3: Chapter 3 Su Lianxue's Choice

Things like guaranteeing your Ascension,

or that you would be the next Peak Revered Master...

All sorts of conditions were showered upon Su Lianxue, making the surrounding Disciples restless with envy.

"Damn it, why isn't it me?"

"Because you don't have a Nine-and-a-half-segment aptitude."

A Nine-and-a-half-segment aptitude was well worth the tempting offers made by these Peak Revered Masters.

At this moment, the surrounding Disciples wished they could take Su Lianxue's place.

But Su Lianxue remained indifferent, feeling nothing towards these offers.

After all, as a former Emperor-level powerhouse, these so-called conditions were nothing special.

Besides, before coming up, Su Lianxue had already decided which peak she wanted to join.

Su Lianxue looked toward where Lin Ming was standing.

And Lin Ming's gaze happened to meet Su Lianxue's.

This Junior Sister wouldn't be so foolish as to want to join our Zichen Peak, would she?

Lin Ming thought to himself.

But he quickly suppressed this unrealistic thought.

How could that be possible?

This Junior Sister wouldn't choose Zichen Peak; they couldn't offer her such great conditions. After all, Lin Ming knew his Revered Master very well.

Aside from being beautiful, she was good for nothing.

Furthermore, in previous Mountain Worship Ceremonies, any Disciple who wanted to join Zichen Peak had been rejected without exception.

That was likely why no Disciples chose Zichen Peak; they all thought Lin Ming was just there for show.

"This Disciple wishes to join Zichen Peak."

Su Lianxue said while looking at Lin Ming.

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

None of them expected Su Lianxue to ignore the five peaks with such great offers and specifically choose Zichen Peak.

For a moment, they wondered if Su Lianxue had misspoken.

"Are you sure?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Great Elder Ouyang Rui's face, and he followed up with a question.

The gazes of the five Peak Revered Masters also fell on Su Lianxue; they too doubted if she had made a mistake in choosing Zichen Peak.

It was true that the Peak Revered Master of Zichen Peak, True Monarch Yunhua, was their Senior Sister, but she was obsessed with cultivation and left Zichen Peak in a state of neglect.

She didn't take in Disciples, and all affairs were handled by Lin Ming, the Disciple she had picked up from outside eighteen years ago.

Even they only saw True Monarch Yunhua a few times a year.

Not to mention them, even Lin Ming, the Eldest Disciple, rarely saw her.

In their eyes, Su Lianxue joining Zichen Peak was a complete waste of her talent.

Only by joining their ranks could her Aptitude be fully realized.

"Yes, this Disciple simply wishes to join Zichen Peak."

Su Lianxue said with a firm expression.

"Su Lianxue, Zichen Peak is not suitable for you. I suggest you reconsider carefully,"

Peak Master Qin Weifeng said immediately.

He didn't want to see such a promising talent go to waste.

"Oh? Junior Martial Uncle Qin, do you have a problem with my Zichen Peak?"

Lin Ming said, looking at Peak Master Qin Weifeng.

"Nephew, you know very well what kind of person your Revered Master is,"

Peak Master Qin Weifeng said.

He didn't dare speak ill of Senior Sister Yunhua to her face, so he could only speak vaguely.

"What kind of person is my Revered Master? Please clarify, Junior Martial Uncle Qin, so I can relay it to her later."

Lin Ming said with a smile.

At this, Peak Master Qin Weifeng immediately shut his mouth; he didn't want to have a 'friendly exchange' with Senior Sister Yunhua—it might be the death of him.

"Enough."

Great Elder Ouyang Rui spoke up to interrupt their exchange.

He actually agreed with Peak Master Qin Weifeng, but ultimately, this depended on the Disciple's own wishes; they could only guide her at most, not force her.

"Nephew Lin, is Zichen Peak willing to accept Su Lianxue?"

Great Elder Ouyang Rui asked.

"Are you truly willing to join my Zichen Peak?"

Lin Ming asked.

"This Disciple is willing."

Su Lianxue nodded.

"Very well. From this day forward, you are a Disciple of Zichen Peak."

Lin Ming nodded.

To this, the five Peak Revered Masters, the Grand Elder, and the surrounding Disciples were both surprised and unsurprised.

They were surprised that Zichen Peak was actually taking in a Disciple.

But they weren't surprised that someone with Su Lianxue's cultivation Aptitude would be accepted; it was only natural.

"Come with me."

Lin Ming stood up, walked to Su Lianxue's side, and said.

"This Disciple was ordered by my Revered Master to recruit one Disciple. Now that the task is complete, I will not participate in the rest of the ceremony."

Lin Ming said to the Grand Elder and the five Peak Revered Masters.

Since the task was done, there was no need to continue with the rest of the Mountain Worship Ceremony and waste his time.

"Go ahead."

The Grand Elder nodded.

So it was Eldest Senior Sister's own intention; then it's not surprising.

But only their Sect Master could probably convince Eldest Senior Sister to take in a Disciple.

Su Lianxue followed Lin Ming and left the Sect square.

For Su Lianxue, joining Zichen Peak was her first choice.

She would only consider other peaks if Zichen Peak didn't accept her.

And the reason for this could be summed up in one word: freedom.

As a former Emperor-level powerhouse, she didn't lack cultivation experience or techniques; the only thing she lacked was resources.

Furthermore, she didn't want to be subjected to too much control or restriction.

To this end, before the formal Mountain Worship Ceremony, she had researched the Seven Peaks of Yuanxu and found that Zichen Peak only had two people: its Peak Revered Master, True Monarch Yunhua, who was in the Other Shore Realm, and her Disciple.

The reason Zichen Peak had so few people was mainly because True Monarch Yunhua was obsessed with cultivation and found managing peak affairs to be a nuisance.

Even her Disciple was just someone she had picked up randomly from outside.

In other words, everything at Zichen Peak was relatively free, and one didn't have to deal with many people, which was something Su Lianxue valued.

The only trouble was that Zichen Peak might not accept her; after all, in previous Mountain Worship Ceremonies, a Disciple with an Eight-and-a-half-segment aptitude had been rejected outright.

But now that trouble was gone; she had successfully joined Zichen Peak.

Next, she needed to plan her path of cultivation.

Following Lin Ming, Su Lianxue arrived at Zichen Peak, which appeared to be an ordinary-looking mountain.

"As Disciples, we live halfway up the mountain,"

Lin Ming said to Su Lianxue.

"As for Revered Master, she lives in the Immortal Cave at the summit."

Su Lianxue nodded slightly as she listened to Lin Ming.

"Come with me to meet Revered Master."

Lin Ming led Su Lianxue toward the summit; after all, on a Junior Sister's first day at the peak, she had to meet her Revered Master.

But when they reached the summit and stood before the Immortal Cave, Lin Ming realized he had still underestimated his Revered Master.

A white mist covered True Monarch Yunhua's Immortal Cave.

There was only one reason for this phenomenon.

His cheap Revered Master had gone into Seclusion.

She had simply dumped the little Junior Sister on him.