Five days had passed.
Aside from the Sage from the Sword Sect who remained at the Gu Family, the other three had already returned to their respective Sects.
The Wan Hua Valley and the Buddhist Sect were not surprised by the outco.
They just felt so regret.
However, they each had disciples with the Talent of the Dao Body supporting them, so at least they would not fall too far behind the Sword Sect. Moreover, these two Holy Lands had their unique ways of recruiting disciples, so they did not dwell too much on the matter and hastily concluded it.
But at this very mont, in front of the Immortal Ascension Sect's mountains.
Sage Li He's face was a picture of perplexity. All the way back, he had been pondering how to explain himself upon his return.
Carrying his inner turmoil, he had already returned to the Immortal Ascension Sect.
And he was summoned by True Monarch Bai, the Sect Master, at the first opportunity.
Simultaneously, at the Ninth Saint Son Peak of the Immortal Ascension Sect.
The face of Wu Jiang Saint was gloomy and his heart was filled with trepidation.
He had received news from an Elder two days ago that the Sect actually planned to use him as a bargaining chip to entice the Young Master from the Northern Domain Gu Family to join the Immortal Ascension Sect!
This news was like a bolt from the blue that left him reeling from shock for two days, leaving him unable to focus on his Cultivation.
"Why isn't he dead..."
"And he is a Talent of the Dao Body too, how is that possible..."
"Why does he, a wastrel from the impoverished lands of the Northern Domain, deserve this!"
Wu Jiang's hair was in a disarray, no longer carrying the dignity he once had as a Saint.
Moreover, the Elders even told him a piece of news that shattered his defenses!
That old man, Gu Kuang, who had once pursued him, was also not dead.
Not only was he alive, but he had also broken through to the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm!
At this mont, he felt like the whole world was against him!
He even doubted whether those three Tributors had been toying with him with false information, suggesting that they definitely had not succeeded in Duanbei City!
Otherwise, with Gu Kuang's Essence Blood depleted and his life nearing its end, how could there have been a chance for a breakthrough into the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm?
"What to do..."
Wu Jiang ruffled his hair, his eyes bloodshot.
He was extrely perplexed, wondering whether he should just flee.
But where could he escape to?
If the Immortal Ascension Sect was truly intent on pacifying his grudge for the Talent of the Dao Body, where could he find refuge?
He was genuinely frightened and for the first ti, he felt fear towards the na Gu Changge.
Despite having never t him.
Yet now that he thought about it, the fact that he had managed to escape three tis from a practitioner in the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm was not sothing an ordinary person could do!
No wonder, no wonder...
It turned out he had the Talent of the Dao Body!
With his heart filled with nerves, he also was among the first to learn that Elder Li He had returned to the Sect.
His heart was completely gripped with tension at that mont, his entire being overwheld by extre anxiety.
He was terrified that any second now, an Elder would co to his Ninth Saint Son Peak and force him to the Northern Domain, turning him into a prisoner beneath the feet of Young Master Gu!
All he could hope for now was that the guy would choose to join another Holy Land instead of the Immortal Ascension Sect.
In such a case, the Immortal Ascension Sect would have no reason to forsake him, their Ninth Saint Son.
...
At the main peak, True Monarch Bai sat atop an Immortal Crane, expressionless as he looked towards the returning Li He.
"Tell , why, when my Immortal Ascension Sect promised so much, could we still not persuade him to join?"
Hearing the Sect Master's words, many Elders present also looked at Elder Li He with skeptical eyes.
Despite making significant promises on behalf of the Sect, he had still failed.
"This..."
"It's just that the Sword Sect offered more."
"Moreover, Elder Jian Chen from that Sword Sect criticized our Sect, elevating their own to influence the judgnt of that Young Master Gu."
With no choice left, Sage Li He could only relay the details of what had happened.
The Elders, despite furrowing their brows, also sighed helplessly.
If what Li He said was true, their Immortal Ascension Sect really couldn't compete with the Sword Sect.
Li He realized that everyone seed to be venting their anger onto him.
So, seizing an inspiration, he added, "Actually... that Little Friend Gu was originally most inclined to join our Immortal Ascension Sect, but he had reservations."
"What reservations? If there are reservations, we can solve them. Why hand him over to the Sword Sect!"
True Monarch Bai slightly furrowed his brows.
He had granted Li He considerable authority to promise any condition to that talent with Extre Dao Body!
"He... he said that certain disciples of our Immortal Ascension Sect left an extrely bad impression on him, so... that's why he ultimately chose the Sword Sect."
Sage Li He said with a bow.
Everyone present frowned upon hearing this.
They had done their own investigations and indeed found that certain disciples of the Immortal Ascension Sect had previously conflicted with Gu Changge.
One ti in Duanbei City, Gu Changge disposed of the cultivation of two conflicting disciples and threw them outside the city to feed the Demon Beasts, which should have satisfied his desire for retribution.
As for another occasion...
Clearly, he was talking about Saint Wu Jiang from the Ninth Saint Son Peak, who had attacked his own grandfather and arranged for soone to strike at both him and his wife outside the Heavenly Cold Sect.
Initially, no one had cared about this, but now with Gu Changge revealed as a talent with Extre Dao Body, they began to reassess the situation.
They realized at that mont that just the grudge that had been ford might be enough for him to refuse to join the Immortal Ascension Sect!
"Saint Wu Jiang of the Ninth Saint Son... he has misled our Immortal Ascension Sect!"
An Elder said with a grim expression.
Many Elders remained silent, but so voiced their agreent, "We implore the Sect Master to impose a punishnt. Had it not been for Saint Wu Jiang of the Ninth Saint Son, perhaps he would have agreed to join our Immortal Ascension Sect, and we would have been spared from watching the Sword Sect gain another talent with Extre Dao Body!"
Seeing this, Li He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They now had soone to vent their anger towards, and he would have a much easier ti.
"To punish our own Saint Son for a talent of the Dao Body we didn't obtain?"
"How shaless of you to suggest such a thing."
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