Chapter 748: You Have No One Who Wants You

Chen Zhengdao was extremely excited. This was someone whose potential surpassed that of the Pavilion Master. Even if he didn't have the opportunity to reach the Nascent Soul stage in the future, he could still achieve the perfected Ninth Layer of the Core Formation stage early on.

For half a year, he hadn't been able to stop thinking about him. He had originally planned to give up, but then, he appeared right before him.

"What about you?" Chen Zhengdao looked at Liu Qingxian with some hesitation. At the Fifth Layer of Core Formation, she wasn't particularly outstanding among the new disciples. It was unlikely that a good master would take a liking to her.

Liu Qingxian urged anxiously, "Don't worry about me. As long as he's fine, I don't care what happens to me."

Chen Zhengdao was stunned. It seemed Liu Qingxian had truly fallen in love. She was willing to sacrifice her own martial arts future to help the one she loved advance further. He nodded, "Alright." He immediately took a step forward.

But the moment he moved, he sensed something was wrong. You Yunzi, Gu Huaxi, and Ye Cangyuan all simultaneously turned their attention to him. This made Chen Zhengdao's heart clench, and he quickly halted his steps. These three old foxes were as cunning as thousand-year-old spirits. They knew about his connection with Liu Qingxian. Now, he wasn't taking Liu Qingxian or Mu Ying, but he was taking Jiang Fan. Even a fool could see something was amiss, let alone these three old foxes.

"Vice Pavilion Master Chen, do you already have a target in mind?" You Yunzi's heart slightly tightened. What was going on? Why wasn't Chen Zhengdao taking Mu Ying? Had he also interacted with Jiang Fan and learned of his extraordinary qualities?

Chen Zhengdao retracted his foot and laughed, "I'm also troubled, I don't know who to choose. Do the three of you Vice Pavilion Masters have any good suggestions?"

Gu Huaxi, leaning on her staff, shook her head helplessly: "There are too many good disciples, I'm troubled too." She deliberately avoided looking at Jiang Fan to prevent Chen Zhengdao and Ye Cangyuan from discovering her true intentions. Having You Yunzi as a rival was already a headache; if two more joined, how would she compete? Her old bones and weary limbs couldn't win against the other three old fellows.

Ye Cangyuan's eyes flickered, and he said, "I think a few of the outer-domain disciples are quite good. Mu Ying and Jiang Baihua are both rare talents."

Chen Zhengdao nodded, "Vice Pavilion Master Ye makes a good point. The three of you go ahead; I won't compete with you."

You Yunzi and Gu Huaxi also nodded, deferring to each other. "You should take them." "I have enough good disciples already, I won't fight you for them."

Ye Cangyuan also said, "I'll yield to you as well."

The "ball" was passed around in a circle. The four old foxes fell silent. Each carefully watched the other three. None dared to make a move, fearing that moving first would reveal their target and cause the other three to pounce on it.

"Mu Ying, join my faction!""Jiang Baihua is mine!""Yu Tiandu is mine!"

One after another, disciples were chosen by the overseers. The four started to feel anxious. As the Seventh-Layer Core Formation disciples were selected, the most dazzling ones were naturally those like Jiang Fan, who was at the Sixth Layer.

You Yunzi's eye twitched. He decided to stop pretending and said: "Vice Pavilion Master Ye, Vice Pavilion Master Chen, let's be straightforward. Do you two have a preferred target?"

Chen Zhengdao narrowed his eyes and said: "Vice Pavilion Master You, Vice Pavilion Master Gu, it seems you also have a preferred target."

Gu Huaxi's hand tightened on her staff, and spiritual energy began to circulate within her body: "The three of you, surely we haven't all set our sights on the same person?"

Ye Cangyuan narrowed his eyes, spiritual energy surging at his feet, and said: "It had better not be the same person."

Chen Zhengdao's heart was chilled. He feared it was indeed the same person! He decisively activated the spiritual energy within his body, ready to act at any moment!

You Yunzi subtly raised his spiritual energy, saying meaningfully: "In that case, we'll have to rely on our own abilities."

At this point in the conversation, it was almost explicitly stated. All four had the same target: Jiang Fan!

