CHAPTER 889: CHAPTER 885: BEAUTIFUL SECT MASTER

Inside the main hall of Tianxuan Sect, the young girl Qing Xu tugged at her master’s sleeve, blinking her big eyes as she asked, "Master, is that person really staying?"

"Hmm." Master Hui Ning nodded, "As it stands, he seems unable to leave Tianxuan Sect, so staying here at our mountain gate is the only path for him."

"Then I can often find him to play in the future, it feels like... he’s different from those senior sisters and nephews?" The little girl grinned widely, seemingly very pleased with this outcome, but soon she thought of a problem, which she couldn’t quite grasp herself.

In the distance, the sound of a bell rang out, Master Hui Ning glanced up, knowing it was the signal for the sect master’s emergence, she patted the head of her proud little disciple, smiling: "Because your gender is different from his, you are a cultivator, and your body will be suppressed by spiritual energy, but after a few more years, your body will change too."

Ordinary girls, at eleven or twelve, would develop quickly, and as their bodies changed, they would begin to have some understanding of gender differences, starting to feel the stirrings of love. However, Qing Xu had been cultivating since childhood, and although she was already eleven, the circulation of her body’s bloodline had mostly been replaced by the flow of spiritual energy, so her secondary sexual characteristics were not apparent yet, allowing her to maintain the pure and innocent mindset of a little girl.

"Oh." The little girl nodded semi-understandingly, beginning to yearn for what she might look like as an adult, finding it even more wondrous than cultivation.

Master Hui Ning led Qing Xu, together they passed through the Jade Palace atop Shuangfeng Mountain.

At this moment, a woman around forty years old, with an elegant demeanor and holding a Tai Chi disc in her hand, was looking up, immersed in deep thought at the scenery beyond the mountains.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister, on your emergence." Master Hui Ning appeared to be a decade or two older than this woman, but her actual age was far less than that of the "Sect Master Senior Sister" before her.

This person was the sect master of the Tianxuan Sect, who had already reached the Mahayana Realm, and was the key figure that allowed the Tianxuan Sect to continue standing firm—Hua Wu.

Hua Wu had lived over three hundred years; being able to cultivate to the late Mahayana stage within three hundred years made her outstanding within the entire Pan Gu Secret Realm. As she reached the Mahayana stage, her lifespan would be approximately eight hundred years, meaning she still had five hundred years to cultivate to overcome tribulations and achieve immortality.

"Has that disciple with the Pure Yang Physique been retained?" Hua Wu asked coldly, without turning her head.

Master Hui Ning nodded and replied, "He hasn’t made a decision, but it seems he has no reason to refuse. We could force him to stay on the mountain."

"Ah! A forced melon is not sweet; if he truly doesn’t want to stay, don’t force it, let him descend the mountain." Suddenly, a thought seemed to cross Hua Wu’s mind, her expression darkened, "If he stays, then the task of guiding him will be entrusted to you, Junior Sister. Lacking this link of the Nine Yang Divine Skill from Lihuo Sect, we’re ultimately one step away from the great completion of the array..."

The Tianxuan Sect wanted to retain Ye Fan not because of how exceptionally talented he was—over generations, many high-potential disciples of the Tianxuan Sect had existed, and not all could achieve greatness. Even Hua Wu, considered the most likely to ascend, didn’t have exceptionally high innate talent but was extremely diligent and hardworking.

What they truly desired was the cultivation technique of the Nine Yang Divine Skill from Lihuo Sect, necessary for forming a certain array, because the Nine Yang Divine Skill was only passed down among Pure Yang disciples of each Lihuo Sect generation, and only one person per generation, making Ye Fan the sole person besides Zhuo Junwu who knew it.

At this moment, Ye Fan was unaware that Tianxuan Sect had their eyes on the divine skill passed to him by Zhuo Junwu. After discussing with Shen Biancheng, he decided to personally visit Elder Wu Ding.

As Ye Fan just came out, he heard a very heavy bell sound. Many disciples emerged from various halls heading toward the mountain gate. These disciples seemed to be of low cultivation level, likely outer disciples of Tianxuan Sect.

"Could it be that they are cultivating in the cellar?" Ye Fan glanced at Shen Biancheng, who didn’t have an answer either.

A very small room suddenly allowed dozens of outer disciples to ascend, like they were crawling out of a cave.

"The young nephew is not wrong, but it’s not a cellar, it’s a specially constructed underground practice place." At some point, Elder Wu Ding was already standing at the door awaiting them, "After Diyuan Sect ambushed our Tianxuan Sect, the outer disciples of Tianxuan Sect nearly disappeared. To prevent this from happening again, all outer disciples must practice their techniques at depths ranging from ten meters to dozens of meters underground, to avoid being taken advantage of by Diyuan Sect again!"

Given that they practiced underground, there should be methods to prevent spiritual energy from leaking out. Ye Fan thought, no wonder when I went to the back hall, I didn’t detect any cultivators.

"Has the young nephew decided to stay with our Tianxuan Sect?" Elder Wu Ding asked with a smile, as if she had already known the answer.

"Yes." Ye Fan nodded, "But my senior brother he..."

"Don’t worry, if you stay, your senior brother and followers will stay as well, as Guest Elders at our mountain gate. Your senior brother can stay at Tian Sect as a nominal disciple..."

Bai He hurriedly asked, "What about me?"

Elder Wu Ding glanced at Bai He and said, "As for you, forget it, you are a Loose Cultivator, your skill is unrefined and your foundation destroyed, you don’t meet the qualifications of an outer disciple of our Tianxuan Sect."

Being belittled like this, Bai He looked very disappointed, but also knew it was the truth. If cultivators weren’t of low talent and couldn’t join a sect, who would willingly be a Loose Cultivator, living by hunting?

Elder Wu Ding smiled and said, "Come on, young nephew, let’s go meet my master uncle, in fact, my master has also finished meditation..."

"So soon?" Only then did Ye Fan realize that the bell sound was the signal for Tianxuan Sect’s sect master, Hua Wu, finishing meditation.

The four of them walked towards the main hall between the twin peaks. At this time, whether outer disciples or disciples of the Tian Sect or Xuan Sect on the two humps, they all had to gather here to welcome Sect Master Hua Wu’s emergence.

"Young nephew, you will have to change your form of address to junior disciple in the future. My master uncle is accepting you as a disciple, so we will be of the same generation. When you see your master, hehe..."

Ye Fan felt a chill in his heart, indeed, why hadn’t he thought of the matter of seniority before?

"But don’t worry, there are no fixed rules for addressing across mountain gates. Zhuo Junwu is your master, and he always will be, but since you have joined our Tianxuan Sect, you also cannot betray the sect."

This was a very tangled issue, and Ye Fan did not respond.

Inside the main hall, the spiritual energy was abundant. Many disciples with high cultivation within Tianxuan Sect attended, but many experts at the transformation or body integration stages were out training, and wouldn’t return until the mountain gate was in danger.

"Sect Master!"

"Greetings to the Sect Master!"

The inner and outer disciples addressed Hua Wu differently; the inner disciples only needed to bow and address her as "Sect Master," while the outer disciples had to kneel, performing the master’s salute, deemed as "greeting."

Ye Fan had not yet joined Tianxuan Sect, so he was neither, standing together with Shen Biancheng watching.

A woman with charming grace descended from the sky, though her demeanor was somewhat cold. She landed before the main hall, slightly raised her hand indicating no need for excessive formalities, and finally fixed her gaze on Ye Fan.