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Not long after.

An ancient and simple palace came into Yu Huai’s view. Above the palace gate hung a plaque with the three large characters “Council Hall” engraved on it.

In front of its main hall, two disciples dressed in Qingxuan inner sect robes and with cultivation at the late Qi Refining stage stood with swords in hand; they were probably disciples specifically assigned to guard the gate.

After glancing at Yu Huai and his companion, a gatekeeper stepped forward and asked:

"The sect leader is currently discussing matters inside. What brings you all here?"

Yu Huai didn't say much. It was Qi Ji who stepped forward and told him that Yu Huai had come with the Ascension Token.

Upon hearing this, the two gatekeepers glanced at Yu Huai several times with interest, and one of them spoke up:

Ok.

"In that case, wait here for a moment while I go in to inform them."

Having said that, the man pushed open a crack in the door and slowly walked into the hall.

The palace doors slowly closed, cutting off the view between the inside and outside.

"Fellow Daoist Yu Huai, I'll see you off here."

Seeing this, Qi Ji did not wait there with Yu Huai, but instead bid him farewell.

"Thank you for your hard work, Fellow Daoist Qi Ji."

Yu Huai responded and watched him leave.

But Qi Ji is gone, how will he get down the mountain?

As Yu Huai watched Qi Ji disappear from sight, this question suddenly popped into his head.

Before he could think further, the disciples who had entered earlier had already come out. They didn't seem to care that Qi Ji had left, but instead looked at Yu Huai and said:

"The sect leader invites you in. Fellow Daoist, please come inside."

Upon hearing this, Yu Huai took a deep breath and followed the disciple into the main hall.

The main hall is spacious and bright, with carvings of rare and exotic animals on the four walls. Two rows of rosewood chairs are arranged in the center, and a jade platform sits at the very top of the hall.

At that moment, two figures were looking at him.

A figure dressed in a white Taoist robe, with white hair and beard, yet his face showed no signs of age. His aura was restrained, and his expression was very peaceful.

This person should be the sect leader of Qingxuan Sect, named Gongsun Zhi, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with great prestige within the sect.

Yu Huai thought about Qi Ji's introduction of him and made a guess in his mind.

Another person, dressed in a brown robe, with a hint of fierceness on his face, was curiously sizing him up.

As for this person, he didn't know who he was.

The hall was completely silent; you could hear a pin drop.

After Yu Huai entered, the gatekeeper had already left, leaving Yu Huai alone.

Yu Huai suppressed the slight ripples in his heart, stepped forward, bowed to the two figures in front of him, and said in a steady voice:

"Junior Yu Huai greets the Sect Leader and Elders."

"No need for formalities!"

Gongsun Zhi slightly raised his eyes and spoke.

Ha ha.

"So you're the one with the Ascension Token who wants to join the sect? So young, only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, you must have had some fortuitous encounter!"

Yu Huai had just straightened up when he heard the brown-robed figure speak in a slightly rough voice, and he froze.

not good.

Could it be that the cheat code has been discovered?

Yu Huai was greatly alarmed.

Ha ha.

"Don't be afraid, I have no intention of snatching the opportunity from a Qi Refining cultivator."

This person probably doesn't know about his cheat code.

They simply believed that he had encountered some kind of opportunity.

Upon hearing this, Yu Huai breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know what the man's reasoning was, he still remained cautious.

"Which disciple in the sect doesn't have opportunities? Junior Brother Tang, don't scare him. Your name is Yu Huai, right? Could you please show me your Ascension Token?"

Gongsun Zhi, who was standing to the side, also laughed when he saw this.

Upon hearing this, Yu Huai nodded, took out the Ascension Token from his bosom, and held it in his hand.

Seeing this, Gongsun Zhi waved his hand, and the Ascension Token flew into his hand. He took it, glanced at it, and nodded, saying:

Ok.

"It was indeed an ascension decree issued by one of our elders, but a hundred years have passed, and this elder has probably already passed away, so this rule has been abolished."

