The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 1189: Prejudice

Chapter 1189: Chapter 1189: Prejudice

Holy Sect disciples discussed animatedly, causing the reputation of the Divine Emperor to spread as well.

Qin Jun listened intently and realized that Di Tianwu’s support was formidable, being likely friends with sages, eight or nine out of ten times a sage themselves.

Upon this thought, he was secretly puzzled. With so many past conflicts with Di Tianwu, why hadn’t the Divine Emperor taken action?

Could it be that the Divine Emperor was limited by something?

Or, did the Divine Emperor deem it beneath himself to act?

Qin Jun could understand, for he himself wouldn’t personally deal with a practitioner in the energy refining realm.

To the Divine Emperor, Qin Jun and the energy refining realm cultivators were no different.

Both were existences that could be squashed with a single finger.

After Xiao Rushui and Di Tianwu were taken as disciples by the sage, the atmosphere heated up.

All the prodigies eagerly watched the five majestic saintly shadows above, hoping to catch their favor.

At this moment, Wují Dao Ancestor in the middle suddenly waved a hand. Xiao Rushui and Di Tianwu’s countenance changed, their bodies uncontrollably soaring upwards, flying toward the Heavenly Dao Palace.

They quickly passed the ten-thousand-step white jade staircase, watched enviously by the twenty thousand Holy Sect disciples.

What did it mean to be a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate?

This was it!

Becoming disciples of a sage, Xiao Rushui and Di Tianwu were now poised to be among the top candidates of elite disciples.

Di Tianwu looked back down below, his gaze landing on Qin Jun. At that moment, his eyes were no longer complex, viewing Qin Jun no differently from any other creature.

"Heavenly Emperor of Qin... you and I will not be eternal rivals."

Di Tianwu thought to himself that although Heavenly Emperor of Qin showed even more monstrous talent than him, not being taken as a disciple by a sage was telling.

From now on, with two sage mentors, he would only leave Qin Jun further behind.

Not just him, even Xiao Rushui’s mindset had changed.

If Qin Jun were to enter the Holy Sect without a sage taking him in, how could he ever catch up to them later?

Sensing their gazes, Qin Jun scoffed. Weren’t these two being a bit presumptuous?

Xiao Rushui and Di Tianwu landed in the plaza, facing the five saintly shadows stretching hundreds of feet, exuding divine pressure that prevented any resistance.

Having already taken them as mentors, they knelt without psychological burden.

Watching the two above, the prodigies were incredibly envious.

"They actually became disciples of a sage; they’re truly set to soar to the heavens."

"Just look at who they are – Xiao Rushui and Di Tianwu!"

"Why didn’t any sage take in Heavenly Emperor of Qin?"

"Tsk tsk, it seems the sages really don’t care for Heavenly Emperor of Qin."

"Heavenly Emperor of Qin is ultimately insignificant."

The prodigies whispered amongst themselves, most belittling Qin Jun.

Qin Jun, cold by nature and not mingling with them, had unintentionally offended many prodigies.

The tallest tree in the forest will be the first to be cut down.

A Daluo beginner immortal stood above them, which they weren’t willing to accept.

"You, take me as your mentor; I am Grand Immortal Changde."

The leftmost saintly shadow suddenly raised his hand, and the next second, Emperor of Heavenly Destiny soared and flew towards him.

This scene made Ye Nanfeng, Kun Qu, and Sikong Jingxuan look extremely displeased.

They were among the top five prodigies, yet no sage wished to take them but took Emperor of Heavenly Destiny instead, who had only just entered the Holy Realm.

Another person was taken as a disciple by a sage!

The Holy Sect disciples grew even more unsettled. What was going on?

Could it be that this batch of talents from outside the universe had something special?

Not long after, five Sacred Shadows produced a line of figures in front of them, consisting of both males and females, human and Demon Clan cultivators, and even other races—all in human form, totaling thirty people.

Their auras were extremely powerful, causing the faces of the heavenly talents to change slightly.

