Chapter 1580 - 1535: The Salted Fish Turns Over 6

The youngest disciple accepted by Junior Master Qing Song, Jun Ze, came to seek Anning.

"Senior Sister Yu."

Jun Ze didn’t dare come closer and sent a Communication Talisman to Anning from afar.

Anning came out of Xiao Yuan’s cave mansion and waved to Jun Ze: "Junior Brother Jun Ze."

Jun Ze quickly flew over: "Senior Sister Yu, I heard there’s a lot of excitement at the mountain’s base right now. This time, Senior Brother Yichen brought many people, and they’re about to ascend the Heavenly Gate. Do you want to go take a look?"

Anning thought for a moment: "Sure, wait for me a bit."

"Senior Sister, hurry up."

Jun Ze is the last disciple accepted by Junior Master Qing Song. He has exceptional talent, with a single Fire Spirit Root. He’s only been in the sect for about ten years, yet he’s already achieved Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, earning much attention from the sect, especially from Junior Master Qing Song who is cultivating him intensely.

But this kid is too lively, and he loves fun, unable to settle down for cultivation, leaving Junior Master Qing Song quite helpless.

Anning entered the cave mansion, and Xiao Yuan had just finished using the Power of thunder and lightning to strengthen his body. Just having healed his body that was struck open by lightning, he hadn’t even changed his clothes when Anning came in.

"Do you want to go to the mountain base to see the newly accepted junior disciples?"

Anning asked Xiao Yuan: "Master said you should accept disciples, do you want to go take a look?"

Xiao Yuan waved his hand, and his tattered Vestment robe was replaced. He stood up: "Okay."

Anning went into her room and emerged again, now dressed in red.

She and Xiao Yuan walked out side by side, and Jun Ze couldn’t help but exclaim upon seeing Anning: "Senior Sister Yu seems even more beautiful."

Xiao Yuan glanced over, scaring Jun Ze to hide behind Anning.

Anning tugged on Xiao Yuan’s sleeve: "Don’t scare the children."

Xiao Yuan took Anning’s hand: "Let’s go."

The two of them stepped onto the flying sword and flew down the mountain, with Jun Ze quickly following.

"Wow, there really are many people recruited this time."

Upon reaching the mountain base, Jun Ze looked at the dense crowd with amazement: "I wonder if there are any exceptionally talented individuals."

Anning searched among the crowd for the heroine’s figure, but after a long look, she didn’t find her.

She summoned An Xin: "Go check who has the system with them."

An Xin looked closely but couldn’t tell: "Ningning, perhaps the system hasn’t awakened yet. We’ll have to wait a bit longer."

"Alright."

"They’re about to ascend the Heavenly Ascending Ladder."

Jun Ze shouted, and Xiao Yuan took Anning over to Chi Hezi’s side, where they hid their forms among the elders.

Outside the Mountain Protection Array of the Cang Mountain Sect, Gai Ling stood among the crowd, looking up at the cloud-piercing mountains and then at the solemn and majestic mountain gate. In the clouds between mountains, she could vaguely see cranes and various other immortal birds flying.

Looking at everything before her, Gai Ling took a deep breath to calm her stirred emotions.

She clenched her fist, telling herself she must cultivate diligently. Even if she’s only an Outer Disciple, she absolutely cannot give up. No matter what method she uses, she will increase her cultivation and ascend to the Immortal Realm.

Having transmigrated to the present, she’s endured many hardships. Knowing that the Cang Mountain Sect would come to the village to select disciples, she devised numerous ways to sneak there. Back then, she didn’t know if she had a Spirit Root or if she would be chosen. If she wasn’t selected, she’d be caught by the Gai family and beaten to death.

But it was her only way out, and she made the desperate decision that if she wasn’t chosen, then she would die, for she couldn’t endure the people of the Gai family any longer.

Fortunately, she didn’t have much talent, but she met the standards of the Cang Mountain Sect for accepting disciples and was eventually selected.

"Open the mountain gate, ascend the Heavenly Ladder."

With a loud shout, the towering mountain gate opened, revealing a ladder straight into the clouds.

Gai Ling bit her lip and, with the others, gradually walked to the base of the Heavenly Ladder.

Before ascending the ladder, several children looking about six or seven years old had already fallen.

They kept shouting, though it was unclear what they were saying. Disciples of the Cang Mountain Sect came over to carry them away, presumably to be sent away.

Gai Ling felt a bit scared.

She clenched her fist and stepped onto the first step of the ladder.

This step was extremely heavy, as if she had a load of tens of pounds on her back, making even breathing difficult for her.

"I will succeed." She whispered: "I must ascend."

Soon, Gai Ling climbed to the second step.

Anning and Xiao Yuan stood far away, watching the children below ascending the Heavenly Ladder.

