The moment she thought of creating her own formation, scenes of Gong Liu contemptuously suppressing her rose in Lin Qi's mind.
Of course, Lin Qi did not mention that she knew the Ice Phoenix Clan quite well.
At least in the Cangwu Realm, no one understood the Ice Phoenix Clan's weaknesses and strengths better than she did.
The Ten Directions Venerate gave a soft laugh. "You certainly think highly of yourself."
Before Lin Qi could answer, she answered herself. "Still, with cultivation like yours at such an age, you do have the right to be proud and arrogant. At your age, I was still a village widow, farming the fields every day."
Lin Qi climbed up from the ground. "Venerate, does that mean I passed the test?"
The Ten Directions Venerate nodded slightly. "More or less. Even in another hundred years, I doubt I would find anyone better than you."
Lin Qi hesitated, but ultimately decided to correct the Ten Directions Venerate.
"More accurately, ten thousand years. The Cangwu Realm has not produced an eighth-grade formation master my age in several tens of thousands of years."
Since the Ten Directions Venerate had called Lin Qi proud and arrogant, there was no need for Lin Qi to pretend to be modest.
"Then it seems the Cangwu Realm has been getting worse and worse."
Lin Qi nodded in agreement. "That is the truth."
In an instant, the two went from examiner and student to friends, as though they were simply chatting about everyday affairs.
"How is the Eastern Continent now?"
"Neither good nor bad, I suppose."
"What exactly does that mean?"
"Setting aside the Five Continents' overall strength, the Eastern Continent can at least hold steady in second or third place."
"What is bad about it, then?"
"A whole continent has actually