628: Chapter 628 Devotion

Aside from Liu Xuan, there were a total of three Saints in the Yin-Yang Branch, all of whom were already wed to their corresponding Saintesses.

The three corresponded to the second, sixth, and fifteenth-ranked Saintesses respectively. Not only were they few in number, but their cultivation Realms were also a notch lower.

When the three pairs of Saint and Saintess couples first married, their cultivation levels were roughly the same. However, as Dual Cultivation began, their rates of progress differed, and after some time, the Saint would fall behind by one or two minor Realms.

This was not because male Cultivators were naturally less talented than female Cultivators, but rather due to a combination of factors, such as the East Sea water veins and the Sect's Cultivation Technique Legacy.

Such was the general environment; female Cultivators in the East Sea Cultivate faster and possess greater overall strength. Even with the Joyous Union Sect's intentional support, it could not change the situation where male Cultivators struggle to improve their cultivation and hold low status.

"That person is named Shi Yuan, the Saint with the most seniority in the Sect and the Dao Companion of the Second Senior Sister. He is at the Late Nascent Soul Stage..." Yin Lizhi introduced via voice transmission.

A Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivation could be considered unique among the male Cultivators of the Yin-Yang Branch; it was no wonder he dared to jump out and question him.

"Whether I can do it or not is my business; you only need to cooperate."

Liu Xuan did not give them any Face, saying indifferently: "This Saint is not discussing this with you; I am merely notifying you!"

Once these words were spoken, the hall instantly became quiet. Some people were dissatisfied with Liu Xuan's arrogance, while others stared at Shi Yuan with great interest.

Before Liu Xuan arrived, Shi Yuan was the strongest Saint of the Yin-Yang Branch and the leader of the Sect's male Cultivators. Who among the other Disciples wouldn't give him some Face when they saw him?

Now, relying on the Dao Lord's favoritism, Liu Xuan immediately started pointing fingers at all the Sect's affairs, and his speech was extremely arrogant, not leaving Saint Shi Yuan any Face at all.

If these two were to clash on the spot, there would be a good show to watch!

"Junior Brother Liu, this is the Qiankun Hall, the place for Sect discussions. By speaking like this, do you not hold everyone present in your eyes?"

Shi Yuan was very angry, but since Liu Xuan was the person personally named and supported by the Dao Lord, he dared not clash directly. Thus, he intended to use the Sect's righteousness to accuse him; that way, even if the Dao Lord found out, he presumably wouldn't say much.

"That's right!"

Liu Xuan tapped his fingers lightly on the table and smiled gently: "I am not targeting you; I am targeting all of you!"

Looking around the hall, Liu Xuan continued: "Whoever has an opinion, go report it to Revered Master now, otherwise you won't have the chance next time!"

Arrogant! Too arrogant!

The more arrogant Liu Xuan was, the less the people in the hall could gauge what trump cards this newly emerged Saint, Liu Xuan, actually had.

No one was willing to take the risk over uncertain matters, so they all looked at Saint Shi Yuan, hoping he would make a move to test Liu Xuan.

Unfortunately! Although Saint Shi Yuan was unhappy that Liu Xuan had stolen his spotlight and power, he was not a fool and was unwilling to be the first bird to stick its head out at this moment.

Saint Shi Yuan chickened out, folding his hands over his abdomen, looking at his nose and observing his heart, as if nothing had happened just now.

The other two Saints went without saying; they hadn't said a word the entire time, remaining completely in an invisible state.

The remaining dozen or so Saintesses had their own thoughts about Liu Xuan. Even if they had objections, they planned to investigate Liu Xuan first and were not in a hurry to act now.

Seeing that none of the Saints or Saintesses had spoken, the other many high-level Nascent Soul True Lords of the Sect naturally followed suit and remained silent.

"Since everyone has no objections, that's how it's decided. Yin Lizhi will guide you on what to do. Let's disperse for today!"

