Junior sister, I really need to control you

As she pondered, her gaze swept around and suddenly landed on the Grand Elder's face.

Senior Brother... what kind of expression is that?

Elder Yue looked over in confusion.

The Grand Elder sat on his throne, holding a whisk in his hand, his gaze fixed on the light screen, and his divine sense probed it.

His face suddenly froze, then went blank, then lost his composure, then looked confused, then looked certain, then became dazed, and then blinked blankly.

Then came another series of face changes that Elder Yue found difficult to describe. The speed and variety of these changes made Elder Yue wonder if his senior brother had used a face-changing spell.

The other elders who reprimanded Li Yinsheng, though not using their divine sense, also noticed their senior brother's unusual behavior at such close range.

In just a few breaths, more than a dozen different expressions flashed across the senior brother's face like a revolving lantern.

Finally, he paused, his expression becoming a complex and indescribable one.

He stood up, holding a whisk, staring intently at Li Yinsheng on the light screen, cupped his hands in a salute, and spoke.

"Young friend Li... no... friend Li?"

In the light screen, Li Yinsheng smiled and returned the greeting with a cupped hand.

"Li Yinsheng of Xuanzhen Temple greets the Grand Elder."

The complex expression on the elder's face paused for a moment, then suddenly transformed into a warm smile.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the other elders, the First Elder stepped forward, raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, and greeted them with a warm smile.

"Fellow Daoist Li, don't just stand there like an idiot. Come, come, please come in and have a chat!"

The other elders looked at him as if he had not only seen a ghost, but also the Black and White Impermanence, the Ox-Head and Horse-Face demons.

The Grand Elder took out a grand master's chair from his Qiankun bag, placed it next to his throne, and greeted them even more warmly.

"Fellow Daoist Li, come quickly, I've already prepared a chair for you!"

? Chapter 158 Congratulatory gifts and treasures

In front of Zhengyang Hall, on the square, is Arena No. 5.

“Li Yinsheng of Xuanzhen Temple versus Xu Zhen of Shuihe Peak.”

On the arena, the Grand Master, who was in charge of the competition, shouted several times, and later even began to use his divine sense to spread his influence.

However, there was still only a middle-aged cultivator dressed in blue on the arena, and his opponent, Li Yinsheng, was nowhere to be seen.

Si Zheng couldn't help but frown.

Junior Brother Xu from Shuihe Peak is a True Person with considerable cultivation, while Fellow Daoist Li has registered his cultivation level as a Great True Person.

Logically speaking, a Great Master should have no reason to lose when facing another Great Master.

In previous Taoist examinations, whenever a Great Master participated, he almost always won first place.

But if that Fellow Daoist Li doesn't come, then he will naturally be judged to have lost.

"Is Fellow Daoist Li from Xuanzhen Temple here? If so, please come up on stage as soon as possible and do not delay!"

"The magistrate shouted."

If it were an ordinary real person, and they didn't come for a long time, he would simply declare them the loser.

But that fellow Daoist Li was not only a Great Master, but also, during the Shaoyang Examination a few days ago, he was always seen with Fairy Shangguan of Wuxia Peak, seemingly having a close relationship.

Therefore, he was unwilling to easily sentence this fellow Daoist Li to absence, otherwise he would inevitably offend people.

The Xu family member, who was waiting idly on the other side, was also somewhat unhappy.

He participated in the Daoist examination this time because he had recently mastered a powerful offensive spell, but he was stuck at a bottleneck when it came to perfecting it.

I originally planned to exchange ideas with fellow practitioners during the Taoist exam, hoping to find inspiration for improvement through the pressure of real-world practice.

But the other party was slow to arrive, which made him quite dissatisfied.

After all, he came with great enthusiasm to find a worthy opponent, but he came up empty-handed.

Who is this Li Yinsheng? He dares to be late for the Daoist examination. Who does he think he is? A Great Perfected Person or a Perfected Person with an Imperial Decree?

After waiting a while longer, Li Yinsheng still hadn't arrived, and Si Zheng shook his head and sighed.

"Li Yinsheng of Xuanzhen Temple is absent! The winner of this match is..."

On the first day of the Daoist examination, the throne appeared out of thin air, casting a shadow like a small mountain.

The sea of ​​clouds descended, outlining the figure of the Grand Elder on the throne.

Everyone quickly bowed to the throne.

"The examination is suspended today. No one may leave or make any noise. All of you should wait here quietly. I have important matters to announce."

Leaving behind a single sentence, the figure of the Grand Elder in the air and his throne vanished instantly.

Below the arena, a few shouts erupted from the crowd, but then immediately fell silent, leaving only whispers and telepathic communication.

On the fifth arena, Si Zheng and the cultivator surnamed Xu exchanged a glance.

“Junior Brother Xu, it seems that Fellow Daoist Li is quite lucky. The Grand Elder has ordered us to suspend the Dao Examination and not make any noise. Let’s wait here quietly.”

Si Zheng's lips moved slightly: "I wonder if Fellow Daoist Li will be able to arrive at the arena before the Grand Elder announces the important matter."

