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Chapter 555: Unexpected Master

Holy Mansion.

After flying into the mansion, the flying boat headed directly towards the central area.

Finally, the flying boat landed in a square.

Hong Rongduan and Chu Ning walked out of the flying boat, and Hong Rongduan said calmly, "Let's go."

Chu Ning followed Hong Rongduan towards the hall in front of the square. On the flying boat, Senior Hong just said a few words to him and then stopped.

In the square, there were two or three monks passing by, all of whom were at the Spirit Transformation Realm. When they saw Hong Rongduan, they hurriedly greeted him respectfully.

"Elder Hong."

"Uncle Hong."

Hong Rongduan's attitude was very calm, and the several cultivators were not surprised. This was Elder Hong's personality, and all the disciples in the sect knew it.

You know, the sect requires all elders to accept disciples, but there is no such requirement for Elder Hong. It's not that Elder Hong is special and does not need to accept disciples. According to the information they know, it is because Elder Hong once accepted six disciples, but all six disciples died.

As a disciple of the Holy Palace, you can travel throughout the entire Cang Tian Realm, but this does not mean that there is no danger. There are many opportunities in the Cang Tian Realm, and there will be competitors to fight for these opportunities. These competitors will not give up just because they are disciples of the Holy Palace.

It is said that Elder Hong's six disciples are all geniuses, and Elder Hong has cultivated them with great care, and each of them has the potential to enter the realm of Dongxu.

The death of these six disciples made Elder Hong completely disheartened. The Palace Master also understood Elder Hong's feelings, so he allowed Elder Hong not to continue accepting disciples.

The main hall!

Chu Ning followed Hong Rongduan into the hall and saw that the seniors were already waiting inside. In front of the hall, on the throne on the steps, there was a vague figure.

The Lord of the Holy Palace, with his current state of late Spirit Transformation, was unable to even see the other party's true appearance.

A powerful person of the heavenly level?

Chu Ning dispelled the divergent thoughts in his mind. In front of a strong man of this level, sometimes what he was thinking in his heart could be sensed by the other party.

"Ji Yang, are you willing for me to enter the Holy Palace?"

The mansion lord's voice came from above the steps, but it was vague and ethereal. Chu Ning tried to recall it, but he couldn't remember the entire characteristics of the voice in his mind.

"Disciple is willing to join the Holy Palace." Chu Ning replied respectfully.

"it is good."

The Palace Master responded, but then he didn't say anything. Chang Junhou, who was standing on both sides of the hall, couldn't sit still anymore and said, "Palace Master, Ji Yang has already accepted me as his master."

"Junior Brother Chang, that doesn't count. To join the Holy Palace, you must go through an initiation ceremony and worship the ancestral statue of the palace." An elder immediately retorted.

"Why not? Don't tell me that you haven't met a genius disciple outside. After you accept him as a disciple, you will take him back to the sect to complete the initiation ceremony."

Chang Junhou pointed at the second elder on the left and said, "Fourth Elder, if I remember correctly, the disciple you accepted, Han Shuang, was accepted when you were away."

"Brother Chen, your fourth disciple was also brought back from the northern part of the Cangtian Realm, right?"

……

Chang Junhou pointed at the elders one by one. As a powerful Dongxu master, he naturally would not pay attention to the situation of these elders accepting disciples. This was the information provided to him by his two disciples Lin Nan and Lu Yan on the way back.

On the way back, the three masters and apprentices discussed how to engage in a debate in the Holy Palace Hall, and also rehearsed what the elders might say.

Seeing these elders speechless now, Lord Chang Jun is very pleased. I asked you old guys to come and snatch disciples from me. Now you have seen the advantage of my eloquence.

"Junior Brother Chang, you are making a fuss. We recruited disciples from outside by searching for them ourselves, and Ji Yang is going to the Spiritual Transformation Hall. He should follow the rules and come to the sect after the Spiritual Transformation is completed. We will arrange a master for him based on his talent and potential."

Qi Bianlu spoke up and seized the loophole in Chang Junhou's words. They accepted disciples from other places without borrowing the sect's resources, and the Hualing Palace was responsible for recruiting high-potential cultivators from small worlds for the sect.

"Brother Qi is right. I like fishing. The disciples I recruit from outside are like fish caught in wild fishing areas. But you, Brother Chang, are catching fish from the sect's fish pond. It is totally different."

“Not all cultivators from small worlds who go to the Spirit Transformation Palace will necessarily join the Holy Palace,” Lord Chang retorted.

"If a genius like Ji Yang is not persuaded to join the Holy Palace, then it is the fault of your disciple Lin Nan."

Lin Nan, who was standing in the corner of the hall: ...

"Bullshit, what does this have to do with Lin Nan?"

"Why is it not related? Your disciple Lin Nan is in charge of the Spiritual Transformation Hall. If he allowed a genius like Ji Yang to leave, he would be derelict in his duty. If Lin Nan had not failed in his duty, Ji Yang would have definitely entered the Holy Palace. It has nothing to do with whether you, Junior Brother Chang, accept a disciple or not."

……

In the main hall, Lord Chang and several elders started arguing again. After Hong Rongduan came in, he just stood there silently without saying a word. Even when he saw that his junior brother was about to be surrounded by the elders' saliva, he had no intention of speaking out to help.

