"Can't get over it, can you?"
After a brief pause, Huo Baokang understood the reason himself. He immediately cast the others a helpless glance and said,
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Huo, don't be angry. After all, among us, only you personally attended that Immortal Welcoming Assembly."
Lan Yanbing covered her mouth and laughed.
"Haha, it is only a pity those factions lacked the discerning eyes to recognize a treasure, allowing Cao to feast and drink with Brother Huo here today!"
Cao Bing laughed heartily, finding it amusing as well.
"It seems Fellow Daoist Huo has quite a story concerning that Immortal Welcoming Assembly!"
Having heard this, Luo Hong immediately understood and said with a smile.
"This was never much of a secret. Since Fellow Daoist Luo is interested, Huo shall tell you a little.
After all, Wang and Qian most likely intend to deal with you at that time as well!"
Though he had once again been assailed by memories long buried, Huo Baokang was not angry. Instead, he calmly began recounting his embarrassing tale from back then.
As it turned out, although True Immortals were rare throughout the Immortal World and Ascended Cultivators were even more sought after, the existence of Evil Immortals meant that the various factions would not recruit them without any testing.
Otherwise, if an Evil Immortal emerged within a faction and drew the attention of the Heavenly Court, the losses would far outweigh the gains!
Thus, although the Immortal Welcoming Assembly put on some superficial displays, the only truly crucial part was the "Heavenly Punishment Heart Scrutiny."
The so-called Heavenly Punishment Heart Scrutiny required the Ascended Cultivators attending the Immortal Welcoming Assembly to step onto the Heavenly Punishment Platform one by one. The platform's divine ability would then be activated to determine whether the cultivator had