Chapter 554: The Selfless Hong Rongduan

The main gate of the Hualing Palace.

Marquis Chang, along with Chu Ning's three disciples, the four of them, greeted the seven figures that appeared in the sky with a smile.

"Junior Brother Ji, in addition to the Palace Master, our Saint Palace has a total of twelve Void Powerfuls. This time, seven of them came at once. This is quite an honor."

Lu Yan chuckled, and Chang Junhou beside him also nodded with a smile. Before the seven figures landed in the Spiritual Transformation Hall, he said, "I didn't expect that you brothers and sisters would give me so much face. I just want to accept a disciple, but I don't deserve your treatment."

The seven figures in the air paused for a moment when they heard Marquis Chang's words, and then returned to normal. No one responded to Marquis Chang's words, and a moment later, the seven people landed in front of the hall.

"My fellow brothers..."

"Stop!"

An old man on the far left interrupted Lord Chang and sneered, "Brother Chang, we are here on the orders of the Palace Master to take away these cultivators from the small world."

"The Palace Master gave the order?" Chang Junhou was surprised, then said, "Of course, the cultivators from the small world are currently in the market below. You brothers can take whoever you want. Oh, by the way, my disciple also comes from the small world, should he be taken with us?"

There was a look of surprise on Lord Chang's face, but he curled his lips in his heart. I won't fall for it if you use the Lord of the Mansion to put pressure on me.

The Palace Master has been in seclusion for a long time, and no one would alarm him with such a small matter. At least, it is impossible for them to report it to the Palace Master before these people can return the detailed information about their disciples' talents.

Another middle-aged man grasped the key point in Lord Chang's words and asked, "When did Junior Brother Chang accept a disciple?"

"Just a while ago, come, Ji Yang met your uncles and uncles."

Chang Junhou looked at Chu Ning with a smile. Chu Ning took a step forward and was about to salute, but the middle-aged man raised his right hand and Chu Ning found himself restrained.

"Junior Brother Chang, if I remember correctly, your quota for accepting disciples has been filled."

"Is it full?"

Chang Junhou asked back, "The sect doesn't have a rule that there is an upper limit on the number of disciples it can accept, right?"

The sect has requirements for the elders to accept disciples, but this requirement is the minimum number of disciples.

Every powerful Dongxu master would go into seclusion for hundreds or even thousands of years, which made some Dongxu masters unwilling to accept disciples.

But from the sect's perspective, only when generations of disciples develop can the sect prosper.

For this reason, the Holy Palace requires all the powerful Dongxu masters to accept twenty disciples, at least twenty disciples.

Chang Junhou did not like to accept disciples, but in order to fulfill the sect's requirements, he accepted twenty disciples in one go. Except for Lu Yan, Lin Nan and two other disciples, other disciples such as Zhang Qingchen were just there to make up the number.

"My fellow brothers, as an elder of the sect, I should contribute my own efforts to the training of disciples for the sect. How can I only accept 20 disciples just because the sect requires a minimum of 20 disciples? Isn't this too selfish?"

Hearing Lord Chang's brazen words, the other elders present were speechless. How could this man be so shameless to say such words?

Among all the elders, the one who was most reluctant to take in disciples was Chang Junhou. The Palace Lord even went to talk to him personally for this. After the conversation, Chang Junhou accepted fourteen disciples in one go.

But these fourteen disciples were purely used by Lord Chang to make up the number and complete the minimum number of disciples assigned by the Palace Master.

You once said that you have 20 disciples and will not accept any more disciples from now on.

The promise of the Dongxu strongman is gone? The face of the Dongxu strongman is gone? "Ahem, what Junior Brother Chang said is right, but we still have to be cautious about accepting disciples."

The other old man absolutely gave up on arguing with Lord Chang, his eyes fell on Chu Ning, and he said, "I am the fourth elder of the Holy Palace. Which small world are you from?"

"Huaxia."

"Huaxia?"

The old man went over it in his mind. He had never heard of this small world. But that was nothing. A senior once said that there were hundreds of thousands of small worlds connected to the entire Heaven Realm, and there were still many small worlds that had not yet been connected to the Heaven Realm.

"How long have you been in this Spiritual Transformation Pond?"

The old man smiled kindly and asked the most crucial question.

The fact that Junior Brother Chang could be so shameless meant that Ji Yang had definitely stayed in the Spirit Transformation Pool for quite some time. However, they had to determine exactly how long so that they could decide whether or not to keep this shame.

Chang Junhou's face froze. He had just forgotten to tell Ji Yang how to answer. If Ji Yang answered truthfully, these old guys would definitely lose their face and compete with him.

