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Chapter 177 The Elders of Mount Shu Gather, and the Sword Sect Leader Makes an Appearance

After hearing Li Xuanjian's explanation, Qingxuan Daoist fell into a long silence.

His eyes were full of resentment as he looked at Li Xuanjian. Why didn't you say so sooner? You almost caused him to detonate the flying sword he had been refining for decades!

Qingxuan Daoist suddenly felt somewhat fortunate that Qikomo was powerful enough to suppress his flying sword, which was about to explode. Otherwise, he would have lost more than just a mouthful of blood essence that he had spat out due to the backlash of his magical power.

Qingxuan Daoist beckoned Li Xuanjian closer and asked in a low voice, "What's the situation with your friend?"

"That's a powerful figure I met in England. What do you think, Master? Isn't he strong?" Li Xuanjian's tone carried a hint of boasting.

It feels like you've made a really awesome friend outside, and then proudly tell your friends and family: Look how amazing I am, to have made such an awesome friend.

However, Qingxuan Daoist raised his hand and slapped Li Xuanjian on the head.

"What great power! What kind of great power could come from that barbaric land? Have you ever seen such a young great power? I think he's just a wicked person who used evil and heretical methods to rise to the top."

Zicomo's flight spell was invented by Voldemort and, strictly speaking, is a type of dark magic. Dark magic, to varying degrees, exudes an ominous aura.

But since almost everyone in the wizarding world knows a trick or two of black magic, you can't say they're all bad people, can you?

When Qingxuan Daoist saw Qi Kemo using the flight spell, he immediately assumed Qi Kemo was a demonic cultivator. It can only be said that he was indeed mistaken.

However, Hermione and Lani didn't care about any misunderstandings. No matter how softly the master and apprentice spoke, the two women with strong mental powers could hear their conversation.

Upon hearing that Qingxuan Daoist dared to say that her king (cousin) was a wicked person, Lani and Hermione were furious and immediately unleashed their full power.

"You old geezer, who are you calling wicked?" Hermione questioned in her not-so-standard Mandarin.

Hermione's aura was only at the initial stage of Refining Spirit and Reversing Emptiness, which was insignificant to Qingxuan Daoist, and he didn't even take it seriously.

What's fatal is Lani's aura; it's the pressure of a god. And it's her full power unleashed, unlike Zicomo's attack on Lin Luo, where she only showed a portion of it.

For a moment, Daoist Qingxuan felt as if he were facing the sect leader, who had already entered the realm of refining emptiness and merging with the Dao. No, to be precise, it was even more terrifying than facing the sect leader.

Li Xuanjian, standing beside him, was also dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that Qi Kemo's taciturn fiancée would be just as powerful as Qi Kemo himself.

Are big things really that worthless these days?

Or did he just get incredibly lucky and run into two at once?

At this moment, the distress signal sent by Qingxuan Daoist to the sect was also answered. Elders and Daoists from various peaks flew in from all directions on flying swords, numbering as many as twenty or thirty.

In fact, some of the elders went on a journey, otherwise the number should have been even greater.

However, as soon as the elders arrived at Jade Book Peak, they were overwhelmed by Lani's divine aura.

Those with shallower cultivation levels fell directly off their flying swords. Those with higher cultivation levels had their strength suppressed by 30% to 50%.

Fortunately, the distress signal sent by Daoist Qingxuan was only directed at the elders. If it had been directed at the entire sect, those disciples who had not yet broken through to the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage would probably have been lying on the ground in disarray.

Because Lani's aura was directed at Daoist Qingxuan, he was the most severely affected. Daoist Qingxuan felt that he had lost one-tenth of his strength, and his hands and feet were ice-cold, with cold sweat pouring down his face.

Looking at his master's disheveled appearance, Li Xuanjian complained, "Master, we're just saying, is it possible that he looks young because he's been reincarnated and is cultivating again? Or at the very least, is there some kind of secret to preserving his youth?"

