Seeing that his greatest worry had indeed come true once again, Xiao Hua inwardly cried out that things were bad. Yet no matter how he shook the Spirit Seeker in his hand, it still showed no reaction whatsoever!
Seeing Xiao Hua like this, the young girl smiled with great impartiality. "Since Fellow Daoist..."
"Wait, Fellow Daoist!" Seeing that the young girl was about to announce his elimination, Xiao Hua hurriedly said, "This humble Daoist has not used any secret art to conceal his attributes. Could this Spirit Seeker... be broken? Think about it... This humble Daoist came all the way to Thunder Peak. Why would I possibly seek trouble for myself?"
"This..." The young girl looked him over and saw that Xiao Hua indeed showed no signs of using spiritual power. She scratched her head and said, "That is true. This method of concealing one's attributes... was only taught by Martial Uncle half a year ago. Even this humble Daoist practiced for months before mastering it. There is no reason for you... to know the secret art of my Thunder Control Sect. Could it... truly be broken?"
As she spoke, the young girl took the Spirit Seeker back. With a slight stir of spiritual power within her body, a faint purple gleam flashed across it. That radiance swiftly surged to around sixty percent of the Spirit Seeker!
The young girl's expression changed slightly. Rather than handing the Spirit Seeker back to Xiao Hua, she merely said, "Fellow Daoist, my apologies, but you do not meet the conditions for my Thunder Control Sect to recruit disciples. Please head to the west side of Thunder Peak. In a while, the senior brothers of my Gen Lei Palace will..."
Xiao Hua naturally became anxious and shouted, "Fellow Daoist... This humble Daoist has been