128: Apprenticeship Ceremony

Unconscious for three full days.

Su Quan's Divine Soul had undergone initial Fusion with the Divine Lotus Root, and he regained his ability to move, slowly sitting up from the ice bed.

By now, the nine nethers soul-urging liquid had already permeated his entire body. Although the toxic effect had just begun to take hold, he could already feel a slight stinging pain.

"This Physical Body made of Divine Lotus Root will have to be discarded sooner or later!" Su Quan sighed.

Divine objects capable of neutralizing the nine nethers soul-urging liquid did exist, but they were far beyond what he could access at the moment.

"However, before discarding this Physical Body, the most urgent priority is to clarify things with that madwoman. Don't let her mistake me for someone else and make me take the blame for another!" A wave of worry welled up in Su Quan's heart.

That madwoman... one look was enough to tell she wasn't someone to be trifled with.

"Young Master, you're awake!" A soft, gentle voice came from a male attendant beside him.

A young man in emerald green robes stood by the bed, his eyes fixed on Su Quan's face, filled with envy.

After undergoing the reshaping of his Physical Body by the Divine Lotus Root, not only had the scars on Su Quan's original face healed, but his skin had become increasingly fair and delicate, vaguely emitting a hazy divine glow.

A beauty like a god.

Within a hundred meters of him, one could smell the natural, refreshing fragrance emitted by the Divine Lotus Root, which made one feel relaxed and happy, significantly increasing their favorability.

"Who are you..." Su Quan asked softly.

"Young Master, I am a young attendant under the Taiyi Immortal of this Dao Sect, specifically sent to take care of you!" The young man pressed his palms together in a respectful gesture, bowed slightly, and said, "The Immortal has given instructions that after you wake up, Young Master, please head to the Taiyi Great Hall immediately to participate in the apprenticeship ceremony!"

"Apprenticeship? Lead the way!" Su Quan's expression was indifferent.

Since he was here, he would make the best of it! This was his consistent style of handling things.

"This way, Young Master!"

The young male attendant led the way, with Su Quan following closely behind, adapting to this new Physical Body while observing the surrounding environment.

The Taiyi Dao Sect was established in an extremely rare blessed land.

Dozens of towering mountain Peaks stretched out in a continuous expanse, situated amidst vast and dense Spiritual Qi.

From time to time, one could see female Disciples of the Sect dressed in cyan Daoist robes sweeping across the sky, their ribbons fluttering, their bearing charming, and their auras thick and solid; each of them was a Heavenly Prodigy rarely seen in the outside world for a thousand years.

Truly worthy of being the number one Sect in the Taiyi Realm.

The Taiyi Great Hall was built on the summit of the holy mountain surrounded by the Peaks. This mountain was extremely high, reaching towards the sky.

Su Quan stepped on Spiritual Qi and leaped upwards for several minutes before finally landing on the soft lawn at the Peak.

While it was called a Peak, the area was actually very expansive.

It happened to be the Taiyi Dao Sect's decennial apprenticeship grand gathering, so in front of the usually quiet Taiyi Great Hall, dozens of figures were already waiting.

Their gazes all turned towards him simultaneously.

"How come another one has come up? Wasn't the Dragon Gate Dao Platform closed long ago?"

"This man is so handsome! Will he be our Junior Brother from now on?"

"Sister Cen, watch your image. Don't act like you haven't seen a man in decades!"

"He is truly handsome, but I wonder how his strength is?"

"Men, no matter how strong they are, how strong can they really be? Sooner or later, won't they all be ridden by us women?"

"..."

Many young female Cultivators whispered among themselves. Some feigned composure, some drooled, and others acted cold and aloof, but none could hide the deep astonishment in their eyes.

The Taiyi Dao Sect was already dominated by women, so one could imagine the terrifying level of pursuit the youth would receive.

"Little Lin, who is this..." Another young female attendant of the Sect, dressed in cyan Daoist robes, walked over.

"It's someone the Immortal gave instructions about!" The young male attendant gave a look.

