"..."
Mi Hui's brows drooped.
After giving an awkward laugh and finding everyone's eyes fixed squarely on him, he finally realized he could not refuse.
He could only rise slowly from his seat, walk into the hall, and helplessly bow to Elder Huo and True Person Mingyou on the Pale Radiance Mystic Platform.
"You brat, your ambition really hasn't grown one bit! Even if you can't win a place among the Ten Great Disciples or enter the Jade Dawn School, wouldn't it be good to earn more merit and make a name for yourself while you're in the Lower Court, then take up a post with one of the great Dao lineages in the Eastern Territory once your cultivation is sufficient?"
Elder Huo scolded him with a laugh, pointing at Mi Hui's nose as he barked:
"Here's something for you to remember: in another few years, I'll be moving from the Dao Registry Hall to the Ten Directions Hall. You'll fall straight into my hands then!"
Everyone present immediately felt a chill.
Mi Hui was startled too. He hastily looked up and forced a flustered smile.
"So..."
Elder Huo smiled faintly, glanced down, and said meaningfully:
"If your performance today leaves anything to be desired, once you leave the Lower Court, I'll exile you to those remote little Realm-Voids, where you'll dwell in primeval wilderness with savages and beasts for company all day long!"
"Please don't! Elder Huo, please don't!"
Mi Hui grew frantic.
Mi Hui... is he a nephew of Elder Mi from the Mystery Teaching Hall? I've heard he's quite skilled at controlling insects and beasts, and has even raised a Ten Heavenly Net Insect?
So thought True Person Mingyou.
He raised a hand and casually pointed at a youth in splendid robes and a tall crown, summoning