"This much, this junior understands," Yang Chen said. "Heavenly Venerate Senior, you have lived your life openly and honorably. Setting aside your strength, in terms of character alone, this junior cannot find a single flaw in you."
"Haha, you brat. Even though I know you're flattering me, I'm still rather pleased."
Heavenly Venerate Xingtong said, "Yang Chen, I've already said all that needed to be said. The God-Slaying Spear is yours now, but I hope you can inherit the will this child Mu Gufeng left behind. Though the God-Slaying Spear is surrounded by some evil aura, that very evil aura is the key test for its master. Only one filled with righteous energy, upright and impartial, can suppress and wield this spear. That is precisely what I hope you will inherit."
"But judging from things now..."
As Heavenly Venerate Xingtong spoke, he sized Yang Chen up and down, then smiled faintly. "I've heard these past few days that you refused quite a number of people's gifts, offending many in the process. That is something I greatly admire about you."
"This junior thought Lord Heavenly Venerate would find this junior pretentious." Yang Chen was indeed quite surprised. He had originally believed that, having become the target of public criticism, Heavenly Venerate Xingtong would not approve of his actions either.
"Pretentious? What is pretentious about it?"
Heavenly Venerate Xingtong said unhappily, "Do you think I don't know what these people are trying to do? All of them are from Luoxing Island, yet they form cliques and factions. Day after day, instead of thinking of properly improving themselves, they only think about currying favor with others. Sending a few small gifts to build goodwill would be one thing, but they even send women out as gifts. Utterly absurd. Luoxing Island's atmosphere has been