627: Chapter 627 Warning

The next day.

The Daoist Yin-Yang personally issued a decree, announcing that Liu Xuan was a Disciple she had taken in years ago. Now, he had returned to the Sect and was restored to the position of Saint, with a status above all previous Saints and Saintesses.

Once the news broke, the entire Yin-Yang Great Island was in an uproar. A Saint had suddenly appeared, and his status was higher than that of all previous Saints and Saintesses; it was hard for everyone to accept this all at once.

Many Disciples of the Yin-Yang Branch began to inquire about who exactly Liu Xuan was and what merits he had to be so highly regarded by the Daoist Lord.

The core leadership of the Yin-Yang Branch was composed of past Saints and Saintesses. If the Daoist Yin-Yang made Liu Xuan's status higher than theirs, it meant he was second only to the Daoist Lord herself in the entire Yin-Yang Branch, ruling over ten thousand.

The Daoist Yin-Yang loved quiet and rarely appeared for administrative matters. Did this not mean that everything on the Yin-Yang Great Island would basically be decided by Liu Xuan?

Many people were dissatisfied, but this was a personal order from the Daoist Lord, so they had to accept it even if they were unwilling. No one dared to directly defy the Daoist Lord's decree; at most, they would engage in some petty tricks behind her back.

In the center of the Yin-Yang Great Island.

The Two Forms Palace, Qiankun Hall.

Liu Xuan sat upright in the main seat at the head of the hall, wearing a white magic robe. His aura was like an immortal's, and he was devastatingly handsome!

He was currently wearing the Joyous Union Sect uniform—white for male cultivators and black for female cultivators. This type of uniform was generally only required for serious occasions where the Yin-Yang Branch discussed important matters.

"So many beauties!"

For today's assembly, Liu Xuan had Yin Lizhi summon all Disciples of the Yin-Yang Branch on the island who were at the Golden Core stage or above. Looking up, there was a vast sea of black, with only a scattering of white dotted among them.

Water veins nourish people; the people of the East Sea generally had high attractiveness. Coupled with the Joyous Union Sect's screening process, there wasn't a single ugly person among those who could advance to Golden Core True Person.

"They are certainly good-looking, but they are all too serious, filled with an air of stuffiness!"

Golden Core True Persons were at least two or three hundred years old. Each of them had too much utilitarianism and calculated too deeply; their eyes had long since lost their innocence.

Putting aside utilitarianism, given similar appearances, Liu Xuan still preferred young girls around twenty years old.

While Liu Xuan was sizing everyone up, everyone was also sizing him up. Some female cultivators had originally been very unconvinced about this suddenly appearing Saint, but upon seeing him now, they found him excessively young and devastatingly handsome, and they were immediately convinced.

The Yin-Yang Branch was part of the Joyous Union Sect. When the Cultivation Technique reached a certain stage, the most important thing was to find a suitable Dao Companion within the Sect.

However, the entire Joyous Union Sect had an imbalance of Yin and Yang, with a severe shortage of high-level male cultivators, who had already become a scarce resource.

Liu Xuan was young, which indicated extraordinary talent, and he possessed a Heaven-Defying appearance. Let alone those female Disciples without Dao Companions, even those who already had Dao Companions for Dual Cultivation were secretly stealing glances at Liu Xuan.

"Senior Brother Liu, may I ask if Junior Sister Lizhi is your Dao Companion?" a Saintess, whose generation was unknown, couldn't help but ask.

Liu Xuan did not answer immediately but looked at Yin Lizhi beside him with an inquiring gaze.

Yin Lizhi immediately understood and sent a voice transmission: "Xu Zhiyin, the third of the sixteen past Saintesses, has Peak Nascent Soul cultivation, and still has no Dao Companion to this day."

"Rumor has it that Revered Master once said personally that if she could find a Dao Companion who was also at the Peak Nascent Soul stage, her chances of achieving Daoist Lord would be no less than thirty percent."

Including Liu Xuan, there were currently sixteen Saintesses and four Saints in the Yin-Yang Branch.

The ranking was only based on time and was not absolutely related to cultivation and status.

