Time flowed away like a toilet flush, swiftly and without pause.

While everyone was still immersed in their cultivation, the sky began to change dramatically, with dark clouds gathering, lightning flashing, thunder rumbling, and strong winds raging.

The sudden change interrupted everyone's training, but instead of fear or tension, they felt joy.

Because they knew this meant the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and mounts were about to materialize!

The next second, a voice everyone was familiar with resonated from the heavens.

[Mounts are materializing, the Mount Gold List is about to open]

As soon as the voice faded, a hundred beams of golden light descended from the sky, falling onto the people.

In the game, only those who reached Nascent Soul status could activate a mount and enjoy the first mount gifted by the system. Those who hadn't reached Nascent Soul couldn't have a mount.

Yet, very few had reached Nascent Soul status, only about a hundred people.

The most surprising thing was, more than ninety of these hundred beams of golden light were heading towards the Xiao Yao sect!

But then again, considering Xiao Yao sect had recruited almost all the strong cultivators, it wasn't surprising.

...

Xiao Yao sect.

With the descent of over ninety beams of golden light, a multitude of bizarre and enormous mounts appeared before everyone.

A Two-Horned Demon Elephant stood about seven or eight meters tall, with a robust physique, pitch-black body, and a pair of ferociously terrifying tusks—a cultivator leapt gracefully onto its back, taking off into the air.

There was also a flying dragon, all skeleton with no flesh, being ridden by a cultivator soaring into the sky.

The array of mounts was dazzling, but soon, the appearance of two extremely magnificent mounts astonished everyone.

They were two foxes with nine tails, covered in snow-white fur, exquisitely cute, yet their bodies stretched ten meters tall, exuding an overwhelmingly terrifying aura.

These were the Nine Heaven Celestial Foxes, the great bosses of Saint King level in the game, but in reality, they could only match their owner's realm.

However, as the owner advanced, they could also ascend, up to the Saint King level; beyond that, further progress would require their own cultivation.

Strangely enough, the two mounts were identical!

Looking at their owners, it was Gu Ying and Yan Yu.

"How do you have one too?!" Gu Ying was dumbstruck to see the Nine Heaven Celestial Fox beside Yan Yu.

Wasn't this the gift from Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable to her?

She still recalled the memory, saying that a few exploded, and one was given to her.

Soon, Gu Ying's pupils contracted sharply, could it be that this woman in front of her was also Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable's dao companion?!

"I was about to ask you, how did you get this mount?" Yan Yu asked coldly.

This mount was gifted to her by Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable, so how did Gu Ying also have one?

Could it be?!

Yan Yu suddenly realized something, her eyes widening slightly.

"You are Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable's dao companion?!" In the next second, both shouted in amazement, pointing at each other in surprise.

This revelation shocked everyone present.

Peng Dahai and Daoist Qingfeng were particularly astonished, eyes wide in disbelief.

"Holy crap, Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable's dao companion? What the hell, even the Great Emperor has a dao companion?"

"Oh my god, are these two the Great Emperor's dao companions?"

"Is this for real? I know the game has dao companions, but I didn't think the Great Emperor would also have dao companions, and both these beauties are stunning."

"I'm so envious; I never really felt it before, but now I'm truly jealous. One is a baby-faced voluptuous beauty, the other a cold, alluring queen. No wonder that queen ignored me when I tried talking to her yesterday."

"Heh, they're dao companions of the Great Emperor, how could they possibly look at us nobodies? Better focus elsewhere; there's no lack of beautiful women in the world."

"But man, these two beauties are incredibly beautiful, much more so than any celebrity I've seen. I'm really envious of the Great Emperor."

Who would've thought the Great Emperor had dao companions, and two at that.

Everyone there was green with envy, wishing they could become the Great Emperor and claim the two beauties for themselves.

Gu Ying and Yan Yu were both shocked by each other's claims, eyes fixed on one another in disbelief.

Who would've guessed that the world was so small that they'd meet, and both have similar cultivation levels.

"I can't believe you're also his dao companion." Yan Yu muttered distractedly, feeling a sudden sense of crisis.

Gu Ying was simply too stunning; she had noticed since yesterday.

Not only did she have a great figure, but her voice was lovely, and her personality was quirky and sweet, with a look that many guys adored.

Being among the dao companions immediately made her feel besieged by crisis, making her path to chase Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable more challenging.

The Orchid Fairy hadn't worried her much; her looks and figure were slightly inferior, and she was a divorced woman.

She herself was a pristine maiden, maintaining her purity from childhood, giving her an advantage.

But upon seeing Gu Ying, her confidence took a hit.

While Yan Yu was fretful, Gu Ying was also sizing up Yan Yu.

She had a lot on her mind as well.

This woman has such a great figure and is taller than me; would Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable like that mature queen style?

After all, young guys love those mature queen-style women the most.

But I have my unique charm, I should have some advantage, right?

The two women harbored their secret suspicions quietly, but in the next moment, they both broke into smiles.

"Sister, from now on we're sisters!"

"Okay, then I'll call you big sis."

Suddenly, they hugged each other, as close as sisters, their laughter radiant.

Everyone around was left bewildered.

Just a moment ago, weren't they like bitter enemies?

How did they turn into best friends in the blink of an eye?

Truly, a woman's heart is the hardest to fathom, completely incomprehensible.

Just as the two women were amicably chatting, a voice interrupted the scene.

"Why, why do the two of you have the mounts gifted by Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable?"

A woman, still attractive but whose looks and figure paled in comparison to Yan Yu and Gu Ying, emerged.

"Orchid Fairy," Yan Yu said in surprise.

She hadn't expected Orchid Fairy would be here, but given her Nascent Soul stage, the chance of entering was indeed high.

"Who are you?" Gu Ying frowned, having just dealt with one romantic rival and now facing another, more irritating one.

"Heh, I'm also a dao companion of Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable," Orchid Fairy sneered.

Everyone was shocked once again.

"No way, this woman is also a dao companion of the Great Emperor?"

"Impossible, this woman exudes such a mature allure, does the Great Emperor like this type?"

"Really? If the Great Emperor likes such a type, I'm divorcing my wife."

"Unbelievable. Those two are so much more beautiful. The Great Emperor can't possibly like this type, probably just an old game companion showing up now."

"Wow, if that's true, this woman is really shameless."

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