"Deacon Chang, the cultivator that Junior Hua Qing valued a few years ago has already arrived at the Jadebamboo Peak. He is now waiting outside." Meng Shan was reporting to a slender figure in a large hall at the center of the Jade-Bamboo Peak in a low voice.
"Deacon Chang's memory is quite good. That person is Chen Feng." Meng Shan was puzzled. Chen Feng was a name that he had only mentioned a few times. He had never expected that this deacon would be able to call out such a name.
"Yes, ask Hua Qing to bring Chen Feng in." The deacon said with a smile and a strange tone of voice, "I want to meet this Chen Feng first."
"Alright." Meng Shan nodded and left. He knew that next, the manager was going to assess Chen Feng.
"Chen Feng, you finally came." As he watched Meng Shan's departing back, the deacon muttered to himself in a low voice as he walked into a screen, retracting his aura.
Not long after, Chen Feng was brought in by Hua Qing.
"Hua Qing, you can leave first. I have something to say to Chen Feng." A clear sound rang out from behind the screen. However, it caused Chen Feng's mind to abruptly shake, and an expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry appeared in his eyes.
"Yes, manager." Hua Qing nodded and stepped back. He was still extremely respectful to this deacon.
With Chen Hua Qing's departure, the only ones left in the large hall were Chen Feng and the mysterious manager.
At this moment, the palace sank into a short period of silence. No matter if it was Deacon Chang or Chen Feng, neither of them spoke first.
Finally, the manager behind the screen was the first to break the awkward silence.
"Chen Feng, it seems like you have recognized my identity." The clear and melodious voice of the deacon sounded out from behind the screen, causing the affirmation on Chen Feng's face to become more and more intense.
"Since you're an old friend, don't be so mysterious." Chen Feng was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry as he said, "Chang Ling, so you actually hid it so deeply."
"Hehehe, it seems like I really have some weight in your heart. After five or six years, you still remember my voice." Behind the screen, the manager suddenly burst into laughter. He was like a cheerful skylark, causing Chen Feng's heart to itch.
"What a demoness!" Chen Feng cursed inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged.
On the other side, Deacon Chang also walked out of the screen with light steps and arrived in front of Chen Feng.
"Chang Ling, it's really you." Although he had long since prepared himself mentally, when Chen Feng really saw Chang Ling, he still felt somewhat surprised.
"Why, you didn't think of it?" Chang Ling looked at Chen Feng with a faint smile, her eyes full of ridicule. "Back then when you left Tianyun City, you didn't even say hello to me. Say, shouldn't I take revenge on you and teach you a lesson here?"
As he spoke, a terrifying aura burst forth from this woman's body, causing Chen Feng's expression to change.
"Fortunately, I didn't offend this woman back then. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know how I died." Chen Feng's heart was thumping, and at the same time, he was secretly on guard against this woman, Chang Ling.
The aura of Chang Ling in front of him had long since surpassed the level of a Mastery Stage cultivator. Chen Feng could even feel a fluctuation of immortal elemental energy from her body.
"Rogue Immortal, this woman is definitely a Rogue Immortal!" In an instant, Chen Feng understood the other party's identity.
"Pfft —" Looking at Chen Feng's dazed expression, Chang Ling was immediately delighted. She covered her mouth and started laughing. With a bashful look, she said, "Haha, I was just teasing you! A person like you, I am not willing to teach you a lesson. "
While saying that, Chang Ling gave Chen Feng a coquettish look. Her beauty immediately caused Chen Feng's heartstrings to waver.
"This demoness is truly a rare beauty!" Chen Feng cursed as he hurriedly guarded his mind. After that, he hurriedly changed the topic. "Chang Ling, the meeting between you and me in Tianyun City was probably not a coincidence, right?"
"You guessed right." Chang Ling smiled sweetly, "I heard that Hua Qing gave you the most precious recruitment qualification from each disciple, so I decided to inspect you. "I believe Meng Shan has already told you about the Jadewood Peak's criteria for taking in disciples. If you are someone with a bad disposition, I will kill you immediately to prevent you from committing heinous acts by coming to my Jadewood Peak."
Looking at the smiling Chang Ling, Chen Feng suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He did not doubt that Chang Ling would not hesitate to put him to death if he was truly unethical.
"But, how did you know I would be in Tianyun City?" Chen Feng smiled bitterly.
"I get angry the moment I mention it!" Chang Ling frowned, her eyes filled with dissatisfaction. "Back then, I ran all the way to Cangzhou to find you, but I heard that you went to Cangzhou to find a woman. If it wasn't for your reputation in Cangzhou being pretty good, I would have killed you there and then."
"Well, it's not my fault." Chen Feng rubbed his nose and said embarrassedly, "I didn't know you were looking for me either."
"Humph, I'll give you two paths. The first way is to immediately join my Jade-Bamboo Peak and become its disciple." Chang Ling said tenderly, with a hint of threat in her voice.
"And the second way?" Chen Feng asked weakly.
"The second route is easier now, so stretch your neck and let me chop your head off for a ball kick." Chang Ling said with a threatening sneer.
"No, I choose the first choice." Chen Feng answered very straightforwardly without any hesitation.
"That's more like it." Chang Ling raised her nose and was filled with the pride of a little girl.
Looking at this woman with a hundred transformations, Chen Feng was truly afraid.
"Alright, since you've agreed, I will immediately gather the Jade-Bamboo Peak's disciples and hold the induction ceremony." Chang Ling did what she said. With one sentence, she called in all of the disciples from the Jadeite Bamboo Peak.
In front of all the disciples, the playfulness on Chang Ling's face was gone, leaving behind only a dignified expression.
"Today, I believe all of you should know the reason why I gathered everyone here." Chang Ling said with a coarse voice and the bearing of a big shot, "Enough with the nonsense. Now, let's carry out the induction ceremony for Chen Feng."
As she spoke, Chang Ling waved her hand and a curtain in the depths of the hall was suddenly lifted.
Behind the curtain, there were pieces of old spirit tablets, large and small. There were at least a dozen of them.
When they saw these spirit tablets, everyone on Jade Bamboo Peak, including Chang Ling, revealed a solemn expression.
"Chen Feng, these are all the previous Peak Masters of Jaded Bamboo Peak. Each one of them is of great virtue and prestige. After sincerely bowing three times to the previous Peak Masters of Jaded Bamboo Peak, you are a disciple of my Jaded Bamboo Peak." Chang Ling said majestically.
Chen Feng nodded his head and slowly walked forward. When he reached the bottom of the crowd of spirit tablets, he was about to kneel down.
At this moment, a strong pressure engulfed the entire hall.
At the same time, a cold voice exploded in the hall, "This person cannot be admitted!"