Capítulo 1916: Chapter 1916: Zhongli Tian Is Very Excited

“Although we have extinguished the Fire Python Sect this time, the Bright Sect behind it will surely not let it go! I believe it won’t be long before the Bright Sect comes to hold us accountable.”

After the people in the hall chatted about some light topics, Zhongli Tian suddenly spoke seriously.

Huo Hai didn’t know what kind of sect the Bright Sect was, but upon hearing that it was the Fire Python Sect’s backing, he felt a vague sense of awe and cautiously asked, “Senior, forgive my ignorance, but may I ask what kind of sect the Bright Sect is?”

Zhongli Tian replied, “The Bright Sect is similar to our Green Bamboo Sect; it is also a Super Sect with a Half-Immortal Rank powerhouse stationed! Their Sect Master’s strength is not inferior to mine.”

“Ah…”

Zhongli Tian’s words poured over Huo Hai like a bucket of cold water, chilling him from head to toe.

In the battle with the Fire Python Sect, although the Fire Python Sect Master Shi Chengjin was beheaded, many of his disciples escaped. Some of them will surely go to the Bright Sect to file a complaint. If the Bright Sect comes to hold us accountable, what are we going to do?

Huo Hai felt a chill in his heart, sat in the chair with a vacant stare, as if his soul had left him.

Even though Fang Bai had just mentioned that the two sects should look out for each other, Huo Hai did not dare to hope that the Green Bamboo Sect would go to war with the equally powerful Bright Sect for the sake of the small Luoxia Sect.

Thinking of Fang Bai, a glimmer of hope ignited in Huo Hai’s heart, and he looked up at him.

Seeing Huo Hai’s lost and forlorn look, Fang Bai, knowing that he was greatly frightened by Zhongli Tian’s words, smiled and said, “Sect Master Huo, don’t worry too much. It’s fine if the Bright Sect doesn’t come, but if they do, we’ll just deal with them.”

Huo Hai’s mouth was full of bitterness, and he sighed, “How can we handle it? The opponent is a Super Sect, and if their Sect Master makes a move, a single slap could wipe us all out!”

Fang Bai said, “If we can’t handle it, isn’t there still the Green Bamboo Sect? Sect Master Zhongli said that they will not stand aside in this matter!”

“Really?”

Upon hearing this, Huo Hai immediately sat up straight, his spirits lifted, and his eyes regained their sparkle.

Zhongli Tian nodded and said, “That’s right, if the Bright Sect comes, our Green Bamboo Sect’s experts will take the lead!”

Huo Hai let out a long breath, his previously despairing spirit now filled with hope, and he felt much relieved.

“Friend Fang’s ancestors did a great kindness to our Green Bamboo Sect, a kindness that our sect disciples have remembered for generations. Now that Friend Fang has matters, how can we stand aside?”

Zhongli Tian added.

Fang Bai understood that Zhongli Tian’s enthusiasm was related to the set of Immortal Rank Cultivation Technique he explained, so he also stated, “After this matter is over, I will stay in the Green Bamboo Sect for a while to explain the Cultivation Method on the stone stele to your disciples. As for Sect Master Zhongli, if you diligently comprehend that Cultivation Method, you are likely to advance further within sixty years.”

“Really?”

Upon hearing Fang Bai’s words, Zhongli Tian became even more excited than Huo Hai earlier, his eyes glimmering with joy,

Currently, Zhongli Tian is already a Half-Immortal Rank expert, and if he advances further as Fang Bai said, wouldn’t he ascend to become an Immortal?

Zhongli Tian has only a century of life left; if he cannot break through in this century, he will perish, returning to dust like all other strong practitioners.

But if he can ascend to become an Immortal within a hundred years and enter the nine great Heavenly Domains of the Immortal Realm, his lifespan will be greatly extended.

If he can continue to make breakthroughs in the Immortal Realm, his lifespan will increase, becoming even more eternal, ultimately achieving the eternal realm, and attaining immortality is not impossible.

Therefore, when Fang Bai said that Zhongli Tian had hope of advancing within sixty years, how could Zhongli Tian not be excited?

A cycle of sixty years is not long for the already centuries-old Zhongli Tian; he has the patience to focus on cultivation.

“Indeed! With good luck, it might not even take sixty years!”

Fang Bai seriously said.

If anyone else had said this, Zhongli Tian would not have believed it and would not have been so excited.

But Fang Bai was different; he was the descendant of Senior Fang, and Senior Fang had ascended to become an Immortal tens of thousands of years ago and had comprehended the Heavenly Dao before ascending.

Zhongli Tian was sure that the extraordinarily talented Senior Fang of tens of thousands of years ago must have passed down all his Cultivation Techniques and secret techniques before ascending to the Immortal Realm, otherwise how could Fang Bai, as his descendant, see through the Taoist Rhyme contained in the three words “Green Bamboo Sect” and explain the Immortal Rank Cultivation Method to his disciples?

Even though Zhongli Tian is now a Half-Immortal Rank expert, just half a step away from entering the Immortal Rank realm, it’s that mere half-step that he can never cross without the right opportunity.

Thinking that he has the hope of becoming an Immortal and no longer needs to worry about perishing a hundred years later, Zhongli Tian breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed than Huo Hai earlier.

“Steward Liu, Steward Feng, please return to the Green Bamboo Sect, dispatch ten thousand elite disciples to Luoxia Sect, and prepare to confront the Bright Sect’s invasion. Also, send disciples to closely monitor the Bright Sect’s movements. If there is any unusual activity from the Bright Sect, report it immediately.”

In the past, if a full-scale conflict broke out with a strong sect like the Bright Sect of the same level, Zhongli Tian would certainly hesitate.

Because a battle between two Super Sects would undoubtedly result in heavy losses for both sides, which would not be in the Green Bamboo Sect’s interest.

But now, seeing the hope of becoming an Immortal, Zhongli Tian is willing to pay a great price for it.

Besides, Zhongli Tian has already decided that once his cultivation level breaks through, he would take the opportunity before ascending to the Immortal Realm to suppress the Bright Sect Master Jing Xuantian, help his sect destroy the Bright Sect, and demand compensation doubly for the loss.

After Steward Liu and Steward Feng left with orders, Zhongli Tian, together with Fang Bai and Huo Hai, discussed in the Sect Master Hall how to deal with the Bright Sect’s large-scale invasion.

In the following days, although knowing that a great war might descend, the entire Luoxia Sect remained relaxed, with no one worrying or fretting about it.

For the hundreds of disciples of the Luoxia Sect, with the Sect Master of a Super Sect like the Green Bamboo Sect in charge, and more than ten thousand elite disciples under their banner helping to fend off a formidable enemy, what is there to worry about?

Fang Bai was not idle these days either. To quickly enhance the overall strength of the Luoxia Sect’s disciples, he spent every day from morning to night explaining Cultivation Techniques and demonstrating secret techniques to them in the square in front of the Sect Master Hall.

During these times, the Dragon Maiden and Zhuge Lian would also sit beside him and listen.

Even Zhongli Tian and several senior members of the Green Bamboo Sect would join the fun and listen from afar.

What Fang Bai explained to the disciples of the Luoxia Sect was naturally also Immortal Rank Cultivation Techniques.

In Fang Bai’s view, among the hundreds of Luoxia Sect disciples, some of them are not lacking in aptitude. Explaining Immortal Rank Cultivation Techniques to them meant that as long as they could comprehend a bit, their strength could quickly improve.

Although this approach is tantamount to forcing growth, Fang Bai has his ways to help them stabilize their realm after they break through.