Chapter 311: Wang · Beast · Mu

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He stayed at the headquarters for one night.

The next day.

The group returned to Tianjue Island.

Habitually, he went to the top of the Star-Plucking Pavilion.

Just as he reached the door.

He heard the sounds of an intense battle coming from within.

"Go for it, Little Nannan!"

"I'm dead! You're so bad at this, Sister Qianxue!"

"What are you talking about? This wave clearly wasn't my fault!"

"…"

Wang Mu walked in to take a look.

Two girls, one big and one small, were sitting face to face. Both were barefoot and lightly dressed, with a Game Console suspended in front of them, which they were operating intensely.

"Yo, playing games?" Wang Mu approached and said with a chuckle.

"You're back? Quick, help me play! We're about to lose!" Dugu Qianxue trotted over on her bare feet and shoved the Game Console in front of Wang Mu, looking very anxious.

Wang Mu's lips twitched slightly as he looked her over. An ice-blue shark-silk gauze barely covered her exquisite body, with a white jade belt loosely tied around her slender waist. Her hair was draped down casually, making her chest appear as round as a full moon.

"You are the Kunlun Saintess, after all. Can't you pay a little attention to your image?" Wang Mu said speechlessly.

"Oh, it's not like there are any outsiders here. It's not like you haven't seen me before. Stop talking and help me!"

Helplessly, Wang Mu took the Game Console and began helping Dugu Qianxue defy the heavens and change her fate.

They were at a massive disadvantage in this game.

They were trailing behind in both economy and resources.

But Little Nannan's development was decent; she was currently the only one capable of stepping up.

Wang Mu made a prompt decision.

He coordinated several waves with Little Nannan, secured a few kills and bounties, and began to snowball.

"Amazing!" Dugu Qianxue sat beside Wang Mu, her head almost resting on his shoulder. She leaned in very close, and waves of faint fragrance wafted into Wang Mu's nose.

If he tilted his head slightly, his gaze could easily slip into the girl's open collar and see a landscape of towering peaks and valleys.

Soon.

Under Wang Mu's superb skills, the game successfully turned around. They clinched the victory, and he even ended up with a god-like streak.

Seeing this, Dugu Qianxue was exceptionally excited, hugging Wang Mu's arm and shaking it repeatedly.

"How are you so good!" Dugu Qianxue's eyes were sparkling. "Teach me!"

"That won't do!" Wang Mu said mysteriously. "A secret technique of my own, not to be passed to outsiders!"

Dugu Qianxue was shaking Wang Mu's arm and was about to say something.

Suddenly, her expression changed. She let go of Wang Mu's hand, straightened her clothes, sat back, and composed her expression, looking cold and devoid of emotion.

Nie Tingting entered from outside. She was slightly surprised to see so many people, but she quickly returned to normal.

"Young Lord, the major powers are already selecting candidates to enter the Jade Pool Grotto-Heaven. Some of the deans from Langya Academy are asking when they should begin?"

There were less than two months left before the Jade Pool Feast began.

Basically, everyone planning to attend had already started deciding on their participants.

The Holy Lands had their own internal procedures.

As for the slots left for the outside world to fight over, they usually followed the standard routine: holding a series of Dao-fighting ceremonies and filtering through layers to determine the strongest group of people.

Langya Academy held three hundred slots.

It seemed like a lot.

But when distributed across three thousand academies, it was still extremely precious. On average, only one person from every ten academies was qualified to enter the Jade Pool Grotto-Heaven.

Naturally, a thorough screening was necessary.

"Start immediately. Have Old Li organize a group to be stationed at each academy. Confidentiality must be maintained throughout the process. Remember to use Communication Talismans for real-time live broadcasts and recordings; I will watch them personally!"

Wang Mu pondered for a moment and gave his instructions.

"Yes!"

Shortly after Nie Tingting withdrew.

A message from Li Yuanhua arrived: "Young Lord, is it convenient for you to communicate now?"

Wang Mu replied: "Yes."

The next moment, Wang Mu received Li Yuanhua's call.

"This old servant bows in gratitude for the Young Lord's heavenly grace—"

As soon as the connection was made, Li Yuanhua's voice, filled with excited weeping, came through. In the image, he was kneeling on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, his face full of emotion and gratitude.

Wang Mu smiled. "Isn't it just letting you take over the Foundation? Is it that serious, Old Li?"

The matters regarding the internal restructuring of the merchant guild and the appointment of all personnel were only finalized yesterday.

They were only announced through various means today.

Clearly.

The moment Li Yuanhua received the news, he sent this communication.

Li Yuanhua was meticulous, still shedding tears as he said, "It is, of course it is! To the Young Lord, this might just be a casual sprinkling of holy light, but to this old servant and the entire Li family, it is supreme glory!

The Young Lord's kindness to this old servant is like the surging waves of the North Sea, and this old servant's gratitude to the Young Lord is as high as the Peak of Kunlun…"

Wang Mu waved his hand. "Alright, Old Li, enough with the nonsense. The importance of the Foundation needs no explanation from me. Do a good job!"

Li Yuanhua's body stiffened, and he immediately swore a blood oath: "Rest assured, Young Lord. This old servant will treat the matters of the Foundation as more important than my own life. If I violate this oath, may the souls of my Li family ancestors never find peace in the afterlife!"

After making the oath, he suddenly thought of something, and a fawning smile appeared on his face. "By the way, Young Lord, this old servant has a few Juniors who are about sixteen years old and quite pretty. They haven't had their Spiritual Roots tested yet. Why don't you show some mercy and keep them by your side to test them whenever you have time?"

Wang Mu: "???"

"Get lost!" Wang Mu scolded with a laugh.

"Understood!" Without another word, Li Yuanhua curled his body into a ball and rolled around the room a few times before hanging up the communication.

Dugu Qianxue, who had overheard their conversation, asked with a confused face, "Does something like a Spiritual Root need to be tested many times? Why would they stay by your side to be tested whenever?"

Wang Mu: "…Uh, you don't understand, don't ask!"

Little Nannan, who was playing the game, suddenly blurted out, "Wang Mu is being lecherous again. That clearly isn't a proper test!"

Dugu Qianxue froze for a moment, then realizing something, her face turned slightly red, and she spat out, "Beast!"

Wang Mu said with a face of indignation, "How can you slander a person's innocence out of thin air? Have I, Wang, ever done such a filthy thing?"

Little Nannan nodded with a cold, small face. "You have."

Wang Mu: "…"

He pointed at Dugu Qianxue. "Apologize to me, or I won't teach you how to play the game!"

Dugu Qianxue immediately sat up straight and said solemnly, "I'm sorry, Beast. I was wrong, Beast. Forgive me, Beast!"

Wang Mu: "???"

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A few days later.

Grand selection ceremonies were held in various places.

Unlike in previous years.

In the past, the Jade Pool Feast had nothing to do with the vast majority of low-level Cultivators; they didn't care, nor could they afford to care.

But now, with the existence of the forum.

The spatial limitations had been infinitely reduced.

Every day, people posted videos of the selection sites on the forum, showing the progress of selections in various regions.

Some people even began to secretly open betting pools.

Gambling on who would make it to the end.

It was in this atmosphere.

The Jade Pool Feast, which should have been far away in the clouds and irrelevant to ordinary Cultivators, actually gained popularity and became a topic of conversation for countless Cultivators over tea and meals.

Naturally.

People began to discuss the matter of the selection slots for Langya Academy!