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After almost a month of time, Gu Qing finally arrived at the foot of the mountain where her Huaqing Palace was.

She raised her head to look at the mist-shrouded peak of the mountain. A few palaces were faintly discernible, giving off an immortal atmosphere.

Her eyes were shining brightly. This was the Huaqing Palace, if she could cultivate immortality, would she be able to be like those immortals and roam the nine heavens?

Before coming here, she had already enquired about the Huaqing Palace and how they would open the gates every April to accept disciples. Coincidentally, she arrived at the end of April, just in time.

Looking at the towering mountains, she could not care less about being tired. She clenched her teeth and continued on her journey.

After walking for another half a day, they met quite a few people on the way, but they were all in their own groups.

Aoao …

Gu Qing's footsteps paused, and she heard waves of noise in front of him.

"We're here, we're here." The few people behind her immediately ran into the mountain.

Gu Qing was after all, a mortal, and was already exhausted after journeying for so long. When she heard the voice, her mind relaxed and she could no longer muster up any energy. She was only a few steps away anyway, and she couldn't rush it, so she approached while gasping for air.

"Look, that person has been soaking in the Immortal Pond for almost an hour. He must be an inner court disciple of Huaqing Palace." Some people sighed in envy.

"That person was not bad either. Although he only stayed for a quarter of an hour, his expression was normal. There wasn't the slightest hint of pain on his face."

By the time Gu Qing arrived, the Immortal Training Pond on the mountainside was already surrounded by people. She slowly pushed through the crowd and looked over on her tiptoes, and sure enough, there were two people sitting in the bubbling milky water.

One of them had a cold expression. Her tightly knitted eyebrows revealed that he was trying her best to endure the pain. Gu Qing swept her eyes across them, and then turned her gaze to the other person: He had black hair as black as ink, and an ordinary face, yet it did not reveal the slightest hint of pain like the person just now.

Gu Qing realized that although the other party's facial features were extremely ordinary, as long as her gaze fell on her, she would unconsciously attract her attention. She muttered to herself, "This is really strange!"

Just as she turned her gaze away with much difficulty, a voice came from the side. "Miss, are you here to bathe in the Immortal Pond as well?"

Isn't this nonsense? Could it be that she didn't come to bathe in the Immortal Pond, but to watch the show?

However, when she turned her head and saw a smiling face with curved eyes, the haze in her heart unknowingly dissipated at this moment.

"Miss, this Immortal Pond isn't that easy to soak in. Did you see that? There's a group of people over there," the other party pointed at the ten or so people on the other side of the river, then said, "They didn't even last two breaths before climbing up."

Although Gu Qing was shocked that those people who came here seemed to be big and tall, to the point that they couldn't even last two breaths of time, she quickly calmed herself down, "I travelled a thousand miles to this place because I have to become a disciple of the Huaqing Palace!"

Hearing that, the smile on Hee Zhixian's face became even more brilliant, "I also think that way, why don't we go down together later, cheer each other up, and persevere a bit longer?"

She did not feel any malicious intent from him, and since his smile was indeed pleasing, she nodded and revealed a smile, "This is just right."

After a while, more and more people began to enter the pool.

"Come, let's go down." Hee Zhixian called out, and took half a step into the lake first.

"Aooo …" Just as Hee Zhixian touched the milky white water, he started to scream.

Gu Qing was startled, she had thought that Hee Zhixian who was dressed in the scholarly robes would endure for a period of time, but the other party actually ignored his image and shouted out loudly, his face warped and he jumped about repeatedly.

Seeing his funny look, Gu Qing couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The instant his foot sank into the water, a sharp pain instantly spread outwards. She no longer had the time to laugh at Hee Zhixian as he bit his lips and silently endured the searing pain.