Chapter 41.1

What Is She Betting On? (1)

When Ji Qingzhou went back to her room, she really did not understand this matter, so she wanted to ask the system. However, the system said it would not disturb the couple and cut off its contact with the outside world. It didn’t understand either.

“Is he angry or not?” Ji Qingzhou was always afraid that Shen Rongyu would be angry. After all, her actions tonight were indeed stupid. She brooded over it before falling asleep.

But soon, drowsiness struck, and she didn’t have time to dwell on it. Hence, she pulled the thick quilt over and fell asleep with her head covered.

In the autumn night, under the same bright moon, Shen Rongyu’s reflection appeared. It was late at night, but he wasn’t asleep. He just leaned against the bamboo platform, picked up his jade pendant, and examined it quietly.

After a long spell, he got up, and his white feathery robe fluttered like mist. He picked up the Burial Snow Sword on the table, and drew a snow-white sword light in the air.

His swordsmanship could be regarded as at the pinnacle, and his cultivation base was much higher than his current cultivation. He wielded his sword at will, slashing the autumn wind. The sword wind swept away the dead branches and leaves, sending them to rustle down on the surface of the pool, disturbing the calm water into tumultuous ripples.

The instant the Burial Snow Sword was out of the sheath, it drew arcs that were both beautiful and graceful, like a woman’s waist and neck. In front of Shen Rongyu, there seemed to be an invisible person, and his sword blade kept rubbing the lean figure’s sides. The blade shifted only by half, and it cut off the non-existent figure. However, the sword swung lightly and nimbly, only sketching her outline. The blade swam dangerously close to the edges, yet without any deviation.

Shen Rongyu practiced the sword all night, while Ji Qingzhou slept through all of it.

The next day was the Beast Mastery Class assessment. Yu Sukong chose this course for her, and another course that she could have selected at the same time was the Alchemy Class.

Facts have proved that Yu Sukong was wise, because Ji Qingzhou could get along well with spirit beasts, but if she was asked to refine medicine, the cauldron would end up exploding.

Meng Yaolan was the only direct disciple who took the same Beast Mastery Class with Ji Qingzhou, while Qiu Mingxue and Ying Xiu chose the Alchemy Class together. Ying Xiu did not have the right to choose. The reason why Qiu Mingxue chose the Alchemy Class was very simple. She thought spirit beasts were stupid and stinky, so she would never bother to please these big guys.

Ji Qingzhou liked the Beast Mastery Class very much. Today she arrived early at Elder Qu Ting’s immortal cave, the Beast Spirit Valley. Shen Rongyu didn’t wait for her at the beach on the shore of White Water Island, so she flew by herself.

The annual test within the Xuanyun Sect had always been the center of attention within the sect. The first test was the Beast Mastery Class, so many interested disciples and elders also gathered in the Beast Spirit Valley.

There were four seasons in the Beast Spirit Valley; different areas presented different seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, so the coolness of autumn stopped outside the valley. The venue for the Beast Mastery Class test was held in the Peach Garden, where a springtime atmosphere was in the air, with several tall and majestic Profound Frost Beasts standing beside the tender yellow spring flowers, waiting for the disciples to come and lead them away.

The large disc during the Immortal Ascension Conference that day also flew over the Beast Spirit Valley, and all the cultivators and elders who came to watch sat on it. The disc moved following the progress of the disciples participating in the assessment.

Ji Qingzhou narrowed her eyes and locked on Shen Rongyu’s figure on the disc. He was sitting in the middle of the crowd with his Burial Snow Sword hanging from his waist. He seemed to be looking at her, but at the same time, he did not.

She suddenly realized one thing. Shen Rongyu also came here today, but he didn’t wait for her before setting off from White Water Island.

Did she really annoy him last night? But he clearly still had the jade pendant she gave him hanging around his waist.

But why didn’t he wait for her today? Some doubts suddenly popped in Ji Qingzhou’s mind.

She stopped looking at him, but Shen Rongyu kept looking at her. He presented a calm front, and he quietly observed her actions.

After thinking for a while and not coming up with a conclusion, Ji Qingzhou approached Elder Qu Ting to report to him. Soon the other disciples arrived one after another.

After all the disciples participating in the assessment arrived, Elder Qu Ting cast a Volume Spell, so that the cultivators on the disc could also hear the rules of the assessment.

Many cultivators on the disc brought their own spirit beasts, and led them around. Some people pointed to the majestic and handsome Profound Frost Beasts and whispered to their own beasts: “Watch and learn.”

Shen Rongyu didn’t bring You You. Thus, he looked out of place in the combination of one person and one beast.

Elder Qu Ting said that there were four levels in the assessment. There were tasks in various corners of the Profound Frost Beast they needed to complete jointly with their Profound Frost Beast.

Profound Frost Beasts were arrogant and difficult to tame. The first problem was that they tended not to obey cultivators. As for other tasks, it depended on the tacit understanding between the cultivator and the beast.

Ji Qingzhou beckoned to Bingshuang. Bingshuang bowed her head, and walked towards her. She patted her back, and her wings spread out behind her, signaling Ji Qingzhou to climb on her back.