Divine King of Honour-Chapter 231: Taking a Dump on Your Head

"Here we are at the Outer Elder Hall," said Zhang Meng, still somewhat incredulous. "To advance to an Inner Sect Disciple, all you need to do is pass the examination by the Elders. Do you really wish to be promoted to an Inner Sect Disciple?"

Xu Nian had only entered the Sect yesterday to become an Outer Disciple.

And today, he actually planned to be promoted to an Inner Sect Disciple; this must have been an unprecedented event in the entire history of the Artifact Refining Sect!

Moreover, just yesterday, Xu Nian had asked him what an Artifact Furnace was.

Even those who aren’t Artifact Refiners know this common knowledge, yet he didn’t.

How could he possibly be a Little Artifact Refiner?

If it hadn’t been for Xu Nian’s ability to identify the presence of Mo Tie in the weapon forged by Jing Haoyang at a glance,

Zhang Meng would really suspect Xu Nian of jesting with him.

Now, he also found it a bit tricky to grasp the level of Xu Nian’s artifact refining skills.

Xu Nian just smiled and did not respond to Zhang Meng’s words.

Because shortly, he would answer all of Zhang Meng’s doubts with his actions.

Having no choice, Zhang Meng could only follow Xu Nian into the Outer Elder Hall.

At that moment, three Outer Elders were present within the hall.

Besides Wang Long and Qi Heng, whom he had already met, there was only the third Elder, Pang Fei, whom Xu Nian had not seen before.

This third Elder, Pang Fei, was an old man with a faint smile on his face.

Besides the three Elders, there was also a youth in his late twenties in the hall.

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The young man wore the elegant attire of an Outer Disciple and looked particularly handsome and dashing.

However, this youth’s eyes conveyed a trace of arrogance, evidently a proud individual.

At the moment, the Elders appeared to be in conversation with the youth. When they saw Xu Nian and Zhang Meng walk in, they turned their gaze toward them.

"Zhang Meng, what brings you here?" asked Wang Long with some surprise when he saw Zhang Meng enter.

As for Xu Nian, he was completely ignored.

In fact, after going back yesterday, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was amiss.

But no matter what, he couldn’t figure out what exactly was wrong.

Because he hadn’t thought to suspect Xu Nian at all.

Wang Long didn’t notice Xu Nian, but Qi Heng did. He had been away from the mountain due to some affairs yesterday, unaware of the day’s events.

"Haha, Elder Wang Long, is this the disciple you’ve taken in?" Pang Fei glanced at Zhang Meng and burst out laughing.

A mocking glint flickered in the depths of his eyes.

The youth standing beside him was also filled with disdain.

Zhang Meng felt a wave of embarrassment; he knew there were things he had to come clean about.

"Master, the fact that Jing Haoyang’s weapon refining was found to be defective yesterday... it was actually discovered by Xu Nian, not me; therefore, I don’t deserve to be your disciple," said Zhang Meng candidly.

"What?" Wang Long was taken aback and finally turned his head to look at Xu Nian.

At that moment, he finally came to a realization.

Since the beginning, it had been Xu Nian orchestrating every event, and he had been unwittingly following Xu Nian’s lead.

Understanding all of this, Wang Long was a mixture of anger and shock.

"Haha, Brother Wang, I heard about what happened with you yesterday. Yes, this Xu Nian was the one I recruited. He is the artifact refining genius I mentioned to you," Qi Heng laughed heartily.

Qi Heng might have been absent, but he was informed about what happened with Wang Long.

He immediately grasped the situation by observing Wang Long’s expression.

Pang Fei also responded with a snicker, clearly amused by Wang Long’s embarrassment, which was a delight for them.

Wang Long felt tremendous vexation as he glared daggers at Zhang Meng.

It seemed likely that Zhang Meng would become the butt of jokes among the Elders due to this incident.

But having already promised to take Zhang Meng as a disciple, to go back on his word now would only invite further criticism and gossip.

"All right, since you’ve taken responsibility for the mistake, let’s put this matter behind us," Elder Wang Long said imposingly. "Since I’ve promised to accept you as my apprentice, I will never go back on my word, but from now on, I’ll check your Artifact Refining level every month. If there’s no progress, don’t blame me for being unkind."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Meng’s eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Master!"

Wang Long actually agreed to take him on as an apprentice, which was indeed a joyous occasion within a joyous occasion.

