"Are you serious, senior?"
Kong Shan and Ling Yue looked surprised.
"What did I say that was wrong?"
"Besides, even if I were willing to join the Immortal Palace, it wouldn't be now, would it? The Immortal Palace only sent you to sound me out. You weren't here to recruit me."
"If my guess is right, as a being from the outside world, I'll face even stricter tests before the Immortal Palace accepts me. You wouldn't take me in so easily."
"Am I right?"
Kong Shan and Ling Yue didn't argue.
It was true. Although Hua Yunfei had tremendous potential, he was still an outsider, and therefore not to be trusted. The Immortal Palace would test him more rigorously.
"Even so, senior, you can't join any faction outside the Immortal Palace."
"Why not? Give me a reason."
"Because... your cultivation method is incompatible with the Divine Domain."
"That's easy to fix. I'll just take a moment to practice the Divine Domain's methods. It's not difficult."
"..."
Kong Shan and Ling Yue exchanged glances, feeling rather helpless. Hua Yunfei seemed impervious to persuasion. Nothing they said could sway him.
"You two may return to the palace. In terms of strength, eloquence, and scheming, you've already lost completely."
An elder of the Immortal Palace spoke into Kong Shan and Ling Yue's ears.
"Farewell, senior." Though Kong Shan and Ling Yue were reluctant, they could only leave for now.
Just as the Immortal Palace elder had said, they had lost in every respect. Even carrying on a conversation with him had become exceedingly difficult.
Watching them leave, Hua Yunfei smiled, his eyes deep with meaning.
He was being so unyielding for a reason.
Kong Shan and Ling Yue didn't understand. But would the Immortal Palace experts watching them?
The Immortal Palace.
After returning