Water Mirror Palace, on the Demonstration Platform.
Vice Palace Master Zhong Ling hovered in the air, her lake-blue palace robes fluttering despite the lack of wind.
"For her exceptional performance in the Demon-slaying and Magic Duels, Tributor Qin Xuan'er is hereby awarded the first three levels of the Golden Core Dao Skill, the Thousand Overlapping Waves Technique, as encouragement!"
"Congratulations, Tributor Qin!"
A sky-blue jade scroll, shimmering with flowing light, materialized at Zhong Ling's fingertips as her voice carried clearly across the entire venue.
Below the platform, Shi Jian's honest face was filled with envy. "Palace Master Zhong actually gave away a Golden Core Dao Skill..."
Zhao Yan laughed. "Miss Qin is the Cyan Cloud Taoist. Why would she be short one Dao Skill? If I were Palace Master Zhong, I'd jump at the chance to get on her good side."
Muuu Yu's gaze was cold, her eyes flickering slightly. 'What a suck-up...'
