"Heh heh, it seems this senior feels that you're still not qualified enough. But that's only reasonable. You've merely just begun undergoing tribulation, and the immortals in this world who are qualified to become her disciples are surely as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. It's only natural that she didn't take you as her disciple." Linghu Ying pondered for a moment before continuing, "However, perhaps she never intended to make you her disciple in the first place."
"Huh? Then why?" I asked, looking disappointed.
"Because you're a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect. Although our Heavenly Dao Sect is slightly inferior to Heavenly City in both spellcraft and swordsmanship, we still have no shortage of highly cultivated experts. The supreme expert even possesses an endless Heavenly Dao cultivation. So once that senior learned that you had joined the Heavenly Dao Sect, she decided not to take you as her disciple. Instead, she planned to let us take you as a disciple. After all, the Heavenly Dao Sect is also under Heavenly City's jurisdiction. Although there's a divide between our sects, the separation isn't all that great." Linghu Ying seemed to grow more and more excited as she spoke. Seeing me still looking utterly bewildered, she waved at me, signaling for me to come closer.
Of course, I scampered over to her. Since this clearly meant I was about to receive some benefits, how could I possibly refuse?
Linghu Ying patted my arm and happily sized me up for a while before smiling. "That senior didn't take you as her disciple, so she presumably intended for us juniors to do it instead. Since that's the case, I, Linghu Ying, will overstep myself and take you as a nominal disciple first. How does that sound? If that senior later decides