236: Chapter 236 Applying for Elder

Three days later.

Inside the Dragon Clan.

Dragon Emperor Aotian sat on a pile of ruins, looking disheveled. He gazed at the Dragon Emperor Palace, which had been more than half demolished by Feng Qingluan, his eyes filled with helplessness.

"That madwoman Feng Qingluan... she has really gone too far..."

He muttered to himself, then suddenly seemed to think of something and asked the person beside him directly.

"By the way, why haven't I sensed Daoist Master Cangxuan? Tell him to come see me."

The surrounding members of the Dragon Clan exchanged glances, looking at each other with blank expressions.

"Your Majesty... Daoist Master Cangxuan... has disappeared."

"What?"

Dragon Emperor Aotian stood up abruptly, his face turning livid.

"Disappeared? What do you mean he disappeared?"

"It just means... he ran away. We have been searching for a day and a night, but we still haven't found him."

Dragon Emperor Aotian's expression turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Actually, it wouldn't have been a big deal if Daoist Master Cangxuan had run away; to him, it was just a trivial matter.

The key was...

He had just set up a marriage contract for his daughter, and the other party had turned around and run off. This was clearly a slap in his face...

"Search for him! No matter where he has fled, you must drag him back to me!!"

Meanwhile, Daoist Master Cangxuan had already entered a very luxurious city.

When Daoist Master Cangxuan walked through the city gate, he was almost stunned by the sight before him.

It wasn't because the city was prosperous.

It was because—there were too many people.

There was a long queue at the city gate that stretched out of sight.

There were people riding Spirit Beasts, some flying on swords, and others walking on foot. Men, women, old, young, tall, short, fat, thin—all kinds of people were there.

Their cultivation levels were also uneven; some were in the Celestial Realm, some in the Dharma Manifestation Realm, and some in the Unity Realm.

"What is going on here? Why are there so many people?"

Daoist Master Cangxuan stopped a passerby to ask.

The passerby first looked at him, then said with an excited expression.

"Fellow Daoist, you don't know? The Tianyuan Sect's once-in-ten-thousand-year Disciple recruitment assembly is about to begin! All these people are here to sign up!"

"Tianyuan Sect?"

"That's right, one of the three top powers of the Human Race! The Sect Master is a super powerhouse at the Half-Step Immortal Realm! They only recruit once every ten thousand years; if you miss this, you won't have another chance in this lifetime!"

After saying this, the passerby hurried away, afraid of losing his place in line.

Daoist Master Cangxuan stood where he was.

His eyes rolled.

Tianyuan Sect, a top power of the Human Race, a Sect Master at the Half-Step Immortal Realm, full of experts...

Isn't this the best place to hide?

No matter how powerful the Dragon Emperor is, he wouldn't dare to come to a top power of the Human Race to catch someone openly, right?

Besides, he had changed his appearance, and his Qi was suppressed to the Unity Realm. Who would recognize him?

Thinking of this, the corners of Daoist Master Cangxuan's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smug smile.

He lined up behind the queue, observing the people in front of him calmly.

In front of him was a teenager who looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old. His cultivation was only at the Celestial Realm, but his talent was excellent; he looked like the kind of Genius that appeared once in a hundred years.

Beside the teenager was an old man, likely his Elder, whose cultivation was at the Peak of the Dharma Manifestation Realm. He was constantly reminding the teenager of various precautions.

Behind him was a woman in her thirties. She looked ordinary but had a cold temperament, and her cultivation was surprisingly at the Late Stage of the Dharma Manifestation Realm.

She stood there alone, ignoring everyone, radiating an aura that said "no strangers allowed"!

Although there were many people around, most of them were below the Dharma Manifestation Realm, and the highest were only in the Cave Heaven Realm, and there were only a few of them.

Standing among the crowd, they stood out, wearing expressions that said, "I am the third strongest in the world."

As for the existence of the Unity Realm, after scanning the area, he found that only those few examination Elders of the Tianyuan Sect were at that level.

Those Elders were dressed in uniform green robes, with a cloud pattern embroidered on their chests. They were expressionless, scanning every applicant as if they were inspecting a pile of cabbages.

