Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 619 Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite
Seeing that Xie Qingmo was still looking at him stupidly, Li Xuan didn't waste any more words with him and directly transmitted his voice:
"I will send Sharon to you in a few days."

"But before that, I want to ask you, is this woman still valuable to the Holy Fire Cult?"

Xie Qingmo was a smart man and immediately understood what Li Xuan meant.

He immediately asked Li Xuan, "Master Xuan, could you tell us in detail how you rescued Sharon?"

Li Xuan nodded and vaguely recounted what happened that night.

He only said that he sensed the breath of the Western Region Fire Demon at night, and when he followed the breath and arrived there, he found Sharon who was fighting with the Western Region Fire Demon.

Then, seeing that Sharon was no match for him, Li Xuan took action to repel the Western Fire Demon, and then rescued the dying Sharon and took her back for treatment.

As for the involvement of other people, Li Xuan concealed it all.

After hearing this, Aimu and Xie Qingmo felt that Li Xuan's strength was even more unfathomable.

"Even if Sharon sacrificed herself to the Holy Fire, she still couldn't defeat the Western Fire Demon?"

Xie Qingmo was very shocked, because he knew very well that after Sharon sacrificed herself to the Holy Fire, her unstable strength could definitely be stabilized to the second level, and there would even be some special bonuses.

But Sharon is still no match for the Western Fire Demon. This shows that in the past thirty years of disappearance, the growth of the Western Fire Demon has far exceeded the expectations of the Holy Fire Cult.

Xie Qingmo lowered his eyelids, and a storm of shock surged in his heart:
"He really managed to master it!?"

Li Xuan didn't notice anything wrong. He thought Xie Qingmo was stunned by his words and even felt a little proud.

Because Aimu standing by was very supportive and admired Li Xuan.

"Wow--"

"Master Xuan is so awesome!"

Li Xuan waved his claws calmly, indicating that it was just a small matter.

He was afraid that the two of them didn't know how powerful the Western Region Fire Demon was, so he continued:
"That Western Region Fire Demon is indeed amazing. He has already mastered the Dao Armor. If it weren't for this, how could I let him escape?"

Li Xuan showed a regretful expression.

Aimu asked curiously: "Master Xuan, what is Dao Armor?"

Xie Qingmo, who was standing by, was shocked by Li Xuan's words, and subconsciously explained to Aimu:

"Dao armor is a high-level ability of a second-grade master. Those who can practice Dao armor are all top masters in the world."

Xie Qingmo licked his dry lips. Li Xuan had brought him so many surprises.

Not only was Sharon, who they were most worried about just now, no longer able to threaten them, but the Western Region Fire Demon was also very powerful now.

The Western Region Fire Demon has been able to improve his cultivation to the point where he can even transform into a Taoist armor, which proves that he has mastered the magic skills he practiced back then.

This magic skill was derived from the fragments of the Holy Fire Sect's magic skill that the Western Fire Demon saw from Sharon. Therefore, the magic skill of the Western Fire Demon is of great significance to the Holy Fire Sect.

Even Xie Qingmo began to feel jealous at this moment.

"Western Fire Demon's magic must be obtained!"

"only……"

When Xie Qingmo made up his mind, he couldn't help but look at Li Xuan.

He also never expected that Li Xuan's strength was so outrageous that he could even repel the Western Fire Demon who had practiced Taoist armor.

Xie Qingmo was completely confused about Li Xuan's true strength.

A drop of cold sweat slowly flowed down Xie Qingmo's forehead, making him feel a little uneasy.

"Something's not right. Master Xuan hasn't been to the Holy Fire Cult yet."

"If he goes to the Western Regions and sees the Holy Fire, how much will his strength improve to?"

"If the world-saving holy beast is so amazing, how terrifying will the corresponding world-destroying catastrophe be?"

Xie Qingmo swallowed his saliva with a gulp.

He had asked someone to look up the ancient documents of the religion before. In the several disasters recorded, a huge number of people died. It didn't even matter how strong or weak they were. In the face of the disaster, they were just cold numbers.

Xie Qingmo couldn't help but frown and think hard, wondering whether he and his relatives and friends could survive this apocalypse.

He is an elder of the Holy Fire Cult, and therefore he is extremely certain about the prophecy.

The Holy Fire Cult regards finding the savior holy beast as the most important test for candidate saints, which shows how much importance the church attaches to prophecies.

"There's really no other way except to cling to the thigh of the savior beast."

When Xie Qingmo thought of this, a sincere smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Master Xuan, it is like this."

"Although Sharon is the former Saint, the elder sister of the current Saint, and the uncle of Ayimu, due to the mistakes she made in her early years and the damage to her mind, she has been unconscious for many years, her personality is extremely distorted, and her strength is fluctuating..."

