“Isn’t a question from twenty years ago still a valid question? Young man, don’t be so narrow-minded.”
“Haven’t you heard that the older something is, the more valuable it is? When I was tomb raiding with Old Nine, we always targeted the oldest items. We even found a treasure from the early Da Qian era, held by a Heavenly Immortal level monster.”
Yun Zhi had heard about this. Her master and the eighth elder had found a treasure from the early Da Qian era that could hold the water of three rivers and five lakes. Its value was immeasurable, and the two had fought over it.
Upon appraisal, it turned out to be the chamber pot of a Heavenly Immortal level monster.
The eighth elder continued, “Go ask around. The Seek Tao Sect’s test questions are priceless. You should be grateful that I’m selling them to you. Don’t be so picky.”
“Do you know the risk I took to sell these questions? I did it all for the benefit of the Seek Tao Sect!”
The eighth elder spoke confidently, causing Lu Yang to nod repeatedly. “Eighth elder, you’re right. In that case, your salary should also be delayed by twenty years.”
The eighth elder panicked, “That’s not acceptable.”
“Eighth elder, don’t worry. It’s not that you won’t get your salary, it’s just delayed by twenty years. Isn’t a salary delayed by twenty years still a salary?”
“Or are you saying that you think the sect is in trouble and you’re voluntarily giving up your salary? If the eighth elder has such noble thoughts, I will publicly commend you and encourage everyone to learn from your spirit.”
At this point, Yun Zhi spoke up, “Eighth elder, considering you’re my master’s friend, as long as you return the spirit stones you tricked Meng Jingzhou out of, we can let this matter go.”
The eighth elder had no choice but to reluctantly return the spirit stones.
With his spirit stones returned, Meng Jingzhou was overjoyed. Then Yun Zhi said, “Meng Jingzhou, you were also wrong to buy the test questions. As long as you hand over the money you used to buy the questions to the sect, we can let this matter go.”
Meng Jingzhou was stunned. Weren’t you on my side, senior sister?
With no other choice, Meng Jingzhou had to hand over the still-warm spirit stones to the sect.
“Hold on, what about Lu Yang? This kid was discussing with me on the carriage about how to deal with the test. He has ill intentions!” Meng Jingzhou tried to drag Lu Yang down with him.
Lu Yang sneered, “Then go tell the sect leader! Considering the sect leader isn’t here, you can go tell the acting sect leader.”
“I believe the acting sect leader is a fair and strict person who won’t favor anyone.”
“Damn it…”
Meng Jingzhou glared at Lu Yang, thinking to himself, ‘Just wait until I become the sect leader. I’ll make you pay!’
After the eighth elder and Meng Jingzhou left, the Immortal Maiden took control of Lu Yang’s body again.
Looking at the tasks that needed to be handled, the Immortal Maiden felt that being a sect leader was difficult.
“The way the Heavenly Immortals handle problems is similar to me. How do they control those planets?”
Yun Zhi sighed softly and reminded, “Just as you can assign tasks to the eight elders, the sect leader also has the right to command disciples. You can delegate the review tasks to experienced disciples.”
“Oh, right.” The Immortal Maiden realized and let Lu Yang handle these matters.
Lu Yang took a deep breath, “Isn’t senior sister hinting that she should handle these matters?”
After going in circles, they still ended up letting the reliable senior sister handle these messy tasks.
Sometimes, Lu Yang felt lucky that the Seek Tao Sect had a senior sister like Yun Zhi. Otherwise, the sect would have been doomed.
“I wonder how the outside world views the Seek Tao Sect.”
The Immortal Maiden stood with her hands behind her back, looking at the martial arts field being maintained, nodding frequently, like a leader inspecting the countryside.
Near the martial arts field, there were many small arenas for disciples to spar.
The Seek Tao Sect still emphasized practical training to prevent disciples from being bullied when they went out.
Lu Yang felt that the higher-ups of the Seek Tao Sect were overthinking.
At this time, there were two Golden Elixir stage senior brothers and sisters fighting on the stage. Their Golden Elixirs were full and shining brightly, clearly top-grade Golden Elixirs, and they had reached the peak of the Golden Elixir stage.
Lu Yang recognized these two. The Golden Elixir stage senior brother was named Luo Hai, who had formed a top-grade Golden Elixir called the White Day Hanhai Pill. His water attribute spells were superb, and he had killed several Elemental Infant stage demonic cultivators. He was a standout even in the talent-filled Seek Tao Sect.
The Golden Elixir stage senior sister was named Yi Jing, a member of the Yi family in the imperial city. Although her family was not as prominent as Meng Jingzhou’s, it was still a famous family in the Central Continent. Senior Sister Yi Jing had an astonishing experience. She compared the Yi family’s ancestral techniques with various techniques in the scripture library and made preliminary modifications to make them more suitable for herself.
These two were not ordinary people. Many people were watching their fight, hoping to gain insights that would help their future cultivation.
The Immortal Maiden swaggered over, attracting some attention. To outsiders, Lu Yang was the first disciple to exchange for a sect leader experience voucher, which was very inspiring.
More people were focused on the fight between the two on the stage and didn’t notice the Immortal Maiden’s arrival.
“Let me show you what it means to fight above your level!” The Immortal Maiden said to Lu Yang, giving him a bad premonition.
“Hold on, what are you going to do…”
Before Lu Yang could finish, the Immortal Maiden took control of his body and jumped onto the stage.
The two on the stage were curious about the Immortal Maiden, wondering what this newly appointed acting sect leader wanted to do.
“I want to challenge both of you.”
Luo Hai and Yi Jing were stunned, then surprised. The crowd below the stage was in an uproar. Lu Yang was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, could he challenge the two at the peak of the Golden Elixir stage?
However, since Lu Yang wanted to challenge them, Luo Hai and Yi Jing wouldn’t refuse.
The two stood opposite the Immortal Maiden, “Junior brother, you go first.”The Immortal Fairy revealed a smile, “In the name of the Acting Sect Leader, I command you to jump off the stage.”
Lu Yang: “……”
Luo Hai: “……”
Yi Jing: “……”
The fellow disciples below the stage: “……”
Is this how the power of the Acting Sect Leader is supposed to be used?
The words of the Acting Sect Leader must be obeyed. Without hesitation, the two jumped off the stage, losing the match.
The Immortal Fairy’s actions quickly aroused the interest of many fellow disciples.
“Brother Ma, hurry over to the stage. I heard that Junior Brother Lu Yang has mastered the ‘Word Law’, defeated several Golden Elixir disciples, and has declared a challenge to the Elemental Infant stage.”
“Really?” Brother Ma showed a keen interest.
Ma Tianyang, a peak Elemental Infant cultivator, a disciple of the Refining Peak, skilled in using fire and forging weapons. He once astonishingly forged weapons while fighting against a Deity Transformation cultivator, and defeated the Deity Transformation cultivator with a continuous stream of spiritual treasures.
“Let’s go and see.”
The disciple who urged Ma Tianyang showed a triumphant smile.
As soon as Ma Tianyang approached the stage, he heard the Immortal Fairy’s bold declaration: “Hahaha, I am invincible at the Golden Elixir stage, bring on an Elemental Infant!”
Upon hearing this, Ma Tianyang immediately jumped onto the stage, and then witnessed the Immortal Fairy’s “Word Law”.
That day, the Immortal Fairy challenged across levels, and with her Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivation, she defeated cultivators of the Golden Elixir, Elemental Infant, and Deity Transformation stages, causing a sensation.
That day, Lu Yang wished he could bury himself in the ground.
(End of Chapter)