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Chapter 9: Heading to Luoyang, Must Kill

Inside the secret realm, by the lakeside, Yin Yanran’s pretty face flushed slightly as she began to speak.

Could it be… he’s here to say those embarrassing things again!

“Ahem, it’s like this, Empress!”

“Disciple sees that after this tribulation, the sect’s members have dwindled, so I want to ask Empress to open the mountain gate and accept new disciples into the sect!”

“This way, we can restore some of the sect’s vitality!”

Ye Lang paused slightly, then spoke.

He wasn’t specifically here to ask the Empress if she wanted to be with him, although the Empress was indeed quite attractive!

Beautiful, kind, and highly cultivated, he liked her quite a bit!

But the top priority now was to become stronger quickly. This was a world of fantasy; relying solely on looks wasn’t very safe!

He had said those things outside the pavilion just now because he didn’t want to waste time with that deacon!

“Uh, I see!”

Yin Yanran’s expression turned slightly odd!

What was she even thinking? He was here to talk about serious matters this time!

After a pause, Yin Yanran regained her composure and turned to look at Ye Lang!

The Empress was truly beautiful!

Ye Lang’s heart warmed slightly!

The next moment, Yin Yanran stood gracefully by the lake and nodded:

“It’s commendable that you’re thinking about the sect this much. What you said makes sense!”

“The sect indeed needs to recruit some disciples, but… learning from past mistakes, to prevent spies from infiltrating again, take this Divine Reflection Mirror!”

After Yin Yanran finished speaking, she reached out and retrieved a bronze mirror from the lake!

With a gentle wave of her hand, the bronze mirror landed in Ye Lang’s hand!

“Divine Reflection Mirror?”

“This is a top-grade spiritual artifact. You can use this mirror to ask questions, to determine if someone sincerely wants to join our Lingxiao Sect. As long as they are below the Sovereign Realm, any trace of malicious intent can be detected!”

So awesome?

Ye Lang was secretly shocked. Was this the otherworldly version of a lie detector?

But with this thing, it would be greatly advantageous to him!

Ye Lang was immediately delighted. This way, every disciple who wanted to join the Lingxiao Sect would have to be questioned by him!

In the system’s eyes, all the new disciples would be considered as recruited by him, all counting towards rewards!

‘Empress, you truly are a treasure trove!’

Ye Lang chuckled inwardly, becoming more and more satisfied with Yin Yanran!

“If there’s nothing else, you, you can leave first!”

Yin Yanran’s clear voice echoed once again within the secret realm. Ye Lang was taken aback, then nodded.

He temporarily had nothing else to do, but well, who knows about the future!

Seeing him nod, Yin Yanran waved her hand gently, and Ye Lang vanished from within the secret realm!

Soon, an imperial edict emanated from the secret realm: Lingxiao Sect opens its mountain gate, dispatching two Venerable Realm deacons and more than twenty inner disciples down the mountain to recruit new disciples!

The next day, above the void outside Lingxiao Sect, a flying boat was speeding along!

It was precisely Ye Lang and the others who were out to recruit disciples!

“Senior Sister Xiao, where are we going to gather people… oh no, recruit disciples!”

On the flying boat, Ye Lang approached a very lively and pretty young woman and chatted idly.

The woman was naturally Lingxiao Sect’s current Senior Sister, Xiao Ling’er!

Since that day, Xiao Ling’er had been paying attention to Ye Lang. In the few days since the sect’s reorganization, the two had interacted frequently and become quite familiar!

“We’re going to Luoyang City. That’s the largest city under Lingxiao Sect’s jurisdiction. In the past, the sect’s disciple selection was also held there!”

“Oh, oh!”

“…”

The journey passed with such idle chatter. Half a day later, the flying boat stopped above a huge city!

Luoyang City, they had arrived!

“Junior Brother Chen and I will go pay a visit to the Luoyang City Lord. Xiao Ling’er, you take them to the Lingxiao Platform in the city first!”

“That’s the place the sect used to select disciples!”

