CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 406: THE EYE OF THE HEART, NONEXISTENT?

Ling Yun approached a tall pavilion and paused momentarily.

She seemed to be communicating with someone through some means.

It was probably an inquiry to Emperor Qiong Yu.

Shi Nian was in no rush, merely waiting in silence.

Before long, Ling Yun revealed a relaxed smile, saying to Shi Nian with a smile: "Come, Master wants to see you right now."

Shi Nian obediently nodded her head.

Ling Yun led Shi Nian upwards, and after ascending several flights of stairs, they arrived at the top of the high pavilion.

The room was decorated in a simple and elegant manner, where a stunningly beautiful woman was seated cross-legged, smiling as she watched the two approach.

She overlooked Ling Yun and nodded to Shi Nian, "Jin Hua, is it? Please, take a seat."

Shi Nian expressed her gratitude and sat down obediently.

Ling Yun couldn’t help but act coquettishly, "Master, we haven’t seen each other for so long, and you don’t even ask about me, only caring about my junior sister. I might get jealous."

Emperor Qiong Yu shot her a helpless look and said with a chuckle, "You always talk so much! Can’t even the finest Spiritual Tea shut you up?"

In front of Emperor Qiong Yu, the fragrance of tea was wafting through the air, evidently the tea was already prepared.

Ling Yun chuckled and finally sat down, "I’ll let it go this time, for the sake of the tea."

Emperor Qiong Yu gave her a sidelong glance and then smilingly said to Shi Nian, "Sorry, this disciple of mine has a rather impetuous character, somewhat headache-inducing."

Shi Nian shook her head, "Not at all."

Looking completely honest and well-behaved.

Her deliberately shown obedience, coupled with her feigned plain and ordinary appearance, made her seem like the kind of person who could easily be bullied.

Emperor Qiong Yu looked at her with some curiosity, "Ling Yun told me that you cleared the Golden Immortal Tower. And your record isn’t far off from those who’ve broken the tower, is it?"

Shi Nian blinked her eyes, having been thinking all the way up how to explain this matter, and had come up with a somewhat plausible excuse.

She said with a bit of embarrassment, "Immortal, actually, I used a bit of cunning to clear the tower this time."

This surprised Emperor Qiong Yu even more, "Cunning? How can you be cunning in clearing the tower?"

Shi Nian cleared her throat lightly, "Mainly, you can carry a Magic Treasure inside the tower. It’s just that the Magic Treasure’s power cannot exceed the limit of a Golden Immortal. I happen to have a Magic Treasure of the Golden Immortal Level, and it just so happens to be very powerful, capable of condensing attacks of the Profound Immortal Level with the immortal power of a Golden Immortal, so... I relied on this Magic Treasure all the way to clear the tower."

Emperor Qiong Yu: "???"

She was somewhat stunned.

Is that even possible?

It’s true that the challenge allows participants to bring a single Magic Treasure; this is because some Sword Cultivators and Blade Cultivators focus all their cultivation on their weapons, and it would be too unfair to them if they couldn’t bring a Magic Treasure.

But generally speaking.

A single Magic Treasure wouldn’t change the big picture, since an energy limit was imposed.

But this woman in front of her had somehow done it.

"Did you really rely solely on the Magic Treasure?" Ling Yun was somewhat amazed.

"Truly," Shi Nian replied very sincerely.

She had inquired with Xiaotong and made sure that no one could see inside the Golden Immortal Tower before daring to tell this lie.

To stay under the radar, she really had gone to great lengths.

"What kind of Magic Treasure is it? May I see it?" Emperor Qiong Yu asked.

Shi Nian had already had Xiaotong urgently create a Magic Treasure, a small bell, which she quickly took out.

As Emperor Qiong Yu took it, Shi Nian explained, "Although this bell is powerful, every use inflicts further damage upon it. I’ve used it quite a bit inside the Golden Immortal Tower, so now it probably can only be used three more times at most."

After sensing it with her immortal power, Emperor Qiong Yu’s expression grew even more peculiar.

Initially, she had thought Shi Nian was bluffing.

But upon seeing this Magic Treasure...

She realized.

Shi Nian hadn’t lied.

