"Sorry, Peak Lord Jin, I... don't really want to go to First Peak."
Without much hesitation, Xu Taiping turned down the lord of First Peak outright.
At those words, the corner of Jin Yue's mouth twitched, and a flicker of irritation flashed through his eyes. But he immediately looked at Xu Taiping again with a face full of smiles and said:
"Which peak you choose is your own decision, Taiping. That is also the rule of our Azure Profound Sect."
As he spoke, he casually glanced at Ninth Uncle.
Had Ninth Uncle not been there, he would never have been so polite to Xu Taiping. He probably would have swept his sleeve and left on the spot.
Seeing Xu Taiping turn down First Peak, the lords of the other peaks perked up again, all looking at him expectantly.
At the sight, Xu Taiping felt like scratching his head again.
"I..."
"Wait."
He had just been about to tell them plainly that he only wanted to go to Seventh Peak, but Ninth Uncle interrupted him.
"Little fellow, I'll give you another choice."
Ninth Uncle drained the wine in his gourd, wiped his mouth, then looked at Xu Taiping with a smile.
"Ninth... Grand Martial Uncle, please go ahead."
Xu Taiping was rather curious about what Ninth Uncle wanted to say.
"Boy, your root bone may be a little poor, and you aren't as handsome as I was in my youth, but in light of your performance in today's Sword Inquiry, I could just about bring myself to take you as my final disciple."
Ninth Uncle picked his ear with his little finger as he spoke, pretending it was nothing of consequence.
Yet that single, casually spoken remark sent everyone on and off the arena into an uproar.
"What? Did I hear