Master Is a Great Emperor? Excuse Me!

Having just come back to his senses, Xiao Yao saw that besides Sun Weihao, two more people had appeared ahead.

One was a voluptuous beauty with graceful curves and a seductive figure, mature as a young married woman.

The other was an elderly man holding a whisk, with a long white beard, white hair, and a youthful complexion, like an immortal.

Judging from the voices he had heard earlier, the woman should belong to the Mysterious Moon Society, while the old man belonged to the Tai Chi Pavilion.

"You two, do you not understand the principle of first come, first served?" Sun Weihao demanded angrily.

The woman in red giggled, her every movement brimming with charm. "Pagoda Master Sun, I'm simply giving him another option so he won't get swindled by you!"

"I support Society Mistress Song on this point. Besides, we all took a liking to this young man with extraordinary bones and peerless talent at the same time. You merely played dirty and deceived us by saying you had found another genius, which made this old man and Society Mistress Song a step slower." The old man casually flicked his whisk as he retorted with impeccable reasoning.

That old hag! That old bastard!

Sun Weihao was deeply unwilling to accept this, but he could not defeat the two of them working together, so he could only seek another way.

Very quickly, a good idea surfaced in his mind.

Hehehe!

As long as he said it, this cultivation prodigy would become a disciple of the Shocking Heaven Tower.

Just as Sun Weihao was about to speak, he heard Society Mistress Song's magnetic voice, dripping with allure.

"Young man, become the young society master of my Mysterious Moon Society. The thousands upon thousands of beautiful female cultivators in the Mysterious Moon Society will be yours to choose from—even this society mistress is an option too!"

Not far away, Dongfang Xuetong's beautiful eyes abruptly widened. She had never expected a honey trap to appear. She also had no idea whether her disciple could withstand the temptation.

Sun Weihao felt miserable, because what he wanted to offer was utterly incomparable to the Mysterious Moon Society's terms.

At that moment, the old man who had originally been standing with Society Mistress Song hurriedly said, "Society Mistress Song, that's rather underhanded of you!"

"Underhanded? The Mysterious Moon Society is a bona fide dual-cultivation sect. This is perfectly normal!" Society Mistress Song argued. Then her gaze fell on the vigorous, hot-blooded Xiao Yao. "Young man, the Mysterious Moon Society's female disciples are unparalleled in beauty throughout the Southern Wilderness Domain. If you agree to become the Mysterious Moon Society's young society master, you will have struck gold!"

"Young man, don't listen to that old hag. By then, you might be squeezed dry by those wolfish, tigerish women of the Mysterious Moon Society!" the old man immediately warned.

Sun Weihao nodded and praised, "Pavilion Master Li is right. Young man, please consider this carefully."

"Damn it! Pagoda Master Sun, Pavilion Master Li, the two of you have joined forces to slander my Mysterious Moon Society. This old lady will remember this grudge!" Society Mistress Song gritted her pearly teeth, fury filling her delicately made-up pretty face.

At this point, Pavilion Master Li opened his aged mouth and said, "Young man, if you come to the Tai Chi Pavilion, you will learn the essence of this world and master how to control the yin-yang power found in all things under heaven."

"Pavilion Master Li, stop painting castles in the air. Didn't your Tai Chi Pavilion have a genius youth suffer a cultivation deviation last month? Although he did not die, he basically has no hope of ever reaching the Great Dao in this life." Society Mistress Song curled her lips.

Pavilion Master Li hurriedly rebutted, "What genius youth? That man was clearly already over three thousand years old! Society Mistress Song, you are spreading rumors and slandering my Tai Chi Pavilion."

Sun Weihao knew that the decision now rested with Xiao Yao, so he asked with a solemn expression, "That is more or less the introduction from the three of us. Young man, which sect do you intend to become a disciple of?"

One out of three!

Other than that, there was no other choice.

Because none of the three would give Xiao Yao any other option.

Xiao Yao pretended to ponder for a while, then opened his mouth. "I choose none of them!"

"What? None of them? Why?" Sun Weihao and the other two questioned in unison.

Xiao Yao revealed a blissful smile and said in a voice brimming with joy, "Because I already have a master who treats me super, super, super well. You are all pretty good, but none of you are as good as my master."

Sun Weihao and the other two looked at one another, all thinking that this young man's brain must be broken!

Or perhaps the master he spoke of had brainwashed him. Otherwise, he would not refuse to choose one of them.

At once, a sense of mission to save the young man rose from the depths of their hearts.

"Young man, were you deceived by your master?" Society Mistress Song put on the appearance of a caring older sister.

Seeing that the task had not been completed, Xiao Yao realized this was still far from enough. He pouted stubbornly. "Master would never deceive me. She treats me the best!"

