The Quest for Immortality

”Is this also part of their calculations?”

”The mind of the Heaven Void Ancestor... truly unfathomable...” .

”Silent, Heaven Void Ancestor, how could you and I arbitrarily criticize?”

...

The Four Great Sects were either shocked, emotional, angry, or worried, a whirlwind of emotions stirred above and below.

Qian Taoist Sect, high above the pavilion.

The Old Ancestor of Shen Family, dressed in splendid robes, looked at the jade slip before him, his brows furrowed tightly.

Elder Shen knelt below, daring not to raise his head:

”On Heavenly Mechanism Causality, strike east to launch west, secretly move into the warehouse...”

”Moreover, the Tai Xu Gate moved too quickly, all operations were settled, and there was no mandatory requirement in Qianxue Sect’s reform to prohibit sect mergers, thus allowing a loophole.”

Primarily, none of them anticipated that the divided sects could truly forsake their own gates and merge once more.

This was difficult to comprehend in the eyes of the cultivators of Qian Taoist Sect.

”The Taoist Court has also completed the procedures, seemingly a certain Pavilion Elder personally issued the statement, handling it as a special case...”

”It’s too late for us to use connections to obstruct now.”

”This matter, is my negligence as a junior...”

Elder Shen buried his head in the ground.

The Old Ancestor of Shen Family glanced at the jade slip, after a moment, his furrowed brows slightly relaxed, casually tossing the jade slip aside.

”Forget it, three grasshoppers tied to one string, saves us the trouble.”

”Tai’a Sect and Rushing Void Sect are now severely weakened. Tai Xu Gate is slightly better, yet only by relying on fortune did they produce a formations genius and craftily enter the top three of the Eight Great Gates.”

”Even if the three strands are twisted together, they cannot compare to any one of the Four Great Sects.”

”Besides, Array Discussion Conference, Debating Sword is the main focus, they cannot overturn the sky in Debating Sword, thus can only survive in such a lingering manner.”

”This matter is not your fault, rise...”

Elder Shen exhaled a long breath, shouted ”Old Ancestor sees clearly,” and then slowly stood up.

But before he could straighten himself entirely, the Old Ancestor of Shen Family focused his eyes again and asked him:

”This matter is not your fault, but are you... hiding something from me?”

Elder Shen trembled, his voice hoarse: ”Old Ancestor, I do not understand what you say...”

”Are you perhaps...” The Old Ancestor of Shen Family said indifferently, ”Hiding from me, ruining a record?”

These words were like a bolt from the blue.

Elder Shen shook like a leaf and immediately prostrated to admit his guilt, ”Old Ancestor, I, I was careless, I...”

The Old Ancestor of Shen Family glanced at him contemptuously, slightly shook his head, and said:

”Enough.”

Elder Shen remained afraid at heart, not daring to speak.

”This is not some major issue,” the Old Ancestor of Shen Family said, ”after all, it’s merely a genius disciple.”

”The cultivation world is vast, genius marvels occur frequently.”

”But ’genius’ is something extremely fragile, hard to develop.”

”Tao cultivation is long and arduous, anything can happen...”

”So-called geniuses, some fall into despair due to setbacks; some amaze in youth but fade into ordinary with age; some falter in the long path and lose heart; some are seduced by worldly desires and willingly fall; some are envied and persecuted; some are arrogant and court disaster...” 𝐑ＡＮÓᛒЁⱾ

”Few young geniuses grow up to succeed in Tao cultivation and suppress one side.”

”Most giants in one region, their talents were not apparent in youth, only through trials and perseverance did they mature late and become powerful cultivators.”

”That ’Mo Hua’ evil monster, after all, is merely in Foundation Establishment, do not be startled by a fleeting reputation and disrupt your own formations.”

”Yes, Old Ancestor’s insight.” Elder Shen bowed his hand.

The Old Ancestor of Shen Family pondered slightly, his eyes showing thought, then said:

”Furthermore, I do not believe that his divine sense was truly cultivated by himself. Surely it must have been borrowed or snatched from somewhere else, not truly his own.”

Then he snorted coldly, ”Foundation Building Middle Stage, can truly take the Peak of Nineteen-Pattern and win Array Leader? The exaggeration is too much. Do you really think the cultivators of the world have not seen the world?”

Elder Shen, hearing the Old Ancestor speak so, felt settled in his heart.

He also found the matter somewhat absurd.

However, previously at the Array Competition, he saw with his own eyes, shook to the core, thus he did not think carefully at that moment.

He continued: ”Old Ancestor, I’m afraid this child possesses the ancient Sect-Entering Order to visit the mountain gate, perhaps carrying some fate and causality...”

The Old Ancestor of Shen Family shook his head, ”You don’t know the origin of ancient causality; as of now, where is there still any opportunity?”

”Great Dao is fifty, Heavenly evolution forty-nine, it has already reached the number forty-nine; those destined to die have died, those destined to end have ended, what opportunity is there to discuss, is it not a joke?”

These words Elder Shen did not quite understand, but he also respectfully bowed:

”Yes, Old Ancestor is wise.”

The Old Ancestor of Shen Family glanced at Elder Shen silently, coldly said:

”Your greatest fault in this matter is not failing to accept this disciple, but when trouble arose, you did not report upwards and instead thought to conceal it.”

”According to usual rules, your position as Elder should be erased, but I give you an opportunity...”

”Find a way yourself, by any means necessary, to seize the Array Leader title at the next Array Discussion Conference.”

”I only look at results; as long as the Array Leader belongs to my Qian Taoist Sect, I will overlook the past, and you may still be heavily used. Otherwise, you will be demoted to an ordinary elder, spend decades or even a hundred years, and climb back up step by step.”

Cold sweat trickled down Elder Shen’s forehead, but the Old Ancestor’s orders left him no room to refuse, only capable of bowing repeatedly saying:

”Thank you Old Ancestor for forgiveness, I will do my utmost, sparing no efforts!”

The Old Ancestor of Shen Family waved his hand.

Elder Shen dared not speak further, respectfully withdrew.

After Elder Shen left, the Old Ancestor of Shen Family sat alone within the white jade pavilion, silently contemplating.

Half an hour later, he shook his head and sneered:

”Are all people dead, thinking to entrust their orphan?”

”What do they take my Qian Taoist Sect for?”

”Things are different now, do they still regard my Qian Taoist Sect as a subordinate sect, needing to bow and scrape, bearing their causality?”

The Old Ancestor of Shen Family snorted coldly.

...

The matter of the Three Sects Unification has already settled into dust.

At this time, the news was already spread out.

Not only outside, even disciples of Tai’a, Rushing Void, and Tai Xu Gate, upon learning this news, were also in an uproar.

They never expected that originally each sect was doing its own thing, merely possessing some ancestral ties, but in the blink of an eye, they were to merge.

Mo Hua was also very surprised.

He had thought that the three gates might reunite, but never anticipated such a day would truly come.

Moreover, this day arrived so swiftly, somewhat suddenly.

He recalled the words Elder Master Xun had spoken to him a few days prior:

”Once a Junior Brother, always a Junior Brother, it cannot change. And perhaps after some time you might become more people’s Junior Brother...”

Mo Hua was somewhat stunned.

Elder Master Xun’s words turned out to be true...

Moreover, Three Sects Unification...

Mo Hua rubbed his chin.

This ”Junior Brother” inadvertently seemed to have ”grown bigger and stronger”...