Chapter 442

hapter 442 - Exposed

Qin Yu cupped his hands together . “Thank you senior Hou for the good intentions . I will sincerely consider the offer . ” His voice wasn’t friendly at all, but contained a fairly cold chill . Many cultivators felt their hearts loosen . It seemed that Hou Yuangou had been too overbearing in his actions just now and had pushed Qin Yu away . The chances of him joining the Demonic Path wouldn’t be particularly high .

“Very well . First of all, for the way I improperly handled affairs before, I would like to apologize to you . Since this choice involves your future, you must be careful!” Hou Yuangou smiled, no awkwardness in his expression . This performance caused everyone in the banquet hall to curse this old fellow for being a wily old fox .

The banquet continued . The various influences from all over approached Qin Yu and signaled that they wished to recruit him . Some parties that were lacking in strength simply offered up gifts, saying that if fellow daoist Qin Yu needed anything he could directly ask them .

Qin Yu secretly shook his head . If he wanted to collect the 36 different kinds of soul treasures in today’s situation, he really might have a chance of obtaining them all . But accepting such precious gifts meant that he would be touched by their karma of cause and effect and in the future there would inevitably come a time where he would have to repay the favor . Moreover, he deliberately chose not to take any side today, so to avoid further trouble he couldn’t accept any gifts at all .

Amongst the Immortal Sect group, a young female cultivator’s eyes flashed and her lips moved .

Jin Rushan coughed . “Xiaoyu, come with me and have a chat with this little friend Qin Yu . ”

He started walking over .

The Immortal Sect cultivator named Xue Xiaoyu respectfully bowed and followed close behind .

The movement of the Immortal Sect cultivators immediately drew eyes from all around . The noise of the banquet hall suddenly fell by several degrees . A crowd of cultivators that were surrounding Qin Yu suddenly moved to the side .

This was the prestige of the Immortal Sect!

Jin Rushan smiled . “Little friend Qin Yu, the previous questioning was merely a custom; I hope you don’t mind . ” Behind him, Xue Xiaoyu bowed her head as if she were just following . Beneath the sleeves of her robes, her ten fingers moved in hand seals, a strange light flashing in the depths of her crystal clear eyes .

Qin Yu cupped his hands together and bowed . “Senior Jin speaks too seriously . I understand and I feel no enmity at all . ” His manner was calm and his demeanor was light – a completely impenetrable act .

Within his soul space, a crescent purple moon sprinkled down light that covered his soul, leaving his soul form dim and blurry, unable to be clearly seen .

“That’s good . I don’t know whether little friend Qin Yu has any intention of joining the Immortal Sect…” Jin Rushan’s words were polite and he smiled constantly as he spoke . But, there didn’t seem to be much sincerity to his words, as if…as if he had only come here to talk with Qin Yu .

Qin Yu maintained his composure, remaining vigilant in his heart . Within his dantian sea, the phantom of the Five Element Mountain appeared, emitting a sharp killing light of the metal path .

Jin Rushan’s previous question must have been because the Immortal Sect already held some suspicions towards his status . Although he didn’t know what methods they had to investigate his status, it wasn’t wrong to be cautious .

Xue Xiaoyu’s ten fingers scattered beneath her robes . She let out a light breath . It wasn’t him!

This person in front of her had a strange soul aura, one that emanated a vast and cool feeling . Within his dantian sea, his magic power was sharp and tyrannical; it should be due to some metal-attribute cultivation method . This was completely dissimilar with the information she had on Qin Yu .

It seemed she had really been overthinking things . How could that boy have the qualifications to enter the Ancient Perishment Decree?

Jin Rushan’s eyes flashed . He smiled and said, “Little friend Qin Yu, please consider the offer . The Immortal Sect will be waiting for your reply . ”

He turned and left .

Qin Yu’s heart stirred . Did he just pass the test?

Two hours later, Kang Mingqiao arrived at the center of the banquet hall . He loudly said, “Everyone has already expressed their sincerity towards fellow daoist Qin Yu . As for what he chooses, that will depend on fellow daoist Qin Yu’s own thoughts and considerations . It isn’t early anymore, so the banquet will end here . ” He paused and continued to say, “Separately, I have been authorized by fellow daoist Qin Yu to inform all of you that the gifts you left behind at the Dao Arena must be taken back . I ask that no one leave any gifts and depart, otherwise I can only donate those items to a charitable foundation to help those distant and remote villages in the Zhao Empire trapped by the snowy climate . ”

At this time, Qin Yu said, “This is how it is . I hope that fellow seniors don’t make things awkward for me . ”

This choice surpassed everyone’s expectations . It had to be known that in order to win over Qin Yu or at least leave behind a favorable impression, all those participating today left a rich present .

With so many gifts, added up together it could be called a great wealth . If Qin Yu accepted them, he wouldn’t encounter any criticism at all . Fortunately, he rejected everyone’s gifts . This caused them to feel a little bit better; at least no one could sneak up in front of them .

Was it because Qin Yu was a person of high moral character and integrity, thus he couldn’t receive these rewards without having done anything worthy of them? Could it be he was so wealthy that he didn’t need any of these treasures? Or could it be that the scale of the gifts was lacking so they couldn’t enter his eyes . As thoughts raced through everyone’s mind, the guests from all over stood up and started bidding their farewells . Before they left, they all had to speak some words with Qin Yu .

For instance, at this moment, the very aggressive Elder Qian Dodo from the South End Mountain Sect .

“Little friend Qin Yu, my South End Sect is urgently seeking talent . Little friend must