As the flying boat landed in the city, one of the Venerable Realm deacons in the lead said.

“Okay!”

Xiao Ling’er nodded, and then the group split into two. Ye Lang naturally followed Xiao Ling’er to the Lingxiao Platform!

The so-called Lingxiao Platform was a huge platform built in the center of Luoyang City!

Soon, Xiao Ling’er, Ye Lang, and the other twenty disciples arrived near the Lingxiao Platform!

They saw a bustling crowd around the Lingxiao Platform, a lively scene!

“Eh, what’s going on?”

“We haven’t even arrived yet, why are there so many people!”

Xiao Ling’er asked in confusion.

“Let’s go take a look and we’ll know!”

Ye Lang narrowed his eyes slightly and added from the side.

Something seemed amiss!

As they spoke, the group had already reached the foot of the Lingxiao Platform. After seeing the situation on the platform clearly!

Their expressions suddenly changed!

On the Lingxiao Platform, a group of blue-robed cultivators were setting up shop, and from time to time, young people from below would go up. They were also recruiting disciples!

“Four Seas Sect!”

Ye Lang read out the banner raised behind the group.

“Hmph! Four Seas Sect, how can you come to our Lingxiao Sect’s territory to recruit disciples!”

“This is truly outrageous!”

Xiao Ling’er’s pretty face puffed up with anger. She leaped onto the platform in a flash, pointed at the group of blue-robed cultivators, and spoke indignantly!

The Four Seas Sect was the most powerful sect near Lingxiao Sect’s territory!

Apart from not having an Emperor Realm expert, they were not much inferior to Lingxiao Sect in other aspects!

And in this world, powerful sects or families had their own territories.

The smaller families or sects within the territory were subordinate to them!

Generally speaking, it wasn’t forbidden for people within a territory to join forces outside the territory!

But like the Four Seas Sect, blatantly planting their flag and entering Lingxiao Sect’s territory to recruit disciples was extremely rare!

This behavior was already a provocation to Lingxiao Sect!

At this moment, on the platform, with Xiao Ling’er’s shout, the faces of the blue-robed cultivators turned gloomy!

Many of the young people who were about to go up for testing also stopped.

Although there were rumors that Lingxiao Sect had been attacked by demonic cultivators and was almost annihilated!

But Lingxiao Sect had been the overlord of this region for tens of thousands of miles for many years!

“Hehe, people from Lingxiao Sect?”

“You were attacked by demonic cultivators and suffered heavy casualties. I heard that even the Lingxiao Empress was seriously injured and unable to fight anymore!”

“Our Four Seas Sect is in its prime. Our Sect Master is only one step away from the Emperor Realm, a breakthrough is not far off, and we are no longer afraid of Lingxiao Sect!”

“If you know what’s good for you, just stay put!”

At this time, the leader of the Four Seas Sect cultivators stepped forward and spoke with disdain.

After the demonic cultivators retreated that day, they spread the news, and it quickly spread throughout the entire Qingtian Domain!

Of course, they naturally didn’t know that Yin Yanran had already recovered from her injuries through Ye Lang’s Restoration Card!

That’s why the Four Seas Sect dared to be so bold!

Moreover, recruiting disciples was just their superficial goal. Their true intention was to covet the resources under Lingxiao Sect’s jurisdiction!

“You! Shameless!”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling’er became even angrier and pointed at the man, scolding him!

“Hmph!”

“This Venerable can be bothered to talk to you. If you don’t listen again, don’t blame this Venerable for being impolite!”

The leader of the Four Seas Sect snorted coldly, and his aura suddenly erupted!

A powerful pressure bore down on Xiao Ling’er and the Lingxiao Sect members below the platform!

He was actually a Venerable Realm expert!

Under the pressure, Xiao Ling’er and the other Lingxiao Sect members’ faces turned pale, and their bodies swayed slightly!

Suddenly, someone spoke, “Senior Sister Xiao, scolding is useless against this shameless old dog!”

“We must… kill… them!”

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