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Fang Yiqin nodded and said, "Of course, but our cultivation levels are vastly different, so we'll stop here for today."

Upon hearing that Fang Yiqin had agreed to his request, Wu Fan was overjoyed and immediately told his third brother to take the Immortal Binding Rope from Fang Yiqin's hand.

Fang Yiqin used his spiritual power to create distance between himself and Wu Fan, and raised his hand, saying, "Fellow Daoist, please make the first move."

Wu Fan's natal sword was a low-to-medium quality sword, mostly white. After bowing respectfully, he immediately drew his sword to attack.

In his early years, Yun Qingshuang's reputation as a sword god resounded throughout the cultivation world. Many people risked their lives to record Yun Qingshuang's battles with recording stones. When Fang Yiqin saw Wu Fan's moves, he knew that he had also bought such recording stones. Compared to the sword techniques he usually practiced, Wu Fan's sword techniques were more murderous and more likely to lead to his death.

Fang Yiqin used his sword to block Wu Fan's moves, observing where his sword techniques were wrong. When he had observed enough, Fang Yiqin switched from defense to offense, slowing down his attacks so that Wu Fan could see the moves clearly and figure them out himself.

Half an hour later, both of them stopped. Wu Fan suppressed his excitement and thanked Fang Yiqin. He knew from the moment they started fighting that Fang Yiqin wanted to correct his sword moves. He had heard that the Azure Frost Sword God had taken in an excellent disciple and that many cultivators praised Fang Yiqin highly. He had been skeptical before, but after today, he should become one of them.

After bidding farewell to Fang Yiqin, Zuo Guang asked, "Second Brother, is it only because he is the disciple of the Azure Frost Sword God that you have always respected him?"

"Does Fifth Brother still remember the senior who rescued us from the monsters in the secret realm two years ago?" Wu Fan asked with a smile on his face.

Situ Zhao asked incredulously, "Is he really that great being?"

Wu Fan nodded, and seeing Zuo Guang's unpleasant expression, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "Senior is a very good person, he shouldn't care about such trivial matters."

On the other side, the cultivator who had been being pulled along by Fang Yiqin cried out when he saw that Fang Yiqin had no intention of letting go, "Where are you taking me! I'll tell you anything else you want to know, please don't go any further. A few miles ahead we'll be in the territory of the Fellow Daoists. If the other fellow disciples find out that I'm tied up like this, I don't know how much they'll laugh at me."

"what is it call?"

The cultivator paused for a moment, then realized that Fang Yiqin was asking for his name, and quickly replied, "My name is Sun Liang, Sun as in Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li, and Liang as in excellent."

Fang Yiqin nodded, indicating that Sun Liang understood, and said, "I need you to bring me into the same sect. Can you do that?"

Bring them into the same sect?

Then I can get rid of him, right?

Sun Liang, secretly pleased, agreed: "Of course, this is a small matter, but you have to untie me first, otherwise my fellow disciples will suspect you."

Seeing the undisguised joy on Sun Liang's face, Fang Yiqin calmly took out a small porcelain bottle from his storage bag, grabbed Sun Liang's chin, and poured the liquid into his mouth. After confirming that there was no liquid left in his mouth, he put away the Immortal Binding Rope and said to Sun Liang, who was gagging his throat, "What I just poured into you was a deadly poison. It will take effect in six months. The only antidote in the world is in my hands. If you have any disloyal thoughts, just wait to die from your body rotting."

Upon hearing this, Sun Liang glared at him and cursed, "Aren't you a disciple of the Tianyun Sect? How could you resort to such a vicious method? You are truly unworthy of being a cultivator!"

Fang Yiqin was unwilling to argue with him and said to himself, "Now find a way to bring me into the same sect."

Sun Liang spat and said angrily, "The claim of 'extremely poisonous' is just your side of the story; I won't listen to you!"

After saying that, he turned to leave, but unexpectedly, a sharp pain, as if being gnawed by insects, came from his abdomen, causing him to collapse to the ground. Fang Yiqin looked down at his ugly state and explained, "For the sake of your health, it's best not to have any thoughts of resisting me in the future."

When Sun Liang stood up again, it was already the morning of the next day. He looked up at the person in the tree and said, "I will take you into the Tongdao Sect, but you cannot reveal that you are a disciple of another sect. Once inside, I will decide your identity."

Fang Yiqin jumped down from the tree and said, "Of course."

The two walked towards the Tongdao Gate. As they approached the gate, they encountered several disciples of the Huahua Sect emerging from it. Yi Liu, the leader, greeted Sun Liang and asked, "Hey, Sun Liang! Who did you bring back?"

Just as Sun Liang was about to speak, he remembered that Tianyun Sect and Yuehua Sect were the three major sects. Most of these people had probably seen Fang Yiqin before. He subtly blocked the probing gazes of the people in front of him and said, "He's just a rogue cultivator we encountered. He's not worth mentioning."

Yi Liu naturally didn't believe his explanation. She thought that Sun Liang's attempt to conceal the truth was probably because he had encountered a handsome cultivator and wanted to keep him by his side as a cultivation vessel. She quickly walked over, pulled him aside, and saw Fang Yi Qin hiding behind Sun Liang. She took one look and retreated in disgust, asking incredulously, "Sun Liang! Have you changed your ways? You're looking for such an ugly person to be your cultivation vessel?"

Sun Liang was startled when he turned around. Fang Yiqin's face had changed. His once handsome face was now covered with many raised red scars, like a spider web. Fang Yiqin was cowering and dared not look at them. He looked just like a cultivator who was extremely self-conscious about his appearance.

At this moment, Fang Yiqin spoke up: "Furnace? Didn't you say you would bring me in to become your apprentice?"

The others looked at Sun Liang with mocking eyes, and Sun Liang said angrily, "When did I say that I brought him back to be a furnace cauldron!"

Having finally managed to deal with the Yuehua Sect members, Sun Liang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Fang Yiqin ask, "Why are the disciples of the Yuehua Sect here?"

Sun Liang rolled his eyes and said, "They inexplicably appeared in the sect two years ago, and the sect leader, who has always disliked disciples from other sects, actually allowed them to learn the Great Harmony Technique. Who knows what despicable methods they used?"

"In short, once you're inside, make sure no one knows you're a disciple of the sect. Otherwise, if word gets to the sect leader, neither of us will escape unscathed," Sun Liang warned Fang Yiqin once again.

After entering the Tongdao Sect, the surrounding buildings and facilities were no different from those of other sects. Fang Yiqin thought that the purpose of Tianji Hall in asking him to investigate the Tongdao Sect was probably to find evidence about the remnants of the Hehuan Sect.

Sun Liang led Fang Yiqin to his residence and said, "You'll stay here for the time being, so don't wander around aimlessly."

Fang Yiqin glanced around and saw that the environment here was remote and didn't seem like a place where people often came. He guessed that Sun Liang was probably an unpopular disciple in the sect.

"Besides... that kind of cultivation, do you have any other methods?" Fang Yiqin asked.

“Of course there are, but do you think the cultivation resources of small sects can compare to yours? If they don’t practice the Great Harmony Technique, some disciples will only be able to stay at the Foundation Establishment stage for their entire lives. Anyone with eyes can tell which one to choose, right?” Sun Liang shrugged and said.

Fang Yiqin was about to speak when Sun Liang interrupted him: "Stop spouting high-sounding principles to me. What do you, someone who has always enjoyed resources, know? Judging from your appearance, you must have come from a wealthy family before becoming a cultivator, right?"