611 Adopted Disciple! (2/2)

Even Zhao Yameng was extremely shocked. Her lips parted, but no words presented themselves.

”There isn't enough space for me to show you everything. In any case… I have another seven to eight mountains of these Supreme Fire Stones in my storage bracelet.” Wang Baole patted his tummy while pretending to be nonchalant about it all. He waved his hand casually and stored the stones.

A long moment later, Kong Dao stared at the fruit in his hand and quietly put it in his storage bag. He stared skyward. Then, after another long bout of silence, he sighed.

”Baole, you're not going to have any friends if you keep this up…”

Wang Baole burst out into laughter. He patted Kong Dao's shoulder, then pulled out several dozen Supreme Fire Stones and handed them over to Kong Dao. Kong Dao seemed to hesitate for a moment. Amidst his quick breathing, he finally decided to compromise. He kept the stones hurriedly and gave Wang Baole a heated look.

Wang Baole gave Zhao Yameng more than a hundred stones. He told them to approach him should they need more in the future. In the face of Wang Baole's generosity, Kong Dao quickly pulled out two Cloud Brew Fruits and gave one each to Wang Baole and Zhao Yameng as well.

Zhao Yameng did the same and distributed a portion of her gains as well. Their spirits soared after the exchange. Even the typically calm and reserved Zhao Yameng couldn't control her racing heart. She was about to say something when the Road of Brilliance and the Worship Palace Pavilion began to shake.

The ground rumbled as they shook. Intense light gathered above the second, third, and sixth palaces. The light erupted and raced towards the skies, gathering in the heavens and transforming into three jade slips!

One was green, one was red, and the last—purple!

The green represented the outer sect, the red, the inner sect, while the purple… was for adopted disciples!

The three sparkling jade slips rushed towards the three, who caught them. As soon as they came into contact with the jade slips, they could feel a strange sensation surface inside them.

Kong Dao felt a change over the ancient greenish-bronze sword. It was as if the previous ancient greenish-bronze sword had been filled with countless thin threads. These threads clustered together like a thick mass. They might not have a discernible presence or pose a challenge to one's movements, but they were bindings that restricted one to a certain extent.

Now, with the green jade slip in his hand, it was as if the space separating these threads had grown wider. He experienced a sudden sense of relief and weightlessness.

Kong Dao's eyes brightened. He realized the importance of gaining his disciple rank then. Zhao Yameng experienced the same thing, but more intensely. It was as if the space between the threads had grown even wider for her. With a slight mental nudge, she could avoid those threads entirely.

Because of her understanding of array formations, she knew what that feeling meant… She was now immune to a great number of hexes on the ancient greenish-bronze sword!

”So that's the benefit… of gaining a true disciple's status and having one's name listed on the Dao Plate!” Joy flashed across Zhao Yameng's eyes. She and Kong Dao both stared at Wang Baole.

There was a strange look on Wang Baole's face. He lifted his head and stared at Zhao Yameng and Kong Dao after a long moment. It seemed like he wanted to say something but was at a loss for words.

”Baole, you got the adopted disciple rank at the sixth palace. How do you feel right this moment?” Kong Dao asked curiously.

”Well… I feel as if the entire world is cheering at me…” Wang Baole thought, then replied with a strange look on his face. He hadn't lied. As soon as he came into contact with the jade slip, he had felt an intense welcoming sensation erupting from the world around him. It felt as if the world was telling him that there were few places in this world that he couldn't enter.

At that thought, Wang Baole took a sudden step forward, not towards the Worship Palace Pavilion but into the ocean of fire. He walked steadily towards the latter, leaving the safety of the Worship Palace Pavilion. Just as his foot was about to step into the ocean of fire, a slab of stone appeared out of thin air beneath his foot…

”That's how I feel.” Wang Baole raised his eyebrow. He stood on the stone and shrugged his shoulders, then turned towards Kong Dao, whose jaw had dropped and eyes were popping out, and Zhao Yameng, whose eyes had widened at the sight.