CHAPTER 54: MO ZHIRAN’S ODD CHOICE!

"What do you think? I promise, as long as you join our peak, Peak Master Jianhong will personally choose a sword spirit for you to nurture as your Nascent Weapon."

Ruan Feng proposed without mincing his words. As a swordsman, he was extremely straightforward and directly invited Mo Zhiran.

Someone who could condense Sword Intent this early was an absolute genius. If not for some issues on Elder Jianhong’s side, he wouldn’t be surprised if he directly came to accept Zhiran as his personal disciple.

When Ruan Feng mentioned Elder Jianhong, Elder Hua couldn’t help but shake his head bitterly, as that was the same elder to whom he was going to refer Zhiran to before.

But now...

’Sword Spirit as a Nascent Weapon? So generous?’

Liang Feng couldn’t help but clench his fist when he heard Senior Ruan’s promise to Mo Zhiran. Even though he tried hard to control his feelings, he couldn’t stop himself from being jealous.

After all, a Nascent Weapon was not something just anyone could obtain, and only someone of exceptional talent could nurture one in their dantian, as it was too costly otherwise.

A Nascent Weapon is a weapon that serves as an extension of a cultivator’s soul and cultivation path. It is nurtured and refined alongside the cultivator’s growth and typically manifests fully during the Nascent Soul Realm, hence its name.

That’s why the foundation for this weapon was crucial. And for a swordsman, a Sword Spirit as a Nascent Weapon was one of the best choices they could have.

Of course, he was jealous of Mo Zhiran’s luck.

Not only him, even Mo Tianyu was seething in anger and jealousy, as he felt that Zhiran stole the limelight that belonged to him.

"Ruan Feng, Sword Spirit is a good foundation for the Nascent Weapon, but are you sure it is best for him?"

"After all, it is also one of the dangerous options to have. If a swordsman even strays from his path once, he could get seriously injured by his own Nascent Weapon."

Before Mo Zhiran could answer Senior Ruan, though, someone quickly cut their conversation short.

It was the amiable guy standing behind Ruan Feng.

When the guy saw Zhiran looking in his direction, he smiled slightly, ignored the black face of the swordsman in front, and explained,

"Mo Zhiran, right? I am Li Wei from the Celestial Cauldron Peak. I am really surprised that you can already use Sword Intent. You are indeed a genius swordsman."

He first praised him and then continued,

"But I think you shouldn’t rush to join Sword Spirit Peak, not to mention choosing a Sword Spirit as your Nascent Weapon. In my opinion, before deciding anything, you should first properly think about your path."

"From my knowledge, you seem to have suddenly gained your power due to some fortuitous opportunity, right?"

He asked Zhiran with a smile, as if he knew everything about him.

"And I am sure that you aren’t that fond of the sword like these guys."

He said once again, signaling the backs of Ruan Feng and Liang Feng.

It could be seen that just by looking at their swords on their backs, one could immediately tell that they were swordsmen walking on the sword path.

But Zhiran’s back was bare, and he didn’t have the look or aura a swordsman should have. Not to mention his cunning behavior of crippling someone in the match.

That wasn’t the behavior of a swordsman who values pure intent and state of mind over everything.

So, it wasn’t hard for anyone to notice that Zhiran wasn’t a true swordsman.

To be honest, one of the reasons why Liang Feng felt so devastated was also because of this.

Someone who didn’t seem serious about the sword already condensed Sword Intent, but he...

"Anyway, all I have to say is, since you are still unsure about your path and have untapped potential within you, how about joining my Celestial Cauldron Peak instead?"

"I am sure you will find the best path here. After all, it is the main peak of the Divine Cauldron Sect. And I promise that as long as you join my peak, forming your Foundation Establishment won’t be that hard."

Li Wei finally came to his point, giving a promise just like Ruan Feng.

All along, although what he said was true, his motive was to invite Mo Zhiran to join his peak just like Ruan Feng.

In fact, it was the same for the remaining beautiful girl too, although Mo Zhiran noticed that she had been silent from the beginning, quietly enjoying their banter.

She didn’t seem intent on inviting him or them to her peak; she was just tagging along.

"What about you, Senior?"

Surprisingly, Mo Zhiran didn’t let her stay silent but directly asked while looking at her with no hurry to reply two seniors.

After all, unlike what others thought, Zhiran was no swordsman. The only reason he even had Sword Intent was because he extracted the brain of someone.

So, joining the Sword Spirit Peak was out of the question. As for the main peak, he didn’t like that either, as being directly under the sect leader of the Divine Cauldron Sect wasn’t good.

"Me?"

The beautiful girl was surprised to see Zhiran mentioning her all of a sudden. But seeing that he was really waiting for her to talk, she lightly coughed and introduced herself with a faint smile,

"My name is Xiao Lan, and I am from Ember Lotus Peak of the Divine Cauldron Sect, the smallest of the five peaks."

She said with a faintly sad expression.

"Our peak specializes in fire-based cultivation and spiritual refinement. Most of our disciples are female, as males don’t seem very interested in this path."

"As a result, our circle is quite small, and we value peace more than the other peaks."

She introduced herself to everyone. But from her words, anyone could feel that she had no intention of poaching the top three disciples like the others.

Otherwise, why would she mention her peak being small and not having many males interested in it, when in fact all three of the top disciples in front were male?

She was being too obvious.

Maybe Xiao Lan also noticed her outright rejection and felt that she was too impolite. She showed an embarrassed look at Mo Zhiran and said,

"Well, although I have nothing to offer like them, Junior, if you join my peak, how about I let you practice your sword with me a few times? I think that’s also a kind of reward, right?"

She said with a light laugh while giving a small, playful wink at Zhiran, leaving everyone speechless.

Such a top disciple from the outer sect who already condensed his Sword Intent, and the reward for him joining her peak was just to spar with her?

Was that even a reward?

This girl clearly had no intention of recruiting Zhiran like the others. She didn’t even know how to attract talent.

’No wonder Ember Lotus Peak is in last place every time.’

Du Kang, Li Wei, and Ruan Feng shook their heads at the same time. If you didn’t show enthusiasm for a talented disciple, how would your peak progress?

They didn’t know why the Peak Master let her disciples behave like this. If she acted like this, she wasn’t even in the competition with them.

After all, who would join her peak just for a meaningless promise?

"Alright then, Senior Xiao. I’d like to join Ember Lotus Peak. I hope you’ll take care of me in the future."

"What?"

Surprisingly, Zhiran seemed to be exactly that person.

No one had expected him to actually accept her casual offer, let alone ask to join her peak so directly.

And from his look, he seemed extremely serious, not as if he would dare to joke around like this in front of seniors.

But precisely because of this, even Xiao Lan was completely surprised by his decision, wondering if she had heard right.

"Are you...serious?"