"He… he… he… he… he… he's Chu Ge?!"
Su Lingyuan's mouth fell open in shock, forming a perfect O. She could never have imagined that the diary owner—who had previously put her in such a foul mood—was so astonishingly handsome.
"Th-this… this guy… how can someone be this good-looking? He's like one of those male demons in storybooks, specially designed to ensnare the hearts of women!"
Her mind raced as she unconsciously raised her hands to her cheeks. Heat flushed her entire body, and her face burned red.
Her emotions destabilized her concealment technique, causing a faint trace of her spiritual energy to leak out uncontrollably.
Su Lingyuan's heart jumped. She tried to suppress it, but it was too late. The energy leak—given Elder Xing Feng's Sixth Heaven cultivation—would surely be detected immediately.
This girl really doesn't make things easy… all from seeing a handsome face, and her emotions fluctuate so much. Clearly, her daily cultivation is still insufficient.
Above the sky, Lo Huangjun let out a faint sigh of helplessness.
With a delicate flick of her jade-like fingers, she concealed the stray trace of Su Lingyuan's energy before Xing Feng could detect it.
This was the authority a high-level cultivator possessed over those whose cultivation was lower.
Even though she was not as close as Xing Feng, she could, with ease, cover everything perfectly, leaving no trace for him to sense.
"Still… this diary owner is truly handsome," she whispered softly, her tone carrying an emotion difficult to discern.
An inexplicable joy suddenly bloomed in her heart.
No one would know that just moments ago, Lo Huangjun—the normally aloof and cold Taihuang Sacred Lord, a cultivator whose strength was virtually unparalleled—had her calm composure rippling like water disturbed by a falling drop upon seeing Chu Ge's face.
She had seen many handsome young talents in the past, yet none had stirred her so deeply.
Chu Ge's features were neither overly masculine nor excessively feminine; yin and yang were balanced perfectly, forming a face that was profoundly pleasing to behold.
This combination of appearance and harmonious beauty struck a nerve with Lo Huangjun.
She didn't know how to describe it; all she knew was that seeing Chu Ge made her feel unusually pleased, and she could not help but steal a few more glances.
If she—an exalted figure—felt this way, the girls below could hardly remain composed.
Earlier, they had been secretly observing from afar. Now, as Chu Ge passed among them, their hearts felt as if a little deer were frantically pounding inside their chests.
Su Lingyuan, after recovering from her initial shock, quickly composed herself and formulated a plan.
Even if she were discovered, she could simply come up with an excuse. Given her status as a Sacred Lord's personal disciple, she was certain Xing Feng would not pry too deeply.
Yet after a few breaths, she noticed that Xing Feng showed no sign of detecting her at all.
Could it be that Elder Xing Feng hasn't fully covered the area with his divine sense? As an Inner Sect elder, such carelessness… what if someone among the crowd had ill intentions? I'll have to discuss this with my master later and give him a proper scolding!
Realizing she had not been discovered, Su Lingyuan felt no relief—only mild criticism for Xing Feng.
Poor Elder Xing Feng—an important Inner Sect elder, called here to supervise Outer Sect duties, only to be scrutinized afterward, potentially sabotaged in small ways.
Had he known the reason, he would certainly have felt wronged.
Fortunately, at this moment, Xing Feng had no idea what had transpired.
He could therefore focus entirely on examining Chu Ge, who had now ascended the Spirit Testing Platform.
Up close, he found Chu Ge's handsome features almost unreal.
At the same time, his curiosity deepened—he wanted to see just what kind of aptitude this boy possessed.
Beside Xing Feng, Ye Chen, however, frowned silently.