"You want the Primordial Human Emperor Sword?"
Wan Zhaotian narrowed his eyes and asked in surprise.
"Yes!"
Lu Ren nodded solemnly.
"The Primordial Human Emperor Sword is powerful, but any Eight-Pattern Divine Artifact is formidable. Come with me!"
With that, Wan Zhaotian led Lu Ren into the underground palace of the Myriad Beasts Desolate Pavilion.
The underground palace was heavily guarded. The ones stationed there were the Divine Nirvana experts who had previously protected Lu Ren during his cultivation.
When they saw the pavilion master arrive with Lu Ren, they came forward to ask how he was doing.
"Lu Ren, you seem to have recovered well this past month. With your current strength, you could probably defeat Bai Hualei without breaking a sweat!"
One of the elders looked Lu Ren up and down.
"Bai Hualei no longer deserves to be called my opponent!"
Lu Ren spoke proudly.
Bai Hualei was strong, but Lu Ren believed he could have defeated him even at the peak of the Fifth Calamity Divine Ancestor realm. Now that he had reached the Ninth Calamity Divine Ancestor Peak, he could crush Bai Hualei with one hand.
"Why not go to the Gui Xu Sect now, defeat Bai Hualei, and take over as sect master?"
A sharp gleam flashed through the elder's clouded eyes.
"Quite a few elders support Bai Hualei. Even if I defeat him, I may not be able to take the position easily. I'll wait until I enter Divine Nirvana!"
Lu Ren spoke calmly.
He was not impulsive. Bai Hualei had deep roots in the Gui Xu Sect and had rendered it many services. Taking the sect master's position from him would not be easy.
It would not be too late to act once he entered Divine Nirvana and truly had the strength to