197: Apologize in person

At this moment, above the Dao Seeking Sect, Chen Xuan's figure had already emerged.

He was completely unaware of his youngest Disciple's rebellious thoughts of betraying her Revered Master.

A sect construction card instantly transformed into a fiery red stream of light, soaring straight into the sky.

Following that, a magnificent and grand building slowly appeared, descended, and settled along the western side of the Dao Seeking Sect. The moment it touched the ground, the entire building seemed to take root. A spirit field was automatically generated in the open space in front of the hall, where thousands of rare Spirit Medicines were planted, including Thousand-year Ginseng, Ninth-grade Lotus Pedestals, Scarlet Blood Lingzhi... Each Spirit Medicine emitted a dense Spiritual Qi.

Even the Materials for refining god-rank pills could be easily found within the hall.

In addition, there were corresponding Alchemy facilities made of profound iron or jade marrow, including Pill Furnaces that could draw in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to assist in Alchemy, as well as various pill fires.

It could be said to be like a fully equipped e-sports room; it only needed someone to go in and operate it.

Next, Chen Xuan looked at the second sect construction card, the Cloud Pattern Inscription Pavilion!

This was primarily a place for making Talismans. The pavilion had three floors, providing various Materials needed for Talisman production on each level, such as Thousand-year Bamboo Paper, Cinnabar Ink, Yao Beast Blood Ink, and so on; all the necessary Materials were fully available.

However, since the Dao Seeking Sect did not yet have any talent in that specific field, Chen Xuan could only leave it empty for the time being.

Hmm... when the time comes, I can arrange for that kid Xiao Yun to be the Guardian Elder here.

That girl Xie Xingyao can follow Shu Shichan. I can also recruit more ordinary Disciples to help manage the Sect's facilities and the spirit field in front of that Nine Heavens Pill Rhyme Hall.

Chen Xuan planned to let Qi Yue and Vice Minister Mu be in charge of this.

The former had once been the Sect's Grand Elder, so letting her only guard the Peach Garden was a bit of a waste of talent.

The latter was also a bureaucratic type who knew how to manage people well. During the period when Chen Xuan had gone to the Central Region, Vice Minister Mu had kept the Dao Seeking Sect in perfect order.

Meanwhile, inside the main hall!

Shu Shichan, who was waiting in her room, felt the movement within the Sect and hurriedly ran to the window.

When she saw those two buildings rising from the ground, she was completely stunned. Her small mouth formed an 'O' shape, and her peach blossom eyes went wide and round: "This... this is... an Immortal's Divine Ability? Revered Master is too amazing!"

Chen Xuan slowly landed in front of the hall. The stunning young girl in the cyan dress quickly approached, clapping her hands silently, her eyes full of worship: "Revered Master, what is the Immortal Realm like? Could you take this Disciple to see it sometime?"

"Eldest Senior Sister previously tricked me by saying the Sect was just a dilapidated Taoist temple at the beginning. How could that be possible? Revered Master, you can conjure a building with just a wave of your hand."

Chen Xuan glanced at her. "Enough, stop the flattery. If you want to see inside, then hurry up and go in."

"From now on, you will be in charge of this Pill Hall."

Shu Shichan's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Revered Master, you said it yourself."

"This Disciple takes her leave!"

Having received the promise, Shu Shichan's figure flashed as she rushed into the Nine Heavens Cloud Rhyme Hall. After running a few steps, she ran back to give Chen Xuan a bow before taking her leave again.

Chen Xuan could only sigh once more—such a wonderful girl, why couldn't she be a mute?

With another flash of his figure, Chen Xuan returned to the Sect Main Hall, preparing to receive the guests outside the Sect.

At this time, outside the Dao Seeking Sect's territory, over ten figures were standing quietly on the Bluestone Terrace below the mountain gate. The three leading figures were particularly prominent.

The elder on the left, dressed in a dark gold robe with a jade belt at his waist, was none other than the Grand Elder of the Cloud Sea Sect, Elder Xu. His originally straight back was now slightly hunched, and his gaze frequently darted toward the sky.

The other two were Qin Tianxing and Wang Er.

