42: Chapter 42 The news arrived, and the patriarch was shocked.

Qingxuan Sect.

The Old Ancestor's back mountain.

In a pavilion.

"Two Junior Brothers, this old man has received news that a Grand Elder of the Taixuan Holy Land will soon travel here. Regarding this, do you have any thoughts?"

After speaking, Xing Zhan, who was at the Middle Stage Nascent Soul, held a cup of spirit tea and took a sip.

The two Junior Brothers he mentioned were precisely the other two Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Qingxuan Sect.

One of them was named Yuan Xi, a middle-aged man who was broad-built and plump, looking quite prosperous, much like a wealthy merchant in the secular world.

The other was naturally the Cao Family Old Ancestor, Cao Yuanbai.

Unlike Yuan Xi, Cao Yuanbai had the appearance of a youth, with an upright posture and rather handsome features, looking just like a Young Master.

"Since a Grand Elder is coming, we naturally must host them properly."

Yuan Xi's eyes lit up as he said with a smile.

"As long as we can please him, casually bestowing one or two treasures, or offering us a bit of guidance, that would be a tremendous Opportunity."

The Taixuan Holy Land was the superior Sect of the Qingxuan Sect, and even the Outer Sect Disciples within its gates possessed Core Formation cultivation.

Nascent Soul Cultivators like them, placed within it, would be nothing more than ordinary Inner Sect Disciples.

One could imagine just how colossal the forces of the Taixuan Holy Land were.

And what kind of terrifying cultivation the Grand Elder of this Holy Land possessed.

This time, having the Opportunity to come into contact with the Grand Elder, they must seize the Opportunity well.

"Brother Yuan is right!"

Cao Yuanbai nodded, his eyes similarly filled with anticipation.

His cultivation talent was not considered good among the three of them, and having achieved what he had today, he had probably exhausted his potential.

If he wanted to advance further, he had to obtain an Opportunity.

And in this world, he truly could not think of any Opportunity greater than this Grand Elder.

One must know that to become a Grand Elder of a Holy Land, one's strength must be at least above the Body Integration stage.

Even Soul Transformation powerhouses might not necessarily have the qualifications to meet him.

Now that they actually had this chance, they naturally had to grasp it firmly.

Seeing that the two men's opinions agreed with his own, Xing Zhan continued.

"The two of you should know that within a radius of 100,000 miles, our Qingxuan Sect is not the only subordinate Sect of the Taixuan Holy Land."

Cao Yuanbai frowned.

"Senior Brother means that the Ten Directions Palace and Ziyang Sect also want to snatch this Opportunity?"

"Correct!"

Xing Zhan nodded and continued.

"Not long ago, Palace Master Wen and Old Freak Jiang both contacted me, and they were talking about this exact matter."

"Their meaning is that they hope our three Sects each send two Nascent Soul Cultivators to fight, and only the victor will have the qualification to host the Grand Elder."

"Therefore, apart from this old man, our Sect still needs one more person to fight."

His gaze fell upon the two Junior Brothers before him.

"I wonder which of the two of you is willing to fight alongside this old man?"

Hearing this, both Cao Yuanbai and Yuan Xi frowned.

Although the two of them also possessed Early Stage Nascent Soul cultivation, they were at the very bottom among the Nascent Soul Cultivators of the three major forces, and stepping onto the stage would basically just mean getting beaten up.

Letting one of them take the stage, wouldn't that purely be getting beaten?

Seeing this, Xing Zhan could not help but sigh inwardly.

But if he were to just give up this Opportunity like this, he was unwilling in his heart.

After all, his Lifespan was already running low, and if there was no more Opportunity for a Breakthrough, he probably only had the path of Possession left to take.

Thinking of this, just as he was about to speak, someone suddenly flew down on a flying sword from afar.

The person who came was none other than the Sect Master of the Sect, Sikong Jian.

"Greetings to the three Old Ancestors!"

Xing Zhan's gaze fell upon him with a puzzled expression.

In his impression, Sikong Jian had always been steady and prudent, but coming here now, he was somewhat impatient and rash, acting like a greenhorn.

"Old Ancestors, joyous news! Great joyous news!"

Sikong Jian looked at Xing Zhan and hurriedly said.

"Just now, I received news that Junior Sister Zhou has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage!"

Hearing this, all three of them were stunned.

Junior Sister Zhou?

Who is this?

After all, the Qingxuan forces were not small, and naturally there were quite a few people with the surname Zhou.

But Xing Zhan suddenly reacted, his face showing disbelief as he said.

"You mean Elder Zhou Mu?"

"Correct!"

Sikong Jian nodded.

"In these past two days, our Sect has suddenly received many Loose Cultivators seeking to apprentice, and among them are even Core Formation Cultivators who also want to join our Sect."

"After inquiring, I only then learned that they all came for Junior Sister Zhou."

"Wait!"

Yuan Xi suddenly spoke.

