'This happiness... it came a little too suddenly...'
Qi Yun stroked the Taixu Jade Order in his hand, which had already turned a vibrant emerald green. Feeling the gentle, warm Spiritual Rhyme emanating from it—so different from before—he felt a bit dazed for a moment.
The status of an Inner Mansion True Cultivator, something he had longed for and fought so hard to achieve, had fallen into his hands so easily. It all felt rather unreal.
"Thank you for your guidance, Master." Coming back to his senses, Qi Yun immediately suppressed the turmoil in his heart and bowed respectfully to the old fisherman before him, who still hadn't turned around.
"No need to thank me." The old man's voice remained calm and placid, as if he were discussing something trivial.
"I didn't show any favoritism. The laws of the Holy Sect are clear.
He who wins the title of Triple Champion Scholar is guaranteed a place in the Inner Mansion.
I am merely acting in accordance with the law."
