The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

Chi Miao stood up amidst the silence, dusted off her clothes, and then looked around: "Why are you all so quiet? Wasn't it lively just now?"

"..."

How dare I say a word!

Yan Ge rubbed his temples: "You said you were touching a corpse, what did you find?"

Chi Miao, without batting an eye, patted his chest and blurted out, "Nothing at all, so stingy! It saves me the trouble of killing this Tribulation Transcending stage cultivator. Tribulation Transcending stage... even poorer than my Qi Refining stage."

Listening to Chi Miao speak is so frustrating, it's like I'm going to explode if I hear even one more word.

Times have truly changed; even those in the Tribulation Transcending stage are being criticized like this by those in the Qi Refining stage.

However, no one would believe Chi Miao for saying he didn't touch it at all.

She'd been eyeing him for a long time, and since it took her so long to finally come out, she must have gotten something out of it.

Ultimately, however, this was indeed Chi Miao's own good fortune. If she didn't want to talk about it, no one would be interested in her things.

Chi Miao rubbed his buttocks.

She certainly found some good stuff, but since she needed it herself, she wouldn't share it with others.

How can you just give away your precious child like that?

Yan Ge coughed lightly: "If there's nothing else, take your cards and go back to your team. If you have other things to do, it's not too late after you've chosen your mountain."

Chi Miao said "Oh," found Jin Shengfei, walked to his side, and gestured for him to lower his head.

Jin Shengfei: "What's wrong?"

Chi Miao: "This old man looks familiar."

Jin Shengfei: "Aren't these the elders we were talking about posing in the sky?"

Chi Miao: "I see. Why aren't they posing today?"

Jin Shengfei: "Maybe they're selecting disciples soon, so they don't need to serve as props anymore?"

Chi Miao: "Are they finally going to come in handy?"

Jin Shengfei: "Hehe, I think so too."

The two were definitely whispering to each other.

However, the elders' cultivation levels were high enough that they could all hear everything clearly.

Even Qinghuan, who has a good temper, froze with a stiff smile and clenched her fists in anger.

Several elders subconsciously looked at Yan Ge.

If Elder Yan were to lose his temper now, it would be difficult to handle, and the reputation of the Nine Swords Mountain elders would be truly ruined.

However, the strange thing is...

Contrary to his usual behavior, Yan Ge showed no signs of anger or impulsiveness; in fact, he seemed somewhat pleased.

How could that be?

"Could he have died of anger, and is just pretending to be alive?"

This isn't like him!

However, Yan Ge simply turned to look at the other elders: "The more she says now, the more she'll suffer later."

The elders exclaimed, "Huh?"

What kind of talk is that?

Why are you starting to keep us in suspense again?

The elders were puzzled, but Yan Ge seemed to be in a great mood, so he didn't seem crazy.

……

"My name is Qiu Qi, and I will be your senior brother from now on. Next, I will explain the rules for selecting a mountain."

"The rules are simple. All the elders and sect leaders witnessed the three rounds of trials, and they recorded everyone's actions."

"Please take your tokens and come up one by one. If a peak master wishes to stay, they may enter this peak directly. Of course... if multiple peak masters are interested, you may choose one to join."

"By the way, this year is different from previous years. Because the quality of the disciples this year is higher, the elders have specially selected a group of disciples who can directly enter the inner sect. You can check your hand cards. If your hand card is white, you are an outer sect disciple. If your hand card is blue, you are an inner sect disciple."

Everyone was in an uproar when they heard the news.

Inner disciple?!

Someone actually became an inner disciple right after entering the sect!

This is something that has never happened in the many years that Nine Swords Mountain has experienced.

Inner disciples have higher privileges, can learn more, and have better resources.

Normally, there are only two ways to be promoted to inner disciple.

One way is through the sect's annual promotion test, and the other is to challenge an inner disciple and win.

But now, such an exception has been made! Who wouldn't be excited?

"Who has it? I don't have it, does anyone have it?"

Just then, Jin Shengfei silently raised his hand.

Is that so?

He held a blue card in his hand.

Qiu Qi smiled and said, "Yes, Junior Brother Jin, your talent and performance are obvious to everyone. Moreover, you have already successfully established your foundation at such a young age. It is a foregone conclusion that you will enter the inner sect."

Jin Shengfei gripped his cards tightly, unable to hide his joy. He hadn't disgraced his family!

"Chi Miao! I've made something of myself! You must be an inner disciple too, right? Your performance is far more impressive than mine!"

Oh right.

And there's Chi Miao.

Chi Miao is definitely the biggest winner of these three rounds of trials. He not only transformed from an ordinary person with no spiritual power into a peerless genius, but also broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining in just a few days.

In addition, her extraordinary performance is evident to all.

When Chi Miao entered the inner sect, everyone was completely convinced.

Chi Miao frowned: "I'm not."

Jin Shengfei's smile suddenly turned anxious: "How could this be?"

"I don't know if they gave it to the wrong person, the token in my hand... is red." Chi Miao was also quite confused.

"red?"

What does the red token represent? It wasn't said.

"Red? How could this be..." Senior Brother Qiu Qi was also stunned, an expression of disbelief on his face. He quickly walked up to Chi Miao to see what was going on with the token.

"It really is red..."

Chi Miao asked, "What's wrong with the red token?"

Senior Brother Qiu Qi took a deep breath and calmed himself down before speaking his entire story.

"The red token represents the personal discipleship of an elder, who is the core among all disciples of Nine Swords Mountain. Looking at all the disciples in Nine Swords Mountain who are still learning, there are no more than five personal disciples. You also know one of them, my Holy Son of Nine Swords Mountain, Senior Brother Ying Wuhuo."

Everyone's eyes widened upon hearing this.

A personal disciple?!

Same identity and status as Senior Brother Ying Wuhuo?!

Such a high starting point for someone just starting out?!

"No way, there must be some mistake. The inner disciples have no complaints, but the personal disciples, those who don't know Chi Miao, will definitely be dissatisfied, right?"

There has never been a precedent in the cultivation world for directly accepting someone as a personal disciple in all these years!

In particular, Nine Swords Mountain is one of the top ten sects.

The last time one of the top ten sects had news of someone directly entering the inner sect, that person has now become the Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect, and is now truly on par with Senior Brother Ying Wuhuo as one of the top sects.

So it's not surprising that Jin Shengfei is receiving this treatment now.

Because Jin Shengfei's talent is more than enough.

Of course, it's not that Chi Miao is unworthy; Chi Miao's talent is definitely more terrifying. But... this is a direct disciple, truly a rising star!

"I'll go and confirm with the sect leader and elders."

"No need."

As soon as Senior Brother Qiu Qi opened his mouth, a powerful and resonant voice rang out, clearly audible to everyone, who all turned to look at the source of the sound.

Upon seeing who had spoken, everyone bowed their heads respectfully.

"Lord Sect Master."