It shouldn't have been like this. It's all because of the civil strife in the Xianyun Sect back then.
Nangong Ruyun had no choice but to eliminate many rebels, among whom there were actually quite a few powerful people. Unfortunately, they were all Nangong Ruyun's enemies, and many of them had the blood of Nangong Ruyun's sisters on their hands.
In order to avenge her fellow sisters, Nangong Ruyun had to kill those people.
This also resulted in the loss of most of the experts in Xianyun Sect, and she had to rely on herself to hold on.
Although Nangong Ruyun had retired, she was still technically a member of the Xianyun Sect. If there were any issues within the sect that Qi Honglian couldn't resolve, she would still have to be consulted.
Xianyun Sect was far away from Chuanliu City, but with the help of Nangong Ruyun, a powerful cultivator in the late stage of Lianxu, it only took them about a quarter of an hour to get there.
I have to say that it is really convenient to be able to tear space and teleport across long distances after reaching the Void Refinement Stage.
Qi Honglian was waiting outside Xianyun Sect early. She was overjoyed when she sensed the approaching presence of her senior sister.
What surprised her even more was that her senior sister brought Zhao Kangping with her this time.
It's amazing.
She must seize the opportunity to take this man down.
"What's going on?" Nangong Ruyun asked hurriedly as she came to Qi Honglian.
Qi Honglian's gaze stayed on Zhao Kangping for a while before she met her senior sister's gaze.
"That's right, didn't Senior Sister want to take Linglong Wenxinlian away last time?"
"Just yesterday, Junior Sister Liu said that she wanted to break through to the Void Refinement Stage and needed the Linglong Heart-Searching Lotus."
"She asked me for it, but it had already been used. I had no way of getting it."
"I told her the truth, saying that you took it. She didn't believe me and insisted that I didn't want to see her break through to the Void Refinement Stage, so I hid the thing away."
"It makes me want to be the leader. She's just coveting my position, so it's not a problem for me to give it to her."
"It was just that her attitude was so arrogant that I couldn't stand it, so I started arguing with her."
"The situation in the sect is tense right now. I have a feeling that someone might come to force the emperor to abdicate in a few days."
The Junior Sister Liu she was talking about was an elder of the Xianyun Sect. She was the second elder before, but after Qi Honglian became the sect leader, she became the chief elder.
Although Elder Liu was younger than Qi Honglian, her talent surpassed hers. She had already reached the peak of the Spiritual Transformation Realm and had accumulated enough knowledge to prepare for the breakthrough to the Void Refinement Realm. With just a decade or two of seclusion, she could, if all went well, reach the Void Refinement Realm.
But the problem is that there is no Linglong Wenxin Lotus as a breakthrough material, resulting in a breakthrough success rate reduced by at least 30%.
This 30% probability can make many cultivators give up on breaking through. After all, not everyone dares to risk their lives.
Hearing that there might be chaos in the sect again, Nangong Ruyun felt a headache.
The civil strife that year had caused the Xianyun Sect to suffer heavy losses and decline greatly. She would never let such a tragedy happen again.
In front of Zhao Kangping, Nangong Ruyun still behaves like a little woman, a gentle aunt.
But when she arrived at Xianyun Sect, she regained her decisive and efficient self.
"Call all the elders to a meeting. I'll do some ideological work on them." Nangong Ruyun didn't waste any words. She knew her junior sister couldn't control the situation. So she came over to teach those restless people a lesson.
The news of Nangong Ruyun's return quickly spread throughout the Xianyun Sect.
However, another piece of news surprised everyone in the sect even more, that is, Nangong Ruyun actually brought a man back.
The disciple guarding the mountain saw the man behind the former sect leader and tried to stop him, but was actually shouted away by the former sect leader.
This is completely against the rules of Xianyun Sect. When has the sect ever allowed men to set foot here?
But that woman was the rule of Xianyun Sect, no one dared to go against her wishes, and everyone could only turn a blind eye.
In fact, Nangong Ruyun should be considered the Supreme Elder of Xianyun Sect, but she does not have an official title. However, everyone still respects her very much.
"Did you see that? Sect Master Nangong is back, and she brought a man with her."
