Daoist Xiantian hesitated and pointed behind the Eighth Elder, kindly reminding him.
"I won’t speak of my own thoughts for now, but this junior named Yun Zhi seems to have a different opinion from yours."
The Eighth Elder turned his head to see the frosty Yun Zhi.
Yun Zhi said coldly, "Eighth Elder, it is good to want to make progress, and I will faithfully convey your ideas to Grandmaster."
The Eighth Elder broke into a cold sweat upon hearing this, thinking that if his teacher found out, wouldn’t he be sent to Captive Peak? After all, Captive Peak wouldn’t miss just one more of him.
"No, no, no, let’s discuss this reasonably," the Eighth Elder quickly changed to a flattering smile.
"Sit back down."
The Eighth Elder hurriedly took his seat, sitting up straight and proper.
Daoist Xiantian leaned over and whispered to Lu Yang sitting beside him, "I’ve been wanting to ask, is this junior named Yun Zhi the current Sect Leader?"
Lu Yang shook his head, "No, but generally, the Sect Leader listens to what she says."
"The Sect Leader is so obedient?"
"Grandmaster, do you know that today’s Great Xia has the Five Great Immortal Sects?"
"I’ve heard about it in storytelling." It was from street storytelling that he learned about how his own sect became a top power today.
"The masters of the Five Great Immortal Sects altogether wouldn’t be a match for Eldest Senior Sister with just one hand."
Daoist Xiantian’s pupils widened. Was this junior named Yun Zhi really that strong?
He had heard that the Abbot of Suspension Temple was a transcendent Transcendance Tribulation Stage Great Power.
How powerful must this junior named Yun Zhi be? She probably stands out even among those in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.
At that moment, Eldest Senior Sister was narrating the experiences of Daoist Xiantian after his awakening, reaching the point where Observing Chess Venerate and three others competed for the Golden Cicada’s shell, which filled the Elders with righteous indignation, prompting them to slam the table in anger.
"How dare they bully our Grandmaster, those Great Qian Cultivators are truly tired of living!"
"Where are they? Let’s deal with them!"
"They’ve already been caught by the Dynasty."
"Let’s storm the jail!"
"Right, right, right, let’s storm the jail!"
Bullying the Grandmaster, they must make the Great Qian Cultivators see the methods of the Seek Dao Sect.
"What nonsense!" Grand Elder, being the big brother, scolded, and the other seven Elders quieted down.
"We’re the leading force of the Righteous Path, what’s this talk of storming a jail? Don’t you know to use your brains and find a legitimate way to solve this?"
"What do you suggest, big brother?"
"We commit a crime ourselves and get locked up with Observing Chess Venerate, wouldn’t that solve it?"
"Right, right, right, big brother always thinks of the clever ways."
"It’s a good plan."
The Elders discussed committing crimes with great enthusiasm, and seeing how adept these juniors were at sharing tips for committing crimes, Daoist Xiantian felt that this scene didn’t seem like it would occur in a Righteous Path sect.
"Little Meng, our Seek Dao Sect is still a Righteous Path sect, right?"
Meng Jingzhou nodded steadily, "That depends. Sometimes we impersonate a demonic sect."
"What?"
As the Elders discussed fervently, Eldest Senior Sister walked over to Daoist Xiantian.
"Grandmaster, are you going to see the other high-level membres?"
"Yes."
"Very well, Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Meng, both of you follow me; we’re going to Captive Peak."
Captive Peak was quite far from the core area of the Seek Dao Sect, and since Daoist Xiantian was still mortal, walking there would take many days to reach.
Yun Zhi plucked a cloud from the sky, invited the three of them to sit on it, and brought them to Captive Peak.
"Where is this?" Daoist Xiantian felt the gloomy chill of Captive Peak.
"Captive Peak. Our sect has the authority to enforce the law, and those imprisoned here are all criminals who have violated Great Xia’s laws that we’ve encountered."
The prisoners at Captive Peak, seeing Lu Yang, flashed a hint of fear in their eyes.
Although this kid’s cultivation level is low, every time Captive Peak has imprisoned a heavyweight, it’s been related to him.
Who has he captured this time?
"Xiao Yun is here, Little Lu and the Meng Family Kid are also here," the Child Grandmaster walked out of the room, greeting with a smile, though somewhat nervously.
Then he turned his gaze to the only stranger of the visit, and heaved a sigh of relief.
