Xiao Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly. He had visited the official website of Tianyuan Hall yesterday and was somewhat familiar with the hall's celebrities. The speaker was named Jiang Chen, a two-star stellar card master under Yongyi, rumored to be the number one three-star stellar card master in the hall. This statement caused quite a stir, and the other two lines of stellar card masters looked somewhat angry. Xiao Xuan's eyes flickered. As a small stellar card master, he dared to jump in front of the two deputy hall masters. I believe he must have received the permission of Yongyi in secret. Suming frowned slightly and said displeasedly, "Vice Hall Master Yongyi, your stellar card masters really speak their minds." "Jiang Chen is straightforward, I hope Suming Vice Hall Master won't mind." Yongyi took a sip of tea and said, "We have a list specially for the younger generation in Tianyuan Hall, called the Tianyuan List, or simply the Tian List." He smiled, "Currently, the first, third, fifth, eighth, and tenth on the list are all from under my command." This statement caused a wave of exclamation, and the eyes of the seven or eight newly promoted stellar warriors lit up. These people, who had not entered the top ten in the new military assessment, could not choose the halls they wanted and could only go where they were assigned. They were not very happy to be assigned to the Tianyuan Hall, but seeing how strong Yongyi's line was, they naturally flocked to it. Soon, about half of the stellar card masters showed goodwill to Yongyi and expressed their desire to join his ranks. Looking at this scene, Gongwu and Suming's faces were not pretty. Qin Wan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a touch of disgust passed between her brows. These people were really just trying to gain favor. "Xiao Xuan, what about you?" Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at Xiao Xuan, who was still observing, and couldn't help but be surprised. All the stellar card masters in the main hall gazed at Xiao Xuan.
They are also very curious about the choice of the new king.
You should know that there has never been a new king who would choose their Tianyuan Palace.
Under countless gazes, Xiao Xuan smiled at Yongyi and said, "There are many strong people under the Deputy Palace Master's command. If I, Xiao Xuan, can join, it would be an honor for me."
"Good." Yongyi nodded slightly, not surprised by this at all.
There was a touch of disappointment in Zhou Ze's eyes.
"I thought this year's new king had some backbone, but now it seems not." Qin Wan pouted slightly and muttered disappointedly.
Xiao Xuan noticed the expressions of the crowd, and he smiled at Yongyi and said, "Because there are countless strong people under the Deputy Palace Master's command, I am dispensable. My presence would only be an addition. Therefore, I appreciate the Deputy Palace Master's kindness."
As the words fell, Yongyi's hand holding the teacup paused slightly in mid-air, and the faint smile on his lips gradually froze.
Zhou Ze's eyes lit up, and there was a hint of surprise on Qin Wan's face.
The silent Fusang raised his eyes at this moment and slowly said, "Xiao Xuan, although you are talented, if you cannot seize the opportunity, you will eventually be overshadowed by the crowd, and then you can blame no one but yourself."
"Fusang, what do you mean?" Qin Wan frowned and looked coldly at Fusang.
Fusang said lightly, "I am just kindly reminding."
Xiao Xuan's gaze suddenly became sharp and he said, "My affairs do not need your concern."
Fusang's brow furrowed slightly.
"Alright, since he is unwilling, then let him go." Yongyi stood up suddenly and said, "I have many disciples under me, and I don’t lack a new king."
His expression remained unchanged. Although Xiao Xuan was the new king, he was still just a newcomer. After all, the Lin Ye he defeated was just a two-star novice star card master.
In his opinion, Xiao Xuan’s refusal was undoubtedly self-destructive. When he eventually faded into obscurity, he would understand how foolish his choice today was.
Zhou Ze took a step forward, patted Xiao Xuan's shoulder, and smiled at him, saying, "Brother, with your backbone, I will support you just based on what you said earlier."
He smiled and continued, "Although I am only ranked fourth on the Tianyuan Palace Ranking, in the entire Tianyuan Palace, most people will still give me some face."
Xiao Xuan's face twitched a bit, feeling both amused and exasperated. This guy was indirectly telling him about his strength, wasn't he?
"Indeed, you have courage." Su Ming chuckled. Although he already knew Xiao Xuan's choice, he still looked somewhat surprised.
Gong Wu also nodded and said, "You don't have to worry. Although our two sects may not have as many overall resources, we have enough to cultivate a new king."
Xiao Xuan's face showed a slight joy. He looked at Gong Wu and Su Ming, and said respectfully, "Disciple is willing to join under the two masters."
Su Ming nodded with a smile, then looked at Gong Wu and said, "Why don't you take him in?"
Gong Wu smiled and said, "Although I really like this talented star card master, I am lazy by nature. If I were to take him in, I'm afraid I would ruin the child."
Su Ming sneered and glanced at Qin Wan, teasing, "Don't you want to nurture a future second on the Tianyuan Palace Ranking?"
"Forget it, forget it." Gong Wu quickly waved his hand and looked at Qin Wan with a strange expression, saying, "To cultivate her, I have staked my life."
