219: Snowfield Gate

Inside the Chiyuan Sect, Crimson sat in her room with an extremely troubled expression, clearly wearing a fiery red wedding dress.

“I stand by what I said: if you insist on this, don’t blame your father for not letting you leave!”

Crimson Gold gritted his teeth and slammed the door to Crimson’s Immortal Cave shut.

His daughter was simply too stubborn, insisting on wearing this wedding dress to the Heavenly Profound Sect to marry Li Haotian.

If this had been before, he definitely wouldn't have stopped her. The other party was one of the Ten Great Powers, and maintaining relations with them was necessary.

But now, that faction had been destroyed once, and it was said that most of its foundation and experts had died.

Although someone had recently come to cause trouble and was easily dealt with by them, that didn't mean anything.

Given the current situation, he was actually quite frustrated; the wine brewed by this son-in-law was truly too delicious. However, as the Sect Master of the Sect, he had to prioritize the Sect's interests.

It was unknown if the Heavenly Profound Sect currently had more enemies. If they showed weakness now, the surrounding factions they once maintained would surely swarm them.

During the next Faction Grand Competition, they would certainly be targeted. At that time, forget maintaining a spot in the top 10; they might not even be able to stay in the top 100.

Although vying for a ranking required the presence of Great Emperor experts, this was not a mandatory requirement; the competition primarily focused on the quality of the Disciples.

Only powerful Disciples shining brightly in the Grand Competition could push the Sect's ranking forward.

This was a consensus known to all, because Disciples represented the Sect's future new strength and its future experts.

If they could stand out among the experts of their generation from other Sects, it was naturally something everyone in the world would want to see, and the Sect's ranking would naturally rise.

The Heavenly Profound Sect was bound to be targeted by numerous factions this time, as everyone coveted their top ten ranking.

Especially those ranked 11th through 20th, every single one of them was eyeing the top ten throne.

Some of these Sects might not have reached 20 Great Emperor experts, but seventeen, eighteen, or nineteen was actually already meeting the standard.

As long as they could suppress the Heavenly Profound Sect, it would be difficult for them to ever rise again.

Not to mention whether other factions would continue to pay tribute to them, their income from the Fissure alone would be cut by more than half.

Every year, for the Fissures spearheaded and assisted by the Ten Great Powers, other factions would contribute some resources. These resources generally amounted to twenty percent of the lower-tier factions' income.

The Ten Great Powers could carve up massive amounts of wealth from these Fissures every year, which is why many people were eyeing this lucrative position.

If the Heavenly Profound Sect were to be utterly ruined or even directly annihilated because of this, his daughter's marriage would be meaningless.

As a father-in-law, he might even be targeted by the Heavenly Profound Sect's other enemies, which was something he did not wish to see.

Therefore, he naturally would not agree to his daughter marrying the man.

Crimson sat in her room, filled with grief and indignation, violently pounding the wall, but it was useless.

After returning home, her Cultivation was Sealed, and a Formation was also set up inside the Immortal Cave to prohibit her from leaving.

As a result, she was now like an ordinary person, with no room for resistance whatsoever.

Li Haotian sat quietly in his Immortal Cave, watching as various Sect matters were gradually handled and cleaned up.

He then let out a long sigh of relief.

Several of his Disciples had begun entering secluded Cultivation, Little Fatty Bai being the exception.

That fellow always wanted to do something earth-shattering, so he went straight down the mountain. Li Haotian did not try to stop him.

The System issued a mission: as long as that guy could go to the other Ten Great Powers, deliver a message, establish relations with them, and get them to recognize Li Haotian as the new Sect Master of the Heavenly Profound Sect, he would be rewarded with a set of Heaven Rank Crimson Cultivation Techniques.

Li Haotian could view the progress from his end. Currently, only three Sects were willing to acknowledge his legal status; the other major Sects seemed unwilling to recognize him or had not yet received the news.

He had no way to interfere in this matter, nor could he force others to recognize his rule, so he could only wait for the results.

“Revered Master, my parents have moved all their assets and belongings to join the Yizhang Dynasty. The Imperial Dynasty is currently developing very rapidly and already has five Great Emperor experts. We should also be able to achieve a good ranking in the Faction Grand Competition.”

Zhang Hai spoke respectfully, his tone filled with gratitude. His parents were able to rebuild the Zhang family today because the Revered Master before him had provided a more efficient method for raising Spirit Beasts.

Currently, the major Sects basically all cooperated with them. Even among the Ten Great Powers, three factions regularly required the zhang family members to supply goods.

These large orders helped the Zhang family and the Yizhang Dynasty develop rapidly.

Li Haotian did not give any instructions or judgments; they accomplished all of this themselves.

As subsidiary factions of Li Haotian, they also had to demonstrate their value, or they might very well be abandoned.

Ning Susu's family has also been settled and has joined the Yizhang Dynasty.

After Zhang Hai finished reporting, he returned to Cultivate. Li Haotian also entered a state of Cultivation, knowing full well that improving his own strength was equally important.

Little Fatty Bai was currently struggling to climb a Snow Mountain. He looked at the map his Revered Master had given him, a helpless expression on his face.

It was very difficult for him to travel to the Ten Great Powers and persuade them to accept the current Sect Master of the Heavenly Profound Sect.

The other Ten Great Powers were unwilling to continue maintaining relations with the Heavenly Profound Sect. He had used various techniques to barely persuade three of those major factions. The road ahead was long and arduous!

Little Fatty Bai finally managed to climb to the peak of the Snow Mountain, panting as he collapsed at the entrance of the Snow Domain Gate.

“I'm exhausted.”

Little Fatty Bai's actions quickly drew the attention of the two Disciples responsible for guard duty at the entrance.

“Who is approaching?”

Little Fatty Bai raised his chubby head, a simple, honest smile on his face.

After he explained his purpose, several Disciples quickly entered the Sect to report, and soon an Elder walked out.

No matter what, the other party was once one of the Ten Great Sects. Even if they didn't want to acknowledge their current status, they needed to play along to display the demeanor of a major Sect.

“A Heavenly Profound Sect Disciple, correct? Come in.”

The Elder's tone was very calm, and his expression showed no change. Little Fatty Bai was quickly led to a conference room, where many Cultivators wearing ice-blue robes were present.

An especially young woman sat in the main seat. The moment she saw Little Fatty Bai, her eyes flickered briefly before she quickly calmed down.

“We already understand your purpose. You want us to acknowledge Li Haotian as the current Sect Master of the Heavenly Profound Sect, correct?”

The woman spoke slowly, and all the Elders present looked toward Little Fatty Bai.

“That is correct.”

Little Fatty Bai felt a powerful oppressive pressure, but he still braced himself and nodded.

A flash of joy briefly crossed the woman's eyes.