Some children who went quickly had already climbed more than ten steps, looking exhausted and sweating on their foreheads.

Children who went slowly had only stepped onto the first step, while some didn’t reach even the ladder’s edge before being carried away.

Anning’s gaze was quickly captured by one person.

It was a young girl dressed in a green gown.

This little girl looked about eight or nine years old. She was very skinny, her hair was a mess tied haphazardly on her head, her skin was a bit rough, dark yellow, and her eyes were small. She really didn’t look great.

However, the little girl seemed quite determined. She gritted her teeth and climbed the Heavenly Ascending Ladder step by step, and soon, she had already climbed over ten steps.

"An Xin, do you think that’s the main female character?"

Anning motioned for An Xin to go take a look.

An Xin took a stroll: "Ningning, I feel it’s her."

Anning narrowed her eyes slightly.

Now it seems, the main female character does have some merits. However, she is too greedy and vicious, and cannot be allowed to stay.

But, Anning took a liking to the system on the main character. So, she couldn’t kill her now.

Anning needs to wait, wait for the system on the main character to awaken, and find a way to extract the system so that An Xin could absorb energy. Perhaps, she could find some good things within the system to repair her damaged Divine Soul.

"Ningning, why don’t we just kill her now?"

An Xin suggested.

Anning smiled: "No, let’s wait."

After all, the main character hasn’t done anything yet. Anning wanted to see what kind of person she was after all.

Anning, along with Chi Hezi, stood there for a long time until none of them could climb the Heavenly Ascending Ladder anymore. Then, Chi Hezi waved his hand, and the Heavenly Ascending Ladder suddenly disappeared, leaving the kids halfway up suddenly on a giant flying ship.

This flying ship took them to the Cangyan Peak.

"Let’s go."

Xiao Yuan took Anning along to Cangyan Peak as well.

Anning softly asked Xiao Yuan, "Did you see any good seedlings?"

Xiao Yuan nodded, "Indeed, I did fancy one."

Xiao Yuan had his eyes on a little girl with a bundled hairdo, white and chubby.

The little girl looked about six or seven, a bit chubby, with very fair skin and big eyes, looking cute and lovable.

But don’t judge her by her looks, the little girl is quite fierce.

She was bullied at the foot of the mountain but ended up beating up those who bullied her. When climbing the Heavenly Ascending Ladder, she was the fastest. Others who climbed halfway were already considered exceptional, but the little girl was just a dozen steps away from reaching the top. In terms of talent, perseverance, and determination, she was the top of her batch.

Xiao Yuan strolled over to Chi Hezi and pointed out the little girl, softly speaking to Chi Hezi, "Master, she and I have a master-disciple destiny."

Chi Hezi, upon hearing this, turned his head to smile amicably at the little girl. He waved her over: "Come here."

The little girl, under everyone’s envious gaze, hurriedly ran over: "Did you call me?"

Chi Hezi patted the little girl on the head: "What’s your name?"

The little girl smiled, her eyes squinting: "Immortal, my name is Tu Mingyue."

"Mingyue, a good name." The more Chi Hezi looked at Tu Mingyue, the more he liked her.

Xiao Yuan squatted down to look straight into the little girl’s eyes, "Tu Mingyue, are you willing to acknowledge me as your master?"

Gai Ling stood in the back row.

There was a hint of jealousy in her eyes when they arrived at Cangyan Peak; she saw Xiao Yuan.

Just one look, and Gai Ling secretly grew fond of him.

Before she crossed over, she liked those calm and cold people who looked high and aloof, like the God of Study she had a crush on during school.

And Xiao Yuan’s temperament was cool and noble, and his looks were extremely handsome too.

Compared to the God of Study Gai Ling secretly liked, Xiao Yuan had an aura of an immortal, which naturally was more attractive. Gai Ling was still pondering how to become a disciple under this immortal.

But the result was that Tu Mingyue beat her to it, how could she not be jealous?

Tu Mingyue looked at Xiao Yuan and then put her hand in Xiao Yuan’s hand: "I like you and am willing to acknowledge you as my master."

Xiao Yuan smiled, pulling Tu Mingyue to stand next to Anning.

At this time, Gai Ling also saw Anning.

Instantly, her not-so-large eyes widened to the extreme.

Gai Ling’s heart pounded like a drum, unable to contain her amazement.

How could anyone in the world be so beautiful? Truly too beautiful.

Back in the modern world, those celebrities in their most beautiful shots, even edited, could not compare to Anning, not even qualify to compare.

All those pretty girls with beauty filters couldn’t hold a candle.

Gai Ling considered herself to have some knowledge, but she couldn’t find a single word to describe Anning’s beauty.

At this moment, Gai Ling thought, if only I could be so beautiful.