Meeting the Nether Emperor Holy Sect's Sect Master!

The old man's shock quickly transformed into a near-fawning fervor. He almost staggered forward, his voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement.

"If you're serious, that's wonderful! If you join our Nether Emperor Holy Sect, even the sect leader will personally come to welcome you!!!"

His ecstasy was almost overflowing.

If it's true, no, it must be true! No one would dare lie like this on the territory of the Nether Emperor Holy Sect! If I could bring in such a prodigy, wouldn't I be on a meteoric rise to power?!

Having held the position of Chief Elder of the Alchemist Guild for so many years, as long as I hold onto this credit, being promoted directly to a core elder within the sect is not a dream!

Li Wensong didn't waste any words and simply raised his right hand.

He spread his fingers slightly, and the energy within his body began to burst forth without reservation.

That force was not a violent surge of Power of the Dao Source, but a more profound force of rules that seemed to be pulling at the invisible threads between heaven and earth.

In an instant, visible ripples of void appeared out of thin air in the registration room. The ripples shimmered with a mixture of gold and black light, as if countless invisible threads of cause and effect had materialized at this moment.

Blurry phantoms appeared in the void, flickering and alternating, each representing a causal connection.

Encounters between people, connections between events, and the interweaving of the past and the future!

The entire registration room trembled slightly, as if it couldn't bear the weight of such a rule!

This is a celestial phenomenon that can only be triggered by cultivating the Rule of Cause and Effect to their peak; it cannot be faked or impersonated!

The old man's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he stared intently at the surging causal phenomena in the void. His lips trembled for a long time before he finally managed to squeeze out a single sentence. "It really is the Rule of Cause and Effect! And it has been cultivated to its peak!!!"

He abruptly turned to Li Wensong, his voice sharp and shrill with excitement. "You, you really want to join our Nether Emperor Holy Sect?!"

Li Wensong remained calm, simply nodding slightly, his demeanor composed.

It was as if joining the Nether Emperor Holy Sect was a trivial matter.

The old man took a deep breath, his whole body trembling slightly with excitement. "Excellent! Excellent! I'll send a message to the sect leader right away!!! She'll come personally to bring you into the sect!!!"

As he spoke, he closed his eyes, and a ray of light flew into the void.

After delivering the message, the old man excitedly spun around twice. Then, as if remembering something, he diligently poured each of them a cup of spiritual tea filled with Spiritual Qi energy. The tea leaves unfurled in the hot water, each leaf emitting a pale golden light, clearly indicating that it was of high quality.

Li Wensong picked up his teacup and took a sip, while Lu Qing'an simply took the teacup and placed it beside him, his gaze calmly fixed on the direction in which the streak of light had disappeared when the old man delivered the message.

In less than a moment, the void in the center of the registration room suddenly began to tremble violently.

A black crack appeared out of nowhere, as if it had been torn open from the inside by an invisible hand. The crack expanded rapidly and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a spatial black hole about ten feet in Fang Yuan.

Within the black hole, one can vaguely see stars shifting and void currents churning; the profound darkness seems capable of swallowing all light.

The next instant, a fair, jade-like hand emerged from the black hole, followed by the figure of a woman in a plain white dress.

She stepped out of the black hole with a light and graceful movement, as if traversing the void was nothing more than a leisurely stroll for her.

The black hole slowly closed behind her and vanished without a trace, while her appearance seemed to lower the temperature of the entire registration room by several degrees.

She is an absolutely beautiful woman.

Her features were so exquisite that they resembled the most perfect creation in the world. Her eyes and brows carried an aloof and unapproachable air, yet they also revealed a touch of gentle charm unintentionally.

Her long hair was casually draped over her shoulders, without any adornment, yet she was more ethereal and otherworldly than any elaborately dressed fairy.

The pure white dress accentuated her slender figure, and she was surrounded by a faint spiritual light, a protective aura that could only be formed after one's cultivation had reached a certain extremely high level.