Although he also liked this budding talent, he could see clearly that in recent years, Su Ming and Yongyi’s open and hidden struggles were essentially a battle for control of the Tianyuan Palace.
Su Ming was highly respected and was a rare master. Unfortunately, he had not received good seedlings, resulting in few top-notch star card masters being cultivated in recent years.
Because of this, the star card masters under his command were always suppressed by Yongyi in every Palace Competition, and they even lacked the qualifications to represent the Tianyuan Palace in the Seven Palace Fighting Competition.
Now that Xiao Xuan had clearly rejected Yongyi, he would take advantage of the situation and hand Xiao Xuan over to Su Ming, while giving Yan Wagnqint a bit of face.
Su Ming nodded, and then looked at Xiao Xuan, saying, "So, are you willing to join me?"
Xiao Xuan respectfully bowed to Su Ming and said, "Disciple is willing."
A hint of admiration flashed in Su Ming's eyes. Then, he waved his sleeve, and two light clusters shot out, saying, "Consider this a welcome gift."
Xiao Xuan was slightly stunned as he received the light clusters, and then he discovered with excitement that they were golden-quality star source paper!
"Thank you, Palace Master." Xiao Xuan hurriedly expressed his gratitude. He had long wanted to create a powerful offensive star card, and now, with the golden-quality star source paper as a material, the power of the star card would undoubtedly be raised to another level.
In the hall, many star card masters cast envious glances. After all, the golden-quality star source materials were extremely precious, and even some three-star star card masters who had been around for years hadn’t obtained any.
And now, Xiao Xuan had just joined the sect and Su Ming had rewarded him with such a valuable gift, showing how highly he valued Xiao Xuan.
Yongyi snorted and left the hall with his star card masters.
Just then, Su Ming caught up with Yongyi and said, "Yong Master, please wait."
Yongyi frowned slightly and asked, "What’s the matter, Su Master?"
Su Ming remained silent for a moment and then said, "I want to discuss the division of the last Xuan source fruit on the Xuan source tree with you."
Yongyi's eyes flickered and he said, "Do you want to prepare it for Xiao Xuan?"
Su Ming nodded and said, "Each time in the Seven Palace Fighting Competition, our Tianyuan Palace is always the first to be eliminated. Naturally, I want to cultivate an outstanding star card master to bring honor to our Tianyuan Palace."
"The Seven Palace Fighting Competition?" Yongyi squinted and couldn’t help but sneer, "You are overestimating him. The Seven Palace Fighting Competition is participated in by the most outstanding young generation of each of the Palaces. Even Fusang doesn't have much assurance."
"Although Xiao Xuan is the new king, he is ultimately just a two-star novice star card master. To put it bluntly, he can’t even pass the Palace Competition, so how does he qualify to participate in the Seven Palace Fighting Competition?"
Su Ming said, "It is precisely because his current level is too low that I want to give him the Xuan source fruit."
In the Tianyuan Palace, there is a Xuan source tree that can absorb the source energy of heaven and earth and cultivate the Xuan source fruit.
The Xuan Yuan fruit is formed from the purest source energy. If swallowed, it can cause a surge of source energy in the body, making it an invaluable treasure for two-star card masters.
For a peak two-star card master, with good luck, it's not impossible to directly ignite a star and advance to three stars.
The Xuan Yuan tree bears fruit once a year with eighteen fruits each time, but the last one was not ripe at the time and was left until now.
Yongyi sneered, "You're overestimating him. The palace test is in a month. Even if he swallows the Xuan Yuan fruit, he will at most barely break through to a three-star card master. Do you think he can pass the palace test?"
"If you're really considering the Tianyuan Palace, I suggest giving the Xuan Yuan fruit to Fusang. Fusang is already at the peak of three stars, and if he advances to four stars, he will naturally outshine other palace card masters in the Seven Palace Martial Arts."
Su Ming frowned slightly and said, "He has already eaten the Xuan Yuan fruit, and the effect of eating a second one is minimal."
Yongyi shook his head and said, "Even if the effect is minimal, it still has some effect."
Su Ming's expression was grim, but she restrained her anger and said, "I can exchange it for other items."
Yongyi's eyes were slightly mocking as he said, "I still don't value your things."
Gong Wu on the side also sighed lightly. If it weren't for Su Ming striving for the Xuan Yuan fruit for Xiaoxuan, Yongyi probably wouldn't have been so confrontational. After all, although the Xuan Yuan fruit is precious, it is most effective for two-star card masters.
Obviously, Xiao Xuan had not entered his door before, causing Yongyi to hold a grudge and retaliate in this way.
In addition, as the new king of rookies, Xiao Xuan has unlimited potential. Reducing his cultivation resources can also restrict his growth.
The silence continued for a while, and the air felt stiff.
Gong Wu patted the shoulders of the two and said with a faint smile, "It's just a Xuan Yuan fruit. Why make such a fuss?"
"Since both of you need this Xuan Yuan fruit, let's have a match according to the rules, with three two-star card masters from each side, playing three rounds with two wins."
"Whoever wins, will get the Xuan Yuan fruit. How about that?"
Yongyi sneered and said, "That's settled then. See you in three days."