What level are you at? You deserve to be a registered disciple?

After fully accepting the scenario he had concocted in his mind, Meng Gujun looked at Zhong Qing, a cold sneer appearing on his face.

"This person is truly foolish to the extreme!"

Judging by the other party's appearance, since he was qualified to stand with Xu Qianfeng and his son, his strength was naturally not low, perhaps not inferior to Meng Gujun himself.

But he actually pledged allegiance to the Yuhua Immortal Sect, so the outcome was already predictable.

Logically speaking, in the Second Heaven, the Four Great Immortal Sects were the undisputed overlords.

Pledging allegiance to the Four Great Immortal Sects was, logically, the best choice.

Most people should be troubled by how to pledge allegiance to the Four Great Immortal Sects, not whether to do so.

However, only Second Heaven powerhouses like Meng Gujun, who had cultivated for countless years and stood at an extremely high level, knew the true nature of the Four Great Immortal Sects.

They unscrupulously occupied this Second Heaven, treating everything here as their sustenance, completely disregarding the lives of others.

Do not think that by pledging allegiance to the Four Great Immortal Sects, one could become one of them.

The only people truly valued by the Four Great Immortal Sects were their own direct descendants cultivated internally.

Outsiders, no matter how high their strength or how good their talent, were merely tools.

There were countless forces in the Second Heaven, and in the past, there were indeed presences like the Nine Clouds Sect that were close to the Four Great Immortal Sects.

But now, only the Nine Clouds Sect remained, so where did everyone else go?

Naturally, they had long been devoured and consumed by the Four Great Immortal Sects.

This Zhong Qing seemed to be treated with courtesy, able to stand with the Yuhua Immortal Sect's Sect Master, and was not immediately sent to charge into battle as cannon fodder at the beginning of the great war.

In reality, it was merely a superficial gesture.

The Four Great Immortal Sects were very adept at using such methods to gain the trust of powerhouses who pledged allegiance, and then slowly but surely squeeze out all their value.

Meng Gujun had witnessed too many such incidents, which was why he had always carefully maintained the Nine Clouds Sect, keeping a distance from all Four Great Immortal Sects.

At the same time, upon hearing that a great war was about to begin, he had no intention of pledging allegiance to any of them.

In Meng Gujun's view, since this Zhong Qing had already fallen into the Yuhua Immortal Sect's trap, he was already a dead man.

"Master, look, that's Senior Zhong Qing we were talking about!"

Ling Yueer said joyfully, "I didn't expect Senior Zhong Qing to actually know the Sect Master of the Yuhua Immortal Sect. If our Nine Clouds Sect can form an alliance with Senior Zhong Qing, this great war will surely be safely overcome."

Meng Gujun shook his head and sighed softly.

"Yue'er, you are still too young."

To help his naive disciple understand more of the world's dangers, Meng Gujun recounted everything he had just thought of to her.

In Ling Yueer's dark eyes, a hint of disbelief flickered.

"Master... is what you said true? If so, then we should quickly go and remind Senior Zhong Qing to keep his distance from the Yuhua Immortal Sect and stay out of this..."

As she spoke, Ling Yueer was about to rush towards the Jian Lai Flying Ship.

Seeing this, Meng Gujun quickly grabbed Ling Yueer.

"Absolutely not, my foolish disciple, how could it be that simple?"

"Now that the two sects are at war, the fact that Zhong Qing is standing with Xu Qianfeng shows that the Yuhua Immortal Sect also values him greatly."

"If you go to warn Zhong Qing and the Yuhua Immortal Sect discovers it, then even our Nine Clouds Sect will be dragged in."

"Although it's regrettable, his involvement in the struggle between the two great Immortal Sects means his fate is already sealed."

Meng Gujun sighed, "You must remember all of this and take it as a lesson."

Ling Yueer seemed unable to believe any of this, still muttering to herself, "How could this be..."

