CHAPTER 936: CHAPTER 935: CATCHING A GLIMPSE OF THE LEOPARD THROUGH A TUBE

Hou Niao followed Yin Qingsi into the Demonstration Arena. For her, who already held considerable status within the Qin Sect, this was not a difficult task.

They chose a relatively secluded spot, away from the Nascent Soul Masters’ line of sight, allowing Hou Niao to quietly observe these three individuals’ circumstances.

"Qingsi, who do you personally favor?"

Yin Qingsi shook her head, "I won’t tell you, nor do I want my inclination to influence your judgment. You must complete it independently."

Hou Niao nodded. This was a very responsible attitude. He liked people who were serious about their tasks—it saved him worry.

"How did these three people arrive?"

Yin Qingsi recalled, "They arrived within a month, firstly was Anchor Chain, descending from the Upper Cultivator after a month; then, five days later, Kuangxing’s Helian Feng appeared, claiming orthodoxy; finally came from the Gaotang Realm, Cui Huizuo, also the only one admitting not being a Qin Sect Daoist tradition heir, because his Daoist tradition simply hadn’t taken root in Jinxiu, so he first went southeast to that small Ancient Martial Sect. Seeing the surrounding environment was indeed untenable, he came to the northwest."

"An honest man," Hou Niao laughed.

"The Cultivation World doesn’t have real honesty; if so, he wouldn’t have come here!" Yin Qingsi was calm, "We deduce that the possibility of these three not being Qin Sect heirs is high, so do we need them? If needed, which one to choose?

If Wei Yi can return when the window reopens in sixty years, we can still bite the bullet and wait, but if he can’t come back, we will miss the most precious development opportunity.

This is why Master brought you here. You experienced everything on Hell Star and know Wei Yi, no one else has more authority to speak, we don’t trust others."

Hou Niao was also a bit overwhelmed, not expecting Qin Sect’s problem to be so complex, with more than just two competitors,

"What’s the attitude of your Qin Sect’s Nascent Soul Masters? I guess they’re definitely split, arguing indefinitely?"

Yin Qingsi smiled wryly, "It’s a long story. Though I cannot say their names, I can tell you this: one Upper Realm envoy has received support from three Masters, another from two, and the remaining one got one Master’s support. But in Qin Sect, our rule is that five of the six Masters must agree on major sect matters, so it’s been unsettled. You know Masters are stubborn, rarely swayed."

Hou Niao glanced at her, "Actually, Golden Cores are stubborn too, like you, hard to sway by any means."

Yin Qingsi seriously looked at him, "Hou Sect Hierarch, I remember years ago when we parted in Kneecap Desert, you promised to help me with a matter in the future? Today’s that day for fulfilling your promise; this is my root, I don’t want it to fall in the Continent’s turmoil and become a stepping stone for others; we need to make the right choice, cannot afford mistakes."

Hou Niao scratched his head, "This truly is a challenge. I’ll do my best, but I can’t guarantee it’s the best outcome. You overestimate me, I can’t even guarantee Shan Sect, let alone other Daoist traditions."

Seeing the woman’s fierce gaze, his heart softened, "Alright, alright, I’ll do my best, but you don’t need to regard that promise heavily. This time I’ll offer my help, being here uninvited."

The three Upper Realm visitors slowly entered the arena, each with supporters, and unknown little Tongtian cultivators below cheered excitedly. Like those Tongtian disciples of the Quanzhen Sect, they too longed for strength. All cultivators of the Continent understood that if unable to seize this opportunity to rise, navigating against the current, to stagnate is to lose; should it result in insufficiency within Continent’s struggles, there would be none to blame but themselves.

Hou Niao focused intently, "I don’t recognize these three at all; they probably don’t recognize me either. Don’t look at me like that, truly don’t know them. You don’t know Hell Star’s situation, it’s divided into nineteen Big Prison Islands, each geographically isolated, hard to visit. There’s Thunder Whip waiting.

These three must have arrived successively after the initial batch of twelve people and didn’t manage to enter the Time Rift, thus not participating in the final battle."

"What do you mean?" Yin Qingsi was puzzled.

"It means there were around two to three hundred Upper Realm visitors. When we tried breaking through, we each relied on our skills to enter the Space Rift, and only about a hundred reached the endpoint to join the fight, Wei Yi among them.

These three seem unfamiliar to me, indicating they’re not among that hundred, thus suggesting they’re all somewhat lacking in Space Daoist Method. Cultivation tests comprehensive strength, setting aside combat power, their foundation still falls short."

Yin Qingsi understood he meant these three are not as good as Wei Yi; if none is chosen, the loss won’t be too great. Of course, he couldn’t phrase it that way; Yin Qingsi must grasp it herself.

"How did you pass through the Space Rift? I don’t remember the Quanzhen Sect understanding Space Daoist Method?"

Hou Niao laughed, "I was lucky, brought over by someone."

Yin Qingsi didn’t trust his nonsense. This guy’s trump cards had never been fully revealed.

"Limited comprehensive ability, that’s correct?"

Hou Niao nodded, "In theory, yes. Though those practicing Ancient Martial often have shortcomings here, it’s normal. Only can say Wei Yi’s Daoist tradition is indeed formidable, but you shouldn’t regret. If there weren’t that accident, your troubles wouldn’t be few. As I know, there are ancient martial arts more powerful than Wei Yi’s; just that they chose another path."

Yin Qingsi was very surprised, "Are there that many Ancient Martial Daoist traditions in the Universe Cultivation Realm nowadays?"

"Seems it’s quite a popular Daoist tradition now. The power Great Dao’s performance in the new Epoch is quite exceptional; hmm, you haven’t tried resolving it through fighting among them?"

Yin Qingsi shook her head, "That’s too biased, too much chance involved. In Ancient Martial lineage, personal potential greatly impacts, strong power doesn’t necessarily mean a strong tradition, could be personal talent that’s impressive, won’t use personal battles to decide Daoist tradition belonging."

One must admit, Qin Sect is very principled in choosing their Daoist tradition, patient knowing what they need and don’t. It’s a reliable sect, hard to deceive.

In the Demonstration Arena, the three Upper Realm guests took turns showcasing their Daoist traditions, although internally agitated, were not outwardly showing it.

Each carried tasks here; not merely about surviving on the Jinxiu Continent but establishing influence there for their backing Daoist tradition; Jinxiu Continent was full of nations, no place to start from scratch, necessitating integration with native Daoist traditions.

Otherwise with their pride, how could they repeat monkey-like performances before these yokels?

No way around it.