Luo Qiushan, the sect leader of the Nether Emperor Holy Sect.

As soon as she appeared, her gaze went straight past Li Wensong and landed steadily on Lu Qing'an.

Those clear, cold eyes brightened slightly, and a gentle smile appeared on her lips. She actually took two steps forward and cupped her hands in greeting to Lu Qing'an: "Fellow Daoist! Welcome to our Nether Emperor Holy Sect!"

His tone was sincere and enthusiastic, not at all like someone addressing a newcomer who had just passed the assessment, but more like welcoming a distinguished guest who had been away for a long time.

The old man next to him froze on the spot, his smile frozen, his expression incredibly complex.

He wasn't shocked that Luo Qiushan, a powerful cultivator who had mastered many Great Dao, would address someone at the Eternal Realm as a fellow Daoist.

Those who cultivate the Rule of Cause and Effect deserve Luo Qiushan's address of "fellow Daoist"!

But at this moment, Luo Qiushan called out to the wrong person!!!

He hurriedly stepped forward, quickly and awkwardly correcting himself, "Sect Leader! This is the one I was talking about!"

He pointed at Li Wensong, his voice tinged with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Luo Qiushan blinked, looked at Li Wensong in the direction the old man was pointing, then turned back to look at Lu Qing'an, a clear look of surprise flashing across her face.

Immediately, an embarrassed blush crept up her ears. She coughed lightly and tucked a stray hair behind her ear as if to cover it up.

This person clearly looks much stronger...

Luo Qiushan muttered to herself, but quickly regained her composure as the sect leader. She turned and nodded slightly to Li Wensong, thus smoothing over the earlier misunderstanding.

But her gaze couldn't help but drift towards Lu Qing'an again.

Li Wensong took in this subtle scene and immediately smiled, introducing, "This is my Brother Lu! This fellow Daoist has excellent eyesight! No wonder he's the Sect Master of the Nether Emperor Holy Sect!!!"

He spoke frankly and openly, with a hint of pride, showing no displeasure at the sect leader's misunderstanding.

On the contrary, I think that Luo Qiushan was able to see Brother Lu's extraordinary qualities at a glance, and this insight is indeed worthy of the status of a sect leader!

Now it was the old man's turn to be dumbfounded!

He looked at Li Wensong, then at Lu Qing'an, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly, the beads on his mental abacus clicking and turning all over again.

A genius who has cultivated the Rule of Cause and Effect to the peak is already terrifying enough, but this young man, whom the genius calls "Brother Lu," actually made the sect leader recognize him as even stronger at first glance?!

So, just what level of existence is this guy surnamed Lu?!

The old man felt his heart couldn't withstand the continuous shocks, and his hand holding the teapot was trembling slightly.

But his smile grew even brighter, so bright that all the wrinkles on his face squeezed together like a chrysanthemum.

What incredible luck! Two amazing treasures just appeared today!

Luo Qiushan had already adjusted her mindset. She looked at Li Wensong seriously and said in a solemn tone, "To cultivate the Rule of Cause and Effect to their peak is extremely rare, even in the entire cultivation world. It is an honor for our sect that you are willing to join our Nether Emperor Holy Sect."

As for this fellow Daoist...

She then looked at Lu Qing'an, her eyes filled with obvious curiosity and inquiry.

Lu Qing'an smiled faintly and finally spoke his first words since entering, "Lu Qing'an is also Rogue Cultivator. I came with my Wensong to take a look."

Luo Qiushan's gaze lingered on his face for a moment, a subtle, unfathomable look flashing in her clear, cold eyes.

She suddenly curved her lips into a smile, a smile that seemed more genuine than before, "Since you're here, why don't we take a look together? Although the Nether Emperor Holy Sect mainly deals with alchemy, it has always welcomed all kinds of geniuses."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the registration room suddenly became subtle.