Venerable Han Xiao listened to Han Lian's words, merely frowned, and said:
"You're right. At present, you truly are no longer suited to cultivate on the same peak as me. Which mountain peak did you choose?"
"This disciple chose Youhan Peak. It isn't far from Master, making it convenient for this disciple to seek your guidance at any time."
Han Lian replied respectfully.
Han Xiao waved a hand and said:
"With your current cultivation, there is little more I can teach you as your master. What remains depends on your own comprehension and accumulation of spiritual power."
"Once a master, always a master. This disciple still has much to learn."
Han Lian chose pleasant words to say.
Just as the two finished this topic, Hao Miaoling knocked on the restriction. Holding a jade slip in her hand, she seemed to have come seeking guidance.
Han Lian's heroic brows furrowed slightly. Then she turned and said with a smile:
"Master, since you accepted Miaoling as your disciple, why didn't you hold a disciple acceptance ceremony?"
Venerable Han Xiao swept open the restriction with her sleeve and let Hao Miaoling enter before saying:
"More than half of the Nascent Soul Cultivators our sect sent to this Grand Competition of the Five Regions perished. Only you and Han Xi returned. As your master, I do not wish to be so high-profile at a time like this, so Miaoling can only be wronged."
Han Lian's expression remained unchanged as she replied:
"Master is right. At this critical juncture, it is better to keep a low profile. However, I prepared an initiation gift for Junior Sister, as a small token of my feelings."
With that, she took out a Storage Pouch she had prepared long ago from her sleeve and sent it flying before Hao