"This matter is of great importance, Er Gou, swear that you will not reveal a single word."
Zhang Er Gou was speechless.
After finally mustering his courage, he was faced with this.
Considering Ye Wu Shuang's inheritance of the Dan Fire, Zhang Er Gou reluctantly knelt down.
"I, Zhang Er Gou, swear to the heavens that I will never go against Senior Ye's wishes and reveal what Senior Ye has told me. If I break this oath, may my Dao heart collapse, and I be forever unable to cultivate!"
Seeing Zhang Er Gou make such a solemn vow, Ye Wu Shuang nodded in satisfaction.
"Er Gou, come here!" Ye Wu Shuang beckoned to Zhang Er Gou.
"Senior Ye!" Upon reaching Ye Wu Shuang, Zhang Er Gou respectfully called out.
"Er Gou, what I am about to tell you is a world-shattering secret. Remember not to reveal it to anyone else."
"lest you invite a fatal disaster!"
Ye Wu Shuang looked at Zhang Er Gou with a stern expression.
Zhang Er Gou also became serious: "Senior Ye, I stake my life to guarantee that I will not reveal a single word."
Ye Wu Shuang's grave demeanor made Zhang Er Gou nervous.
"Good! Very good!"
Ye Wu Shuang praised and nodded. He was very pleased with Zhang Er Gou's promise.
Ye Wu Shuang sighed and began to tell Zhang Er Gou about the past.
It turned out that Ye Wu Shuang and the current sect leader of the Misty Sect, Chi Chen, were fellow disciples.
Before Chi Chen, Ye Wu Shuang was the sect leader of the Misty Sect.
Chi Chen not only coveted the position of sect leader but also coveted the Dan Fire that Ye Wu Shuang possessed.
Just as Ye Wu Shuang was in seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, Chi Chen suddenly broke in and severely injured Ye Wu Shuang.
He then imprisoned him in this desolate rocky forest within the Misty Sect.
Chi Chen tried every means to obtain the Dan Fire from Ye Wu Shuang but ultimately gained nothing.
However, Zhang Er Gou reaped the benefits.
"Er Gou, I implore you, if one day you break through to the Nascent Soul realm, you must avenge me, and also repay the kindness of my inheritance of the Dan Fire."
"Are you willing?"
Ye Wu Shuang looked at Zhang Er Gou anxiously.
"Alright, I promise you, Senior Ye!"
Zhang Er Gou nodded. At this point, if he didn't agree, his survival would be uncertain.
"Hahaha..."
"Good! Excellent!" Ye Wu Shuang laughed heartily.
"Since that is the case, my wish is fulfilled. Being trapped here any longer is meaningless. I shall now disband my body and end my existence!"
Saying this, Ye Wu Shuang's body began to disappear from his feet.
He vanished into thin air.
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Ye Wu Shuang tossed a blue ring to Zhang Er Gou.
Zhang Er Gou caught it and looked up.
Ye Wu Shuang had already vanished, leaving only a few thick iron chains swaying in the air.
"Senior!" Zhang Er Gou exclaimed, looking at the spot where Ye Wu Shuang had disappeared.
Zhang Er Gou knelt down, prostrated himself three times in the direction where Ye Wu Shuang had dissipated.
As Ye Wu Shuang disbanded his body, the surrounding mist slowly dissipated.
Zhang Er Gou could finally see the surrounding scenery clearly.
Then, he followed the small path he had taken back.
"Er Gou, where have you been these past few days? I was so worried! Master also searched the outer sect everywhere for you."
Liu Cui Lan, dressed in white, ran towards him.
"Sister Cui Lan, what's wrong?" Zhang Er Gou did not answer Liu Cui Lan's question.
He saw that Liu Cui Lan's face was bruised and discolored, and even her arm was hanging limp!
Clearly, she had been beaten.
Zhang Er Gou's face instantly turned grim.
Liu Cui Lan ran over, hugged Zhang Er Gou's arm, and said softly, "It was the Liu Chu Chen brothers who did this."
"Today is the first day of the grand competition for new disciples. It was supposed to be a free-for-all, but they targeted me!"
Liu Cui Lan's face showed anger.
"So, I didn't go looking for them, and they dared to bully you."
