After learning that the mountain concealed no fewer than four God King powerhouses, Li Yingxue, Snow Empress, and Xiao Bai fell into prolonged contemplation.
Only after a long while did Li Yingxue recover. She turned to Xiyue (the Lunar Goddess), hope and apprehension mingling in her eyes:
"By the way, Sister Xiyue, with your breadth of experience, what level of deity do you think the three of us could become?"
At those words, Snow Empress and Xiao Bai also stopped what they were doing and fixed their burning gazes on Xiyue, waiting for the God King powerhouse's verdict.
Xiyue set down her teacup, slowly swept her gaze over the three of them, and spoke calmly:
"Snow Empress, God King is within your reach. Xiao Bai, you could try for First-Level God. As for Yingxue... Second-Level God should be no problem."
Hearing this, Snow Empress and Xiao Bai finally felt the great stones weighing on their hearts fall away and breathed sighs of relief.
But Li Yingxue would not stand for it.
She sprang to her feet, her eyes wide. "Why?! Why do I only get to be a Second-Level God?!"
Xiyue shrugged, her expression calm. "It can't be helped. To go further in the Cultivation World, aptitude, comprehension, and fortune are all indispensable."
"Snow Empress is an Innate Lifeform born of heaven and nurtured by earth. She's never lacked any of those three things. There's no greater darling of heaven and earth."
"Xiao Bai is a Race Emperor, and now her bloodline has returned to its ancestral roots. She doesn't lack any of the three either."
At this point, Xiyue looked helplessly at Li Yingxue, a trace of resignation in her voice:
"But you..."
"Your aptitude barely qualifies as high-grade, and your comprehension isn't top-tier either. As for fortune-"
Xiyue