Apart from Joshua, no one else in the main hall saw Maxwell in a favourable light.

Everyone wanted Maxwell to leave.

Atlas Immortal Sect was simply too strong.

In fact, recruiting a person with a crippled body into their sect will only result in their immortal sect being laughed at by everyone.

The Gold Immortal Sect couldn’t afford to lose any more face.

But... for Maxwell to stay, Joshua actually took out the Gold’s Divine Token left to him by his ancestors. One needs to understand that the token’s value exceeded ten thousand top-grade upgrade elements. It was an item many people in the outside world wished to possess!

With this token, they can be instantly taken in as a disciple of the Gold Immortal Sect.

Joshua used it to request that Maxwell, a person with a crippled body and unable to cultivate, be allowed to stay. This made everyone present dumbstruck.

Gold’s Divine Token invoked the highest authority.

Venerable Terrance was stunned upon seeing it. He had a complicated expression on his face as he said, "Joshua, you need to reconsider this."

Immediately after...

Venerable Terrance then looked at Maxwell and said, "You are surely an extraordinary person or else you wouldn’t be able to kill the Atlas envoy. But our Gold Immortal Sect is really not suitable for you, and we don’t have a method to allow a person like you with a crippled body to cultivate. I hope you can leave on your own volition."

Maxwell continued not to say a word.

A belly full of fire was smouldering inside him.

He was really annoyed.

But he promised Joshua, so he continued enduring. He continued acting like a mute without saying a word.

Joshua didn’t hesitate and said, "Sect Leader, there’s no need for me to reconsider. I have already thought things through carefully on the journey back here. I hope Sect Leader will agree to it; I will be eternally grateful."

After saying that...

Joshua kneeled on one knee while both his hands held up the Gold’s Divine Token above his head.

The expressions on the Elders present in the main hall drastically changed once again.

"Joshua, you... What are you trying to do? He’s a walking disaster! Leaving him around will only cause our Gold Immortal Sect to sink into the pit of despair. We really can’t afford any storms in our current predicament. Let’s say I’m begging you to reconsider for the good of our Gold Immortal Sect!"

"What Third Elder said is correct; you should really reconsider your actions for our immortal Sect."

"Do you really want to push our Gold Immortal Sect into a bottomless abyss?"

"..."

Everyone was trying to persuade him out of it.

Joshua was unmoved and continued to request that Maxwell be allowed to stay.

Once the divine token appears, no one can change its course. Unless they were planning to rebel against their ancestors!

Venerable Terrance had a painful expression on his face. He walked down the dais and received the divine token from Joshua’s hand. "Fine! I will agree to it!"

Joshua immediately said, "Thank you!"

"Sect Leader!"

"You cannot agree with it! This kid cannot be allowed to stay!"

"He is a scourge; leaving him will be the end of our Gold Immortal Sect!"

"Who can resist the Atlas Immortal Sect? There’s also the Royal Immortal Sect, which has a marriage relationship with them. Once those two top immortal sects pressure us, who’s going to be responsible for it? We should just send this kid to the Atlas Immortal Sect as a form of apology and hope it can resolve our misunderstanding."

"That’s right!"

Maxwell frowned and was about to say something...

When Joshua glanced at him.

Maxwell held back his words while feeling extremely annoyed. He then said to himself, "They are all immortal sects, so why the need to be accountable? If they are so afraid of dying, why continue being an immortal sect? They should just disband the damn place and call it a day."

One cannot have too much fear and apprehension on the martial path.

When you have too much apprehension, it will only make you fall into a continuous cycle of troubles, where it would be difficult to get out of.

This was a big taboo for any martial artist.

Of course...

If it wasn’t for Joshua’s insistence on standing up at the Capital City and clashing against the Royal envoy, Maxwell would have never followed him to the Gold Immortal Sect.

Additionally...

There was one extremely important reason.

The Gold Immortal Sect had a forbidden ground related to an ancient battlefield. Inside were countless ancient demonic beasts, and this was way too attractive to Maxwell. He currently needed a lot of XP to level up, and normal-spawned beasts no longer satisfied his requirements.

