"What exactly is the vice sect master after?"
The eight reception elders were puzzled too.
None of them had expected Sect Master Xuan Yin to come and take Lu Ren as a direct disciple.
"Sect Master Xuan Yin, Cang Xuanming and I both possess the Void of Destiny Battle Body. A fated battle between us is inevitable!"
Lu Ren spoke.
"Of course I know!"
Sect Master Xuan Yin smiled faintly. "If you become my disciple, I won't favor Cang Xuanming, nor will I favor you. I'll train you both, and I won't interfere in your struggle!"
Lu Ren fell into thought.
Cang Xuanming held an extremely high position in the Great Dao Sect. He had even been made one of its ten Daoists as an exception.
Yet Sect Master Xuan Yin knew full well that only one of them could survive, and he still wanted to take Lu Ren as a direct disciple.
Was it really just Lu Ren's talent he valued?
Still, if Lu Ren became Sect Master Xuan Yin's direct disciple, he would at least stand on equal footing with Cang Xuanming in status.
At that thought, Lu Ren looked up at Sect Master Xuan Yin and cupped his fists. "Sect Master Xuan Yin, I'm willing to become your disciple!"
Sect Master Xuan Yin nodded in satisfaction. "As my disciple, you'll receive the same treatment as Cang Xuanming!"
"Go with the reception elders and register at the Great Dao Sect!"
"I have matters to attend to. Once I return to the Great Dao Sect, I'll meet with you personally!"
With that, Sect Master Xuan Yin turned into a streak of dark-gold light and vanished before everyone's eyes.
The eight reception elders looked at one another, dumbfounded.
Clearly, they had no idea what the vice sect master had up