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"Rumor has it that the Divine Continent has an opportunity to reach Immortal Ascension. This junior came here to do that, of course. If not, does Senior think this junior came here just to see you!?" Huo Luan addressed him as senior, but he did not look like a junior at all.

"Ignorant prick, arrogant!" Huo Luan did not respect her elders and purposely made herself look bad. If Huo Luan did not have the protection of the Hollow Jade Sect's barrier, Cao Ba would have directly attacked.

"Senior Cao, I'm sure you can see that I am twenty-five years old this year. I should know how my cultivation is. I wonder how my cultivation is at my age?"

"That's right. Junior is arrogant, so what? If senior also had the same cultivation as junior, then you naturally also had the qualifications to be arrogant!"

Although his immortal path was vast, he was only 25 years old, and his cultivation was only one step away from the tribulation. Huo Luan did indeed have the ability to be arrogant, and even Cao Ba couldn't find an excuse to refute.

As for the others, they whispered in agreement with Huo Luan's words.

"Who do you think you are to be compared with my uncle? Don't be so shameless!" Cao Ba's identity had been humiliated. No matter how angry he was, he could only endure it in front of everyone else. However, Cao Wenjun did not have much to worry about.

"Then what are you? You're just trash that's lived for a few hundred years, what right do you have to compare with me?!" Cao Wenjun's cultivation was on par with his. If they were to fight, Huo Luan had absolute confidence in killing Cao Wenjun. Thus, in his eyes, Cao Wenjun was just a piece of trash and he was wrong.

"You!" Cao Wenjun was Cao Ba's uncle and had the backing of Yan Zong. Normally, no one dared to offend him and it was impossible for them to insult him. However, if he tried to insult Huo Luan, that would be asking to be humiliated.

"You can't even fart. Calling you a trash would be praising you too much!"

"Bastard, I'll kill you!"

"Jun-er, don't fall for it. He purposely angered you!" Cao Wenjun was so angry that his eyes turned red and his body trembled. He was about to attack, but before he could do so, Cao Ba had already stopped him with a sound transmission.

"What? I was the one who killed me, right? Why didn't you act? Do you really think this is your Flame Sect?!" Huo Luan wanted to anger Cao Wenjun, so he wanted Cao Ba to be embarrassed, and even wanted to discredit Cao Ba. Who told them to go too far.

Cao Ba did not understand why Huo Luan was targeting his uncle and nephew, but that was no longer important. Huo Luan had humiliated them, so regardless of whether Huo Luan was Shentu Changsheng or not, he would not let Huo Luan go.

"Haha, this Cao Ba has always been arrogant and conceited. He never thought that there would be someone more arrogant than him. He deserves it!"

Cao Ba's reputation was damaged again and again. Even if he killed Huo Luan, it wouldn't help. The happiest people were those who had a grudge with Cao Ba.

"First there is the Scarlet Core, and then there is the Huo Luan. This time Cao Ba's reputation is going to be ruined!" Cao Ba was, after all, the vice sect master of the Yan Sect. With such a disreputable reputation, there were still quite a few people who sympathized with him.

"Could this Huo Luan have a grudge with Cao Ba? Otherwise, how could he humiliate uncle Cao Ba like this!" Many people saw the truth and began to indulge in their fantasies.

There were also many people who were secretly glad that they did not provoke him. The people who had persecuted the Shentu Clan back then no longer cared whether he was Shentu Changsheng or not. After all, he had already become the one who would be killed.

"Little friend Huo Luan, when I was travelling overseas, I met Venerable Lord Vast Dragon once. Since Venerable Lord Vast Dragon is your master, please greet him on my way back!"

It was already obvious what the consequences would be for Huo Luan to offend Cao Ba. At this time, Hong Tao was actually going to prove the existence of Venerable Dragon. Anyone could tell that he was speaking up for Huo Luan.

It was true that Venerable Flameless existed. However, Huo Luan was not Venerable Flameless's disciple. He also didn't know if Hong Tao was related to Venerable Flameless.

However, no matter what, if Hong Tao stood out and spoke up, he would offend Cao Ba. Huo Luan could tell that he was kind to him.

"Senior Hong Tao, before I bid farewell to my teacher, my master has instructed me that if I meet with difficulties during my training, I can seek your protection!"

"However, this junior has always believed that since it was an experiential learning, I shouldn't seek protection, so after passing through your sect, I didn't visit. I hope senior doesn't blame me for the impoliteness!"

"Since your master has given you instructions, then just come to my sect when you are in trouble. I will ensure your safety!"

Others were afraid of Cao Ba, but Hong Tao was not. It was one thing for Huo Luan not to go to the Cloud Sky Sect. If she did go, he might offend Cao Ba, but he had to protect Huo Luan.

"Thank you, elder Hong Tao!" For himself, Hong Tao did not hesitate to offend Cao Ba. Huo Luan sincerely cupped his fist and bowed to Hong Tao.

Sooner or later, I will make you pay the price! Not only was he humiliated by Huo Luan, but now that the Cloud Sky Sect was going against him, Cao Ba's heart was filled with anger.

