Luo Mingyue and Jinwu Chibi stood not far from the [Enlightenment Stone].
Jinwu Chibi asked, "Master, are these three mortals really not related to you?"
Luo Mingyue said: "No."
Jinwu Chibi asked, "Then why are you so patient with them?"
Luo Mingyue chuckled and said, "Why so many whys? I had nothing to do and happened to have never seen the [Enlightenment Stone] before, so I came over to take a look."
"Is that so..." Jinwu Chibi seemed to be thinking about something, his eyes fell on Lan Hua, "I feel like you seem to be very indulgent towards this little girl."
Luo Mingyue said: "You think too much. I don't have much patience for children, especially naughty ones. But this little girl named Lan Hua is quiet and well-behaved, and her life experience is similar to that of the heroine. I am curious about how far she will go in the future, so I want to establish a good relationship with her in advance. If she has a promising future, it will also be good for me..."
"Heroine?" Jinwu Chibi repeated the word and asked in confusion, "What does this mean?"
Luo Mingyue said: "Haven't you read the storybook? The heroine is the protagonist of a world, and the hero is her husband. Both husband and wife are people with great luck..."
Hearing this, Jinwu Chibi looked at Lan Hua with a strange expression, then looked at Luo Mingyue, and said: "Excuse me, I think you are more like the heroine, because your strength is unfathomable, and you are recognized as the strongest in the world of immortal cultivation..."
Luo Mingyue waved her hands and said, "How can I be considered a protagonist? At most, I am just a vicious female supporting role."
Jinwu Chibi said: "Don't think so. The sect master is extremely beautiful and treats people gently and politely. The word "vicious" is not related to her at all."
Luo Mingyue did not respond as she sensed movement coming from the [Enlightenment Stone].
A character on the stone tablet suddenly broke free from the constraints of the stone, shining with an ice-blue luster, like a fluttering butterfly, and flew into Lan Hua's eyebrows.
In an instant, the surrounding temperature dropped suddenly, and countless frost and snowflakes appeared out of thin air.
Lan Hua closed her eyes and sat cross-legged. Her body slowly rose into the air, emitting a blue light as clear as water.
Everyone on the ground looked up at her.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered here madly, forming a vortex of spiritual energy that surrounded Lan Hua.
Qi Refining Stage 1, 2, 3...
All the cultivators present could clearly sense that Lan Hua's cultivation was growing rapidly.
Jinwu Chibi was shocked. He said, "This girl just sat on the ground and she had an epiphany in just a short while? This speed is too fast! She is simply a genius among geniuses!"
Luo Mingyue smiled and said, "I guessed she would be the protagonist. See, I guessed right, didn't I? She really didn't disappoint me."
Jinwu Chibi's heart was burning with excitement. He looked at Luo Mingyue with burning eyes and said, "Sect Master, I really like this little girl. Can you please ask her to become my disciple?"
Luo Mingyue was silent for a moment, then said, "But I really don't like you and don't want her to have anything to do with you."
Jinwu Chibi stamped his feet anxiously, "I'll change it! Is it not okay for me to change it?"
After saying that, he took out a white robe from his storage bag and put it on. This white robe was a magic weapon someone had given him before. It keeps one warm in winter and cool in summer, and also has a certain defensive effect. However, Jinwu Chibi doesn't like the color white, so he has never worn it. But today it came in handy.
Jinwu Chibi put on white clothes, and then said: "How do I look in this color? Does it suit my temperament?"
Luo Mingyue looked at him and said, "It's okay."
Jinwu Chibi said, "Then how about the Sect Master asking me to let the little girl join Hongri Villa?"
Luo Mingyue shook her head and said, "Your villa advocates that [a gentleman's revenge is never too late], you are too cowardly..."
Jinwu Chibi frowned and said angrily: "Master, you are going too far, aren't you? Even if you don't like me, you can't call us dogs."
Luo Mingyue said: "You misunderstood. I meant the Gou in Gouqie, not the Gou in Cat and Dog. What I meant is that you are more prudent in your actions, don't do things that you are not sure of, love peace, don't like to take the initiative to cause trouble, but you are not afraid of trouble either. You follow the Gou Dao..."
Jinwu Chibi touched his chin and said, "So this is what Gou Dao meant..."
Then he said, "In this case, I must let Lan Hua join my sect. What's so good about Qi Zixing's sect? He has a large group of disciples, and the sect is in a bad location. We often have to fight with sea beasts. Sometimes the disciples can't win, so they can only hide and let the sea beasts knock down houses and trees, leaving a mess... This kind of life is too unsafe and terrifying. Lan Hua is a girl. Isn't it good to fight and kill every day? Our villa is different. There are rarely fights, and the disciples are all good-looking and pleasing to the eye..."
