"Greetings, Sixth Elder. Greetings, Ninth Elder."
All the Dao Sect disciples in Hidden Spirit Courtyard bowed together.
Li Chunsong waved his sleeve, indicating that they needn't stand on ceremony.
Nangong Yue folded her arms across her chest, as though supporting the ample curves there.
She already had a gentle air about her. Now she smiled as she looked at Chu Huai Xu and Han Shuangjiang, examining them from head to toe with undisguised admiration in her eyes.
Junior Uncle has truly found two promising talents for our Dao Sect on this trip down the mountain, she thought with a sigh.
The two elders personally led them to the entrance of Hidden Spirit Mountain.
The Inner Sect disciples in the courtyard weren't particularly surprised.
After all, despite serving here for so many years, this was the first time they had seen a Charcoal Black Token.
What's more, they had heard a little about Chu Huai Xu and Han Shuangjiang, too.
When they saw the two elders leave, they began whispering among themselves.
"Junior Brother Chu and Junior Sister Han are qualified to reach the summit. Doesn't that mean they might get to see that sword?"
"Of course, if they can make it all the way to the summit."
"I wonder whether the Stone Steps in the summit area are easy to climb. I didn't even make it halfway through the Mountain Waist area back when I tried."
"It must be even harder up there. The trials will be more difficult, too."
After a while, Junior Sister Chen, who had gone to fetch Elder Nangong, suddenly spoke up.
"If you had what it takes to reach the summit, would you really keep climbing all the way up? Just to see that sword?"
Given the special rules of Hidden Spirit Mountain, everyone fell