However, such significant opportunities were limited in the hands of the Nine Palaces, divided amongst the various Heavenly Palaces, with fierce competition. Currently, only the Great Red Sky Palace, due to the scarcity of True Inheritors, was likely to have additional spots.
"But I've heard that the Great Red Sky Palace's Master Gu is not an easy person to negotiate with; he's arrogant and has offended many..."
The middle-aged man sighed and said, "You possess exceptional talent; it's just that you embarked on Martial Arts later in life. Given another two years, surpassing those people would be inevitable! This is also a matter of ill-fate, and we can only try to compensate with external help. Additionally..."
He paused, then continued, "Gu Chensha is a man of temperament. Those accusations of arrogance are merely slander from petty people; Gu is just...sometimes he just likes to tell the truth."
The young man was taken aback. Telling the truth? What kind of truth would be seen as arrogance and offend many people?
Suddenly, a furious shout came from the sky above:
"Hmph! Gu Chensha, the humiliation of today, I, from the Cangluo Heaven, will remember!"
The uncontainable roar exploded in the air, like a volcanic eruption.
Following this, a red figure sliced through the sky, with an imposing aura, carrying a young man, quickly flying away from the Great Red Sky Palace's Floating Island.
The middle-aged man stopped and looked up, murmuring to himself, "Is that Brother Youhai from Cangluo Heaven? It seems there are many who share the same thought as us..."
With this thought, he wore a grave expression and sped up his pace with the young man, entering the central hall and calling out loudly, "Master Gu, Lin Tantian from Da Qingwei Heaven, is here to visit!"
"Brother Lin, please come in," came the tranquil voice from inside the hall.
Lin Tantian led the young man briskly into the hall.
Inside the hall, where the light was soft yet solemn, a majestic man stood at the depths of the hall; he was the Acting Palace Master of the Great Red Sky Palace, Gu Chensha.
Gu Chensha glanced at the young man behind Lin Tantian and, without waiting for Lin to speak, calmly said with an unchallengeable authority in his tone:
"If you want a spot, have your disciple become a follower of my junior brother."
Lin Tantian's expression changed, his voice grew heavy as he took a deep breath, "Master Gu, we are all from the same sect, isn't being a follower…too much? Moreover, my disciple is exceptionally talented and is almost certain to become a Sealing King in the future!"
Gu Chensha glanced at him and replied indifferently, "I know, otherwise I wouldn't have given him this opportunity."
Lin Tantian frowned and said, "If Master Gu truly wishes to give my junior a chance, why propose such a difficult condition? A follower... How can my junior hold his head high among his peers if this gets out?"
Gu Chensha looked at him curiously and slowly said, "Brother Lin, I think you've misunderstood. The opportunity I mentioned is not about giving him a spot, but about becoming the follower of my junior brother."
Lin Tantian's face froze, then immediately flushed with anger. He still retained a trace of rationality, knowing this was the Great Red Sky Palace, and forcefully suppressed his rage as he said:
"Master Gu, aren't you going too far?! If you're unwilling to offer the spot you can just say so, but why humiliate us?!"
He suddenly understood why Brother Youhai had been so furious earlier.
"I am not humiliating you. I am truly giving you an opportunity," Gu Chensha shook his head calmly, "What of the Heavenly Pride? Even for a Sealing King, they are but candidates at the threshold of seeing my junior brother."
The young man named Lu Zhen, for the first time, witnessed what was meant by "a man of temperament" and "speaking blunt truths."