The Sect Leader's Bizarre Recruitment Chapter 123: The Prodigy's Gathering! Shocking News, Long Aotian's Gender Transformation? (Part 2) - Novel Cool

Chapter 123: The Prodigy's Gathering! Shocking News, Long Aotian's Gender Transformation? (Part 2)

Chapter 123: The Prodigy's Gathering! Shocking News, Long Aotian's Gender Transformation? (Part 2)

What the...

Who is your true successor now?!

Jian Zi approached hesitantly and said softly, "Master..."

Elder Rao Zhi didn't turn her head, "What is it?"

Jian Zi: "..."

"Master, it's been a long time since you've guided my cultivation."

"I'm busy," Elder Rao Zhi sighed lightly.

Jian Zi: "(⊙o⊙) ..."

But you clearly have time to accompany it!

Waaah, you've changed your heart.

Feeling dejected, Jian Zi asked tentatively, "Master, do you want to take San Ye as your closed-door disciple because of her exceptional talent?"

"I've considered it."

Elder Rao Zhi admitted straightforwardly, but then sighed softly, "Unfortunately, it doesn't want to."

Jian Zi: "..."

So, I've truly fallen out of favor.

If it wasn't for its refusal, I might even lose my position as Jian Zi.

However...

He reconsidered. Indeed, his performance had been lacking.

As the Jian Zi, he possessed the sect's strongest heritage and the Sword Spirit Holy Body, making him invincible within the sect. Among fellow disciples of the same realm, he could suppress anyone in a one-on-one battle! But outside the sect, he suffered defeat after defeat...

Wasn't this a typical case of being a big fish in a small pond?

It was understandable for the master to be disappointed in him.

But...

I believe I can still salvage this situation.

If the master also spent time training with her disciples daily, even if they couldn't become instantly invincible, they would surely make rapid progress.

But at this moment, he didn't know what to say.

Rao Zhiyou, sensing her disciple's thoughts, turned around and said, "Don't be anxious. You have your own path, and my path is not suitable for you."

"My path is also different from yours."

"Your talent is truly exceptional. It surpasses mine, yours, and even all the current disciples of Lingjian Sect."

"Your comprehension of the sword path is unparalleled."

"Any sword technique you come across, you can grasp its essence to some extent. If you spar with someone, you can learn seven to eight parts of their technique, and then integrate and apply it!"

"It's as if there are no limitations for you in the realm of the sword path."

"You can master any sword technique!"

Rao Zhiyou was once again astonished by her own words.

This talent was simply too incredible.

It was as if the entire sword path had been created just for this individual.

She struggled to imagine how a mere weed could possess such astonishing talent.

If possible, she even considered stepping down and letting this weed take her place as the Sect Master of Lingjian Sect!

What could a weed possibly achieve? With such talent, it was destined to become a Saint and an Ancestor. Before its ascension, who could defeat it in the same realm?

A single sword to conquer all!

Alas, it was a pity...

Sigh.

The weed had no intention of becoming her disciple or joining Lingjian Sect.

Therefore, Rao Zhiyou changed her approach and decided to use 'love' to influence it and break down its psychological defenses with 'sweet temptations'.

Day after day, they ate, lived, and slept together, and she devoted herself to teaching it various sword techniques, giving her all...

Surely, she would receive some form of reward, right?

After all, they were both sword cultivators, and their sword path was upright and honorable. At the very least, they wouldn't repay kindness with ingratitude like some evil and corrupt cultivators.

It wouldn't be a loss! As for Jian Zi, well...

It wasn't that bad, but... a human compared to a weed...

"Don't be hasty."

Seeing the disappointment on Jian Zi's face, Rao Zhiyou felt a bit embarrassed and said, "I've arranged another path for you."

"Your sword path has already taken shape. All that's left is to take big steps forward and continue your sword comprehension."

"Therefore, you need to fight!"

"In great battles, you'll gain insights and improve."

"I've received news that there will be a grand gathering of talents in the Imperial Capital soon. Many top talents, including Saint-level geniuses, will be there. You can go and spar with those peak talents, deepen your understanding of the sword path, enhance your battle experience, and make up for your shortcomings."

"..."

"Yes, Master."

What else could Jian Zi say? He had no choice but to go.

"Then... can I bring San Ye with me?"

