"Greetings, Young Sect Master!"
"Young Sect Master, after two months apart, you seem even more handsome. That face, that bearing-it makes people..."
"Two months ago, the Young Sect Master was already in the Spirit Palace Realm, and I felt an inexplicable pressure from him. Now, his aura is completely contained. His cultivation must be even more terrifying!"
"As expected of the first person in our Evolutionary Spirit Sect to catch the eye of the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace. You have to understand, the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace is..."
"..."
Xu Xuan left the rear mountain and crossed the training grounds!
He headed toward the Evolutionary Spirit Sect's main hall.
Along the way, many fellow disciples cast admiring, reverent looks at him, while quite a few female disciples made no attempt to hide their affection!
This was his dull, somewhat troublesome daily life in the Evolutionary Spirit Sect!
Now, that daily life had grown even more "intense"!
He arrived at the Evolutionary Spirit Sect's main hall.
It was already packed with people!
Most of the Evolutionary Spirit Sect's elders and leading disciples were there!
So were the masters of several sects near the Azure Spirit Mountains!
Even some members of the Demon Race had come to offer their congratulations!
After all, not every member of the Demon Race stood against humanity.
Other sects were too far away to come themselves, but they had sent people bearing plenty of treasures and cultivation resources!
These were the benefits brought by a genius poised to rise!
As the saying went, when one person attained the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascended to heaven!
Now that Xu Xuan had been chosen as an entry-level disciple of the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace, sects for thousands of miles around were green with envy!
After all, the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace was the foremost Dao lineage in the Heavenly Profound Dao Domain!
Its foundations were terrifyingly deep!
Legend had it that eighty percent of the cultivation methods and divine abilities possessed by the Heavenly Profound Dao Domain's factions originated from the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace!
Wherever an ordinary disciple of the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace went, the local faction leaders would bow in greeting, or even worship them!
That was the weight the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace carried!
"Xuan'er, you're here!"
Xu Xiao beckoned to Xu Xuan as he walked in.
Under everyone's scrutinizing gaze, Xu Xuan went to Xu Xiao's side.
"Young Sect Master Xu Xuan truly is a dragon among men. For our Cloud Azure Territory to produce such a peerless genius, its fortune must run deep!"
An elder from a faction outside the Azure Spirit Mountains exclaimed in admiration.
The sect masters from the Azure Spirit Mountains could not help casting disdainful looks at him!
Xu Xuan came from the Azure Spirit Mountains. What did that have to do with these factions elsewhere in the Cloud Azure Territory?
"Xuan'er, I know you work hard at your cultivation, but you'll soon be leaving for the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace. These... elders who have traveled so far all wished to see you!"
Looking thoroughly pleased with himself, Xu Xiao said reassuringly, "After all, once you leave for the distant Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace, who knows when you'll see us again!"
The other faction leaders hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Even at Xu Xiao's utterly smug expression, they could not muster any jealousy-only boundless envy!
The Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace was not somewhere one could enter simply through a faction's connections!
Hearing Xu Xiao's words-
Xu Xuan's lips twitched slightly. Since obtaining the chaos body through his check-in, he had barely cultivated at all over the past two months.
There was no helping it. The chaos body could absorb pure spiritual energy from heaven and earth on its own!
There was no need for him to cultivate all that diligently!
So where did this talk of hard work come from?
But seeing Xu Xiao like this, he simply replied, "The Cloud Azure Territory is where I was born. It will always be my home!"
At Xu Xuan's words-
The various factions of the Cloud Azure Territory all nodded in satisfaction.
A middle-aged man in a loose black robe, whose strength was considerable, laughed heartily.
"Worthy nephew Xu Xuan, you cherish righteousness and understand gratitude and filial duty. You truly are a dragon of our Cloud Azure Territory, favored by the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace and the first in centuries from our territory to receive this honor!"
"Rest assured, after you leave, my Cloud Azure City Lord's Manor will do everything it can to help the Evolutionary Spirit Sect whenever needed!"
Xu Xuan nodded with a smile.
"Thank you, City Lord Yun!"
This man was the city lord of Cloud Azure City, the foremost power in the Cloud Azure Territory!
His name was Yun Qianhe.
The strongest man in the Cloud Azure Territory, at the sixth level of the Sea Transformation Realm!
"Think nothing of it. As fellow friends of the Cloud Azure Territory, helping one another is only right!"
Yun Qianhe spoke with a heroic spirit that soared to the clouds.
He looked magnificently generous.
Xu Xuan merely smiled at this.
These faction leaders were all shrewd old hands. Their words could only be half believed.
All of this came solely from his status as a prospective disciple of the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace!
Xu Xuan understood that perfectly well.
"Qingxue..."
Yun Qianhe called.
A girl with a cool, aloof bearing stepped out from behind him. Though she still looked a little youthful, her beauty could topple cities and kingdoms!
Simply standing there, she was a stunning sight!
She was Yun Qianhe's only daughter!
Her name was Yun Qingxue!
"Qingxue greets the Young Sect Master!"
Though she dipped in a bow, a trace of reluctance showed in her expression, yet she dared not act on it!
Seemingly sensing something, Xu Xuan looked outside the hall!
On the training grounds stood a blue-haired young man, staring this way with a faintly sinister gaze!
When his eyes fell upon Yun Qingxue, a few more shades of admiration appeared in them!
