“Personal Disciple Ye Lin, test your Dao Heart.”
As the Law Enforcement Elder roared, Ye Lin looked at the giant stone tablet, over a dozen feet tall, and slowly walked forward.
“Ye Lin, please place your hand on the stone tablet and carefully sense the changes within it.”
Seeing Ye Lin unresponsive, the Law Enforcement Elder beside him spoke softly to remind him.
Ye Lin nodded, extended his right hand onto the stone tablet, and slowly closed his eyes.
It could have been a minute, an hour, a day, or even a year.
When Ye Lin opened his eyes again, everything before him had changed.
The surroundings were no longer Qingyun Sect, but a room, a room filled with luxurious silks and satins.
A faint fragrance wafted through the room.
Before him, behind a red gauze curtain, was a large wooden tub, with rose petals floating on the water.
A woman lay in the water, bathing herself.
With the embellishment of the red gauze and the faint fragrance in the air, the entire room was filled with an inexplicable charm.
“They’re using this to test a cadre?”
Ye Lin was greatly surprised. Was this the Dao Heart test?
It didn't seem like much.
“Young Master, the night is deep, wouldn’t it be a pity to waste such a beautiful night?”
At this moment, an incredibly alluring voice entered Ye Lin's ears, sending a shiver down his spine.
“No need for such trouble, miss. Just tell me how to get out.”
Ye Lin walked to the table in front, slowly sat down, and poured himself a cup of tea.
“The way out is, you and I, you know.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin, who was drinking tea, paused his hand.
“Miss, I’m speaking to you nicely, don’t make things difficult for me.”
Ye Lin put down the teacup, his spiritual power surging.
Just then, the woman lifted the gauze and walked naked towards Ye Lin. Seeing this, Ye Lin's mind trembled.
This… this… this woman was actually his Master?
“Damn it, what the hell is going on?”
Looking at the woman before him, whose figure was incredibly graceful and whose face was identical to his Master’s, Ye Lin couldn't help but question his sanity.
“Young Master, how is it? Am I beautiful?”
The woman slowly moved closer to Ye Lin, her lips brushing his ear as she whispered softly.
“Young Master, there’s no one here. How about it? Wouldn’t it be a pity to waste such a beautiful night?”
“Tiger's Roar in the Mountains and Forests.”
The next moment, Ye Lin vigorously shook his head, his spiritual power surging wildly, directly shaking the woman behind him away.
“Tiger's Roar in the Mountains and Forests.”
Ye Lin roared, and a phantom of a fierce tiger appeared. Ye Lin punched towards the woman's face.
The originally fierce blow passed directly through the woman's body, and his punch collapsed the wall behind her.
“Hahaha, Young Master, you can’t kill me. Why not cherish such a beautiful night?”
The woman laughed loudly, and at the same time, figures appeared all around. There was Tang Xue, Li Miaoling, all the women he had ever seen, all those he had an impression of in his mind, appeared here.
Without exception, these women were all naked.
“Not good, this tea has a problem, and the fragrance in the air also has a problem.”
At this moment, Ye Lin’s expression changed. In his lower abdomen, it felt as if a ball of fire was burning.
“Damn it.”
Ye Lin cursed under his breath, then sat down and fully circulated the Star Art. What kind of Dao Heart test was this? It was a mess.
A Dao Heart test that involved drugging?
Boom!
Ye Lin’s body was enveloped in a fiery red flame, and five light clusters rotated rapidly around his body.
The surrounding women could not get close to Ye Lin in the slightest.
“Young Master, come play, Young Master. I am your Master, don’t you have any thoughts?”
“Junior Brother Ye, it’s a pity to waste such a beautiful night, come play.”
“Senior Brother Ye, come play, come on.”
Voices entered his ears, and Ye Lin quickly calmed his inner self.
The next moment, Ye Lin activated the Xuan Guang Pagoda in his mind. The Xuan Guang Pagoda, which had been quietly suspended in his Divine Soul, now glowed with golden light, instantly isolating all external sounds.
Just like that, time passed bit by bit, and Ye Lin became more and more sober.
“Break for me!”
Suddenly, Ye Lin opened his eyes and roared. Instantly, the figures around him dissipated, and the entire room turned into nothingness.
The scene before him rapidly changed, and when it reappeared, it was already Qingyun Sect.
“Phew.”
Looking at the figures around him, Ye Lin took a deep breath. The recent Dao Heart test seemed simple, but in reality, it was extremely difficult.
If a monk were thrown in, whether he could maintain his original intention would be another matter entirely.
“Personal Disciple Ye Lin, the final stage has passed.”
The Law Enforcement Elder looked at the intact stone tablet and said loudly.
Once the Dao Heart test was not passed, the entire stone tablet would turn pitch black, symbolizing an ominous sign.
“Good, since my Disciple has passed all three stages, then today, I shall establish him as the Saint. Do you gentlemen have any objections?”
At this moment, Chu Xue in the sky spoke. She had been very nervous just now. Although she had never taken the Dao Heart test, she had heard from her Senior Brother that there were great horrors within it.
“We have no objections.”
The nine Elders looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.
“Good, from today onwards, Ye Lin will be the Saint of Qingyun Sect.”
“We pay our respects to the Saint.”
The Elders and various Disciples below all bowed to Ye Lin. At this moment, Ye Lin’s status in Qingyun Sect was on par with the Sect Master.
Generally, when major decisions were to be made, they had to go through his approval.
“gentlemen, please rise.”
Ye Lin waved his right arm and said with a smile.
“Since the position of Saint has been decided today, then at Chen Shi tomorrow, a Sect meeting will be held, and all nine Inner Sect Elders must be present.”
After Chu Xue finished speaking, the nine Elders looked at each other. They were still thinking of going back to cultivate in seclusion. What was this all about?
“Tenth Elder, we don’t have much lifespan left now, and we need to quickly go into seclusion to glimpse the profundities of the Golden Core Stage. Is there something important? Can you tell us now?”
The Grand Elder, who was the oldest and had the deepest cultivation, looked at Chu Xue in the sky and asked with a frown.
“Grand Elder, now evil demons are rampant within a radius of ten thousand li, several major forces are restless, and the Long family is openly attacking Qingyun Sect’s cities. What do you say is the matter?”
“What? There’s also this?”
After Chu Xue finished speaking, some Elders who had been in seclusion for many years were enraged. They had been in seclusion for so many years that they didn't know about the recent events, and they all thought that Qingyun Sect was still the same Qingyun Sect as before.
“gentlemen Elders, the situation is critical now. The evil demons are gradually growing stronger, and several major forces are challenging Qingyun Sect’s final bottom line. If we don’t take action soon, I’m afraid Qingyun Sect will be in danger.”
After Ye Lin finished speaking, the nine Elders all nodded.
They could ignore what Chu Xue said, but they had to listen to what Ye Lin said.
Ye Lin becoming the Saint meant he was the second-in-command of Qingyun Sect, with decision-making power.
“Good, then we will follow the Saint’s words. We will all be present tomorrow. At that time, you can tell us what needs to be done, Saint.”
“Since they are restless, then we will beat them until they are peaceful.”
The nine Elders revealed their full killing intent. After all, they were all executioners in the past, none of them were easy to deal with.
The entire Saint Grand Competition thus concluded. The surrounding Inner Sect Disciples dispersed, and the nine Elders also walked towards their respective Du Peaks.
And when Ye Lin looked at Chu Xue, his gaze was strange, after all, he had just…
“You brat, what kind of look is that? Oh, right, what exactly happened during the Dao Heart test?”