Zhang Er Gou's eyes turned cold, and true qi swirled around his palm.
"Er Gou, you?" Liu Cui Lan noticed the significant change in Zhang Er Gou.
What had Er Gou experienced in just a few days?
"Let's go! Let's go find them!"
Zhang Er Gou said with a cold voice.
"They are still at the new disciple competition grounds. I lost, so I came back first."
"When did the competition start?"
Zhang Er Gou suddenly realized he had been away for several days.
"It started this morning. I didn't even make it past the first round..."
Liu Cui Lan stuck out her tongue, clearly embarrassed by her combat prowess.
The Misty Sect was divided into the Outer Sect and the Inner Sect.
The Outer Sect consisted of one hall, one chamber, two gardens, four peaks, and seven pavilions.
One Hall, One Chamber: The Enforcement Hall and the Disciplinary Hall. If an elder committed a mistake, they would be dealt with by the Enforcement Hall.
If a disciple broke the rules, they would be taken away and dealt with by the disciples of the Disciplinary Hall.
Two Gardens: The Herb Garden and the Fruit Garden.
Four Peaks: Chunyang Peak, Xiayang Peak, Qiuyang Peak, and Dongyang Peak, which were the four main peaks of the Outer Sect of the Misty Sect.
Seven Pavilions: The Artifact Pavilion, the Scripture Pavilion, the Pill Pavilion, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, the Qiankun Pavilion, the Mission Pavilion, and the Intelligence Pavilion.
The Inner Sect, however, had one hall, one chamber, two gardens, seven pavilions, and nine main peaks.
The grand competition for new disciples today was also a time for the various organizations of the Outer Sect to recruit new members.
When Zhang Er Gou and the others arrived at the training ground, four people were seated in the central main seat of the spectator stands.
Two of them were familiar to Zhang Er Gou: one was his master, Chunyang Daoist, and the other was Xiayang Daoist.
Zhang Er Gou had never seen the other two; they also looked rather peculiar.
One was corpulent, while the other was extremely thin.
At this moment, the four of them were seated at the main seat, watching the competition in the training ground.
They occasionally discussed matters. Chunyang Daoist seemed to be on good terms with the corpulent one.
The two of them occasionally nodded towards the field.
On the other side, Xiayang Daoist was chatting animatedly with the extremely thin one.
"Er Gou!"
Just as Zhang Er Gou was observing the people at the main seat, Chunyang Daoist also spotted him.
With a flash, Chunyang Daoist appeared beside Zhang Er Gou.
"Zhang Er Gou! Is that the kid who was tested to have a Heaven-tier low-grade five-element spirit root?"
The corpulent person was none other than Dongyang Daoist, who had a good relationship with Chunyang Daoist.
"Master!" Zhang Er Gou respectfully bowed to Chunyang Daoist.
In front of outsiders, he still had to give his master face.
Chunyang Daoist nodded and pointed to Dongyang Daoist, "Greet your Martial Uncle!"
"Martial Uncle, I, disciple Zhang Er Gou, pay my respects to you!"
Zhang Er Gou bowed towards Dongyang Daoist.
"Haha, good! Senior Brother, you have taken a good disciple!"
Dongyang Daoist's tone was filled with envy.
"Zhang Er Gou, you still dare to show yourself? I thought you were a turtle hiding away."
Before Chunyang Daoist could ask Zhang Er Gou where he had been these past few days, a mocking voice came from not far away.
It turned out to be Liu Chu Chen, who was currently engaged in a free-for-all on the training ground. He had seen Zhang Er Gou.
He deliberately broke away from the fray and came to the edge of the field to provoke him!
"Liu Chu Chen, don't get too cocky. You'll be crying later!"
Zhang Er Gou glared at the arrogant Liu Chu Chen, his anger no longer containable.
Liu Cui Lan had left Xin Shan Village with him, and because of him, she was beaten.
How could Zhang Er Gou tolerate this?
"Master, may I go up?" Despite his anger, Zhang Er Gou had not forgotten the rules.
"The free-for-all has not ended yet, so of course, you can go up."
Chunyang Daoist also found the Liu Chu Chen brothers very detestable.
However, they were juniors, and he could not intervene...