Not long after Huan Zhong and Huan Qianyu were forced by Lin Yibai to jump into the mouth of the abyss, the news reached Immortal Huiyan.
Huiyan impatiently crushed the sound - transmitting stone in his hand, his eyes filled with malevolence.
"I knew this woman wouldn't be obedient. She's only been in the Demon Realm for a short time, and already the Demon Realm has lost a general."
Liji was naked, leaning on Huiyan's chest. Her fair and delicate fingers drew circles on his chest seductively as she spoke in a charming voice.
"What can we do? The Prophet told us to save her. Besides, Huan Zhong was never loyal. It's useless to keep him."
Huiyan flung Liji's hand away and tightly grasped her chin.
"What do you know?"
Liji met Huiyan's eyes that didn't conceal the killing intent. Her body trembled involuntarily, filled with fear.
Although they had been intimate, Liji felt that Huiyan was just venting his most primitive desires on her without a single bit of affection.
If one day she offended Huiyan, she was afraid that he would kill her without hesitation.
"Don't look at me like this. I won't say anything more..." Liji forced a sycophantic smile.
Huiyan loosened his grip a bit and instead rubbed Liji's chin with his fingertips.
"Come to think of it, your body has some connection with the Huan family. It's a pity that you're not a real member of the Huan family after all..."
Liji fell silent.
Huiyan got off the soft couch. With a flick of his finger, he was instantly fully dressed.
"Today is the second round of the disciple selection. Where are the things I asked you to prepare?"
Liji replied in a trembling voice, "I've already given the things to Fei Fei as you instructed. If the plan succeeds, Fei Fei will surely be the champion of this second round."
Huiyan turned his head slightly and said in a low voice, "It's not my instruction. It's the Prophet's instruction."
"Yes, yes, yes. I was wrong. It's the Prophet's instruction!"
Liji trembled even more, showing none of her overbearing manner in public.
Seeing Liji so obedient, Huiyan felt a bit better.
If it weren't for the Prophet's requirement that they act low - key, with his personality, he would have directly killed Real Person Kunshan and supported Fei Fei to take over.
But he didn't dare to disobey the Prophet. After all, his current cultivation was all thanks to the Prophet.
Suddenly, a familiar aura approached. Huiyan controlled his expression and tried to make his voice sound gentler.
Nan Zhijin's voice rang out, "Immortal Huiyan, the selection is about to start. The people from the Beast - Taming Sect have come to invite you."
Immortal Huiyan replied, "Got it."
But then, as if he had thought of something interesting, a malicious and playful look flashed in his eyes.
"Zhijin, you were once the disciple of Real Person Hengling. Although you're now a member of the Main Shrine, you can't ignore the master - disciple relationship. Find some time to visit your master."
Nan Zhijin hesitated, not knowing how to answer.
He was standing outside the house and couldn't see Huiyan's expression at this moment. He also couldn't detect anything wrong from his tone.
Was this a test or a sincere suggestion for him to reconnect with his master?
After some thought, Nan Zhijin replied, "Since I've joined the Main Shrine, I'm a member of it. But if the immortal shows mercy, I'll go back and explain it to my master. From then on, I'll stay in the Main Shrine."
Hearing Nan Zhijin's words of loyalty, the corner of Huiyan's mouth couldn't help but curl into a sarcastic smile.
"Do as you see fit."
Nan Zhijin stood outside Huiyan's house for a while before turning around and leaving.
On the way to the venue, Nan Zhijin happened to see Shen Qing and Li Xian coming out of their yard.
He immediately hid his figure behind the shade of a tree, not wanting Shen Qing to see him.
But almost the moment Shen Qing stepped out of the room, she sensed Nan Zhijin's presence.
Moreover, not only Nan Zhijin, but since Pei Xuanjing and the others came to the Beast - Taming Sect, there had always been uninvited guests standing guard outside her and Li Xian's house.
This bothered Shen Qing quite a bit, but since they were on someone else's territory, she didn't want to cause any trouble and had to let it go.
Li Xian joked, "I didn't expect my fiancée to be so charming. Even after being engaged, she still attracts so many men. This really puts a bit of pressure on me."
Shen Qing rolled her eyes at Li Xian. He clearly knew who the people were but still said that on purpose, just to mock her.
"Do you want this kind of charm?"
Li Xian raised his eyebrows but didn't answer.
But having people standing outside their house all the time was really annoying.
Li Xian secretly thought about going out and beating up these people.
They didn't do any proper work and just stared at someone else's fiancée all day. What was that all about?
After arriving at the venue, Hong Chaoyang and Qi Nian had already saved seats for them.
Chu Lanqiu still stood at the front of the disciples, followed by Fei Fei, who was eyeing Chu Lanqiu menacingly.
The topic of the second round was announced, which surprised everyone.
There were thirty disciples who had successfully advanced to the second round. The elders took out thirty storage bags and distributed them to the disciples.
"The topic of the exam is in the storage bags. There's no restriction. Disciples can take out your exam topics from the storage bags."
While the disciples behind were still looking confused, Chu Lanqiu had already taken out... a huge egg from the storage bag.
Seeing this, the other disciples also took out their spirit beast eggs from the storage bags one after another.
Those big men were holding the fragile eggs in their arms carefully, afraid of accidentally dropping their exam topics.
"What is this?"
Real Person Kunshan coughed lightly and said, "I believe some disciples have already guessed the topic of the second round. That's right, it's hatching eggs."
"The eggs in your hands have been carefully taken care of by the elders for some time. The hatching times are almost the same. But what you have to do is find a way to nourish your eggs during this period and hatch a strong and healthy little spirit beast."
"Those who fail to hatch the eggs will be eliminated. For the disciples who successfully hatch the little spirit beasts, the elders will evaluate them according to the qualifications of your little spirit beasts."
"Do you all understand?"
As soon as Real Person Kunshan finished speaking, a disciple immediately raised an objection, "But if the spirit beast in the egg is congenitally weak and we're unlucky enough to get it, won't we lose from the very beginning?!"
Real Person Kunshan nodded, "Yes, luck is also a part of the assessment."
"Moreover, I've just said that you can find a way to nourish your spirit beast eggs. Most of the disciples have learned this course, so I won't say more. Do you have any other questions?"
At this point, even though the disciples were unhappy, they didn't dare to raise any more objections.
Nourishing a spirit beast egg sounded simple, but the process was difficult.
It required the cultivator's heart - blood and special herbs from the Beast Forest to have a chance of success.
It wasn't worth it to take out one's heart - blood just for a selection.
So half of the disciples looked miserable.
"Since you all understand, then come here with your hatched little spirit beasts in half a month. From now until half a month later, it's all the exam time for the second round."