Could This Be the Drifting Soul Peak Master?!

Lu Yi's eyes widened in astonishment. "Conditions? What conditions? Even an Innate Spiritual Body like Senior Sister Donggong won't do?"

"Who said I won't?" Donggong Mingyue shot Lu Yi a glare, her cheeks puffing out slightly as she said indignantly, "I just need a little time!"

After saying that, she paused before continuing, "As for the specific conditions, you'll know once you meet the Peak Master."

Although Lu Yi was curious, there was nothing he could do since Donggong Mingyue would not say. He would wait until he met the Drifting Soul Peak Master.

At that moment, Donggong Mingyue asked curiously, "Oh, right. During your Entry Peak Assessment, how long did it take you to comprehend a technique? This young lady only spent half an hour~"

A hint of smug pride appeared on Donggong Mingyue's pretty face as she said, "Unless something unexpected happens, we'll be senior sister and junior brother. If you have any problems with techniques in the future, you can ask me. Your senior sister will definitely teach you well!"

As she spoke, Donggong Mingyue even patted Lu Yi on the shoulder, looking as though she had him under her wing.

Lu Yi smiled a little sheepishly. "This junior brother took two quarters of an hour."

The smile on Donggong Mingyue's face abruptly froze. "???"

"Two... two quarters of an hour?!" Donggong Mingyue's already large eyes widened even further, her small mouth slightly agape in a strangely adorable expression.

Lu Yi nodded. "Yes."

Donggong Mingyue looked utterly shocked. "If that's true, doesn't that mean your comprehension is even stronger than Senior Sister Ning Shuang's?!"

Lu Yi smiled. "I don't know whether it's stronger than Senior Sister Ning Shuang's, but the assessment result was two quarters of an hour."

Donggong Mingyue's pretty face instantly flushed red. Just moments ago, she had confidently told him to ask her if he had any questions in the future. Who would have thought that Lu Yi's comprehension would be even stronger than hers?!

What is wrong with this guy's comprehension?! Is it really this outrageous?!

Her gaze drifted away. Feeling a little embarrassed yet unwilling to admit defeat, she snorted twice. "Hmph, hmph! Your comprehension is pretty good, huh? As expected of this young lady's future junior brother! But your cultivation talent is still inferior to this young lady's! Taken as a whole, this young lady is still a little more impressive!"

Seeing Donggong Mingyue's awkward manner, Lu Yi could not help but laugh. With a perfectly serious expression, he said, "Senior Sister Donggong's cultivation talent is naturally beyond this junior brother's comparison. This junior brother still has much to learn from Senior Sister."

Donggong Mingyue's eyes lit up. She planted both hands on her hips, looking as though she were incredibly amazing, then nodded. "Junior Brother Lu Yi, you're not bad either. With your comprehension, once this young lady becomes immortal, I'll definitely help you overcome your tribulation!"

Lu Yi chuckled. "Then this junior brother thanks Senior Sister Donggong."

"You're welcome. As a senior sister, I should be taking care of my junior brother." Donggong Mingyue smiled until her eyes narrowed into crescents.

Lu Yi smiled. "Senior Sister really is a good person!"

"Of course!"

Just then, Lu Yi thought of something.

He was about to meet the Drifting Soul Peak Master. Could he issue a task for that?

He muttered inwardly, I'm going to meet the Drifting Soul Peak Master.

Words immediately appeared on the panel.

Task

Meet the Drifting Soul Peak Master

Reward: Hundred Year Spiritual Milk × 10 drops

Accept: Yes/No

Lu Yi was delighted. There really was a task?!

And the reward was actually ten drops of Hundred Year Spiritual Milk.

This was the first time Lu Yi had ever received so much Hundred Year Spiritual Milk in a single reward, and all he had to do was simply meet the Drifting Soul Peak Master.

Back when he had sparred with Senior Brother Jiang Fan, he had worked himself to the bone for just one drop of Hundred Year Spiritual Milk! The gap was simply too enormous.

