Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times-Chapter 668 - 233: Chao Tian Sect’s Collective Retreat (10k words).

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Sitting in the reception hall of the “Taoist Sect,” a flicker of anticipation passed through the eyes of the Taoist Sect Master. In ordinary times, a small sect like Yuan Sect definitely wouldn’t warrant his personal attendance.

After all, their strongest was only at the early stages of Void Refining, not yet as advanced in Cultivation as the elders of his sect.

The grade of the Mountain Protection Array constructed by their sect wouldn’t be very high either, not earning many Spirit Stones, so it would suffice for an elder to receive them.

But—

Today was different!

He had thrown out one million and five hundred thousand Spirit Stones, after all. At that time, his thought process was quite simple because he felt his old friend made a lot of sense. There was no strength to resist, so instead of resisting, why not meet it head-on?

However, since he had chosen to take the initiative, a small number like two or three hundred thousand Spirit Stones certainly wouldn’t leave a profound impression on Chen Qiu, so why not go all in!

The facts turned out just as he thought.

His one million and five hundred thousand did indeed silence the senior, who now took his sect and him quite seriously, and the promise to fund the Mountain Protection Arrays for the surrounding forces had been fulfilled as well.

And now, Yuan Sect had already come knocking at the door.

In the end, he might even come out without a loss.

Moreover, with the “Chao Tian Sect” label, future endeavors would be easier. Take, for instance, if he went to “Beiling Sect” now to ask them to promote his sect in the “Xuantian Daily,” they probably wouldn’t charge him such a high price anymore.

After all, he was a person under the protection of Chao Tian Sect, and at present, the most important thing was to spread the news of his protection by Chao Tian Sect. It definitely couldn’t be him declaring it outright; that would come across as rather low-class.

So his plan was very simple.

He had already sent out invitations to various old friends, intending to spread the word about his association with Chao Tian Sect through them. Of course, since Yuan Sect had come to visit, he didn’t mind showing off the relationship with Chao Tian Sect because, after all, it was bought with one million and five hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Soon!

“I have seen Sect Master Zhang.”

A white-haired elderly lady from Yuan Sect stood at the entrance of the reception hall, giving a respectful bow and saluting, but upon seeing the chessboard mounted on the wall behind the Taoist Sect Master and the annotations next to it, a flicker of astonishment crossed her eyes.

“Come, have a seat, have a seat.”

The Taoist Sect Master smiled, sitting in his chair and inviting the two to sit down: “Let’s first drink some tea and talk slowly.”

“This…”

Just as the white-haired old lady sat down, she saw the Token of Chao Tian Sect placed in the corner of the table, causing her to pause again subconsciously. She picked up the teacup and took a sip, instantly feeling the saliva flooding her mouth, not astringent or bitter, and it also contained rich Spiritual Energy, clearly a top-grade tea.

“Not bad, right?” the Taoist Sect Master said with a chuckle: “Upon his departure, Sect Master Chen of the Chao Tian Sect left me a bit of the tea he usually drinks. This is something ordinary people can’t enjoy. To my knowledge, in the entire Vast Continent, I should be the first to drink Sect Master Chen’s tea.”

“Here, we also have Spirit Fruits.”

“Produced in the back mountain of Chao Tian Sect, they are not expensive, just one thousand Spirit Stones each. Have a taste.”

“…”

The white-haired old lady slowly put down her teacup with a poker face, remaining silent in her spot. It was too obvious, she could understand the Taoist Sect Master wanted to show off and flaunt his connections with Chao Tian Sect, but was he not being a bit too blunt with his boasting?

No foreplay at all, just coming straight to the hard bragging?

Just as she managed to squeeze out a smile and was about to speak and flatter a few sentences to satisfy the Taoist Sect Master’s desire to boast,

The Taoist Sect Master had already put down his teacup, stood up smiling, and said: “You two must have come to discuss the reconstruction of the Mountain Protection Array. Go out and turn left to find Elder Liu; I have some matters here and won’t delay you any longer.”

“…”

The white-haired old lady’s mouth twitched slightly, and she took a deep breath before getting up with the Cao Family Patriarch, leaving the teacup on the table and forcing a slight smile: “Then we won’t trouble Sect Master Zhang any further.”

After saying this, she turned and left.

When she stepped out of the reception hall, she took several deep breaths to calm her emotions.

You flaunt with no lead-up, just going hard with the show off, all right!

But isn’t it a bit too much to kick someone out after just a few words?

Did you really treat her as just a tool?

She was a Void Refining Expert after all, deserving some basic respect, right?

Though she felt resentful inside, since Yuan Sect was by far less powerful than the Taoist Sect, she swallowed her pride. She sighed deeply before murmuring with a weathered face: “See, that’s how it is when you’re less powerful.”

“Mhm.”

The Cao Family Patriarch following behind her silently nodded. He didn’t know why the old lady mentioned it; he had learned that lesson on the Xuantian Continent.

…

Soon, three days passed.

On the Vast Continent, three days was a rather insignificant span of time. At the level of Void Refining, with the increase in grade of mental methods, three days might not even be enough to complete one Grand Circulation.

For those at the stage of Void Refining, secluding themselves for ten or eight years was normal.

Generally speaking,

Aside from those in critical positions, such as a Sect Master, some elders with real power, and those lacking Cultivation Resources and needing to leave seclusion to find opportunities, most Void Refining cultivators were in seclusion.

In the entire Xuantian State, those Void Refining practitioners active in the outside world constituted less than a third of Xuantian State’s total.

This was since the “Xuantian Throne,” a major opportunity, had arisen recently and caused many Void Refining cultivators to leave seclusion in hopes of a slim chance. Normally, this number would be even smaller. Of course, most Void Refining experts had found that the situation was not in their favor—it wasn’t just the meat they couldn’t get; they couldn’t even sip the soup—so they had returned to seclusion.