Just Like This, He Still Wanted to Be Let Out?

The Fourth Elder was dressed in typical Confucian attire, a spotless white robe, holding a paper fan. He walked with a steady gait, was gentle and considerate, and treated all his disciples equally. "You should stay away from the Ninth Elder. Luckily, he disappeared recently, otherwise he would have harmed you."

"You should cherish the opportunity to learn from Yun Zhi; learning from Lao Jiu will lead nowhere."

"The sage said that a gentleman possesses five virtues: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness. Old Jiu doesn't possess any of them. He's a swindler and a scoundrel who does all sorts of evil. I don't even know how many times I've had to go to the imperial prison to get him out."

Do you know what your master's ultimate sword technique is?

Lu Yang replied, "I've heard my senior sister say that it's a sword that transforms into ten thousand swords. When unleashed at full power, one sword can generate tens of millions of swords, like dark clouds pressing down on the city, covering the sky and the earth, invincible in all directions. After slaying the enemy, the ten thousand swords return to one, without leaving a drop of blood."

When Lu Yang heard his senior sister's description, he felt a longing in his heart, thinking that the so-called elegant and unrestrained sword cultivator could not be more than this.

The Fourth Elder nodded. "Yes, one sword transforms into ten thousand swords. As Sword Spirit Root, Ninth Brother is indeed a rare sword genius. Few sword cultivators in the world can reach his level."

Lu Yang found it strange; he felt that the Fourth Elder's tone had a certain... well, how to describe it... gritted teeth, ashamed to be associated with him, and disappointed in him?

That's roughly the feeling.

The Fourth Elder continued, "Once, the Ninth Brother used his Swordsmanship to create ten thousand swords with a single strike. He sold these ten thousand swords to the Landing Money Merchant Guild, and after receiving the money, he used the technique of 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to One.' If I hadn't intervened and spoken to them politely, calming the guild leader's anger, your master would be in jail now!"

Lu Yang: "..."

My master is indeed in jail now, which can be considered as reaping what he sowed.

"Also, have you ever heard of the Law Technique <Size and Size at Will (Partial Version)>?"

"I just heard it from the Third Elder."

"This Law Technique must not be revealed to outsiders. The young disciples today don't even know about Law Technique. But if we go back a hundred years, newly joined disciples would have been scrambling to become the Ninth Master's apprentices just to learn Law Technique."

"Fortunately, Junior Nephew Yun Zhi was sensible and destroyed the copy of this Law Technique book, leaving the original in the upper level of the Scripture Depository. In addition, she deliberately kept it a secret, so no disciple is clamoring to learn this Law Technique now."

The Fourth Elder, with a pained and indignant expression, said, "The world is going to the dogs!"

Lu Yang was too embarrassed to tell the Fourth Elder that he actually wanted to learn this Law Technique as well.

I'm sorry, I've reflected on my actions.

The Fourth Elder's tone softened slightly. "However, Ninth Brother also has his merits. At the very least, since he became the Sect Master, our Ask Dao Sect as a whole has become much stronger than before. Of course, this is not solely due to his efforts; the eight of us have made significant contributions."

Lu Yang didn't realize whether the Fourth Elder was praising his master or himself.

"By the way, why are you suddenly interested in what kind of person your Ninth Brother is?"

Lu Yang chuckled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I've never seen my master since I became his disciple, so I'm a little curious."

"It's good to be curious, but don't waste it on Lao Jiu."

After asking three people in a row, Lu Yang roughly figured out what kind of person his master was.

You think you can get released like this?

The Tian Ce Sect is located on the eastern side of the continent and covers a vast area. When viewed from the air, it resembles an inverted Bagua (Eight Trigrams) plate, a truly unique sight.

The Tian Ce Sect is quiet and sparsely populated, like a secluded sect hidden deep in the mountains and forests, quiet yet terrifying.

However, the main reason for the quietness of the Tian Ce Sect was that they had sent their disciples away to pay off debts, leaving only a handful of people in the once-great sect.

