Because she could once again torment the Xuanling Sect disciples, Tang Xin’s dwindling points began to rebound.
Not only that, to lower her support rate within the sect, she intensified her efforts, taking her maliciousness to a new level.
Physical punishment, push-up penalties, and attacks on self-confidence had become common methods. Over time, the disciples’ psychological resilience had significantly improved.
As they got used to it, the effectiveness of her torment diminished considerably.
No worries, the methods of Xuanling Sect’s chief senior sister were far from limited to just these!
“Rectify the atmosphere!”
With just one sentence from Tang Xin, a cloud of gloom once again hung over the hearts of the Xuanling Sect disciples.
Clothing too revealing, holding hands in public, hiding magazines brought from the outside world, wasting food during meals… In short, she always found various reasons to punish the disciples under the pretext of “disturbing the atmosphere.”
In common parlance, this was called… making trouble out of nothing.
However, Tang Xin’s carefree and happy behavior didn’t last long. An urgent task came down from above.
The Grand Elder Xuan Miao summoned Tang Xin and Yi Rou to the main hall to explain the situation.
“An important guest will be arriving at Xuanling Sect, and someone needs to be responsible for the reception.”
“An important guest?”
Generally speaking, if it were a high-level cultivator, the elders would be responsible for the reception. If it were a young cultivator, the term “important” wouldn’t be emphasized.
Xuanling Sect was already a major sect in Qingzhou with a high status. Even if the chief disciples of other sects came, they would have to be polite and not dare to act recklessly.
Unless the guest’s background was much stronger than Xuanling Sect.
“The Holy Maiden of Shengxian Mountain,” Xuan Miao explained, “possibly the next leader of Sacred Immortal Mountain, Xu Lexian.”
“Sacred Immortal Mountain!”
Qingzhou, among the Nine Provinces, was a prosperous place with numerous cultivation forces. Xuanling Sect’s foundation and strength were evident from its prominence.
But there were many forces similar to Xuanling Sect in Qingzhou, such as the previous Qingxin Pavilion and Shanse Workshop, which were on the same level as Xuanling Sect.
If we have to pick a unique force among the cultivation sects in Qingzhou, it would undoubtedly be the universally acknowledged top sect, “Sacred Immortal Mountain.”
In terms of heritage, Sacred Immortal Mountain is said to have stood on the continent for thousands of years, enduring countless prosperous eras and disasters, making it a living history of the cultivation world.
In terms of strength, the disciples of Sacred Immortal Mountain outnumber those of the Xuanling Sect by an unknown multiple. The number of experts within the sect is countless, and it is rumored that there are even supreme experts in the Transcending Tribulation stage, which is far more terrifying than a Dao Lord in the Unifying Dao stage.
In terms of status, Sacred Immortal Mountain is one of the few “Sanctuaries” on the Nine Provinces continent. The term “Sanctuary” on the continent signifies “transcendence from the mundane,” meaning that when they act, it is bound to be astonishing.
The Saintess of Sacred Immortal Mountain holds a status roughly equivalent to the chief disciple of the Xuanling Sect. However, being a Sanctuary, the qualifications for selection and the intensity of training are incomparable to those of ordinary large sects.
“Why would the Saintess of Sacred Immortal Mountain come to our place?” Yi Rou asked, puzzled.
The status of the Saintess is such that even the elders of the Xuanling Sect might not be on the same level as her. Even someone as powerful as Elder Xuan Miao would not require her to bow in greeting.
There is no interaction between the Xuanling Sect and Sacred Immortal Mountain, so her sudden visit is indeed quite strange.
“It’s because of the demon eradication in the Hundred Poisons Mountain Range,” the Grand Elder continued.
Sacred Immortal Mountain did not participate in the demon eradication in the Hundred Poisons Mountain Range.
For such “activities,” Sanctuaries usually do not get involved.
Being transcendent from the mundane, they cannot act lightly, or it would be a loss of face.
Sanctuaries only act in situations like the demonic chaos a thousand years ago or even older continental crises that could lead to the destruction of the cultivation world in the Nine Provinces. As long as the righteous path is not in immediate danger, they will not easily intervene.
However, despite their transcendence, the impact of this event is not small, and it seems inappropriate to be completely indifferent.
Additionally, there are different voices within the Sanctuary, suggesting that they should expand their influence.
Thus, Sacred Immortal Mountain sent the Saintess under the pretext of “inspecting Qingzhou,” visiting various sects for observation and interaction, and has already passed through many sects.
The next stop is the Xuanling Sect, which gained great fame during the demon eradication.
“From the feedback of other sects,” Elder Xuanmiao said helplessly, “this generation’s Saintess seems to be very difficult to deal with…”
No sect in Qingzhou wants to have a bad relationship with Sacred Immortal Mountain, so the visit of the Saintess is a matter of great concern.
But, this Saintess is really…
“Arrogant, domineering, and rude. As another elder put it, ‘probably the least popular Saintess in history.'”
“What?” Tang Xin couldn’t help but ask, “How can someone like that become a Saintess?”
Sect inheritance is no trivial matter. Would the elders and sect leaders let someone with a bad temperament take over the sect? Aren’t they afraid of ruining a thousand-year legacy?
“Because of her extraordinary talent.”
Elder Xuanmiao’s words were concise.
The outside world doesn’t know exactly how high Xu Leixian’s talent is, but for Sacred Immortal Mountain to overlook her personality flaws, it must be extraordinarily high.
“The Saintess is a young cultivator, so the reception work should be done by the younger generation,” the Grand Elder returned to the main topic. “This task falls on the two of you.”
“You don’t need to go out of your way to get close to her, just make sure the Saintess doesn’t develop a negative impression of Xuanling Sect.”
Cultivators pursue “immortality,” but cultivation sects do not.
Cultivation sects also have to deal with “worldly affairs”…
There’s no choice. It’s not that they don’t want to “bow and scrape to the powerful,” but the other party’s status is too overwhelming to offend.
“This is also considered a sect reputation task,” the Grand Elder saw that the two outstanding disciples still looked confident and slightly relaxed. “If you do well, there will be reputation points as a reward, with a higher weight than those on the task list.”
Making the Saintess happy and establishing a good relationship with Sacred Immortal Mountain might contribute more to Xuanling Sect’s reputation than slaying ten Golden Core spirit beasts. It’s reasonable to increase the weight of this task.
“This matter is no trivial affair,” Elder Xuan Miao emphasized again. “You must take it seriously, understand?”
“Yes!”
Yi Rou cupped her fists and vowed.
“I will do my utmost to leave a good impression of Xuanling Sect on the Saintess of Sacred Immortal Mountain!”
Tang Xin, on the other hand, scratched her head.
She didn’t want to deal with troublesome people like this; it was bound to lead to no good. Besides, she wasn’t interested in earning reputation points, so there was no need to curry favor with the Saintess.
Let Yi Rou handle making the Saintess happy; wasn’t she good at gaining others’ favor?
[Main storyline objective updating…]
[Main storyline objective: Assassinate the Saintess.]
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