The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 466 Envoy of the Cultivation Alliance - Yue Ming (Third Update)
Under the cover of night, inside a mountain villa!
At that moment, a string of clear, bell-like laughter echoed from inside the room.

Nearly four-year-old Yao Yao, with two pigtails, was playing on Zhou Qing's back, her pink little hands occasionally tickling him.

"Daddy's clumsy, he can't catch Yao Yao again~" The little girl nimbly rolled to the other side of the bed.

A pure smile radiated from his youthful face, and two dimples were faintly visible.

Zhou Qing shook his head, feigning annoyance, but his eyes were full of doting: "You little rascal, just wait and see what Daddy does this time."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly darted out and pulled the little girl into his arms, causing her to giggle again.

Swift leaned quietly against the carved door frame, watching the father and daughter play, her eyes overflowing with tenderness.

"How about Daddy performs a magic trick for you?" Zhou Qing suddenly winked mysteriously.

Before the words were even finished, thirty thousand dazzling spiritual seals poured down like a galaxy, instantly illuminating the entire room as if it were daytime.

As the spiritual seals flowed, countless spots of light were projected onto the wall, as if a sky full of stars had fallen to earth.

"Wow—" Little Yao Yao opened her round eyes wide and reached out her chubby little hands to reach the shimmering lights.

The spiritual seal seemed to possess a spirit, dancing on her fingertips, sometimes gathering into flying birds, sometimes transforming into swimming fish.

Zhou Qing watched his daughter's joyful figure with doting eyes. With a light tap of his fingertip, the spiritual seal instantly transformed into countless light butterflies, dancing gracefully around the little girl.

Sudden--

Zhou Qing's pupils contracted sharply, and the spiritual seal vanished instantly.

He pulled Yu Yan into the room, and at the same time picked up Yao Yao, who was still in a daze. His spiritual power circulated wildly, condensing into a solid protective aura on his body.

"Don't make a sound." He lowered his voice, his gaze shooting towards the door like lightning.

The swift reacted extremely quickly, and with a flick of her wrist, she grasped her natal magical artifact.

Following Zhou Qing's gaze, her face instantly turned deathly pale—

Under the bright moonlight, on the glazed tiles with upturned eaves, a tall and slender figure stood quietly.

The night breeze stirred her moon-white, flowing, wide-sleeved fairy dress, the silver threads on the hem swirling with a cool, ethereal glow.

The woman's face was like an ice sculpture, and a dot of vermilion between her eyebrows reflected the moonlight, adding to her otherworldly charm.

What's most chilling is the moon halo floating behind her head, with pure moonlight flowing within it, emitting terrifying fluctuations that slightly distort the space itself.

She stood there casually, yet it seemed as if the entire world revolved around her.

The wind chimes on the eaves had stopped sometime ago, the insects in the courtyard were silent, and even the moonlight seemed to favor her location.

Zhou Qing's pupils contracted slightly, and he unconsciously tightened his arms around Yao Yao before quietly backing away.

Little Yao Yao also saw the woman outside and pointed at her, saying in her childish voice, "Daddy, that pretty auntie is glowing!"

Before he could finish speaking, the woman's icy gaze swept over him.

In that instant, Zhou Qing's blood seemed to freeze—

"You are Zhou Qing?" the woman asked, her voice as cold and clear as a spring in the heavens.

Zhou Qing's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily, and his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

The mysterious woman before him did not exude any pressure, yet he felt an even greater sense of oppression than when he faced Su Minghe, the Imperial Inspector, back then.

That was an instinctive tremor stemming from the difference in the level of life.

He had no doubt that even with an ultimate weapon in hand, if this being were to truly make a move, he would have no chance of survival. Having thought it through, he took a deep breath and gently handed Yao Yao, whom he was holding, to Yu Yan.

Swift's eyes were full of worry. He shook his head slightly to indicate that he was alright, then strode out the door, clasped his hands in a deep bow, and said:
"Junior Zhou Qing greets Senior!"

