But he knew that a powerhouse of this level could destroy the entire Great Jin Sect with nothing more than a flick of his hand.
The sect deacons following behind the elder also knelt and saluted.
In the next instant, all the cultivators who had come to register for recruitment, as well as the sect disciples elsewhere on the square, knelt down without exception.
At that moment, a middle-aged man radiating the aura of the Saint Realm flew out from the back mountain and sped urgently towards the square.
“It’s the sect leader! The sect leader has come!”
The elders, deacons, and disciples on the square looked up into the sky.
The new applicants were even more excited. To see the sect leader appear in person was an extremely rare honour.
The leader of the Great Jin Sect landed directly in front of Lin Yun.
“This humble one is Yan Huai of the Great Jin Sect. I pay my respects to Your Excellency. Your arrival at our Great Jin Sect is truly an honour for us!” The sect leader saluted Lin Yun with fear and trepidation.
The leader of the Great Jin Sect was also nervous and uneasy. They had no idea whether Lin Yun had come to cause trouble or for some other reason.
The arrival of a being of Lin Yun’s level made his heart tremble.
“Sect Leader, relax a little. I’m not here to make trouble. I’ve come to take someone away from you,” Lin Yun said.
Hearing this, the sect leader instantly felt much of the tension in his heart ease.
“Whoever Your Excellency wishes to take, just say the name,” the sect leader immediately replied.
“Good, then I won’t stand on ceremony.”
Having said that, Lin Yun held the jade ruyi sceptre and walked forward.
The sect leader followed behind Lin Yun with utmost respect, like a servant.
But when Lin Yun reached the area near the main hall, he suddenly stopped.
A lowly sweeping disciple was kneeling there, still holding a broom.
“It’s you.”
Lin Yun’s gaze fell on this sweeping disciple, a smile appearing on his face.
Through the sensing of the jade ruyi, Lin Yun was now certain that this sweeping disciple was the reincarnated Lord of Destruction Golden Monarch.
He stepped forward and helped the disciple to his feet.
The sweeping disciple was so nervous that both his hands shook, and he could barely hold the broom steady.
Although he was only a menial disciple, he still knew how terrifying the Void Dao Realm was. It was something he had never even dared to dream of before.
“Your Excellency wants this menial disciple?” The sect leader asked in astonishment.
For a Void Dao Realm powerhouse to personally come all this way for a mere menial disciple was utterly incomprehensible to him.
Lin Yun turned to the sect leader. “That’s right. The person I want is him. Sect Leader, may I take him with me?”
“Of course! Of course you may!” The sect leader smiled and nodded repeatedly.
It was only a menial disciple. What reason did he have to refuse?
He then looked at the menial disciple. “What is your name?”
“This disciple is Ding Yan,” the menial disciple answered nervously.
“Disciple Ding Yan, from this day forward, this sect leader hands you over to this esteemed Excellency,” the leader of the Great Jin Sect announced.
“Y-yes…” Ding Yan’s voice trembled with nerves.
For a menial disciple like Ding Yan, even meeting a sect deacon normally made him nervous, let alone the sect leader himself. And now there was a terrifying Void Dao Realm powerhouse standing right beside him!
Lin Yun said to the sect leader, “Sect Leader, thank you for giving him to me. Since I’ve found the person, it’s time for me to leave.”
“Your Excellency is too polite,” the sect leader replied with an ingratiating smile.
Lin Yun turned to the menial disciple Ding Yan. “From now on, follow me.”
With those words, Lin Yun grabbed his arm, soared into the sky, and left the Great Jin Sect.
“Phew, he’s finally gone.”
Watching Lin Yun depart, the sect leader let out a long breath of relief. He realised his back was already soaked with cold sweat.
A being of that level truly frightened him!
…
After leaving the Great Jin Sect.
In mid-air.
“Senior, why… why did you come looking for me? I’m… I’m just a menial disciple of the Great Jin Sect,” Ding Yan asked in fear and unease, so nervous that he stammered.
He truly could not imagine why a small fry like himself would be sought out by a powerhouse of this level and taken away.
“It is I who should be calling you senior,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
Hearing this, Ding Yan became even more bewildered. This powerhouse was actually calling him senior.
But he did not dare ask random questions.
“I know you have many doubts right now. You’ll understand everything soon,” Lin Yun said, still smiling.
