Chapter 79 ·Years of Planning Finally Come to Fruition!

The ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍next day, Azure Wave Sect.

Deliberation ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Hall.

Su ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Wanyue sat at the head seat, and below her were all the cultivators of the Azure Wave Sect at Golden Core and above.

Nether ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Soul stood to one side, his expression calm.

“Today, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍I have gathered everyone to announce a matter,” Su Wanyue spoke, her gaze sweeping across the crowd.

“I ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍have decided to pass the position of Sect Master to Nether Soul.”

The hall fell silent.

Then, a wave of low murmurs arose.

But soon, the murmuring stopped.

No one stepped forward to oppose.

The reason was simple—they could not oppose.

Nether Soul was now the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the sect.

Moreover, his background was clear; he was a disciple brought up from the mortal world of Southern Sea No. 73.

Most importantly, as Nether Soul stood there, although his aura was restrained, that faint, intangible pressure made everyone present feel an indescribable sense of oppression.

At such a time, stepping forward to oppose him would only bring trouble upon oneself.

Seeing that no one objected, Su Wanyue nodded and took out the token representing the identity of the Sect Master, personally handing it to Nether Soul.

“From today onward, you are the Sect Master of the Azure Wave Sect.”

Nether Soul accepted it and bowed. “This disciple obeys.”

The ceremony was simple, even somewhat perfunctory.

After the handover was completed, just as Su Wanyue was about to slip away to find the pill furnace she had been longing for, an elder suddenly spoke.

“Sect Master—ah, no, Sect Master Nether Soul, this old man has something to say.”

Nether Soul looked at him. “Speak.”

The elder cupped his hands. “Sect Master originated from the mortal world of Southern Sea No. 73, and in less than a hundred years has already stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm.”

“This indicates that that world may have great potential.”

“I believe that our Azure Wave Sect should continue to send disciples to that mortal world to recruit widely. Perhaps we may obtain a few more individuals of outstanding talent.”

As soon as these words were spoken, several elders nodded, finding it reasonable.

Nether Soul did not speak.

He merely looked at that elder.

His gaze was calm.

But the elder inexplicably felt a chill down his back.

“What is your name?” Nether Soul asked.

The elder was stunned, subconsciously replying, “This old man… surnamed Zhou, with the given name Yuan.”

Nether Soul nodded and withdrew his gaze.

“Elder Zhou’s words do make sense.”

Zhou Yuan let out a breath of relief.

But in the next moment, that breath caught in his throat again.

“However,” Nether Soul said calmly.

“That mortal world will henceforth be under my personal jurisdiction. Anyone who wishes to go there to recruit disciples must obtain my permission.”

“Those who enter without authorization will be treated as betraying the sect.”

Betraying the sect?

As soon as these four words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

This punishment was far too severe.

It was only a mortal world—was it really necessary?

Several elders exchanged glances, some wanting to say something.

But Nether Soul merely raised his eyes and swept his gaze across them.

That pressure quietly spread.

Clearly only the aura of an early-stage Nascent Soul, yet everyone present—even several late-stage Golden Core cultivators—felt a wave of palpitations.

This presence was nothing like that of someone who had just entered the Nascent Soul Realm.

The hall fell completely silent.

No one dared to say another word.

Su Wanyue also looked at Nether Soul with a hint of surprise.

This boy’s presence seemed even stronger than the two late-stage Nascent Soul ancestors.

But she quickly withdrew her gaze and did not dwell on it.

Everyone had their own secrets, and she had no interest in prying.

She took out a jade talisman from her sleeve and handed it to Nether Soul.

“This is the sword talisman left behind by Senior Zhou Ziyang. It contains three full-power strikes at the Second Layer of the Void Refinement Realm. Now that you have taken over as Sect Master, it should rightfully belong to you.”

Nether Soul lowered his gaze and glanced at it.

That sword talisman—of course he recognized it.

Ten years ago, when Zhou Ziyang left, he had personally handed it to Su Wanyue, and Nether Soul had witnessed the entire process.

“This item should remain in Master’s personal care,” Nether Soul said.

Su Wanyue was taken aback. “I have no use for it.”

“This disciple also has no use for it. Master studies the Dao of alchemy and moves about the sect daily. Occasionally, when going out to search for herbs or visit friends, danger is unavoidable. Keeping this item for self-defense is more useful than leaving it with me.”

Su Wanyue opened her mouth, about to say something.

Nether Soul continued, “Moreover, this disciple now sits in command of the sect and will not be going out for some time. If a powerful enemy truly comes, this disciple will handle it. This sword talisman—Master should keep it.”

“Alright, I’ll keep it.”

Su Wanyue did not refuse.

Nether Soul nodded, his gaze once again sweeping over everyone present.

“That concludes today’s matter. If there is nothing else, you may all disperse.”

The elders felt as though they had been granted amnesty, hurriedly bowing and taking their leave.

Moments later, only Nether Soul and Su Wanyue remained in the hall.

Su Wanyue put away the sword talisman and stretched lazily, completely unconcerned with her image.

“Alright, the Sect Master position is yours now. I’m going to refine pills. Don’t look for me if there’s nothing—actually, don’t look for me even if there is something.”

With that, she turned and left.

Nether Soul watched her figure gradually disappear. After a long moment, he lowered his gaze to the token in his hand that represented the Sect Master’s authority.

A jade plaque, engraved with the words “Azure Wave.”

In his hand, it felt light, almost weightless.

Yet this object represented the entire Azure Wave Sect.

Years of planning—the first step had finally been accomplished.

Next was to maintain the current situation, secretly accumulate power, and develop quietly.

From now on, the Azure Wave Sect of the Spirit Realm would become the first line of defense for the mortal world of Southern Sea No. 73.

That world would no longer have people descending from the heavens, harvesting its mortals like crops.

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