Chapter 3017: How Come Everyone Showed Up?

How could this sort of thing be shouted out to others? It definitely has to be done secretly.

Seeing this junior brother leap down from the eaves and come to his side, that senior brother secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"You're right, how could this kind of thing be told to others?"

"Hehe, senior brother, shall we go together?"

"Together, together."

Upon hearing that, the senior brother could only nod in agreement; having run into this, what else could he do but agree?

He had originally planned to handle this matter secretly on his own, but he hadn't expected someone else to have the same idea.

Now that everyone's here, let's just go together; adding one more person makes no difference, after all the Xiāntiān rénzú number in the tens of thousands.

Thinking this, the senior brother's mood improved a bit, and the two brothers headed straight for the city wall.

At the moment, those Xiāntiān rénzú have not yet been allowed into the city; they've been staying outside.

The Heavenly Palace specially set aside a plot of land for them, letting the Xiāntiān rénzú reside there temporarily.

Originally, the city gate at night should have had few people, given that the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens hasn't had any major movements lately.

Even if someone went out for training, they wouldn't be traveling together in the middle of the night.

But when the two brothers arrived at the city gate and looked around, they were instantly dumbfounded.

All they saw was a huge, dark crowd of people; upon closer look, weren't they all disciples of the Dao One Immortal Sect?

All were fellow sect brothers, gathering together in the middle of the night by mutual agreement, and it seemed they had arrived even earlier than the two of them.

The senior brother's first reaction was, "Did you spout nonsense outside?" He turned and glared at his own junior brother.

Upon hearing that, the junior brother was also completely baffled, feeling suspicious.

"Senior brother, …… what's going on?"

"You're asking me? Who should I ask? Wasn't it you who said that?"

He had no idea what was happening; he had planned to act alone, but here it mysteriously turned into a group effort.

Looking at the scene, it seems all the disciples from the sects that came to Beyond the Heavens have gathered here.

The senior brother didn't understand, so the junior brother understood even less; facing the senior brother's reproach, he spoke with an indignant expression.

"I didn't tell anyone."

"Wasn't it you who said it?"

"No, absolutely not me."

Even a pig knows this sort of thing should be done secretly; how could it be loudly proclaimed? Seeing the junior brother's earnest expression, not joking, the senior brother also felt a bit dazed.

Could it be that all of this was just what he himself had thought up?

While the two were doubtful, a fellow sect brother spotted them, and someone couldn't help but grin and say.

"Why did you two only just arrive?"

Hmm???

Upon hearing that, both brothers were stunned; what kind of talk is this?

But the other obviously didn't care about those details; their close friend immediately put an arm around the senior brother's shoulder and laughed.

"I thought you weren't coming; come on, we're waiting to go out ahead—Ma Shī xiōng and the others have already gone to negotiate with the guards."

"……………… Are you all here to pick sworn brothers?"

Upon hearing that, the senior brother simply asked outright; anyway, with things as they are, what's the point of hiding anything?

However, upon hearing this, the opposite disciple wore a strange expression.

"How so? Aren't you?"

Coming here in the middle of the night, aside from selecting suitable sworn brothers, what else could there be? Surely they're not just out for a stroll.

Everyone had come to the same idea, yet the senior brother just couldn't feel happy about it.

This isn't what he had imagined; originally he shouldn't have been alone, secretly handling this matter himself.

But now with so many people, it's practically like beating gongs and drums parading through the streets, announcing it to the whole city.

How can this be done secretly? And with so many fellow brothers together, how will they choose later?

Feeling extremely bitter inside, but regardless of whether the senior brother wants to, everyone's already here—there's certainly no reason to go back.

Moreover, the leading Ma Shī xiōng and his group have already been negotiating with the Heavenly Palace's strong guardians at the gate.

Only seen at the city gate's forefront, a group of Inner Disciples led by Ma Shī xiōng were in discussion with a Heavenly Palace Celestial Official.

"Senior, since we want to become sworn brothers with the Xiāntiān rénzú, making preliminary contact poses no problem, right?"

Indeed there's nothing hidden; after all, with so many people leaving the city, you need a solid reason to justify it.

Furthermore, making preliminary contact with one's future sworn brothers isn't a big issue; it's hardly objectionable.

So Ma Shī xiōng directly stated their purpose.

Upon hearing that, the Heavenly Palace Celestial Official's expression grew somewhat complex.

"There's no problem, but you have so many people……………………"

"Senior, we're all here to become sworn brothers; you can't just abandon anyone."

The one who said that couldn't refute; just then, a Heavenly Palace strong cultivator hurried back and sent a mental transmission to that official, saying something.

Upon hearing that, the Heavenly Palace Celestial Official sighed helplessly and said.

"Forget it, you may go; just be careful and call for help if danger arises."

"Thank you, senior."

The Heavenly Palace sent a reply, agreeing to let the Dao One Immortal Sect's disciples make preliminary contact with those Xiāntiān rénzú.

That's why the Heavenly Palace Celestial Official so readily gave the go‑ahead, though he still reminded everyone to pay attention to safety.

Although those Xiāntiān rénzú have consistently shown themselves to be friendly and well‑behaved, after all their strength is what it is.

If one truly harbors ill intent, wiping out this batch of disciples from the Dao One Immortal Sect would be an easy task.

A sick tiger can also easily eat people; don't let their kind appearance lower your guard.

Upon hearing this, Ma Shī xiōng naturally nodded obediently.

This is nothing to worry about; given the Sect's atmosphere, it's almost impossible for a naive sweetie to appear.

What kind of place is the Dao One Immortal Sect? It's a place where scheming is everywhere.

Don't be fooled by their usual brotherly friendliness and mutual aid; at critical moments, they are indeed united to the utmost.

But that's only during special times; normally, behind the scenes, it's all damn scheming.

Having one's rations stolen, being ambushed while grabbing food—these are all commonplace.

If you lack precautions, you might not lose your life, but you'll definitely go hungry; even your rations will be enough to make you choke.

As for the many disciples of the Dao One Immortal Sect, not having food is tantamount to losing one's life, ah; let alone being worked to death, buying rations only to be cheated—truly worse than death.

Therefore, under environmental pressure, many disciples of the Dao One Immortal Sect, upon joining the sect, start out pure and clear; it doesn't take much—just a short month or two—and their mental acuity doubles.

After a little over half a year, then going out to travel, they practically become a seasoned veteran.

When they start scheming, hardly anyone is a match for them.