"Are we even allowed to hear this!?"
The disciples around them were so frightened their hearts nearly stopped. They hurriedly lowered their heads, pretending they hadn't heard a thing.
"Even without Old Six, there's still the Second Elder!"
Qin Feng was still unconvinced. "I'm proficient in so many Daoist realms, and I even possess the Celestial Master Seal, a legacy from the Lower Realm. I refuse to believe the Second Elder wouldn't be tempted or consider taking me as his disciple."
"Of course the Second Elder has considered it!"
The Fourth Elder continued smiling. "But the supreme immortal artifact in his hands was refined by this emperor over ten thousand years. Refining it also greatly depleted my Primordial Spirit, and it took nearly thirty thousand years of recuperation for me to recover. With such a huge favor between us, would the Second Elder have the nerve to compete with me?"
"Holy crap!!" ??
Qin Feng couldn't help swearing. This old geezer was far too crafty.
"What? You still want to take the First Elder as your master!?"
The Fourth Elder seemed to have predicted Qin Feng's prediction. Smiling, he said, "Unfortunately, from the moment you made it onto the Talent Ranking, this emperor made it clear that I intended to take you as my disciple. The First Elder agreed. Now that he's acting Alliance Leader of the Immortal Alliance, he certainly won't contradict himself and invite doubts about his authority."
"What's there to be so pleased about?"
Qin Feng gritted his teeth in anger. "During this assessment, I also met the Third Elder. I can still ask him to take me as his disciple."
"Hahaha..."
The Fourth Elder suddenly burst out laughing as if he'd just heard the funniest joke in the world.
"Junior Brother Qin, don't..."
The disciples around