Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

The crowd below was truly riveted with anticipation.

Every gaze was filled with envy, jealousy, awe—and, of course, hatred and resentment.

But as the main character, Xu Yang was without doubt the center of unprecedented brilliance.

An Elder Golden Immortal wishes to take him as a direct disciple.

In front of so many outer and inner sect disciples, can you even imagine how glorious that is?

Especially when Elder Hong Wei accepts only a single direct disciple, passing down his legacy—there will never be a second direct disciple in the future.

To be that disciple, the resources and status you’d receive would drive anyone mad with jealousy.

Why couldn’t such luck come to me?

Xu Yang lowered his head slightly, a bitter smile on his face.

It has finally come.

The gazes of the few Golden Immortals upon him pierced like needles.

But he had nowhere to hide.

"Hm?"

Hong Wei frowned lightly. What’s going on?

Could it be this kid is unwilling?

The others all looked at Xu Yang standing silent for so long, every face stunned.

"He doesn’t want it?"

"Is he crazy? That’s Elder Hong Wei’s one and only direct disciple position!"

"If it were me, I’d have dropped to my knees already."

"He’s actually hesitating? Damn, he should be damned!"

...

"Xu Yang, are you willing to become my disciple?" Hong Wei squinted, speaking again.

Xu Yang took a deep breath, slowly raised his head, and looked at Hong Wei with a bitter smile: "Elder Hong Wei, I truly apologize; on my very first day after entering the sect, I was targeted, so I went to Dan Feng!"

"What do you mean?"

Hong Wei was at a loss, instinctively turning to look at Dan Qi.

The rest were also confused.

He went to Dan Feng?

Why?

Dan Qi let out a loud hearty laugh: "Oh, Hong Wei, you’ve still got that same old problem—if you’d said sooner you’d set your sights on this kid, I wouldn’t have competed with you."

At those words, Hong Wei’s eyes popped wide, face incredulous.

Could it be?

"This boy, on his first day in the sect, was being targeted, so he ran to Dan Feng seeking a backer; I took him in as my disciple."

"Th-this..."

"No way, Mr. Dan, he’s your disciple? That can’t be."

The Golden Immortals were all shocked.

Though Xu Yang’s potential was stunning, how could he have become Dan Qi’s disciple?

Dan Qi replied coolly, "Why not? First-grade Immortal Soldier cultivation, first-tier Pill Master, able to refine Third-Turn True Immortal Elixir—he’s earned this!"

"What?"

"Third-Turn True Immortal Elixir?"

"Impossible!"

Screams erupted, shaking the world like crashing tides.

From all directions, countless disciples cried out in astonishment.

Tongmin Golden Immortal suddenly blurted out: "Dan Qi, the Dan Feng seed disciple you applied for—was it for him?"

"Exactly!"

Dan Qi grinned: "Sect Leader, first-grade Immortal Soldier cultivation, can refine Third-Turn True Immortal Elixir—does that alchemy prowess qualify for a seed disciple identity?"

"..."

Tongmin Golden Immortal’s jaw dropped open.

More than enough!

Absolutely enough!

The master of Black Fire Immortal Mountain, at this moment, felt his mind go blank.

In the distance, Yang Yuan was dumbfounded.

He stared bewilderedly at Xu Yang, the scene from the other day in his cave replaying plainly in his mind.

A Dan Feng seed, able to refine Third-Turn True Immortal Elixir!

Most first-tier Pill Masters can’t even manage such a feat.

And today’s display...

To tell the truth, even if he hadn’t made the Immortal Pride List, it’s already unbelievable enough!

"Sect Leader, based on his alchemy skill and what he’s shown today, Xu Yang gets an inner sect seed disciple position as well as the Dan Feng seed identity—both justified, wouldn’t you say?" Dan Qi smiled at Tongmin.

Tongmin opened his mouth, speechless for a long while.

He wanted to say it wasn’t justified.

But the words wouldn’t come out.

After all, Xu Yang had already gotten the seed identities.

The strength and potential he’d shown left no room for criticism whatsoever.

"This breaks the rules!"

The Fourth Elder’s face twisted as he barked out.

His envious eyes were now blood-red.

And as for alchemy...

With such potential, he’s bound to become a third-tier Pill Master at the least—if only he were my disciple, how wonderful that would be?

"Breaks the rules?"

"Hmph!"

"Rules are made by people."

