"There are indeed new faces. Every once in a while, new Independent Cultivators join. Fellow Daoist Chen, do you think there might be something wrong with these newcomers?"

The older Independent Cultivator quickly understood the situation, furrowing his brows and pondering carefully. Then his eyes lit up. "Speaking of which, there is indeed one Independent Cultivator who is different."

"Oh?"

Chen Daoxuan's eyes brightened.

"This person is named Wang Hai. He carries himself with great dignity, has extraordinary speech, and is quite generous in his actions. We initially thought he was a member of a sect, but later found out that he is actually an Independent Cultivator."

"This person is not very old, yet he has reached Foundation Building Rank Five."

"He claims to be from the Zhou Kingdom and has been diligently cultivating."

"When we chatted privately, we found it quite strange. However, in this vast world, there are countless strange things, and even among Independent Cultivators, there have been extraordinary experts. We just took it as a topic of conversation and didn't think much of it."

"Now that I think about it, it is indeed quite strange. How could a Foundation Building Rank Five cultivator, even if he is diligently cultivating, not need cultivation resources? How could he have remained completely unknown until now?"

The older Independent Cultivator spoke incessantly.

Indeed!

There is a problem!

"When you see him next time, don't startle the snake. Inform me promptly," Chen Daoxuan said, taking out a piece of spiritual paper from his pocket. It was engraved with mysterious patterns. This is the Yin-Yang Communication Paper, divided into Yin and Yang sides, which is a relatively simple means of communication in the cultivation world.

One person writes down what they want to communicate on the paper and activates it with their True Qi. The other person can perceive and read the words on the paper.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, rest assured."

The old man took the paper and put it in his pocket.

Chen Daoxuan then left and returned to the sect.

Inside the sect.

The disciples bowed to Chen Daoxuan, addressing him as senior brother. Chen Daoxuan passed through the outer gate and went straight to the inner gate, where he found an elder and explained the whole situation from beginning to end.

"If this is true, you have made a great contribution this time."

The elder's brow remained furrowed throughout, never relaxing. After listening to Chen Daoxuan's words, he nodded to himself. "I will go find the sect master and have him inform the other two major sects to prepare for any contingencies. You should stay in the sect for these few days."

"Yes!"

After Chen Daoxuan answered, he left the spiritual paper behind and returned to his own residence.

"Father!"

"Father!"

A group of children surrounded him, cheering happily in front and behind Chen Daoxuan.

Chen Qingyang, who was approaching ten years old, already had the demeanor of an eldest son. Although he still appeared a bit immature, among this group of children, he seemed extremely mature and steady.

Most importantly.

His strength had actually reached Body Refining Rank Five!

Chen Daoxuan looked at his children with joy in his heart. Not only did they share his bloodline, but these children would also grow up, marry, and have children. If they could give birth to spiritual roots, the system would also reward him.

Thinking about it, it was indeed quite good.

Inside the sect, where the sect master resided!

Except for the elders who were in closed-door cultivation, all the other elders were present, as well as two individuals who were not from the Mysterious Passage Sect. They were representatives from the other two major sects. With the rampant demonic cultivators in the Zhou Kingdom, all three major sects had stationed people in other sects to facilitate communication in times of emergency.

"If what Chen Daoxuan said is true, then this Wang Hai must have a big problem."

"If we capture him, we might be able to uproot the demonic cultivators behind him."

One of the elders said coldly.

"However, demonic cultivators have keen senses. If we make any moves, we might alert them."

Another elder expressed concern.

"That's right. By the time we receive the news and rush over, the other party might have already disappeared."

The hot-tempered elder tapped his fingers on the table.

"I have an idea."

Murong Ye suddenly spoke up, "Chen Daoxuan's reputation has already begun to emerge, and I've heard that he has been doing a lot recently and attending gatherings of independent cultivators. If only he shows up, this Wang Hai shouldn't refuse too much."

"Are you suggesting that we leave this matter to Chen Daoxuan to handle, and let him stall that Wang Hai?"

One elder asked.

"That's right."

Murong Ye nodded.

"This matter is quite dangerous. I wonder if Chen Daoxuan is willing. And, Sect Master, two years ago, you made a bet with Chen Daoxuan. I heard that Tang Zhenshan, the city lord of Cloud Mountain County, was injured by demonic cultivators and fell into the demonic path. He died three days ago."

"Before his death, Tang Zhenshan entrusted his daughter, Tang Yudie, to Chen Daoxuan. In this way, Chen Daoxuan fulfilled the bet from back then."

"But our sect has yet to make any gesture. Our sincerity is somewhat lacking."

An elder furrowed his brow.

"But Chen Daoxuan has many descendants. Judging from the current situation, he will marry concubines and have children in the future. We can still handle the current number, but if there are hundreds or thousands of descendants in the future, won't it drain our sect?"

The hot-tempered elder disagreed somewhat.

"I said I would fulfill the bet, and there is no reason to regret it."

"Here's what we'll do."

Murong Ye thought carefully, "From now on, any descendants of Chen Daoxuan will be sent directly to the outer sect, and as for cultivation resources, I will personally provide them."

"Sect Master!"

The other elders were a bit anxious.

Currently, the Sect Master is the most talented and powerful person in the sect, recognized as the one with the highest hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage and reaching the Soul Formation Realm.

If the Sect Master really reaches the Soul Formation stage, the status of the entire sect will instantly rise, transforming from a small and insignificant sect to a prominent one.

Although it's just a step from insignificance to prominence, many sects cannot achieve it even after hundreds of years.

Moreover, this is just the beginning. The improvement in the sect's quality means the expansion of territory and cultivation resources, which in turn means the ability to recruit more disciples with good spiritual roots and talents.

The Sect Master is still young, and if he can break through to the Soul Formation stage, he can live for at least two to three thousand years.

In such a long time, it is enough to accumulate a large amount of foundation for the sect, and maybe even cultivate several Soul Formations.

Therefore, cultivation resources are extremely important for the Sect Master.

Although Chen Daoxuan's current strength is not weak, his talent and spiritual roots are still far behind the Sect Master. According to their estimation, whether he can break through to the Gold Core stage is still a question, and even if he luckily breaks through, his future path will be extremely difficult.

Isn't this too unfair?

"This matter is settled, no need for further discussion."

Murong Ye shook his head, directly putting an end to all the chatter, "I will go find Chen Daoxuan and finalize the matter."

"Yes!"

Seeing the Sect Master make a final decision, the elders no longer opposed.

"I'll trouble the two of you to relay this matter back to the sect. However, it must be kept confidential. These demonic cultivators can infiltrate anywhere, so caution is of utmost importance."

Murong Ye looked at the two people beside him.

"Sect Master Murong, rest assured. We will take care of this matter."

The two individuals quickly stood up and respectfully replied.

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