"Head Feng, I have an objection. What has this man done to deserve the right to direct selection? Even if he truly is exceptional in combat, letting a trial disciple advance straight to the Inner Sect Immortal Lord rank would surely shock the world. Never mind anything else—our Donghua Immortal Sect alone could become the laughingstock of the world."
The speaker was Elder Bie. That day, under pressure from Immortal Lord He, he had been forced to let Xu Yi go.
He had already been seething with resentment, and now he was shocked to hear that Xu wanted to leap straight into the Inner Sect.
Once he entered the Inner Sect, the next step would be the Origin Pointing.
And once he pointed his Origin, he would stand as his equal—and might even surpass him in prospects.
At the thought, Elder Bie felt ready to explode.
He could have skipped today's event, but if he wanted to stop Xu Yi, he had no choice but to come.
As soon as Elder Bie finished speaking, three elders spoke up at once.
In less than half a tea break, three elders and four Immortal Lords had made their positions clear. All opposed Wang Qianqiu taking part directly in the Outer Sect Disciple competition.
They held no personal grudge against Xu Yi; some had never even heard of him before. But now that the matter had come to a head, their opposition was inevitable.
That was only natural.
No matter how high their cultivation, they had yet to purge themselves of all seven emotions and six desires.
With the most basic human feelings still intact, how could they bear to see an ant suddenly transform into a person, then sit across the table from them and share a meal?
"Ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous. Let