Chapter 24: This is What You Call... (2/2)

w.a.n.g Zhong immediately turned around, feeling utterly confused.

At this time, several sounds came from inside the hall. Although those sounds were quite soft, w.a.n.g Zhong, who was gifted with keen ears and sharp eyes, was barely able to hear them.

”Oh, so it's him.”

”Sect Leader Senior Martial Brother, do you think that this child is different?”

”Yes, he is indeed different.”

”But in terms of potential... although he has good potential, it's not that extraordinary.”

”Don't judge his future solely based on his potential.”

After that, w.a.n.g Zhong could no longer make out what they were saying, but these few words were like a thunder strike to his mind, leaving it completely blank.

”There is hope! The Sect Leader thinks I am different and can be trained!”

He was drowned in the sea of happiness, so much that in his trance, other people have walked pa.s.sed him to the front of the Hall one by one.

When he regained his composure, he happened to see Hai Yunfan walk pa.s.s him with a smile on his face. At this time, the Elder's seemed to speak again. Hai Yunfan did not notice this, but w.a.n.g Zhong could actually make out what the Elders said.

”Oh, this one... What a pity...”

”What a pity? Haha, looks like this prince from the Grand Cloud Empire doesn't a chance!”

”Indeed, previously on the Golden Bridge, he had to stop way earlier than me. Obviously, he doesn't have the qualification to enter the Spirit Sword Sect.”

Although his heart was having a schadenfreude, w.a.n.g Zhong did not show it on his face. He nodded to Hai Yunfan as he walked pa.s.s him.

Then, one after another, the partic.i.p.ants walked to the front until the last partic.i.p.ant, w.a.n.g Lu.

w.a.n.g Lu actually had a mind to go first, but it was not because of any special reason; he just wanted this to be over as soon as possible. However, since he couldn't grab the first place, he simply waited for the last, which was not too bad as well.

As for those more than a dozen eyes which were intently scrutinizing him, w.a.n.g Lu simply did not care. He strutted out before the hall with an att.i.tude of indescribable composure.

Then, the people in the hall suddenly heard a series of excited voice coming from the Elders.

”Fxck me!”

”Oh G.o.d, his Spirit Root is blinding me!”

”This old man has been cultivating for more than a hundred years, but today, I have finally been touched by G.o.d!”

”Quick, quick, go and make him into a specimen, I want to add him to my collection!”

”I want to eat his meat! I've heard that eating it can make you live forever!”

The Elders unbridled voice echoed throughout the Mystical Cloud Hall, leaving the partic.i.p.ants before them completely dumbfounded. However, someone finally coughed twice. ”Everyone, be quiet, don't get excited.”

After that, the hall became completely silent. But the disturbance just now had sent the minds of the partic.i.p.ants into a state of turmoil.

”d.a.m.n, this w.a.n.g Lu is really not someone to mess with! What kind of place is this Spirit Sword Sect? They are one of the top five sects within the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals! What kind of person has the people from this sect not seen before? And yet, they even lost their self-control at the sight of this country boy's spirit root!”

”Is there still a fxcking justice in this world? Is this guy really the child of a peasant farmer from the countryside and not some b.a.s.t.a.r.d kid of some Immortal King?”

While the partic.i.p.ants were talking about this, a girl dressed in a bright and colorful gown walked out from the interior of the Mystical Cloud Hall. Her hand was holding a piece of paper, where she read a pa.s.sage word for word. ”Everyone, please take a rest for a while. We will combine the opinions of the Elders. In about one hour, we will reveal the three qualified partic.i.p.ants.”

After reading it, the girl simply rolled up the paper and went back to the interior of the hall. But not before she held her gaze on a certain someone for a bit longer.

That certain someone was w.a.n.g Lu. The girl sized him up with eyes filled with curiosity and endless interest. On the other hand, she completely ignored the rest of the partic.i.p.ants. Such a special treatment made everyone envious and jealous, wis.h.i.+ng that they could take w.a.n.g Lu's place.

At this point, n.o.body doubted that w.a.n.g Lu would be among the final three finalists. With a beater-like way of thinking, a spirit root that could be said to be in defiance of the natural law, and a likable aura... even the most nitpicky examiner could not possibly find any flaws in him.

But through all this, w.a.n.g Lu remained calm and unperturbed. He was neither moved by the unbridled opinions from inside the hall just now nor did he care about the curious gaze of the female disciple. He just quietly stood there, with a posture filled with confidence.

Time pa.s.sed, and soon, the girl with the bright and colorful dress came out again, holding a note in her hand.

”Those whose name will be read out by me, follow me into the hall. As for the others... ” The girl looked up and smiled like a blooming flower. ”You can clean yourself and rest first before you go home.”

The partic.i.p.ants in front of the hall held their breaths as their stared at her, waiting for the outcome of the trial.

And then...

”Wen Bao.”

”Zhu Qin.”

”w.a.n.g... Zhong!”