I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

Chapter 423 Wang Xing

The little girl obediently took the jade token, looked at it with her big, curious eyes for a few moments, and then smiled and said to the elder, "Thank you, Grandpa." Then she skipped and hopped inside.

The young people waiting in line behind them couldn't help but feel envious when they saw this scene. Those who had the courage to come to Xuanmiao Sect for disciple selection must know something, more or less.

The jade pendant with garnet edging is a symbol of inner disciples, second only to the three sect leaders and five peak masters. In the Xuanmiao Sect, inner disciples uniformly use a special mineral, garnet, to edge their communication jade pendants.

They are divided into three grades: gold garnet, silver garnet, and ordinary garnet. The jade plaque is for disciples with gold garnet borders, who are the highest-ranking inner disciples.

Yun Qingyi kept her eyes fixed on the little girl, making no attempt to hide her gaze. "It's her..."

"Who is it? Qingyi, do you know that child?" Xie Xiyan turned his head and looked at Yun Qingyi with a puzzled expression.

Yun Qingyi was silent for a while, then slowly said in a soft voice, her tone devoid of emotion: "If I'm not mistaken, she is the child of an old friend of mine."

Yun Qingyi was filled with mixed emotions, anticipating something yet worried that it was just a self-deceiving dream. "Never mind, whatever it is, I have to go and ask."

After saying that, he walked towards Feng Danya.

Seeing Yun Qingyi leave, Xie Xiyan followed, "Qingyi, wait for me."

"Little girl, Sword Echo Peak is a tough place. You should think it through." The senior brother of Sword Echo Peak took the jade token from Feng Danya and chuckled as he looked at the little girl in front of him. "Moreover, sword cultivators have to get up earlier than other sects. You can't sleep in anymore."

Feng Danya scrunched up her little face, making a cute little face all scrunched up: "Danya isn't afraid! Mother said that Danya is a child blessed by the immortals." At this point, the little girl showed a proud little expression: "Of course I want to learn the best."

"Oh?" Senior Brother Jianming Peak became curious, and asked with a playful yet slightly serious tone, "Who is your mother? Does the immortal she mentioned have any name?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Danya was puzzled and whispered, "My mother never told me this."

"Where is your mother? Did you come to Xuanmiao Sect alone?"

Feng Danya shook her head: "My mother has no spiritual root and is in poor health, so she can't climb mountains. That's why I came up here by myself!"

Upon hearing this, Senior Brother Jianming Peak was stunned.

No spiritual root? "Then does your father have a spiritual root?"

Feng Danya shook her head. "No."

Senior Brother Jianming Peak was completely astonished that two mortals without spiritual roots could actually defeat a daughter with exceptional talent!

That's absolutely unbelievable.

He was about to say something when he noticed Yun Qingyi and Xie Xiyan walking over. He immediately stood up straight and bowed respectfully, saying, "Uncle-Master, Senior."

Yun Qingyi waved her hand and looked at Feng Danya.

Although the child was small, his face was rosy and his body was strong. He looked very cute. Yun Qingyi could even vaguely see the shadow of the innkeeper's wife on that rosy little face.

“You…” Yun Qingyi’s voice was a little hoarse. She had a thousand words to say, but now her voice seemed to be stuck in her throat, and she couldn’t say them for a long time.

"Sister and brother, you are both so beautiful." Feng Danya had never seen such a stunning and elegant person before. Her little heart was completely transformed. Her eyes were filled with a sticky light as she kept tilting her head up to look at the two of them.

The senior disciple of Jianming Peak turned pale with fright. He carefully pulled Feng Danya aside and whispered, "Don't be disrespectful! Call her 'Uncle-Master'!"

He then looked apologetically at Yun Qingyi and Xie Xiyan and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, Uncle-Master and Senior. Danya is still young and doesn't know any better. She has offended us. Please forgive her."

Feng Danya tilted her head and pondered, "What is a 'Shishu'?"

The senior disciple of Jianming Peak immediately whispered to her, "They are elders. In the Xuanmiao Sect, you must be polite to your elders, understand? Don't be impolite and speak ill of your seniors and uncles, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Danya immediately nodded obediently, "I understand."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi chuckled softly, relaxing considerably. "No need to be so formal. You... are you called Feng Danya?"

“Yes, Mother said it’s taken from the poem, ‘The wind is gentle and the guest is leisurely, his talent is as rich as an immortal’.” Feng Danya nodded her little head again.

“As expected… it was her…” Yun Qingyi murmured. “Did you come alone? Where is your mother?” Yun Qingyi asked in a somewhat hurried tone.

"Mother...she's down the mountain..." Feng Danya stammered nervously when she saw Yun Qingyi like this.

"Qingyi, let's go down the mountain and take a look." Xie Xiyan quickly realized that something was wrong with Yun Qingyi and immediately said after Feng Danya finished speaking.

Yun Qingyi nodded, and just as she turned around, she bumped into someone's eyes. For a moment, she froze on the spot, unable to move forward or backward.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The young man merely glanced at Yun Qingyi, his eyes as pale as a deep pool, devoid of any ripples.

