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"Senior Yin Xian, since you aren't willing to accept me into the sect, then don't blame me for firmly joining the Hollow Jade Sect. Hehe …"

He asked with uncertainty, "Senior Duo Ling, does your sect really have a sword art suitable for junior to cultivate? Can it really allow junior to surpass senior and complete the dream that junior had as a child?"

In that moment, everyone could see that the Heaven Splitting Sect's olive branch was shaken!

"Sigh, this kid is still a child after all. His nature is still not firm enough!"

At this moment, those who admired Blessed Gift felt disappointed with him. Those who hoped that it would be Shentu Shun had even more unsightly expressions on their faces, and Yin Xian felt the same way.

When Duo Ling suddenly stood up and asked about Tian Ci, she immediately turned around without even greeting him. Yin Xian was truly unhappy.

This was not only because he was unhappy with Heaven's Gift, but also because he was unhappy with Duo Ling. After he understood Duo Ling's intentions, he became even more unhappy, and now that he received the Heaven's Gift's olive branch, it was strange that he would be happy.

"This brat is trying to find a way to force this old man!" Seeing the Heaven's Gift, Yin Xian didn't share the same thoughts as the others.

When the announcement that the Heavenly Gift was Shentu Shun, the Hollow Jade Sect had done a detailed investigation into the past. Although they couldn't find out where the Heavenly Gift was born, it was clear that it had lived under their jurisdiction for the past ten years.

According to what Yin Xian knew, in these ten years, Tian Ci had visited many large cities and small cities. It was just as Tian Ci had said, in these ten years, he had only done one thing, and that was to pull clients for an old man in charge of fortune-telling.

From the age of five to six, a child had been in contact with strangers. The people he came in contact with weren't all kind people, and he also encountered many cunning and evil ones.

In these ten years, the people he had interacted with were even inferior to the Elders of the sect that only knew how to close up. His mind was like a ghost or fox; can you say that this kind of child wasn't firm in his mind?

Therefore, Yin Xian had never suspected that the Divine Gift's mind was not firm, and he understood the purpose of the Divine Gift's actions.

Although Yin Xian knew that this was an act, he couldn't just stand by and watch. This was the disciple recruitment ceremony of the Hollow Jade Sect, not the disciple recruitment ceremony of the Sky Cracking Sect. Regardless of whether he could accept Heaven's Gift or not, he couldn't let Dazzling Spring invite him into the Heaven Cleaving Sect.

If Duo Ling failed to snatch the Heaven's Gift away, the world would think that it was due to the firm determination of the heavens. If the Heaven's Gift was taken away by Duo Ling, the world would say that the Heaven's Gift was at most still a child.

If this kind of person were recruited by him, then in the future, if there were any other matters regarding the sect that he did not want to interfere in, he could leave it to Tian Ci. For the sake of his freedom in the future, Duo Ling would not care if he sullied the reputation of the Hollow Jade Sect.

"That's right, as long as little friend is willing …"

Duo Ling originally wanted to make a promise, but before he could finish, Yin Xian interrupted him, insisting on talking to him.

"Daoist Duo, I believe your sect has specially arranged for you to come to this lowly sect to observe the ceremony. I presume that you do not wish to get involved with matters regarding Heaven's Gift, right?"

This Yin Xian definitely did it on purpose, but for the sake of the Hollow Jade Sect's face, he was willing to do so.

"It seems that it's really not that easy to get little friend Heaven's Gift to join my sect!" If the Hollow Jade Sect didn't intervene and pay a price, Duo Ling was confident that he could recruit him into the sect. Now that the Hollow Jade Sect had intervened, he could only temporarily let the matter of the Heavenly Gift enter the sect go.

"Haha, fellow cultivator Yin Xian, since you've already guessed it, then I'll be frank!"

"Thirteen years ago, the Shentu Clan's child, Shentu Shun, caused a phenomenon in the heaven and earth, and this is something that everyone knows about. We will only talk about Shentu Shun and Shentu Changsheng!"

"Rumor has it that Shentu Shentu is an immortal embryo, that whoever obtains it can not only become immortal, live forever, but can also rule the entire world. As for the truth, Shentu Shun is already missing, unknown whether he's dead or alive, and there's no way to know whether he's dead or alive, while Shentu Shentu Shun's elder brother Shentu Changsheng was lucky enough to not die back then and has already entered the Demon God's Sect.

"Now, just because Fellow Chi Dan said that 'Shentu Shun is far in front of us,' everyone believes that you are Shentu Shun and that Shentu Changsheng has gone down the mountain. I wonder if this news is true or false, your esteemed sect has invited all the disciples of the world to come visit. But in truth, your intention is self-evident!"

"Fellow Daoist Yin, 13 years ago, something happened in the Sun Welcoming Forest, and this lowly sect did not participate in it. The sect unanimously agreed that the karma between Shentu Shun and Shentu Changsheng is too great, and they did not wish to implicate this karma, so the sect sent me here alone. It was only for the sake of watching the ceremony, and for no other reason.