Dan Qi glared menacingly at the Fourth Elder: "Old Fourth, if you can find someone with more potential than Xu Yang in every respect, I won’t say another word!"

The Fourth Elder fell silent at once.

Xu Yang kept his head bowed quietly, listening to his master verbally sparring; he didn’t dare utter a single word.

Tongmin Golden Immortal gave a bitter laugh: "Everyone, any objections?"

The seven elders all looked at each other in dismay.

Tongmin had unceremoniously shoved this thorny problem onto their shoulders.

But...

"Speaking of which, Dan Feng is a bit shorthanded lately—looks like the supply of pills will be delayed." Dan Qi half-smiled, muttering under his breath.

Tongmin’s face twitched, at a total loss for words.

"Ahem, I have no objections."

"Xu Yang’s performance today was dazzling; and in alchemy, he can produce Third-Turn True Immortal Elixirs—that alone is extraordinary; not to mention he’ll become Mr. Dan’s direct disciple, which is no small thing."

"Though there’s no precedent, special talent deserves special exceptions."

"What, do you want to chill the hearts of the disciples instead?"

The Grand Elder was the first to speak up.

Truth was, with Dan Qi holding the ’pills’ hostage, nobody could object.

Even they sometimes had to beg Dan Qi for pills—let alone what the other disciples and branches needed.

"I agree as well."

"Er, Sect Leader, though there was initially only one seed disciple quota for today’s newcomer competition, which is a bit odd, now with Dan Feng’s extra seed quota, it works out perfectly."

...

The Second Elder, Mr. Wu, Sixth Elder, and others all voiced their support.

In the end, only the Fourth Elder and Hong Wei remained!

The Fourth Elder’s face darkened; in grief and indignation, he snapped: "No objections!"

At this point, whether Hong Wei agreed or not was meaningless.

The Golden Immortals all looked toward Hong Wei with sympathy in their hearts.

Too miserable!

The higher his pride and joy a moment ago, the heavier his pain now.

Yet, it was all Hong Wei’s own fault.

Everyone knew that in the past, even if Hong Wei had his eye on a promising seedling, he’d keep it secret, quietly test them for a while before making the final decision.

He knew Xu Yang was being targeted but kept silent.

Who could have expected Xu Yang would be so cautious as to go straight to Dan Feng on his very first day, revealing such jaw-dropping alchemy skill?

Serves him right—the Fourth Elder watched Hong Wei’s near breakdown with a wave of satisfaction in his heart.

"Old Brother Hong Wei, sigh."

"You really can’t blame me for this."

Dan Qi patted Hong Wei’s shoulder with a long sigh.

Hong Wei’s whole body trembled; he glanced at Xu Yang, who stood with bowed head, eyes flashing with grief and frustration, and squeezed out two words with difficulty: "Congratulations!"

"Sect Leader, I’m not feeling well. I plan to enter seclusion for a while; I won’t be handling various affairs in the near future."

Hong Wei cupped his fists toward Tongmin Golden Immortal, turned, and left.

He truly couldn’t stay a moment longer.

He couldn’t even bring himself to resent Dan Qi.

There was no one to blame but himself.

But honestly, who could have foreseen Xu Yang would be so freakish?

Forget the rest—just compare Xu Yang and Yang Yuan in the eyes of the gathered Golden Immortals; most would now pick Xu Yang as their direct disciple!

The skills in alchemy—simply irresistible.

Tongmin gave Dan Qi a helpless look: "This is your doing."

Dan Qi looked utterly innocent.

"Nobody go provoking Hong Wei for a while."

"Since everyone’s agreed, let’s settle it: Xu Yang enjoys two seed disciple titles and receives double resources!"

Tongmin hammered down the verdict!

The Golden Immortals looked complicated, swirling with all kinds of feelings.

Down below, the crowd’s uproar faded into utter silence, struck dumb.

"How can this be?"

"I can’t accept this!"

Yang Xiao smashed his fist to the ground, eyes bloodshot.

Though he might be a privileged prodigal, he wasn’t an idiot.

A Pill Master of such potential—what does that mean?

Status. Connections!

In some sense, Xu Yang was even hotter than Yang Yuan now!

Add in his frightening combat ability and his bold talk of building a Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation!

Put together, in this instant he completely surpassed Yang Yuan!

To be fair, even the great Yang Family would have to treat such a sect seed as a most honored guest!

The more he understood, the worse Yang Xiao felt inside.

How did things turn out like this?