Manifesting Saint realm experts!

Thirty Manifesting Saint realm experts, and none of them were new to the Manifesting Saint realm.

Master Miao Yu should also be a Manifesting Saint realm expert, meaning that the Holy Sect has at least thirty Manifesting Saints.

And this was just the tip of the iceberg.

Qin Jun narrowed his eyes, his fists tightening slightly within his sleeves.

Sun Wukong and Li Yuanba behind him also started to breathe more rapidly, not just nervous but also excited.

"I am the Great Elder of the Holy Sect, Jing Wubing, and I now declare that you all are disciples of the Holy Sect. Within the Holy Sect, disciples are categorized as ordinary disciples, elite disciples, and core disciples. Ordinary disciples need to perform duties, handle errands, gather intelligence, undertake missions, and so on. If you break through to the Manifesting Saint realm, you will qualify as an elite disciple. As for core disciples, they require Half Holy cultivation."

"Descendants of the saints can directly become elite disciples and enjoy the benefits of elite disciples."

"Descendants of the elders are considered ordinary disciples and enjoy the benefits of ordinary disciples, but they are not required to perform errands."

The leading Manifesting Saint stepped forward and started to announce loudly.

He was clad in a white robe, his face slightly dark, robust, with long hair tied behind his head, and a long ruler hanging at his waist, his eyes indifferent, gazing mercilessly at all the heavenly talents below.

Jing Wubing, the Great Elder of the Holy Sect!

Manifesting Saint to qualify for elite discipleship?

The heavenly talents gasped, and Qin Jun’s heart clenched.

How many elite disciples does the Holy Sect have?

And how many core disciples?

Thinking this, the Holy Sect seemed even more unfathomable in his heart.

The heavenly talents all started to breathe more rapidly, not getting the favor of the saints but apprenticing under the elders is also not bad.

It’s certainly better than being an errand disciple.

Thus, the elders at the edge of the square began selecting disciples, directly using their power to pull up the heavenly talents they favored.

Xiao Rushui, Di Tianwu, and Emperor of Heavenly Destiny stood in a row, their gazes all falling on Qin Jun.

The saint clearly had no intention of taking more disciples; it was now the elders’ turn to choose. Without the saint’s recommendation, Qin Jun would definitely not be able to keep pace with them in the future.

"I didn’t expect you to lose here."

Emperor of Heavenly Destiny thought indifferently, being chosen by the saint indirectly indicated that in the saint’s eyes, his talent was higher than Qin Jun’s. His pride returned instantly.

He returned to his former stance of looking down on Qin Jun.

It wasn’t just him, Xiao Rushui and Di Tianwu did the same, immediately removing Qin Jun from their list of competitors.

Qin Jun frowned deeply, not being chosen by the saint was one thing, but being ignored by the elders as well.

That included Sun Wukong and Li Yuanba being ignored as well.

There was definitely a conspiracy!

He stepped back subconsciously, and Sun Wukong and Li Yuanba, sensing that something was off, quickly flanked him on either side.

"You, come up!"

An elder pointed at Mo Xuanzi, who became ecstatic, flying up while waving his arms towards Qin Jun, yelling: "Heavenly Emperor, I succeeded!"

Qin Jun’s mouth twitched, too lazy to engage with this fool.

Not long after, forty-six heavenly talents were selected, twenty of whom, including Ye Nanfeng, Kun Qu, and Sikong Jingxuan.

Qin Jun and the other heavenly talents were not chosen and were subsequently relegated to ordinary disciples.

"Your Majesty, can you endure this?"

Sun Wukong asked through clenched teeth in a low voice; Qin Jun’s talent had already been dazzlingly displayed during the assessment, and yet no one chose him, there was obviously a conspiracy.

Master Miao Yu and Qiu Wuyu also furrowed their brows, puzzled.

"Strange, his performance should have been noticed by all the saints and elders, why not take him in?"

Master Miao Yu wondered internally, as Qin Jun was the genius he was most optimistic about, he couldn’t help but feel pity.