"You seem to know quite a lot about this mental power?"
Chu Feng's heart tightened. He had only just grasped this so-called mental power and didn't truly understand it.
However, he knew that what the young girl said about only one in ten thousand possessing mental power was most likely true — because clearly, even this extraordinarily talented young girl did not possess it.
Combined with her one-hundred-and-eighty-degree change in attitude toward him, it was evident that mental power was truly something remarkable, something the average person absolutely did not have.
"Of course. Mental power is a gift from the heavens. It is something one is born with and cannot be cultivated."
"Anyone who possesses mental power can be called a dragon among men. Not only are they extraordinarily talented in martial cultivation, but their powers of perception are unmatched in all the world. No wonder my sister took a liking to you and had my Wing Alliance invite you to join."
"Your sister?"
"I forgot to introduce myself. This lady's name is Su Mei. I'm fourteen years old. And my sister — you certainly know her. Her name is Su Rou."
"You're Elder Su Rou's younger sister?" Chu Feng was surprised. The girl before him was pure and sweet, while Su Rou was sensual and enchanting. Though both were stunning beauties, they didn't seem to share much in common at first glance.
But looking more carefully, Chu Feng did notice that the girl before him and Su Rou actually bore a slight resemblance. It was just that the girl still appeared youthful and unripe. Give her a few more years and she would surely be a heartbreaker too.
What shocked Chu Feng even more was that he had no dealings with Su Rou whatsoever. Why would she, out of nowhere, have the Wing Alliance try to recruit him? Could it be that during the examination that day, his strength had already been exposed?
Thinking about it carefully, it was entirely possible. After all, Su Rou's strength was unfathomably deep, and that underground palace had been filled with hidden mechanisms. Though he could hide his abilities from the other disciples, concealing them from the elders would have been extremely difficult.
"Surprised? There's nothing to be surprised about. My sister simply saw that you're a talent and wanted to nurture you a bit."
"And from my own observations, you do indeed qualify to join our Wing Alliance. As a member of the Wing Alliance, I now formally invite you to join." At these words, Su Mei narrowed her eyes and flashed Chu Feng a smile of incomparable sweetness, innocent and pure.
At first, Su Mei had felt extremely displeased toward Chu Feng — naturally because he had rejected the Wing Alliance's invitation. He was the first person in the alliance's entire history to ever turn them down.
But once she learned that Chu Feng possessed the once-in-ten-thousand mental power, she understood what Su Rou saw in him. It was the mental power, of course.
As far as she knew, not a single person in the entire Outer Sect possessed mental power. It was practically a legend.
In short, anyone who possessed mental power was destined for unlimited achievement and was sure to become a mighty powerhouse. For a talent like Chu Feng, she naturally could not let him slip away and would stop at nothing to recruit him.
Looking at Su Mei's sweet smile, Chu Feng knew this girl was trying to win him over with her charms. To say he wasn't tempted by such a stunning beauty would be a lie. So he gave a slight smile first, then said decisively: "I refuse."
"You jerk!" Hearing Chu Feng's words, Su Mei jumped up in fury. Her previous gentleness vanished in an instant. She pointed at Chu Feng through gritted teeth and raged: "Chu Feng, who do you think you are? Countless people want to join my Wing Alliance and we turn them away. Now I, personally, am inviting you, and you actually refuse? Has your brain been smashed by a door?"
"So what if you have mental power? At the end of the day, you're merely at the Spirit Martial Fifth Level. That kind of strength in my Wing Alliance wouldn't even be considered worth mentioning."
At Su Mei's tirade, Chu Feng remained calm and completely ignored her, continuing to pick up the Spirit Herbs scattered on the ground. But as he gathered them, he suddenly froze.
He discovered in astonishment that not far away, a purple pearl had appeared. The pearl was about the size of a normal pearl, yet it contained an extraordinarily powerful surge of Spiritual Energy.