Xiao Yan was stunned and quickly turned his head.

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He saw a handsome young man in a white robe looking at him with a smile. His eyes were calm, yet carried a hint of encouragement and warmth.

"Who are you? Are you here to laugh at me too?" Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and said.

What he hated most was others laughing at him!

"You misunderstand!" Su Bai shook his head and continued, "I'm not here to laugh at you!"

"Heh..." Xiao Yan chuckled, clearly not believing Su Bai's words.

"Shall we walk?" Su Bai smiled and said, "Shall we talk as we walk?"

"Why should I go with you?" Xiao Yan frowned and refused.

"If you want to defeat those who insulted you today in three years, then come with me."

After saying this, Su Bai turned and walked forward, no longer paying attention to Xiao Yan behind him.

On both sides of the street, people were bustling, and the sounds of vendors calling out were constant.

There were peddlers pushing carts, wealthy merchants riding horses, and young masters in luxurious silk robes holding folding fans.

There were also well-dressed cultivators, chatting and laughing, admired by all as they passed.

"What did you mean by what you just said?" Xiao Yan caught up, looking at Su Bai with suspicion.

Su Bai did not answer, nor did he stop walking, continuing forward.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but quicken his pace, closely following Su Bai's side.

He wanted to see what this young man, who didn't seem much older than him, had up his sleeve!

After a moment, Su Bai finally stopped, took out ten coins from his pocket, and placed them in front of a beggar who had lost both legs.

"Thank you! Thank you!" The beggar trembled as he expressed his gratitude to Su Bai.

Xiao Yan was puzzled, but he rummaged through his pocket, found a tael of silver, and handed it to the beggar.

However, the beggar looked at the shiny silver and kept waving his hands, shaking his head with a look of fear.

"If you want to kill him, give him this silver," Su Bai said.

"Huh?" Xiao Yan was taken aback, confused. "Why?"

Su Bai glanced at him and said, "Ten coins can let him live three more days, a hundred coins can let him lie down for three more days, but a tael of silver, he won't survive the night."

Hearing these words, Xiao Yan's heart sank.

He looked around and realized that many able-bodied beggars were eyeing the silver in his hand.

Suddenly, he understood.

"Begging on the ground to survive, peddlers working from dawn to dusk to feed their families, none of them have given up or considered themselves worthless."

"Everyone is striving for their lives, each with their own goals."

"You say you are healthy and come from a wealthy family, so why do you think you're worthless?"

Su Bai looked at him seriously and spoke each word clearly.

"Because I can't cultivate, can't make Liu Yanran look at me differently, can't change my current situation!" Xiao Yan said softly, his tone filled with indescribable loneliness and solitude.

"In this world, no one is born worthless," Su Bai said softly. "It's just that they haven't found their path."

"A path? Where is my path?" Xiao Yan mocked himself.

"Every time I cultivate, the little bit of spiritual energy I painstakingly gather dissipates immediately."

"My father invited a Foundation Establishment expert to examine me, and he said I have no dantian, so it's impossible for me to succeed in Qi Refining."

He couldn't cultivate, and had no fate with the immortal path in this life; this was already a foregone conclusion!

"If that's the case, then why did you just say you would challenge them in three years?" Su Bai asked.

"Of course, to prove to them that I'm not worthless!" Xiao Yan gritted his teeth.

"Good!" Su Bai laughed heartily.

"Why are you laughing?" Xiao Yan asked, puzzled.

"If you have this determination, then that's enough!" Su Bai said. "In three years, you can prove you're not a failure!"

"Who exactly are you?" Xiao Yan asked, confused.

"The Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect, Su Bai!" Su Bai said with a smile.

"Heavenly Dao Sect Master? Su Bai?" Xiao Yan frowned, searching his mind but couldn't find any information about the Heavenly Dao Sect.

"If you want to surpass Liu Yanran in three years, then wait for me here at sunset and follow me to the Heavenly Dao Sect."

After saying this, Su Bai walked away, leaving Xiao Yan standing there in a daze, lost in thought.

Xiao Yan entering the Heavenly Dao Sect

...

At the entrance of the Hundred Sects Gathering, when Su Bai arrived, Xiao Lingxi and Zhuge Feng were already waiting for him.

Xiao Lingxi was fine, having changed into a new dress, and even with a veil, she still attracted attention.

Wait, attracting attention...

Su Bai looked around and faintly sensed several subtle gazes.

Ah, what was meant to come couldn't be avoided.

When the soldiers come, use generals to block; when water comes, use earth to cover. At the Heavenly Dao Sect, not to mention the mere Soaring Heavens Sect, even if the King of Heaven came, he would have to kneel to Su Bai!

Zhuge Feng, on the other hand, had completely changed his appearance, wearing an exquisite brocade robe with a purple-gold jade belt, looking much more spirited.

On his chest, the words "Heavenly Dao Sect" were engraved.

However, he still looked uneasy, as the clothes worth dozens of taels of silver were too extravagant for someone from a poor background, almost unimaginable.

"Hold your head high, chest out, you're the senior brother of our Heavenly Dao Sect, do you want people to laugh at you?"

"Look at Lingxi, so valiant and spirited, unlike you, so timid!"

"You must learn to be confident, or how can you become strong in the future?"

Su Bai walked over and reprimanded him a bit.

Hearing this, Zhuge Feng immediately straightened his back, and his aura rose instantly.

Xiao Lingxi smiled slightly, it seemed she just heard her master praising her!

Then, the group stepped into the grand plaza of the Hundred Sects Gathering.

The crowd at the Hundred Sects Gathering was still packed, with the number of sects and forces' banners increased to over 120.

However, this time, there was no sign of the Soaring Heavens Sect's recruitment banner, and where it used to be, another sign was hung.

Wanted Notice!

For providing clues: ten taels of silver

For capturing: a hundred taels of gold

On the sign, there was a huge portrait, which was surprisingly Xiao Lingxi!

"Who drew this? It's so ugly!" Xiao Lingxi almost lost her temper when she saw the portrait, but fortunately, Su Bai stopped her in time, or she might have torn it apart.

Meanwhile, Zhuge Feng took out the new banner of the Heavenly Dao Sect and found a place to sit.

And indeed, with money, the new banner was well-made, much better than before.

With Zhuge Feng's attire, he looked like a true disciple of an immortal sect, attracting many people, unlike the last time when Su Bai was mocked as a fraud.

However, although many people gathered, when they saw that the monthly basic fee was thirty taels of silver, they all shook their heads.

A sect no one has heard of, charging the same as the Soaring Heavens Sect?

With thirty taels of silver, why would I go to your Heavenly Dao Sect instead of the Soaring Heavens Sect?

Even a dog would shake its head!