Luo Mingyue felt a little annoyed after listening to this. She remembered that the owner of Hongri Villa was described in the novel as "stingy and vengeful". Just for this reason, Luo Mingyue had no good impression of him. In addition, his whereabouts were unpredictable and he had no fixed location in the sect. If the three members of the Lan family really joined this sect, when Lan Zeguang arrived in the world of immortal cultivation in the future and wanted to look for his parents and sister, it would be difficult for him to find them. He would have to go to Xuanxing Sect first and ask Sect Master Qi Zixing to calculate the movements of Hongri Villa. That would be too troublesome.
Moreover, Luo Mingyue has already clearly refused, but Jinwu Chibi is still chattering here, which is really annoying.
At this moment, a thin layer of snow had fallen on the ground, the frost and snowflakes in the air began to dissipate, and the blue light on Lan Hua's body also converged into the body.
Lan Hua opened her eyes. Her pupils were no longer pure black, but had a light ice blue hue, just like a thin layer of frost on the surface of an obsidian. Through the frost, one could vaguely see the original pupil color, adding a bit of mystery and nobility.
Lan Hua's body slowly fell to the ground, and her cultivation level finally settled at the tenth level of the Qi Refining Stage.
Most people only reach the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage, and the next level is to build the foundation. However, the aura on Lan Hua's body was extremely condensed, and there was still a trace of icy aura left.
Now, everyone can guess Lan Hua's spiritual roots without even having to take a test.
"This little girl has a rare mutated ice spirit root!"
"She has such a high level of understanding that she was recognized by the [Enlightenment Stone]!"
"I used to think that the [Enlightenment Stone] was fake because I came here for many days in a row and felt nothing. Now it seems that my understanding is too poor."
"I'm so envious…"
Everyone was talking about it. Some disciples from some sects even tried to approach Lan Hua, preparing to invite her to join their sect. Lan Hua panicked and shouted in a certain direction of the crowd, "Master Luo!"
"Hey, I'm here."
A figure in white teleported in front of Lan Hua.
Lan Hua looked up, looking a little timid. She said, "Master, there are so many people nearby..."
Luo Mingyue smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I will take you away now."
She raised her hand and summoned the magic sword. The sword was sharp and bright, emitting a sharp sword energy, which instantly frightened the immortal cultivators who wanted to get closer. Everyone only dared to watch from afar and did not dare to get close.
Lan Hua whispered, "I seem to have disturbed Daddy and Mommy's enlightenment..."
She wanted to leave alone, leaving her parents to continue watching the [Enlightenment Stone].
Lan Qingyun and his wife came over and said, "We don't have a good understanding, so it's useless to stay here. Hua'er will have an epiphany, so let's go together."
Ze Manrou said, "I'm sorry for causing trouble to you, Immortal."
A family of three walked onto the spirit sword.
"No trouble."
Luo Mingyue replied, then controlled the sword to fly into the sky.
Jinwu Chibi hurried back to his villa. He turned the villa into the size of dust and followed Luo Mingyue.
Luo Mingyue increased the speed of the flying spirit sword, the surrounding scenery quickly receded, and the spirit power turned into a silk ribbon that fixed the three people of the Lan family.
Jinwu Chibi shouted in the villa: "Master, where are you taking Lan Hua?"
Luo Mingyue didn't reply and continued to fly.
The Golden Crow pursued relentlessly at Chibi.
The two sides chased each other like this, and it was unknown how long it took before they finally arrived at Xuanxing Gate.
Jinwu Chibi was completely exhausted. Although the Mountain Villa was a magical instrument and was much less strenuous than flying with his sword, he had not had any rest during the entire journey. Furthermore, he had been flying for such a long time, so he was thankful that he could hold on.
Jinwu Chibi's eyes went dark and his head felt dizzy, but he forced himself to stay awake. He took out a handful of spirit stones to absorb the light, and continued to take out and absorb. He did this for more than twenty times before he felt that he finally had some strength. He came out of the villa and found Luo Mingyue talking to the leader of the Xuanxing Sect.
Luo Mingyue asked: "Master Qi, do you want to take in more disciples?"
Qi Zixing smiled and said, "Of course I will. When I woke up this morning, I had a subtle premonition that I would have a happy event. I was still wondering what the happy event would be, but it turned out that the Sect Master had come to visit..."
Luo Mingyue said: "I brought three people this time, a family of three, and their qualifications are pretty good."
Qi Zixing said indifferently: "It doesn't matter. Not to mention that the Sect Master only brought three people, even if he brought thirty, three hundred or even three thousand people, as long as the Sect Master said the word, I would definitely accept them all..."
