Chapter 1168 - Recruit, Rejection!
"Greetings, Supreme Elder!"
"Greetings..."
The elder of the Jade-Lake Sacred Ground and the old man in the purple robe were overjoyed and immediately greeted the Supreme Elders. They could feel the boulders inside their hearts dropping to the bottom.
Since the situation had gotten out of their control, if they continued to be in charge, they would entirely mess it up. However, since the three Supreme Elders had arrived, they were no longer responsible for what was about to happen next.
"What?"
"Three Supreme Elders?"
"Holy crap! All three Supreme Elders are here?"
The elders and disciples were totally astounded. However, they quickly collected their thoughts and glanced toward Qin Nan who was standing at the center of the dojo.
Without a doubt, Qin Nan was surely the reason why the three Supreme Elders had come in person.
Meanwhile, Qin Nan's expression remained the same. He had destroyed the three great factions' plan and crippled more than thirty of their disciples, not to mention that he had revealed his secret of surpassing the rules of cultivation. As such, the arrival of the three Supreme Elders was not a surprise at all.
"Martial Monarch Jiwu, Martial Monarch Yuyao, Martial Monarch Nanjian, what has brought three Supreme Elders here to the Dragon Emperor Clan of the Middle Continent?"
The Dragon Emperor and the rest of the Martial Monarchs clearly knew that the three Supreme Elders were here because of Qin Nan.
As the chief of the Dragon Emperor Clan, it went without saying that he wanted to protect Qin Nan who had contributed greatly to the Dragon Emperor Clan.
"Dragon Emperor, let's cut straight to the point. Qin Nan, I'm here under the order of the Sect Leader, if you're willing to join the Martial Principle Sect, you will become a core disciple straight away, and a disciple of the Sect Leader too. Your status at the sect will be on par with mine, with an endless supply of resources. What do you think?" Martial Monarch Jiwu glanced at the Dragon Emperor and looked at Qin Nan with glistening eyes.
"Humph, what's the point of joining the Martial Principle Sect? Qin Nan, if you were to join our Jade-Lake Sacred Ground, you'll be made the Saint straight away, and we'll let the three Saintesses become your partners. You even have a chance to become the disciple of our Divine Elder." The eyes of Martial Monarch Yuyao flickered with disdain as she blinked her eyes glancing at Qin Nan in a seductive manner.
"Join our South-Heaven Sacred Ground, and you'll enjoy the benefits of a core disciple while becoming the direct disciple of our Sect Leader. Apart from that, you will also be granted access to the South-Heaven Qi of the South-Heaven Gate for thirty years!" Martial Monarch Nanjian said in a calm tone. The expression on his face suggested that he had everything under control.
Obviously, he assumed that there was no way Qin Nan would reject his offer due to the benefits that were proposed to him.
The elders and disciples were astounded hearing this.
They did not expect that the three great factions would send someone here to recruit Qin Nan specifically, and would offer such shocking benefits.
For example, the Saintesses of the Jade-Lake Sacred Ground were extremely glamorous, who were the desire of countless cultivators. With that in mind, the Jade-Lake Sacred Ground was willing to offer three of them to Qin Nan. If that weren't enough, the fact that he could become the disciple of their Divine Elder was shocking enough.
How significance was a Divine Elder?
That was a Martial God we're talking about, the top-level expert in the Canglan Continent!
Anyone's status would surely skyrocket after becoming the disciple of a Martial God!
Besides, the South-Heaven Sacred Ground's offer was even better!
The South-Heaven Gate was the godly object that had been controlling the entire Continent for a very long time. It was the most precious artifact of the South-Heaven Sacred Ground.
If anyone could cultivate its South-Heaven Qi, their cultivation would surely improve to an unimaginable level!
"That's strange. It's understandable that the three great factions are interested in recruiting Qin Nan, but since he has yet to achieve the Martial Monarch Realm, and his Martial Spirit is only fifth-grade Tian ranked, aren't the offers they are giving too good to be true even though he has surpassed the rules of cultivation?" A young disciple murmured his thoughts.
In addition to him, many also had the same question.
"It's obvious that the three great factions are interested in knowing how Qin Nan managed to surpass the rules of cultivation. If they could use the same method on the other disciples, it would bring great benefits to the entire faction. That being said, normally the same method wouldn't work for others."
A Martial Monarch from the Middle Continent said in a calm tone.
The crowd's figures shuddered hearing this, as they instantly came to a realization. They entirely understood the reason why the three great factions were willing to offer such incredible benefits.
The trade was surely worth it as they would end up with the method to surpass the rules of cultivation while recruiting a genius who possessed seven Martial Trees.
Having this thought, the crowd's gazes toward Qin Nan were filled with a hint of envy.
Even though Qin Nan had yet to achieve the Martial Monarch Realm, there was no doubt that he was the absolute winner by joining any of the three great factions.
"Qin Nan, this might be a great chance for you, but it's also risky at the same time. If the method that you've used to surpass the rules of cultivation is not useful for them, your status will surely go down. That being said, the chance is still greater than the risk..." The Dragon Emperor transmitted his voice to Qin Nan with a complicated expression.
Throughout the time he had spent with Qin Nan, he was very fond of his character and achievements. Despite that, he felt extremely helpless too as there was little that he could do to help him.
The God Beast had made it clear; there was no chance that Qin Nan could join the God Beast Forbidden Ground.
Besides, once the news regarding Qin Nan having seven Martial Trees was spread to the public, the entire Middle Continent and the half-God region would be shocked.
Although Qin Nan's method of surpassing the rules of cultivation was almost impossible to be used on others, countless experts would still target Qin Nan for it, or even devour his spirit to take over his body.
When that happened, the Dragon Emperor Clan would no longer be able to protect Qin Nan. As such, the Dragon Emperor wished that Qin Nan would join one of the three great factions. Even though his status would not be too remarkable, at least he would be safe there.
"I won't join the South-Heaven Sacred Ground."
Under the crowd's gaze, Qin Nan spoke with an expressionless face.
Joining the South-Heaven Sacred Ground? Receive the South-Heaven Qi?
Was that a joke!
His biggest enemy right now was the South-Heaven Gate!
He would surely shatter the South-Heaven Gate one day!
Martial Monarch Nanjian was left dumbfounded, as he did not expect Qin Nan would end up rejecting his offer despite the incredible benefits!
Was this guy out of his mind?
"Senior Jiwu and Senior Yuyao, I'm sorry, but I won't be joining the Martial Principle Sect and the Jade-Lake Sacred Ground either."
Qin Nan brought his hands together facing Martial Monarch Jiwu and Martial Monarch Yuyao with an apologetic expression.
Qin Nan was being extremely polite to them, treating himself as a junior which was totally different than his previous attitude to Martial Monarch Nanjian.
However, the words felt like a shocking explosion in the ears of the crowd.
Did Qin Nan just…
Reject all their offers?
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn