CHAPTER 123: CHAPTER 119: SOUTH PEAK LEADER, MOO YUEMEI!

A moment later.

Guann Tianyu and Li Ran stopped talking and walked towards Chen Zhixing.

"Senior Brother Guann, Saintess."

Chen Zhixing politely cupped his hands towards the two.

Guann Tianyu and Li Ran exchanged a glance, both showing gentle smiles on their faces.

"This junior brother, what is your name?" Guann Tianyu asked with a smile, the previous coldness he displayed on the high platform was no longer present.

"Xiao Ping." Chen Zhixing replied.

"Alright, Junior Brother Xiao Ping, how about coming with us to South Peak?" Li Ran also smiled slightly, continuing the conversation.

"I leave everything to the senior brother and the saintess to decide." Chen Zhixing cupped his hands and said.

Immediately.

Chen Zhixing followed Guann Tianyu and Li Ran, walking out of the Miscellaneous Task Plaza, passing through a small path, leaving the Miscellaneous Affairs Department, and heading towards South Peak.

In front of the Little Yellow Sect at the Miscellaneous Affairs Department.

Numerous Servant Disciples lined up on both sides, seeing Chen Zhixing follow Guann Tianyu and Li Ran out, suddenly became restless.

They whispered among themselves.

Steward Yu lowered his head even more, wishing he could shrink back into the crowd to avoid catching Chen Zhixing’s attention.

Anyone present who wasn’t a fool could see that this Xiao Ping was about to be enrobed in glory, ascending the ladder to success!

Even if their status would later be lower, they would still be a True Disciple Attendant!

"Oh dear, who will eat roast chicken with me in the future?" Old Huang, mixed in the crowd, said somewhat forlornly.

"Take one last look at this Miscellaneous Affairs Department. When you come back next time, you won’t have the same status as today." Guann Tianyu smiled slightly.

Chen Zhixing just smiled upon hearing this, without responding.

Soon, the three left the Miscellaneous Affairs Department and headed straight for South Peak.

South Peak was rugged and precipitous, with peculiar rocks standing out.

As they continued forward, gradually climbing higher, upon reaching the peak and looking around, they saw a vast expanse of mountains, open skies, and endless horizons, truly resembling mountains dancing like silver snakes and plains galloping like wax elephants.

Along the way, there were constantly young disciples in white robes bowing to greet Guann Tianyu and Li Ran, and then curiously looking at Chen Zhixing, who was dressed in coarse cloth attire, clearly a Servant Disciple.

"Junior Brother Xiao, I heard you mention that you’ve only recently arrived at our Celestial Wave Sacred Lands?" Li Ran and Guann Tianyu walked in front with their hands behind their backs, casually asking.

"Yes, last month I suddenly received the news of my father’s death at home, and after rushing non-stop, I finally arrived at the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands." Chen Zhixing quickly replied.

"Hmm, your father is called Xiao Lin, right? I do seem to recall; he had come to South Peak a few times to help me take care of the Spirit Beasts." Guann Tianyu smiled.

"It’s a pity that your father couldn’t witness the day you seize the spotlight."

The three continued walking towards the peak, casually chatting along the way.

Li Ran and Guann Tianyu’s demeanor were both quite amiable, explaining some basic situations about the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands to Chen Zhixing.

In the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands, there are no distinctions between Outer Sect or Inner Sect Disciples.

However, there are three levels.

Official Disciples, Tao Seed Disciples, and True Disciples.

The so-called Official Disciples are ordinary disciples in status.

The Tao Seeds are those with exceptional talent among Official Disciples, also understood as True Inheritances’ reserves!

Above the Tao Seeds, are the True Disciples, whose position is only second to the Peak Leader!

Generally, each of the North and South Peaks has three Great True Disciples!

Becoming a True Disciple is extremely challenging.

One either has to be under thirty and have cultivation reaching the True Self Realm!

Like Guann Tianyu, who advanced to the True Inheritance Realm in this way!

Alternatively, those with exceedingly outstanding talent can ignore the cultivation restriction and become a True Disciple directly!

For example, Li Ran, with an Innate Spiritual Body, directly advanced to a True Disciple with a Peak of Divine Travel body!

Meanwhile, as a Tao Seed, there’s also an opportunity to advance to a True Disciple when a current True Disciple steps down!

For instance, at the South Peak now, the senior brother stepped down from being a True Disciple three months ago after turning thirty.

