As soon as she arrived at the martial arts arena, she saw Lin Aoxue confronting the sect's top leaders on the platform. This was no joke and she couldn't care less.
"Borrowed it, borrowed it."
Ye Liuyun used the Piaoling Xianyun Step to quickly avoid the crowd and came to the bottom of the platform.
"Aoxue, Aoxue, what are you doing?" Ye Liuyun shouted.
As soon as the voice fell into Lin Aoxue's ears, she was stunned for a moment and then turned her head to look at the audience. When she looked up, she saw a familiar figure standing in the audience and looking at her.
"Liu, sister." Lin Aoxue flew down from the platform and then hugged Ye Liuyun excitedly.
This scene once again stunned the people around.
Seeing this, Yun Yun also breathed a sigh of relief and thought, it's a good thing that the little girl is fine. If something really happened, I'm afraid Lin Aoxue would really turn against her.
But even if there was a misunderstanding, Yun Ling felt that the matter could not be let go, so he was about to express his attitude to Yun Yun again.
"Master, this." Yun Ling was about to speak.
However, he immediately heard Yun Yun's voice in his ears.
"Yun Ling, stop while you're ahead and don't make a big deal out of it. Do you want to go against my will?" Yun Yun said.
Yun Ling was stunned, then sat down helplessly. After all, if he really fell out with Yun Yun, it would not be of any benefit to him.
Although the other three elders were very dissatisfied with Lin Aoxue's behavior, they did not say anything. After all, there must be some misunderstanding in this matter. Now, hasn't the misunderstanding been resolved?
If, due to a misunderstanding, law enforcement disciples were sent to take the future sect leader away for punishment, that would be a big problem.
The three of them don't have the same ambition as Yun Ling.
"Where have you been, man? Why did they all say that you haven't returned to your residence for three years? I thought something happened to you." Lin Aoxue asked angrily.
Ye Liuyun smiled awkwardly.
"This? Let's talk about this later. As for you, even if you can't find me, you have to stay calm. You are in trouble, do you know that?" Ye Liuyun said with a frown.
"Me? I didn't care about that. I thought something happened to you. At that time, at worst, you would expel us from the sect, and we would go wandering around the world together." Lin Aoxue had already prepared for the worst.
Ye Liuyun wanted to complain, but when he saw Lin Aoxue's expression, he didn't know how to complain. After all, it was because of her that others had a conflict with Yun Yun, and he was also responsible.
"Say nothing else and go back quickly to apologize to your master and say that you made a mistake." Ye Liuyun glanced at Yun Yun on the stage and gestured.
Although Lin Aoxue was a bit reckless, she did not fail to understand the seriousness of the matter, so she nodded quickly, flew onto the platform, then walked in front of Yun Yun and knelt down directly in front of her.
"Master, I misunderstood you. I was wrong. Please punish me." Lin Aoxue said straightforwardly.
When Yun Yun saw Lin Aoxue kneeling down, the depressed mood in her heart disappeared a little. Lin Aoxue's behavior must have been very annoying.
"Girl, you've been locked up for three years, but you still can't change your impatient temper. I've told you to think calmly about everything. How can you take on the great responsibility of the sect in the future with someone as impatient as you?" Yun Yun said angrily.
Lin Aoxue could only bear Yun Yun's lesson, as punishment was inevitable anyway.
Chapter 28 The assessment begins
Elder Yun Ling looked at Yun Yun's bland sermon and couldn't help but have a conversation with the other three elders.
"Three elders, why don't you say anything? It is a big taboo to disobey your superiors. Even if it is a misunderstanding, you can't just let it go so lightly, right?" Yun Ling said unhappily.
However, Yunxiao, Yunhui and Yunyue did not respond to Yun Ling's question immediately.
“Great Elder, let’s talk about this matter after the assessment is over.” Second Elder Yunxiao said.
"Yeah, that's what I mean. It's not appropriate to discuss punishing Lin Aoxue here." The third elder Yun Hui also said something.
"I agree with what the two senior brothers say. We also need to consider the face of the sect leader, senior sister, and not let her lose face." Yun Xue also said in agreement.
Since the three of them said so, Yun Ling had to give up the idea of making trouble in public, because without the support of the other three inner sect elders, he alone could not challenge Yun Yun's authority.
The Yunxia Sect has a rule that if the four inner sect elders collectively oppose the sect master's decision.
Then even Yun Yun would not be able to force the order.
This is a method used to restrict the power of the suzerain.
Look at Lin Aoxue and Yun Yun again.
"Okay, get up. I'll decide how to punish you after the assessment is over. I've embarrassed myself today, and you must make up for me, okay?" Yun Yun said seriously.
Seeing that her master had finally calmed down, Lin Aoxue stood up with a smile.
"Okay, Master, don't worry, I promise to help you regain your face. I'll go to my sister first." Lin Aoxue said, then flew down from the platform and came to Ye Liuyun's side.
The rest of the disciples who had some ideas in mind were helpless after seeing this scene. It seemed that it was basically impossible to use this incident to attack Lin Aoxue.