"Actually, I most want to spar with San Ye."

He decided to make one last attempt.

These words were the truth.

As fellow sword geniuses, only by sparring with each other could they maximize their growth.

"Take San Ye with you..."

Rao Zhiyou initially wanted to refuse, but then she changed her mind and said, "I guess it's fine, but it's best if you don't spar with it again, and don't think you can improve by sparring with it."

"Why?"

Rao Zhiyou gave him a deep look and said, "You might feel despair, and I fear your Dao heart will be damaged."

Jian Zi: "???"

"O_O"

So, was this weed really that monstrous?

...

Moonlit Sect:

The news spread among the high-ranking members, reaching the ears of many geniuses, including the Holy Son, Lu Zhicai, the Holy Daughter, Wen Ruyu, ranked disciples, and even Tang Wu and his newly acquainted Daoist partner, Xiaoshan.

"Brother Wu."

"This grand gathering of talents will surely be exciting, right? Numerous geniuses will gather, and I heard that over ten Saint-level figures will be present."

"I really want to witness it."

"But..."

Xiaoshan, nestled in Tang Wu's embrace, sighed, "With my talent, I probably don't have the qualifications to participate. I won't be able to see that astonishing sight."

"Hmm?"

"Why would you say that, Sister Xiaoshan?!"

Tang Wu let out a cold snort. "If you want to go, then we'll go. I, Tang Wu, will never let my woman sigh and feel disappointed."

"We'll leave right now!"

"Rest assured, I, Tang Wu, will show you the most beautiful scenery in the world and make you the happiest fairy!"

"Brother Wu, you're so good..." Xiaoshan's face was filled with admiration.

Tang Wu and Xiaoshan shared a loving moment, their happiness overflowing.

Inside the Ring:

Ice Emperor let out a soft sigh.

"My adopted son is perfect in every way, except..."

"He's a bit too confident."

"If he had a few more soul orbs, he might have the qualifications to compete with Saint-level figures. But now... sigh, although, in terms of talent, he truly doesn't lose to anyone."

"This trip might bring unexpected gains."

"..."

...

Many top-tier sects were stirred into action.

Meanwhile, in the Ten Thousand Flowers Sacred Land:

An elder proposed sending their Holy Daughter to the gathering.

But this suggestion was immediately opposed by the other elders.

"What a joke!"

"Not only is the Qianyuan Immortal Dynasty not yet at the Sacred Land level, but even if it were, what's so special about a Seventh Princess? People who don't know might even mistake her for the 'Crown Prince'!"

"A mere Seventh Princess is not worthy of accompanying our sect's Holy Daughter!"

"I've heard that many top-tier sects will send their geniuses. This is already giving her enough face."

"If even our sect's Holy Daughter goes, people might think we're trying to please the Qianyuan Immortal Dynasty. Hmph!"

“Elder Zhou, what are your intentions with such a suggestion?”

“...”

...

Inside the Fire Virtue Sect.

Huo Yun'er had tears welling up in her eyes: "Father, please let me go!"

"The Dragon Bone Fire has already stabilized, and I've left its physical form within the sect. What I have in my body is its essence, which you don’t usually need, right?"

"I’ve been stuck in the sect for two years, and it’s been unbearable."

"I just want to go out and have some fun."

"I promise, I won’t make a move."

"I’ll return immediately after this is over, okay?"

Fire Kunlun's face was full of distress: "Do you think I believe your promise?"

"Why wouldn’t you believe me?"

Huo Yun'er was puzzled.

You don’t believe me?

Father doesn’t believe me anymore?

Could it be... Father doesn’t love me anymore?

She almost burst into tears.

Seeing her like this, Fire Kunlun quickly comforted her, managing to make her stop crying. Then, he sighed, "Father doesn’t love you any less."

"How could Father not love you?"

"Then why?"

"It’s just that... sigh."

"Do you know that a few days ago, Third Elder also made a solemn promise to me right here?"

Huo Yun'er was taken aback: "Third Elder? What did he promise?"

"What else could he promise?"

"He promised he would return within three days and bring Great Elder and Second Elder back with him." Fire Kunlun’s face was filled with hopelessness: "He even said that if he didn’t return, he would be a demon dog."

"..." Huo Yun'er blinked her eyes.

Her father replied mournfully: "But now, it’s been nearly a month since he left."

