With a wave of her hand, the papers fluttering in mid-air suddenly stopped, then spontaneously formed into a paper ball and rolled freely to the floor.

Ji Dantong's delicate body leaned slightly forward, wanting to pick it up, but reason told her she couldn't do that at this moment, so she stayed where she was without saying a word.

"What's the use of carrying these scribbles of a child around?!" the woman scolded unmercifully.

After a while, the woman turned to look at Sun Miaohan, her icy expression somewhat softened as she said, "It seems there's an inheritance about to emerge on Kunlun Mountain, so you'll have to take a trip over there!"

After saying this, there was a hint of complexity in the woman's eyes: "Those things that the major sects don't value, yet we have no choice but to fight for them... Alas!"

Hearing the woman's somewhat dejected sigh, Ji Dantong and Sun Miaohan both fell silent, their eyes shifting to one side as they observed their noses intently.

But when Ji Dantong heard the three words Kunlun Mountain, a trace of complexity inadvertently flickered through her lowered eyes...

"Alright, Miaohan, you may leave first. I have something to say to Dantong!" The woman said seriously, "Prepare well. Although those forces mean nothing to us, this time you're on your own, it's also an experience for you!"

"Moreover, since Dantong has retrieved the Proud Snow Evil Shadow Bamboo, I will custom-make a weapon for you before you set off. It will assist you then!"

Sun Miaohan's expression turned serious, and she cupped her hands, saying, "Thank you, Master, I will not let you down!"

Having said that, she exited the loft, respectfully closing the door behind her.

At this moment, there were only three people left in the loft.

"Sit down!"

The woman, with a faint smile, looked at Ji Dantong, whose expression was unmistakably troubled.

"I know you feel it's quite unfair, that the treasure you worked so hard for is being given to someone else to use first. It's a hard thing for anyone to accept! I even know that Miaohan is deliberately doing it for me to see, the purpose is to enrage you."

At this, Ji Dantong truly felt puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Then why do you still indulge her?!"

"You've got it wrong!" the woman said faintly, "Like you said, holding onto your stubbornness means you have to bear the corresponding price, but Miaohan doesn't have as much persistence, so she naturally has an advantage in many things!"

"So, Master, you approve of her behavior?!" Ji Dantong asked, unwilling to concede.

The woman didn't further discuss this question, but turned her gaze to Bai Xiaoxuan and asked, "You brought her back, she must have some outstanding quality, right?"

As she spoke, the woman focused her sight on the girl, but couldn't help but knit her brows because she truly couldn't find anything remarkable about Bai Xiaoxuan.

Whether in terms of bones or talent, there was nothing exceptional, unless she had excellent perception?!

Ji Dantong didn't let the woman stay puzzled for long. She bent and said, "Xuanxuan, show this lady the syllable that sister taught you last time!"

The woman's face twitched slightly, thinking to herself that this girl truly doesn't know how to speak nicely; if Sun Miaohan were here, she would never speak this way. Yet, under the anticipation of her heart, these minor details didn't matter much.

Bai Xiaoxuan nodded nervously, then closed her eyes and carefully recalled that strange syllable. After a while, she finally opened her mouth slightly and reproduced the syllable Ji Dantong had taught her.

The next moment, the woman in the center seat shot up, causing the innocently bewildered Bai Xiaoxuan to unconsciously take two steps back, grasping Ji Dantong's sleeve and half hiding behind her.

The woman's reaction left Ji Dantong even more surprised since, from her childhood, she remembered her master as a very composed woman, seemingly unflappable regardless of circumstances.

Like just before, when she took out the Proud Snow Evil Shadow Bamboo, her master merely commented lightly that it was very good, but Ji Dantong understood that getting these simple words from her master was not easy.

But at this moment, the simple syllable from Bai Xiaoxuan provoked such a strong response, implying only one possibility.

That is, Bai Xiaoxuan's value was far beyond what Ji Dantong estimated, exceeding tenfold or even a hundredfold!

"Words Accompanied by Law, Words Accompanied by Law... I didn't think such a prodigy truly existed in the world!" The woman's mouth inadvertently murmured, her beautiful eyes unable to depart from Bai Xiaoxuan.

After a long while, the woman regained her composure but still found it difficult to calm her heart. She said, looking excited, "This time, reviving the sect finally seems within reach!"

"What's your name?" the woman asked gently, coughing a couple of times, as she addressed the girl hiding behind Ji Dantong.

"I-I'm Bai Xiaoxuan!" came the timid reply, which only made the woman smile more joyfully.

A moment later, the woman abruptly turned, her eyes gleaming brightly, "Ji Dantong!"

"Disciple present!" Ji Dantong instinctively responded, cupping her hands reflexively.

"Notify all the Immortal Envoys immediately!"

"Yes!"

…

In just a short quarter of an hour, a house full of women with varied expressions gathered, watching the graceful woman seated in the center, waiting for her to go on to the second-floor discussion hall.

However, the woman stood up, speaking in an undeniably commanding tone: "From today on, Bai Xiaoxuan will be my Closed-door Disciple, entitled to all the sect's resources. Even including myself, if there's a need that conflicts with hers, you must all give way!"

With that, she led Bai Xiaoxuan to the center and gently said, "Come, greet your uncles!"

After Bai Xiaoxuan seriously finished her greeting, she quickly moved to Ji Dantong's side.

Around them, various Immortal Envoys were bewildered, not knowing what this was all about.

Logic dictates that the matter of the Sect Leader accepting a disciple must be celebrated and widely announced, especially when it's a Closed-door Disciple, such a significant event shouldn't be handled so hastily.

However, the notion of a young girl being given access to all the sect's resources, and everyone else, even if there are urgent needs, having to yield, was evidently more astonishing than the absurdity of taking a disciple!

"Junior Sister, pardon my bluntness!" A middle-aged-looking Immortal Envoy stepped forward, saying, "Isn't this too absurd of a decision?!"

"Not to mention the necessary procedures for accepting a Closed-door Disciple, just the resource preferential treatment you mentioned has to have a reasonable explanation?!"

Looking at the senior sisters around her, the woman resolutely replied, "Firstly, the matter of the Closed-door Disciple cannot be publicized, nor can it be disclosed that our sect has Bai Xiaoxuan; secondly, the issue of complete resource preference I mentioned is not unfounded!"

"It's not just because she is my disciple that she is special, but because she…" As she spoke, the woman pointed to Bai Xiaoxuan, "is the only hope that allows us to fulfill the mission left by our master!"

Hearing this, everyone in the loft stood still in place, plunging into a deathly silence…