A public notice was posted seeking a wife, and a female saint from the Immortal Sect was found.

One cultivator after another entered the Moon-Picking Pavilion, all full of hope, but within minutes they would emerge with heavy hearts and complicated expressions.

Some cultivators who were still in line wanted to inquire about the situation, but the cultivators who came out didn't utter a single word.

Soon, he arrived at Li Hong. He stepped into the Zhaiyue Tower and went up to the second floor, where a young cultivator who looked to be in his early twenties was already waiting.

Upon seeing this cultivator, even Li Hong immediately bowed and respectfully said, "Li Hong, a rogue cultivator, pays his respects to the True Person."

Li Hong was unaware of the cultivator's cultivation level, and even with his own cultivation, he couldn't discern the cultivator's strength.

However, since the other party is an inner disciple of the Eastern Divine Sect, it is certainly not wrong to address him as a True Person.

The young cultivator grunted in response, his eyes indifferent. He glanced at Li Hong and asked, "If you join the outer sect of the Eastern Divine Sect, you will have to prioritize the interests and orders of the Eastern Divine Sect in everything you do. Are you willing?"

Without a second thought, Li Hong immediately said respectfully, "Li Hong is willing to die for the Eastern Divine Sect."

The young cultivator gave a soft "hmm" and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, you can go back now. You'll be notified in three days whether you can join the outer sect."

Li Hong was taken aback. He finally understood why the cultivator had been so preoccupied and complicated after coming out. This inner disciple of the Eastern Divine Sect had only asked a casual question before telling him to go back and wait. Even he couldn't quite figure out what this person was thinking.

Logically speaking, with his late Foundation Establishment cultivation, he had a great chance of obtaining a steward position, but now, he suddenly felt somewhat uneasy.

Fortunately, he and Liu Can were prepared. With a thought, he already had a black jade box in his hand.

He held the jade box in both hands and gently placed it in front of the young cultivator, saying, "Master, this is a gift from your humble origins. You have come from afar and have had a long journey. Inside the jade box is a small spiritual item. Please accept it."

The spiritual object inside the box was something he had acquired at great cost; he had spared no expense for this matter.

This was what he and Liu Can had prepared. Like him, Liu Can had also gone to great lengths to prepare a magical object.

Although cultivators are far stronger than ordinary people, they are still human. As humans, they have desires. If you give them something good, the chances of getting something in return will naturally be greater.

This is human nature, an unshakeable truth.

The young cultivator remained calm as if he hadn't heard Li Hong speak, and ignored him completely.

Li Hong was a shrewd man; he didn't dare say another word, bowed deeply, and hurriedly left.

The young cultivator opened the jade box, glanced at its contents, and suddenly chuckled.

"This mayfly-like rogue cultivator has never seen the world and can only speculate about me, a disciple of the Eastern Divine Sect, based on his own limited perspective. Does such a thing even deserve to be called a spiritual object?"

He found it somewhat ridiculous that the gifts Li Hongzhen had given him were of absolutely no use to him.

With a single glance, the jade box shattered and turned to ashes, along with the so-called spiritual object inside, which vanished as well.

outside.

"Brother Li, how is it?" Liu Can asked immediately when he saw Li Hong come out.

Li Hong's face showed a complex expression. He waved his hand and said, "No need to ask any more questions. You'll know once you go in."

Liu Can was stunned for a moment, but he didn't have time to think about it. It was his turn, and he didn't dare to delay any longer, so he quickly walked into the Zhaiyue Tower.

A few minutes later, he came out with a similarly complicated expression.

"Young friend Chen, it's my turn. Wait for my good news." Liang Shanlong said to Chen Yi and then stepped into Zhaiyue Tower.

Chen Yi watched Liang Shanlong walk into the building, then turned to look at Liu Can and Li Hong, who had already walked away.

He didn't know what the outcome was for Liu Can and Li Hong, but judging from their expressions, it didn't seem to go smoothly.

"Perhaps strength isn't the only goal that the inner disciples of the Eastern Divine Sect in the building choose?" This thought immediately arose in Chen Yi's mind.

Of course, you'll only know the specifics once you go in yourself.

Soon, Liang Shanlong also came out, and Chen Yi immediately noticed that his expression was no different from that of Liu Canlihong and all the other cultivators.

"Master Liang..." Chen Yi began.

Before he could finish speaking, Liang Shanlong said helplessly, "Young friend Chen, you'll know once you go inside. There's no need to ask any more questions."

Chen Yi nodded and didn't ask any more questions. When it was his turn, he wasn't nervous at all; instead, he felt a bit expectant.

After all, what could possibly cause such a complex expression on the faces of every cultivator who entered?

Upon reaching the second floor, Chen Yi saw the cultivator sitting upright in a chair. He cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Junior Chen Yi greets Senior."

Compared to Chen Yi, the young cultivator was no longer considered young. He glanced at Chen Yi and asked, "If you join the outer sect of the Eastern Divine Sect, you will have to prioritize the interests and orders of the Eastern Divine Sect in everything you do. Are you willing?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi's heart stirred. The interests of the Eastern Divine Sect had nothing to do with him, after all, the Eastern Divine Sect was far away.

He came here specifically to see the inner disciple of the Eastern Divine Sect. As the saying goes, a local official is more powerful than a distant one, and for him, the person in front of him was the one who could decide everything.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi immediately replied, "This junior will follow your instructions, senior."

The young cultivator raised his eyelids, glanced at Chen Yi again, and said, "Your answer is somewhat inconsistent with my question. If you want to join the outer sect of the Eastern Divine Sect, you should naturally prioritize the interests of the Eastern Divine Sect."

With a sincere expression, Chen Yi said, "This junior is but a humble cultivator. To this junior, you are the Eastern Divine Sect. I will obey your every command, which is only right."

As he spoke, Chen Yi silently asked himself, "Is what this inner disciple of the Eastern Divine Sect just said true?"

The system responded in the next instant.

[Analysis: Lie]

This inner disciple of the Eastern Divine Sect is named Zheng Shaoyang, and he possesses the strength of a Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection stage.

[His ostensible purpose in coming here is to attend to matters concerning the outer sect, but secretly, he has already discovered a hidden realm containing the Nascent Soul condensation artifact he needs.]

[Having obtained this divine item, his Nascent Soul would be several times stronger than a normal Nascent Soul cultivator; he dared not reveal the slightest information about it.]

The secret realm won't open for another six months, but to his dismay, it's restricted to cultivators at the Qi Refining stage.

This time, he not only wants to complete his assigned task of recruiting cultivators, but also wants to recruit Qi Refining stage cultivators who are willing to risk their lives for him.

No matter how important the interests of the Eastern Divine Sect were, they were far less important to him than that Nascent Soul artifact.

After reading the system message, Chen Yi was immediately a little unsettled. Good heavens, Golden Core complete...

After hearing Chen Yi's words, the young cultivator was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "From now on, you can call me True Person Zheng. You are quite an interesting little Qi Refining cultivator. Now go back, and you will receive a message in three days."