Chapter 288 Gold Sash Disciple (1/2)

When Zhou Yuan's voice sounded once again on the stone plaza, it caused the atmosphere to instantly freeze as gaze after gaze was cast over in shock.

No one had expected Zhou Yuan to favor the other two factions...

After all, out of Saint Genesis Peak's three current factions, Lu Hong's was clearly the most superior.

However, this choice was no surprise to Zhou Yuan himself. From the very beginning, he had already decided not to choose Lu Hong's faction.

It was because he could feel a tiny sliver of hostility in Wu Gang's words and elder Lu Hong's seemingly unconcerned gaze, hostility that was likely due to his relations.h.i.+p with Lu Feng and Lu Xuanyin.

Elder Lu Hong was obviously far from being as open-minded as Wu Gang had said.

Zhou Yuan could already foresee the endless amount of trouble that would be sent his way if he joined Lu Hong's faction. Furthermore, it would more than likely that Lu Hong would not support him if Lu Xuanyin and Lu Feng came seeking revenge, and instead easily discard him to appease the two of them.

Therefore, Zhou Yuan would most certainly eliminate Lu Hong's faction from his choices to avoid such trouble. After all, he felt that as long as he was provided with cultivation resources, it would not make much of difference regardless of which group he joined.

Truthfully speaking, as the possessor of the Decoder Saint Rune, Zhou Yuan did not require anyone to guide him in the area of Genesis techniques.

Zhou Yuan's rejection also stunned the disciples under elder Shen Taiyuan and elder Lu Song. Zhou Yuan's choice had likewise surpa.s.sed their expectations.

”This junior brother is somewhat interesting.” Zhou Tai grinned, a trace of admiration now present in his gaze when he looked towards Zhou Yuan.

Lu Yan's cheeks balloned slightly for a while, the icy haughtiness on her pretty face fading substantially as she said, ”At least he has some backbone…”

The other disciples from the two factions also cast friendly and welcoming gazes towards Zhou Yuan.

In contrast, hostility began to rise in the eyes of the disciples under elder Lu Hong, their slightly chilly gazes looking towards Zhou Yuan. It was obvious that they felt Zhou Yuan's rejection to be an act of humiliation towards their group.

Especially Wu Gang, whose expression fluctuated indeterminately between anger and embarra.s.sment. He had previously been under the impression that Zhou Yuan had tactfully chosen to join them. Who could have imagined that his earlier words were merely a ruse, turning the former's earlier words into a joke.

”You!”

Wu Gang's gaze turned piercingly chilly as he stared at Zhou Yuan and sarcastically said, ”Junior brother Zhou Yuan really has character, it seems that you believe that as the champion of the peak selection ceremony, teacher Lu's faction cannot do without you?”

”Do you really think that every champion is like the Cangxuan Peak's senior brother Chu Qing?” There was no lack of mockery in his words.

There were many champions of the peak selection ceremony in the Cangxuan Sect. After all, there was one for each generation of disciples. Amongst them, there were no lack of amazingly successful disciples, but at the same time also many that ultimately fell back into mediocrity.

After rebuking Zhou Yuan, Wu Gang's tone softed slightly as he said, ”Junior brother Zhou Yuan, you do have some talent, but I advise not to be too rash. If you fail to grasp this opportunity, regret will do nothing for you in the future.”

Zhou Yuan merely chuckled in response. ”Teacher Lu's faction is not too unsuitable for me, senior brother Wu Gang does not need to speak any further about this.”

Wu Gong's words were always secretly threatening him, something that Zhou Yuan very much dislikes. Hence, he could no longer be bothered to talk it out nicely.

Wu Gang's eyes hardened as an ominous look appeared on his face.

He was about to speak again, but saw elder Lu Hong open his eyes, indifference within them as he waved at the former. Hence, Wu Gang closed his mouth and venomously glared at Zhou Yuan.

Lu Hong nonchalantly said, ”Forget about it since he is not willing. We do not lack a so-called champion of the peak selection ceremony.”