When Chen Shuangbai returned to the high platform, he was greeted by the reverent gaze of his fourth disciple, Gao Yi, and the astonished looks of his three fellow Golden Core.
Du Taixuan sighed softly.
Nangu Yaohua was secretly surprised.
Only Liu Qinghe... this Golden Core True Person from the Flower Washing Sword Sect, his eyes gleaming with a strange light, scrutinized Chen Shuangbai from head to toe for a long time before sighing softly, "If you were to join my Flower Washing Sword Sect, I'm afraid even our sect's founder would wish he could come back to life and vie to take you as his disciple!"
Chen Shuangbai was taken aback, and couldn't help but laugh or cry.
"Brother Liu, you mustn't say that..."
Liu Qinghe made a slip of the tongue, but the meaning he was trying to convey was quite clear.
Perhaps this idea spurred the Golden Core True Person of the Flower Washing Sword Sect, for Liu Qinghe's gaze suddenly hardened, and he stepped forward, grabbing Chen Shuangbai's sleeve, earnestly advising her:
"I misspoke just now, but if Fellow Xuhong truly intends this, I can personally go and request an audience with the sect's founder."
"Ah?"
This time, it was Chen Shuangbai's turn to be stunned.
The more Liu Qinghe thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, and he continued, "With your aptitude, fellow Daoist, if you are willing to join my Flower Washing Sword Sect, I can guarantee it!"
"The sword manuals of my Flower Washing Sword Sect, and the sword insights of our past masters, are all open to you, fellow Daoist! With your talent, given time, not to mention the Golden Core, even the Spirit Transformation is within your reach!"
He spoke with great passion and fervor, his eyes burning with intensity, as if he could already see Chen Shuangbai donning his family's robes, achieving the Nascent Spirit Transformation, and taking charge of the Flower Washing Sword Sect's future.
Chen Shuangbai was both amused and exasperated. He quickly pulled back his sleeve, which Liu Qinghe had been holding, and cupped his hands, saying, "Brother Liu, this is absolutely unacceptable!"
"Putting everything else aside, my True Lord would absolutely never agree to this!"
Du Taixuan burst into laughter, teasing, "Brother Liu, if True Lord Qingchen heard what you said, he'd probably grab his sword and storm the Flower Washing Sword Sect to demand an explanation."
Upon hearing this, Liu Qinghe thought to himself that it made sense, but a hint of disappointment still appeared on his face.
Clearly, failing to recruit Chen Shuangbai to his sect was a huge loss for him.
After spending a few days with her fellow Daoists, Nangu Yaohua became acquainted with them and naturally began to chat. She said, "Fellow Xuhong's Supreme Yin Sword Technique is truly amazing. I hope that you can visit my Sumiao Sword Pavilion sometime and give my disciples some pointers on their sword techniques."
Chen Shuangbai could only reply, "We'll talk about it when we're destined to meet again..."
The group chatted and laughed, creating a harmonious atmosphere.
Meanwhile, Gong Yue's side was shrouded in gloom.
Of the five people on this side, the True Person Lingxing of the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect was given a turn.
The four people who drew "A" and the four people who drew "B" have already been compared, so the next step is to draw lots again.
As before, the three of them drew lots in turn.
This time, however, there were no words on the bamboo skewers; instead, two skewers had the same color in the middle, and one skewer had a different color.
Those who draw the same color will compete in a duel, with the winner then competing against the last person to determine the champion.
Perhaps it was the Unseen.
Or perhaps the True Person Lingxing Master of the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect was simply very lucky.
He drew the bamboo stick of a different color... In other words, Chen Shuangbai was going to face off against Gong Yue.
On a high platform in the south.
Gong Yue turned his gaze towards Chen Shuangbai, but to his displeasure, Chen Shuangbai did not seem to care about him and continued chatting and laughing with her companions.
This undoubtedly caused True Person Jixuan of the Arrayed Mystery Sect to feel a little annoyed.
Seeing this, True Person Xizhao didn't miss the chance and openly mocked, "Staring at them like a wronged woman... tsk tsk, it seems the Dao Child of the Jade Spring Sect doesn't take you seriously at all."
"If it were me, I wouldn't be able to save face!"
This time, however, Gong Yue ignored Xizhao's mockery. Instead, he seemed to be thinking about something. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, a beam of light fell into the mountain and soon swept up a person who landed in front of him, transforming into a young man wearing the robes of a direct descendant of the Arrayed Mystery Sect.
The boy knelt on the ground, seemingly listening to the first instruction.
Not long after.
The True Person Jixuan of the Arrayed Mystery Sect stood up, cupped his hands towards Zhao Shiyong on the main platform, and said loudly, " Fellow Daoist Zhao, I would like to ask if this sparring session could be revised?"
Zhao Shiyong frowned slightly, clearly not expecting what this Golden Core True Person from the Arrayed Mystery Sect was up to, but still patiently replied, "What insightful opinions does Fellow Daoist Gong have?"
Upon seeing Zhao Shiyong's response, Gong Yue cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards the direction of True Lord Xuanyuan, then looked towards Chen Shuangbai and said loudly, "Fellow Xuhong, we are both Golden Core True Person. If we were to fight each other personally right from the start, it would be rather dull."
Chen Shuangbai frowned slightly, momentarily puzzled as to what this person intended to do.
But seeing that Chen Shuangbai did not refuse, Gong Yue continued speaking.
"How about this—let our disciples spar first, as a warm-up, and to add some amusement for everyone below the stage, what do you say?"
Let the disciples have a friendly spar?
True Person Xizhao looked at the dashing young man beside Gong Yue, seemingly lost in thought.
But there was complete silence both on and off the stage.
For the time being, none of the cultivators could quite understand what this True Person Jixuan was trying to do!
Zhao Shiyong also frowned slightly, but he knew that he could not make the decision on this matter, so he turned to look at his own True Lord.
True Lord Xuanyuan nodded slightly, and Zhao Shiyong understood. He turned and said, "This Dharma Assembly inherits the aspirations of the Sword Immortals. Anyone who aspires to climb the path of the sword is welcome to participate in the exchange."
Agreed?
Liu Qinghe was somewhat puzzled as to why True Lord Xuanyuan would agree.
You know, this kind of thing has never happened before.
But he couldn't make a decision, so all the cultivators on the stage turned their gazes to Chen Shuangbai, eagerly anticipating how this True Person Xuhong would respond.
Chen Shuangbai looked at the arrogant True Disciple of a major sect in front of him and gradually seemed to understand the other party's plan, but he did not rush to respond. Instead, he looked at the fourth disciple Gao Yi.
"My disciple, what do you think?"
Gao Yi was intelligent and immediately understood.
His face showed a mixture of excitement and nervousness, his cheeks were flushed, and his whole body was trembling.
For a moment, I found myself unable to answer.
Chen Shuangbai was not angry. He simply patted the disciple's shoulder gently, and the latter felt his restless heart calm down.
Don't worry.
As a result, Gao Yi's tension and excitement gradually subsided.
He raised his head, looked into Chen Shuangbai's calm, still eyes, nodded vigorously, and said, "Master, this disciple is willing to give it a try!"
[PS: Fourth update today! I've revised the book's synopsis; please take a look and see if it's better and more relevant to the theme! Also, everyone, because I've been updating at breakneck speed, this book has reached 1.1 million words. I'd like to do a title test and would like to ask for your suggestions. The requirement is a short title of four or five characters that fits the classical cultivation theme, such as the current " Grand Yin Immortal Path." Thank you! Finally, please give good reviews and gifts! Thank you everyone!]