Chapter 758 - 228: [The Pinnacle Sect of the Righteous Path??]
This situation, anyone would inevitably think a step further—could it be inside collaboration with external forces...
It originally had nothing to do with him, so Chen Yan naturally wanted to first eliminate any suspicion against himself to avoid any trouble.
That man nodded to Chen Yan: "I see that Fellow Daoist’s words are clear and righteous, so it seems what you say is true."
As he spoke, he paused and said slowly, "Moreover, Fellow Daoist should be a Second Realm cultivator... Last night’s strongman had cultivation equivalent to Realm-Breaking Celestial. For someone like that to make a move, it seems Fellow Daoist is likely not his accomplice."
Chen Yan: ...
The way this was said, could his emotional intelligence be any lower?
Your point is simply that my cultivation is too weak, and I couldn’t possibly be involved in such a major incident.
Nonetheless, Chen Yan is a pragmatist. His goal is merely not to get drawn into this.
Being cleared of suspicion and looked down upon by disciples of this Saint’s Dojo isn’t that big of an issue.
Anyway, their cultivation is far superior to his own.
Being looked down upon is not a big deal.
For such superficial matters, Chen Yan doesn’t care much.
Subsequently, Chen Yan explained that he intentionally headed north to seek help in the direction of the Saint’s Dojo.
The man listened, revealing a slight smile and nodding: "You’re quick to assess the situation. You came up with this smart approach. Within a thousand-mile radius, perhaps only the Venerable Dojo is safe."
Pausing again, his expression grew solemn as he continued, "Last night, that evil person with extraordinary cultivation has already prompted many sect disciples to search the surrounding area. Yet, after a whole night, there’s still no trace of them, suggesting they possess some divine techniques for concealing their presence.
If you recklessly head elsewhere, the chance of encountering them is not small."
Chen Yan nodded, intentionally adopting a humble stance: "I am just a bottom-tier loose cultivator, merely at Second Realm cultivation. Encountering such events is truly distressing, and I can only think of seeking refuge at the Saint’s Dojo..."
As he spoke, he took a deep breath, recalling the Saint’s Dojo he had passed by yesterday, where on the boat he had heard the steward mention the name of the Venerable associated with that dojo...
Chen Yan intentionally, with a tone of reverence, said solemnly: "Venerable Shanxiang has a kind and compassionate heart, their good karma spreads across the domain realm, surely they can extend kindness and justice, sheltering humble cultivators like myself."
Though Chen Yan wasn’t sure which of the forty-some big shots of the domain realm this "Venerable Shanxiang" was.
Yet, based on the name "Shanxiang," they should be a Great Power of the righteous path!
Sure enough, after Chen Yan spoke these flattering words, the man’s eyes revealed a slight smile, as he nodded and cupped his hand towards the sky, speaking slowly: "My respected Venerable is naturally a true deity of the domain realm, with grand thoughts and willing to protect all who show inclination toward our path! Our sect follows the Venerable’s edicts, promoting their way, ranking as the leader of the righteous sects in the domain realm!"
Leader of the righteous path?
Chen Yan felt relieved—since it’s the righteous path, surely there is a way to seek help now.
The man smiled at Chen Yan, speaking slowly: "You are indeed eloquent, and since this incident happened near our sect, our sect is also willing to broadly spread good intentions and protect wise and understanding individuals like yourself. You should wait here for a while; my junior brother and I need to inspect the scene on the cargo ship, leave an array, and then take you back to the sect for rest."
Chen Yan felt even more assured: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist!", and he asked this man: "May I know Fellow Daoist’s venerable name?"
This man smiled, glanced at Chen Yan, while the disciple behind him spoke up loudly: "This is my senior brother Jiang Mo, a true inner sect senior brother of our sect!"
An inner sect disciple of a Venerable’s sect, certainly not a low position.
Chen Yan listened and respectfully cupped his hands again.
Jiang Mo returned the courtesy, remaining calm, turned to hop onto the flying boat behind, and went inside the damaged cabin to inspect.
The disciple left standing beside Chen Yan glanced at him with curiosity.
"Zhao... Zhao Shanhe, right? You’re quite lucky, at Second Realm cultivation, yet you survived last night’s upheaval. My senior brother and I checked the flying boat, where steward from the Gu Family have been slaughtered—that was a Second Realm pinnacle, almost a Third Realm cultivator—yet was easily killed, included his life-bound flying sword being shattered.
You’re all intact, it seems your luck is rather remarkable."
Chen Yan chuckled, gave the disciple a look, feeling a sudden thought: "Just now I heard Fellow Daoist say that Brother Jiang Mo is an inner sect true disciple of your esteemed sect... To become a true disciple of the leader of the righteous path sect, surely his background must be quite distinguished?"
"Ha! Have you not heard of the Jiang family name? The Jiang of my senior brother is that Jiang!"
Chen Yan heard it, nodded... He did know this, heard from You Su Yi that among the powerful families in the domain realm, there’s indeed a Jiang family, but it’s a notch below the Gu Family—because the Jiang Family lacks a Venerable.
This disciple misunderstood Chen Yan’s meaning, looked at him with a frown and said: "Why, are you trying to cozy up to Senior Brother Jiang? Anyway, though your words are quite pleasant, I suppose you’re trying to cozy up to the Venerable’s sect, hoping for a stroke of opportunity.
But let me truthfully tell you, no matter how eager you are, it will be futile...
Our sect under the Venerable’s true teachings, wishes to enter our sect walls, must possess top-tier talent and mind, alongside some special requirements.
You... are not quite qualified, best give up on that early."
He looked at Chen Yan with a strange gaze, his tone carrying a hint of disdain: "You speak well, but your appearance is too poor, it won’t work."
Huh? Appearance is too poor?
Chen Yan was stunned.
He never intended to cozy up, nor expected to sneak into their sect.
However, in the domain realm people’s concept, having a chance to get close to the sect of a Venerable Saint, especially the inner sect true disciple, naturally presents great opportunity for a loose cultivator. Hoping to please, maybe having a chance to be admitted into the sect, even as an outer disciple or registered disciple, is better than being a lone cultivator!
It’s unsurprising that they suspect Chen Yan in this way.
But the notion of poor appearance was somewhat bizarre.
"Um, Fellow Daoist misunderstood, I have no such notion."
"Whether you do or not, it doesn’t matter." This disciple spoke indifferently, his tone carrying a hint of indifference and arrogance: "Our Celestial Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect, even when recruiting outer disciples, the foremost requirement is to be handsome and beautiful with your appearance, no matter how much you cozy up, it’s in vain."
No!
Wait a second!
Chen Yan heard this and suddenly his eyes widened!
"Uh, Fellow Daoist, you said... what?"
"I said, handsome appearance..."
"No... the previous sentence."
"Ha?" This disciple was taken aback.
But Chen Yan’s expression turned strange.
God damn... Celestial Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect?
No!
This horse is the "leader of the righteous path sect" kind of name?!
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