At the peak of Leshan, Lingyun Cave.
"What, we still have to undergo a martial arts trial?" Niu Dachun, a monk-turned-demon, glanced at the trial Jade Pendant in his hand and then bellowed at the old man before him, who had lived for at least three or four thousand years. Spittle almost sprayed onto the old man's face: "This isn't what we agreed on before."
"Indeed, it's different, but it's unavoidable."
Xiao Sanxiao's smile remained charmingly naïve. He smoked a dry cigarette leisurely and continued, "Although you completed a rare ten-star mission, there is no such thing as instant success. Even after completing a ten-star mission, learning martial arts requires a process."