It was as if everything that happened in the hall had nothing to do with him.

"Elders, there is no need to argue anymore." The Palace Lord's voice was heard from the high platform. When the elders including Chang Junhou heard the Palace Lord's words, they immediately ended their quarrel and stood quietly back on both sides.

These elders are all shrewd people. The reason they are arguing here is to show the Palace Master their attitude. They all know that in the end, only the Palace Master can decide who Ji Yang will take as his master.

"Elder Hong, do you have any suggestions?"

Hong Rongduan didn't expect the Palace Master to ask him, so he shook his head and said, "Let the Palace Master decide."

"Ji Yang, I will arrange a master for you, are you willing?"

Ji Yang glanced at Chang Junhou. After all, when he was in the Hualing Palace, he had already agreed to take him as his master. Seeing the look in Chu Ning's eyes, Chang Junhou nodded at him.

After receiving the signal from Lord Chang, Chu Ning knew how to respond.

"Disciple is willing."

"Okay, then I will make the decision. Ji Yang, you will take Elder Hong as your master."

After the Lord of the Holy Palace spoke, the hall fell silent for a few moments.

Lin Nan and Lu Yan, who were standing at a corner of the hall, opened their mouths slightly. They had never expected that the Palace Master would let Ji Yang worship Master Hong as his master.

Chu Ning was also surprised and looked at Hong Rongduan. He wanted to take him as his master?
There are so many seniors present, but this one is the one who is least interested in me. How could the Palace Master make such a decision?

Become a disciple.

He must find a master who wants to accept him as a disciple. Only in this way will the master train the disciple with all his heart. If Chu Ning worships Elder Hong as his master, he will suspect that Elder Hong will just give him some magical powers and let him fend for himself.

Although Hong Rongduan did not look surprised, he frowned and said, "Palace Master, this decision is not appropriate."

"Elder Hong, there is no need to be modest. Your ability in teaching disciples is recognized by all the elders. I think the other elders will not object to this arrangement."

When Chu Ning heard the Palace Master's words, he glanced at the other elders and found that these elders, just as the Palace Master had said, did not show any signs of dissatisfaction, even Senior Chang was the same.

"Brother, if you accept Ji Yang as your disciple, I can give way to you."

Chang Junhou took the initiative to speak and looked at Hong Rongduan. When the Palace Lord just announced the decision, he was indeed a little surprised, but then he understood the Palace Lord's intention.

A big part of the reason why Senior Brother Hong has become so cold now is because of the death of six nephews in battle. The death of these six nephews made Senior Brother Hong somewhat disheartened. After that, even though the Mansion Master and himself persuaded Senior Brother Hong several times, Senior Brother Hong still refused to accept another disciple.

Now the Palace Master, under the pretext of calming down the disputes among the elders, asked Ji Yang to become Brother Hong's disciple. Brother Hong could no longer refuse and had to accept Ji Yang as his disciple.

Ji Yang's talent and potential are there. Although Senior Brother Hong is unwilling to accept a disciple, based on his understanding of Senior Brother Hong, Senior Brother Hong will not let Ji Yang's high talent go to waste.

In order to be responsible to Ji Yang and the sect, he would certainly train Chu Ning seriously. Once Senior Brother Hong and Ji Yang had established a deep teacher-student relationship, Senior Brother Hong would be able to get over the grief of losing his disciple.

It has to be said that the arrangement made by the Mansion Lord was the most appropriate, even he couldn't say no.

Since Lord Chang could think of this, the other elders present could naturally think of it as well. Even Lin Nan and Lu Yan figured out the connection after a brief moment of surprise.

Feeling the expressions of approval from the elders in the hall, Chu Ning was the only one who was confused.

No, didn’t you all argue and fight to take me as your disciple before? Why did you give up just because of a word from the Palace Master?

Hong Rongduan also understood why the mansion lord wanted him to accept Ji Yang as his disciple.

First, it can convince Junior Brother Chang and several other elders.

Second, he hoped that he could move on from the passing of several of his disciples.

"Since the Palace Master has given the order, I dare not disobey."

Hong Rongduan looked at Chu Ning and said, "Come with me to worship the ancestors of the mansion."

Chu Ning really wanted to say, "Can I change my master?" But in the end, he could only keep the words to himself and followed Hong Rongduan out of the hall.

After paying homage to the ancestral statue of the palace, Chu Ning followed Hong Rongduan to apply for the identity card of the disciple of the Holy Palace, and then received the resources provided by the sect to the novice disciples.

However, because Chu Ning is a cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, unlike the new disciples in the traditional sense, these resources are of no use to him.

"Don't worry about the entry-level resources given to you by the sect. I will prepare another set of cultivation resources for you."

"Thank you, Master."

Hong Rongduan stopped and looked back at Chu Ning. "Although I don't want to accept you as a disciple, since you have accepted me as your master, I will give you the resources you deserve. You can live in the Disciple Pavilion for the next few days. I will move to another place after I have arranged your cave."

"Disciple, listen to Master."

Hong Rongduan brought Chu Ning to the Disciple Pavilion and left. Seeing his master leaving, Chu Ning smiled bitterly. What kind of disciple is this...

PS: Thanks to the book friend Regional Scorpio for the reward.

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