"Impossible!" Old Ba sprang to her feet.
"Yes, absolutely impossible! No matter how extraordinary he is, he cannot possibly possess cultivation potential equal to the ancestor's. There must be something wrong with Nine-Level Mountain. It failed on Jiu'er, and it failed on him too..."
Yes. From their perspective, perhaps only the word "failed" could explain it.
Nine-Level Mountain was where the ancestor had transformed into the Dao. The rule left behind was this: only those whose Cultivation Foundation matched hers could reach the summit! Jiu'er had only five tail roots. Even if beaten to death, she could not possibly be the same as the ancestor, yet she had reached the summit! Lin Su did not even have a single tail. It was even more impossible for him to possess the Nine-Tailed Bloodline. If he had reached the summit, it could only be because of his Cultivation Foundation—but could his Cultivation Foundation possibly equal the ancestor's? How could that be?
Therefore, after eliminating every impossible possibility, only one possibility remained: Nine-Level Mountain had failed!
Fifth Sister and Eighth Sister turned around at the same time. "Mother, since Nine-Level Mountain has failed, then we can climb it too. Please send us in..."
The clan leader pondered for a moment. "You two sisters both like him. Your mother cannot favor one over the other. How about this? Each of you relies on her own ability. But there is one condition: no underhanded tricks, and absolutely do not make him dislike you."
Fifth Sister and Eighth Sister nodded together. "Don't worry, Mother. At worst, Fifth Sister and I—Eighth Sister and I—can serve him together. It is merely a matter of who comes first. We are not unreasonable people..."
The clan leader nodded approvingly. "Good. Go!"
The two sisters flew up at once. As they