#498 - Chapter 498 Selecting the Target, the Celestial Immortal Seedling

After some investigation, Xu Yang and the others finally chose a more suitable ascension platform.

This ascension platform was located within the sphere of influence of a force called the Lingyun Sect.

Ascenders who came up from this ascension platform mastered a type of energy called Dou Qi.

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Lingyun Sect.

Ancient trees stood tall, mountains towered, silver waterfalls cascaded, and the sky was filled with radiant light, making it look very magnificent.

Amidst a forest of trees stood continuous palaces, like a heavenly realm, resplendent and solemn.

At this moment.

On the peak of the Sect Master's Peak, inside the main hall.

A graceful and voluptuous beautiful woman was sitting in the chief seat, engaging in tense discussions with the Lingyun Sect's elders.

This beautiful woman was named Lin Hanyun, and she was the Sect Master of the Lingyun Sect, possessing a Heavenly Immortal realm cultivation, overwhelming all the elders of the Lingyun Sect.

"The ascension platform of the Three Blades Sect next door has produced several ascenders in the past few months, and even one of them is a good immortal cultivation seed.

If we devote our resources to nurturing them, they might even advance to the Heavenly Immortal realm in the future.

The Three Blades Sect already has two Heavenly Immortals guarding it; if they were to gain another one, what would become of our Lingyun Sect?"

Lin Hanyun was very troubled by this because the Three Blades Sect had repeatedly extended invitations to her, requesting the merger of the Three Blades Sect and the Lingyun Sect, and the Sect Master of the Three Blades Sect, Hu Dao, had also expressed his affection for her, wanting to form a Daoist partnership with her, thus strengthening their relationship.

Such an excessive proposal was naturally sternly rejected by Lin Hanyun.

One reason she refused was that the Three Blades Sect was an outsider, and its predecessor was a gang of bandits.

The two leaders of the Three Blades Sect had committed countless evils and slaughtered countless innocent people to accumulate the capital to establish the sect.

Another reason was that the Sect Master of the Three Blades Sect was a beast in human skin.

Any beautiful female disciple accepted into the sect would be ravaged by him, which could be described as heinous.

"Sect Master, the Three Blades Sect is powerful, and we cannot confront them head-on.

Why don't we send a female disciple to marry them, temporarily easing the relationship between the two sides?"

An elder who looked like a middle-aged man suggested.

"Sending a female disciple to marry them is like sending a lamb into a tiger's mouth!

Don't you know what the style of those two beasts in the Three Blades Sect is?"

A younger-looking elder angrily retorted.

"Sect Master, under no circumstances can we adopt the method of marriage alliance!

This violates the ancestral teachings!"

"But Elder Li, if we don't form a marriage alliance, what will we do if the Three Blades Sect blames us?

They have two Heavenly Immortals, and in time, there may be three Heavenly Immortals.

However, our Lingyun Sect only has one Heavenly Immortal, the Sect Master.

Although the Sect Master is powerful, she is also unable to support the situation alone and will definitely not be able to resist three Heavenly Immortals, so the only way to save the situation is to form a marriage alliance!"

"Elder Liu is right, let's not worry about whether it violates the ancestral teachings or not.

Our primary task is to not stand idly by and watch the ancestral foundation be destroyed in our hands!"

"Even if we form a marriage alliance, it will only be a slow death.

Rather than that, we might as well fight the Three Blades Sect directly.

A sect that rose from a gang of bandits now wants to bully me; I will never agree!"

An elder with a fiery temperament said angrily.

"What can you do if you don't agree?

The Three Blades Sect has two Heavenly Immortals, while our sect only has one.

If the two sects go to war, the other side only needs to send one Heavenly Immortal to restrain our Sect Master, and the remaining one can slaughter us at will.

What do we have to resist the Three Blades Sect?"

Some elders held a pessimistic attitude, believing that the Lingyun Sect had no future and that the future result would be either destruction or annexation by the Three Blades Sect.

Seeing the elders arguing and bickering endlessly, the beautiful woman sitting in the chief seat rubbed her forehead, saying wearily:

"No marriage alliance is the bottom line of our Lingyun Sect, and it is absolutely not allowed to be broken.

As for the pressure the Three Blades Sect brings to our sect, although they have two Heavenly Immortals, they can't do anything to this Sect Master.

