Chapter 253 253: Master's Daughter
"I know I told you that you're free to leave the sect whenever you want, but until you're in the sect, you're a guest. Would you want to accompany us to the Eleventh Mountain? I would love to introduce our Sect to you."
The Grand Elder placed his hand on Xu Shan's shoulder. "And if you like the sect, we can also provide you shelter and accept you into the sect."
Xu Shan didn't know what kind of misunderstanding the old man had about him. Not only was he not asking for his identity, but he was also offering him a place to stay in the sect?
He wasn't sure if it was just because of the talent that the old man saw in him, or was something more at play.
It was beneficial for him to stay in the sect and get more information about this world. However, he also understood that it was the most dangerous place for him.
He didn't enter the Immortal Realm to have a good time. He came here to become stronger and the Devouring Spirit was the only way for him to become stronger.
Cultivation was useless for him. He could only steal from the others. If he stayed in the sect, instead of getting stronger, he was only going to get weaker.
He could try to devour disciples of the sect, but it was only a matter of time before suspicions were going to rise in him. He knew if that happened, he might even be killed.
"I've already troubled you enough. I am afraid I can't trouble you more. It's best if I leave." Xu Shan told the old man.
The Grand Elder frowned. He thought he could win over the man who had nowhere else to go. At any cost, he wanted to win over Xu Shan.
"It's no trouble. It would be great if we could have a talented disciple like you," he insisted.
Xu Shan could see that the old man didn't want to let him leave. If he still insisted, then the old man might even use force.
For a moment, he thought if he should kill the old man when he was unaware. The killing urges within him became even stronger. He somehow suppressed those urges, maintaining his sanity.
A smile spread across his lips as he looked forward to the time when he was going to meet the young man again. "Hopefully, by that time, you would have taken over your family."
He sent the other disciples back to their courtyards while personally taking Xin Mei to her courtyard.
He placed her on the bed before turning to leave.
"The Sect Master's daughter is fine. She's just sleeping. You don't have to inform him," he said before stepping out of the room.
Two women clad in black stepped out of the shadows, checking to see if the Eleventh Elder was telling the truth.
After making sure that she was fine, they disappeared again.
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"Wouldn't it have been better to take his offer?" Flying next to Xu Shan, the Divine Empress asked.
"If we could stay in the sect, we could've learned about this world more. We might have learned the higher ranking skills as well," she added. "Isn't it better than running all over the place?"
"It's not worth all the trouble that will come with becoming a disciple at the sect," Xu Shan replied, not even entertaining the thought.
"If you say so." The Divine Empress nodded. "But where are we going now?"
They had no place to stay, so she wasn't sure where they were going to go. They didn't even have the money of this world that they could use to rent a place.
"We're going to the Royal Capital," Xu Shan informed the girl. "Don't you want to take part in the Dragon Conference? What better place than that to feast..."