Chapter 44: First Elders Plan (2) (1/2)

Here, the First Elder glanced at Li Qiye, and he said: “Do you understand why I am telling you all of this?”

“This disciple is all ears.” [1]

Li Qiye nonchalantly smiled with a calm and dull expression; it made the First Elder unable to understand Li Qiye.

“We need an ally like the Nine Saint Demon Gate.” At this point, the First Elder gently sighed, and, with some hesitation, he lowered his tone: “This is why I hope that you can marry Princess Li! As long as you are able to marry Princess Li, regardless of what happens, I will support you!”

“Elder, are you are not afraid of bringing the wolf to chase the tiger? Then being eaten by the wolf in the end?” Li Qiye smilingly said.

The First Elder bitterly smiled, gently shook his head, and he replied: “There are some things, that aren’t up to a little character like me to control.”

At this point, he deeply stared at Li Qiye, and he said: “This is why I will bet on you! Hoping that it will be a miracle!”

Here, the First Elder’s demeanor became strange; he looked at Li Qiye, and he said: “Until now, many people had wanted to take the Cleansing Incense Ancient Order from Old Devil, yet no one had succeeded! However, Old Devil is willing to give the Cleansing Incense Ancient Order to you!”

Speaking of Old Devil and the matter of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Order, Li Qiye couldn’t help but smirk. However, he did not say more about it; there were secrets behind this event that other people naturally couldn’t see through it.

Staring at the First Elder, Li Qiye smiled: “Elder is betting money on me, why not bet it on the Sect Master? I heard Sect Master was appointed by the previous Sect Master to be the successor.”

Regarding this problem, the First Elder closed his mouth and remained silent. The First Elder’s att.i.tude piqued Li Qiye’s interest; Su Yonghuang, the current Sect Master of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, was what type of person in the end? What was the secret in this matter?

“This time, I proposed for you to be a dao instructor; I am hoping that you could earn some merit points and eventually be able to join the upper echelon’s meeting in the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect.”

The First Elder didn’t speak about the matter of the Sect Master, Su Yonghuang. He instead switched to a different subject.

Li Qiye smiled, and he said: “Elder hopes that I can have great contributions so that I could join the upper echelons. Eventually, I would become a Protector or an Elder, so that I would be more worthy to be with the Nine Saint Demon Gate’s successor; the princess of the Old Ox Country.”

Li Qiye easily pointed out the intricacies, and this made the First Elder stunned for a moment. In reality, since the beginning, he was not optimistic about Li Qiye; however, Li Qiye mysteriously pa.s.sed the Nine Saint Demon Gate’s trials, and this caused the Six Elders to suspect that he was a spy from the Nine Saint Demon Gate.

However, since Li Shuangyan’s arrival and the att.i.tude of Yu He, the First Elder couldn’t help but contemplate this situation. If one was to say that Li Qiye was a spy from the Nine Saint Demon Gate, then his method would be too arrogant and too obvious! The most important thing, however, was that Yu He’s att.i.tude did not seem like it was an act!

This made the First Elder rethink; if Li Qiye truly wanted the Emperor merit laws or Immortal Emperor True Treasures of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, with the Cleansing Incense Ancient Order, he simply didn’t need to be a spy! This Order was given to him willingly by Old Devil; if Li Qiye had used this Order to demand an Emperor merit law or an Immortal Emperor True Treasure, the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect wouldn’t have an alternative unless they wanted to disobey the teachings of their ancestors!

In reality, whether the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect still had Immortal Emperor True Treasures or not, as well as its Emperor merit laws, the First Elder knew best in his heart!

“Within the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, I am considered the oldest person. Unfortunately, my talents are limited, and I had no way to stop our Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect’s irreparable decline.” The First Elder looked at Li Qiye, and he said: “I don’t believe in miracles; however, I hope that you are a miracle, or that the Patriarch was not willing for the high heavens to destroy my Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect. I am not hoping for you to revive the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, but I hope that you could use your good relations with the Nine Saint Demon Gate to protect the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect!”

Li Qiye couldn’t help but laughed a little, and he said: “The First Elder values me so greatly, this truly makes me scared from receiving too much affection.” [2]

Of course, the First Elder didn’t believe Li Qiye; he simply didn’t appear like he was scared from receiving too much affection, but this wasn’t important.

Li Qiye smiled, and he said: “The First Elder places all of his betting money on me and not the Sect Master; why is this the case? This truly leaves me curious.”

It was obvious that Elder Ge being the First Elder was very reluctant to mention the Sect Master Su Yonghuang, but in the end, he looked at Li Qiye and deepened his voice: “Li Qiye, if one was to say that your ident.i.ty is not clear, then, the ident.i.ty of the Sect Master is not one that I am willing to see!”

It was but one short sentence from the First Elder, yet it contained many hidden implications! Su Yonghuang was the current Sect Master and was also his master’s appointed successor; why was it that the First Elder was so unwelcoming of Su Yonghuang?

“Currently, for our Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, whomever sits on the Sect Master’s seat is no longer important. We are about to be chased from our home, so why is there the need to dispute for the Sect Master’s position?” The First Elder clearly didn’t want to elaborate much on Su Yonghuang, so he said in a serious manner: “However, I do not wish for the second elder to be the Sect Master!”

The First Elder suddenly told him this; thus, raising Li Qiye’s interest. These words, if it wasn’t a close confidant, would not easily be said; however, the First Elder told him this.

“Second Elder isn’t bad; I heard the Second Elder, when he was young, his apt.i.tude wasn’t bad. Within the Elders, his cultivation is only below yours.” Li Qiye leisurely said.