Chapter 93 – An Invitation

In an instant, the crimson flames collided with the blue flames.

The two immediately began to annihilate each other; for a moment, although the blue flames were firmly suppressed by the crimson flames…

…they still managed to hold the crimson flames at bay.

Seeing this, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan let out a soft exclamation of surprise and then gave Sun Xuan a deep, meaningful look.

Sun Xuan met Sect Master Lü Daoxuan's gaze with a slight smile, looking back at him with an expression of complete openness.

"Little friend has excellent Divine Abilities.

I didn't expect that little friend would also have such deep research into the Dao of Restrictions.

Furthermore, your Restriction methods are vastly different from the Dao of Restrictions of my Qianyuan Sect.

Once things are settled here and we go to my Qianyuan Palace, I must have a good exchange with you."

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan said with a hearty laugh.

At this moment, he discovered that this Cultivator he had saved on a whim was truly quite extraordinary.

If nothing else, based on this impressive skill in the Dao of Restrictions alone, he was fully qualified to be an Elder of his Qianyuan Sect.

This gave Sect Master Lü Daoxuan the sudden feeling that he had picked up a treasure.

Originally, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan making Sun Xuan an Elder of the Qianyuan Sect was just a casual remark.

The purpose was merely to annoy the Elder Zhou of the Yusheng Sect.

Now that he had witnessed Sun Xuan's skill in the Dao of Restrictions, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan immediately changed his mind.

He sincerely wanted to invite Sun Xuan to become an Elder of his Qianyuan Sect.

Everyone in the Qianyuan Sect, from top to bottom, was obsessed with the Dao of Restrictions.

As the Sect Master, he had a particular fondness for the Dao of Restrictions.

Now seeing a Formation and Restriction system different from what he had previously learned, he was even more delighted, like a hunter spotting a new prize.

However, the exchange of Restrictions was not urgent; it wouldn't be too late to settle things with that fellow named Zhou first.

"Seven Star God-Severing Restriction!"

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan gave a low shout, and several hand seals were immediately formed in his hands.

The hand seals struck the forty-nine chess pieces in the air, and seven pieces immediately flew down from among them.

The seven chess pieces spiraled around each other in a circle as they descended.

Strands of Restrictive Light continuously radiated from them.

Around the circle, a ring of transparent Restriction Blades shimmering with sharp light formed.

"Go!"

Following that, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan gave another low shout, and the circular blade disc composed of the seven chess pieces immediately shot towards Elder Zhou.

Seeing this, Elder Zhou's expression suddenly changed.

Now his trump card, the Three-Headed Fire Bird, was sealed by Sect Master Lü Daoxuan's Formation Chess and could not break free for the time being.

His own Divine Abilities were far from being a match for Sect Master Lü Daoxuan.

Although Sect Master Lü Daoxuan currently had to use his Divided Soul to suppress the Three-Headed Fire Bird and couldn't strike with full force…

…adding that Soul Transformation junior with impressive Divine Abilities made him suddenly feel a bit overwhelmed.

Facing the Seven Star God-Severing Restriction cast by Sect Master Lü Daoxuan, Elder Zhou urged the Three-Headed Fire Bird to speed up its breaking of the seal.

At the same time, he rapidly waved the Crimson Great Flag in his hand, scattering crimson flames across the sky.

These crimson flames on one hand suppressed the Blue Restrictive Fire cast by Sun Xuan, causing it to collapse step by step.

On the other hand, they stirred up towering waves of fire, crashing against and blocking the Seven Star God-Severing Restriction wave after wave.

Afterward, Elder Zhou took out a shield that looked like fiery red glass.

As he performed hand seals, the glazed shield emitted a faint red light and blocked the space in front of Elder Zhou.

The circular blade disc composed of the seven chess pieces crashed through the layers of fire waves along the way.

Although the Restrictive Light on it dimmed slightly, its power remained undiminished as it slammed fiercely into the red glazed shield.

"Boom!"

A massive roar suddenly rang out, and under the cutting force of the circular blade disc, the red glazed shield shattered into two halves.

But the circular blade disc also exhausted its power and suddenly disintegrated.

Although the blade disc disintegrated, the seven chess pieces on it were like meteors, smashing into Elder Zhou's chest one by one.

The Protective Aura on Elder Zhou's body only held out for a brief moment before being crushed.

Elder Zhou's figure retreated repeatedly under the bombardment of the seven chess pieces.

Blood sprayed from his mouth as if it cost nothing.

After a moment, Elder Zhou was bombarded until his Primordial Spirit became scattered and his Face turned as pale as gold; he had clearly suffered significant injuries.

After taking this heavy blow, Elder Zhou understood that the situation was hopeless.

If he continued fighting, not only would he fail to capture Sun Xuan, but there was even a crisis of being completely left behind.

Elder Zhou gave Sect Master Lü Daoxuan and Sun Xuan a look full of hatred.

Then he turned around and fled at high speed without saying another word.

