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Chapter 101 What makes you call yourself the Sole Supreme Sect?
"Who is that little girl?" Liu Shuyue also came out of the building connected to the shop. She looked at Lingdang's retreating figure, which seemed like a walking corpse, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

“A beginner who wants to join the Sovereign Sect,” Chen Xuan replied.

"Huh? Someone actually wants to join such an unorthodox sect?" Liu Shuyue exclaimed in surprise. "Did she get the wrong address for another sect?"

"You just praised this name for its imposing style!" he glared. "Was it Lin Qing who whispered in your ear?"

"The name may sound imposing, but the sect itself is really quite shabby. A proper sect occupies a precious place in the world, a place for countless seekers of the Dao to look up to." Liu Shuyue blinked, feigning innocence.

“For example, the Lotus Cloud Sect at the summit of Kunlun, right?” Chen Xuan was already certain that she had been led astray by Lin Qing. “You are equivalent to the deputy sect leader of this sect. How can you diminish the prestige of your own people?”

Liu Shuyue smiled but did not answer, "But if she hasn't come to the wrong place, there's no problem taking her in... I think she's a good prospect."

Chen Xuan was aware that she was a promising talent. After all, he had already sensed something was amiss when Lingdang came to him for the second time, and had repeatedly scanned her with a barcode scanner while she was focused on pushing the Six Harmonies Instrument. The screen showed that she not only possessed two talents, one blue and one green, which were beneficial for cultivation, but also mastered several white spells. This indicated that even without joining a sect, she had already begun systematic cultivation, and there must be a master guiding her behind the scenes.

"You don't mind teaching disciples from outside Spicy Village?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

For the villagers to survive in the vast wilderness, bathing in dragon blood to stimulate their senses and learning self-defense techniques are essential. Therefore, Liu Shuyue is willing to break the rule of the Lotus Cloud Sect that magic cannot be passed on to outsiders to teach the villagers, which does not violate the principle of pacifying the people.

Ah Jiu and Ah Hua are customers selected by the shop, so they can be considered as one of their own, and therefore can be taught.

Bells, on the other hand, have nothing to do with either.

“I have indeed considered this issue before,” Liu Shuyue said calmly, “but now I feel more and more that isolation will not bring any benefits to people. The Lianyun Sect is dominant, firmly controlling most of the techniques, while only a few disciples who leave the mountain can benefit.”

"Miss Lin Qing told me that this is a real monopoly, using knowledge known only to a few to maintain its own superior position... People should fight against monopoly organizations to the end at any time."

“Uh…” Chen Xuan was speechless. “You don’t have to believe her completely.”

Lin Qing's hostility towards large companies runs deep down to the core of memory chips.

“I know that it’s because the two worlds operate in completely different ways, but I still think that the magic created by people should benefit more people. Besides, the Lotus Cloud Sect can’t interfere in things here, so it shouldn’t hurt to teach them.”

Chen Xuan nodded.

However, he still had no intention of recruiting members. After all, the purpose of establishing the sect was to advertise. Once the news of the demon disaster in France spread, the sect's significance would end, and he didn't need to invest any more energy in it.

Recruiting people is easy now, but it will be more troublesome to persuade them to quit later.

Unexpectedly, the bell came again on the third day.

"Opening eye fee! What do you want to be tested for today? Running or spiritual energy?"

Chen Xuan scratched his head... Of course, he wouldn't stay here all the time; he just maintained the connection through the branch, so Marlena would notify him whenever something happened here.

When no one signed up, he rarely had to show up at the manor, and the delegation handled everything quietly and efficiently.

But now, because of an applicant, his stay at the manor has been significantly extended.

"Don't you want to try the balancing platform?" Chen Xuan pointed to the "big wardrobe" placed in the courtyard.

"No, I'm not that good at controlling spiritual energy, so I'd be more likely to fail this test," Lingdang replied directly.

"Since only one Six Harmonies Instrument is needed, why did the Immortal Alliance send two?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

"How could this be so easy? I bought all of these..." Bell muttered to herself. "Because some people have strong spiritual energy, and some people have strong control... Other sects usually have two types of testing devices, which is the most basic. I heard that some major sects have more than a dozen testing methods."

"Then go for a run today. Same as always, finish three laps and see how it goes."

As soon as Chen Xuan finished speaking, the other party rushed out the door.

Fortunately, this person is easy to deal with.

He decided to go back to the shop first and come back to take a look later.

Three hours later, Malena approached him somewhat uneasily. "Your Excellency, there seems to be some trouble outside the manor. We've been surrounded, and someone is shouting at the gate. The translator said it wasn't anything good."

"Is that so?" Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow. "I'll go take a look."

From the main store to the branch store, and then from the branch store to the main gate of the manor, he found that there were actually twenty or thirty people gathered outside.

"Hahaha... Look everyone, this is the legendary Sect of Unrivaled Supreme in Heaven and Earth!"

A man dressed as a monk stood at the doorway, pointing and gesturing.

