After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 353 Unprecedented Worship
"You can't regret it as much as I can. I was going to step forward back then, but Junior Sister Liu hesitated. I was delayed for a little while because of her. Who knew that once she agreed, all two thousand people would be there!"

"Alright, alright, stop blaming Junior Sister Liu. Let her hesitate. If you wanted to go, why didn't you step forward yourself? Do you think you could stop cultivating and living without Junior Sister Liu?!"

"you!"

"Alright, let's stop talking. Can't you see that person is almost crying from anger?"

Following his gesture, everyone saw a person standing by the tree, with his back to them—Junior Brother Li.

They exchanged glances, some wanting to laugh, others feeling helpless.

This Junior Brother Li was the one who boarded the ship with the sect's group, and even reached the entrance of the secret realm, but regretted it before entering and came back.

There was nothing he could do; at that time, he still believed the Hundred Alliance's words and felt that this secret realm was extremely dangerous, and that entering it would likely result in a near-death experience.

Between trusting the sect and trusting the Hundred Alliance, he chose the latter.

When he first came back, he was quite proud of himself, always saying that he had made a wise choice. Although he seemed a little cowardly at the time, when his fellow disciples got into trouble in the secret realm, everyone praised him for being so clever.

But as he waited, his smugness turned into embarrassment.

Outsiders, unaware of the inner workings of the Immortal Sect, might be misled by the words of those two rogue cultivators. However, the fellow disciples have witnessed firsthand how excited and satisfied the disciples who have entered the secret realm are. It is definitely not an impoverished secret realm!

Everyone must have benefited greatly from it, definitely!
However, given the previous incident involving Wuya Gate, everyone knows the gravity of the situation. It's best to keep these truths to ourselves and not spread them, lest they cause trouble.

Everyone was generally sensible and loyal to their own sect, but whenever they saw those who had been to the secret realm huddled together, whispering happily, they couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.

Why didn't they go in?
Look at these fellow disciples who went there; not only did they gain a lot, with their Qiankun bags bulging, but their relationships also improved!

This made the disciples who didn't go feel indescribably bitter.

It is difficult for cultivators to make friends, because trust is extremely precious to them. Fellow disciples who chat and laugh on a daily basis are often just putting on a show, and true friends who can be trusted to turn their backs are extremely rare.

This is a good thing, because not trusting others means being on guard early and less likely to fall into a trap.

But it's also a bad thing, because there will always be times when one person can't make it. Even when breaking through, sometimes you need a friend to protect you. If you're always alone, this path is too difficult.

The friends you can trust are often those you've "selected" through repeated trials. You can tell from their close relationship that they've fought side by side in the secret realm, something those who haven't been there miss out on.

Then someone sighed, "Our biggest mistake was not trusting the sect leader and the sect. If there is a next time, I will definitely follow the sect firmly and never question it again."

"Perhaps it's because we used to be independent cultivators, trusting no one but ourselves. It's really hard to change that in a short time. But now I think the same as you, and if there's a next time, I'll definitely be the first to stand up!"

"Alright, if there really is a next time, will it be our turn? Aren't the two thousand people who went this time more trusting of the sect than we are?" someone poured cold water on the idea.

Trust is a two-way street. This time, they didn't trust the sect, but the sect chose two thousand people who trusted them.

There's no need to worry about what happens next. If there were any real benefits, the sect would definitely prioritize those two thousand people, so why would they even think of them?

Falling behind even once means falling behind forever.

"Sigh, what can we do? If we miss it, we miss it."

The more I talk about it, the more I regret it!
It was at this time that everyone developed an unprecedented level of admiration for the Immortal Sect and its leader, Xu Yihan.

The sect was truly farsighted!

After returning to the sect, the first thing Mo Jiuwei did was to go to the back mountain and release Niao Niao and Gua Gua.

"Come and see, this is the world I live in. Are you used to it?" Mo Jiuwei thought that since they had just come out of the secret realm, it was not suitable for them to go to the real wilderness, where they would have some difficulty adapting.

After all, Guagua's strength was considered top-tier in the secret realm, but here... any mid-level demonic beast could easily defeat it.

It will be very difficult for it and its children to survive then.

Guagua looked visibly bewildered after it came out. It circled around for a moment, then stood frozen in place.

Its children, however, were overjoyed, running around excitedly, sniffing and touching everything.

Some are already planning to build nests and rest, and are looking for suitable places to spin silk.

The same thing happened to Niao Niao. First, it smelled the grass and trees on the mountain, and then it became obviously excited and started jumping around happily.

"Master, come on up! I'll take you for a run around here!" it exclaimed happily. "The spiritual energy here is so rich, I love it!"

The aura was somewhat complex, clearly indicating the presence of many cultivators nearby, unlike the secret realm which only contained the auras of plants and demonic beasts.

"Let's play later. Tell me what Guagua thinks," Mo Jiuwei patted it, reminding it.

Without Niao Niao translating beside her, Mo Jiuwei truly had no idea what Guagua was thinking.

After a while, Guagua came to its senses, and Niaoniao snuggled up to it.

"Guagua is also shocked by the spiritual energy here, and can sense that there are many high-level cultivators here!"

"It wants to wander around this mountain, is that alright?"

"Shall I go with them?"

After hearing this, Mo Jiuwei agreed, allowing them to roam only in the back mountain and not to run away.

Because the back mountain is a forbidden area for the disciples, only the senior disciples are allowed to enter. However, once they leave the back mountain, they may run into other disciples.

When a conflict breaks out between the two sides, Mo Jiuwei won't know who to protect.

Guagua agreed, and then Mo Jiuwei saw them disappear on the mountain, quickly vanishing without a trace.

After that, Mo Jiuwei went to find Ling Qing and the others.

"Jiuwei, you've come at the right time. There's something I'd like to discuss with you."

"what's up?"

"My people and I have settled on a new place to live, a true home for our Divination Clan," Ling Qing said earnestly.

Mo Jiuwei understood what he meant. "I understand. You want to move out?"

They had already agreed that the Bu Shen Clan was only staying temporarily, and this wasn't an order; they could go back on their word at any time.

Now the Diviner Clan has found the Sacred Tree, which is their ideal home and a place of peace and security, like fallen leaves returning to their roots.

They would be very eager to place the sacred tree in their dwelling.

A true dwelling place.