"Why?"

Gu Qingyu was extremely indignant.

After all, she had accompanied Yuan Zhen as a direct disciple for three hundred thousand years.

When something happened, it was bad enough her master didn't help her, but to even force her to bow her head in submission?

No one could accept that, could they?

It was truly unjust, wasn't it?

But Yuan Zhen Immortal Venerable didn't see it that way.

"Because this is the latest sect regulation!"

In front of the first ancestor, what is a disciple who is a hundred generations behind?

Seeing her master's stern eyes, which were almost devoid of emotion, Gu Qingyu's heart turned cold.

Her eyes reddened, she wiped away her tears and then turned around fiercely, flying out immediately.

The others also stopped their discussions.

They realized that the Sect Leader and the Great Elder were serious this time.

Even someone like Gu Qingyu, a jewel of the sect, had to give way in this matter.

After everyone left, Second Elder Yuan Shu frowned and asked, "Sect Leader, who exactly is that ancestor?"

The other elders also expressed their confusion.

"Could you at least give us some background?"

"The Ancestral Hall indeed doesn't have this person."

"Even if he is truly a predecessor of our sect, a bit of respect would suffice; I don't see the need for such a fuss."

"Yes, Qingyu is heartbroken by you, isn't it a bit too much?"

The cultivation realm is indeed wondrous; someone thirty hundred thousand years old is still called a child.

Yuan Zhen and Yuan Sheng, the two leaders, were at their wit's end.

They couldn't reveal Jiang Cheng's identity.

There's no wall with no crack; the more people who know, the easier it will spread.

But if they don't explain clearly, the disciples would keep imagining things and that isn't good either.

"Has this Sect Leader and Great Elder ever gone mad?"

"Never..."

"Then that's it. All you need to know is that this is beneficial to the sect."

What kind of explanation is this?

Everyone was speechless.

Then Yuan Zhen Immortal Venerable announced an even more baffling order.

"Gather all the Immortal Crystals in the sect's Treasure Pavilion, and sell the treasures that are temporarily unused to convert them all into top-grade Immortal Crystals."

"Also, as elders, each of you must contribute 300,000 top-grade Immortal Crystals."

What?

What are they up to?

Before they could ask, Great Elder Yuan Sheng immediately set an example and handed over a Storage Ring.

"This is all of this old man's Immortal Crystal collection, roughly 2.73 million top-grade Immortal Crystals!"

Yuan Zhen took the Storage Ring, did a quick count, and nodded heavily.

Seeing their actions, all the elders were dumbfounded.

"Sect Leader, Great Elder, can we ask what so many Immortal Crystals are for?"

Is it necessary to sell the sect's treasures just to gather Immortal Crystals?

Since when did we fall so low as to sell our assets to make ends meet?

Yuan Zhen Immortal Venerable naturally said, "To purchase Immortal Fate Orders."

"What?"

"Buy Immortal Fate Orders?"

This time, the elders truly suspected the Sect Leader was insane.

Even the Great Elder showed a fanatic excitement on his face.

Third Elder Yuan Mu had always supported the Sect Leader's decisions, but this time he had to speak out.

"Forgive me for being blunt, buying Immortal Fate Orders is inadvisable!"

The other elders also advised.

"Yes, Sect Leader, you should know yourself, with 131 years to go, buying Immortal Fate Orders now is buying life-ending talismans!"

"Especially by gathering so many Immortal Crystals, does the Sect Leader intend to make extensive purchases?"

"This would bring a catastrophic disaster to our sect!"

The Great Elder thought if he revealed the true identity of that honorable person, they would be more eager than I am.

Unfortunately, these elders couldn't recognize Jiang Cheng at all.

Even if they recognized him, they wouldn't know Jiang Cheng was their Sect Founder.

"Don't you all want to ascend to the Upper Immortal Realm, such a good opportunity?"

Everyone was speechless.

What kind of good opportunity is this?

Of course, they wanted to ascend, but if buying Immortal Fate Orders could fulfill their wish, it wouldn't be up to them to buy them.

"This is utterly inadvisable, I disagree!"

"Buying two or three near the deadline might be acceptable, but it's too early now."

"Indeed, we absolutely disagree!"

Although the Sect Leader and Great Elder hold the most power in the sect, the opinion of the Elder Council also matters greatly.

If they collectively oppose it, this matter won't succeed.

"Alas, you all..."

Yuan Zhen and Yuan Sheng were so anxious they could almost jump.

With such a thick leg of the ancestor here, you refuse to cling to it.

In a hurry, Great Elder Yuan Sheng couldn't help but blurt out, "With the ancestor here, those Immortal Fate Orders wouldn't be snatched by outsiders at all!"

The hall fell silent.

Yuan Zhen couldn't help but glare at Yuan Sheng, cautioning him not to spill the beans.

However, soon the elders all shook their heads again.

"That ancestor? Even if his seniority is high, isn't his power just at the Golden Immortal level?"

"Once we extensively purchase Immortal Fate Orders, the sects eyeing us will be countless, including Immortal Kings attacking."

"Such a scenario, even the Ancient Immortal Sects dare not face, let alone him?"

"Precisely, what means does he have to fend them off?"

"Could he possibly summon a group of Immortal Kings as his backing?"

He himself is the biggest backing!

But the casual remarks of the crowd gave Yuan Zhen an idea.

Indeed, the ancestor's identity mustn't be exposed, but it's fine to guide everyone to suspect otherwise.

As long as it can prove he is reliable enough.

"Indeed, the ancestor is of extremely high seniority, with extensive connections in the Middle Immortal Realm, many Immortal Kings are his old acquaintances."

"He can help us preserve the Immortal Fate Orders, so be assured and purchase them!"

Yuan Sheng chimed in as well, "He returned this time specifically to support us, don't miss this opportunity!"

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

"May we know the name of this ancestor?"

Truly, if such a well-connected person existed, they should have long become famous in the Middle Immortal Realm, correct?

They should have heard of him.

"This..."

Yuan Zhen and Yuan Sheng were at a loss again.

They couldn't reveal Jiang Cheng's name!

"That esteemed ancestor has roamed in the mortal world for so long, he has long forgotten his name; you only need to know that we wouldn't harm anyone!"

"Indeed, do you think the Sect Leader and I would harm the Feixian Sect?"

Despite their persuasions, ultimately only a dozen elders were half-convinced and contributed some Immortal Crystals.

Including Second Elder and Third Elder, several hundred other elders still disagreed.

Yuan Zhen and Yuan Sheng were so exasperated it hurt their chests, yet they were helpless.

In the end, they could only seek Jiang Cheng again to see if he had any solutions.

After hearing them recount the recent meeting, Brother Cheng was a little disappointed.

"This kind of thing actually happened?"

Thinking back to when he was the Sect Leader, how authoritative he was.

No one else even had the right to speak, right?

Even if it was a pit of fire ahead, he would say jump, and everyone would follow him with their eyes closed.

"How many Immortal Crystals have you gathered now?"

"Currently, our accessible sect treasury isn't much. After selling some, plus the savings from our disciples and members, we have roughly 3.3 billion top-grade Immortal Crystals."

Yuan Sheng regretted, "If all the other elders had agreed, it wouldn't have been just this amount..."

Brother Cheng waved his hand, "No need for more."

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