Chapter 199: I Don't Accept Disciples

"I see." Yuan Yao suddenly realized, she chuckled and said: "Good, good, good, I won't say it."

Weng Mingbi saw her teasing look and disliked her even more.

He reluctantly followed her back.

"You just want to cultivate like that?"

Weng Mingbi said irritably: "Nonsense! Someone like you, a genius, could never understand my feelings! Everyone says I'm trash! What's wrong with trash? Should trash be bullied by everyone?!"

He refuses to be bullied; instead he wants to turn around and bully others with his power!

Yuan Yao casually asked: "How did you go into qi deviation? Did you use some heretical cultivation method?"

Weng Mingbi's pupils constricted slightly: "How do you know?"

Yuan Yao: "..."

Weng Mingbi disliked Yuan Yao even more.

"You'd better not tell my sister and the others, or I won't let you off!"

Seeing her silent, Weng Mingbi felt a sudden panic, a thought flashed in his mind, he cautiously probed: "Elder Sister Yuan, could you recommend me to the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord? Perhaps I could become his disciple! And maybe even become your junior brother!"

The more he spoke, the more confident his expression became.

Yuan Yao retorted: "Where does your confidence come from?"

"Do you think I'm trash, unworthy to be the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord's disciple, unworthy to be your junior brother!" Weng Mingbi cried angrily.

He wiped his tears while limping along behind her.

Yuan Yao instantly felt a headache.

If she had such a brother, she would surely beat him every day.

Yuan Yao asked: "What do you think of Xiao Zhufeng's prowess?"

"He's amazing!"

Yuan Yao tactfully said: "He's that strong, yet my master didn't select him. This proves that accepting disciples also requires affinity."

Weng Mingbi threw her a flirtatious glance: "Do we have affinity then?"

Yuan Yao: "?"

Weng Mingbi suddenly dropped to his knees and kowtowed three times rapidly.

He raised his head and shouted respectfully.

"Master!"

Yuan Yao: "???"

"I don't accept disciples! You've bowed to the wrong person!"

Yuan Yao quickly moved her feet aside, not letting Weng Mingbi kneel toward her position.

Wherever she went, Weng Mingbi turned to face her and shouted: "Master! I, the disciple, pay my respects!"

Before his words even faded, he proceeded to perform the full kowtow ritual to Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao could bear it no longer, she knocked him out cold, then dragged him swiftly toward the Seven Spirits Pavilion.

Soon she brought Weng Mingbi to the Seven Spirits Pavilion, handed him over to Weng Mingshu, explained the situation, then hurriedly left with her senior brothers and sisters.

Yuan Yao knew Weng Mingbi wasn't truly intending to take her as his teacher; he was doing it for his own master.

If he truly became her disciple, then Weng Mingbi could claim outwardly that he was the grand-disciple of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord!

Weng Mingbi isn't stupid; he's actually quite sharp.

…

Due to the prison collapse and fire incident, the scheduled Five Great Competitions could only be postponed by a few days.

Upon hearing that Immortal Lord Fan Quan was furious and demanded a thorough investigation into who had stormed the prison.

This incident caused several heinous criminals to escape from the Heaven and Earth Domain, including Lu Xiangxiang.

Immortal Lord Fan Quan thus invited the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord and the sect leader of the Carefree Sect to jointly investigate the truth and track down Lu Xiangxiang's whereabouts.

During this period, aside from informing her master about her encounter with Lu Xiangxiang that night, Yuan Yao spent the rest of her time studying formation techniques in her room.

Until—

The Five Great Competitions kicked off!

Yuan Yao and Cang Li respectively participated in the Formation Grand Competition and the Alchemy Grand Competition.

Some disciples of the Carefree Sect also participated in the Five Great Competitions.

Since Yuan Yao was participating in the Formation Grand Competition for the first time, Song Yan, Xiao Lingwei, Xue Jin, and Ying Wuji all went specifically to watch the match.

Cang Li said: "Give me some face, guys—could you go watch my match?"

Xiao Lingwei raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you watch the last Alchemy Grand Competition?"

Xue Jin shook his head, commenting: "It's boring."

Song Yan chuckled lightly: "Ah Li, after you finish your match, hurry over to watch Yao Yao's match."

Cang Li: "..."

Yuan Yao asked with a smiling face: "Third Senior Brother, can you get first place?"

"Should be no problem." Cang Li raised his brows confidently: "Don't you see who I am? I am Cangaotian! Cangaotian can do anything!"

Xiao Lingwei: "Stop bragging."

Song Yan and the others couldn't help but laugh.

Yuan Yao said: "My research into formations isn't thorough enough; I likely won't make the top thirty, so once I'm eliminated I'll immediately go watch your match!"

Cang Li waved his hand: "You'd better come slowly."

The two exchanged a glance and smiled.

"All right, let's go, we'll be late soon." Xiao Lingwei reminded.

The five major competitions were also held in the grand competition venue, only divided into five major areas.

The number of registrants for the formation law competition is: six hundred ninety-seven.

The number of registrants for the pill refinement competition is: five hundred seventy-eight.

The number of registrants for the talisman competition is: eight hundred thirty-six.

The number of registrants for the weapon forging competition is: six hundred.

The number of registrants for the beast taming competition is: seven hundred seventy-seven.

The formation law competition's competition stage is divided into three stages: the first stage is divided into seven rounds of hundred-person melees, fighting until only ten remain, only ten advance. The second stage is individual battles, competing for rankings.

Yuan Yao has not yet experienced such a competition format, and she inevitably feels a little excited.

A thought arose in her mind.

Just as she couldn't help but curl the corner of her mouth, she heard a voice from not far away.

"Yuan elder sister!"

Yuan Yao turned her head and saw, indeed, Weng Mingbi.

The fifteen-year-old boy wore a vermilion red brocade robe, dressed extravagantly flamboyant; yet he was handsome, his face handsome, his whole appearance looked like a flower butterfly.

Weng Mingbi sat in the Weng family's spectator seats; seeing Yuan Yao truly looking over, he instantly smiled and silently shouted two words: "Master!"

Yuan Yao suddenly felt overwhelmed.

And Weng Mingshu also sat beside Weng Mingbi; she also waved excitedly at Yuan Yao.

The two siblings really look alike.

Yuan Yao secretly laughed, she raised her hand to respond to them.

Those who came specifically to watch her compete were not only her senior fellow disciples, but also Xiao Zhufeng of the Chongxu Sect, Ling Huya of the Holy Gate, Diye, Dongfangxiu of the Tai Sui Sect, and Shiziwen.

Upon seeing Shiziwen, Yuan Yao momentarily blanked.

Upon seeing Shiziwen, she would recall Lu Xiangxiang, and also recall that scene that had once appeared in her mind.

Although Yuan Yao somewhat disliked Shiziwen, in order to prevent him from helping Lu Xiangxiang with tasks, she still gave him a smile and passed by.

Seeing this, Shiziwen clenched his fist.

He didn't understand why Yuan Yao would suddenly despise him so much; clearly he had not betrayed her...

Why?

Her gaze upon his own eyes was cold.

Her smile was also forced out.

Shiziwen felt immense anger and an indescribable desolation inside.

From beginning to end, there was no trace of his existence in her eyes.

And he was merely a tool in the hands of Yuan Yao and Lu Xiangxiang!

Realizing this, the remaining sliver of self-esteem made him not want to stay; he rose, expressionless, and left the venue.