Chapter 31: Fate

“All of you must have seen from this girl’s bone age just how old she is.”

Elder Qi knew that with Shen Qingyi’s talent like this, if she entered the Lingdao Sect, she would definitely be subjected to strict investigation by the sect. And indeed, she was someone he had inserted into the process midway. So, it was better to make things clear now, to avoid any speculation or troublemaking from others.

“Brother Qi, don’t keep us in suspense. What does the exceptional aptitude of that Heaven’s Chosen One have to do with her age? Elder Brother Qi, surely you aren’t about to tell us some heavenly secret…”

This remark was quite provocative. Elder Qi paid it no mind. After all, a dog that bites doesn’t bark, and no matter how much it barks, it’s still just a dog, a beast, not fit for the grand stage.

“That girl… speaking of which, it was a matter of fate. When I first encountered her…”

After hearing Elder Qi’s words, everyone couldn’t help but feel somewhat speechless. Some, of course, found it hard to believe.

Such a promising seedling, just picked up like that?

“Everyone, you really shouldn’t doubt it. Sometimes, luck… it really can be that mysterious.”

The corners of everyone’s mouths twitched again.

Even Elder Qi himself, despite his outwardly calm demeanor, wasn’t entirely at peace inside.

He never expected that a moment of soft-heartedness back then would lead to such an opportunity now.

Regardless of their thoughts, Shen Qingyi had already attracted the attention of countless people.

The higher-ups of the Lingdao Sect had already ordered their disciples below to investigate this little girl’s background.

The disciple leading Shen Qingyi off the stage couldn’t help but glance back at the testing spirit pillar with renewed confusion.

He frowned slightly. For some reason, when he passed by the spirit pillar used for testing Spiritual Roots earlier, he had felt a chill.

No matter what, his cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage. Ordinary chills meant nothing to Cultivators like them. But…

But after scanning the area, he found nothing. This only deepened the disciple’s puzzlement. However, many people were still watching, and the testing wasn’t finished yet. This wasn’t the time to investigate. It wouldn’t be too late to look into it after everything was done.

By the time everyone had finished testing, the sky had darkened again. After such a long time, many of the younger ones were struggling to hold on, their bodies swaying a little.

Even Shen Qingyi felt somewhat tired.

After a wave of floral fragrance passed, it seemed like many images appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Shen Qingyi felt her vision go white. What appeared before her eyes next were many delicious foods and fun things.

Those things seemed to possess a certain allure, drawing Shen Qingyi in, tempting her to take them.

Shen Qingyi frowned slightly.

She wasn’t someone with particularly strong cravings for food. Moreover, her mind wasn’t that of a young child still in an age where she couldn’t control her desire to play.

She closed her eyes slightly. All the things before her suddenly transformed into countless motes of spiritual light from their spots and dissipated into the sky.

Shen Qingyi opened her eyes again. Now, many beautiful clothes appeared before her, and even some portraits of handsome men were off to the side.

Shen Qingyi couldn’t help but let the corner of her mouth twitch slightly.

She was now almost certain this was the Lingdao Sect’s Illusory Realm test for the prospective disciples below.

Sure enough, the moment she disbelieved in her heart and closed her eyes, all the illusions shattered.

“So fast?”

Even Lu Yu couldn’t help but feel surprised.

This girl broke free from the Illusory Realm far too quickly.

Was her mental fortitude truly that firm?

While their illusions were tiered according to the test-taker’s age, and her mental test wasn’t among the most difficult, to be this fast…

“Buzz buzz buzz!”

Outside the Main Hall, a streak of spiritual light came whistling in.

Sect Master Wen Hai raised a hand, and the spiritual light transformed into a Jade Slip resting in his palm.