We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? - Chapter 269: Carved with a Blood Kui Flower
Seven days had passed since the great battle.
During these seven days, Ten Thousand Dao Sect continued to operate as it always had.
For the vast majority of cultivators, there was not much impact.
After all, the larger a sect was, the greater the “inertia” of its existence, and the greater its resistance to risk.
Even though many hall masters, peak masters, and elders had died in that great battle, it was merely a matter of the second-in-commands of various halls and peaks temporarily assuming the positions of peak masters and hall masters but there was one matter that could not be ignored.
A sect could not be without a master.
Just as a nation could not be without a ruler.
A few days would be fine, but as time went on, some cultivators began to feel uneasy.
Within Ten Thousand Dao Sect, many cultivators had already begun speculating about who the next sect master would be.
Most Ten Thousand Dao Sect disciples felt the next sect master would very likely be Elder Shi of the Law Enforcement Hall.
Elder Shi of the Law Enforcement Hall was at Immortal realm perfection, over seven thousand years old, with extremely rich experience.
Moreover, during Elder Shi’s years presiding over the Law Enforcement Hall, rewards and punishments were clearly defined. He had quite a good reputation within Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
Therefore, in the hearts of these disciples, Elder Shi assuming the position of sect master would be acceptable to the masses. However, during these days, Elder Shi had not said a single word.
Not only Elder Shi, but all of Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s upper echelons remained completely silent.
Not one of them attempted to compete for the position of sect master. Instead, they all seemed to be waiting for something.
Half a month after the great battle, a man dressed in a black robe left Karma Blood Peak and walked straight toward the Ten Thousand Dao Hall on the sect’s main peak.
With each step the man took, spiritual power spread out from beneath his feet, rippling throughout Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
The man did not walk quickly. It was as if he wanted the entire sect to clearly see where he was going, to let the entire sect know what he was doing.
And such a high-profile departure naturally drew the attention of all Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s upper echelons.
They all raised their heads, looking in the man’s direction.
Without the slightest hesitation, Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s upper echelons simultaneously flew toward the main peak, entering the Ten Thousand Dao Hall.
Within the great hall, hall masters, peak masters, and elders all stood on either side.
They did not say a word, merely watching outside the Ten Thousand Dao Hall.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the black-robed man entered the gates of Ten Thousand Dao Hall.
All of Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s upper echelons lowered their heads.
Xiao Mo did not glance to either side.
He simply walked forward.
At the very front of the great hall were dozens of steps of stairs.
At the top of the stairs was the sect master’s seat that had existed since Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s founding.
Xiao Mo climbed the stairs step by step.
His form was upright and steady.
Reaching the top of the stairs, Xiao Mo glanced indifferently at the black iron seat before him, then turned and sat down, looking down upon the assembled upper echelons of Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
“From today forward, I am the sect master of Ten Thousand Dao Sect,” Xiao Mo said, looking at everyone, his tone bland. “Those who refuse to submit may step forward.”
Xiao Mo’s voice carried out of the great hall, echoing throughout Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
He was not only speaking to these upper echelons but to the entire Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
After the elders, peak masters, and hall masters in the great hall exchanged glances with one another, they simultaneously bowed in salute.
Their voices also carried from the Ten Thousand Dao Hall, spreading to every corner of Ten Thousand Dao Sect:
“We pay our respects to the Sect Master!”
In an extremely short time, the matter of Xiao Mo becoming Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s master was known by everyone throughout the sect.
Some felt it was only natural, after all, Xiao Mo’s strength was too exaggerated.
Some felt Xiao Mo lacked tempering, after all, he was too young.
But regardless, everyone had to admit one thing.
In the tens of thousands of years of the Western Region’s history, a man with a bone age of merely his early twenties had become the sect master of one of the Western Region’s Ten Great Demonic Sects.
This was unprecedented.
After Xiao Mo became Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s master, within two days he issued various sect master decrees.
His junior sister Yu Yunwei became deputy sect master. Sili of Ten Thousand Flowers Peak assumed the position of Ten Thousand Flowers Peak master and entered the position of council elder.
The two would coordinate with Xiao Mo in managing all matters large and small within the sect.
Their orders were even Xiao Mo’s orders. None could disobey.
For the upper echelons who had sided with Xiao Mo at the time, those who were originally hall masters, peak masters, or elders and whose positions could not be raised further received three semi-immortal weapons from Ten Thousand Dao Sect as rewards, and the annual stipends of their mountain peaks or halls were tripled.
Cultivators who were originally only second or third-in-command of halls or peaks now directly presided over their respective peaks or halls.
Xiao Mo also promulgated Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s laws, establishing rules for the sect.
