Back then, the reason why Zhu Yao was able to release her dragon's might, was because she was a dragon in the first place, and dragons belonged to the God Race, which had a bloodline suppression effect on demonic beasts. If Yi Ling had it as well, could she be a God as well?
Zhu Yao immediately denied this. Sesame merely said it was similar, and did not confirm that it was a dragon's might. Furthermore, her bloodline suppression back then should be an impulse to make demonic beasts submit to her, and Sesame's reaction when it saw Yi Ling was clearly an infatuated expression. Bai Yi was the same back then as well. If she was a God, then it could only be effective on demonic beasts. Bai Yi was just a demonic practitioner.
Yi Ling most likely only had a special trait that could make people infatuated with her, and it might be similar to a charm art. However, it was clearly a lot more advanced than an impulsive charm art. If she really had to define it, it could be understood as a powerful "hormone" amplification device.
Wait a minute! Could this be her Mary Sue halo? The men in her harem all fell in love with her because of this? And they never looked back on the path of idiocy? Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that in the plot, the people who fell in love with her, other than her Master and Senior Brother who raised her, seemed to be all of them. They just took a glance at her in the crowd, and they couldn't forget her face.
Having a physique like this was a little too "legendary", wasn't it!? Was she really just a regular practitioner? Or did she have something on her that could trigger this physique?
"Mistress, after I entered your divine sense, that feeling disappeared." Sesame weakly added.
Zhu Yao was startled. Her divine sense had the effect of isolating hormones?
She immediately released Sesame. "Are you sure?"
Sesame automatically turned into a small ball, about the size of a plush toy. Its little head nodded strongly. "Mistress, after you placed me in your divine sense, that feeling of being summoned disappeared."
"Then, other than wanting to get closer to her, did you feel anything different?" Zhu Yao asked.
Sesame pondered for a moment, and then shook its head. "The time was too short, I couldn't feel anything."
In other words, she couldn't be sure if Yi Ling was born with a Mary Sue, or if she relied on an external object to cultivate her Mary Sue. It seemed like she had to let Sesame meet her again in order to confirm.
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Zhu Yao never expected that this opportunity would come so quickly. Less than an hour after she returned to her room, the Sect Leader sent someone to invite her to the main hall.
This time, the disciple who came to deliver the message was not as arrogant as before. Instead, he respectfully called her Martial Aunt. He led her all the way to the main hall.
Zhu Yao had Sesame conceal itself into a small demonic beast and stand on her shoulder, following her on her journey. On one hand, it would be convenient for it to observe Yi Ling. On the other hand, if it were to show any abnormalities, Zhu Yao would be able to store it into her divine sense to isolate it.
She could actually guess the reason why the Sect Leader called her over this time. He probably wanted to rope her in after seeing that she had formed her Gold Core.
"Greetings to the three Sovereigns, Sect Master, and the various Elders."
The Sect Master of the Blue Parasol Sect immediately stopped her, and said politely. "Junior-martial sister Zhu, there's no need to be so polite."
Ever since she entered, the people in the hall were all shocked. According to Yi Ling's report, Zhu Yao had comprehended her Azoth Core at the moment of life and death. Epiphany was a person's luck. But now that he saw her, he realized that her cultivation had already reached the Golden Core Perfection. What kind of epiphany could allow a person to instantly rise from the early stages of Foundation to the Golden Core Perfection? Everyone was a little doubtful in their hearts, though they did not show it on their faces.
"Thank you, Sect Master." Zhu Yao's face project was done. So what if they were doubtful? Even if she did not say anything, she believed that no one could do anything about it.
Everyone had different expressions. Only Yue Ying, who was standing behind Sovereign Xuan Yin, smiled.
Calling out. "Mother." He automatically walked over, and habitually tugged onto the corner of her robe.
He still had the appearance of a twelve to thirteen year old child. Zhu Yao reached out her hand to stroke his head, as a form of greeting.
Yue Ying's smile grew even deeper. His eyes intentionally or unintentionally swept past her shoulder, as he obediently stood next to her.
Zhu Yao looked around. As expected, other than the higher-ups of Blue Parasol Sect, Yi Ling and the rest were all here as well. Lin Xiang was even standing behind the Sect Master, winking at her.
"I wonder why Sect Master has summoned me here?" Zhu Yao went straight to the point, however, she glanced at Yi Ling who was standing next to Xuan Xu from the corner of her eyes. She immediately transmitted her voice. "Sesame, how is it? Did you see anything?"
What responded to her was a series of threatening hisses.
The scales on Sesame's entire body stood up. It lowered its body, bared its teeth, and made an attacking stance. However, it was not aimed at Yi Ling, but at Yue Ying.
"Mistress, I really hate this person. I can bite him, can I bite him?"
"…" She had almost forgotten about how Yue Ying had injured it back then. Yue Ying, just how hated are you? Even if you changed your avatar, Sesame still wants to bite you.
Zhu Yao looked at little Yue Ying with sympathy, and the latter replied her with an innocent smile.
"Enough, Sesame. Let's get down to business." After all, he was her son.
"Congratulations on forming your Azoth Core, junior-martial sister Zhu." The Blue Parasol Sect Master said with a friendly smile. "Although junior-martial sister Zhu encountered a sixth-ranked demonic beast, it can be considered as a blessing in disguise. The reason why I invited you here today is to discuss junior-martial sister's promotion to an elder. I wonder which one junior-martial sister is more proficient in? Talismans, artifacts, pellets, and formations. "
Zhu Yao pondered for a moment, and then honestly replied. "I'm more proficient in refining artifacts." To be more precise, she had learned about formations, artifacts, and talismans before. She was just more confident in refining artifacts.