The truth was indeed as Duo Ling said. Hong Tao didn't have anything to hide, and Duo Ling also helped him clarify it. He did not have any ill intentions, so he nodded his head in tacit agreement.

"So they didn't come for Shentu!" In Tian Ci's eyes, Shentu Shun was treated as an immortal medicine and those who came were all here for Shentu Shun. After hearing Duo Ling's words, he looked at Hong Tao and took those two into his heart.

"Fellow cultivator Yin Yin, this lowly sect's mission is to not involve Shentu Shun and Shentu Changsheng. I naturally will not go against the will of the sect, but as you can see now, the age test given by the heavens is already inconsistent with Shentu Shun's."

"As for how Shentu Shun caused the abnormal sign in the sky and earth, I was not involved in it back then, so I have no idea. However, all of the Fellow Daoists who were involved saw it. Today, little friend Tianshu has used his actions to prove that he is not Shentu Shentu."

"If you are truly Shentu Shun, even if I admire your courage and insight, I would not dare to invite you into my sect because of the sect's orders."

"Since it turns out that you are not Shentu Shun, then why can't I represent the sect and invite you to join us?"

Fellow Daoist Yin Xian, if your sect is willing to accept little friend Tian Ci into the sect, I dare not call myself a true gentleman, and would not do what that vile person would do. But now that little friend Tian Ci has repeatedly asked you to accept him into the sect, and you have refused to do so, I think you must despise little friend Tian Ci because your talent is too bad, and you are unwilling to accept him into the sect.

"The rumors are true indeed. This Duo Ling is a straightforward person. He doesn't hide anything from us even if he thinks about it!" Facing this kind of bell, Yin Xian felt helpless.

As long as you are willing to join my sect, all of my sect's cultivation resources will be available to you. As long as you are able to do so, as long as you have a request, my sect will definitely not reject it, and my sect will even provide you with a sword technique suitable for your cultivation.

"This senior Duo is truly …" Just now, Tian Ci felt that Duo Ling was a good person. At this moment, she had a new understanding of him, calling him a good person was not enough to describe him. She didn't even know how to describe him.

Whether it was his age that didn't match Shentu Shun's, or his crying that didn't change the heavens and earth, it all meant that he wasn't Shentu Shun, but Heaven's Gift couldn't say it. Duo Ling had helped him say what he had always wanted to say, but couldn't say it, and helped him clarify his identity that wasn't Shentu Shentu Shun.

Not only that, but Yin Xian had been unwilling to accept him into the sect. He had originally wanted to use Duo Ling to force Yin Xian, but not only had Duo Ling done so, she had even done better than he had imagined.

At this moment, Tian Ci felt a bit sorry for Duo Ling. Was it really necessary for him to join the Splitting Heaven Sect because of the guilt in his heart?

Honestly speaking, whether it was the Heaven Cleaving Sect's sword art or the conditions given to him by Duo Ling, both were very attractive. However, he could not accept Duo Ling because he believed that his senior brother would not bring him to Song City for no reason and ask him to join the Hollow Jade Sect.

"Senior Duo, junior knows that his talent is too poor, how can senior admire him? Senior's kindness, junior has received it …"

Heaven's Gift obviously wanted to refuse, how could Duo Ling not understand? For the sake of his freedom in the future, he would not give up, and he would not allow Heaven's Gift to finish.

"My friend Tian Ci, I just saw you forcing your friend to retreat and bully you. You have guts, and you have brains, and you have schemes, so why are you belittling yourself?"

"Besides, my friend, if you were impotent, how would fellow cultivator Chi Dan be willing to be with you? If you were impotent, why would my friend Huo Luan's talent be with you?"

This was because Duo Ling had misunderstood Tian Ci. Chi Dan had followed Tian Ci because he had led the way, and the reason why Huo Luan had accompanied her was all because of Fu Yun.

It didn't matter what the truth was. What was important was that he had seen from Heaven's Gift the affinity and cohesiveness that others did not possess.

"From my point of view, you're not only courageous and resourceful, you also have affinity and cohesion that we don't have. Even if I don't invite you to join my Heaven Splitting Sect, the other sects will also invite you!"

In the world of cultivation where the strong preyed on the weak, cultivators plotted against each other, scattering sand all over the place. If there was a person with affinity, a cohesive person would gather all the power of the righteous path, not to mention that the Devil Sect would not be destroyed, nor would there be a need to worry about the invasion of demons.

Duo Ling's words were true. The Cracking Sky Sect would not step in to invite Tian Ci. As long as the Hollow Jade Sect refused to accept Tian Ci into their sect, there would definitely be many other sects that would come to invite Tian Ci.

After hearing Duo Ling's praise of the Blessed One, regardless of whether one was praising the Blessed One or not, those who harbored ill intentions had no choice but to think seriously about Duo Ling's words. They also had to admit that Duo Ling's words were true.

Hearing Duo Ling's words, even Tian Ci found it a bit embarrassing to reject him.

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