Lin Changâsheng had actually considered joining the Immortal Martial Hall and Heaven-Suppressing Sect.
But Sword Elderâs offer was just too tempting, so Lin Changâsheng decided to join the Immortal Palace instead.
After all, treasures from a Loose Immortal Cave Mansion were at least at the Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure level.
But if he joined the Immortal Martial Hall or Heaven-Suppressing Sect, the best treasures theyâd offer were just middle grade Celestial Spirit Treasures.
Lin Changâsheng wasnât impressed at all.
Take Yang Huaizhen, the top prodigy of Immortal Martial Hallâhe only had two middle grade Celestial Spirit Treasures.
Although for disciples at his level, those were actually pretty good treasures.
But for Lin Changâsheng, that was still not enough.
When the elders and disciples of Immortal Palace heard Lin Changâshengâs decision, they were all a bit surprised.
No one expected Lin Changâsheng would pass up the top two sects in the Immortal Realm to pick their sect.
The elders at Immortal Palace hadnât really dared to hope for this.
Now, you could say they were over the moon.
"Welcome to the Immortal Palace!"
Elder Liu from Immortal Palace beamed with delight as he spoke.
"Junior Brother Lin, welcome to our Immortal Palace!"
Wang Huisheng was also overjoyed. Having such a prodigy join their sect meant his future achievements would be limitless.
Although Lin Changâshengâs cultivation was higher than Wang Huishengâs, he was joining the sect later, so Wang Huisheng called him Junior Brother.
Lin Changâsheng didnât mind that in the slightest.
"Iâll be counting on you, Elder and Senior Brother!"
Lin Changâsheng replied politely.
"Of course!"
Wang Huisheng answered with a big grin.
"Elder, I have one more request!"
Lin Changâsheng looked at the elder of Immortal Palace as he spoke.
"Go ahead, donât hold back!"
For a prodigy like Lin Changâsheng, as long as he was willing to join, as long as his request wasnât too outrageous, theyâd agree to anything.
"I have two friends whoâd like to join the Immortal Palace with me. Elder, would you approve?"
Lin Changâsheng waved at Hou Shaojie over in the distance.
Seeing this, Hou Shaojie immediately bounced over with a grin.
When Lin Changâsheng looked for Zhao ShuangâEr, though, she was nowhere to be found.
"Hou Shaojie, greetings, Elder!"
Hou Shaojie bowed to the elder of Immortal Palace.
The elder had seen Hou Shaojie compete before, so he had some impression of him.
This guy was pretty talented, too. Letting him join wouldnât bring shame to the sect.
"No problem! If Lin Changâsheng recommends someone, theyâve gotta be gifted. Not just one, even tenâIâd say yes. Tomorrow, youâll all return to the sect with me!"
Elder Liu Feng replied without hesitation.
Lin Changâsheng alone was worth dozens of prodigies. Letting two more inâhell, even twentyâwould be fine.
"Thank you, Elder!"
Hou Shaojie was thrilled that the elder was so straightforward in agreeing.
He never imagined heâd get his wish and be able to cultivate in one of the top three sects of the Immortal Realm.
This was absolutely a proud moment for his family.
After that, the group prepared to leave and travel to the sect the next day.
But up ahead, an Immortal Martial Hall disciple blocked Lin Changâshengâs path.
"Kid, picking the wrong sect means youâre picking the wrong pathâyouâll regret it before you know it!"
Liu Qi from Immortal Martial Hall sneered with a sinister tone, clearly unhappy with Lin Changâsheng.
Liu Qi couldnât believe Lin Changâsheng turned down Immortal Martial Hallâs olive branch. What an ungrateful punk.
Even though Liu Qi couldnât beat him now, Liu Qi didnât think Lin Changâsheng would amount to much in the future anyway.
Immortal Martial Hall was packed with prodigies from every corner of the Immortal Realm. Missing Lin Changâsheng was no big deal.
"Youâd better worry about your Senior Brother Yang more than me!"
Lin Changâsheng didnât even glance at Liu Qi, just walked right past him.
"Youâ"
Liu Qi was furious; this guy was just too damn cocky.
"Everyoneâ"
Just then, the Grand Elder of Refining God Sect called out, and the whole crowd went quiet again.
"This yearâs Celestial Pride List competition is over. If youâd like to stay a while, youâre welcomeâthe sect will do our best to host you!"
The Grand Elder of Refining God Sect announced.
Immediately, those eager to return fired up their flying boats, ready to leave.
Some who werenât in a hurry chose to stay another night before heading off.
The majority of sects were planning to leave; in an instant, countless flying boats rose into the air, creating a spectacular scene.
They couldnât wait to deliver news of this yearâs Celestial Pride List back to their own sects.
It wouldnât be long before the whole Nine Provinces of the Immortal Realm heard about it.
"Brother Changâsheng, here!"
Not far away, Zhao ShuangâEr ran over, grinning from ear to ear.
She was holding a storage bag in her hand.
Now, the immortal crystals inside the bag werenât just ten thousandâtheyâd become a whopping one hundred and ten thousand.
After all, Lin Changâsheng had won, cleaning up big time.
"Thanks for your hard work, ShuangâEr!"
Lin Changâsheng smiled as he took the storage bag, swept it with his divine sense, and found it stuffed to the brim with immortal crystals.
These crystals were enough for him to simplify a ton of immortal techniques.
"Junior Brother Lin, is that the other friend you mentioned? Looks more like a Dao partner than a friend, if you ask me!"
Wang Huisheng said with a laugh.
Although Zhao ShuangâErâs cultivation was only at the middle stage of Divinity Transformation, her looks and presence were absolutely stunningâany guy would steal an extra glance.
Zhao ShuangâEr blushed at that, not daring to lift her head.
"I think so too! Bringing a Dao partner into the sect isnât exactly unheard ofâwe all get it!"
Another disciple from Immortal Palace chimed in, laughing.
"By the way, we havenât introduced ourselves yet. Iâm Zhang Haoran!"
Zhang Haoran introduced himself.
"Iâm Wang Lei!"
Another Immortal Palace disciple seized the chance to say.
Now that Lin Changâsheng had joined the sect, they all wanted to get on his radar.
With Lin Changâshengâs insane talent and limitless future, if they waited until he got super strong to cozy up, theyâd have missed their chance.