Yu Daohan led Zhou Fushun up the stone steps toward the Changle Gate.
Nearby disciples also began to whisper as they saw Yu Daohan.
"Hey, look quickly, who's here."
As soon as one disciple finished speaking, the others looked over.
"Holy crap, isn't that the peerless prodigy, Master Yu? It's really him."
"That's right, that's him, Jiangdu's Master Yu."
The disciples' discussions were not loud, but Yu Daohan heard them all, a proud smile appearing on his lips.
Who could resist heartfelt praise, especially from peers? This was a mark of a successful man.
Inside the Changle Gate, disciples from various sects participating in the competition had all arrived.
A man in a suit, with hair styled with an unknown amount of wax and a prominent scar on his face, was scanning the crowd.
A young man beside him looked at the man and asked, "Elder Zhang, what are you looking at?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang hummed in confusion, "That's strange. He should have come according to reason."
As Zhang Xiaoqiang was wondering, he heard the disciples beside him discussing.
"He's here, he's here."
"Holy crap, it's really him."
"He's even more handsome than in the videos!!"
Zhang Xiaoqiang turned his head in confusion. Was it the expert from the Black List that caused such a reaction?
When Zhang Xiaoqiang turned and clearly saw who it was, he almost dropped his jaw. Who was this? Had he gone blind?
"Holy crap, holy crap, this is too cool!" Zhang Xiaoqiang exclaimed twice in shock.
It was evident how great the impact was on Zhang Xiaoqiang.
Yu Daohan, who had just walked in, heard Zhang Xiaoqiang's exclamation before he could even see who was around.
"Hey, Qiangzi, why are you here?" Yu Daohan asked, confused. Qiangzi wasn't part of the Celestial Master Mansion anymore, so why was he here?
Zhang Xiaoqiang coughed dryly and straightened his already unwrinkled suit. "I am now the Seventh Elder of the Yan Shu Sect. Please address me as Elder Zhang."
Yu Daohan looked at Zhang Xiaoqiang with a lewd smile and scorned, "Holy crap, can you stop pretending?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang chuckled, "I knew you would come."
Yu Daohan rolled his eyes, "You brat, knowing I'd come, why didn't you call me?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang scratched the back of his head with a lewd expression, "I wanted to give you a surprise."
Yu Daohan was also curious why the Yan Shu Sect would recruit Qiangzi. The Yan Shu Sect's current strength was second only to the three major sects. To be an elder there, one's strength had to be ranked in the top twenty of the Heaven Ranking, but Qiangzi's strength was lucky to even enter the Heaven Ranking, let alone the top twenty.
From any perspective, Qiangzi was not qualified.
Yu Daohan asked, "What did you promise the Yan Shu Sect for them to make you an elder?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang shook his head, full of pride, "I didn't promise anything. Brother earned it with his looks."
"Nonsense."
Yu Daohan cursed him unceremoniously, then said with a serious expression, "Qiangzi, you should also understand the conditions for being an elder in the Yan Shu Sect."
Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded. He knew Yu Daohan was reminding him, "Of course, I know the conditions for being an elder in the Yan Shu Sect."
Zhang Xiaoqiang thought for a moment and recounted how he became an elder of the Yan Shu Sect.
"Just ten days ago, my wife and I were on our honeymoon in Yunnan when we suddenly received a notice from the Yan Shu Sect asking me to visit the sect. I didn't want to go, but since I had promised, it wouldn't be appropriate not to go. When I arrived at the Yan Shu Sect, I received the notification appointing me as the Seventh Elder of the Yan Shu Sect. The first task was to bring the disciples participating in the competition to register."
As Zhang Xiaoqiang spoke, he glanced at a young man not far away. Yu Daohan turned his head and sized up the young man.
He had never seen him in the martial world before; he looked very unfamiliar. He wondered about his strength.
Yu Daohan reminded him, "You know the Yan Shu Sect's personality."
Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded, "No reward without merit. I know this. I don't know what tricks they are playing. I can only take it one step at a time. If it really doesn't work out, I'll bring my wife to live at your shop."
Yu Daohan rolled his eyes. This guy's thick skin was as usual.
Yu Daohan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Do you think they might want to learn the Five Thunder Palm from the Celestial Master Mansion?"
Given Qiangzi's current status, the only thing that could interest the Yan Shu Sect was the divine skill of the Celestial Master Mansion.
Zhang Xiaoqiang shook his head, "It shouldn't be. The Five Thunder Palm is a divine skill of the Celestial Master Mansion. They wouldn't be so foolish. If they learned it, would you be willing to learn it?"
Yu Daohan shook his head. If it were anyone else, they would definitely learn it without thinking, but this was a divine skill of the Celestial Master Mansion. Once learned, one would be hunted by the Celestial Master Mansion with all their might.
The reason there were no sect wars in the martial world now was entirely due to the three major sects maintaining order. One could imagine the status of the three major sects in the martial world, and the pursuit of the Celestial Master Mansion was not something one could escape from.
The Yan Shu Sect was currently at a critical juncture of advancing to the ranks of the three major sects. Stealing the Five Thunder Palm now would undoubtedly be an act of self-destruction.
Everyone envied the Yan Shu Sect's development over the years. If they were caught with a handle now, they would become the target of everyone's attacks and retaliation.
After all, who wouldn't want to see this colossus, the Yan Shu Sect, collapse?
Yu Daohan became even more confused, "Then it doesn't make sense. Could it be that you brat really became an elder based on your looks?"