Rongrong's Transformation

At the foot of Immortal Mountain.

People still came and went every day.

Soul Masters who came to test their Trait Entries and seek apprenticeship under Immortal never stopped arriving.

Especially after Ning Rongrong successfully became his apprentice, Immortal Mountain's reputation had grown even greater.

Everyone had confirmed two things:

① Immortal truly lived on Immortal Mountain, unmatched in the world.

② Immortal Mountain's Apprenticeship Standard—three or more Supreme-Grade Trait Entries—was something people could actually test for.

"So this is Immortal Mountain?"

"It does look quite serene and beautiful."

"It is rather popular too. So many people have come here seeking knowledge and apprenticeship."

That afternoon, beneath the blazing sun, an unremarkable carriage stopped in a corner. Ning Fengzhi looked through the carriage curtains at the scene below Immortal Mountain and sighed.

"Sword Uncle, look. Immortal Mountain's Apprenticeship Standard is rather strict. Only students who test positive for three Supreme-Grade Trait Entries are qualified to become apprentices."

"With so many people seeking instruction at the foot of the mountain, not a single one has met the standard?"

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's intelligence network spanned the continent. Ning Fengzhi had clearly made a point of investigating Immortal Mountain beforehand.

"They say the master of Immortal Mountain is an otherworldly young man of extraordinary beauty. Everyone who has seen him believes him to be an Immortal descended to the mortal realm, unable to help but feel admiration for him."

Chen Xin stood tall beside the carriage and said flatly,

"When I was young, I too was handsome and distinguished. The number of women who admired me was no fewer than this."

"Even if he is handsome and has an otherworldly bearing, demanding one hundred million Gold Soul Coins as little Rongrong's tuition is simply too outrageous. I will not allow it!"

Chen Xin snorted coldly.

Across the entire continent, what academy or teacher would dare charge one hundred million Gold Soul Coins in tuition?

What gave Immortal Mountain the right?

What virtue or ability did he possess to dare take such money?

Was it just because he was handsome?

Chen Xin was not being narcissistic.

He did not believe this so-called Immortal could surpass him in bearing.

Ning Fengzhi nodded, rather agreeing as well.

"Sword Uncle, there is no need to be angry. Let us first determine this Immortal's origins and what makes him exceptional. It will not be too late to deal with him afterward."

"As far as I know, since Immortal Mountain appeared, it has been more like the dwelling place of a recluse, without any extravagance. We cannot easily draw conclusions about where those one hundred million Gold Soul Coins went. We must ask that brat to learn the truth. Let us observe first."

Ning Fengzhi had always doted on Ning Rongrong. In the past, the harshest name he had called her was little witch. Yet this time, he had changed it to brat, showing just how angry he was with the little witch.

Hearing this, Chen Xin calmed down somewhat. In truth, he did not care about the one hundred million Gold Soul Coins.

He only feared that the troublesome little witch had been deceived by ill-intentioned people while away from home and would ruin her life.

"Wait, Sword Uncle. Look, who is that?"

"That looks like... Rongrong?!"

Just as Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin found a spot with a better view to observe Immortal Mountain,

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin spotted a young girl at the foot of Immortal Mountain.

The girl wore a fitted white training outfit and stood beneath a waterfall. Her entire body was drenched, her hair plastered against her delicate face.

What was even stranger was that beneath the pounding waterfall, she was practicing a set of movements that looked slow and gentle. At times, she spun to adjust her position. When she struck, her target was a massive, solid streamside boulder.

"It really is Rongrong. That girl has gotten quite a bit darker. She must have suffered a lot during this time, hasn't she?"

Chen Xin's gaze passed over the crowd beyond the mountain and skipped over the Detection Platform before settling on Ning Rongrong, who was practicing her fists beneath the waterfall halfway up the mountain. His eyes were full of heartache.

"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess is being treated like this here?"

"What kind of teacher is this Immortal Mountain's master? He is making Rongrong, an auxiliary-system Soul Master, endure such fierce waterfall currents, and even strike solid rock with her frail fists. This is not apprenticeship or study at all—it is plainly tormenting the little girl!"

"I will go teach this so-called Immortal a proper lesson!"

