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Chapter 437: Are You Also Heaven's Elite?
Chapter 437: Are You Also Heaven's Elite?
The white clouds dispersed.
The Qingyue Sect's treasure boat sent Shen Yi and the other back to the Nanyang Sect.
Liu Qianyun bowed politely and took her leave.
Then, she piloted the treasure boat towards the Qingyue Sect.
This trip, which was supposed to broaden Shen Yi's horizons, ended up opening her own eyes.
Even after they parted ways, the other party still didn't mention the reason for the incident.
This could only mean one thing.
Shen Yi had a deep sense of boundaries and didn't intend to force his grudges onto the Qingyue Sect just because of their alliance, nor did he take advantage of his father's attitude to make any requests.
If killing the Emerald Sea Toad proved the other party's strength,
then keeping the deer demon guard ahead of time proved his meticulous thinking and attention to detail.
However...
Liu Qianyun retracted the treasure boat and entered the Qingyue Sect's inner gate, arriving at the bamboo building.
She felt a slight headache.
She knocked on the door and entered, approaching her father and speaking softly, "Elder Liu, I'm back."
The stern middle-aged man kept one hand behind his back, his tall figure sketching a crescent moon with the tip of his brush, and said softly, "How is he doing? Is he adjusting well?"
Young people who rise from humble beginnings can easily feel a huge sense of disparity due to external circumstances.
Once a revered strong individual, they might suddenly become ordinary, and a moment of carelessness could lead to a loss of their Dao heart.
Recalling Shen Yi's previous performance, Liu Qianyun clicked her tongue, "Perhaps he's even more adjusted than you imagine..."
"Oh?"
Elder Liu put down his brush and pointed to the chair in front of the table, showing a slight interest, "Sit down and tell me slowly."
"..."
Liu Qianyun was well aware of this old man's temper, and his gesture meant that the following conversation would be informal. She walked straight to the table and sat down, pouring herself a cup of spiritual tea from his teapot and drinking it in one go.
"I took him to a demon cultivator's birthday celebration, and by the time we left, there wasn't a single survivor inside."
"But I don't think he's the type to bully others with his status. It's more likely that those demon cultivators were aggressive... If I'm not mistaken, it was probably that Emerald Sea Toad. Feeling superior due to its aquatic tribe status, it wanted to bully them because they were loose cultivators."
After Liu Qianyun finished speaking, she looked up.
However, Elder Liu had closed his eyes and was deep in thought, "From what you're saying, it was him who took action?"
This wasn't a rebuke but a genuine question.
Although Elder Liu acknowledged Shen Yi's position as the sect leader, he couldn't ignore the fact that Shen Yi had just entered the Returning Void realm.
"He has the means to control puppets, and that yellow dog, the strongest among them, is definitely no weaker than a fourth-layer Returning Void cultivator." Liu Qianyun shook her head.
"..."
Elder Liu thought for a moment, then picked up his brush again and waved it casually, "If the Hongze Aquatic Tribe comes to argue, as allies, you can represent them. If the situation is unfavorable, you can present my imperial decree."
"That shouldn't be necessary. He's very clean in his actions, even more so than me."
Liu Qianyun said this, but she still accepted the imperial decree from him. Even she, his biological daughter, rarely had access to such a valuable item.
Although it could only be used once, it represented the decree of a White Jade Capital cultivator and could resolve nine out of ten troubles within Hongze.
"Is there anything else?" Elder Liu glanced at her.
Liu Qianyun pouted and stood up from the chair on her own, "I estimate that the Nanyang Sect's foundation is not that strong. His behavior is quite unbecoming, and he doesn't seem like someone from a prestigious sect..."
"As long as he doesn't break the rules, you can continue to support him. If there's anything going on in the sect, and if he's willing, he can join us in our actions and be treated as an administrator... Also, such talk about his behavior is something you should keep behind closed doors. Don't forget the respect for elders."
Elder Liu calmly reminded her.
"Disciple understands her mistake." Liu Qianyun dared not argue with him on this matter; this old man would really punish her.
She turned and walked towards the door, but as she left, she couldn't help but turn back and ask, "Why are we helping him like this? Could it be that you really intend to support him in becoming the sect leader?"
