The Spiritual Mountain Sect was a collateral branch of the Grand Mystery Sect.
For any sect, after its scale reached a certain level, different interest groups would always be divided into different groups.
Many interest groups were unable to swallow their opponents in one go under the open and covert competition, but they were unwilling to see both sides suffer losses. Therefore, they reached an agreement to branch out from the main sect and take a lot of resources to the vast world outside to develop.
Sometimes, in order to march into new states or explore the desolate borderlands, they would give greater power and incentives to the local disciples who were on the expedition. They slowly evolved from "branches" and "branches" to new branches.
Some local sects, awed by the dominance of the foreign sects, were even willing to submit to them voluntarily. It was also one of the reasons why the collateral branches were established.
In the language of the modern Cultivation civilization, it was more or less the concept of subsidiaries, subsidiaries, and brand franchisees.
Although they were separated from each other, they had a very deep relationship and were inextricably linked to each other. If they had not completely fallen out with each other when they separated from each other, their relationship would not necessarily have been bad. They could even have gotten along like "brother sects", being extremely close and advancing and retreating together.
It was especially so for the Grand Mystery Sect, which was the largest sect in the world, which boasted countless collateral branches, most of which were close to each other. They were essentially a bunch of lackeys that the Grand Mystery Sect had raised. They were scattered around the Great Qian Dynasty and weaved a complicated network of interests. At the critical moment, they could also gather together and cheer for the Grand Mystery Sect by waving their flags.
The Spiritual Mountain Sect was one of such 'lackeys'. Xie Xinghuo, on the other hand, was an elder of the Spiritual Mountain Sect and the best expert in the sect.
As a lackey of the Grand Mystery Sect, how could he not jump out and scold someone when he heard someone calling the name of his elder in such a disdainful tone and saying that Master Righteous One would fail?
When Li Yao landed just now, he was mysterious and unpredictable on the lotus jade disc. There was no telling who he was. If he was backed by the Purple Pole Sword Sect, even Xie Xinghuo might not have had the courage to go against him.
However, judging from the unsmooth communication between Li Yao and Ling Lanyin of the Purple Pole Sword Sect, he was in an awkward position right now. He seemed to be neither on the Grand Mystery Sect's side nor on the Purple Pole Sword Sect's side. He was all by himself!
With that in mind, what was there to be concerned about?
Xie Xinghuo was intentionally pretending to be loyal to Qi Zhongdao in front of his fellow Cultivators so that he could distinguish himself from the many collateral branches and be valued by the Grand Mystery Sect!
Thinking about that, Xie Xinghuo raised his voice even higher as he shrieked Cultivator, "Master Righteous One is too honorable to be insulted by the scoundrels! What is Fellow Daoist's cultivation and background? How dare you speak such arrogant words and be disrespectful to a Daoist? "
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He was not a man who liked to stir up trouble. It was true that he had spoken recklessly. As a collateral branch of the Grand Mystery Sect, it was only natural that Xie Xinghuo would stand up for the main branch.
If it were Li Yao, with his real personality, he might have simply left without wasting time with the guy. Or, he would have revealed his shocking techniques so that the guy would see his real capability and not get killed recklessly. That way, the conflict would have been resolved. He would never have escalated the conflict to the point that it was out of control by pretending to be weak.
However, he was playing 'Master Spiritual Vulture' right now!
The Ancient Sages Sector might be underdeveloped, but they were all as good at Yuanying as monkeys. If he did not want to reveal any loopholes, he could only act according to the personality of someone like 'Master Spiritual Vulture'.
I have to show off again. This is so painful!
Li Yao thought to himself. Without saying anything, he stared at Xie Xinghuo.
Xie Xinghuo was creeped out by his stare. He could not help but step back. Wiping his face, he shouted angrily, "Why are you silent, fellow Cultivator? Are you looking down on the Spiritual Mountain Sect?"
Li Yao was still expressionless. He stared at him thoughtfully, as if he were trying to see through every pore on his face.
Xie Xinghuo was shocked, infuriated, and scared. Holding his flying sword, he gnashed his teeth. "What are you looking at exactly?"
"Please don't be angry, fellow Cultivator."
Li Yao finally opened his mouth. With a smile, he said gently, "I've never seen such a lucky face before, fellow Cultivator Xie. Such a face is unparalleled in the world. That's why I forgot myself for a moment. Please forgive me, fellow Cultivator!"
"A face with profound fortune that can turn calamities into blessings?"
Xie Xinghuo and the other Cultivators immediately put on weird expressions.
No one would have thought that this mysterious nameless loose cultivator would say such irrelevant words. Was, was this the meaning of admitting defeat?
Xie Xinghuo couldn't help but touch his dry cheeks a few more times. He couldn't help but curl his lips, and his voice softened. "Why do you say that?"
"If it were not for your lucky face, fellow Cultivator Xie, how could you have met me today?"