Guann Tianyu has three more years, and he will also turn thirty and step down from the True Disciple position!

True Disciples are usually personally taught by the Peak Leader!

The remaining Official and Tao Seed Disciples are taken as apprentices by the Five Great Elders!

"Senior Brother Guann, Saintess, I’ve heard my father mention in his letters that among the Five Great Elders of our South Peak, Elder Fu Xiu is the strongest?" Chen Zhixing asked, moved by a thought.

"Elder Fu Xiu?"

Guann Tianyu and Li Ran exchanged glances, slightly narrowing their eyes, but did not answer.

"What’s wrong?" Chen Zhixing asked curiously.

Li Ran took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "Elder Fu Xiu’s cultivation has reached the True Self Fifth Layer, indeed ranking at the top among the Five Great Elders. However, Elder Fu Xiu is reclusive and somewhat strange..."

"In what way is he strange?" Chen Zhixing asked curiously, feigning interest.

Li Ran opened his mouth, hesitant to speak.

Guann Tianyu laughed and said, "Let me explain. Elder Fu Xiu has taken many disciples, but those disciples either died unexpectedly due to internal energy deviation, or died violently during missions. As a result, there are now very few disciples under Elder Fu Xiu, making many disciples afraid to become his pupils."

"I see."

A sharp look flickered in Chen Zhixing’s eyes.

If events unfold as the storyline dictates, it won’t be long before Fu Xiu’s acts of devouring Spiritual Souls within the sect and disciples below him are exposed!

And then he will be hunted to death by the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands!

For the remainder of the time, Chen Zhixing refrained from asking questions and instead pondered in his mind how to approach Elder Fu Xiu.

After about a stick of incense’s worth of time.

Chen Zhixing followed Guann Tianyu and Li Ran to the mountain’s peak.

A palace with a simple and elegant round shape, crafted entirely from black gold meteoric iron, appeared before them.

"Junior Brother Xiao, wait here for us while we go inside and report to our master."

Guann Tianyu and Li Ran said to Chen Zhixing before pushing open the doors and entering the palace.

Within the hall, it was quiet, furnished with extreme simplicity and austerity.

After entering, Guann Tianyu and Li Ran went straight to the door of a side room, waiting with hands hanging and bowed body.

They didn’t even need to speak.

Creak.

The door slowly opened outward.

"Come in," a clear and cold voice said.

Guann Tianyu and Li Ran hurriedly went inside.

Inside the side room, sticks of calming dragon saliva sandalwood incense were burning, filling the air.

Behind the main hall, a large Yin-Yang Fish Diagram was hanging.

Beneath the Yin-Yang Fish Diagram, a beautiful Taoist nun with her hair tied in a Taoist bun, wearing a sky-blue Taoist robe, was sitting cross-legged.

She appeared to be around thirty years old, with a plump but not bulky figure, a wasp waist and long legs, her skin as fair as jade, a face like a silver plate, eyes like apricots soaked in water, lips red without rouge, eyebrows arched like emerald without drawing.

Especially her ample chest, even the loose Taoist robe was tightly filled, blocking her view of her toes when looking down.

A small cinnabar dot the size of a sesame seed was dotted on her forehead.

In her arms was a duster with three thousand white threads; she opened her eyes slowly, revealing apricot-shaped eyes.

This person was none other than South Peak Leader Moo Yuemei!

"Disciple Guann Tianyu, greets Master!"

"Disciple Li Ran, greets Master!"

The two immediately paid their respectful greetings.

"You two rarely come to visit me. Why did you think of seeking your master today?" Moo Yuemei smiled slightly, her bright eyes and pearly teeth showing charm.

"Master, while at the Miscellaneous Affairs Department, we discovered a genius who is very likely to have an Innate Spiritual Body!"

They quickly responded.

"Oh?"

Moo Yuemei’s eyes instantly lit up, her voice rising a little, "Is that true?"

"Indeed! Earlier, I used the Jade Box Detection Method to test this person’s aptitude, and they located the positions of ten jade boxes using Divine Thought in only half a stick of incense’s time!" Li Ran spoke with a tone of admiration.

Hearing this, Moo Yuemei’s eyes grew even brighter, and she waved the duster in her hand, "You mean the person outside the door? Bring him in."

"If this person truly has an Innate Spiritual Body, our South Peak will have a chance in this year’s two-peak competition!"