Chen Lin extended his perception to examine the Enlightenment Stone at the mountain peak.
A little girl stood beneath the enormous stone, her eyes gently closed, waves of unique fluctuations emanating from her body.
"So she has an innate Dao body."
Chen Lin withdrew his perception and made the remark.
Wen Jingxue immediately said, "For her to make the Heaven's Will Bell ring eighteen times on its own, I'm afraid an innate Dao body alone wouldn't be enough. There must be something else special about her."
"Then we'll have to observe her over time."
Chen Lin knew what she was worried about.
Generally speaking, an exceptionally unusual constitution raised suspicions that someone was the reincarnation of a mighty cultivator.
But he had sensed nothing abnormal about the little girl, and he could not conclude that there was something wrong with her on that basis alone. They could only keep a closer eye on her.
Wen Jingxue nodded.
"If she isn't the reincarnation of a mighty cultivator, she really is a promising seedling worth nurturing. Perhaps she'll become a pillar of the sect."
Chen Lin smiled.
He said mildly, "Even if she is, it doesn't matter. Mighty cultivators are people too, not raging floods or savage beasts. Besides, once they reincarnate, they have to start everything over. After awakening, they merely have more memories than ordinary people."
"Then... would you like to take her as a disciple, Sect Master?"
Wen Jingxue asked tentatively.
Chen Lin thought it over and agreed. "Very well. I'll teach her myself. Bring over the one trailing at the very back too. I'll take them both with me."
"The one at the very back?"
Wen Jingxue looked toward the Heart-Inquiring Path.
A chubby little boy was struggling to climb upward.
But no matter how hard he tried,