Liu Nian, beside her, also looked dazed.

"Master..."

A moment later, Liu Nian snapped back to reality, a look of determination flashing in his eyes.

Others might be excused, but he had received great kindness from Master Zhong Qing, and had no way to repay it. How could he stand by and do nothing at such a time?

With this thought, he gritted his teeth and charged towards the Jian Lai Flying Ship.

Meng Gujun's stern voice came.

"Liu Nian, what are you doing?"

Liu Nian stopped, turned back, and bowed three times to Meng Gujun.

"Disciple Liu Nian understands what the Sect Master has said, but once a teacher, always a teacher. Moreover, I, Liu Nian, have received my Master's kindness. If I do not repay it, I will be ashamed to stand between heaven and earth."

"Sect Master, rest assured, starting today, I, Liu Nian, will leave the Nine Clouds Sect, and will never implicate the sect because of this!"

Meng Gujun's gaze sharpened, "You—"

Meeting Liu Nian's resolute gaze, Meng Gujun's words caught in his throat. A moment later, he shook his head, sighed softly, and said no more.

Although he did not believe Liu Nian could change the outcome, the other party was clearly prepared to die, and he had no intention of stopping him.

Liu Nian bowed three more times, then turned and headed towards the flying ship.

At this time, personnel from other factions dared not approach the battlefield, so Liu Nian flying alone was naturally very conspicuous.

After Xu Qianfeng boarded the Jian Lai Flying Ship, dozens of elite guards had already flown out from the Yuhua Flying Ship to consciously guard the surroundings. Upon seeing Liu Nian approach, they immediately released their aura and shouted loudly.

"Who goes there?"

Although not comparable to the powerhouses charging into battle, even these elite guards of the Yuhua Immortal Sect were Six Revolutions level powerhouses, showing the profound foundation of the Yuhua Immortal Sect.

Liu Nian quickly shouted.

"I am Liu Nian, the registered disciple of Master Zhong Qing, please let me pass!"

Zhong Qing's registered disciple?

The Yuhua Immortal Sect members were stunned upon hearing this, then became furious.

"Where did this madman come from, spouting nonsense here?"

Are you kidding? You should know that their Young Sect Master of the Yuhua Immortal Sect had just been accepted as a registered disciple by Immortal Zhong.

Their Young Sect Master, with such talent, already at the peak of Six Revolutions at a young age, could only be a registered disciple.

You, a mere Five Revolutions Pseudo-Immortal, and quite old at that, your talent is too low to even be an elder in their Yuhua Immortal Sect. What standing do you have to be sworn brothers with their Young Sect Master?

Feeling the overwhelming pressure, Liu Nian was startled, unable to understand what he had said to anger these people.

But fortunately, his voice also reached the flying ship.

Zhong Qing, who had been bored watching the fight at the entrance of Shangqing Cave Heaven all day, heard the voice at this moment, turned around, and raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, it's you. Why are you here?"

The guards were stunned.

Immortal Zhong actually knew this person?

Liu Nian was overjoyed and quickly shouted, "Disciple Liu Nian, here to pay respects to Master."

Zhong Qing waved his hand, "Come up."

Seeing Zhong Qing's command, the guards naturally dared not stop him, but their gazes towards Liu Nian became a bit strange.

Those two young men, Lin Feng and Du Hao, were fine. Although their cultivation seemed low, their strength was exaggerated to the point where they could easily defeat Nine Revolutions Pseudo Immortals.

But the Blood Corpse Old Ancestor, also a registered disciple, was just an ordinary Four Revolutions Pseudo-Immortal.

Now, adding this Liu Nian.

It seemed that Immortal Zhong's registered disciples were not very impressive?

Could it be that their Young Sect Master's status as a registered disciple was not as valuable as they had imagined?

If they knew that Zhong Qing had over a million registered disciples under him, some of whom were not even at the Venerable level, they would not know what expression to make.