When his Dantian had been reborn, he possessed a Vital Energy that surpassed even a Half Fairy's. He didn't expect that it would become an obstacle for him to break through to the Fairy Realm.
However, after a night of breaking through, it was already dawn, and he needed to meet the Shangguan Family's Master.
His character was worthy of praise, as he had insisted on fulfilling his promise and marrying the Yuan family.
After an hour, a maid came to deliver breakfast.
After eating, they gathered together and were brought to the Shangguan family's guest hall.
The Shangguan Family's Master was sitting there solemnly.
Shangguan Yunque and Shangguan Qinger, who were the core members of the Shangguan family, were also there.
The Shangguan Family's Master had a fair and beardless face, and he wore a dignified expression.
Shangguan Yunque and Shangguan Qinger were sitting below him, wearing solemn and respectful expressions.
The Shangguan Family's Master looked at them with a sharp gaze, as if he could see through their hearts.
Su Yu was surprised to see that the Shangguan Family's Master's cultivation had reached the Divine Master Realm, and he was even a middle-stage Divine Master!
His whole body didn't emit any aura, but it still gave people a suffocating feeling.
The young geniuses who were swept by his gaze all felt their blood surge and their hearts become stifled.
His calm gaze swept over everyone expressionlessly, and when it fell on Su Yu, it stopped for a moment.
"Not bad, I believe that even if you work hard, you will still be able to achieve great things," the Shangguan Family's Master said. "I have ten quotas here, which can allow you to stay in the Shangguan family and receive our family's training. What do you think?"
Eh? A strange look appeared in the depths of Su Yu's eyes. He should have recommended them to join the Red Blood Palace, so why did he ask them to stay in the Shangguan family instead?
The Shangguan family was indeed powerful, and they could get many cultivation resources after taking up a post, but how could they compare to the eighteen great factions?
Moreover, the Red Blood Palace was a giant among the eighteen great factions.
If they had the opportunity to join the Red Blood Palace, their futures would be limited if they stayed in the Shangguan family.
Zhang Fan thought for a moment, then asked, "Lord Shangguan, can you explain the reason to us?"
If this matter was out of the ordinary, they would probably lose the opportunity to join the Red Blood Palace.
The Shangguan Family's Master stared at Zhang Fan and nodded.
He didn't need to answer, but he still did it.
"You all have outstanding talents, and only a few of you can join the Red Blood Palace. However, the Eighteen Blessed and Heavenly Lands' situation has changed." The Shangguan Clan's Patriarch said, "Our Shangguan Clan's eight flying beast garrisons were attacked at the same time. My son was almost killed, and many of our properties were destroyed by unknown forces."
"I've contacted the other powers, and I've learned that it wasn't just our Shangguan Clan, all the other big clans were attacked by some unknown force. Among them, the Ximen Clan was annihilated by a mysterious man in just one night, and none of them survived."
Zhang Fan's pupils shrank. "The Ximen Clan was exterminated? In the Eighteen Blessed and Heavenly Lands, there were countless superpowers, and each of them had their own ranking. Among them, the Shangguan Clan was ranked second, and the Ximen Clan was ranked third. However, such a superpower that ruled over millions and millions of territories had been annihilated overnight? What, what kind of extravagance was this? Only sects in the Eighteen Blessed and Heavenly Lands possess such power. "
The others were also extremely shocked, and their hairs stood on end.
A powerful family that had existed for hundreds of years was destroyed just like that.
"A powerful dark force has infiltrated the Eighteen Blessed and Heavenly Lands, and it's slowly devouring the other factions. Our Shangguan Clan is unfortunate, and we've become one of its targets." The Shangguan Family's Patriarch wore a grave expression. "This is why we decided to send all of our Shangguan Clan's juniors to the Red Blood Palace so that our family's bloodline won't be annihilated like the Ximen Clan's. This is the only way we can avoid being annihilated."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan and the others' expressions became unsightly.
"Our Shangguan Clan's recommendation quota is limited, so we can only trouble you. If we have another chance in three years, we will surely do our best to recommend you. If you are willing to stay, our Shangguan Clan will also train you diligently.
Sure enough!
Their quota had been taken by the Shangguan Clan's disciples.
"I will give you a day to consider it. Before the envoy arrives tomorrow, I hope that you can give me an answer. You can decide whether you want to stay in the Shangguan Clan or pursue your future." The Shangguan Family's Patriarch waved his hand at them, then returned to the back hall helplessly.
Shangguan Yunque looked at Su Yu and Yuan Yingying, then braced himself and followed him.
"Father, I have already agreed to recommend brother Su and Yuan Yingying. Can you give them two quotas? After all, only two or three people in our family can pass the Red Blood Palace's test, so why should we waste the quotas?" Shangguan Yunque asked.
The Shangguan Family's Patriarch turned around, while helplessness appeared on his face. "If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to do it either. Keeping one's word is my principle, but this matter concerns our family's life and death, so I must make an exception."
"But, brother Su saved my life, and if it wasn't for his reminder, I would have already been killed by those evil people. Those people obviously came for me." Shangguan Yunque was quite worried.
The Shangguan Family's Patriarch sighed. "This matter isn't something I can decide alone. The family's old men are trying to preserve their bloodline, and even though they know that they will fail, they still want to give it a try.
If I insist on this, I will surely lose the support of the people, and it will be dangerous for the family to be divided at such a critical moment. So, I can only let down this generation's juniors. If Su Yu and Yuan Yingying are willing to stay in the Shangguan Family, please take care of them. "
Shangguan Yunque's eyes became dejected as he realized that he had no hope of winning.
