How could Yuanshi Tianzun fail to notice the subtle expressions revealed by those lowly, ant-like Human Clan members below?
No, why did he seem to detect a trace of disdain and... disgust in the eyes of these ants?
Had the Profound Gate's reputation really become this foul!?
Damn it!
However...
To the Human Clan, although they did not know much about the name Yuanshi Tianzun, the words "Sage" were thunderous to their ears.
But Yuanshi was associated with the words "Profound Gate," and that changed everything at once!
Everyone in the Primordial World knew that the Profound Gate Sages were nothing but a pack of utterly hypocritical, shameless scoundrels!
Of course!
Some Human Clan members also believed that being accepted as a Sage's disciple was an unimaginably great opportunity.
The Profound Gate's reputation might stink a little, but... it was still a stroke of fortune, wasn't it?
Such opportunities could only be encountered, never sought!
Among them, Huaxu wore a hesitant expression.
After all, over the years, Chen Xuan had taught and guided the Human Clan in the mortal world. Not only had he imparted methods of survival, but he had often warned the clansmen of the Profound Gate's past deeds—suppressing the Ancestral Witches, scheming against the fortune of every race, and treating all living beings as chess pieces.
Now that the Profound Gate's reputation was in ruins and the clansmen were deeply resistant to it, she truly did not wish for her child to join such a faction and become a fellow traveler in its filth.
In short, she... thought it was dirty!
"Immortal Elder, thank you for your favor." Huaxu first offered a polite response, then gritted her teeth, gathered her courage, and continued, "But my son is still young, and the Human Clan has long had grievances