CHAPTER 1263: CHAPTER 1263: HONORARY ELDER

In fact, regardless of whether it’s the Yunxia Sect or the Xuanqing Sect, or the many forces in other Divine Domains, they all almost invariably care about their sect’s reputation.

With fame and a name, more people will be attracted to join. Of course, here, "people" does not refer to the endless stream of ordinary Martial Artists, but to those exceptionally talented Martial Arts geniuses. If a force wishes to grow, it certainly cannot do so without continuously absorbing these extraordinary martial arts talents.

In the God Realm, in any Divine Domain, whether it’s a High-level, Intermediate, or Low-level Divine Domain, the most powerful forces are basically not family forces. Even those family forces absorb external blood, but ultimately, they cannot compare with the forces of a sect.

The reason is simple.

Family forces primarily cultivate their own family members, while sect forces recruit talents from the entire Divine Domain, and even from multiple Divine Domains, to absorb Martial Arts geniuses. In this situation, family forces certainly cannot compare to sect forces.

Even if a great ability emerges from a certain family and makes a name for themselves, in the long river of billions of years in the God Realm, they will eventually be slowly surpassed by the forces of a sect.

Currently, what Gao Jufan values is Jing Yan’s alchemy abilities. He hopes to use Jing Yan’s abilities in the Alchemy Dao to help elevate his sect’s reputation. For this, he believes it’s worth offering a spot at the Immortal Bridge Meeting.

It must be said that Gao Jufan, this Sect Master of Xuanqing Sect, is quite a bold individual. However, he still underestimates the benefits Jing Yan can bring to Xuanqing Sect’s reputation. Jing Yan’s prowess is not just in the Alchemy Dao. In Martial Arts, Jing Yan can rival many Main God Martial Artists in existence.

At the Immortal Bridge Meeting, Jing Yan’s performance will definitely bring a huge windfall of fame to the Xuanqing Sect. But this is something Gao Jufan is completely unaware of at the moment.

In the view of Gao Jufan and Xiao Wangyue and others, as a High-level Divine Pill Master, Jing Yan’s combat power should not be too strong. This cannot blame them for being narrow-minded, since this is indeed the general environment in the entire God Realm. Divine Pill Masters primarily focus their energy on the Alchemy Dao.

Generally speaking, if two ordinary realm Main Gods were to face off, one being a Divine Pill Master and the other a normal Martial Artist, even with source power assistance, the Divine Pill Master usually couldn’t defeat a normal ordinary Main God.

"Thank you for the recommended spot, Domain Lord Gao Jufan." Jing Yan readily stood up and cupped his hands.

"Good, excellent! So, Mr. Yan Jin, shall we consider it settled between us?" Gao Jufan also stood up and said smilingly.

"Settled, I can proceed to Xuanqing Sect at any time," Jing Yan also nodded with a smile.

"Haha, Sect Master Gao, didn’t I say meeting Mr. Yan Jin this time would go smoothly? You are a straightforward person, and Mr. Yan Jin clearly is also a straightforward person," joked Solo Domain Lord with a laugh.

Solo Domain Lord came to Cloud Mist City this time at the request of Sect Master Gao Jufan. Earlier, Gao Jufan was worried that this Yan Jin Alchemist might be too arrogant, so he went the extra mile to bring Solo Domain Lord along, hoping to have some room for maneuver.

Gao Jufan did not expect things to go so smoothly; the meeting was settled in just Half a cup of tea time.

"Honored guests, the banquet is ready!" Gu Cuo stood up and said with a respectful expression.

Building Owner Gu Cuo was also very pleased today. His Piaomiao Pill Tower had never been graced by Domain Lord Solo before. And today, the presence of the domain lord indeed added much prestige to the Piaomiao Pill Tower.

A few days later, the group left Cloud Mist City through the Transmission Array and went to the region controlled by the Xuanqing Sect.

On the way, Solo Domain Lord also parted ways with Jing Yan and others, returning alone to the king city of the Vast Smoke Divine Realm.

Within the Yunxia Sect.

"Is the information confirmed?" Yunxia Sect’s Great Sect Master Xiao Wangyue asked with a gloomy face.

In front of him was an elder responsible for intelligence in the sect.

"Yes, that Yan Jin Alchemist, along with Hao Yuntian and his son, has already left the Yunxia Sect region with Sect Master Gao Jufan of Xuanqing Sect. It can be confirmed that Xuanqing Sect will recommend Yan Jin Alchemist to participate in the Immortal Bridge Meeting," the elder said with his head lowered.

Xiao Wangyue’s expression was somewhat complicated.

He said gloomily, "That fool Gao Jufan, sacrificing an Immortal Bridge Meeting spot just to gain a bit of fame. He thinks he’s gaining an advantage, but he’s likely suffered a big loss instead."

On the first day of Solo and Gao Jufan’s visit to Cloud Mist City, Xiao Wangyue received the news and personally went to the Piaomiao Pill Tower to pay respects to Domain Lord Solo.

After he returned from the visit, he ordered an investigation into the reasons for Solo Domain Lord and Gao Jufan’s visit to Cloud Mist City.

It didn’t take much effort for him to discover that Xuanqing Sect planned to recommend Yan Jin for the Star Moon Valley Immortal Bridge Meeting.

"Lord Domain is correct. Although Yan Jin Alchemist is quite famous, he is, after all, a Divine Pill Master. Utilizing an Immortal Bridge Meeting spot for him is indeed a waste. If it were used for a Main God with higher martial arts talent in the sect, it could potentially yield another True Origin Main God, or even a Tri-Floral Main God," the intelligence elder nodded in agreement.

"Alright, you can go now. There’s no need to keep an eye on this matter," Xiao Wangyue waved his hand.

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Xuanqing Sect!

Shortly after Jing Yan followed Sect Master Gao Jufan to the sect, Gao Jufan ordered that the news of Yan Jin Alchemist’s entry into Xuanqing Sect be spread throughout the entire sect.

After going through simple procedures, Jing Yan officially became an Honorary Elder of Xuanqing Sect.

However, only the high-level figures within the sect were aware that Jing Yan was merely an Honorary Elder. To the outside, they declared it broadly as an Elder.

The reason being, that letting others think Yan Jin Alchemist became an Elder of Xuanqing Sect would be much more striking. If he were just an Honorary Elder, the impact would be much less.

Jing Yan didn’t mind, as long as Xuanqing Sect did not restrict his freedom. He also didn’t have to worry about the sect’s affairs.

Time passed day by day.

"Master! Master!"

One day, while Jing Yan was meditating within the Qiankun Small World using the Moro Time Tower to comprehend the domain, Little Black’s mental waves reached him.

"How is it?" Jing Yan’s eyes brightened.

"It has an effect. That dark energy is indeed a good thing. Even though Little Black only devoured a little, it feels very good," Little Black’s mental waves were full of excitement.

Jing Yan nodded, feeling that Little Black’s energy aura seemed to have strengthened somewhat.

After arriving at Xuanqing Sect, Jing Yan used his divine thought to cut off a little piece of that dark energy for Little Black to devour. Of course, this was upon Little Black’s own request, as Little Black found that dark energy very appealing.

To prevent any mishaps, Jing Yan only sliced off a small amount of dark energy for Little Black to devour. This act of devouring indeed has a significant effect. Comparing it, Jing Yan found that this dark energy elevates Little Black’s ability even more strongly than devouring the Xuanqing Spirit Body.