A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.

"I remember this used to be a merchant's residence. How did it suddenly become sect territory?"

"This is the first time I've ever seen a sect built in the fields. This is truly an eye-opener!"

"There's a vegetable garden right next door, so it's probably convenient for eating, hahaha..." "Doesn't that make them farmers? How dare they name it that?"

When the cultivator saw Chen Xuan appear, he specifically asked him, "Hey, do you think we were right?"

"So that's how it is." Chen Xuan suddenly understood. It turned out that the news of the sect's establishment, announced by the Moon Gazing Tower, had spread, attracting some busybodies. He also noticed that these people all wore jade tokens on their belts, indicating that they were all members of a sect who had come to watch the spectacle. He casually scanned them with his mental cultivation technique, but none of them were of high caliber; they were probably all disciples who had only recently joined the sect.

While watching the spectacle isn't illegal, and pursuing advertising effects is also his principle, the reputation of the "Unrivaled Sect" cannot be ruined too early before the sect competition.

This is similar to how cyberattacks prioritize targeting a person's character, because once their character is tarnished, even if what they say is correct, it has no effect.

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

Just then, a figure rushed into the crowd and delivered a left frontal kick to the cultivator's stomach! The latter fell to the ground, clutching his stomach and rolling around.

"You...you people of this level...are you even qualified to comment on the 'I Am the Only One' sect?" the person who made the move shouted.

To Chen Xuan's surprise, the person who hit him was none other than Lingdang.

However, unlike the previous bell, she somehow got hold of a piece of gauze and covered her head completely, as if she were wearing a veil.

She was panting heavily, sweat dripping from her chin. Although her words were stern, her breathless tone severely diminished her imposing presence.

Chen Xuan took out his phone and glanced at it. The timer showed 3 hours and 35 minutes, a significant improvement from the last time.

"Who are you?"

Perhaps because she was not tall and her voice sounded like a woman's, the cultivators did not rush forward.

"I...I am a disciple who has not yet joined the sect!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into even louder laughter.

"You mean, they don't even like you?"

"So what level are you at, daring to laugh at us?"

"Don't waste your breath on this idiot, just beat her up and you'll understand everything!" The cultivator who had been hit in the stomach finally got up from the ground, his face ashen as he glared at the bell.

Undeterred, Lingdang immediately retorted, "Come on! If you were truly powerful, you wouldn't be swarming here like mosquitoes! Instead of watching others make fools of themselves, you should practice your spiritual energy absorption a few more times. And so what if you have an arrogant name? At least I dare to show it!"

"This little girl has quite the sharp tongue!" Someone couldn't contain himself and pulled out a talisman, aiming it at the bell.

The bell also instantly prepared for battle.

Chen Xuan pulled out a barcode scanner, adjusted his abilities slightly, and then stepped forward, saying—

"Certainly!"

The dozen or so people at the front froze instantly, standing rooted to the spot like sticks.

For those whose strength is far inferior to one's own, the laws and mantras are the rules of heaven and earth!

Although it could only be maintained for a short time, Chen Xuan didn't intend to use it only once. He shouted again, "Lie down!"

Before everyone could break free from the immobilization, they were suddenly sprawled on the ground again, like puppets controlled by him.

If the word "fixed" might not easily attract attention, the strange sight of more than ten people lying down at the front was enough to make the cultivators watching from behind notice something unusual.

Everyone looked at Chen Xuan with fear, as if he were a monster.

Chen Xuan then extended two fingers and beckoned upwards, "Rise!"

The people who had fallen down stood up again with a clatter.

It has to be said that the triple incantation consumes a lot of spiritual energy, especially when used on so many people at once. He felt that half of the spiritual energy accumulated by the Heavenly Cloud Technique was used up at once, which was much more than the consumption of the Thousand Thoughts Sword. However, as long as he didn't say anything, no one present would know this.

Chen Xuan crossed his arms and said leisurely, "It's good that you like to watch jokes. Is there anyone else who wants to laugh? I can make you laugh all day long."

He pointed at the monks again, and this time everyone reacted in unison—covering their mouths with their hands.

Chen Xuan nodded in satisfaction. "To be honest, I am the sect leader of the Heaven and Earth Supreme Sect. If you have any questions about our sect, feel free to ask them now."

He glanced at the monk who had initially stood at the front and loudly mocked him; the latter immediately lowered his head and stared at his toes, afraid that he would be targeted.

"Of course, you might think that I am a senior and that it is not fair for me to bully the younger ones. Well then, let's do this: this girl with the bell is indeed a beginner who has not yet joined the sect, but that does not mean that she is not skilled enough. Rather, it is because our sect has high standards." Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Let's put it this way: if she were to join one of your sects, she would definitely be a sect's prodigy. You would have to respectfully call her Senior Sister."

"On the contrary, if you all worship our sect..." He curled the corner of his mouth, "then I'm sorry, you won't be able to get in even if you train for another seven or eight years."

(End of this chapter)