Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 453: All members of the Heavenly Court Sect are righteous, how could they be from the demon cult?

"You are the leader of the Heavenly Court Sect?!" Qiu Jin'an shot up from his seat, his eyes wide with disbelief, his voice rising several octaves.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The others reacted similarly, even the usually composed abbot of the Floating Temple couldn't stay calm. They feared Yun Zhi might flash a cryptic smile and say, "This concerns the Heavenly Court Sect's million-year plan, no room for error," before taking them all out.

A ripple of confusion passed through Yun Zhi's otherwise calm eyes.

Didn't you all ask me my opinion on the Heavenly Court Sect? I just told the truth, why such a big reaction?

Their reaction was understandable. This was the Great Xia Palace, the stronghold of the righteous path. Everyone here was a leader of the righteous sects. They had spent half the day analyzing and concluding that the Heavenly Court Sect harbored ambitions to overthrow the world, branding it the new demon cult, forming a new quartet of demon cults with the other three major demon cults, posing a significant threat.

And now you suddenly claim to be the leader of the Heavenly Court Sect? Anyone would react this way.

The key point was, you were the most powerful among the six of them.

Seeing the intense reactions, Yun Zhi felt the need to explain: "There's no need to worry, everyone. The Heavenly Court Sect is an internal organization of the Seek Tao Sect, safe and reliable. It was proposed by my junior brother, Lu Yang, to infiltrate the Jiuyou Sect."

"Lu Yang?" Qiu Jin'an and Luo Hongxia were familiar with Lu Yang, but the Emperor of Xia, the abbot of the Floating Temple, and the leader of the Suppress Hell Sect were not.

Of course, if he appeared as an ancient history scholar, he would easily become famous.

Lu Yang had the great achievement of destroying the Immortal Sect, but since Yun Zhi had participated in that battle, no one believed it was Lu Yang, who was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, who played a significant role.

"Lu Yang is the latest disciple taken in by our master, my junior brother. He is extremely talented in magic and cultivation. In the matter of destroying the Immortal Sect, he was crucial."

Everyone was shocked. For Yun Zhi to praise someone's talent in magic, using the word "extremely," how terrifying must Lu Yang's talent be?

Daoist Yun also mentioned that Lu Yang played an extraordinary role in the destruction of the Immortal Sect. Could it be that Lu Yang was the key factor in its downfall?

At that time, what was Lu Yang's cultivation level? How did he manage it?

"I've met Lu Yang. He is indeed a rare genius with unconventional thinking. He once defeated a Great Yu Body Fusion stage cultivator who had started over after dispersing his cultivation, while at the same level." Qiu Jin'an also testified to Lu Yang's talent.

"Defeated a Great Yu Body Fusion stage cultivator who had started over?!" Luo Hongxia covered her mouth. They were all top talents in their youth, but achieving that was still challenging.

"Not only that, during an exchange between the Five Elements Sect and the Seek Tao Sect, the Seek Tao Sect mentioned that Lu Yang's combat power was extraordinary. At the Foundation Establishment stage, he fought across levels and defeated cultivators from the Golden Core, Elemental Infant, and Nascent Soul stages!" Qiu Jin'an's words were even more shocking than defeating a cultivator who had started over.

"Daoist Yun, is this true?"

Yun Zhi rarely hesitated, then nodded, causing an even greater uproar.

Yun Zhi felt the topic had strayed and needed to be brought back: "I am the leader of the Heavenly Court Sect. The sect has nine Heavenly Kings as protectors, from the Great Elder to the Eighth Elder, plus our master, though he doesn't know he's part of the sect yet."

"In addition, there are five newly recruited disciples from the Seek Tao Sect: Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, Tao Yaoye, Man Gu, and Li Haoran."

Yun Zhi did not mention the existence of the Immortal Fairy.

"You have some misunderstandings about the Heavenly Court Sect. As a righteous sect, the Seek Tao Sect's members are all high-ranking or promising disciples. How could it be a demon cult?"

Yun Zhi's reasoning was straightforward. The members of the Heavenly Court Sect were righteous cultivators, so the sect was naturally a righteous force.

The five of them twitched at the corners of their eyes. Given their status and seniority, it was inconvenient to accuse Yun Zhi of anything.

"And what about Dou Heavenly Sovereign…"

Qiu Jin'an stopped mid-sentence, suddenly recalling what the Jiuyou Sect's leader had said: Dou Heavenly Sovereign manipulates the stars like beans.

The stars in the sky were Yun Zhi's Golden Cores. Naturally, Yun Zhi could manipulate the stars at will!

Moreover, with her record of being invincible at the same level, fighting three at once, Yun Zhi could easily achieve this with the power of a nation's fate!

Lu Yang was Yun Zhi's junior brother, and Yun Zhi protected him secretly.

It all made sense!

Everyone present was smart and quickly realized that Dou Heavenly Sovereign was Yun Zhi.

Although Yun Zhi didn't directly confirm it, everyone understood, and there was no need for an explicit answer.

"The Heavenly Court Sect has gained the trust of the Jiuyou Sect. Please refrain from taking action against the Jiuyou Sect for now, to avoid alerting them."

"Of course, of course," everyone agreed with a smile. Knowing that the Heavenly Court Sect was on their side made things easier.

"The Heavenly Court Sect and the Jiuyou Sect have reached a preliminary cooperation. The Heavenly Court Sect provides the technology, and the Jiuyou Sect provides manpower. Together, we have opened a barbecue restaurant. The business is just starting, and the more followers involved in the barbecue business, the less likely the Jiuyou Sect will commit evil deeds. Therefore, I hope the imperial court can implement some favorable policies to promote the catering industry and secretly help the barbecue business grow."

The Emperor of Xia pondered for a moment. Promoting the catering industry would be beneficial for taxation and the people, a good thing.

"This is not difficult."

"That's good. One more thing, Wu Youdao and the other two are in the Seek Tao Sect. I obtained some information from them."

Everyone had an understanding look. It made sense that Yun Zhi was in Hanshui City; how could she let Wu Youdao and the other two escape?

Yun Zhi repeated what Wu Youdao had confessed, and everyone became serious.

"As expected, Great Yu dares to plot the power of a nation's fate. They must have immortal-level combat power." The Emperor of Xia was not surprised to hear about the two national teachers' cultivation levels, only letting out a cold snort.

Great Yu's goal was to replace Great Xia. Knowing that the power of a nation's fate was an immortal creation, they still dared to have such ambitions, which could only mean that Great Yu also had immortals!

"Great Yu's next target is Ji State. Ji State is in the Central Plains, with many people and cities. It would be difficult for the imperial court to search thoroughly. We need the help of the immortal sects."

To find traces of Great Yu, at least Body Fusion stage cultivators were needed. The imperial court had many Body Fusion stage cultivators, but they couldn't all be deployed to Ji State; other places also needed them.

Moreover, the overall quality of the immortal sects' Body Fusion stage cultivators was better than the court's. They would have more time to maneuver and report when encountering Great Yu cultivators.

"For the stability of Great Xia, the Five Elements Sect will not stand by."

"Nor will the Suppress Hell Sect."

Except for the abbot of the Floating Temple, the four immortal sect representatives expressed their support.

The abbot of the Floating Temple could only nod repeatedly, indicating that their stance was the same.

He was somewhat troubled. Practicing silent meditation was indeed difficult. He had several urges to speak but had to suppress them.

It was still better to face Bu Yu Taoist; he could just take action without speaking.