As the head of the Wang family stepped into the courtyard, a middle-aged man came to greet him. This man was Wang Teng, the second son of the head of the Wang family!

He was also the most valued son of the Wang family head, and many in the clan speculated that the Wang family head intended to pass the position of family head to Wang Teng.

Wang Teng also wielded considerable real power, which shows how much the Wang family head relied on this son.

"Has everything been taken care of?"

"Father, you can rest assured that your son is handling things properly. The rumors will be dispelled as soon as the leaders recruited by the Wang family show their faces."

Rumors are circulating throughout the land that the Wang family is using competitions to find geniuses, only to use them as stepping stones for their own descendants!

But all the cultivators recruited into the Wang family over the years are alive and well! As soon as they show their faces, these rumors will be dispelled.

Furthermore, the stakes for this competition are higher than in previous years, attracting a large number of talented cultivators from across the continent.

After all, those rumors were just baseless, and who would turn down a legitimate benefit?

"Yes, I am very relieved to entrust this matter to you."

The head of the Wang family nodded. "This year, as in previous years, the champion will be recruited into the family. As for the other nine..."

The head of the Wang family did not continue speaking, but instead gave Wang Teng a deep look.

Wang Teng: "My son understands."

After saying that, he turned and left, as the competition was about to begin.

Wang Teng dared not delay.

After Wang Teng left, a purple figure emerged from the void.

They saw who had arrived.

The head of the Wang family frowned. "What are you doing here?"

The man in purple was none other than the devilishly handsome man who had appeared in Lady Xuanxin's palace that day.

“Patriarch Wang, I want this year’s champion.”

"It's a demon," Yao Xing said bluntly.

"no!"

The head of the Wang family refused without hesitation. The champion of each competition is always in the spotlight. If the champion dies...!

These rumors will surely sweep in like a swarm of bees.

In each year's competition, the Wang family head only targets the other nine cultivators! As for the champion, he serves the Wang family.

Therefore, this time, when rumors were rampant, the appearance of the historical leaders was enough to dispel these rumors on their own.

It must be said that the Wang family head does have some brains in this regard.

"Demon Xing, with your cultivation level, you shouldn't need a spirit bone anymore, right?"

The head of the Wang family frowned as he spoke.

"There's no need for Patriarch Wang to trouble himself with that. If I remember correctly, the reason Patriarch Wang held this competition at such a sensitive time was for the sake of the eldest young master, right?"

After being rejected, Yao Xing was not annoyed and said slowly, "Over the years, I have replaced the spiritual bones of all the Wang family members. I wonder if the patriarch can safely integrate the spiritual bones into the eldest young master's body if I don't take action this time?"

"You demon! Are you threatening me?"

The Wang family head's face suddenly darkened.

At the same time, a storm raged in my heart.

Unexpectedly, Yao Xing knew about this matter. His eldest son, Wang Lang, had offended a powerful person a few years ago, and his spiritual bones were shattered!

Now a cripple, Wang Lang has spent the last few years recuperating in his mansion, waiting for the right opportunity to find a suitable spirit bone.

But this matter was only known to some people within the Wang family and was not spread outside. How could this androgynous demon know about it?

The head of the Wang family lowered his eyes. This androgynous demon was nothing more than a dog kept by his daughter!

What right do they have to blackmail him?!

Although he thought this way, the head of the Wang family did not show it.

"It's just the champion, right? That's no problem, but... who are you going to give it to?"

The head of the Wang family asked curiously.

Suddenly, I remembered my daughter's pale face. Could it be...?

"There's no need for Patriarch Wang to trouble himself with that."

Yao Xing chuckled softly: "In short, I want the title of champion this time. It's enough that Patriarch Wang remembers this. It's getting late, so I won't bother you any longer."

Having achieved his goal, Yao Xing turned and entered the void.

The courtyard returned to a state of tranquility, as if it had never existed.

Yao Xing didn't say anything.

But the head of the Wang family had already guessed some of it, though he wasn't sure.

"Could it be that Xuanxin is crippled?"

The image of Xuanxin's frail appearance flashed through the mind of the Wang family head. No, how could Xuanxin, as the wife of the God Venerable, be crippled?

So who exactly is it?

If Xuanxin really becomes a cripple and Diqing finds out, Diqing will definitely not accept a cripple as his wife.

Thinking of this, the head of the Wang family suddenly had a bold idea.

Over the years, Xuanxin has done a lot for the Wang family, but the Wang family head knows very well that this is the limit.

He could tell that Di Qing and Xuan Xin had no feelings for each other, which was why the Wang family was in such a predicament and embroiled in rumors! If Di Qing wanted to help the Wang family, wouldn't these rumors disappear in no time?

Thinking about this, a bold idea gradually emerged in the mind of the Wang family head.

He was a womanizer his whole life. In addition to the children born to his eight most prominent concubines, he also had many other concubines in his backyard. He didn't even know what some of the children born to these concubines looked like.

Besides Xuanxin, he also has a daughter whose appearance is in no way inferior to Xuanxin's!

“Xuanxin, Xuanxin, please don’t blame your father. You are not favored and cannot bring continuous value to the Wang family, so your father has no choice but to think of another way.”

...

Shenyue City.

Because of the competition, many cultivators gathered in Shenyue Square, creating a bustling atmosphere.

"I thought no one was coming. Wasn't it said that all the cultivators selected by the Wang family had disappeared?"

Upon hearing this, another person chimed in, "It's all rumors. The previous leader even showed up in Shenyue City a few days ago. Those missing cultivators were just participants in the competition. They weren't recruited by the Wang family. What do they have to do with the Wang family?"

"I heard that the grand prize this time is the Mysterious Heavenly Armor!"

"The Mysterious Heavenly Armor? That's a divine-level defensive magic weapon!"

The moment the words "Mysterious Heavenly Armor" were uttered, they instantly attracted countless people.

"Fifty years ago, the Xuan Tian Sacred Armor appeared at an auction and was bought by a mysterious person for five million Purple Spirit Crystals. Unexpectedly... it was the Wang family!"

"With the Wang family's strength, five million is nothing. However, five million was five million fifty years ago, but now it's far more than that."

"Yes, let alone five million purple spirit crystals, even ten million wouldn't be enough to buy it!"

"Hiss... Last year's prize for the champion was only worth one million Purple Spirit Crystals, but this time it's worth tens of millions. The Wang family has really gone all out!"

"That's right! I heard that Yuan Tao is here this time too."

"Yuan Tao? That famous genius from Licheng?"

"Isn't that right?"

"It's not just Yuan Tao, there are also some other well-known geniuses! They've all come, tsk tsk tsk, it seems... this is a battle of gods."