Cultivating a family of immortals

Those four disciples were no match for their own sect leader, especially since they were all family members. Who could have predicted that their sect leader would attack them?

Almost instantly, the four were killed inside the spirit boat.

Moreover, Lin Chenbi did not use any spiritual power; he killed all four of them with the power of his sword alone.

Blood splattered all over his face, but he turned to look at Chu Lanwei, who was now on guard, and tears of blood finally welled up in his eyes as he slowly said:

"My Haoran Sect... was slaughtered by the Xuanyuan Sect and the Xu family! Madam Chu... I beg you to help me. The disciples of the Xuanyuan Sect certainly don't recognize Xiang Cangyue, so I will pretend to be Xiang Cangyue and perish with you! Take me in at the Chaoyang Sect! In the future, after the Xuanyuan Sect disciples leave, I will help you seize the position of Sect Master of the Chaoyang Sect. I am now at the peak of the twelfth realm, and such combat power... should be of use to you!"

As he spoke, Lin Chenbi, such a proud man, actually knelt heavily on the ground.

Chu Lanwei didn't react for a moment, and was stunned for a long time. But then she heard the Xuan Yuan Sect disciples calling out again, and she immediately came to her senses and realized what had happened.

She immediately pondered for a few moments and made up her mind.

"The Haoran Sect was actually massacred. The Xu family... what a Xu family..."

"So he killed his own disciple... just to preserve his own usefulness..."

"But he could also escape with his disciples, though they probably couldn't get far... In other words, he needs a safe place... to seek a breakthrough opportunity. Did he obtain the [Primordial Soul-Condensing Mushroom]?"

"So ruthless, so decisive, so... impressive!"

"And his peak Qi Refining level 12... is indeed extremely important to me."

Should we gamble or not?

"bet!"

She immediately took out a jade pendant from her bosom, which belonged to the sect leader of the Chaoyang Sect, and then said to the front:

"Reporting to the celestial envoy, we will stop here and allow you to inspect us!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the spirit boat broke through the thick fog and slowly came to a stop in mid-air.

The Xuanhuan Sect disciple leaped over, his face calm as he looked down. He immediately spotted Chu Lanwei, the remaining four people, and the corpses scattered on the ground.

"Hmm? I see this is the spirit boat of the Chaoyang Sect, but why are there... the corpses of Haoran Sect disciples on it?"

As he spoke, the disciple looked at the four disciples who had been killed.

Before Chu Lanwei could speak, Lin Chenbi, whose waist was adorned with the jade pendant of the Chaoyang Sect Master, stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said with a smile:

"Greetings, Immortal Envoy. These four are indeed disciples of the Haoran Sect. As you know, the Haoran Sect and my Xuanyuan Sect have a long-standing feud. Therefore, when we were traveling together on the same boat earlier, I took the opportunity to kill them!"

"Oh? You are the new sect leader?"

Lin Chenbi bowed and said, "That's right, I am Xiang Cangyue. Greetings, Immortal Envoy!"

The disciples of the Xuan Yuan Sect naturally didn't recognize him, but they recognized the jade pendant. Since their young master was always very polite, they, as disciples, wouldn't be arrogant, so they smiled and said:

"Sect Leader, you've got quite the luck! Let me tell you, the Haoran Sect has already been slaughtered by my Xuan Yuan Sect and the Xu family. Today, you helped us kill the remnants of the Haoran Sect. In a few days, we'll have Patriarch Xu come to thank you personally and offer you a few cups of wine!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chenbi was about to burst into tears again, but he forcefully suppressed them with his spiritual power, then raised his head and said with a smile:

"I received a summons from the sect disciples about this matter earlier. It seems I was right. Where is Young Master Xuan? I'll go and pay my respects right away!"

Chu Lanwei, who was standing beside her, immediately chimed in:

"You are already seriously injured in the Ningyuanzhi Marshland, you should heal your wounds first!"

"No, we should first pay our respects to Young Master Xuan!"

Upon hearing this, the Xuan Yuan Sect disciple smiled and said:

"Don't be so polite, go and heal your wounds quickly!"

Lin Chenbi could only sigh, then bowed deeply to the disciple and said, "Then I thank the Immortal Envoy in advance!"

After saying that, the spirit boat continued towards Chaoyang Sect.

After leaving the Xuan Yuan Sect disciple behind and out of sight, Lin Chenbi immediately knelt down, panting heavily, and two lines of bloody tears flowed down his face.

He pounded his chest and burst into tears.

Seeing this, Chu Lanwei remained silent for a moment before quickly saying:

"After we enter the Chaoyang Sect today, I will take you to a secret room to rest. We'll tell everyone that you were seriously injured and are currently healing... We'll be there soon, so you need to be more restrained..."

Lin Chenbi raised his head, tears streaming down his face. After wiping them away, he nodded emphatically and said:

"Madam Chu, I will repay your great kindness today!"

Chu Lanwei nodded and said nothing more.

Seeing this, the three disciples behind her exchanged glances and understood Chu Lanwei's meaning. The Haoran Sect had been destroyed, but if Sect Master Lin wanted to rely on them to conceal his identity, he would have to be mindful of everyone's opinions in the future.

No one expressed disagreement.

After a short while, the spirit boat finally sailed into the Chaoyang Immortal Sect.

Chu Lanwei used the sect's jade pendant to activate the mountain-protecting formation and headed towards the sect.

At this time, Xiang Wenkong had already led his men to Haoran Sect.

The sect was mostly comprised of third or fourth generation disciples, and with the sect's jade pendant in hand, they were unaware that the sect leader was dead, thus allowing the person to enter smoothly.

Chu Lanwei stopped the spirit boat at the entrance of a cave on the mountaintop, then led Lin Chenbi into the cave. Before leaving, she said to the three disciples:

"Announce to the outside world... that the sect leader and I are healing. You must not let anyone know that Xiang Cangyue is dead. Quickly kill the disciples guarding the Jade Talisman Pavilion, and kill everyone who knows..."

"Since the sect is unaware of Xiang Cangyue's death, there's nothing to worry about. If Young Master Xuan comes, just serve him well!"

"But this is just a plan; we'll have to see how things unfold!"

After a moment of silence, the three disciples nodded and left.

After Chu Lanwei and Lin Chenbi returned to the cave, Lin Chenbi finally couldn't hold back and knelt down, crying loudly.

Chu Lanwei waited for a while before finally advising, "Right now, we should focus on the important matters. You... calm down and wait for the day the Xuan Yuan Sect disciples leave."

Lin Chenbi raised his head and said fiercely, "That's only right!"

…………

When Xuan Yebai arrived at Chaoyang Sect with his disciples who were unharmed, Xiang Wenkong was unaware that the disciples who had gone to Ningyuan Zhize had already returned.

When the sect disciples saw that Young Master Xuan had arrived, none of them dared to say a word.

And so, everyone accompanied Young Master Xuan in drinking and merrymaking until the next day, when Young Master Xuan, drunk, staggered away on his sword.

He was going to help the Xu family build a protective mountain formation.

However, the disciples of Chaoyang Sect did not know what Young Master Xuan was going to do. Only after he left did Xiang Wenkong free himself up, leave the pavilion, and was about to instruct his disciples on what to do next.

But just as he summoned his disciple, two long swords were placed at his neck, one in front and one behind.

Xiang Wenkong was greatly surprised and exclaimed:

"When...did you return? And why did you attack me?"

Inside the pavilion, the disciples of the Xuan Yuan Sect were exchanging toasts, while outside, several people drew their swords, ready to make their move!