Chapter 162

Chapter 162: How Could It Possibly Be Her
Main Peak.

Yu Zhao said: “I agree.”

Zhou Jin Yue’s smile bloomed like a flower as she said: “Junior Sister Yu, I knew you would definitely agree.”

Zhang Jun pumped his fist excitedly and said: “With you joining us, our team will definitely be number one!”

Yu Zhao looked at the genuinely happy Zhou Jin Yue and Zhang Jun, and the bad mood that Quan Ye had brought her vanished without a trace.

Before she returned to the Five Elements Dao Sect, she actually was not sure if Senior Sister Zhou would save a place for her in the team.

After all, each team in the grand competition only had five spots, and each sect could only send out two teams.

You could say that every single spot was extremely precious.

So before she came back, she had already lowered her expectations as far as they could go.

Luckily, the result was even better than she had imagined.

Senior Sister Zhou really had kept a place for her in the team. Yu Zhao could barely agree fast enough and of course would not refuse.

Zhou Jin Yue said: “Besides me and Zhang Jun, there are also Lv Li and Pu Xing He in our team. You will see them tomorrow during the sect selection.”

Yu Zhao was not unfamiliar with the names of the other two members.

Lv Li and Pu Xing He were prized disciples under other Peak Masters, and they were also very famous disciples within the Five Elements Dao Sect.

However…

A trace of darkness flashed through Yu Zhao’s eyes.

Senior Sister Lv Li had a gentle personality and was kind to others, so she would not be hard to get along with.

But that Pu Xing He had repeatedly targeted her in her previous life because of Ye Cong Xin. She did not know if the same thing would happen again in this life.

Yu Zhao felt worried inside, but nothing showed on her face.

She did not want to ruin Senior Sister Zhou’s mood over something that had not even happened.

After she and Senior Sister Zhou confirmed the time they would meet tomorrow, Yu Zhao gave her the gift she had prepared. Then she took her leave and went to the Archive Tower.

Elder Gu was still sitting at the entrance of the Archive Tower, holding an ancient book and reading with full focus.

Just as Yu Zhao was hesitating over whether to step forward and greet him or wait quietly to the side, Elder Gu lifted his head.

He said with a straight face: “Since you are back, why not come in and say hello to me, this old geezer?”

His face was stiff, and the two tufts of his white moustache stuck up in displeasure.

Yu Zhao quickly walked forward to apologize and said: “This junior saw Elder Gu reading so intently and could not bear to disturb you. Please do not blame me, Elder Gu.”

Elder Gu snorted and said: “So you do know your manners, little girl. In the future, if you want to talk to this old geezer, just come straight up. No need to be so formal.”

After he finished speaking, he looked Yu Zhao up and down, and at last a bit of a smile appeared on his face.

He said: “Not bad, you have improved. You have not let this old geezer down.”

Yu Zhao gave him a serious bow.

She said: “I have grown to this point all thanks to Elder Gu’s guidance. I am endlessly grateful.”

Whether it was the Illusory Tide Art or the materials needed to refine the Mirror of Fleeting Lives, Elder Gu had helped her with them.

To Yu Zhao, Elder Gu might not have the formal title of master, but in truth he was one.

Elder Gu sat upright and serious as he accepted Yu Zhao’s bow. His expression relaxed even more as he said: “You were willing to work hard, so you gained good results.”

Yu Zhao looked up with a smile, took a few food boxes out of her storage space, and set them on Elder Gu’s desk.

Elder Gu’s eyes widened as he said: “What are you doing? Take those away, take them away. I do not want your things!”

Yu Zhao said: “Elder Gu, these are local specialties I bought while traveling. They are not expensive. It is just a bit of my regard. You will know as soon as you look.”

Half doubtful, Elder Gu opened one of the food boxes.

The special, tempting smell of the food rushed into his nose.

Inside was a box of golden fried fish balls that drew the eye at once.

Elder Gu swallowed.

Then he opened the second food box.

Inside was a bowl of raw fish slices, thin as cicada wings and clear like crystal.

Elder Gu closed the box, and his wrinkled old face broke into a grin as he said: “You really put thought into this.”

Yu Zhao chuckled and took out a few roughly made ceramic jars from her storage space.

She said: “I bought this rice wine in a small town. The alcohol is not strong, but it has a special taste.”

