Chapter 25: Recruiting the Third Disciple (Part I)

As news of the Morning Light Sect recruiting disciples spread, many noble families began sending their members toward the Myriad Monster Mountain Range. The first to act, however, were the beast clans of the Qianyuan Continent. Upon learning that the Morning Light Sect was located deep within the mountains, these clan leaders naturally wanted to see if they could secure a place for their kin within this sect.

Hu Ling'er, young mistress of the Spirit Fox clan, was led by her clan elders toward the edge of the mountain range. They were quickly intercepted and surrounded by members of the Sky Wolf clan. If caught, Hu Ling'er would be forcibly abducted to marry the Sky Wolf young master, Pi Xijun. Hu Ling'er despised him; she had long heard of his promiscuous nature and knew that becoming his Dao companion would merely reduce her to a plaything.

The Spirit Fox patriarch had hoped to send his daughter to the Morning Light Sect to try her luck, believing that if she could join such a faction, their clan might be preserved. But the Sky Wolf patriarch caught wind of this plan and dispatched his son to intercept her.

In the Fengling Mountains, as the Sky Wolves closed in, Pi Xijun laughed boisterously, "Hu Ling'er, you cannot escape my grasp. Come back with me and be a good young mistress; I promise to treat you well. If you refuse to listen, not only will you meet a miserable end, but your clansmen will also suffer for it!"

Hu Ling'er replied coldly, "Pi Xijun, do not indulge