The content included: “No cultivator of Ten Thousand Dao Sect may attack ordinary cultivators or even mortal common people without cause, nor may they refine them into medicinal pills or use them for blood sacrifice,” “Fellow disciples may not frame or slaughter each other,” “All evil techniques that use the flesh, blood, or divine souls of others as nourishment are strictly forbidden,” “From this day forward, Ten Thousand Dao Sect disciples may only practice dual cultivation and are forbidden from practicing absorption techniques.”
Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s laws totaled thirty items.
As soon as Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s laws were promulgated, they aroused dissatisfaction among many disciples.
Some cultivated techniques that used the flesh, blood, and divine souls of others as nourishment. They frequently performed blood sacrifices on mortal cities or even entire dynasties to achieve breakthroughs.
Some did not practice dual cultivation techniques but absorption techniques. After all, dual cultivation was too slow, but absorbing others was the fastest way to improve.
The laws Xiao Mo promulgated undoubtedly touched upon their fundamental interests.
They even doubted whether they were in a demonic sect or some righteous orthodox sect.
After all, if the demonic path could not act freely, could it still be called the demonic path?
For a time, some halls and peaks wanted to rebel.
And what Xiao Mo did was very simple: kill.
Either abandoned your cultivation technique and started over, or you died at Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
As for fleeing Ten Thousand Dao Sect and joining another sect?
You did not have that option.
Within ten days, Xiao Mo purged Ten Thousand Dao Sect from top to bottom.
Many elders and stewards sought out the “ministers of the dragon” who had stood protectively before Xiao Mo, wanting them to plead for mercy but all their requests were refused.
In truth, these “ministers of the dragon,” the elders and peak masters, all clearly understood their relationship with Xiao Mo.
The reason they had stood protectively beside Xiao Mo at the time was not because they had too much affection for him. Some even disliked Xiao Mo but they knew Xiao Mo could not die.
Because with Ding Jingyi dead, Ten Thousand Dao Sect had no Ascension realm cultivator.
A sect without an Ascension realm cultivator presiding over it was not qualified to be called one of the Ten Great Demonic Sects.
Not to mention that Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s sect-protecting grand formation was severely damaged, and the sect’s upper combat strength had suffered too many losses.
The other great demonic sects would certainly eye Ten Thousand Dao Sect covetously.
Though Xiao Mo was at the Immortal realm, his strength surpassed ordinary Ascension realm cultivators by an unknown margin.
Moreover, in their eyes, Xiao Mo would surely reach the Ascension realm.
When that time came, Ten Thousand Dao Sect would truly be the Western Region’s number one sect.
All other demonic sects in the Western Region might become Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s vassals.
And they themselves would obtain even more benefits.
By comparison, if Xiao Mo had died then, Xia Kong and those people did not differ much in strength from themselves.
At that time, Ten Thousand Dao Sect would inevitably erupt in internal strife.
Without even waiting for other sects to invade, Ten Thousand Dao Sect would likely have already fallen apart.
Therefore, among them, there were indeed some who truly supported Xiao Mo, but most could only choose Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo naturally understood these people’s thoughts.
After all, among cultivators, what was discussed more often was interests. How could there be so much sentiment?
How much sentiment did Xiao Mo have with them?
Everyone merely had a tacit understanding, maintaining face for each other.
Therefore, these hall masters and peak masters who saw the situation clearly later even closed their doors to visitors and stopped managing anything because they believed that if they pleaded for these people, then Xiao Mo would not show them any courtesy either.
Thus, Xiao Mo killed more and more.
He killed until no one dared harbor any illusions.
He killed until no one dared violate Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s laws.
All they could do was accept it.
And during this period of reform within Ten Thousand Dao Sect, news that Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s master Ding Jingyi had died also reached the ears of the other Nine Great Demonic Sects.
Especially the Imperial Beast Sect, which had extremely deep enmity with Xiao Mo.
When Tang Beifeng heard that Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s master had died and that even the Jade Simplicity and Immortal realm cultivators only remained at thirty percent of their original number, the heart of Imperial Beast Sect’s master Tang Beifeng quickly became active.
Though Tang Beifeng did not know specifically what had happened at Ten Thousand Dao Sect, the current Ten Thousand Dao Sect had no Ascension realm cultivator presiding over it. Even the sect-protecting grand formation was severely damaged. At this time, people’s hearts were surely in panic.
This was the best opportunity to carve up Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
Not only did Tang Beifeng think this way, the other eight great demonic sects also wanted to bite off several chunks of flesh from Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s body. However, they did not want to bear this risk alone.
After all, a starved camel was still bigger than a horse. Even though Ten Thousand Dao Sect was on its last breath, it was not so easy to gnaw on.
Thus, the Nine Great Demonic Sects formed the “Nine Demons Alliance” to jointly attack Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s cultivators quickly heard the news.
Each Ten Thousand Dao Sect disciple’s heart was startled, not knowing what to do.
The Nine Great Demonic Sects attacking Ten Thousand Dao Sect was unprecedented.
Now Ten Thousand Dao Sect still had no Ascension realm cultivator presiding over it.