"This? Are you kidding me? The sect leader can even tolerate such disrespectful behavior. What on earth does Lin Aoxue have that deserves such favoritism from the sect leader?" Jiang Hong, who was standing next to Li Jianxin, said angrily.
Li Jianxin didn't say much, but kept his eyes on Ye Liuyun.
After all, a cultivator in the Lingxi realm is enough to make Lin Aoxue and her master fall out in public. This shows that this girl holds enough weight in Lin Aoxue's heart and is definitely worthy of attention.
The rest of the direct disciples looked at each other in bewilderment, especially Nalan Yan, who knew Ye Liuyun. She had been secretly keeping an eye on Ye Liuyun. Every time Ye Liuyun went to their Medicine Refining Pavilion, she would pay attention to him.
Lin Aoxue pulled Ye Liuyun to a corner where there were few people. Although many eyes were on them, the two of them simply ignored them.
"Hey! What's going on? Where have you been? Besides, it's only been three years since we last met, why do I feel like there's something weird about you?" Lin Aoxue looked Ye Liuyun up and down carefully.
Ye Liuyun was stunned.
"Weird? Why do you say that? I feel like I'm no different from three years ago, right?" Ye Liuyun said seriously while playing with his hair.
But Lin Aoxue could not hide Ye Liuyun's changes. Lin Aoxue took a few steps back and looked at Ye Liuyun carefully again.
"You're still saying no. You definitely didn't know how to stand before. Do you know that your standing posture now is so elegant? And when did you start to like playing with your hair? It's over, you've fallen." The more Lin Aoxue looked at Ye Liuyun, the more she felt something was wrong.
After Lin Aoxue's reminder, Ye Liuyun finally reacted, then quickly let go of his hair and stood up straight.
"Hehe, it's not that exaggerated. Let's not talk about this. I have been practicing in the Medicine Pavilion and the back mountain of Yunxia Sect in the past few years. I have hardly returned to my residence." Ye Liuyun quickly changed the subject.
At the same time, he immediately complained about Lin Qingyou in his heart.
"It must be you who did this. You said you wouldn't force me to learn any etiquette, but is it really a problem with my palm and footwork?" Ye Liuyun asked.
Lin Qingyou laughed.
"Didn't I say it? These two sets of exercises are suitable for girls to practice. Isn't it normal for your body movements to become feminine after practicing the exercises for girls for a long time?" Lin Qingyou said disapprovingly.
When Ye Liuyun heard this, she knew that she had been fooled by Lin Qingyou. She felt that after the assessment was over, she needed to find a place to take a good look at herself now.
"You said it's not an exaggeration? Could it be that the female hormone secretion is too much? It's over. This time we are really going to be sisters." Lin Aoxue said with a worried look on her face.
Ye Liuyun rolled his eyes.
"Okay, okay, don't make such an exaggerated expression. Even though my body is feminine, I can guarantee that my heart is definitely that of a man." Ye Liuyun solemnly assured again.
Lin Aoxue looked at Ye Liuyun's serious expression and felt a sense of humor. What kind of feeling was that? It was like a very cute girl who insisted on saying that she was a man.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. After the assessment is over, we'll find a place to have a good talk." Lin Aoxue walked up to Ye Liuyun and said with an ambiguous look on her face.
"Tsk! I really want to turn back into a man, then kill you and let you know what a real man is." Ye Liuyun said unhappily.
Looking at the martial arts arena again, soon all the new disciples who joined three years ago arrived. This time, the assessment will first eliminate the disciples who have not reached the Lingxi realm.
Then there will be a diversion. Those who perform well may directly enter the inner gate and become inner gate disciples.
Inner sect disciples and outer sect disciples, even if they are at the same Lingxi realm, have completely different treatments. The treatment of inner sect junior disciples is twice that of outer sect junior disciples.
Disciples who enter the inner sect are promising and recognized by the sect, while those who enter the outer sect are of mediocre qualifications and cannot be trained.
"The time is up. Now we will begin the disciple assessment. All disciples who entered the sect three years ago, please be ready. First, there will be an assessment of realm. Disciples who have reached the Lingxi realm can be directly upgraded to junior outer disciples. Those who have not reached the standard will leave Yunxia Sect today. The assessment will begin. Those whose names are called will go up on stage to be tested." A deacon stood at the assessment table holding a roster and announced.
Some people present were nervous, while others were calm. Those who were nervous were because they were not sure whether they had reached the Lingxi realm.
Why can't we be sure? Because their strength will grow during cultivation, but this growth must reach a certain stage to be considered as reaching the Lingxi realm.
Many of them are at the Half-Step Lingxi Realm, which is stronger than ordinary people, but weaker than the cultivators in the Lingxi Realm.
They themselves cannot judge this state of being neither up nor down.
"First, please invite the inner sect disciple Lin Aoxue to the stage for the test." The first person the sect steward called was Lin Aoxue.
This is normal. As the disciple with the highest entry level three years ago, he must be ranked first.
"The first one is me. Hehe, Liuyun, just wait and see. I am definitely the strongest." Lin Aoxue smiled confidently, then leaped onto the stage.
