The storm caused by the Thousand Spirit Sect did not cause much of a stir in Zhong Zhou. The small and medium sects only snorted at it and still paid tribute to the new sect leader.
As for the large sects, they all sent Yuanying cultivators to congratulate the new sect leader. On the day of Shi Qianwei's inauguration ceremony, the entire Thousand Spirit Sect was nervously making arrangements. The extravagance outside was just for the younger Jin Dan disciples to see. As for the small and medium sect leaders who came to watch the ceremony, they were all left in the square outside the main hall. Only cultivators above the Yuanying stage were allowed to enter the inner hall.
After Shaoqing and the other Yuanying cultivators arrived, the side door of the main hall opened and three figures walked out. It was Thousand Lingyuan, followed by Shi Ningjun and today's main character, Shi Qianwei.
But at this time, the real Thousand Lingyuan had already fallen. The one in front of them was only Yi Tian's disguise.
After the eighteenth bell rang, everyone saw Thousand Lingyuan lead the disciples to the main seat and then waved his hand to signal for everyone to sit.
After three breaths, Shi Ningjun sang in unison, "The inauguration ceremony begins. Ancestor, please instruct us."
Thousand Lingyuan, who was sitting in the middle, slowly stood up and reached out his right hand to support Shi Qianwei. His left hand handed over the Thousand Spirit Sect's sect leader's token and pretended to instruct a few words.
Shi Qianwei took the Sect Leader's Token and bowed three times to the Thousand Lingyuan. Then, she turned around with the Sect Leader's Token in her hand and swept her gaze across the people in the hall. She found that they were all watching with rapt attention and did not find any flaws.
Shi Ningjun saw this and continued to sing, "Please instruct the new sect leader in front of the younger disciples."
Shi Qianwei smiled and said, "I will go now. Please wait for a moment." Then she slowly stood up and walked out of the main hall to meet the younger disciples. This segment was absolutely necessary. It was to let the disciples and cultivators of the vassal sects recognize the new Sect Master.
Those visiting Nascent Soul cultivators also stood up one after another to congratulate Shi Qianwei, and at the same time, get to know each other.
Previously, the three of them had agreed that Yi Tian only needed to pretend to be Thousand Spirit Yuan. He would speak as little as possible and Shi Ningjun would take care of everything.
Yi Tian, who was sitting on the main seat, swept his gaze across the guests. Most of them were acquaintances. For example, Monk Hui Yuan of Sanskrit Temple, Yun Mengyao of Ci Hang Jing Zhai, and Hao Ji of All Pleasure Sect were old acquaintances.
As for the Righteous League, it had long been disbanded by Lu Jinyuan many years ago. Most of the Yuanying cultivators of the Tianli Sect had died at his hands, so the enthronement ceremony this time was missing these two families.
However, what Yi Tian was most worried about were the cultivators from the Heavenly Dao Sect. This time, neither Yu Xiang nor Du Ziheng came. Although the invitations had been sent out more than half a month ago, according to reason, after receiving the invitations, even if they didn't come personally, they should have sent their direct disciples to observe the ceremony as a sign of respect.
However, there wasn't even a trace of the Heavenly Dao Sect's cultivators, which made Yi Tian even more suspicious. He would occasionally think, "Could it be that there is some conflict between these two first-rate sects?
Just as he was thinking about it, his Divine Sense suddenly detected a wave of Spiritual Energy on the horizon that was rapidly flying towards him. He swept his divine sense and found that it was extremely fast. It should be the late stage Yuanying cultivator Yu Xiang.
The corners of his mouth twitched as he notified Shi Ningjun. Shi Ningjun was startled when he heard this and immediately said, "Everyone, please calm down for a moment. The Heavenly Dao Sect's fellow cultivators have arrived. This old man will have to personally greet them." With that, he got up and disappeared.
After he left, Yi Tian still maintained his calm appearance. His gaze swept across everyone present and found that the He Huan Sect's Grand Concubine was frowning from time to time. Moreover, she was sizing him up from time to time.
Yi Tian knew that he had interacted with Hao Ji before. He was afraid that his appearance today would arouse her suspicion. It seemed that she had already begun to suspect him, but she wasn't sure yet.
Fortunately, the Thousand Spirit Abyss's past prestige still existed. None of the Yuanying cultivators dared to act presumptuously in the Thousand Spirit Sect. At most, they only had some doubts in their hearts.
Shaoqing heard a loud voice from the sky, "Today, the entire world is celebrating the ascension of the Thousand Spirit Sect's new sect leader. I, Yu Xiang, have arrived late."
Guessing that Shi Ningjun wouldn't be able to stop him, Yi Tian secretly cursed, "This old man really came at a bad time." However, he didn't dare to show any fear on his face. He stood up and said in a deep voice, "Fellow cultivators, please don't be impatient. I will go meet Yu Xiang."
