Translator: Tamon
Translation Checker: Silavin
Chen Changan smiled as he toyed with the cauldron.
Mo Wentian blinked dumbly, still out of it having just realized Senior was Jiang Xiaobai.
“As the final fight ended in mutual destruction, I have already decided that the result of the disciple contest shall be taking you both as disciples.”
The cultivators were in shock.
None saw it coming, not them, nor the two in question.
Bai Yue started and Mo Wentian was still drawing blanks.
He felt it was all a dream.
[Brother Jia-, uh Senior, said something?]
Mo Wentian thought he lost his chance of being his disciple, but this sudden news turned him ecstatic.
“I can’t thank you enough, Senior!”
The Immortal Emperor in his mind sighed.
He bore witness to Mo Wentian’s hard work until now.
From entering the contest, activating his Dragon Spine, and then fighting the geniuses.
Each step was an arduous feat, all so he could be Chen Changan’s disciple.
The Immortal Emperor was happy for him.
The audience was envious to the core.
Senior would take only one in, but now he had gotten two.
“Be that as it may, only one may have the Nine Province Cauldron and become the Heavenly Dao Protector. It will all depend on your skills.”
Chen Changan placed the cauldron before the two.
Bai Yue had priorly ended up its owner, but with the start of the disciple contest, it became ownerless once more.
Be it Bai Yue or Mo Wentian, whichever earned its recognition, would become its new owner.
“Mo Wentian, you first. Earn its approval and you shall be the Heavenly Dao Protector, ruling over Nine Province Continent.”
Chen Changan knew Bai Yue could get it easily, so he started off with him.
As he was no Immortal Domain genius yet reached their level, he was awfully curious.
Mo Wentian stared at it.
“Little Brother, you’ve done well to become his disciple, but leave the cauldron aside.”
“Why, old man?”
Mo Wentian was perplexed.
“The Nine Province Cauldron represents a Lower Realm Heavenly Dao’s will. Only an Immortal Domain genius can earn its recognition.
“You’ve activated the Dragon Spine, but you’re still a Lower Realm native.”
“Old man, earning its recognition has nothing to do with what you said. We’ll just have to wait and see.”
Mo Wentian didn’t believe the Immortal Emperor.
The cauldron shimmered with deep power, and he took a deep breath.
He reached out and felt its endless energy, but as he took a step closer, the cauldron just shirked away.
[Fine, the old coot is right.]
[I can’t have it.]
[What a shame. If I could’ve become the Heavenly Dao Protector, it’d be so nice.]
He didn’t let it get to him. He was already happy he was Senior’s disciple.
Chen Changan shook his head.
The audience looked puzzled as to why Mo Wentian failed.
“Mo Wentian, you weren’t fated for the Nine Province Cauldron. Bai Yue, it’s your turn.”
Bai Yue nodded and the cauldron even drew closer as she appraoched.
Chen Changan sighed.
No matter the secret Immortal Equipment, or the many Immortal Blast Talismans, nothing worked to make up for not being from the Immortal Domains.
The Lower Realm Heavenly Dao would only accept an Upper Realm genius.
All strive for progress.
As such the cauldron would choose, Bai Yue, Qin Xiuwen, Qinq Yunfei, but never Mo Wentian.
She easily got its recognition and entered her body with a flash.
Mo Wentian was immensely jealous.
“Congratulations, fellow Daoist Bai Yue.”
“Sorry.”
Bai Yue didn’t feel like a winner at all.
“It’s fine. I’m content with being Senior’s disciple.”
Mo Wentian waved her off.
Chen Changan spoke, “Good, Mo Wentian, you’ve been given a chance but failed, while Bai Yue succeeded in earning its recognition, thus belonging to her.
“Henceforth, Nine Province Continent’s ruler shall be Bai Yue!”