Chapter 3034: Choice

“I felt something was off just now… Turns out it’s because they haven’t even picked a faction yet, and the rewards are already being handed out!”

With Ashlyn Harrington voicing her doubt, quite a few people who had also felt something was wrong finally realized what was going on.

In the past, after the South Heaven’s Ancient Realm lower realm closed, those peak Love Rowan Upper Immortals would first choose which of the three Sects and two Clans they wanted to join, and only then would that faction give rewards to them and to the forces that had nominated them.

Of course, only peak Love Rowan Upper Immortals who performed well, along with the forces that had nominated them, could receive corresponding rewards.

The higher the rank on the points leaderboard, the richer the rewards.

The top three received the most generous rewards, but if you compared carefully, what the third place got was naturally inferior to what the second place got, and what the second place got was naturally inferior to what the first place got.

After Ashlyn Harrington and the Harrington Family elder beside her received their rewards, Chester Fortin once again spoke out loudly:

“Those ranked fourth to tenth on the points leaderboard, and the representatives of the factions that nominated them, step forward to me.”

Once the rewards for the top three had been handed out, next came the rewards for the other seven spots among the top ten.

After that, the rewards for the ranks outside the top ten would be issued in order.

The further back the rank, the worse the rewards would naturally be.

…

When all the rewards had been fully distributed, Chester Fortin’s voice rang out again:

“Now, according to the points leaderboard, those ranked in the top thirty, starting from first place, stand out one by one and choose the faction you wish to enter…”

“Once you choose, you cannot change it. So you must think it through clearly before making your choice.”

As Chester Fortin spoke to this point, he added another reminder, and in the end his gaze first fell on Bruno Fortin, who was ranked first.

Swoosh!

Bruno Fortin stepped out into the air, his gaze sweeping across the five leaders present from the three Sects and two Clans.

At that moment, voices arrived in his ears right on cue—transmissions from those five leaders of the three Sects and two Clans.

All five were using voice transmission to promise him they would do their utmost to nurture him, so that he could enter Mystic Abyss Mansion in the shortest time possible!

“I choose…”

Under countless watching eyes, Bruno Fortin spoke in a calm tone.

And at that moment, everyone held their breath and watched him, including the five leaders of the three Sects and two Clans.

“Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect!”

In the end, Bruno Fortin made his choice: he would enter Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect.

Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect, although most of its disciples are monks, still has some lay disciples, who don’t need to shave their heads, wear kasayas, or abide by the monastic precepts like the monk disciples.

However, without exception, all lay disciples of Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect are geniuses, and only geniuses can become lay disciples of Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect.

Lay disciples are, in themselves, a kind of compromise from Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect.

After all, in the past Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect didn’t even have the notion of lay disciples—anyone wanting to enter Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect had to first shave their head, have their marks burned on, and change into kasaya robes!

“Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect welcomes you.”

Chantry Constant’s face was covered with a beaming smile; just now, within the scope of his authority, he had given this gray-clothed youth under a hundred years old the greatest promise he could make.

A moment later, Bruno Fortin turned back and nodded slightly to the emperor of Eastbright Kingdom, then flew over to Chantry Constant’s side.

“Baldy Constant, I’ve long noticed you were determined to get him… For his sake, I’m afraid you’ve made no small promises, eh?”

Grant Graham of Embrace Simplicity Immortal Sect looked at Chantry Constant with a hint of jealousy in his eyes as he spoke.

“Old Taoist Master Graham, as the saying goes, ‘you can’t snare the wolf if you’re not willing to part with the child.’ If you don’t put something on the table, how are you going to make people feel at ease about joining your Embrace Simplicity Immortal Sect?”

Chantry Constant smiled faintly, and as he looked at Grant Graham, there was clearly a bit of smugness in his expression.

Grant Graham ignored Chantry Constant; his gaze fell instead on another purple figure stepping into the air.

“Embrace Simplicity Immortal Sect, or Joyous Union Immortal Sect… which should I choose?”

After Bruno Fortin chose Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect, Wyatt Barnes began pondering this question; even now that he had stepped out, he still couldn’t easily make a choice.

Joyous Union Immortal Sect’s Third Sect Leader, Bihai Mingfeng, was indeed powerful, and was even one of Mystic Abyss Mansion’s ten patrol envoys, but that alone didn’t mean much; he couldn’t just blindly choose Joyous Union Immortal Sect because of that.

“Wyatt Barnes, as long as you enter our Davidson Clan, our Davidson Clan is willing to give you a pure defensive King Grade Immortal Artifact that has been refined by an Immortal Sovereign, as well as three Immortal Talismans that can let you escape from under the nose of even Eye’s doctor.”

Just as Wyatt Barnes was still hesitating, another voice sounded in his ears.

The owner of that voice was precisely Chester Fortin of the Davidson Clan, the one hosting this session of the South Heaven’s Ancient Realm lower realm.

“On the surface that doesn’t sound bad… but isn’t it a bit too stingy?”

What Chester Fortin was offering might interest an ordinary person, but Wyatt Barnes wasn’t interested at all.

“Wyatt Barnes, as long as you enter our Chester Clan…”

After Quinn Davidson finished, Carter Chester, who was speaking on behalf of the Chester Clan, also sent a voice transmission to Wyatt Barnes with his promises. What he offered was indeed better than Quinn Davidson’s, but not by much.

Next, Eastsea Mingfeng’s voice followed:

“Wyatt Barnes, if you enter our Joyous Union Immortal Sect, you won’t just receive core disciple treatment within the sect. Even after you reach the Mystic Abyss Mansion, I can still help you with whatever I’m able to.”

