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A flash of brilliance, and Qinchuan's figure was the first to appear in front of the Taoist Hall.
Jiang Yan, the disciple guarding the Taoist Hall, had been stationed at the exit of the forbidden area. Now, seeing Qinchuan finally coming out, his figure shifted, his hands forming claws as he grasped toward Qinchuan's shoulders.
He shouted in a loud and stern voice, "Senior Brother, you have trespassed into the forbidden area and committed a grave offense. Co with imdiately to admit your wrongdoing in front of the Sect Leader."
Jiang Yan was just a nial disciple of the Burning Heaven Sect, in charge of cleaning the Taoist Hall on ordinary days. His strength itself was only at the Tempering Body Realm; let alone facing Qinchuan, he would be no match even for an ordinary ridian Opening Realm Cultivator.
Yet he still acted boldly without a trace of fear.
However, before Jiang Yan could finish his sentence, three more figures appeared behind Qinchuan.
The person at the front suddenly raised his arm lightly, and an overwhelming force t his claws, followed by a sweeping motion of the sleeve. Jiang Yan felt a trendous force push him backward, causing him to retreat five or six steps before he could stabilize himself.
He also recognized the person, astonished, "Sect Leader!"
In his heart, Jiang Yan couldn't believe he was facing the Sect Leader himself. He thought that Qinchuan had been caught trespassing into the forbidden area by the Sect Leader and had been personally expelled. The Sect Leader was here, in his understanding, to question him about his duties.
Ashad, he bowed his head and said, "Disciple Jiang Yan has failed to guard the forbidden area. Please, Sect Leader and all the elders, punish ."
Chi Shan and the others instantly recognized that Jiang Yan had misunderstood Qinchuan.
But Qinchuan's identity was top secret, known only within their Chi Clan; it absolutely could not be disclosed to outsiders. Keeping a straight face, they replied, "Young Master Qin is an honored guest of our sect. From now on, he may move freely in any area and must not be obstructed."
Jiang Yan's face showed shock, his eyes wide and mouth agape as he looked at Qinchuan. This young man was clearly only around sixteen years of age.
How could he have beco such an honored guest of the sect, to be treated with such respect by the Sect Leader?
At this mont, Qinchuan stepped forward with his hands clasped behind his back, approvingly saying, "This boy is not bad. It's rare to have a heart dedicated to protecting the sect's path. Although his realm is low, he can be nurtured to be an excellent Protector."
Having said this, he walked towards the grand hall on his own.
Chi Shan nodded thoughtfully to himself.
After a pause, he said, "Your na is Jiang Yan, right? You no longer need to do nial tasks. Co to the Heavenly Spirit Cover tomorrow and join my disciples for cultivation."
Without paying further attention to Jiang Yan, he followed in Qinchuan's footsteps.
Jiang Yan watched the departing fourso, dumbfounded, unable to comprehend what had just happened.
He entered the Burning Heaven Sect at the age of eight but was always just a nial disciple, not even an outer disciple, and after over six years of stumbling cultivation, he was still in the Tempering Body Realm.
Today, he was assigned to sweep the Taoist Hall and, in an oversight, had allowed Qinchuan to infiltrate the forbidden area.
The forbidden area was clearly only accessible to the elders, and he didn't know how Qinchuan managed to enter safely, but since Qinchuan had intruded on his watch, he would inevitably face punishnt if discovered by the elders and the Sect Leader.
Therefore, he had been guarding the vicinity of the forbidden area, intending to persuade Qinchuan to admit his guilt once he erged.
But he hadn't expected that not only was Qinchuan not punished, but he was also treated with respect by the Sect Leader and both the Great Elder and the Second Elder.
Most unexpectedly, it was rely because of a few words from that young man that the Sect Leader decided to take him in as a direct disciple.
From nial to direct disciple, all because of a single sentence from the young man!
Having realized what happened, Jiang Yan was overwheld with excitent, shouting, "Thank you, Young Master Qin! Thank you, Sect Leader!"
What he didn't know was that Qinchuan had just noticed the presence of a sincere heart within him when he made his move.
People with a sincere heart should not be treated as ordinary; regardless of their innate talent, they possess a unique perseverance that makes their early cultivation extrely slow, and even ten years might not be enough to break through the Tempering Body Realm.
