The Palace Master of Chenxi Palace once traveled the world, was kind and charitable, and her footprints spread throughout the Xuanyuan Dynasty, saving countless Mortal lives.
Now, many villages within the Xuanyuan Dynasty enshrine statues of the Palace Master of Chenxi Palace; in the eyes of those Mortals, the Palace Master of Chenxi Palace is a fairy who descended to the Mortal world from the Nine Heavens, and stories and legends about her are well-known throughout the Xuanyuan Dynasty.
Although most of the people participating in the Trial of the Dao Heroes Assembly today are Cultivators, these people are not very old, and many of them have heard the story of the Palace Master of Chenxi Palace being a fairy descended to the Mortal world since childhood.
And now, this fairy stands on the stage; her face is perfect, and her figure makes people's blood surge; thinking that a figure like the Palace Master of Chenxi Palace might be completely naked in front of everyone, most of the audience is already so excited that they are raising their flags.
The Great Elder of Joyous Chan Sect stood between Qin Li and Lu Wan Ning; he looked at Lu Wan Ning, who had a calm expression and a sacred Aura, and wished he could take the field himself instead of benefiting the handsome young man beside him.
But who made his cultivation too low, only at the Late Stage Core Formation; it is said that the Palace Master of Chenxi Palace's cultivation reached the Late Stage Condensing Aura two hundred years ago, and he doesn't know what level her current cultivation has broken through to.
"Qin Li, as the champion of this Trial of the Dao Heroes Assembly, are you willing to become Dao Companion with the Palace Master of Chenxi Palace, Lu Wan Ning, with the sky as your quilt and the earth as your mat, to display the profound principles of our Joyous Chan Sect?"
The Great Elder of Joyous Chan Sect thought of the Sect Master's instructions and added another sentence.
"After performing the profound principles of Joyous Chan, you will additionally receive an incomparably precious fourth-grade Medicinal Pill—the Nascent Soul Condensing Pill; with this Medicinal Pill, the success rate for a Late Stage Core Formation Cultivator to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage can be increased by thirty percent, and it can ensure that there will be no backlash if the Breakthrough fails."
"Young man, the heaven-reaching Grand Dao of achieving the fourth-grade is now before your eyes, and you don't have to pay anything; we are just observing the ceremony and will never disturb your actions."
The Great Elder of Joyous Chan Sect clarified the pros and cons, patiently guiding, clearly hoping that Qin Li would choose to have an open-air happy.
Many audience members below the stage also urged Qin Li to obtain the fourth-grade Medicinal Pill, stating that improving his cultivation was the top priority; compared to that, demonstrating the profound principles of Joyous Chan was a minor matter, so he must choose the fourth-grade Medicinal Pill!
Lu Wan Ning stood quietly in place; she looked at the Cultivators below the stage whose gazes were unrestrained, expressions fervent, even to the point of madness; she gently closed her eyes, as if unwilling to look at the foolish and extreme faces of the masses anymore.
"I…"
Just as Qin Li was about to refuse, a sharp female voice suddenly came from the sky.
"Sister Wan Ning, I'm taking you away!"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked up towards where the voice came from.
They saw a woman with snow-white hair and willow-like eyebrows swooping down from the sky; although her appearance was not as beautiful as Lu Wan Ning's, her unique hair color and distinct Aura made her stand with Lu Wan Ning, and overall, she did not appear much inferior.
"You are… Bei Lingyin, the Third Boss of Nightless City in the Northern Territory?"
The Great Elder of Joyous Chan Sect was surprised and uncertain; it is said that Nightless City stood in that ancient, lightless, extreme night domain long before the establishment of the Xuanyuan Dynasty.
It is said that Nightless City is a cursed city, and the people of Nightless City are also a cursed group of people.
Their hair and eyebrows are pure white, their surname is Bei, and they are unable to leave the extreme night domain for generations.
Nightless City has three bosses.
After becoming a boss of Nightless City, one can temporarily leave the extreme night domain, but cannot stay away for too long, only a few days in the outside world; once the time is up, they must return to Nightless City.
Therefore, Nightless City has always been very mysterious, and few people have seen the three bosses of Nightless City.
The Great Elder of Joyous Chan Sect was able to recognize Bei Lingyin mainly because before his departure, the Sect Master had shown him a portrait of this Third Boss of Nightless City and instructed him to try not to conflict with the people of Nightless City.
"Oh, I didn't expect you, this fat-headed bald donkey, to actually recognize your grandma."
Bei Lingyin spoke without politeness; after revealing her Nascent Soul Stage cultivation Aura, she grabbed Lu Wan Ning's hand and prepared to take her away.
"Lingyin, thank you."
However, Lu Wan Ning did not choose to follow Bei Lingyin; she withdrew her hand from Bei Lingyin's grasp and said with an ethereal voice.
"Marrying him is my destiny; I don't want to avoid it anymore."
Upon hearing this, Bei Lingyin's eyes widened, and she said, frustrated, "What kind of damn destiny! Lu Wan Ning, do you really want to become Dao Companion with someone you've never met and then do that kind of thing in public?"
"If this is my destiny, I will accept it."
Nangong Wan's expression remained calm, as if she was talking about a trivial matter unrelated to herself.
Many Cultivators below the stage heard that this sacred and unapproachable Palace Master of Chenxi Palace actually admitted with her own mouth that she was willing to do something even worse than a harlot, and immediately there was an uproar.
If it weren't for the deterrent effect of Bei Lingyin's overwhelmingly powerful fourth-grade Aura, the venue would probably be in chaos by now, and everyone had already uttered many words of criticism and condemnation of the harlot Saintess in their hearts.
"What if I insist on taking you away today?"
Bei Lingyin didn't expect that after only a hundred years apart, Lu Wan Ning would become a fatalist.
"Then my destiny will not change; the outcome is already set, just like how your people of Nightless City can only live in the extreme night domain for generations."
Lu Wan Ning did not want to go with Bei Lingyin; this matter should not have involved her, and Lu Wan Ning also did not want her few good friends to be dragged into it.
Bei Lingyin was angered by Lu Wan Ning's attitude; she grabbed Lu Wan Ning's hand again, intending to forcibly take her away.
But Lu Wan Ning also revealed her fourth-grade cultivation, standing still in place, apparently determined to stay here.
"You're already at the fourth-grade, and you still want to be manipulated by this third-grade bald donkey?"
Bei Lingyin couldn't understand; she glared at Lu Wan Ning and said, "With your fourth-grade cultivation, the entire Qingyun State is so vast, where can you not go?"
"You insist on guarding your Morning Dawn Palace! Talking about some damn destiny! You are truly beyond saving!"
After venting, seeing that Lu Wan Ning still had a calm expression and was unmoved, Bei Lingyin directly transformed into a white light and disappeared into the sky.
This Third Boss of Nightless City came in a hurry and left in a hurry; the Great Elder of Joyous Chan Sect had just sensed the clash of two fourth-grade Auras, and his heart was almost scared to stop.
He had thought that today he would have no chance to see the sacred face and jade body of the Palace Master of Chenxi Palace, but he didn't expect this Palace Master Lu to be so resolute, not hesitating to reveal her cultivation to complete this matter.
The old face of the Great Elder of Joyous Chan Sect was flushed with excitement, and the atmosphere below the stage had also reached its peak.
Only Lin Xuanye was below the stage, looking disbelieving; he looked up at Palace Master Lu's embroidered shoes, his gaze slowly moving to Lu Wan Ning's breathtakingly beautiful face.
Lin Xuanye could only pray in his heart now, praying that Qin Li would not be tempted and would refuse to become Dao Companion with Lu Wan Ning.
