Xu Jiuling took a jade slip glowing with a faint halo from his robes and handed it to Qing Chen, saying:
"Junior Brother, this jade slip records the various conditions within the first three levels of the Vajra Mound in detail.
Take it back and study it carefully. Do not squander this opportunity."
Qing Chen accepted it with both hands, finding the jade slip warm and smooth to the touch. "Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother. I will certainly apply myself."
Qing Chen bowed respectfully and discreetly presented Xu Jiuling with a jar of Seven-Fragrance Hidden-Treasure Spirit Wine.
Xu Jiuling nodded slightly. "Junior Brother, return to the City Lord's Mansion, rest well tonight, and attend to your affairs.
I will come here at the hour of the Rabbit tomorrow to return to the sect with you. Be sure not to be late."
With that, Xu Jiuling drifted away.
Late that night, silence reigned within the City Lord's Mansion.
Only in the great hall where Qing Chen sat did lamplight flicker.
He sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, yet found it difficult to enter meditation.
The Fourth Grand Supreme's intention to take him as a disciple left him fretting over what he might gain or lose.
He felt uneasy. This opportunity that had fallen from the sky seemed wonderful, but it also concealed unknown variables.
He still had many secrets, like thorns digging into his back.
But things had already happened. The arrow was on the string and had to be loosed.
Deliberately appearing mediocre would not only displease the True Person, but also produce the opposite of the intended effect.
That was a fool's approach.
It seems I am destined to join the ranks of the true disciples and shake the Condensed Jade Sect with my might.
*I wanted