At that—
The Immortal Alliance disciples around them began whispering among themselves.
"Exactly! With so many elders around, why didn't he choose any of them? Why did he have to take the Seventh Elder as his master?"
"Now that you mention it, something does feel off. Who would cripple their own cultivation halfway through and switch to the Sword Dao?"
"And he's number one on the Dan Cultivation Talent Ranking. The Fifth Elder should've been his first choice, right?!"
"Something's off. Twelve out of ten levels of off!"
"Think about the things he did in the Lower Realm. Even an idiot could tell what he's after."
"Good grief, he's planning to become a master-seducing scoundrel!"
"You're underestimating Ye Chen. My senior brother was chosen to be an examiner this time, and according to him, Ye Chen is ravenous!"
"I heard the same from my senior brother. Ye Chen's starving, and he doesn't care what's on the menu."
"No way! Didn't they say he likes other people's wives?!"
"The reason a beast is called a beast is that it doesn't think like a person!"
"True. From now on, all the boys need to be careful when they go out. They absolutely mustn't walk home alone at night."
"..."
Hearing the disciples' chatter, the Seventh Elder immediately grew wary.
She couldn't confirm whether Ye Chen had insulted people's wives and daughters or carved words into their bodies in the Lower Realm, but she had personally seen how he'd devoured anything and everything during the examination.
"I didn't! I haven't! They're making things up!"
Ye Chen immediately panicked and began loudly defending himself.
But before he could get a word out, someone in the crowd called, "Ye Chen's intentions are plain for all to see..."
"Do you really think we're that easy to