Meeting an old friend truly was a joyful thing.
Li Ye looked back, but did not spot Perfected Person You Tian. Only then did he naturally head toward Su Ya.
The two of them slowly walked forward across the platform.
There was no need for pleasantries or formalities.
From the moment they met, the faint melancholy and awkwardness brought by their brief separation had utterly vanished.
"This is the sect's God Jade Platform."
Su Ya introduced, "Further ahead is God Jade Valley, where new disciples are assessed.
The Earth Sentiment Technique, Dawnlight Seed-Soothing Art, and Five Elements Ascending Spirit Art that you have learned, Junior Brother, must all undergo an assessment.
If you pass, you will receive the corresponding reward. If you earn an evaluation of A-plus or above, the rewards will be even better."
"And what if I fail?" Though Li Ye was confident that he would certainly pass, he was still curious what would happen if he did not.
"..." Su Ya said nothing, merely staring at Li Ye with an odd look—the latter instantly understood that failing would be truly humiliating.
He was, after all, now the disciple of a Nascent Soul master, and had even received Jianmu's blessing from the Myriad Gods Shrine. It would be genuinely mortifying!
Face really was important to cultivators!
So Li Ye's fighting spirit immediately blazed to life.
"Leave it to this Junior Brother."
The two had by then arrived before a pavilion carved from white jade. After saying this, Li Ye strode inside with his head held high and chest thrust out.
The instant he entered, his vision blurred for a moment.
Then, what appeared before him was a stretch of barren land.
The earth was dry and cracked. The only things growing from the ground were patches of withered