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Seemingly afraid of being misunderstood, the yellow-robed young man scratched his head and smiled innocently before he continued

”Ah, don’t get me wrong. The thing is, everyone here already knows each other one way or another… well everyone apart from you that is. The rest of us are either members of the ancient families, or we’ve come from one of the sects of the central region. However, I don’t think I’ve seen your face before… Ah, right! I almost forgot to introduce myself! I am Wei Peng of the Wei family.”

The candid young man had a curious look in his eyes as he examined Shun Long, his deep brown pupils eagerly staring at him as they waited for an answer.

Meanwhile, inside the foggy space in the ‘Stone of Time’, a look of amusement appeared in the black dragon’s eyes as he observed the scene unfolding in front of him. Little Black couldn’t remember the last time someone had tried to socialize with Shun Long so openly, without any hidden intentions. Of course, Little Black could also read Wei Peng’s intentions with just a glance. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

He could tell that the handsome youth had been curious about Shun Long’s background, both because he had never met him before and yet Shun Long had somehow passed the third trial, but also due to one more reason; The fact that Shun Long was a mere peak rank 8 Dao King!

Everyone else in this hall were not just peak-stage Dao Kings, but they were the cream of the crop even among peak-rank 9 Dao Kings. They were experts who had reached the absolute pinnacle of the Dao King realm a while ago, and had access to the best types of cultivation techniques, martial skills, and resources in the entire continent. They had long since solidified their foundations in the Dao King realm, and could essentially be considered the strongest geniuses of the central continent!

However, even these geniuses had struggled to pass the first three trials of the ‘Heavenly Tower’, and had to sit down and recuperate to recover their strength. Despite their illustrious backgrounds and ample resources, inside this mysterious tower, they could only push themselves to their limits to pass its unreasonable trials.

And yet, somehow, a mere rank 8 Dao King had managed to achieve the same feat as them? How could these proud geniuses not be curious?

Glancing at the smiling yellow-robed young man in front of him, Shun Long merely shook his head and answered honestly

”Wei Peng…? I see. I am Shun Long and I’ve come from the northern region of the continent. As for which power I’m from, let’s just say that I’m not acquainted with any sects and families out there. You can consider me a rogue cultivator instead.”

Shun Long’s response was like a hammer that struck the grinning Wei Peng, causing the bright smile on his lips to freeze momentarily, while even the surrounding Dao Kings doubted their own ears, exchanging disbelieving glances with each other.

‘He wasn’t acquainted with any sects and families? A rogue cultivator? As if anyone would ever believe that crap.’

Regardless of how much of a genius someone was, without powerful cultivation techniques, martial skills, and enough treasures and resources to fuel their growth, they could never hope to reach this fourth trial of the ‘Heavenly Tower’! No, they wouldn’t even manage to get past the first trial.

It wasn’t a matter of talent anymore, but merely a matter of feasibility. Otherwise, if it was that easy to get past the third trial, there wouldn’t only be these few people in the white hall right now!

However, a moment later, a completely different thought flashed through Wei Peng’s mind, causing the young man’s eyes to light up once more, this time with even more intensity than before.

‘If he is not acquainted with any powers of the central region, and clearly isn’t a rogue cultivator like he claims… then doesn’t that mean that he is most likely the secret disciple of some powerful expert? Wait… don’t tell me he is like young lady Niu!’

The more he followed this train of thought, however, the more Wei Peng felt that he was on the right path.

Indeed, since Shun Long wasn’t an inheritor of one of the peak powers of the central region, this was the only way that Wei Peng could think of to explain his abnormal prowess! Otherwise, how could a mere rank 8 Dao King ever reach the doorstep of the fourth trial?

Of course, Shun Long was completely oblivious to the spiral of different thoughts he had sent Wei Peng into, but even if he knew, he wouldn’t have cleared the misunderstanding either.

Shun Long knew that he could have said he was an outer court disciple of the Holy sect, but he didn’t see the need to. At this point, he had already understood that the Holy sect was incapable of protecting its own disciples when faced with the peak powers of the continent, so doing so wouldn’t provide him with any benefits.

Yang Hui’s case was the most obvious example of the problem.

The young lady of the Bai family had arrogantly crashed the outer court examination of the Holy sect, and had even ‘stolen’ the strongest outer court disciple in front of everyone’s eyes before taking her leave. And yet, even the Elders of the sect didn’t dare to defy her at the time.

Thus, even if Shun Long wanted to stay affiliated with the Holy sect in the future, giving the sect’s name to these people was unlikely to bring anything positive as a result.

…

Having already reached his own conclusion, Wei Peng’s gaze now held a trace of admiration as he looked at Shun Long. How many people were qualified to become disciples of those hidden experts out there?

Bending slightly forward, the grinning young man placed his left arm around Shun Long’s shoulders and said excitedly

”Ah, so brother Shun is a rogue cultivator? Don’t worry, I understand everything! In that case, allow me to introduce everyone here to brother Shun!”

