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Chapter 437: Are You Also a Proud Genius?
Chapter 437: Are You Also a Proud Genius?
The white clouds parted, revealing the clear sky.
Qingyue Zong's treasure ship sent Shen Yi and the others back to Nanyang Zong.
Liu Qingyun bade them farewell with a respectful bow.
Then, she piloted the treasure ship back toward Qingyue Zong.
This trip, which was supposed to broaden Shen Yi's horizons, had unexpectedly broadened her own.
Even at their parting, the other party still did not mention the reason for their journey.
This could only mean one thing.
Shen Yi had a strong sense of boundaries and did not intend to force his grievances onto Qingyue Zong just because they were now allied sects. He also did not make any requests due to his father's attitude.
If killing the Bihuai Toad proved his strength,
then capturing the deer demon doorkeeper ahead of time proved his meticulousness and attention to detail.
However...
Liu Qingyun retracted the treasure ship and entered the inner door of Qingyue Zong, arriving at the bamboo house.
She felt a slight headache coming on.
She knocked and entered, approaching the elder and speaking softly, "Elder Liu, I'm back."
The solemn middle-aged man, with one hand behind his back and a straight posture, was sketching a crescent moon with his brush and said softly, "How is he doing? Has he adjusted to the change?"
Young people who rise from obscurity can easily feel a huge sense of disparity when they encounter the outside world.
Once a revered strong individual, now reduced to an ordinary person, can easily lose their way if they are not careful.
Recalling Shen Yi's previous performance, Liu Qingyun clicked her tongue, "Perhaps he's even more adjusted than you imagined..."
"Oh?"
Elder Liu put down his brush and pointed to the chair in front of him, showing a slight interest, "Sit down and tell me slowly."
"..."
Liu Qingyun knew her father's temperament well. This action of his indicated that what followed was no longer official business, so she relaxed a little and walked straight to the table, picked up his teapot, and poured herself a cup of spirit tea, which she drank in one go.
"I took him to a demon cultivator's birthday celebration, and by the time we left, there wasn't a single living soul left inside."
"But I don't think he's the type to bully others with his status. It was probably that group of demon cultivators who were aggressive... If I'm not mistaken, it must have been that Bihuai Toad. Because of their noble status as water demons, they wanted to bully them because they were dressed as wandering cultivators."
After Liu Qingyun finished speaking, she looked up.
However, Elder Liu had closed his eyes, deep in thought, "From what you've said, it was he who made the move?"
This question was not an accusation but pure curiosity.
Although Elder Liu acknowledged Shen Yi's position as the sect master, he could not ignore the fact that he had just entered the Returning Void realm.
"He has a means of controlling puppets, and the strongest one, that yellow dog, is definitely no weaker than a fourth-layer Returning Void cultivator." Liu Qingyun shook her head.
"..."
Elder Liu thought for a moment, then picked up his brush again and casually waved its tip, "If the Hongze water demons come to argue about something, as an allied sect, you can represent them. If the situation becomes unmanageable, you can present my edict."
"That probably won't be necessary. He's very thorough and even more experienced than me."
Liu Qingyun said this, but she still took the edict that the other party handed her. Even as his biological daughter, it was difficult for her to obtain such a valuable item.
Although it could only be used once, an edict representing a White Jade City cultivator like Elder Liu could resolve ninety-nine percent of the troubles in Hongze.
"Is there anything else?" Elder Liu glanced at her.
Liu Qingyun pouted, "I estimate that Nanyang Zong doesn't have much depth left. His manners are a bit unsightly, and he doesn't seem like someone from a reputable sect..."
"As long as he doesn't break the rules, we can continue to support him. If there are any issues within the sect, and he is willing, we can also act together and give him an executive position... Also, only I am allowed to comment on his unsightly manners, don't forget to respect your elders."
Elder Liu calmly reminded her.
"Disciple knows her mistake." Liu Qingyun dared not argue with him on this matter. This old man would definitely punish her if she crossed the line.