Ding! S+ class Daughter of Destiny detected. Generating relevant information.
Xu Xuan froze. A Daughter of Destiny?
The female lead?
Yun Qingxue, born in Cloud Azure City, once traveled within and beyond the Cloud Azure Territory...
Before long, Xu Xuan learned a few things.
In short, Yun Qingxue had traveled to gain experience.
She had met Tang Chuan.
While in Demon Race territory, Tang Chuan had also helped Yun Qingxue!
Afterward, she had developed a slight curiosity about Tang Chuan, a Demon-Human Hybrid!
Confident in his own talent, Tang Chuan made no attempt to conceal his affection for Yun Qingxue!
Even though Yun Qingxue had rejected his advances!
Still, she felt rather uncomfortable here!
For one thing, Tang Chuan was here!
For another, and more importantly, Yun Qingxue deeply disliked and resisted Cloud Azure City's web of social obligations, and even marriage alliances!
She understood perfectly well why Yun Qianhe had brought her here!
That was why her greeting to Xu Xuan had seemed somewhat unusual!
"Sect Master Xu, this is my daughter, Yun Qingxue. She is two years older than the Young Sect Master!"
"My daughter is fairly talented as well. At seventeen, she has already reached the Spirit Palace Realm!"
Though she had benefited from Cloud Azure City's abundant resources-
Reaching the fifth cultivation realm, the Spirit Palace Realm, at her age still demonstrated considerable talent!
She could stand shoulder to shoulder with many faction leaders in the Cloud Azure Territory!
Naturally, Xu Xiao understood exactly what Yun Qianhe meant!
He spared no praise for Yun Qingxue and expressed his admiration!
Such talent was exceedingly rare in the Cloud Azure Territory!
"Xuan'er, Miss Qingxue has greeted you. Why haven't you answered her?"
"Could becoming a disciple of the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace have already gone to your head?"
Xu Xiao looked at Xu Xuan beside him and spoke mildly.
His eyes met Xu Xuan's.
He was asking for Xu Xuan's opinion!
Xu Xuan paused his communication with the system and looked Yun Qingxue up and down.
Smiling, he said, "Greetings, Miss Qingxue. You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen!"
Xu Xuan offered his praise openly, his clear gaze expressing appreciation.
Seeing this, Yun Qingxue froze for a moment, and a faint ripple stirred in her heart!
She gazed at the smiling Xu Xuan. His face and the bearing he exuded truly were extraordinary!
Especially after hearing Xu Xuan praise her!
Much of the aversion in her heart melted away!
She sensed neither hypocrisy nor any affected posturing in the way Xu Xuan behaved,
"You are extraordinary, young master. Your future in the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace will surely be bright!"
At Yun Qingxue's words, the various factions all voiced their agreement.
But Tang Chuan, who was eavesdropping outside with his Sea Transformation Realm cultivation, instantly grew even more sinister upon hearing this. He could barely suppress the murderous intent rising in his heart!
Yun Qingxue had seemed so lofty and untouchable, yet she would bow to reality too?
Did she not think that only a genius like him was worthy of her?
For a moment, his heart wavered, and he even felt a trace of aversion toward Yun Qingxue!
He could not bear to see Yun Qingxue speak to another man this way.
Much less when that man was his enemy!
Ding! Fluctuation detected in Child of Destiny Tang Chuan's state of mind. Destiny -157...
Xu Xuan nodded inwardly.
It really did work.
Looking at Yun Qingxue, he smiled and said, "We're both from the Cloud Azure Territory. Wouldn't it be a little lonely if I went alone?"
"I'll ask the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace to grant you a place as well!"
The Evolutionary Spirit Sect's main hall instantly fell deathly silent.
Everyone stared at Xu Xuan in disbelief.
He had that authority?
But if this were true, Cloud Azure City would soar to glory!
Yun Qingxue froze as well, meeting Xu Xuan's eyes.
Her intuition had always been keen. She could read expressions and discern people's thoughts!
Yet she found Xu Xuan's eyes clear and his expression sincere!
He genuinely wanted her to go to the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace!
This instinctively made her feel a little closer to him!
Beside her, Yun Qianhe frantically signaled with his eyes. This was an opportunity that came once in a thousand years!
She had to seize it!
For that, what harm would there be in growing a little closer to Xu Xuan?
Outside the hall, Tang Chuan had unconsciously clenched his fists, a vicious aura seeping from him!
He stared fixedly at Yun Qingxue!
No, don't agree!
He roared frantically in his heart!
After thinking for a moment, Yun Qingxue bent forward in a bow.
"Then I thank you, Young Sect Master!"
"If I can enter the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace through your help, I will remember it to my dying day. I will never forget the kindness you showed in raising me up!"
Bang!
Tang Chuan was so furious that his violet eyes turned blood-red. He could barely stop himself from charging into the hall to kill!
Ding! You have grown closer to Daughter of Destiny Yun Qingxue. Destiny +106 points. Ding! Tang Chuan's state of mind has been damaged. Destiny -126 points!
The corners of Xu Xuan's lips lifted slightly. That's how it's done!
From the corner of his eye, he watched the grim-faced Tang Chuan on the training grounds outside the hall, secretly savoring his delight!
Once Tang Chuan's destiny dropped to three hundred, he could simply kill him outright!
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