She was flying around, and everyone knew that she had broken through the Lingxi Realm and reached the Linghe Realm. There was no need for testing at all. The reason for testing was purely a formality.
Chapter 29: Transformation
After Lin Aoxue came on stage, she glanced at the sect deacon.
"Uncle Master, how do we test it?" Lin Aoxue asked.
Although the sect deacon was somewhat dissatisfied with Lin Aoxue's offense to Yun Yun just now, he still had to be polite.
"Well, if you attack me with all your strength, I will naturally judge your realm." said the deacon in charge of the assessment.
Lin Aoxue nodded, then took a step back. The sect's deacon also looked at Lin Aoxue calmly. He was a cultivator at the Dao Palace Foundation Establishment Realm, and a cultivator at the Wheel Sea Realm, so it was impossible for him to be hurt.
"Uncle Master, I'm about to begin." Lin Aoxue took out his weapon and said.
But the weapon she took out was a spiritual weapon. It would definitely not be appropriate to attack him with this sword.
"Wait, Lin Aoxue, when testing your realm, don't use magic weapons, use ordinary weapons." The deacon reminded speechlessly.
Upon hearing this, Lin Aoxue quickly changed his sword to the sword he carried in the secular world.
After changing the sword, Lin Aoxue closed her eyes and took a deep breath. The next moment, the sword in her hand was unsheathed. At the same time, a phantom, like a fairy, flew out of Lin Aoxue's body and stabbed the deacon's body with a sword.
"What kind of swordsmanship is this? At the Wheel Sea Realm, how can one achieve an out-of-body experience?" The deacon put up a defense the moment Lin Aoxue performed her technique.
But unfortunately, his defense was unable to withstand Lin Aoxue's sword. The sword, along with the phantom released by Lin Aoxue, penetrated the opponent's body.
The deacon also immediately felt a sharp pain in his body. It was not his physical body that was injured, but his soul was scratched by Lin Aoxue's sword.
"Soul attack?" The deacon's face changed drastically on the spot.
The inner disciples and sect leaders around were all shocked.
It is incredible that the Lunhai realm has mastered the sword technique of attacking the soul.
"Eh? You girl, cough cough cough..." Yun Yun was choked when she saw Lin Aoxue use this move, because this was not the swordsmanship she taught her, this was an ability that came with Lin Aoxue's own physique.
What kind of physique is the Feathered Immortal Body? Anyway, it is indeed related to the soul. This move was discovered by Lin Aoxue when she was practicing swordsmanship. She can let her mind leave the body and attack the enemy, but the damage is not to the body, but to the soul.
It’s a pity that her current realm is too low, and she can’t cause much damage to the deacon’s soul. A scratch is already the limit.
But just this one scratch was enough to make the deacon feel very uncomfortable. This soul injury was not serious, but it might take three days to heal.
"Damn it, how could she use swordsmanship that attacks the soul? This shouldn't be possible. Judging from the fluctuations in her aura, she is at most at the Linghe realm." The disciples outside the field were all stunned.
The deacon glanced at the afterimage behind him, then looked at Lin Aoxue. After attacking the deacon, the afterimage did another backflip and returned to Lin Aoxue's body.
"Uncle Master, my attack is over." After returning to his body, Lin Aoxue said to the deacon.
Ye Liuyun was also amazed. Lin Qingyou had already told her about the immortal body. It was an ability that normal cultivators could never imagine. It could allow the soul consciousness to leave the body and kill people without being seen. Of course, these were just basic abilities.
As Lin Aoxue continues to become stronger, more abilities will be unlocked.
"You have a very special swordsmanship. Judging from the power of your attacks, you must have reached the peak level of Linghe Realm?" the deacon said with a serious look.
Lin Aoxue nodded and sheathed the sword.
The deacon in charge of the test sighed when he saw that Lin Aoxue knew his realm.
"As expected of you, you are the disciple chosen by the Sect Master. No wonder the Sect Master favors you so much."
"Inner sect disciple Lin Aoxue, who is at the peak of the Linghe realm, has passed the assessment." The deacon announced loudly.
This sentence caused a huge ripple, shocking almost everyone. He reached the peak of Linghe Realm in three years and was only one step away from Linghai. This was too exaggerated. There had never been anyone in the entire history of Yunxia Sect who cultivated so fast.
"She is actually at the peak of Linghe Realm? No wonder the sect master is so partial to this little girl. Her aptitude is too good, right?" Although Yun Ling and others could see that Lin Aoxue was at the Linghe Realm, they did not expect that she was at the peak of Linghe Realm.
Although Yun Yun really wanted to say that Lin Aoxue was a little too ostentatious and exposed her physical abilities, she glanced at the expressions of the people around her and saw that they were also filled with relief.
At least by doing this, Lin Aoxue proved her qualifications to other disciples and senior leaders, and indirectly forced her to step down. It was because Lin Aoxue was so qualified that I protected her so much.
With such good qualifications, isn’t it worth protecting?
It’s just a matter of punishment, that’s another story.
When Lin Aoxue saw the deacon announce that she had passed, she immediately stepped down from the stage and came to Ye Liuyun's side.
