After bidding farewell to Absolute Saber Song Li, Yi Tian set off alone to return to the Li Fire Sect. Although he was the new Li Fire Sect Sect Master appointed by Ancestral Master Wu Ye, he had only informed the upper echelons of the Li Fire Sect. As for the disciples below him, they did not even know of his existence. It was no wonder they were trapped in the Eight Trigrams Furnace and had only recently escaped.
Following that, he received news from Zheng Tingyun and went straight to the depths of the spiritual world to deal with the Kui Sha Cave.
As such, when Yi Tian returned to the Li Fire Sect, he was stopped by the disciples guarding the entrance. To avoid trouble, Yi Tian only converged his cultivation level to the Soul Formation realm, so he would naturally be mistaken for an itinerant cultivator who came to visit the sect.
Furthermore, he did not have the Li Fire Palace's mark on him, so the low-level disciples naturally did not recognize him.
He had planned on using a concealment spell to secretly sneak into the sect, but this idea was immediately rejected after it flashed through his mind. For the Li Fire Palace's Sect Master to sneak back home was too unsightly. If news of this were to spread, he would probably be treated as a joke by cultivators of the same level.
Just as he was thinking of how to inform Acting Sect Master Han Liu, Yi Tian suddenly noticed a red fiery light rushing towards the Li Fire Sect from the foot of the mountain. A purple beam flashed in his eyes as he realized that the fiery light was enveloping a medium-sized merchant ship. Not long later, the merchant ship gradually slowed down and stopped at a spaceport three miles away from the mountain.
More than ten beams of light flew out from the merchant ship and rushed towards the mountain. Yi Tian scanned them with his perception as he revealed a teasing smile.
The people who came were all Soul Formation inner sect disciples. He did not know any of them, and there were even a few Yuanying stage disciples at the back. However, the person leading them was very familiar. He was Cheng Bufan, who was overseeing the Li Fire Sect in the Fey world's Thousand Fey City.
He was considered a high-ranking official, and being in charge of matters in the Fey world meant that he was deeply trusted by the sect. However, for him to bring people back at this time meant that something had happened.
After the group landed on the cloud, the disciples guarding the mountain hurriedly came forward to greet them. Cheng Bufan turned his head and suddenly, his eyes focused before returning to normal.
After instructing his subordinates, he lowered his head and transmitted his voice, "I didn't know Martial Uncle Sect Master was here. Please forgive my rudeness."
"Has Han Liu explained the situation to you?" Yi Tian's mouth twitched slightly as he replied through voice transmission.
"Acting Sect Master has already informed us about the matters of the sect. I wonder why Sect Master has specially stopped here?" Cheng Bufan asked.
A slightly embarrassed expression appeared on his face. He couldn't say that he was stopped by the sect's guarding disciples. Then, he replied, "Hurry up and go in. Later, gather all the disciples above the Soul Formation stage to the main hall."
"This disciple understands." Upon hearing this, Cheng Bufan did not dare to ask any further. He was one of the few people in the Li Fire Sect who knew the situation. Back then, this person in front of him had fought one against three and was not at a disadvantage against Sect Master Ji Xuanyuan and the Li Huo Elders. Furthermore, it was said that he was the last disciple of Patriarch Li Huo. Naturally, his strength was abnormally strong.
This group of Li Fire Sect disciples rushed into the sect. During this time, no one noticed the sudden disappearance of a Soul Formation itinerant cultivator outside the mountain gates.
After using a concealment movement technique, he followed these people through the mountain gates and arrived at the Li Fire Sect's main hall. He raised his head and looked down. The main hall in front of him was enshrined with a one zhang tall stone wall portrait. On it was engraved the portrait of the Li Fire Patriarch, Wu Ye, sitting in the middle. Ji Xuanyuan stood on his left and served him. On the right were portraits of the Li Fire Patriarchs.
Circling around the main hall, they arrived at the central hall. This place was about thirty to forty feet in circumference, but it was the center of the Li Fire Sect's highest authority. Usually, the Sect Master would receive the inner sect disciples here. Furthermore, there was a high level restriction here. Outsiders were not allowed to enter.
Yi Tian noticed that there were five three foot tall portraits hanging on the wall behind the central hall. From left to right, they were Patriarch Wu Ye, Ji Xuanyuan, Ceng Shun and Han Liu. His figure appeared on the last portrait.
Yi Tian took a closer look at the portrait. He was in the form of an Asura with three heads and six arms. He was holding the Purple Firmament Lamp, the Purple Flame Tempest Fan, the Taiyuan Wood Sword, the Dragon Tortoise Shield, and other spiritual artifacts.
Needless to say, only the Li Huo Elders, who had fought with him, could draw him so lifelike.
。 Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from the corridor beside him. Following that, dozens of people followed behind Cheng Bufan. They came to a stop outside the central hall's restriction.
Moments later, Han Liu walked over from the other side. With a light wave of his hand, he released the restriction, allowing the disciples to enter the central hall. After entering the central hall, these people were arranged according to seniority and cultivation. They were arranged in three rows in front of the central hall.
Yi Tian glanced around and found that the Lihuo Palace was definitely not as strong as the outside world said. Previously, only people like Chi Wuji, Ji Xingzhu, Lei Dong and the others could hold up the front. Now, only Cheng Bufan was in the middle stage of the Spirit Severing stage. The strength of the other early stage Spirit Severing stage disciples was far from enough to enter his eyes.
As for the Spirit Severing stage disciples, there were a total of ten, ranging from the early stage to the late stage. If it was a peaceful era, many of these people had the opportunity to advance to the Spirit Severing stage. However, after the outbreak of the demon disaster, it was unknown how many people would fall and how many people could stand out and face the difficulties to advance to the Spirit Severing stage.
As for the Yuanying stage cultivators, there were about ten people. The weakest one was just at the early stage of the Yuanying stage. Yi Tian glanced around and found that there were two female cultivators at the end of the line.
After the disciples stood still, Han Liu quickly walked to the central hall and sat on the empty seat on the left. Before he sat down, he frowned slightly.
Following that, he stared at a certain spot in front of the portrait for a long time before saying, "Sect Master, Junior Brother's cultivation has improved again. Please show yourself."
When he said that, the disciples in front of him had a drastic change in expression. Following that, they turned their heads to look at the spot in front of the portrait. However, there was a strange look on their faces.
They scanned with their spiritual senses and did not find anything strange. However, when they looked at Han Liu, he looked extremely serious and respectful.
A ripple appeared out of nowhere in the void. Following that, Yi Tian's figure slowly appeared. He turned around and cupped his hands towards Han Liu, "Senior Brother Han, it has been many years since we last met. How have you been?"
"Sect Master has been busy with the demon disaster ever since he came out of seclusion. This is the first time he is officially meeting our Li Fire Sect disciples. Please take a seat and accept the greetings of the disciples," Han Liu said.
Under the gazes of the disciples, Yi Tian slowly walked to the main seat and sat down. After he sat down, Han Liu sat on the seat on his left. Under the lead of Cheng Bufan, the disciples in front of him respectfully went forward to pay their respects.
Han Liu spoke again, "Now that Junior Brother has finally come out of seclusion, I can also take a step back."
"Senior Brother Han, you're exaggerating. Now that the demon disaster has happened, the sect is in need of people. Senior Brother, please preside over the sect," Yi Tian said. Following that, he secretly transmitted his voice, "After that, I promised Zheng Tingyun that I would deal with the Crimson Eyed Demon in the demon army. Senior Brother, please take care of the sect's matters on my behalf."
A look of surprise flashed in Han Liu's eyes. Following that, he nodded in understanding.
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