Chapter 166

Chapter 166: Just One Person’s Opinion
Master Qing Yan pressed down the pain and went back to his usual cold, aloof look.

Sect Master Ji Yuan, one of the very few who knew about Master Qing Yan’s old illness, could not hide the worry on his face.

Seeing this made Master Qing Yan feel annoyed, and he turned his gaze back toward Yu Zhao.

For some reason, when he looked at Yu Zhao again, his mood was very different. He even found her a little pleasing to the eye.

His face suddenly turned cold: “Yu Zhao, you do not respect your elders, and your words are wild and arrogant. In this life, you will never achieve the Great Dao.”

Yu Zhao had thought she would be angry, but to her surprise, her heart was completely calm, as if she were listening to some stranger spouting nonsense.

She replied lightly: “Just your own opinion.”

Those simple four words were stronger than any other answer.

Master Qing Yan was so angry that he let out a cold laugh: “Fine. I will wait and see how far someone as unruly as you can go.”

Yu Zhao lifted her head and met Master Qing Yan’s gaze, saying word by word: “Then please watch carefully, Master Qing Yan, and see how I take each step to achieve the Great Dao.”

[Arrogant!]

The same thought flashed through everyone’s mind at the same time.

To dare speak of proving the Dao in front of the number one person in the Cultivation World, was that confidence or pure conceit?

Most people leaned toward the second.

Only a very small number truly believed that Yu Zhao could do what she said.

Ye Cong Xin looked at Yu Zhao’s back. Along with her jealousy, there was also a trace of indescribable envy in her heart.

She also wanted to be like Yu Zhao, fearless and able to do as she pleased.

She did not want to be like she was now, bound by the System, wasting effort to curry favor with that so-called great Fated One, acting like a spineless echo.

Yu Zhao had everything she wanted yet did not treasure it, so it was only natural for her to want to seize everything from her.

Master Qing Yan froze. The pain in his head worsened, and his brows furrowed again.

Sect Master Ji Yuan could no longer sit still.

Master Qing Yan’s condition did not look good. If he got riled up a few more times and something happened to him, it would be a disaster.

He quickly sent Elder Sun a voice transmission, telling him to continue presiding over the Qualifying Trials.

Elder Sun hesitated for a moment and looked toward Yu Zhao.

According to Master Qing Yan’s demands, Yu Zhao had to withdraw from the Qualifying Trials, which meant Zhou Jin Yue’s team would be short one person.

In such a short time, it was hard to say whether Zhou Jin Yue could even find a replacement.

“Yu Zhao…”

Yu Zhao bowed to Elder Sun, saying: “Disciple is willing to withdraw from the Selection Trials. I only ask Elder Sun to give me a little time to find someone to take my place.”

“All right.”

Yu Zhao turned and walked over to Zhou Jin Yue’s side, apologizing: “Senior Sister Zhou, I am sorry. I have let down your good intentions.”

Zhou Jin Yue’s eyes turned red: “You are not allowed to apologize. This is not your fault.”

“Sigh, you are also suffering a disaster you did not deserve.” Zhang Jun let out a heavy sigh, feeling quite sorry for Yu Zhao.

Lv Li did not blame Yu Zhao either and even spoke gently to comfort her.

“Stop comforting her and first think about where we are going to find a replacement teammate!” Pu Xing He said irritably.

He had already been unhappy about Yu Zhao joining the team. He only agreed because Zhou Jin Yue insisted on vouching for her.

Now something had really gone wrong. He should not have agreed in the first place.

“How is that hard?”

Zhou Jin Yue shot Pu Xing He a glance, then looked at the disciples watching from the outer ring and called out loudly: “Who is willing to join us?”

“Me, me, me!”

“Senior Sister Zhou, choose me! Choose me! I am tall, I run fast, and I am strong! I am definitely the best choice!”

“Senior Sister! First Senior Sister! Let me do it. They will not be able to handle something like this!”