"But three thousand people are a bit too many. This island can't accommodate so many people. It just so happens that I recently discovered a new island and am setting up a formation on the island. Once the protective formation is successfully laid, it will definitely be able to accommodate several thousand people."
Luo Mingyue said helplessly: "I can't possibly bring so many people with you, just these three... maybe three more in the future, a total of six."
Qi Zixing smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of the people that the Sect Master brought with him."
After hearing this, Jinwu Chibi realized that he couldn't get a disciple, and his face suddenly looked unhappy. But when Qi Zixing looked at him, he immediately showed a bright smile, took the initiative to greet him, and said: "Congratulations to the master for having a beloved disciple, haha..."
Qi Zixing also smiled and said, "It's rare for the owner of the manor to come over. I have prepared some excellent spirit wine. Would you like to drink some together?"
Jinwu Chibi nodded, "Okay, I won't go home until I'm drunk today!"
Next, Qi Zixing took the three members of the Lan family to test their talents. He originally thought that the three of them had poor aptitude and the sect master was unwilling to accept them, so he sent them to himself. Unexpectedly, Lan Hua was a gifted single spiritual root with excellent aptitude and cultivation.
"This little girl is actually at the tenth level of Qi Refining..." Qi Zixing frowned slightly and asked, "Is the technique she practices taught by the sect master?"
Without waiting for Luo Mingyue to answer, Jinwu Chibi said, "No, we went to the [Enlightenment Stone] once. After Lan Hua attained enlightenment, she was promoted to the tenth level of Qi Refining Stage in one breath."
"So that's how it is!"
Qi Zixing was even more surprised and continued to test the couple's talents. He found that Lan Qingyun had a single gold spiritual root. Although his aptitude was not as good as Lan Hua's, it was far superior to most people. As for Ze Manrou, her talent was slightly worse, but she had dual water and wood spiritual roots, which was also not bad.
Qi Zixing said: "Your family of three, your father is good at attacking, your daughter can attack and defend, and your wife can go the healing route... Overall, you are all excellent."
He originally wanted to accept Lan Hua as his personal disciple and arrange the couple with the elders, but in this case, Lan Hua's status was too high and her seniority was higher than the couple's, which might be a bit awkward. Unexpectedly, the couple's spiritual roots were good, so Qi Zixing changed his mind and said, "How about this, I will accept all three of you as my personal disciples, Lan Qingyun is my senior brother, Ze Manrou and Lan Hua are my junior sisters, and I will teach all three of you personally."
"Thank you, Master!"
The Lan family knelt down and kowtowed, then stood aside obediently.
Qi Zixing said: "In two days, I will hold a ceremony for you to become my apprentices."
Lan Qingyun waved his hand and said, "No need to be so troublesome."
He was very self-aware and knew that his family received preferential treatment because of Luo Mingyue, so he wanted to keep everything simple and low-key.
Qi Zixing said: "It's okay, all disciples have a ceremony to pay homage to their master."
Then he turned to Luo Mingyue and asked, "Will the Sect Master attend?"
Luo Mingyue shook her head, "No, I have something else to do, so I plan to leave now."
"So soon?"
Jinwu Chibi advised: "Master, please stay, let's drink some wine together, and whip my useless disciple with a whip... The disciples who were beaten by you last time have now established their foundations, and their cultivation is obviously much smoother than before. This is all thanks to you. I specially prepared a lot of Ziyang ore this time, and I beg you to help me again..."
Luo Mingyue said: "I didn't bring the whip with me when I went out this time."
Anyone smart could tell that this was a tactful refusal. Luo Mingyue had everything she needed right now and did not plan to use the whip again for the time being.
Jinwu Chibi understood what Luo Mingyue meant, but still asked unwillingly: "Such an important thing, the sect master didn't bring it with him?"
Luo Mingyue said: "I didn't bring it. I've been raising a pet recently, and the storage space is full of daily necessities. The whip has long been thrown into the corner."
Jinwu Chibi pursed his lips. He felt as if Luo Mingyue was deliberately targeting him and going against him, which made him feel unhappy. He said, "I heard that Sect Master Luo is extremely powerful and is the best in the world of immortal cultivation. I just happened to encounter a bottleneck in my cultivation recently. I beg the Sect Master to teach me and give me some pointers."
Luo Mingyue said: "I'm not good at fighting, how about you fight with Master Qi and I'll watch from the side?"
Jinwu Chibi said: "I have fought with the Sect Master before. The Sect Master is more skilled and I admit defeat. So today, I want to experience the Sect Master's style... However, a strong man like the Sect Master may not bother to attack me. How about this, I will fight with the Sect Master together, and the Sect Master will fight two of us alone, how about that?"