How could I not know that the branch deans had deliberately sent them along to share in a bit of good fortune? I was simply too lazy to expose it, so I had patiently watched them try their utmost to show off all the way.
As for Chen Cheng, because she had a mentor present, she remained silent almost the entire journey. She only answered a few words when I asked her something.
But soon, one remark caught my attention.
"That evil cultivator might well be an Immortal who ascended from one of the lower realms after proving the Dao. After all, they aren't descendants of the Primordial Immortals, and they often do some utterly baffling things, bringing up some of the bad habits and faults from the lower realms. Hmph—especially some strange fetishes." Zi Xuan seemed rather interested in topics like this.
"Descendants of the Primordial Immortals?" I showed my curiosity.
"Big Brother Xia doesn't know? Or is that not how things are described in your universe?"
"To put it simply, descendants of the Primordial Immortals are the descendants of those who proved the Dao in earlier generations, or their followers and family members brought up by the Primordial Immortals, or their offspring and the like. As for those who have newly proven the Dao and ascended, they're usually called new immortals or Dao-Provers." Mo Qian glanced at Chen Cheng.
When she saw me looking over as well, Chen Cheng hurriedly explained, "Although I'm not a descendant of the Primordial Immortals, I've been eager to learn ever since I entered the branch academy. I don't have any strange fetishes..."
"You don't have to be so nervous. I wasn't saying anything about you." Mo Qian giggled.
"You're a Dao-Prover who came from a lower realm?" I asked curiously.
"Mm..." Chen