Chapter 24 : Nine Saint Princess 2 (1/2)

Chapter 24 : Nine Saint Princess (2)

If this was brought to light, it would be an act of traitorous treason against the sect. Only a crazy person or a fool would do such a thing. Protector Mo felt like he belonged to one of those two groups. However, his intuition told him that in the future, they would have unlimited potential if they were to follow this thirteen year old boy. However, in the end, this was only based on intuition.

Nan Huai Ren’s heart was startled as well. This was a very significant life choice, and his master had already chosen his destiny. Nan Huai Ren knew what his answer would be:

“With just one word from senior, and I will jump through any fire and water without hesitation!”

Nan Huai Ren said in an utmost and serious manner after heavy inhaling.

Before, when he called Li Qi Ye “senior”, it had a different meaning. It was because it was part of the sect’s custom. Now, the word “senior” had a different connotation.

A thirteen year old almost turned the Nine Saint Demon Gate upside down, he dared to underestimate the Elders that were crowned Royal Nobles, and he was able to speak calmly in front of the Demon Emperor! Other people would think Li Qi Ye was too arrogant, or he did not know his own strength; however, that was because they did not see him traversing the Chaotic Heart Forest and killing Protector Hua and his disciple. Nan Huai Ren understood that other people’s perception of Li Qi Ye was completely inaccurate.

Li Qi Ye, as the Prime Disciple of Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, dared to kill a Protector and asked for the Nine Saint Demon Gate’s princess to be a maid. He had already planned everything before stepping into the Nine Saint Demon Gate, knowing that he could walk out unscathed.

Nan Huai Ren was very smart, and he thought about it carefully. Even if he tried his hardest his whole life, his peak would be becoming an Elder for the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect. Maybe Li Qi Ye’s appearance would change his destiny.

Seeing these two join his ranks, Li Qi Ye nodded his head and boldly announced:

“One day, you two will understand how wise of a decision you have made today.”

“What should we report when we return to the sect?”

Protector Mo prudently asked. The events linked to the trial and marriage have too much significance; he did not know what was okay to say.

Li Qi Ye smiled at Protector Mo and answered:

“If Elder Yun wants to speak with you, then in my opinion, you should do the following…”

What Li Qi Ye told him to do made Protector Mo feel uneasy. Before their departure, the First Elder of the Nine Saint Demon Gate had met him and asked that the story regarding the Heavenly Guardians be kept a secret. At that moment, Protector Mo had not agreed to the request.

“I understand.”

Protector Mo knew what he should and shouldn’t say as long as the chosen rhetoric benefitted him and Li Qi Ye.

Finally, the threeof them left the Nine Saint Demon Gate. Grand Protector Yu He personally went to see them off. In recent times, no one from the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect had ever received such an honor.

The gateway was opened, and the portal between the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect and Nine Saint Demon Gate activated. Finally, the group of three had returned home. After leaving the temple, they took a deep breath and basked in the heavenly spirits of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect; they thought about the events that transpired and felt like they had just woken up from a dream.

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Returning to the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, as the one who was leading the trip for the trial between the two sects, Protector Mo immediately went to meet the Six Elders to give his report. Li Qi Ye went back to his mountain peak.

Li Qi Ye stood quietly on top of his peak, overlooking the entirety of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect. He remembered when Immortal Emperor Min Ren was still alive; the area of the sect spanned a million miles, and its refined energy was as expansive as the ocean.

Now, not only had the area governed by the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect decreased, but its refined energy from the surroundings was slowly drying. Anyone standing in this land would feel that the world essence of the sect had become very thin.

Today, the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect was like a flickering candle in the wind or an elderly man that could meets his end at any moment.

Li Qi Ye sighed in his heart. He did not pick the Heaven Protector Palace or the War God Temple; not even the Nine Saint Demon Gate. He ultimately chose the ever declining Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect.

As aforementioned, he did not like the previous Sect Masters of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect. That year, he hoped that Min Ren would pick a different disciple to become the next Sect Master, even when this disciple’s talents were not as strong as the first disciple. Li Qi Ye valued him greatly for his character instead. Unfortunately, after he woke up from his deep slumber, he found that the first disciple had became the new Sect Master and proclaimed his sect to be the traditional orthodox sect.

Li Qi Ye had never liked the type of people who considered themselves as the only ones who were orthodox, which was why he had never returned to the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect or cared about its ups and downs.

However, in this era, where he had regained his true body, it was fateful that the first person he met was San Gui Ye from the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect. Li Qi Ye had single-handedly taught Min Ren; in a sense, he was the true creator of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect. He was confident that he could reignite its old glory. One day, the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, under his command, would sweep through the heavens and earth, reigning over the Nine Worlds.

Li Qi Ye was so lost in his thoughts that he did not notice Nan Huai Ren’s arrival.

“Senior, the Elders wish to see you.”

Nan Huai Ren waited until Li Qi Ye was finished contemplating before he spoke.

Li Qi Ye slightly nodded his head and followed Nan Huai Ren into the Grand Chamber. The Six Elders had gathered there beforehand, and all of them had their eyes set on Li Qi Ye.