"Besides, you can't beat them, yet you dare to speak ill of them to their face. What are you thinking?"

Qingxuan Daoist rolled his eyes at Li Xuanjian and said, "Is this the time to talk about this? If you don't stop them now, you'll be missing a few senior uncles and elder brothers today!"

Li Xuanjian was speechless. After all these years, his master was still just as unreliable. He hadn't even consulted him before sending him to England for training.

Now, his outspokenness as a master has caused trouble, and his apprentice has to clean up the mess for him.

Seeing that the elders had surrounded Zikomo and his two companions, and it looked like a fight was about to break out.

Li Xuanjian rushed over and shouted, "Dear senior uncles and masters, this is all a misunderstanding!"

Li Xuanjian first introduced the identities of Qi Kemo and the other two, and then explained the misunderstanding that had just occurred.

After hearing this, the elders looked at each other in bewilderment. When they sensed Lani's aura, they all thought that the sect was in crisis. They were all on high alert, and some were even prepared to sacrifice themselves for the sect.

As a result, Li Xuanjian suddenly told them that it was a misunderstanding, and that the misunderstanding was caused by people on their side. For a moment, the elders were all a little ashamed.

One of the young female elders even directly cursed at Daoist Qingxuan: "Qingxuan, you good-for-nothing! All you do is cause trouble all day long. When will you ever be reliable?"

This elder, dressed in a fiery red robe, had a personality as fiery as her own. She launched into a tirade against Daoist Qingxuan, and it was clear from her words that Daoist Qingxuan was not a reliable person either.

If you disregard their identities, the current situation looks like a young woman yelling at an elderly man.

Zicomo found the scene quite amusing.

At this moment, the eldest-looking elder among them stepped forward and said, "Alright, Junior Sister Huo Xuan, let's talk about these things later. The most urgent thing is to resolve the misunderstanding between us and our guests."

“Yes, Senior Brother Lingxuan.” Elder Huoxuan nodded in response.

Judging from the appearance of this Taoist named Lingxuan, he has a good reputation among the elders and should be a figure like the Grand Elder.

Lingxuan Daoist looked at Lani and asked, "Fellow Daoist, would you mind putting away your aura for now?"

Yes, they are still under Lani's pressure.

Lani naturally didn't want to give up so easily, after all, Qingxuan Daoist had insulted her king.

But Lani was mindful of Zicomo's feelings. She knew that Qingxuan Daoist was Li Xuanjian's master, and that Li Xuanjian and Zicomo had a good relationship; this matter couldn't be allowed to escalate too much. So she looked at Zicomo, seeking his opinion.

"You can decide this yourself; you don't need to consider my feelings," Zicomo said with a smile.

He knew what Lani was thinking. But for Zicomo, on one side was Li Xuanjian's master, whom he had never met, and on the other side was his wife Lani. Anyone would know which one to choose.

Zicomo naturally favored Lani.

Lani thought for a moment, then pointed at Qingxuan Daoist and stated her conditions: "He must apologize to my king and fight me once."

Lingxuan Daoist felt that the condition was not excessive, and besides, the situation was beyond his control, so he had no choice but to agree.

Then he looked at Qingxuan Daoist and said, "Qingxuan, you caused this trouble yourself, so you should deal with it yourself."

Qingxuan Daoist wanted to apologize, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. Besides, he still had to fight Lani afterward, which would be the death of him.

Just as Qingxuan Daoist was struggling with his decision, Qi Kemo looked at a spot in the air.

"How about we let your sect leader decide this matter?"

He had noticed it long ago; ever since Lani unleashed her power, there had been someone in that spot.

However, he concealed his presence in a very unique way, so much so that even Lani didn't notice him. Zicomo's mental strength was much stronger than Lani's, so he detected his presence.

Judging from his strength, he is much stronger than Ling Xuan, the strongest among the elders, so Qi Kemo guesses that he should be the sect leader of Shushan Sword Sect.

