Chapter 980: Are You All Blind?

Lin Fan waited outside for a long time and grew somewhat impatient.

What was Qingyangzi up to, not coming out even now?

Just then, Qingyangzi's figure appeared in Lin Fan's line of sight.

Along the way, Qingyangzi cursed and swore, constantly damning Elder Huo's entire family, but as he approached Lin Fan, his expression changed, revealing a delighted smile.

"Everything is settled. You are now an inner disciple. You know, when the Sect Leader heard that you were such a prodigy, he was so excited he could hardly contain himself. He directly assigned you to the inner disciples, and you can have a fragment peak," Qingyangzi said excitedly.

The disciples nearby were slightly stunned.

Inner disciple?

Being an inner disciple was not bad, but they all knew that this junior brother was a prodigy.

With his strength at the high level of the Ancient Realm, he could suppress a True Immortal Realm initial stage—how domineering was that?

Could it be that the Sect Leader's brain had been shot?

A disciple like this, and he wasn't given the position of a Divine Son?

Of course, they only thought this; if they actually said it, wouldn't they be struck dead?

Seeing that Elder Qingyangzi's expression was normal and he showed an excited look, they naturally understood that the elder was fooling Lin Fan, making him realize how precious being an inner disciple was.

"Inner disciple?" Lin Fan was a bit puzzled, but seeing the envious expressions on the people around him, he felt pretty good inside.

It seemed that being an inner disciple was quite impressive.

Well, it was worthy of his status.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Lin, on becoming an inner disciple." Li Qing clasped his fists.

Although Lin Fan had entered later, his cultivation was higher and his status greater, so naturally they had to address him as senior brother.

"You're too kind." Lin Fan smiled and clasped his fists.

"Come, let me take you to choose a floating peak." Qingyangzi said with a smile.

But inside, he kept complaining about the sect leader.

"You don't believe me, fine. I'm not young anymore, and my talent is limited. Since that's the case, I'll go all out this time, nurture this prodigy, and thoroughly embarrass you lot."

Especially Elder Huo, who made Qingyangzi furious.

"That damned Fire Bastard, the one he brought back—who knows if it's his illegitimate son. He claims he found him by accident. What a load of crap."

Before long,

Lin Fan, Qingyangzi, and the others floated in the void.

Before their eyes, countless floating peaks drifted in the sky, each bizarre and unique in shape, with a palace atop every peak.

The unoccupied palaces were utterly plain, showing no distinction.

But the peaks already inhabited radiated dense spiritual energy, while various colored lights coiled around them.

"So many." Lin Fan noticed that quite a few peaks were already occupied—at least several thousand, maybe tens of thousands.

Then inner disciples weren't so valuable after all.

"Yes, there are many floating peaks. Look below—that's where the outer disciples live." Qingyangzi pointed.

Lin Fan looked and frowned slightly. "So crowded."

"Now look further down—those are the menial disciples." Qingyangzi pointed again.

Lin Fan looked again. This was really a bit miserable—simple houses crowded together, not even as good as the Xuanhuang Realm.

"What's that over there?" Lin Fan pointed into the distance. Ten towering peaks stood majestic and awe-inspiring. Around those peaks, countless magical artifacts coiled, seven-colored light flowed, and countless rainbows bowed to the peaks, as if they were something extraordinary.

Qingyangzi glanced at the peaks, his expression shifting slightly before returning to normal. "That's nothing—they're all descendants of the sect's higher-ups, second-generation types, useless, all good-for-nothings."

Li Qing's heart skipped a beat when he heard the elder say this.

The elder was too domineering. These peaks were where the sect's divine sons lived.

And these divine sons were not to be trifled with. If they heard the elder say such things, they might very well challenge him.

Although Qingyangzi was an elder, he was only an elder in charge of disciple selection, with little power in the sect.

Even these divine sons had more say than Qingyangzi.

"Oh, so the sect also has second-generation backdoor types," Lin Fan nodded, feeling that these places weren't bad.

"Let's not talk about that. Pick one—if you see anything you like, tell me, and I'll arrange it," Qingyangzi changed the subject, clearly not wanting to dwell on it.

Lin Fan hadn't entered the Heaven and Earth Sect for enjoyment, but to improve his cultivation.

The supreme beings and demons in the secret realm were still waiting for him to rescue them.

"That one," Lin Fan said, pointing to a peak ahead.

"Alright." Qingyangzi nodded, took out a jade talisman, and infused it with spiritual power. The talisman suddenly emitted a beam of light, enveloping the broken peak. Then, as if pulled, the peak slowly flew before Lin Fan and the others.

"Activate!"

A stream of water swept over the broken peak, washing away all the dust from the buildings. The withered flowers and trees, as if regaining life, became lush again.

"Keep this. From now on, this peak is yours. Give it a name," Qingyangzi said.

"Let's call it Saint Demon Peak," Lin Fan said.

"Saint Demon Peak? That's a good name—two supremacies, embracing all, destined for greatness," Qingyangzi said with a smile.

Lin Fan entered the building. It wasn't large, but it had everything.

A pill room, a tool-refining room, a cultivation room, a spirit herb garden, and so on.

"How is it? Not bad, right? Let me tell you, the perks for inner disciples are quite high," Qingyangzi said with a smile.

"Not bad," Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction. The treatment of inner disciples was indeed good.

"Then take a good rest. I'll have someone bring you the sect's items later," Qingyangzi said.

"Alright."

...

Qingyangzi and the others left the broken peak.

"Elder, Senior Brother Lin's potential is unparalleled. Why didn't the sect master give him the position of divine son?" Li Qing asked in confusion.

"Don't mention it. A dark horse appeared out of nowhere. That Fire Elder somehow found a mutated Heaven and Earth Fire Spirit, and the sect master's attention was completely drawn to it."

"Besides, there are only ten divine son positions. Originally, one was vacant, so there was still hope. But who could have expected this to happen?" Qingyangzi said.

"What a pity," Li Qing said.

"Let's go. Prepare things for him." Qingyangzi thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth. This time, he would go all out. How could the genius he discovered be allowed to languish?

No matter what, he would help him grow.

He would stake everything on it. And later, he would make sure they knew—not giving Lin Fan the position of divine son was their blindness.

In the entire sect, only he, the elder, was the brightest.

Li Qing didn't know what Qingyangzi was preparing for Lin Fan, but when he saw the elder's determined look, he was utterly stunned.