The woman's cool gaze lingered on him for a moment: "How old are you?"

"Replying to Senior, I have been cultivating for over two hundred and twenty years," Zhou Qing replied respectfully, his face full of doubt.

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes, and the moon ring floating behind her head also brightened slightly.

"To reach the late stage of the Spirit Severing Realm at just over two hundred years old is a gift from heaven; to be able to condense 30,000 spirit seals at just over two hundred years old is a prodigy in the art of arrays; to obtain two inscription-level divine abilities at just over two hundred years old is an even greater blessing."

She paused, her moonlit eyes looking directly at Zhou Qing: "You are indeed extraordinary."

Zhou Qing felt a slight tremor in his heart, but dared not respond easily.

Could it be that the other party is also after those two inscribed divine abilities?

Seeing Zhou Qing's wary expression, the woman suddenly chuckled, and the moon halo behind her head rippled with a soft glow.

"No need to worry, I have no interest in your two inscribed-level divine abilities. I only passed through Nanhuang Prefecture this time because I heard some interesting news."

Seeing that Zhou Qing remained silent, she lightly raised her jade hand, and a token formed from moonlight appeared out of thin air: "I am Yue Ming, Inspector of the Cultivation Alliance of the Heavenly Fortune Holy Dynasty."

"The Inspector of the Cultivation Alliance?!" Zhou Qing's pupils shrank sharply.

The person before me is actually a legendary Heavenly Sovereign!
Previously, when he traveled from the fourth-level cultivation country, the Jiuli Dynasty, to the Tianyun Holy Dynasty via an ancient teleportation array, he unexpectedly encountered Su Minghe, the inspector of the Dynasty Alliance, and they traveled together via the teleportation array to the Tianyun Holy Dynasty.

The swift that recognized him through the demon emperor white elephant secretly transmitted its information to him about the inspector.

The Heavenly Fortune Holy Dynasty has a total of six inspectors, with the Imperial Dynasty Alliance and the Cultivator Alliance each holding three positions.

These powerful beings not only maintain order in the cultivation world, but are also responsible for selecting prodigies to train in the star battlefield.

Although the star battlefield is fraught with danger, it contains countless opportunities and is the best place for trials.

Zhao Muyi had expressed his longing for it many times, but these inspectors were elusive and difficult to find on ordinary days.

Just as his thoughts were churning, Yue Ming's cold voice rang out again: "You are in a precarious situation now. As far as I know, several Earthly Sovereigns are already searching for you."

Zhou Qing smiled bitterly upon hearing this.

“Before this, I wasn’t particularly interested in you,” Yue Wuxia suddenly said, her eyes flickering and the moon behind her head suddenly brightening.

"But just now I sensed the aura of moonlight on you. Have you practiced moon-based cultivation techniques?"

Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat. He looked at the dreamlike moon and seemed to have guessed something. He then bowed and said, "Senior, when I broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, the amplification effect of my Nascent Soul was achieved by cultivating under the moonlight, which made it twice as effective with half the effort."

"I see." A hint of warmth appeared in Yue Ming's eyes. "It seems we are indeed destined to meet. In that case, I can give you a choice."

As she spoke, she lightly flipped her wrist, and a bright white, crescent-shaped jade pendant appeared in her palm.

The jade pendant was completely translucent, with ten tiny holes on its surface, each of which was filled with moonlight as clear as mercury.

"This item is called the 'Moonlight Jade of Ten Directions,' and it can record the number of supreme beings you have slain."

Yue Ming gently stroked the jade pendant, causing ripples to spread. "I intend to choose you as my 'apostle' in this fifth-level cultivation kingdom."

"An apostle?" Zhou Qing frowned slightly.

Upon hearing the word "Apostle," the swift behind him looked on in disbelief, then immediately turned to look excitedly at Zhou Qing's back.

(End of this chapter)