After saying that, his figure suddenly became distorted. Three breaths later, he disappeared on the spot. The cultivators sitting there were all knowledgeable people. What Thousand Spirit Abyss showed just now seemed simple, but in fact, it contained a trace of space-time true meaning. Everyone who saw it was in awe.
Not long after, Thousand Spirit Abyss's figure directly appeared in the sky. Not far in front of him was Yu Xiang of the Heavenly Dao Sect. When Shi Ningjun saw this, a trace of haze flashed across his face. He then hurriedly flew back and said, "Things have changed, be careful."
Yi Tian had long seen through Yu Xiang's overbearing attitude, but now was not the time to show weakness, let alone stage fright. Thinking about it, he could only bite the bullet and fly up. Then, he lowered his voice and imitated Thousand Spirit Abyss's tone, "Fellow cultivator Yu, you have arrived just in time for the ceremony. Please come down for a chat."
Hearing this, Yu Xiang only frowned and replied, "I came this time because I have something to do. May I ask if Fellow cultivator Thousand Spirit Abyss has suddenly gone into seclusion? Does the agreement from back then still count as a loss?"
Yi Tian was stunned. The thing he was most afraid of had happened. Previously, things were easy to deal with, but when it came to this old man Yu Xiang, he had to be 120% alert. Who knew what agreement Thousand Spirit Abyss had with him? After thinking about it carefully, he decided to take a step back and send him away as soon as possible.
Then he opened his mouth and said, "Of course I won't forget. But Fellow cultivator Yu, did you come in a hurry today to get me to honor the agreement?"
Although he didn't know what agreement it was, Yi Tian was also a person who had lived for a long time. His words were watertight and he tried to think of a way to get the other party to speak first.
As expected, Yu Xiang frowned slightly and revealed a look of helplessness. Looking up at the two people in front of him, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fellow cultivator Thousand Spirit Abyss, could it be that you have forgotten about the Iron Alchemy Scroll that we found together in the Li Fire Sect's Artifact Pavilion mystic realm? Although it hasn't been a hundred years, I would like to take this opportunity to ask for your guidance, so as to not disturb your seclusion in the future."
Although it sounded nice, Yi Tian knew that the matter wasn't that simple. Since it was something found in the Li Fire Sect's mystic realm, it couldn't be given up so easily.
He secretly separated a portion of his perception into Thousand Spirit Abyss's storage ring and quickly scanned through the treasures and jade scrolls stored inside.
However, he didn't find anything suspicious, or it could be said that there were cultivation technique jade scrolls.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. Back when they explored the Li Fire Mystic Realm together, it was reasonable to say that if they found a mystic technique scroll, it would at most be a copy.
However, Yu Xiang didn't look like he was faking it. Could it be that there was a problem with the mystic technique itself? Or could it be that there was no way to copy something passed down from the upper realm? Following that, his eyes flashed. From the looks of it, only the upper realm's cultivation techniques could not be copied into the lower realm's jade scrolls.
Following this, he could carefully search through the items in the storage ring again. After three seconds, he inadvertently revealed a look of understanding. He found a purple copper token in the storage ring.
On the front of the token, the words "Patroller" were engraved in the language of the Spirit Realm. On the back, there were densely packed words. Engraved on it was a cultivation technique for nurturing one's soul.
From the looks of it, this was what Yu Xiang was talking about. And the Heavenly Dao Sect's Du Ziheng, who was well-versed in the language of the Spirit Realm, would definitely be able to translate this spiritual art.
Upon thinking of this, Yi Tian smiled and reached out his hand to take out the item from the storage ring and shook it in his hand.
Yu Xiang's eyes lit up and he blurted out, "Fellow Cultivator Qian Ling really keeps his promise. I was worrying too much."
Seeing that the item wasn't bad, Yi Tian wanted to quickly send him away. However, he immediately remembered that Thousand Spirit Yuan wasn't a fool. Since this item was so important, he wouldn't let Yu Xiang off so easily. If he didn't make Yu Xiang pay a price, he would be letting himself down.
With the token in his hand, Yi Tianyou said, "The item is here, but Fellow Daoist Yu can't be thinking of accepting it so easily, right? We had an agreement back then, right?"
Hearing this, Yu Xiang's expression dimmed and he silently nodded. "That is indeed the case. Of course, the agreement between Fellow Cultivator Qian Ling and I is still in effect. Alright, since we've reached this point, let's go with the old rules. If I can win this time, I hope Fellow Cultivator will keep his promise and hand over the token to me. "
Yi Tian's expression didn't change, but he was complaining in his heart. It had to be said that he had forced himself to pretend to be Thousand Spirit Yuan. In terms of cultivation, he could perfectly imitate Thousand Spirit Yuan's figure and spirit pressure fluctuations.
