All he had to do was acknowledge the Spirit-Scolding Sect, with no other conditions?
Everyone around him froze for a moment, then looked on with envy and jealousy.
To them, that condition was practically no condition at all.
If he joined the Spirit-Scolding Sect, of course he would acknowledge it. What disciple wouldn't acknowledge his own sect?
Envy showed on Zhuang Han's face too, but he soon collected himself. Qin Hao had earned this treatment entirely through his own efforts.
Zhuang Han cupped his hands. "Congratulations, Qin Hao. Once you join the Spirit-Scolding Sect, clearing the Heaven-Piercing Tower in six months shouldn't be a problem. You might even make the top hundred in the Azure Flame Grand Tournament and qualify to go to the Azure Flame Sect."
"That's right! Congratulations, Qin Hao!" Wang Xiaoling added.
The others erupted into an uproar.
Huang Liang, Qu Yongyuan, and the rest had already fallen silent.
Compared with what the Spirit-Scolding Sect had offered, their conditions were hardly worth mentioning.
They couldn't even offer a chance to cultivate in the Sacred Land.
Seeing everyone's reactions, Ke Cheng and his two companions smiled. As disciples of the Spirit-Scolding Sect's Flying Fish Hall, they would earn considerable contribution for recruiting a genius like Qin Hao.
Contribution could be exchanged for resources, which they could then use to strengthen themselves.
Each supported the other.
But then...
"Sorry, I refuse," Qin Hao said slowly.
The noisy Plaza fell silent at once.
Everyone stared at Qin Hao in disbelief.
Ke Cheng and his companions froze too, staring at him in utter astonishment.
Qin Hao had turned down such generous terms?
"Qin Hao, you..." Zhuang Han exclaimed. "Did you misspeak? How can you refuse? The Spirit-Scolding Sect is one of the two most powerful sects on the True Martial Continent!"