Chapter 25: Junior sister, taught by senior brother
“Junior sister Pei, why did you hand in the paper so quickly? I didn’t even have time to pass the answers to you.”
“No need, I’ve finished writing.”
“Ah?” Feng Yudie looked admiring and hurriedly went to flatter her, saying flatteringly, “Junior Sister Pei is so amazing. Can Junior Sister Pei be able to answer such a rare question?”
At this time, Xiao Tian, who was floating next to Feng Yudie, quickly said, “Yudie, what she wrote is exactly the same as what I read to you.”
“Ah?” Feng Yudie shrank her neck, “We are not engaging in any malpractice for personal gain~.”
“Then why do you and Pei Lianxue have the same answer? Mr. Qi just got angry and wants to use his heart on you!”
Hearing this, Pei Lianxue couldn’t help but feel a little surprised. Didn’t I write according to what my senior brother taught me before? Why did Feng Yudie have the same answer as her?
“Elder Wang, we really didn’t cheat.” Feng Yudie quickly defended herself and Pei Lianxue.
“Actually, you are cheating, but Pei Lianxue is not. ” Xiao Tian sighed helplessly, “You relied on me to answer the question, and others relied on themselves to write it, although I don’t know why she was able to write that answer.”
Seeing Feng Yudie’s expression, Wang Shouren paused, then frowned and looked at Pei Lianxue, asking, “Pei Lianxue, did she really not send you the answer?”
“That’s absolutely not the case.” Pei Lianxue came back to her senses and hurriedly answered with her hands in hand.
“Let me remind you first, you can’t lie before you ask for the throne later, and there must be no lies.”
The two nodded.
Then, Wang Shouren took the two of them back to Qi Baishi in the center of the examination room.
At this time, Qi Baishi had also prepared the “Questioning Cauldron.”
It was a big cauldron that could stew Pei Lianxue and Feng Yudie together. The cauldron was engraved with a totem of a green dragon playing with a pearl. It looked majestic, and just by being close to the cauldron, Pei Lianxue and Feng Yudie felt a burning sensation as if they were in a fire.
“You come forward and stand in front of the cauldron.”
Qi Baishi glanced at the two of them coldly, then stood up and motioned for Pei Lianxue to step forward.
“Huh -” Wang Shouren took a breath and nodded, “Okay, you two must remember that you need to tell the truth before you ask for the throne later, and there must be no lies.”
The two nodded.
Then, Qi Baishi picked up a gold pen with his right hand, waved his cloud sleeve and a drop of ink from the pen tip fell on the green dragon’s eyeball on the cauldron.
The next moment, a long green dragon flew out of the cauldron, circled twice in mid-air, and landed in front of Pei Lianxue. The flaming dragon eyes looked directly into her eyes.
For a moment, Pei Lianxue felt that her whole body was unable to move as if an immobilization spell had hit her, and the green dragon in her eyes gradually grew larger, so big that it covered the sky and the sun, enough to blind her.
At this point, he could actually ask Pei Lianxue questions. However, Qi Baishi waited for a while on purpose.
The Dragon Power of the Heart Questioning Cauldron was by no means something that could be borne at will. Even some cultivators in the Core Formation Stage would have their legs tremble unconsciously when facing the Azure Dragon of the Heart Questioning Cauldron. Most of the cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage would be so frightened that they would kneel and beg for mercy, and they would not be able to recover for several days.
He felt that if Pei Lianxue couldn’t bear it, she would admit it soon and save himself the trouble of asking about her feelings, but Pei Lianxue’s reaction was beyond Qi Baishi’s expectations.
Pei Lianxue’s face showed panic and fear at the first moment, but she quickly suppressed it with her will. This level of concentration was no small matter.
Qi Baishi smoothed his beard, nodded with a flat mouth, and then asked, “Did you cheat?”
“No.”
Qi Baishi looked at the dragon and saw that the dragon didn’t respond. He frowned and asked, “Did you come up with this answer yourself?”
“No… No.”
“Which book did you read that in?”
“No.”
“Then how do you know?”
“Yes… it was dictated to me by my senior brother.”
After answering this sentence, Pei Lianxue’s face turned a little pale.
Qi Baishi looked at the dragon, and after making sure that Pei Lianxue was not lying, he stopped asking questions. He could see that if he used the Tripod on this girl again, the girl would faint directly from the next question. Then, he waved his sleeves, and the green dragon immediately got back into the cauldron.
After the green dragon disappeared, Pei Lianxue couldn’t help but take a few steps back, covered her chest and took several deep breaths before she could recover from the dragon’s power.
Qi Baishi walked up to her, nodded slightly, and said, “Did your senior brother dictate it to you?”
“It’s my senior brother.”
Qi Baishi was stunned, “Who is Ye Anping?”
“It’s my senior brother.”
Qi Baishi nodded and silently wrote down the name. Then, after thinking for a while, he took out a bottle of elixir from his storage bag and handed it to Pei Lianxue.
“This bottle of elixir is just me trying to make amends for you.”
“Senior, you don’t have to be like this… that…”
“It just so happens that you have reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. These pills are useful for building your foundation.” Qi Baishi smiled, stroking his beard, and ordered, “Take it, or do you want to say you don’t accept my favor?”
“Ah…” Pei Lianxue looked at the elixir bottle for a long time and finally chose to carefully reach out and take it, nodding shyly, “Thank you, senior.”
Qi Baishi nodded, and then on a whim, he glanced at Pei Lianxue with his spiritual consciousness, preparing to give her some guidance on her cultivation.
However, when he saw Pei Lianxue’s spiritual roots, he was slightly confused and thought,
Are these the three elemental roots of water, wood, and earth?
But why do these three elemental roots look so peculiar? Water and wood are too dominant, while earth is subdued.
After a moment, Qi Baishi asked again, “Are you the third elemental root?”
“Well, this youngster possesses the elemental roots of water, wood, and earth.”
“How old are you?”
“Fourteen, turning fifteen in a few months.”
“At the age of fifteen, have you completed your Qi refining?”
“Ah…” Pei Lianxue pursed her lips and shook her head, somewhat puzzled by Qi Baishi’s question, saying, “Yes.”
“…”
Qi Baishi fell silent. It was rare for him to see a cultivator with three elemental roots progress so rapidly. Such individuals either hailed from affluent backgrounds, relying on a plethora of expensive elixirs or utilized certain extraordinary enlightenment techniques.
However, the Hundred Lotus Sect couldn’t possibly possess the resources required to nurture a cultivator with three elemental roots.
Therefore, if this girl didn’t carry some fortuitous encounter, there must be an issue with her elemental root aptitude. Moreover, the one named Ye Anping is an exceptional young talent.
After pondering for a while, Qi Baishi gently patted her shoulder and said kindly, “Go back and rest well. Tomorrow’s sect selection will be quite taxing. Shouren, arrange a better place for both of them to stay.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Shouren raised his eyebrows and smiled, “Sir, the cultivators participating in the selection are all staying in dormitories today. Isn’t this against the rules?”
Qi Baishi squinted at him and repeated, “A better place.”
“Understood.”
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