He and Xiong Tong were both strength-focused cultivators, whereas Nalan Ruoshui cultivated her Divine Soul. This meant there was no direct competition for resources, and he would have been treated well had he joined.
The fifth and sixth ranked cultivators both chose the Prajna Zen Sect, which had the most profound foundation.
The seventh chose the Haotian Sword Sect.
...
It wasn't until the tenth-ranked contestant, a handsome Young Master from a Central State Noble Family, that someone chose the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect.
Daoist Wu Wei, who had been growing anxious, finally let out a secret sigh of relief.
'At least we got another one from the top ten. With him and Long Yu'er, we've saved some face. It won't be too embarrassing now.'
However, the events that followed made his expression darken once more.
Eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth...
These prodigies were, without exception, all snatched up by the Prajna Zen Sect and the Haotian Sword Sect.