"I heard about it too. My senior sister said she looks very good. She's like a completely different person compared to when she left."
"Yes, yes, has her cold poison been cured? I used to feel a biting chill whenever I was within a mile of Sect Master Nangong. But now it's gone."
"Could that man be the Sect Master's lover? Perhaps he possesses some kind of yang-type constitution."
"Hush, you're asking for your life, how dare you talk about the Sect Master?"
This kind of discussion about Nangong Ruyun was everywhere in the sect.
Interestingly, everyone still calls her the Sect Leader.
Qi Honglian has been in power for too short a time and has not yet established his prestige. Many disciples have not yet fully accepted the new leader.
However, Nangong Ruyun's status has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of everyone in the Xianyun Sect.
Although she hasn't been in charge of much in recent years, she is in the Void Refinement Stage. As long as she is alive, her influence will remain.
"Senior Brother Zhao, you can live here first." Zheng Luqing is now the sect master's direct disciple and has a high status.
Qi Honglian asked her to be Zhao Kangping's guide, which also expressed her respect for him.
Nangong Ruyun and Qi Honglian went to a meeting, and Zhao Kangping was asked not to move around. He accepted this calmly.
After all, Xianyun Sect does not allow men to enter, so letting him in is already an exception.
If he wandered around and bumped into the fairies here, it would only bring him more trouble.
"Okay, thank you very much." Zhao Kangping stepped into the room.
However, as soon as he entered, he smelled a woman's fragrance. His brows couldn't help but frown: "No, this is the woman's boudoir."
Chapter 408: Aunt Yun was angry
Zheng Luqing explained, "Brother, our Xianyun Sect is a sect for female cultivators. Even the guest rooms are definitely configured according to women's needs."
"A female guest lived here before. I guess she left behind the aura of that fellow Taoist."
There was indeed a feminine scent in the room, so her explanation seemed to be correct.
The decoration inside is indeed more suitable for women. Men were not considered to live in the room when it was first designed.
But it was not a big problem. He thought he would not stay in Xianyun Sect for too long, so he accepted the room.
"Okay, let's do this." Zhao Kangping said.
Zheng Luqing didn't linger any longer. She bowed and said, "Brother Zhao, I have something else to do. I'll leave first. If you need anything, please call the nearby maids."
After saying that, Zheng Luqing ran away.
Zhao Kangping suddenly felt a little regretful about following Aunt Yun back to Xianyun Sect.
They all went to the meeting, but I was left here alone. It was not convenient for me to wander around, so it was quite boring.
There was a courtyard outside the house, and various flowers were planted along the wall. Even in winter, the flowers bloomed in all their splendor because of the formation.
This yard is one of the few areas where he can move around.
He had just taken a step into the yard when he felt dozens of spiritual senses sweeping towards him, some of them curious, some hostile, and some with lustful eyes.
The last one wasn't just a guess, because there was indeed a spiritual consciousness trying to penetrate his clothes and peek at his body. Who else could it be but a female pervert? His spiritual consciousness would push it back, preventing the other party from succeeding.
Boys really need to protect themselves when they are outside.
There is a reason why this female cultivation sect does not allow men to enter. It is impossible for so many women to say that they don't have any physiological needs.
It's not impossible for some immortals, hungry and thirsty for years, to knock on the door, unable to bear the loneliness. However, if such a thing happened, it would corrupt the sect's morale and damage its reputation.
In the past, due to the sect’s rules and lack of conditions, most fairies could only give up such thoughts and suppress them by force.
This has led to the three most common types of fairies here.
One is to practice the way of ruthlessness and make yourself cold and indifferent.
The second possibility is to leave Xianyun Sect after meeting a man you like outside.
Another way is to become a sister and flirt with the sisters.
There was another type, though, who became extremely disgusted with men, viewing them as monsters. However, this type was rare, and Zhao Kangping felt he wouldn't be so unlucky as to encounter such a radical old maid.
Most people are probably curious about him, or reading gossip and having fun.
Maybe there may be some girls among them who are tempted by love, but they have no chance.
Because they knew that this was the person brought back by Sect Master Nangong, and they couldn't touch him easily.
To be honest, Zhao is the man they will never get.
