Chapter 14

Foundation Establishment? How could it be? Wei Yuning kid indeed has not achieved Foundation Establishment; he is still an entry-level menial disciple. Hong Zhi laughed heartily. Although normally a cultivator's realm requires someone two major realms higher to personally inspect to confirm, but for Foundation Establishment vs non-Foundation Establishment disciples, Cloud Hidden Sect has its own unique observation method.

From outward appearance, Wei Yuning indeed resembles a Foundation Establishment cultivator, his whole person full of spiritual charm; upon closer look, Hong Zhi was also greatly surprised. It is obvious that Wei Yuning's visualized object has been completed, and spirituality has been infused into it; only the final fusion with the flesh remains. However, his spiritual bearing is still insufficient, his every move lacking natural harmony, which is also an important reason Hong Zhi can tell he has not yet achieved Foundation Establishment.

Cloud Goose Immortal furrowed her brow and shook her head, saying, "Oh? Observing his divine sense, it is not inferior to that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment disciple. I never expected he still hasn't achieved Foundation Establishment; I really misjudged! His name is Wei Yuning, which is indeed a good name."

"Hehe, it must be the Immortal who misjudged!" Hong Zhi stroked his beard and smiled. Although he said that, his inner heart was stirred up with considerable waves; the cultivators of the Azure Phoenix Sect are quite accomplished in divine sense, and they have a special method of using divine sense to scrutinize people. In the previous two matrimonial conventions, although the Cloud Hidden Sect disciples they selected were the best among the short, the final choices were always the outstanding ones among them, none missed. Therefore, regarding Cloud Goose Immortal's words, he appeared calm on the surface but internally placed great importance on them.

"Wei Yuning, you're a scholar; tell me why the Azure Phoenix Sect's maidens are so pretty?" Man Niu, although not glancing sideways, does not let any female cultivator within his field of vision escape.

"This counts as pretty? So-so, just putting on rouge and powder; not as good as the female cultivators of the Mystic Maiden Peak!" Wei Yuning had already drunk three large cups of spirit fruit wine. The men and women who came for the matrimonial convention didn't even put their thoughts on eating and drinking, which came in handy for the menial disciples who came to help.

Apart from being busy at the beginning setting up the venue and preparing food, later it became much more leisurely.

"This... is pretty, and it's a bit alluring!" Man Niu muttered softly.

Wei Yuning chuckled inwardly, really wanting to say, "Stud, you're still young," but thinking of the big dumb ox's stubbornness, he dismissed the idea.

Compared to the female cultivators of Cloud Hidden Sect, the Azure Phoenix Sect's female cultivators may be good-looking, but the vast majority are only slightly inferior; the extra is merely the air of vulgar, seductive charm from makeup. To inexperienced youths, they naturally have great appeal, but to Wei Yuning, who has seen countless videos, it's nothing special.

Even if these maidens are wanton and lascivious, could they possibly compare to the various instructors in those short videos? Therefore, for Wei Yuning, the natural, unadorned beauty of the Cloud Hidden Sect's female cultivators is still more pleasing to the eye.

Seeing Man Niu gradually showing a tendency to become a scoundrel, Wei Yuning, considering that Qing Fei had refined pills for him, decided to help her out and give Man Niu a reminder.

"Brother Niu, I ask you again: if Elder Qing Fei refines a Foundation Establishment pill, will you actually use it or not?"

"I won't use it; anyway, it's already like this, at worst I'll be one generation younger than Xiao Fei, I'll insist to the end!" Man Niu also didn't know which tendon was wrong, and he ended up losing his temper again.

"Alright, alright, I know you, Brother Niu, are open-minded and have a special fondness for the Elder, but I'm afraid that if Elder Qing Fei goes further, you'll end up falling in love with the Grandmaster, huh huh huh!" Wei Yuning delivered a fatal blow.

"No... no way, Xiao Fei's cultivation couldn't possibly be that fast!" Man Niu said, saying, but he grew increasingly lacking confidence.

"Qing Fei lacks no pills; how do you know it won't be that fast?" Wei Yuning countered.

Man Niu couldn't speak; his originally lecherous expression turned into a bitter melon face, completely losing any interest in admiring the Azure Phoenix Sect's female cultivators.

"Phoenix Dance Maiden, the Dawn Cloud Sea of Nine Cloud Peak is the foremost of the ten great scenic spots of Bidǎo Island; and among the Nine Peaks, Lotus Flower Peak is again the highest peak of Bidǎo Island, an excellent spot for viewing. Moreover, today is the day after the three-star consecutive days of spiritual aura tide; if luck is good, one can even see the projection of the ancient immortal city on Bidǎo Island as a mirage from the summit of Lotus Flower Peak. Such an opportunity is rare, occurring only once in three hundred years! I especially pleaded with Elder Tai Xiao to allow staying overnight on Lotus Flower Peak; tonight we can stay, night-view the immortal palace, morning-gaze the dawn clouds; this is truly a rare opportunity in life. I don't know if the Immortal would be willing to share the enjoyment of the scenery with me!" A gentleman wearing a gold crown, his hair bound, his face like beautiful jade, clad in a pale yellow long robe, accompanied Miss Phoenix Dance as they walked past Wei Yuning and Man Niu. The gentleman spoke eloquently, talking at length; if it weren't for his pair of wavy-shaped arched eyebrows ruining the overall aesthetic, he would be quite a match standing beside Phoenix Dance.

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother, but Little Dance dare not decide on her own; I must first ask the opinion of Elder Cloud Goose!" Phoenix Dance Immortal spoke with clear enunciation, each word like pearls falling into a jade basin, leaving listeners refreshed and delighted.

"That's only natural; I'll be waiting for the good news from the maiden."

Seeing the arched-eyebrow gentleman walk away, Wei Yuning then quietly asked Man Niu: "Who is that? He looks so arrogant, actually taking away the prettiest one!"

Man Niu clapped a hand over Wei Yuning's mouth, his expression panicked as he leaned close to Wei Yuning's ear, speaking even softer: "You're courting death! This is a direct disciple of the sect; didn't you see those clothes? We absolutely cannot afford to provoke them!"

"What do you mean? Could he possibly kill someone?" Wei Yuning asked, eyes wide.

"Kill someone? That wouldn't happen! But he has the power to expel you from the sect; for us outer disciples, being expelled from the sect is no different from death." Man Niu had grown somewhat accustomed to Wei Yuning's nonsense, but this time he didn't get angry; instead, he spoke with a serious expression.

Wei Yuning pursed his lips, wanting to refute but having nothing to refute with.

His mindset had not yet shifted from that of an ordinary Earth person; he still held the legal‑level notion of equality for all, and he did not regard this sect as his sole lifeline, so he lacked any sense of awe; he usually made a couple of sarcastic remarks about anything he found displeasing, but when faced with Man Niu, a native, he could joke about everyday trifles, yet when it came to matters concerning someone's fate and future, he could not just spout off nonsense.

His mindset had not yet shifted from that of an ordinary Earth person; he still held the legal‑level notion of equality for all, and he did not regard this sect as his sole lifeline, so he lacked any sense of awe; he usually made a couple of sarcastic remarks about anything he found displeasing, but when faced with Man Niu, a native, he could joke about everyday trifles, yet when it came to matters concerning someone's fate and future, he could not just spout off nonsense.