Seemingly afraid of being misunderstood, the yellow-robed young man scratched his head and smiled innocently before he continued

”Ah, don’t get me wrong. The thing is, everyone here already knows each other one way or another… well everyone apart from you that is. The rest of us are either members of the ancient families, or we’ve come from one of the sects of the central region. However, I don’t think I’ve seen your face before… Ah, right! I almost forgot to introduce myself! I am Wei Peng of the Wei family.”

The candid young man had a curious look in his eyes as he examined Shun Long, his deep brown pupils eagerly staring at him as they waited for an answer.

Meanwhile, inside the foggy space in the ‘Stone of Time’, a look of amusement appeared in the black dragon’s eyes as he observed the scene unfolding in front of him. Little Black couldn’t remember the last time someone had tried to socialize with Shun Long so openly, without any hidden intentions. Of course, Little Black could also read Wei Peng’s intentions with just a glance. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

He could tell that the handsome youth had been curious about Shun Long’s background, both because he had never met him before and yet Shun Long had somehow passed the third trial, but also due to one more reason; The fact that Shun Long was a mere peak rank 8 Dao King!

Everyone else in this hall were not just peak-stage Dao Kings, but they were the cream of the crop even among peak-rank 9 Dao Kings. They were experts who had reached the absolute pinnacle of the Dao King realm a while ago, and had access to the best types of cultivation techniques, martial skills, and resources in the entire continent. They had long since solidified their foundations in the Dao King realm, and could essentially be considered the strongest geniuses of the central continent!

However, even these geniuses had struggled to pass the first three trials of the ‘Heavenly Tower’, and had to sit down and recuperate to recover their strength. Despite their illustrious backgrounds and ample resources, inside this mysterious tower, they could only push themselves to their limits to pass its unreasonable trials.

And yet, somehow, a mere rank 8 Dao King had managed to achieve the same feat as them? How could these proud geniuses not be curious?

Glancing at the smiling yellow-robed young man in front of him, Shun Long merely shook his head and answered honestly

”Wei Peng…? I see. I am Shun Long and I’ve come from the northern region of the continent. As for which power I’m from, let’s just say that I’m not acquainted with any sects and families out there. You can consider me a rogue cultivator instead.”

Shun Long’s response was like a hammer that struck the grinning Wei Peng, causing the bright smile on his lips to freeze momentarily, while even the surrounding Dao Kings doubted their own ears, exchanging disbelieving glances with each other.

‘He wasn’t acquainted with any sects and families? A rogue cultivator? As if anyone would ever believe that crap.’

Regardless of how much of a genius someone was, without powerful cultivation techniques, martial skills, and enough treasures and resources to fuel their growth, they could never hope to reach this fourth trial of the ‘Heavenly Tower’! No, they wouldn’t even manage to get past the first trial.

It wasn’t a matter of talent anymore, but merely a matter of feasibility. Otherwise, if it was that easy to get past the third trial, there wouldn’t only be these few people in the white hall right now!

However, a moment later, a completely different thought flashed through Wei Peng’s mind, causing the young man’s eyes to light up once more, this time with even more intensity than before.

‘If he is not acquainted with any powers of the central region, and clearly isn’t a rogue cultivator like he claims… then doesn’t that mean that he is most likely the secret disciple of some powerful expert? Wait… don’t tell me he is like young lady Niu!’

The more he followed this train of thought, however, the more Wei Peng felt that he was on the right path.

Indeed, since Shun Long wasn’t an inheritor of one of the peak powers of the central region, this was the only way that Wei Peng could think of to explain his abnormal prowess! Otherwise, how could a mere rank 8 Dao King ever reach the doorstep of the fourth trial?

Of course, Shun Long was completely oblivious to the spiral of different thoughts he had sent Wei Peng into, but even if he knew, he wouldn’t have cleared the misunderstanding either.

Shun Long knew that he could have said he was an outer court disciple of the Holy sect, but he didn’t see the need to. At this point, he had already understood that the Holy sect was incapable of protecting its own disciples when faced with the peak powers of the continent, so doing so wouldn’t provide him with any benefits.

Yang Hui’s case was the most obvious example of the problem.

The young lady of the Bai family had arrogantly crashed the outer court examination of the Holy sect, and had even ‘stolen’ the strongest outer court disciple in front of everyone’s eyes before taking her leave. And yet, even the Elders of the sect didn’t dare to defy her at the time.

Thus, even if Shun Long wanted to stay affiliated with the Holy sect in the future, giving the sect’s name to these people was unlikely to bring anything positive as a result.

…

Having already reached his own conclusion, Wei Peng’s gaze now held a trace of admiration as he looked at Shun Long. How many people were qualified to become disciples of those hidden experts out there?

Bending slightly forward, the grinning young man placed his left arm around Shun Long’s shoulders and said excitedly

”Ah, so brother Shun is a rogue cultivator? Don’t worry, I understand everything! In that case, allow me to introduce everyone here to brother Shun!”