Youjialuo

Ji Kongling slowly rose to his feet and walked to the front of the pavilion. Lowering his head, he looked over the five people standing neatly below, his gaze moving from one to the next.

However, Jiang Feng had already noticed that when Ji Kongling looked at Wu Jing, there was a distinct extra trace of delight in his eyes.

Jiang Feng nodded to himself. It seemed Ji Kongling thought more highly of Wu Jing.

Of course, Jiang Feng understood why. No one wanted to keep a loud, unruly wastrel under their roof.

Although Youjialuo had taken first place with an absolute advantage, her temperament and manner truly made her difficult to like.

Moreover, Jiang Feng believed that, given Ji Kongling's level, he had already seen that although Wu Jing had been a beat slower in refining the essence of the Ghostcry Mysterious Crystal, her potential far surpassed Youjialuo's. With just a little cultivation, Wu Jing's room for growth was something Youjialuo could never catch up to, even on horseback.

"Congratulations to the five of you," Ji Kongling said clearly. "You are all outstanding among the outer disciples of my Blackstone Mountain Range. I trust that, in the future, you will all have the chance to become inner disciples of the Blackstone Mountain Range, perhaps even part of its core strength."

"However, my residence requires only one household retainer to oversee the refining workshop this time, so forgive me for making everyone undergo a second round of selection."

"To demonstrate fairness and impartiality, the second round will be held one month from now, giving everyone sufficient time to prepare."

"Very well. You may all return."

With that, Ji Kongling swept his sleeve, and together with the attending maidservants, vanished directly from atop the pavilion.

The five dispersed, while Wu Jing