70: Qingyuan Sect's attention

September.

The Qingyuan Realm, Qingyuan Sect.

The new Sect Master, Venerable Weiyun, had been in secluded cultivation for a year and finally broke through to the Dao Foundation Peak, successfully emerging from his seclusion.

"Has anything major happened this year?"

Venerable Weiyun was in high spirits, and as a rare treat, he brewed himself a pot of spiritual tea that he usually couldn't bear to drink, asking in a soft voice.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, there is indeed one major event!"

"Oh?"

Venerable Weiyun didn't even lift his eyelids as he blew on the steam from his tea. "Let's hear it."

"In May of this year, a Dao Foundation Cultivator with the Daoist title Taiyin suddenly appeared in the Cultivation World, causing quite a stir."

"Taiyin? Never heard of him. Is he a Loose Cultivator?"

"That is correct."

"How much of a stir can a loose Dao Foundation Cultivator who luckily broke through cause?"

Venerable Weiyun frowned slightly, and after speaking, he slowly savored the spiritual tea with a satisfied expression.

"Uh, he... he wiped out the Beast Taming Sect..."

"Pfft—!!!"

Before Venerable Weiyun could swallow the tea in his mouth, he spat it right out, where it turned into mist and dissipated.

Immediately after, he turned back and looked at the reporting Disciple with an incredulous gaze, his voice becoming somewhat shrill.

"What did you just say?"

"In response to the Sect Master, that Venerable Taiyin didn't just wipe out the Beast Taming Sect. He has essentially challenged every reputable Sect in the Cultivation World except for our Qingyuan Sect. However, he was kinder to the other Sects, and they weren't destroyed."

"Didn't you say he was a Loose Cultivator?!!"

Where did such a wild Loose Cultivator come from?

"It's... it's true he's a Loose Cultivator. We've never heard of such a person before, but his combat strength is incredibly powerful, comparable to a Late-Stage Great Cultivator of the Dao Foundation!"

"He only has Early Stage cultivation?"

"Yes!"

"Hiss~"

Venerable Weiyun stopped drinking his tea, stood up with a frown, and began pacing, muttering to himself, "What kind of Dao Foundation must that be? A top-tier Dao Foundation? Where did this person come from?"

He himself only had a Transcendent Dao Foundation.

How could a Loose Cultivator forge such a powerful Dao Foundation? Or is this person a devious fellow who hid his cultivation?

"What is this person trying to do by breaking into so many Sects?"

"It seems he's after their legacies, but that Venerable Taiyin claims it's a trade, and he really did leave behind a significant amount of Spirit Stones."

"He's not snatching Resources but legacies? And he even left Spirit Stones?"

Venerable Weiyun couldn't understand this behavior.

If it were him, he would have snatched everything, of course!

He actually left Spirit Stones?

He's practically a saint.

It was only because he was the Sect Master of the Qingyuan Sect and had to maintain appearances; otherwise, he would have wanted to personally get involved.

But then again, there were too many suspicious points about this Venerable Taiyin.

Just based on those massive amounts of Spirit Stones from unknown origins, he was definitely someone with a great secret.

He had already developed an interest in him.

"Where is this Venerable Taiyin now?"

The reporting Disciple shook his head. "In response to the Sect Master, it's currently impossible to be certain."

"What do you mean?"

"After this person conquered the Beast Taming Sect, he simply vanished without a trace and hasn't appeared for the last two months."

"Find him! Pass down the order: find him for me at all costs!"

Venerable Weiyun spoke with conviction, his face filled with an air of righteousness. "This Taiyin is a scourge upon the world, bullying our fellow Daoists too much. As the leader of the Cultivation World, our Qingyuan Sect must naturally eradicate such a menace!"

"As you command!"

...Where was Yu Xuzi now?

Naturally, he had already returned to the Thousand Islands Realm!

In the battle against the Beast Taming Sect, he had won a complete victory.

Not only did he obtain the Legacy of the Beast Taming Sect, but he also killed their Dao Foundation Cultivators, Venerable Zhangling and Venerable Wanshou, as well as those three second-rank Yao Beasts... Yu Xuzi had completely emptied out the entire Beast Taming Sect.

Originally, he hadn't intended to use lethal force.

But who could have known those two would go back on their word?

After being pummeled by Yu Xuzi, they had initially agreed to trade their Legacy, and their words were arrogant at first but then turned subservient and extremely flattering.