Reducing expenses and tempering one's mind amidst worldly affairs—it's a win-win situation.

A shout broke the tranquil atmosphere of the Tian Ce Sect.

"Master, Master, I'm back!" Luo Bu ran into the sect and went straight to his master.

Upon hearing his disciple's call, the Sect Master of Tian Ce Sect emerged from his cave abode: "Good disciple, why have you returned so soon? Have you come up with a way to pay off your debts?"

Luo Bu ran out of breath. "Not yet, not yet. When I was traveling, I was telling fortunes for people and I encountered a troublesome person. I wanted to come back and tell the sect to be more vigilant."

"Sit down and talk slowly."

Luo Bu took a moment to catch his breath before saying, "When I traveled to Yanjiang County, I was penniless and just wanted to do a few divinations to swindle some unlucky people out of their money."

"I just happened to run into three disciples of the Ask Dao Sect and one disciple of the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace; they were all easy targets."

"I didn't originally intend to take it seriously; I just wanted to give it a perfunctory answer. But I didn't expect that one of the people involved would be so extraordinary."

"That person's name is Lu Yang. Although his cultivation level is not high, and he has just begun cultivating immortality, his future is extremely terrifying."

The sect Sect Master of the Tian Ce Sect had a sudden thought, "You mean we invest in him in advance, and he helps us pay off the money when he becomes successful?"

Luo Bu quickly extinguished his master's terrible thought, "No, no, no, I see that Lu Yang's future is destined to be entangled with several immortals."

"He has karmic entanglements with several immortals?!" The Sect Master Tian Ce Sect exclaimed in disbelief. Generally speaking, having karmic entanglements with even one immortal would easily lead to death and the annihilation of one's cultivation. How could this Lu Yang have such profound karmic entanglements with several immortals and still be alive?

The most taboo thing for the Tian Ce Sect is to have contact with people who have heavy karma, as it is not conducive to transcendence. The heavier the karma, the more difficult the cultivation, and struggling to break free will only make the karma entangle them tighter.

"That's not all. I've also discovered that Lu Yang is spreading the bad practices of the Ask Dao Sect throughout the entire cultivation world."

The Sect Master Tian Ce Sect gasped. "Why didn't you say something so important sooner? Compared to this, what is the karma of immortals?"

The fact that he has connections with immortals suggests he will achieve great things in the future, while spreading the bad practices of the Ask Dao Sect indicates he has mental problems!

"In short, we should try to avoid contact with the Ask Dao Sect, especially that Lu Yang; the further away we are, the better!"

Suddenly, the Tian Ce Sect Master's expression changed.

"What's wrong with Master?"

"An extremely aggressive aura is flying towards our Tian Ce Sect. I suspect it's hostile! Activate the defensive formation first!"

The sect Sect Master of Tian Ce Sect Protection Array.

The array nodes lit up, like starlight in the night sky, forming the shape of a Bagua (Eight Trigrams) plate.

The enormous Bagua array covered the Tian Ce Sect, seemingly indestructible. Its eight directions were intricately intertwined, making it difficult to find an exit. Once trapped inside, even a Body Integration Realm of effort would not be enough to unravel its mysteries. Countless Nascent Soul Body Integration Realm experts had returned empty-handed, and some with wicked intentions had even been trapped and killed!

The power of the Heavenly Strategy Sect Protection Array is evident!

The newcomer showed no sign of stopping when he saw that the Tian Ce Sect had activated its Sect Protection Array, displaying an arrogant and overbearing attitude.

Faced with the intricate array, the newcomer simply reached out and slapped it, shattering the array instantly.

Only then did the sect Sect Master of Tian Ce Sect see the newcomer's appearance: graceful and elegant, like a god or an immortal, unapproachable.

"Ask Dao Sect Yun Zhi from the Dao Seeking Sect has come to pay respects to the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Strategy Sect. I request an audience."

The sect Sect Master of Tian Ce Sect turned pale and said, "The Ask Dao Sect Ask Dao Sect is coming."