The person who appeared to be the sect leader revealed himself; he was a middle-aged man with an upright and peaceful demeanor.

He was dressed in a simple Taoist robe, and when Zicomo saw him, four words came to mind: "Tao follows nature."

"Greetings, Senior Brother (Master Uncle) of the Sect."

The elders present respectfully bowed to the middle-aged Taoist. Those who called him "Master Uncle" were all relatively young elders, except for Elder Huoxuan, who had just cursed Qingxuan Taoist.

The middle-aged Taoist first nodded to the elders, then cupped his hands to Qi Kemo and said, "Sect Leader of Shushan Sword Sect greets fellow Daoist."

In the eyes of the middle-aged Taoist, anyone who could see through his disguise would surely be able to call Qi Kemo "fellow Taoist."

Zicomo responded with a standard Taoist greeting, saying with great interest, "May the Heavenly Venerable grant me boundless blessings! Uncle Li Xuanjian has already introduced my name, so I won't repeat it again. But you, Taoist Master, your Taoist name wouldn't happen to be Dao Xuan, would it?"

The middle-aged Taoist was surprised by Zikomo's standard Taoist etiquette, and equally surprised that Zikomo knew his name.

"Oh? How did you know my Daoist name, fellow Daoist?"

“It really is… nothing, I was just guessing,” Zicomo said casually.

He was just guessing randomly. From the names of these elders, such as Huo Xuan, Qing Xuan, and Ling Xuan, Qi Kemo deduced that their generation should be the Xuan generation.

Upon seeing the head of the Shu Mountain sect, Qi Kemo subconsciously recalled the Daoist name Dao Xuan.

Unexpectedly, he actually had that name. Zicomo almost thought that some of the seventy-two peaks would be called Big Bamboo Peak, Little Bamboo Peak, or something like that.

Zicomo didn't want to dwell on the topic of names, so he changed the subject, saying, "Sect Leader Daoxuan, how do you intend to decide this matter?"

Dao Xuan pondered for a moment, then said...

Chapter 178 Appearance Reflects the Heart, the Fire Mystery of the Eight Trigrams

Dao Xuan pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's do as this fellow Daoist just suggested. But how about I take over the battle?"

Zicomo looked at Lani, who nodded to indicate that it was no problem. She didn't care who she fought; she just wanted to avenge Zicomo.

Seeing that his sect leader had said so, Qingxuan Daoist bowed to Qi Kemo and apologized.

Qi Kemo waved his hand dismissively. This whole thing was just a farce to begin with. If Qingxuan Daoist hadn't spoken without thinking, none of this would have happened. Li Xuanjian's master was indeed as unreliable as he'd said.

After seeing Qingxuan apologize, Lani withdrew her divine aura.

The elders present all breathed a sigh of relief, especially Qingxuan, who almost collapsed to the ground if Li Xuanjian hadn't been supporting him.

Zicomo looked at Dao Xuan and asked, "When does Sect Leader Xuan intend to fight Lani? Now? Or after you've adjusted your condition?"

Zicomo's words were pointed; he had discerned Dao Xuan's current strength. If classified according to the Eastern cultivation world, he would be at the mid-stage of the Refining Void and Integrating Dao realm. It seemed he had been stuck at this level for quite some time.

Despite Dao Xuan's middle-aged appearance, he was actually the oldest person present.

Having mastered the power of time, Zicomo became particularly sensitive to things related to time, and he could sense a person's approximate age.

As for why Dao Xuan looks younger than Ling Xuan?

Taoist practitioners believe that their lifespan will increase as they break through their cultivation levels. Therefore, it is not common to judge their age by their appearance.

There's a saying, "Your appearance reflects your inner state," meaning that a person's outward appearance is influenced by their inner state of mind. Although this is a Buddhist term, it's quite fitting when applied to them.