Mystic Dao Sect's Prodigy Disciple Liu Mei [Seeking Follow-up Reads, Seeking Collections]

Ouyang Dao raised his eyebrows slightly and stroked his beard. "That shouldn't be the case. The Ancestor is a powerhouse at the Nascent Soul Realm. The Hengyue Sect's strongest members are currently only at the Foundation Establishment Realm; they wouldn't be able to withstand the Ancestor's attack at all."

Just as the two were deep in thought, the fluctuations of spiritual energy coming from afar made everyone tremble with fear, and they all knelt to the ground in unison.

The other disciples of the Mystic Dao Sect could not withstand the pressure of this energy either; they collapsed to the ground instantly, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Before the group of cultivators could even react, the sect's protective formation shattered instantly. Under the surging force, the cultivators closest to the impact were pulverized into dust and died on the spot.

Ouyang Dao looked up in shock at the shattered protective formation and exclaimed, "Breaking the formation in one move—a Nascent Soul Realm monster!"

As the clouds and mist in the sky faded, Luo Chuan's figure was revealed. He scanned the disciples and elders of the Mystic Dao Sect with an indifferent gaze and said calmly, "Juniors of the Mystic Dao Sect, leave Mystic Dao Peak immediately."

"You are... Ancestor Luo Chuan of the Hengyue Sect!"

At this moment, a late-stage Great Perfection Foundation Establishment elder of the Mystic Dao Sect flew out, knelt before Luo Chuan, and spoke with a trembling voice.

"The Mystic Dao Sect's founder, Pu Nanzi, is dead. If you do not wish to follow in his footsteps, join the Hengyue Sect; otherwise, die."

Luo Chuan's voice was devoid of emotion, as if he were not negotiating, but issuing a warning.

If the Mystic Dao Sect refused, Luo Chuan would destroy this place to ensure no other sect had the chance to obtain its resources.

The Mystic Dao Sect elder wore a pained expression. He knelt with difficulty on the ground, kowtowed, and bowed again. "We are willing to join the Hengyue Sect... please, Senior, spare the lives of our cultivators."

In front of a Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse, mere Foundation Establishment children were nothing more than ants trying to shake a tree. Even if the entire Mystic Dao Sect were combined, they wouldn't be worth a single slap from him.

Seeing the Mystic Dao Sect disciples bow in submission, Luo Chuan glanced slightly to the side at Liu Wenju and said indifferently, "I leave this place to you. Anyone who resists is to be killed without mercy."

Liu Wenju cupped his hands and bowed. "As you command."

Luo Chuan nodded slightly, his hand behind his back, his gaze lingering on a female disciple in the crowd.

The woman was dressed in purple, possessing peerless beauty with hair like a waterfall, phoenix eyes, and cherry lips. Her beautiful eyes held a captivating allure that made even the most steadfast disciples' hearts race upon seeing her.

This person was the Mystic Dao Sect disciple, Liu Mei.

As one of the top disciples of the Mystic Dao Sect's inner sect, Liu Mei was extremely confident in her innate charm techniques. Within the Mystic Dao Sect, few of her peers could resist her, and they often fell under her spell.

Now, Liu Mei was also watching Luo Chuan, filled with curiosity about this cultivator who had broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm in his twenties.

After all, looking across the entire Zhao Kingdom, a disciple who could break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in their twenties was already considered a genius; let alone breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, which was an existence that would shake the entire Vermilion Bird Planet.

In a quiet room at the Hengyue Sect.

Luo Chuan, dressed in white Daoist robes, sat cross-legged. As his thoughts stirred, a deep blue attribute panel appeared out of thin air before him.

[System Name: Exiled Immortal]
[Host: Luo Chuan]
[Age: Twenty-five]
[Cultivation: Nascent Soul Late Stage]
[Identity: Founder of the Hengyue Sect]
[Magic Treasures: Cloud Clear Flute, Luo God Sword]
[Monthly Check-in: 0/1]
[Next Breakthrough Reward: One Infant Transformation-level magic treasure]

Looking at the system panel that had popped up, a smile appeared on Luo Chuan's face. After all, the main function of the Exiled Immortal system was to automatically reward him with different magic treasures or cultivation levels whenever he achieved a breakthrough.

