Chapter Fifteen: The First Meeting with the Three Elders

  This is the most solemn place in the Dou Huang Silver Temple - the Longevity Hall, and I don't know how many powerful people are gathered here. The top of this bronze-colored building has a statue standing on it, with a person whose face cannot be seen being pinned down by a sword. A strong sense of oppression arises spontaneously, and few students come here normally, not only because it is the resting place for the high-level leaders of the college but also because the chill brought about here belongs to the breath of the powerful people.

  I and Nian took the elevator to the third floor, Nian led me around a few corners, and we arrived at the door of a room on the far left. Nian knocked respectfully on the door and said, "Elder, I've brought Xi Meng."

  "Come in." A deep male voice came from inside. The strong are indeed different, even their voices have such momentum.

  I took a deep breath, unsure of what was waiting for me. Nian opened the door and I followed her in.

  I cautiously raised my head, and interestingly, the three elders in front of me looked exactly alike, even their expressions were the same. Although they looked no different from grandfathers in the human world, there was a chilling feeling in their eyes that seemed to see through everything. They sat in a row behind an office desk, staring at us.

  "Nian, you go out first." said the elder sitting on the far left.

  "Yes." He bowed and backed out.

  "Welcome, little friend from the human world." The speaker was still the elder on the far left, who smiled with a kind and benevolent expression, which made me feel much more at ease inside.

  "Hello, elder." My eyes were still moving back and forth among the three silhouettes, unable to tell who was who.

  "I am the eldest, the one in the middle is my second brother, and the one on the right is my third brother." The eldest seemed to know the doubts in my heart, I looked at him with a smile, feeling a bit embarrassed, my previous actions didn't seem very polite.

  These three elders seem to have very different personalities. The first elder has been talking all along, the second elder only glanced at me when I just came in, although it was just a glance, but he seemed to be looking for something on me. Then he did his own thing indifferently. The third elder stared at me all the time, with a somewhat cold gaze, anyway, it's just the opposite of the first elder.

  "Elder, may I ask what is the purpose of summoning me this time?"

  "Has the warrior advanced to a higher level, not bad. Xi Meng, is everything okay here?" Still the elder, inexplicably said a sentence and asked me, of course it's good in the mortal world, how can this place compare to the diversity of the mortal world, all I know is fighting and cultivating. But can I answer like that?

  "I can basically adapt now."

  "Xi Meng. Your current state of mind is not much different from that of a ghost, so I'll be direct - we think highly of you. If you stay here, everything will be taken care of for you in the future. Once you become a strong cultivator, you will enjoy the highest honors this place has to offer."

  "Sorry, thank you for the elder's appreciation. I came here to cultivate because of my mission, for the survival of more humans. In the human world, I was just an ordinary girl, and now I can grow up completely because of the irrepressible responsibility in my heart. I want to return to my family and friends." What I said was a bit euphemistic, after all, my growth is indeed a threat to them.

  "You need to understand my intention, if you stay here, you don't have to bear any heavy responsibilities, you don't have to work hard for anyone, your future will be bright. So I advise you to stay." The elder was still smiling, but I felt that the smile was only at the bottom of his eyes. What should I do?

  The old man saw that I wasn't speaking, so he asked the two elders beside him. "Second elder, third elder, what do you think we should do if this little girl doesn't want to stay?" He was still smiling, but it made me feel creepy.

  "You deal with it." The Second Elder still had an air of nonchalance.

  "Get rid of him." The three elders coldly uttered these words.

  In an instant, I was startled and took a step back. Although I pretended to be calm, my trembling legs had already betrayed me. Yes, here I have no right to decide my life or death, but I will not stay behind. He promised to come back for me, and I won't let him down.

  "Elders, I have something to say." This is my last resort.

  "Go on."

  "I am human, in my world I have family and friends waiting for me, and with that comes responsibility, a responsibility that has been passed down from my ancestors. I promised my grandfather. If I were to abandon my mission today for the sake of your so-called glory, would you believe me afterwards? And how can you be certain that under another temptation of material things, I won't be misled again? I thank the Academy for everything they have provided me, and I guarantee that if I truly succeed in my cultivation, whatever the Academy asks of me to do, as long as it doesn't harm the heavens or go against reason, I will definitely agree. This is my answer." I looked firmly at the three elders before me.

  "Alright, alright, you passed, Xi Meng." Huh? What's going on, I'm suddenly confused.

  "Haha, little girl, we indeed didn't misjudge you. Alright, you go first."

  "Goodbye, three elders."

  "Wait a minute, Xi Meng." I turned back, and the elder called out to me.

  "This time, the outdoor practice was suspended temporarily. The school decided to select students with good talent from the remaining students to go to another training ground, which is more challenging than the Magic Beast Forest. The list will be posted later, you can go back and prepare well, your name is on the list."

  I took a deep breath as I walked out of here. No matter what, I won't give up, wait for me, prison.

  "This time's human is somewhat interesting, what do you think?" The Great Elder looked at his two younger brothers.

  "Her breath is a bit like someone's, but it's been too long, I don't remember clearly," said the Second Elder.

  "It is Xi Tian Zong, her ancestor." The three elders slightly furrowed their brows.

  "It seems that you still can't forget him, Lao San. Since he left, every human who came after has been so boring and uninteresting to me. This time, it's finally a bit more interesting." The Great Elder nodded and said.

  "But I think the Ghost King is going to cause her trouble, this time everyone knows what's going on. Fortunately, Lang Da is covering for her, otherwise it would be really hard for us to show our faces in the future. It seems that her cultivation here isn't as easy as it seems." The Second Elder said to the Third Elder.

  "Even without Landa, I won't permit it." The three elders' voices turned much colder, their bodies exuding a killing aura.

  "Second brother, you know his relationship with Tian Zong. Alright, let's go first, this time we must have an explanation." In an instant, he disappeared.