85: Goodbye Yunli

Lu Xingchen found it a bit amusing.

He merely wanted to see Yun Li, yet he was accused of insulting her.

At the same time, he felt a little worried.

In Dayan Kingdom, their statuses were equal, and they were good friends who confided in each other.

But now, she was an exceptionally noble Saintess, and he was just an Eight-Star Great Martial Master, not even comparable to an ordinary Disciple of the Cangxuan Sect.

Would she even look at him properly?

Lu Xingchen recalled a saying he had seen online in his previous life.

If one day your friend becomes successful, you have one and only one chance to ask them for a favor, after which your paths will diverge.

However, Lu Xingchen wasn't the type of person who would be afraid to see Yun Li.

He had faith in Yun Li.

More importantly, he had faith in himself!

Lu Xingchen didn't waste words; he directly took out the token Yun Li had given him and handed it to the gate Disciple.

The gate Disciple took the token, examined it carefully, and then bowed to Lu Xingchen.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Lu!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Now can you announce me?"

One Disciple respectfully said, "Senior Brother Lu, please follow me. I'll take you to the Saintess!"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and smiled, "Thank you!"

The two walked together into the Cangxuan Sect.

Along the way, Lu Xingchen got a glimpse of parts of the Cangxuan Sect.

As a Seventh-Rank Sect, the Cangxuan Sect covered a vast area, almost spanning half of the Tianlun Mountain Range.

There were over a thousand Outer Sect Disciples, all of whom were Martial Spirit Realm Experts.

Over a thousand Martial Spirits!

Lu Xingchen had used all his trump cards to deal with just one Li Ning, yet the Cangxuan Sect had thousands of Martial Spirits.

As for Inner Sect Disciples, they were even more terrifying.

Only those whose Realm reached the Martial King Realm were qualified to apply to become Inner Sect Disciples.

And merely applying wasn't enough; they still had to pass the test of an Inner Sect Elder to truly enter the Inner Sect.

However, Lu Xingchen didn't belittle himself.

Not to mention that these Disciples who entered the Cangxuan Sect were elites from various Advanced nations, and they had been Cultivated since childhood.

And what about him?

His Cultivation time was less than a year.

Lu Xingchen was confident that with the System, he would surely catch up and surpass these Senior Disciples.

An hour later, Lu Xingchen followed the guarding Disciple through the Outer Sect and arrived at Saintess Peak in the Inner Sect.

In a private room at the foot of the mountain, the guarding Disciple offered Lu Xingchen a chair and tea, then respectfully said, "Senior Brother Lu, please rest here for a moment. I will go and inform the Saintess immediately!"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

"Thank you for your trouble."

The guarding Disciple turned and left.

Lu Xingchen, meanwhile, picked up the teacup and savored the tea.

An hour later, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

"Hahahaha! Lu Xingchen, you're finally here! I've missed you so much."

Lu Xingchen put down his teacup and walked towards the door.

Yun Li, in a purple dress, looked at him with a smile.

Lu Xingchen extended his hand to Yun Li.

Yun Li, however, ignored it and gave Lu Xingchen a big hug.

Seeing this, the female Disciple following behind Yun Li frowned, but dared not speak to stop her.

Lu Xingchen noticed the female Disciple's expression and felt a little nervous.

This Yun Li was too disregardful of her status.

If more people saw the Saintess of the Cangxuan Sect embracing an ordinary man, he might be chopped into pieces.

Lu Xingchen and Yun Li pulled apart, and he said with a smile, "How have you been these past few days?"

Yun Li pouted slightly.

"So-so. In the Cangxuan Sect, it's just Cultivation and participating in martial arts competitions. It's not as comfortable as fighting alongside you."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "As expected. You're just someone who can't sit still."

Yun Li looked at Lu Xingchen a few times, a hint of surprise in her tone.

"You've gotten stronger again?"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Just a small improvement. Compared to you, it's not worth mentioning at all."

Yun Li said softly, "Brother Hao Yun (Brother Lucky) is being humble again. Oh, right, how have things in Dayan Kingdom been handled?"

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Everything's settled. The Lingxiao Sect's matters are also settled. I came this time specifically to seek refuge with you. From now on, I'll be following you!"

Yun Li smiled, "Great, great! I'll give you the status of a follower. From now on, this lady will protect you."

Lu Xingchen shook his head and said in a deep voice, "No need, I don't want to trouble you so much. Just give me the status of an ordinary Disciple, and I'll slowly become stronger on my own."

Lu Xingchen had considered this matter long ago.

Staying by Yun Li's side was indeed very safe, and he could obtain many Cultivation resources, but he couldn't use the System to improve his Realm.

As the Saintess of the Cangxuan Sect, Yun Li was definitely powerful and well-protected.

By her side, he would have few opportunities to fight.

If he didn't kill enemies, how could he gain experience and level up?

Therefore, Lu Xingchen still decided to go it alone.

Yun Li was slightly stunned, "So much backbone? You need to think carefully, you know. Once this opportunity is gone, it's gone."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "Don't worry, I'll definitely catch up to you as soon as possible!"

Yun Li chuckled, "Alright, since that's the case, I'll take you to the Outer Sect's new Disciple recruitment office to register. Although this year's recruitment ceremony has passed, the Elders of the Outer Sect will give me Face."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "Thank you. But you don't need to go; I'll go by myself."

Hearing this, Yun Li pouted.

"What, are you looking down on me?"

Lu Xingchen said with a wry smile, "My dear lady, how could I dare? It's just that you're too famous in the Cangxuan Sect. If those Outer Sect Disciples knew about our relationship, they definitely wouldn't be willing to interact with me."

Yun Li nodded slightly.

"That's true, there is indeed that possibility. Then let Hua Li accompany you! Hua Li is my follower, and her Face is enough."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "That's great. Thank you, Miss Hua Li!"

The short-haired girl following behind Yun Li bowed slightly to Yun Li, then said softly, "Young Master Lu, please follow me!"

Lu Xingchen waved to Yun Li and smiled, "Miss Yun Li, it won't be long before we meet again."

With that, Lu Xingchen no longer lingered and walked out of the room with Miss Hua Li.

The two walked towards the Outer Sect.

Lu Xingchen looked at Hua Li's head, deep in thought.

Hua Li's head also showed "???"

When fighting that Iron Giant Dragon, even though it had consumed the dragon beard fruit and its Realm had risen to Fourth-Tier Eight-Star, Lu Xingchen could still discern its Realm.

However, at this moment, he couldn't discern Hua Li's Realm.

This indicated that Hua Li's strength was far superior to the Iron Giant Dragon.

She was very likely a Martial King expert!

But even a Martial King could only be Yun Li's follower.

Just how strong was Yun Li?

Lu Xingchen hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Miss Hua Li, the Saintess isn't already a Martial Emperor expert, is she?"

Hearing this, Hua Li nodded lightly.

"You're quite clever! One of the thresholds for becoming a Saint of the Cangxuan Sect is that one must Cultivate to the Martial Emperor Realm. The entire Cangxuan Sect only has two Disciples who can reach such a height. The Saintess is one of them."