However, at this moment, there was no joy of victory on Gu Changqing's face. Instead, his brows furrowed slightly, and he cursed inwardly.

The audience was stunned by this scene and fell silent for a moment.

Looking at Lin San's lifeless corpse, the white-haired old man above the arena sighed slightly, his eyes filled with helplessness as he looked at Gu Changqing.

"Gu Changqing, according to the sect rules, what is the punishment for killing a sect disciple?"

The white-haired old man ultimately showed no mercy despite Gu Changqing's display of talent, and spoke with a hint of accusation in his tone.

Looking at the old man speaking above, a sense of resentment welled up in Gu Changqing's heart.

He had worked hard for a year, he was about to enter the outer sect, he was...

Despite his resentment, Gu Changqing still answered in a deep voice:

"According to the sect's rules, he should be sent to the Hall of Law Enforcement and imprisoned for life."

Gu Changqing practically gritted her teeth as she uttered those words. As for resistance? Given the white-haired old man's posture of standing in the air, he was at least at the Golden Core stage. Resistance would only result in being instantly killed; there was no other possibility for him.

Looking at Gu Changqing below, whose eyes held a hint of resentment, the white-haired old man simply shook his head slightly and said:

"Then come with me to the Hall of Enforcement. As for the recruitment... it will be postponed by one day."

After saying that, he reached out to grab Gu Changqing. The servants below the stage, seeing this, either grinned slyly or showed a hint of regret.

"Sigh~ It's such a pity about Gu Changqing."

"If you ask me, he just doesn't know what's important, he deserves it!"

"It's just a pity about Brother Lin San."

As the crowd watched Gu Changqing being grabbed by the shoulder by the white-haired old man, they began to murmur amongst themselves, their noise filling the entire training ground.

Meanwhile, Gu Changqing, who was being held tightly by the old man, was constantly thinking about how to escape after being imprisoned.

Looking at Gu Changqing, who was holding him with his eyes closed and offering no resistance, the white-haired old man sighed softly and then activated his spiritual power, preparing to leave this place.

Hahahaha!

Suddenly, a hearty laugh caught the attention of the white-haired old man.

Immediately following was a figure slamming heavily onto the arena, the powerful impact filling the training ground with smoke and dust.

"White Butler!"

A magnetic voice came from the smoke.

"Are you Elder Wu of the inner sect?" the old man, referred to as Steward Bai, asked tentatively.

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure covered in dust was revealed.

Gu Changqing, who had been released by the White Deacon, could now see who it was: a tall, robust man standing in front of him.

Upon seeing the inner sect elder, Deacon Bai glanced at Gu Changqing beside him. He roughly guessed the elder's purpose and tentatively asked, pointing at Gu Changqing:

"I wonder if Elder Wu came here for him?"

“That’s right. Passing by this place, I observed that this young man has extraordinary bones and is probably a body-refining prodigy, one in ten thousand.”

Elder Wu nodded slightly, indicating his purpose.

After saying that, without waiting for what Deacon Bai would say next, he picked up Gu Changqing and disappeared from everyone's sight in a flash.

Only the embarrassed White Deacon and the wide-eyed servant disciples remained in the training ground.

"Gu...Gu Changqing was just taken away by an inner sect elder?"

"The elder even said he's a body-refining prodigy? Am I dreaming? Isn't he a useless spiritual root?"

Some of those who had previously mocked Gu Changqing were now feeling uneasy, fearing that he would come back to settle scores with them later.

"Quiet! Today's martial arts competition is canceled!"

At this moment, the white-robed steward in the center of the arena left behind these words and then quickly flew away, leaving behind a group of bewildered disciples.

...

High in the sky, Gu Changqing, who was being carried by Elder Wu, thanked him with a hint of gratitude.

"Thank you, senior."

"Haha, no need for further words, I've really struck gold this time."

Elder Wu was exceptionally forthright, and as he spoke, he carefully examined Gu Changqing's body.

"That's strange. How did you get so fit? I wasn't as strong as you at this age."

Elder Wu's eyes gleamed, making Gu Changqing, who was being stared at, feel a little uneasy. However, mindful of Elder Wu's strength, he still respectfully said:

"The kid practices boxing every day, and his body has become like this without him even realizing it."

Hearing Gu Changqing's seemingly perfunctory answer, Elder Wu didn't seem to care, but simply asked with a puzzled look:

"Could it be that you're not a one-in-a-million body-refining genius, but a once-in-a-millennium holy body?"

"That's not right. If you're a Holy Body, how did you end up as a servant? Never mind, let's take you back to the inner sect residence first."

Gu Changqing was still unsure of the inner sect elder's temperament, nor did he know the purpose of bringing him back. Was it to see that he was extraordinary and want to take him as a disciple? Or was it to use him as a monster for research and torture?

Although Gu Changqing concealed his expression well, Elder Wu, who had lived for countless years, saw through his thoughts at a glance and casually said:

"What, are you afraid I have ulterior motives towards you?"

"Of course not, senior." Gu Changqing was startled, but remained calm and answered without changing his expression.

"Hahaha, don't worry. If you were a cultivation genius, maybe someone would have designs on you. But what makes you, a mere body cultivator, think you can be used as a brick to build a wall?"

They had already flown over the outer sect's territory and arrived at the inner sect. Elder Wu, like a burly man who didn't care about formalities, kept explaining a lot of knowledge to Gu Changqing.

"Look at you, how could I, a dignified inner sect elder, possibly frame you?"

"Kid, so many people in the sect want me to take a liking to them, but I don't even give them a second glance. Unlike you, you're full of ulterior motives, yet you pretend to be calm and collected on the surface."

"Don't always have that poker face when you come to laugh at a kid."

As he spoke, Gu Changqing could only manage a helpless smile.

However, seeing this expression, Elder Wu laughed and scolded:

"You little brat, that laugh of yours is really weird. You'd better stop laughing, or I might punch you."

Amidst laughter and conversation, Elder Wu led Gu Changqing to the summit of a towering mountain.