"You are saying that those Disciples seeking to apprentice and the Core Formation Loose Cultivators all came for Elder Zhou Mu?"

Within this radius of 100,000 miles, although Nascent Soul Cultivators were not many, they were definitely not few either.

A group of Core Formation Loose Cultivators were used to being free and unfettered.

How could they join a Sect just for a Cultivator who had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage?

"Could there be something wrong with these people?"

Cao Yuanbai could not help doubting.

Although having Core Formation Cultivators join the Qingxuan Sect was a good thing, if they had ulterior motives, it would be troublesome.

"Junior Martial Uncle, rest assured, I have tested all these people with the Heart-Inquiring Mirror, and there are absolutely no problems whatsoever."

Sikong Jian hurriedly explained.

"They are all normal Loose Cultivators, and they are all sincerely wanting to join our Qingxuan Sect!"

The Heart-Inquiring Mirror was a special Magic Treasure of his, which allowed the holder to sense the other party's true thoughts to a certain extent.

The three of Xing Zhan also knew this point, so their hearts became even more curious.

After all, the three of them had also broken through to the Nascent Soul stage for a long time, so why hadn't they seen any Core Formation Loose Cultivators coming for them to join the Sect?

"What on earth is going on?"

Xing Zhan could not help asking.

Sikong Jian hurriedly recounted the intelligence he had gathered, and the three of them were immediately astonished.

"You are saying that Elder Zhou Mu broke through to the Nascent Soul stage near Lingbao Mountain, not only easily surviving the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation, but also taking down Ye Jinglan, a long-renowned Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, with a single sword?"

Xing Zhan's face showed shock as he could not help confirming.

Yuan Xi and the other also cast their gazes upon Sikong Jian, waiting for his answer.

After all, as Nascent Soul Cultivators, the three of them naturally knew the terror of this Lightning Tribulation.

And they also knew what surviving the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation represented.

It could be said that as long as she did not fall, in the future she would be at least a Body Integration realm powerhouse!

Furthermore, after Elder Zhou Mu survived such a Lightning Tribulation, she actually still had the spare strength to fight above her level and take down a Middle Stage Nascent Soul powerhouse like Ye Jinglan.

Such a performance, in the eyes of the three, was simply Heaven-Defying!

"Correct!"

Sikong Jian nodded affirmatively.

"I have confirmed this news several times, there is definitely no mistake!"

Receiving an affirmative reply once more, the three of Xing Zhan were already so shocked that they could not speak.

Doesn't this mean that Elder Zhou Mu was already the number one powerhouse of the Sect today?

And in the future, she was even expected to lead the Qingxuan Sect to a height like that of the Taixuan Holy Land?

Thinking of this, the hearts of the three were already overflowing with wild joy.

"That being said, our Qingxuan Sect is truly going to strike it rich this time!"

At the same time, the three of them also understood why those Loose Cultivators wanted to join the Qingxuan Sect for Elder Zhou Mu.

After all, as long as one wasn't a fool, they could see that with Elder Zhou Mu around, it wouldn't be long before the Qingxuan Sect soared to prosperity.

Naturally, it was better to join early.

After a long while, the emotions of the three of Xing Zhan gradually calmed down.

"Senior Brother, since Junior Martial Niece Zhou has such strength, how about letting her fight in this scheduled battle with the Ten Directions Palace and Ziyang Sect?"

Yuan Xi proposed.

"Agreed!"

Xing Zhan naturally agreed readily.

Then, suddenly thinking of something, he hurriedly looked at Sikong Jian.

"Right, where is that brat Bai Yunzhou now?"

Last time, he even wanted to make Bai Yunzhou switch to become his Disciple.

Now that Elder Zhou Mu was so formidable, he naturally had to take out some good things to make the other party forget about this matter.

Otherwise, given Elder Zhou Mu's protective nature towards her own, if she were to find out about this matter, he was afraid he would have quite a bit of trouble.

"Bai Yunzhou? Senior Brother, who is this person?"

Yuan Xi on the side could not help asking.

"This child is Elder Zhou Mu's only Disciple."

Xing Zhan briefly explained.

"Since it is Junior Martial Niece Zhou's Disciple, we naturally must meet him, and also instruct the younger generation of our clans not to offend this person."

As a Nascent Soul of the Sect, Yuan Xi naturally knew what Elder Zhou Mu's temper was like.

At the same time, he also knew some conditions of his own descendants, worrying that some blind-eyed fellow would offend the other party, thereby causing Elder Zhou Mu to be dissatisfied with his Yuan Family.

That would not be very good.

Cao Yuanbai on the side was thinking the same thing.

But right at this moment, Sikong Jian's expression suddenly changed drastically.

"Old Ancestors, it's bad! Just now I received a voice transmission: Cao Xun of the Cao Family has actually dispatched two Peak Foundation Establishment ranked Prodigies to intercept and kill Bai Yunzhou at Yunmeng Mountain!"