Ye Xuan was about to speak again when, at that moment, a group of Divine Sect powerhouses appeared in the field.
Ye Xuan took one look and nearly jumped in shock. Good heavens, there were nine Law of Wujian experts and two Divine Spirit realm powerhouses—this lineup was impressive!
Li Muqi quickly shot a glance at the Divine Sect experts, who understood immediately and bowed in unison, “Greetings, Sect Leader!”
Sect Leader!
Ye Xuan felt exasperated and was about to refuse when Xue Tong’s voice transmitted through mystic energy, “Don’t refuse!”
Ye Xuan turned to Xue Tong, asking, “Why not?”
Xue Tong replied calmly, “Think about it yourself!”
Ye Xuan pondered for a moment, then sighed inwardly.
The Divine Sect was currently under siege by a formidable enemy, and with the Divine Sect’s ring on his finger, outsiders would naturally see him as the Sect Leader, no matter how he explained it. The enemy wouldn’t let him off, especially since their target was the Divine Ring—which he was wearing!
Most crucially, he couldn’t take it off!
Chop off his finger?
He’d considered it, but he realized the ring had somehow fused with him. Even cutting off his finger wouldn’t work unless he used the Qingxuan Sword to forcibly destroy it!
With that thought, Ye Xuan sighed softly. When he’d asked the woman in the Divine Spirit Hall if she’d trick him, she’d said yes—this must be what she meant!
But he didn’t resent her. After all, he’d gained benefits too!
Wanting rewards without doing the work—where in the world did such a deal exist?
Moreover, he needed the Divine Sect right now!
With that in mind, Ye Xuan looked at Li Muqi before him, “Are you all truly willing to recognize me as Sect Leader?”
Li Muqi quickly replied, “Absolutely willing!”
The other Divine Sect experts chimed in, “We are all absolutely willing!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “I’m only at the sixteenth stage!”
Sixteenth stage!
At that, the expressions of the Divine Sect experts turned a bit strange!
Indeed, that was rather weak!
But Li Muqi added, “The entire Divine Sect, from top to bottom, willingly recognizes you as Sect Leader!”
Ye Xuan looked at Li Muqi, “Why?”
Li Muqi said gravely, “Because you were personally chosen by Sect Leader Shuisheng!”
Hearing this, the expressions of the Divine Sect experts shifted!
Sect Leader Shuisheng!
The previous leader of the Divine Sect!
Ye Xuan asked, “You recognize me because she chose me?”
Li Muqi nodded.
Ye Xuan was puzzled, “Why? In my view, she’s already fallen. You could easily elect a new Sect Leader!”
Li Muqi said solemnly, “Only the bearer of the Divine Ring can become Sect Leader, because our sect’s supreme treasure, the Divine Seal, resides within it!”
Ye Xuan quickly said, “I can return the Divine Ring to the Divine Sect!”
Li Muqi shook his head, “Sect Leader Shuisheng entrusted the Divine Ring to you, which means she believed you could lead our Divine Sect out of this crisis!”
With that, he and the Divine Sect experts bowed respectfully, “We pledge our unwavering loyalty to the Sect Leader!”
Ye Xuan felt helpless—this was like forcing a duck onto a perch!
At that moment, an elder nearby suddenly said, “Back then, Sect Leader Shuisheng fought the leader of the Ten Absolute Divine Hall in a great battle. Afterward, they both vanished, but we know they’ve fallen. Over the years, our Divine Sect and the Ten Absolute Divine Hall have been locked in mutual retaliation. At first, neither side could gain the upper hand, but later, for some unknown reason, the Divine King Valley began aiding the Ten Absolute Divine Hall. Since then, we’ve been forced into a defensive stance.”
Xue Tong suddenly asked, “So, the Divine King Valley is the key, right?”
The elder shook his head, “Even without the Divine King Valley now, our Divine Sect’s overall strength is no match for the Ten Absolute Divine Hall!”
Xue Tong glanced at the light barrier overhead, “How long can this formation hold?”
The elder replied, “One month!”
One month!
Xue Tong nodded slightly and turned to Ye Xuan, “You’ve got one month!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Tell me about the strength of our Divine Sect compared to the Ten Absolute Divine Hall!”
The elder answered, “Our Divine Sect has two Divine Spirit realm experts remaining, twelve Law of Wujian experts, fifty-three Wujian realm experts, and three hundred ninety twentieth-stage experts! As for the Ten Absolute Divine Hall, they have five Divine Spirit realm experts, thirty-seven Law of Wujian experts, over seventy Wujian realm experts, and likely more than five hundred twentieth-stage experts!”
Hearing this, Ye Xuan’s expression darkened.
The gap in strength was double!
This was a mess!
Xue Tong suddenly asked, “Their main target is the Divine Ring?”
The elder nodded, “Because within our sect’s Divine Ring lies a divine artifact and a supreme technique. The artifact is called the Divine Ruler, capable of measuring spacetime, and there’s also a supreme technique: the Divine Illumination Scripture.”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Divine Illumination Scripture?”
The elder nodded slightly, “Only by cultivating this technique can one reach the Fate Realm!”
Ye Xuan looked at the Divine Ring on his hand. With a thought, a thick golden tome suddenly appeared before him.
The Divine Illumination Scripture!
Seeing it, the Divine Sect experts grew visibly excited.
