NOVEL NEXT chapter 29
Chapter 29: Grand Ambitions
At the registration desk for the rookie competition.
“Name?” A cultivator holding a brush asked He Youzhou without even lifting his eyelids.
“He Youzhou.” He Youzhou stood with his sleeves folded and answered.
“Sect?” The registrar continued to ask without lifting his head.
“Tianyan Sect.” He Youzhou quickly answered.
The cultivator was slightly stunned, he had never heard of this sect.
Of course, this did not prevent him from recording these details, after all, his job was just that, and he didn’t need to consider anything else.
“Alright, draw a lot,” the cultivator pointed to the lot tube beside him.
He Youzhou curiously examined the lot tube but didn’t draw immediately.
“Hurry up, there are others waiting to register,” the cultivator couldn’t help but raise his voice when he saw He Youzhou hesitating.
But for some reason, as soon as he finished speaking, he felt a chill down his back.
“Alright.” He Youzhou realized that the lot tube was not a magical artifact, just a simple wooden item, so he didn’t hesitate any longer.
He drew a numbered bamboo lot and asked, “What do I do after drawing?”
“This will be used to determine your opponent in the competition,” the cultivator said impatiently, having answered similar questions hundreds of times today.
“Then take this, it’s proof that you are a participant, don’t lose it,” he said, handing a wooden token to He Youzhou.
He Youzhou felt the faint spiritual energy in the token and realized it was a simple magical artifact used to identify participants.
“Alright, next.” The monk heavily recorded He Youzhou’s name with a brush and began urging him to leave.
He Youzhou glanced at the wooden plaque and obediently stood aside.
As the head of the Tianyan Sect, he naturally wouldn’t cause trouble for others.
However, he didn’t leave immediately but waited for Youlan.
Youlan walked up to the monk and asked, “Is it my turn?”
Upon hearing this melodious voice, the monk quickly looked up. Noticing it was a beautiful female cultivator, his entire attitude changed.
Indeed, there were many beautiful female cultivators among the practitioners, and Youlan’s appearance wasn’t enough to cause the downfall of a nation.
But her temperament instinctively stirred the monk.
Charming, too charming.
“Yes, what is the fairy’s name?” the monk asked with a smile, completely different from when he asked He Youzhou.
Youlan returned the same smile, “Youlan.”
“Sect?” The monk asked the same question, but now it sounded particularly polite.
“Tianyan Sect,” Youlan replied.
“Tianyan Sect… uh…” The monk paused when writing down the sect’s name.
It seemed to be the same sect as the monk in coarse cloth earlier.
To produce such an outstanding female cultivator, it seemed the Tianyan Sect was not ordinary.
“Then, should I draw a lot?” Youlan pointed to the lot tube and asked.
“Yes, please draw a lot,” the monk came back to his senses and quickly said.
After drawing a lot, Youlan also received a wooden plaque.
Thus, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Tianyan Sect finally completed their registration.
Next, they just had to wait for the competition in two days.
“Master, I’m done too.” Youlan held the bamboo lot and wooden plaque, showing them to He Youzhou.
“Mm.” He Youzhou nodded but seemed to be thinking about something, giving Youlan an odd response.
“Master, is there something wrong?” Youlan keenly noticed this and asked.
Although Zhishi was very concerned about her master, she often couldn’t detect her master’s oddities as keenly as Youlan due to her excessive worry.
“I was wondering why he treated you so well,” He Youzhou said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Zhishi said, “That’s because they have no eyes.”
If He Youzhou hadn’t held Zhishi’s hand at that moment, she would probably have rolled up her sleeves and confronted the monk.
She looked like an iceberg, but she was the easiest to turn into a volcano.
He Youzhou rubbed Zhishi’s head, calming her down, and said, “After thinking it over, it’s because you’re very beautiful.”
“Master, you really know how to joke,” Youlan said with a smile in her eyes.
“No, I’m serious,” He Youzhou’s eyes were unexpectedly serious, causing Youlan’s smile to fade significantly. “I increasingly believe that taking in more beautiful disciples is the right thing to do.”
Youlan had heard about her master’s grand ambitions from Zhishi before and initially thought it was a joke.
But seeing He Youzhou’s reaction today, she realized her master was serious, very serious.
No, this plan that sounds like a joke… Is Master and Senior Sister really planning to execute it?
She looked at her master in disbelief and then looked at her senior sister with a pleading gaze.
Unexpectedly, her senior sister’s expression showed no signs of breaking, as if she didn’t find this statement funny at all.
“Youlan, don’t you think that if our sect was full of cultivators like you two, countless people would flock to join us?” He Youzhou said unhurriedly.
“It seems like they would…” Youlan thought for a few seconds and felt that her master’s logic was not flawed.
“But Master, wouldn’t that be like the Meiyue Sect?” she said.
The Meiyue Sect is a sect full of beautiful female cultivators, and many cultivators would break their heads trying to get in, but unfortunately, this sect only accepts female cultivators.
Is Tianyan Sect planning to go down this path? If so, it doesn’t seem unfeasible.
“What is that? Never heard of it!” He Youzhou frowned and said.
“A very famous sect, even I, who was not a cultivator until recently, know about it,” Youlan hesitated. “A sect that only accepts female cultivators, and all of them are beauties.”
“Hmm, we are not that shallow,” He Youzhou said. “We want beautiful girls.”
He paused and added, “Even if they are not beautiful girls, they should look like beautiful girls.”
“And once we reach a certain scale, I plan to accept normal disciples as well.” He Youzhou’s ambition would not stop at just accepting a few beautiful girl disciples.
He wanted to revive the demon sect and experience the true freedom of being a sect leader.
“…” Youlan was silent for a long time.
At this moment, she felt that her master made a lot of sense and had great ambitions.
But she also felt that something was off, as if there were some logical issues.
“Youlan, let’s go.” He Youzhou, carrying his iron sword, left the registration place with his sleeves folded. “Let’s find a place to rest.”
Zhishi followed closely behind without saying a word, signaling Youlan not to dawdle with her eyes.
Youlan wanted to sort out her thoughts, but unfortunately, He Youzhou did not give her the chance.