“It seems Yang Qi is only just starting his rise to the top,” one of the other elite disciples said in admiration. “Maybe we ought to go do a bit of brown-nosing.”

“You don’t need to do that,” Elder Sister Xue replied. “Just be friendly with him. I'm very curious about Jadefall’s pet, but you have to realize that even the most experienced and knowledgeable elders don’t know what it is or how it works.”

“That pet of hers is already a hot topic among the higher echelons of the sect,” another disciple said. “Supposedly, there are even powerful demon-gods on the outside who’ve learned of it and want to get their hands on it. On top of that, Jadefall has supposedly gone out for training.”

Elder Sister Xue laughed. “If the demon-gods go after her, then they’ll just end up getting killed by her pet. People say the bubbles it creates are impossible for any evil to pierce. In fact, more than half a year ago, she and her Master...