He casually placed his hand on the spirit-testing bead, and in an instant, golden light completely enveloped that area.

The elder who was testing the spiritual root was completely dumbfounded, and even stammered as he read the values: "Bone age fourteen, single metal spiritual root at full value, heavenly spiritual root!" The elder was excited at the end.

A single spiritual root with a full root value is also known as a celestial spiritual root. If Feng Danya's appearance just now surprised and delighted the elder, then the elder was now shocked and excited.

While spiritual roots with a root value of 89 are very rare outside, this is the Xuanmiao Sect. Although it's not as exaggerated as finding them everywhere, there are still a certain number of them here.

But the boy in front of me is different; a Heavenly Spiritual Root is truly a rare find, no matter where you are!

The boy looked at the elder and said in a cold voice, "Old man, the plaque."

The elder didn't mind his form of address and handed the token to the boy with a smile. This token was different from Feng Danya's; it wasn't a jade token, but a token made of obsidian.

In the Xuanmiao Sect, such a sign means that he can skip the faction selection process and go directly to the main hall.

Those who possess obsidian plaques are generally true geniuses in the world, and are usually cultivated as highly skilled individuals. Therefore, they are typically taken in as disciples and taught by the disciples of various peak masters and sect leaders, and there is also a high probability that they will be accepted as disciples by the three sect leaders.

"By the way, child, what's your name? It'll be easier for me to register it," the elder said with a kind smile.

The young man, who had already taken a few steps, said calmly, "Wang Xing."

He then walked away, pausing almost imperceptibly as he passed Yun Qingyi, but did not stop.

The crowd erupted in excitement at Wang Xing's appearance. "Wow! That guy is amazing!" Feng Danya exclaimed, her bright eyes filled with admiration as she watched Wang Xing walk away. "And he's just as handsome as my uncle and seniors!"

The senior disciple of Jianming Peak had a complicated look in his eyes. Then he said to Feng Danya in a soft and gentle voice, "Danya, you must not speak disrespectfully to that brother in the future, understand?"

Feng Danya glanced at Yun Qingyi and Xie Xiyan, then at the senior brother of Jianming Peak, seemingly understanding but not quite: "Danya understands."

Seeing Yun Qingyi staring intently at Wang Xing's departing figure, Xie Xiyan instantly felt a sense of unease about Wang Xing and asked, "Qingyi, aren't we going to find Danya's mother?"

“No need for that now.” Only after Wang Xing’s figure had completely disappeared did Yun Qingyi turn to Xie Xiyan and say, “Xiyan, let’s go to the main hall.”

Xie Xiyan: "Okay."

Before leaving, Yun Qingyi specifically instructed Senior Brother Jianming Peak to take good care of Feng Danya.

Senior Brother Jianming Peak was somewhat surprised and respectfully said, "Please rest assured, Uncle-Master, I also cherish this little girl very much. I will definitely take good care of her and will never let you down."

"Yes, thank you." After saying that, Yun Qingyi and Xie Xiyan took off on their swords and headed towards the main hall.

Only the flattered Senior Brother Jianming Peak and the bewildered Feng Danya remained standing there.

"Senior Brother, someone's coming! Snap out of it!" Feng Danya tugged at Senior Brother Jianming Peak's sleeve and whispered.

"Oh, oh!" Senior Brother Jianming Peak snapped out of his daze and saw a disciple standing in front of the table, being warmly greeted by the senior sisters of Jianming Peak.

The boy nervously handed over the jade token: "Hello, senior brother/sister. My name is Li Ting, and I wish to cultivate the way of the sword."

Senior Sister Jianming Peak took the jade token and handed it to Senior Brother Jianming Peak, teasingly saying, "Uncle-Master has been gone for quite a while, and you've finally decided to come back to your senses?"

Jianmingfeng took the jade token, his face flushed, then he smiled smugly and retorted arrogantly, "I think you're just envious."

"Okay, okay, I'm envious. Hurry up and register my junior brother."

"..."

main hall.

This is where Yun Qingyi and the others passed the personal disciple assessment. After that, Yun Qingyi would occasionally come here for some business, but most of the time she just passed by in a hurry.

As soon as Yun Qingyi entered the main hall, she saw the Lingfeng Sect Master and the Qingyue Sect Master sitting on the high platform at the head of the table, one on each side, with an empty seat in the middle, which was obviously for Ci Gui.

Upon seeing Yun Qingyi enter, the two sect leaders' eyes lit up: "Qingyi and Brother Xie have arrived as well. Come on over, your senior brothers and sisters are all seated."

Lingfeng smiled and said, "However, this main hall is quite boring. We can only sit here. It's been so long and not a single qualified person has come in. It's too dull. Are the students this year really that bad?"

The original five peak masters have now become eight peak masters due to the addition of Yun Qingyi, Yun Qingrou and Gu Qiqing. Although three peak masters are still traveling and have no time to return, the main hall is not so deserted, but rather a bit more lively.

"Junior sister, brother Xie, come and sit down."

