"Zhang Xiaofan, you have passed the assessnt and are rewarded with an ’Immortal Crystal.’"
"I hope you live up to the alliance’s nurturing of you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan looked up incredulously, gazing at the wooden box containing the Immortal Crystal before him.
After a mont’s daze, he snapped back to reality and imdiately waved his hands in refusal: "No, no, no!"
"Absolutely not!"
"I haven’t even completed the full assessnt, I didn’t even get through the first task, I am not qualified to receive this Immortal Crystal."
"Celestial Master Zhang, I know you have been kind to , and I have always rembered your grace, but on this matter, I am resolute in my refusal, I cannot let Celestial Master Zhang break the rules set by the alliance for my sake!"
Hearing Zhang Xiaofan’s series of denials, Zhang Taixuan was montarily stunned, then burst into laughter: "Hahahaha"
"Were you paying any attention to what I said?"
"Listen carefully, I am conveying the order of Alliance Leader Dong, these are the orders communicated by Alliance Leader Dong, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan opened his mouth wide: "Ah?"
"Did I really... pass?"
"But clearly I didn’t pass the assessnt!"
"Could Celestial Master Zhang be joking with ?"
Hearing this, Zhang Taixuan also couldn’t help but laugh at the blockhead: "Do you consider yourself so important?"
"And , so powerful in divine techniques?"
"This is an Immortal Crystal that elevates world status, not sothing I am qualified to decide the destination of."
"Even if I wanted to give you special treatnt, I do not have the qualifications, did you hear that clearly this ti?"
Upon hearing these words, Zhang Xiaofan was utterly shocked.
"Are you going to accept the order or not?"
"Zhang... Zhang Xiaofan accepts the order!" With that, Zhang Xiaofan took hold of the wooden box containing the Immortal Crystal with both hands, feeling dizzy and unable to co back to his senses for a long while.
.....
"Get up after taking the order, why are you still kneeling?"
"Planning to offer incense to ?"
Sotis Zhang Taixuan felt, Zhang Xiaofan’s mind really wasn’t very sharp, sotis giving off a not-so-smart vibe.
"Oh... oh!" Zhang Xiaofan slowly stood up, then with a bewildered look, asked: "Celestial Master Zhang, I clearly didn’t pass the assessnt, why would Alliance Leader Dong give an Immortal Crystal?"
"Isn’t this unfair to the other two brothers?"
"No, no!"
"Please return this Immortal Crystal to Alliance Leader Dong, I feel"
"Hey, hey, hey! Stop!" Zhang Taixuan reached out to interrupt Zhang Xiaofan, he didn’t want to hear the sa thing for the third ti, these three people’s reactions were exactly as Alliance Leader Dong described in the letter.
"I know what you want to say."
"There’s no need to say it."
"I’ll keep it short."
"The other two also received an Immortal Crystal, all three of you received one."
"So you don’t need to feel unworthy of this Immortal Crystal, this assessnt was designated by Alliance Leader Dong, so she has her own assessnt standards, giving you an Immortal Crystal ans you passed the assessnt."
"Understood?"
"If you keep nagging, I’ll shut your mouth!"
After listening, Zhang Xiaofan clutched the wooden box tightly with his hands, bowing deeply to the void: "Thank you, Alliance Leader Dong, for your high expectations of . I, Zhang Xiaofan, will not disappoint your nurturing, nor the alliance!"
After speaking, Zhang Xiaofan’s eyes were slightly red.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"Don’t start crying on ?!"
"You are the future Domain Master of a Lower-Rank Immortal Realm, can you be more mature and composed?"
Zhang Taixuan expressed with exasperation towards Zhang Xiaofan,
"Apologies, Celestial Master, I’m just too emotional, I’m not usually like this." Zhang Xiaofan awkwardly smiled and said.
...
After so thought, Zhang Taixuan asked Zhang Xiaofan a very important question: "Xiaofan, now that you have this Immortal Crystal, what are your plans?"
"I plan... to preserve it well for now."
Zhang Xiaofan’s answer made Zhang Taixuan pause, and he asked curiously: "Why hold onto it? Shouldn’t you imdiately enhance your world status and beco the Domain Master of the Immortal Domain?"
"No."
Zhang Xiaofan shook his head, speaking slowly and clearly: "Actually, I know, according to the normal assessnt criteria, I definitely do not et the requirents."
"First, if I imdiately used the Immortal Crystal to enhance my world status, even though most people won’t say it out loud, I believe others in the alliance will have so opinions, thinking, ’How can soone who didn’t even pass the first assessnt receive an Immortal Crystal?’ It’s unfair."
"If Brother Xiao and Brother Wang knew that an unsuccessful one like received the sa reward as them, they would surely feel uncomfortable, which would undermine Alliance Leader Dong’s authority."
"Second, speaking with facts, my current strength indeed does not qualify to be the Domain Master of a Lower-Rank Immortal Realm."
Hearing Zhang Xiaofan’s words, Zhang Taixuan was dumbfounded.
He could not have imagined that the blockhead Zhang Xiaofan could say sothing so profound and clear!
"Then how long do you plan to preserve the Immortal Crystal?" Zhang Taixuan asked again.
"I plan to keep it until my strength reaches the point where I can officially pass the assessnt, then I will participate again and intend to pass the assessnt honestly."
"After passing, I will use this Immortal Crystal."
"This way, no matter what happens, the alliance won’t say anything, nor will it damage Alliance Leader Dong’s authority."
Upon hearing this response, Zhang Taixuan’s pupils constricted, and he took a deep breath.
Actually, he also worried about this issue in his heart.
After all, Zhang Xiaofan did not pass the assessnt, but Alliance Leader Dong still gave him an Immortal Crystal, which couldn’t be kept a secret; once Zhang Xiaofan’s world status was enhanced, it would definitely leak out.
At that ti, people would inevitably feel that it is unfair, potentially undermining Alliance Leader Dong’s authority.
Xiao Huo and Wang Lin are different, they at least passed the assessnt, and outsiders wouldn’t say anything.
...
So, he intentionally asked Zhang Xiaofan in this way.
But unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaofan’s response perfectly resolved this concern!
Not only that, Zhang Xiaofan working even harder in his cultivation would covertly motivate himself, and he would hold an even deeper gratitude towards the alliance, thus garnering more support.
At this mont, in his heart, he had an awe-filled speculation...
Could it be that Alliance Leader Dong foresaw all of this, perfectly seeing through the thoughts in the hearts of the three of them?
But Alliance Leader Dong had never t the three of them, how would she know?
At this mont, he felt a newfound respect for the legendary Alliance Leader Dong.
He suddenly seed to have grasped sothing; with Heaven Shepherd Alliance being so united, bearing such strong cohesion, Alliance Leader Dong must have played a very, very crucial role in it.
...
"Go back and work hard, I’m going ahead."
"Hope that by then, you can venture step by step to this Ancient Wilderness and beco a pillar of the alliance."
With that, Zhang Taixuan heavily patted Zhang Xiaofan’s shoulder and turned to walk out of the cave dwelling.
Standing outside the dwelling, Zhang Taixuan looked up at the floating Immortal Clouds in the sky with his hands clasped behind his back, suddenly feeling that these clouds hovering over the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm were much heavier and more sacred.
...
Nanmu Immortal Island, within the Cyan Fragrance Courtyard.
The courtyard gate was pushed open, and a figure covered in blood walked inside.
Seeing this, Dong’Er stood up as well.
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