At that moment, the Three-Headed Fire Bird also let out a heaven-shaking cry, shook its wings, and used all its strength to violently break free from the restrictive chains sealing it.

Then, without looking back, it flew rapidly in the direction Elder Zhou had left.

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan did not pursue.

After all, this place was not far from the Yusheng Sect's location.

If other Cultivators from the Yusheng Sect arrived and surrounded them during a pursuit, their situation would become unfavorable.

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan flipped his hand and put away the forty-nine Restriction chess pieces.

Then, with a slight smile, he said to Sun Xuan:

"Little friend, since I have already appointed you as an Elder of the Qianyuan Sect, why not come and stay at my Sect for the time being?

Rest assured, as long as I am on this Destiny Star for one day, that old ghost Zhou of the Yusheng Sect will absolutely not be able to harm you in the slightest.

However, I have no intention of forcing you. If you are unwilling to be an Elder of the Qianyuan Sect, I will certainly not compel you.

I only hope that when you have time, you can come to the Qianyuan Sect as a guest, so that we can have a good exchange regarding the Dao of Restrictions."

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan was the Sect Master of a Sect with a half-step Ascendant Realm cultivation.

For him to speak such words to a mere Soul Transformation junior…

…if Sun Xuan were to refuse again, it would seem a bit ungrateful.

Moreover, the man had just saved him once, and he, Sun, was not someone who ignored a debt of gratitude.

Furthermore, having been transported from the Immortal Realm of Rain to this Destiny Star…

…Sun Xuan was in an unfamiliar place and had nowhere else to go.

In any case, the Suzaku Planet was far from here, and he couldn't go there for the time being.

Under these circumstances, following Sect Master Lü Daoxuan to the Qianyuan Sect to be an Elder and learning the Dao of Restrictions from him at the same time…

…was not a bad choice.

Conversely, if Sun Xuan were to leave alone, the Yusheng Sect, as the local power, would definitely hunt him down again.

Although Sun Xuan was not afraid, he didn't want to be chased all over the place, wasting his cultivation progress for nothing.

Thinking of this, Sun Xuan smiled and gave Sect Master Lü Daoxuan a Daoist salute, then said:

"Since Senior Lü thinks highly of me, I shall trouble Senior by staying at your place of cultivation!"

Seeing this, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan laughed and said:

"Very well, very well."

As his voice fell, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan's light of escape rose, and he led Sun Xuan toward the Qianyuan Sect.

Qianyuan Palace and the Yusheng Sect were both the largest Sects in the rank five cultivation country, the Yuansheng Country.

One in the south and one in the north, they jointly ruled the Yuansheng Country.

Under the shadow of the Tianyun Sect's prestige, there were few foreign invasions on the Five Great Sub-planets, and the cultivation environment was relatively peaceful.

Once there were no external enemies, internal strife was inevitable.

Because the Qianyuan Sect and the Yusheng Sect were in the same cultivation country…

…their constant struggle over various interests could be said to be unending.

This led to a growing accumulation of hatred between the two, which was slowly reaching an incompatible level.

However, the strengths of the Qianyuan Sect and the Yusheng Sect were not much different.

Therefore, neither could do anything to the other, and they mostly maintained a standoff.

Today's fierce fight between the two Sect Masters was just a microcosm of the thousands of years of mutual struggle between the two Sects.

After Sun Xuan followed Sect Master Lü Daoxuan for a while, the location of the Qianyuan Sect appeared before his eyes.

At first glance, the Qianyuan Sect's location seemed to be nothing more than a range of towering mountains.

However, Sun Xuan was a master of Formations; as the light shifted in his eyes, he discovered the difference.

These towering mountains were merely an external concealment Formation; the true location of the mountain gate was hidden beneath it.

Upon seeing the Qianyuan Sect's mountain-protecting Formation, Sun Xuan couldn't help but marvel; the Qianyuan Sect truly deserved its reputation as a great Sect famous for Formations.

Its mountain-protecting Formation was not just a little bit stronger than the Yusheng Sect's Formation that Sun Xuan had just forced his way through.

If Sun Xuan had been transported to the Qianyuan Sect instead of the Yusheng Sect after returning from the Immortal Realm of Rain…

…then it would have been absolutely impossible for him to break through the Qianyuan Sect's mountain-protecting Formation.

Beneath the mountain-protecting Formation was a precious land for cultivation, brimming with Immortal Qi.

Inside, exotic flowers and rare herbs competed in beauty, while ancient pines and cypresses were lush and green.

The Spiritual Qi was dense; under the lockdown of the mountain-protecting Formation, a large amount of Spiritual Qi accumulated within the Qianyuan Sect's mountain gate.

Much of the Spiritual Qi condensed together to form a white spiritual mist that drifted slightly within the mountain gate, giving people a refreshing feeling.

"Little friend, please!"

Arriving outside the Qianyuan Sect's mountain gate, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan reached out and scattered a patch of spiritual light.

As the spiritual light fell on the mountain-protecting Formation, the towering peaks in front of the two of them gently shook and dissipated.

