Mortal Seeking Immortal

The square was silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the fourth elder standing on the high platform.

The three elders standing behind the fourth elders looked at their disciples standing below the stage with smiles on their faces. When the rankings of this secret realm trip were announced, their disciples would be able to enter the Hanling Spring to improve their spiritual roots.

Xu Yan, who was below the stage, felt nervous after noticing the high-expecting eyes of the second elder, and lowered his head slightly, not daring to look directly at the second elder's eyes.

After noticing Xu Yan's evasive look, the second elder's heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was wrong. Could it be that he guessed wrong, and Xu Yan did not win the top three in this secret realm trip?

How is this possible?

Among the foundation-building cultivators in the sect, Xu Yan is also a leader. In addition, before entering the secret realm, he arranged several inner disciples of the foundation-building great perfection realm for Xu Yan to help him pick spiritual plants. How could he not win the top three?

If his guess is true, then all he has done just now is in vain.

The second elder could not accept this fact for a moment. He wanted to ask Xu Yan, but because the fourth elder was announcing the rankings, he could not speak. He could only stand aside with a gloomy face, and his gloomy eyes swept over every disciple who entered the secret realm.

The second elder now looked at everyone as someone who squeezed out Xu Yan's place, and the disciples below the stage felt cold on their backs, wondering how they had offended the second elder.

Fortunately, the first elder noticed the movement of the second elder and sent a voice message to remind the second elder to restrain himself. The second elder then retracted his gaze and comforted himself in his heart that maybe he was overthinking, and Xu Yan would definitely be one of the top three.

The second elder just had this thought in his mind, and the next moment, he heard the fourth elder say: "The fourth place, Xu Yan, a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect."

As soon as the fourth elder said this, everyone on the platform focused their eyes on Xu Yan, as if they couldn't believe that Xu Yan was the fourth place in this competition!

You know, before setting off for the secret realm, most people thought that Xu Yan would be the first in this secret realm trip.

The disciples below the stage whispered to each other: "What happened to Senior Brother Xu Yan? Why didn't he even make the top three? Didn't you say that he would be the first?"

"Xu Yan brought so many foundation-building great perfection cultivators into the secret realm, but he only got fourth place. He really embarrassed the second elder."

"I heard that the second elder is always strict with his disciples. I think Xu Yan will suffer after returning."

"He is the most favored disciple of the second elder, but his level is this level. If I have his conditions, I can at least be the second."

After hearing the discussions of the disciples around him, Xu Yan remembered the faces they used to try to please him, and felt mixed emotions in his heart.

The eyes of the elders on the high platform fell on the second elder at the same time. They thought that the second elder would loudly question the fourth elder whether he had made a wrong announcement, but the reaction of the second elder was beyond their expectations.

The second elder just sighed slightly and did not have any other reaction.

Several elders showed a touch of surprise in their eyes. The sixth elder looked at the second elder thoughtfully, approached carefully, stood beside the second elder, and was about to speak.

Then the second elder said first: "Sixth elder, don't persuade me, this is fate, and it is also the way of heaven."

"The fate of heaven cannot be violated. I believe that my disciple has his own way to go. Since this road is blocked, let's change another road."

"All roads lead to the great road, but they are just a little bumpy. Don't damage your Tao heart for temporary gains and losses."

The second elder deliberately raised his voice when he said this, both to comfort himself and to comfort Xu Yan in the audience.

Everyone in the audience looked at the Second Elder in disbelief. No one expected that the Second Elder, who was always strict, did not even blame Xu Yan.

Xu Yan raised his head and looked at the Second Elder with a guilty look, but the Second Elder shook his head at him, as if telling him not to take it to heart. Xu Yan felt warm in his heart and bowed to the Second Elder solemnly.

The second elder nodded with a smile. At this touching moment of master-disciple affection, the sixth elder spoke again: "Second elder, I'm not trying to persuade you. I just want to ask you, are the rewards you promised to my disciple still counted?"

"Don't regret it just because your disciple is not in the top three. You are the second elder of our Spirit Beast Sect. Once you say something, you can't go back on it."

The second elder was so angry at the words of the sixth elder that his face darkened. He glared at the sixth elder and said, "Sixth elder, when did I not count my words! I tell you, even if my disciple is not in the top three, I will not take back the rewards given to Ye Zhou."

"He is a great contributor to our Spirit Beast Sect. It is natural for him to get some rewards!"

The sixth elder looked at the second elder with admiration and said: "Second elder, I have been in the sect for so many years, but it is only today that I feel that you are a good person."

The second elder glanced at the sixth elder and ignored him, muttering: "I want to see who squeezed my disciple out of the top three."

After hearing this, the first elder was afraid that the second elder would make a scene, so he hurriedly sent a message to dissuade him: "Second elder, you can't do anything in public."

The second elder snorted disdainfully and ignored the first elder. At this time, the fourth elder cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, be quiet!"

After that, a breath of Jindan realm was released from the fourth elder, sweeping across the entire square in an instant. All the disciples felt their shoulders sink, as if an invisible pressure was pressing on them, making them shut up.

The square, which was originally quite noisy, became very quiet again at this moment.

The fourth elder said: "The third place is Yun Heng, a disciple of the Alchemy Sect."

The third elder, who had been standing silently and nervously waiting for the result, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing the words of the fourth elder, and looked at Yun Heng under the stage with a look of satisfaction. Fortunately, Yun Heng entered the top three, and now it was a sure thing for him to enter Hanlingquan.

The first elder looked at the fourth elder thoughtfully: "The third elder's disciple only got third place. It seems that the disciple who squeezed Xu Yan out has some strength."

"But with Zhao Han's strength, that person can only get second place at most, and the first place is still my apprentice."

At this time, the fourth elder said: "Second place, Zhao Han, a disciple of the Insect Control Sect."

The first elder looked at Zhao Han under the stage with a look of surprise. His apprentice was not the first place. Who is the first place in this secret realm trip? Who is more powerful than Zhao Han?

The three disciples standing behind the Great Elder relaxed their solemn expressions after hearing the rankings announced by the Fourth Elder. As long as their junior brother was not ranked first, it was fine.