Chapter 301 Sect Unspoken Rules
Xiao Chen did not originally want to be this domineering.
If Tianji Pavilion had arranged the last seat among the eight main pavilions in the inner circle, he might have happily accepted it. After all, although Immortal Spirit Holy Land is a rising force, he is not ignorant of the etiquette that should be there.
But—outside the inner circle?
Sorry.
As a sect formally appearing on the Xuanying Continent for the first time, if he retreated half a step today, tomorrow countless people would think Immortal Spirit Holy Land was weak and easy to bully.
A good person only gets bullied.
Furthermore... sect foundation?
Xiao Chen's mouth curled up slightly, a flash of coldness in his eyes.
Behind Immortal Spirit Holy Land sits a true Immortal Venerable! Even a complete Small Thousand World! With such a foundation, even among those ancient sects with tens of thousands of years of inheritance, how many could compare?
However, in the eyes of outsiders, it was not so.
It is true that Chen Chang'an is already recognized as the second Number One on the Heaven List after Ji Wueue. But the rules of the Xuanying Continent have never been about ranking based solely on top combat power.
To use a metaphor, Saint Realm experts are like nuclear bombs in the modern world—their deterrent meaning is far greater than their actual use.
Although there is a gap between Saint Realms, if one party is determined to escape, even the Ji Wueue of back then would have no way to deal with a Saint Realm who truly wanted to run.
But the problem is—
A Saint cannot kill a Saint, but can kill everyone below the Saint Realm!
This has been a precedent on the Xuanying Continent!
Once, a Saint Realm peak cultivator, relying on his higher cultivation, directly wiped out the sect of another cultivator who had just entered the Saint Realm!
Subsequently, his sect welcomed a thousand years of revenge from that early Saint Realm cultivator!
You kill my disciple, I kill your disciple!
You destroy my sect gate, I slaughter your orthodoxy!
You leave me homeless, I let you never have peace!
Finally, that Saint Realm peak bigwig suddenly came to his senses. In the thousand-year sneak attacks, the sect was left with only a pitiful few.
As long as they dared to leave his sight, the other party would not even let go of the dogs raised in the sect.
In the end, this bigwig's sect was also worn down to a loner, almost severing the inheritance!
Therefore, on the Xuanying Continent, Saint Realm experts rarely truly tear their faces apart.
Therefore, truly powerful sects focus on foundation!
This is also one of the main reasons why the Immortal Venerable Secret Realm is an indispensable foundation for a top sect!
As long as the Immortal Venerable Secret Realm exists, then even the strong side can do nothing about the weak side, but they will be infinitely consumed by the weak side until the sect collapses.
And Tianji Pavilion arranging sect seating is not intentionally provoking conflict, because the sects of the eight pavilions in the inner circle all possess the foundation of the Immortal Venerable Secret Realm!
This is the unspoken rule among the top sects of the Xuanying Continent.
Just at this moment.
Several purple-robed cultivators fell from the sky like raindrops, landing neatly behind the purple-robed elder.
They were all carrying blood-colored long swords on their backs, with dark red baleful aura wrapped around their scabbards. When they landed, they did not even stir up half a speck of dust; obviously, they are all cultivators of the Heavenly Absolute Holy Land.
Fine cracks suddenly appeared on the green jade floor tiles of the street; these were traces cut by invisible sword qi.
The last to land was a middle-aged man with a resolute face. He stepped on the void, and every step caused the space within ten feet to twist slightly.
When he stood still, the words "Heavenly Absolute" on the Blood Jade Token hanging at his waist suddenly burst out with blinding red light.
"Elder Li's words have been brought."
The middle-aged man's voice was calm, but it made the temperature of the entire street drop suddenly.
"Today is the Heaven Stele Grand Meeting, it is not appropriate to use weapons rashly."
He raised his hand and made a "please" gesture.
"The people of the Immortal Spirit Holy Land, please."
Xiao Chen suddenly smiled.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his tone indifferent, as if he was not affected by the other party's momentum at all.
"What if I don't?"
The middle-aged man laughed towards the sky:
"If your Immortal Spirit Holy Land doesn't like being dignified..."
His laughter stopped abruptly, and blood light surged in his eyes.
"Then this seat can only help you be dignified."
The disciples of the Heavenly Absolute Holy Land stepped forward in unison.
Hundreds of blood swords unsheathed by half an inch. Senleng sword qi intertwined in the air into a blood-colored great net, dyeing the surrounding air dark red.
"Then just come and try."
Xiao Chen did not move a muscle.
Han Yu and the others behind him also unsheathed their swords by half an inch. Although their numbers were fewer than the Heavenly Absolute Holy Land's side, endless sword intent rose into the sky, and their momentum was not the slightest bit weaker than the other party.
Only Lin Wan did not move in the slightest, looking at this conflict with interest.
The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes:
"Kid, you are merely at the peak of the Longevity Realm."
He deliberately emphasized the words "Longevity Realm."
"This seat is willing to talk to you equally, which is already giving face to the one behind you."
He suddenly lowered his voice.
"Young man, do not be too arrogant."
"If one isn't arrogant, are they still considered a young man?"
Xiao Chen suddenly stepped forward one step.
"Coincidentally, I also have quite a few defeated generals at the Heavenly Human Realm..."
He deliberately paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd of the Heavenly Absolute Holy Land behind the middle-aged man. The corner of his mouth hooked up a severe arc.
"Now, one more of you wouldn't make a difference."
...
"Everyone wait a moment!"
Just as the two sides were at a stalemate, a figure suddenly blocked itself between the two parties.
Mo Yandao formed seals with both hands, forcibly separating the impending collision of pressure by three zhang.
"The Heaven Stele Grand Meeting is a grand event of a millennium. Why hurt the harmony?"
"Since this is the case, Elder Mo, what do you say we should do?"
The middle-aged man asked. After all, the other party's reputation as Number One on the Heaven List was still there. Unless absolutely necessary, he did not want to have any conflict with the Immortal Spirit Holy Land, so he could not help venting some of his anger on the Tianji Pavilion.
Fine sweat seeped from Mo Yandao's forehead, but he still maintained a just-right smile. He quickly pointed out the identities of both sides.
"You two both honorably serve as the sect masters of a sect. To personally go down, no matter the outcome, it hurts the harmony too much. How about this? Since you want to compare sect foundations..."
He pointed to the ancient square below the Heaven Stele Pavilion.
"Right on top of the Heaven Stele Square, your two sects draw a circle on the ground. Send elders and disciples. Regardless of the method used, whoever makes the other party exit the circle first is the winner. How is that?"
The middle-aged man of the Heavenly Absolute Holy Land pondered for a moment, then snorted coldly. The blood swords behind him slowly returned to their sheaths.
"The Tianji Pavilion knows how to do favors well."
His gloomy gaze swept over the bluestone square covered with traces of time.
"I'm just afraid some new Holy Lands don't have the guts."
Xiao Chen knew he was using provocation, but he was not timid in the slightest.
"Elder Mo's proposal..."
He turned his head to look at the disciples behind him who were eager to try. The corner of his mouth rose slightly.
"It suits my intentions perfectly."
Mo Yandao wiped his sweat in relief.
"If so, then you each send people, and then take turns specifying opponents, how about that?"
Xiao Chen and the middle-aged man looked at each other.
"Agreed!"
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