"Not only has he not returned, but there’s been no news at all."

"He hasn’t even reported back to me, not even a bit."

"Ah?"

Huo Yun'er covered her mouth.

"This?"

She was stunned and then said, "That’s not right. I talked with Ling'er yesterday, and recently, the Moonseizing Sect has been peaceful with no major incidents. She even mentioned she was going to the Imperial Capital to attend... um."

Realizing she had slipped, she stuck out her tongue and fell silent.

Fire Kunlun gave her a look, feeling even more depressed.

Logically, if Huo Yun'er was going to play with her best friend and savior, he shouldn’t be worried and should even be happy.

But now, he felt that the Moonseizing Sect wasn’t a good place.

This Xiao Ling'er...

doesn’t seem like a good person!

His three elders went to the Moonseizing Sect and never returned, with no news.

Now, his beloved daughter also has plans with her, could it be...

she won’t return either?!

Seeing his strange gaze, Huo Yun'er's mind raced, and then she said, "Father, have you... thought about contacting Third Elder?"

"I have, of course I have."

Fire Kunlun felt even more depressed: "But I know Third Elder well."

"He is upright and honest, a man of his word. To him, reputation and credibility are more important than anything. If he said he would be a demon dog if he didn’t return in three days, he must have been serious!"

"So, I always thought he would return soon, at the latest by tomorrow, at the latest by tomorrow..."

"But who knew, he still hasn’t returned."

"Third Elder broke his word."

"He has changed!"

At this moment, he really wanted to curse.

Where are they?!

Where are the three strongest elders of the Fire Virtue Sect?

If they were killed, I would accept it and just lead people to avenge their deaths!

But they are clearly still alive!

And I know where they are.

Yet, they all refuse to return and don’t even contact me. What kind of situation is this?

Do they still respect me as the Sect Master?!

Do they...

still respect the Fire Virtue Sect?!

"No way!"

"Third Elder has changed, and Father can’t wait any longer!"

"Yun'er, I agree to you going to the Imperial Capital, but you must be careful! Also, be cautious of Xiao Ling'er. I have a feeling she has secrets and might... have ulterior motives for you!"

Huo Yun'er’s heart trembled.

Could Father have discovered something?!

She stammered, "No... no way, right?"

"Father can’t be sure, but I always have this feeling. After all, the three elders haven’t returned, even the Third Elder, whom I trusted the most and who is the most reliable..."

Fire Kunlun sighed deeply: "Sigh, I’ll contact Third Elder and see what he has to say."

At this moment, one was heartbroken, and the other was anxious.

The heartbroken one was his elder who hadn’t returned and might even be targeting his beloved daughter. He had to warn his daughter to be careful, lest she be lured away and never return.

The anxious one was...

could her previous playful and slightly out-of-line actions with Xiao Ling'er have been discovered by her father?

Oh no.

So embarrassing.

In her anxiety, Fire Kunlun contacted Third Elder Zhao Tiezhu.

...

Moonseizing Sect.

Right after class, the three Fire Virtue Sect leaders, who were discussing how to ‘deal with’ Lian Bo, suddenly paused. Then, Jin Zhen and Ma Canzhan looked at Zhao Tiezhu together.

He took out the communication talisman and whispered, "Shh, it’s the Sect Master."

Seeing the two nod, he chose to ‘connect’.

However, as soon as he spoke, everyone on both sides was stunned.

"Woof, woof!"

Jin Zhen, Ma Canzhan: "???!?"

Fire Virtue Sect.

Father and daughter Fire Kunlun: "(ΩДΩ)?!"

"Th, Third Elder, what are you...???"

Surely, he hasn’t been bitten by a celestial dog and turned into one, right?

"Cough."

But then, Zhao Tiezhu sighed deeply: "Sect Master, I’ve broken my word. I was just fulfilling my promise just now."

Fire Kunlun: "?!!!"

What the...

He realized what was happening and inwardly exclaimed, "What the."

"You said if you didn’t return in three days, you would be a demon dog, and now you’re just directly barking?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"So that's how you're going to play it?"

Zhao Tiezhu sighed, "Third Elder, I don't really mind about this matter. But, why haven't you returned until now?"

"The Great Elder and Second Elder are also out of contact..."

"What exactly happened? You must give this Sect Master an explanation!"

