"Wait!"
Pei Tiannan demanded, "Lord Chen, why did you conceal your physique? You are suspected of cheating!"
"Surely Lord Pei, a dignified Martial Saint, does not fail to know that the Ethereal Body Shifting Physique only gradually reveals itself as one's realm rises?"
Fang Qingyun explained, "When the Elite Selection Officer went to fetch him, what he displayed truly was the Nine Dragon Physique.
"More importantly, would cheating not mean falsely reporting a better physique? For instance, the Sword Heart Physique and Sword Comprehension Physique could easily be confused without careful distinction, and their cultivation and strength would not differ much in the early stages. That would be a way to deceive others into granting first-class status.
"Who would falsely report their physique as worse than it was? Would that not be asking to suffer a loss?"
"You!"
Pei Tiannan was left speechless.
Cao Fan's expression was complicated.
On one hand, he felt some consolation that he had not lost to a mere Nine Dragon Physique.
On the other hand, this time, he had truly lost.
And he had lifted a stone only to smash his own foot!
Originally, both of them could have become True Disciples.
Had he known earlier...
"Lord Governor."
Pei Tiannan wiped his face and said with a beaming smile, "How about accepting two disciples this year?"
"Little Pei, it does not matter if you speak nonsense."
Sun Xiangzong said calmly, "But with so many people watching, this old man cannot follow your example."
Pei Tiannan's mouth twitched. "Lord Governor, your words are most reasonable!"
With matters having reached this point, how could he still fail to understand?
They had lacked the discerning eye to see the Ethereal Body Shifting Physique through clothing, but Sun Xiangzong had likely known from the very beginning of the contest!