“…”

Even a fool could see how strong Zhou Jin Yue’s team was. They were absolutely one of the top contenders for first place in the Cultivation World Grand Tournament.

Now that there was a chance to join, no one wanted to miss it.

Even the disciples who had already formed their own teams could not help looking tempted. If they were not afraid of turning against their teammates, many of them would probably have stepped forward to recommend themselves on the spot.

Zhou Jin Yue was very familiar with her fellow disciples’ strength, and in less than half a stick of incense, she picked someone to replace Yu Zhao.

The chosen disciple, He Luo Luo, ran up in high spirits and, as soon as they reached Yu Zhao, grabbed her hand and thanked her again and again.

Yu Zhao gave a helpless smile, then briefly hugged Zhou Jin Yue and left the Martial Practice Field.

Wherever she walked, the other disciples hurriedly dodged out of her way, leaving a wide empty space around her.

“Hmph, cowards!”

Xiu Luo angrily shoved aside the people in front of her and went straight to stand by Yu Zhao’s side.

“Yu Zhao, you were right. I should never have had hopes about Master Qing Yan. After today’s Selection Trials are over, I am going to ask another elder to take me as a disciple!”

After an inner disciple breaks through to the Golden Core stage, they can choose an elder or a peak master to become their teacher.

Before this, Elder Sun had hinted more than once that Xiu Luo could take him as her master, but Xiu Luo had always been hung up on Master Qing Yan and never agreed.

Now that her fantasy was broken, she should let go of her obsession and think about her future.

The corners of Yu Zhao’s lips curled slightly.

“Congratulations.”

[For seeing the truth clearly.]

Xiu Luo had just opened her mouth to say something when she suddenly changed the topic: “Why are you all here?”

Feng Qi Yun, Wang Chen, and several other inner disciples walked over to Yu Zhao and Xiu Luo, surrounding them in the middle.

Feng Qi Yun tossed his hair on purpose, pretending to be carefree.

“Senior Sister Yu is an inner disciple, one of our own. If we swallow our anger at a time like this, those personal disciples and outer disciples will definitely laugh at us later.”

“That’s right. Those people are always saying that we inner disciples are not united. Today we will open their eyes and let them know what it means: together we are a blazing fire, apart we are little flames.”

“My suggestion for people who cannot talk properly is that they should keep quiet.”

“…”

The inner disciples chatted one after another, and in no time, they stirred up the quiet atmosphere.

Xiu Luo sniffed and whispered by Yu Zhao’s ear: “Yu Zhao, now I feel that we inner disciples are not worse than the personal disciples at all.”

“All of you are amazing,” Yu Zhao said softly.

“I think so too.”

After all the twists and turns, the Selection Trials started again.

Perhaps because their emotions had fluctuated too much earlier, when everyone looked at the Selection Trials again, the excitement and interest from the beginning were gone.

The result of the match was just as everyone had expected.

The two squads led by Zhou Jin Yue and Fang Cheng Lang held out until the end and won.

They would represent the Five Elements Dao Sect in the Cultivation World Grand Tournament and compete with other sects for spots to enter the Floating Island.

It was worth mentioning that Ye Cong Xin’s performance in this trial was quite impressive. Although she did not last until the end, she held on for a long time, giving Fang Cheng Lang and the others more time to eliminate opponents.

“Ye Cong Xin is stronger than I imagined.”

Xiu Luo touched her chin, a little surprised.

After she spoke, she did not hear Yu Zhao respond. She turned to look at her and found that Yu Zhao’s expression had grown serious.

“What are you thinking about?”

She could not help asking curiously.

Yu Zhao came back to herself: “Nothing much. I was just thinking that Ye Cong Xin’s body seems to have recovered a lot.”

Xiu Luo thought about it: “That is true. After such intense fighting just now, she did not show any clear discomfort. Could her illness be completely cured?”