Chapter 250

Chapter 250: Shock

Li Shuang showed an awkward look, her feet rooted to the ground without moving.

The middle aged man paused, then smiled and said: “Child, are you so happy you are stunned? I am Immortal Qing Yan. This time, I will personally bring you into the sect.”

Li Shuang forced a smile and said: “Thank you for your kindness, Senior, but…”

Qing Yan’s smile froze on his face.

Thank you, and then a but? As a Tribulation Crossing Stage powerhouse from a Super Sect, he had come in person to recruit a New Disciple, and there was still a chance he would be refused?

Li Shuang went on, her voice steady: “But I really already belong to a sect, and I don’t want to leave my sect.”

The whole place fell quiet.

People looked at each other with dazed faces.

Ni Shang even felt a little better for a moment. She was a Tribulation Crossing cultivator from a High tier Sect and had been refused, so what? A Super Sect got refused too!

Qing Yan was stunned and was about to speak.

Suddenly, a hearty voice rang out.

A man wrapped in a black robe appeared and laughed as he looked at Li Shuang, his eyes full of delight: “Good, good, good, this girl refused them well. What is there to join in those so called Righteous Path sects that act noble but only care about name. Come, join my Devil Heaven Sect. I, Gu Yuan, like a girl with a backbone.”

[He and You Lan’s Master never got along. That old thing took a top talent Disciple, and whenever disciples come up, I get mocked. Now it is fine. He has You Lan, and I will have a Disciple like Li Shuang. Give it a few decades and Li Shuang may not be any worse than You Lan. No, she will surpass You Lan.] Gu Yuan’s eyes burned hotter.

“Gu Yuan, why are you here? This girl hates evil and should join our Righteous Path,” said Daoist Qing Yan, watching him with caution.

Gu Yuan snorted and said: “Righteous Path? Just a bunch of hypocrites chasing fame. There may be Five Super Sects, but there are still strong and weak among them. I am taking this Disciple. If you are not convinced, your Sunset Glow Sect can start a war. I want to see if you people have improved after all these years.”

Daoist Qing Yan’s face turned ugly.

Of the Five Super Sects, two were Devil Path and three were Righteous Path. It was three to two, yet the two sides were only barely even in strength. In single sect power, Sunset Glow Sect was not as strong as Devil Heaven Sect.

“You think you can just take her? Myriad Arts City does not allow you to cause trouble,” Daoist Qing Yan said with a cold smile.

Gu Yuan raised a brow and said: “Do you think I am you? I can make this girl follow me willingly.”

He smoothed his expression, then spoke to Li Shuang with his kindest smile: “Li, if you come with me, not fifty years, no, thirty years will be enough. I am confident I can help you surpass You Lan and become the number one genius. From then on, the Devil Path’s geniuses will keep suppressing the Genius Ranking, and your name will spread across the Central Continent. How about it?”

Gu Yuan was already treating Li Shuang as something in his bag, his gaze full of joy.

“Absurd,” Daoist Qing Yan said at once: “Li Shuang, you have personally slain people of the Devil Path. You know what they are like. Practicing devil arts is not the Righteous Path, and sooner or later, heaven will punish it.”

“Punished by heaven?” Gu Yuan shot him a mocking look and said: “In these years, more Devil Path cultivators have reached Ascension than your Righteous Path. I have not seen any heavenly punishment. The Heavenly Dao has no feelings.”

With no feelings, it would not favor either side.

Daoist Qing Yan sneered and said: “It is not that it will not punish, the time has not come.”

“You can only comfort yourself like that.”

As they argued, a calm voice sounded: “Seniors, may I say one word.”

Both men looked at Li Shuang.

Gu Yuan smiled warmly and said: “Girl, say it yourself. Who will you go with? Do not worry about this Taoist. Just tell your decision. With me here, I will see who dares stop you.”

Daoist Qing Yan snorted and said: “You are too confident.” Even so, his heart tightened a little. After all, he had already been refused, and Gu Yuan had not yet been refused.

As for Li Shuang having killed someone from the Devil Path, that was actually nothing at all. She had killed only a small fry like Rou Shan. Even if she had killed Devil Heaven Sect’s You Lan, as long as she showed enough ability, Devil Heaven Sect would still be happy to accept such a Disciple.

Li Shuang sighed and said: “Seniors, I am not joking. I already have a sect, and I will not join any other sect.”

Her expression was firm, and her words were like nails.

Daoist Qing Yan could not help letting out a breath of relief. As long as it was not Devil Heaven Sect. Otherwise, if another You Lan appeared, the Righteous Path’s Disciples would have no face left.

Gu Yuan narrowed his eyes, the corner of his mouth lifting with a hint of a smile as he said: “Oh? You already have a sect? Which sect? Could your sect be better than Devil Heaven Sect?”

He added in a milder tone: “I know you may have feelings for your old sect. But on the path of cultivation, you cannot be too sentimental, or you will never reach the end. If you really cannot let go, I can offer your sect some benefits so they will happily send you off. How about that?”

Li Shuang shook her head and said: “No need. Seniors, I truly do not wish to join any sect. I still need to prepare for the Golden Soul Altar, so I will not speak more.”

She cupped her hands and headed toward the next secret ground.

A row of Tribulation Crossing Stage experts were simply left standing there by Li Shuang.

Watching her back, Gu Yuan’s eyes turned faintly dangerous, and a doubt rose in his heart.

How did a peerless genius suddenly appear out of nowhere in the Central Continent? Could it be… [Is she a hidden weapon those Righteous Path sects prepared long ago? Is Daoist Qing Yan actually putting on a show with her in front of me?] Otherwise, he could not believe someone would give up a chance to rise in one step just for so called feelings.

Gu Yuan’s gaze flashed.

Suddenly, a sharp shout sounded by Li Shuang’s ear.

“What sect are you from at birth?”

There was a force in the voice that allowed no refusal. Before Li Shuang could react, the words left her mouth: “Sword Sect.”

The moment the words fell, her face turned ugly. She spun around to glare at Gu Yuan, her eyes turning razor sharp as she said: “You used a Secret Soul Method on me.”

A Secret Soul Method from a Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivator left her unable to resist for that instant, and the two words Sword Sect slipped out. [If he had asked about the Heaven and Earth Furnace’s secret…]

Li Shuang’s whole body shook with fear. [The waters of the Central Continent are deeper than I thought.]