The only thing to worry about is what kind of methods will our Lingyun Sect have to deal with if the Three Blades Sect produces another Heavenly Immortal in the future?"

Since she took over the position of Sect Master from her master, she has not dared to slack off for a single day, diligently and conscientiously managing the affairs of the sect.

She originally planned to pass on the position of Sect Master to a suitable successor in the sect, but unforeseen circumstances arose.

Although she had cultivated a successor, this successor was a traitor who stole many precious resources from the sect in order to gain favor and join the Three Blades Sect…

And this successor, after going to the Three Blades Sect, also revealed his true nature, being greedy for wealth and lustful, doing all kinds of evil.

It can be said that the pure and kind image he had in the Lingyun Sect before was just his disguise…

"Why don't we also devote all the resources of the sect to cultivate a Heavenly Immortal powerhouse?

If our sect can have two Heavenly Immortals guarding it, we won't be afraid of the Three Blades Sect!"

An elder strongly suggested.

"That method is good, but who should we cultivate?

What if they betray the sect and join the bandits like that beast again?

Who can guarantee that?"

"Don't worry about that.

We will definitely choose one person from among us elders to cultivate.

The elders present have shared hardships with the Lingyun Sect for so long, and their character can definitely be guaranteed.

It is impossible for them to do anything to betray the sect!"

"So, I wonder which one you want to recommend?"

"Of course, I recommend myself!

I am duty-bound to solve the sect's worries!"

"Forget it, Elder Mu, how old are you?

To put it bluntly, your potential is here.

If we gather the resources of the whole sect to cultivate you, that would be a real waste…"

"…"

Seeing that the elders were about to argue again.

An attendant hurriedly walked into the main hall, knelt down in front of Lin Hanyun, and said respectfully:

"Reporting to the Sect Master, there is a reaction on the ascension platform!"

"It's been more than five hundred years, and today there is finally a reaction again.

Let's go and see if we can bring some surprises this time!"

Lin Hanyun stood up excitedly from her seat and said to all the elders present.

The reason her emotions fluctuated so much was because five hundred years ago, the person who ascended from the lower realm had quite remarkable talent. He didn't stay in the Lingyun Sect for long before being noticed by an elder from a major power, who took him as a closed-door disciple. It took him only a hundred years to break through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Although he was later killed after provoking a powerful enemy, that's not the most important thing…

Too much talent can easily attract trouble. She hoped that this time, the ascender's talent for cultivation wouldn't be so high. She only needed him to have the potential to break through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and to be of pure character, not turning around to stab the sect in the back. If that were the case, she could persuade the elders to expend all the sect's resources to nurture him!

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The long-abandoned Ascension Platform.

Xu Yang and the others, disguised as Dou Emperors, created a great commotion to attract the attention of the Lingyun Sect.

"Will we really be able to attract those people by doing this?" the Bull Demon King asked uneasily.

He rarely acted, so he was a little nervous.

"Xu Daoyou always ensures everything is foolproof. Dead Bull, just relax!" the Flat Heaven Daoist said, somewhat speechlessly.

"It's not that Old Bull doesn't trust Xu Laodi…" the Bull Demon King grumbled.

"I simulated the activity of ascension through the formation. I imagine the Lingyun Sect should already be aware of it and on their way. Bull Erge, you must fully master the techniques I taught you, don't expose us at that time!"

Xu Yang instructed.

"Don't worry, the techniques you taught are too simple. Old Bull mastered them casually!" the Bull Demon King said confidently.

After a while.

More than a dozen figures appeared in the sky. All of these figures had profound auras, like abysses and seas, looking very intimidating.

"This time, there are actually four ascenders!"

One of the elders said in surprise.

"After accumulating for five hundred years, it's time for an explosion!"

An elder filled in the blanks himself.

"Although this age is a bit old, the talent is not bad. The accumulation is very strong. If properly nurtured, the Earthly Immortal Realm is definitely within reach!" An elder's eyes were like torches, landing on Ji Daoxuan, observing for a while, and exclaiming.

"This bull is also good, with a strong physique and vigorous blood. The cultivation technique he practices seems to be of high quality as well! Most importantly, his bone age is not yet five hundred years old. Tsk tsk, this bull is a Heavenly Immortal seedling!"