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The Child Grandmaster resumed his normal demeanor, even more relaxed than usual.
He opened the empty cage and casually said to Daoist Xiantian, "Go in by yourself."
Lu Yang coughed, "Cough cough, Grandmaster, you are mistaken, he’s not a prisoner."
"Not a prisoner?" the Child Grandmaster puzzled, "Then who is he?"
"Daoist Xiantian, Qi Tongtian."
"…Who?"
"Our ancestral master, Daoist Xiantian."
The Child Grandmaster’s eyes widened, his pupils reflecting Daoist Xiantian’s figure, his face etched with disbelief, and he turned to Yun Zhi for confirmation.
Yun Zhi nodded, indicating that what Lu Yang said was true.
The Child Grandmaster looked at Lu Yang as if he’d seen a ghost, the color of shock clear on his face, thinking, ’You little rascal are more troublesome than the nine of them combined.’
Back then, those nine only stirred up trouble among peers, I, with some effort, could handle that, but you, on the other hand, meet Ancient Era Integration Stage and Transcendance Tribulation Stage Semi-Immortals without batting an eye, and now you even cause a commotion involving our ancestral master?!
"It’s a coincidence, all coincidences," Lu Yang insisted on his innocence, he wasn’t the one causing trouble; trouble came looking for him.
"Who is this?" Daoist Xiantian interrupted the awkwardness, initiate the question.
"The previous Sect Leader of Seek Dao Sect, Tang Shengyi, with a cultivation level at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage."
"Junior Tang Shengyi pays his respects to Ancestor Daoist Xiantian," said the Child Grandmaster, bowing deeply.
Daoist Xiantian, not used to this, tried to evade, as this was the first time he was being revered by a Transcendance Tribulation Stage great power.
He felt awkward and tried to divert the topic, looking around and asking, "Speaking of which, who are all these imprisoned here? Could you introduce them?"
"Let this junior introduce them to Ancestor Daoist Xiantian, most of the criminals held in Captive Peak are Great Yu Cultivators, with a few from Great Qian, all captured by this disciple," the Child Grandmaster offered eagerly, pointing to one of the cages, "Here we have Venerable Thunder."
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The first person introduced shocked Daoist Xiantian, his voice barely controllable, "Venerable Thunder, the Transcendance Tribulation expert who controls thunder and lightning?!"
Legend has it that Venerable Thunder was a pinnacle of thunder techniques in that era, revered by fellow thunder technique cultivators. Even during Daoist Xiantian’s time, there was a sect claiming their ancestor received the true legacy of Venerable Thunder, indicating the extent of his influence.
"Here is the Venerate of Black and White imprisoned."
"The Venerate of Black and White? The left hand and right arm of the second-generation Imperial Teacher in legends!"
The Child Grandmaster scratched his head, "We had actually captured the second-generation Imperial Teacher, but there was an accident in the middle, and he died from a curse backlash."
He quickly added, "Although the second-generation Imperial Teacher wasn’t captured, our sect did manage to capture Wu Youdao."
"Emperor Wu Youdao of the sixth reign?"
Daoist Xiantian stared at the young man with imperial dignity in the cage, filled with indescribable shock.
This was, after all, Emperor Wu Youdao of Great Yu, the second most gifted in history.
It was a good thing the dynasty had changed since his time, or else, in his era, this would have been an outright treasonous crime.
"These two are Nightmare Supreme and Void Venerate," the Child Grandmaster pointed to two soul bodies, "Their physical bodies have already been used as refining materials."
Seeing that Daoist Xiantian had no reaction, the Child Grandmaster slapped his head, "Oh right, you might not recognize Void Venerate, he was a Semi-Immortal who vied for the world with Emperor Xia during the last days of Great Yu."
Daoist Xiantian, stunned by the successive astonishing truths, lost his ability to react, staring blankly, speechless.
He hadn’t heard of Void Venerate, but he knew of Nightmare Supreme, a notorious Semi-Immortal, one of the former hegemons, the strongest contender for supremacy at the end of the Great Qian period. If it had not been for Emperor Yu the First, it might have been Nightmare Supreme who would have established a dynasty.
Questions flooded his mind, one after another.
How were these legendary supreme beings captured?
Why does the Seek Dao Sect seem even more formidable than the descriptions in the storytelling?
How strong is this sect that I founded?