If the sect doesn't accept geniuses, they will become giants once they leave?

Chapter 402 Sir, this must be a test for us
"Sister! My dear sister! When you took my stamp collection, I was quite cooperative. I didn't even make a squeak!"

Kong Pu knelt down in front of Hong Menglian with a thud.

Xia Tian on the side was more direct, he even knocked his head down.

Hong Menglian put her left hand on her waist and raised her right hand holding the talisman above her head.

What made the two half-immortals pray so humbly?
That was naturally an invitation from Lord Li of Tianxu Tower!
"See it! See it! What did I say! Mr. Li thinks highly of me! He thinks highly of me! He directly asked me to contact someone! Do you understand the value of this?" Hong Menglian showed off the talisman in her hand like a peacock.

What does it mean to be proud? This is what it means to be proud!
The depression she felt a few days ago because Li Yanmo told Kong Pu and Xia Tian that there was a mastermind behind the Immortal Palace but didn't tell her disappeared instantly, and she just felt so happy.

Although Li Yanmo only said one sentence, that light sentence represented so many things, especially at this moment. The value of those two words "gather" was so high that it was almost 24k pure gold.

But the qualification for this gathering was given to Hong Menglian, so they had to accept it. After all, when they were young, they were beaten by Hong Menglian many times and were forced to kneel down and beg for mercy. There were no outsiders here, so it was not shameful.

What's more, after this gathering, their entire sect will most likely be protected by Tianxu Tower, so it wouldn't be a big deal to kowtow to Hong Menglian for the sake of their sect's descendants.

Seeing Kong Pu and Xia Tian being so considerate and flexible, Hong Menglian didn't feel very relieved. She still preferred the way Kong Pu and Xia Tian pointed at her and asked her to guess who was not invited. It was a pity that these two had no intention of recovering.

Feeling unsatisfied, Hong Menglian led Kong Pu and Xia Tian to find Lie Xuan and Tian Qiong who were calculating the accounts of the sect's expenses during the Yanzhou expedition. Hong Menglian was about to speak to induce the two to be arrogant, but she didn't expect that the two of them would just start calling her sister in a gorgeous manner.

Hong Menglian was stunned for a few seconds and then turned to look at Kong Pu and Xia Tian, thinking that these two people had tipped off the news, but the two of them also had confusion and regret on their faces. It was obvious that they also wanted to see Lie Xuan and Tian Qiong's arrogance fall.

Because Tian Qiong stuttered, Lie Xuan had to explain, "Cheng Yuejie, the invincible swordsman, is a disciple of the Qingshan Sect. More than ten years ago, her swordsmanship was only halfway up. But now, at the Sword-Asking Ceremony, she was able to put those great sword masters to shame with her swordsmanship. Even Feng Ling didn't draw his sword."

"Such a high profile is not in line with Master Li's usual style. Obviously, this is also a deliberate move by Master Li in order to force the Immortal Palace to respond. In fact—"

"Master Li's move is indeed brilliant. In addition to the six Dou Zong sects tested during the Yanzhou expedition, four more sects have sent invitations to the Qingshan Sect."

"Those ten super sects appear to be conveying goodwill to the Qingshan Sect, but in reality, they are testing Lord Li."

"Of course, given Lord Li's status, there's no way he would lower himself, so he'll definitely strike back at the Immortal Palace in some way."

Having said that, Lie Xuan's voice suddenly paused, he looked at Hong Menglian, and after a long silence, he helplessly exhaled through his nose.

"It seems that Lord Li asked you to deliver a message."

Kong Pu and Xia Tian also showed the same expression and snorted through their noses.

"What do you mean by passing on a message?! I'm telling you, don't try to sow discord! Master Li has never spoken to me in such a tone!"

Hong Menglian became anxious and took out the talisman to replay what Li Yanmo had said to her.

"Did you hear that? Master Li said please! Please understand!"

Hong Menglian was very anxious, but the other four praised Li Yanmo's tone of voice.

"He holds a high position in the Tianxu Tower, and with a single move of chess, he managed to fool Dayu and the Tianxu Tower. Yet, this person speaks without arrogance, neither humble nor overbearing. He is truly formidable and respectable!"

Cunning people are scary, powerful people are scary, but the scariest ones are those who take steady steps and don't get too proud of their achievements. Such people are almost impossible to make mistakes, and every step they take is extremely rational. "Okay, we should go find Taoist Hunyuan and Taoist Tianxuan."

"Go, go."

Seeing that the four people were about to leave while talking to each other, Hong Menglian was a little anxious. Just as she was about to speak, Kong Pu suddenly interrupted her, "Master Li has such faith in Master Hong. Master Hong will definitely not act on impulse and betray Master Li's trust."

Xia Tian interrupted, "I think I'm very suitable for delivering messages."

Hong Menglian swallowed her words and asked, "Do you still need to talk about this?"

The five people acted covertly and found Taoist Hunyuan and Taoist Tianxuan, who were playing chess. When they saw no one showed up, neither of them showed any surprise and simply got up to clean up the chessboard.

The expression as if they had known it for a long time made Hong Menglian very sad. She was just pretending a little, but the other four people didn't give her any chance at all.

"The six of us alone are definitely not enough," Kong Pu said. "Lord Li took the initiative to expose himself to us and let us know the secret of the mastermind behind the Immortal Palace, indicating that we should incite the super sect to [attack and kill] Xiao Yun."

"Screening all the super sects that have ties to the Immortal Palace is one of the goals. The real goal is for us to convince other super sects."

"Lord Li invited us to this gathering, most likely because—"

Before Kong Pu could finish his words, Hong Menglian interrupted and said, "She asked me to invite someone."

"...Okay, okay, Lord Li, you're bothering to invite people probably to see how many super sects you have managed to win over and convince in this operation. So, how many trustworthy super sects have you won over?" Kong Pu rolled his eyes, magnified the problem, and then bounced it back to Hong Menglian.

Hong Menglian was so focused on class that she completely forgot about this. She was caught off guard, but luckily she was thick-skinned. "We're a team. Besides, it's not appropriate for me to intervene."

Kong Pu rolled his eyes. "I think the Beast Taming Sect is feasible. According to Xiao Zhong, Master Li once did business with a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect."

Lie Xuan rubbed his temples, thought for a moment, and then added, "After entering Yanzhou, the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect went fishing for magma fish and didn't even participate in the Flame God Festival."

"feasible."

"You can definitely try to say something."

"How's the Sword Sect? Although they sent their own genius, he went to Yanzhou to sell watermelons. I heard he's still in Yanzhou now, and it seems... he's planning to grow watermelons in Yanzhou."

"Not bad—"

Seeing that everyone else had their own candidates, Hong Menglian felt a little anxious. "What's going on with your sect? Didn't they say they would just observe the situation and lend a hand when necessary?!"

"Do you want us to give you one?"

"Okay, I have no problem with that."

(End of this chapter)