"This Huo Luan is very young and his cultivation is very high. Since Hong Tao is protecting him like this, could it be that he isn't a disciple of Venerable Lord Vast Dragon? He's actually a core disciple of the Cloud Sky Sect!"

Everyone had this kind of guess. After all, the cultivation technique that Huo Luan displayed was a water type cultivation technique. Furthermore, a disciple like Huo Luan was not someone that a small sect or rogue cultivator could cultivate.

Regardless of what the crowd guessed, after this incident with Huo Luan, those who wanted to know whether or not he was Shentu Changsheng were not willing to humiliate themselves, so they continued to inquire about his identity.

"God's blessing, let's go!"

In order to prove that they were not Shentu Shun, everyone went through all sorts of trouble. Tian Ci thought that everyone would treat Huo Luan the same way they treated him, but he was easily dealt with by Huo Luan.

However, no matter what happened, everyone had temporarily escaped this calamity. This was a good thing, and according to his senior brother's request, the Heavenly Gift also successfully entered the Hollow Jade Sect.

"Martial Uncle, Martial Uncle, I will take my leave!" Tian Ci bowed towards Yin Xian and Wen Shu.

Under Su Liang's lead, Tian Ci, Chi Dan, and Huo Luan left together towards the main hall of the sect. This time, no one stopped Tian Ci from leaving. After all, the crowd had seen Chi Dan's shamelessness and despicable attitude.

Having not seen Wen Shu for a hundred years, Elder Zhang wanted to stay a little longer with Wen Shu, even if it was just watching and not saying anything. Thus, he did not leave with Tian Ci and the others.

"… …"

"Fellow Daoist Su Liang, I've helped you bring along a baby for so many years, and she's about to turn into a wet nurse. Now it's your turn to fulfill your promise, right?"

"Then I'll leave the kid to you. I can also travel to the four seas!"

At the foot of the mountain, outside of the city, there stood an old man who had parted ways with his senior brother. He stroked his beard as he talked to himself.

The old man had long, flowing black and white hair, a kind face, and a white beard. He was dressed in a Taoist robe, with a cloth bag over his left shoulder and a bamboo pole in his right hand. On the bamboo pole, there was a white cloth, and on it, the words "Tell the story of Yu Wu" were written in large letters.

For the past two months, Fuyun had never left this place. However, he was very clear about what had happened to Tianshu.

Fuyun was especially concerned about it. Although he did not go to the Hollow Jade Sect to observe the ceremony, he was very clear about what happened in the Hollow Jade Sect. It was as if he was at the scene.

In the process of proving whether or not Shen Tu Shun was a gift, Fu Yun was very satisfied with what he had done. After all, he had done a great deed for the gift.

Furthermore, at that time, Fu Yun did not interfere at all. Instead, as early as ten years ago, he had already started to change the age of the bone bestowed by heaven, so that the age of the age measuring mirror could not measure the age bestowed by heaven.

However, he did not intervene. As for why the sky did not change, he had roughly guessed the reason, but there was no need to tell anyone else.

No matter what, being able to successfully become a member of the Hollow Jade Sect could be considered a accomplishment. As for what kind of good fortune or encounters he would encounter, he could only watch from the sidelines and not interfere.

It was just as Fu Yun had said, after successfully entering the Hollow Jade Sect, he could finally roam the four seas. With a gust of wind, he disappeared from his original location.

This time, he really did leave.

At this moment, Fuyun had left the city. Nobody knew where he had gone to, and other than the two of them, no one else would care about his whereabouts.

"… …"

After Su Liang brought the others into the main hall, they came out not long after.

The last time Su Liang entered the hall, he had only entered to confirm his identity with Tian Ci. This time, besides bringing Tian Ci into the hall, he had also brought the fifty-seven disciples to meet everyone.

The purpose of meeting with the crowd was self-evident.

In the Sect's past disciple recruitment ceremonies, it was likely that only the fifty-seven new disciples were the luckiest. Regardless of their aptitude, they had all received a greeting gift from the crowd.

The more talented a disciple was, the more gifts they would receive. The ones that received the most were the children, and each child received nearly twenty gifts. As for the disciples with average aptitude, they received four or five gifts.

To be honest, they had this sort of luck. However, it was all thanks to the heaven's gift. If they did not have that heaven's gift, they would be no different from the new disciples from the previous years.

These children became the lucky ones, and those who came to observe the ceremony and deliver the gifts became the most unfortunate ones. But luckily, although the gifts were also precious, no one gave out the cultivation resources used during the tribulation period.

In the evening, the recruitment for the inner sect disciples had come to an end!

He had already confirmed that this was not Shentu Shun, but he had achieved his goal. Many people were disappointed and tried to find all sorts of excuses to bid farewell to the sect. Almost none of them stayed behind.

Five days later, the recruitment of outer sect disciples began. Tian Ci had already entered the sect, so she didn't participate in the ceremony and didn't go to the peak to recuperate.

(End of first volume!)