With his hands behind his back, Li Yao said casually, "Over the past decades, I've been living in seclusion deep inside the forest to cultivate myself. I often heard the streams flowing in the forest like pearls falling on a jade plate. I also saw the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, the moon waxing and waning, and the plants withering and growing. From them, I understood the natural cycle and the impermanence of the world. Finally, I washed away all the hostility in my body and trained my Taoist heart to the perfect and flawless level.
"Fellow Cultivator Xie, you happened to run into me today, which is why you managed to survive. How can you explain it if it is not because of your lucky face?
"If you had met me a hundred years ago, fellow Cultivator Xie, I'm afraid that you would've been killed miserably and turned into a pool of pus. Even your soul would've suffered the most excruciating torture!"
"…"
Xie Xinghuo and the other Cultivators nearby were all dumbfounded.
After a long silence, somebody finally understood what Li Yao was trying to say and couldn't help but laugh aloud.
Blinking his eyes, Xie Xinghuo realized what was going on, too. He was so infuriated that his yellow face was flushed, and thousands of tiny arrows of blood were almost spurting out of his pores. After a loud noise, he unsheathed his bright flying sword and roared, "What — what did you just say?"
Li Yao eyed him up and down in great confusion.
It was as if he could not understand why somebody would choose the deepest level of hell instead of the path to heaven.
After a long sigh, he said solemnly, "Fellow Cultivator Xie, don't be hasty. Listen to me.
"When I lived in seclusion in the forests, I once saw grass sprout stubbornly among the rocks. I also saw a water deer whose one leg was bitten off by a tiger or a wolf still struggling to survive with its three legs. I also saw countless ants working hard to store food and reinforce their nests before winter arrived, knowing that they were going to die for sure!
"Those weeds and animals struggled and resisted hard. What was their purpose? Was it not to live one more day after another?
"As the saying goes, life is the most precious treasure in the world that even animals know how to cherish. It is needless to say that Fellow Cultivator Xie was born in a human body and advanced to your current level after all the difficulties and dangers that you have gone through today, Fellow Cultivator Xie! Life is the most precious treasure in the world.
"Fellow Cultivator Xie, even if you do not consider for yourself, you should think about your beautiful wife, your children, and your white-haired parents at home. Why do you not cherish your hard-earned life but insist on seeking death?"
"You — you — you!"
Xie Xinghuo's face was so red that he almost vomited his internal organs together with his blood. He roared, "Who are you exactly? I do not slay nameless ghosts with my sword! "
"I am Master Spiritual Vulture from the Flying Thunder Cave of the Broken Intestine Mountain."
Li Yao narrowed his eyes and said, one word after another.
The Flying Thunder Cave of the Broken Intestine Mountain was the residence of Elder Five Despairs, the real Master Spiritual Vulture's master.
However, Elder Five Despairs had been killed by Master Spiritual Vulture and Master Black Moon a long time ago. Right now, Master Black Moon had been killed by Li Yao. It meant that 'Master Spiritual Vulture' was the only heir of his lineage left. According to the rules of the Cultivators, he was the new master of the Flying Thunder Cave.
It was a brand that Elder Five Despairs had inherited. It did not matter whether or not he was really training in the Flying Thunder Cave.
"Master Spiritual Vulture …"
The name, which was somewhat unfamiliar to them, cast Xie Xinghuo and the other Cultivators from central plateaus into deep thought.
Sensing that Li Yao's mysterious aura was expanding nonstop, Xie Xinghuo even took a few steps back and readied himself.
However, when he finally remembered who 'Master Spiritual Vulture' was, he burst into laughter. "I was wondering who you were. So, you are Master Spiritual Vulture, who once rampaged in the Southland of Sorcerers and then disappeared. I haven't heard anything about you for decades. I didn't expect that you would be bold enough to come to the Dragon Spring Meeting. You are truly reckless!"
In the smoky land of the Southland of Sorcerers, the Cultivators were best at raising ghosts, snakes, and poisonous fog. They had always been despised by the Cultivators from central plateaus, who regarded them as heretics.
Only a few of the best Cultivators, such as Master Black Moon in the Yuanying Stage, were acknowledged by the Cultivators of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Cultivators in the Core Formation Stage, such as' Master Spiritual Vulture ', who had disappeared decades ago, were not taken seriously by the Cultivators from central plateaus at all. The best they could think of was that there was such a person!
Perhaps their tricks of jumping up and down might be tricky to deal with in the dense forests, but the barbarian Cultivators were absolutely vulnerable in a fair battle in the sword test field!
"Master Spiritual Vulture, although the Spiritual Mountain Sect is small, it is not tolerable for you to insult us like that!"
Xie Xinghuo thought that he had figured out Li Yao's background and was greatly reassured. He retreated his flying sword, but his killing intent was even more intense than before. Staring at Li Yao, he gnashed his teeth. "However, this is the Dragon Spring Meeting. There are laws and rules here. The competition between the Sword Maniac and Master Righteous One is about to begin. Your blood is not qualified to stain the Bronze Censer Peak!"
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