Elder Xu saw that the many auspicious signs and anomalies in the sky had dissipated, and the heavens had returned to their usual clarity.

Only then did he take a deep breath to suppress the shock in his heart.

He turned to Qin Tianxing beside him and asked softly, "Fellow Daoist Qin, what... what was the reason for that anomaly earlier? Such an anomaly of Heaven and Earth should, by rights, only exist in ancient records."

Qin Tianxing withdrew his gaze from the sky and reached out to stroke the short stubble on his chin, letting out a light chuckle: "Elder Xu is also someone who has knocked about the Cultivation World for hundreds of years. Why have you become so muddled today?"

"Are you really not clear about what that anomaly signifies?"

These words caused Elder Xu's cheeks to instantly turn flush red, and he rubbed his hands awkwardly. How could he not understand? He just didn't want to believe it!

Just where did this Dao Seeking Sect come from? How could such auspicious signs appear? Moreover, they had wiped out the Haotian Sect and directly occupied their nest like a magpie. Could it be a Prodigy who had broken through from another province?

But... it shouldn't be. In a barren place like the Flame Continent, those Great Cultivators usually wouldn't even spare it a glance.

Why would they choose to take root and settle here?

The main purpose of this Cloud Sea Sect Grand Elder's trip was to clean up the mess left by the Third Elder.

He still remembered that when the Sect Master first heard that the Third Elder had been suppressed and killed, he was so angry that he wanted to lead the Sect's experts to demand justice on the spot.

But after hearing that Daoist Yun Luo had been slain with a single sword strike, he calmed down significantly.

In the past two days, upon hearing that the Haotian Sect had been wiped out, the Sect Master had slumped back into his seat, his gaze becoming exceptionally clear as he tremblingly continued to send people to gather information.

Ultimately, he chose to dispatch the Grand Elder to go door-to-door to offer apologies. As for the Family the Third Elder belonged to, they naturally became the outlet for the Cloud Sea Sect to vent its fury.

The Grand Elder suppressed the tumultuous waves in his heart and cautiously took a snow-white jade bottle from his Storage Pouch. This was a seventh-grade elixir.

He handed it to Qin Tianxing, a fawning smile plastered on his face: "Fellow Daoist Qin, when we see Sect Master Chen in a moment, I'll have to trouble you to say a few good words for us. The previous offense by the Third Elder was truly his own personal recklessness and has nothing to do with my Cloud Sea Sect!"

Qin Tianxing looked down at the jade bottle and pocketed it without hesitation.

How arrogant and overbearing that Third Elder had been at the Yin Shen Sect was exactly how much this Grand Elder was swallowing his pride now.

Seeing this scene, Qin Tianxing felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart. He looked at Elder Xu with a faint smile, "My Brother Chen's way of doing things is to only look at right and wrong; he doesn't hold onto the past. When the Third Elder brought people to the Dao Seeking Sect to provoke him, ending up like that was his own death wish. Now that you've come to apologize of your own accord, as long as your attitude is sincere, there is always room for turnaround."

Elder Xu nodded repeatedly and gave a bitter smile: "That would be for the best!"

"As long as we can resolve the misunderstanding with the Dao Seeking Sect this time, we will certainly watch over and help each other in the future, and never be so muddled again!"

The reason Qin Tianxing was willing to accompany Elder Xu on this trip was partly because his Sect had taken a huge bite out of the Cloud Sea Sect's assets, and another reason was that within ten years, it would be difficult for the Cloud Sea Sect to speak as equals with the Yin Shen Sect.

By then, the other party probably wouldn't even dare to breathe loudly when seeing him.

As they spoke, the two of them, led by a Dao Seeking Sect Disciple, officially stepped into the Sect.

Feeling the Spiritual Qi as thick as water washing over him, even Qin Tianxing, who was already mentally prepared, was taken aback.

Wang Er, beside him, was even more dumbfounded, his speech becoming somewhat stilted:

"Bo... Boss, this... this is?"

Qin Tianxing felt the abundant Spiritual Qi and swept his gaze over the surrounding magnificent buildings, sighing softly, "Brother Chen's Sect is indeed exactly as I had expected."