"Name your request!"
Hearing this, Lu Chen's heart leaped with joy. He immediately scratched his head shyly.
"Imperial Father, your son wants to leave the palace and establish his own residence!"
"What?"
The moment Lu Chen finished speaking, the Azure Emperor's expression changed.
"You're only six years old! How could a six-year-old establish his own residence?"
In all honesty, no matter what Lu Chen wanted, the Azure Emperor was willing to give it to him.
Even if Lu Chen wanted to wear the dragon robe from his own body just for fun, the Azure Emperor would agree.
But when it came to leaving the palace and establishing his own residence, the Azure Emperor absolutely could not agree.
He had only just discovered that his Little Eleventh was a Heavenly Chosen, an unparalleled genius. The Azure Emperor wished he could keep him by his side every moment.
How could he bear to let six-year-old Lu Chen leave?
Not only could he not bear it—he was worried, too!
"I refuse. Choose another condition!"
The Azure Emperor's face darkened as he rejected it flatly.
Seeing this, Lu Chen's heart sank.
Judging from the Azure Emperor's decisive manner, he absolutely would not agree.
Lu Chen could not help roaring inwardly.
You're the dignified Azure Emperor.
You promised, but now you can't do it? Are you seriously backing out?
Of course, he absolutely did not dare say that aloud.
"Well, if that's the case, I can't think of any other requests for now. Imperial Father, can I tell you after I've thought of one?"
Lu Chen could not help asking.
"In that case, Imperial Father will make a note of it for now!"
Hearing that Lu Chen had abandoned the idea, the Azure Emperor's expression softened, and he nodded.
At this moment, the six people from the four great sects and two great academies stood to the side, all gazing at the Azure Emperor with tears in their eyes.
Then, the six of them knelt before the Azure Emperor in perfect unison!
"Your Majesty, please, Your Majesty, allow His Highness the Eleventh Prince to join my Tianyang..."
"Your Majesty, we beg you, Your Majesty, my Haoran Academy..."
"Your Majesty..."
The Azure Emperor looked at the six people kneeling on the ground, a cold sneer showing in his eyes.
When had the people from the four great sects and two great academies ever knelt before him?
Now, because of his son, these people were practically about to bang their heads against the ground before him. They had truly thrown away every last shred of dignity!
"My son may join whichever sect he wishes. I will not choose for him!"
Suddenly, a thought crossed the Azure Emperor's mind, and he looked at Lu Chen with a smile.
At this moment, the Azure Emperor intended to hand the choice over to Lu Chen.
It could also count as a little test for him!
The four great sects and two great academies each had different focuses!
Whichever sect Lu Chen chose would also represent his lifelong aspirations. Therefore, the Azure Emperor was prepared to leave the choice to him!
"Little Eleventh, is there any sect that interests you?"
The Azure Emperor looked at Lu Chen and asked with a beaming smile.
The moment he finished speaking, the six people from the sects and academies all swarmed toward Lu Chen.
"Eleventh Prince, take a look at my Taixu Sword Sect. So long as Your Highness is willing to join my Taixu Sword Sect, we are willing to give you the sect's supreme treasure—the Heavenly Tier Supreme Sword—and the Heavenly Tier Sword Technique!"
"Eleventh Prince, my Imperial Beast Immortal Sect is willing to give Your Highness our Sect-Protecting Sacred Beast—a Heavenly Tier Sacred Pet with Imperial Realm strength!"
"Eleventh Prince, my Haoran Academy..."
"Eleventh Prince..."
The six old men cried out feverishly beside Lu Chen, their eyes burning with excitement. They looked as though they were only one step away from devouring him whole.
Yet when Lu Chen looked at the six nearly crazed men before him, he could not help sneering inwardly!
Parasites living off the Great Qian Divine Dynasty.
They enjoyed all kinds of benefits and resources from Great Qian, recruiting its geniuses for their own use, yet they never gave anything back to Great Qian!
They had even taken advantage of the Azure Emperor's weakness, struck when he was vulnerable, joined forces with Lu Xuan to change the dynasty, and brought disaster upon Great Qian!
With such calamities, Lu Chen naturally would never join them.
Most importantly, Lu Chen had now reached the Land Immortal Realm.
Although these sects were the strongest sects in Great Qian, their strongest experts probably could not even touch the Land Immortal Realm.
In that case, how could Lu Chen possibly join them?
"Imperial Father!"
Having reached this conclusion, Lu Chen spoke.
As soon as his voice fell, the six people from the sects and academies fell completely silent. Each of them stared at Lu Chen nervously and expectantly, waiting for his choice.
However, Lu Chen's next sentence left everyone present dumbstruck!
"Imperial Father, your son does not wish to join any of the sects present!"
When Lu Chen spoke, the people from the four great sects and two great academies all paled. They looked at one another in dismay.
They had imagined many possibilities, but they had absolutely never expected Lu Chen to say something like this.
"Oh? And why is that?"
Hearing this, the Azure Emperor asked with an intrigued expression.
"Imperial Father, if we speak of the highest cultivation realm in my glorious Great Qian, none can compare to you!"
"If we speak of the richest accumulation of resources, none can compare to our Lu Family Imperial Family!"
"Moreover, the four great sects and two great academies are merely vassals of Great Qian, vassals of my Great Qian Imperial Family. Your son is a son of the imperial family and represents the dignity of the imperial family!"
"For all these reasons, your son truly cannot think of any reason to join these sects!"
Lu Chen's voice was childish, but his tone was exceptionally firm.
When his words fell, everyone present fell silent!
Especially the six people from the four great sects and two great academies.
After hearing this, each of them flushed red. They wanted to argue back, but they found that every word Lu Chen had said was perfectly reasonable. They simply could not find anything to refute!
Yet when the Azure Emperor heard this, a brilliant smile appeared on his majestic face.
The satisfaction in his gaze toward Lu Chen increased several more degrees.
"Hahahaha! My son, are those the only reasons?"
The Azure Emperor laughed heartily before asking.
"Actually, there's one more reason!"
Lu Chen scratched his head as he spoke.
"Oh? What reason? Tell me!"
Hearing this, the Azure Emperor could not help asking.
The sect and academy representatives beside him, their faces full of helplessness, also listened intently.
Lu Chen looked at the four great sects and two great academies, disdain appearing on his face.
"Your son simply feels that they're not worthy!"
Not worthy!
When Lu Chen said those words, the six-year-old brat's body suddenly exuded an air of arrogance that seemed to declare, None beneath the heavens can defeat me.
It left everyone somewhat dazed.
They could hardly believe that the Lu Chen before them was truly a six-year-old child—or a Banished Immortal who was invincible beneath heaven!
The instant those words were spoken, they struck like a thunderclap, and the atmosphere in the hall abruptly turned deathly silent.
The people from the four great sects and two great academies trembled with rage. Their lips quivered as they glared furiously at Lu Chen!
"Eleventh Prince, each of our four great sects and two great academies is among the foremost sects in Great Qian, and even in the entire Eastern Cang Region. Your Highness is indeed blessed with extraordinary talent, but are such words not a little too arrogant?"
The Grand Elder of the Taixu Sword Sect spoke furiously.
Yet when Lu Chen heard this, he did not answer at all. He merely let out a disdainful snort.
That single snort was once again like a vicious slap, striking the faces of the four great sects and two great academies.
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