CHAPTER 923: THE FIRST SUPREME ELDER

Translator: CinderTL

Mi He accepted the items Song Wen handed her and bowed.

"Ji Yin, thank you."

Song Wen replied, "Fellow Daoist Mi He, you’re welcome. In a few days, I may need your assistance with another matter."

Mi He asked, "What matter is it? If it’s within my capabilities, I won’t refuse."

Song Wen smiled faintly. "It’s just a small matter. I’ll tell you when the time comes."

"Fellow Daoist Mi He, congratulations! From now on, you are the First Supreme Elder of the Beastmaster Sect," Lan Chen suddenly interjected.

A flicker of hesitation crossed Mi He’s eyes.

Her original plan had been to kill Yang Yu and then take control of the Blood Wraith Beast and Ice Soul Spider.

Moreover, her cultivation had long reached the bottleneck of the Mid-Stage Nascent Soul realm.

Becoming the First Supreme Elder of the Beastmaster Sect would grant her access to all the sect’s resources, which would help her break through to the Late-Stage Nascent Soul realm.

With Late-Stage Nascent Soul cultivation and two Fourth-Tier Peak Spirit Beasts, she would have been powerful enough to deter other major sects from provoking her and the Beastmaster Sect.

However, both Spirit Beasts had been soul-bound to Yang Yu through soul refinement. Now that both had died at Song Wen’s hands, their corpses and souls had been devoured by his Mystic Treasure.

Without the aid of the two Spirit Beasts, Mi He felt the path ahead grow treacherous.

Mi He took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil within her, and replied, "Fellow Daoist Lan Chen, our sect, along with your sect and the Profound Heaven Sword Sect, all belong to the Orthodox Path and have maintained friendly relations for generations. The recent thirty years of animosity between our sects and yours and the Profound Heaven Sword Sect were entirely due to Yang Yu’s personal agenda. Now that Yang Yu is dead, the root cause of the conflict has been eliminated. I hope you can set aside past grievances."

Lan Chen said, "Fellow Daoist Mi He, rest assured. I always keep my word. I will also persuade Mo Yexue. The grudges of the past thirty years have vanished with Yang Yu’s death."

Mi He replied, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lan Chen."

Just then, seeing the battle’s end, some Beastmaster Sect disciples cautiously approached.

Earlier, most of them had heard Mi He’s righteous declaration. This meant they knew the battle was an internal conflict within the Beastmaster Sect. Regardless of who won, they, as disciples of the sect, wouldn’t be in danger. In fact, pledging loyalty to the victor might even bring unexpected benefits.

However, one person stood apart: Rong Jingyun.

She had staked her life and fortune on Mi He’s victory, solely to gain the opportunity for Core Formation. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have fed Yang Yu false information.

Among all the disciples of the Beastmaster Sect, Rong Jingyun was the most concerned about the outcome of this battle.

When she saw Mi He unharmed from afar, she was overjoyed and rushed over immediately, becoming the first to arrive.

"Greetings, Supreme Elder Mi He. Greetings, Senior Lan Chen. Greetings, Senior Ji Yin."

Rong Jingyun bowed respectfully to each of them.

Then, she turned to Mi He with a questioning expression.

She was seeking confirmation of Yang Yu’s fate.

Mi He nodded slightly.

Rong Jingyun immediately understood, and the last lingering doubt in her heart vanished completely. She visibly relaxed.

Song Wen watched Mi He, a smile playing on his lips.

"Elder Rong, it’s been a long time. It seems your cultivation has reached the Late Golden Core bottleneck. Breakthrough to Peak Golden Core is imminent."

Rong Jingyun replied, "Senior Ji Yin flatters me. My shallow cultivation is hardly worthy of your attention. Back then, Senior joined the Beastmaster Sect under the alias ’Wu Sheng.’ At the time, your cultivation was even lower than mine. Now, in just over two hundred years, you’ve become a Nascent Soul cultivator. I can only look up to you in awe!"

Mi He and Lan Chen exchanged glances, a hint of emotion in their eyes.

Two hundred years wasn’t a short time for Nascent Soul cultivators like them, but it wasn’t particularly long either.

That Song Wen had risen to a level they now had to look up to in just two centuries was truly astonishing.

