Lu Yun Skirt was beside herself with fury, yet she could not refute him. She could only swallow her anger, her eyes flickering with defiance and helplessness.
Seeing even the usually aloof and proud Lu Yun Skirt reveal such a vulnerable expression, Gu Liuyun's gaze grew all the more excited.
He leaned against an abandoned high wall with his arms folded, smiling contemptuously as he said:
"I'd like to see just how many ancient cauldrons this person can lift."
Almost at the same moment Gu Liuyun said this, the Sound of the Bell rang out again from the direction of the Celestial Person Hall.
Then that cold, emotionless voice sounded again:
"Cauldron-Lifting Yan Zi!"
The smile on Gu Liuyun's face abruptly froze at those words.
In contrast, delight and surprise once again appeared on the faces of Lu Yun Skirt and her brother.
But Gu Liuyun immediately smiled nonchalantly again and said:
"Not bad, not bad. Being able to lift both Gou Chen and Yan Zi means their physique is passable among cultivators..."
"Clang! ..."
This time, before Gu Liuyun could finish, the Sound of the Bell came once more from the direction of the Celestial Person Hall.
At the same time, that emotionless, aged voice rang out again:
"Cauldron-Lifting Xi Mu, eligible to become an inner sect elder's personal disciple!"
In an instant, the smile on Gu Liuyun's face froze again.
Lu Yun Skirt and her younger brother both stood stunned.
But before the three could react, the fourth Sound of the Bell rang out together with that emotionless, aged voice once more:
"Clang!"
"Cauldron-Lifting Yin Huan, eligible to become the Grand Elder's personal disciple."
This time, almost as soon as the voice fell silent, Gu Liuyun transformed into a streak of sword light with a ringing shing and