Usually.
There were two ways for a faction to advance.
The first method was the simplest.
As long as the number of experts in a sect reached a certain level, they could apply to the upper echelons to raise the sect's rating.
For example, in order to advance from Quasi 2nd Tier to 2nd Tier, one would have to be at least at the Cosmos Bridge realm!
The second method was much more complicated.
Just like the Eight Trigrams Sect.
The number of core experts had already met the requirements.
However, due to the lack of top-notch experts, they were unable to advance to the next level …
They could also choose to apply to the Upper Sect to dispatch an expert to guard the place, thus fulfilling the requirements of the Upper Sect's promotion.
However …
The second option did not come without a price.
The precondition for the higher sects to send out experts was that they had to cede more benefits. Even the autonomy of the sect might not belong to them!
And the path that the Eight Trigrams Sect chose …
It was obviously the second type!
"Special envoy of the Extreme Huangji Dao Sect?"
Hearing that, Ancestor Xuankong's expression became a little strange.
Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows and turned his head to look at them. "Applying for a special envoy from the upper sect to guard the sect in order to become a second-rate sect requires a hefty price to pay. Is your Eight Trigrams Sect willing?"
"It's worth it no matter how big the price is!"
Chai Wanmei chuckled coldly. "You ordinary third-rate forces will never understand … what kind of great opportunity you're about to miss!"
Ancestor Xuankong's face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a wok at the blatant mockery.
"Hmph! Fellow Daoist Chai! There's a saying that goes, don't be too arrogant! "Patriarch Xuankong harrumphed.
"So what if I am arrogant?"
Even if it was just a Primordial Spirit …
He could still see Chai Wanmei's "fat" jiggling, and her expression became even more mocking.
"Once our sect is successfully promoted, even if you and I are both at the Celestial Bridge stage, there will still be a world of difference between us, not to mention three years later …" Halfway through her words, Chai Wanmei seemed to have realized something and her expression changed. She immediately changed the topic. "In any case, Xiao brat, hand over your secret obediently and I can still consider letting you off. Otherwise …"
As for the rest …
Chai Wanmei didn't say anything.
He just smiled meaningfully in front of the two of them.
"The Eight Trigrams Sect has just been promoted to the second-rate sect. They need to find some forces to establish their might."
With that, Chai Wanmei turned her gaze back to the two of them.
But then, she was stunned.
Neither Chen Xiao nor Ancestral Patriarch Xuankong showed any fear, as if they didn't understand the severity of the situation!
"You … aren't you worried?"
"If I were to report my current condition to the sect, the experts of the sect would definitely be enraged if a Celestial Bridge cultivator were to be heavily injured!"
"When that time comes, not only the two of you, even the entire Commerce Alliance will be implicated by you!"
"Cough cough!"
Seeing that Chai Wanmei was getting more and more excited, Patriarch Xuankong couldn't help but interrupt her. "Daoist Chai, before you came to the merchant union, I'm sure you didn't ask about the major events that happened in the past few months, right?"
"What is it?"
Chai Wanmei was stunned.
In her heart …
The Eight Trigrams Sect was like a big city, while the Merchant Union was like a small mountain village.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, why would she care about what was happening in the Merchant Union?
"The problems you mentioned are indeed a bit troublesome."
At this moment, Chen Xiao spoke.
The young man in white rubbed his chin and took out a jade talisman. He injected his magic power into it and activated it.
Not long after.
A water screen appeared.
A young man in green clothes with a sword on his back stood at the center of the screen with a surprised expression. "Senior Xiao, is there something you need from me?"
Chen Xiao nodded and said, "There's a sect called the Eight Trigrams Sect that applied to be promoted to a second-rate sect in the next few days. Please reject it for me."
"The Eight Trigrams Sect? Reject it? That's easy! "
Situ Ling didn't even ask about the details of the situation before agreeing to it.
Ever since he met Chen Xiao, he had only helped Chen Xiao solve some minor problems during the Soaring Dragon Convention.
As for the rest of the time …
Basically, he was the one who received Chen Xiao's grace!
Situ Ling, on the other hand, had been thinking about how to repay Chen Xiao's kindness, but unfortunately, he had never found the opportunity.
Now that Chen Xiao asked, he naturally agreed.
"It's just a quasi second-tier sect. It's just a matter of a sentence to reject their application." Situ Ling was secretly happy.
How many quasi second-tier sects were there under the rule of the Huangji Dao Sect?
If all of the promotion applications were approved as expected …
No matter how many experts the Huangji Dao Sect had, it would not be enough for these forces.
Therefore, most of the applications were destined to be rejected. The only difference was which ones were rejected.
"If that's the case, there's nothing else for now."
Chen Xiao nodded in satisfaction. He gave a few more instructions before cutting off the communication.
In the end.
He looked at Chai Wanmei again, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Now, the Eight Trigrams Sect has become a third-tier sect again."
"That … that's impossible …!"
Chai Wanmei was stunned.
Then, she suddenly laughed sinisterly. "Kid, your acting isn't bad. Unfortunately, you can't fool me!"
"Inside the Earth Goddess Palace, all communication methods are blocked. It's impossible to contact the outside world. You want to scare me with this?"
"That's right."
Chen Xiao shrugged and said calmly, "But in this passage, outsiders will still be attacked by the stone statues. But why did the stone statues stop attacking from just now?"
Not just Chai Wanmei …
Even Ancestor Xuankong was startled.
Only then did they come back to their senses. The stone statues that were furiously attacking had all stopped without them realizing it!
"What … what's going on?"
"I just calculated with my fingers."
Chen Xiao smiled faintly.
In his Star River Soul Ocean, a blood-colored diamond-shaped crystal slowly glowed.
That was the last gift given by the guardian statue when he came last time. It could not only slowly strengthen the origin of the soul, but it was also the core key to the second level of the Earth Divine Palace!
Of course …
Chen Xiao had just discovered the function of the key.
"You, you, you … you can … control these stone statues?!"
Chai Wanmei's hair stood on end. "If that's the case, you can also contact the outside world. Then the message was …"
"You can guess."
Chen Xiao slammed his palm down expressionlessly!
…
At the same time.
Purple Cloud Golden Dragon Mountain.
Inside the Eight Trigrams Sect, a joyous atmosphere …
A cry of disbelief suddenly spread through the entire sect.
"Our sect's promotion application was rejected?!"
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