One of my fairy-like friends

Before anyone could even be surprised, the light instantly reached the eighth floor and showed no signs of stopping, rushing straight to the tenth floor.

The Wind Spirit Stone emitted a dazzling light, enveloping Mingyan within it, the light shooting straight into the sky! It lit up the heavens.

"Ten floors?!" The elder, who had just been disappointed, suddenly widened his eyes. "Ten floors?!"

"Excellent! How long has it been since Fengling Academy produced a disciple at the tenth level?" The bald elder was also very excited. "This disciple must be taught by me personally."

"Come on, don't let you ruin it." Lin Zhongdao glanced at him and snorted coldly, "Let Wang Daoming teach it himself."

"..." Upon hearing this name, the bald elder did not argue with Lin Zhongdao, but remained silent for a moment before saying, "The dean should also be paying attention to this matter, and it should arrive soon."

The young cultivator behind Ming Yan had a deadpan expression, which told him this person was no ordinary individual. Chao, definitely not a normal person. Now, even if he reaches the eighth or ninth level later, probably no one will remember him... So unlucky...

The disciple surnamed Zhang was also extremely surprised upon seeing this. "I didn't expect it to really be the tenth level... Hmph, but that's fine too. Now I have a legitimate reason to confess my feelings to Senior Brother Yue."

"..." The disciple standing some distance away beside him was initially quite surprised, but after hearing the Zhang disciple's words, he was speechless. "Senior Brother Zhang, do you even understand what the tenth level means? It means he's far superior to Senior Brother Yue... he's at the level of a Saintess..."

"This kind of test doesn't represent everything. Besides, even if he really is more outstanding than Senior Brother Yue, so what?" The disciple surnamed Zhang shook his head. Although he was also very surprised, it didn't affect anything.

"How many tenth-level disciples have there been in history? And which one was a waste?" another disciple said. "It seems the Dean will have to come and personally accept them as disciples... If properly nurtured, perhaps the Wind Spirit Academy will produce its own Wind Spirit Saint, a talent it hasn't had in hundreds of years..."

“The only one who can be the Holy Son of the Wind Spirit is Senior Brother Yue. Although Senior Brother Yue is only at the eighth level, the Holy Maiden has praised his talent.” The disciple surnamed Zhang glanced at him coldly and reminded him, “He is only at the Taixi Realm, while Senior Brother Yue is already at the initial stage of the Qi Sea Realm. He is only slightly inferior to the Holy Maiden in cultivation. I wonder when he will catch up with Senior Brother Yue.”

"But Senior Brother Yue isn't young anymore... he's already twenty-four or twenty-five... while the Holy Maiden is only eighteen..."

"Do you really think this person can reach the Qi Sea Realm within two years?" The disciple surnamed Zhang sneered.

Mingyan opened his eyes and was somewhat surprised to see the light shooting straight into the sky. He originally thought that having eight levels would be enough, but he did not expect that he would actually reach ten levels.

He looked at the elders in the sky and then wondered why they were still sitting there even though he had reached the tenth level. Why didn't they come to recruit him as a disciple?

He silently lowered his hand, looking around with some confusion, but found nothing unusual. Strange... what's going on? Isn't the tenth floor the highest level?

"You've passed the test. Please wait here." The disciple who was also surprised stepped forward and looked at Ming Yan with a smile. "Elder Lin just informed me that the Dean intends to take you as an entry disciple. Someone should be there to greet you in a moment. Please wait a short while."

Mingyan then realized that it wasn't that the elders weren't interested, but rather that the dean, who was above the elders, had taken a liking to him. He nodded and walked to the side to wait quietly.

Now, Mingyan became the focus of everyone's attention. The vast majority of people turned their attention to Mingyan. What does ten levels mean?

Those who grow up to the tenth level in previous generations have basically become the holy sons and daughters of the two academies, and will become the deans of the two academies in the future, that is, the holy masters of the two academies. However, Fengling Academy has not produced a tenth level person for a long time. Even the current dean, Wang Daoming, was only at the ninth level when he entered the academy.