As she turned to leave, she couldn't help but ask one more question, "Why are we helping him like this? Are you really planning to help him ascend to the position of sect master?"
"Nonsense."
Elder Liu glared at her, then sighed, "I, a mere cultivator, have no qualifications to help others ascend to immortality. Since we are allied sects... when he is forced into a desperate situation by the other sects, and he can no longer defend the Accordance Treasure Land, he may be willing to join our sect as a disciple out of gratitude for our past assistance."
"What Tianjian Zong said before was true. This young man does have the bearing of a dragon."
"They are shameless enough to fight for the Accordance Treasure Land, but we at Qingyue Zong cannot stoop to their level. However, if we can take on such an outstanding disciple, it wouldn't be a bad thing."
After speaking, Elder Liu waved his sleeve, "Leave."
Obviously, the behavior of certain allied sects on the day Nanyang Zong resurfaced had truly disgusted this elder.
So much so that he rarely spoke words that could offend others.
How dare they comment on someone's manners when their own behavior was even more unsightly!
...
On the Nanyang bas-relief.
Shen Yi was about to open the grand array when he suddenly noticed two figures in the distance.
"..."
Li Qingfeng also recognized the arrivals—it was the Sheep Elder and Yan ShiXiong from yesterday.
"You've finally returned."
Sheep Elder sighed as he approached, complaining, "Sect Master Shen, you should also discipline the executives in your sect. I came here with the elder's edict to spread the word, but they refused to open the array for me, leaving me to shout outside for an entire day. What kind of reasoning is that?"
"Thank you for your hard work, Elder Sheep."
Shen Yi nodded expressionlessly, "I'll have a talk with them about this."
He had thought that Qingyue Zong was just being polite, but he didn't expect them to send someone so quickly, and it wasn't just any executive but the outer sect elder who was most proficient in arrays.
Fortunately, he had already infused his qi beforehand, so he didn't have to perform in front of the allied sect again.
"It's fine, don't take it to heart."
Sheep Elder waved his hand, "I was just rambling. This time, I came here voluntarily to further discuss the intricacies of arrays with Sect Master Shen.
However, when he looked at Shen Yi again and recalled the previous competition in the main hall, if all of this was real, then not only him but even among the top disciples of the Seven Sons of Nan Hong, it would be hard to find someone more outstanding than Shen Yi.
He had come along this time to witness the skills of the young Sect Master Shen once more.
"I will definitely accept your invitation when I have the time." Shen Yi nodded in response, holding the token to open the formation and bringing the group back to the inner sect of Nanyang Zong.
"Good, good, good! I'll be waiting for you," Elder Yang said happily when he heard this.
It was a pity that Wu Daoan and Chen Qiankun were not present; otherwise, they would have told this old man that it was extremely difficult to wait for Shen Yi to have "free time."
"Take Elder Yang to the lecture hall and notify the others to come and listen to the lecture." Shen Yi nodded to Li Qingfeng. After these days of tidying up, apart from the sparse population, the inner sect also vaguely resembled a celestial sect.
Having such an outer sect elder personally lecturing would surely be of great interest to the Xu family members.
After seeing the group out, Shen Yi returned to the ancestor's statue in the main hall and sat down next to the wooden man. He said softly, "Sorry to disturb you, but I want to know about the Rising Palace Technique. If I want to receive the gift of the Qingluan Qi and achieve the Celestial Palace, what should I pay attention to?"
Since the demons had abundant life force, he could afford to take a long-term view. If he could obtain the Qingluan Qi, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to his future cultivation.
The wooden man, whom Qingfeng Zhenren had shouted at for an entire day without response, finally opened his eyes at this moment.
Li Xuanqing looked at Shen Yi and shook his head. "I don't know."
"Hmm?" Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, and then he heard the other party's sincere voice.
On Li Xuanqing's stiff wooden face, a rare sense of modesty emerged.
"The first three palaces of Xuanqing are all Celestial Palaces."
"..." Shen Yi took a deep breath and began to re-evaluate the wooden man in front of him.
