“Those from the Ancient Phoenix Clan have arrived!”
It did not take long before those who were gathered outside of the entrance of God’s Secret Treasure saw a group of people with a woman in the lead flying toward them.
The woman in the lead was dressed in a red and violet robe. She was pretty, and her figure was curvaceous. However, her beautiful eyes shone with a cold light. This woman was none other than Feng Qi Qi, the most outstanding young prodigy in the Ancient Phoenix Clan.
“Qi Qi.” Baili Hong stepped forward and greeted Feng Qi Qi enthusiastically with a wide smile on his face.
However, Feng Qi Qi seemed displeased by Baili Hong Fei’s friendly greeting as she said, “Baili Hong Fei, don’t call me that. When you speak to me, use my full name.”
Baili Hong Fei had been pursuing Feng Qi Qi relentlessly for 100 years now. Although she had firmly rejected him, he did not give up. She really did not know how to make him give up on his pursuit of her. In terms of strength, he was comparable to her. Therefore, using force would be useless. However, she could not be polite either. She knew if she made even the slightest concession, he was the type to take advantage of it. Moreover, she was not the kind of person to be polite.
Meanwhile, many grassroots prodigies began to whisper among themselves as soon as Feng Qi Qi arrived.
“So she’s Feng Qi Qi from the Ancient Phoenix Clan?”
“Not only is she the most outstanding young prodigy in the Ancient Phoenix Clan, but she’s also the most beautiful woman in the Ancient Phoenix Clan.”
“The most beautiful woman in the Ancient Phoenix Clan? If I didn’t see Huan’er, I might have agreed that her beauty is unrivaled. However, after seeing Huan’er, I find her appearance rather ordinary.”
“I agree.”
Those grassroots prodigies who had seen Huan’er could not help praising her beauty and comparing her to Feng Qi Qi. Although Feng Qi Qi was beautiful, all of them agreed that she could not compare to Huan’er.
Women naturally wanted to be beautiful and placed importance on beauty. This was especially true for women who were already beautiful.
Although the grassroots prodigies’ voices were not loud, Feng Qi Qi heard their words clearly. Her expression darkened immediately.
Since Feng Qi Qi could hear the discussion in the surroundings, Baili Hong Fei, naturally, heard the conversations in the surroundings as well. When he saw the change in her expression, he glared at the people in the surrounding.
Upon seeing Baili Hong Fei’s intimidating glare, the grassroots prodigies fell silent immediately. After all, they could not afford to offend the Baili Clan’s most outstanding young prodigy.
At this moment, a female member of the Baili Clan looked up and could not help but exclaim in awe, “What a beauty!”
Everyone instinctively looked up and followed her gaze.
Two figures could be seen flying in their direction at this moment. The figures belonged to a handsome young man and a peerless beauty who was dressed in a white robe.
The peerless beauty held the arm of the dashing young man with an unparalleled aura. They looked like a match made in heaven when they were standing side by side.
Those who had met the two figures recognized them immediately and exclaimed one after another.
“They’re here!”
“It’s Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er!”
All of the grassroots prodigies present on the scene had a big smile on their faces when they saw the duo. After all, the outstanding duo was the pride of grassroots prodigies.
A grassroots prodigy said, “It’s all thanks to Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er that we have a chance to enter God’s Secret Treasure.”
“That’s right! If they didn’t break three records and trigger the opening of God’s Secret Treasure, how could we enter God’s Secret Treasure?”
Meanwhile, the expression of the Thousand Hands Devil Sect’s Yun Ye turned grim as soon as he saw Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er. However, he only looked at them briefly before he averted his eyes. It was as though he was trying to reduce his sense of presence so Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er would not notice him.
“There are so many people here?” Duan Ling Tian knew he and Huan’er were rather late after seeing the huge crowd at the entrance of God’s Secret Treasure.
At this moment, Feng Qi Qi suppressed her jealousy and stepped forward when she saw Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er. She smiled flirtatiously as she said, “Duan Ling Tian, I’m Feng Qi Qi from the Ancient Phoenix Clan. I’d like to invite you to join the Ancient Phoenix Clan. I can promise you that our clan will waste no effort in helping you to reach your full potential. At the very least, I can guarantee that your treatment won’t be inferior to mine.”
Before Duan Ling Tian could reply to Feng Qi Qi’s invitation, Baili Hong Fei, who had set his personal feelings aside, extended an invitation to Duan Ling Tian as well. “Duan Ling Tian, I’m Baili Hong Fei from the Baili Clan. I’d like to invite you to join our clan as well.” Then, he turned to look at Huan’er and said with a smile, “Naturally, Ms. Huan’er is welcome to join us as well.”
Then, Baili Hong Fei continued to confidently say, “If both of you join the Baili Clan, I can guarantee your treatment will be better than mine…”
Upon seeing this, Ye Wu Dao, the most outstanding prodigy from the Profound Sky Dao Sect, stepped forward to extend an invitation to Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er as well. “Brother Ling Tian, Miss Huan’er, the Profound Sky Dao Sect would like to invite you to join us as well.”