"Nonsense."
Elder Liu glared at her, then sighed, "I'm just a cultivator; how could I have the qualifications to help others ascend to immortality? Since we've fulfilled the alliance agreement... When he's backed into a corner by the other sects and can no longer hold onto the Harmony Dao Site, he might be willing to join our sect as a disciple, remembering our past friendship."
"What the Heavenly Sword Sect said wasn't false; this young man truly possesses the dragon's aura."
"They're shameless enough to fight for the Harmony Dao Site, something our Qingyue Sect wouldn't do. But if we can recruit such an excellent disciple, it wouldn't be bad."
After speaking, Elder Liu waved his sleeve, "Go."
Apparently, on the day the Nanyang Sect resurfaced, the words and actions of certain allied sects made this elder feel nauseous.
This led to him rarely speaking such offensive words.
Talking about unbecoming behavior, now that's truly unbecoming!
...
On the Nanyang relief sculpture.
Shen Yi was about to activate the grand array when he suddenly noticed two figures in the distance.
"..."
Li Qingfeng also recognized the visitors—the sheep elder and Yan Shixiong from the day before.
"You finally came back."
The sheep elder sighed as he approached, complaining, "Sect Leader Shen, you should also manage the administrators in your sect. I came here to give a lecture under the elder's decree, but they wouldn't open the array for me. I shouted outside for an entire day; is this reasonable?"
"Thank you, Elder Sheep."
Shen Yi nodded calmly, "I'll talk to them about it."
He had thought the Qingyue Sect was just being polite, but he didn't expect them to send someone so quickly, and it wasn't an ordinary administrator but the outer sect elder most proficient in array formations.
Fortunately, he had infused his breath earlier, so he didn't have to perform in front of the allied sect again.
"It's fine, it's fine. Don't take it to heart."
The sheep elder waved his hand, "I'm just rambling. This time, I came here voluntarily to further discuss array formation techniques with Sect Leader Shen."
Upon hearing this, Yan Wencheng gave a bitter smile.
This was the first time he felt the sting of being out of favor.
But as he looked at Shen Yi again and recalled the previous competition in the main hall, if all this was real, not only himself, but even among the South Flood Seven Sons, it would be difficult to find a disciple more outstanding than her.
He had followed along this time to witness the abilities of this young Master Shen once more.
"I'll definitely keep my promise when I'm free."
Shen Yi nodded in response, held the Dao plaque to open the array, and brought the group back to the inner sect of the Southern Yang Sect.
Upon hearing this, Elder Yang's face immediately lit up with joy. "Good, good, good. I'll be waiting for you, old man."
It was a good thing that Wu Dao'an and Chen Qiankun weren't present; otherwise, they would surely tell this old man how difficult it was to wait for Shen Yi's "free time."
"Take Elder Yang to the Dharma Hall and notify the others to come and listen to the teachings."
Shen Yi nodded at Li Qingfeng. After these days of tidying up, the inner sect, though sparsely populated, now somewhat resembled an immortal sect.
With such an outer sect elder personally giving lectures, the Xu family would surely be very interested.
After sending off the group, Shen Yi finally returned to the main hall below the ancestral master's statue. He sat next to the wooden man and spoke softly, "Excuse me for the disturbance, but I'd like to know about the Mansion Ascension Law. If I want to receive the Phoenix Essence and achieve the Immortal Palace, what should I pay attention to?"
Since the demons' lifespans were abundant, he could afford to set his sights far into the future. If he could obtain the Phoenix Essence, it would surely be of great benefit to his future cultivation.
The wooden man, whom True Person Qingfeng had called out to all day without response, finally opened his eyes at this moment.
Li Xuanqing looked at Shen Yi and shook his head. "I'm not sure."
"Hmm?" Shen Yi paused, then heard the sincere voice of the other party.
On Li Xuanqing's stiff wooden face, there was a hint of humility.
"Xuanqing's first three palaces are all Heavenly Palaces."
"..." Shen Yi took a deep breath and began to reevaluate the wooden man before him.
