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Xiao Qing's face was expressionless, her voice cold as she said, "Little monk, release my sister quickly, and perhaps I might spare your life." "What sister? Little girl, I do not understand what you are talking about," replied the abbot, but the fleeting shock that passed through the depths of his eyes did not escape Xiao Qing's notice. "You do not understand?" Xiao Qing smiled charmingly, then her smile vanished, and a towering aura erupted from her, pressing through the formation and causing the abbot to feel suffocated and to stumble back several steps. Xiao Qing's sword-holding right hand made a light gesture in the air before her and she said, "I do not have the time to tangle with you, little monk. Quickly release my sister, or I will flood the Lei Feng Pagoda!" "Hmph, what audacity. Who are you to make such threats? State your name!" the abbot said, clutching his chest in alarm but trying to appear calm on the surface. "You are worthy of knowing my name?" With a light snort that revealed her profound confidence, her soft and light sword moved through the open air, the waters of Xi Lake behind her, as if being pulled along, rolled wave after wave toward the Lei Feng Pagoda. The terrifying lake water caused the abbot's face to turn pale with fear. Who exactly was this woman who could wield such terrifying magic? "Why aren't the people from Da Lin Temple coming yet?" the abbot thought anxiously as he saw the water level quickly rising. If it continued at this pace, in just a few hours at most, the Lei Feng Pagoda would truly be submerged. ... After leaving Ling City, Li Xiaoyao immediately set off for Zhongnan Mountain, with a little over ten days left before the opening of the Human Realm. These past few days, Jiang Lichun, that old geezer, kept calling him, urging that there were preparations to be made before heading to the Human Realm. As for the earth-shattering events that had occurred in Lin City, Li Xiaoyao was unaware. In the afternoon, Li Xiaoyao, riding on his Immortal Sword, landed outside the Xuan Sect. The two disciples guarding the gate greeted him reverently, "Elder Li." "Mhm," Li Xiaoyao nodded and continued walking without stopping. With each step, his body would appear dozens of meters away in an instant, inspiring immense envy in the hearts of the two disciples. "Elder Li is so young and yet possesses such terrifying cultivation level. Truly impressive." "If we were to discuss based on age, Elder Li's cultivation level is probably unrivaled in the entire Xuan Sect," one of them remarked. "It is said that Elder Li has returned this time to lead a team to the Human Realm." "The Human Realm?" "Yes, with Elder Li leading the team, our Xuan Sect will surely shine brightly in the Human Realm this time." ... Li Xiaoyao could not hear the discussion of the two disciples at the gate, and even if he could, he would only smile slightly. He knew his own strength very well. Although he lacked a bit when compared to the Eight Great Sects of Xuan Country, if it were within the Xuan Sect, even if several old geezers like Jiang Lichun were to join hands, they might not be a match for him. He made his way to Ming Hall, where more than a dozen people were already sitting inside, among them several faces Li Xiaoyao recognized. Jiang Lichun, as the Sect Leader, naturally took the seat of honor. Liu Chengxiang sat on his right, with Ye Qingcheng from the Life Pulse next to him. Aside from these three, the rest were strangers to Li Xiaoyao. "Elder Li has arrived," announced a disciple standing at the door upon seeing Li Xiaoyao, and promptly went in to report. As these words were uttered, everyone in the hall immediately turned their gaze to Li Xiaoyao, with pairs of eyes all landing on him. Among them, a few people looked quite unfriendly. Li Xiaoyao stepped forward and entered the hall. Jiang Lichun pointed to a seat not far away and said, "Xiaoyao, you sit there." Without a word, Li Xiaoyao walked over and sat down; a disciple immediately brought over tea for him. "This is Li Xiaoyao, the guest elder I've invited," Jiang Lichun introduced briefly, as except for a handful of them, the majority present had not met Li Xiaoyao before. Liu Chengxiang gave him a glance, barely nodding as a form of greeting. Ye Qingcheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Elder Li, we meet again." "With the Human Realm about to open, naturally, I had to come early." Li Xiaoyao still had a good impression of this woman—she was beautiful, had a pleasant personality, and her demeanor was ethereal, like a fairy untouched by the mortal world. "Indeed, the Human Realm is about to open, but that has little to do with you." An incongruous voice suddenly sounded; Jiang Lichun's eyebrows slightly furrowed. Li Xiaoyao, as if he hadn't heard him, lifted the tea cup to blow on it, took a sip, and asked with raised eyebrows, "Are you the Sect Leader of the Xuan Sect?" The man in his forties, clad in a training outfit, had muscles hard as stone. Hearing this, he couldn't help being somewhat annoyed and huffed, "I am Pang Yuan, the contemporary successor of one of the Xuan Sect's medical lineages." "Oh, not the Sect Leader," Li Xiaoyao nodded and said indifferently, "Since you are not the Sect Leader, whether I can go or not is hardly for you to decide, isn't it?" "You!" Pang Yuan was so blocked by the retort that he was at a loss for a counterargument. Just then, another discordant voice arose: "Sect Leader, how could this young man qualify to be the Sect Leader of our Xuan Sect?" "Indeed, he is far too young. Even if he is a prodigy, at his age, what level of cultivation could he possibly have achieved?" "The Xuan Sect only has ten spots for the Human Realm, and this individual is not an Inner Sect Disciple. To waste a spot on him is truly not worth it." Jiang Lichun tapped his fingers lightly on the chair and swept his cold gaze over several faces before saying, "Are you all done?" "The four Elders and the disciples participating in the Human Realm remain; the rest may leave," Jiang Lichun did not dwell further on whether Li Xiaoyao was qualified for the Human Realm or not. If Li Xiaoyao wasn't qualified, then it was likely that no one else in the Xuan Sect was more qualified than him. "I object!" "I oppose!" A few men got up from their chairs, indignant, and, pointing at Li Xiaoyao, said, "Sect Leader, we are all guest elders of the Xuan Sect. In terms of cultivation level, we are not inferior to him. Why is he allowed to lead the team to the Human Realm, while we are excluded?" Jiang Lichun's eyebrows were tightly knitted. He was about to speak when Li Xiaoyao's voice suddenly rose, "What you mean is, if my cultivation level is stronger than yours, then I qualify to lead the team to the Human Realm?" "Humph!" The man looked at Li Xiaoyao with disdain, believing in his heart that this young man was certainly a scion of some powerful family attempting to use his relationship with Jiang Lichun to gain access to the Human Realm for experience. This sort of person was the most contemptible. "That's right, if your cultivation is stronger than mine, I have nothing to say. But you are nothing but trash, why should you occupy a spot?" The man then turned to Jiang Lichun and said, "If Sect Leader Jiang insists on doing this, from today onwards, I will leave the Xuan Sect. As for the sect's rise and fall from then on, it is none of my concern." "You don't have to use leaving the Xuan Sect as leverage to threaten me. With me in the Xuan Sect, that's enough," Li Xiaoyao's calm voice echoed in the hall, drawing all kinds of peculiar glances. [Sixth update, still owing 11 updates.]