Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 384: No Hope (22)

Just as Chen An was thinking about these things, two elegant male cultivators walked towards him.

Among them, the one wearing a gray robe smiled and asked him, "Excuse me, are you Chen, the steward of Hundred Flower Hall?"

"That's right," Chen An nodded and replied.

He recognized the two male cultivators in front of him. He had just used his clairvoyance to observe them.

The one in the gray robe was named Zhao Hechuan, with a cultivation level of True Immortal Third Layer.

The one in the white robe was named Wu Wudi, with a cultivation level of True Immortal Second Layer.

These two, like him, were new disciples of Hundred Flower Hall and could be considered his teammates for this trial.

"Steward Chen, hello. He and I are also stewards of Hundred Flower Hall. I am Zhao Hechuan, and he is Wu Wudi. We hope to learn a lot from this trial," Zhao Hechuan said with a friendly smile.

Chen An clasped his hands and replied, "So you are Steward Zhao and Steward Wu. I have heard of your names."

There was still some time before the trial began.

During this waiting period, the three of them chatted casually.

From their conversation, Chen An learned that Zhao Hechuan had joined Hundred Spirits Sacred Land eight years ago, while Wu Wudi had joined five years ago. They were both relatively new disciples.

It was only at this moment that Chen An realized he had been tricked by Hua Xuanyin.

The requirements for participating in this trial for new disciples clearly stated that any cultivator who had joined the sacred land within the past hundred years could participate. However, Hua Xuanyin had sent three new disciples who had joined less than ten years ago. It was obvious that the older members of the hall refused to participate.

And if the older members refused to participate, it meant that this trial for new disciples was most likely a trap, and no one wanted to fall into it.

Fortunately, I am powerful enough to easily kill opponents of a higher cultivation level. Otherwise, I would probably be in trouble because of that woman, Hua Xuanyin... Chen An thought silently in his heart.

"It seems that Hundred Flower Hall is lacking talent. They actually sent three new disciples whom we have never seen before to participate in the trial. Are they trying to embarrass themselves?" Two men and a woman walked slowly towards Chen An and the others. The woman in purple clothes, who was leading the group, said with a strange tone.

Chen An was a little confused by the scene in front of him and couldn't help but look at Zhao Hechuan and Wu Wudi beside him, wanting to know what was going on.

Zhao Hechuan furrowed his brows slightly and whispered, "They are from Qianye Hall. The hall master of Qianye Hall and our hall master of Hundred Flower Hall don't get along. These three from Qianye Hall are most likely here to provoke us on orders."

Didn't that woman, Hua Xuanyin, say that she had a good relationship with everyone in the sacred land?

Is this what she calls a good relationship?

A relationship so good that it leads to conflicts?

Chen An was a little dumbfounded, realizing that Hua Xuanyin hadn't spoken a single word of truth. He had been a bit naive to believe her before.

"Let's go, let's not pay attention to these people from Qianye Hall," Zhao Hechuan said and walked away, with Wu Wudi following closely behind.

Chen An followed them.

He didn't despise these two for being cowardly; instead, he admired them a little.

The three members of Qianye Hall had a cultivation level as high as the later stage of True Immortal. With Zhao Hechuan and Wu Wudi's cultivation levels in the early stage of True Immortal, they couldn't possibly contend with them.

Therefore, avoiding their sharpness was the best course of action.

After they were far away from the three members of Qianye Hall, Zhao Hechuan and Wu Wudi stopped.

"Steward Chen, after the trial starts, we must avoid the three members of Qianye Hall. If we're unlucky enough to encounter them, we'll definitely be tortured and humiliated," Zhao Hechuan said with a serious expression.

With the three weaklings from Qianye Hall, if we really encounter them, I can send them to Ascension with just one punch... Chen An's confidence swelled in his heart.

But on the surface, he still pretended to be slightly grateful and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Steward Zhao."

"No need to be polite. We are all disciples of Hundred Flower Hall, and helping each other is only natural," Zhao Hechuan smiled.

Chen An was curious and asked, "By the way, Steward Zhao, what is the grudge between our hall master and the hall master of Qianye Hall?"

"This is a long story, but I've only heard some rumors. I don't know if they are true or not. Steward Chen, just listen to it for reference," Zhao Hechuan then told Chen An everything he had heard.

It turned out that the reason Hua Xuanyin had a grudge with the hall master of Qianye Hall was because the hall master of Qianye Hall's beloved person had fallen in love with Hua Xuanyin, leading to a series of complicated love affairs.

Even in the realm of immortals, they could still cause such trouble because of love affairs... Chen An widened his eyes and couldn't help but comment in his heart.

Then, his gaze fell on the hall master of Qianye Hall, who was on a high platform in the distance. He pretended to be indifferent and secretly observed her.

With an oval face, black hair, and wearing a green long dress, she looked dignified and noble.

At a glance, she was a beauty.