However, no one dared to make the first move to snatch him. This was because whoever moved first would inevitably be intercepted by the other three simultaneously, missing the opportune moment. The one who planned and then acted would surely have the last laugh. Therefore, the four stared intently at each other. They stood in a standoff, unmoving. Each was waiting for another to make the first move!

Amidst the bustling scene of overseers eagerly vying for disciples, the four's demeanor appeared extremely strange.

Jiang Fan was a little bewildered. Why did the situation feel a bit off? Didn't Vice Pavilion Master You and Vice Pavilion Master Gu say they wanted to take him as a disciple? Why weren't they moving now? Surely they weren't just playing a trick on him?

As he was wondering, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder. Jiang Fan turned his head to see Shang Shiqiu. Beneath her mask, she wore a half-smile, her face full of teasing: "Junior Brother Jiang, why does nobody want you?"

Jiang Fan looked awkward. Other disciples were being snapped up like hot commodities. He, meanwhile, stood like a wooden post, ignored by everyone. He couldn't help but say sheepishly, "You're making fun of me, Senior Sister Shang."

Shang Shiqiu crossed her arms, supporting her ample bosom, and teased: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, the young hero who once single-handedly challenged an entire demon army, plus a demon general. And now, at the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, nobody wants you. How pitiful."

Jiang Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Senior Sister Shang, please stop teasing me. I had originally settled things with two Vice Pavilion Masters. But now it seems they might have changed their minds."

"Vice Pavilion Masters? Two of them?" Shang Shiqiu immediately burst into peals of laughter, her ample curves jiggling with every movement. It was quite a sight. "Hahaha! Two Vice Pavilion Masters... Sure enough, Senior Sister Leng was right: there are two things a man cannot give up—his life and his pride. Junior Brother Jiang can't escape this strange pattern either."

Jiang Fan was speechless. He hadn't lied.

"Alright! I'll stop teasing you." Shang Shiqiu stopped laughing. "You're actually quite impressive. Even at the Second Layer of Core Formation, you could defeat Senior Sister Leng, who was at the Fifth Layer. Now at the Sixth Layer of Core Formation, your strength must be even more extraordinary. These old fellows are blind, they look down on people, and they missed out on you. In that case, why don't you become a disciple under my Master Yun Yang? Work hard in the future and make them regret it."

Immediately, without giving Jiang Fan a chance to choose, she slapped Jiang Fan on the shoulder and declared, "Jiang Fan, Overseer Yun Yang has taken him."

You Yunzi, Gu Huaxi, Ye Cangyuan, and Chen Zhengdao, who were still secretly competing, all simultaneously stiffened.

"What?" They looked at Jiang Fan in disbelief. Shang Shiqiu patting Jiang Fan's shoulder signified that he had been claimed. It couldn't be undone!

"Damn it!" It was unclear which of the four cursed. In any case, their expressions were largely similar. They were all furious. Their blazing gazes seemed capable of incinerating Shang Shiqiu to ashes. The four old men had schemed and calculated, only for a junior to snatch the prize?

You Yunzi reluctantly looked towards the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion Master. "Pavilion Master, you can't play like this, can you? I've been waiting for Jiang Fan for half a year!"

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion Master also showed a moment of astonishment. He hadn't anticipated such an outcome. Shaking his head, he said, "The rules cannot be changed."

This left the four Vice Pavilion Masters feeling utterly aggrieved. They felt like slapping Shang Shiqiu away. "We four Vice Pavilion Masters were competing for a disciple. Why are you joining in the fun?"

Ruan Qingsu clicked her tongue, her gaze towards Shang Shiqiu filled with admiration: "Master, Senior Sister Shang is so brave. She dared to snatch something from the mouths of four Vice Pavilion Masters."

Lin Yuheng's mouth twitched. After learning that Gu Huaxi favored Jiang Fan, she had decisively given him up. She dared not compete. But Shang Shiqiu, on the other hand, dared to snatch Jiang Fan right in front of the four Vice Pavilion Masters. Her gaze towards Shang Shiqiu now held a trace of pity. "Her future path won't be easy."

Shang Shiqiu blinked. She looked at the four Vice Pavilion Masters glaring angrily at her. She wondered, "Did I do something wrong?"