The Sect Leader and the Supreme Elders' voice transmission only lasted for a moment before stopping.
However, in Ji Li's opinion, they had fallen into deep thought after hearing her words.
Seeing this, Ji Li felt a bit uneasy, unsure of what decision the upper echelons of the Heavenly Sword Faction would make. Would they help her seek revenge?
Soon, the Sect Leader raised his head to look at Ji Li and said, "This matter is rather tricky. Just relying on our Heavenly Sword Faction alone may not be enough to deal with the Liuyun Sect. I need to contact the other two sects. If we really want to take action against them, it should be during the Four Sects Martial Meeting..."
"Alright, I understand. Thank you, Martial Uncle Sect Leader..."
Upon hearing the Sect Leader's words, although Ji Li felt a bit disappointed that she couldn't immediately annihilate the Liuyun Sect, she still harbored hope in her heart. After all, there was still some hope for revenge.
Then, Mu Jinyu spoke up, "Sect Leader, esteemed Supreme Elders, this Junior Sister Ji Li is now homeless. I'd like to have her join the Heavenly Sword Faction, is that possible?"
"This..."
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's request, the Sect Leader did not immediately agree, hesitating visibly.
In fact, he could see that Ji Li had good aptitude. However, she had grown up in the Mingyue Valley and all her cultivation techniques and divine skills were from there. Now joining the Heavenly Sword Faction might not be appropriate.
Therefore, he didn't consider arranging for Ji Li to join the Heavenly Sword Faction.
But now that Mu Jinyu brought it up, it was hard to refuse.
Seeing the Sect Leader's hesitation, Mu Jinyu asked curiously, "Is it difficult?"
Hearing this, the Sect Leader explained his concerns to Mu Jinyu.
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu understood the Sect Leader's true concern. He was actually afraid that Ji Li might harbor ulterior motives. If the sect cultivated her and she grew strong, she might eventually wish to rebuild Mingyue Valley.
And if she left the Heavenly Sword Faction with the various secret techniques she learned, it would be a huge loss.
They would have nurtured a competitor for nothing!
This kind of situation was not common in the Kunlun Ruins, but it was not unheard of, with quite a few such cases in the past.
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu also fell silent. If the Sect Leader had such concerns, it indeed wasn't an easy matter.
Ji Li was smart enough to see that after Mu Jinyu made the request, the Sect Leader and the others did not immediately agree, indicating that they actually didn't want her to join the Heavenly Sword Faction.
However, she truly had nowhere to go. After some internal struggle, she said, "Senior Brother Mu, it's alright. I also don't want to join the Heavenly Sword Faction... I... could I be your maid?"
"Hmm?!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu froze for a moment, then turned to Ji Li and frowned, "Why would you think that?"
Tears welled up in Ji Li's eyes as she whispered, "Senior Brother, you saved my life, and I have nowhere to go. I want to stay by your side and take care of you..."
The Sect Leader and the Supreme Elders, seeing this, also happily persuaded Mu Jinyu.
In the end, Mu Jinyu had no choice but to let Ji Li stay by his side for now.
After all, even if Ji Li joined the Heavenly Sword Faction, she probably wouldn't receive much attention and would lead an ordinary life.
But as his maid, he could teach her many cultivation techniques, and as for martial techniques and divine skills, they could seek out other places in the future, so it wasn't a big issue.
When he returned to Huaxia, he could openly take Ji Li with him, and she would become a significant asset to the Dragon King Hall.
Of course, if Ji Li ultimately didn't want to leave the Kunlun Ruins, he wouldn't force her. After all, the resources needed to nurture her were nothing substantial to him.
Mu Jinyu took Ji Li back to Tianlan Peak. Seeing Ji Li a bit downcast on the way, he said, "Don't worry, I won't truly treat you as a maid. Just consider yourself like those two sisters."
"No, that's not it." Ji Li snapped out of her daze and quickly shook her head, "Being able to be your maid makes me very happy, Young Master. It's just that the sudden changes in my sect made it hard for me to control my emotions. Don't worry, I'll adjust my state quickly and be a qualified maid."
"You really don't need to do this," Mu Jinyu sighed.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he tried to persuade her, Ji Li was determined to be his maid. Eventually, Mu Jinyu got tired of persuading and stopped saying anything more.
After all, it was just a nominal title, and he wouldn't truly treat Ji Li as a maid. If she wanted to consider herself one, so be it.
Back home, Ji Li had already adjusted her mindset, considering herself a maid and starting to do various chores.
This left Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan a bit stunned.
Mu Jinyu casually explained a few words to them and then went back to his room to cultivate.
There were only two days left before the Inner Gate examination. After completing the punishment task of destroying the Heavenly Sword Pool, he needed to calm down and prepare well for the Inner Gate examination.
Time passed slowly.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
Today was the day of the Inner Sect disciple examination, selecting elite disciples to participate in the Four Sects Martial Meeting.
Mu Jinyu and Wen Rou had also gotten used to Ji Li's presence over the past two days, and they got along very well.
When Ji Li learned that today was the Inner Gate examination, she timidly asked if she could go and watch. Mu Jinyu immediately agreed.
Then, they changed their clothes and headed towards the Inner Sect Square halfway up Tianlan Peak.
After all, the summit of Tianlan Peak was the residence of the List of Outstanding Talents disciples, and the Heavenly Sword Faction had too many Inner Sect disciples to allow them all to go up there casually.
So, the List of Outstanding Talents disciples had to come down.
The moment the four arrived at the Inner Sect Square, it caused a sensation.
"Senior Brother Mu is here too! He's currently third on the List of Outstanding Talents. It is said that he only used one sword to defeat the previous third place, Brother Wei."
"Yes, it was terrifying. The brothers who saw that battle said Brother Yun's face changed drastically, feeling he was no match."
"Sigh, I wonder who is stronger, Senior Brother Mu or Brother Yun?"
"I think it's still Brother Yun. After all, he has been invincible for so many years. Although Senior Brother Mu is also very strong, he only joined our Heavenly Sword Faction a little over a month ago. His foundation is still a bit lacking."
"No matter who is stronger now, I believe that Senior Brother Mu will definitely be the first on the Four Sects' Genius Ranking in the future. Do you believe that?"
"..."
The numerous Inner Sect disciples in the square discussed fervently, looking at Mu Jinyu with eyes full of admiration and reverence.
Mu Jinyu was quite pleased upon hearing this. Now that he had climbed up step by step with his strength, there were finally fewer people referring to him as a Spirit Root genius.
Previously, every time he heard those four words, he felt it was a form of mockery, as if he only managed to defeat others because of his Spirit Root.
And Mu Jinyu wasn't even sure if he had a Spirit Root, so how could he feel comfortable hearing such words?
At this moment, another commotion arose from the crowd.
"Brother Yun is here too."
"And Brother Wei. Now the top three of the List of Outstanding Talents are all here."
Having just found a spot to stand, Mu Jinyu looked towards the entrance upon hearing the commotion. He saw Yun Ge smiling kindly as he walked in.
Behind him followed a young man with a cold and arrogant expression.
It was none other than the second place on the List of Outstanding Talents, Wei Ziping!