Although the results from the Wind Spirit Stones of the Wind Spirit Academy and the Moon Shadow Stones of the Moon Shadow Cinema cannot fully represent a person's overall talent for cultivation, generally speaking, a genius's physique is definitely also very good. They do not need to rely on other talents to make up for it, but rather rely on their talents to raise their upper limit.

This means that the Fengling Academy may finally end its long-standing awkward situation of having no Holy Son in office...

The elders looked at Ming Yan with intense admiration, while the other disciples watching the spectacle were filled with envy. Such talent meant he would receive abundant cultivation resources to nurture him... Who wouldn't want to be accepted as a disciple by the Dean? With the Dean's personal guidance, wouldn't one's progress be as rapid as a feather?

Not long after, a figure appeared silently behind the dozen or so elders.

"Dean!"

Upon noticing his arrival, one disciple immediately knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in greeting, and the other disciples, upon hearing this, also knelt on one knee and shouted in unison, "Dean!"

Mingyan looked up at the man addressed as Dean. He appeared quite young, dressed in a blue robe, his age ambiguous, and exuding youthful vigor. He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "No need for formalities."

Having said that, he instantly appeared in front of Ming Yan, his smile gentle. "You must be the disciple at the tenth level? My name is Wang Daoming, and I am the dean of the Fengling Academy. Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

"The Dean himself has come... It seems the Dean truly values ​​the new disciples on the tenth floor highly," a disciple exclaimed in surprise.

"Tenth level... Even the Holy Maiden is only tenth level... Our Wind Spirit Academy can finally breathe a sigh of relief, otherwise we'd always be told we're inferior to women... It's just that his cultivation is a bit low, but I believe that given time, he should be able to grow stronger."

Wang Daoming gave Mingyan a similar feeling to Xia Yanming; both seemed to be gentle and mild-mannered. Mingyan had a very good first impression of him, and he clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "Disciple..."

Just then, as Ming Yan was about to speak, another blurry figure appeared in the arena. Her arrival made Wang Daoming frown slightly, and he waved his hand to interrupt Ming Yan, signaling him not to speak. He was quite surprised. The dozen or so elders in the air also quickly landed and knelt on one knee, "Holy Lord!"

Upon seeing this, the other disciples who had just stood up had no choice but to kneel down again, "Holy Lord!"

Wang Daoming also clasped his hands in a fist salute, "Holy Lord...Holy Lord, what brings you here in person?"

Holy Lord? Ming Yan looked at the blurry figure and immediately realized that it was the Moon Shadow Holy Lord, whom he had seen several times but had never seen in person. How did she end up here?

The Moon Shadow Saint Master remained silent, and a letter she was holding flew into Wang Daoming's hand. Her voice was indifferent as she said, "The Phoenix Clan Saint Master, Huang Junru, entrusted me to take care of this child. I intend to take him as my closed-door disciple and have him study the Wind Spirit Scripture as well. Although I have not studied the Wind Spirit Scripture, I have thoroughly researched it, so teaching him will not be a problem."

"What does this mean?" Wang Daoming took the envelope but did not open it, his brows furrowed. "The Holy Lord is the Dean of the Moon Cinema. How can he recruit male disciples? There is no precedent for this."

“I am setting a precedent today,” the Moonshadow Saint Lord said calmly. “My mind is made up. Or do you think my ability to teach disciples is inferior to yours?”

Wang Daoming lowered his head. "Of course I didn't have such thoughts... but the matter of the branch academy was decided by the founder. I urge the Holy Lord to seriously consider the matter of recruiting male disciples."

Mingyan remained silent. What was going on? He had thought that becoming the Dean's disciple was good enough, but it seemed that the Moon Shadow Saint Lord intended to take him as a disciple.

Although she herself was outstanding, her disciple, the one she had met before, Yue Qingying, was also outstanding, wasn't she? Why would the Holy Master Yueying make an exception and accept her as a disciple?

The Moon Shadow Saint Lord said, "I have already made up my mind, there is no need for further consideration."

"...Let him decide for himself, Your Majesty," Wang Daoming said after a moment of silence.

"Mingyan, what's your decision?" The Moon Shadow Saint Master looked at Mingyan, her tone slightly cold. Mingyan thought for a while, and also had some thoughts in his mind.