"The one next to him looks a little sloppy, but his talent is similar to this bull's. Hahahaha, it seems that our Lingyun Sect's luck has turned around. The Three Blades Sect only has one Heavenly Immortal seedling, but we have two!"

"Don't be so quick to rejoice. Look at that last young man. His bone age is not even fifty, and his cultivation has already reached the Human Immortal Realm. According to the realm divisions of the lower realm, that would be an Undying Dou Emperor under fifty years old. My heavens, what terrifying talent is that? This is even more monstrous than that Senior Brother Xiao from five hundred years ago!"

A white-haired elder stared at Xu Yang for a while, unable to help but lose his voice, exclaiming in surprise.

The other elders, including Lin Hanyun in the middle, all turned their gazes to Xu Yang after hearing the elder's words. After just one glance, their reactions were similar to the white-haired elder's, their pupils trembling, and their expressions even more shocked and excited.

An Undying Dou Emperor under fifty years old!

What kind of talent is this?!

Even the direct bloodlines of those nobles, the successors of super Dao lineages, the bloodlines of Immortal Emperors, probably couldn't achieve this, right?

So, their Lingyun Sect has picked up a treasure this time…

Lin Hanyun hurriedly calmed her emotions, letting the frequency of her chest's rise and fall slow down first. After all, they were people from the upper realm and couldn't act like they had never seen the world in front of people from the lower realm, lest these few people from the lower realm become suspicious. If they didn't want to join the Lingyun Sect at that time, then they would suffer a great loss…

After calming down for a while.

Lin Hanyun and the elders landed in front of Xu Yang, their expressions gentle as they said:

"Young friends, have you ascended from the Dou Realm?"

Xu Yang was neither humble nor arrogant, nodding his head and saying:

"Reporting to this senior, we did indeed ascend from the Dou Realm. May I ask, senior, where is this place?"

Lin Hanyun's voice was soft as she explained:

"You are currently in Luo Prefecture of the Third Heaven Domain…"

"Luo Prefecture?" Xu Yang looked puzzled, as if he had never heard of this place at all.

Seeing Xu Yang's reaction, Lin Hanyun was secretly delighted, because it meant that Xu Yang was unfamiliar with the place, so it would be easy to deceive him. She smiled and said:

"Yes, Luo Prefecture, to be precise, the northern part of Luo Prefecture!"

"May I ask, senior, who are you?" Xu Yang asked.

"This place is within the jurisdiction of my Lingyun Sect, and I am Lin Hanyun, the Sect Master of the Lingyun Sect. Generally speaking, whichever sect's territory the Ascension Platform is in, then all the ascenders of that Ascension Platform belong to that sect. I won't beat around the bush. I'll tell you directly, I want you to join the Lingyun Sect, are you willing?"

Lin Hanyun went straight to the point, looking at Xu Yang with eager eyes, full of hope that he could agree immediately.

"…"

Xu Yang pretended to hesitate, pondered for a moment, and was about to agree: "We…"

Suddenly, an extremely arrogant and rough voice came from the distant sky.

"Sect Master Lin, you actually didn't notify our Three Blades Sect of such talents, our relationship has really faded!"

As the voice fell, a short, fat man appeared in the void. The man had a heavy bloody aura, shrouded in a strong blood light, and a short knife hanging from his waist, looking very fierce. As soon as he appeared, his gaze lingered on Lin Hanyun for a moment, his eyes filled with undisguised desire. Then, he turned his gaze to Xu Yang and the others, laughing heartily:

"Hahahaha, they are indeed all top-grade immortal materials. Even the oldest one has the possibility of advancing to Heavenly Immortal. I really came at the right time!"

Lin Hanyun looked at the suddenly emerging short, fat man, her gaze coldly sweeping over the elders behind her. She knew that there must be an internal spy who had informed him, otherwise the other party couldn't have come so quickly. Of course, now was not the time to dwell on this. The top priority was to find a way to keep these ascenders!

She suppressed the anger in her heart, stared at the short, fat man, and said coldly:

"Elder Tian, what are you doing at our Lingyun Sect?"

"Sect Master Lin, why put on such a rejecting posture towards me? My elder brother has long admired you. So we are not outsiders. If it works out in the future, according to the rules, I have to call you sister-in-law, hehe he!"

The short, fat man known as Elder Tian grinned lewdly at Lin Hanyun as if no one else was present.