After two years, he finally recalled the discomfort he had felt when dealing with Jiang Qiuluan, and that annoying creaking sound seemed to reverberate in his ears once again.
"Then, how do I achieve a Celestial Palace?" Shen Yi suppressed his emotions.
"My method may not be suitable for you all. For the first three palaces, Xuanqing only contemplated one pillar, which was a second-rate one. I had the former master of Nanyang Zong as my teacher, and the materials I used were also of excellent quality, so I didn't need to put in much effort."
Li Xuanqing sighed. This was why he had said earlier that he couldn't help Shen Yi and the others.
According to the rules of the Seven Sons of Nan Hong, achieving three spiritual palaces was enough to be accepted as a personal disciple.
Although he was also called a personal disciple, he was even more exceptional than them.
The path of a Proud Genius was not one that others could easily replicate.
"I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." Shen Yi gave a slight bow and walked out of the main hall.
Actually, when it came to cultivation, it wasn't necessary to strive for perfection at every step. As for Celestial Palaces, who cared as long as one could break through?
Hmph, why bother with such trivial matters?
Shen Yi's fingers, hidden within his sleeves, slowly clenched into a fist. He walked to a secluded area, opened the panel, and consumed 200,000 years of demon life force to condense two town stone statues.
Then, he gathered the demon origin sources to begin reshaping the demon souls.
Both the Bihuai Toad and Lingyun Shangren were very ordinary demon cultivators, unlike the Phoenix Demon and the Old Dog, who were often in a state of slumber.
Therefore, their demon souls required a substantial amount of demon origin sources to accumulate.
The Deer Demon swallowed ten pills, while the Toad Demon swallowed eight.
[Remaining Demon Life Force: 1,240,000 years]
It seemed like a lot, but Shen Yi inexplicably felt that it was still acceptable.
Whether it was a lot or not depended on the comparison.
After all, according to Liu Qianyun, those talented seedlings who were qualified to become outer sect elders had spent over 20,000 years contemplating a third-rate pillar.
Compared to before, he was now consuming only ten times the amount, not hundreds or thousands of times more.
Of course, the prerequisite was that these two town stone statues could reach the third-rate level.
Shen Yi took out the two mutilated corpses and poured their blood and flesh into the town stone statues.
Soon, a toad and a spotted deer appeared on their foreheads.
He made a gesture with his hands and summoned the pillar-measuring ruler.
He nervously held the ruler close, and in the next moment, a dense golden light surged in his sea of consciousness.
The town stone statue of Lingyun Shangren caused the golden light to surge directly upward, finally barely reaching the third-rate level.
The Bihuai Toad's was even better, as it actually exceeded the third-rate line and had a small spike.
Both of them were third-rate!
Shen Yi was excited, but he suddenly remembered about the Celestial Palace.
According to the progress on this ruler, if the bloodline was similar, wouldn't it require a demon with five or six layers of Returning Void to possibly reach the second-rate line?
In order to break through the second layer of Returning Void, would he have to kill a demon comparable to an outer sect elder?
That was just insane.
Shen Yi shook his head to dispel these distracting thoughts and summoned the Palace Dao, selecting the three best town stones and adding Shen Feng Baihong and Jin Chi Hu to them.
He began to try to operate the Six Pillars Ascending Palace Technique.
At this moment, the token at his waist trembled again.
"Ah."
Shen Yi sighed and took out the token, but he heard Liu Qianyun's voice coming from it.
"Sect Master Shen, I see that you've already become a Returning Void cultivator. Does your sect have any treasure materials for you to use? If you're in need, Qingyue Zong has quite a few leads, but you'll have to go out and do some tasks. Are you interested?"
"..."
Shen Yi pondered for a moment and slowly waved his hand to recall the Palace Dao.
If the previous palaces were the easiest times to receive the gifts of heaven and earth, then he had to consider if this was his only chance in this life to see the Chaos Purple Qi.
Moreover, in addition to the Old Dog, he now had two more Returning Void Layer Three guards at his disposal.
Who wouldn't want to be a Proud Genius?
(End of Chapter)
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