"No, that's not it."
Dongfang Quan shook his head. He had no intention of hiding anything now, and his expression was complicated as he said, "Those outside are indeed my children, but their aptitudes are ordinary. They aren't my wife's children, either. They were born to a mistress and possess none of the power of the Creation Green Lotus bloodline."
"The daughter I'm talking about was conceived by accident. She is only at the first level of the Immortal Realm right now, but her talent is exceptional—and extremely strange."
"Besides, my wife comes from the Qinghua Lineage, so I can't bring her home. I can only raise her elsewhere. Although I've given her some resources, her cultivation hasn't advanced very quickly!"
"But I can guarantee that her talent is exceptional, fully equal to that of my son Dongfang Teng and the disciple you've chosen, Dongfang Huang, my lord."
"I tested her when she was born. It's just that, back then, Teng'er was the future of my family, and we couldn't allow anything to jeopardize him."
Li Yun raised an eyebrow at this. Judging by Dongfang Quan's account, this illegitimate daughter of his really was rather extraordinary.
Although he didn't know why Dongfang Quan was so confident, his claim that she was no less talented than Dongfang Teng showed just how highly he regarded her.
Almost instinctively, Li Yun frowned and asked, "Then why do you want her to become my disciple?"
"She's your daughter, even if she was born out of wedlock. Given her talent and unique qualities, sending her to the Immortal Sect, or even the Azure Radiance Holy Land, shouldn't be difficult, should it?"
Dongfang Quan opened his mouth, momentarily unsure how to answer.
Instead, Dongfang Huang quietly spoke up from beside them. "Master, I know."
Li Yun