Ruan Baii had far more contingency plans than he did. Killing Ruan Baii was much harder than killing an ordinary Nascent Soul Daoist Lord. Besides, Ruan Baii and he hadn’t yet reached the point of being enemies.
"If Senior Brother Ruan sincerely wants to rebuild the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, why don’t we join forces..." Seeing Ruan Baii’s expression waver slightly, Xu Xing seized the opportunity, making a strategic retreat to advance his proposal. "Let’s create an organization to share resources, with the goal of overthrowing the current rulers of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace and establishing a new one..."
A man of great ans doesn’t invite trivial peril. He himself was currently just a fleeing fugitive, while Ruan Baii was one of the successors to the Sect Master. In terms of status and future prospects... Ruan Baii had no need to take such risks with him. Even if Ruan Baii rely agreed to this proposal, it would be his victory!
"An organization aid at overthrowing the current rulers of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace and reshaping a new Sect..."
Ruan Baii was profoundly shaken. He hadn’t expected Xu Xing to harbor such ambitions. Although he entertained the idea of reforming the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, his primary thought was... that after inheriting the Sect Leader Position, he would use his own authority to drive the reforms, much like his great-grandfather, Ruan Mingong, the Eleventh Generation Sect Master of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. To create an organization... to achieve such a grand vision...
"No wonder he possesses the Human Emperor Body; he has the makings of a Founding Emperor, one who establishes a nation..." Ruan Baii thought with sincere admiration for Xu Xing.
Cultivators were inherently more self-absorbed. Even with lofty goals, they preferred to achieve them through their own individual strength. Xu Xing’s words had opened a new avenue of thought for him.
"I’ll join this organization!" Ruan Baii said solemnly.
"Junior Brother is right. The Flying Feather Immortal Palace of today, even if successfully reford, would inevitably repeat its past mistakes in the future... There must be an organization to constrain it. And this organization, we shall create it together!" His eyes were firm.
Xu Xing: "..."
"No, Senior Brother Ruan. I believe this organization shouldn’t be confined to a single Sect or region. The strength of an organization covertly assembled from the resources of just one Sect or area is too limited..." Wu Miao, nestled in Xu Xing’s arms, spoke up. She was the Saintess of the Starfall Sect and its designated future Sect Master. "This organization should attract the strength of more Sects to join."
She was referring to the model of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. The Hundred Treasures Pavilion was rely a Business Association; in terms of raw power, it couldn’t compare to the Ten Major Sects. However, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion had attracted powerful individuals from various sects to join its ranks. With these forces consolidated, the overt strength of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion had already surpassed that of an ordinary mber of the Ten Major Sects.
"People truly are different, after all," Xu Xing thought, shaking his head. "There are quite a few ’fools’ among these Aristocratic Young Masters. Selfishness and self-interest were defining traits of Immortal Path cultivators, yet exceptions always existed within any group. Freelance Cultivators, having witnessed more of the world’s hardships, were generally more callous. Conversely, Aristocratic Young Masters like Ruan Baii, despite the blood on their hands, often retained a certain ’kindness’ due to their sheltered upbringing, leading many to harbor naive ideals..."
Ruan Baii voiced his agreent with Wu Miao’s words, then turned his gaze back to Xu Xing. "Junior Brother Xu, since you proposed this, you must have already thought of a na for this organization..." he inquired.
"The na of this organization..." Xu Xing paused, then declared, "Let’s call it... the Butian Sect." He looked up at the azure Heavenly Vault. "Heaven has changed; it is broken. We, the bottom-level Cultivators, shall nd it with our strength. This... shall be the doctrine of our organization, and also the na of our sect."
The Flying Feather Immortal Palace after the Heavenly Change... its upper echelon, its ’heaven,’ was broken. The purpose of their organization was precisely to rebuild the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, to nd that fractured sky. Calling it the Butian Sect couldn’t be more fitting.
"Butian Sect?" Ruan Baii murmured, hearing the na. After mulling over the na for a mont, he shook his head. "Unsuitable. I find the na Butian Sect inappropriate—too ostentatious. How about Wangyue Building? The moon... it waxes and wanes..."
"Wangyue Building?" Xu Xing’s eyebrows rose. He thought of his old acquaintances in Shenjing and reflexively clenched the Jade Cicada Pendant on his chest. "Wangyue Building has ties to my late wife from her lifeti. That na isn’t appropriate."
Hearing this, Ruan Baii felt too abashed to argue further. "Butian Sect it is, then. Let’s call it the Butian Sect."
"However, this Butian Sect is still too weak at present. You and I... we mustn’t expose our involvent. We need to co up with codenas," he added. Although the idea of establishing an organization to revitalize the Flying Feather Immortal Palace hadn’t occurred to him before, he wasn’t foolish; he understood what was necessary to ensure such an organization’s survival once founded.
"There are legends of Star Gods in the North Wilderness. Senior Brother Ruan and Senior Brother Xu could use the divine nas of the Star Gods as codenas..." Wu Miao suggested.
This was a good suggestion, and both Xu Xing and Ruan Baii agreed.
"You may call Gold Venerate," Ruan Baii stated. Gold Venerate was one of the Seven Star Monarchs revered by the Starfall Sect, a figure of prestigious status.
"This Concubine will be known as Purple Light Madam." After a mont’s thought, Wu Miao also chose a divine na of a Star God for herself. Although her Cultivation was low, she was still the designated future Sect Master of her sect. In terms of the resources she could mobilize, she wouldn’t necessarily be inferior to Xu Xing or Ruan Baii.
"If we all take nas of Star Gods, it would too easily draw suspicion towards the Starfall Sect..." Xu Xing mused. After so deliberation, he chose the na "Six Harmonies" for himself. Six Harmonies referred to heaven and earth and the four cardinal directions—essentially, all of space. It was a na that perfectly complented ’Butian’—nding the heavens. Moreover, Ruan Baii had claid ’Gold Venerate,’ one of the Seven Star Monarchs, as his codena. This implicitly ceded the leadership position to him. Therefore, he either had to choose the na of the highest Star God or pick a different kind of na altogether...
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