Chapter 55

Wanzong Platform, now fourteen days have passed since the Wanzong Recruitment began, leaving only one day before it will completely end.

On the ninth day of the Wanzong Recruitment, the first student walked out of the Wanzong Platform, a prince from the Northern Yunding Kingdom, becoming the first of this year's recruitment. His name is Murong Kuang, and he lives up to his name, being extremely arrogant. However, he has the capital to be so, having turned sixteen and possessing the talent of a Life Body with seven stars, and being at the ninth level of the Dust Movement realm. It is said he also has the power of a Blood Seal, making him the top genius of this year's Wanzong Recruitment.

Murong Kuang, upon exiting the Black Forest, immediately became a target for the Wanzong to recruit, but the Haotian Sect took the lead and directly recruited him, making him the first disciple of the Haotian Sect.

On that day, nearly a hundred more disciples emerged from the Black Forest, all joining the ten ranks of the Wanzong. By the tenth day, the number of disciples who had emerged from the Black Forest reached a thousand. Now, on the fourteenth day, ninety percent of the disciples have already emerged from the Black Forest.

The recruitment process has gradually begun, with major disciples joining the Wanzong based on their rankings. Of course, there are some exceptions, such as those who, although ranked low, have excellent talent and are still invited by the ten ranks of the Wanzong.

On the Wanzong Platform, many elders of the Wanzong nodded at the disciples below: "The quality of the disciples recruited this year is quite good, much better than last year."

Some of the later-ranking Wanzong glanced at the ten ranks and frowned: "But it's strange. In previous years, the ten ranks would always step forward to snatch disciples, being very domineering. This year, however, they have been unusually quiet. What's going on?"

"They are waiting for someone. Their goal this year is not to recruit as many disciples as possible, but to recruit that person," an informed person said.

"Master, he still hasn't come out. I told you he's a waste of time," Xing'er pouted at Motu. "At first, I thought he was someone great, but if he's a waste, I wouldn't have come along for the show."

Motu smiled but said nothing. The Tiandao Sect has not recruited a single disciple so far and has been waiting.

"Xing'er, your strength hasn't reached the Absolute Dust realm. Go into the Black Forest and see if he's in trouble. If he is, help him out and make him owe us a favor. Bring him to the Tiandao Sect, and I'll count it as a great achievement for you," Motu said.

"I don't care about that," Xing'er rolled her eyes at Motu but still entered the Black Forest.

"Don't let the Tiandao Sect get the upper hand. You few, go in and find Chuyan!"

"You too!"

As Xing'er entered the Black Forest, the Haotian Sect, Binghe Sect, and the ten ranks of the Wanzong all frowned and sent people into the Black Forest.

The fifteenth day arrived, the last day of the Wanzong Recruitment. Ninety percent of the disciples had already emerged from the Black Forest. Those who hadn't come out were likely unable to. Therefore, the Wanzong began the formal recruitment process. Many smaller sects, having recruited their disciples, left immediately without lingering.

By the evening of the fifteenth day, the Wanzong Platform was no longer crowded, with more than half of the sects having left. Only a few remained, hoping to find satisfactory disciples by chance.

Suddenly, a figure emerged from the Black Forest, wearing loose robes and a hood, looking extremely disheveled. As he burst out of the Black Forest, he fell to his knees and laughed wildly: "I, the fatty, have finally come out! Ha-ha, after such a great ordeal, I, the fatty, will surely have good fortune!"

Indeed, the one who emerged was Fu Tao. For several days, he had been relentlessly pursued, almost running the entire Black Forest in circles. He never thought he would survive, but he did.

The fatty stood up and looked back at the Black Forest: "Brother Chu, I've lived up to your expectations. Don't let me down; you must come out alive so we can avenge San'er together."

"Fatso!" Su Muyan approached him. She had emerged from the Black Forest on the eleventh day.

"Princess Thirteen?" The fatty's eyes lit up. Beside Su Muyan was Zhou Qin.

"Where is Brother Chuyan?" Su Muyan asked, concerned.

"I separated from Brother Chu, but he should be coming out soon. By the way, Princess, you came out early. Have you joined a sect? With your talent and status as a princess, many sects must have invited you, right?" the fatty asked.

Su Muyan shook her head: "No."

Zhou Qin smiled beside her: "Many sects did invite her, but Princess has been waiting for Young Master Chu, probably hoping to join the same sect. Fatso, which sect are you planning to join?"

The fatty glanced at the Haotian Sect and smiled smugly: "I'll just join the Haotian Sect casually."

"Sure, keep dreaming!" Zhou Qin rolled her eyes at the fatty. Joining the Haotian Sect casually? The Haotian Sect only recruits ten disciples, and they have already recruited eight. The remaining two spots are being closely watched by thousands of students. It's not that easy to join.

