I've already registered you!

There was a commotion at the mountain gate, and Chu Yuan was dragged along by Yun Qingyao as they ran there.

When we arrived at the location, it was already surrounded by layers upon layers of people.

Chu Yuan tiptoed and peeked inside.

In the center of the crowd stood a middle-aged man, dressed in a white bone robe, with a sinister face, his hands behind his back, and a disdainful look in his eyes.

The aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator was released without any concealment, making the surrounding disciples afraid to even breathe.

"Is this the Palace Master?"

"Nonsense, who else could it be?"

"Such a powerful aura! The Nascent Soul stage is truly different!"

"Of course! I heard that when the Palace Master was young, he single-handedly wiped out several sects!"

The surrounding disciples whispered among themselves, their faces filled with admiration.

Chu Yuan squinted and looked it over a few times, but there was nothing special about it.

He's just an ordinary Nascent Soul stage cultivator; in the Xuan Tian Sect, he wouldn't even qualify as an elder.

But in such a small place, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator is indeed quite intimidating.

The Lord of the White Bone Palace raised his hand, and the surroundings immediately fell silent.

He cleared his throat, his voice booming:

"I have some good news to announce today!"

The disciples below perked up their ears.

"A few days ago, I personally went to the Xuantian Sect and received their approval..."

He paused, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense.

One impatient disciple couldn't help but ask:

"My lord, what have you requested?"

The Lord of the Bone Palace smiled slightly, stood with his hands behind his back, and scanned the entire room before slowly speaking:

"Soon, my White Bone Palace will travel to the Xuan Tian Sect's headquarters to pay homage to the Demon Lord!"

"Whoosh—"

The crowd erupted.

"Really?!"

"We can go to the Hall of Bones too?"

"I told you joining the Hall of Bones was the right decision! It hasn't been long, and we're already on a pilgrimage!"

"Following the Palace Master is definitely the right thing to do!"

"When are we going? I want to sign up!"

"Me too!"

Chu Yuan stood there, expressionless.

agree?

What did he agree to?

He had no idea about this.

With a thought, Chu Yuan activated the spiritual energy within the puppet and secretly crushed a communication talisman.

Regardless, let's go ask Youyue first.

Chu Yuan raised his eyes and looked at the middle-aged man standing in the center of the crowd with his hands behind his back and a smug look on his face. His thoughts stirred slightly.

A golden light shimmered in his eyes.

[Target: Bone Darkness]

[Cultivation Level: Mid-stage Nascent Soul]

[Fate's Trajectory: A puppet supported by Xue Lie, tasked with expanding his influence, recruiting rogue cultivators, and creating a stir, accumulating leverage for Xue Lie's future power struggle within the elders' council. He will soon be making a pilgrimage to the Xuan Tian Sect, ostensibly to gather intelligence on the sect leader's true strength. If successful, Xue Lie promises to help him break through to the Void Refinement stage...]

[Fortune: Gray]

Chu Yuan's lips twitched after reading it.

Bloodlust?

It's that old bastard again.

Chu Yuan thought that after dealing with Poison Scorpion and intimidating the elders in public last time, Xue Lie would behave himself.

I didn't expect him to still be so greedy.

They support puppet sects to expand their power, gather scattered cultivators to create a false impression, and then use the guise of pilgrimage to probe their own strength...

One set after another.

But would those people drawn by his reputation really help the White Bone Palace test him?

"Senior Brother Yuan! Senior Brother Yuan!"

Yun Qingyao jumped up and down beside him, calling out to him.

Chu Yuan came to his senses:

"Um?"

"What are you daydreaming about! The Palace Master said he's selecting people to go on a pilgrimage to the Xuantian Sect!"

Yun Qingyao's eyes shone like light bulbs as she grabbed Chu Yuan's sleeve and shook it vigorously.

"I want to sign up! You sign up too! Let's go see the Demon Lord together!"

Chu Yuan: "...Me?"

"Yeah! Don't you want to go?"

"In no mood."

"Why?!"

"I just don't want to."