After he thought for a long while, he rolled his eyes and took his leave.
Meanwhile, Shangguan Qinger was cultivating in the garden. There was a watermark between her eyebrows, which emitted a dense mist.
"Sister, I haven't seen you for a few days, yet you have already cultivated your Water Lore to the Novice Realm. I'm really not as good as you, as I haven't comprehended a single Lore yet." Shangguan Yunque walked over to his sister's back.
Shangguan Qinger opened her eyes, turned around, and pursed her lips. She rolled her eyes and said, "You are always idling around, and I spent so much effort to make you an inner sanctum disciple, yet you just wander around and play with your friends. Who can you blame for that? If you had focused half of your attention on the martial path, you would have already become a Divine Master. Your talent isn't low. "
Shangguan Yunque was embarrassed by her words.
"Alright, if you have something to say, just say it." Shangguan Qinger stood up gracefully. Her graceful figure, which was wrapped in her palace clothes, was quite distinct.
Shangguan Yunque coughed softly and said, "I just want to ask, which elder is in charge of guiding our Shangguan family this time?"
Shangguan Qinger asked suspiciously, "You don't care about this, so why are you asking about it?"
"Why are you asking so many questions? You are the Palace Master's registered disciple, so you can look at the recruitment situation at any time. I don't believe that you haven't paid attention to who is coming to guide our Shangguan family this time, "Shangguan Yunque urged her.
Shangguan Qinger rolled her eyes at him and said mysteriously, "This year, it isn't an elder, but an outer sanctum disciple who has accepted a mission. Is he going to carry it out as a mission?"
"Disciple?" Shangguan Yunque furrowed his brows. "How could an ordinary disciple be qualified to receive a disciple? Moreover, it is an outer sanctum disciple … Are you talking about the Demon Mountain's Four Great Demons? "
Shangguan Qinger revealed a faint smile. "You are right. It is a demon from the Demon Mountain, and it is a female demon! This year, she is in charge of guiding us. "
When he heard her, Shangguan Yunque's lips twitched, and his pupils contracted. He was quite afraid of the so-called Four Great Demons, and even though he was already an inner sanctum disciple, he was still afraid of the four outer sanctum disciples.
"Brother Su, it isn't that I don't want to help you this time, but I really don't dare to. Each of those four demons is more monstrous than the last, and if I ran into any of them, I wouldn't even have enough time to run away." Shangguan Yunque spoke bitterly.
He had wanted to find out the envoy's identity and introduce Su Yu and Shangguan Qinger to him so that he could take them away secretly.
However, who would have expected that the envoy would be someone from the Demon Mountain?
Even with Shangguan Yunque's status, he couldn't afford to offend the Demon Mountain's four people.
…
In a side room, a group of geniuses came back quietly, their expressions unsightly.
Such a sudden blow had left them at a loss. Should they stay in the Shangguan family, or should they leave?
They didn't have any hope of getting a place in the exam, as the Shangguan family wouldn't allow outsiders to benefit from it.
"Damn it! I worked so hard for three years, yet in the end, I still have to become the Shangguan family's vassal! I can't even fulfill my life's ambitions! "A Level Two Fairy Realm expert subconsciously pounded the courtyard's wall.
A Level Two Fairy Realm woman next to him sighed weakly and said, "Maybe this is our fate, and it might not be a bad thing for us to stay in the Shangguan family."
The woman's words comforted many people.
"Now that you mention it, even though we have a large number of people, and it seems like we have great power, only two or three of us are sure of passing the exam. After all, the Red Blood Palace's external disciple recruitment test is known for being extremely harsh, and most of us are just trying our luck. It would be better for us to stay in the Shangguan family than to be sent back to our hometown after failing the exam."
Only ten percent of the Red Blood Palace's disciples were recruited from external disciples.
More than ninety percent were recruited from the seven great factions under its jurisdiction, such as the Soul Seizing Palace.
Every three years, the Seven Great Factions Martial Arts Meet would be held, and the disciples of the lower sanctums who performed outstandingly could join the Red Blood Palace of their own free will.
In the Red Blood Palace, this was equivalent to internal recruitment.
The internal disciples were recruited from the seven great lower sanctums, and regardless of whether they had a clean background or talent, they had already passed the lower sanctums' test in advance. Hence, the recruitment requirements were quite relaxed.
Internal techniques were easier and more convenient than external techniques. Moreover, the potential of the recruited disciples was also quite shocking. This was why the Red Blood Palace favored internal techniques.
As for external recruitment, it was extremely harsh, and if ten out of a hundred people managed to pass the exam, it would be considered as a man with a high passing rate.
Among the twenty so-called geniuses, only Zhang Fan had a chance of entering the Red Blood Palace.
If Su Yu really wanted to make up the numbers, he would still have a chance.
As for the others, they could only rely on luck.
"I don't need to consider it, as I choose to stay in the Shangguan family. It's better than getting nothing." The crowd quickly accepted their fate.
It was only Zhang Fan, Su Yu, and Yuan Yingying who hadn't made a decision yet.
"Brother Su, why don't we go back to the Blue Mountain Range and continue making elixirs? With your abilities and my talent in alchemy, as long as you persevere, you can be self-sufficient in terms of resources. You don't need to live under the Shangguan family's roof. " After Yuan Yingying went back to Su Yu's room, she supported her chin with her hands and stared at the flickering candlelight. Her pretty eyes were filled with disappointment.
The family's hopes were all on her, yet she had to go back like this.
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