Ye Xuan glanced at the scripture, then opened it. The moment he did, a golden light shot into his brow.
*Boom!*
His body trembled violently as a flood of information poured into his mind!
Moments later, Ye Xuan opened his eyes. Xue Tong asked, “How is it?”
Ye Xuan turned to her, “What do you mean?”
Xue Tong clarified, “The technique—how is it?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “It’s alright, I guess!”
The Divine Sect experts’ expressions turned odd.
Alright?
Was that even human language?
Xue Tong asked, “Can I take a look?”
Ye Xuan handed her the scripture. Seeing this, the Divine Sect experts’ faces changed dramatically. Li Muqi hurriedly said, “Sect Leader, no! The Divine Illumination Scripture is our sect’s supreme technique. Aside from the Sect Leader, outsiders mustn’t—”
Ye Xuan interrupted, “You can all look too!”
The Divine Sect experts froze.
Ye Xuan looked at Li Muqi, “You can all look!”
Li Muqi’s throat bobbed, then he said, “This… isn’t that a bit inappropriate?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Nothing inappropriate about it! You can all look. Of course, if you don’t want to, I won’t force you!”
Li Muqi quickly said, “We’re willing! We’re willing!”
The other Divine Sect experts echoed, “We’re willing! We’re all willing!”
Xue Tong suddenly said, “Aren’t you going to thank the Sect Leader?”
At that, the Divine Sect experts hurriedly bowed, “Thank you, Sect Leader!”
Ye Xuan smiled and handed the scripture to Xue Tong, “After you’re done, give it to them!”
Xue Tong nodded and took it.
Ye Xuan suddenly turned to Li Muqi, “Can the Divine Sect summon an ancestor?”
Li Muqi nodded, “Yes! But only once!”
Ye Xuan grinned, “Finally, I can summon an ancestor!”
Li Muqi: “…”
Moments later, all the Divine Sect experts had read the scripture, their excitement palpable. This supreme technique was something only the Sect Leader could access!
Yet now, Ye Xuan had let them read it for free!
What kind of move was this?
Meanwhile, Ye Xuan took out the Divine Ruler and studied it. After a while, he shook his head. It was decent, capable of measuring spacetime and channeling its power, but compared to the Qingxuan Sword, the gap was massive!
At that moment, a powerful pressure suddenly descended from the sky!
Everyone looked up to see a man standing beyond the light barrier.
Li Muqi beside Ye Xuan said gravely, “That’s Muqiu, the current leader of the Ten Absolute Divine Hall!”
Above, Muqiu looked down at Ye Xuan, “You’re the current Sect Leader of the Divine Sect?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Muqiu laughed, “How amusing. They’ve made a sixteenth-stage ant the Sect Leader. Has the Divine Sect really run out of people?”
At that, the Divine Sect experts’ faces darkened.
Ye Xuan smiled, then said, “Summon the ancestor!”
Summon the ancestor?
The Divine Sect experts were momentarily stunned.
Ye Xuan turned to Li Muqi, “Summon the ancestor!”
Li Muqi hesitated, then asked, “Sect Leader, right now?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Is there a problem?”
Li Muqi gave a wry smile, “Sect Leader, that’s our last trump card!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “It seems you don’t truly see me as your Sect Leader. If that’s the case, I’ll return this position to you!”
With that, he started walking off with Xue Tong.
Seeing this, Li Muqi and the others’ faces changed drastically. An elder hurriedly shouted, “Summon the ancestor! Quick!”
Li Muqi nodded swiftly, “Summon theaggn ancestor!”
As his voice fell—
*Boom!*
A powerful aura suddenly surged skyward from beneath the Divine Sect!
Seeing this, Muqiu’s expression shifted. Was this new Sect Leader out of his mind?
Summoning the ancestor over a disagreement?
Not just Muqiu, even the Divine Sect experts found it hard to comprehend. Summoning the ancestor was their final trump card, and using it now meant no one would fear the Divine Sect afterward.
Above the Divine Sect, an old man appeared in everyone’s view!
The Divine Sect ancestor!
The Divine Sect experts bowed, “Greetings, Ancestor!”
The ancestor swept his gaze around, then fixed it on Ye Xuan. Seeing the ring on his finger, his brows furrowed, “You’re the current Sect Leader?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “That’s me!”
The old man frowned, “How are you so weak?”
Ye Xuan grinned, “I haven’t grown up yet!”
Everyone: “…”
At that moment, a flicker of surprise crossed the old man’s eyes, “You…”
After a moment, he smiled faintly, “An innate fate… interesting. Little guy, you’re very interesting!”
Ye Xuan bowed slightly, then pointed at Muqiu, “Senior, can you take him out?”
The old man turned to Muqiu, whose expression shifted. This old man was a genuine Fate Realm expert. Without a second thought, Muqiu turned to flee.
The ancestor raised his hand slightly and pressed down.
*Boom!*
The distant sky exploded, and with a scream, blood sprayed everywhere!
Muqiu’s body shattered instantly, though his soul escaped!
The ancestor didn’t pursue, instead appearing before Ye Xuan. He looked at him, “What’s your name?”
Ye Xuan replied, “This junior is Ye Xuan!”
The old man pulled Ye Xuan aside and whispered, “How many big shots are backing you?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
