Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 164

For Song Ling, the so-called preliminary exam had completely lost any meaning.

New disciples had only been admitted for three months, and most of them probably hadn’t even refined their Innate Qi, or were just entering the Qi Cultivation stage. With his current strength at the third layer of Qi Refining, joining them would be a dimensionality reduction strike.

Not to mention, he possessed top-grade Innate Qi, and his spiritual power had undergone additional refinement after the breaking of limits by Rippling Water Zen. Coupled with his original foundation as a Heavenly Gang Grandmaster, and the bonuses from the three pseudo-arts after breaking their limits…

Even if they were both at the third layer of Qi Refining, if factors like magic artifacts were excluded, he dared to declare himself invincible among his peers.

Even if Gong Bo himself came, Song Ling would dare to fight him, let alone his junior brother.

Of course, Song Ling would definitely not reveal all of this. In this preliminary exam, he would at most display the strength of the first layer of Qi Refining, keeping the rest firmly hidden until the time was right to gradually reveal it.

In the cultivation world, he could be a cultivation genius, but he absolutely could not be an existence beyond everyone’s comprehension.

If those high and mighty powerful cultivators became suspicious and curious about him, the price would be more than he could bear.

“It’s good that Senior Brother isn’t here to collect a debt.”

Song Ling pretended to sigh in relief and patted his chest, then said, “The preliminary exam, ah, I’m very confident.”

“So confident?” Yue Yaojie was a little surprised.

“Of course, Sixth Senior Brother, don’t forget, I’m the only one in nearly a hundred years to pass the sect entrance examination with a perfect score. This preliminary exam… I naturally have to take first place.” Song Ling proudly tilted her chin slightly, the sunlight falling on her skin, its pearly white color like solidified cream, as if it emitted its own light, dazzlingly white.

Yue Yaojie was momentarily dazed, and it took him a while to react.

He quickly turned his head, pretended to cough a few times, a faint blush appearing on his face, and said, “It’s good that Junior Sister is confident, but you must not be careless or underestimate your opponents. Several people in your current batch are not to be underestimated, such as Elder He’s disciple Le Ziren, Elder Xu’s disciple Yi Zhiqin, and others.”

“How does Sixth Senior Brother know so clearly?” Song Ling tilted her head, curious.

“Some busybodies made a predicted ranking for the new disciples who might achieve a ranking in this year’s preliminary exam,” Yue Yaojie said.

Song Ling placed a slender index finger against her chin and said lightly, “If I’m not mistaken, I must be ranked first, right?”

Yue Yaojie didn’t keep him in suspense, shaking his head and denying, “Junior Sister, you guessed wrong. Ranked first is Elder He’s disciple Le Ziren.”

“Why?” Song Ling’s expression was astonished.

One must know that the Zhaoming Imperial Princess in everyone’s eyes was the only one with red aptitude among the disciples who entered this year, and also achieved a perfect score in the sect entrance examination. No matter how he thought about it, he should be the most outstanding one.

Yue Yaojie explained:

“Because there’s news that Elder He, in order to let Le Ziren get first place in this year’s preliminary exam, spared no expense and specifically went to an outside market to buy a dose of ‘Dust Refining Powder’ for him to consume.”

“Dust Refining Powder?” Song Ling had never heard of this item.

“Yes, the effect of this Dust Refining Powder is actually similar to the Qi Condensing Pills distributed by the sect every month, both are used to increase the speed of a cultivator’s spiritual energy refinement. The difference is that the effect of Dust Refining Powder is countless times better than Qi Condensing Pills. It can be said to be a treasured medicine that all low-level cultivators dream of.”

Yue Yaojie paused, then continued:

“More importantly, this matter reveals a signal. Since Elder He spared such expense, then to be foolproof, it is very likely that he will also bestow a low-grade magic artifact upon Le Ziren. In that case, the probability of Le Ziren obtaining first place will far exceed others.”

“During the preliminary exam, you can actually use magic artifacts? This is too unfair for those who don’t have magic artifacts, it’s completely a different level of combat.” Song Ling wondered, “Also, will there be any huge benefits to getting first place in the preliminary exam? Why would Elder He spare such expense?”

Yue Yaojie organized his words and said:

“Junior Sister, there is no absolute fairness in this world. Those who can obtain magic artifacts naturally have the ability to obtain them. Inner disciples receive much more welfare every month than ordinary disciples, is that fair?”

“You can’t expect your opponent to be fair in a life-and-death struggle in the future.”

“As for what benefits there are to getting first place…” Yue Yaojie shrugged, “To be honest, there aren’t any particularly exaggerated benefits, it’s just that the welfare received each month will be doubled thereafter.”

“This small benefit isn’t worth Elder He sparing such expense, right?”

Although Song Ling still appeared puzzled on the surface, he actually had a faint guess in his heart.

Bai Yafu said last time that if he could get first place in the preliminary exam, a great opportunity would be waiting for him.

Perhaps, there was some connection between the two.

“It might be because Elder He particularly dotes on Le Ziren, which is why he spared no expense to make him win the championship, just like Master also bestowed a low-grade magic artifact upon Junior Sister, didn’t he?” Yue Yaojie said.

“Sixth Senior Brother is right.” Song Ling smiled faintly.

After the two chatted for a long time, Yue Yaojie bid farewell and left, while Song Ling returned to his own residence to adapt to his surging power.

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Two days later, Bai Cang Hall.

Inside the spacious main hall, it was already bustling with people. The annual preliminary exam was finally about to begin.

Above the dense spectator stands all around, there was a platform with a good view. Several elders of the Purple Radiance Sect and the Sect Master were all seated here, their gazes calmly fixed on the arena in the center.

“Elder He, I heard you specifically bought Dust Refining Powder at a high price for that new disciple you admitted?” Ji Yi, with a large beard, smiled and said to He Haobei next to him, “Is it worth it? It’s just a preliminary exam.”

“What’s worth or not worth about cultivating my own disciple?” He Haobei said indifferently.

Ji Yi laughed heartily, a hint of playfulness flashing in his eyes: “Elder He is quite open-minded. But then again, even if you bestow Dust Refining Powder and a low-grade magic artifact upon Le Ziren, it might not be easy for him to get first place, right, Elder Xue?”

Xue Chenfeng frowned slightly, “You guys chat about yourselves, why drag me into it?”

“I just inadvertently caught a glimpse of your little disciple He Jun just now, the aura on him… is not simple.” Ji Yi said meaningfully.

“Elder Ji, you should change your habit of liking to gossip,” Xue Chenfeng said expressionlessly.

Bai Yafu sat on the side, her gaze sweeping over the various elders with different expressions, then glancing at the serene Sect Master Cen Hongzhe, a somewhat ominous feeling rising in her heart.

At this moment, as the light from the top of the hall shone down, a middle-aged man wearing the Purple Radiance Sect’s steward uniform walked onto the central arena and began to announce the rules and procedures of this preliminary exam, his voice reverberating throughout the entire hall.

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