"Then please enter quickly!" The young female attendant's eyes narrowed, and she immediately made a gesture of invitation.

Thus, under the gaze of dozens of young men and women waiting outside the hall, Su Quan walked past them with an indifferent expression and was the first to enter the hall.

Just as he stepped into the hall, a thunderous questioning voice came from directly in front.

"Cultivator Zhang Bufan, look directly into your heart, do not overthink, and tell us loudly, what Dao do you wish to Cultivate?"

Su Quan looked intently. He saw that in the magnificent and majestic hall, there sat seven towering figures with vast and tranquil auras, all of whom were Mahayana Realm Peak experts—big shots standing at the pinnacle of the Lower Realm.

Kneeling in the hall was a young girl in plain clothes. Facing those seven gazes that looked down like gods, she was so nervous that sweat beaded on her forehead, but she still said loudly, "Reporting to all Seniors, Cultivator Zhang Bufan wishes to Cultivate the Artifact Refining Dao!"

The Old Woman sitting in the very center nodded slightly and said, "A top-grade Fire Spiritual Root, and a sturdy, robust body—this is indeed a good seedling for Artifact Refining!"

"Artifact Peak Master, why not let this girl join your Sect? What do you think?"

"Hahahaha, very well!" The bold laughter shook the sky.

The person laughing was located in the third seat from the center to the right. Unlike the others who sat upright, she had one foot on the chair, exposing her large breasts, with dark skin.

"This Old Woman already saw that she was a good seedling for Artifact Refining. Now that she herself wants to practice Artifact Refining, everyone is happy!"

"Congratulations to Peak Master Liu for gaining another beloved Disciple!"

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

"..." Everyone offered their congratulations.

The girl named Zhang Bufan immediately stood up and obediently walked behind Peak Master Liu.

At this time, behind every expert sitting in a position of honor, there stood several figures, who were likely the Disciples already selected beforehand.

"Next!" The person in the main seat shouted again.

The hall door was pushed open, and another young girl dressed in lavish clothing walked in.

She looked strangely at Su Quan, who was standing in the middle of the path, then hurriedly walked forward and knelt respectfully on the ground.

"Cultivator Zhao Feifei, greetings to all Seniors of the Dao Sect!"

"..." It was another harmonious scene of a benevolent master and a filial Disciple.

Only Su Quan stood awkwardly on the spot, like an outsider.

He certainly didn't believe that the experts in the main seats hadn't noticed him. A person as big as him, blocking the most conspicuous position in front of the hall door—unless they were blind, even a Mortal could see him clearly.

But why was no one paying attention to him?

Su Quan was a bit confused. He wanted to find the young male attendant from earlier to ask for clarification, but he found that the other party had disappeared at some point.

He couldn't go forward, and he couldn't retreat!

Su Quan simply crossed his arms, found a place to sit down on his own, and quietly watched the apprenticeship ceremony proceed.

The young girls who could enter this hall were all true Heavenly Prodigies who had been selected layer by layer from billions of people and stood out. Among them, there were a few with rare talents that even piqued Su Quan's interest.

Unlike his relaxed state of watching the show, the expert on the high seat, who appeared as steady as a rock, slowly presiding over the apprenticeship ceremony, was actually panicking inside.

Her eyes stared straight at the young girl kneeling to seek the Dao, but the corner of her eye was always secretly observing Su Quan.

She couldn't help but mutter in her heart about what the Immortal had instructed earlier.

He could only be humiliated but not expelled.

She had to make him embarrassed and lose face, yet she also had to take him in as a Disciple of the Dao Sect.

Even with her knowledge from thirty thousand years of cultivation, she couldn't help but be a bit confused.

Could this person have a grudge against the Immortal?

But it didn't seem like it!

Or perhaps... it was a junior that the Immortal valued, and those instructions were just to temper his mind.

The more Ji Mengya thought about it, the more confused she became. She simply calmed down, withdrew her gaze, and continued to question the young girl in the hall.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.