"Why are you here?"
A clear and lodious voice ca from the staircase. Zhou Haoyu looked up and saw Mu Ningxue standing by the railing, gazing down at him.
"I ca to see how your cultivation is going. Judging by your aura, it seems you've successfully broken through," Zhou Haoyu said after looking her over.
"Mm, thanks to the spiritual fruit you gave ."
Mu Ningxue was fully aware of her own cultivation state. Without the aid of that spiritual fruit, there was no way she could have reached the Interdiate level this soon.
"No need to say such things between us. It was just a spiritual fruit."
As he spoke, Zhou Haoyu patted the seat beside him.
Seeing this, Mu Ningxue naturally sat down next to him.
After a month of spending ti together, she felt that Zhou Haoyu was actually not bad. Although he tended to be a little handsy at tis, he knew the boundaries and was just as serious about cultivation as she was.
Moreover, Mu Ningxue faintly felt that Zhou Haoyu was far from what he appeared on the surface his talent might even exceed everyone's expectations!
"Dear nephew, sorry for the delay I got held up making tea. I hope you don't mind."
At that mont, Mu Zhuoyun walked out of another room carrying a teapot.
When he saw Zhou Haoyu with his arm around Mu Ningxue, the smile on his face instantly froze.
There was an awkwardness in the air, like catching an intimate mont between a young couple.
"Uh~" Zhou Haoyu hadn't expected Mu Zhuoyun to appear at such perfect timing he had just been about to make his next move.
"Ahem, it just occurred to that this tea should cool a bit before drinking. You two go ahead and chat."
With that, Mu Zhuoyun shut the door again.
The previously compliant Mu Ningxue imdiately scooted a few steps away, putting distance between her and Zhou Haoyu.
Looking at the closed door, Zhou Haoyu suddenly felt a sense of guilt, as if he had wronged an elderly man.
"Uncle, actually I am a bit thirsty. Let's have that tea first," Zhou Haoyu said.
Mu Zhuoyun awkwardly opened the door again, quickly brewed a cup of tea, and placed it on the tea table in front of Zhou Haoyu.
"Ningxue, you broke through to the Interdiate level?"
Only after doing all this did Mu Zhuoyun notice the change in Mu Ningxue's aura it was clear she had stepped into the Interdiate stage.
Reaching Interdiate at the age of seventeen there was no doubt she was among the most elite of talents, even surpassing the heirs of noble families.
Except for Zhou Haoyu.
"Mm."
After being caught by her father, Mu Ningxue noticeably beca more reserved.
Afterward, Zhou Haoyu drank a few cups of tea and chatted with Mu Zhuoyun about so trivial matters.
"Uncle, Ningxue, I haven't completed today's cultivation tasks yet, so I'll take my leave."
By the ti the tea was getting cold, Zhou Haoyu stood up and excused himself.
To Zhou Haoyu, the most important matter right now was becoming Pang Lai's disciple.
"Yes yes, cultivation is the priority. I won't keep you, dear nephew."
"Ningxue, go see him off."
"No need. Ningxue just broke through stabilizing her realm is more important."
After leaving the Mu residence, Zhou Haoyu hailed a taxi back to the Zhou household.
Once back in his room, Zhou Haoyu resud exploring the Summoning Plane. This was the advantage of having strong spiritual energy he could enter the Summoning Plane repeatedly.
He had to find a suitable Summoned Beast as soon as possible, so that Pang Lai might see value in nurturing him.
Only then would he have a chance at becoming his disciple.
Three nights later, Zhou Haoyu arrived at the gate of the Magic Court at exactly seven o'clock. Two guards stood at the entrance, both with cultivation levels higher than his.
Earlier that morning, Zhou Haoyu had received a ssage from Jiang Yu. The ssage said that Pang Lai was willing to et him, with the ti set for seven in the evening.
"This Jiang Yu better not have stood up..."
After waiting for twenty-five minutes, Zhou Haoyu finally said with a bit of impatience.
Five more minutes passed, and Jiang Yu finally walked out from inside the gate.
As soon as he stepped out, Jiang Yu saw Zhou Haoyu staring at him with clear displeasure. "Sorry, sorry, my teacher's eting dragged on for another half hour."
"And you couldn't ssage to let know? I've been standing here waiting for half an hour!" Zhou Haoyu said full of resentnt.
"Uh…"
Jiang Yu really didn't know how to explain. He couldn't exactly say that his teacher had forbidden him from sending a ssage.
The teacher's reasoning was that if one wasn't even willing to wait for thirty minutes, it ant this matter wasn't truly important to him.
Jiang Yu didn't plan to tell Zhou Haoyu that he was afraid Zhou Haoyu might get angry.
"My teacher is waiting for you in the conference room right now. I should remind you: the old man is quite strict. If you accidentally offend him, then there'll be nothing more to talk about."
Jiang Yu shifted the topic. He was actually quite curious whether Zhou Haoyu could convince his teacher.
There was no doubt about Zhou Haoyu's talent—he was the most outstanding genius Jiang Yu had ever t, and his main elental systems were the extrely rare Space Elent and Lightning Elent.
But even if Space was amazing, it was still the Space Elent unrelated to the Summoning Elent. Therefore, he still felt the chances of success were quite slim.
"Let's go." Zhou Haoyu appeared calm and composed, even urging him forward.
Led by Jiang Yu, Zhou Haoyu experienced the magnificence of the Magic Court for the first ti. Gold and jade in glorious splendor was just the surface.
Looking around, magical murals and statues were everywhere, and many ancient magical artifacts were on display along the first-floor corridor.
Soon, the two entered a conference room.
The lighting in the room ca entirely from a spherical magical device, which could emit a radiance similar to Holy Light, though the glow wasn't too strong—just enough to resemble daylight.
The conference room was empty except for a single, extrely long conference table.
At the end of the table sat an old man with white hair and a white beard. Though his face was aged, his body looked remarkably strong.
Most notably, above his head hovered a shiny treasure chest.
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"Greetings, Chief," Zhou Haoyu said respectfully with a bow.
"To possess such terrifying spiritual strength at such a young age truly worthy of being a genius who awakened both the Space Elent and Lightning Elent at the Basic level."
The mont Pang Lai saw Zhou Haoyu, his pupils visibly trembled, though he quickly regained his composure.
With the Zhou family's influence, acquiring a small piece of Mind Stone was not difficult.
"Chief flatters . I rely had a few more resources than others," Zhou Haoyu replied calmly.
"Speak. What do you want from ?"
Pang Lai didn't want to waste too much ti on Zhou Haoyu. He had seen many geniuses, most of whom either died young or beca diocre later on.
Talent was only useful if it could grow.
"I wish to beco your disciple and learn from you the knowledge of the Summoning Elent," Zhou Haoyu said solemnly with a cupped-fist salute.
Pang Lai paused for a mont, then glanced at Jiang Yu before replying flatly, "I'm an old man. Having one disciple is enough I don't have the energy or ti for two."
"Chief, it wouldn't hurt to consider after you've seen my summoned beast."
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