The more Xie Qingmo spoke, the more disappointed Li Xuan felt.

"Damn it, I shouldn't have saved you!"

With just a few words, Xie Qingmo had clearly conveyed to Li Xuan the image of Sharon that was hated by everyone in the Holy Fire Sect.

"In other words, you actually still expect her to die outside, right?" Li Xuan asked speechlessly.

"Uh……"

Xie Qingmo didn't say anything, but his embarrassed expression explained everything.

"The church doesn't want Sharon to die soon, but just hopes she won't get into trouble."

Xie Qingmo thought for a long time and finally uttered this sentence.

But what's the difference between saying this and hoping that she will die outside? It's just that he hopes Sharon will make less noise.

"Is there really no one in the Holy Fire Sect who wants her to go back?" Li Xuan asked unwillingly.

He thought that since he had rescued a former saint, the Holy Fire Cult would have to thank him very much.

But now it seems that if he sends Sharon back, many people in the Holy Fire Cult will hate him.

"What a rubbish Holy Fire Cult, their vision is too narrow!"

Li Xuan cursed in his heart.

Sharon now doesn't even have the strength she once had, let alone anything worthy of the Holy Fire Cult's attention.

Such a crazy woman with a bad temper, I'm afraid even Li Xuan wouldn't want to go back.

Xie Qingmo saw Li Xuan's disappointment and had to comfort him:
"My sister is Sharon's junior sister after all, so she should be the one to be chosen. Master Xuan doesn't need to be so disappointed."

"You were able to save Sharon and prevent her from losing control and causing a disaster. This is already a favor to the Holy Fire Cult. I will report this truthfully."

Xie Qingmo’s sister is Aimu’s master, and the contemporary saint of the Holy Fire Sect.

However, Li Xuan could tell that he said this out of comfort, so he didn't take it too seriously.

This brings us to the question of stance.

Those who believe in you will believe in you no matter what, and it will be futile for those who don’t believe in you to explain.

Li Xuan saved Sharon. Perhaps some people in the Holy Fire Sect would feel like Xie Qingmo and think that it was Li Xuan who helped them.

But on the contrary, there are certainly many people who do not appreciate it.

"Let's not talk about Sharon for now. If you still want her, just tell me and I'll bring her to see you."

If the other party doesn't want it, Li Xuan won't force it on her. After all, the other party is ready to accept Sharon's "death" outside.

"You should tell me about the current situation of the Holy Fire Cult."

"Besides your faction, who else are there?"

Xie Qingmo heard this and said anxiously, "Master Xuan, what are you talking about? Our Holy Fire Sect has always been united, worshipping the Holy Fire and taking it as its responsibility to maintain peace in the Western Regions. We have a long history..."

Xie Qingmo was still talking nonsense, so Aimu answered directly and neatly:
"Three factions."

Li Xuan rolled his eyes at Xie Qingmo, expressing his contempt, then turned to Aimu and turned his butt towards Xie Qingmo.

Aimu counted the numbers on her fingers carefully, and told Li Xuan one by one. "We have three candidate saintesses this year, and they actually represent the three sects in the church."

"My sect is headed by my master, who is the current Saint and holds great power in the sect."

"The other two groups are the conservatives and the reformists. The conflict between these two groups is quite intense. My master is caught in the middle and suffers from both sides."

As Aimu spoke, he puffed his lips unhappily, as if he was standing up for his master.

"The conservatives were originally the absolute dominant force in the church, but because of what happened to Master Sharon, their prestige in the church has been greatly damaged and they are no longer as glorious as they once were."

"But even so, the conservatives still have the deepest foundation. For example, this prophecy was obtained by the conservative prophet at the cost of his life."

"They firmly believe in the ancient teachings of the Holy Fire Cult and take it as their mission to uphold the teachings."

"They also occupy many seats among the guardians and elders of the religion."

After hearing the situation of this conservative group, Li Xuan couldn't help but frown and said, "Did Sharon really make such a big mistake?"

Aimu nodded silently: "Everyone said so, and the conservative faction did indeed begin to decline in the church from that time. I heard that the overall strength of the Holy Fire Church was also greatly affected."

"As for the reformists, they have some new interpretations of the doctrine and feel that the Holy Fire Cult cannot continue to stay in a corner and only maintain influence in the Western Regions."

"The reformists feel that the Holy Fire Cult should go beyond the Western Regions and spread its influence more widely and deeply."

"The radical ideas of the reformists aroused the disgust of most people in the church, but attracted many young believers."

"Master said that the Holy Fire Cult has become weaker than ever before."

"And this may very well be a sign of the coming catastrophe."

After hearing this, Li Xuan fell into silence.

This conflict between the old and the new seems to be common to all forces.

