Without the slightest hesitation, while the Palace Masters and Elders of the Eight Palaces were still bickering, Tang Yi stepped into the Dui Palace’s designated area. He then announced loudly, "I’ve decided. I’m joining the Dui Palace!"
WHOA!
An uproar erupted from the crowd, who had been watching Tang Yi’s every move.
Gong Liansheng on the high platform was shocked.
The West Mansion Disciples watching from the stands were also shocked.
The examinees from the four regions who had already chosen were shocked.
The Palace Masters and Elders of the Eight Palaces, who had just come to their senses, were shocked!
Even Mu Xianling and the others were shocked.
Everyone was utterly astonished by Tang Yi’s choice—Gong Liansheng on the high platform, the West Mansion Disciples, the examinees from the four regions, the members of the Eight Palaces, and even Mu Xianling and her companions.
The entire audience was stunned by Tang Yi’s choice!
To think he’d choose the Dui Palace over all the other, better options!
The other Seven Palaces had made such generous offers, yet Tang Yi chose the Dui Palace? The one that offered nothing and was too embarrassed to even compete?
What was going on?
Seeing that Tang Yi had made his choice, the Palace Masters of the other Seven Palaces stopped their bickering. They stared dumbly at Tang Yi, finding the situation utterly unbelievable.
Over in the Dui Palace’s area, its Palace Master and Elders were also staring at Tang Yi in utter disbelief as he approached. They were completely dumbfounded, unable to understand why a genius like him would choose their Dui Palace.
"Tang Yi, did you really choose us? You want to join the Dui Palace?"
Murong Liu asked, finding it hard to believe. ’With his incredible Talent,’ he thought, ’he should be joining the number one Qian Palace, or at least one of the top three like Lii Palace or Xun Palace.’ But Tang Yi had actually come to their Dui Palace. This was completely beyond Murong Liu’s expectations.
’Could it be because I helped him open the Six Spirits Gate? Is he trying to repay the favor by joining the Dui Palace?’
’But that doesn’t seem right either...’
"Master Muu, we meet again. And yes, I’m sure. I want to join the Dui Palace. The rules say to stand in the area of the palace you’ve chosen, and as you can see, here I am," Tang Yi said with a slight smile.
"But..."
Murong Liu glanced at the Palace Masters and Elders of the other Seven Palaces. He saw them staring over, eyes wide with a mixture of disbelief and indignation. He knew that Tang Yi’s choice meant the Dui Palace had now drawn the ire of everyone else.
Murong Liu then asked gravely, "Are you serious?"
"Yes, Tang Yi, this is no game. You must think this through carefully," Pan Borong added from the side, a hint of worry on his face.
"Tang Yi, you chose us, but we’re different from the other Seven Palaces," Guo Yangyun said frankly. "They’re powerful and well-established and can make you great offers. But in recent years... well, the point is, we have nothing to give you."
Any other palace would have been overjoyed to have Tang Yi join them. But the people of Dui Palace were filled with nothing but deep worry. They were all afraid of holding him back.
Given the Dui Palace’s resources and the inherent difficulty of cultivating Spiritual Power, they simply couldn’t guarantee that Tang Yi would be able to flourish.
Joining them was too much of a gamble. Who knew if Tang Yi even had a talent for cultivating Spiritual Power?
Just because Tang Yi was born with exceptionally high Spiritual Power didn’t mean anything. What if he couldn’t improve it at all? How could they not be worried?
If he joined one of the other Seven Palaces, his future accomplishments would likely be far greater.
However, on the other side, seeing Tang Yi really come to join the Dui Palace, Fang Qingyang had a gratified look on his face. Tang Yi had promised back in the Divine Will Hall that he would join the Dui Palace. Fang Qingyang had only thought he was joking, but he never expected Tang Yi to be so true to his word.
With someone like that joining the Dui Palace, its future was sure to be bright. He, for one, wasn’t afraid they would ruin Tang Yi.
’Only those who endure the harshest hardships can rise above the rest.’ With a disposition like Tang Yi’s, how could he possibly fail to achieve greatness?
"I’m serious. It doesn’t matter if you have nothing to give me. I don’t need anything anyway," Tang Yi said seriously.
"This..." Murong Liu hesitated. He wanted to say more, but Tang Yi interrupted him.
"Master Muu, my mind is made up. Unless... you don’t welcome me here?" Tang Yi asked.
"Of course not! We’d be thrilled to have you. Since you’re so insistent, then..." Murong Liu had just started to relent when he was interrupted again.
"Wait!" A Palace Master from Qian Palace, unwilling to concede, called out to Tang Yi. "Have you really thought this through? The Dui Palace can’t give you anything! Plus, joining them is risky. Spiritual Power is notoriously difficult to cultivate. You might go years without any progress and just waste your Talent! You should join our Qian Palace instead. We will pour all our resources into training you!"
The Palace Master of Qian Palace wasn’t the only one who felt this way. The masters of the other palaces were just as dissatisfied.
If Tang Yi had joined any of the other major palaces, they would have accepted their loss and moved on. But he had chosen the Dui Palace of all places. Didn’t that mean that the other Seven Palaces had just been bested by the declining Dui Palace?
Though they were usually cordial with one another, the other Seven Palaces generally looked down on the Dui Palace. How could their Palace Masters possibly accept losing to them now?
"Tang Yi, how about this? We at the Lii Palace will sweeten the deal," the Palace Master of Lii Palace said after a moment’s thought, laying out a new, more generous offer. "Join us, and we’ll give you an Earth Tier Middle Grade Treasure Sword and an Earth Tier Middle Grade Sword Skill. How does that sound?"
WHOA!
Hearing this, the crowd erupted once more. No one had expected the Lii Palace to raise its offer again!
The original offer was an Earth Tier Lower Grade Treasure Sword and Sword Skill. Now, both had been upgraded to Middle Grade!
One must understand that while Lower Grade and Middle Grade were only a single grade apart, the difference in their value was like night and day!
"Tang Yi, come to my Gen Palace! I’ll raise our offer as well!" the Palace Master of Gen Palace declared. "Until you can forge your own Weapon Equipment, we will provide you with a set of Earth Tier Upper Grade Weapon Equipment to use! Furthermore, I promise that we will provide the rare materials to help you forge your own Equipment of Earth Tier Upper Grade or higher! Even if you enter the Inner Palace before we can do so, we will still uphold our promise!"
WHOA!
To think the Gen Palace raised its offer as well!
The offer jumped from Earth Tier Middle Grade to Earth Tier Upper Grade or higher.
And on top of that, they would provide him with Earth Tier Upper Grade Weapon Equipment to use in the meantime!
Even if he entered the Inner Mansion, Gen Palace would still fulfill its promise!
Such unbelievable terms!
Even the Core Disciples of the various palaces probably didn’t receive this kind of treatment, did they?
It looked like the competition over Tang Yi had made the Gen Palace get serious.

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