Just as Lord Chang was about to send a message, the Sixth Elder waved his right hand and a flag appeared above Chu Ning's head. The flag spun rapidly and the spiritual energy around Chu Ning became chaotic.

Chang Junhou cursed in his heart. This was to prevent him from transmitting a message to Ji Yang. However, his expression remained unchanged. He smiled and said, "Ji Yang, just answer truthfully."

Chu Ning's mind was also racing at this moment. His master emphasized the word "truthfully". If he couldn't hear the hidden meaning in it, he would have lived in vain for so many years.

But Master, do you want me to say more or less?

"Ji Yang, you must answer truthfully. The Spiritual Transformation Hall has records. When the time comes, I and others will verify it personally. Telling lies to the elders is a serious crime in the Holy Palace. At the very least, you will be expelled from the sect, and at the worst, your cultivation will be abolished."

Another elder spoke with a smile, and the other elders also stared at Chu Ning, relieving the pressure on Chu Ning.

Chu Ning didn't know whether what the elder said was true or not, or whether there was any real clue to follow, but from the unpleasant look on his master's face, he could tell that it was unlikely that these words were meant to scare him.

"Exactly five months."

In the end, Chu Ning chose to answer truthfully.

Lu Yan and Lin Nan slapped their foreheads and thought, it’s over, they are in trouble now.

Hiss! When Chu Ning said "five months", he clearly felt that the eyes of these elders looked at him differently. Several elders looked at him as if they were looking at a naked beauty, full of desire.

"Ji Yang, are you willing to take me as your master? I am in the middle stage of the Void Realm. If you take me as your master, I promise that I will provide you with all the resources before the Void Realm!"

An old man couldn't help but speak.

"Middle-stage Dongxu is amazing, how can Senior Brother Liao be so shameless." Another elder first refuted, then looked at Chu Ning with a kind smile: "If you take me as your master, in addition to the resources I will provide for you, I can also teach you a great magical power."

"Great Dao Divine Power? Junior Brother Zhu, you haven't fully comprehended that Divine Power yourself, yet you are passing it on to your disciples. Aren't you afraid of misleading them?" The Fourth Elder glared at him and said, "Ji Yang, take me as your master, and I will prepare a Void Weapon for you."

Lu Yan and Lin Nan listened to the olive branches extended by these elders and looked at Chu Ning with eyes full of envy. At this moment, they wished they could replace him.

They are both powerful gods, but look at the difference between them.

Not only are they giving away virtual weapons, but they are also teaching me great magical powers. I'm so envious of them.

They were already shocked when the master promised to cover all the resources for Ji Yang's training in Dongxu, but now it seems that they were too narrow-minded.

Listening to what these elders said, monopolizing the cultivation resources has become the lowest standard, and people are too embarrassed to even say it out loud.

"My fellow brothers!"

Lord Chang couldn't help it. You old guys are poaching my disciples in front of me. Do you still take me seriously?

"Ji Yang is already my disciple."

"Humph, Junior Brother Chang, my sect's disciples must enter the sect and pay homage to the ancestor to become formal disciples."

"Junior Brother Chang, as your senior brother, I can give you face in other matters, but not in this matter."

"Junior Brother Chang, I have been looking for a disciple to inherit my mantle for so many years. Now I have finally found one. Junior Brother Chang, can't you help me?"

I'll help you, uncle!

Chang Junhou cursed in his heart, "Five hundred years ago, you said that you had become the successor and would no longer accept disciples. Do you have any shame?"

"My fellow brothers, Ji Yang has already accepted me as his master. This matter is a foregone conclusion. Please do not argue with me."

Chang Junhou was determined. He could not give in at this time. If he did, these old guys would immediately poach Ji Yang away.

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"Brother Chang, if you were recruiting disciples normally, we would not compete with you. However, the cultivators from the Spiritual Transformation Hall should be arranged by the sect. How can you accept them as disciples in advance? If everyone does this, wouldn't it be a mess?"

"You can do this, fellow brothers. There is no rule in the sect that forbids it." Chang Junhou replied.

The seven elders were silent for a moment. What kind of shit could they do? A genius disciple like Ji Yang from a small world would only appear in tens of thousands of years. If they were asked to wait here, they would probably die and be buried in a grave, but they would still not be able to wait until the grass on the grave was three feet high.

"Don't worry, fellow brothers. From now on, I will no longer participate in the Spiritual Transformation Hall and will definitely not compete with you for disciples."

Hearing what Lord Chang said, the other elders sneered and were too lazy to pay any attention to Lord Chang.

"Brothers and juniors, there is no need to argue. I have already reported this matter to the Palace Master. The Palace Master has ordered us to return to the Holy Palace Hall to discuss this matter."

