Chapter 39: Zuoqiu Lianzhu

Han Anyi's face had long turned deathly pale; with Zuoqiu Lianzhu's status, he could not afford to offend her.

"I dare not, if Sister Fu does not wish to join the Xuan Yun Society, I will not force her," Han Anyi said in fear.

"Good to know." The girl turned to Fu Lingxue and said, "If he dares to cause you trouble afterward, come directly to the Fourth Peak to find me, and I will twist off his head to vent your anger."

Han Anyi, upon hearing this, was so frightened that cold sweat poured down his body. With Zuoqiu Lianzhu's status, if she really twisted off his head, no one would dare to say a word against it.

"Thank you, Senior Sister." Fu Lingxue timidly responded, then turned to thank Chu Jianqiu.

The girl turned to Chu Jianqiu with a smile, "Little Junior Brother, are you okay now?"

Chu Jianqiu shook his head, "I'm fine."

"If you're fine, come with me!" Zuoqiu Lianzhu dragged Chu Jianqiu's hand and hurriedly walked toward the Fourth Peak, as if she was afraid someone would snatch him away.

Seeing the intimate scene between Zuoqiu Lianzhu and Chu Jianqiu, the crowd in the hall was filled with groans.

"My goddess, she actually held someone else's hand."

"Heavens, I can't go on living. She is actually so intimate with that Body Cultivation Realm waste."

"Who is that Chu Jianqiu, to be so highly regarded by Zuoqiu Lianzhu."

"Did you hear what Zuoqiu Lianzhu said? That Body Cultivation Realm waste has directly become a disciple of the Fourth Peak."

"This world is so unfair. I have outstanding talent but have been stuck in the outer sect for ten years. That Body Cultivation Realm waste, upon entering, became a direct disciple of the Fourth Peak. Damn it, and he even stole my goddess."

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Si Fengkai, seeing that Zuoqiu Lianzhu had not even glanced at him from start to finish, his face turned dark, his fists tightly clenched, and his eyes revealed a fierce look.

He, Si Fengkai, a pride of heaven, had never been so ignored before.

Han Anyi saw this scene and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. It seemed this fool could be useful.

Although he could not provoke Zuoqiu Lianzhu, Chu Jianqiu, this new disciple, had made him lose face in front of everyone today, and this debt could not be settled so easily.

Chu Jianqiu originally planned to wait until he was assigned a place to live before inquiring about how to go to the Fourth Peak. Now that Zuoqiu Lianzhu had come to him, it saved him a lot of trouble.

Zuoqiu Lianzhu, while dragging Chu Jianqiu, introduced the situation of the Xuan Jian Sect.

According to the rules of the Xuan Jian Sect, after the entrance test, new disciples with good talent will directly enter the inner sect. A few with extraordinary talent might be favored by the various peaks and directly taken as direct disciples.

Of course, Chu Jianqiu was a special case.

Zuoqiu Lianzhu did not elaborate on how special this case was, just glossed over it vaguely.

Each year, only a few disciples can directly enter the inner sect, while most new disciples remain in the outer sect.

Body Cultivation Realm disciples who cannot break through to the True Qi Realm within a year will be demoted to servant disciples. For servant disciples to become outer sect disciples again, it will be very difficult.

First, servant disciples lack resources, and second, to become an outer sect disciple again, it is not just about breaking through to the True Qi Realm; the evaluation criteria are very strict. This is the sect's punishment for those who do not work hard and waste the sect's resources.

Those demoted to servant disciples have their martial path basically predetermined.

For outer sect disciples to advance to the inner sect, they must at least break through to the Sixth Level of the True Qi Realm.

And those who directly enter the inner sect upon entering, if they cannot break through to the Sixth Level of the True Qi Realm within ten years, will be demoted back to the outer sect.

As for the direct disciples of the various peaks, they are mostly selected from the inner sect.

Inner sect disciples must at least break through to the Sea Transformation Realm to have the possibility of being selected as direct disciples.

And this is just a possibility. Breaking through to the Sea Transformation Realm only gives the qualification to become a direct disciple, but whether one can become a direct disciple of the various peaks still requires strict evaluation.

Those who directly become direct disciples of the various peaks upon entering are rare, perhaps one in a hundred years.

However, there was one thing Zuoqiu Lianzhu did not say.

In the last thousand years of the Xuan Jian Sect, Chu Jianqiu is the only one who was taken as a direct disciple of the Fourth Peak before officially entering the sect.

Sweat appeared on Chu Jianqiu's forehead again.

"Is Senior Sister Zuoqiu now at the Sea Transformation Realm?"

Zuoqiu Lianzhu smiled, "What else do you think?"

Chu Jianqiu wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Damn, this is a real prodigy. A Sea Transformation Realm expert at fifteen or sixteen, is this even human? The disciples of such a major sect are indeed terrifying."

Zuoqiu Lianzhu smiled slightly, "My situation is a bit different. I have been practicing with my master since I was young."

Chu Jianqiu asked cautiously, "What realm is your master?"

Zuoqiu Lianzhu glanced at him, her eyes revealing a look of disdain.

"My master is naturally at the Yuan Dan Realm, not the Sea Transformation Realm."

Chu Jianqiu felt a bit embarrassed; he had truly thought the black-robed beauty was at the Sea Transformation Realm.

"The Xuan Jian Sect has seven peaks, each with its own tradition. Our Fourth Peak does not have as many fellow disciples as the other six peaks. Master only has Senior Sister and me as disciples. Now, with you, we have four people in the Fourth Peak."

Sweat beads the size of peas continuously appeared on Chu Jianqiu's forehead. He stammered, "Our Fourth Peak only has four people." He was not concerned about the small number of people in the Fourth Peak, but rather that he was the only man.

"If we don't count the servant disciples who come and go, there are only four of us now." Zuoqiu Lianzhu wrinkled her cute nose and said, "Senior Sister and I don't like crowds and don't want people to serve us, so the Fourth Peak has no permanent servants. Usually, those servants come to clean the houses. If you find it too quiet, you can recruit some permanent servants."

Chu Jianqiu quickly waved his hands, "No, no, I don't like crowds either."

Zuoqiu Lianzhu looked at him with a half-smile, "Master said you are the young master of some noble family in Tian Shui City, and you must have been accustomed to being served. Do you want me to find you a few beautiful maids?"

Chu Jianqiu hurriedly refused. Despite Zuoqiu Lianzhu's seemingly thoughtful and considerate attitude, he guessed that if he really agreed to let her find him some beautiful maids, he would not have a good outcome.

"Is there anything I should pay attention to when I meet Senior Sister later?" Chu Jianqiu had seen the personalities of the black-robed beauty and Zuoqiu Lianzhu, and it seemed that the people of the Fourth Peak were not normal. This Senior Sister probably wouldn't be much better.

It was better to find out clearly first to avoid any trouble.

"Senior Sister is currently in seclusion, so don't disturb her. I will introduce you to her when she comes out," Zuoqiu Lianzhu said with a somewhat mysterious tone.