Seeing this, Zhu Qingge offered a faint smile of reassurance. "Brother Lin, why worry?"
"Receiving such an honor means the sect's higher-ups recognize you. You should know how many disciples in the sect long for this honor yet lack the ability to earn it."
"Since that's the case, you might as well accept it calmly. Whether it brings fortune or calamity, deal with it when it comes."
"Oh, come on..." Han Fu cut in.
"Stop talking about all these mysteries within mysteries. Something this big has happened. We should be happy, shouldn't we?"
She clearly did not think nearly so much about things.
Eat when it was time to eat, drink when it was time to drink, be happy about good things and sad about bad things, and solve problems when they arose. That was enough.
Lin Ke smiled too. "True."
"Since things have already come this far, I might as well accept it calmly."
As he spoke, he waved a hand, took some tea leaves out of his Storage Bag, and brewed them. As the fragrance of tea spread, he raised his cup toward the others.
"Come, let's drink tea in place of wine and share this cup to celebrate this grand occasion."
Everyone raised their cups together.
"Congratulations to Lin Ke on reaching sixth place in the Genius Ranking!"
After celebrating, everyone set off for Year Festival Square.
On the way, Lin Ke asked Zhu Qingge and Huang Fuqi how their challenges had gone over the past few days.
As Golden Core Cultivators, Zhu Qingge and Huang Fuqi were also eligible to issue challenges during the Trial Conference.
They had been pursuing their respective challenges recently, and the group had been in little contact, so Lin Ke did not know how they were doing now.
Huang Fuqi spoke