New and old, conservative and radical.

It is difficult to say who is right or wrong in this kind of thing; we can only get the results from practice.

Li Xuan didn't expect that the Holy Fire Sect was so chaotic and not as united as he had expected.

He originally thought that this kind of organization with a religious color would be easier to manage, but it seems that he is still inexperienced.

"What about your faction?"

Li Xuan saw that Aimu only mentioned the other two factions, but did not explain himself in detail.

"Our sect is called the Balanced Sect, and other people in the church call us the Two-Faced Sect."

Aimu's straightforward words made Li Xuan grin, while Xie Qingmo rubbed his forehead with a headache.

"Master is doing his best to maintain a balance in order to reduce the conflict between the two factions."

"Master said that if the power of the two sects is unbalanced one day, it may cause chaos in the sect."

As Aimu spoke, he also began to sigh.

"It's not easy for your master either."

Li Xuan said sincerely.

The situation of the Holy Fire Sect is quite similar to that of Daxing.

However, on their side, there is a fierce struggle between conservatives and reformists, and at least there are balanced people maintaining the balance.

However, the situation in Daxing was much worse. Emperor Yongyuan and Prince Zheng were at the point of a fight to the death, and the other Wu family had no intention of maintaining a balance and instead watched covetously from the sidelines.

After listening to Aimu's introduction to the internal factions of the Holy Fire Sect, Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a headache.

He originally wanted to do Sharon a favor by delivering the Holy Fire to the Church, but it turned out that not only was it impossible to do the favor, but future cooperation would also become a big hassle.

There are three factions within the Holy Fire Cult, and the only one that is lucky enough to survive on Aimu's side is the Balance Faction which is sandwiched in the middle.

Even if Li Xuan can win the trust of the Balance Faction, the subsequent cooperation will be full of difficulties.

After all, no matter what kind of cooperation it is, one of the remaining two factions will definitely agree while the other will disagree.

Judging from the characteristics of the conservatives and the reformists, if Li Xuan wants the Holy Fire Sect to intervene in the conflicts in Daxing, the reformists would be the first choice.

But doing so will inevitably be opposed by conservatives.

Judging from what Aimu just said, the conservatives are quite powerful.

"What about you?"

"Are the Balancers more conservative or innovative?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but ask Aimu and Xie Qingmo.

"Hmm..." Aimu began to think seriously.

But Xie Qingmo took the lead and said:
"Master Xuan, my sister will be satisfied as long as the Holy Fire Cult does not disband."

There was a hint of joking in Xie Qingmo's words.

"The current Holy Fire Cult cannot withstand any more turmoil, so whoever can unite the Holy Fire Cult again will be supported by the Balance Faction."

"Of course, this process of unity cannot be a bloody one, otherwise the Holy Fire will surely reject us."

Xie Qingmo spoke the last two sentences much more seriously.

……

After leaving Hu Yulou, Li Xuan returned to the palace.

He climbed to the roof of Jingyang Palace and stared at the night sky in a daze.

The situation of the Holy Fire Cult was unexpectedly complicated, which made him realize that his original expectations seemed to be too taken for granted.

Sharon is a hot potato in the Holy Fire Church, and no one is willing to take over.

Even though Sharon belongs to the conservative faction, Xie Qingmo would probably be resistant to her return.

Although Sharon was a top-three master before, she was completely out of control. They had to assign people to look after her to prevent her from causing any trouble.

Naturally, people don't have a good attitude towards those who just eat the food and do no work.

If it weren't for her identity as the former saint, Sharon would not have been able to stay in the Holy Fire Church safely for so long.

"Now it's in my hand!"

Li Xuan sighed, turned over, and stretched lazily.

Before he left, he left a message to Aimu and Xie Qingmo, hoping to talk to the current saint.

No matter what the result is, Li Xuan will give it a try first.

At this moment, Zhao Feng's figure appeared beside Li Xuan accompanied by a breeze.

"Ah Xuan, you're in a good mood tonight."

Zhao Feng looked at Li Xuan rolling on the roof and made a joke.

Li Xuan rolled his eyes at Zhao Feng and was about to complain when he heard Zhao Feng say:

"Come with me to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Sharon is awake, and my godfather is with her."

Li Xuan stood up immediately upon hearing this, but soon remembered that Sharon had lost her fighting ability.

"Don't be nervous. She is very calm now. She just said that she wants to see her savior." Zhao Feng explained.

Li Xuan was a little confused when he heard this. According to Sharon's previous condition, it would be unlikely for her to make such a rational request.

Moreover, she should still remember the scene where the Western Fire Demon died in her arms.

"Well, as long as this crazy woman doesn't hold a grudge against us."

Li Xuan nodded and immediately rushed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs with Zhao Feng.

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