Daoist Master Cangxuan looked at those Elders and couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

"Middle Stage of the Unity Realm, Late Stage of the Unity Realm... just this?"

"They can be Elders with this level? I could hang them up and beat them easily."

However, on second thought, he was currently on the run, not looking for a fight; keeping a low profile was the way to go.

Besides, he was a dignified big shot at the Late Stage of the Domain Realm. What would it look like to go and become a Disciple?

Let him sit with a group of young ants and listen to lectures? He couldn't even imagine that scene.

Therefore, his goal this time was clear—to apply for the position of Elder.

And specifically, an Inner Sect Elder.

Because while queuing, he had already thoroughly studied the Tianyuan Sect's recruitment notice.

The notice clearly stated: Those in the Cave Heaven Realm can apply to be Outer Sect Elders, and those in the Unity Realm can apply to be Inner Sect Elders. As for the Domain Realm—the notice didn't mention it.

It was estimated that the Tianyuan Sect had never thought that a big shot in the Domain Realm would come to apply.

After all, once you reached the level of the Domain Realm, where wouldn't you be treated as a guest of honor?

You wouldn't join their Sect in this way at all!

The line moved forward slowly, and Daoist Master Cangxuan followed.

As he walked, he adjusted his Qi.

He had originally suppressed his cultivation to the Early Stage of the Unity Realm, but now he changed his mind—he was going to adjust his cultivation to the Peak of the Unity Realm.

The purpose of doing this was—deterrence.

He wanted the people of the Tianyuan Sect to know that although he was a Loose Cultivator, his strength was not bad and he was worth recruiting.

Furthermore, a Loose Cultivator at the Peak of the Unity Realm was a hot commodity everywhere; the Tianyuan Sect had no reason to refuse.

After queuing for a full hour, it was finally his turn.

The person in charge of registration was one of the examination Elders he had noticed earlier. He looked to be in his fifties, with graying hair and a cultivation at the Late Stage of the Unity Realm.

In front of him was a table with a stack of Jade Slips, and every applicant had to leave their information on them.

"Name?"

The Elder asked without looking up, his voice as flat as if he were reading a textbook.

"Cangxuan."

Daoist Master Cangxuan said casually, not choosing to hide his name.

"Age?"

After hearing the word age, Daoist Master Cangxuan hesitated.

Tell the truth?

He had lived for over a hundred thousand years, but that was because he was a big shot in the Domain Realm; you couldn't calculate it like that.

After thinking for a while, he reported the approximate age he was when he first broke through to the Peak of the Unity Realm.

"Five thousand eight hundred years old!"

The Elder looked up at him with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Cultivation?"

The corners of Daoist Master Cangxuan's mouth curled up slightly, and a flash of precision passed through his eyes.

Then—he released his own Qi.

A terrifyingly extreme aura erupted from his body!

That Qi was like a volcanic eruption, like a monstrous tsunami, like the collapse of heaven and earth!

At this moment, the entire city trembled violently, the stone slabs on the ground were shattered inch by inch, and the surrounding air seemed to be solidified!

In an instant, the whole scene was dead silent.

Everyone looked at Daoist Master Cangxuan in shock.

And those who were queuing to sign up, one by one, turned pale, their legs went soft, and they almost collapsed on the ground on the spot.

Those examination Elders of the Tianyuan Sect stood up abruptly from their chairs, their faces changing drastically!

"Peak... Peak of the Unity Realm?"

"This aura... it is definitely the Peak of the Unity Realm!"

"What is this person's background?"

"A dignified existence at the Peak of the Unity Realm, actually coming to join the Tianyuan Sect? Are they crazy?"

"Yeah... a big shot at the Peak of the Unity Realm, what wouldn't they be able to do... why join the Tianyuan Sect?"

The few Elders exchanged glances, and they all saw shock and wariness in each other's eyes.

The highest cultivation among them was only at the Late Stage of the Unity Realm.

In front of Daoist Master Cangxuan, it was like a firefly facing the bright moon; they were simply not on the same level!

Daoist Master Cangxuan stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the crowd calmly.

That gaze was like a god from the Nine Heavens looking down on the mortal world.

"Peak of the Unity Realm."

His voice was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"This seat has come to apply for the position of Inner Sect Elder!!"