Lü Xuan fell silent at the words, an ignominious and painful memory surfacing once again in his mind.
Faced with his beloved disciple's gaze, Lü Xuan momentarily didn't know how to respond.
He couldn't very well say that he had been fed Ten Great Tonics by Bai Xuanling, and that his screams had echoed throughout the sect, earning him his new nickname, could he?
"The sect recently introduced a new elixir refined by Elder Bai," Lü Xuan sighed lightly, naturally picking up his teacup and taking a sip. "I imagine it was given to me by disciples who were punished in the highest level of the Punishment Hall and are still resentful."
Lü Xuan sighed again, taking a casual sip of tea as he said, "And what of the Eighteen Immortal Sects? With the heavenly fate in chaos now, who knows if this is a sign of our impending downfall."
"In times when one must be cautious about everything, the elders fail to understand my good intentions, saying that my Tianyan techniques are amateurish and just nonsense."
"Especially Bai Xuanling—I've done so much cleanup for her in the past, yet now she doesn't remember my kindness at all!"
"Yunyun... why did you have to make me the Sect Leader."
Yunyun replied with a calm expression: "Naturally, it's because your character is noble, your cultivation profound, and you have the support of many Peak Lords. It was only right that you should take the position."
Lü Xuan shook his head with a sigh: "You didn't see it... being the Sect Leader has opened my eyes..."
Yunyun reached out to pour Lü Xuan another cup of tea, speaking in a gentle tone: "Master, don't overthink it. If you doubt yourself, you shouldn't doubt the previous Sect Leader of Tianyan Sect. There must have been a good reason for him to choose you."
Lü Xuan fell silent, momentarily unsure if his disciple's words were good or bad.
In any case, they didn't sound like good words.
But he knew his disciple's nature well enough to just accept them as a compliment.
Lü Xuan chose to change to a less painful topic: "Let's talk about you instead. Did you encounter any dangers during this training expedition?"
Yunyun nodded lightly: "Everything went smoothly; I didn't encounter any risks."
Lü Xuan nodded lightly. After all, with Yunyun's late Nascent Soul cultivation, she would have easily dealt with the arrogant Yang Daozi of Chuiwu Xuan Guan who had been causing trouble for a long time.
The dangers of the outside world didn't mean the protective treasures Yunyun carried were ineffective.
Lü Xuan then asked: "What about the Tianyan techniques? Have you practiced them during your journey?"
"I have been practicing, and my progress has been decent," Yunyun said, her gaze fixed on Lü Xuan. "But Master, I truly don't intend to become the Sect Leader of Tianyan Sect."
Lü Xuan said indifferently: "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. I didn't want to be this so-called Sect Leader at first either, but didn't I end up taking the position?"
Yunyun hesitated, wanting to remind him of the circumstances back then, but thought better of it, deciding to save face for her master.
Lü Xuan suggested: "Since you're here, why not demonstrate your progress? Let me see how far you've come."
Yunyun nodded lightly, forming seals with her hands as she entered the state of Tianyan.
Countless white threads descended from the heavens around her, with a few uniquely colored threads hidden among the dense white ones.
Lü Xuan nodded appreciatively. Yunyun's talent was truly outstanding, having mastered the Tianyan techniques to such a level.
However, before long, Yunyun instantly exited the Tianyan state, her gaze immediately shifting toward the main gate of Tianyan Sect.
Yunyun frowned slightly, her tone a bit puzzled: "Master... I think I might have practiced the Tianyan techniques incorrectly."
Hearing this, Lü Xuan also frowned. He had just entered Yunyun's Tianyan realm and hadn't sensed anything wrong...
Could it be that he had really practiced the Tianyan techniques incorrectly?
But wasn't this how his master had taught him?
Lü Xuan asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Yunyun's brow furrowed deeply, looking very puzzled: "You say, for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity... would it just come knocking on its own?"
Lü Xuan chuckled lightly: "Who knows? Maybe it would."
Maybe heaven pitied him for being so miserable and would send a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compensate him?
Lü Xuan asked: "Are you saying you just divined that a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is coming to our Tianyan Sect?"
Yunyun nodded lightly, then shook her head slightly: "I didn't divine it... a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity just barged in, and it seems to have affected my heavenly fate, or rather, the heavenly fate of the entire Tianyan Sect."
Hearing this, Lü Xuan frowned slightly. Could he really have practiced it wrong?
Yunyun stood up and walked straight out of the hall, her gaze directed toward the mountain gate.
Lü Xuan looked puzzled and activated his own Tianyan domain to begin his calculations.
After a moment, his expression also grew serious, his gaze turning toward the mountain gate as well.
Soon, both of them locked onto a group of people who were not from Tianyan Sect.
Two men and two women.
Lü Xuan's gaze quickly locked onto one of the emotionless men, his expression as if he'd seen a ghost: "His blood energy is like a sea... but... he holds righteous kindness? And there's no murderous aura at all?"
Lü Xuan, not believing it, began to swirl his spiritual energy around him, then said with even more astonishment: "I can't divine his past or future at all! And there's no karmic number on him? Where did he come from? Is he even human?"
Yunyun formed seals with her hands, her gaze locked on: "Could he be one who doesn't bear karmic ties? A heavenly-sent slaughterer? That's strange."
Just as Lü Xuan was about to intensify his divination efforts, a beautiful young woman punched the man. It was only then that Lü Xuan caught a glimpse of her luck.
His eyes widened, finding it hard to believe: "This is someone carrying immense fortune? An image of self-formed Dao rhythm, top-tier talent? But why is such a massive fortune so indistinct?"
Yunyun also formed seals, her gaze calm: "Perhaps she's fated for greatness. It's her!"
Lü Xuan took a deep breath, a thought arising—could it be that none of these four were simple?
With this thought, Lü Xuan's gaze fell upon a handsome young man.
Unlike the other two who could still speak, Lü Xuan quickly covered Yunyun's eyes to prevent her from looking at the young man.
But his hand was a little too slow.
After seeing, Yunyun suddenly closed her eyes tightly, taking a heavy breath.
Lü Xuan reminded her in a hurry: "If you can speak, try not to."
Yunyun nodded with her eyes closed, then slowly opened them.
People like this actually existed in the world?
What kind of person could bear the karmic ties of the Heavenly Dao?!
Lü Xuan didn't know whether he should be excited or not. His gaze then fell upon the last woman, who didn't seem very bright.
One more outrageous than the last... he really didn't know what kind of shock this woman would give him.
Lü Xuan looked at her carefully for a moment, then changed his hand seals and looked for a while longer, then changed his posture and stared intently for half a moment.
Yunyun also stared for a long time. Seeing her master about to intensify his efforts, she simply declared: "Master, she's just an ordinary person. Only her luck has been elevated to a slightly better level because she's associated with that woman of great fortune."
Lü Xuan silently pursed his lips and asked: "Do you think... maybe I learned the Tianyan techniques wrong, and then taught them to you incorrectly?"
Yunyun spoke softly: "Master, you taught me to have faith."
Lü Xuan nodded lightly. At that moment, the handsome young man seemed to have noticed his probing gaze and waved at him, nodding.
Lü Xuan chuckled lightly and waved back in response.
Yunyun glanced at their path: "It seems they're heading toward Elder Bai's direction."
Lü Xuan nodded lightly: "That's not surprising then."
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Li Yingling looked curiously at her master, who had suddenly nodded and waved, asking curiously: "Master, what are you doing?"
Chu Xingchen chuckled lightly in response: "Just greeting what I assume is the Sect Leader?"
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