Bai Yulong's Astonishment

Lu Yi froze, then turned to look and saw Bai Yulong staring at him in surprise.

Several powerful senior brothers and sisters stood beside Bai Yulong. One young man at his side looked somewhat similar to Bai Yulong.

Was this Senior Brother Bai Yulong's older brother? Lu Yi guessed inwardly and said with a smile, "So it's Senior Brother Bai Yulong. What a coincidence."

Bai Yulong crossed the distance in a few quick steps, asking delightedly, "I didn't expect to run into you here. Did you join Drifting Soul Peak?"

Lu Yi smiled. "I was fortunate enough to pass the peak-entry test."

Bai Yulong smiled and patted Lu Yi on the shoulder, saying enviously, "Just as expected of you. Congratulations, Junior Brother Lu Yi! If it were me, I probably couldn't have done it."

Lu Yi thought about it. With Bai Yulong's comprehension, he likely truly would not have passed the first trial.

To gain an introductory grasp of a Qi Refinement technique in two hours meant that, in the outer sect, one should be able to cultivate a spell technique to the Returning to Purity Realm.

Senior Brother Jiang Fan might have had a chance, but when Lu Yi had spoken with Jiang Fan before, Jiang Fan had said he would not join Drifting Soul Peak.

After those thoughts flashed through his mind, Lu Yi smiled. "Thank you, Senior Brother. With your talent, you should have had a chance of passing the assessment too."

Bai Yulong smiled and did not dwell on the matter. "Right, let me introduce a few people to you..."

As he spoke, Bai Yulong turned to look behind him. Only then did he realize that the several senior brothers and sisters who had come with him were all staring in astonishment at Lu Yi's side.

Bai Yulong looked over curiously and finally noticed Donggong Mingyue beside Lu Yi.

His pupils contracted, and he was somewhat shocked. This senior sister was truly beautiful.

Just then, the disciple who looked somewhat like Bai Yulong and the other disciples walked over, cupping their hands respectfully. "So it is Fairy Donggong. I did not expect to meet you here. Has the Drifting Soul Peak Master been well lately?"

Donggong Mingyue nodded with a smile. "Hello, everyone. The Peak Master has been doing very well recently."

Bai Yulong: "???"

Seeing their interaction with Donggong Mingyue, Bai Yulong was a little dumbfounded.

What was the deal with this senior sister, who looked so young? Was her status very high?

How was such a person standing together with Junior Brother Lu Yi?

Seeing Bai Yulong's stunned expression, Lu Yi introduced her, "Senior Brother Yulong, I might as well introduce someone to you too. This is Senior Sister Donggong Mingyue, the Nominal Disciple of the Drifting Soul Peak Master."

Bai Yulong's eyes widened as he stared at Lu Yi in shock. "The Drifting Soul Peak Master's Nominal Disciple?!"

She was actually the Drifting Soul Peak Master's disciple? No wonder... those senior brothers and sisters were all so respectful toward her.

But... when had that great figure taken another disciple? Bai Yulong's mind was filled with question marks.

Lu Yi nodded. "Yes. It's a rather complicated matter, so I'm afraid it wouldn't be convenient to explain it to Senior Brother Yulong."

Bai Yulong quickly smiled and waved his hands. "No need to explain, no need to explain. I understand."

Then he pointed at the Golden Core young man beside him, who looked somewhat like him. "This is my great-grandfather from the family, Bai Lingfeng. He is a Personal Disciple of Spiritual Mountain Peak. Great-Grandfather, this is Junior Brother Lu Yi, Lu Yi, whom I've mentioned before. His talent is exceptionally strong, and he joined Drifting Soul Peak today."

Lu Yi: "?"

He looked at Bai Yulong, then at the Golden Core young man, and a question mark slowly surfaced in his mind.

He had thought this man was Bai Yulong's older brother, but he turned out to be his great-grandfather?!

What the hell was this?