Xu Zhiyin ranked third among the Saintesses, but in reality, she was one of the people with the highest cultivation under the Yin-Yang Branch's Daoist Lord and was one of the top power holders.

"That's right!" Liu Xuan nodded slightly toward Xu Zhiyin. "Lizhi is one of my Dao Companions."

One of his Dao Companions?!

There was an immediate, subtle buzz of noise in the hall; Liu Xuan's answer was too incredible.

Xu Zhiyin frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Our Yin-Yang Branch has always practiced monogamy; only in this way can we fit the Cultivation Technique. Saint Liu, by taking multiple Dao Companions, are you not afraid of Qi Deviation?"

She looked serious, staring straight at Liu Xuan. "Also, is Revered Master aware of what Saint Liu is doing?"

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister Xu. My Dao Heart is firm, and a little Heart Demon is no obstacle."

"As for Revered Master..." Liu Xuan cupped his hands toward the direction of the Xuanyin Tower. "Revered Master knows everything, so naturally, she knows about everything."

Xu Zhiyin nodded slightly and asked again: "Saint Liu, may I ask when you joined the Yin-Yang Branch?"

"The Saints and Saintesses of our Yin-Yang Branch are ranked by their time of entry. To avoid internal strife within the Sect, Revered Master generally arranges for Saints and Saintesses of similar age to be married, and others are not allowed to fight over them."

"Well..." Liu Xuan hesitated for a moment and made up a story: "About fifty years ago."

"Heh~" Xu Zhiyin rolled her eyes. Revered Master had been staying in the Xuanyin Tower for seclusion all year round and hadn't left for nearly a hundred years; she knew Liu Xuan was spouting nonsense without even having to guess.

"Hmph!" Yin Lizhi snorted coldly. "If Senior Sister Xu doesn't believe it, you are welcome to go and ask Revered Master yourself."

"My husband is not even a hundred years old; in any case, it happened a few decades ago, there is nothing to lie about."

Not even a hundred years old?!

There was another uproar in the hall; everyone's reaction was even more intense than before.

Xu Zhiyin's expression changed slightly, and she stared fixedly at Yin Lizhi, asking: "Is what you said true?"

"Whether it's true or false, you won't believe me even if I tell you, so you might as well go check for yourself."

Yin Lizhi revealed a cryptic smile and looked at Xu Zhiyin. "My husband possesses a special spirit body and can have multiple Dao Companions. If Senior Sister Xu is interested, perhaps our relationship could become closer."

Hearing this, Xu Zhiyin was not angry; instead, she seemed to fall into deep thought.

If everything was as Yin Lizhi said, Liu Xuan achieving Nascent Soul within a hundred years meant his talent was sufficiently Heaven-Defying; perhaps he could reach Peak Nascent Soul within a thousand years.

If she calculated the time, if she hadn't achieved Soul Transformation by then, Dual Cultivating with Liu Xuan would at least increase her chances of success.

"Alright!" Liu Xuan interrupted. "I called this assembly in Revered Master's name not to chat with everyone, but to give everyone a great gift!"

He clapped his hands lightly, and Yin Lizhi immediately took out dozens of Jade Slips and distributed one to every Nascent Soul True Lord in the hall.

"Apart from my status as a Saint of the Yin-Yang Branch, I also have a bit of a family business in the distant Southern Territory."

"Returning to the Sect this time is, on one hand, to get closer to Revered Master, and on the other hand, to strengthen the Yin-Yang Branch of our Joyous Union Sect!"

"The benefits brought by a long-distance teleportation array that spans two regions are too immense. I hope you will not be blinded by profit and thus embark on a criminal path."

Liu Xuan's tone turned slightly cold. He swept his gaze around the hall and said indifferently: "If anyone breaks the rules and makes a mistake, no one will be able to protect you."

"I am giving everyone a heads-up in advance, so you don't think this Saint is being unreasonable later!"

Everyone didn't pay much attention to Liu Xuan's warning, because they were all shocked by the contents of the Jade Slip.

A refined-looking middle-aged Saint questioned: "A long-distance teleportation array that spans the Southern Territory and the East Sea? Even the Central State Dao Court cannot build one."

"Is Saint Liu sure you aren't playing with us?"