Zhao Tiezhu was helpless.

How could he possibly explain? He couldn't very well tell the truth, that Xiao Ling'er's pills were too fragrant, and he couldn't move because of it, right? That would be absurd.

Although they all claimed that it wasn't about the pills but about contributing to the development of the Moon Embrace Sect and their dissatisfaction with the sect's unsightly crafting techniques, everyone knew the real reason deep down.

Since they shared the same goal, they didn't expose each other.

But to respond to the Sect Master like this? That was definitely not going to work.

He could only...

For now, he would take a roundabout approach.

Cough.

Zhao Tiezhu coughed, "Sect Master, this... this... it's not that I, the old me, intentionally wanted to eat the pills."

"You also know that I've been stuck at this step for many years, and I haven't broken through yet."

"Who would've thought that this time, there would be some opportunity, and I feel a breakthrough is imminent. It's really not suitable to continue rushing on the road."

"I'm afraid this opportunity will slip away!"

"So I can only stay in the Moon Embrace Sect for a while, seize the opportunity, and try to break through! It's not that I'm talking nonsense; the breakthrough is already within reach!"

"By the time I return, I will have reached the Seventh Realm."

"So, Sect Master, please don't rush me..."

A Great Enemy!

If they could have one more Great Enemy, wouldn't that be stronger than anything else? Why rush now? At this moment, Fire Kunlun was not in the least bit anxious.

Don't rush! But then he reconsidered, something was off!

The Third Elder was about to break through, so he didn't return. What about the Great Elder and Second Elder?

...

"Ingenious!"

Jin Zhen clapped his hands and whispered, "Can we respond like this too?"

Ma Canzhan excitedly agreed, "Yes!"

"That won't do!"

However, Zhao Tiezhu quickly set up a soundproof barrier and said, "If we break through at the same time, there will eventually be a time when we finish breaking through and return, right?"

"It's not possible to always be in a breakthrough state, is it?"

"So you should say that you're protecting me!"

"After all, it's not within our own sect, and protecting me is still necessary."

"When I can't drag it out any longer, after breaking through, I'll respond, and then one of you two will protect me, and then we'll switch~"

"Like this, back and forth, the three of us, relying on Xiao Ling'er's pills, can probably not return for a long time."

"Hiss!"

The two exchanged glances.

Ingenious!

This was the move of a master! "I never expected, old three, you seem honest and straightforward, but you actually have such deep calculations!"

"People can't be judged by their appearance, huh~!"

"What do you know?"

Zhao Tiezhu sighed, "If you were stuck at this bottleneck like me for such a long time, and finally encountered a breakthrough opportunity, you'd be even 'smarter' than me."

The two were speechless, but it made sense.

As soon as they finished speaking, Fire Kunlun began questioning them about their whereabouts.

They responded fluently as instructed.

Fire Kunlun was 'reassured'.

Hmm, protection...

No problem.

But why did he still feel something was amiss?

...

"Brother Aotian~"

"You heard what they said earlier too. Southwest Imperial Capital, should we go or not?"

"But with our identities, if our whereabouts are exposed, it might be dangerous. How about we go in disguise?"

"Don't worry."

Gu Yue Fangyuan patted her chest and said, "I have a type of Gu that can drastically change our appearances and auras, even an Eighth Realm Great Enemy can't see through it. Moreover, if you're willing to be ruthless, not even a Ninth Realm Great Enemy from the Demon Clan could identify you."

"Huh!"

Long Aotian, who initially didn't care, was indeed tempted, "How ruthless?"

"Ruthless to the point of cutting off your manhood..."

Gu Yue Fangyuan chuckled, "What's the big deal about losing a few inches?"

"I have a type of Gu that can turn you into a woman!"

"By then, who would know that you're Long Aotian?"

"Hiss!"

Long Aotian, who had just been thinking about becoming a woman, suddenly felt his scalp tingling and his whole body trembling at the thought of becoming a woman and being conquered by men in the future.

"You dare!"

"You really have some guts!"

"Just wait, I won't kill you!"

Calling Long Aotian was indeed true Qi.

But he was Long Aotian, how could he bear such humiliation?

"Not good, our plan has been exposed!"

Gu Yue Fangyuan shrank her neck and immediately ran away.

(End of Chapter)

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