Chapter 259: Aftereffects of the Heart Demon

Ye Tinglan’s mind didn’t even turn for a moment, and Bai Mao’s CPU was directly fried.

What is this?

Am I supposed to call him Grand-Master Uncle now?

I was healed into a daze just now, why is the Heavenly Jade Holy Land still alive?

Wait, no, this might be a good thing. Master, this shameless person who eats tender grass, let her try eating an elder? Maybe she’ll be too embarrassed to do it.

Amidst the varied expressions of the crowd, Dugu Qingli headed straight to the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb to be confined. Ye Tinglan flicked her sleeve, and a gentle wind swept up Lu Xingzhou, causing them to disappear directly.

Only her words remained in the air: "Disciples are sparring; you preside on my behalf. Just report the winner to me."

The remaining people in the arena looked at each other, all feeling that the Sect Master was a bit hurried. She had been gone for so long, and now that she was finally back, wasn't it appropriate for her to preside over a disciple sparring session?

But then again, in the eyes of the world's number one, a third-rank dispute might indeed be too trivial. Perhaps the only thing that could pique her interest was a freak who could trigger a five or six-fold tribulation while crossing the Cloud-Ascending Tribulation. Having already watched geniuses fight, she naturally had no interest in watching ordinary disciples. It was understandable; to be honest, the Elders themselves felt a bit bored.

After a while, Elder Xu presided on her behalf: "Since the Sect Master has said so, there is no time like the present. Let the selection begin."

A little girl poked her head out: "Grandpa, can I participate?"

"You?" Elder Xu looked Anuo up and down, revealing a kind, uncle-like smile. Few people could see this little thing for the first time without smiling: "Little sister, whose disciple are you? Do you want to join my sect?"

"I am the disciple of that unnamed disciple from just now."

"..." Elder Xu looked at Anuo seriously again, and finally, shock flashed in his eyes: "Fourth-rank upper stage... How is this possible... How old are you?"

Anuo put her hands on her hips.

Elder Xu hesitated: "Fourth-rank upper stage, it's still a bit of a stretch... You are still young, why don't you watch your senior brothers and sisters spar first?"

"But Grandpa, doesn't being young just prove that the Heavenly Jade Holy Land is strong..."

"Eh..." As soon as these words were spoken, the Elders who had been smiling and watching the little chubby girl looked at each other, all feeling tempted.

Such a young fourth-rank upper stage, even if she just stood there as a mascot, would be enough for the Heavenly Jade Holy Land to show off...

A group of Heavenly Jade Holy Land high-level officials understood each other's eyes. Before the disciple sparring had even begun, the fastest internal consensus had already been born.

Over there, Ye Tinglan used a gust of wild wind to take him to the outside of her sleeping palace, landing on the ground. Many disciples were guarding outside, and the two walked one after the other, very solemnly, passing in front of the disciples.

There was a large clear pond in front of the palace, and something seemed to be lying in the water, looking pitch black and unclear. A stone bridge crossed the pond, leading to Ye Tinglan's sleeping palace.

Ye Tinglan took Lu Xingzhou onto the stone bridge and casually took a piece of Black Snake flesh from her ring and handed it to Lu Xingzhou: "Throw it into the pond."

Lu Xingzhou took it, puzzled. You could just throw it down yourself, why do you need me to throw it?

But with so many guards around, he didn't ask any more questions and just threw it down.

The snake meat entered the water, and the black shadow in the pond began to move, as if devouring it.

"This is our Sect-Protecting Dragon Turtle. The Black Snake bloodline has a little bit in common with it, so feeding it is beneficial," Ye Tinglan explained calmly, crossing the bridge without looking sideways.

Lu Xingzhou understood.

Letting him feed it was an opportunity for him to show goodwill to the sect-protecting divine beast. At least in the future, when he passed this bridge to find her, he wouldn't be blocked...

Otherwise, he could have just chosen to land on the other side of the bridge before; why walk an extra bridge...

After crossing the bridge, the front was even more filled with immortal mist, clouds and fog, mountain rocks and flowing water, like ascending to an immortal realm. Behind the mountain rocks were flying eaves; there were no carved beams or painted pillars, no gold or glazed tiles, just ordinary wooden houses, stone pillars, green tiles, and moss, but it occupied a large area.

Some little girls were cleaning and pruning flowers and plants. Seeing the Sect Master bring someone, they all looked over curiously and quietly.

This was the residence of the world's number one, the sleeping palace of the Holy Land Master.

Under the gaze of the little girls, Ye Tinglan looked around with a stern face. The little girls were frightened by the Sect Master's majesty and bowed their heads, not daring to look directly. Ye Tinglan opened the door and said expressionlessly: "Follow."

Lu Xingzhou had a look of surprise and joy at receiving the Sect Master's guidance, and followed her in with his head bowed.

As soon as the door closed, the solemn Sect Master was pressed against the door by Lu Xingzhou and nibbled: "Mr. is too tempting like this..."

"Don't try that." Ye Tinglan covered his mouth, biting her own lower lip, quite moved, but verbally stubborn: "I am not your Mr., you recognized the wrong person."

Just a quarter of an hour ago, she was still discussing whether the people sent to the grand competition were too old and would be laughed at, and here a twenty-year-old college student had made a breakthrough. He was also very considerate and directly gave a challenge match for the whole sect to see, making the selection of their own people logical.

And he was truly excellent.

Ye Tinglan, who was used to geniuses and was a top genius herself, had never thought that someone could break through to Cloud-Ascending just by watching a combat technique, trigger a five-fold tribulation, learn another set of combat techniques on the spot and use them directly, and collect the Red Lotus Tribulation Flame.

And then defeat Zhang Qingxiang with just one palm.

Who wouldn't love an excellent man... It made the Holy Land Master's heart flutter. She really wanted to stuff him into her arms. The corners of her mouth hadn't gone down to this day, just like Lu Xingzhou's boat.

Lu Xingzhou immediately offered a step down: "So Mr. is also pretending to be the Heavenly Jade Holy Land Master here..."

"Mm-hmm." Ye Tinglan almost laughed out loud: "Do you know why I called you here alone?"

Isn't it for a contrast affair? This is more exciting than being on campus with Pei Xiaolü.

As a result, Ye Tinglan pulled him to the table to sit down and reached out to check his pulse carefully: "Sure enough, you forced your way through the Heart Demon Tribulation and have some aftereffects. I really didn't misjudge."

Lu Xingzhou's heart tightened, and that bit of contrast excitement flew to the nine heavens: "What do you mean?"

"You are usually cautious in your actions, especially in a place where you are a newcomer, you would be even more low-key. But just after crossing the tribulation, you immediately challenged an opponent whose roots you didn't know in public, which is inconsistent with your temperament—you only act so stubbornly when dealing with the Huo family." Ye Tinglan said: "I thought at the time that it should be that the heart demon hadn't faded, making you release an uninhibited wildness far beyond your usual self."

Lu Xingzhou was stunned, and upon reflection, it was indeed true.

He had always shouted that he didn't like fighting battles without knowing the enemy, but this time he didn't even think about it.

Ye Tinglan asked: "Other heavenly tribulations can be seen by outsiders, but heart tribulations are invisible to others. What kind of heart tribulation did you encounter?"

Lu Xingzhou coughed dryly, lowering his head, not daring to look at her.