However, the fatty ignored Zhou Qin's eye roll. He believed that as long as Chuyan came out, he would definitely bring him into the Haotian Sect. For now, he just needed to wait for Chuyan.

Night fell, and the fifteenth day passed, marking the end of the Wanzong Recruitment. All the Wanzong except the ten ranks left, but there was still no news of Chuyan, causing many to frown.

On the sixteenth day, the ten ranks continued to wait, showing no signs of leaving. They dispatched all their disciples to search for Chuyan and gave strict orders to find him, dead or alive.

The Tiandao Sect still hadn't recruited a single disciple, and Su Muyan and others began to worry. The fatty's face fell: "Brother Chu, you're not going to let me down, are you? I haven't joined any sect, and now the others have all left, leaving only the ten ranks. Without you, they won't want me. If you don't come out, I'll have wasted the past half-month."

In the sky above the Wanzong Platform, the people of Chiyue Valley hid in the clouds, watching as Chuyan failed to emerge. Chiyue smiled smugly.

"Master, it looks like Chuyan won't come out. This way, you can achieve your wish," an elder of the Chiyue Valley said.

Chiyue nodded with a smile: "Don't rush. Bai Haohé and the others haven't come out either. When they do, eliminate them in the name of the Chiyue Valley. In a hundred years, when I ascend to the throne, this world will be mine."

"Yes!" the elder of the Chiyue Valley immediately agreed.

At the same time, Yaolao was also watching the Black Forest from the sky. He knew Chuyan was still alive because he held Chuyan's soul mark. However, with the fifteen days now over and Chuyan still not emerging, he felt a bit uneasy.

Yaolao had decided that if Chuyan didn't come out by the next day, he would break the barrier of the Black Forest and go in to find him.

At noon on the sixteenth day, the ten ranks of the Wanzong also began to grow anxious. Murong Kuang asked the elder Jiang Yi of the Haotian Sect: "Master, the Wanzong Recruitment has ended. Should we continue waiting?"

Jiang Yi's face was grim. His mission was to recruit Chuyan, and the other disciples were secondary. However, Chuyan's continued absence was frustrating.

"Wait a bit longer! We need to see him, dead or alive."

Murong Kuang frowned. He was always proud and couldn't understand what kind of person could make the Haotian Sect wait at such a cost, which made him increasingly annoyed.

The other elders of the ten ranks also frowned. Finally, on the seventeenth day, some of the ten ranks sighed and left, believing that Chuyan could not have survived the Black Forest.

At this time, in the Black Forest, Chuyan and Ye Xun were running frantically. They had been on the move for several days, but they had been running in the opposite direction of the Wanzong Platform when they were being pursued, so they were far from it. Additionally, they could only travel during the day, making it difficult to move at night. By the seventeenth day, they were finally approaching the Wanzong Platform.

Along the way, they encountered many ambushes, but with their divine artifacts, they killed anyone who attacked them.

"Be careful!" As they neared the Wanzong Platform, Chuyan's expression changed. He suddenly pulled Ye Xun and swung his Sun Extinguishing Sword.

"Bang!" At that moment, a red diamond shattered the light of his Sun Extinguishing Sword, and a figure appeared, looking at Chuyan with disdain. She waved her hand, and Chuyan's Sun Extinguishing Sword was caught by her hand.

Chuyan was shocked. The Sun Extinguishing Sword was a divine artifact of eight thousand names, capable of killing Bai Haohé, yet it was caught by a woman's bare hand?

"Who are you?" Chuyan looked at the figure warily, sensing that if she wanted to kill him, he and Ye Xun would die without any chance of resistance.

Xing'er rolled her eyes at Chuyan: "Don't be so nervous. I'm here to save your life."

"Save my life?"

Before Chuyan could react, Xing'er waved her hand, and several silver lights shot out, each a sleeve sword, causing a series of screams in the forest.

Chuyan then realized that many Dust Movement realm level seven and above experts were ambushing them in the forest. If the woman hadn't appeared, he and Ye Xun would have surely died.

"There are still ambushes here?"

"You're such an idiot. If I hadn't acted, you wouldn't even know how you died," Xing'er rolled her eyes at Chuyan. "Alright, I've saved you as my master required. Follow me out. By the way, remember to join the Tiandao Sect when we leave. From now on, you are a disciple of the Tiandao Sect. Call me Senior Sister!"

Chuyan was speechless. He finally understood the woman's background, being from the Tiandao Sect, but this forced recruitment was a bit too much.

However, following Xing'er out and seeing the Wanzong Platform gradually appear, Chuyan couldn't help but smile. After enduring so much, he was finally about to come out.

And there were some blood debts he intended to settle.