Sequence Beyond: My Wife is a Mysterious Boss

"I didn't agree." Yuan Shan closed his eyes, his face full of exhaustion.

"I just told them to give me a month to think about it."

A month is nothing but a delaying tactic.

Xu Changqing sighed, looking at the young man in front of him who was single-handedly shouldering the burden of a dilapidated sect, and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

"Sect Master, the notice for recruiting disciples was sent out a while ago."

"In the next few days...someone might come to ask to become my apprentice."

"It would be best if the two of us stayed in the main hall recently, which would give the newly joined disciples... peace of mind."

"Recruiting disciples?" Yuan Shan chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"In our current state, who would come? Even if someone did come, how would we train them? Are we going to let them starve with us?"

Even so, he eventually nodded.

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Lin Bai followed the three jubilant cultivators at a leisurely pace for about two hours.

The scene before us gradually became desolate.

A mountain peak that looked like it could collapse at any moment appeared before our eyes.

Above the mountain gate, the three large characters "Stone Ape Sect" are written in a vigorous and elegant style, which is quite impressive.

But the stone steps overgrown with weeds tell a story of the sect's decline.

The stone steps ascended, disappearing into the thin mist.

"This...this is the Stone Ape Sect?" The excitement on the faces of the three cultivators cooled considerably as they looked at the dilapidated scene before them.

"It looks... even poorer than our current sect."

"Who cares! We're here to learn divine skills, not to enjoy ourselves."

"If things really come to this, we'll retreat. The sect's already in such a state, what can they possibly do to stop us? Let's go!"

The three encouraged each other as they stepped onto the stone steps.

After passing through the long stone steps, a fairly spacious square came into view.

In the very center of the square stands a large, rusty bronze cauldron.

A middle-aged man who looked like he was in charge was leaning against the cauldron, dozing off listlessly.

Hearing footsteps, he reluctantly opened his eyes and said weakly:

"You've come to become my disciples? Go, lift that cauldron. If you can lift it even a little bit, you'll pass the first test."

The three exchanged a glance and walked to the cauldron.

One of the most robust disciples took a deep breath, assumed a horse stance, and hugged the tripod legs with both hands, his face turning red.

"rise!"

The bronze tripod remained completely still.

"Why?"

Release your hands, concentrate your mind and gather your energy, let the spiritual energy flow through your whole body, and exert your strength again!

clang--

The cauldron trembled slightly and then crashed to the ground again.

The middle-aged man glanced at it, nodded, and said, "Approved!"

He shook his head inwardly.

It was lifted up by spiritual energy... which means it doesn't have much talent for body refinement.

The Stone Ape Sect has a history of over a thousand years, so it naturally has its own cultivation methods for spiritual energy.

But the most famous is the body-refining method.

A hundred years ago, during the heyday of the Stone Ape Sect, people flocked to become disciples.

The sects are already overwhelmed with recruits, so naturally they'll prioritize those with good aptitude for body refinement.

Now... it's good enough that someone came.

Just then, the second person arrived at the edge of the cauldron and touched its legs with both hands.

Lin Bai watched this scene without showing any expression.

He could tell that although the cauldron looked unremarkable, it weighed at least a thousand catties and should have been reinforced with some kind of weight-increasing formation.

I'm too lazy to wait for them to test them one by one.

He walked straight toward the far end of the square, toward the grandest-looking hall.

"Hey! What are you doing! Stop right there!"

The steward who had been dozing off immediately reprimanded him.

"This is the sacred grounds of the Stone Ape Sect. Unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter!"

The tall, thin young man, who was preparing for the test, also spoke up and reprimanded him.

"Aren't there any rules? If you want to become an apprentice, you should line up obediently!"

Seeing that Lin Bai ignored him, the man stepped forward, intending to argue.

However, as soon as he got within three feet of Lin Bai, he felt an invisible pressure suddenly descend upon him, causing him to freeze in place.

Not only him, but also the other three people in the square, including the middle-aged man.

They were all unable to move under this pressure.

The three men's expressions changed drastically.

They finally realized that the black-robed man who had been following them since they entered the city was no ordinary passerby.

This is a master!

......

They pushed open the heavy stone door of the main hall.

Inside the main hall, Yuan Shan and Xu Changqing were discussing something.

Hearing the door open, the two of them looked up at the same time.

Upon entering, they saw a black-robed figure they didn't recognize at all.

Yuan Shan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Who goes there? Why do you trespass into the council hall of my Stone Ape Sect?"

Lin Bai did not answer his question.

His gaze swept around the main hall.

It was spacious, old, and even a bit dusty.

They are indeed very poor.

He walked to the center of the main hall, stopped, and looked up at Yuan Shan, who was sitting in the sect leader's seat.

A hoarse voice came from beneath the black robe.

"I've come to pick up something."

"The Demon Ape's Prison Suppression Technique"

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Yuan Shan's expression froze.

Xu Changqing, who was standing next to him, suddenly stood up, his aged face filled with anger.

"What did you say?"

Yuan Shan doubted that he had heard correctly.

He considered countless possibilities.

People from the Chiyang Sect came to our door ahead of time.

An old enemy of one of the fathers came seeking revenge.

But he never imagined that someone would walk into his sect's main hall with such calmness and a matter-of-fact tone, saying that they wanted to take away the very foundation upon which their sect was founded.

This is no longer a provocation.

This is blatant contempt.

"Who are you?" Yuan Shanqiang suppressed his anger, his voice turning icy.

"Do you know where you are? Do you know what your words just now meant?"

Lin Bai raised his head, his gaze calmly fixed on him from beneath his black robe.

I'll say it again.

His voice was soft and devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if he were stating something utterly ordinary.

But this calm was more chilling than any stern threat.

"Arrogant!"

Xu Changqing finally couldn't hold back any longer and roared angrily.

"Does the Stone Ape Sect really think it has no one left?!"

Although the old man was old, he still retained some of the dignity of a sixth-level Void Refinement cultivator.

He took a step forward, his withered hand reaching out, bringing a gust of wind, and grabbed Lin Bai's shoulder.

"Elder Xu, be careful!" Yuan Shan exclaimed, trying to stop him, but it was too late.

Although he was young, he was far more mature than the impulsive elders.

The black-robed man before them was of unknown origin and his strength was unknown.

But someone who dares to venture here alone and utter those words can't possibly be an ordinary person.

Taking action without first understanding the other party's background is the most foolish thing to do.

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