Bai Lingfeng smiled at Lu Yi and said warmly, "I heard my master mention the grand competition. Junior Brother Lu Yi's talent is extraordinary. Congratulations on joining Drifting Soul Peak, Junior Brother Lu Yi."

Donggong Mingyue gave a soft snort from the side. "Of course my junior brother is no ordinary person. He was also favored by the Peak Master and accepted as a Nominal Disciple. In the future, he will definitely become a formal Personal Disciple, just like this young lady!"

"What?!"

As soon as Donggong Mingyue said this, Bai Yulong, Bai Lingfeng, and the other senior brothers and sisters all widened their eyes in shock.

They all looked at Lu Yi, their faces full of disbelief.

Bai Yulong exclaimed, "Junior Brother Lu Yi... you were really favored by that Drifting Soul Peak Master?!"

Lu Yi smiled and nodded. "More or less. The Peak Master thought my talent was not bad and accepted me as a Nominal Disciple."

"Hiss..."

The senior brothers and sisters nearby all sucked in cold breaths, and the looks they gave Lu Yi grew even more fervent.

"Junior Brother Lu Yi's talent is truly astonishing."

"Yes, even that great figure thinks highly of your talent."

"I truly envy Junior Brother Lu Yi. This senior brother is ashamed—my talent is far too poor."

"..."

Lu Yi responded with a smile, feeling somewhat helpless.

He had been planning to keep a low profile and not mention this, but his Second Senior Sister was so straightforward that she simply blurted it out.

Well, that settled it. He was probably going to become famous again.

Lu Yi was deeply troubled. He did not want to be so high-profile at all. What if someone beat him up when he went out?

At this moment, Donggong Mingyue spoke from beside him. "Junior Brother, we still have proper business to attend to."

Lu Yi nodded as well and smiled at Bai Yulong and the others. "Senior Brother Yulong, senior brothers and sisters, we still need to buy things for the Peak Master, so we'll be leaving first."

Bai Yulong nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. "Go ahead and get busy, Junior Brother."

White Spirit Peak smiled. "If Junior Brother Lu Yi has time, you may come to Spiritual Mountain Peak and discuss the Dao with us through sparring!"

"If I have time, I will certainly go," Lu Yi said with a smile.

Afterward, Lu Yi followed Donggong Mingyue into Magnolia Pavilion.

Bai Yulong watched as Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue were led upstairs by a dedicated maidservant, his face full of envy.

Bai Lingfeng patted Bai Yulong on the shoulder and said, "Stop looking. Only elders and disciples with special status can go to the second floor. Our seats are on the first floor. Come, let's celebrate your entry into Spiritual Mountain Peak."

A young man beside them smiled. "Yulong, your junior brother's future status will be completely different from yours."

Bai Yulong's feelings were complicated as he hurriedly followed them.

After the group took their seats in a private room, Bai Yulong looked at Bai Lingfeng beside him and asked curiously, "Great-Grandfather, when did that Drifting Soul Peak Master take on a Nominal Disciple? I never heard anything about it in the outer sect."

Bai Lingfeng leaned back in his chair and glanced at Bai Yulong. "This is not much of a secret in the inner sect. It's just that the Drifting Soul Peak Master herself never announced it, so naturally everyone else could only discuss it in private."

"Why didn't the Drifting Soul Peak Master announce it?" Bai Yulong asked in confusion.

"How would we know?" Bai Lingfeng smiled.

The other senior brothers and sisters could not help shaking their heads and laughing.

"That's right, Yulong. You think too highly of us. This concerns that great figure—how could we possibly know what she is thinking?" A young man beside them took a sip of wine and smiled.

"However... I have a friend at Drifting Soul Peak, and once I learned something from him." Bai Lingfeng's expression was extremely complicated.

"What was it?" Seeing this, Bai Yulong grew even more curious.

Bai Lingfeng suddenly took a large gulp of wine, his expression incomparably strange. "That Fairy Donggong... possesses the Innate Thunder Spiritual Body."