This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

After a three-day journey, the flying bird carried everyone to the gate of Guiyuan Sect.

The giant bird circled and landed, and everyone descended to the ground, looking at the majestic sect before them.

Before landing, we saw a wall about ten feet high encircling the city. Once on the ground, all we could see was a high wall with no end in sight.

Even the city gate was very tall, and there was no one guarding the sect's gate.

Two golden dragons coiled left and right above the stone gate.

While everyone was still watching, Hu Sheng had already opened the door. Without him even moving, the heavy stone door creaked and opened to both sides.

As soon as the gate opened, a straight road came into view.

At the end of the road stands a palace, which is three stories high.

Looking up, one can see dozens of mountains scattered in an orderly fashion behind the palace, with houses and caves on them, and people hovering in the sky on swords.

Along the way, people greeted Hu Sheng, and Hu Sheng responded to each of them. The group then entered the palace.

Hu Sheng made a stop gesture, and everyone stopped in unison.

Several people walked over from the side, and then Hu Sheng spoke up, "We have arrived at the sect, and my mission is complete. In a little while, the senior sisters will lead you to your lodgings for a day of rest. Tomorrow, we will meet at the martial arts arena."

Everyone nodded in unison, indicating that they understood.

Hu Sheng and the others gave some instructions and left. But the story didn't end there. A man with thinning hair and a pale face stepped forward.

He said loudly, "I am your senior brother Cheng Fang, and I am in charge of assigning students' accommodations. You will be arranged later. There is one more thing you need to understand: being selected does not mean that you can all go to the inner sect. Some of you will stay in the outer sect, as well as miscellaneous servants, medicine boys, etc. We will assign you according to your selection results later."

Then he continued, "The outer sect is here, while the inner sect is on the mountain behind. However, those who are well-versed in pharmacology can be specially recruited into the inner sect. After that, it depends on your own talents. Okay, that's about it. Junior Sister Liu, please lead them to their accommodations."

The woman surnamed Liu was a girl with thick eyebrows and big eyes. She was a bit tough and like a boy. She spoke in a straightforward manner. "You can also call me senior sister. Now, girls, come with me. I will give you a detailed introduction along the way. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me anytime."

He finished speaking with a forced smile, but that smile was worse than no smile at all.

If Kuroba were outside right now, he would definitely complain, "Don't laugh. Other people's smiles improve their aesthetic sense, but your smile is deadly!"

Some people enthusiastically approached the woman, but in their hearts they looked down on her for her appearance. However, since she was their senior, they could only greet her with a smile.

"Senior Sister Liu, I'm number sixteen, where should I stay?"

The woman's smile widened, and she made a flirtatious gesture, lightly tossing her hair. She then took out a small booklet and replied, "Number sixteen, let me see. Then you can go to the outer door, the room on the right. Each room has ten people sharing it. There are also numbers 70, 98…"

The woman called out the numbers on the bamboo tags one by one. As she chanted, about a hundred people stayed at the outer gate. Some of the rest were assigned to odd jobs, some to the medicinal fields, and in the end, only Lianxue and a dozen others remained.

After confirming the details, the woman determined that the remaining people were all members of the inner sect.

As they walked away into the distance again, the person who had asked the question was quite indignant. Why had she been assigned to the outer sect? She knew that the resources of the outer and inner sects were vastly different, and she naturally wanted to go to the inner sect. She stood there watching the others walk away, her hands clenched into fists, her teeth clenched, and she was furious.

Senior Sister Liu led Lianxue and the others to the central main peak and said, "Do you see the stone cave on the mountain? You can find a place to stay on your own, but remember to meet tomorrow, don't miss it."

The others stopped and searched for accommodations. Lianxue took a step forward, about to leave, but was stopped by Senior Sister Liu, "Wait a minute!"

Lianxue was puzzled as to why she had to stop. Despite her confusion, she stopped anyway. "Is there anything else you need, Senior Sister?"

Senior Sister Liu looked at the composed and confident girl, her eyes filled with certainty, and said, "Come with me to the main hall. We can choose our accommodations later."

Lianxue could only agree. Although she didn't know what it was about, she figured she had no worries about it and it should be fine.

He casually replied, "Okay."

Jingwei had already walked quite a distance when she turned around and saw that Lianxue hadn't left. She ran back and pulled Lianxue aside, asking, "What's wrong? Are you looking for a place to stay?"

Lianxue told Jingwei about her senior sister asking her to go to the main peak, and Jingwei also wanted to go.

Finally rejected by Senior Sister Liu, Jingwei had no choice but to leave reluctantly.

Lianxue was puzzled as to why Jingwei had become so clingy to her ever since she emerged from the Ancient Heavenly Yi Formation.

Lianxue comforted her for a while, then left with Senior Sister Liu.

Reaching the summit, the area was quite spacious. A main hall, even larger than the one in front of the mountain gate, stood majestically. This single-story building, with its imposing presence, made humanity seem even more insignificant. At the same time, Lian Xue believed that as long as her strength increased, she would no longer feel insignificant.

Soon the two entered the main hall. The hall was very spacious, with the beams supported by twelve thick stone pillars. Under the pillars were a stack of prayer cushions, which looked like they were for meditation.

The two entered the room, and a man came out from the inside. He clasped his hands together and performed a proper greeting.

Senior Sister Liu returned the greeting, and Lianxue quickly did the same.

Senior Sister Liu continued, "Please inform them that Ye Lianxue has arrived."

The man turned and went back to the inside.

A man dressed in a simple robe, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, walked toward them with an air of authority.

The man walked over, looked Lianxue up and down, waved his hand, and Senior Sister Liu turned and left.

Then he said to Lianxue, "You are Ye Lianxue, specially invited by the sect leader."

The question appeared serious, but it was actually already confirmed.

Lianxue bowed and nodded to indicate that she was the person he was referring to, then asked, "What brings you here?"

Cheng Yu was scrutinizing the little girl in front of him. She had an innocent look on her face, but her words revealed a maturity and composure beyond her years. He seemed to have grown to like the child.

A hint of approval appeared on Cheng Yu's serious face. "I am a sect instructor. You can call me Instructor Cheng Yu. From now on, I will be in charge of your cultivation and studies. I will personally deliver your top-grade detoxification pill to you later, so you can focus on your cultivation. What do you think?"

Lianxue was genuinely surprised to hear Chengyu's explanation and the fact that Chengyu was offering to deliver her medicine. She wondered what she had done to deserve such a personal gift from a mentor. She quickly said, "No need to trouble you, perhaps..."

Cheng Yu's serious face seemed to darken at this moment, and Lian Xue swallowed the rest of her sentence.

Seeing that Lianxue had stopped talking, Chengyu was satisfied. "You should know that it will take a long time to go and return. If I were to go, I could return in a day. Do you still think that I don't need to go?"

Lianxue thought about it and felt that what Mentor Cheng said was right, but was it really okay to ask a mentor to make such a trip in person? She was quite conflicted and didn't know what to do.