After speaking, Liu Xuan stood up and left directly, paying absolutely no heed to any Sect assembly rules.

... A few days later.

Over these few days, some people instructed their subordinates to go to the Xuanyin Building to file complaints, some caused trouble for the preparations of the teleportation Formation, and others deliberately delayed the tasks assigned by Yin Lizhi...

The result was that whoever dared to stick their head out received heavy punishment. He even bypassed Sect laws, directly arresting people for interrogation under torture, implicating a large number of people.

In just a few short days, a full three Saints and Saintesses were implicated and heavily punished over trivial matters. Even the head of the Saintesses, Sun Wan, the Third Saintess Xu Zhiyin, and the Eleventh Saintess Zhang Yun—these three big shots at the Peak of power in the Yin-Yang Branch—were called over by the Dao Lord and reprimanded.

From this point on, no one dared to have any objections to Liu Xuan, nor did they dare to pull any small tricks in secret.

The Dao Lord's regard for this guy far exceeded their expectations; finding trouble with him again would be going against the Dao Lord.

Not far directly in front of the Two Instruments Palace, the core of power on the Yin-Yang Great Island, was the location selected by Yin Lizhi for the construction of the teleportation Formation after considering all circumstances.

The site had been completely cleared, and the team of Formation Masters and the Formation Materials needed were all prepared, just waiting for Liu Xuan to come and set up the Formation himself.

Establishing a teleportation Formation was a major event, and almost all the high-level members of the Yin-Yang Branch had come. Everyone wanted to see if Liu Xuan was truly capable of setting up such a high-level teleportation Formation, or if he had some other purpose.

After waiting for half a day, just when everyone's patience was about to be exhausted, a Flying Boat flew over from the distance. Two ignorant young girls with cultivation only at the Qi Refinement Stage and a young Young Master stepped down.

"Brother Xuan, are you really a Saint of the Joyous Union Sect? You didn't lie to us!"

The two young girls were in their early twenties and were Disciples who had recently joined a small Sect on the outskirts of the Yin-Yang Archipelago, whom Liu Xuan had abducted while wandering around these past few days...

Liu Xuan pointed at the magnificent Two Instruments Palace opposite, then pointed at the many Nascent Soul True Lords below whose Auras were like deep pools and vast seas, and smiled: "If Brother Xuan were lying, could we have come all the way here?"

"No, no!"

"It must be an illusion. A Joyous Union Sect Saint is at least a Nascent Soul True Lord; how could he possibly take a fancy to a little girl like me?"

One of the young girls shook her head repeatedly, then actually closed her eyes and began to silently recite the Heart-Clearing Incantation.

The other young girl also felt the situation was too fantastical, taking out a Mind-Calming Pill and a Heart-Clearing Talisman one after another, saying something about her Heart Demon dissipating...

Liu Xuan watched, stunned, then smiled knowingly, sighing inwardly: 'Young girls are still the cutest! Come to think of it, I'm actually quite single-minded. Setting aside those calculated benefits, what I truly like in my heart has always been eighteen-year-old girls!'

'That's not right either! Sister Peach Blossom and Senior Sister Yun Miao are also not bad; older ones know how to dote on people...'

Important business came first. Liu Xuan cast aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, handed the two young girls over to Yin Lizhi to look after, and then began to preside over the setup of the teleportation Formation.

The Joyous Union Sect's team of Formation Masters and Liu Xuan were unfamiliar with each other, so Liu Xuan found directing them slightly strenuous. It took nearly an hour to determine the Formation eye and set the position of the Formation Plate.

"Hum~"

As the dense Formation patterns spread and extended along the Formation base, the surrounding Yin and Yang Formation also lit up with Formation patterns one after another, and a portion of the two fused and connected together.

The Yin and Yang Formation here was of an extremely high level, having been accumulated and perfected over countless years. If not for the fact that Liu Xuan had obtained a token from Jiang Xingwan that could control a portion of the Formation's authority, the two would not have been so easy to fuse.