But one day, they will have an epiphany and embark on the straightforward path of cultivation, advancing at an incredible pace.
And indeed, such individuals are particularly fit to be nurtured as Protectors of the sect.
Qinchuan only casually ntioned it to prevent that person from being buried in obscurity.
He didn't bother with this minor interlude.
After entering the grand hall, Qinchuan went straight towards a small door in the back and entered the rear hall.
Passing through the rear hall, he climbed dozens of steps and then arrived at a winding path, which was like a maze with nurous forks, and the sides of the path were sporadically lined with fine stones.
Qinchuan lightly tapped his feet, moving forward by leaping back and forth in a very peculiar manner on the path and the stones.
Chi Shan and the others followed with the sa stride, because the path contained hidden prohibitions. If one did not move with the correct movent technique and route, they would surely trigger the prohibitions and invoke an attack from the earth fire.
The three of them had not expected Qinchuan to be even more proficient than themselves, but then they rembered that he was the person from their mories and imdiately understood.
It took the ti of one cup of tea to get through this prohibition.
At the end of the path was a spiritual academy, with many spiritual herbs planted inside, exuding waves of fragrance that had soul-soothing and calming effects.
In the center of the courtyard stood a thatched cottage, with a large patch of purple bamboo planted behind it, also having a marvelous effect of calming the mind.
Feeling the arrival of Qinchuan and the others, a weak voice ca from the cottage.
"Master... is it you... have you co?"
After a hundred thousand years, the voice of the little lad of just over ten years old had long changed, yet Qinchuan instantly recognized that it was indeed Chi Tian's son—Chi Hai.
However, this voice was intermittent, weak like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to extinguish at any mont.
Although Qinchuan had guessed that Chi Hai was in trouble, he never imagined it to be so serious. Chi Hai's voice clearly lacked vitality, and if not rescued in ti, he feared that within a month, Chi Hai would perish.
Qinchuan quickly stepped into the courtyard, pushed open the door, and went inside.
Chi Shan and the others remained outside the cottage and did not follow further.
The inside of the thatched cottage was empty except for a ditation cushion placed in the center.
A white-bearded old man was sitting cross-legged on the cushion.
The old man's complexion was pale, with not a trace of blood, and he seed to be between clarity and delirium.
Qinchuan's Innate Pupils moved, and a few flashes of light shone in his eyes, seeing everything clearly. To his shock, Chi Hai had lost six of his seven souls already.
The fact that he could maintain his life force and consciousness was entirely due to his cultivation level at the peak of Quasi-Emperor. However, he was at his wit's end, and his last remaining spirit was also beginning to dissipate.
When Chi Hai sensed Qinchuan entering, his originally weak voice suddenly mixed with a touch of excitent.
He spoke intermittently, "Chi Hai... has seen... seen the... Master..."
Qinchuan saw Chi Hai struggling to get up, wanting to stand up and pay his respects.
Stepping forward, he held him down and said calmly, "Sit down and be at peace. If you keep moving recklessly, the last soul that could persist for thirty days will completely disintegrate in no more than seven days."
As he spoke, he placed one hand on Chi Hai's Heavenly Spirit Cover.
With a thought, the soul of the Asura Great Emperor from his own sea of consciousness instantly entered Chi Hai's, stabilizing all directions, and Chi Hai's gradually dissipating soul stopped disintegrating under the pressure of the Emperor's might.
Chi Hai was trendously shocked as he realized the sudden presence of a Great Emperor's soul within his sea of consciousness. The pressure was so imnse that even though the soul deliberately retracted its might, facing it, Chi Hai still felt like an ant gazing at a mountain, incomparable.
Thousands of miles away, in the imperial palace of the Ancient Kingdom, a Great Emperor stood on a platform resembling an altar, uttering words as he bowed in the direction of the Burning Heaven Sect.
At the sa mont that Qinchuan's Great Emperor soul suppressed Chi Hai's sea of consciousness,
The Great Emperor suddenly felt a stifling sensation in his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.
The Emperor's pupils shrank, and he looked towards the distance in shock as if his gaze could reach the Burning Heaven Sect to probe into what had happened.
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