Seeing Ning Rongrong suffering beneath the waterfall, Chen Xin had no mind left for rational thought. The killing intent around him was already on the verge of bursting free.

"Sword Uncle, wait."

But at that moment, Ning Fengzhi hurriedly stopped Chen Xin.

As the greatest auxiliary-system Soul Master of the present age, only he could see Ning Rongrong's changes at a glance.

It left him deeply astonished.

"Sword Uncle, look carefully. Although Rongrong is standing amid the raging waterfall, she shows no sign of panic. Instead, she seems to have entered some kind of cultivation state."

"Although every movement looks soft and powerless, when her strike finally lands, it can unleash tremendous force and even borrow the power of the water flow."

"The streamside boulder is incomparably hard, yet Rongrong, an auxiliary-system Soul Master, can actually shake it with her bare hands. Every circle and stance contains immense potential."

As Ning Fengzhi finished speaking, Chen Xin narrowed his eyes slightly. His senses were far stronger than Ning Fengzhi's, and he could even see fragments of stone flying from the boulder amid the spray as Ning Rongrong's fist struck it. His eyes immediately lit up.

"Rongrong's physique and punching strength can now compare to those of beast Martial Soul Soul Masters. How is that possible?"

"Not inferior to beast Martial Soul Soul Masters? This is Rongrong?"

Ning Fengzhi could not help swallowing. He could scarcely believe his eyes.

Was this still their willful, troublemaking little witch?

"I estimate that Rongrong's punch would not lose to the punching power of those same-rank beast Martial Soul Soul Masters trained by our sect after Martial Soul Possession."

"But Rongrong is an auxiliary-system Soul Master!"

"I know!"

"How did she do this?"

"I don't know!"

For a moment, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin stared wide-eyed at each other.

If I knew how to train auxiliary-system Soul Masters to be like assault-system Soul Masters, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would have long become the head of the Upper Three Sects!

"How about we ask the little girl what is going on?"

"I think that would work."

"Let us wait until she finishes training before showing ourselves. I want to watch a little longer and see how she cultivates."

"Go to our Suotuo City Auction House branch and fetch some high-quality medicinal herbs."

Ning Fengzhi instructed his subordinates. Though he was gratified to see the little girl training so diligently and becoming stronger, his heart also ached for her.

Just as Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were amazed by Ning Rongrong's transformation,

Shrek Academy's two street loafers leisurely wandered near Immortal Mountain.

"Fatty, come back. Why are you taking a detour? With so many girls here, shouldn't this be your favorite kind of place?"

"This place is called Immortal Mountain. Have you heard of it? It has become quite famous in Suotuo City lately. Its Apprenticeship Standard is extremely strict, and it has a special Soul Master Detection Platform. Only those who reveal more than three red Trait Entries qualify to become apprentices. These girls all came to seek apprenticeship, so let us not disturb them."

"Oh? Fatty, when did you become so refined? With your personality, shouldn't you be rushing over there? Or did you fail to become an apprentice too and are too embarrassed to stay here?"

"How could that be? With my talent, how could I possibly fail? That time, I clearly tested positive for nine Supreme-Grade Trait Entries. Immortal Mountain saw my outstanding talent and wanted to take me as an apprentice, but I refused, so he became furious and beat me."

Facing Dai Mubai's teasing, Ma Hongjun stubbornly talked tough.

"Is that so?"

Dai Mubai swept his gaze over the girls seeking apprenticeship below Immortal Mountain and noticed quite a few beautiful ones of fine quality. His interest was immediately piqued.

"Even you could test positive for nine Supreme-Grade Trait Entries? Yet all these girls cannot even test positive for a single black-grade Trait Entry?"

"Boss Dai, do you think I am just bullshitting you? I am the Evil Fire Phoenix."

Ma Hongjun sounded confident, but he could not conceal the fear in his eyes toward Immortal Mountain. He hid entirely behind Dai Mubai.

After Su Chen's flute music had blasted him last time, he spent a month recovering. His organs had hurt terribly, and he had only barely recovered recently before Dai Mubai dragged him out to hunt for women.

"Tch."

"If even you can have nine Supreme-Grade Trait Entries, I will give it a try too."