"Heavens, it really is Wang Tian. Wang Tian actually came back."
"Damn, Wang Tian came back to compete for the position of Family Head? Wasn't he unable to cultivate? What's a Mahayana cultivator going up there for? Is he looking to die?"
"Kid, you're hung up on appearances. He went out to train for ten thousand years—ten thousand years! No matter what, he should at least be an Earth Immortal by now, right? An Earth Immortal powerhouse is terrifying indeed."
"What a joke. An Earth Immortal? The young masters of the other branches are all True Immortals, and some are even at the peak of the True Immortal Realm. What's an Earth Immortal going up there for? To dance?"
Listening to the discussions rising from all directions, Ye Lin was utterly speechless. He finally understood why there was no one in the Third Branch.
Given this situation, he wanted to slip away immediately too.
"That's only normal. In the entire Third Branch, he's the only one qualified to compete for the position of Family Head. Even if he's useless, he still has to show his face, right? Otherwise, people who don't know better might think the Third Branch is gone."
"Hey, comrade, how can you talk like that? Don't say things that undermine unity."
"Now the two people Wang Tian brought with him are completely finished. I heard the Fourth Branch has made thorough preparations this time, with the position of Family Head as their goal. Wang Tian may end up becoming a stepping stone for those young masters and young ladies."
Wang Tian's expression did not change as he listened to the stream of discussion, but inwardly, he sneered.
They were merely a bunch of short-sighted fools.
"The battle begins."
As the voice fell, a man clad in a