After receiving Huang Junru's letter, the Moon Shadow Saintess did not immediately accept him into her sect, which was different from what the Huang family had said before. She must have wanted to see his talent, and now that he had proven himself to be excellent, she jumped out with the letter to snatch him away... This action made Ming Yan hesitate slightly.

It can't be said that what the Moon Shadow Saint Lord did was wrong, but it certainly lowered his impression of him to some extent.

However, he was not familiar with Wang Daoming. Relatively speaking, the Moon Shadow Saintess herself had a fairly good relationship with the Huang family... Ming Yan was now on good terms with the Huang family. From this perspective, following the Moon Shadow Saintess would definitely be better. However, as the Dean of the Moon Shadow Cinema, the Moon Shadow Saintess should not be accepting male disciples. If he were to become her disciple, it would seem too unusual... Would this attract attention...?

Well, that's good. It will make Ning Feixuan notice him. After thinking about it, Mingyan made his decision.

He faced the Moon Shadow Saint Lord, knelt on one knee, and said, "This disciple is willing to become a disciple of the Saint Lord..."

Wang Daoming's expression darkened slightly. He handed the envelope back to the Moon Shadow Saint Master, glanced at Ming Yan, snorted, and turned to leave.

Mingyan remained silent for a while, realizing that he had probably angered Wang Daoming. However, becoming Wang Daoming's disciple would likely be similar, as it would incur the displeasure of the Moon Shadow Saint Master. When Wang Daoming entrusted the decision to Mingyan, this outcome was already inevitable.

In comparison, the Moon Shadow Saintess's status and strength surpass Wang Daoming's; becoming her disciple is certainly better than becoming Wang Daoming's...

"Very good. From now on, you will be my disciple, Yue Wuxia. From now on, address me as Master." The Moon Shadow Saintess's real name is Yue Wuxia. She nodded slightly, raised her hand and waved it, causing Mingyan to rise into the air. Then, with a light touch of her jade feet, she took Mingyan away from this place.

The other disciples then looked up and exchanged bewildered glances, completely confused about what was going on...

Chapter Forty-Three: Master

Mingyan couldn't see how the remaining disciples reacted. He was lifted up by a mysterious spiritual energy and followed the Moon Shadow Saint Master, Yue Wuxia, all the way to a slightly secluded immortal island. Then, Yue Wuxia brought him down to the ground.

After the spiritual energy that enveloped him disappeared, the fragrance that wafted over almost made Mingyan intoxicated. He quickly calmed himself down and then realized that many immortal herbs and spiritual medicines were planted on this immortal island. They were so beautiful and graceful that, as if they had noticed Mingyan's gaze, they suddenly disappeared underground. Mingyan was slightly surprised. Had they developed their own intelligence?

It is said that once spiritual herbs reach a certain grade or grow to a certain age, they will develop their own intelligence. They will be shy, they will hide, and they will even recognize their master. If they recognize their master, they will not resist even if they are taken to refine medicine. However, it will take a lot of effort for others to capture these spiritual herbs.

These spiritual herbs must have been nurtured by Yue Wuxia on the immortal island and have already recognized her as her master.

After setting Mingyan down, Yue Wuxia turned to face him, her figure appearing and disappearing, making her seem very mysterious. "When we first met, I didn't think you were anything special. But seeing you again today, I realize you are extraordinary. I have been paying attention to you ever since you arrived outside the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Holy Land. Huang Junru wrote me a letter, informing me that your talent for cultivation is excellent, but the Huang family is very special and cannot recruit you. That's why she recommended you to me."

"I am on good terms with Huang Junru, but I also hope that you are truly as talented as Huang Junru says. Otherwise, I will send you to a place that is more suitable for you. From the moment you passed the first test, I began to hesitate about whether to make an exception and take you as my disciple. My appearance just now was only because I had just made up my mind. I know that you are intelligent by nature and can guess that I have been paying attention to you for a long time and may have feelings towards me. That's why I made things clear."