This time Elder Gu did not refuse again and accepted everything.

After that, the atmosphere between them became even warmer.

When Elder Gu learned that Yu Zhao had already obtained the other part of the Illusory Tide Art’s inheritance, he kept sighing that Heaven’s Will was truly mysterious.

Back then, he had only not wanted to see a fine pearl covered in dust, so he felt pity and wanted to help Yu Zhao a little.

He had not expected that, by mistake, he would actually help Yu Zhao find a cultivation technique that suited her even better.

He asked: “Will you be joining the sect’s internal selection tomorrow?”

Yu Zhao said: “Yes. I have already formed a team with Senior Sister Zhou from Main Peak.”

Elder Gu was overjoyed and said: “With you two in the team, the Five Elements Dao Sect will surely win first place in the grand competition again this time.”

Yu Zhao only smiled and did not answer.

Seeing this, Elder Gu knew she was very confident, and he became even happier.

Yu Zhao kept Elder Gu company in the Archive Tower, chatting with him for four hours before Elder Gu finally drove her away.

Elder Gu also said that he would go watch the sect selection tomorrow and told Yu Zhao to perform well.

Yu Zhao of course agreed at once.

After leaving the Archive Tower, she planned to go back and adjust her condition so she could meet tomorrow’s internal selection in her best state.

But when she almost reached the foot of Lone Moon Peak, she suddenly remembered that she no longer lived on Lone Moon Peak. Her current home was in the Inner Court where the Inner Disciples lived.

She quickly turned around and headed toward the Inner Court.

Speaking of it, after she fought Xiu Luo for that small courtyard on the mountaintop, she had only lived there for less than a month. It was no wonder she forgot that she had moved.

When Yu Zhao reached the Inner Court, her steps paused.

She remembered that in the past, the moment she stepped into the Inner Court, she would be wrapped up in a tense, intense atmosphere. But now that she had returned to this place, that feeling was gone.

Had she changed, or…

The door of the house in the middle at the foot of the mountain swung open. Xiu Luo stood in the doorway, her eyes shining as she said: “Yu Zhao? You finally came back.”

Yu Zhao nodded and said: “Yes, I am back.”

Xiu Luo stared at her and stammered: “Y-you reached Core Formation too? I cannot even see through your cultivation level anymore. You are already in the Mid Core Formation stage!”

Xiu Luo had been itching to get her honor back, but when she found that Yu Zhao’s cultivation level was unfathomable, her bright eyes dimmed at once.

Yu Zhao asked curiously: “Are you the only one in the Inner Court? Where is everyone else?”

“They are here.” Xiu Luo spoke weakly as she said: “They are probably in their rooms cultivating.”

Yu Zhao raised her brows in surprise.

Since they were all cultivating in their rooms, why could she not feel that tense energy?

Maybe the confusion on Yu Zhao’s face was too obvious, because a hint of scorn entered Xiu Luo’s tone as she said: “They have long been corroded by desire. Of course they are not going to train as hard as before. Only Feng Qi Yun and a few others are still a little bit like how they used to be.”

Yu Zhao still wanted to ask more, but Xiu Luo spoke first and said: “Tomorrow is the internal selection for the small teams that will join the Cultivation World Grand Tournament. Since you rushed back at this time, it looks like you are also going to take part in the competition?”

Yu Zhao said: “Yes.”

Xiu Luo asked: “Then are you planning to team up with Senior Brother Fang and the others from Lone Moon Peak?”

Xiu Luo stared straight at Yu Zhao, her fingers unconsciously gripping her clothes.

Yu Zhao said: “No. I am teaming up with Senior Sister Zhou from Main Peak.”

Xiu Luo said in surprise: “So the person Senior Sister Zhou has been waiting for is you!”

She had been happy that she did not hear the answer she feared, but after that last sentence, she felt a little deflated.

She did not even have the qualification to form a team, yet Yu Zhao could team up with the sect’s First Senior Sister. It was something she could only look up to from far behind.

She suddenly thought of something else. Her eyes widened as she said: “But if you are not in Senior Brother Fang’s team, does that not mean their team is missing a person?”

Yu Zhao guessed what she was thinking, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly as she said: “How could they be short of someone? You must be forgetting that Lone Moon Peak still has one more junior sister.”

Xiu Luo cried out: “How could it possibly be her!”