As the sect leader's first disciple, Ji Zhaoze is not only one of the major peak masters, but also holds a position second only to the three sect leaders.

Yun Qingyi, who was also a disciple of Ci Gui, was in the same situation, so the seats arranged for the two of them were usually the two seats directly to the left and right of the three sect leaders.

But now that Xie Xiyan is here, even though the Qingyue Sect Master has no experience in love, he has at least seen how things work.

Moreover, Xie Xiyan's gaze was too intense. Although Qingyi still maintained the same calm and collected demeanor inherited from her master and disciple, she could clearly sense that the relationship between the two was unusual whenever she saw Xie Xiyan.

So she originally wanted to arrange for Xie Xiyan to sit next to Yun Qingyi, but her little disciple absolutely refused. Helpless, the Qingyue Sect Master left the middle seat on the right side empty, letting Yun Qingrou and Xie Xiyan sit on either side, while Yun Qingyi sat in the middle.

The others saw Yun Qingrou and Xie Xiyan sitting on either side of Yun Qingyi, and they all tacitly remained silent.

Yun Qingrou and Xie Xiyan glared at each other, then snorted and turned their heads away.

At this moment, a young man walked into the main hall, attracting everyone's attention. When Yun Qingrou saw him, her pupils contracted slightly, and alarm bells rang in her mind.

Xie Xiyan, who had been keeping an eye on Yun Qingyi, saw the boy and noticed the change in Yun Qingrou's eyes. He narrowed his eyes and became secretly wary.

The boy wore a long black and gold robe with subtle patterns, his long black hair was casually draped over his shoulders, and his delicate and handsome face and nonchalant eyes gave him a calm and languid air.

He calmly walked into the main hall and stood still. His gaze casually swept over everyone in the hall, lingering on Yun Qingyi for a few seconds before he looked away and took out the obsidian token in his hand. "Greetings, everyone... Sect Master and Peak Master. My name is Wang Xing."

In the center of the main hall stands a spirit-testing stele, emitting a soft, ethereal glow.

Upon seeing the newcomers, Sect Master Qingyue and Sect Master Lingfeng exchanged a glance, then looked at Wang Xing and said gently and kindly, "Wang Xing, right? Little Wang Xing, don't be nervous. Place your hand on the Spirit Testing Tablet first, and we will proceed with the next round of spiritual power testing."

This spirit-testing tablet is not much different from the spirit-testing beads outside. If there is any difference, it is just that it is bigger and will be more accurate.

Wang Xing did as instructed, placing his hand on the spirit-testing stele. In an instant, the light shone even brighter than in front of the main gate square, and golden light enveloped the entire main hall.

Wang Xing removed his hand, the golden light dissipated, and the numerical value was displayed on the spirit-testing tablet.

[Bone age 14, Metal Spiritual Root, 100.]

"It's actually full value!" Gu Qiqing exclaimed in surprise. As a fellow cultivator with a metal spiritual root, he understood all too well what this meant. Although he had good talent, his root value was only ninety-five.

Even with such a talent level of 95, there are very few people in the entire Cangling Continent!

The others were just as astonished as Gu Qiqing, but within seconds, two of the peak masters looked at Wang Xing with burning eyes.

The sect leaders of Qingyue and Lingfeng didn't react that way; they were just surprised but didn't show much emotion.

Wang Xing is clearly a promising sword cultivator. Although his talent is rare, the Qingyue Sect Master already has the little monster Yun Qingrou, so she naturally has no spare energy. Besides, she is not good at this line of work.

The sect leader of Lingfeng Sect gets a headache just thinking about Gu Qiqing, this martial arts fanatic. If another one comes along, he'll really go crazy, so he's not as excited as the others.

As for the others, Yun Qingrou frowned even more deeply after seeing Wang Xing's talent, while Yun Qingyi stared intently at Wang Xing, seemingly lost in thought.

Seeing the expressions of Yun Qingyi and Yun Qingrou, Xie Xiyan was filled with doubt and became more vigilant. Anyone who could make Yun Qingrou so wary must have some kind of problem.

Ji Zhaozhe glanced at it briefly, his expression the same as that of Qingyue Sect Master and Lingfeng Sect Master, showing no significant fluctuation.

The peak master of Manxia Peak and Bai Li, the peak master of Guangyu Peak, were overjoyed.

Yan Ningwu currently has only one apprentice, named Xie Yujiao.

They originally intended to nurture her wholeheartedly, and all resources were poured into Xie Yujiao, but recently they have had disagreements about some things.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with it; disagreements are inevitable, after all, everyone is different. But Xie Yujiao, perhaps because she was spoiled, had no intention of having a proper discussion and kept trying to get her, her master, to compromise.

As the leader of a peak, she had seen all sorts of thoughts and intentions. Xie Yujiao's affectation was too childish, and for the first time, she felt that she had been spoiled.

Yan Ningwu is a person of her word, very rational and decisive. Since she has already ruined her child, it's simple: raise another one. All the investment and emotional investment are just excuses for the weak to face their failures.