Upon hearing this, Yu Huai's heart tightened.

Gongsun Zhi suddenly paused for a moment, staring at Yu Huai, which made him feel a chill.

What happened?

Did he discover that the Ascension Order wasn't his responsibility?

Yu Huai was terrified, but his expression remained unchanged as he kept his head down.

Ha ha.

Gongsun Zhi chuckled lightly and said again:

"However, this item is also a kind of opportunity left by our sect. Whether you obtained it through your ancestors or other means, you are destined to be connected with our sect and can join our Qingxuan Sect."

Upon hearing this, the elder in the brown robe raised an eyelid but said nothing more.

This?

Yu Huai was slightly taken aback, somewhat caught off guard.

But before he could react, Gongsun Zhi continued:

"However, the elder who issued this Ascension Order has passed away, so you cannot become his disciple. As for the other elders, if your aptitude is exceptional, they might accept you as a disciple. But I don't know how good your spiritual roots are."

"This junior's spiritual root is a mid-grade wood spiritual root."

When Yu Huai heard the question, he answered.

"Only a mid-grade spiritual root? That's a bit lacking. The elders in the sect probably won't think much of you. But since you entered the sect with the Ascension Token, we can't treat you unfairly."

Ok.

"I smell a faint medicinal fragrance on you. Have you ever refined elixirs?"

After learning about Yu Huai's spiritual root, Gongsun Zhi shook his head, then seemed to think of something and asked again.

"This junior has indeed refined pills and can be considered a first-grade low-level alchemist."

Yu Huai answered truthfully.

Haha.

"That makes things easier. Go to the Pill Hall! The treatment of alchemy disciples is the same as that of inner disciples, so this is not unfair to you, and it is also worthy of the deceased elder."

Gongsun Zhi smiled and decided on Yu Huai's destination.

Dan Tang?

Yu Huai was slightly taken aback, but didn't say anything more, respectfully clasping his hands in thanks:

"Thank you for your kindness, Sect Leader. I will certainly not fail you!"

Not long after.

Yu Huai walked out of the main hall, his heart still pounding.

This was his first time facing two Foundation Establishment cultivators at once, but fortunately everything went smoothly.

Shall we go to Dantang?

The alchemy hall of the Qingxuan Sect seems to be in charge of matters such as alchemy and the cultivation of spiritual herbs.

Going to the alchemy hall by myself doesn't seem like such a bad thing.

Let's take a look first.

As Yu Huai pondered this, he looked at the gatekeeper beside him. The gatekeeper had also received the order, so he summoned a flying boat and carried Yu Huai away from this place.

"Senior brother, what do you think of this person?"

After Yu Huai left, the elder in the brown robe in the hall suddenly asked Gongsun Zhi a question.

"Just average, and even the spiritual root is a bit weak."

Gongsun Zhi replied.

"Then why did Senior Brother allow these people carrying Ascension Tokens to join the sect?"

The elder in the brown robe was puzzled.

Ha ha.

"The Ascension Token was an absurd thing that the previous sect leader did in order to stabilize the power within the sect. Now that he has passed away, our abolition of this matter has obviously made these forces within the sect very dissatisfied. Recruiting a few people who come up the mountain with the Ascension Token can also stabilize these people."

Gongsun Zhi walked towards the jade platform above the main hall and chuckled softly.

Ugh.

"Factional struggles within the sect are indeed a problem."

The elder in the brown robe sighed.

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Zhi glanced at the man sideways, said nothing more, and sat cross-legged on the jade platform to begin his cultivation.

Seeing this, the brown-robed elder pondered for a moment and then withdrew.

Several Golden Core cultivators and over a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qingxuan Sect are not of one mind.

The Song Kingdom is only so big, and the cultivation resources on the Qinghe Continent are already scarce. In order to obtain the limited cultivation resources, many large and small factions have formed within the Qingxuan Sect, and the struggles are constant.