"Brother, I'm going up now."
"Alright, little Xiao Yuer, go and let them open their eyes."
"Mm hmm."
Six-year-old Xiao Yuer ran to the edge of the White Jade Platform. Looking at the platform that was almost up to her chest, she climbed up with huffs and puffs.
Ye Qingluan's beautiful eyes lit up on the high platform, and she exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "What an adorable little girl!"
Beside her, Zhao Xuanyi smiled and said, "Sect Leader, I've heard that the two disciples taken in by Brother Li Mingru are a pair of siblings. The brother is called Lin Xiaolu, now eight years old, and his sister Xiao Yuer is six this year."
"Oh, I see. This little rascal does look quite lovely. I wonder how her cultivation is." Ye Qingluan said with a smile.
Below, the children were also eagerly anticipating as they looked up. Just then, Li Yaoxi had rushed back. Clutching his chest, he sat down cross-legged next to Li Miaoxin, and glared fiercely at Lin Xiaolu beside him.
"Junior brother, you're back!" Li Miaoxin said playfully looking at him.
"I've made junior sister laugh." Li Yaoxi said, clutching his chest, "Master's kick was indeed a bit heavy, it hurt so much I couldn't get up for a while."
After saying that, he glared at Lin Xiaolu again, his eyes full of anger. But Lin Xiaolu couldn't be bothered with him, entirely focused on watching his sister on the platform.
Li Miaoxin smiled again at Li Yaoxi, "Xiao Yuer is about to start demonstrating her spiritual power. It's good you came back just in time, senior brother."
Seeing the exquisite little girl on the platform, Li Yaoxi nodded proudly, "This time, junior sister will surely shock everyone in Emei, and truly make a name for herself throughout Emei, letting everyone know how amazing we Pluck Stars are."
After speaking, he glanced at Lin Xiaolu again and sneered coldly, "Some people can be considered to have contributed a little, having raised a future sect leader of Emei. But since they know they can't cultivate anymore, they should withdraw gracefully, rather than shamelessly tagging along, becoming a stain in my junior sister's life. People should know their own limits."
"Senior brother." Li Miaoxin glared at Li Yaoxi reproachfully hearing this. Li Yaoxi just gave a cold humph, and didn't say any more.
Beside them, Lin Xiaolu let Li Yaoxi's words go in one ear and out the other, too lazy to bother with him. He planned to settle accounts with this annoying guy after he and his sister were done with the test.
At this moment, Xiao Yuer ran towards the center of the White Jade Platform on her little short legs, everyone's gazes fixed on her. And just as she was about to reach the spot, her two little legs suddenly tripped and with a "plop" her small body fell flat on the platform.
"Hahahahaha!"
Whether on the high platform or below the White Jade Platform, everyone laughed at Xiao Yuer's funny tumble. Her adorable clumsiness also won everyone's affection, especially Sect Leader Ye Qingluan, whose heart felt like it would melt from Xiao Yuer's cuteness.
"Hahahahaha!" The elders laughed continuously, all talking about how amusing the little girl was.
Elder Zhao Xuanyi looked at Li Mingru and guffawed, "Brother Mingru, don't tell me your disciple can only put on a cute act?"
"Hahahaha, laughed me to death, she can barely walk properly!"
"Brother Mingru? This is the disciple you took in when Pluck Stars Sect recruited after twenty years? She really is outstanding alright, hahaha, laughing so hard my stomach hurts!"
Another elder added while laughing, "This child is too young, only six. Reaching the first level of Qi Condensation would already make her a genius."
For a time, almost all the elders were mocking Li Mingru, while Li Mingru remained silent, seemingly resigned to his fate, drinking alone.
The inner sect disciple in charge carried Xiao Yuer up, smiling wryly as he dusted her off, then had her bow to the sect leader and elders on the high platform.
After that, under everyone's watchful eyes, Xiao Yuer finally began to demonstrate her inner spiritual power.
At this point, the elders had stopped paying attention to her. Assuming that such a young child could at most reach the first level of Qi Condensation, they chatted idly among themselves.
But then, a dazzling rainbow light suddenly shone from below!
The rainbow light entirely made of spiritual energy flared up abruptly, like a pillar of light to the heavens, giving everyone a huge shock.
The elders who were chatting lazily were also caught by surprise, staring dumbfounded at the scene below.
Such rich spiritual power!
Extremely pure, surpassing Chen Nianyun from earlier by several times!
The Spirit Sword Elder, who had had his eyes closed the entire time, now abruptly stood up, incredulous as he looked at the six-year-old girl below.
Everyone was stunned. Among the children watching at the side of the platform, many were even frightened by the rainbow light radiating from Xiao Yuer, crying out loudly.
Even the inner sect disciple in charge was frozen in place, looking at Xiao Yuer as if seeing a ghost.
What the heck is going on!
How could this little girl who just tripped while walking have cultivation above his own!
He was twenty this year! He had cultivated for over a decade!
How long could this little girl have cultivated so far!!!
On the high platform, the elders were all dumbstruck, especially those who had mocked Li Mingru the most aggressively just now. Their expressions were extremely ugly, and Zhao Xuanyi who had been clamoring the loudest almost crushed the armrests of his seat. His old face looked as if he had swallowed a fly, extremely unsightly.
The atmosphere became extremely awkward for a long time before someone finally broke the deathly silence.
"Li Mingru, I didn't expect your little disciple to have such talent." Ye Qingluan looked at her taciturn junior brother with a smile, "Senior sister will believe your nonsense for now. Your Pluck Stars lineage has indeed found a good successor."
The Communicate Demon elder Qiguan also marveled, "A six-year-old at the fifth level of Qi Condensation, even in my hundred over years I've never seen such a genius, she's absolutely unique, absolutely unique!"
Zhang Mobai of the Sun God lineage also smiled at the elders with ugly expressions, "Gentlemen, do your old faces hurt?"
The elders: ......
After a long while of shock, the host finally yelled loudly, "Fifth level of Qi Condensation - passed!"
Hearing this declaration, even if the elders were still unhappy in their hearts, they had no choice but to sigh inwardly. She was only six! Reaching the fifth level of Qi Condensation at six! This Li Mingru, just what kind of luck did he stumble upon to take in such an abnormal disciple!
Until now, Li Mingru finally put down his wine gourd, smiling amiably at the gloomy-faced Fang Wuxiu, "Brother Fang, I really admire you. You old codger calculated so precisely, my disciple is indeed stronger than yours, isn't that annoying?"
Fang Wuxiu's eyelid twitched. With a "crack", the armrest under his palm cracked from the force of his grip.
Li Mingru continued leaning lazily on his armrest, smirking at him, "Brother Fang, how did you calculate so accurately? Do teach me. Brother Fang, why aren't you speaking? Are you too shy? Aiya, don't be so petty, Brother Fang."
Seeing this, the other elders showed bitter smiles.
This Li Mingru really knew how to stab people's hearts.