Chapter 281 - 168: Demon King Passing Through, The Shock of Old Acquaintances

Chapter 281: Chapter 168: Demon King Passing Through, The Shock of Old Acquaintances

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As soon as the other party finished speaking, Li Qingyi and the others reacted with sudden movement, their eyes full of surprise and disbelief.

"An in-name disciple?"

They had only gone to the Eastern Domain to recruit a batch of new disciples. How did an Eldest Senior Brother suddenly pop out? And an in-name one at that?

At this moment, even Li Qingyi and the others could no longer sit still and immediately asked.

"Senior Brother, do you happen to know the name of this Eldest Senior Brother of the Beardless Sect?"

An in-name Eldest Senior Brother? Could he be an unprecedented genius transferred from another sect?

Seeing their reaction, the man didn’t hide anything and immediately replied, "Qin Fan."

"Qin Fan?"

Hearing this, all the Beardless Sect disciples looked at each other in dismay. Clearly, they had never heard this unfamiliar name before.

Even Li Qingyi didn’t know that Jiang Hao had once used the Qin Family’s name in the Earth Realm of Celestial City.

However, the group quickly began to inquire about this Eldest Senior Brother who had appeared out of nowhere.

When they learned of the various deeds that occurred before the Holy Ladder Altar, the three elders of the Beardless Sect, Li Qingyi, and the rest were completely dumbfounded.

Climbing ninety-five steps of the Holy Ladder—what breathtaking talent and potential! The Beardless Sect had actually welcomed such an astonishing existence.

"Let’s go. We return to the sect immediately."

An elder of the Beardless Sect spoke up at once. The travel-worn group departed again, rushing in the direction of the Beardless Sect.

Watching the group of Cultivators take to the sky, the in-name Cultivators who had just been discussing the matter watched them leave.

"Brother Zhang, who are these people? Why did they have such a huge reaction?"

"They’re from the Beardless Sect."

"What did you say? Cultivators from the Beardless Sect?"

Time slowly passed.

Before long, Li Qingyi and her group arrived back at the sect. At this moment, the Beardless Sect was thriving. Everyone was beaming with joy, as if a great, joyous event had happened to the entire sect.

"Elder Qingyan, you’ve returned?"

Before Li Qingyi and her group could even open their mouths, several Beardless Sect disciples flew over to greet them, immediately dropping a bombshell.

"By the way, Elder, Junior Brothers, and Junior Sisters, the Sect Leader and Supreme Elder have issued an order. All returning members who were out must head to Great Ming Peak to pay their respects to the Eldest Senior Brother. Elder, please follow me."

Looking at the Beardless Sect disciple tasked with guiding them, everyone in the group felt a shock in their hearts.

They wondered, "Are the rumors outside actually true? Did our Beardless Sect really establish the position of Eldest Senior Brother? Have they even opened Great Ming Peak?"

Great Ming Peak, Eldest Senior Brother... The status of a sect’s Eldest Senior Brother went without saying. Even the three elders, including Elder Qingyan, had to go to Great Ming Peak to show their faces, which served as an acknowledgment of the Holy Sect’s Eldest Senior Brother.

As for Li Qingyi and the others, it was even more necessary for them to pay their respects at Great Ming Peak.

The group subconsciously followed the guiding disciple and flew toward Great Ming Peak, harboring endless doubts in their hearts.

"How strange," someone muttered. "An in-name disciple became the Eldest Senior Brother. Is there really no one among our sect’s disciples who refuses to accept this?"

Looking at the atmosphere of the entire Beardless Sect, the group was extremely shocked. With a single glance, the massive sect was full of smiles, as if everyone had genuinely accepted that Eldest Senior Brother from the bottom of their hearts.

Hearing this, the guiding disciple immediately said with excitement, "The three elders, Junior Brothers, and Junior Sisters might not know this, but the Eldest Senior Brother is an unprecedented genius. He is comparable to the current Saintess of the Cyan Mist Sect, the Divine Son of the Divine King Hall, and others. Even Senior Sister Yun Shang and the rest are completely convinced by him."

After saying that, he carefully described everything that had happened in the Beardless Sect recently.

When they heard that the Eldest Senior Brother had suppressed the top ten peerless geniuses of the Beardless Sect with a single thought and injured Fan Tian with a single punch, everyone was stunned. The expressions in their eyes gradually changed.

The moment they stepped onto Great Ming Peak, everyone even began to feel a bit apprehensive.

For such a monstrous figure, let alone being the Eldest Senior Brother of the Beardless Sect, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration for him to be the Eldest Senior Brother of the Cyan Mist Sect, Divine King Hall, Wenda Court, Divine Sword Sect, Hehuan Sect, and the Kunlun Sacred Realm.

The group landed on Great Ming Peak. When the guiding disciple saw Jiang Huaiyu walking by, he immediately called out anxiously, "Senior Brother Jiang, is the Eldest Senior Brother in seclusion today?"

Jiang Huaiyu followed the voice and looked at the group, instantly understanding the situation. Over the past few days, not many disciples who were out had returned to the Beardless Sect. Including Li Qingyi and her group, they were only the second batch.

"Huaiyu greets the elders," Jiang Huaiyu first bowed slightly to the three elders in greeting, then replied, "The Eldest Senior Brother happens to not be in seclusion today. Elders and Junior Sisters, please wait a moment while I inform him."

After speaking, Jiang Huaiyu immediately headed deep into the Immortal Palace.

Watching his departing figure, the guiding disciple said with a joyful face, "Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, your luck isn’t bad. You managed to catch the Eldest Senior Brother when he isn’t cultivating in seclusion. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been able to meet him."

The implication was obvious: returning disciples and elders might not actually get to see the Eldest Senior Brother, but they still had to go to Great Ming Peak to at least go through the formalities.

This was the status of the Holy Sect’s Eldest Senior Brother. Even in the entire Thousand Sects Island, it was a position of considerable standing.

"I wonder what this Eldest Senior Brother’s temper is like," one of the Beardless Sect disciples whispered to Li Qingyi, explaining the rules. He was afraid that this disciple, who had joined the Holy Sect over a decade ago but rarely stayed in the sect, wouldn’t understand the rules and might offend the Eldest Senior Brother. "Junior Sister Qingyi, according to the Holy Sect’s rules, when you meet the Eldest Senior Brother later, you must remember to pay your respects. The Eldest Senior Brother is on equal footing with the Supreme Elder. He is an existence beneath only one person and above ten thousand others. In special times, even our sect’s Elder Council has to obey his orders."

Li Qingyi nodded slightly at his words and began to feel a bit uneasy. Although they were both senior brothers, adding the word "Eldest" in front made things completely different.