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I fell silent for a moment before saying, "Looks like even immortals can't escape selfish desires, personal agendas, and private interests. To protect those they want to protect, they'll cheat too. They can't escape all the emotions mortals are meant to have either. That's fine—I can give it a try. But speaking of which, what if the person whose divine status you want me to transfer is a bad person? What then?"
"I can vouch for his character. Why should you worry about it?" The young man looked at me unhappily.
I shrugged, which counted as agreeing. After all, I could only do things his way, or we'd end up falling out. Still, I had to clarify a few details. I immediately said, "I can agree to this, but how do you plan to let an outsider like me participate? Won't they refuse to accept me?"
The young man pulled a token from his sleeve pouch and held it out. "Take it. I originally planned to do this myself, but then I ran into you on the way. You can do it in my place. Handle things cleanly and efficiently, and I'll be able to preserve more of my strength for other matters."
I took the token and saw several certification clauses concerning the people of the Ancient City Sea Region written on it. It was essentially proof of identity. I had no idea whether those few simple words would actually work, but seeing how certain he was, I said, "All right. So I can enter the competition grounds with this?"
"Each of the four islands will send four cultivators. On Stained Jade Island, the only ones truly qualified at present are those three cultivators in the tenth Immortal Transformation Realm. Go back and discuss it with them. With