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Chapter 101 - 100: What Gives You the Right to Call Yourselves "Only I am Venerable Sect"?

"Who’s that little girl?" Liu Shuyue also walked out from the building connected to the shop, and looked curiously at the back of Lingdang who walked away like a lifeless corpse.

"A novice who wants to join the Only I am Venerable Sect." Chen Xuan replied.

"Huh? Someone actually wants to join such an unorthodox sect." Liu Shuyue was greatly surprised, "Did she perhaps mistake the address for another sect?"

"You were praising how strong the name sounds before!" He glared, "Did Lin Qing give you some whispering advice?"

"The name may sound strong, but the sect indeed appears shabby. Legitimate sects usually have their own worldly treasure land, admired by countless seekers of the way." Liu Shuyue blinked, pretending to be innocent.

"Like the Lotus Cloud Sect on Kunlun Peak, right." Chen Xuan was already sure that she was swayed by Lin Qing, "You’re equivalent to the Vice Sect Leader here, shouldn’t you be boosting your own people’s morale."

Liu Shuyue smiled without responding, "But if she didn’t get the place wrong, then accepting her wouldn’t be a problem... I think she’s a good seedling."

Chen Xuan also knew that she was a good seedling, because when Lingdang came looking for the second time, he already felt something peculiar and used a scanning gun repeatedly while she focused on pushing the Hexagram Instrument. The screen showed that she possessed two talents conducive to cultivation, one blue and one green, and also had several white spells, which indicated that even if she hadn’t joined the sect, she had already started systematic cultivation, definitely guided by an expert.

"You don’t mind teaching disciples outside of Hot Pepper Village?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

Villagers needing to survive in Wanshan Wilderness, rehearsing Dragon Blood to inspire Qi Sensing and learning techniques for self-defense are necessary measures, so Liu Shuyue breaking the Lotus Cloud Sect’s rule of not sharing spells to teach villagers didn’t violate the principle of aiding the people.

Jiu and Hua are customers selected by the shop, so they’re considered their own people, thus can be taught.

Lingdang didn’t relate to either of those.

"I have considered this issue before," Liu Shuyue said lightly, "but now I increasingly feel that being closed off isn’t beneficial to anyone. The Lotus Cloud Sect monopolized, tightly restraining most techniques, and only a few disciples reap benefits."

"Lin Qing told me this is effectively a monopoly, using knowledge known only by a few to maintain a supercilious status... people should always battle with monopolistic organizations to the end."

"Uh..." Chen Xuan was speechless, "You don’t have to believe her entirely."

Lin Qing’s hostility towards large companies was entrenched deep in memory chips.

"I know, because the running methods of the two worlds are entirely different, but I still feel that spells created by people should benefit more people. Besides, Lotus Cloud Sect can’t govern things over here, so teaching them shouldn’t be a problem."

Chen Xuan nodded.

Only he still lacked the intention to accept people, after all, the purpose of establishing the sect was primarily for advertising. Once the news of the monster disaster in France spreads, the purpose of the sect concludes, thus he didn’t plan to invest additional effort.

It’s simple to accept people now, but persuading them to leave later would be more troublesome.

Unexpectedly, on the third day, Lingdang came again.

"Registration fee! What are you testing today? Running or Spiritual Qi amount?"

Chen Xuan scratched his head... Of course, he wouldn’t stay here all the time, just using the branch to maintain connections, so anything happening here was notified to him by Marina.

It was okay when no one signed up before, he hardly needed to show up at the estate, the Envoy Team handled everything smoothly.

But now due to one applicant, his time staying at the estate was significantly extended.

"Don’t you want to try the Balance Platform?" Chen Xuan pointed to the "big wardrobe" placed in the courtyard.

"No need, my control over Spiritual Qi isn’t that strong, so testing this would likely lead to not passing." Lingdang responded straightforwardly.

"Since only one Hexagram Instrument is required, why did the Immortal Alliance send two?" Chen Xuan wondered.

There’s no such good thing, it was obviously my purchase... Lingdang silently muttered to herself, "because some people have strong Spiritual Qi, while others have strong control... other sects typically equip two kinds of detection devices, that’s considered the basics. I heard some large sects have over a dozen testing methods."

"Then plan on running today. Same old rules, run three laps and check the time."

As soon as Chen Xuan spoke, the other person darted out the door.

Luckily, this person is easy to deal with.

He decided to return to the shop first, and then come back to take a look.

Unexpectedly, three hours later, Marina found him somewhat anxiously, "Divine Envoy, there seems to be an issue outside the estate. We’re surrounded by people, and there’s someone clamoring at the door, the translator says they’re not speaking good words."

"So this kind of thing happened?" Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow, "I’ll go take a look."

From the main store to the branch, and then from the branch to the estate’s front door, he discovered that there were actually twenty to thirty people gathered outside.

"Hahaha... Look here, this is the legendary Heaven and Earth, Only I am Venerable Sect!"

A man dressed as a cultivator stood at the door and pointed.