Master Xu was no longer concerned about whether his opponent came or not. He simply bowed to Si Zheng, sat down cross-legged, and waited quietly.

Compared to the Grand Elder saying that he had important matters to announce later, the question of who the opponent in the Dao Examination would be was no longer important.

……

The 26th floor of Zhengyang Hall.

The elder dispersed the people outside and looked at Li Yinsheng sitting beside him, smiling warmly.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I have already suspended the Dao Examination. Let's chat first. There's no rush for you to participate in the Dao Examination. Just let the people outside wait."

Li Yinsheng sat in the Grand Elder's armchair and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Grand Elder."

"Don't be so polite, we're all from the same sect, it's only right, it's only right."

The Grand Elder smiled and waved his hand, stroking his white beard: "Fellow Daoist Li is a prodigy of my Zhengyang lineage. Now that you have been granted an imperial title, we are of the same generation, so there is no need to call me Grand Elder anymore. It's too formal."

"If you don't mind, from now on we can address each other as fellow disciples. You can call me Senior Brother, and I will call you Junior Brother Li. How about that?"

"Greetings, Senior Brother." Li Yinsheng readily complied.

"Good, good, Junior Brother Li, hahaha..." The First Elder laughed from ear to ear.

Mu Xiaoyu stood behind Li Yinsheng, looking at the armchair her senior brother was sitting in with great curiosity.

"Senior brother, this is the first time I've seen the Great Elder's chair on the mountain. I've only ever seen it in mortal homes before."

Hearing her say that, Li Yinsheng nodded in agreement.

Although the wood used for this grand master's chair is extraordinary, its shape is no different from that of ordinary people, and it is made very luxuriously, which is somewhat out of place with this ethereal hall.

"Hehe, I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Junior Brother Li," the elder said with a smile. "I am of mortal origin and served as an official in the imperial court for a few years in my early years."

"Later, when he was over fifty, he was fortunate enough to encounter a celestial being, so he abandoned his official post to seek immortality. After many twists and turns, he achieved some success."

"Although I have long been detached from worldly affairs, I still retained some longing for them, so I made this chair."

Li Yinsheng suddenly realized and nodded, saying, "The Elder only started cultivating after he turned fifty, yet he has achieved what he has today, which is truly amazing."

Upon hearing Li Yinsheng's words, the Grand Elder was first taken aback, then couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"If other fellow Daoists said the same thing, I would have been too embarrassed to accept it. But Fellow Daoist Li, you are really too kind to me."

"Compared to Junior Brother Li, I feel as if I have wasted the last few hundred years."

He looked at Li Yinsheng, his expression had calmed down, but the turmoil in his eyes was impossible to suppress.

"Fellow Daoist, you are only in your early twenties, yet you have already condensed your Dharma form and achieved the title of True Person. This is something I have never heard of before."

"Throughout the history of our human race in the entire Ten Thousand Mountains, the record of someone who can achieve the title of True Man before the age of forty is already extremely rare, let alone someone who achieves the title at the age of twenty."

"I only had a sudden enlightenment a few days ago and broke through by chance."

Li Yinsheng spoke modestly, but his heart was in turmoil.

Holy crap! There was a Master in his thirties in the history of the Ten Thousand Mountains? And more than one?

What kind of monster is this?!

In his eyes, Meng You'er, who was several decades old and had the title of True Person, already possessed top-tier innate talent and, with the Five Poisons True Scripture working together, was considered to have the potential to become an immortal within the Five Poisons Sect.

What is a "True Man" in his thirties?

Indeed, one should not underestimate the heroes of the world.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The elder, who prided himself on his worldly experience and discernment, was somewhat bewildered by Li Yinsheng's humility.

What kind of mentality do you have?

Looking across the entire Ten Thousand Mountains, those who can achieve an imperial title before the age of one hundred are undoubtedly geniuses, and any sect would do its utmost to cultivate them.

Which of these prodigies isn't arrogant and haughty? It's already considered humble and modest if they don't look down on everyone.

How come you, a man in your twenties, don't show even a hint of arrogance or smugness on your face?

For a moment, he wondered if Li Yinsheng had broken through too quickly, resulting in the formation of his Dharma form not being as satisfactory as he had hoped, and that this setback had caused him to lose his arrogance.

But he quickly dismissed the absurd idea.

Although he couldn't directly ask Li Yinsheng about his Dharma Aspect Rank because they weren't close enough, the Rank could be inferred from certain characteristics.

Putting everything else aside, just from the moment their spiritual senses made contact, he felt that Li Yinsheng's spiritual sense was no less than his own.

To possess such powerful divine sense upon first entering the Dharma Form realm means that one's Dharma Form is at least of the superior grade, and there is even a considerable possibility that it is the ultimate Dharma Form.

After all, he is a body cultivator and a sword cultivator.

"Junior Brother Li, don't talk about luck. If you're lucky, then all of us senior brothers and sisters have really wasted our time cultivating!"

The First Elder shook his head and looked at the other elders: "Junior brothers and sisters, what do you say?"

No one replied to him.