Surely that must be why the master' master refused to join those sect forces.
Song Wanníng's eyes darkened with a flicker of anger.
"Good. That's exactly how it should be."
"If Mu Zixu really drags Medicine King Sect after me… then don't blame me if I destroy Medicine King Sect in return."
Song Wanníng was not joking.
Just because she couldn't fight now didn't mean she never would.
If Medicine King Sect really came after her relentlessly, she would count them as enemies.
…
Luo Hantian's Primordial Soul returned to its place, and he immediately sent people to investigate Medicine King Sect's movements.
But deep down, he wasn't too worried. He still believed Senior Mu wouldn't meddle in such matters.
Besides, a remnant soul was only a fragment, not the real body.
Right now, he needed to bring Song Wanníng back.
Luo Hantian left his chamber and headed toward the sect's Seventeen Peaks.
As one of the five great sects of the Southern Domain, Guhan Sect's power was unquestionable. The main peak alone had seventeen summits, five Supreme Peaks, and thousands of smaller peaks scattered around.
Its disciples were countless, with many outstanding talents emerging constantly.
As sect master, Luo Hantian himself was exceptional, not just in talent but also in emotional intelligence and leadership.
But the larger the sect, the more complicated the internal politics and disputes.
At the top of it all were the Grand Elders.
Luo Hantian shook his head and sighed, pushing aside those frustrating matters. Now that he needed to fetch someone, he had to choose a trusted elder. After some thought, he arrived at Cangya Peak. The domain of Elder Liu Xingzhi.
The courtyard was empty. Luo Han Tian climbed the stairs and finally found him at the peak's training platform.
Liu Xingzhi was cultivating. As his aura shifted, the surrounding air stirred without wind and transformed into countless slashing blades, shooting fiercely in all directions.
Luo Hantian quickly raised his hand to block but was forced to retreat under the onslaught, stepping back until he reached the cliff's edge and finally stopped.
The blades receded like a tide.
Liu Xingzhi's cold gaze swept over.
Luo Hantian hurriedly smiled and strode forward.
"Junior Brother Liu!"
Liu Xingzhi was a late Divine Soul cultivator and the youngest elder in Guhan Sect, also its most outstanding young cultivator.
At just over two hundred years old, he already held command over one of the main peaks, admired by many. His specialty was the Way of the Blade. His killing intent was fierce—he was known as a killing god.
Originally, Luo Hantian hadn't planned to seek him out, but among the trusted elders left in the sect, only Liu Xingzhi was available.
Others were either leading external teams or in secluded cultivation.
No choice but to find him.
"Sect master."
Liu Xingzhi sheathed his long blade with an indifferent expression.
"What do you need from me?"
He did not invite Luo Hantian to sit, clearly wanting to get the matter over quickly.
Luo Hantian was used to it. This junior brother was the type wholly devoted to cultivation, despising social niceties and extremely aloof.
"It's like this. On behalf of the sect, I recently took in a true disciple. But she's currently in the Eastern Domain, and I can't leave right now…
Also, she still has the Trial Tower artifact. I worry about her safety, so I want you, Junior Brother Liu, to go pick her up. Here are her communication talisman and portrait."
Knowing Liu Xingzhi wouldn't refuse, Luo Hantian pulled out the talisman and portrait.
Liu Xingzhi glanced down at the portrait, then quickly closed it and handed it back.
"Understood."
He pocketed the talisman and headed toward the mid-mountain house without waiting for Luo Han Tian.
Luo Hantian followed but still said, "Junior Brother Liu, when you go, try not to be so serious. Don't scare the young lady."
Song Wanníng was a key person Luo Hantian wanted to nurture. He didn't want Liu Xingzhi offending her.
After all, few people could handle Liu Xingzhi's temperament.
Luo Hantian had just finished speaking when he saw a figure standing at Liu Xingzhi's door, making his lips twitch.
"Senior Brother, you finally came back!"
Jiang Cen's eyes lit up when she saw Liu Xingzhi. She hurried to his side.
"Something up?"
Liu Xingzhi looked at her coldly, his eyes emotionless.
Jiang Cen felt a little deflated but quickly brightened.
They say a man chasing a woman faces a mountain; a woman chasing a man faces only a veil. With enough effort, she would win Liu Xingzhi.
After all, she was not like those other women.
"I want Senior Brother to guide me in cultivation. I don't know if you have time?"
She looked at Liu Xingzhi expectantly, her ears slightly flushed.
Liu Xingzhi was a rare man—every woman's dream.
"No time. I'm going to fetch someone."
Without another word, he brushed past Jiang Cen, entered the house, and slammed the door.
The loud bang sounded like a clear dismissal.
Jiang Cen's face stiffened, a trace of embarrassment showing.
She pressed her lips in annoyance, but her desire to conquer only grew stronger.
"Sect master, Senior Brother said he's going to pick someone up. Who is it?"
She smiled brightly and walked over to Luo Hantian, trying to pry information.
Luo Hantian silently put some distance between them and gave a polite but official smile.
"Picking up a disciple. It's my arrangement. I have something else to do. I'm leaving now."
Without looking back, he soared away on his cloud.
Jiang Cen was left behind, her face flushing with anger as she stomped her foot.
She knew staying would only annoy Liu Xingzhi more, so she left.
Luo Hantian glanced back at her flying away. Not seeing Jiang Cen, he smirked.
This young lady was like she had a sickness.
She acted lawless, relying on her status as the Grand Elder's daughter to bully others.
Among all, Liu Xingzhi suffered the most.
Since age five, Liu Xingzhi had been apprenticed to that Grand Elder, and Jiang Cen thought he had stolen their father's attention. She often bullied him and gathered others to isolate him.
It was safe to say Liu Xingzhi's cold and distant nature was half because of Jiang Cen. If Liu Xingzhi hadn't advanced so quickly in cultivation, who knew how badly he would have been treated.
But strangely, over ten years ago, this young lady almost lost her life in a secret realm. After waking, she changed.
Not only was she kinder to others, but her attitude toward Liu Xingzhi shifted completely.
She tried every excuse to repair their relationship.
If the Grand Elder himself hadn't inspected her Primordial Soul, everyone would have suspected she'd been possessed.
Luo Hantian's eyes flashed cold as he thought of Jiang Cen's changed attitude.
She really thought a little kindness would make up for all the past hurt?
How naïve!
Junior Brother Liu didn't kill her only out of respect for the Grand Elder!
He snorted coldly and quickly returned to the sect master's hall.
No sooner had he landed than he received a disciple's report.
"Sect master, recently disciples of Medicine King Sect have been hunting a certain ascended cultivator. Here is a portrait."
The disciple's words made Luo Hantian's heart skip.
It couldn't be such a coincidence.
Taking the portrait, Luo Hantian's face darkened completely.
That girl really guessed right!!!
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