After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

"That's right, he told the 'evil spirits' in the peak to not keep them locked up properly but let them out, causing trouble all over the mountain. Today we have to vent our anger."

"That's right! Count me in. When he comes, we'll laugh at him together and show him what 'a gentleman's revenge is never too late' means!"

"Come here, come here, get me a few more photo stones, make sure everyone gets one!"

"Hahaha……"

A woman in a red dress knocked on the table, reminding them not to be too conspicuous, as a disciple might climb up at any time. If that happened, all the peak masters of Tiangan Sect would burst out laughing, and it would be embarrassing for the little disciples to see them.

Then he lowered his head and whispered to them, "Is the Sect Master still not selecting a disciple this year? He's almost ascended, and there's no one to inherit his legacy. What a pity."

"Hong Yun, you know that the sect leader has a cold personality and even leaves most of the sect affairs to the third elder. How could he possibly find time to accept disciples? Not to mention his own disciples, even the ones with Jianfeng were accepted by the first elder on his behalf. Our sect leader only has cultivation in his eyes, otherwise how could he be the most outstanding one between you and me?" Peak Master Fu Feng shook his head and sighed.

The others also fell silent, and when they thought of the leader who was standing in the snow-capped mountains and was untainted by the world, they all sighed.

I don’t know if the leader’s lineage will be cut off in his hands.

"Forget it, forget it. This is fate, and we can't force it. Let's continue looking at the water mirror. I have seen many good seedlings, but you can't snatch them from me when the time comes!"

Upon hearing this, the heads of the various peaks were immediately furious.

"You're dreaming! This year it should be my turn to harvest the seedlings!"

"Bah! Whoever has the ability should accept a good disciple. Those who don't should just stand aside and stop getting in the way of me choosing my own disciple."

"You old thing, you really don't find it disgusting..."

In front of the water mirror, the quarrels instantly turned into a mess. Some peak masters had even started to compete secretly, wanting to make each other suffer.

Let the other party dare to covet his future beloved disciple, humph!

Looking in the water mirror again, Jiang Liqian faced the little boy who was begging for a hug with a cold look in his eyes, and did not move at all.

Just when Master Zhongdao couldn't stand being stared at any longer, his old face turned red, and he was about to close his eyes and rush over to throw himself into her arms, Jiang Liqian suddenly moved.

She raised her foot and walked down step by step. She paused beside the little boy, then left silently without even looking at him.

Although it is a thin and frail figure, it is like the pines and cypresses on the mountain, inexplicably lonely.

Master Chongdao felt something in his heart and couldn't help but chase after him with his short legs.

"Senior, could you please stop playing this kind of game with me?" Jiang Liqian suddenly turned around, with no emotion visible on his gray face.

Master Zhongdao was shocked and blurted out, "How could you see through my illusion?"

With Jiang Liqian's current strength, she certainly couldn't see through the illusion array set up by the "Number One Cultivator in Cultivation" Master Chongdao. She just knew every brick and stone of the Heart-Knocking Ladder too well.

After all, this place was once soaked with her blood layer by layer.

Knocking on the Heart Ladder, Knocking on the Heart Ladder, each knock and each question to one's heart, is it reality or illusion, is it a devil or an immortal? Those who truly have the great path to immortality will not fall into the myriad difficulties posed by the Knocking on the Heart Ladder, and the fact that Master Chongdao is here today is just another test for her by the Knocking on the Heart Ladder.

It’s a pity that she can no longer see her own path clearly, and cannot, nor does she want to, embark on the path to immortality again.

However, Jiang Liqian didn't want to be treated as a monster again, or a sinner who had possessed another body, cursed and punished by everyone. Facing Master Zhongdao's doubts, she explained, "I climbed 2,700 Jade Steps and then walked back 7,200. The number is wrong. I should have reached the bottom. And... forgive me for being so presumptuous, but the Tiangan Sect, as the foremost sect of cultivation, would never allow a helpless child crying for his mother to enter the Heart-Knocking Staircase."

Originally, Master Chongdao really suspected that this little person in front of him had been to Tiangan Sect before, or had been possessed by some old monster, so he had the ability to see through the formation he had set up, even though it was just a small trick he had casually put together... After hearing what she said, his old face suddenly turned red again.

He couldn't help but reply, "How do you know the Tiangan Sect wouldn't let a child like this climb the Ladder of Inquiry? What if this is his destiny? The Dao is unpredictable, who can predict it?"

Jiang Liqian fell silent again.

Her eyelids drooped, gently covering up all the emotions in her eyes.

Because, that's what she did before - protecting everyone who came to become her disciple and ensuring their safety. She wouldn't let an orphaned little boy climb the mountain to find his mother, she would look for him for him.

Maybe she really did something wrong. She never thought about whether doing so would hinder other people's chances of becoming immortals or ruin the path others might take.

"Junior, please accept my instruction." Jiang Liqian said softly.

When I raised my eyes, they were empty, filled with dark fog.

Master Chongdao felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw this, and subconsciously reflected on whether he had said too much. After all, the other party was just a little kid... well, a very polite little kid.

But when he wanted to speak and decided that she didn't need to climb the Heart-Knocking Ladder anymore, and instead took her directly to the Spirit Testing Stone to test her spiritual roots, and then accepted her as his personal disciple, the little figure actually left again.

She knew clearly that she was in an illusion and there was no way she could get out no matter how hard she tried!

"Oh, oh, oh, don't go. You can't get out like this." Since he was found out, Master Zhongdao simply transformed into his original form, flashed in front of Jiang Liqian, and hurriedly stopped her.

Jiang Liqian raised her eyes, and for the first time, a look of doubt appeared in her eyes.

Master Chongdao looked at her, his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly realized a problem - such a small baby, and a mortal baby with no spiritual power, does she know that she cannot get out of the illusion by brute force alone?

Oh, he is really getting old and confused. Although the little kid looks very smart, he doesn’t know much about the world of cultivation. Many things need to be taught slowly.

Thinking of this, he immediately showed what he thought was the most amiable smile, squatted down and waved to Jiang Liqian: "Little kid, don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person, come closer, okay?"

After thinking for a while, he took out a candied haws from the mustard seed space: "Master, let me give you a candied haws."

Jiang Liqian's heart trembled, and she somehow remembered the scene when she first met her master in her previous life.

She was so hungry she collapsed in a muddy mass grave, the stench of death everywhere. In the distance, a scrawny stray dog ​​frantically devoured a torn-off human hand. Around it, a few crows cawed, "Woo-ya, woo-ya," waiting for the dog to have its fill so they could get a share.