Amidst everyone's differing emotions, Yun Jin walked forward step by step.
As always, whenever Yun Jin appeared, she was the absolute center of attention! Everyone parted to open a path for her.
Lin Xiao stood there, looking at Yun Jin with certainty.
He still didn't know exactly why this Yun Jin made so many people fight over her.
But, he had all the time in the world to find out.
Once she entered his Qingxiao Pavilion, she would be his disciple. Even if this Yun Jin turned out to be ordinary, as long as she could make Ji Wusi upset, then having one more disciple was no loss.
Perhaps in the future, he could even use Yun Jin to restrain Ji Wusi and gain benefits from him!
In short.
Lin Xiao was determined to take this disciple.
Since Ji Wusi and the others still didn't appear, Lin Xiao assumed they had wisely chosen to give up. A faint smile curved at his lips.
Yun Jin walked step by step until she stood before Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao smiled slightly, "It seems you have already made your decision."
Yun Jin nodded calmly, "Naturally."
Lin Xiao's smile deepened.
Seeing that Yun Jin knew her place, if she really had talent, he could even consider cultivating her.
"Then, what is your decision?" Lin Xiao raised his brow.
Zhao Wuji stared fixedly, feeling as though his heart might leap out of his chest.
Yun Jin was somewhat abnormal. If she also had immense talent in cultivating divine abilities and gained Lin Xiao's favor, then he and his father wouldn't be able to deal with her.
She might even influence the Sect Master's regard for his father!
Reject!
Quickly reject him!
Zhao Wuji screamed inwardly.
Yun Jin smiled faintly and said calmly, "Sect Master Lin, I do not wish to join Qingxiao Pavilion."
Lin Xiao's smile froze on his lips. His gaze turned cold as he stared at Yun Jin, "Oh? You do not wish to join Qingxiao Pavilion? Then you wish to join Kunlun Sword Sect?"
Yun Jin shook her head, "That's not it. I will not join Kunlun Sword Sect either."
Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, but his expression improved slightly. As long as it was not Kunlun Sword Sect, his breath somewhat eased.
"Then is it Xuandan Sect? Beast Taming Sect?" Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes.
He had heard Yun Jin possessed astonishing talent in alchemy. If she chose Pill Dao, that was understandable.
As for her talent in beast taming, Zhao Wuji had not reported much, but since Liuli personally came to vie for her, it was surely extraordinary.
Qingxiao Pavilion had no conflicts with these two Holy Lands. If Yun Jin chose either, Lin Xiao would be displeased, but could reluctantly accept it.
Facing Lin Xiao's questioning, Yun Jin shook her head again, "For the current Four Holy Lands, I do not wish to join any of them."
At that, Lin Xiao was utterly stunned.
The whole place fell silent.
Everyone looked at Yun Jin in disbelief.
Who didn't know?
The Four Holy Lands were the pinnacle of cultivation in this realm. Only within the Four Holy Lands existed the complete path to ascension!
But Yun Jin, with one sentence, had cut off all those heavenly paths?
Zhao Wuji was overjoyed.
Crazy!
Yun Jin went crazy!
To not join any of the Four Holy Lands, those were her own words!
Those great figures were incomparably proud. With Yun Jin rejecting them like this, even if she later changed her mind, they might not accept her again.
"Oh?" Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes. "And why is that?"
Yun Jin said calmly, "It is said that for the past thousand years, no new ascendant has appeared in this realm."
Lin Xiao frowned, "So what?"
Indeed, for the past thousand years, no ascendant had appeared.
Even Ji Wusi, reputed as the number one, still fell short of ascension, unable to break through that thin barrier.
Yun Jin smiled, "So, is it possible that there is a problem with the path of cultivation itself?"
Lin Xiao's eyes narrowed, his voice turning dangerous, "You are questioning the path of the Four Holy Lands?"
Yun Jin shook her head, "The Four Holy Lands have produced many ascendants throughout endless time. That proves the path itself is sound. But a thousand years without ascension perhaps means that to reopen the immortal road, a brand new Dao is needed."
Yun Jin spoke with seriousness, but Lin Xiao only found it laughable, "So you mean, a mere Golden Core Stage disciple, can open up a new Dao?"
Yun Jin nodded, "That is exactly what I mean. My Dao, I will carve it out myself. The Four Holy Lands do not suit me."
She was calm, yet carried endless arrogance.
Lin Xiao burst out laughing.
How long had it been since he heard such ridiculous words?
When he heard Ji Wusi and the others competing over Yun Jin, he thought she was some extraordinary prodigy.
As a result?
Just a frog at the bottom of a well spouting nonsense.
Lin Xiao instantly lost all interest in Yun Jin.
Everyone knew that the strongest Dao was within the Four Holy Lands.
To abandon them was to abandon the road to supremacy.
This disciple, no matter how dazzling at first, would inevitably sink into mediocrity.
Lin Xiao mocked, "Then I wish you success."
"Many thanks." Yun Jin replied earnestly.
She spoke truthfully.
She knew her words would make Lin Xiao abandon her completely.
That's precisely what she wanted.
"Yun Jin, do you dare to swear never to join any of the Four Holy Lands for all eternity?" Lin Xiao suddenly raised his brow.
Yun Jin said calmly, "I can."
Lin Xiao took out a sheet of golden paper, "I want you to leave a Heavenly Dao Oath."
This was forcing Yun Jin to cut herself off from that path.
Yun Jin smiled, but accepted it directly, "Alright."
Before the stunned gazes of the crowd, she infused spiritual energy into the paper.
Word by word, she declared, "I, Yun Jin, in this life, will not join the current Four Holy Lands. Otherwise, may my soul be scattered and never reincarnate."
The paper turned into golden light and merged into Yun Jin's body.
The Heavenly Dao Oath was complete.
Lin Xiao's smile grew even brighter. He said softly, "Since you have such great ambition, I shall not force you. Then I wish you success in carving out the Fifth Dao."
His voice brimmed with mockery.
But Yun Jin only replied seriously.
She would indeed carve out a new path step by step.
Having forced Yun Jin to swear, Lin Xiao was in a fine mood. As long as she did not enter Kunlun Sword Sect, whether she entered Qingxiao Pavilion or not, he didn't care.
"Since the matter here is over, let us return." Lin Xiao said indifferently.
The matter of Li Heng had made him lose face. Forcing Yun Jin to swear barely balanced it out.
And Ji Wusi had hidden like a turtle, never showing himself.
So what's the point of staying?
As Lin Xiao was about to leave, Zhao Ling grew anxious. With Ji Wusi and the others still here, it was too dangerous for Wuji to remain. He had originally agreed with Lin Xiao to take Zhao Wuji away, but now Lin Xiao made no mention of it.
"Sect Master." Zhao Ling knew Lin Xiao's mood was poor, but he still forced himself to speak, "My useless son…"
Lin Xiao glanced coldly at Zhao Wuji, "Since you know he is useless, then being in a mid-tier sect is no disgrace to him."
The flattery frozen on Zhao Wuji's face instantly collapsed. He felt as though thunder had struck him.
His future… had it just been severed?