From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

Million Sword Hall.

The chair that Qing Yang Zi usually sat on was now empty.

Sitting next to it was Hun Yen Kun.

He, as Qing Yang Zi's core disciple, was the covering peak lord.

The other peak lords were also gathered in the hall.

"What are we waiting for? Let's just attack Tai Mountain," Han Dang said impatiently.

"Have you not learned anything from earlier encounters with the Dark Lotus Sect?" Zhao Ming Ye wasn't pleased with Han Dang's rash suggestion.

"Now, you are just being too cautious. We've defeated them before, and we shall do it again."

Han Dang refuted.

Without Qing Yang Zi around to contain their feud, they couldn't help themselves.

Hun Yen Kun, being the most junior among them, kept quiet.

Finally, Zhang Yi Nian interjected and said, "Enough of the squabbling. Any news from senior martial uncle yet?"

He asked about Zhao Qing Ying, as it would be safer for them to venture into Tai Mountain with him.

Hun Yen Kun shook his head and said, "No news from senior martial uncle. His last known location was in a fishing village in the eastern region."

"Could he have gone out to the seas?" Zhang Yi Nian pondered.

"That's a possibility. I shall ask the runners to check on it," Hun Yen Kun said.

"So, we just sit and wait for the Dark Lotus Sect to come to us?" Han Dang stood up and asked.

The other peak lords looked at Hun Yen Kun.

Only the disciples from Sword Peak and Physique Peak were more suited for battle.

And right now, the Physique Peak didn't have any disciples left other than Lin Fan.

Which leaves the disciples from the Sword Peak as the viable option.

"I shall send a team to check on Tai Mountain. That should give us a better assessment of what we should do next," Hun Yen Kun said.

He used to think of Qing Yang Zi as indecisive sometimes.

But now, he could somewhat understand what he was going through.

All the care to balance every party's priority was slowly getting to him.

...

One week later.

The team from the Sword Peak came back with information about Tai Mountain.

Disciples from the Dark Lotus Sect were all over the place.

They worshipped someone called the Lady Saint, who had brainwashed them into believing in longevity with her blessings.

The Emperor was busy with the Hulu Tribe in the north.

And the sects, after suffering heavy loses, didn't have the resources to stop them.

The peak lords didn't want to take such a huge risk and had no other choice but to wait for Zhao Qing Ying to come back.

Qing Feng Sect couldn't do it alone without Zhao Qing Ying's presence.

Meanwhile, Lin Fan had cultivated intensely and was now Core Formation Level, Stage Four.

He had improved one stage within such a short period of time.

Zhang Yi Nian was utterly impressed by his advancements.

And with no more attacks targeting Physique Cultivators, Lin Fan's movement wasn't as restricted.

Which was good news for him as he got a letter from Ho Ming and Ho Jie, asking him to go and meet them at Hong Feng City.

Ho Jie's acquaintance required his presence for the artifact to work, but he was too old to travel anymore.

"Be careful, use the face mask and stay alert. Here, take this," Zhang Yi Nian handed Lin Fan a jade pendant and said, "Break it and I shall come to your rescue as soon as possible."

It was like the jade pendant Zhao Rui had given him before.

"Thanks, peak lord."

Lin Fan thanked Zhang Yi Nian, turned, and left.

He put on the face mask and traveled to Hong Feng City immediately.

Along the way, he saw many people streaming towards the city.

Initially, he thought they were most likely families displaced from their homes due to the war in the north.

But as he noticed, most were able-bodied men in their twenties and thirties.

He got suspicious and took note of it.

He would have to warn Governor Lu when he got to Hong Feng City.

...

Hong Feng City.

Lin Fan met Ho Ming and Ho Jie at an inn when he arrived.

They couldn't recognize Lin Fan with his mask on.

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"So, where can I meet this acquaintance of yours?" Lin Fan asked.

"He is in that Temple over there..." Ho Jie pointed at a temple not far away from their inn, but his expression changed when he saw a crowd in front of the temple.

"I think we better go," Lin Fan said as he saw the commotion in front of the temple.

The three of them quickly ran towards the temple.

There, a crowd wearing red robes with lotus insignia on their chest were trying to barge into the closed gates.

"The Lady Saint is the only savior!"

"Open the door and join the Lady Saint at the Lotus Seat!"

"Eternal life is only possible with the Lady Saint."

The disciples of the Lady Saint shouted slogans like zombies.

They were obviously brainwashed to think and act according to what the Lady Saint instructed them to do.

Lin Fan shook his head and pushed those at the gate away.

The disciples of the Lady Saint weren't strong enough to stand up to his strength.

They fell and got up again.

As if they couldn't feel anything.

They just continued shouting the same slogans as they stood up.

Frustrated, Lin Fan took out his spear, held it horizontally, and pushed it at the crowd.

This caused them to move back.

When he got them far enough, Ho Ming and Ho Jie opened the gate and shouted at Lin Fan, "Come in quickly."

Lin Fan couldn't kill them out in the streets, so he nodded and gave the crowd a final push.

The sudden burst of power from his push caused the crowd to fall over themselves.

He stowed his spear and quickly got into the temple.