It wasn't just the holy lord of the Ziwei Holy Land who was shocked. Everyone present was stunned.
What had they just seen?
The talent-testing stele had exploded?
And so thoroughly that it had been reduced to powder!
Even if they gathered it all back up now, they probably wouldn't be able to piece it together, would they?
Li Changlong glanced down at Li Yuanlong and shook his head in regret.
If only Yuanlong had managed to win this girl over before she tested her talent, he would have struck it rich in the future.
What a pity, what a pity!
At the foot of the stairs, Li Yuanlong plopped down on the ground, staring blankly at Ji Zining on the platform.
Just what sort of existence had he been trying to provoke?
She had actually blown up the talent-testing stele while having her talent tested!
What did that mean?
It meant that Ji Zining's talent had exceeded the talent-testing stele's range!
Unheard of and unseen! Unbelievable!
The cultivators who had yet to be tested all wore dazed expressions.
Such a monstrous genius actually existed in the world!
What had they come here for this time?
To serve as a foil for her?
The ones who felt the deepest stab to the heart were the young cultivators who had failed the test but hadn't had time to leave.
At the sight, they stood rooted to the spot, questioning their very lives.
Were they really that useless?
She could blow up the testing stele, yet they couldn't even light up five stars?
They had once thought themselves geniuses, but now they suddenly realized
they were no geniuses at all. They were fucking idiots!
Seeing that the middle-aged man wasn't speaking, Ji Zining reached out and waved her hand.
"Hey, wake up. I don't have to pay for it, do I?"
Although she had plenty of spirit stones, a talent-testing stele was worth a fortune. She would save what she could.
Even if those spirit stones had all been given to her by the white-haired young man.
The middle-aged man, Hua Qianyan, came back to his senses. He gave Ji Zining a long look and shook his head.
"You don't have to pay."
He was about to continue when an angry voice rang out from an immortal mountain deep within the Ziwei Holy Land.
"I made you holy lord, and this is how you do the job?"
"Well, well! Your wings have grown strong now, and you've forgotten your own weight, haven't you?"
Wave after wave of sound crossed the distance with the voice, arriving directly before Hua Qianyan.
Sensing the might within the sound waves, Hua Qianyan's expression changed. He hurriedly summoned the spiritual power in his body to block them.
Unfortunately, before the sound waves, his spiritual power shattered like paper.
Bang!
Under everyone's stunned gazes, Hua Qianyan traced a perfect parabola through the air and fell from the platform.
Hua Qianyan landed heavily on the ground, a bitter smile on his face.
The patriarch really hadn't given him any face, disciplining him in front of so many people. It really, really left him unable to complain!
The young cultivators around him looked as though they wanted to watch but didn't dare, their conflicted gazes shifting back and forth between Hua Qianyan and the ground.
Noticing their gazes, Hua Qianyan coughed, stood up as if nothing had happened, and dusted off his robes.
Then, with his hands clasped behind his back like an eminent expert, he walked toward the platform.
But the young cultivators could no longer look at him the same way they had before.
Whenever they thought of that perfect parabola, they wanted to laugh.
On the platform, Li Changlong and the other elders looked somewhat alarmed when they heard the voice resounding in their ears.
The patriarch was furious!
What had the holy lord done to make the patriarch so angry?
Just then, a purple light appeared deep within the Ziwei Holy Land and sped toward the platform from afar.
In less than an instant, the purple light had reached the platform.
The light faded, revealing a white-haired young man.
When Ji Zining saw the white-haired young man, she couldn't help raising an eyebrow.
Wasn't this that old man pretending to be young and painting grand promises?
Hua Qianyan had also returned to the platform by then. He came before the white-haired young man, looking aggrieved.
"Patriarch, you're too..."
Before he could finish, Hua Qianyan shut his mouth.
For he had seen the calm look in the eyes of the white-haired young man, Li Changsheng.
From what he knew of Li Changsheng, the calmer his gaze, the more dangerous he was. For now, it was best not to cross his edge.
Seeing this, Ji Zining's lips curved up slightly.
One liked to show off whenever he appeared, and the other painted grand promises the moment he met someone.
The higher-ups of the Ziwei Holy Land were quite an interesting bunch.
Li Changsheng withdrew his gaze and came before Ji Zining. His expression changed instantly, and he broke into a warm smile.
"Young friend! You've finally arrived!"
Ji Zining curled her lip, looking thoroughly unimpressed.
"Senior, that wasn't very honest of you. You actually painted me an empty promise!"
"Where's the surprise you promised? I've been here quite a while. Why haven't I seen it?"
At the word "surprise," Li Changsheng couldn't help turning back to glare at Hua Qianyan again.
"It's all because of this brat. He actually pretended not to know about the task I gave him. I'll have to give him a good lesson later."
Hearing this, Hua Qianyan couldn't help shrinking his neck, his face full of grievance.
I didn't know this girl's talent defied the heavens to such an extent! If I'd known, I would have taken care of everything properly!
Patriarch, you didn't tell me the details! You just told me to do it. I had to test her first, didn't I?
Off to the side, Li Changlong and the other elders had begun questioning their lives.
Who was this girl?
Why could she chat and laugh so freely with the patriarch, and even question him?
And there was a surprise?
What surprise?
Li Yuanlong had only just gotten to his feet when he saw Ji Zining chatting and laughing so freely with Li Changsheng. His legs gave way in fright, and he fell straight down.
Just what was this woman's background?!
In the distant waiting area, the family members waiting for their respective heavenly geniuses to finish testing nearly fell to their knees in Ji Chenkong's direction.
They hadn't expected Ji Zining to be such a monstrous genius!
Earlier, they had clearly seen Ji Zining fly down from where Ji Chenkong was.
Ji Chenkong himself was also bewildered at the moment.
He had anticipated a result like this from Ji Zining's talent test. Although he was still somewhat surprised, he could accept it.
But what was going on with Ning'er and the patriarch of the Ziwei Holy Land being so familiar with each other?
Had the two of them met before?