Chu Yuan pulled his sleeve out of her hand and turned to leave.

Yun Qingyao grabbed him:

"Hey, don't go! Tell me why you don't want to go!"

Chu Yuan stopped and turned to look at her.

The girl looked very serious, her eyes wide open, as if to say, "Don't even think about leaving until you explain yourself clearly."

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and decided to make up a reason:

"My cultivation level is low; if I go, I'll just be at the bottom."

"So what! I'm only at the Qi Refining stage myself!"

"You're in the early Foundation Establishment stage, and I'm at the peak Qi Refining stage. We're about the same, so going together will keep us company!"

Chu Yuan remained silent for two seconds.

He suddenly remembered that this girl was in the Tribulation Transcending stage.

He's just pretending to be at the peak of Qi Refining.

"Besides,"

Yun Qingyao continued to persuade him:

"Go see the Demon Lord! He's the strongest in the world! Countless people never get to see him in their entire lives! Now you have the chance and you're not going?"

Chu Yuan remained expressionless:

"Hmm, I'm not going."

Yun Qingyao stomped her foot in anger:

"How can you be so boring! Demon Lord! The strongest in the world! So many people can't even see him! Now you have the chance and you're not going? Have you gone mad from cultivating?"

Chu Yuan: "..."

"Let me tell you, I've heard that the Demon Lord is incredibly powerful! He can kill an elder in the Tribulation Transcending stage with a single strike! I've also heard he's exceptionally handsome! Don't you want to see him for yourself?"

Chu Yuan:

"I don't want to. But you did say one thing right."

"What did you say?"

"The Demon Lord is especially handsome!"

"you--!"

Is that the point of the conversation?

She had never actually met the Demon Lord; she was just saying it casually.

Yun Qingyao took a deep breath and decided not to argue with this taciturn man.

She wouldn't have done something like this if it weren't to conceal her identity!

Yun Yao turned and squeezed into the crowd:

"Excuse me! Excuse me! I need to register!"

Chu Yuan watched her figure disappear into the crowd, then turned and left.

joke.

His true form is already in the Xuantian Sect, so why would he need to send a clone back to make a pilgrimage?

Besides, this girl is a powerful figure in the Tribulation Transcending stage, and she even said she wanted to question him.

Why would someone who's trying to avoid it come closer?

Just as Chu Yuan reached the door of his residence, he heard a series of hurried footsteps behind him.

And there was Yun Qingyao's shout:

"Senior Brother Yuan! Senior Brother Yuan, wait for me!"

Chu Yuan paused in his steps.

isn't it?

He looked back.

Yun Qingyao ran from the other end of the mountain path, panting heavily, her face flushed, waving two jade tokens vigorously in her hands:

Why are you running so fast! I've already registered you!

Chu Yuan: "..."

Yun Qingyao ran up to him, put her hands on her knees to catch her breath, then straightened up and stuffed a jade pendant into his hand:

"Here you go! Our number plates! We'll participate in the selection tomorrow!"

Chu Yuan looked down at the jade tablet in his hand.

It has two numbers engraved on it: seventeen.

He was silent for two seconds.

"I didn't ask you to report it for me."

"Hey, you've got nothing to do anyway, why don't we go have some fun together!"

Yun Qingyao patted his shoulder, adopting the air of a big sister:

"Don't worry, I've got your back, you'll definitely get elected!"

Chu Yuan looked up at her.

The girl smiled innocently, her eyes curving into two crescent moons, making it impossible to tell that she was a powerful figure in the Tribulation Transcending stage.

Chu Yuan put away the jade token and said calmly:

"Alright."

Yun Qingyao's eyes lit up:

"You agreed?"

"Um."

"Great! Let's participate in the selection together tomorrow!"

Yun Qingyao jumped up and down with joy, then leaned closer and whispered mysteriously:

"Senior Brother Yuan, let me tell you, I've inquired, and it seems that fighting won't be a part of this selection process."

Chu Yuan raised an eyebrow:

"What else would they test if not fighting skills?"