The Divine Lord Realm disciples were startled by Lu Ren's words. They all turned to look at him, surprise written across their faces.
Many of these Divine Lord disciples were personal disciples, and their backgrounds were hardly ordinary. They were talented heirs of powerful lineages, and quite a few were young masters of Ancient Aristocratic Families.
Yet Lu Ren, a mere Heavenly God, had come over wanting to team up with Huo Ling'er. They found it baffling.
How could a Heavenly God compete with them?
Just because Lu Ren was the divine son?
Huo Ling'er saw Lu Ren approaching. She planted her hands on her hips and said in a huff, "Lu Ren, when I wanted to buy a Time God Stone from you, you refused. And now you want to team up with me? I won't do it!"
"Heh."
Lu Ren smiled. "Senior Sister Huo Ling'er, I really was short on Time God Stones back then. I could only spare one at most, so I traded it with Senior Brother Lan Qizong!"
Seeing Lu Ren give ground, Huo Ling'er looked a little smug. "So what? In any case, I'm not teaming up with a Heavenly God. If we run into danger, never mind helping—you'll probably make things worse!"
Huo Ling'er was bound to explore dangerous places in the Divine King Secret Realm. Taking Lu Ren along would be like dragging a millstone behind her.
"Wouldn't taking them along make things worse too? You're the chief disciple, one of the strongest disciples here!"
Lu Ren smiled as he spoke.
"They'd still be better than dragging you along. No, I'm not taking you. Go find someone else!"
Huo Ling'er waved him away, though she watched Lu Ren from the corner of her eye, hoping to see him squirm.
"My master said