Chapter 433: 433: Each Sect’s Circumstances

    A sudden purge happened to the Heavenly Medicine Sect last night. The news had spread so quickly, especially with the additional information that the one who had purged this sect was none other than the owner of the Heavenly Manor, who was said to have two plant spirits that incited the greed of those old men in the Heavenly Medicine Sect. They sent some elders to steal the plant spirit at the Heavenly Manor. Unexpectedly, the two plant spirits they wanted to steal were both at the Yuanying Realm. The result ended with the sect master and six elders, as well as the only supreme elder of the Heavenly Medicine Sect, exterminated.

    Now the Heavenly Medicine Sect has chosen a new sect master, and this person is none other than Di Luya, who broke through the Mid Jindan Realm. Moreover, after giving his family name to his plant spirit, the sentient wisteria tree, it gained enlightenment and broke through the Peak Jindan realm, as Yue Huashui had said last night. Now, the Heavenly Medicine Sect had a new sect master. He is much better than the arrogant Gui Ren from before.

    At the Heavenly Medicine Sect’s Main Hall...

    Di Lou summoned the other six elders. But the throne in the hall was ignored by him, and he approached these elders. Some of them are disciples of the former generation, and in the same generation as he is. The others were a few years older than he was and had served the sect with loyalty, and only had medicine and plant cultivation on their minds. That’s why when Gui Ren asked the elders to besiege Elder Di Luya, they all declined despite making the former sect master angry. Gui Ren had commanded their house arrest ever since they didn’t agree to his plans. After all, this is no different from a personal agenda, and it was not right for them to get involved for benefits.

    It seems that the decision was correct after all. Knowing that those who agreed to that plan were all killed by the treasures they wanted to steal, it felt ironic just thinking about it. Because of their greed, they died. This is the consequence of their action and their fate.

    Di Luya spoke, "Elder, forgive me for summoning you all of a sudden to this hall. I would like to inform you that the supreme elder, sect master Gui Ren, and the other six elders perished last night. They were killed. The ones who killed them were the two plant spirits from the Heavenly Manor, whom they wanted to steal. They would have never thought that these plant spirits that they covet are too powerful and were greatly offended by these seniors."

    "What do you mean that they were killed? By two plant spirits no less," an elder asked.

    Di Luna’s wife, Xue Fuya, can also be considered an elder of the sect and came with her husband. She answered the elder’s question.

    She said, "Those two plant spirits they wanted to steal are seniors at the Yuanying realm. They are plant spirits capable of turning humans into form and possessing the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Offended by their greed, the two seniors had come over last night and exterminated those who were involved in sending intruders to the Heavenly Manor."

    "Dead? They are truly all dead. Sigh~ this is karma."

    "That’s why I warned them not to covet the things of others."

    "What should we do now? The sect master is dead, and there is not even one of us in the Jindan realm."

    "A sect cannot last without a head."

    "But who is powerful enough to lead the Heavenly Medicine Sect as of now?"

    Then, as if they had a collective realization, the six elders in the hall all looked at Di Luya.

    An elder asked, "Luya, what is your cultivation realm?"

    "Mid Jindan Realm," Di Luya answered.

    Another elder asked, "The realm of your sentient Wisteria Tree?"

    "Thanks to the Lotus Flower Senior, Zise reached Peak Jindan Realm," Di Luya answered. He felt bewildered at first, but finally understood why the elders were asking him for these things.

    The next moment, after hearing his answers, the six elders looked kind of relieved. As he expected, the eldest among the elders pats his shoulders and said,

    "Luya, take over the role of the Sect Master. If it’s you, none of us would complain."

    —

    Meanwhile, the sect is famous for its sword cultivation, the Heavenly Sword Sect. The elders and disciples from the Heavenly Sword Sect had now gathered at a certain location of the sect in preparation for them to enter the inheritance altar of the Sword God. Sect Master Wan Yuyan came to see this group off. The one leading them is none other than Fu Lili and Mo Jue from the Three Swords Peak, as the Head Disciple, Wan Yuren, had entered seclusion the moment he returned to the sect. It seems he is trying to break through once more. Once he successfully breaks through, he will also reach the Jindan Realm like Lin Chiru.

    At the open sword field within the sect, both elders (Peak Masters) and their disciples had gathered. This is the area where the portal connected to the inheritance altar was placed by the Sword God himself. A wisp of his soul was left behind to continue training his two successors, Wan Yuren and Lin Chiru. After meeting a few higher-ups from the Heavenly Sword Sect, he had bestowed upon them an entrance to his inheritance site.

    There will no longer be a successor position reward in this inheritance altar, but a few sword techniques, a cultivation manual, the sword path, and the sword intent pillar are still there. These are extremely helpful for cultivators below the Huashen realm. The sect master of the Heavenly Sword Sect, after having a meeting with the rest of the peak masters and supreme elders, decided to limit the entrance to the inheritance site and followed the restrictions in realm and age, which are the Huashen realm and below, and age must not be beyond 300 years old. These are adjustments that allowed even peak masters to enter the inheritance site. Those who are outside the minimum requirement cannot enter.

    Sect Master Wan Yuyan spoke, "Everyone, the inheritance site has been found in the inner region of the Fantasy Forest, and the owner of it has allowed our sect to enter it under certain restrictions. One’s cultivation realm must be at the Jindan realm or below. Also, your age must be below 300."

    "The owner of this place is a Sword God who was said to have reached the Huashen (God Transformation) Realm. Inside, he had left behind a sword path covered in laws, a sword pillar with traces of sword intent, and also a few manuals. The trial of the sword path, as long as you successfully pass through, you will be allowed to enter the cultivation manual library inside and learn one technique as a reward."

    "If you fail to cross the sword path and enter the sword altar, you will be thrown out of the inheritance site and appear in this area again. You can only stay inside for three years; a year inside is equivalent to three days here in the outside world. Disciple Mo Jue and Disciple Fu Lili have experienced the inheritance site with all the head disciples of all sects in this city. They will also be your guide inside. You may now enter. Do well and good luck!"

    With the permission of the sect master, the chosen peak masters and disciples finally entered the portal connected to the Inheritance Altar of the Sword God, Huashen Rong. After nine days, those who had entered will be forced to come out regardless of whatever they had gained inside.

    After watching those who crossed over the portal, the sect master, peak master Guan, and the two supreme masters watched over the portal. Even though they had tested the inheritance site themselves and gained a lot, the trials inside were never simple.

    Sect Master Wan Yuyan looked at Peak Master Guan. "Yueyi, I’m sorry that you weren’t chosen to enter the first batch of people to enter the inheritance site. The elder already knew that two of your disciples had entered ahead of everyone. To keep it fair, you can only enter the place with the second batch. Do you mind?"

    "Don’t worry, Sect Master. I am not in a hurry. Let the others enter it first," Peak Master Guan said.

    The two supreme elders, Yi and Ruoshen, had also entered the site with special permission from the Sword God. After all, the age of these two had long passed 300, and one of them had already reached the Huashen realm. These two also had high comprehension and completed the trial in just three days. They both gain sword intent as a reward.

    Supreme Elder Yi said, "For the third group and beyond, you must invite others from the other sect to enter the inheritance altar. Limit their quota and tell them that the entrance has limitations, allowing only three batches of people to enter every decade."

    "Though sword intent is hard to learn, the sword manuals and cultivation techniques inside are a treasure. It is good that it cannot be taken outside the altar and can only be learned inside," Huashen Ruoshen said. What they didn’t know is that the batch of Wan Yuren and others were given the original manual as a reward.