Relying on the system's help, Luo Chuan had been able to successfully break through to the Nascent Soul Realm in just over twenty years.

As for the Spirit Transformation Realm above the Nascent Soul, it required one to comprehend an artistic conception. Only by mastering an artistic conception could one truly break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

And Luo Chuan had already chosen his Spirit Transformation artistic conception: the path of the Exiled Immortal!

To be an "Exiled Immortal" meant to fall into the mortal world without losing one's immortal bones, refining one's heart in the mundane world and seeking the Dao amidst the red dust. He could dominate the Zhao Kingdom with his Nascent Soul cultivation.

He could intimidate sects, yet also perceive the laws of heaven and earth in the smallest details, remaining unconstrained by realms and unblinded by power.

Luo Chuan brushed his fingertips over the attribute panel, his gaze lingering on the words "Exiled Immortal," his eyes growing more profound.

Ordinary cultivators, when breaking through to Spirit Transformation, would either comprehend the artistic conception of war—filled with iron horses and golden spears—or the artistic conception of stillness—retiring to the mountains and forests. Only he had chosen this most difficult path.

He had to be the absolute founder of the Hengyue Sect, protecting the sect, expanding resources, and firmly controlling forces like the Mystic Dao Sect, while simultaneously maintaining that sense of immortal detachment amidst the mundane affairs.

For instance, when facing Liu Mei's charm technique earlier, his heart had not stirred in the slightest; he had regarded it merely as an insignificant speck of dust in the red dust of the world.

The next morning, the dawn was radiant and colorful.

Having finished his cultivation, Luo Chuan arrived at the Hengyue Sect's main hall. True Person Huanglong had been waiting for a long time, and upon seeing Ancestor Luo Chuan, he immediately ran over and cupped his hands in a bow.

True Person Huanglong was no stranger to Luo Chuan, for the man's true identity was far from that of a mere Foundation Establishment ant.

True Person Huanglong appeared to have only Foundation Establishment cultivation, but in reality, he was a clone of the fifth-generation Vermilion Bird of the Four Saints Sect, named Lu Yun. Hidden under the identity of the Hengyue Sect's sect leader, he possessed terrifying strength.

Let alone the small Mystic Dao Sect leader Pu Nanzi, even the entire Vermilion Bird Planet was as fragile as an ant before him; he even possessed the realm of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man.

He remained in the Hengyue Sect only to secretly investigate matters regarding the Immortal Remnant Clan; even if the Hengyue Sect were truly destroyed, he would not feel a thing.

True Person Huanglong stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Disciple Huanglong, leader of the Hengyue Sect, pays respects to the Founder."

The cultivation world had always been a place where the strong preyed on the weak. Although Luo Chuan was still young in age, he was the founding ancestor of the Hengyue Sect and a powerhouse at the Nascent Soul Realm; it was only natural for True Person Huanglong to pay his respects to him.

Luo Chuan nodded slightly, turned, and sat down on the ground. He said softly, "Now that all the ancestors of the Hengyue Sect have fallen, as the only Nascent Soul Realm founder of the Hengyue Sect, This Seat shall naturally protect you all."

The elders of the Hengyue Sect nodded one after another. After all, the sect was no longer what it once was; without the protection of a Nascent Soul Realm expert, they would surely perish.

Luo Chuan looked at True Person Huanglong and nodded, asking, "I recall there being a disciple among the yellow-robed ones named Wang Lin. Is he still in my Hengyue Sect?"

True Person Huanglong wore a strange expression as he cupped his hands and replied, "Reporting to the Ancestor, that disciple Wang Lin killed his master, Sun Dazhu, and fled the Hengyue Sect yesterday. I have already arranged for disciples to go and apprehend him."

Luo Chuan swirled the teacup in his hand and raised an eyebrow slightly, thinking to himself, It is exactly as it was in the original story. Wang Lin killed Sun Dazhu, chose to leave, and the subsequent plot continues to unfold.