Compared to Quinn Davidson and Carter Chester, Eastsea Mingfeng’s promises were much stronger, and for a moment they made Wyatt a little tempted.

After Eastsea Mingfeng, the voice of Grant Graham, Vice Sect Leader of the Embrace Purity Immortal Sect, sounded by Wyatt’s ear:

“Wyatt Barnes, if you come to our Embrace Purity Immortal Sect, you can enjoy the treatment of the Sect Leader’s personal disciple. In addition, once you reach the Mystic Abyss Mansion, our sect’s Elder Ancestor, who is currently one of the Ten Patrol Envoys, will also look after you.”

At this point, Grant Graham paused for a moment before speaking again, “Also, you can enter the treasure vault that has been passed down since the founding of our Embrace Purity Immortal Sect and take any one item from it.”

When he said that last part, Grant Graham’s tone was slightly heavy, clearly biting the words out through gritted teeth.

Wyatt’s heart stirred slightly at once.

From what he knew, among the Grade Seven sects within the Mystic Abyss Mansion’s territory, the Embrace Purity Immortal Sect definitely had the longest heritage, something even the Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect and the Joyous Union Immortal Sect couldn’t compare to.

“Wyatt Barnes!”

Just as Wyatt was feeling even more tempted by Grant Graham’s promise, the voice of Chantry Constant from the Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect rang in his ear as well.

However, Chantry Constant’s promises were about the same as Eastsea Mingfeng’s, perhaps even a bit worse, far inferior to Grant Graham’s.

“That old monk, what promises did he make to you to get you to join the Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect?”

Wyatt sent a voice transmission to Bruno Fortin.

After receiving Bruno’s reply, Wyatt couldn’t help cursing “old bald donkey” in his heart, because what Chantry Constant promised him couldn’t even be compared to what he promised Bruno!

The promises he gave Bruno could practically rival what Grant Graham had just offered Wyatt.

“That treasure vault passed down in your Embrace Purity Immortal Sect… I want to choose three items from it.”

Wyatt sent a voice transmission to Grant Graham and said, “If that’s acceptable, I’ll join your Embrace Purity Immortal Sect.”

However, faced with Wyatt’s voice transmission, Grant Graham didn’t respond immediately.

Wyatt guessed that Grant Graham was probably using an Immortal Talisman to message their Sect Leader of the Embrace Purity Immortal Sect at this moment.

A moment later, Grant Graham finally responded via voice transmission, “At most two… If you insist on three, then we can only say that our Embrace Purity Immortal Sect has no fate with you.”

From Grant Graham’s reply, Wyatt knew this was the bottom line of the Embrace Purity Immortal Sect. After nodding, he spoke out loud, “I choose… the Embrace Purity Immortal Sect!”

As soon as his words fell, Wyatt appeared beside Grant Graham, whose old face squeezed out a smile uglier than crying. “The Embrace Purity Immortal Sect welcomes you.”

Seeing Bruno Fortin and Wyatt Barnes successively choose the Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect and the Embrace Purity Immortal Sect, Eastsea Mingfeng’s expression instantly couldn’t be maintained.

“Hey, Old Graham, Bald Donkey Constant, what exactly did you promise them?”

Eastsea Mingfeng asked outright. He felt that what he’d offered was already generous, yet Bruno and Wyatt remained unmoved?

However, faced with his question, Grant Graham and Chantry Constant only smiled at him and said nothing.

Eastsea Mingfeng immediately shifted his attention to Wyatt, who’d just moved to Grant Graham’s side, and sent a voice transmission: “Tell me what Old Graham promised you… I’ll give you three Void Shadow Escape Talismans.”

“Ten.”

Wyatt glanced at Eastsea Mingfeng and replied via voice transmission.

To this Third Sect Leader of the Joyous Union Immortal Sect, Void Shadow Escape Talismans weren’t even considered rare, so Wyatt didn’t bother being polite.

“Kid, you really know how to open your lion’s mouth wide… but that suits my temper. Fine! Ten it is!”

Eastsea Mingfeng agreed very straightforwardly.

Once he heard Wyatt recount Grant Graham’s promises, Eastsea Mingfeng’s mouth couldn’t help twitching hard.

Core disciples enjoying the treatment of the Sect Leader’s personal disciples, fine.

Getting taken care of by the Embrace Purity Immortal Sect’s Patrol Envoy in the Mystic Abyss Mansion, also fine.

And on top of that, taking any two items from the Embrace Purity Immortal Sect’s treasure vault?

Eastsea Mingfeng felt that even he was a bit tempted by those terms.

One had to know, the heritage of that treasure vault in the Embrace Purity Immortal Sect was said to be even older than the Mystic Abyss Mansion itself.

Moreover, the defensive formations on that treasure vault were said to be so strong that even an ordinary Immortal Sovereign would find it hard to damage them.

After learning what Grant Graham had promised Wyatt, Eastsea Mingfeng could only willingly admit defeat, feeling that he’d lost without any injustice.

Just as Eastsea Mingfeng turned to look at Bruno Fortin, intending to ask him what the Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect had promised him—

“Give me another ten Void Shadow Escape Talismans, and I’ll tell you what the Cloud Terrace Immortal Sect promised him.”

Wyatt’s voice timely rang in Eastsea Mingfeng’s ears, making the corners of his mouth twitch violently.

This brat, does he even know what shame is?