If the sect doesn't accept geniuses, they will become giants once they leave?

Chapter 471 You are forcing me!

In order to adapt to the new rules, the Taoist competition was temporarily suspended for half a day. Although the scene of the Taoist competition did not seem to have any changes, there were actually turbulent waves and hidden murderous intentions.

The battle of summoning gods and ghosts also overturned many people's stereotypes about the Summoning Gods Sect, including Li Yanmo.

Li Yanmo felt that the Emperor Qingshenzong was a powerful enemy that needed to be guarded against.

Others just make up stories, and as the saying goes, rumors stop at the wise. As long as the content of the imagination is outrageous enough, it will be self-defeating.

But it is different for the Shenzong. Their imagination can not only cause physical damage, but also affect the social status of the person involved.

Take Hong Muer for example. Now, no matter who it is, when they see Hong Muer, they will respectfully call her Master Hunyuan Xuansha.

Normally, Hong Muer would have responded to such a domineering name, and would even have asked others to call him that.

But the problem is that everyone knows what this True Lord Hunyuan Xuansha looks like, and Shentongzi even calls him a short and fat guy.

In this way, the honorific title of True Lord Hunyuan Xuansha is basically tied to the shorty.

Those people were calling him Master Hunyuan Xuansha, but they were definitely thinking of the short and fat guy. Hong Muer couldn't stand it and almost exploded on the spot.

Li Yanmo was so frightened watching from the side.

The True Lord Hunyuan Xuansha has such terrifying power, and just one glance showed how terrifying the True Lord Xuanyan Cizun is.

As soon as they returned to the ancient ship, the leader of the Qingshen Sect came forward to greet them. He clasped his hands together and bowed his head, saying, "Gu Ruochen is my disciple. I used such an honorific without permission. I beg Lord Li to forgive me."

Seeing that the leader of the Qingshen Sect had a good attitude, Li Yanmo breathed a sigh of relief.

"In fact, we have prepared a dozen or so honorifics, all of which are useful, but Xiao Gu's cultivation is too low, so we can only use the honorific title of Xuanyan Cizun to show your compassion."

Li Yanmo's mouth twitched slightly. "Are the conditions for inviting the gods... so generous?"

"Oh - it's not as mysterious as Qin Xiaomei said," the leader of the Qingshen Sect smiled and waved his hands.

“Anyone with a little fame can be invited as a god.”

"The Divine Sect's protective formation we used to summon all the gods based on the successive generations of Emperor Yu was a single entity, but we never had the chance to use it."

Li Yanmo felt that Qin Zhilan's statement was still too conservative.

"Well...it's okay, please don't use my honorific title. It looks...the burden is quite heavy."

Li Yanmo hummed a few times, hoping that the leader of the Divine Sect could understand his subtext.

"...Lord Li, don't worry! How could we do something so disrespectful as to use your honorific title to attack some scoundrels!"

Asking Emperor Shenzong to pat his chest and guarantee, Li Yanmo also gave up hope.

"Then at least don't report my name."

Li Yanmo still remembered how Gu Ruochen called out Hong Muer's name as if he was calling out orders.

That scene was too embarrassing for the person involved, and he didn't want others to associate him with such a fierce thing.

"This... Lord Li, giving your real name can enhance the effect of summoning the gods, but I currently don't have any disciples who can call out your real name when summoning gods. An elder has tried to do it, though." The Sect Master of the Summoning God Sect subconsciously shuddered, as if conjuring up some terrifying image. Kong Pu and the others were filled with envy.

How could there be a Taoist school in this world that is so suitable for flattery?

"Ahem—are you confident about the rankings in the Daoist Competition?"

Li Yanmo didn't really want to talk about Emperor Shenzong's daily life anymore, so he coughed and changed the subject.

"It is well known that the ten super sects, namely Ghost Sect, Five Hell Sect, Yellow Springs Palace, Netherworld Palace, Rakshasa Palace, Ghost Suppression Palace, Xuanming Mountain, Blood Cave, Lingji Cave, and the Other Shore, want to establish prison gates within Taoism. It is no secret," Kong Pu said, and at the same time, he pushed the leader of the Please God Sect away with his buttocks and counted them on his fingers.

"What these ten super sects love most is to scout for talent from top-tier sects to strengthen their own strength. This trend has not only not slowed down over the past few hundred years, but has even intensified. We suspect they've been preparing for today's ranking competition ever since."

Li Yanmo pinched his chin and thought for a moment before nodding, "They plan to determine the rankings based on the victories of disciples at the Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Spiritual Transformation realms... I'm afraid they'll announce during the finals that several sects have been combined into the Prison Gate, using this method to achieve a crushing victory."

Upon hearing this, Hong Menglian couldn't help but complain, "Isn't this just pure cheating? No super sect would obey, right?"

Kong Pu and the others understood Li Yanmo's intention. "Even if they didn't cheat and took first place based on their strength, no super sect would obey their command. What they want is to attract the attention of sects other than the super sects."

Hong Menglian suddenly realized something and put her hands behind her head and complained, "Then we killed them instantly. There were only ten of them, and we had thirty."

"..."

"Why, did I say something wrong?"

The tacit silence of Kong Pu and others made Hong Menglian inexplicably angry.

"The Prison Gate is merely a pawn. Lord Li wants to destroy the Immortal Palace. If we brazenly show up as an alliance of thirty super sects, we can certainly crush the Prison Gate, but it will also put the Immortal Palace on high alert."

"After all, we can't possibly wipe out those ten super sects. The worst-case scenario is that the Immortal Palace is behind the scenes manipulating the Dao Sect and completely tearing it apart. Our opponent will then change from the Prison Sect to the alliance of the remaining forty-two super sects."

Kong Pu had no choice but to analyze it, but Kong Pu also knew that Hong Menglian was a stubborn woman. If she was preached by someone who was not as good as her, she would most likely develop a strong rebellious heart, so Kong Pu brought up Li Yanmo at the end.

"It was precisely because of this consideration that Lord Li allowed our disciples to participate in the Daoist Competition as Xutian Daoists."

Li Yanmo was silent for a few seconds and then nodded.

If he didn't nod at this time, Kong Pu would be so embarrassed.

Hong Menglie pinched his chin in thought. "I see. But they've already paid a considerable price to make this happen. I don't think they'll give up so easily. I'm afraid the Immortal Palace won't just sit there and watch the prison gate incident go away. What should we do then?"

Kong Pu put his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Lord Li has naturally prepared corresponding countermeasures long ago, but the time has not yet come for him to speak out. Lord Li, don't worry, we still understand that the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed, so you don't need to tell us specifically."

Li Yanmo was stunned. Just as he was about to ask the Sect Master to come to him, he added, "That's right. We have already called on the gods with the honorific title of Xuanyan Tianji Zhenjun, so there is nothing to worry about."

Li Yanmo was struck by lightning.

You guys are holding me hostage!?

Looking at the bright eyes in front of him, Li Yanmo nodded and smiled slightly.

"Everyone, just proceed with confidence and don't worry about making mistakes."

(End of this chapter)