Sun Xuan followed Sect Master Lü Daoxuan through the Qianyuan Sect's mountain-protecting Formation and headed into the Sect.

Upon entering the Qianyuan Sect, Sun Xuan was brought by Sect Master Lü Daoxuan into the main Sect hall.

Then Sect Master Lü Daoxuan ordered the Sect Disciples to ring the Spiritual Bell, summoning all available Disciples and members to the main Sect hall.

"Today, in my capacity as the Sect Master of the Qianyuan Sect, I announce that Fellow Daoist Sun Xuan will join the Qianyuan Sect as of today.

And he shall hold the position of an Elder of the Qianyuan Sect!

Where are the Deacon Disciples? Bring out the Sect's Register and record Fellow Daoist Sun's aura into it!"

Originally, the Disciples were still guessing why the Sect Master had gathered everyone in the main hall.

Unexpectedly, the Sect Master had actually allowed a Cultivator they had never seen before to join the Qianyuan Sect directly.

And he was even appointed as an Elder.

One should know that an Elder of the Qianyuan Sect held great power and status, with a seniority equal to that of the Sect Master.

Furthermore, a majority of Elders joining together could not only veto the Sect Master's decisions…

…but could even bypass the Sect Master to make decisions on major Sect matters.

Generally, to serve as an Elder of the Qianyuan Sect, one's cultivation had to be at least at the Soul Formation stage.

Moreover, one had to possess an impressive level of Restriction cultivation to be qualified to hold the position of Elder.

However, the Qianyuan Sect was somewhat special; the Sect used Restrictions as its foundation.

If one's Restriction cultivation was strong enough, even if their cultivation level was insufficient, they could still serve as an Elder.

Furthermore, those who could serve as Elders through the Dao of Restrictions despite insufficient cultivation were actually more respected by the entire Sect's Disciples.

But the new Elder appointed by the Sect Master now was not only an outsider…

…but his cultivation was merely at the Great Perfection of the Soul Transformation Realm.

Although the Great Perfection of Soul Transformation seemed only one step away from the Soul Formation stage…

…for most Cultivators, this distance was often an insurmountable chasm.

Even if the Disciples trusted the Sect Master's judgment and didn't care about his status as an outsider…

…his cultivation was too low to convince the masses.

As for whether his Restriction cultivation was very strong, the Disciples of the Qianyuan Sect hadn't considered it at all.

One had to know that they had grown up playing with Restrictions; they all had their own pride regarding the Dao of Restrictions.

If you just pulled a Cultivator from outside and said his Restriction cultivation was enough to suppress them…

…and that he could stand above them as an Elder based on that…

They would only laugh three times and spit in his Face.

Under these circumstances, a Cultivator from the Qianyuan Sect immediately stepped forward and publicly questioned Sect Master Lü Daoxuan's decision.

"Sect Master Lü, for a Sect as large as the Qianyuan Sect, I hope you do not speak such childish words.

Although Sect Master Lü's cultivation is supreme and I admit I am inferior…

…in terms of the ability to govern the Sect, you are still a bit too young!"

The Deacon Disciple who had been named by Sect Master Lü Daoxuan was about to take out the Sect Register…

…when he was blocked by an old man with white hair and a white beard.

The old man stared with wide eyes and spoke to Sect Master Lü Daoxuan without any politeness.

Seeing this, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan's Face immediately turned unsightly.

Although Sect Master Lü Daoxuan had expected that directly appointing Sun Xuan as an Elder would surely cause dissatisfaction…

…he never expected that someone would actually stand up and rebuke him on the spot.

Especially in front of an outsider like Sun Xuan, which made him feel momentarily embarrassed.

"Gu Xuanji, stop acting on your seniority!

As the Sect Master, I can still make this small decision!"

However, the old man named Gu Xuanji was unyielding and gave Sect Master Lü Daoxuan no Face at all.

He stared and said to Sect Master Lü Daoxuan:

"I am acting on my seniority, what are you going to do about it?

In terms of cultivation and strength, I cannot compare to you.

But in the Dao of Restrictions, I truly do not take you, Lü Daoxuan, seriously.

If you don't provide an explanation for today's matter…

…then don't blame me for uniting the Council of Elders to veto your foolish decision!"

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan was furious, his hand trembling as he pointed at Gu Xuanji, unable to speak for a moment.

Watching the scene before him, a look of amusement flashed in Sun Xuan's eyes.

Gu Xuanji's rejection of him as an Elder of the Qianyuan Sect didn't carry any malice.

In Sun Xuan's view, it was purely a lack of recognition for his strength.

In the cultivation world, in the end, strength was what mattered.

Thinking of this, Sun Xuan didn't want to leave Sect Master Lü Daoxuan, for whom he had a good impression, in an embarrassing position.

He gave a light cough and spoke to Gu Xuanji:

"Fellow Daoist Gu, I wonder what it would take for you to recognize me as an Elder of the Qianyuan Sect?"