276: Moonlit recruitment

"Accepted!"

The dharma sword traced an arc and returned to Ninth Son's waist. Liu Xuan cupped his hands in a salute towards Wan Wei's position below.

Wan Wei was, after all, a Disciple of the Sword Pavilion of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Since he had failed to kill him directly during the spar, it was inappropriate to pursue and attack him now.

Liu Xuan had a compassionate heart and generally disliked killing. There was no deep enmity between the two, so letting him go for now was fine.

Wan Wei shook off the subordinates and Disciples supporting him, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and forced himself to return the salute.

"My skills are lacking; many thanks to Fellow Daoist Liu for the pointers!"

Without waiting for Liu Xuan to speak, he sent a voice transmission to his few subordinates, and the group flew off directly, heading towards Feiyu City.

Liu Xuan also flew up to the high platform. A moment later, the celestial music began to play again, the banquet resumed, and the celebration continued as usual.

The atmosphere of the celebration remained lively and no different from before, but the gazes of the crowd looking towards the high platform were different now.

Some people did not know Wan Wei and were unaware of his status, but they had seen the battle scene just now clearly.

Having just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage and easily defeating another Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Liu Xuan was definitely not just an ordinary Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

With his incredibly profound Sword Intent combined with his mysterious Talisman Drawing level, Liu Xuan was terrifyingly strong.

"This Liu Family has truly risen!"

Before Liu Xuan broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, no matter how large the Liu Family's influence was, it was like a castle in the air. But now, as long as Liu Xuan did not die, the Liu Family would not fall.

The celebration lasted for three days, but for the Foundation Establishment Cultivators, it was already over, and they were leaving one after another.

Subsequent business and cooperation matters would be discussed by their Disciples or subordinates with the people from the Sect.

The main people in charge of the Liu Family were Xiao Ran and Zi Lan, while the ones actually handling affairs were She Xiaorong, Lu Ping, Xia He... and the others.

Besides them, children with the ability and interest, such as Lingyun, Lingxiu, Ling Hui, Dao Ming, Ninth Son... would also participate to some extent.

...

West Courtyard.

Under the phoenix tree.

More than ten maids were wearing black small suits, high heels, and black silk hip-hugging skirts.

Straight, slender legs, delicate waist curves, and full bust contours; this outfit fit their figures perfectly.

"Immortal Master, please do not take offense. This is a uniform I specially designed for the maids in the backyard. It is simple, capable, and has extremely high artistic value!"

Liu Xuan explained to True Person Yue Li with a straight face: "Clothes are just the outer shell; their main purpose is to highlight their beauty."

"If Immortal Master likes it, I will have someone send you a set!"

True Person Yue Li was cold and unearthly, with exquisite beauty, her skin as fair as moonlight. She also possessed a pair of exaggeratedly long legs and perfect waist-to-hip proportions. If she were to wear this uniform...

Yue Li's willow eyebrows furrowed slightly; she felt this brat was teasing her, but Liu Xuan's eyes were bright, his expression gentle and refined, and he did not seem to be.

'Forget it! Let's talk about the main matter first.'

"Fellow Daoist Liu just broke through to the early Foundation Establishment Stage and easily defeated Wan Wei, who is ranked eighty-eighth on the Sword Pavilion Earth Ranking. You truly are a young Prodigy!"

"If you join the Heavenly Sword Sect, you will definitely have a place in the top ten of the Earth Ranking!"

"The top ten of the Earth Ranking, the top ten in talent among all Foundation Establishment Disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, have a nearly fifty percent chance of Core Formation!"

"If you can maintain your current cultivation speed and successfully break through to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, you will be enough to rank in the top three, and your chance of Core Formation will be as high as seventy percent!"

Yue Li looked at Liu Xuan with envy. She was only a False Core Cultivator, relying on external objects, and had no future.

If Liu Xuan could truly rival the top three of the Sword Pavilion Earth Ranking, she would indeed only have envy.

False Core True Persons had no Divine Ability. A sword Dao Genius like Liu Xuan, once he broke through to Peak Foundation Establishment, could even defeat her across ranks.