However, during the transaction, they suddenly struck when they were at a very close distance.

They instantly activated two High Grade second-rank offensive Talismans in a pincer attack to ambush Yu Xuzi, hoping to keep him there forever.

Fortunately, Yu Xuzi was meticulous despite his rough exterior.

He had never lowered his guard against them, so the moment those two acted, he ducked directly into the Yuxu Grotto-Heaven, avoiding the blow that could have seriously injured him.

And then... they had completely enraged Yu Xuzi.

When Yu Xuzi emerged again, he naturally scattered the ashes of those two fellows.

Including the three second-rank Yao Beasts and the core elite Disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, none escaped.

The Beast Taming Sect's thousands of years of Legacy, countless methods, secret techniques, precious Yao Beast eggs, and even the Second-rank spiritual vein beneath their mountain were all directly excavated by Yu Xuzi.

After doing this, Yu Xuzi knew it would stir up a massive storm in the Cultivation World and would definitely attract the attention of the Qingyuan Sect.

So he immediately fled to the Thousand Islands Realm to lie low.

It just so happened that he had gained a lot this time and should slowly organize it all.

He had no intention of provoking the Qingyuan Sect for the time being.

They had Late-Stage Great Cultivators of the Dao Foundation, more than ten Dao Foundation Realm Elders, a third-rank Mountain Protecting Grand Formation, and various foundations left behind by numerous Xuantai True Persons of previous generations.

If nothing else, they certainly weren't lacking in Third-rank magic treasures and Third-rank talismans.

Yu Xuzi didn't yet have the ability to go head-to-head with them.

Why was it that forces like the Kang Country Royal Family and the Blazing Sun Palace previously held a status a cut above other Dao Foundation powers in the Cultivation World?

Besides having a few more Dao Foundation Ancestors, more importantly, it had only been a few hundred years since they lost the protection of a Xuantai True Person.

For example, in Kang Country, their last generation's Xuantai True Person had only passed away four hundred years ago.

They had intact and usable Third-rank magic treasures remaining.

As long as multiple Dao Foundation Cultivators worked together to activate them, they could still unleash ten to twenty percent of the Magic Treasure's power, which far exceeded that of a Dao Foundation Cultivator.

That was why they dared to unite and plot against the Qingyuan Sect.

With as many as dozens of Dao Foundation Cultivators, plus several usable Third-rank magic treasures and an unknown number of Third-rank talismans, they indeed had a chance to overthrow a Qingyuan Sect that had no Immortal Master.

Meanwhile, forces like the Nine Heavens Dao Sect didn't dare to stick their necks out.

Although it had a long history and had many Xuantai True Persons thousands of years ago, over the long years that followed, these third-rank foundations had either been completely consumed or simply snatched away by others.

Only the Qingyuan Sect had a Legacy that remained unbroken for ten thousand years!

Every generation had an Immortal Master presiding over it!

Now, under the final madness of True Person Yanling, they had plundered many major powers like Kang Country and the Blazing Sun Palace.

Heaven knows how many good things they have.

Yu Xuzi currently only had the combat strength of a Late Stage Dao Foundation and possessed no third-rank means, so he naturally kept a respectful distance from the Qingyuan Sect.

He couldn't just throw the Yuxu Grotto-Heaven out to smash people, could he?

Furthermore, he was even wondering if the Qingyuan Sect might still have treasures of the fourth-rank level passed down?

After all, the Qingyuan Sect had produced the only Dharma Aspect True Lord in the ten-thousand-year history of the Cultivation World!

【Qingyuan Xuanxiang Chengming Zhenshen True Lord】

This was that True Lord's Daoist title.

He lived for two thousand five hundred years and didn't Pass Away until eight thousand five hundred years ago.

Over seven thousand years ago, several Immortal Masters in the Cultivation World gathered a crowd to cause trouble and rebel against the Qingyuan Sect, only to be directly suppressed by their Fourth-rank magic treasures and Fourth-rank talismans.

"After so many years, I wonder if they still have any fourth-rank treasures left?"

"There's no need to worry about Fourth-rank magic treasures; it's impossible for a Dao Foundation Cultivator to activate one to launch an attack."

"But as for things like Talismans... it's hard to say."

Yu Xuzi pondered to himself.

Time is the most impartial thing.

After thousands or even ten thousand years, even the most exquisitely drawn and powerful Fourth-rank talisman would run out of spiritual light and turn into scrap paper... right?