There were too many people before, and Mingyan was preoccupied with his choice, so he had no time to think about anything else. Now, listening to Yue Wuxia's voice alone, he found it pleasant and melodious, like celestial music, with a calm and noble tone in her indifferent voice.

Mingyan remained silent for a moment, then knelt down on one knee. "This disciple has no such thoughts."

"Whether you feel it or not, we both know very well, but I don't want you to harbor any resentment after today." Yue Wuxia said calmly, "From now on, we are master and disciple, and we should be of one mind. You should respect me and I will teach and guide you."

“Disciple obeys,” Mingyan said, bowing his head.

“From now on, you will be my second disciple, and also my closed-door disciple. You should not call yourself a disciple.” Yue Wuxia turned around, her back to Ming Yan.

Her figure was hazy, hidden in the mist. Even though she was only two or three people away, she was completely invisible, like the bright moon hidden behind the clouds in the night sky, mysterious and cold.

"Disciple...yes?"

Yue Wuxia was silent for a moment, then turned around and asked, "You have another master in Yutai Blessed Land?"

“Before I arrived at the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Holy Land, my former master announced that I had graduated, so strictly speaking, I no longer have a master.” Ming Yan remained kneeling on the ground, head bowed, and said softly.

"That's good. From now on, I will be your only master. Perform the apprenticeship ceremony."

Mingyan nodded, glanced down to check his clothes, and finding nothing amiss, crossed his hands in front of his chest. "From this day forward, I, Mingyan, formally become a disciple of Master Yue Wuxia. From this day forward, I will respect and honor Master. Once a teacher, always a teacher..."

When Mingyan became Liu Yunfeng's disciple, since Liu Yunfeng was male, the saying "a teacher for a day is a father for life" seemed fine at the time. However, it became somewhat subtle when applied to Yue Wuxia.

While the meaning of "a master is like a father for life" doesn't mean that a master is equivalent to a father, but rather that one should be respected as a father, it's perfectly acceptable to use it here to represent respect for Yue Wuxia, but...

Yue Wuxia did not react, but simply looked at Ming Yan in silence.

"A teacher for a day is a mother for life." Seeing that Yue Wuxia had no reaction, Mingyan had no choice but to make the decision himself. After he finished speaking, he still didn't hear any reaction from Yue Wuxia, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he placed his palms on the ground, kowtowed three times, and then raised his head to look at Yue Wuxia, saying, "Master."

Yue Wuxia took two steps forward, her jade-like hand emerging from the mist, her skin as beautiful and flawless as the bright moonlight. She placed her index finger on Mingyan's brow, "From this day forward, Yue Wuxia will become the teacher of my disciple Mingyan, and will wholeheartedly teach him, serving as his guide and protector on his path of cultivation. May our ancestors bear witness."

A cool sensation came from between his eyebrows, and then Mingyan felt a jolt throughout his body. His mind was suddenly filled with many profound and obscure scriptures, which he had never encountered before. They appeared abruptly in his mind, like someone who had lost their memory for many years and suddenly remembered their past. There was a feeling of familiarity and strangeness to them.

"I have already passed on the Wind Spirit Scripture and the Moon Shadow Scripture to you. You can cultivate the Wind Spirit Scripture on your own. The Moon Shadow Scripture is a female cultivation method, and it will have great drawbacks for men to practice. You should not practice it. I passed it on to you so that you can use it as a reference." Yue Wuxia withdrew her jade finger, and her whole body became hazy again. "I hope you can try your best to understand the mysteries within yourself. If there are still things you don't understand, then come and ask me."

"Furthermore, the scriptures must not be passed on to outsiders. I have already placed a restriction in your mind, so you cannot write or explain the contents of the scriptures. If someone forcibly searches your soul in an attempt to obtain the scriptures of the sacred land, it will cause a strong backlash against the soul searcher, but it will not be good for you either. Let your senior sister tell you what to do next. Get up. The apprenticeship ceremony is over. You do not need to kneel when you see me in the future; just bow." Yue Wuxia's voice was indifferent. After speaking, she turned and walked to the door of the house in the center of the immortal island, pushed the door open and entered, and then closed the door.

Mingyan then stood up. "Senior sister? Are you referring to Yue Qingying?"