When her words fell, a hint of something flashed past the Sect Master's face.
"Hmph!" A cold snort sounded from above. Sovereign Xuan Xu glanced at her with a scornful look. "Silly little girl, you actually dare to talk about refining artifacts."
Zhu Yao was startled. She did not understand why this person would suddenly start mocking her.
The Sect Master said with an awkward look. "Junior-martial sister Zhu, can you consider something else? Refining artifacts … "
"Let her speak!" Xuan Xu however interrupted the Sect Master's words, and looked at Zhu Yao with a cold expression. "I do want to see just what rank an artificer you, a mere Azoth Core practitioner, is?"
Although he had asked with sincerity, Zhu Yao still frowned and pondered for a moment. "Seventh-rank I guess …" In reality, she was at the tenth rank. However, with her current Azoth Core cultivation, she could at most refine a seventh rank artifact.
When these words fell, everyone present took in a deep breath.
"Impossible!" Yi Ling suddenly exclaimed, and glared at her with a furious expression, as though she had said something unforgivable. "My master is only a sixth rank artificer, how can you possibly be a seventh rank artificer?"
Zhu Yao rolled her eyes. "So you're blaming me now?"
"You …" Yi Ling was speechless.
"Fine, let me see just how you're going to refine a seventh rank artifact!" Xuan Xu's face darkened as well. Being slapped in the face by an Azoth Core in public, even if he had cultivated for many years, he still could not swallow this anger. "If you're really able to refine a seventh rank artifact, then I will hand over this Chamber Master position to you."
Eh? What Chamber Master position?
"Senior-martial aunt, please calm your anger." The Sect Master immediately came out to smooth things over, and secretly signaled Zhu Yao with his eyes. "Senior-martial uncle Xuan Xu is naturally the most proficient in the art of artifact refinement, and for the past few hundred years, the Sword Chamber has always been managed by senior-martial uncle. Junior-martial sister Zhu, with your current cultivation, although you're qualified to be a Chamber Master, it's still better for senior-martial uncle to continue managing this Sword Chamber. Why don't you choose something else? "
The hell! So it wasn't as simple as just being promoted to a nominal elder. The Sect Master was giving her actual authority. A Chamber Master, was equivalent to a Mountain Lord in Ancient Hill Sect in the past, right? Say so earlier!
"I don't want it!" Zhu Yao shook her head like a rattle drum. Seeing that Xuan Xu was about to flare up again, she explained. "What I'm saying is, I don't want to be a Chamber Master. It doesn't matter if it's a Sword Chamber or a Pellet Chamber, I just want to quietly be a beautiful young lady … Ahem, quietly cultivate. Thank you, Sect Master, for your good intentions."
"No need to say anymore." However, Xuan Xu was unwilling to let it go, as he looked at her with disdain, as though he basically did not believe that she could refine a seventh-ranked Mystic Artifact. "I'm a man of my words. Within a hundred years, as long as you can refine a seventh-ranked Mystic Artifact, I will give up my position as a Chamber Master anytime."
Uh … Actually, there's no need for that long. Three days would do.
Since Xuan Xu had said these words, the Sect Master did not have much else to say, and had no choice but to change the topic. "Junior-martial sister Zhu, I heard that an anomaly occurred at the location of your mission. An ancient ruin suddenly appeared, rose into the sky, and many strange formations appeared?"
It's here! She knew he was going to ask this.
"This matter has already attracted the attention of the various Sects and Clans. After many investigations, they were still unable to find the entrance. It seems like there's definitely a mystical treasure inside." The Sect Master swept his eyes across the various people who went on the mission back then, and probed. "Among the few disciples who went on the mission, only you once ventured deep underground. I wonder if you know a thing or two about the situation inside?"
"I don't know either." She couldn't possibly say that her own master lived inside, right? "But when we entered, there weren't any so-called special formations in the surroundings. After we left, that formation only appeared. It seems like someone had placed it down. As for whether or not there are mystical treasures inside, I don't know either. However, if we were to recklessly barge in, and anger the supreme practitioner who placed down the formation … "She intentionally did not finish her sentence.
The expressions of the people in the hall however changed, as they began to ponder deeply about her words. It was said that no one had ever seen the formations surrounding the ruin before, and they were extremely powerful. If there really was a supreme practitioner inside, he would at the very least be a Nascent Soul practitioner. Angering a Nascent Soul practitioner was really not a wise move. It seemed like the matter of probing the place had to be temporarily postponed.
The Sect Master temporarily calmed down, and understood that he would not be able to get any other information from Zhu Yao. Hence, he did not make things difficult for her. He directly let her go.
Zhu Yao, who had accidentally pulled Xuan Xu's hatred once again, quickly returned, and even pulled Yue Ying away.
Compared to Xuan Xu, Yue Ying's master, Sovereign Xuan Yin, was much easier to talk to, as she let them go without saying a single word.
The reason why she brought Yue Ying along, was because she suddenly recalled that Yi Ling's Mary Sue cheat was always successful, yet, it seemed to be completely ineffective against Yue Ying. Even when she took the initiative to express goodwill to him, Yue Ying had never given her any face.
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