Chapter 1886 - 1882: Attempted Recruitment
This made the faces of the ten people become extremely unpleasant for a moment, turning very unsettled.
At the same time, they were also very puzzled.
Because according to intelligence reports, the Chen Family did not have a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert stationed.
So where did this old man come from?
"You... You are not from the Chen Family! How could the Chen Family possibly have a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert?"
The leading Heavenly Rank expert stared straight at the old Taoist, saying with disbelief.
"If your sect’s intelligence isn’t up to par, don’t make a fool of yourself. I can very clearly tell you, I am indeed from the Chen Family. If you want to disturb the Chen Family today, you’ll have to pass through me, understand?"
The old Taoist glanced disdainfully at the leading Heavenly Rank expert and said contemptuously.
Upon hearing the old Taoist’s words.
The face of the leading Heavenly Rank expert involuntarily changed.
After all, the old Taoist was no ordinary person but a Heavenly Rank Perfection level expert!
With the old Taoist here.
They certainly weren’t going to have an easy time breaking into the gates of the Chen Family today!
They might very well all fall here.
This made the leading Heavenly Rank expert’s face turn as ugly as it could get.
Obviously, he hadn’t expected that coming to destroy a mere third-rate family, he would encounter a Heavenly Rank Perfection level expert.
It truly surpassed his expectations.
He took a deep breath.
The leading Heavenly Rank expert calmed himself, then stared at the old Taoist and said in a deep voice:
"Old man, even though you possess Heavenly Rank Perfection level strength, I’d advise you to consider carefully. Our Nether Flame Hall is a top-notch sect in the Ancient Martial World and has several Heavenly Rank Perfection level experts! Opposing us will lead to a bad ending!"
"Of course, if you’re willing to renounce evil and take the right path, you can join us at Nether Flame Hall, and I will consider today’s events as never happening. I also assure you that once you join Nether Flame Hall, our Hall Master will definitely grant you a highly prestigious Elder position with conditions better than those in the Chen Family!"
"So I suggest you think it over carefully. People strive to move upwards, water flows downwards. What’s worth being loyal to in a third-rate family like the Chen Family? Why not join us at Nether Flame Hall and accomplish something great together?"
By saying this.
Evidently, the leading Heavenly Rank expert intended to have the old Taoist leave the Chen Family and join Nether Flame Hall, with a strong recruitment intention.
After all, the old Taoist was a Heavenly Rank Perfection level expert, and recruiting him would be a significant achievement for the leading Heavenly Rank expert.
He would surely be greatly rewarded by Hall Master Ming Lun upon returning.
After all, in the Ancient Martial World, for any sect, Heavenly Rank Perfection level experts are the most sought after.
However, upon hearing the leading Heavenly Rank expert’s words, the old Taoist couldn’t help but laugh loudly.
Listening to the old Taoist’s unrestrained laughter.
The leading Heavenly Rank expert frowned and questioned, "Why are you laughing? Do you find the idea of joining our Nether Flame Hall funny? You should consider well, we are a top-tier force and the Chen Family is but a third-rate force. Surely anyone not foolish would choose our Nether Flame Hall?"
"By joining Nether Flame Hall, you’ll gain better cultivation resources, and your future prospects will be limitless, potentially even reaching that legendary realm and becoming a supreme being in the Ancient Martial World. Isn’t it worth reconsidering?"
"Why am I laughing? I’m laughing at your ignorance, your naivety, your lack of brains!"
The old Taoist said with a cold chuckle.
"What do you mean!"
The leading Heavenly Rank expert’s face changed and he asked coldly.
"You haven’t even figured out my relationship with the Chen Family and its Patriarch, Chen Feng, and here you are recruiting me. Aren’t you afraid that after recruiting me to Nether Flame Hall, I might become a spy for the Chen Family? At that time, with inside and outside coordination with the Chen Family, we could turn Nether Flame Hall upside down. With my Heavenly Rank Perfection strength, that should be quite achievable, no?"
The old Taoist expressed disdainfully.
"So you’re quite loyal to the Chen Family, are you? And devoted to the Chen Family Patriarch, Chen Feng? What’s so good about the Chen Family? What’s so good about Chen Feng? Is it worth your dedication?"
The leading Heavenly Rank expert frowned, asking with confusion.
"That’s why I say you lack brains! You haven’t figured out my relationship with Chen Feng and make blind plans. I can tell you this, Chen Feng respectfully calls me elder, and I am kind of a mentor to him. Do you think I, as a mentor, would betray my student to join his enemy’s sect?"
The old Taoist scoffed at the leading Heavenly Rank expert and said with a cold smile.
Upon hearing these words.
The leading Heavenly Rank expert’s face immediately changed.
He initially thought the old Taoist was an expensive Guest Elder hired by Chen Feng.
After all, this is quite common in the Ancient Martial World.
Some nascent forces or weaker sects, feeling their strength or numbers are insufficient, spend heavily to hire some loose cultivators to support their sect, granting them high monthly remuneration.
In the Ancient Martial World, such people are uniformly termed Guest Elders!
Places like Nether Flame Hall also have Guest Elder experts.
They are not personally cultivated by Nether Flame Hall and aren’t very loyal to Nether Flame Hall.
They only remain because Nether Flame Hall offers them certain benefits to stay and protect the Nether Flame Hall.
And once a day comes when Nether Flame Hall can’t offer them advantages.
They would leave one by one.
Therefore, such Guest Elders are not overly loyal to a sect.
They’re only interested in their own benefits.
The leading Heavenly Rank expert initially considered the old Taoist as a Guest Elder, leading to his recruitment intentions.
However, after hearing the old Taoist’s words, he suddenly realized.
This old Taoist turned out to be Chen Feng’s mentor.
In this way, enticing him to join Nether Flame Hall seems quite unlikely.
After all, the bond between mentor and student isn’t so easily disrupted, is it?
Thinking about this.
The leading Heavenly Rank expert frowned and coldly said: "No wonder Chen Feng is so arrogant. He has a Heavenly Rank Perfection level mentor. However, I advise you to think carefully. Even if you are mentor and student, even if you are a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert, what benefit is there in offending our Nether Flame Hall? Opposing Nether Flame Hall isn’t viable for you alone. If Nether Flame Hall dispatches several Heavenly Rank Perfection experts, I’m afraid even you might fall, wouldn’t you?"