Mingyan scanned his surroundings but found no other figures. He hesitated for a moment before beginning to observe the situation on the Immortal Island.

The Immortal Island appears to be located at the highest point of the mountains, overlooking the entire Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Holy Land. Standing on the edge of the Immortal Island and looking down, one can clearly see that the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Holy Land is divided into two parts. One is the Wind Spirit Academy, shrouded in mist and occasionally revealing a sliver of blue light. The other is the Moon Shadow Cinema, appearing and disappearing like a mirage, extremely unreal, bathed in the faint light of the moon. The entire Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Holy Land is hazy and invisible, appearing quite indistinct even from a distance. It must be quite mysterious among the various holy lands and aristocratic families.

Even Huang Feiyan and Huang Junyi repeatedly mentioned that the Fenglingyueying Holy Land was very special.

The immortal island wasn't very large, with only two houses on it. One was the house that Yue Wuxia had just entered, which Mingyan guessed was her residence. Next to it was a slightly smaller room, which was probably her senior sister Yue Qingying's.

He doesn't seem to have a place to stay... He can't possibly squeeze in with his senior sister, can he? Although cultivators don't need to sleep, the immortal energy here is so rich that sitting on the ground isn't bad, it just means there's a lack of privacy.

At this moment, Mingyan noticed a hazy figure approaching from outside the Immortal Island. Upon closer inspection, he recognized Yue Qingying, whom he had met once before. Yue Qingying was still dressed in an elegant white dress, exuding an ethereal aura, like a fairy from the Moon Palace. She quickly landed on the Immortal Island. After noticing Mingyan, her expression became slightly strange. Although her figure was hazy, just like Yue Wuxia's, it was likely due to the difference in their cultivation levels. Unlike Yue Wuxia, who was completely obscured, Mingyan could clearly see Yue Qingying's face, although it was veiled and not fully visible.

"Senior Sister," Ming Yan greeted her with a fist and palm salute.

Yue Qingying nodded and sighed softly, "When we first met, I wondered why Fei Yan valued you so much. I never expected that you would become my junior brother so soon after... We are quite destined to meet."

Yue Qingying wasn't at the Fengling Yueying Holy Land before. She had been sent by Yue Wuxia to observe the female disciples who had come to register at the Fengling Yueying Holy Land. She was just recalled and only just learned that Yue Wuxia had taken Ming Yan as her disciple, making him her junior brother.

"really..."

Yue Qingying hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand and removed the veil from her face, revealing her true appearance. "Now that we are senior and junior brothers, I should no longer hide myself from you. My name is Yue Qingying, and like our master, I share the surname Yue. The name Qingying was also given to me by our master and also means moonlight. From now on, we are senior and junior brothers, and we should take care of each other and treat each other with empathy."

Only after Yue Qingying removed her veil could her face be seen.

Previously, Mingyan had deduced from Yue Qingying's voice and the parts of her body not covered by her veil that her appearance would be stunning. But now it seemed that he was being a bit conservative. It was far beyond what "stunning" could describe. Her delicate, high nose, her pretty face with a faint rosy blush, and her cherry-red lips made her look like the breathtakingly beautiful fairy Mingyan had seen in the ancient books in the village. She was ethereal and beautiful, and although her gaze seemed somewhat aloof, her appearance was incredibly captivating. Indeed, birds of a feather flock together. Are all of Feiyan's friends this beautiful?

Mingyan quickly looked away. After experiencing Huang Junyi's "torture," Mingyan's self-control had improved significantly. He was less likely to stare at other people's faces for too long, as that would be somewhat impolite, even though Yue Qingying's appearance was indeed very attractive.

Mingyan was actually a little puzzled. Although he had a good impression of Ning Feixuan, to be honest, in terms of appearance, neither Huang Feiyan nor Yue Qingying was inferior to Ning Feixuan. They could be considered equals. So why was Ning Feixuan the one who received the title of the most beautiful woman in Dongzhou?

"My name is Mingyan, Ming as in the union of sun and moon, and Yan as in the movement of water," Mingyan said. "I hope you will take good care of me, Senior Sister, in the future..."