With its capabilities of bewilderment and mass attack, the bell was extremely effective against the group of low-intelligence yaks. It really was instrumental in clearing the tower.

Emperor Qiong Yu couldn’t help but laugh somewhat helplessly.

"This... this... this..." Ling Yun was also somewhat baffled, "But Jin Hua, what’s your true strength like?"

Shi Nian honestly said, "It should be alright, I guess?"

Emperor Qiong Yu then had her demonstrate.

Shi Nian controlled her display for a bit.

Emperor Qiong Yu roughly had a grasp on the situation.

This girl’s circumstances, roughly speaking, weren’t much different from the ordinary disciples of the Immortals Sect.

Under normal circumstances, joining the Sect would be feasible, but to become a disciple under her, well, that was still lacking...

But since Ling Yun had brought the person here, Emperor Qiong Yu, who was somewhat too kind-hearted, suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

If she drove her away now, what if she became upset and heartbroken?

Emperor Qiong Yu was very conflicted.

Shi Nian was also very considerate: "Immortal, if my level isn’t sufficient, please just tell me, and I’ll find another way."

"How could that be okay?" Ling Yun was anxious: "Master, Jin Hua is someone I personally brought here. I’ve already made the claims, please accept this junior sister, otherwise I would lose all face."

Ling Yun looked hopefully at Emperor Qiong Yu, who was at a loss. She was just about to say something.

Suddenly, a deep voice sounded.

"Emperor Qiong Yu, I heard a genius who cleared the Golden Immortal Tower has arrived. Such a talent should not be kept hidden by you."

Emperor Qiong Yu felt even more helpless.

"Indeed, it’s only right that everyone gets a chance to witness this," another person added.

Emperor Qiong Yu sensed the situation and sighed.

She didn’t understand how news spread so rapidly; in such a short period of time, five Immortal Emperors had already arrived.

Emperor Qiong Yu looked at Shi Nian and said, "Follow me to meet them."

Shi Nian obediently nodded.

The five Immortal Emperors were already waiting in the sky. As soon as Emperor Qiong Yu emerged with someone, the five Immortal Emperors appeared promptly, looking at Shi Nian as if she were a treasure.

Shi Nian, feeling somewhat embarrassed by the scrutiny, lowered her head.

But Emperor Qiong Yu sighed, knowing that they were bound to be disappointed.

Without waiting for the Immortal Emperors to speak first, Emperor Qiong Yu quickly repeated Shi Nian’s account.

The Immortal Emperors were stunned.

They thought they were meeting a genius who had cleared the Golden Immortal Tower, but it turned out she had relied on an extremely sharp Magic Treasure? And that the Magic Treasure was nearly worn out and unusable.

What value was there left to cultivate then?

"So, which one of you wants to take Jin Hua as a disciple?" Emperor Qiong Yu deliberately asked.

Shi Nian also looked at the Immortal Emperors with anticipation.

The group collectively fell silent for a moment.

"I have some matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave first."

"I have to go back to water my flowers."

"Let’s meet up another time."

The Immortal Emperors left clean and clear.

Emperor Qiong Yu had anticipated this outcome and shook her head with a chuckle, then took Shi Nian back to the pavilion.

Emperor Qiong Yu looked at Ling Yun, then at Shi Nian, and finally sighed, saying: "Since you’ve come here, it must be fate. From now on, you will be my little disciple."

Emperor Qiong Yu unexpectedly relented and accepted Shi Nian.

Ling Yun was delighted and swiftly pulled Shi Nian: "Jin Hua! Quick, pay respects to Master."

Ling Yun, holding Shi Nian’s hand, both gave a bow to Emperor Qiong Yu, and just like that, the disciple was accepted.

Shi Nian herself was somewhat stunned.

It was only after arriving at the Immortals Sect that she thought up such an excuse. She was also worried that Ling Yun might consider her insincere and have some opinions about her.

As it turned out, this Master-disciple pair was kind of lacking in foresight.

Ling Yun was holding onto the idea that once he took responsibility, he would see it through to the end.

As for Emperor Qiong Yu, perhaps she felt since Ling Yun had spoken on her behalf...

In such a confused state, she was mixed into the Immortals Sect.

If either in this Master-disciple pair had been a bit more astute, it would never have come to this result!