As for their young sect master, though rumors said his Immortal realm was comparable to the Ascension realm and that he had personally killed Ding Jingyi, the vast majority had not witnessed it with their own eyes. How could their hearts be at ease?
Moreover, even if Xiao Mo’s realm was comparable to the Ascension realm, what of it?
It had only been half a month since that great battle.
They had heard Xiao Mo suffered very severe injuries. Even if his injuries had improved, they could not possibly have healed. Not to mention that nine Ascension realm sect masters would be jointly invading Ten Thousand Dao Sect!
Even Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s sect-protecting grand formation was currently severely damaged.
For a time, panic spread throughout Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
Even some of Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s upper echelons were uneasy but regarding all this, Xiao Mo had not stepped forward to comfort anyone even once.
“Sect Master, should we step forward to comfort the emotions of Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s disciples?” One day, Sili came to Karma Blood Peak and asked Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo, who was meditating, slowly opened his eyes, “Post a notice.”
“Sect Master, please speak,” Sili said respectfully.
“Those who want to leave can leave.”
Xiao Mo spoke calmly.
Sili first froze, then smiled and nodded, her voice revealing even deeper infatuation with the man before her, “Yes, Sect Master!”
After returning to Ten Thousand Flowers Peak, Sili had her junior sister post this four-character notice throughout Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
“Peak Master… is this really alright?” The junior sister assisting Sili with affairs asked worriedly.
“As long as it’s what the sect master said, then there’s no problem,” Sili said with a smile.
“But Peak Master… these are the Nine Great Demonic Sects. I heard all nine Ascension realm sect masters will come, and our Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s sect-protecting grand formation simply cannot be used right now…”
The junior sister named Baihe gently bit her lip.
“Can the sect master really hold on?”
“Who knows?” Sili shook her head, her expression composed. “To tell the truth, I know the sect master is very, very strong, but this time the sect master faces the Nine Great Demonic Sects. I actually don’t have much confidence either.”
“Then Peak Master, if that’s the case, let’s leave Ten Thousand Dao Sect. It’s better than waiting here to die,” Baihe said worriedly.
“Baihe, if you want to leave, then go. Senior sister won’t blame you,” Sili looked at Baihe gently. “But senior sister here won’t be leaving.”
“Why?” Baihe did not understand.
“Because,” Sili tapped her junior sister’s brow, her eyes curved into crescents, “I still haven’t had him carry me on his back.”
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Outside the courtyard, Yu Yunwei, who had come to discuss sect affairs with Sili, heard the conversation coming from inside the room. Her expression was full of disdain.
“A flirtatious woman pretending to be pure!”
Yu Yunwei placed the documents at the door and turned to leave but she also knew that in this world, countless people were not even as good as this flirtatious woman.
Early the next morning, the four characters Xiao Mo had spoken, “Those who want to leave can leave,” were posted throughout Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
When Ten Thousand Dao Sect disciples saw these four characters, they all froze, doubting they had read correctly.
They had not expected Xiao Mo to actually let them leave rather than binding these cultivators to his war chariot.
At first, some disciples did not believe it, thinking that if they stepped one foot outside the sect, they would die but when disciples tried leaving the sect and successfully departed, they knew Xiao Mo was telling the truth.
Thus, more and more cultivators flew away from Ten Thousand Dao Sect but Xiao Mo merely sat cross-legged before Xue Kui’s grave.
As if he did not care at all about everything happening at Ten Thousand Dao Sect.
Ten days passed. The Nine Great Demonic Sects’ armies pressed at the border.
Thinking they could plunder Ten Thousand Dao Sect clean, excitement showed on everyone’s faces.
They had also heard that the female cultivators of Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s Ten Thousand Flowers Peak had many tricks and were all outstanding in appearance. Especially that Sili, who was naturally seductive. Additionally, there was Yu Yunwei, whose beauty was renowned throughout the Western Region. They were even more impatient.
“Everyone! Master Ding was my close friend, yet he was killed by a villain. Today, we must avenge Master Ding!” Imperial Beast Sect’s master Tang Beifeng floated in the air, shouting to a total of thirty thousand cultivators.
“Avenge Master Ding!”
“Avenge Master Ding!”
The assembled cultivators shouted in unison.
“Kill! Enter Ten Thousand Dao Sect!”
With White Jade Sect’s master’s command, the cultivators who had been waiting impatiently poured in like a tide, killing their way into Ten Thousand Dao Sect but just as ten thousand people entered Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s territory, they saw a man sitting on a mountain peak not far away.
The man sat alone.
He wore a black robe with a black blade at his waist.
The only different color was a vermillion wine gourd at his waist.
Everyone saw the man untie the gourd and drink deeply with his head tilted back.
Sanglu wine overflowed from the man’s mouth, sliding down the corners of his lips.
Looking closer, on the wine gourd was carved a blood kui flower.