Lu Yi happily accepted the task. As he continued chatting with Donggong Mingyue and listened to her introduction of Drifting Soul Peak, they made their way upward.

The main peak of Drifting Soul Peak was incredibly high. Clouds began gathering from the mountainside onward, and by all reason, the temperature should have plunged sharply.

Yet the surroundings remained warm as spring. Green trees and grass lined the stone steps, while streams rushed past. The scenery was incomparably beautiful, like an immortal realm.

The main peak of Drifting Soul Peak contained the Cave Residences of elders and Core Disciples and above. However, because Drifting Soul Peak had so few people, the Cave Residences were scattered far apart and were generally far from the path. Lu Yi would not have known about them without Donggong Mingyue's introduction.

The higher they went, the more exotic flowers and rare herbs Lu Yi saw, while the Spiritual Qi grew astonishingly dense.

Donggong Mingyue explained, "From here onward, even the elders no longer have Cave Residences. There are only the Peak Master's, Senior Sister Ning Shuang's, and mine."

Lu Yi froze and looked upward. There was still a long stretch of road before the summit.

He asked in confusion, "Why? Isn't there still such a large stretch above? Can't the elders establish their Cave Residences up there as well?"

Donggong Mingyue's expression turned slightly strange. "Um... you'll understand the specific reason yourself in the future."

Lu Yi: "??"

Seeing Donggong Mingyue's odd expression, Lu Yi felt that something was not quite right.

Could the Drifting Soul Peak Master have some serious problem?

Probably not, right? After all, she is White Cloud Sect's greatest genius. If there really were a problem, White Cloud Sect would surely exhaust every possible means to solve it.

Lu Yi stopped dwelling on it. The two continued upward and soon reached an area near the summit.

Upon reaching this area, the surrounding Spiritual Qi was dense to the extreme. Lu Yi took a deep breath and felt his cultivation change slightly, leaving him deeply shocked. The Spiritual Qi here was far too absurd.

He looked around and discovered a great many heavenly treasures. He had seen some of them in books before, while others he did not recognize at all.

At the summit stood a bamboo grove. Beside it was an exquisite Bamboo House, and not far from the Bamboo House was a small pool.

The pool was filled with water, with white mist drifting across its surface.

A hot spring? There's actually a hot spring this high up?

Moreover, the Spiritual Qi in the hot spring seemed incredibly dense. The water inside was probably no ordinary water.

Lu Yi was greatly astonished inwardly. As expected of the Drifting Soul Peak Master—what extravagant handiwork.

And the environment here was truly wonderful. The Drifting Soul Peak Master seemed to be someone who knew how to enjoy life.

As Lu Yi speculated inwardly, he followed Donggong Mingyue to the front of the Bamboo House. Her expression turned respectful as she said, "Peak Master, I've brought Junior Brother Lu Yi."

Lu Yi looked at the Bamboo House, feeling slightly nervous. He was about to meet White Cloud Sect's legendary figure.

Yet what left Lu Yi utterly bewildered was that after waiting a moment, no sound came from within the Bamboo House.

Lu Yi looked at Donggong Mingyue in confusion, his gaze full of puzzlement.

Where was she?

Donggong Mingyue, however, looked entirely unsurprised. She spoke again, "Peak Master, I bought the Magnolia Pastry you love."

The instant her words fell, a fragrant breeze drifted past. At some unknown moment, a figure had appeared before Lu Yi, as though she had been standing there from the very beginning.

His heart skipped a beat, cold sweat pouring down his back. He was nearly scared to death.

A female ghost?!

Lu Yi examined the figure before him. She was a woman dressed in a simple white gown.

Her black hair fell over her shoulders, and she was breathtakingly beautiful. Yet she seemed not to have fully awakened, her eyes hazy with sleep. Strands of black hair stuck up messily atop her head, and her gaze was unfocused.

Looking at the woman before him, who seemed possessed by a sleep demon and had not the slightest regard for her appearance, a question mark slowly formed in Lu Yi's mind.

This person... couldn't possibly be the Drifting Soul Peak Master, could she?!

Surely... not?