Mi He took over the conversation, saying, "Jingyun, you underestimate Ji Yin. He’s not just an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator. He’s likely the most powerful cultivator in the Immortal Cultivation World right now."

Rong Jingyun’s eyes widened in surprise.

During Song Wen’s battle with Yang Yu, Rong Jingyun and the other Beastmaster Sect disciples had been too afraid of being caught in the crossfire to get close. Moreover, the Blood Wall had blocked their view, preventing them from witnessing the fight. As a result, they had no idea how the battle had unfolded.

Song Wen smiled faintly. "Fellow Daoist Mi He exaggerates. The Immortal Cultivation World is filled with talented individuals and countless extraordinary techniques. How could I dare claim to be the best?"

By this point, more and more Beastmaster Sect disciples were approaching.

Mi He glanced at them and said to Rong Jingyun, "Jingyun, go calm the disciples. Don’t let them disturb me, Ji Yin, and Fellow Daoist Lan Chen."

"Yes!" Rong Jingyun replied.

She then bid farewell to Song Wen and Lan Chen before turning to leave.

Once Rong Jingyun was out of earshot, Mi He said,

"Ji Yin, Lan Chen, please come to the Beastmaster Sect. I’ll host a banquet in your honor."

Song Wen shook his head. "Thank you for the kind offer, Fellow Daoist Mi He. However, we have urgent matters to attend to and cannot linger here. Also, please issue an order for your sect’s disciples to cooperate in temporarily suppressing news of Yang Yu’s death."

Mi He was puzzled but refrained from asking why they needed to conceal Yang Yu’s death. Instead, she voiced her concerns.

"The previous battle was earth-shattering. Even hundreds of miles away, one could glimpse its intensity. Completely suppressing the news will be difficult."

"We only need to suppress it temporarily," Song Wen replied.

He still needed to deal with Xue Mei and Gui Ni. He worried that if they learned of Yang Yu’s death, they might flee in advance, leaving Song Wen with few options to pursue them.

The area around the Beastmaster Sect was undoubtedly teeming with spies from various sects.

If spies from the Profound Yin Sect learned that Ji Yin had returned and killed Yang Yu, they would undoubtedly try to relay the news back to their sect.

Completely suppressing the news was impossible.

Song Wen only needed Mi He’s help to delay the spies from relaying the news.

Even if the spies possessed Secret Arts for communication, no technique in this world could instantly transmit a message across tens of thousands of miles to the Profound Yin Sect.

This would give Song Wen time to deal with Xue Mei and Gui Ni.

"Fellow Daoist Mi He, Fellow Daoist Lan Chen and I must take our leave now. Farewell!"

Song Wen clasped his hands in a farewell gesture, then transformed into a streak of light with Lan Chen and vanished toward the northeast.

After the two figures disappeared into the horizon, Mi He turned and flew toward the Beastmaster Sect.

She arrived at the sect’s main gate, where a crowd of Beastmaster Sect disciples had been waiting anxiously.

"Yang Yu acted against the Dao, repeatedly sending disciples to attack the territories of the He Huan Sect and the Profound Heaven Sword Sect for his own selfish gain, resulting in the needless deaths of many. Now, Yang Yu has been executed. From this day forward, our sect will reconcile with the He Huan Sect and the Profound Heaven Sword Sect. You need no longer fear risking your lives in vain."

After Mi He finished speaking, the disciples gathered before the mountain gate fell silent, no one responding.

For most of them, since the moment they joined the Beastmaster Sect, Yang Yu had been their First Supreme Elder—the sect’s greatest pillar of support, the foundation upon which it stood in the Immortal Cultivation World.

Now, Yang Yu had suddenly fallen. Most found it difficult to accept.

"Greetings, First Supreme Elder!"

Rong Jingyun’s voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

"Greetings... First Supreme Elder."

With Rong Jingyun taking the lead, other cultivators followed suit.

Mi He’s gaze swept coldly across the crowd before she spoke.

"All members of the sect, seal the news of Yang Yu’s death. No one may speak of it to outsiders. Additionally, send envoys to the He Huan Sect and the Profound Heaven Sword Sect to mend our relations with these two major sects. Simultaneously, contract our sect’s territorial holdings. Transfer all non-essential assets to our affiliated families. The Beastmaster Sect must now lie low for a period."

(End of the Chapter)

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