The Demon Lord of All Forms

Chapter 60 Meng Nanyi

A man in a blue robe with dragon patterns, handsome and smiling; a young man in a red robe with phoenix feathers, tall and slender, with a cold expression; a young man in a white robe with tiger mane, as imposing as a mountain, with eyes like lightning; a woman in a black robe with snake patterns, with a cold face and long, black hair.

The four individuals possessed profound and unfathomable auras, all clearly at the Refining Spirit Realm or higher. They surveyed the twenty-odd people in the plaza with calm expressions. However, the woman in the snake-patterned black robe paused for a moment on Gu Changyuan as she swept her gaze across the crowd before finally settling on him.

The woman had delicate features and beautiful eyebrows, but her temperament was as cold as a deep winter pool, and her gaze towards Gu Changyuan was scrutinizing.

Gu Changyuan did not back down, but smiled and met the woman's gaze with a calm and fearless expression.

The woman frowned slightly, seemingly displeased with Gu Changyuan's attitude, but she didn't lash out.

The woman took out the Star Bead and began to calculate, following the same procedure as the outer disciple. However, this time the Star Bead shone even brighter than before. The star map of the Seven Mansions of Xuanwu was fully unfolded in the Star Bead, with twenty-five stars slowly rotating within it, resembling a miniature galaxy.

The light from the star bead was so dazzling that it attracted the attention of the other three disciples. The man in the dragon-patterned green robe showed a hint of surprise, the man in the phoenix-feathered red robe raised an eyebrow, and the man in the tiger-mane white robe snorted and turned his head away.

The woman looked at the dazzling star bead in her hand, and finally a smile appeared on her face. She put the star bead away, looked at Gu Changyuan, and asked, "What's your name?"

"Gu Changyuan," Gu Changyuan said with a smile.

The woman nodded and continued, "Now I'm asking you, are you willing to become a disciple of the Xuanwu Palace?"

Gu Changyuan looked at the woman and asked in surprise, "Didn't you say there would be further testing?"

The woman looked at Gu Changyuan and said, "My name is Meng Nanyi, a true disciple of Xuanwu Palace. With your aptitude, your master will personally test you, without having to go through the tedious procedures of ordinary disciples."

"Who is your master?"

Meng Nanyi looked at Gu Changyuan with a hint of pride in her expression and said, "Palace Master of Xuanwu Palace, Qin Youwei!"

After speaking, Meng Nanyi saw Gu Changyuan's still indifferent face, and her expression froze. It was clear that Gu Changyuan had never heard of this name before.

Meng Nanyi shook his head helplessly and said, "Alright, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Come with me, and we'll talk about other things when we see Master."

As she spoke, a shimmering pool of water rose from beneath Meng Nanyi's feet, and she prepared to leave with Gu Changyuan.

Just then, a young man in a blue robe with dragon patterns chuckled, stepped forward, and blocked Meng Nanyi's path: "Junior Sister Meng, the Four Palaces as One, this friend has extraordinary talent, may we also witness it?"

Meng Nanyi looked at the young man blocking her way, her expression turning cold: "Yu Huoyan, I'll only say this once, get out of my way!"

Yu Huoyan's smile remained unchanged, but his tone carried a hint of coldness: "According to the sect's rules, this friend has not yet entered the sect, so you have no right to take him away. In my opinion, it's better to let my Azure Dragon Palace test him first. After all, the aptitude of full-sex resonance is a once-in-a-century talent even in the entire Yellow Heaven Sect, and every palace is qualified to compete for it."

Upon hearing this, Meng Nanyi's expression grew increasingly cold, and a faint shimmering light appeared around him. The white-robed and red-robed men beside him watched coldly, paying no attention, clearly pleased to see the Azure Dragon Palace and the Black Tortoise Palace fighting.

Gu Changyuan stood behind Meng Nanyi, looking at everything before him with a calm expression. He had already foreseen this scene when he created this avatar. It would be strange if such outstanding talent wasn't sought after.

Meng Nanyi looked at Yu Huoyan with a cold smile, clenched her right hand and suddenly burst out with icy energy from her palm. Without hesitation, she struck Yu Huoyan with her palm without any hesitation.

"Haha, then I'll take a look at Senior Sister's 'Book of the Seven Constellations of Xuanwu' today."

Yu Huoyan was not surprised at all, obviously having expected Meng Nanyi to make a move. He chuckled, hooked his five fingers like a dragon's claw, and grabbed at the icy aura that erupted in front of him. The claw's wind was sharp and faintly had the sound of a dragon's roar.

boom!

A deafening roar, like a thunderclap, shattered the ice and snow, sparks flew everywhere, and flakes of ice and snow drifted down from the center of the collision, falling like snowflakes in winter.

As the snowflakes spread, Yu Huoyan's hands were frozen by the icy air, his face turned pale, and he took a half step back. Looking at Meng Nanyi, who was sneering in front of him, his expression darkened.

Meng Nanyi withdrew her hand, not even glancing at Yu Huoyan, and said coldly, "I am indeed no match for You Tiange, but you are not You Tiange."

Yu Huoyan heard the sarcasm in Meng Nanyi's words, and his expression became even more gloomy, but in the end he did not make another move. After just one exchange, he understood that he was no match for Meng Nanyi.

Meng Nanyi glanced again at the White Tiger Palace disciples and Vermilion Bird Palace disciples whose expressions had changed slightly not far away. With the water flowing beneath her feet, she slowly rose into the air and drifted away with Gu Changyuan. This time, no one stopped her.

Amidst the clouds and mist, Meng Nanyi looked at Gu Changyuan beside her, her expression much more relaxed than before: "Your aptitude is very high, practically perfect. You are a born true disciple. Your master values ​​you highly, which is why he asked me to personally take you into the sect."

Gu Changyuan looked at Meng Nanyi and asked, "Since you have such high aptitude, can I directly become a true disciple?"

Meng Nanyi shook his head and said, "Impossible. True disciples can only be promoted from inner disciples. This is a rule that Huangtian Sect set at the beginning of its establishment. No one can change it. You can go faster, faster than anyone else, but you can't skip any of the steps you have to take."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changyuan chuckled and said, "I thought geniuses always had some privileges."

Meng Nanyi glanced at Gu Changyuan, a smirk playing on her lips: "You're certainly not modest."

Gu Changyuan raised his head and said, "Being a genius is a fact, why be humble?"

Meng Nanyi shook his head and said nothing more. The water beneath his feet quickened its pace, carrying the two of them towards the Xuanwu Palace halfway up the mountain.

The two ascended steadily until they reached the top of the continuous palaces to the north of Huangtian Shenyue.

The palaces and jade towers hung high above the sea of ​​clouds, shining brightly like stars adorning the night sky. Gu Changyuan looked at the positions of these palaces and jade towers and could vaguely sense that they were arranged according to some mysterious law, forming a great array that covered the entire mountain range. However, due to his limited cultivation level of only the Longevity Realm, he could not see the whole picture. In addition, he had no interest in arrays, so he could only see the surface.

The two landed on a bridge made entirely of green jade, with the railings carved with a tortoise and snake intertwined. Below the bridge was a bottomless abyss, with clouds and mist churning like the sea.

Meng Nanyi led Gu Changyuan forward, with disciples passing by on both sides from time to time. They wore simple black robes with snake patterns and silver water ripple patterns embroidered on the hem. They were probably all inner disciples of Xuanwu Palace.

When the disciples saw Meng Nanyi, they all bowed their heads in greeting. Their gazes fell on Gu Changyuan with curiosity, clearly wondering who this new face was.