Chapter 439: Noah's Offer
"I have decided to promote Disciple Jiang Shi to the position of an elder!" Jiang Shi was not surprised to hear any of those words as she had already guessed this might happen.
Xueyan's face was colder than her usual one; she did not appreciate her junior sister being treated like that just because she was a potential threat.
"What consideration of elders? We were not even told about any of that." The elders beside Jiang Shi looked at the sect leader with cold eyes and muttered coldly.
They supported Jiang Shi not because she could help them gain a better understanding of their cultivation techniques but also because it was the tradition of their sect.
Their sect leader was blatantly discarding those values and wishes of their ancestors, and that alone was enough for their loyalty towards her to falter.
"About that…" While everyone was wondering if their saintess would be the one to say something, they did not expect the outsider that just barged into their sect to speak up, "I have something to say."
Huang Meiying also did not expect Noah to interfere again at such a crucial moment.
She narrowed her eyes coldly. Just as the boy said he was not going to butt in on their matter, he went and did it anyway.
"What do you mean, young master Noah?" The sect mistress asked coldly, the air around her shook a little, showing the state of her emotions. "Didn't you say that you won't be interfering in our matters?"
"I am not really interfering in your matter, Sect Mistress." Noah flew forward and replied calmly before looking at the woman. "It's about the topic I came here to discuss."
"You said that you are offering Jiang Shi a chance to become an elder in the sect." Confusion clouded Huang Meiying's eyes as she wondered what the boy might say. "I am here to offer her something as well."
"So I thought I might as well use this opportunity to present my offer to her so she has wider options to make a choice from." Even though Noah appeared calm, there was a grin on his face behind the mask.
'This crafty brat!!' Huang Meiying cursed under her breath. Hearing his words, she understood that he was not here for the gold of their sect. 'I have to stop him–'
Just as she was about to stop Noah, he disappeared from her eyes and reappeared before Jiang Shi and Xueyan. They took a step back instinctively because of his sudden appearance.
'How fast!' Huang Meiying's face went blank as she failed to react when Noah made his move.
"Jiang Shi and Xueyan, I would formally like to extend an invitation for you both to join the Benevolent Guardian Sect!" Noah raised his voice as he made the announcement.
The Sect Mistress and the people from her faction did not have a good look on their faces. Yueha looked at Noah with a complex look in her eyes.
She still recalled what happened between the two of them in the domain before the trial started.
"Benevolent Guardian Sect?" Huang Meiying muttered to herself after hearing the name of the sect. No one in the sect had heard of this name. 'Is it a low-level sect?'
"You cannot do that!" Before Jiang Shi could reply, Huang Meiying snapped out of her daze. She appeared beside Noah and used her aura to pressure him into backing off.
"Why? Do the disciples of your sect not have free will?" Noah's amused voice made the sect mistress use her aura even more strongly.
No matter how much she increased the aura, it had no effect on Noah. Before, she thought that Noah had managed to sneak past her senses because she was not paying attention, but now she was starting to have doubts.
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"She is a disciple of ours. We have nurtured her from the time she was a mortal. There is no way we can let her go with you." Hearing Meiying's words, Noah's smirk widened behind the mask.
"She? I am talking about both of these disciples here, not just one. Which one are you ready to discard? Is it Xueyan?"
Meiying did not say anything and silently pursed her lips. She circulated her qi to calm her emotions. The more she did, the uneasiness on her face vanished, replacing it with calmness and a wave of coldness.
She knew that if she continued like this, she would lose the argument, and she did not want to lose Jiang Shi. She just wanted to suppress her.
"What do you say, you two?" Noah ignored her, seeing her lack of response, and turned to the two young women before him and asked again.
If Jiang Shi was unbothered by the sect master before, she did not seem as carefree now.
"Benevolent Guardian Sect? I have never heard about this sect." Taking a deep breath, Xueyan asked directly to Noah to clear her confusion.
Unlike before, they were not afraid of him anymore, but they also respected him a little.
"You haven't heard of it because this sect is not from this empire," Noah replied calmly, but his words sent waves of turmoil into the hearts of the listeners. "It's from the Feng Empire, where even the people in the Golden Core Realm can only become elders. It's a vast empire with many strong people and forces. I want you two to carefully make a decision."
Even Huang Meiying was left speechless after Noah finished his words.
Even the Golden Core Realm cultivator is just an elder…
The heights of the world seemed absurd to them. The level she had been trying to reach for years was not worth that much in that empire.
"Why?" This time, Jiang Shi asked the question.
"If you are asking why I am inviting you, it's simple." Noah walked forward and exclaimed firmly, "You two are talented, even by the standards of the Feng Empire."
He glanced at the woman standing behind him and added, "If you stay here, your talent will only be suppressed, and you two won't be able to grow to your full potential."