It was due to these two reasons that Maxwell came to the Gold Immortal Sect.

He endured it when those Elders in the main hall looked down on him.

The only thing that mattered was his feeling good about himself. As for those hard-to-hear words, he only needed to endure for a bit, and it would be over. There will eventually be a day when these old fogeys will feel ashamed for the words they’ve said today.

Maxwell had his bottom line, so as long as they didn’t touch upon it, everything else could be settled.

At this time, he only needed to endure.

Venerable Terrance didn’t say anything further and received the Gold’s Divine Token. "Joshua, you need to explain yourself to the Atlas Immortal Sect. The earlier the better; best if you take care of it today."

Joshua stood up and responded: "Will do."

Right after that, Joshua looked at Maxwell while he awaited Venerable Terrance’s decision.

Venerable Terrance then said, "I will allow him to stay, so you don’t need to worry about it."

Joshua’s mind felt relieved before saying, "Thank you, Sect Leader, I’ll be off then."

Soon after...

Joshua walked over to Maxwell’s side and patted his shoulder. He gave a faint smile that revealed his yellow-stained teeth and said, "Kid, don’t disappoint me. I have practically staked everything I have on you."

After saying that, Joshua walked out calmly.

Maxwell’s mind tightened as he wanted to stop him.

Going to the Atlas Immortal Sect forebodes disasters rather than blessings. He was the one who caused this trouble, and someone else shouldn’t be the one to settle it. Maxwell wanted to stop him, but Joshua sent him a spiritual transmission saying, "There’s no need to say anymore; I firmly believe that I didn’t misread you!"

"Rise! You definitely must bring the Gold Immortal Sect to newer heights!"

Maxwell clenched his teeth and his fists before sending his thoughts over: "If the Atlas Immortal Sect dares to touch a single hair on you, apart from Gwendolyn, I will send the entire sect to accompany your burial!"

In less than half a second...

Joshua had disappeared into the horizon.

The main hall’s atmosphere turned rather oppressive.

Maxwell’s expression reverted to his calm look.

Venerable Terrance said, "Someone come! Arrange a place for him to stay at Solitary Peak."

"I obey!"

A disciple came into the main hall and made a please gesture to Maxwell. "Junior, please come with me."

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"Sect Leader, you aren’t really letting him stay, right?"

"You cannot do that."

"That kid will bring a disastrous calamity to our Gold Immortal Sect."

"With a crippled body and unable to cultivate, our Gold Immortal Sect has not yet fallen to such a low as to recruit a disciple like him. We can’t afford to lose any more face. Sect Leader, please drive him out of our immortal sect."

Once Maxwell left, all the Elders asked Venerable Terrance to kick Maxwell out.

Venerable Terrance was holding onto the Gold’s Divine Token. He couldn’t change anything for now, so his brows were locked and his expression ugly to behold.

Suddenly...

The Grand Elder walked forward and said, "Sect Leader, Joshua made you keep the kid here, but we can make him personally withdraw. Let’s have him participate in the assessment. If he fails it, then we have ten thousand reasons to kick him off our mountain."

"Huh?"

"That idea is pretty good!"

"Hahaha..."

"Grand Elder suggested a good move!"

"Upon failing the assessment, he wouldn’t be qualified to stay, even if he tries to argue his way out of it. This was a rule set by our ancestors and wouldn’t come into conflict with the Gold’s Divine Token."

Everyone started smiling.

Their minds felt relaxed now, like they had just dropped off a ten-thousand-pound load.

One of the Elders asked in a worried manner: "What if he passes the assessment?"

"Impossible!"

"I was observing him. With a crippled body, there’s no way he can even pass the first round. Plus, he doesn’t even have any bloodline inheritance inside him, so he won’t be able to pass the second round either. Therefore, there’s no way he can pass our assessments." Bjorn smiled confidently.

"Brilliant! What a brilliant plan!"

That kid will be kicked out tomorrow!