As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he noticed many female disciples standing in the distance. They were all fairies with outstanding appearance and character, including young girls, lolita girls, queens, and beautiful women.
Whenever pairs of eyes turned towards him, he always felt as if he was being watched like a monkey, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
He frowned and went back to the house.
As soon as he returned to the house, he heard a cacophony of chatter. If they didn't know this was the Xianyun Sect, they might have believed everyone who said it was a vegetable market.
With so many people watching his every move here, he felt even more embarrassed to go out.
When he was still a boy, he was secretly taken to the Xianyun Sect by Aunt Yun.
At that time, she hid herself in her cave and never had the chance to go out. So even though he had been to Xianyun Sect before, he was not familiar with the environment here.
Not to mention that more than three hundred years have passed and he doesn't know what has changed here.
……
More than a dozen beautiful fairies of different looks gathered in a spacious hall. They sat around a large round table, seemingly having a meeting.
What surprised everyone most at this meeting was that the former sect leader Nangong Ruyun, who had not been seen for a long time, actually showed up.
She looked in good condition and the cold poison seemed to have been suppressed.
It is possible that some method has been found to suppress the onset of the cold poison, but no one believes that her cold poison problem has been solved.
Her current healthy appearance is probably just an appearance, she is just trying to hold on.
As everyone knows, Nangong Ruyun has been confined to that isolated peak for decades because of the cold poison problem.
All matters of the sect are managed jointly by the elders, and they will only ask the sect leader for instructions if there is something difficult to decide.
But not long ago, the sect leader suddenly announced his abdication and appointed Qi Honglian as the new sect leader.
All of this was too abrupt, and the other elders had not been discussed with him.
Nangong Ruyun didn't think much about it at the time, but now it seems that it has laid a hidden danger.
Because Qi Honglian cannot convince the public.
First of all, I have to explain Qi Honglian's personality.
She was actually a lazy person, rarely involved in sect affairs. When she was the Grand Elder, she avoided all sect affairs whenever possible and had no sense of responsibility.
She was quite old, but still a little immature. To put it nicely, she was getting along well with the younger disciples, but to put it bluntly, she was disrespectful to her elders.
Qi Honglian had a problem: she was addicted to gambling and often lost. The most abominable thing was that she often owed money after losing. She not only owed spirit stones to every elder, but also owed many disciples.
As a result, no one in the sect is willing to gamble with her now.
How many people would obey such a person if she became the sect leader?
Even her disciples had little respect for her.
It’s just that Nangong Ruyun has been self-isolating for many years and is unaware of these situations.
"Senior Sister, I think the candidate for the sect leader should be re-selected." The person who spoke was named Liu Xiangjun, the current grand elder of the Xianyun Sect.
She was a tall, slender, beautiful woman, standing at approximately 1.75 meters, which was considered quite tall for a woman. She had a cold demeanor and an aura that kept people at a distance.
In the past, the sect leader was frozen all year round, and Qi Honglian was not in charge of things. It was Liu Xiangjun who took on many important responsibilities in the sect.
So she thought she was more qualified to be the sect leader.
Qi Honglian became the sect leader simply because she and Nangong Ruyun had the same master and had a close relationship with each other, and she gained Nangong Ruyun's trust.
Nangong Ruyun sat in the main seat, her eyes glanced at Qi Honglian on the side, the latter was trembling with fear and dared not look her in the eye.
"Didn't Honglian do a good job?" Nangong Ruyun said indifferently.
Although she and Qi Honglian were fellow disciples, she now knew that most people in the sect disobeyed her. Nangong Ruyun felt that she had to make a fair judgment, otherwise the Xianyun Sect would sooner or later fall into chaos.
"It's more than just bad..." Liu Xiangjun took the opportunity to talk about Qi Honglian's various outrageous deeds.
Before Qi Honglian became the sect leader, he often made bets with people in the sect. Not only did he owe a lot of debts, but he also shamelessly said that he would pay them back. As a result, he still refuses to pay to this day.
Also, Liu Xiangjun wanted to break through to the Void Refinement Stage and needed the Exquisite Heart Lotus. However, Qi Honglian couldn't produce it, so she suspected that Qi Honglian had sold this rare treasure.
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