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"Cough cough!"

Nuannuan, who had a hawthorn ball stuck in her throat, was bent over and coughing violently, her face turning blue and purple from the effort.

Fortunately, Ludwig behind her noticed something was wrong and immediately patted her back to help her catch her breath, which allowed her to spit out the hawthorn ball.

"Nuan Nuan, are you alright?"

Chu Ze, who was a step too late, stood on the other side, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly, looking somewhat annoyed.

"I'm fine..." Wen Nuan looked up at the person who had frightened her. "Immortal Venerable Xuanxiao, were you... joking just now?"

Wen Nuan has heard quite a few rumors about this person in the past two days, including the one about him not accepting apprentices.

If the rumors are true, then... why is the person standing in front of her doing this?

Moreover, whether it was her imagination or not, the way she looked at this immortal venerable seemed not to be looking at a person at all, but rather as if she were looking at some rare specimen, filled with "a thirst for knowledge"...

The immortal venerable's expression remained as cold and stern as ever. "I never joke."

He had only learned about the Life Spirit Tree Root from ancient books and had never actually seen it. Taking it as a disciple was the only way he could think of to get to know this rare spiritual root up close.

"..."

Wen Nuan didn't know what to say. In fact, she wished the man was joking. In her opinion, this immortal venerable, who was surrounded by various halos and rumors, was a huge problem.

Didn't you see Lin Wanrou's eyes practically spitting fire in the distance?

Even from a great distance, she could clearly see the hatred in the woman's eyes.

Wen Nuan could swear on the string of candied hawthorns in her hand that the woman's hatred was definitely directed at her!

Wen Nuan felt somewhat wronged... or rather, she felt utterly wronged...

Why does trouble always seem to cling to her even though she doesn't cause any?

"Immortal Venerable, to be honest, I did come here today to seek a master, but my heart is definitely not set on you."

These words caused an uproar among the onlookers who heard them.

The Celestial Venerable is taking on disciples!

The Celestial Venerable was rejected when he tried to take on a disciple!

The shocked viewers could only say: there are too many flaws, they don't even know where to begin...

Xuanxiao frowned, his handsome face full of confusion. "Why? Is there something I didn't do well enough?"

warmth,"……"

Wait, what's with this melodramatic, soap opera-like dialogue?

Before she could even speak, several figures landed one after another, surrounding her completely in the blink of an eye.

Startled, she took two steps back, and two large men stepped forward to shield her.

"Young friend, don't be afraid. We are not bad people and we don't intend to do anything."

The elder of Fenxiang Valley looked at the little girl in front of him, his face wrinkled into a flower shape.

The other elders looked at Xuanxiao with reproachful words.

"Xuanxiao, you're not being fair, you actually ran away without permission? Weren't you reluctant to take on disciples? Now you're suddenly all eager?"

"Exactly! Your Qingyun Sword Sect is really too cunning. You've already taken in a disciple with a top-grade spiritual root, and you're still not satisfied?"

This is a rare spiritual root! It's rare to find even once in a thousand years, let alone a hundred. We absolutely cannot let other sects snatch it away.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Zhongzi, who arrived late, immediately disagreed.

"Elders, why do you say that? In terms of cultivation and understanding of cultivation, few in the entire cultivation world can compare to Xuanxiao."

Speaking of his junior brother, Xuan Zhongzi was also filled with pride.

"Elders, don't forget that it was Xuanxiao who was the first to recognize this little girl's spiritual root yesterday, so he is naturally the most suitable person to be her master."

"You can't say that. You can't let the Azure Cloud Sword Sect get all the good things..."

An elder glanced at Chu Ze, who was protecting the little girl, and tentatively spoke up.

"Young friend...you're the one who tested positive for a top-grade fire elemental root yesterday, right? I think your name is..."

Chu Ze, who was standing in front of Wen Nuan, looked at the several elderly people with an air of otherworldly wisdom and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Junior Chu Ze greets all seniors."

His humble yet assertive attitude immediately won him a lot of goodwill.

The elders nodded in satisfaction, thinking that since the two seemed to know each other well, they should try to win this over first, and maybe the young girl would come along too.

"I wonder if this young friend has a sect he prefers? Our Incense Valley would very much like to welcome you to join us, and we will certainly not shortchange you with all the resources within the sect."

“Our Purgatory Sect specializes in fire magic, which is compatible with young friend Chu’s attributes. We have more cultivation techniques and magic weapons of the same attribute for him to choose from.”

Xuanxiao, who had been silent since being rejected by Wen Nuan, suddenly spoke up.

"Our Qingyun Sword Sect belongs to the number one sect in the cultivation world. The sect has thousands of cultivation techniques and magic treasures. Whether you want to choose sword cultivation, alchemy cultivation, talisman cultivation or weapon cultivation, there will be elders who specialize in it to teach you personally. You will also receive a monthly spirit stone subsidy. You only need to focus on cultivation."

The other sect elders standing nearby were dumbfounded; they had never seen this person speak so much before…

Xuanxiao spoke in a flat, unchanging tone, devoid of any inflection or emotion.

Little did they know that the more he acted this way, the more infuriating he became, and ironically, no one could refute what he said.

Damn it! He tricked me...

Chu Ze crossed his arms and stepped aside, saying, "I'm just a shop assistant. The manager makes the decisions. Wherever she goes, I'll go."

He signed a contract, so of course he has to follow the contract holder.

With his gesture, Wen Nuan was immediately exposed. She stood there, staring at the group of people staring intently at her, chuckling awkwardly while cursing Chu Ze inwardly.

"Hehe, well... I think... every sect is pretty good, huh..."

They praised each person in turn, highlighting the character as a master of balancing things, thus offending no one.

Warmth quickly began to ponder which option to choose.

Originally, she planned to find any small sect, as long as she could learn the cultivation methods.

But after listening for so long, she realized that she had been thinking too simply.

Different spiritual root attributes lead to different cultivation directions. Since you finally have the opportunity to cultivate, you should choose the one that suits you best.

Moreover, she wasn't just thinking about her own cultivation; she had other things to do as well. Thinking about it that way, it seemed like only one person met the criteria...

In the distance, Lin Wanrou was staring at Wen Nuan with resentful eyes, cursing her countless times in her heart.

When she saw Wen Nuan reject Xuan Xiao, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, while secretly cursing Wen Nuan for being such a fool who could miss such a good opportunity.

With such a direct and intense gaze, how could Wen Nuan not see it? This Lin Wanrou had repeatedly caused her trouble for no reason, and the cause was all related to this Xuanxiao Immortal Venerable.

Originally, she didn't want to get involved in these troublesome matters, but now she found Lin Wanrou quite annoying, and in addition to her own plans...

Wen Nuan looked at Lin Wanrou with a provocative smile on her lips, then turned to Xuan Xiao in front of her and bowed neatly as a disciple.

"Please give me your guidance, Master!"

Hmph! I'll make her furious!

Chu Ze raised an eyebrow but didn't say much. He just glanced at Xuan Zhongzi and said directly.

"I wonder if I, Chu, would have the honor of joining the Azure Cloud Sword Sect?"

Xuan Zhongzi was overjoyed to have all three of the most talented disciples chosen them, and he readily agreed.

"Of course, you're welcome, you're welcome!"

"..."

Not only did the other elders not get any meat, but they didn't even get a sip of soup. Their faces fell, and they instantly became extremely dejected...