Chapter 332

Disciples of Snow Moon City!

Although their current life was much more comfortable than before and no longer as arduous, becoming disciples of Snow Moon City was still something they dared not even imagine.

Let alone official disciples of Snow Moon City,

they had never even dared to hope for being outer disciples.

Jiang Chen smiled and said: "Since you are willing, go find Elder Yin Luoxia tomorrow."

Seeing Sangsang blinked her eyes and looked at Jiang Chen curiously: "Big Brother, didn't you say before that to join Snow Moon City, one must challenge the Ascension Pavilion?"

Although Seeing Sangsang was happy that the three could join Snow Moon City,

she remembered Jiang Chen mentioning more than once,

that to join Snow Moon City, one had to challenge the Ascension Pavilion, and even to enter the city, one had to clear the tenth floor.

Seeing Sangsang vaguely remembered that Sister Ye Ruoyi's master,

that old Daoist priest who looked very powerful at first glance, had to stay at an inn in the mortal city because he failed to reach the tenth floor of the Ascension Pavilion.

It was no wonder Seeing Sangsang thought this way,

for as long as Jiang Chen was in Snow Moon City, he would go to the Ascension Pavilion on time every day and stay there all day.

Including Seeing Sangsang,

everyone thought Jiang Chen was truly strict about the requirements for recruiting disciples.

"For others, it is naturally necessary to challenge the Ascension Pavilion, but for you three, it is not."

"Oh, I see."

Seeing Sangsang nodded obediently and did not ask why.

However—

just at this moment,

the little divine doctor suddenly shouted: "Jiang Chen! I will go tell my senior brother tomorrow that you are abusing your power!"

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Hehe~"

The fish soup in front of Hua Jin suddenly flew to Jiang Chen's side without warning. Not only that, but the bowl Hua Jin had just filled and hadn't had time to drink also landed in Jiang Chen's hand.

Jiang Chen took a sip with satisfaction,

then smiled and said: "You didn't drink it after it sat in front of you for so long, so don't blame me!"

"Ah!!!"

"I'll fight you!"

In an instant,

Hua Jin was like a cat whose fur had been ruffled; she 'whooshed' over to Jiang Chen, grabbed his arm, and bit down.

"Let go!"

"Mm... I won't!"

"Who told you to... mm... drink my fish soup!"

"Are you letting go or not? If you don't, I'll drink all the fish soup!"

"Drink it... drink it all! When I go back, I'll have... Sister Rong... mm... make more for me!"

"You really won't let go?"

"Then don't come asking me if you have any more questions about medical skills in the future!"

At these words,

Jiang Chen could clearly feel Hua Jin's movements pause.

Hehe!

Can't I handle you?!

But the next second,

he felt Hua Jin bite down even harder.

Immediately after,

Hua Jin looked up, her large, watery eyes wide as copper bells, her face flushed red, whether from holding her breath or from anger.

Glancing at the row of teeth marks on his arm,

Jiang Chen couldn't help but say: "Are you a dog?"

This girl was really biting; if it were anyone else, the skin would probably have been broken.

Hua Jin said indignantly: "Who told you to always bully me!"

While speaking,

she took advantage of Jiang Chen's distraction to snatch the bowl from his hand and gulped down the remaining fish soup in a few quick swallows.

After finishing,

she gave Jiang Chen a provocative look: "Hmph, who said I wouldn't drink it!"

"Drink it if you want, but why did you drink mine?"

"This is my bowl!"

"I drank from this bowl~"

"..."

Hua Jin paused, and her face turned bright red in a flash.

Stealing a glance at Seeing Sangsang and Qu Qu Feiyan, who were giggling, Hua Jin hurriedly threw the bowl onto the table.

"Give... give it back to you!"

However...

while throwing it,

she subconsciously grabbed Jiang Chen's bowl instead...

Jiang Chen: ???

Chapter 272: What happened to being as elegant as an immortal?

Without a doubt,

Hua Jin's heart must be in chaos right now.

Jiang Chen thought about it and decided not to tease her anymore, lest the little divine doctor resort to physical violence again.

However,

what Jiang Chen did not know at this moment was,

that for the next few days, no matter how he tried to talk to her, the little divine doctor ignored him completely.

If she were truly angry,

she still brought him herbs from Cangshan every day.

But if she weren't angry,

let alone talking to him,

she wouldn't even look at him when they sat together for meals.

Because of this,

Jiang Chen received many eye-rolls from Lianxing, Yin Yin Luoxia, and others.

It went without saying,

that during these days, although the little divine doctor ignored him, she definitely spent plenty of time bad-mouthing him to the other women.

The next day, Ascension Pavilion.

Looking at Jiang Chen, who was sitting upright on a long bench,

reading a brand-new book intently, Zhou Zhou Zhiruo called out softly: "Young Master."

"You're here."

Jiang Chen chuckled, closed the book in his hand, and handed it to Zhou Zhou Zhiruo.

She reached out and took it hurriedly.

"Young Master, this is?"

Jiang Chen pointed to the side of the bench and said with a smile: "Sit down first."

Upon hearing this,

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo walked obediently to Jiang Chen's side and sat down.

Once she was seated,

Jiang Chen smiled and said: "This is the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual. I have been reading it these past few days and found that both the internal energy techniques and the martial arts moves are quite suitable for you."

"Really?"

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo's face lit up with joy.

It wasn't because she was happy about the Nine Yin Manual, but because she could hear from Jiang Chen's words that he had been thinking of her these past few days.

Looking at Zhou Zhou Zhiruo, whose eyes were sparkling with a strange light,

Jiang Chen couldn't help but rub his forehead.

What happened to being as elegant as an immortal?