"Young man, in situations like this, it is usually deception. All her kindness toward you has an ulterior motive. After all, you are so outstanding. Even we might deceive you, let alone your master!" Pavilion Master Li said.

Xiao Yao fiercely shook his head. A misty sheen clouded his starry eyes as he insisted through a sobbing voice, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! My master would never deceive me!"

[ Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the task: Express your feelings. Reward: 1,000,000 Low-grade spirit stones ]

"Young man, then tell us why your master would not deceive you?" Sun Weihao went along with Xiao Yao's words, wanting to find a flaw in them.

Yet in the very next instant, Dongfang Xuetong, who could no longer hold herself back, appeared behind Xiao Yao. Her pair of fair jade hands wrapped around his sturdy body.

There was no sound at this moment, yet it was more useful than any words.

Sun Weihao and the other two also fell silent, because they discovered that the tall maiden behind the young man bore a striking resemblance to the Lotus Sword Emperor.

Seizing the chance, Xiao Yao drove the final nail home. All the previous gloom vanished as he smiled amiably. "Because my master is the Lotus Sword Emperor. She is so strong—how could she possibly deceive me?"

Sun Weihao and the other two had their faces twitch. Though they were all figures who could cover the sky with one hand in the Southern Wilderness Domain, before an Ancient Great Emperor, they were no more than ants.

This time, they had tried to poach someone from the Lotus Sword Emperor. If they wanted to stay alive and avoid having their sects destroyed, they would certainly have to bleed heavily next.

"Your master is a Great Emperor? Excuse me!" As Pavilion Master Li's words fell, he was just about to use a spatial art to flee when he discovered that the surrounding space had somehow already been sealed.

Then they heard the Lotus Sword Emperor's cold voice, smiling without warmth. "Trying to run? Do you think This Emperor will let you leave just like that?"

Sun Weihao, Society Mistress Song, and Pavilion Master Li's hearts skipped a beat. They were incomparably tense and terrified.

Then Dongfang Xuetong's gaze fell upon Society Mistress Song, who had previously tried to seduce Xiao Yao. Parting her vermilion lips, she said, "Especially you, Society Mistress Song!"

After being singled out, Society Mistress Song's delicate body shuddered violently, her face turning pale, utterly devoid of her earlier high spirits.

Only now did Sun Weihao finally understand why the Lin Family members had looked at him that way before.

At the same time, he understood even more clearly that the youth was not stupid—he had been deliberately setting them up.

Whoosh!

A mirror bearing an Eight Trigrams pattern on its back flew before Xiao Yao. Pavilion Master Li held a whisk in hand and cupped his hands. "Young sir, this is a Saint-tier artifact—the Eight Trigrams Tai Chi Mirror. It is an exceptionally powerful defensive artifact. This old man now offers it to you!"

Whoosh!

A precious tree resembling a phoenix spreading its wings appeared before Xiao Yao. Sun Weihao immediately explained, "Young sir, this is an immature Phoenix Undying Medicine. You may have your master carefully cultivate it. In roughly a thousand years, it will mature and become a true Phoenix Undying Medicine."

Whoosh!

An ancient sandalwood-and-gold-thread token floated before Xiao Yao. Society Mistress Song respectfully clasped her hands and said, "Young sir, this is the Mysterious Moon Society's highest-ranking token. To see it is to see me. Everyone in the Mysterious Moon Society, myself included, will heed your commands."

Pavilion Master Li and Sun Weihao's expressions stiffened. They had never expected the Mysterious Moon Society to sell itself to the other side outright.

But on second thought, this was not a loss at all!

It was equivalent to the Mysterious Moon Society gaining an Ancient Great Emperor as its backing.

Moreover, this youth's talent was utterly heaven-defying. There was an enormous chance that he would prove the Dao and become an emperor in the future.

Thus, by selling itself this time, the Mysterious Moon Society could actually gain the backing of two Great Emperors.

Worthy indeed of being the Mysterious Moon Society's mistress—what exquisite calculations!

Dongfang Xuetong naturally saw through it and asked, "Disciple, will you accept?"

"Accept? Of course I'll accept! Compared with the Shocking Heaven Tower and the Tai Chi Pavilion, the Mysterious Moon Society's greatest use is its intelligence network spanning the entire Southern Wilderness Domain—and that is precisely what I need right now."

Xiao Yao shed his earlier foolish act, leaving Sun Weihao and the other two wearing expressions that were neither tears nor laughter.

The Lin Family's current clan leader sighed inwardly. The Southern Wilderness Domain's three big shots had all been thoroughly duped!

Suddenly, an incomparably brilliant radiance burst forth overhead.

Immediately afterward, someone shouted, "The Giant Spirit Secret Realm has opened! Everyone, hurry and follow me inside!"