"Chu Feng, you may not know enough about Duan Liufeng."
"He truly was gifted back then, but the him of today is far from the him of those years."
"Three thousand years have already passed. He has long since completely faded."
"The truth is, throughout the entire Wulong Martial Sect, people like him—once brilliantly radiant, yet rapidly fallen—are innumerable."
"Not a single one of them has ever managed to stand back up."
"If you're pinning your hopes on him recovering his abilities and returning to his peak, expecting him to back you up then—that is simply impossible."
"So I advise you to be more clear-headed."
"Make the best choice available to you right now."
That was what Tu Yuanyuan's Master said to Chu Feng.
"Thank you for your kindness, Elder, but my mind is made up."
Chu Feng replied.
"In that case, I won't force the issue."
Tu Yuanyuan's Master seemed somewhat displeased. With those words, she launched herself into the air.
"Chu Feng, see you around."
As for Tu Yuanyuan, she gave Chu Feng a wink before leaping up and following her Master away from the area.
"Young friend Chu Feng, Duan Liufeng is currently merely an outer academy elder."
"According to the rules of our Wulong Martial Sect, even if you take Duan Liufeng as your Master, given his status, he can only bring you into Beixuan Academy."
"You've only recently entered the Wulong Martial Sect, so you may not yet be familiar with how our sect works. Our four academies each have quite the—"
Elder Ouyang Che, seeing that Tu Yuanyuan's Master had left, thought he still had a chance. Unwilling to give up, he personally stepped forward to try persuading Chu Feng.
"I know that Beixuan Academy is currently the weakest of the four academies within the Wulong Martial Sect."
"But I don't mind."
Chu Feng's attitude was resolute.
Before Elder Ouyang Che could even finish speaking, Chu Feng had already made his position clear.
But the others were obviously not ready to give up, and they began one after another to try talking him around.
Not only did the two elders left behind by the East Dragon Academy make their case, but the elders from the West Tiger Academy and the South Phoenix Academy also began openly and covertly trying to persuade Chu Feng.
All of them wanted to take their chances and see if they could recruit Chu Feng as their disciple.
But Chu Feng's resolve never wavered.
Seeing no hope of winning Chu Feng over, those elders had no choice but to leave.
"Chu Feng, are you truly set on joining our Beixuan Academy?"
After those elders had departed, Elder Dao Qinian of Beixuan Academy asked.
The reason he asked was that Chu Feng had turned down the invitations of three academies.
As things stood, unless Chu Feng changed his mind, the only option he had left was Beixuan Academy.
"Elder Dao, my mind is made up. It won't change."
Chu Feng said.
"Good, very good."
"I like a disciple with this kind of resolve."
A look of unconcealed delight hung on Dao Qinian's face.
Although Chu Feng had no intention of taking him as a Master, the fact that Beixuan Academy could receive a disciple of Chu Feng's caliber—in his eyes, this was already a tremendous piece of good fortune.
Because what Beixuan Academy had the least shortage of right now was disciples.
But what it desperately lacked was talented disciples like Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng, the one who recruited you here was also Elder Duan Liufeng."
"For bringing you into the Wulong Martial Sect, he will receive a reward from the sect."
"Based on your talent assessment, he would receive the lowest-tier reward."
"But based on your cultivation level, he could actually receive a high-tier reward."
"However, this high-tier reward could also be useful to you."
"So you actually get to decide—whether to keep it for yourself or give it to him."
"But if I'm not mistaken, you'll definitely give it to Elder Duan."
Dao Qinian asked Chu Feng.
"Elder Dao, you understand me."
Chu Feng replied.
"Hahaha… Someone brave enough to refuse the East Dragon Academy's invitation certainly wouldn't be greedy over something like this."
"In that then, come with me back to Beixuan Academy."