After two years, he recalled the discomfort he felt when he was with Jiang Qiuluan, and that irritating 'kaka' sound seemed to echo in his ears once more.
"So, how do I achieve the Heavenly Palace?" Shen Yi suppressed his emotions.
"My method may not be suitable for you. For the first three palaces, Xuanqing only contemplated one pillar, which is of the second rank. With the former Southern Yang Sect Master as his teacher, his talent is such that I need not worry."
Li Xuanqing sighed, explaining why he had previously said he couldn't help Shen Yi and the others.
According to the rules of the South Flood Seven Sons, a three-layered Spirit Palace was enough to be accepted as a personal disciple.
Although he was also called a personal disciple, he was even higher than them.
The path of Heaven's Elite was not something others could easily replicate.
"I have something else to attend to, so I'll take my leave."
Shen Yi slightly cupped his hands and walked out of the main hall.
In fact, when it came to cultivation, it wasn't necessary to strive for perfection in every step. As long as one could break through, whether it was the Heavenly Palace or the Immortal Palace, it was good enough.
Hmph, why bother obsessing over these things?
Shen Yi's five fingers, hidden within his sleeve, slowly clenched. He walked to a secluded area, opened the array disk, and consumed 20,000 years of demonic lifespan to condense two Tranquilizing Stones.
Then, he gathered the demonic origin and began to reshape the demonic soul.
Both the Emerald Sea Toad and Spirit Cloud Elder were normal demon cultivators, unlike the Phoenix Demon and the Old Dog, who were often in a state of slumber.
Therefore, their demonic souls required a substantial amount of demonic origin to accumulate.
The Deer Demon had swallowed ten, and the Toad had swallowed eight.
[Remaining demonic lifespan: 124,000 years]
It seemed like a lot, but Shen Yi felt that he could still accept it.
Whether it was a lot or not depended on the comparison.
After all, according to what Liu Qianyun had said earlier, the genius talent who was qualified to become an outer sect elder had spent over 20,000 years contemplating the third-rank Dao Pillar.
Compared to before, Shen Yi now consumed a hundred or even a thousand times less time.
Now it was not even ten times more.
Of course, the prerequisite was that these two Tranquilizing Stones could reach the third rank.
Shen Yi took out two corpses and poured their flesh and blood into the Tranquilizing Stone statues.
Soon, a toad and a Plum Blossom Deer Demon appeared on his forehead.
He made a hand gesture and summoned the Measuring Pillar.
With some tension, he leaned the ruler against the statues, and the next moment, a thick golden light surged in his sea of consciousness.
The Spirit Cloud Elder's Tranquilizing Stone statue allowed the golden light to surge upward, barely reaching the third rank.
The Emerald Sea Toad's was even better, as another spike appeared on the line.
Both were of the third rank!
Shen Yi was excited, but suddenly he thought of the Heavenly Palace again.
According to the progress on the ruler, if the bloodlines were similar, wouldn't it take a demon with a lifespan of five or six layers of Returning to Void to reach the second-rank line?
To break through the second layer of Returning to Void, would he have to kill a demon comparable to an outer sect elder?
This was crazy.
Shen Yi shook his head to dispel his distracting thoughts, summoned the Dao Palace, selected the three best Tranquilizing Stones, and added the Divine Wind White Goose and the Golden Winged Tiger.
He began to operate the Six Pillar Palace Ascension Technique.
At this moment, the Dao plaque at his waist trembled again.
"Sigh."
Shen Yi sighed, took out the Dao plaque, and heard Liu Qianyun's voice from within.
"Master Shen, I see that you've reached the Returning to Void realm. Are there any treasures in the sect that you can use? If you need them, the Qingyue Sect has quite a few messages, but you'll need to go outside and do something. Are you interested?"
"..."
Shen Yi paused for a moment, then slowly waved his hand to recall the Dao Palace.
If the previous palaces were the easiest times to receive the Heavenly Gift.
Then he had to consider whether this was the only chance in his life to see the Chaos Purple Aura.
Moreover, in addition to the Old Dog, there were now two more Returning to Void third-layer guards available for his command.
The Heaven's Elite... who wouldn't want to be one?
(End of Chapter)
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