Apart from the Lifespan advantage, a False Core True Person was actually just equivalent to a top-tier Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Others respectfully addressed her as Immortal Master, but Yue Li had always considered herself only a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator and addressed others as Fellow Daoist.

"Immortal Master Yue intentionally meeting me, surely it is not just to praise me?" Liu Xuan smiled.

"This is not praise; it is a fact!"

Yue Li remained cold, saying indifferently: "Wan Wei is a Disciple of True Person Heng Yuan, you should know that, right?"

"My Revered Master, True Person Feiyu, is at odds with True Person Heng Yuan. There may be constant conflicts in the future."

She looked at Liu Xuan, stopped beating around the bush, and said directly: "Are you willing to join under my Revered Master, True Person Feiyu?"

"This..."

"True Person Xiao has treated me with deep affection and heavy righteousness..."

Yue Li interrupted: "True Person Xiao has at most a dozen years left in his Lifespan. Just say whether you are willing or not; it won't be too late to formally become a Disciple then."

"Now is a chaotic time of war. You have supreme talent and a limitless future. If you do not find a way out in advance, after True Person Xiao's Lifespan ends, there will be no place for you in the Red Pine Sect."

"My Revered Master is different!" Yue Li's cold face revealed a trace of pride. "She is at the Late Golden Core Stage, about to reach Perfection, and still has over three hundred years of Lifespan. She may achieve the position of Nascent Soul True Lord."

"Joining under my Revered Master's tutelage is absolutely the greatest honor of your life!"

Liu Xuan nodded in agreement and asked: "What the Immortal Master says makes perfect sense, but..."

"Is this your intention? Or is it the intention of True Person Feiyu?"

Yue Li's exquisite face showed slight surprise. "Is there a difference?"

"Of course!" Liu Xuan nodded solemnly. "If this is your intention, I can agree, and the Liu Family is willing to fully cooperate with you."

"If this is the intention of True Person Feiyu... I can immediately become her Disciple. From now on, the Liu Family and the Red Pine Sect will follow True Person Feiyu's lead!"

"Become a Disciple right now?!?"

Yue Li was stunned and looked at Liu Xuan as if he were an idiot. "You are currently True Person Xiao's grand-Disciple!"

"It doesn't matter!" Liu Xuan waved his hand. "True Person Xiao and I are like brothers; he will agree to me switching Revered Masters!"

Seeing that Yue Li was still looking at him like he was an idiot, Liu Xuan continued to explain:

"Immortal Master, you have misunderstood! I have a life-and-death friendship with True Person Xiao, and he is genuinely acting in my best interest."

"Now that there is a better future, he would be too happy to stop me; how could he possibly object?"

"If you don't believe me, I will take you to see him in a moment and ask. You will naturally understand then."

"Really?"

Liu Xuan spoke with absolute certainty and did not seem to be lying, so Yue Li actually believed him by thirty percent.

"How would I dare to deceive you with such a matter?"

Liu Xuan appeared sincere. "To tell you the truth, even if you hadn't brought this up today, True Person Xiao was already considering my future after his Lifespan ends."

"A few days ago, the old man even said that True Person Feiyu is a good person and asked if I would be willing to switch Revered Masters."

"However, he treats me with deep affection, and he wants me to stay by his side for the last ten-plus years of his life, thinking that this matter is not urgent."

Previously, Liu Xuan only wanted to hide in the Red Pine Sect under Xiao Changfeng's protection and develop secretly, with no intention of switching Revered Masters.

But with the changing war situation, coupled with Wan Wei causing trouble today, he understood that many things could not be avoided.

It just so happened that True Person Yue Li came to recruit him, so he went with the flow, intending to latch onto Shen Yunshu's thigh early.

"No matter how much I say, you won't believe me. Why don't I take you to see True Person Xiao right now."

Liu Xuan said no more and gestured for Yue Li to follow him to the mountain top.

Yue Li hesitated for a moment, then followed Liu Xuan as he flew towards the Red Pine Immortal Cave at the top of the mountain.