The only problem was that he had to deal with Yu Xiang. If he were to exchange a single blow with Yu Xiang, it would arouse his suspicions. But now, he was stuck in a dilemma. He really shouldn't have made any promises. He should have sent the items away as soon as possible.
Shi Ningjun, who was listening at the side, knew that if this matter continued to develop, it would inevitably be exposed. Fortunately, he hurriedly flew up and said, "Master will go into seclusion after the ceremony today. How about this matter of exchanging pointers on behalf of this disciple?"
Yu Xiang frowned and asked, "Is Fellow Cultivator Shi the same as Fellow Cultivator Qian Ling? You must know that the gap between our cultivations is too great. This is a losing battle. Do you really want to gamble? "
Yi Tian's expression became serious. Yu Xiang was right. Shi Ningjun's cultivation level was one stage lower than his. Even if Shi Ningjun fought in his place, he would undoubtedly lose.
Also, with Thousand Spirit Yuan's personality, this was no different from showing weakness. Losing the token was a small matter, but it would be difficult to avoid criticism or suspicion.
With that thought, Yi Tian imitated Thousand Spirit Yuan's arrogant appearance and laughed. "Since Fellow Cultivator Yu came all the way here for this, then I will accompany you to the end. Ningjun, step back. Let me see how much Fellow Cultivator Yu's cultivation has improved. "
Yi Tian had no choice but to fight. Fortunately, he had learned the complete set of the Radiant Sword Art. Also, the Three Radiant Sword Arts were quite proficient, so it wouldn't be a problem for him to fool Yu Xiang.
He signaled Shi Ningjun to step to the side and took out Thousand Spirit Yuan's sword. At this moment, the cultivators in the hall noticed the situation in the sky. They all walked out of the hall and flew into the sky to watch.
With so many people watching, Yi Tian couldn't purposely go easy on Yu Xiang. Also, Yu Xiang's sudden appearance made him very tired. Because of this, he was angry and used more force.
A crisp buzzing sound came from the spirit sword in his hand. Then it released a ray of light that was even more dazzling than the sun. This was the last move of the original Three Radiant Sword Arts that he found in Qian Lingzi's belongings. The dazzling light was released by the sword qi condensed on the spirit sword.
On the other side, Yu Xiang's expression was extremely ugly at this moment. This move was more than twice as powerful as it was back then, but now that things had come to this point, it was difficult to back down. If he had known that the Thousand Spirit Abyss was truly so powerful, he wouldn't have come to ask for it.
He helplessly took out a pair of concentric rings. The rings were clearly a pair of spirit artifacts. They intertwined to form a golden ball of light.
At the same time, waves of Spirit Qi rolled out from his body, and a spatial distortion suddenly appeared around the golden ball of light, indicating that he was ready to launch his attack.
Yi Tian looked at Yu Xiang's spell and sighed. "Yu Xiang is indeed worthy of being the Heavenly Dao Sect's great elder. To be able to control a spell like this, it shows that his power is on par with Thousand Spirit Yuan's."
Unfortunately, the person he was facing was no longer Thousand Spirit Yuan, and he didn't plan on handing over the token.
He shouted, "Fellow Cultivator Yu, let's decide this with one move. As long as you have the upper hand, I won't go back on my word."
After ten breaths of time, two rays of light flashed in the sky and accurately collided with each other. The shockwave produced by the collision of spells spread out in all directions.
The cultivators who were watching the battle from afar revealed looks of dread and they all retreated by a distance of 5 kilometres.
When the waves of spiritual pressure swept across the sky above the Thousand Spirits Sect's main hall, they were directly blocked by a white light film. It was the Mountain Protecting Great Array that Shi Qianwei had promptly activated when she saw that the battle was about to begin.
The two spells were locked in a stalemate in the air and released a ray of light that was even more dazzling than the sun. The surrounding cultivators couldn't look straight at it.
After twenty breaths of time, Yu Xiang's concentric rings flew back, and Yi Tian's spirit sword followed closely behind.
A moment later, Yu Xiang's voice came from the sky again. "Fellow Cultivator is powerful. I admit that I'm inferior. Let's end this here. We'll part ways for now. If fate wills it, we'll meet again."
Yi Tian didn't stop him and let him go. However, Shi Ningjun flew up and said, "He's finally gone. This can end for now."
Who knew that Yi Tian's face was calm as he replied, "Can it really end for now? I don't think so. I'm afraid this is just the beginning."
Shi Ningjun was shocked. "Why do you say that?"
"Yu Xiang isn't a fool. He's certain that he's not fighting Thousand Spirit Yuan. I'm afraid that the people below can see some clues, but they don't dare to say it because of my power. "Then, he pointed at Hao Ji.
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