looked at Luo Xue’s receding figure and clenched her fists.
“I have to learn from Little Junior Sister’s diligence!”
“…Starting tomorrow!”
…
After parting ways with Ye Ningshuang, Luo Xue went directly to Cold Edge Cliff.
Cold Edge Cliff was the most dangerous and steepest peak among the Peerless Summit Sect’s peaks. The sect’s residence was located on a cliff face tens of thousands of feet high, a place even immortal birds rarely reached.
If one didn’t have courage and accidentally looked down, they would be scared to death.
And this was the location of the first stage of the Immortal Ascension Gate.
The Immortal Ascension Gate was divided into three stages, testing aptitude, character, and cultivation, respectively.
They were overseen by Cold Edge Cliff, Underworld Water Ravine, and Falling Flower Peak, respectively.
Those who passed all three stages would participate in the official initiation ceremony on Dawn Light Peak, becoming probationary disciples of the Peerless Summit Sect.
However, the Immortal Ascension Gate’s assessment wasn’t an elimination system, but a selection system.
In other words, even if one failed the character test, they could still participate in the following two stages.
Only those ranked within the top hundred overall could enter the sect.
Many disciples were already on Cold Edge Cliff, busy with the arrangements for the Immortal Ascension Gate.
Perhaps due to their techniques, most of the disciples here were kind and generous, and the sect atmosphere was quite strong.
Luo Xue found a secluded spot, took out her meditation cushion, and sat down, beginning to adjust her breath.
The cultivation she mentioned wasn’t to deceive Ye Ningshuang. The fake body cultivation obtained from the Heaven Stealing Sun Shifting Art was equivalent to starting over.
Luo Xue’s cultivation had already reached the Innate Realm. She had already walked the path of the Post-Heaven Realm once, so retracing it was much faster.
However, considering the commotion she had caused at the sect gate earlier, Luo Xue put on a robe and covered her silver hair with a hood before meditating.
“This way, there won’t be any problems!”
Luo Xue nodded with satisfaction and closed her eyes.
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