On the path of Artifact Refining, having a master’s guidance certainly means fewer detours.

A smile also appeared on Xu Nian’s face, happy for Zhang Meng.

However, Wang Long did not pay attention to Zhang Meng but looked at Xu Nian and asked, "Your name is Xu Nian, right? Are you willing to become my apprentice?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Qi Heng and Pang Fei by his side were both stunned.

This Elder Wang Long, the old fox, his offer to take in Zhang Meng seemed fake, and his true intention appeared to be to recruit Xu Nian as his apprentice.

"Brother Wang, Xu Nian was brought into the sect by me. If anyone should take him as an apprentice, it should be me. How could it be your turn?" Qi Heng immediately retorted.

"What does it matter that you brought him into the sect? I was the first to speak up, why can’t I take on an apprentice?" Wang Long said with a face full of reluctance.

"You just can’t. I already told Xu Nian yesterday that I wanted to take him as an apprentice." Qi Heng began to act shamelessly.

"Even if you said so, what of it? Your Artifact Refining skills are not as good as mine. If he followed you, he would surely be ruined," Wang Long said angrily.

He knew that anyone who could identify at a glance that there was something wrong with Jing Haoyang’s weapon making was definitely a rare genius. Coupled with Xu Nian’s tactics from yesterday, he admired him even more. How could he let such a genius slip away?

Yet, to his annoyance, Qi Heng was actually competing with him for this.

Qi Heng was also enraged, regretting why he hadn’t thought of taking an apprentice the day before.

Pang Fei and the young man beside them were astonished. This was the first time they had seen two Elders almost come to blows over a disciple.

For a moment, they couldn’t help but start sizing up Xu Nian, but no matter how they looked at him, Xu Nian didn’t seem to have any distinguishing features.

Xu Nian also felt helpless watching the two Elders nearly coming to blows and had to speak up, "Elders, I’m sorry but I cannot become your disciple."

At these words, Qi Heng and Wang Long stopped arguing at once, both turning to look at Xu Nian and asking in unison, "Why?"

Xu Nian smiled and said, "Actually, I am here today to participate in the Inner Sect assessment. I would like to apply to be an Inner Sect Disciple."

"Inner Sect Disciple?"

Except for Zhang Meng, who already knew of Xu Nian’s intentions, the other four people were all surprised.

Xu Nian was so young; had he already achieved the level of Little Artifact Refiner?

"Wait, Xu Nian, weren’t you at the Seven-star Refining Apprentice level just yesterday?" Elder Qi Heng asked with bewilderment.

"It’s like this – the letter does state that I was a Seven-star Refining Apprentice, but that was my level two months ago. And the Chen County Magistrate doesn’t know that I’ve been promoted to the Little Artifact Refiner, which is why such a misunderstanding has occurred," Xu Nian fabricated.

Qi Heng actually took it as the truth and nodded, but inside, he was horrified.

Two months to elevate from a Seven-star Refining Apprentice to the level of a Little Artifact Refiner, wasn’t that too shocking?

Wang Long fell silent as well. If Xu Nian truly had reached the level of a Little Artifact Refiner,

then he wouldn’t dare take Xu Nian as an apprentice.

A Little Artifact Refiner so young, it would be misleading to take him on, given his own skills.

Of course, the most surprised was the young man beside them.

He had come here today to be promoted to Inner Sect Disciple.

Always hailed as the number one Artifact Refining talent among the Outer Disciples, he now heard that the young man ten years his junior was also planning to be promoted to the Inner Sect, his first reaction was disbelief.

"Master, since this junior brother is also here for promotion to Inner Sect Disciple, why not let him take the assessment with me?" the young man suggested.

Pang Fei glanced at his own apprentice and understood that his apprentice was already feeling competitive.

Of course, he did not believe that this younger man could exceed his own apprentice; hence, he smiled and agreed, "All right, since you both wish to participate in the Inner Sect assessment, let’s do it together!"

Elder Qi Heng and Wang Long also nodded, curious to see the level of Xu Nian’s Artifact Refining skills.

The young man, seeing that the three Elders had agreed, immediately cast a challenging look at Xu Nian, as if declaring war.

But Xu Nian just helplessly shook his head.

The pride of these Artifact Refining Sect disciples was really too fragile. He had not done anything yet, and he had already provoked their displeasure.

Of course, he did not mind teaching this senior brother a good lesson, letting him understand that some people do indeed have the right to "shit on his head."