Passing the Test

Outside the mist, no one could see what was happening within, nor could they hear any sound from inside. They could only stare at the fog before them.

Only the Sect Master suddenly widened her eyes, a look of astonishment appearing in them. Song Zhong had won!

He had even struck Extreme Ice with a palm.

This...

Even as the Sect Master of a great sect, even after living through endless years and seeing who knew how many Heavenly Prodigies, she was stunned for a moment.

Extreme Ice, who had made the move, was an Immortal King. Even if she had suppressed her cultivation to the third level of the Venerable Realm, she was still an Immortal King!

There had been nothing mysterious about Song Zhong's strike. He had simply relied on sheer strength, on the ferocity of lightning, to shatter Extreme Ice's attack.

A monster. He truly was a monster.

The Glacial Immortal King likewise stared blankly at Song Zhong. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, not a single word came out.

She simply looked at Song Zhong, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Song Zhong looked at the Glacial Immortal King, who seemed to have frozen up, his eyes full of confusion.

Why are you spacing out here?

Why is your gaze so strange?

Don't tell me you can't accept that I hit you with a palm?

You're an Immortal King. Don't tell me you don't even have that much resilience?

Still, an Immortal King's body was truly powerful—and strange. That palm had clearly felt quite soft at first, followed by that terrifying elasticity and toughness.

So was it hard or soft, exactly?

Looking at her across from him, Song Zhong suddenly found a question popping into his mind for some reason.

If an ordinary person—an ordinary man—married an Immortal King as his wife...

After several decades, would the Immortal King still be a virgin?

After all, he wouldn't be able to break through her defenses!

He did not know how long he had waited when the Glacial Immortal King's voice suddenly rang out. "You win."

Perhaps it was an illusion, but the Glacial Immortal King's voice seemed less cold than before.

The next moment, the mist instantly dispersed, and everyone immediately looked toward the center of the field.

At the same time, the Glacial Immortal King's voice rang out again.

"Qintian Elder, calculate a date for their Dao Companion Ceremony."

Everyone froze at those words. Qintian Elder was an elder specifically responsible for divination. Every major date was calculated by Qintian Elder.

The problem was...

"A Dao Companion Ceremony?"

"The Grand Elder has acknowledged him?"

"Didn't the Grand Elder say before that she did not want him to become Moonrise True Monarch's Dao companion? Why did her attitude suddenly change?"

"Could it be...? Impossible. An Immortal King made a move. There was no way she could have lost."

"It must be that the Grand Elder saw that Song Zhong's talent was truly exceptional, so she finally softened her heart and went easy on him."

"That must be it."

The crowd quickly came up with the explanation.

Among the crowd, Star-Thunder True Lord was completely dumbfounded. No, I had already planned to let one of my juniors become Song Zhong's Dao companion. Grand Elder, why did you agree to this?

So my plans were all for nothing?

Not far from her, after Qintian Elder froze for a moment, she quickly nodded and replied, "Yes. This disciple will return and calculate the date at once. Moonrise True Monarch's Dao Companion Ceremony is a major event. This disciple will personally oversee it."

She clearly looked even older than the Glacial Immortal King, yet she kept calling herself this disciple.

Among the crowd, Carefree True Monarch frowned deeply. Why had the Grand Elder agreed?

Hearing her master's words, Wu Qingqing could not help but reveal a delighted expression. It worked?

Had Master softened her heart in the end?

Or had Song Zhong truly defeated Master?

Though she was filled with doubts, she did not dare voice them.

The Glacial Immortal King swept her gaze around and said, "All right. Since you have passed the test, although you have not yet held a Dao Companion Ceremony, you can still be considered half a member of the Piaomiao Sect.

"And everyone who passes the test is asked one question by our Piaomiao Sect.

"Are you willing to join the Piaomiao Sect?"

It was here. Finally.

Song Zhong nodded. "I am willing."

"Good." The Glacial Immortal King did not give Song Zhong a chance to say anything further. She nodded again and said, "You cultivate the Lightning Dao. You may choose someone skilled in the Lightning Dao from our Piaomiao Sect and take them as your master."

Song Zhong was slightly stunned again. He was supposed to find a master already? This pace was truly fast enough.

Still, he really did need a master.

He possessed Instant Eternity, and his cultivation speed was fast, but cultivation alone was not enough. He also needed spells.

His sorcery and spells were all stuck at the True Lord Realm.

They had been extremely powerful in the world he came from, but here, the True Lord Realm could not even rank among the strong; it was even considered weak.

When he fought others again in the future, he would no longer hold the advantage. He would be at a disadvantage instead.

He needed stronger spells.

Song Zhong could not help looking toward Wu Qingqing. He did not know who in the Piaomiao Sect was an expert in the Lightning Dao. Who else was he supposed to look at if not Wu Qingqing?

Was he supposed to look at the Glacial Immortal King?

Among the crowd, Star-Thunder True Lord did not hesitate in the slightest and directly spoke up. "I am Star-Thunder True Lord.

"Since you cultivate the Lightning Dao, would you be willing to become my disciple?"

This boy was a monster.

Especially given how drastically the Grand Elder's attitude had changed. Even if Song Zhong had lost, he must have displayed even greater strength and earned the Grand Elder's approval.

What was there to hesitate over?

She should simply take him in as her disciple.

It was just a pity. Originally, he could have become one of her own lineage, completely one of her own people.

Hearing this, Song Zhong turned to look over. At once, a poem surfaced in his mind: Viewed from the front, a ridge; from the side, a peak...

Star-Thunder True Lord? She ought to be called Great Thunder True Lord!

A True Lord... Wasn't she on the same level as his Qingqing?

Oh, perhaps she was a real True Lord, while Wu Qingqing was only a Half-Step True Monarch. Still, they were about the same.

Besides, once his Qingqing broke through, she would probably be stronger than her.

Take her as his master?

Couldn't there be an Immortal King...

All right, perhaps the Piaomiao Sect did not have many Immortal Kings. Maybe it only had the Sect Master and the Grand Elder.

But a Half-Step Immortal King would do too.

An ordinary True Lord seemed a little weak, didn't she?

Suddenly, Wu Qingqing's voice sounded in his mind. "There are seven True Lords in our Piaomiao Sect who cultivate the Lightning Dao.

"Among them, Star-Thunder True Lord is the strongest.

"Although Star-Thunder True Lord and I are both called True Lords, I am only a Half-Step True Monarch.

"Star-Thunder True Lord, however, is an True Lord extremely close to becoming a Half-Step Immortal King.

"Furthermore, among the seven True Lords who cultivate the Lightning Dao, she is the youngest!"

Song Zhong instantly understood. The strongest and the youngest, which meant...

"Among the True Lords of the Piaomiao Sect who cultivate the Lightning Dao, this Great Thunder—no, this Star-Thunder True Lord you mentioned has the best talent.

"She sounds pretty good?

"Then should I go with this Great Thunder?"

Just as Song Zhong finished replying to Wu Qingqing through voice transmission, an aged voice rang out.

"I also cultivate the Lightning Dao. How about you become my disciple instead?"

The voice did not come from the crowd, but from the foot of the mountain.

It was also a man's voice.