Upon closer inspection, it should be more beautiful and ethereal.

But Chen An didn't dare to look closely.

The other party is the leader of a sacred place, with at least the cultivation level of a Quasi-Immortal King. If he dares to look a little longer, he will definitely be discovered.

If discovered, it would mean exploding just from looking a little longer.

Enemies, huh? I like to bring enemies together and let the two of you reconcile on the bed... Chen An thought to himself.

In addition to Hua Xuanyin, he now has another target.

That is, to make the leader of Qianye Hall his concubine.

Of course, the premise is that both of them are still unmarried.

"Oh, by the way, Chen An, there's something I almost forgot to tell you. I made an agreement with Wu, the other disciple. After we are randomly teleported to the trial grounds later, we will pretend to be Rogue Cultivators at the foot of the mountain. With our strength, we won't be able to reach the peak anyway, so why not take this opportunity to gain some good things? Do you want to join us?"

Zhao Hechuan secretly transmitted this message to Chen An.

Upon hearing this, Chen An couldn't help but be surprised.

Wow, these two people look so refined and gentle, but their hearts are so dark?

"Chen An, what do you think?"

Seeing that Chen An didn't respond, Zhao Hechuan asked again.

Chen An smiled awkwardly and replied, "Zhao Hechuan, my cultivation level is not high, and I am naturally timid. I won't get involved in this matter."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Hechuan's face changed instantly. His eyebrows furrowed slightly, showing some displeasure.

Wu Wudi, who was beside him, also had a change in his expression.

Both of them thought that Chen An would join them, but they didn't expect him to underestimate them. They were both very dissatisfied with him for a while.

[You politely declined Zhao Hechuan's invitation to be a Rogue Cultivator in the trial grounds, and Zhao Hechuan has developed a grudge against you. The current grudge level is 2 stars.]

[You politely declined Zhao Hechuan's invitation to be a Rogue Cultivator in the trial grounds, and Wu Wudi has developed a grudge against you. The current grudge level is 3 stars.]

Chen An glanced at the prompt message and calmly bid farewell.

"Excuse me."

After speaking, he distanced himself from the two.

Different paths do not converge.

He didn't want to get too close to cultivators with the mindset of Rogue Cultivators.

...

On the other side, on the high platform.

Dozens of high-level members of the sacred place sat together, waiting for the trial to begin, observing the performance of the new disciples from various halls.

Since there was still some time before the trial started, many high-level members started chatting with each other.

Some boasted about the disciples they sent out for the trial, believing that their people would definitely win.

Some engaged in business discussions and then humbly declined each other.

Some were subtly sarcastic towards each other, harboring long-standing grudges.

Among these sarcastic people were Hua Xuanyin and the leader of Qianye Hall.

"Hua Hall Master, the three candidates from your Hundred Flower Hall don't seem to be very capable. Their cultivation levels are only at the True Immortal initial stage, while our Qianye Hall has candidates at the True Immortal late stage. After the trial starts, should I have the three disciples from Qianye Hall guide your Hundred Flower Hall?"

The leader of Qianye Hall, a Quasi-Immortal King named Zhu Yange, spoke with a delicate tone, deliberately provoking Hua Xuanyin who was not far away.

Hua Xuanyin sneered in response, "Hmph, it's just a trial for newcomers. Look at how confident you are. When you participated in the trial for hall masters back then, I beat you like a dead dog. I didn't expect you to be so proud now."

Zhu Yange wasn't angry. Instead, his voice became even softer, "Hall Master Hua, times have changed. Besides bringing up the past, what else can you do?"

A soft voice should have been pleasant to the ears, but coming from Zhu Yange, it sounded particularly sarcastic.

"Hmph, how ridiculous."

Hua Xuanyin sneered disdainfully, not taking Zhu Yange's words seriously at all.

However, she was seething with anger inside, even though she pretended not to care.

Hundred Flower Hall used to oppress Qianye Hall.

But later on, Hundred Flower Hall began to decline.

Day by day, it became weaker, until today, Qianye Hall completely crushed Hundred Flower Hall without any resistance.

If it were in the past, Zhu Yange wouldn't dare to be so sarcastic towards her. She would have already beaten him down.

It doesn't matter. After all, the three newcomers participating in the trial are the newest disciples of the hall. If they lose, I can use the excuse that I didn't send out capable disciples... Hua Xuanyin watched Chen An, Zhao Hechuan, and Wu Wudi in the teleportation array, comforting herself in her heart.

She knew very well that she didn't have any hope for these three.

She just hoped that these three would have some luck and not encounter the three from Qianye Hall in the trial grounds, giving the leader of Qianye Hall a chance to mock her, making her, the Hall Master of Hundred Flower Hall, lose face.

It would be best if the three from Qianye Hall had bad luck and were defeated by disciples from other halls as soon as they entered.

In that case, she would have to mock Zhu Yange, that foolish woman!

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