At this moment,

Jiang Chen really could not connect the Zhou Zhou Zhiruo before him with the gentle, refined, and later world-dominating Sect Leader Zhou from his memories.

However,

thinking about how she had unilaterally declared herself his little fan without even meeting him once, Jiang Chen suddenly felt it wasn't so strange after all.

Moreover, what he just said was true,

which was that Zhou Zhou Zhiruo was indeed very suitable for practicing the Nine Yin Manual.

Come to think of it,

in the original plot, Zhou Zhou Zhiruo only practiced the fast-track version of the Nine Yin Manual, and one could say that apart from being countered by the Nine Yang Divine Art, she had achieved the status of the world's number one.

Furthermore,

the Nine Yin Manual could be considered a Daoist technique.

To some extent, the Nine Yin Manual was indeed stronger than the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra practiced by Especially Yao Yao Yue. At least for most martial artists, practicing the Nine Yin Manual was more worthwhile than the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.

After all, the Nine Yin Manual was not just an internal energy technique;

it also contained countless superior martial arts moves.

However,

for Especially Yao Yao Yue,

it was clearly more suitable for her to practice the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.

In fact, the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and the Nine Yin Manual had some similarities.

For example, overcoming hardness with softness, controlling strength with weakness, and so on.

Just then,

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo seemed to realize she was too excited.

She looked up at Jiang Chen, who was rubbing his forehead, and her face, which was like white jade, instantly flushed with two blushes.

"You must have just started practicing the Nine Yin Manual and haven't mastered the basics yet, right?"

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo didn't dare look into Jiang Chen's eyes,

only letting out a soft "Mm" like a mosquito, though she thought for a moment and added: "Master said she would teach me after she became familiar with it herself."

"So that means you are practicing it in secret?"

"Mm~"

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo nodded subconsciously, then realized something was wrong and looked at Jiang Chen in surprise: "Is there someone else practicing the Nine Yin Manual in secret?"

Jiang Chen couldn't help but laugh: "There is indeed one."

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo rolled her eyes and asked with a smile: "Could it be Miss Mo Chou?"

Hearing this,

Jiang Chen looked at her in surprise: "Hehe, I didn't expect you to understand her so well after such a short time."

"Heehee, not really."

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo said with a smile: "I just guessed from your expression that I must know the person you are talking about. Since you and I both know them, it could only be Miss Mo Chou or Miss Long. And between the two, Miss Mo Chou is the most likely to practice the Nine Yin Manual."

Looking at Zhou Zhou Zhiruo, who was analyzing things so logically,

Jiang Chen couldn't help but tease: "Not bad, at least your IQ is online when you're normal."

"Young Master..."

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo blushed again.

It must be said, teasing Zhou Zhou Zhiruo occasionally was quite fun.

Chapter 273: That's right, just as you thought!

"Young Master, are there people guarding the floors above as well?"

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo looked up and asked curiously.

"Naturally, do you want to go up and see?"

"That's not it. Besides, with my strength, I'd probably be beaten down as soon as I went up."

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said: "I'm just curious, with your strength, why do you still guard the Ascension Pavilion? And with you guarding it, no one can ever clear the ninth floor."

"If I truly encounter someone with exceptional talent, I will naturally let them pass."

Jiang Chen also smiled and said: "As for why I am here... you can consider it a form of cultivation."

"Cultivation?"

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo looked puzzled.

"Mm."

Jiang Chen nodded gently: "All the martial arts in the world, even those low-level moves, have their merits and references. Just like the founder of your Mount Emei Sect, who chose to travel the world after breaking through to the Divine Wandering Mystery Realm. My witnessing the world's martial arts here in the Ascension Pavilion is also a form of training."

Looking at Zhou Zhou Zhiruo, who was becoming more confused the more she listened,

Jiang Chen smiled slightly: "These things are still too far away for you. When you break through to the Divine Wandering Mystery Realm in the future, you will naturally understand."

"Divine Wandering Mystery Realm..."

With his current strength at the Celestial Immortal Realm, plus the help of the system, even if he couldn't beat Haotian, he should still be able to protect himself.

"I dare not even think about it. If I can break through to the Great Freedom Realm in this lifetime, I will be very happy!"

"Can you have a little more ambition?"

Jiang Chen looked at Zhou Zhou Zhiruo speechlessly: "I said you can, so you can."

"Young Master, do you think everyone is like you?"

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo said with a smile: "The Great Freedom Realm is already very powerful. No one in our Mount Emei Sect has been able to break through to this realm for many years."

"Don't worry, there will be soon."

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo was startled, then said with pleasant surprise: "Does the Young Master mean my master can break through to the Great Freedom Realm?"

"Your master... should be fine."

Jiang Chen nodded, but then smiled and said: "However, I wasn't referring to your master."

"Not Master?"

"Then who?"

"It's Seeing Sangsang."

Jiang Chen said with a light smile: "I said before that Seeing Sangsang joining your Mount Emei Sect is your sect's honor. Did you think I was just joking?"

"How is that possible?!"

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo exclaimed: "Could it be that Seeing Sangsang's talent is even more powerful than yours, Young Master?"

"You're not wrong to think that."

Jiang Chen looked at Zhou Zhou Zhiruo and suddenly said: "Miss Zhou Zhiruo, you should have been able to tell yesterday that I have some opinions about your master, right?"

"Mm~"

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo nodded gently.

She had indeed noticed that Jiang Chen was unhappy, so she had prepared to persuade her master, but was interrupted by Abbess Miejue before she could speak.

Looking at the nervous Zhou Zhou Zhiruo, Jiang Chen suddenly smiled: "Actually, if it weren't for you, I might have changed my mind and not let Seeing Sangsang join your Mount Emei Sect."

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo's body trembled,