The Divine Urban Physician Chapter 3679 - 3669: Ye Chen’s Request! (Fourth Update)
Previously on The Divine Urban Physician...
Right now, the disciples outside caught the words echoing from the hall and witnessed the unfolding events, which sent them into fits of laughter.
"Hahaha! He even dares to utter such bold promises, vowing to elevate the Six Paths Sect to the top sect in the Outer Realm. He's really not scared of his words ringing empty!"
"I called him a madman, and I was spot on!"
"Elders, you have to punish this kid harshly. The Six Paths Sect won't stand for such disrespect!"
These words reached Ye Chen's ears, making even him feel somewhat uneasy. He was well aware of his own potential; if his bloodline and talent were labeled as average or utter garbage, then nobody anywhere could claim superiority.
Yet right then, nobody had answers for his queries.
Puzzled, Ye Chen knitted his brows, precisely when the Samsara Graveyard started to shake.
As the Samsara Graveyard quivered, Ye Chen divided his mind to step inside, discovering Han Wenxin radiating a righteous aura while gazing at him oddly.
"Senior," Ye Chen greeted upon spotting Han Wenxin, wondering why he appeared at this hour.
"Don't you see that the Six Paths Spirit Seeking Array fails to sense your bloodline and talent?"
Han Wenxin eyed Ye Chen strangely. Though dwelling in the Samsara Graveyard, he remained fully informed of Ye Chen's external ordeals.
Witnessing Ye Chen denounced by all and branded with the worst aptitude across the Universe and All Heavens, Han Wenxin burned with anger, fully aware of Ye Chen's exceptional bloodline and peerless talent. It was obviously due to the Six Paths Sect's flawed array!
"Really?"
At these words, Ye Chen's brows arched faintly. He had suspected the Six Paths Spirit Seeking Array couldn't pick up his bloodline and talent, yet lacked the reason.
"Hmph, the Reincarnation Bloodline outstrips the Six Paths Spirit Seeking Array by leagues. It only stems from the Six Paths of Reincarnation; how could it ever discern your bloodline and talent?"
Han Wenxin glanced at Ye Chen, voicing his scorn for the Six Paths Spirit Seeking Array.
"Is that so..."
Ye Chen nodded lightly upon hearing this, realizing the Six Paths Spirit Seeking Array held a hint of Six Paths of Reincarnation essence, so its failure was expected. Still, this predicament left him troubled.
The Six Paths Sect folks already viewed Ye Chen's bloodline and talent as abysmal, and exposing his real self was impossible. No matter their stance, his pursuers would strike at once, dragging him and the Six Paths Sect into endless catastrophe.
Pulling his mind from the Samsara Graveyard, Ye Chen confronted elders and disciples yelling in fury, some pressing Wu Duan Cang to discipline him.
Wu Duan Cang, however, appeared deep in contemplation, ignoring the clamor.
Observing the sight, Ye Chen's gaze flashed. To earn the Six Paths Sect's recognition, he might need to reveal the Six Paths Order.
The Six Paths Order was a supreme emblem crafted by the Six Paths Sect's founder, Xiao Shuihan, symbolizing absolute sect power; it equaled facing Xiao Shuihan in person.
Ye Chen figured displaying the Six Paths Order would soothe the furious masses and command their reverence, carrying Xiao Shuihan's intent.
With resolve, Ye Chen's eyes hardened, but just as he prepared to produce the Six Paths Order, Wu Duan Cang turned to him, eyes alight with sudden insight.
"That's enough. Ye Chen's bloodline and talent might not shine, but this young man strikes me as special. I'm prepared to bend the rules and take him as an inner sect disciple of the Six Paths Sect."
Wu Duan Cang regarded Ye Chen with a faint smile. "Ye Chen, do you accept?"
Before Ye Chen responded, shock rippled across the elders' and disciples' features, baffled by Wu Duan Cang's choice.
Taking on Ye Chen with such dismal bloodline and talent would invite mockery from the whole Outer Realm, staining the Six Paths Sect's name and dimming its storied legacy.
The idea of an exception for a disciple was shocking enough, but promoting Ye Chen straight to inner sect disciple baffled even more. Typically, newcomers began as outer disciples or servants; how could Ye Chen jump right to the core?
In that instant, both the disciples and elders stood stunned, gazing at Wu Duan Cang with suspicion, wondering if Ye Chen had somehow bewitched him into insanity.
"Sect Master, this cannot happen. That kid is completely unqualified to become a disciple of the Six Paths Sect."
"Exactly, Sect Master. The boy's background is hopelessly inferior, and his bloodline plus talent are so abysmal that even the most pathetic sect would turn him away. How could our esteemed Six Paths Sect take him in?"
An elder finally couldn't restrain himself and voiced his objection, while Elder Dao Pao shifted his eyes from Wu Duan Cang to Ye Chen, sensing some hidden mystery at play.
At the same time, fury erupted among the Six Paths Sect disciples, who begged Wu Duan Cang to reject Ye Chen's entry.
Wu Duan Cang brushed off their pleas with a casual wave, declaring indifferently, "Enough talk; my decision stands firm."
Wu Duan Cang's authority loomed large over the Six Paths Sect, his powerful aura exploding outward to silence the whole group.
After his statement, though elders and disciples seethed with dissatisfaction, they held their tongues, directing only frosty glares toward Ye Chen.
A few disciples radiated outright murderous intent, poised to attack should Ye Chen agree to join the Six Paths Sect.
Yet, under those menacing looks, Ye Chen mirrored Wu Duan Cang's calm demeanor, utterly undisturbed.
Ye Chen's eyes sparkled as he regarded Wu Duan Cang, puzzled by the man's desire to recruit him, though he knew the proposed conditions fell short of his expectations.
In the next instant, Ye Chen shook his head deliberately, making his refusal to Wu Duan Cang plain.
The elders breathed sighs of relief at this sight, and the disciples eased their icy stares, swapping them for sneers of scorn. Ye Chen had been handed a golden chance by Wu Duan Cang to join as an inner sect disciple—a rare honor—yet he shrank from it, proving himself a spineless weakling!
"I figured this kid was all hot air and show, plus a total coward who doesn't deserve our Six Paths Sect."
"Right on, a useless nobody with zero talent fantasizing about joining the Six Paths Sect—pure delusion."
"The sect master is handing you an inner sect spot on a platter, but you've got no guts to grab it. No true warrior spirit in you—scram!"
Thoughts swirling diversely among them, the Six Paths Sect disciples all looked down on Ye Chen with utter disdain.
Still, Ye Chen stayed utterly serene right then, ignoring them completely and locking eyes with Wu Duan Cang.
Wu Duan Cang hadn't anticipated Ye Chen turning down the offer—an inner sect disciple role that shattered longstanding sect rules—and stared in shock, baffled by the rejection.
With a quizzical stare, Wu Duan Cang watched Ye Chen flash a strange smile his way, then part his lips to speak.
"I will join the Six Paths Sect, but not as an inner sect disciple. I demand to become the Chief Disciple of the Six Paths Sect!"