Following that, a charming woman dressed in a red robe stepped forward and said with a smile, “Sister Huan’er, you’re really beautiful. Brother Ling Tian is really lucky to have someone like you by his side…”
Huan’er’s cheeks flushed red as she looked at Duan Ling Tian nervously. She was, naturally, pleased by the red-clad woman’s words.
The red-clad woman continued to say, “Although the Tuoba Clan isn’t as powerful as the Ancient Phoenix Clan and the Baili Clan, if you’re willing to join us, I, Tuoba Hong, the representative of my father, the Clan Leader of the Tuoba Clan, guarantee that the Tuoba Clan will give you the best of everything…”
Tuoba Hong, the red-clad woman, was the daughter of the Clan Leader of the Tuoba Clan. She was also the strongest among the younger generation in the Tuoba Clan. However, her strength could not compare to the likes of Feng Qi Qi, Baili Hong Fei, and Ye Wu Dao. Therefore, she was very eager to get Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er to join her clan so her father would not have to worry about the future of the Tuoba Clan.
As soon as Tuoba Hong finished speaking, a disciple from the Great Dragon Battle Sect quickly said, “I’m the Great Dragon Battle Sect’s Yuan Zhu. The Great Dragon Battle Sect would be honored if both of you decide to join us. Both of you will naturally be given the best resources if you join our sect…”
The grassroots prodigies watched in envy as the grade-one forces invited Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er to join them one after another. Although they were envious, they thought the duo was worthy of such a treatment. After all, the duo’s performance in the Genius Secret Realm even surpassed those prodigies from grade-one forces.
As time passed, more and more grade-one forces began to invite Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er to join them. In the end, there were only three forces that had yet to extend an invitation to the duo; the three forces were the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect, the Thousand Hands Devil Sect, and the Profound Cat Clan.
The Thousand Hands Devil Sect naturally would not invite Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er since they were aware that the duo would not accept the invitation. They were only asking to be humiliated if they tried to invite the duo to join them.
On the other hand, the members of the Profound Cat Clan looked at Huan’er with a slight frown on their faces. They could faintly sense the aura of their clan’s enemy, the Phantom Fox Clan, from her. However, there was something different about her aura. Although her aura had traces of a Phantom Fox, at the same time, she did not seem to be a Phantom Fox. Apart from that, they were also unhappy that the record that their ancestor, who was now a pillar of the clan, set in the 10,000 Elephants Illusory Formation 100,000 years ago had been broken by her. Moreover, Huan’er’s record was far superior to their ancestor’s record. They had always been reverent toward their ancestor; how could they feel happy with Huan’er after everything?
Meanwhile, everyone was wondering if the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect would invite Duan Ling Tian to join them as well.
Yu Tian Xing did not disappoint. He stepped forward and said with a smile, “Hello, I’m Yu Tian Xing from the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect’s Tai-Ah Progeny. On behalf of the sect, I’d like to invite both of you to join us. If you join us, I can guarantee the Thousand Hands Devil Sect won’t dare to act against you openly and in the dark.”
Yu Tian Xing did not promise the stars and the moon to Duan Ling Tian like the others. He only made it clear that if Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er joined the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect, the sect would protect them from the Thousand Hands Devil Sect.
The expressions of Yun Ye and the members of the Thousand Hands Devil Sect changed immediately as soon as they heard Yu Tian Xing’s words. Nevertheless, there was nothing they could do. After all, Yu Tian Xing was not wrong. The Thousand Hands Devil Sect, indeed, could not afford to offend the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect.
Meanwhile, after hearing Yu Tian Xing’s promise, Feng Qi Qi hurriedly chimed in, “The Ancient Phoenix Clan won’t allow the Thousand Hands Devil Sect to harm you as well.”
“This goes for the Baili Clan as well,” Baili Hong Fei said.
Feng Qi Qi and Baili Hong Fei had forgotten that Huan’er, who was always next to Duan Ling Tian, had killed Yun Xiao from the Thousand Hands Devil Sect.
With this, the other grade-one forces began to speak up one after another, unwilling to back down.
“The Tuoba Clan isn’t afraid of the Thousand Hands Devil Sect,” Tuoba Hong hastily said.
“The Great Dragon Battle Sect is willing to go to war with the Thousand Hands Devil Sect for both of you,” Yuan Zhu added.
“If the Thousand Hands Devil Sect dares to move against you, the Profound Sky Dao Sect and I, Ye Wu Dao, will not stand for it. If they dare to harbor such thoughts, we’ll start by killing their young prodigies,” Ye Wu Dao said as he looked at Yun Ye and the members of the Thousand Hands Devil Sect coldly.
Everyone was eagerly waiting for Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er’s response when…
“It’s Su Li!”
“Su Li is here!”
Swoosh!
A black-clad figure standing on a blood-red sword was flying toward them at this moment. It was none other than Su Li from the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect’s Shadow Support Progeny!