The crowd stirred up a burst of laughter.

"I remember this was a merchant’s residence before, how come it suddenly turned into a sect domain?"

"Building a sect in the field, this is the first time I’ve seen it, this truly opened my eyes!"

"The vegetable field is just next door; maybe it’s more convenient for meals, hahaha..."

"Doesn’t that make them farmers? How dare they choose such a name?"

Seeing Chen Xuan arrive, one cultivator specifically asked him, "Hey, do you think we’re right?"

So that’s it. Chen Xuan suddenly understood; the news about establishing a sect announced by the Moon Gazing Tower had spread, attracting some trouble-seekers. Moreover, he noticed that all these people had jade tokens on their belts, indicating that they were all from various sects here for the spectacle. He casually used his heart method to scan them—none of them were high-level, probably all disciples who had just joined their sects.

Although watching a spectacle is not illegal, and seeking publicity is indeed his strategy, the reputation of "Only I am Venerable Sect" must not become tarnished too early before the sect competition.

This is just like how online attacks prioritize attacking character, because once one’s character is stained, no amount of correct statements will be effective.

Since someone came to mock, Chen Xuan naturally had to teach them a lesson.

Just then, a figure suddenly charged into the crowd, delivering a left front kick to the cultivator’s stomach! The latter fell to the ground with a cry, clutching his stomach and rolling around.

"You... with your level, even... have the nerve to evaluate ’Only I am Venerable... Sect?’" The attacker loudly reprimanded.

Chen Xuan was surprised to see that the one who attacked was Lingdang.

However, she was somewhat different from before. She had somehow acquired a piece of cloth and draped it over her head, resembling a veil.

She was panting heavily, sweat dripping constantly from her chin. Although her words were harsh, her breathless tone severely undermined her momentum.

Chen Xuan glanced at his phone, the timer displayed 3 hours and 35 minutes, clearly a significant improvement from last time.

"And who are you?"

Perhaps because of her short stature and feminine voice, the other cultivators did not rush her en masse.

"I... I’m a disciple who hasn’t joined any sect yet!"

Everyone was momentarily stunned, then erupted into even louder laughter.

"Do you mean to say they’re not interested in you?"

"What’s your level then, that you dare mock us?"

"Stop wasting words on such an idiot; beat her up, then she’ll understand!" The cultivator clutching his gut managed to crawl up from the ground, glaring at Lingdang with a livid face.

But Lingdang was fearless, instantly retorting, "Come on, if you were really tough, you wouldn’t be buzzing around here like mosquitoes! If you have time to laugh at others, you’d be better off practicing more at absorbing spiritual qi. So what if the name is arrogant? At least they dare to announce it!"

"This little girl’s got a sharp tongue!" Someone couldn’t hold back and pulled out a talisman aimed at Lingdang.

Lingdang instantly prepared herself to fight back.

Chen Xuan pulled out a scanning gun, slightly adjusted his ability, then stepped forward and said—

"Freeze!"

The bodies of the dozen or so people in the front immediately stiffened, all standing still like sticks.

To those whose strength is far below his, the Law Decree True Words are like the rules of heaven and earth!

Though it could only maintain for a short time, Chen Xuan didn’t plan to use it just once. He commanded again, "Fall!"

Before the crowd could break free from the immobilization, they were all lying on the ground, like puppets under his control.

If one immobilizing word was easy to miss, then the bizarre scene of the entire front row of people collapsing would surely make the cultivators watching in the back realize something was wrong.

Everyone looked terrified, staring at Chen Xuan as if he were a monster.

Chen Xuan then held up two fingers and flicked upwards, "Rise!"

The fallen people scrambled back to their feet.

It must be said, using true words three times in a row drained a lot of spiritual qi, especially using it on so many people at once—it consumed about half of the spiritual qi accumulated by Celestial Mist Skill, far more than Thousand Thoughts Sword. But as long as he didn’t say anything, no one there would know.

Chen Xuan crossed his arms, leisurely saying, "Liking to watch a joke is not bad; anyone else want to laugh? I can make you laugh all day long."

He again pointed his fingers at the cultivators, this time everyone reacted uniformly—by covering their mouths with their hands.

Chen Xuan nodded in satisfaction, "To be honest, I am the Sect Leader of ’Heaven and Earth, Only I am Venerable Sect,’ if any of you have any questions about the sect, feel free to ask now."

He intentionally glanced at the cultivator who was in the front laughing the loudest initially, who immediately looked down at his own toes, afraid of being singled out.

"Of course, some of you might think I’m bullying juniors as a senior, so here’s the deal—this young lady Lingdang is indeed an apprentice yet to enter a sect, but that doesn’t mean her level is lacking; it’s because this sect has high standards." Chen Xuan smiled, "Let me put it this way, if she joined your sect, she would undoubtedly be a prodigy, and you’d have to show her respect as a senior apprentice sister."

"On the other hand, if any of you were to join my sect..." he smirked, "unfortunately, even if you practice for another seven or eight years, don’t even think about getting in."