CHAPTER 883: CHAPTER 880: THE NUMBER ONE BEAUTY

Ning Yin noticed Xu Wendong’s confusion and smiled, "The Nine Heavens Thunder Formation is an Earth-level Formation, ordinary people cannot perceive it."

Xu Wendong smiled and didn’t say much more.

During their conversation, Ning Yin led Xu Wendong to a palace. She politely said, "Ahead is our Holy Palace of the Jade Maiden Palace. Please go in, the Palace Master is waiting for Young Master Xu inside."

Xu Wendong nodded, then entered nervously.

Towards the Palace Master of the Jade Maiden Palace,

he was quite curious.

He wanted to see what kind of beauty could become the Palace Master of the Jade Maiden Palace.

Moreover, he also knew that Fuyao was the most beautiful woman in Qingzhou today, without a doubt.

The moment he entered the palace, Xu Wendong’s pupils trembled sharply.

Inside the hall, a stunning figure reclined lazily on a couch, her posture graceful, like a blooming flower.

A red long dress clung tightly to her graceful figure, outlining her seductive curves.

Her face was as beautiful as a painting, her alluring eyes exuding a lazy, charming expression, with a pair of red eyes adding a bewitching feel.

She was like a blaze of flame, capable of burning everything and warming the heart.

She also gave an illusion of being so close yet impossibly distant.

Truly worthy of being the number one beauty of Qingzhou.

"Junior Xu Wendong, greets Senior Fuyao!" Xu Wendong bowed in salute.

Although the other party was very beautiful,

he had heard that Fuyao was already over a thousand years old and was a powerful figure from the same era as Wuming.

Both had once made their names known throughout the Nine Provinces.

Fuyao lay lazily on the couch, an intriguing smile on her face: "Your strength is quite unfathomable!" she said, taking a sip of fruit wine from the gourd.

The long, slender neck was extraordinarily alluring.

Xu Wendong chuckled bitterly, "This junior also doesn’t know why it’s like this!"

"However, it’s also a good thing," Fuyao said, "After all, sometimes the most unremarkable existences can often shock everyone."

Xu Wendong smiled and then said, "I’ve heard that the Jade Maiden Palace has many formations collected. I wonder if this junior can observe them?"

He wanted to learn formations; only then could he forge magic artifacts, or even spiritual artifacts.

Fuyao: "Yes."

"But I have one condition."

Xu Wendong was delighted and quickly said, "Please instruct me, Senior."

Fuyao waved her right hand, and the jade gourd in her hand flew to Xu Wendong’s front. She said, "Drink the wine inside, and I will let you learn the formations collected by the Jade Maiden Palace."

"Is it really... that easy?" Xu Wendong was full of doubt. He thought the other party would propose something more challenging.

Yet, he never expected it to be merely drinking wine.

Fuyao’s lips curved upward, "Yes, it’s just that easy."

Xu Wendong frowned, then said, "Senior, if you have any instructions, please say so; we’re straightforward people, no need to keep secrets, right?"

He had a premonition that Fuyao’s task for him was not just about drinking wine.

Although the wine in the gourd smelled particularly sweet, he couldn’t detect any medicinal effects, thus ruling out the possibility of poison.

But, he trusted his intuition.

"You really are a shrewd little guy." Fuyao slowly sat up, the majestic view in front of her rising and falling with her movement, looking breathtaking.

She smiled and said, "Alright, no more secrets. My condition is simple: as long as you acknowledge me as your master, I’ll give you all the formation books collected by the Jade Maiden Palace!"

"······"

Xu Wendong was stunned in place, obviously not expecting that even Fuyao wanted to take him as a disciple.

"Senior, why do you want to take this junior as a disciple?" Xu Wendong couldn’t help but ask.

He understood why Xu Canghai wanted to take him as a disciple.

After all, he was recognized by the Lingxiao Sword.

Forming a master-disciple relationship could bind him to the Sword Pavilion.

However.

He had little connection with the Jade Maiden Palace.

Moreover, the Jade Maiden Palace had a rule against accepting male disciples.

"It’s because of your talent, of course!" Fuyao was candid about her thoughts: "You are young yet able to refine top-quality elixirs and excel in both Buddhist and Taoist cultivation. Saying you can dominate the younger generation is no exaggeration."

"I have a premonition that in the future, the world will definitely have a place for you, Xu Wendong."

Saying this, she sighed: "Though the Jade Maiden Palace is one of Qingzhou’s Four Great Sects, its overall strength is quite weak. This time, we achieved good results only thanks to your care."

"Throughout the Nine Provinces, sects stronger than the Jade Maiden Palace are all over."

"They could swallow the Jade Maiden Palace anytime, seizing our disciples as their slaves!"

"Surely you don’t doubt this could happen?"

Xu Wendong did not deny it.

The Jade Maiden Palace was too conspicuous.

Like a pure, proud immortal crane among chickens.

If they encountered ill-intentioned experts, they would undoubtedly take over the Jade Maiden Palace, seizing these disciples and doing whatever they pleased.

After all, in this world where the strong prey on the weak,

being beautiful is the original sin!

Fuyao asked, "Are you thinking of the Nine Heavens Thunder Formation?"

"Yes," Xu Wendong replied, "When this junior came before, Elder Ning Yin introduced some things about the Nine Heavens Thunder Formation."

"With such a powerful formation, no one should be able to invade the Jade Maiden Palace, right?"

"But..." Fuyao’s eyes showed a hint of bitterness, "The Nine Heavens Thunder Formation has been running for over two thousand years. It no longer possesses its former glory; now it’s just a name!"

Fuyao did not doubt the strength of the Nine Heavens Thunder Formation.

Once activated, even Nascent Soul Stage experts would face certain death.

Not to mention mere Golden Core Realm cultivators.

But with over two thousand years of inheritance, its power is no longer what it used to be, not to mention Nascent Soul Stage experts, even Golden Core Stage Peak experts can break it.

"Just as I suspected."

When Xu Wendong first heard of the Nine Heavens Thunder Formation, he found it odd. Though he wasn’t skilled in formations, if the Jade Maiden Palace really had a powerful array, he would have sensed it upon entering.

Yet after entering, he felt no movement of formations, suspecting a problem with the array.

Facts proved him right.

In Fuyao’s red eyes, a sharp gleam appeared: "You’re connected with the disciples of my Jade Maiden Palace. You wouldn’t want to see them become playthings for others after the palace is conquered, would you?"

Xu Wendong’s heart trembled fiercely.

He thought of Zhongli, Zhu Qing, Yun Yao, and Jian You.

They were all his confidantes, if the Jade Maiden Palace were truly conquered, their fate would be worse than death.

He swallowed nervously, "Senior, even if I don’t join your sect, I can still help the Jade Maiden Palace in times of need within my abilities!"

"It’s not the same," Fuyao said, "Only by becoming a disciple of the Jade Maiden Palace can you feel a sense of belonging here."

"Once you have a sense of belonging, you’ll step up in crisis, doing your utmost to protect the valley’s disciples!"

"That’s the essential difference!"

"Of course, the choice is yours, I won’t force you."