A figure appeared in front of everyone. Seeing this figure, Chang Junhou immediately went to meet him and said, "Brother Hong, why are you here?"

Among the twelve elders of the Holy Palace, although he and the other elders are called brothers, they are not taught by the same master. Only he and Senior Brother Hong have the same master and are true brothers.

"Now that Senior Brother Qi knows about this, do you think he will not come?"

Hong Rongduan was also somewhat helpless. After Senior Brother Qi came to him and explained what happened, although he asked Senior Brother Qi to keep it a secret, from his understanding of Senior Brother Qi, this sentence was equivalent to not saying anything. He was afraid that it would not be long before the other elders would know about it.

For this reason, he thought for a while and decided to report the matter to the Palace Master. No matter what, this disciple was discovered by his junior fellow apprentice first, and the Palace Master must take this into consideration. Only the decision made by the Palace Master can convince the other elders.

"Since Junior Brother Hong has already reported this to the Palace Master, then the Palace Master will make the decision on this matter."

The fourth elder spoke slowly. Things had come to this point and there would be no result unless the Palace Lord stepped in. The other elders had no objections. Although Lord Chang was somewhat helpless, he blamed himself for meeting Senior Brother Qi.

I regret it so much.

"Ji Yang, follow your master to the Holy Palace."

"Ji Yang, I have a sky boat that can travel tens of thousands of miles in a single thought. Would you like to take it?"

"I have a phoenix mount, I can summon it for you."

Chang Junhou was angry. These old guys were going too far. They clearly wanted to use the flying time to persuade Ji Yang to become their disciple.

"You all don't need to argue anymore. The Palace Master has ordered me to take Ji Yang back."

Hong Rongduan spoke, and the other elders looked at him. Although Hong Rongduan and Chang Junhou were fellow apprentices, Hong Rongduan acted uprightly. They were relieved to let Hong Rongduan take Ji Yang back. Hong Rongduan would not instill in Ji Yang the idea that he must worship Chang Junhou as his master.

Chang Junhou would have no objection at all, as he was relieved that his senior brother was taking Ji Yang with him.

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On the flying boat, Chu Ning sat there quietly, and Hong Rongduan did not talk to Chu Ning.

The boss didn't say anything, so Chu Ning naturally wouldn't take the initiative to speak. The atmosphere remained silent until the flying boat was about to arrive at the Holy Palace. Only then did Chu Ning hear Hong Rongduan's voice for the first time.

"We have arrived at the Holy Palace."

After being reminded by Hong Rongduan, Chu Ning looked outside the flying boat with his spiritual sense, and saw a mansion looming in the clouds above the endless city.

"Is this the Holy Palace?"

There was shock in Chu Ning's tone. Mountains and rivers converge in the mansion, suspended above the sky, and the spiritual energy is kept from drying up. This method is unheard of.

At least in the Ninth Realm, he has not seen any force that can do it.

"One hundred and sixty-seven hundred and thirty-two years ago, our master established the Holy Palace. Ten thousand years later, the Holy Palace became a first-class force in the Cangtian Realm and has remained strong ever since."

Chu Ning was stunned, looking at the back of Elder Hong with some confusion in his eyes. He hadn't said a word all the way, but now that they had reached their destination, he started chatting with him.

"The reason why the Holy Palace has been able to last for so long is that there are disciples who emerge in every generation, and there will never be a lack of successors."

"The sect is powerful, and many geniuses will definitely come here to admire it." Chu Ning smiled and flattered him.

Hong Rongduan didn't look back and continued, "In addition to the geniuses from the Cangtian Realm, there is another important source of the Saint Palace's genius disciples, and that is from the small world."

"When our master established the Holy Palace, he spent a lot of effort to build the Spiritual Transformation Pond in order to absorb the geniuses from the smaller worlds."

"Master is truly far-sighted." Chu Ning flattered again.

"Master is not wrong, but even in a sect, as long as there are people, there will be disputes. The cultivators of the Heaven Realm naturally have a sense of superiority over the cultivators of the small world, even if they are from the same sect."

When he said this, Hong Rongduan turned around and looked at Chu Ning: "At present, all the elders of the Holy Palace are from the Cangtian Realm, and so are Junior Brother Chang and I. However, Junior Brother Chang and I worshipped the same master back then, and our master came from the small world."

The decisive blow!

This sentence was a decisive blow to Chu Ning.

Hong Rongduan saw Chu Ning looking thoughtful, smiled and turned away. He naturally would not speak for Junior Brother Chang on the flying boat, but he could tell Ji Yang the true situation of the sect's elders.

(End of this chapter)