The news read, [Liang Baitong, the strongest disciple of Cicada-Chiming Ancient Temple, previously made a high-profile public declaration of love for actress Liu Qianqian and was confined for three months as a result. After leaving seclusion, Liang Baitong swept through the selection tournament, claiming an invincible victory. He will lead the team to the Ascendant Dragon Assembly as chief disciple! In an interview, he stated that he no longer liked Liu Qianqian and would henceforth close his heart to love and focus on preparing for the Ascendant Dragon Assembly.]
Like the cities, the Five Great Immortal Sects were entitled to send their own teams to the Ascendant Dragon Assembly. They simply did not have an elaborate process like the City Heroes' Battle, since none of them had that many disciples. Their selection procedures were naturally simpler, and their results were always the first to come out.
Most cities' City Heroes' Battles were only in their later stages, but the Five Great Immortal Sects already had their results.
Liang Baitong, Cicada-Chiming Ancient Temple's most famous rising star, had previously been a regular fixture in gossip columns. Despite being a Buddhist Sect disciple, he spent his days scrolling through videos and publicly declaring his love for whichever female celebrity he found pretty.
Still, bizarre as he was, his strength was real. The moment he emerged from seclusion, he beat his fellow disciples so thoroughly that none could fight back, easily claiming the chief disciple position.
Yue Wen soon saw the second trending story.
It had been posted three hours after the first, with the headline [Cicada-Chiming Ancient Temple's Liang Baitong declares he will marry no one but Tian Xiaowei!]
[After leaving Confinement Cliff and claiming the chief disciple position, Liang Baitong also earned the right to get his phone back. After three