''Hated by the Heavens?''
This wasn't the first time that these Elders were hearing this term, but it was the first time that they were actually meeting someone who could actually be hated by the Heavens themselves.
Seeing the astonished looks on the rest of the Elders faces, Sun Wen nodded his head before he continued
''Of course, it's also possible that that kid actually has such a terrifying fate, which is the reason why he is hated by the Heavens!
I am sure that all of you understand what being hated by the Heavens means. If that's really the case, then this kid won't even become a Dao King in the future, let alone a Dao Emperor. During his breakthrough to the Dao King realm, he will definitely be annihilated by Lightning Tribulation!''
The moment that the words Lightning Tribulation left Sun Wen's mouth, every single Elder in the room had serious looks on their faces as they nodded their heads.
Every single cultivator who broke through to the Dao King realm for the first time would have to withstand Lightning Tribulation, and these Elders here were no different. At the same time, the stronger a cultivator's fate and talent is, the more powerful their Lightning Tribulation would be.
As for someone who actually has a fate so terrifying that even the ball of fate couldn't withstand it, one could only guess who powerful this person's tribulation would be.
In case that such a person was also hated by the Heavens, there would practically be no room left for survival!
The rest of the Elders around Sun Wen immediately fell silent, with none of them speaking, as they all stared at the screen of light in front of them.
Some of them had already dreamt of taking Shun Long as their disciple and doing their best to groom him.
However, if Shun Long was really hated by the Heavens, all of their love and attention would be wasted after he fails to breakthrough to the Dao King realm in the future.
Elder Sun Wen's expression slightly eased, before he continued with a light smile on his face
''If he is actually not hated by the Heavens, he may actually survive his Lightning Tribulation in the future. In that case, it won't be too late for you to take that kid as your disciple after he has broken to the Dao King realm.''
The Elders' eyes lit up with a bright light, as they all stared greedily at Shun Long's back in the screen of light.
Right! If he doesn't fail his breakthrough, which one of them wouldn't want to take an extremely talented disciple as their personal disciple?
Regardless of whether it was in terms of status, wealth, or experience, there were countless Dao Kings who were begging these Elders to take them as their personal disciples.
''In that case, what are we going to do with the ball of fate? If it was just a crack or two, it could still be repaired, but now...''
Elder Sun Wen shook his head before he said seriously
''I will ask the sect master for another one. Although the ball of fate is a rare treasure, in the end, it's not priceless. As long as we pay a sufficient price, we can easily buy another one.''
The Elders around Sun Wen heaved out in relief when they heard this. Although they knew that the ball of fate could be replaced, no one aside from Sun Wen wanted to be the ones who would inform the sect master of this matter.
At that moment, Sun Wen stood up from his seat, and staring at the absent-minded Elder Zhuan in the screen of light, he then said in a calm but domineering voice
''The test is over!''
''The test is over!''
''The test is over!''
Sun Wen's voice resounded throughout the hall 3 times, as it entered Elder Zhuan's ears and woke him up from his reverie.
At the same time, every single disciple including Shun Long, Liu Mei and the rest, all heard this voice as well, as they turned their attention towards the white-robed Elder Zhuan in front of them.
Although Shun Long's test was extremely abnormal, since the Holy sect didn't seem to care too much about it, then they wouldn't care about it either. Instead, they were more concerned about the Holy sect's rules and everything else.
Elder Zhuan nodded his head and cupped his hands in the air, as he then turned his attention towards the blue-robed Shun Long in front of him, and the rest of the disciples standing behind him, before he said with a smile on his face
''As you have all already heard, the test is now over! Since you are all considered as official outer disciples of my Holy sect, it is time for me to explain the rules of the sect to you. However, before that, follow me!''
As he finished speaking, Elder Zhuan turned around and walked towards the huge wooden door behind him, before he pushed it open with both hands.
The gigantic wooden door creaked slightly, before it was slowly opened by the white-robed Dao King who was the first one to step inside it.
Shun Long and the rest didn't hesitate as they all followed after Elder Zhuan and stepped past the wooden door, before a completely different scene appeared in their eyes.
Sunlight filled Shun Long's, Liu Mei's, and the rest of the disciples' eyes, as an enormous city that spanned further than the eye could see appeared in front of them, while thousands of yellow and grey-robed disciples appeared in their vision.
At the same time, the moment that he stepped past the wooden door, Shun Long could feel a wave of extremely pure qi assaulting his senses, one that was actually of an even higher level than his Heaven Swallowing vine's qi when it absorbed low-grade spirit stones!
Turning around, Elder Zhuan stared at the 94 disciples in front of him, and with the same smile on his face he then said
''Let me officially introduce myself. I am Zhuan Peng, and I am the outer court Elder responsible for the new disciples who enter the sect. Since you are all official disciples of our Holy sect, it's time for you to learn how the sect operates as well as the sect's rules.''