The sect asked me to marry, and I cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts!

After a pause, Xuan Xiaozi continued, "I wouldn't have been so certain before he used that divine bird technique."

"But when he used it, it proved that Chen Beixuan from the Northern Border has a very high chance of having a powerful backer!"

"Because... even my sect has only seen some records of that supernatural power in ancient books!"

Upon hearing Xuan Xiaozi's words, the hall fell into a deathly silence.

Several Earth Realm elders showed a hint of fear and trembled.

After Xuan Xiaozi arrived at Qingyin Sect, he did not reveal his origins in detail.

However, the pride that the former deputy sect leader always exuded when mentioning his sect could not be concealed from his few words.

This suggests that Xuan Xiaozi's sect must be quite prestigious, and this can also be seen from Xuan Xiaozi's own strength.

After all, their strongest sect leader, Qingyin Sect, was only at the seventh level of the Earth Realm, while Xuan Xiaozi was already attempting to break through to the Heaven Realm!

Even Xuan Xiaozi found the background terrifying; just how powerful must it be?!
However, the Qingyin Sect Master soon thought of something.

The recording stone had only just been delivered to him. How did Xuan Xiaozi know what the final supernatural technique was like?
Logically, he shouldn't have seen the photo stone before me.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanxiao, the recording stone was just delivered. Could it be that you've already seen it?"

After a moment's thought, the Qingyin Sect Master spoke.

“I haven’t seen it, but compared to the recording stone, the news has already spread. I heard it from the disciples within the peak,” Xuan Xiaozi said. “After hearing the description, I felt that something was wrong.”

Upon hearing this, the Qingyin Sect Master and the elders suddenly realized that it was the convenience of the communication jade tablet.

That's true. Compared to things like memory stones that need to be delivered, communication jade tokens are not rare in the small world; almost everyone has one.

Any news can be reported from the outside immediately.

Immediately, the Qingyin Sect Master said, "Alright, I happen to have a recording stone here. Fellow Daoist Xuanxiao, could you please take a look and see if that supernatural power is really as you described?"

Xuan Xiaozi nodded; he had the same idea.

He wouldn't have come if he hadn't heard such shocking news.

Immediately, the Qingyin Sect Master activated the recording stone again, and the scene that had already shocked everyone present slowly reappeared.

After watching it again, especially when he saw the ancient Vermilion Bird appear, carrying mysterious divine fire, Xuan Xiaozi's expression became extremely solemn.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanxiao, how is this divine ability? Is it a mid-grade divine ability, or... a high-grade divine ability?"

Beside him, the Qingyin Sect Master asked a question.

The power of the Vermilion Bird Seal is easily visible even through its projection.

The Qingyin Sect Master had a gut feeling... even if this wasn't a high-grade divine ability, it was still among the top of the mid-grade ones!
Medium grade, high grade?
Upon hearing the words of the Qingyin Sect Master, Xuan Xiaozi's expression became unusually strange.

If that were all, why would it have shaken him so much?
You have to understand that your sect is there, although it's not exactly a top-tier power.

However, there are still a few mid-grade divine abilities, and there is also a sect-protecting high-grade divine ability!
What was shown in the image was far more powerful than any superior-grade divine ability of the sect that he knew.

“This is not just a mid-grade, it’s a high-grade divine ability. Do you know the origin of this red divine bird?” After a moment, Xuan Xiaozi said slowly with a deep look in his eyes.

The Qingyin Sect Master was taken aback. It wasn't mid-grade, nor high-grade?!
what is that……

As for the origin of the red divine bird?

After a moment's thought, the Qingyin Sect Master said, "It's somewhat like... the legendary Vermilion Bird? Legend has it that this bird is red, born with divine fire, and is a divine beast that controls the fire attribute!" The next moment, Xuan Xiaozi slowly nodded, saying each word clearly, "You... guessed correctly, it is indeed this!"

Qingyin Sect Master: "?!"

The elders inside the hall were astonished: "?!?!"

“I can’t even imagine how terrifying a power must be to possess such supernatural abilities!” Xuan Xiaozi took a deep breath and said, “At least, my sect is far inferior.”

"Therefore, I advise you all that it's best not to make things worse in this matter." After glancing at the Qingyin Sect Master and then at the recording stone, Xuan Xiaozi did not linger in the main hall and turned to leave.

Watching Xuan Xiaozi's departing figure, the Qingyin Sect Master gazed at the sky, remaining silent for a long time.

The other elders, however, only pondered for a moment before saying, "Sect Master, how about we just let this matter go? Fellow Daoist Xuan Xiao is right. We can't go further down the wrong path."

After all, the only loss so far is Elder Xiao Zheng.

The losses are still acceptable.

Moreover, after some analysis, it is certain that the person has a powerful background supporting them.

If they decide to take action again, they might actually call upon their backers...

For their Qingyin Sect, let alone maintaining the status quo, it's questionable whether they can even exist anymore.

Snapping out of his reverie, the Qingyin Sect Master immediately said, "Let's drop this matter! If that person comes looking for us later, my Qingyin Sect... will compensate for what we owe."

In the past, the other elders would definitely not have agreed to such an outrageous decision.

But now, upon hearing the sect leader say this, the powerful elders in the main hall all nodded without hesitation.

It's due, it's due!
It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester!

"No wonder the people from Tianmu Mansion kindly told us about this before. Now it seems... they really had ulterior motives." An elder snorted coldly, recalling how Tianmu Mansion had specifically sent someone to tell them about this.

Sure enough, there are no good people among wolves.

"Hmph! Tianmu Mansion certainly had ill intentions. Fortunately, it only resulted in the loss of Elder Xiao Zheng. We can only ask Elder Xiao Zheng to suffer some injustice." After a moment, the Qingyin Sect Master also snorted coldly.

at the same time.

In a secluded mountain cave, a profound aura quietly emanated from Lu Ye's body, a aura that would be terrifying to countless Grandmasters of the Earth Realm.

He was unaware that his use of the Vermilion Bird Seal would cause a tremor in the Azure Hidden Sect, which resided in the Hidden Spirit World. All he knew was...

"Finally, I've reached the third level of the Earth Realm..."

Opening his eyes, Lu Ye felt the surging Earth Realm Origin Qi within his dantian and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"Now, I should have no problem facing anyone below the seventh level of the Earth Realm."

Of course, this is just Lu Ye's most conservative estimate.

For example, even without using the Vermilion Bird Seal, he was confident he could kill Xiao Zheng.

However, one reason was to achieve a quick victory.

Secondly, he also wanted to see the Vermilion Bird Seal's effectiveness against enemies, and the final result was very satisfactory to Lu Ye. (End of Chapter)